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coordinating authority
The commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between the specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or forces of the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement.
View Other Definitionsjoint security area
A specific surface area, designated by the joint force commander to facilitate protection of joint bases and their connecting lines of communications that support joint operations.
View Other Definitionsdelegation of authority
The action by which a commander assigns part of his or her authority, commensurate with the assigned task, to a subordinate commander.
View Other Definitionscomputer security
The protection resulting from all measures to deny unauthorized access and exploitation of friendly computer systems.
View Other Definitionsnonscheduled units
Units of the landing force held in readiness for landing during the initial unloading period, but not included in either scheduled or on-call waves.
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