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unit
Term Source:
JP 3-33
(Joint Task Force Headquarters)
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1.) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority.
2.) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used.
3.) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
See Also:
- related combat unit loading
- related unity of effort
- related supported unit
- related networked munitions
- related unity of command
- related non-unit cargo
- related United States
- related embarkation unit
- related REPUNIT
- related unit aircraft
- related explosive ordnance disposal unit
- related United States Signals Intelligence System
- related unit of issue
- related aeromedical evacuation unit
- related UNITREP
- related effective United States controlled ships
- related United States controlled shipping
- related task unit
- related small arms ammunition
- related target of opportunity
- related UNITAR
- related nonscheduled units
- related ammunition lot
- related community engagement
- related Armed Forces of the United States
- related United States Armed Forces
- related unit loading
- related UNITAF
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 3-33: Joint Task Force Headquarters, updated July 2012
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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