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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012discipline, internal organization, or unit training. Also called OPCON. See alsocombatant command; combatant command (command authority); tacticalcontrol. (JP 1)operational control authority — The naval commander responsible within a specifiedgeographical area for the naval control of all merchant shipping under Allied navalcontrol. Also called OCA. (JP 3-15)operational decontamination — Decontamination carried out by an individual and/or aunit, restricted to specific parts of operationally essential equipment, materiel and/orworking areas, in order to minimize contact and transfer hazards and to sustainoperations. This may include decontamination of the individual beyond the scope ofimmediate decontamination, as well as decontamination of mission-essential spares andlimited terrain decontamination. See also decontamination; immediatedecontamination; thorough decontamination. (JP 3-11)operational design — The conception and construction of the framework that underpins acampaign or major operation plan and its subsequent execution. See also campaign;major operation. (JP 5-0)operational design element — A key consideration used in operational design. (JP 5-0)operational environment — A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influencesthat affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander.Also called OE. (JP 3-0)operational exposure guide — The maximum amount of nuclear/external ionizingradiation that the commander considers a unit may be permitted to receive whileperforming a particular mission or missions. Also called OEG. See also radiationexposure status. (JP 3-11)operational intelligence — Intelligence that is required for planning and conductingcampaigns and major operations to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters oroperational areas. See also intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence.(JP 2-0)operational level of war — The level of war at which campaigns and major operations areplanned, conducted, and sustained to achieve strategic objectives within theaters orother operational areas. See also strategic level of war; tactical level of war. (JP 3-0)operational limitation — An action required or prohibited by higher authority, such as aconstraint or a restraint, and other restrictions that limit the commander’s freedom ofaction, such as diplomatic agreements, rules of engagement, political and economicconditions in affected countries, and host nation issues. See also constraint; restraint.(JP 5-0)242 JP 1-02