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As Amended Through 15 August 2011
conditions prevail and instrument flight rules must be complied with. Also called
VMC. See also instrument meteorological conditions. (JP 3-04)
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement — An agreement that provides the Department
of Defense with assured access to US flag assets, both vessel capacity and intermodal
systems, to meet Department of Defense contingency requirements. Carriers
contractually commit specified portions of their fleet to meet time-phased Department
of Defense contingency requirements. Also called VISA. See also intermodal;
intermodal systems. (JP 4-01.2)
voluntary tanker agreement — An agreement established by the Maritime Administration
to provide for US commercial tanker owners and operators to voluntarily make their
vessels available to satisfy the Department of Defense needs. It is designed to meet
contingency or war requirements for point-to-point petroleum, oils, and lubricants
movements, and not to deal with capacity shortages in resupply operations. Also called
VTA. (JP 4-01.2)
voluntary training — Training in a non-pay status for Individual Ready Reservists and
active status Standby Reservists. Participation in voluntary training is for retirement
points only and may be achieved by training with Selected Reserve or voluntary
training units; by active duty for training; by completion of authorized military
correspondence courses; by attendance at designated courses of instruction; by
performing equivalent duty; by participation in special military and professional events
designated by the Military Departments; or by participation in authorized Civil Defense
activities. Retirees may voluntarily train with organizations to which they are properly
preassigned by orders for recall to active duty in a national emergency or declaration of
war. Such training shall be limited to that training made available within the resources
authorized by the Secretary concerned.
voluntary training unit — A unit formed by volunteers to provide Reserve Component
training in a non-pay status for Individual Ready Reservists and active status Standby
Reservists attached under competent orders and participating in such units for
retirement points.
vulnerability — 1. The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any
means through which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its
will to fight diminished. 2. The characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a
definite degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of
having been subjected to a certain level of effects in an unnatural (man-made) hostile
environment. 3. In information operations, a weakness in information system security
design, procedures, implementation, or internal controls that could be exploited to gain
unauthorized access to information or an information system. See also information;
information operations; information system. (JP 3-60)
vulnerability assessment — A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation
(assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation,
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