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target of opportunity

A target identified too late, or not selected for action in time, to be included in deliberate targeting that, when detected or located, meets criteria specific to achieving objectives and is processed using dynamic targeting.

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counterinsurgency

Comprehensive civilian and military efforts designed to simultaneously defeat and contain insurgency and address its root causes.

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request for information

A term used by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service to state ad hoc signals intelligence requirements.

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intertheater airlift

The common-user airlift linking theaters to the continental United States and to other theaters as well as the airlift within the continental United States.

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proper clearance

A clearance for entry of units into specified defense areas by civil or military authorities having responsibility for granting such clearance.

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