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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012oversized cargo — 1. Large items of specific equipment such as a barge, side loadablewarping tug, causeway section, powered, or causeway section, nonpowered. Requirestransport by sea. 2. Air cargo exceeding the usable dimension of a 463L pallet loadedto the design height of 96 inches, but equal to or less than 1,000 inches in length, 117inches in width, and 105 inches in height. This cargo is air transportable on the C-5,C-17, C-130, KC-10 and most civilian contract cargo carriers. See also outsizedcargo. (JP 3-17)Over-the-horizon amphibious operations — An operational initiative launched frombeyond visual and radar range of the shoreline. (JP 3-02)over-the-horizon radar — A radar system that makes use of the atmospheric reflection andrefraction phenomena to extend its range of detection beyond line of sight. Over-thehorizonradars may be either forward scatter or back scatter systems.overt — Activities that are openly acknowledged by or are readily attributable to the UnitedStates Government, including those designated to acquire information through legaland open means without concealment. Overt information may be collected byobservation, elicitation, or from knowledgeable human sources. (JP 2-01.2)overt operation — An operation conducted openly, without concealment. See alsoclandestine operation; covert operation. (JP 2-01.2)JP 1-02 247