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| Doctrine is a set of fundamental principles by which the military forces, or elements thereof, guide their actions in support of national objectives. |
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| Strategy is a prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national, and/or multinational objectives. |
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| National security strategy, 8 |
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| National Security Strategy is a document approved by the President of the United States for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security. |
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| Terrorism is the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. |
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| Weapons of mass destruction, 9 |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons capable of a high order of destruction or causing mass casualties. |
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| Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), 11 |
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| Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a report published every four years that lays out how the military will be used for the defense of our country. |
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| Rogue is a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel. |
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| Global force management, 18 |
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| Global Force Management is a model used by DoD for force management, reporting, and analysis. |
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| Net-centric is controlling the power of information connectivity. |
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| War is a violent struggle between rival parties to attain competing political objectives. |
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| The operational level focuses on the campaigns. This level incorporates the strategy of when, where, and under what conditions we will attack the enemy. |
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| The strategic level incorporates the concerns of national policy. This level dictates how to best use the available resources to achieve larger objectives. |
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| The tactical level focuses on battles and engagements. This level is where the combat capability is put on the line and enemy forces are defeated. |
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| Stage Force is a base temporarily within the operational area of another command but is not under its operational control. |
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| Dwell Rate is time spent between deployments at your home station |
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| Tempo Band is the term used to describe U.S. Air Force deployment categories. |
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| Battle Rhythm is a deliberate daily cycle of command, staff, and unit activities intended to synchronize current and future operations. |
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| Force Readiness is the ability of US military forces to fight and meet the demands of the national military strategy. |
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| Reintegration process, 52 |
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| Reintegration Process is the task of conducting appropriate debriefings and reintegrating recovered isolated personnel back to duty and their families. |
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| Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. |
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| Rogue is a dishonest, worthless, or mischievous person. |
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| Regional Threat is a large geographic territory regarded as a danger. |
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| Homeland Security is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies; and minimize the damage and recover from attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies that occur. |
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| A Sortie is, in air operations, an operational flight by one aircraft. |
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| Force Protection is an integrated application of offensive and defensive actions that deter, detect, preempt, mitigate, and negate threats against Air Force air and space operations and assets based on an acceptable level of risk. |
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| Martial Law is the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency when the civilian law enforcement agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety. |
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| Posse Comitatus prohibits search, seizure, or arrest powers to US military personnel. |
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| Countermeasures are forms of military science that, by the employment of devices and/or techniques, have as their objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity. |
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| Threat is a continual process of compiling and examining all available information concerning potential terrorist activities by terrorist groups which could target a facility. |
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| Vulnerability is the susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished. |
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| Anti-terrorism is combating or defending against measures to deter and respond to terrorism. |
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| Counter-terrorism is offensive measures to deter and respond to terrorism. |
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| Non-Proliferation Treaty, 87 |
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| Non-Proliferation Treaty also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is a treaty to limit the spread or proliferation of nuclear weapons. |
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| Alliances are the relationships that result from a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. |
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| Coalitions are ad hoc arrangements between two or more nations for common action. |
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| Multinational forces, 109 |
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| The terms coalition forces and multinational forces are often used interchangeably. Multinational operations are well-known in both war and peace including hostile conflicts, humanitarian efforts, and peacekeeping missions. Multinational forces are composed of military elements from nations who have joined forces for a specific reason. |
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| Joint Force is a general term applied to a force composed of significant elements, assigned or attached, of two or more Military Departments operating under a single joint force commander. |
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| Synergy is the working together of two or more people, organizations, or things, especially when the result is greater than the sum of their individual effects or capabilities. |
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| The term asymmetric (or non-linear) means not balanced or lacking harmony. |
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| Goldwater-Nicholas Act of 1986, 125 |
