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acute radiation syndrome

An acute illness caused by irradiation of the body by a high dose of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time.

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floating dump

Emergency supplies preloaded in landing craft, amphibious vehicles, or in landing ships that are located in the vicinity of the appropriate control officer, who directs their landing as requested by the troop commander concerned.

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intelligence discipline

A well-defined area of intelligence planning, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, and reporting using a specific category of technical or human resources.

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immediate mission request

A request for an air strike on a target that, by its nature, could not be identified sufficiently in advance to permit detailed mission coordination and planning.

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on-call target

Planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic targeting.

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