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U.S. Department of Defence
Industry: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
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A Marine air-ground task force that is constructed around a reinforced infantry regiment, a composite Marine aircraft group, and a combat logistics regiment. The Marine expeditionary brigade, commanded by a general officer, is task-organized to meet the requirements of a specific situation. It can function as part of a joint task force, as the lead echelon of the Marine expeditionary force, or alone. It varies in size and composition, and is larger than a Marine expeditionary unit but smaller than a Marine expeditionary force. The Marine expeditionary brigade is capable of conducting missions across the full range of military operations.
Industry:Military
A map that presents the vertical position of features in measurable form as well as their horizontal positions.
Industry:Military
A map having a scale smaller than 1:600,000.
Industry:Military
A map having a scale of 1:75,000 or larger.
Industry:Military
A map having a scale larger than 1:600,000 and smaller than 1:75,000.
Industry:Military
A manpower pool consisting of individuals who have had some training or who have served previously in the Active Component or in the Selected Reserve, and may have some period of their military service obligation remaining. Members may voluntarily participate in training for retirement points and promotion with or without pay.
Industry:Military
A manpower document that identifies the positions and enumerates the spaces that have been approved for each organizational element of a joint activity for a specific fiscal year (authorization year), and those spaces which have been accepted for planning and programming purposes for the four subsequent fiscal years (program years).
Industry:Military
A maneuver performed for identification purposes.
Industry:Military
A major tactical unit of the Navy immediately subordinate to a major fleet command and comprising various task forces, elements, groups, and units for the purpose of prosecuting specific naval operations.
Industry:Military
A major naval administration and/or tactical organization, consisting of the commander and the staff, designed to exercise operational and administrative control of assigned squadrons and units in executing their tasks of providing logistic support of fleet operations.
Industry:Military