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U-BOAT
UNDERWATER VESSEL OR SUBMARINE [W1]
UA
UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCES [VN]
UAE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [GU]
UAE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [VN]
UAV
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE [GU]
UDN
Uni6n Democratica Nicaraguense (Nicaraguan Democratic Union)
UDT
UNDERWATER DEMOLITIONS TEAM [VN]
UF
UNITED FRONT [VN]
UGM27
SEE POLARIS
UGM73A
SEE POSEIDON
UGM84A
SEE HARPOON
UGM96A
SEE TRIDENT I
UH1
SEE IROQUOIS
UHF
ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (300 MHZ-3 GHZ) [GU]
UHF
ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY
UHF
ULTRAHIGH FREQUENCY
UK-USA
UNITED KINGDOM-USA SECURITY AGREEMENT [W2]
UK
UNITED KINGDOM [GU]
UK
UNITED KINGDOM [VN]
ULTRA
CODE NAME, INFO GLEANED FROM DECRYPTING GERMAN ENCIPHERED WIRELESS TRAFFIC [W2]
ULTRA
SECRET CLASSIFICATION FOR INTELL RECD FROM CODEBREAKING [W2]
ULTRAVIOLET IMAGERY
THAT IMAGERY PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF SENSING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATIONS REFLECTED FROM A GIVEN TARGET SURFACE
UN
United Nations
UN
UNITED NATIONS [GU]
UN
UNITED NATIONS [VN]
UNAAF
SEE UNIFIED ACTION ARMED FORCES
UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE
THAT PORTION OF A MEMBER'S PRESCRIBED WEIGHT ALLOWANCE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS OR PROFESSIONAL BOOKS, PAPERS, & EQPT, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, WHICH IS NOT CARRIED FREE ON A TICKET USED FOR PERSONAL TRAVEL,
NORMALLY SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM THE BULK OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
UNCHARGED DEMOLITION TARGET
A DEMOLITION TARGET WHICH HAS BEEN PREPARED TO RECEIVE THE DEMOLITION AGENT, THE NECESSARY QUANTITIES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CALCULATED, PACKAGED, & STORED IN A SAFE PLACE. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN
PREPARED. SEE ALSO DEMOLITION
UNCLASSIFIED MATTER
OFFICIAL MATTER WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF SECURITY SAFEGUARDS, BUT THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT TO CONTROL FOR OTHER REASONS SEE ALSO CLASSIFIED MATTER
UNCOMMITTED FORCE
A FORCE THAT IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH AN ENEMY & IS NOT ALREADY DEPLOYED ON A SPECIFIC MISSION OR COURSE OF ACTION
UNCONTROLLED MOSAIC
A MOSAIC COMPOSED OF UNCORRECTED PHOTOGRAPHS, THE DETAILS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN MATCHED FROM PRINT TO PRINT, WITHOUT GROUND CONTROL OR OTHER ORIENTATION ACCURATE MEASUREMENT & DIRECTION CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. SEE
ALSO CONTROLLED MOSAIC
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE FORCES "
US FORCES HAVING AN EXISTING UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE CAPABILITY CONSISTING OF ARMY SPECIAL FORCES & SUCH NAVY, AIR FORCE, & MARINE UNITS AS ARE ASSIGNED FOR THESE OPS
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MILI AND PARAMILI OPS CONDUCTED IN ENEMY-HELD, ENEMY-CONTROLLED OR POLITICALLY SENSITIVE TERRITORY UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE
