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berm

Term Source: JP 4-01.6 (Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore) ?

1.) The nearly horizontal portion of a beach or backshore having an abrupt fall and either formed by deposition of material by wave action at the limit of ordinary high tide or constructed to protect materials handling equipment during air cushion vehicle operations.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: logistics

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 4-01.6: Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, updated November 2012

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015


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