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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012boat units and may augment naval special warfare task groups and task units. Alsocalled SBS. (JP 3-05.1)special boat team — United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped toconduct or support special operations with combatant craft and other small craft. Alsocalled SBT. (JP 3-05)special cargo — Cargo that requires special handling or protection, such as pyrotechnics,detonators, watches, and precision instruments.special event — An international or domestic event, contest, activity, or meeting, which byits very nature, or by specific statutory or regulatory authority, may warrant security,safety, and/or other logistical support or assistance from the Department of Defense.(DODD 3025.18)special events for homeland security — Those special events designated as having animpact on homeland security. Also called SEHS. (JP 3-28)special forces — US Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct specialoperations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities. Also called SF.(JP 3-05)special forces group — The largest Army combat element for special operations consistingof command and control, special forces battalions, and a support battalion capable oflong duration missions. Also called SFG. (JP 3-05)special information operations — Information operations that by their sensitive nature anddue to their potential effect or impact, security requirements, or risk to the nationalsecurity of the United States, require a special review and approval process. Also calledSIO. See also information operations; operation. (JP 3-13)specialization — An arrangement within an alliance wherein a member or group ofmembers most suited by virtue of technical skills, location, or other qualificationsassume(s) greater responsibility for a specific task or significant portion thereof for oneor more other members.special mission unit — A generic term to represent a group of operations and supportpersonnel from designated organizations that is task-organized to perform highlyclassified activities. Also called SMU. (JP 3-05.1)special operations — Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tacticaltechniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politicallysensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: timesensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces,requiring regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk. Also called SO. (JP 3-05)JP 1-02 305