Officer In Tactical Command Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

officer in tactical command

Term Source: JP 3-32 (Command and Control for Joint Maritime Operations) ?

1.) In maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible to assume command, or the officer to whom the senior officer has delegated tactical command.

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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: operations

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Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-32: Command and Control for Joint Maritime Operations, updated August 2013 View source document

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

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