Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
significant wave height — The average height of the third of waves observed during a
given period of time. Significant wave height is used for evaluating the impact of
waves and breakers on watercraft in the open sea and surf zones. See also surf zone.
(JP 4-01.6)
Silver Triangle — The South American region consisting of Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia
that is historically known to be a major illegal drug production area. (JP 3-07.4)
simulative electromagnetic deception — See electromagnetic deception.
simultaneous engagement — The concurrent engagement of hostile targets by combination
of interceptor aircraft and surface-to-air missiles.
single-anchor leg mooring — A mooring facility dedicated to the offshore petroleum
discharge system. Once installed, it permits a tanker to remain on station and pump in
much higher sea states than is possible with a spread moor. Also called SALM. See
also offshore petroleum discharge system. (JP 4-01.6)
single integrated theater logistic manager — Service component or agency, usually in a
mature theater, that is designated by the combatant commander or subunified
commander as the single in-theater manager for planning and execution of a specific
common-user logistic (CUL) item or related items. Single integrated logistic managers
are normally long-term in nature with responsibilities that include planning,
coordination, control, and execution of a specific CUL function (or similar CUL
functions) at the theater level, in both peacetime and during actual operations, within
the parameters of combatant commander’s directives. Also called SITLM. See also
agency. (JP 4-07)
single manager— A Military Department or Agency designated by the Secretary of
Defense to be responsible for management of specified commodities or common
service activities on a Department of Defense-wide basis. (JP 4-01)
single manager for transportation — The United States Transportation Command is the
Department of Defense single manager for transportation, other than Service-organic or
theater-assigned transportation assets. See also Service-organic transportation
assets; theater-assigned transportation assets; United States Transportation
Command. (JP 4-01)
single port manager — Through its transportation component commands, the US
Transportation Command is the Department of Defense-designated single port manager
for all common-user aerial and seaports worldwide. The single port manager performs
those functions necessary to support the strategic flow of the deploying forces’
equipment and sustainment from the aerial and seaport of embarkation and hand-off to
the combatant commander in the aerial and seaport of debarkation. The single port
manager is responsible for providing strategic deployment status information to the
combatant commander and to manage workload of the aerial port of debarkation and
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