Defense and military terminology · MLC-0115

Defense and military terms: U (28)

• unanticipated targetA target of opportunity that was unknown or not expected to exist in the operational environment.
• unauthorized commitmentAn agreement that is not binding solely because the United States Government representative who made it...
• uncertain environmentA condition in which the joint force’s freedom of movement may be contested.
• unconventional assisted recoveryPersonnel recovery operations controlled by resistance forces, in conjunction with or facilitated by special...
• unconventional warfareActivities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a...
• undersea warfareMaritime operations to destroy or neutralize an enemy below the surface of the ocean.
• unexploded explosive ordnanceExplosive ordnance that has been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action and has been fired...
• unified actionThe synchronization, coordination, or integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental...
• unified commandA command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander, composed of significant assigned...
• Unified Command PlanThe document, approved by the President, that sets forth basic guidance to all combatant commanders...
• uniformed servicesThe Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
• unit1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority.
• unit line numberA seven-character alphanumeric code that describes a unique increment of a unit deployment, i.e., advance...
• unit movement dataA unit equipment and/or supply listing containing corresponding transportability data.
• unit type codeA Joint Chiefs of Staff-developed and -assigned code, consisting of five characters that uniquely identify a...
• United StatesA North American country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, and 14 territories, to include the land...
• United States Naval ShipA public vessel of the United States that is in the custody of the Navy and operated by the Military Sealift...
• United States personA United States citizen; an alien known by the concerned intelligence agency to be a permanent resident...
• United States Transportation Command patient movement requirements centerA United States Transportation Command activity responsible for intratheater patient movement management...
• unity of commandThe direction of all forces under a single, responsible commander who has the requisite authority to direct...
• unity of effortCoordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants are not necessarily part of...
• Universal Joint Task ListA menu of tasks that may be selected by a joint force commander to accomplish the assigned mission.
• Universal TimeA measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and...
• unknown1. A code meaning “information not available.”
• unmanned aircraftAn aircraft that does not carry a human operator and is capable of flight with or without human remote...
• unmanned aircraft systemThat system of equipment, network, and personnel to control an unmanned aircraft.
• unscheduled targetA target of opportunity that is known to exist in the operational environment.
• unstuffingThe removal of cargo from a container.

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