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port of embarkation
The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or personnel depart.
View Other Definitionstoxic industrial radiological
Any radiological material manufactured, used, transported, or stored by industrial, medical, or commercial processes.
View Other Definitionsauthorized departure
A procedure, short of ordered departure, by which mission employees or dependents or both, are permitted to leave post in advance of normal rotation when the national interests or imminent threat to life require it.
View Other Definitionsexternal support contract
Contract awarded by contracting organizations whose contracting authority does not derive directly from the theater support contracting head(s) of contracting activity or from systems support contracting authorities.
View Other Definitionsvehicle-borne improvised explosive device
A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner on a vehicle incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract.
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