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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
baseline costs — The continuing annual costs of military operations funded by the
operations and maintenance and military personnel appropriations. (JP 1-06)
base plan — A type of operation plan that describes the concept of operations, major forces,
sustainment concept, and anticipated timelines for completing the mission without
annexes or time-phased force and deployment data. Also called BPLAN. (JP 5-0)
base support installation — A Department of Defense Service or agency installation
within the United States and its possessions and territories tasked to serve as a base for
military forces engaged in either homeland defense or civil support operations. Also
called BSI. (JP 3-28)
base surge — (*) A cloud which rolls out from the bottom of the column produced by a
subsurface burst of a nuclear weapon. For underwater bursts the surge is, in effect, a
cloud of liquid droplets which has the property of flowing almost as if it were a
homogeneous fluid. For subsurface land bursts the surge is made up of small solid
particles but still behaves like a fluid.
basic encyclopedia — A compilation of identified installations and physical areas of
potential significance as objectives for attack. Also called BE.
basic intelligence — Fundamental intelligence concerning the general situation, resources,
capabilities, and vulnerabilities of foreign countries or areas which may be used as
reference material in the planning of operations at any level and in evaluating
subsequent information relating to the same subject.
basic load — The quantity of supplies required to be on hand within, and which can be
moved by, a unit or formation. It is expressed according to the wartime organization of
the unit or formation and maintained at the prescribed levels. (JP 4-09)
basic tactical organization — The conventional organization of landing force units for
combat, involving combinations of infantry, supporting ground arms, and aviation for
accomplishment of missions ashore. This organizational form is employed as soon as
possible following the landing of the various assault components of the landing force.
battalion landing team — In an amphibious operation, an infantry battalion normally
reinforced by necessary combat and service elements; the basic unit for planning an
assault landing. Also called BLT. (JP 3-02)
battle damage assessment — The estimate of damage composed of physical and functional
damage assessment, as well as target system assessment, resulting from the application
of lethal or nonlethal military force. Also called BDA. See also combat assessment.
(JP 3-0)
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