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

As Amended Through 15 March 2012movement control, codification, reliability and defect reporting, storage, transport andhandling safety standards, and related training.consumption rate — The average quantity of an item consumed or expended during agiven time interval, expressed in quantities by the most appropriate unit ofmeasurement per applicable stated basis. (JP 4-05)contact mine — A mine detonated by physical contact. See also mine. (JP 3-15)contact point — 1. In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two ormore units are required to make contact. (JP 3-50) 2. In air operations, the position atwhich a mission leader makes radio contact with an air control agency. (JP 3-09.3) 3. Inpersonnel recovery, a location where isolated personnel can establish contact withrecovery forces. Also called CP. See also control point; coordinating point. (JP 3-50)contact procedure — Those predesignated actions taken by isolated personnel andrecovery forces that permit link-up between the two parties in hostile territory andfacilitate the return of isolated personnel to friendly control. See also evader;recovery force. (JP 3-50)container — An article of transport equipment that meets American National StandardsInstitute/International Organization for Standardization standards that is designed to betransported by various modes of transportation. These containers are also designed tofacilitate and optimize the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transportationwithout intermediate handling of the contents and equipped with features permittingready handling and transfer from one mode to another. Containers may be fullyenclosed with one or more doors, open top, refrigerated, tank, open rack, gondola,flatrack, and other designs. See also containerization. (JP 4-01)container control officer — A designated official (E6 or above or civilian equivalent)within a command, installation, or activity who is responsible for control, reporting,use, and maintenance of all Department of Defense-owned and controlled intermodalcontainers and equipment. This officer has custodial responsibility for containers fromtime received until dispatched. (JP 4-09)container-handling equipment — Items of materials-handling equipment required tospecifically receive, maneuver, and dispatch International Organization forStandardization containers. Also called CHE. See also materials handlingequipment. (JP 4-09)containerization — The use of containers to unitize cargo for transportation, supply, andstorage. Containerization incorporates supply, transportation, packaging, storage, andsecurity together with visibility of container and its contents into a distribution systemfrom source to user. See also container. (JP 4-01)68 JP 1-02