ADRP1-02

Chapter 1
theater evacuation policy – A command decision indicating the length in days of the maximum period of
noneffectiveness that patients may be held within the command for treatment. Patients that, in the opinion of
a responsible medical officer, cannot be returned to duty status within the period prescribed are evacuated by
the first available means, provided the travel involved will not aggravate their disabilities. (FM 4-02)
theater event system – (DOD) Architecture for reporting ballistic missile events, composed of three independent
processing and reporting elements: the joint tactical ground stations, tactical detection and reporting, and the
space-based infrared system mission control station. Also called TES. (JP 3-14) See ATP 3-14.5.
theater of operations – (DOD) An operational area defined by the geographic combatant commander for the
conduct or support of specific military operations. Also called TO. (JP 3-0) See ATP 3-52.2, ATP 4-43.
theater opening – The ability to establish and operate ports of debarkation (air, sea, and rail), to establish a
distribution system, and to facilitate throughput for the reception, staging, and onward movement of forces
within a theater of operations. (ADP 4-0)
theater special operations command – (DOD) A subordinate unified command established by a combatant
commander to plan, coordinate, conduct, and support joint special operations. Also called TSOC. (JP 3-05)
See ADP 3-05, ADRP 3-05, FM 3-53, ATP 3-05.2.
theater validation identification – The employment of multiple independent, established protocols and
technologies by scientific experts in the controlled environment of a fixed or mobile/transportable laboratory
to characterize a chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear hazard with a high level of confidence and
degree of certainty necessary to support operational-level decisions. (ATP 3-11.37)
threat – Any combination of actors, entities, or forces that have the capability and intent to harm United States
forces, United States national interests, or the homeland. (ADRP 3-0)
threat assessment – (DOD) In antiterrorism, examining the capabilities, intentions, and activities, past and
present, of terrorist organizations as well as the security environment within which friendly forces operate to
determine the level of threat. Also called TA. (JP 3-07.2) See FM 3-16.
throughput – (DOD) 1. In transportation, the average quantity of cargo and passengers that can pass through a
port on a daily basis from arrival at the port to loading onto a ship or plane, or from the discharge from a ship
or plane to the exit (clearance) from the port complex. (JP 4-01.5) See FM 4-01, ATP 3-01.91, ATP 4-0.1,
ATP 4-13. 2. In patient movement and care, the maximum number of patients (stable or stabilized) by
category, that can be received at the airport, staged, transported, and received at the proper hospital within
any 24-hour period. (JP 4-02) See FM 4-01.
throughput capacity – (DOD) The estimated capacity of a port or an anchorage to clear cargo and/or passengers
in 24 hours usually expressed in tons for cargo, but may be expressed in any agreed upon unit of
measurement. See also clearance capacity. (JP 4-01.5) See FM 4-01.
throughput distribution – A method of distribution which bypasses one or more intermediate supply echelons
in the supply system to avoid multiple handling. (ATP 4-11)
time of attack – The moment the leading elements of the main body cross the line of departure or, in a night
attack, the point of departure. (ADRP 3-90) See also line of departure, point of departure.
time on target – (DOD) The actual time at which munitions impact the target. Also called TOT. (JP 3-09.3) See
FM 100-30, ATP 3-60.2.
time-phased force and deployment data – (DOD) The time-phased force data, non-unit cargo and personnel
data, and movement data for the operation plan or operation order or ongoing rotation of forces. Also called
TPFDD. See also time-phased force and deployment list. (JP 5-0) See FM 4-01.
time-phased force and deployment list – (DOD) Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies
types and/or actual units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of debarkation
or ocean area. It may also be generated as a computer listing from the time-phased force and deployment
data. Also called TPFDL. See also time-phased force and deployment data. (JP 4-05) See FM 4-01.
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