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point of need
In distribution operations, a physical location within a desired operational area designated by the geographic combatant commander or subordinate commander as a receiving point for forces or materiel, for subsequent use or consumption.
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Operations conducted to refine the location of specific, identified targets and further develop the operational environment for near-term missions.
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A planning directive that provides essential planning guidance, directs the initiation of execution planning after the directing authority approves a military course of action, but does not authorize execution.
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Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically and/or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces.
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An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces.
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