Defense and military terminology · MLC-0115

Defense and military terms: O (64)

• object-based productionThe intelligence communities’ framework for organizing and sharing information, relating data from all...
• objective1. The clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goal toward which an operation is directed.
• objective areaA geographical area, defined by competent authority, within which is located an objective to be captured or...
• obstacleAny barrier designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement and maneuver, and to impose...
• obstacle beltA brigade-level command and control measure, normally depicted graphically, to show where within an obstacle...
• obstacle clearingThe total elimination or neutralization of obstacles.
• obstacle restricted areasA command and control measure used to limit the type or number of obstacles within an area.
• obstacle zoneA division-level command and control measure to designate specific land areas where lower echelons are...
• occupational and environmental healthAll activities related to preventing occupational and environmental health-related illnesses for Department...
• offensive counterairOffensive operations to destroy or neutralize enemy aircraft, missiles, launch platforms, and their...
• offensive counterair attack operationsOffensive action by any part of the joint force in support of the offensive counterair mission against...
• offensive cyberspace operationsMissions intended to project power in and through cyberspace.
• offensive space operationsActions taken to deny an adversary freedom of action in space.
• officeAn enduring organization that is formed around a specific function within a headquarters to coordinate and...
• officer in tactical commandIn maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible to assume command, or the officer to whom the senior...
• official informationInformation that is owned by, produced for or by, or is subject to the control of the United States...
• offset costsCosts for which funds have been appropriated that may not be incurred as a result of a contingency operation.
• offshore bulk fuel systemThe system used for transferring fuel from points offshore to reception facilities on the beach.
• offshore petroleum discharge systemProvides bulk transfer of petroleum directly from an offshore tanker to a beach termination unit located...
• on handThe quantity of an item that is physically available in a storage location and contained in the accountable...
• on-call1. A term used to signify that a prearranged concentration, air strike, or final protective fire may be...
• on-call targetPlanned target upon which fires are determined using deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or...
• on-scene commander1. An individual in the immediate vicinity of an isolating event who temporarily assumes command of the...
• on-station timeThe time an aircraft can remain on station, which may be determined by endurance or orders.
• open oceanOcean limit defined as greater than 12 nautical miles from shore.
• open-source intelligencePublicly available information collected, exploited, and disseminated to address a specific requirement.
• operating stocksFuel required to sustain daily operations and ensure fuel availability to support United States military...
• operation1. A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.
• operation assessment1. A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing capabilities during military...
• operation orderA directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated...
• operation planA complete and detailed plan containing a full description of the concept of operations, all annexes...
• operational accessThe ability to project military force into an operational area with sufficient freedom of action to...
• operational approachA broad description of the mission, operational concepts, tasks, and actions required to accomplish the...
• operational areaAn overarching term encompassing more descriptive terms (such as area of responsibility and joint operations...
• operational artThe cognitive approach by commanders and staffs - supported by their skill, knowledge, experience...
• operational characteristicsThose military characteristics that pertain primarily to the functions to be performed by equipment, either...
• operational contract supportThe process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources in...
• operational contract support integration cellA cell established to coordinate and integrate operational contract support actions across all primary and...
• operational controlThe authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and...
• operational designThe conception and construction of the framework that underpins planning.
• operational energyThe energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military...
• operational environmentThe aggregate of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and...
• operational exposure guidanceThe maximum amount of ionizing radiation that the commander determines a unit may be permitted to receive...
• operational level of warfareThe level of warfare in which campaigns and operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to achieve...
• operational pauseA temporary halt in operations.
• operational preparation of the environmentThe conduct of activities in likely or potential operational areas to set conditions for mission execution.
• operational reachThe distance and duration across which a force can successfully employ military capabilities.
• operational support airliftAirlift movements of high-priority passengers and cargo with time, place, or mission-sensitive requirements.
• operations in the information environmentMilitary actions involving the integrated employment of multiple information forces to affect drivers of...
• operations securityAn activity that identifies and controls critical information and indicators of friendly force actions.
• operations security vulnerabilityA condition in which friendly actions provide operations security indicators that may be obtained and...
• operations support elementA group who supports the counterintelligence and human intelligence staff.
• order of battleThe identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of...
• ordered departureAn evacuation procedure to reduce the number of United States Government employees, their eligible family...
• organicAssigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization as listed in its table of organization...
• organization for combatIn amphibious operations, task organization of landing force units for combat, involving combinations of...
• organization for embarkationIn amphibious operations, a temporary organization of landing force task organizations established by the...
• organization for landingIn amphibious operations, the specific tactical grouping of the landing force for the assault.
• Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task ForceThe network of regional task forces that coordinates federal law enforcement efforts to combat the national...
• outer transport areaIn amphibious operations, an area inside the antisubmarine screen to which assault transports initially...
• outsized cargoA single item that exceeds 1,000 inches long, 117 inches wide, or 105 inches high.
• overhead persistent infraredWithin geospatial intelligence, a capability that provides on-demand, persistent, global, and/or localized...
• Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance DocumentA set of objective criteria and management practices developed by the Department of Defense to protect human...
• oversized cargo1. Large items of specific equipment such as a barge; side loadable warping tug; causeway section, powered...

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