Military Glossary - B
B-52
See Stratofortress.
Backup Aircraft Authorization
DOD) Aircraft over and above the primary aircraft authorized to permit scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, modifications, and inspections and repair without reduction of aircraft available for the operational mission.
Bale Cubic Capacity
(DOD, NATO) The space available for cargo measured in cubic feet to the inside of the cargo battens, on the frames, and to the underside of the beams.
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
(DOD) An electronic system for providing detection and early warning of attack by enemy inter-continental ballistic missiles.
Ballistic Trajectory
(DOD, NATO) The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag.
Brometric Altitude
(DOD, NATO) The altitude determined by a barometric altimeter by reference to a pressure level and calculated according to the standard atmosphere laws.
Barrier, obstacle, and mine warfare plan
(DOD) A comprehensive, coordinated plan which includes responsibilities, general location of unspecified and specific barriers, obstacles, and minefields, special instructions, limitations, coordination, and completion times.
Base development (less force beddown)
(DOD) The acquisition, development, expansion, improvement, and construction and/or replacement of the facilities and resources of an area or location to support forces employed in military operations or deployed in accordance with strategic plans.
Basic military route network
(DOD, NATO) Axial, lateral, and connecting routes designated in peacetime by the host nation to meet the anticipated military movements and transport requirements, both allied and national.
Basic psychological operations study
(DOD) A document which describes succinctly the characteristics of a country, geographical area, or region which are most pertinent to psychological operations, and which can serve as an immediate reference for the planning and conduct of psychological operations.
Basic undertakings
(DOD) The essential things, expressed in broad terms, that must be done in order to implement the commander's concept successfully. These may include military, diplomatic, economic, psychological, and other measures.
Battery (troop) left (right)
(DOD) A method of fire in which weapons are discharged from the left (right), one after the other, at five second intervals.
Battlefield psychological activities
(DOD, NATO) Planned psychological activities conducted as an integral part of combat operations and designed to bring psychological pressure to bear on enemy forces and civilians under enemy control in the battle area, to assist in the achievement of the tactical objectives
Beach landing site
(DOD) A geographic location selected for across-the-beach infiltration, exfiltration, or resupply operations.
Beach party commander
(DOD) The naval officer in command of the naval component of the shore party.
Beam attack
(DOD) In air intercept, an attack by an interceptor aircraft attack which terminates with a heading crossing angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 135 degrees.
Beleaguered
See missing.
Bilateral infrastructure
(DOD, NATO) Infrastructure which concerns only two NATO members and is financed by mutual agreement between them (e.g., facilities required for the use of forces of one NATO member in the territory of another).
Binary chemical munition
(DOD, NATO) A munition in which chemical substances, held in separate containers, react when mixed or combined as a result of being fired, launched or otherwise initiated to produce a chemical agent.
Biological warfare
See biological operation
Blast wave diffraction
(DOD, NATO) The passage around and envelopment of a structure by the nuclear blast wave.
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