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1 NAVY TACTICAL REFERENCE PUBLICATION NAVY SUPPLEMENT TOTHE DOD DICTIONARY OFMILITARY ANDASSOCIATED terms NTRP 1-02 EDITION APR 2011 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED. PRIMARY REVIEW AUTHORITY: COMMANDER, NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMAND STOCK NUMBER: 0411LP1090273 Report Documentation PageForm ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering andmaintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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3 CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command,ATTN: N5T,1530 Gilbert Street, Suite 2128,Norfolk,VA,23511 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONREPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR S REPORT NUMBER(S) 12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES This is the Navy s SUPPLEMENT to the DOD DICTIONARY of military terms 14. ABSTRACT 15. SUBJECT terms 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17.

4 LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Same asReport (SAR) 18. NUMBEROF PAGES 404 19a. NAME OFRESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b. ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE unclassified Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 INTENTIONALLY BLANK2 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 3 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 INTENTIONALLY BLANK4 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 CONTENTS PageNo. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..1-1 CHAPTER 2 terms AND DEFINITIONS ..2-1 CHAPTER 3 abbreviations AND ACRONYMS ..3-1 5 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 INTENTIONALLY BLANK6 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 PREFACE NTRP 1-02, Navy SUPPLEMENT to the DOD DICTIONARY of military and associated terms , establishes and standardizes theprofessional language used in the Navy Warfare Library.

5 It applies to users of all Navy Warfare Library publications, andespecially to those who develop them and teach from them. Report administrative discrepancies by letter, message, or e-mail to: COMMANDERNAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMANDATTN: N5T1530 GILBERT STREET, SUITE 2128 NORFOLK VA 23511 Email NIPRNET: WEB-BASED CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONSR ecommended terminology changes may be submitted to the Navy Terminologist via the feedback button accessible atthe Navy Doctrine Library System website: ( ).7 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 INTENTIONALLY BLANK8 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION NTRP 1-02, Navy SUPPLEMENT to the DOD DICTIONARY of military and associated terms , establishes and standardizes theprofessional language of the Navy by defining the terminology, acronyms, and abbreviations used in Navy WarfareLibrary (NWL) publications.

6 NTRP 1-02 supplements Joint Publication 1-02 (JP 1-02), Department of DefenseDictionary of military and associated terms . The terminology established by NTRP 1-02 shall be used without alterationunless a distinctly different connotation is intended. For guidance in preparing glossaries and lists of acronyms andabbreviations for NWL publications, consult NTTP 1-01, The Navy Warfare Library. Terminology included in NTRP 1-02 is collected from the main text of promulgated Navy publications and widely-usedallied publications. terms that are adequately defined by or that have definitions that can be derived from a standardcollegiate DICTIONARY are not included. terms defined in JP 1-02 are not included in NTRP 1-02 unless Navy usage has amarkedly different context or meaning.

7 abbreviations and acronyms in NTRP 1-02 reflect standard meanings for those used most commonly in NWLpublications. As a general rule, abbreviations defined in standard collegiate dictionaries are not included. Entries do notinclude prowords, code words, or brevity words. As changes are approved for NTRP 1-02, they are added to the online database, making the online version more up-to-date than any printed edition. The authoritative version of NTRP 1-02 is the online database in the Navy Warfare Library,accessible on the Navy Doctrine Library System website ( ). Theprintable file that is created periodically and added to the website is a database report that facilitates terminology workoffline. Both the online and printable versions reflect the idiosyncrasies of databases, including anomalies in 2011 NTRP 1-02 INTENTIONALLY BLANK1-2 APR 2011 NTRP 1-02 CHAPTER 2 terms AND DEFINITIONS 360-degree security.

8 Combining maximum all-around visibility for situational awareness, interlocking sectors offire, and mutual support. abeam replenishment. (NATO) The transfer at sea of personnel and/or supplies by rigs between two or more shipsproceeding side by side. absorption. The conversion of sound energy into another form of energy, usually heat, when it passes through anacoustical medium. acceptable strike impact perimeter (ASIP). A boundary determined (on imagery and/or grid reference numbersrelating to other intelligence products) by the tasking agency that identifies the acceptable weapon strike impactperimeter. Weapons impacting in this zone should cause no unacceptable collateral damage. access. In communications, the ability, permission, or liberty to communicate with, or make use of, any systemresource.

9 Access control. Coast Guard control of access to and movement within certain areas under its jurisdiction whensafety, security, or other national interests dictate accordance with statutory requirements and authority. accidental attack. An unintended attack that occurs without deliberate national design as a direct result of a randomevent, such as a mechanical failure, a simple human error, or an unauthorized action by a subordinate. accompaniment. A system whereby merchant ships due to transit a shipping risk area are gathered together and thentransit the area, or that part of it which is considered particularly dangerous, in company with a warship or warshipsbut without formal convoy organization.

10 Acknowledgment. A message from the addressee indicating that information has been received without error. acoustic advantage. A situation that exists when the probability of own ship's gaining initial detection is greaterthan that of an opposing threat, expressed in terms of percentage of probability of first detection. acoustic circuit. A mine circuit that responds to the acoustic field of a target. acoustic countermeasures (ACM). (NATO) That division of acoustic warfare involving actions taken to preventor reduce an enemy s effective use of the underwater acoustic spectrum. ACM involve intentional underwateracoustic emissions for deception or jamming. acoustic disadvantage. A situation that exists when the probability of own ship's gaining initial detection is lessthan that of an opposing threat, expressed in terms of percentage of probability of first 2011 NTRP 1-02 acoustic protective measures (APM).