Defense and military terminology · MLC-0115

Defense and military terms: T (110)

• table of allowanceAn equipment allowance document that prescribes basic allowances of organizational equipment and provides the...
• TABOO frequenciesAny friendly frequency of such importance that it must never be deliberately jammed or interfered with by...
• tactical air control partyA subordinate operational component of a tactical air control system designed to provide air liaison to land...
• tactical air coordinator (airborne)An aircrew member who coordinates, from an aircraft, the actions of other aircraft engaged in air support of...
• tactical air direction centerAn air operations installation, under the overall control of the Navy tactical air control center or the...
• tactical air operations centerThe principal air control agency of the United States Marine Corps air command and control system responsible...
• tactical assembly areaAn area that is generally out of the reach of light artillery and the location where units make final...
• tactical combat casualty careThe deliberate integration of tactics and medicine to treat casualties during combat.
• tactical combat forceA rapidly deployable, air-ground, mobile combat unit with appropriate combat support and combat service...
• tactical controlThe authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers...
• Tactical Exploitation of National CapabilitiesA program exploiting national capabilities and integrating those capabilities into the tactical...
• tactical intelligenceIntelligence required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations.
• tactical level of warfareThe level of warfare at which forces plan and execute battles and engagements to achieve military objectives.
• tactical minefieldA minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part of a formation obstacle plan and is...
• tactical questioningThe field-expedient initial questioning for information of immediate tactical value of a captured or detained...
• tactical recovery of aircraft and personnelA Marine Corps mission performed by an assigned and briefed aircrew for the specific purpose of the recovery...
• tactical-logistical groupThe landing force control group that assists commander, amphibious task force control officers in the...
• targetAn entity that performs a function for the adversary or enemy considered for possible engagement.
• target acquisitionThe detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective...
• target analysisAn examination of potential targets to determine military importance, priority of engagement, and...
• target area of interestThe geographical area where high-value targets can be acquired and engaged by friendly forces.
• target audienceAn individual or group selected for influence.
• target componentA set of targets within a target system performing a similar function.
• target developmentThe systematic examination of potential target systems - and their components, individual targets, and...
• target elementSpecific features of a target entity that enable it to function.
• target engagement authorityThe authority and responsibility to engage targets, which may be delegated to subordinate commanders...
• target folderA folder, hardcopy or electronic, containing target intelligence and related materials prepared for planning...
• target intelligenceIntelligence that portrays and locates the elements of a target or target complex and indicates its...
• target location errorThe difference between the coordinates generated for a target and the actual location of the target.
• target materialsGraphic, textual, tabular, digital, video, or other presentations of target intelligence primarily designed...
• target nomination listA prioritized list of targets drawn from the joint target list, or restricted target list, and nominated by...
• target of opportunityA target identified too late or not selected for action in time to be included in deliberate targeting that...
• target reference pointA predetermined point of reference, normally a permanent structure or terrain feature that can be used when...
• target systemAll the targets situated in a particular geographic area and functionally related or a group of targets that...
• target system analysisAn all-source examination of potential target systems to determine relevance to stated objectives, military...
• target system assessmentThe broad assessment of the overall impact and effectiveness of military force applied against the operation...
• target system componentA related group of entities within a target system that performs or contributes toward a similar function.
• target system damage assessmentThe broad assessment of the overall impact and effectiveness of military force applied against the operation...
• target validationA part of the target development process that ensures candidate targets meet the objectives and criteria...
• target validation authorityThe authority vested in the joint force commander to validate targets, approve changes to target lists, and...
• targeteerAn individual who has completed requisite training and who develops and assesses targets.
• targetingThe process of selecting and prioritizing targets and matching the appropriate response to them, considering...
• targeting objectiveAn objective nested under an operational military objective that directs targeting against a specific target...
• taskA clearly defined action or activity specifically assigned by an appropriate authority to an individual or...
• task force counterintelligence coordinating authorityAn individual in a joint force intelligence directorate, counterintelligence and human intelligence staff...
• task orderOrder for services placed against an established contract.
• task organizationAn organization that assigns to responsible commanders the means with which to accomplish their assigned...
• tear lineA visible line on an intelligence message separating categories of information that have been approved for...
• technical assistanceThe providing of advice, assistance, and training pertaining to the installation, operation, and maintenance...
• technical intelligenceIntelligence derived from the collection, processing, analysis, and exploitation of data and information...
• technical nuclear forensicsThe collection, analysis, and evaluation of pre-detonation and post-detonation radiological or nuclear...
• technical review authorityAn organization tasked to provide specialized technical or administrative expertise to the lead agent and...
• telemedicineRemote access to share medical expertise by means of telecommunications between providers to deliver health...
• temporary contingency locationA locale that provides near-term support for a contingency operation and characterized by expedient...
• terminal attack controlThe authority to control the maneuver of and grant weapons release clearance to attacking aircraft.
