- Industry: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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The study of the sea, embracing and integrating all knowledge pertaining to the sea and its physical boundaries, the chemistry and physics of seawater, and marine biology. From a military perspective, oceanography includes basic oceanography plus the study of bathymetry, hydrography, geophysics, astrometry and precise time; supported by ocean engineering, operational supercomputing, and operations research.
Industry:Military
The study dealing with the phenomena of the atmosphere including the physics, chemistry, and dynamics extending to the effects of the atmosphere on the Earth’s surface and the oceans.
Industry:Military
The specialized field of geography dealing with natural and manmade physical features that may affect the planning and conduct of military operations.
Industry:Military
The social, cultural, and behavioral factors characterizing the relationships and activities of the population of a specific region or operational environment.
Industry:Military
The set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice.
Industry:Military
Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations, to turn them into a desired area, to fix them in position under direct and indirect fires, and to block enemy penetrations.
Industry:Military
Those individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish the assigned mission.
Industry:Military
Those elected and appointed officers and employees who constitute the government of the United States, the governments of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States possessions and territories, and political subdivisions thereof.
Industry:Military
