Defense and military terminology · MLC-0115

Defense and military terms: B (54)

• backfillReserve Component units and individuals recalled to replace deploying active units and/or individuals in the...
• backstopAn arrangement made to support a cover so inquiries about the cover will elicit responses that make the cover...
• bale cubic capacityThe space available for cargo measured in cubic feet to the inside of the cargo battens, on the frames, and...
• ballistic missileAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic...
• barrierAny obstruction or coordinated series of obstacles designed or employed to channel, direct, restrict, delay...
• barrier combat air patrolFighter aircraft employed between a force and an objective area as a barrier across the probable direction of...
• base boundaryA line that delineates the surface area of a base for the purpose of facilitating coordination and...
• base clusterA collection of bases, geographically grouped for mutual protection and ease of command and control.
• base cluster operations centerA command and control facility that serves as the base cluster commander’s focal point for defense and...
• base defenseThe local military measures, both normal and emergency, required to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of...
• base defense operations centerA command and control facility established by the base commander to serve as the focal point for base...
• base defense zoneAn air defense zone established around an air base and limited to the engagement envelope of short-range air...
• base developmentThe acquisition, development, expansion, improvement, construction or replacement of the facilities and...
• base operating supportDirectly assisting, maintaining, supplying, and distributing support of forces at the operating location.
• base operating support-integratorThe designated Service component or joint force commander assigned to synchronize all sustainment functions...
• base planA type of operation plan that describes the concept of operations, major forces, sustainment concept, and...
• base support installationA Department of Defense Service or agency installation within the United States and its territories tasked to...
• baseline costsThe continuing annual costs of military operations funded by the operations and maintenance and military...
• basic encyclopediaA compilation of identified installations and physical areas of potential significance as objectives for...
• basic loadThe quantity of supplies required to be on hand within, and moved by a unit or formation, expressed according...
• battalion landing teamIn an amphibious operation, an infantry battalion normally reinforced by necessary combat and service...
• battle damage assessmentThe estimate of damage composed of physical and functional damage assessment, as well as target system...
• battle damage repairEssential repair, which may be improvised, carried out rapidly in a hostile environment in order to return...
• battle injuryDamage or harm sustained by personnel during or as a result of battle conditions.
• battle managementThe management of activities within the operational environment based on the commands, direction, and...
• battle rhythmA deliberate, daily schedule of command, staff, and unit activities intended to maximize use of time and...
• battlefield coordination detachmentAn Army liaison located in the air operations center that provides selected operational functions between the...
• beachIn amphibious operations, that portion of the shoreline designated for landing a tactical organization.
• beach partyThe Navy component of the landing force support party under the tactical control of the landing force support...
• beachheadA designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore that, when seized and held, ensures the...
• begin morning nautical twilightThe start of that period where, in good conditions and in the absence of other illumination, the sun is 12...
• biological agentA microorganism, including viruses, or toxin that causes illness, injury, damage, or death.
• biometricsThe process of recognizing an individual based on measurable anatomical, physiological, and behavioral...
• biometrics-enabled intelligenceThe intelligence derived from the processing of biologic identity data and other all-source information...
• biosurveillanceThe process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential information related to...
• blister agentA chemical agent that injures the eyes and lungs, and burns or blisters the skin.
• blood chitA small sheet of material depicting an American flag and a statement in several languages to the effect that...
• boardAn organized group of individuals within a headquarters, appointed and tasked by the commander (or other...
• boat laneA lane for amphibious assault landing craft, which extends from the line of departure to the beach.
• boat spaceThe space and weight factor used in planning for one person with individual equipment to determine overall...
• bona fidesIn personnel recovery, the use of verbal or visual communication by individuals who are unknown to one...
• boost phaseThat portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle during which the booster and sustainer...
• bottom mineA mine with negative buoyancy that remains on the seabed.
• boundaryA line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of...
• branch1. A subdivision of any organization.
• breakbulk shipA ship with conventional holds for stowage of breakbulk cargo and a limited number of containers, below or...
• brevity codeA code word, which provides no security, that serves the sole purpose of shortening of messages rather than...
• brigade combat teamA combined arms team that forms the basic building block of the Army’s tactical formations.
• broken stowageThe space lost in the holds of a vessel because of the contour of the ship, dunnage, ladders, stanchions, and...
• buddy aidAcute medical care provided as first aid by a nonmedical Service member to another person.
• buffer zoneA designated area used for safety in military operations.
• bulk cargoCargo that is generally shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only external container...
• bulk petroleum productA liquid petroleum product transported by various means and stored in tanks or containers having an...
• bulk storage1. Storage in a warehouse of supplies and equipment in large quantities, usually in original containers, as...

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