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| This Act provided numerous improvements to the military‘s effectiveness, like creating joint commands to improve inter-service coordination between the larger services. First, Goldwater-Nichols reorganized the Department of Defense and strengthened civilian authority. Second, the Act improved the military advice provided to civilian leaders. Third, clear responsibility was placed on combatant commanders to accomplish their assigned missions. Finally, the Goldwater-Nichols Act matched the authority of the combatant commanders with their responsibility. |
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| Total Force doesn‘t mean that all components must be present; however, each "represented" component must maximize its capabilities. |
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| Detention is the state of being kept against your will, such as prison, and not being allowed to leave. |
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| Hostile, in combat and combat support operations, is an identity applied to a track declared to belong to any opposing nation, party, group, or entity, which by virtue of its behavior or information collected on it such as characteristics, origin, or nationality contributes to the threat to friendly forces. |
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| Peacetime is a period of time in which a country is not involved in a war. |
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| Retained Personnel are enemy medical personnel and medical staff administrators who are engaged in either the search for, collection, transport, or treatment of the wounded or sick, or the prevention of disease; chaplains attached to enemy armed forces; and, staff of National Red Cross Societies and that of other volunteer aid societies duly recognized and authorized by their governments to assist medical service personnel of their own armed forces, provided they are exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or treatment of wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease, and provided that the staff of such societies are subject to military laws and regulations. |
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| Exploitation is taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical, operational, or strategic purposes. |
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| Law of Armed Conflict, 177 |
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| Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) is that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. |
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| Chivalry addresses the waging of war in accordance with well-recognized formalities and courtesies. It permits lawful ruses, such as camouflage, false radio signals, and mock troop movements. It forbids treacherous acts (perfidy). |
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| The principle of distinction (or discrimination) imposes requirements to distinguish between military objectives and civilian objects such as churches, schools, or hospitals. |
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| Humanity (also referred to as unnecessary suffering) prohibits the employment of any kind or degree of force that‘s not necessary for the purposes of war. It means we are not going to make the enemy suffer unnecessarily like destroying their property just for the sake of wreaking havoc. |
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| Military necessity permits the application of only that degree of regulated force, not otherwise prohibited by law of war, required for the partial or complete submission of the enemy with the least expenditure of life, time, and physical resources. |
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| Proportionality requires planners to consider the extent of possible civilian destruction and probable casualties as the result of an attack. |
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| Geneva Law is concerned with protecting persons involved in conflicts (wounded and sick; wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea; POWs; civilians). |
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| Hague Law is concerned mainly with the means and methods of warfare (e.g., lawful and unlawful weapons, targeting). |
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| Accountability is the obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. |
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| Reliability is the ability to be trusted, to be accurate, or to provide a correct result. |
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| According to Joint Publication 1-02, "Deterrence is the prevention from action by fear of consequences. Deterrence is a state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction." |
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| Nuclear mission areas, 207 |
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| Understanding the nuclear mission areas not only enables you to grasp the scope of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, but also enables you to understand our nuclear security challenges. Accounting for all of the nuclear assets and securing the wide range of mission areas will definitely remain significant challenges. This will require compliance with procedures and accountability for personal actions. |
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| The employment of nuclear weapons at any level requires explicit orders from the President of the United States. Air Force Doctrine Document 2-12, also known as AFDD 2-12, dated 7 May 2009, titled, Nuclear Operations, explains that the President, working with the Secretary of Defense, may determine nuclear weapons are required to resolve a situation. Once again, the President of the United States is the only person with the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. |
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| Several documents address the safety component of nuclear surety and focus on individual responsibility. Because of the destructive potential of these weapons and the possibility that their unauthorized or accidental use might lead to war, safety is paramount. |
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| Surety is material, personnel, and procedures that contribute to the security, safety, and reliability of nuclear weapons and to the assurance that there will be no nuclear weapon accidents, incidents, unauthorized weapon detonations, or degradation in performance at the target. |
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| Nuclear units must ensure security measures are in place to deter hostile acts. All nuclear weapons, warheads, and associated components require active and passive protective measures to be laid out by the DoD and executed by the individual Services. |
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Control of use is composed of two distinct elements: Use Control and Command and Control of nuclear weapons.
Use Control. Use Control includes positive measures that allow authorized use and prevent or delay unauthorized use of nuclear weapons.
Command and Control. The decision whether or not to use nuclear weapons will always be made by civilian leaders. The President of the United States is the only person with the authority to order their use. |
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| Nuclear weapons system survivability refers to the capability of nuclear forces, their nuclear control and support systems, and facilities to avoid, repel, or withstand attack. |
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| Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 224 |
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| One of the most valuable methods to help prevent nuclear weapon use has been the implementation of treaties that have the full support of multiple nations of the world. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is one of the most significant of these: a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. |
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