JP 3-0, page 193
Joint Operations
Joint Publication: Joint Operations
11 August 2011 public edition
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Glossary
GL-9
deployable joint task force augmentation cell. None. (Approved for removal from JP
1-02.)
desired effects. None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.)
deterrence. The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat of
unacceptable counteraction and/or belief that the cost of action outweighs the
perceived benefits. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.)
disarmament. The reduction of a military establishment to some level set by
international agreement. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02 with JP 3-0 as the
source JP.)
economy of force. The judicious employment and distribution of forces so as to expend
the minimum essential combat power on secondary efforts in order to allocate the
maximum possible combat power on primary efforts. (Approved for inclusion into
JP 1-02 with JP 3-0 as the source JP.)
effect. 1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of
actions, or another effect. 2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action. 3.
A change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom. (JP 1-02. SOURCE:
JP 3-0)
end state. The set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander’s
objectives. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 3-0)
engagement. 1. In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an
interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and
the missile’s subsequent travel to intercept. (JP 3-01) 2. A tactical conflict, usually
between opposing lower echelons maneuver forces. (JP 3-0) (Approved for
incorporation into JP 1-02.)
escalation. None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.)
exclusion zone. A zone established by a sanctioning body to prohibit specific activities
in a specific geographic area in order to persuade nations or groups to modify their
behavior to meet the desires of the sanctioning body or face continued imposition of
sanctions, or the use or threat of force. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.)
expedition. None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.)
expeditionary force. An armed force organized to achieve a specific objective in a
foreign country. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 3-0)
fire support coordination measure. A measure employed by commanders to facilitate
the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly
forces. Also called FSCM. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.)