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function

The broad, general, and enduring role for which an organization is designed, equipped, and trained.

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other detainee

Person in the custody of the US Armed Forces who has not been classified as an enemy prisoner of war (article 4, Geneva Convention of 1949 Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (GPW)), retained personnel (article 33, GPW), or civilian internee (article 78, Geneva Convention).

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available-to-load date

A date specified for each unit in a time-phased force and deployment data indicating when that unit will be ready to load at the point of embarkation.

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negation

In space operations, active and offensive measures to deceive, disrupt, degrade, deny or destroy space capabilities being used to interfere with or attack United States/allied systems.

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prevention

In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary’s hostile use of United States or third-party space systems and services.

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