文档介绍：PREFACE
Scope
As directed in Joint Publication (JP) 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms [Short title: DOD Dictionary] sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved Department of Defense (DOD) terminology for general use by all DOD components.
Purpose
This document supplements standard English-language dictionaries and standardizes military and associated terminology to improve communication and mutual understanding within DOD with other US Government departments and agencies and among the United States and its allies.
Application
This document applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Services, the Joint Staff (JS), combatant commands, DOD agencies, and all other DOD components. It is the primary terminology source when preparing correspondence, to include policy, strategy, doctrine, and planning documents. Criteria for inclusion of terminology in the DOD Dictionary is enumerated in Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) , Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) , Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology.
Format
The primary parts of the DOD Dictionary are:
Explanatory notes.
Terms and definitions.
Shortened word forms (abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms).
Summary of changes.
DOD Dictionary Online Availability and Update Schedule
Joint Staff, J-7, does not print copies of the DOD Dictionary. The DOD Dictionary is accessible online in PDF format on the JEL [Joint Electronic Library] (Internet) at -Terminology/ and as a searchable database and PDF on the J