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on-scene commander
Term Source:
JP 3-50
(Personnel Recovery)
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1.) The federal officer designated to direct federal crisis and consequence management efforts at the scene of a terrorist or weapons of mass destruction incident.
2.) An individual in the immediate vicinity of an isolating event who temporarily assumes command of the incident.
See Also:
- also called OSC
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-50: Personnel Recovery, updated December 2011
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