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port security
Term Source:
JP 3-10
(Joint Security Operations in Theater)
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1.) The safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, waterfront facilities, and cargo from internal threats such as destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts; accidents; thefts; or other causes of similar nature.
See Also:
- see also physical security
- see also security
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 3-10: Joint Security Operations in Theater, updated November 2014
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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