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integrated air and missile defense

The integration of capabilities and overlapping operations to defend the homeland and United States national interests, protect the joint force, and enable freedom of action by negating an adversary’s ability to create adverse effects from their air and missile capabilities.

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explosive cargo

Cargo such as artillery ammunition, bombs, depth charges, demolition material, rockets, and missiles.

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engagement

In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile's subsequent travel to intercept.

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force projection

The ability to project the military instrument of national power from the United States or another theater, in response to requirements for military operations.

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unauthorized commitment

An agreement that is not binding solely because the United States Government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the United States Government.

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