INTERRELATED FIELDS OF GUERWAR, EVASION & ESCAPE, SUBVERSION, SABOTAGE, & OTHER OPS OF A LOW VISIBILITY, COVERT OR CLANDESTINE NATURE. THESE INTERRELATED ASPECTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE MAY BE PROSECUTED SINGLY OR COLLECTIVELY
BY PREDOMINANTLY INDIGENOUS PERSONNEL, USUALLY SUPPORTED & DIRECTED IN VARYING DEGREES BY (AN) EXTERNAL SOURCE(S) DURING ALL CONDITIONS OF WAR OR PEACE
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
(NATO) GENL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE OPS CONDUCTED FOR MILI, POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC PURPOSES WITHIN AN AREA OCCUPIED BY THE ENEMY & MAKING USE OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS & RESOURCES
UNDERGRADE ASSIGNMENT
AN EXCEPTION TO POLICY ASSIGNMENT, APPROVED BY PROPER AUTHORITY, WHEN THE GRADE OF THE ASSIGNEE IS 2 OR MORE GRADES UNDER THE AUTHORIZED GRADE THE POSITION ON THE UNIT MANPOWER DOCUMENT
UNDERSLUNG LOAD
(NATO) IN HELICOPTER TRANSPORT OPS, ANY EXTERNAL LOAD HANGING UNDER THE HELICOPTER FUSELAGE. SEE ALSO HOOK OP
UNDERSTOWED CARGO
SEE FLATTED CARGO
UNDERTONE
CODE NAME, 7TH US ARMY DRIVE TO BREAK THROUGH THE WEST WALL & ESTABLISH A BRIDGEHEAD OVER THE RHINE IN VICINITY OF WORMSMAINZ, MARCH-APRIL 45 [W2]
UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM
A GROUP OF OFFICERS & MEN SPECIALLY TRAINED & EQUIPPED FOR MAKING HYDROGRAPHIC RECONNAIS- SANCE OF APPROACHES TO PROSPECTIVE LANDING BEACHES; FOR EFFECTING DEMOLITION OF OBSTACLES, CLEARING MINES IN CERTAIN AREAS;
LOCATING, IMPROVING, & MARKING OF USEABLE CHANNELS; CHANNEL & HARBOR CLEARANCE; ACQUISITION OF PERTINENT DATA DURING PRE-ASSAULT OPS, INCLUDING MILI INFO; & VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE HINTERLAND TO GAIN INFO USEFUL
TO THE LANDING FORCE; & FOR PERFORMING MISCELLANEOUS UNDERWATER AND SURFACE TASKS WITHIN THEIR CAPABILITIES
UNDERWATER DEMOLITION
THE DESTRUCTION OR NEUTRALIZATION OF UNDERWATER OBSTACLES; THIS IS NORMALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS
UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT FORCE
A TASK FORCE OF FLEET AUXILIARIES (CONSISTING OF OILERS, AMMUNITION SHIPS, STORES ISSUE SHIPS, ETC.) ADEQUATELY PROTECTED BY ESCORTS FURNISHED BY THE RESPONSIBLE OPAL CMDR. THE FUNCTION OF THIS FORCE
IS TO PROVIDE UNDERWAY LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR NAVAL FORCES. SEE ALSO FORCE(S)
UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT GROUP
A TASK GROUP CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE LOGISTIC REPLENISHMENT OF SHIPS UNDERWAY BY TRANSFER-ATSEA METHODS
UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT
SEE REPLENISHMENT AT SEA
UNDRO
UN DISASTER RELIEF OFFICE [GU]
UNEXPLODED EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE "
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE WHICH HAS BEEN PRIMED, FUSED, ARMED OR OTHERWISE PREPARED FOR ACTION, & WHICH HAS BEEN FIRED, DROPPED, LAUNCHED, PROJECTED OR PLACED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO OPS,
INSTALLATIONS, PERSONNEL OR MATERIAL & REMAINS UNEXPLODED EITHER BY MALFUNCTION OR DESIGN OR FOR ANY OTHER CAUSE
UNFRONT
UNITED NATL FRONT [VN]
UNGA
UN GENL ASSEMBLY [GU]
UNGA
UN GENL ASSEMBLY [VN]
UNIFIED ACTION ARMED FORCES
A PUBLICATION SETTING FORTH THE PRINCIPLES, DOCTRINES, & FUNCTIONS GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES & PERFORMANCE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN 2 OR MORE SERVICES OR ELEMENTS THEREOF ARE ACTING
