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Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter E

Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter E

extent of damage

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- extent of damage

exploder

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exploder

evasion and escape net

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion and escape net

evacuee

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuee

encrypt

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- encrypt

electro-optical intelligence

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electro-optical intelligence

electro-optics

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electro-optics

ELECTRO-OPTINT

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- ELECTRO-OPTINT

electromagnetic pulse

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electromagnetic pulse

electromagnetic radiation hazards

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electromagnetic radiation hazards

electromagnetic radiation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electromagnetic radiation

electromagnetic spectrum

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electromagnetic spectrum

electromagnetic vulnerability

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electromagnetic vulnerability

electronic attack

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic attack

electronic intelligence

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic intelligence

electronic line of sight

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic line of sight

electronic masking

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic masking

electronic probing

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic probing

electronic protection

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic protection

electronic reconnaissance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic protection

electronic warfare support

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronic warfare support

electronics security

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- electronics security

element of resupply

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- element of resupply

elements of national power

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elements of national power

elevated causeway system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elevated causeway system

elevation guidance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elevation guidance

elevation tint

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elevation tint

elevation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elevation

elevator

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elevator

elicitation (intelligence)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- elicitation (intelligence)

eligible traffic

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- eligible traffic

ELINT

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- ELINT

embarkation and tonnage table

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation and tonnage table

embarkation area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation area

embarkation element (unit) (group)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation element (unit) (group)

embarkation officer

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation officer

embarkation order

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation order

embarkation organization

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation organization

embarkation phase

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation phase

embarkation plans

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation plans

embarkation team

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation team

embarkation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- embarkation

EMC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- EMC

EMCON

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- EMCON

emergency anchorage

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency anchorage

emergency barrier

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency barrier

emergency essential employee

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency essential employee

emergency interment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency interment

emergency locator beacon

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency locator beacon

emergency marshal

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency marshal

emergency priority

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency priority

emergency relocation site

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency relocation site

emergency repair

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency repair

emergency resupply

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency resupply

emergency risk (nuclear)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency risk (nuclear)

emergency scramble

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency scramble

emergency substitute

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emergency substitute

emission control orders

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emission control orders

emission control

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emission control

emplacement

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- emplacement

employment planning

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- employment planning

employment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- employment

enabling mine countermeasures

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- enabling mine countermeasures

encipher

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- encipher

end item

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- end item

end of mission

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- end of mission

end state

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- end state

endurance distance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- endurance distance

endurance loading

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- endurance loading

endurance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- endurance

enemy capabilities

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- enemy capabilities

engage

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – engage

engagement control

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – engagement control

engagement

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – engagement

enlisted terminal attack controller

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – enlisted terminal attack controller

ensuring freedom of navigation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –ensuring freedom of navigation

envelopment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –envelopment

environmental services

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –environmental services

EPA

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –EPA

ephemeris

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- ephemeris

equipment operationally ready

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- equipment operationally ready

equipment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- equipment

equivalent focal length

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- equivalent focal length

escalation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- escalation

escape line

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- escape line

escape route

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- escape route

escapee

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- escapee

escort forces

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – escort forces

escort

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – escort

espionage against the United States

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –espionage against the United States

espionage

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –espionage

essential chemicals

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –essential chemicals

essential communications traffic

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –essential communications traffic

essential elements of friendly information

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –essential communications traffic

essential elements of information

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – essential elements of information

essential elements of information

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- essential elements of information

essential industry

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – essential industry

essential industry

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- essential industry

essential secrecy

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – essential secrecy

establishment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – establishment

establishment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- establishment

estimate

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – estimate

estimate

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- estimate

ETAC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – ETAC

ETAC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- ETAC

EUSC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – EUSC

EUSC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- EUSC

evacuation control ship

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – evacuation control ship

evacuation control ship

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation control ship

evacuation convoy

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation convoy

evacuation of port equipment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation of port equipment

evacuation policy

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation policy

evacuation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – evacuation

evacuation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation

evadangexwat

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evacuation convoy

evader

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evader

evaluation agent

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evaluation agent

evasion aid

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion aid

evasion and escape intelligence

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion and escape intelligence

evasion and escape route

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion and escape route

evasion and escape

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion and escape

evasion and recovery

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion and recovery

evasion chart

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion chart

evasion plan of action

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion plan of action

evasion

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- evasion

exaggerated stereoscopy

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exaggerated stereoscopy

exceptional transport

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exceptional transport

excess property

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- excess property

exclusion zone

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exclusion zone

execute order

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- execute order

executing commander (nuclear weapons)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- executing commander (nuclear weapons)

execution planning

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- execution planning

executive agent

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- executive agent

exercise directing staff

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise directing staff

exercise filled mine

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise filled mine

exercise incident

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise incident

exercise mine

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise mine

exercise specifications

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise specifications

exercise sponsor

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise sponsor

exercise study

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise study

exercise term

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise term

exercise

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exercise

exfiltration

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exfiltration

existence load

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- existence load

exoatmosphere

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exoatmosphere

expeditionary force

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- expeditionary force

expeditione

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- expedition

expellee

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- expellee

expendable property

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- expendable property

expendable supplies and material

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- expendable supplies and material

exploitation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exploitation

exploratory hunting

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exploratory hunting

explosive filled mine

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive filled mine

explosive ordnance disposal incident

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive ordnance disposal incident

explosive ordnance disposal procedures

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive ordnance disposal procedures

explosive ordnance disposal unit

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive ordnance disposal unit

explosive ordnance disposal

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive ordnance disposal

explosive ordnance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive ordnance

explosive train

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- explosive train

exposure dose

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exposure dose

exposure station

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- exposure station

extended communications search

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- extended communications search

extent of a military exercise

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- extent of a military exercise

external audience

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- external audience

external reinforcing force

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- external reinforcing force

extraction parachute

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- extraction parachute

extraction zone

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- extraction zone
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