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

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
combat camera — The acquisition and utilization of still and motion imagery in support of
operational and planning requirements across the range of military operations and during
joint exercises. Also called COMCAM. See also visual information. (JP 3-61)
combat cargo officer — An embarkation officer assigned to major amphibious ships or
naval staffs, functioning primarily as an adviser to and representative of the naval
commander in matters pertaining to embarkation and debarkation of troops and their
supplies and equipment. Also called CCO. See also embarkation officer. (JP 3-02.1)
combat chart — A special naval chart, at a scale of 1:50,000, designed for naval surface
fire support and close air support during coastal or amphibious operations and showing
detailed hydrography and topography in the coastal belt.
combat control team — A small task organized team of Air Force parachute and combat
diver qualified personnel trained and equipped to rapidly establish and control drop,
landing, and extraction zone air traffic in austere or hostile conditions. They survey
and establish terminal airheads as well as provide guidance to aircraft for airlift
operations. They provide command and control, and conduct reconnaissance,
surveillance, and survey assessments of potential objective airfields or assault zones.
They also can perform limited weather observations and removal of obstacles or
unexploded ordinance with demolitions. Also called CCT. (JP 3-17)
combat engineering — Engineering capabilities and activities that closely support the
maneuver of land combat forces consisting of three types: mobility, countermobility,
and survivability. (JP 3-34)
combat identification — The process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected
objects in the operational environment sufficient to support an engagement decision.
Also called CID. (JP 3-09)
combat information — Unevaluated data, gathered by or provided directly to the tactical
commander which, due to its highly perishable nature or the criticality of the situation,
cannot be processed into tactical intelligence in time to satisfy the user’s tactical
intelligence requirements. See also information.
combat information center — The agency in a ship or aircraft manned and equipped to
collect, display, evaluate, and disseminate tactical information for the use of the
embarked flag officer, commanding officer, and certain control agencies. Also called
CIC. (JP 3-04)
combating terrorism — Actions, including antiterrorism and counterterrorism, taken to
oppose terrorism throughout the entire threat spectrum. Also called CbT. See also
antiterrorism; counterterrorism. (JP 3-26)
combat intelligence — That knowledge of the enemy, weather, and geographical features
required by a commander in the planning and conduct of combat operations. (JP 2-0)
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