TOGETHER. ALSO CALLED UNAAF
UNIFIED COMMAND
A COMMAND WITH A BROAD CONTINUING MISSION UNDER A SINGLE CMDR & COMPOSED OF SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNED COMPONENTS OF 2 OR MORE SERVICES, & WHICH IS ESTABLISHED & SO DESIGNATED BY THE PRES, THROUGH THE
SECDEF WITH THE ADVICE & ASSISTANCE OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, OR, WHEN SO AUTHORIZED BY THE JCS OF STAFF, BY A CMDR OF AN EXISTING UNIFIED COMMAND ESTABLISHED BY THE PRES
UNIFIED OP
A BROAD GENERIC TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE WIDE SCOPE OF ACTIONS TAKING PLACE WITHIN UNIFIED COMMANDS UNDER THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF THE CMDRS OF THOSE COMMANDS
UNIFIED OP
A BROAD GENERIC TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE WIDE SCOPE OF ACTIONS TAKING PLACE WITHIN UNIFIED COMMANDS UNDER THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF THE CMDRS OF THOSE COMMANDS
UNIFORM MATERIEL MOVEMENT & ISSUE PRIORITY SYSTEM
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGULATION 441O6 SPECIFIES INCREMENTAL TIME STANDARDS FOR REQUISITION, ISSUE, & MOVEMENT OF MATERIEL FOR DOD THE TIME STANDARDS APPLY TO ALL TRANSPORTATION MODES IN PEACE & WAR & VARY
ACCORDING TO PRIORITY & ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF THE SHIPMENT THE OVERSEAS SHIPMENT DELIVERY TIME STANDARDS FOR PRIORITY 1 & 2 SHIPMENTS ARE 4 DAYS FOR ALASKA, HAWAII, THE CARIBBEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC, NORTHERN
EUROPE, AFRICA, & THE MEDITERRANEAN, & 5 DAYS FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC
UNIFORMED SERVICES
THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, USCG, NATL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. SEE ALSO MILI DEPARTMENT; MILI SERVICE
UNILATERAL ARMS CONTROL MEASURE
AN ARMS CONTROL COURSE OF ACTION TAKEN BY A NATION WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATING CONCESSION BEING REQUIRED OF OTHER NATIONS
UNILATERAL FUNCTION
THAT FUNCTION OF OPS, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, ADMIN SUPERVISION OF ASSIGNED UNITS & SYSTEMS WHICH ARE NORMALLY PERFORMED ONE OF THE MILI SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED RESPONSE
THE CMDR EXERCISING OPAL COMMAND/CONTROL FOR EXAMPLE, SUPERVISION OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF OPERATING A SERVICE ASSIGNED SYSTEM OR UNIT IS A UNILATERAL FUNCTION
UNINTENTIONAL RADIATION EXPLOITATION
EXPLOITATION FOR OPAL PURPOSES OF NONINFO-BEARING ELEMENTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY UNINTENTIONALLY EMANATED BY TARGETS OF INTEREST
UNIQUE DATA SYSTEM
AN AUTOMATED AIR FORCE DATA SYSTEM THAT IS PECULIAR TO, & STANDARD WITHIN, A SINGLE COMMAND OR AGENCY
UNISERVICE COMMAND
A COMMAND COMPRISED OF FORCES OF A SINGLE SERVICE
UNIT AIRCRAFT
THOSE AIRCRAFT PROVIDED AN AIRCRAFT UNIT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A FLYING MISSION. SEE ALSO AIRCRAFT
UNIT COMBAT READINESS
SEE COMBAT READINESS
UNIT COMMITMENT STATUS
THE DEGREE OF COMMITMENT OF ANY UNIT DESIGNATED & CATEGORIZED AS A FORCE ALLOCATED TO NATO
UNIT EMPLANING OFFICER
(NATO) IN AIR TRANSPORT, A REP OF THE TRANSPORTED UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING THE MOVEMENT OF THAT UNIT
