Military Glossary - F
F-111
(DOD) A twin-engine, supersonic, turbofan, all-weather tactical fighter. It is capable of employing nuclear and nonnuclear weapons. It also has the capability for operating from very short, relatively unprepared air strips.
Facility substitutes
(DOD) Items such as tents and prepackaged structures requisitioned through the supply system that may be used to substitute for constructed facilities.
Fallout contours
(DOD, NATO) Lines joining points which have the same radiation intensity that define a fallout pattern, represented in terms of roentgens per hour.
Fallout safe height of burst
(DOD) The height of burst at or above which no militarily significant fallout will be reproduced as a result of a nuclear weapon detonation.
Farm gate type operations
(DOD) Operational assistance and specialized tactical training provided a friendly foreign air force by the United States Armed Forces to include, under certain specified conditions, the flying of operational missions in combat by combined United States/foreign aircrews as a part of the training being given when such missions are beyond the capability of the foreign air force.
Feasibility test
(DOD) An operation plan review criteria to determine whether or not a plan is within the capacity of the resources that can be made available. See also logistic implications test.
FEBA
See forward edge of the battle area.
FFE
See flame field expedients.
Field artillery observer
(DOD) A person who watches the effects of artillery fire, adjusts the center of impact of that fire onto a target, and reports the results to the firing agency.
Field press censorship
(DOD) The security review of news material subject to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces of the United States, including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public.
Fighting Falcon
(DOD) A single engine, supersonic, turbofan, all-weather multipurpose tactical fighter/bomber. It is capable of employing nuclear/nonnuclear weapons. Air superiority is its primary mission with air interdiction and close air support as secondary. An air refueling capability increases its flexibility. Designated as F-16.
FIM-92A
See Stinger.
Final protective fire
(DOD, NATO) An immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas.
Fire capabilities chart
(DOD, NATO) A chart, usually in the form of an overlay, showing the areas which can be reached by the fire of the bulk of the weapons of a unit.
Fire for effect
See call for fire.
Firepower umbrella
(DOD, NATO) An area of specified dimensions defining the boundaries of the airspace over a naval force at sea within which the fire of ships' antiaircraft weapons can endanger aircraft, and within which special procedures have been established for the identification and operation of friendly aircraft.
Fire support coordinating measure
(DOD) A measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces.
Fire task
See fire mission.
First salvo at
(DOD) In naval gunfire support, a portion of a ship's message to an observer or spotter to indicate that because of proximity to troops, the ship will not fire at the target but offset the first salvo a specific distance from the target.
Fission to yield ratio
(DOD, NATO) The ratio of the yield derived from nuclear fission to the total yield; it is frequently expressed in percent.
Fixed station patrol
(DOD, NATO) One in which each scout maintains station relative to an assigned point on a barrier line while searching the surrounding area. Scouts are not stationary but remain underway and patrol near the center of their assigned stations. A scout is a surface ship, submarine, or aircraft.
Flash blindness
(DOD, NATO) Impairment of vision resulting from an intense flash of light. It includes temporary or permanent loss of visual functions and may be associated with retinal burns.
Flash-to-bang time
(DOD, NATO) The time from light being first observed until the sound of the nuclear detonation is heard.
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