Military Acronyms and Definitions - MilitaryDictionary.org

mission type order

An order issued to a lower unit that includes the accomplishment of the total mission assigned to the higher headquarters.

View Other Definitions

boost phase

That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle during which the booster and sustainer engines operate.

View Other Definitions

Individual Ready Reserve

A manpower pool consisting of individuals who have had some training or who have served previously in the Active Component or in the Selected Reserve, and may have some period of their military service obligation remaining.

View Other Definitions

recognition

The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of objects such as aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communications-electronics patterns.

View Other Definitions

Marine Corps special operations forces

Those Active Component Marine Corps forces designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.

View Other Definitions

MilitaryDictionary.org is a searchable online resource of military terms and military acronyms as defined by the United States Department of Deference's latest Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.


Random Military Term Random Military Acronym
Term of the Day

fire support officer

** This Document Provided By MilitaryDictionary.org **