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staging area
Amphibious or airborne-A general locality between the mounting area and the objective of an amphibious or airborne expedition, through which the expedition or parts thereof pass after mounting, for refueling, regrouping of ships, and/or exercise, inspection, and redistribution of troops.
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The resulting product of the power and time distribution, in various frequency ranges, of the radiated or conducted electromagnetic emission levels encountered by a military force, system, or platform when performing its assigned mission in its intended operational environment.
View Other Definitionspresail
The time prior to a ship getting under way used to prepare for at-sea events.
View Other Definitionsradiation dose
The total amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by material or tissues.
View Other Definitionsmaritime pre-positioning force operation
A rapid deployment and assembly of a Marine expeditionary force in a secure area using a combination of intertheater airlift and forward-deployed maritime pre-positioning ships.
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