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United States Armed Forces
Used to denote collectively the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
View Other Definitionscoordinating agency
An agency that supports the incident management mission by providing the leadership, staff, expertise, and authorities to implement critical and specific aspects of the response.
View Other Definitionsweapons control status
An air defense control measure declared for a particular area and time by an area air defense commander, or delegated subordinate commander, based on the rules of engagement designed to establish the freedom for fighters and surface air defense weapons to engage threats. Also call WCS.
View Other Definitionsdispersion
In chemical and biological operations, the dissemination of agents in liquid or aerosol form.
View Other Definitionsactive air defense
Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets.
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