Military Acronyms and Definitions - MilitaryDictionary.org
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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That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile between the boost phase and the terminal phase.
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For noncombat operations, a reference to the relative size and scope of a military operation.
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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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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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