UNIT EQPT
(NATO) THE EQPT PRESCRIBED BY THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION & EQPT, OR NATL EQUIVALENTS PERTAINING TO THAT UNIT. SEE ALSO ESTABLISHMENT
UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE
A SIX-CHARACTER, ALPHANUMERIC CODE THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH ACTIVE, RESERVE, & NATL GUARD UNIT OF THE ARMED FORCES. ALSO CALLED UIC
UNIT LOADING
THE LOADING OF TRP UNITS WITH THEIR EQPT & SUPPLIES IN THE SAME VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, OR LAND VEHICLES. SEE ALSO LOADING
UNIT OF ISSUE
IN ITS SPECIAL STORAGE MEANING, REFERS TO THE QUANTITY OF AN ITEM; AS EACH NUMBER, DOZEN, GALLON, PAIR, POUND, REAM, SET, YARD. USUALLY TERMED UNIT OF ISSUE TO DISTINGUISH FROM "UNIT PRICE." SEE ALSO UNIT
UNIT OF ISSUE
(NATO) SEE UNIT PART 3
UNIT PERSONNEL & TONNAGE TABLE
A TABLE INCLUDED IN THE LOADING PLAN OF A COMBAT-LOADED SHIP AS A RECAPITULATION OF TOTALS OF PERSONNEL & CARGO BY TYPE, LISTING CUBIC MEASUREMENTS AND WEIGHT
UNIT PRICE
THE COST OR PRICE OF AN ITEM OF SUPPLY BASED ON THE UNIT OF ISSUE
UNIT RESERVES
PRESCRIBED QUANTITIES OF SUPPLIES CARRIED BY A UNIT AS A RESERVE TO COVER EMERGENCIES. SEE ALSO RESERVE SUPPLIES
UNIT STRENGTH
(NATO) AS APPLIED TO A FRIENDLY OR ENEMY UNIT, RELATES TO THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL, AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES, ARMAMENT EQPT & VEHICLES & THE TOTAL LOGISTIC CAPABILITIES. SEE ALSO STRENGTH
UNIT TRAINING ASSEMBLY
AN AUTHORIZED & SCHEDULED PERIOD OF UNIT INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING OF A PRESCRIBED LENGTH OF TIME
UNIT TRAINING STANDARD
AN AIR FORCE DIRECTIVE THAT PRESCRIBES THE STANDARDS OF PROFICIENCY CERTAIN UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTAIN & MAINTAIN THROUGH SPECIFIED TRAINING IN ORDER TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS
UNIT TYPE CODE
A FIVE-CHARACTER, ALPHANUMERIC CODE THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH TYPE UNIT OF THE ARMED FORCES. ALSO CALLED UTC
UNIT
1. ANY MILI ELEMENT WHOSE STRUCTURE IS PRESCRIBED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY, SUCH AS A TABLE OF ORGANIZATION & EQPT; SPECIFICALLY, PART OF AN ORGANIZATION. 2. AN ORGANIZATION TITLE OF A SUBDIVISION OF A
GROUP IN A TASK FORCE. 3. A STANDARD OR BASIC QUANTITY INTO WHICH AN ITEM OF SUPPLY IS DIVIDED, ISSUED, OR USED. IN THIS MEANING, ALSO CALLED "UNIT OF ISSUE." 4. WITH REGARD TO RESERVE COMPONENTS
OF THE ARMED FORCES, DENOTES A SELRES UNIT ORGANIZED, EQUIPPED & TRAINED FOR MOBILIZATION TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A UNIT OR TO AUGMENT OR BE AUGMENTED BY ANOTHER UNIT HQ & SUPPORT FUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARTIME MISSIONS ARE
NOT CONSIDERED UNITS
UNITA
Natl Union for the Total Independence of Angola
UNITIZED LOAD
A SINGLE ITEM, OR A NUMBER OF ITEMS PACKAGED, PACKED OR ARRANGED IN A SPECIFIED MANNER & CAPABLE OF BEING HANDLED AS A UNIT. UNITIZATION MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACING THE ITEM OR ITEMS IN A CONTAINER OR BY BANDING THEM
SECURELY TOGETHER. SEE ALSO PALLETIZED UNIT LOAD
UNIV
UNIVERSITY [VN]
UNIVERSAL MACHINE
MACHINE THAT WOULD IMITATE THE FEATURES OF ANOTHER MACHINE
UNIVERSAL POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC GRID '
