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collection planning

A continuous process that coordinates and integrates the efforts of all collection units and agencies.

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joint mortuary affairs office

Plans and executes all mortuary affairs programs within a theater. Provides guidance to facilitate the conduct of all mortuary programs and to maintain data (as required) pertaining to recovery, identification, and disposition of all US dead and missing in the assigned theater. Serves as the central clearing point for all mortuary affairs and monitors the deceased and missing personal effects program.

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movement control team

An Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement responsibilities on an area basis or at key transportation nodes.

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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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defensive space control

Operations conducted to preserve the ability to exploit space capabilities via active and passive actions, while protecting friendly space capabilities from attack, interference, or unintentional hazards.

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