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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
terminal control area — A control area or portion thereof normally situated at the
confluence of air traffic service routes in the vicinity of one or more major airfields.
See also control area; controlled airspace; control zone. (JP 3-52)
terminal guidance — 1. The guidance applied to a guided missile between midcourse
guidance and arrival in the vicinity of the target. 2. Electronic, mechanical, visual, or
other assistance given an aircraft pilot to facilitate arrival at, operation within or over,
landing upon, or departure from an air landing or airdrop facility. See also terminal
control. (JP 3-03)
terminal guidance operations — Those actions that provide electronic, mechanical, voice
or visual communications that provide approaching aircraft and/or weapons additional
information regarding a specific target location. Also called TGO. (JP 3-09)
terminal operations — The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; the receipt,
transit, storage, and marshalling of cargo; the loading and unloading of modes of
transport conveyances; and the manifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers to
destination. See also operation; terminal. (JP 4-01.5)
terminal phase — That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the
warhead or payload reenters the atmosphere and ends when the warhead or payload
detonates or impacts. For ballistic missiles that do not exit the atmosphere, terminal
phase begins when the warhead or payload reaches apogee and ends when the warhead
or payload detonates or impacts. See also boost phase; midcourse phase. (JP 3-01)
termination criteria — The specified standards approved by the President and/or the
Secretary of Defense that must be met before a joint operation can be concluded. (JP
3-0)
terms of reference — 1. A mutual agreement under which a command, element, or unit
exercises authority or undertakes specific missions or tasks relative to another
command, element, or unit. 2. The directive providing the legitimacy and authority to
undertake a mission, task, or endeavor. Also called TORs. (JP 3-0)
terrain analysis — (*) The collection, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of
geographic information on the natural and manmade features of the terrain, combined
with other relevant factors, to predict the effect of the terrain on military operations.
terrain avoidance system — (*) A system which provides the pilot or navigator of an
aircraft with a situation display of the ground or obstacles which project above either a
horizontal plane through the aircraft or a plane parallel to it, so that the pilot can
maneuver the aircraft to avoid the obstruction.
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