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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012Inactive National Guard — Army National Guard personnel in an inactive status not in theSelected Reserve who are attached to a specific National Guard unit but do notparticipate in training activities. Upon mobilization, they will mobilize with their units.In order for these personnel to remain members of the Inactive National Guard, theymust muster once a year with their assigned unit. Like the Individual Ready Reserve,all members of the Inactive National Guard have legal, contractual obligations.Members of the Inactive National Guard may not train for retirement credit or pay andare not eligible for promotion. Also called ING. See also Individual Ready Reserve;Selected Reserve. (JP 4-05)inactive status — Status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a ReserveComponent or assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard. Those in an inactivestatus may not train for points or pay, and may not be considered for promotion.incapacitating agent — A chemical agent, which produces temporary disabling conditionswhich (unlike those caused by riot control agents) can be physical or mental and persistfor hours or days after exposure to the agent has ceased. (JP 3-11)incident — 1. In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorizedentry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includesunauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyedinput, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information systemhardware, firmware, or software characteristics with or without the users’ knowledge,instruction, or intent. 2. An occurrence, caused by either human action or naturalphenomena, that requires action to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage toproperty and/or natural resources. See also information operations. (JP 3-28)incident command post — The field location at which the primary tactical-level on-sceneincident command functions are performed. It may be collocated with the incident baseor other incident facilities and is normally identified by a green rotating or flashinglight. Also called ICP. See also antiterrorism. (JP 3-28)incident command system — A standardized on-scene emergency management constructdesigned to aid in the management of resources during incidents. Consists of facilities,equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications established for this purpose.Also called ICS. (JP 3-28)incident management — A national comprehensive approach to preventing, preparing for,responding to, and recovering from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and otheremergencies. Incident management includes measures and activities performed at thelocal, state, and national levels and includes both crisis and consequence managementactivities. (JP 3-28)incident of national significance — An actual or potential high-impact event that requires acoordinated and effective response by and appropriate combination of Federal, state,local, tribal, nongovernmental, and/or private-sector entities in order to save lives andJP 1-02 155