A MILI GRID PRESCRIBED FOR JOINT USE IN OPS IN LIMITED AREAS & USED FOR OPS REQUIRING PRECISE POSITION RPTING. IT COVERS AREAS BETWEEN THE 80 DEGREE PARALLELS & THE POLES
UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED
(ASCC) A UNIFORM TIME SCALE WHICH APPROXIMATES UNIVERSAL TIME 2 BY OFFSET ADJUSTMENT & STEP ADJUSTMENT IN PHASE AS ANNOUNCED BY THE BUREAU INTERNATL DE L'HEURE
UNIVERSAL TIME
(ASCC) UNIVERSAL TIME O, CORRECTED FOR POLAR MOTION UNIVERSAL TIME REFERENCED TO THE EARTH'S INSTANTANEOUS AXIS, & UNIVERSAL TIME 1, BEING UNIVERSAL TIME O WITH POLAR MOTION REMOVED, IS REFERENCED TO AN ADOPTED
CONVENTIONALLY DEFINED AXIS OF ROTATION
UNIVERSAL TIME
1. THE BASIS FOR COORDINATED DISSEMINATION OF TIME SIGNALS, COUNTED FROM 0000 AT MIDNIGHT ALSO CALLED COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME OR UTC. 4 2. IN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS, THE TIME WHICH GIVES THE EXACT
ROTATIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE EARTH OBTAINED FROM UTC BY APPLYING INCREMENTS DETERMINED BY THE US NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 8 3. THE OFFICIAL CIVIL TIME OF THE UK. FORMERLY CALLED GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT)
UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID '
A GRID COORDINATE SYSTEM BASED ON THE TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION, APPLIED TO MAPS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE EXTENDING TO 84 DEG N & 80 DEG S LATITUDES. ALSO CALLED UTM GRID
UNK
UNKNOWN [GU]
UNKNOWN
1. A CODE MEANING INFO NOT AVAILABLE 2. AN UNIDENTIFIED TARGET
UNLIMITED WAR
NOT TO BE USED. SEE GENERAL WAR
UNNATURAL HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
INCLUDES THE ENVIRONMENTS PRODUCED BY NUCLEAR & NONNUCLEAR WEAPONS PRIMARILY, THIS TERM IS USED TO DENOTE AN ENVIRONMENT RESULTING FROM MAN-MADE WARLIKE ACTIONS IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF ENEMY ACTIONS
ACTIONS BY OUR OWN OR FRIENDLY FORCES
UNOBSERVED FIRE
FIRE FOR WHICH THE POINTS OF IMPACT OR BURST ARE NOT OBSERVED. SEE ALSO FIRE
UNPFK
United Nations Partisan Forces Korea
UNPFRONT
UNITED NATL PEOPLE'S FRONT [VN]
UNPREMEDITATED EXPANSION OF A WAR &
NOT TO BE USED. SEE ESCALATION
UNPREMEDITATED WAR
NOT TO BE USED. SEE ACCIDENTAL ATTACK
UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPATION
FAILURE TO MEET MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT
UNSATISFACTORY ROTATION INDEX
A TERM APPLIED TO AIR FORCE SPECIALTY CODES HAVING INSUFFICIENT CONUS AUTHORIZATIONS TO THEORETICALLY MEET ACCEPTABLE CONUS OVERSEAS PERSONNEL ROTATION PARAMETERS
UNSATISFACTORY RPT
A RPT OF A MATERIEL DEFICIENCY ON AIR FORCE WEAPON SYSTEMS EQPT USED TO ENSURE THAT SUCH DEFICIENCIES ARE IDENTIFIED RPTED TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION
UNSC
UN SECURITY COUNCIL [GU]
UNSC
UN SECURITY COUNCIL [VN]
UNSC
UN SECURITY COUNCIL [VN]
UNSCHEDULED CONVOY PHASE
THE PERIOD IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WAR WHEN CONVOYS ARE INSTITUTED ON AN AD HOC BASIS BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF CONVOY SCHEDULES IN THE REGULAR CONVOY PHASE
UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
