ADRP1-02

Chapter 1
special operations-peculiar – (DOD) Equipment, material, supplies, and services required for special operations
missions for which there is no Service-common requirement. Also called SO-peculiar. (JP 3-05) See
ADRP 3-05, FM 3-53.
special operations task force – A temporary or semipermanent grouping of Army special operations forces units
under one commander and formed to carry out a specific operation or a continuing mission. Also called
SOTF. (ADRP 3-05)
special reconnaissance – (DOD) Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special operation in
hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or
operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces. Also
called SR. (JP 3-05) See ADP 3-05, ADRP 3-05, ADRP 3-90, FM 3-05, FM 3-90-2, FM 3-98, ATP 3-18.4.
special tactics team – (DOD) An Air Force task-organized element of special tactics that may include combat
control, pararescue, tactical air control party, and special operations weather personnel. Also called STT.
(JP 3-05) See ATP 3-18.11.
special warfare – The execution of activities that involve a combination of lethal and nonlethal actions taken by
a specially trained and educated force that has a deep understanding of cultures and foreign language,
proficiency in small-unit tactics, and the ability to build and fight alongside indigenous combat formations
in a permissive, uncertain, or hostile environment. (ADP 3-05)
specified task – (Army) A task specifically assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters. (FM 6-0)
spectrum management operations – The interrelated functions of spectrum management, frequency assignment,
host nation coordination, and policy that together enable the planning, management, and execution of
operations within the electromagnetic operational environment during all phases of military operations. Also
called SMO. (FM 6-02)
spoiling attack – A tactical maneuver employed to seriously impair a hostile attack while the enemy is in the
process of forming or assembling for an attack. (FM 3-90-1)
spoke – (DOD) The portion of the hub and spoke distribution system that refers to transportation mode operators
responsible for scheduled delivery to a customer of the “hub”. (JP 4-09) See FM 4-01. (Army) A portion of
the distribution system that refers to the transportation mode operator’s responsibility for scheduled delivery
to a receiving unit. (ATP 4-11)
spot report – (DOD) A concise narrative report of essential information covering events or conditions that may
have an immediate and significant effect on current planning and operations that is afforded the most
expeditious means of transmission consistent with requisite security. Also called SPOTREP. (Note: In
reconnaissance and surveillance usage, spot report is not to be used.) (JP 3-09.3) See ATP 3-04.64,
ATP 4-32.2.
squad – A small military unit typically containing two or more fire teams. (ADRP 3-90)
stability mechanism – The primary method through which friendly forces affect civilians in order to attain
conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace. (ADRP 3-0)
stability operations– (DOD) An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and activities
conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or
reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure
reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. (JP 3-0) See ADP 3-05, ADRP 3-37, FM 1-04, FM 3-07, FM 3-57,
ATP 3-57.70, FM 3-94, FM 4-30, FM 4-95, ATP 2-19.3, ATP 2-22.4, ATP 2-33.4, ATP 3-57.10.
stability tasks – Tasks conducted as part of operations outside the United States in coordination with other
instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment and provide essential
governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. (ADRP 3-07)
stabilization – The process by which underlying tensions that might lead to resurgence in violence and a
breakdown in the law and order are managed and reduced, while efforts are made to support preconditions
for successful long-term development. (FM 3-07)
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