• terminal control1. A type of air control with the authority to direct aircraft to maneuver into a position to deliver...
• terminal guidanceDirection provided to a munition between midcourse and arrival in the vicinity of the target.
• terminal guidance operationsActions using electronic, mechanical, voice, or visual communications that provide approaching aircraft...
• terminal phaseThat portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the warhead or payload reenters the...
• terrain flightFlight close to the Earth’s surface during which airspeed, height, and/or altitude are adapted to the...
• terrorismThe unlawful use of violence or threat of violence, often motivated by religious, political, or other...
• terrorism threat levelA Department of Defense intelligence threat assessment of the level of terrorist threat faced by United...
• theater ArmyAn echelon of command designated as the Army Service component command responsible for recommendations of...
• theater distributionThe flow of personnel, equipment, and materiel within theater to meet the geographic combatant commander’s...
• theater distribution systemThe four independent and mutually supported networks within an area of responsibility to meet the geographic...
• theater hospitalization capabilityEssential care and health service support capabilities to either return the patient to duty or stabilization...
• theater of operationsAn operational area defined by the combatant commander for the conduct or support of specific military...
• theater of warDefined by the President, Secretary of Defense, or the combatant commander as the area of air, land, and sea...
• theater special operations commandA subordinate unified command established by Commander, United States Special Operations Command, under the...
• theater support contractA type of contract awarded by contingency contracting officers in the operational area serving under the...
• theater-assigned transportation assetsTransportation assets that are assigned under the combatant command (command authority) of a geographic...
• thermal crossoverThe natural phenomenon that normally occurs twice daily when temperature conditions are such that there is a...
• third-country nationalA non-United States citizen who is working in, but not a resident of, the nation in which the United States...
• thorough decontaminationThe decontamination of personnel, equipment, materiel, or areas that permits the removal of individual...
• threat analysisIn antiterrorism, a continual process of compiling and examining all available information concerning...
• threat assessmentIn antiterrorism, examining the capabilities, intentions, and activities, past and present, of terrorist...
• threat finance intelligenceIntelligence activities to collect, process, integrate, evaluate, analyze, interpret, produce, and...
• threat warningThe urgent communication and acknowledgement of time-critical information essential for the preservation of...
• throughput1. In transportation, the average quantity of cargo and passengers that can pass through a terminal, port, or...
• time of flightIn artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire support, the time in seconds from the instant a weapon is fired...
• time on targetThe actual time at which munitions impact the target.
• time to targetThe number of minutes and seconds to elapse before aircraft ordnance impacts on target.
• time-definite deliveryThe consistent delivery of requested logistics support at a time and destination specified by the receiving...
• time-phased force and deployment dataThe time-phased force, non-unit cargo, and personnel data combined with movement data for the operation plan...
• timesThe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff coordinates the proposed dates and times with the commanders of the...
• time-sensitive targetA joint force commander-validated target or set of targets requiring immediate response because it is a...
• total mobilizationExpansion of the active Armed Forces of the United States resulting from action by Congress and the President...
• toxic industrial biologicalAny biological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial, agricultural, medical, or...
• toxic industrial chemicalAny chemical developed, manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial, agricultural, medical, or...
• toxic industrial materialA generic term for toxic, chemical, biological, or radioactive substances that may be used, or stored for...
• toxic industrial radiologicalAny radiological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial, agricultural, medical, or...
• track1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.
• track of interestIn counterdrug operations, contacts that meet the initial identification criteria applicable in the area...
• trackingPrecise and continuous position-finding of targets by radar, optical, or other means.
• traffic managementThe direction, control, and supervision of all functions incident to the procurement and use of freight and...
• training aidAny item developed or procured with the primary intent that it shall assist in training and the process of...
• training and readiness oversightThe authority that combatant commanders may exercise over assigned Reserve Component forces when not on...
• transient forcesForces that pass or stage through, or base temporarily within, the operational area of another command but...
• transit zoneIn illicit trafficking, the path taken by smugglers between the source and the arrival zones, and does not...
• transitional military authorityTemporary military government exercising the functions of civil administration in the absence of a legitimate...
• transmission securityThat portion of communications security designed to protect communications from interception and exploitation...
• transnational threatAny activity, individual, or group not tied to a particular country or region that operates across...
• transport areaIn amphibious operations, an area assigned to a transport organization for the purpose of debarking troops...
• transport groupA group that supports the embarkation and the landing of the landing force.
• transportation feasibilityA determination that the available lift capability exists to move forces, equipment, and supplies from the...
• transportation feasibleA determination made by the supported commander that a draft operation plan can be supported with the...
• transportation prioritiesIndicators assigned to eligible traffic that establish its movement precedence.
• transportation systemAll the land, water, and air routes and transportation assets conducting movement of United States forces and...
• transregionalPertaining to operations or activities that span more than one combatant commander’s area of responsibility.
• turning movementA variation of the envelopment in which the attacking force passes around or over the enemy’s principal...

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