THOSE UNPREDICTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PLANNED OR PROGMED BUT REQUIRE PROMPT ATTENTION & MUST BE ADDED TO, INTEGRATED WITH, OR SUBSTITUTED FOR PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED WORKLOADS
UNSECCOUNCIL
UN SECURITY COUNCIL [GU]
UNSURVEYED AREA
(NATO) AN AREA ON A MAP OR CHART WHERE BOTH RELIEF & PLANIMETRIC DATA ARE UNAVAILABLE. SUCH AN AREA IS USUALLY LABELLED "UNSURVEYED." OR AN AREA ON A MAP OR CHART WHICH SHOWS LITTLE OR NO CHARTED DATA BECAUSE ACCURATE INFO IS
LIMITED OR NOT AVAILABLE
UNTAA
UN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION [VN]
UNTAB
UN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BOARD [VN]
UNWANTED CARGO
A CARGO LOADED IN PEACETIME WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE CONSIGNEE COUNTRY IN WARTIME. SEE ALSO CARGO
UNWARNED EXPOSED
THE VULNERABILITY OF FRIENDLY FORCES TO NUCLEAR WEAPON EFFECTS. IN THIS CONDITION, PERSONNEL ARE ASSUMED TO BE STANDING IN THE OPEN AT BURST TIME, BUT HAVE DROPPED TO A PRONE POSITION BY THE TIME THE BLAST WAVE ARRIVES
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE AREAS OF BARE SKIN EXPOSED TO DIRECT THERMAL RADIATION, & SOME PERSONNEL MAY SUFFER DAZZLE. SEE ALSO WARNED EXPOSED; WARNED PROTECTED
UP
IN ARTY & NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT: 1. A TERM USED IN A CALL FOR FIRE TO INDICATE THAT THE TARGET IS HIGHER IN ALTITUDE THAN THE POINT WHICH HAS BEEN USED AS A REFERENCE POINT FOR THE TARGET LOCATION
2. A CORRECTION USED BY AN OBSERVER OR A SPOTTER IN TIME FIRE TO INDICATE THAT AN INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF BURST IS DESIRED
UPI
UNITED PRESS INTERNAT'L [VN]
UPPER LIMIT
(ASCC) THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE VALUE OF THE CHARACTERISTIC BEING MEASURED
UPWARD MOBILITY
A SYSTEMATIC MANAGEMENT EFFORT THAT FOCUSES FEDERAL PERSONNEL POLICY PRACTICE ON THE DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OF AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES GS-1 THROUGH 8, OR EQUIVALENT, WHO
ARE IN OCCUPATIONAL SERIES OR POSITIONS WHICH DO NOT ENABLE THEM REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
URGENCY OF NEED DESIGNATOR
A TERM ACCOMPANIED BY A CAPITAL LETTER (A THROUGH D) WHICH ESTABLISHES THE PRESSURE OF NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A RESOURCE URGENCY OF NEED A REPRESENTS A COMPELLING NECESSITY, THE LACK OF WHICH
HAS CAUSED OR WILL CAUSE A MISSION FAILURE; URGENCY OF NEED B DENOTES A NEED WHICH HAS OR WILL CAUSE MISSION IMPAIRMENT; URGENCY OF NEED C IS USED TO REPRESENT THOSE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED
SOONER THAN ROUTINE HANDLING WILL PERMIT; & URGENCY OF NEED D ESTABLISHES ROUTINE TIME FRAMES COS MUST AUTHENTICATE ALL URGENCY OF NEED A DEMANDS URGENCY OF NEED DESIGNATORS ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSIGNED
FORCE/ACTIVITY DESIGNATORS TO ESTABLISH A POSITIVE RESOURCE DEMAND BASED MISSION IMPORTANCE & THE PRESSURE OF NECESSITY SEE ALSO "PRIORITY DESIGNATOR" IN JCS PUB 1-02
URGENT MINING
IN NAVAL MINE WARFARE, THE LAYING OF MINES WITH CORRECT SPACING BUT NOT IN THE ORDERED OR PLANNED POSITIONS. THE MINES MAY BE LAID EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE ALLOWED AREA IN SUCH POSITIONS THAT THEY WILL HAMPER THE
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY MORE THAN THOSE OF OUR OWN FORCES
URGENT PRIORITY
