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inventory control point

An organizational unit or activity within a Department of Defense supply system that is assigned the primary responsibility for the materiel inventory management of a group of items either for a particular Service or for the Defense Department as a whole.

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repatriation

The procedure whereby American citizens and their families are officially processed back into the United States subsequent to an evacuation.

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covering fire

In amphibious usage, fire delivered prior to the landing to cover preparatory operations such as underwater demolition or mine countermeasures.

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lead

In intelligence usage, a person with potential for exploitation, warranting additional assessment, contact, and/or development.

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split-mission oriented protective posture

The concept of maintaining heightened protective posture only in those areas (or zones) that are contaminated, allowing personnel in uncontaminated areas to continue to operate in a reduced posture.

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