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hazardous cargo
Cargo that includes not only large bulk-type categories such as explosives, pyrotechnics, petroleum, oils, and lubricants, compressed gases, corrosives and batteries, but lesser quantity materials like super-tropical bleach (oxiderizer), pesticides, poisons, medicines, specialized medical chemicals and medical waste that can be loaded as cargo.
View Other Definitionssurface action group
A temporary or standing organization of combatant ships, other than carriers, tailored for a specific tactical mission.
View Other Definitionscomplex catastrophe
Any natural or man-made incident, including cyberspace attack, power grid failure, and terrorism, which results in cascading failures of multiple, interdependent, critical, life-sustaining infrastructure sectors and causes extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, environment, economy, public health, national morale, response efforts, and/or government functions.
View Other Definitionshostile act
An attack or other use of force against the United States, United States forces, or other designated persons or property to preclude or impede the mission and/or duties of United States forces, including the recovery of United States personnel or vital United States Government property.
View Other Definitionsamphibious vehicle availability table
A tabulation of the type and number of amphibious vehicles available primarily for assault landings and for support of other elements of the operation.
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