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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
tactical minefield — A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part
of a formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance,
giving the defending element a positional advantage over the attacker. (JP 3-15)
tactical obstacles — Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them
into a desired area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block
enemy penetrations. (JP 3-15)
tactical operations center — A physical groupment of those elements of a general and
special staff concerned with the current tactical operations and the tactical support
thereof. Also called TOC. (JP 3-33)
tactical questioning — Direct questioning by any Department of Defense personnel of a
captured or detained person to obtain time-sensitive tactical intelligence information, at
or near the point of capture or detention and consistent with applicable law. Also called
TQ. (JP 3-63)
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel — A Marine Corps mission performed by an
assigned and briefed aircrew for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel,
equipment, and/or aircraft when the tactical situation precludes search and rescue assets
from responding and when survivors and their location have been confirmed. Also
called TRAP. (JP 3-50)
tactical reserve — A part of a force held under the control of the commander as a
maneuvering force to influence future action.
tactical warning — 1. A warning after initiation of a threatening or hostile act based on an
evaluation of information from all available sources. 2. In satellite and missile
surveillance, a notification to operational command centers that a specific threat event
is occurring. The component elements that describe threat events are as follows: a.
country of origin — Country or countries initiating hostilities; b. event type and size
— Identification of the type of event and determination of the size or number of
weapons; c. country under attack — Determined by observing trajectory of an
object and predicting its impact point; and d. event time — Time the hostile event
occurred. See also attack assessment; strategic warning.
tactical warning and attack assessment — A composite term. See separate definitions for
tactical warning and for attack assessment. Also called TW/AA.
tactics — The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other. See
also procedures; techniques. (CJCSI 5120.02)
tagline — A line attached to a draft of cargo or container to provide control and minimize
pendulation of cargo during lifting operations. See also container; draft. (JP 4-01.6)
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