JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012global transportation management — The integrated process of satisfying transportationrequirements using the Defense Transportation System to meet national securityobjectives. The process begins with planning, programming, and budgeting fortransportation assets, services, and associated systems and continues through deliveryof the users’ transportation movement requirements. Also called GTM. See alsoDefense Transportation System; Global Transportation Network. (JP 4-01)Global Transportation Network — The automated support necessary to enable USTransportation Command and its components to provide global transportationmanagement. The Global Transportation Network provides the integrated transportationdata and systems necessary to accomplish global transportation planning, command andcontrol, and in-transit visibility across the range of military operations. The designatedDepartment of Defense in-transit visibility system provides customers with the ability totrack the identity, status, and location of Department of Defense units and non-unitcargo, passengers, patients, forces, and military and commercial airlift, sealift, andsurface assets from origin to destination across the range of military operations. TheGlobal Transportation Network collects, integrates, and distributes transportationinformation to combatant commanders, Services, and other Department of Defensecustomers. Global Transportation Network provides US Transportation Command withthe ability to perform command and control operations, planning and analysis, andbusiness operations in tailoring customer requirements throughout the requirementsprocess. Also called GTN. See also global transportation management; in-transitvisibility; United States Transportation Command. (JP 4-01)go no-go — The condition or state of operability of a component or system: “go,”functioning properly; or “no-go,” not functioning properly. Alternatively, a criticalpoint at which a decision to proceed or not must be made. (JP 3-02)governance — The state’s ability to serve the citizens through the rules, processes, andbehavior by which interests are articulated, resources are managed, and power isexercised in a society, including the representative participatory decision-makingprocesses typically guaranteed under inclusive, constitutional authority. (JP 3-24)governing factors — In the context of joint operation planning, those aspects of thesituation (or externally imposed factors) that the commander deems critical to theaccomplishment of the mission. (JP 5-0)government-owned, contract-operated ships — Those ships to which the US Governmentholds title and which the Military Sealift Command operates under a contract (i.e.,nongovernment-manned). These ships are designated United States Naval Ships anduse the prefix “USNS” with the ship name and the letter “T” as a prefix to the shipclassification (e.g., T-AKR). See also Military Sealift Command; United StatesNaval Ship. (JP 3-02.2)government-owned, Military Sealift Command-operated ships — Those ships to whichthe US Government holds title and which the Military Sealift Command operates withJP 1-02 139