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end evening civil twilight

The point in time when the sun has dropped 6 degrees beneath the western horizon, and is the instant at which there is no longer sufficient light to see objects with the unaided eye.

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midcourse phase

That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile between the boost phase and the terminal phase.

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major operation

For noncombat operations, a reference to the relative size and scope of a military operation.

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channel airlift

Airlift provided for movement of sustainment cargo, scheduled either regularly or depending upon volume of workload, between designated ports of embarkation and ports of debarkation over validated contingency or distribution routes.

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joint base

In base defense operations, a locality from which operations of two or more of the Military Departments are projected or supported and which is manned by significant elements of two or more Military Departments or in which significant elements of two or more Military Departments are located.

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