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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012with port and airfield facilities in close proximity, are located within the theater ofoperations but not near the main battle areas, and must possess the throughput capacityrequired to accommodate incoming and outgoing intertheater airlift and sealift. Whenfully activated, the naval advanced logistic support site should consist of facilities andservices provided by the host nation, augmented by support personnel located in thetheater of operations, or both. Also called NALSS or Naval ALSS. See also logisticsupport; naval forward logistic site; support; theater of operations. (JP 3-35)Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization manual — Series ofgeneral and specific aircraft procedural manuals that govern the operations of navalaircraft. Also called NATOPS manual. (JP 3-04)naval base — A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port oranchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operatingresponsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimumsurrounding area necessary for local security. (Normally, not greater than an area of 40square miles.)naval beach group — A permanently organized naval command within an amphibiousforce composed of a commander and staff, a beachmaster unit, an amphibiousconstruction battalion, and assault craft units, designed to provide an administrativegroup from which required naval tactical components may be made available to theattack force commander and to the amphibious landing force commander. Also calledNBG. See also shore party. (JP 3-02)naval construction force — The combined construction units of the Navy that are part ofthe operating forces and represent the Navy’s capability for advanced baseconstruction. Also called NCF. (JP 3-34)naval coordination and protection of shipping — Control exercised by naval authoritiesof movement, routing, reporting, convoy organization, and tactical diversion of alliedmerchant shipping. It does not include the employment or active protection of suchshipping. Also called NCAPS. (JP 4-01.2)naval coordination and protection of shipping officer — A naval officer appointed toform merchant convoys and control and coordinate the routing and movements of suchconvoys, independently sailed merchant ships, and hospital ships in and out of a port orbase. (JP 4-01.2)naval coordination and protection of shipping organization — The organization withinthe Navy which carries out the specific responsibilities of the Chief of NavalOperations to provide for the control and protection of movements of merchant ships intime of war. Also called NCAPS organization. (JP 4-01.2)226 JP 1-02