A CATEGORY OF IMMEDIATE MISSION REQUEST WHICH IS LOWER THAN EMERGENCY PRIORITY BUT TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER ORDINARY PRIORITY: ENEMY ARTY OR MORTAR FIRE WHICH IS FALLING ON FRIENDLY TRPS & CAUSING
CASUALTIES OR ENEMY TRPS OR MECHANIZED UNITS MOVING UP IN SUCH FORCE AS TO THREATEN A BREAK-THROUGH. SEE ALSO IMMEDIATE MISSION REQUEST; PRIORITY OF IMMEDIATE MISSION REQUEST
US ARMED FORCES
USED TO DENOTE COLLECTIVELY ONLY THE REGULAR COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, & USCG. SEE ALSO ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES &
MILI PERSONNEL WITH CROSS TRAINING IN BASIC & SPECIALIZED MILI SKILLS, ORGANIZED INTO SMALL, MULTIPLE-PURPOSE DETACHMENTS WITH THE MISSION TO TRAIN, ORGANIZE, SUPPLY, DIRECT, & CONTROL
INDIGENOUS FORCES IN GUERWAR & COUNTER-INSURGENCY OPS, & TO CONDUCT UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE OPS
US CENTCOMM
US CENTRAL COMMAND [VN]
US CIVIL AUTHORITIES
THOSE ELECTED & APPOINTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS & EMPLOYEES WHO CONSTITUTE THE GOVTS OF THE 50 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, COMMON- WEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, US POSSESSIONS & TERRITORIES,
AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF
US CIVILIAN INTERNEE INFORMATION CNTR 7
THE NATL CNTR OF INFO IN THE US FOR ENEMY & US CIVILIAN INTERNEES
US CONTROLLED SHIPPING &
THAT SHIPPING UNDER US FLAG PLUS THOSE SELECTED SHIPS UNDER FOREIGN FLAG WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNDER "EFFECTIVE US CONTROL," I.E., WHICH CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE US IN TIME OF NATL EMERGENCY
US COUNTRY TEAM
THE SENIOR, IN-COUNTRY, US COORDINATING & SUPERVISING BODY, HEADED BY THE CHIEF OF THE US DIPLOMATIC MISSION, USUALLY AN AMBASSADOR, & COMPOSED OF THE SENIOR MEMBER OF EACH REPRESENTED US DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY
US GOVT
GOVT OF THE US [VN]
US MILI SERVICE FUNDED FOREIGN TRAINING
(DOD TRAINING WHICH IS PROVIDED TO FOREIGN NATLS IN US MILI SERVICE SCHOOLS & INSTALLATIONS UNDER AUTHORITY OTHER THAN THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
US MUNITIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON (MUNSS) SITE
MUNSS SITES ARE COLLOCATED WITH ACTIVE ALLIED HOST NATION BASES AT EACH SITE, A US SQUADRON MAINTAINS US-OWNED MUNITIONS WHICH ARE RELEASED TO THE HOST COUNTRY/BASE DURING WARTIME FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF PROPER US & NATO
AUTHORIZATIONS
US NAVAL FORCES
ALL FORCES & RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE US NAVY & U.S USMC, & THE US USCG WHEN OPERATING AS A PART OF THE NAVY
US POW INFORMATION CNTR 5
THE NATL CNTR OF INFO IN THE US FOR ENEMY & US POWS
US ROLAND
A SHORT RANGE, LOW-ALTITUDE, ALL-WEATHER, ARMY AIRDEF ARTY STA MSL SYSTEM WHICH IS BASED UPON THE FRANCO-GERMAN ROLAND III MSL SYSTEM
US STRATEGIC ARMY FORCES
THAT PART OF THE ARMY, NORMALLY LOCATED IN THE CONTINENTAL US, WHICH IS TRAINED, EQUIPPED, & MAINTAINED FOR EMPLOYMENT AT NATL LEVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PLANS
US-DIEM
US-DIEM [VN]
US
United States
US
UNITED STATES [GU]
US
UNITED STATES [VN]
USA
US ARMY [VN]
USAF DICTIONARYAF MANUAL 11-1THROUGHPUT
SEAPORT OR AIRPORT MOVEMENT CAPABILITY IS A FUNCTION OF RECEPTION, DISCHARGE, & CLEARANCE CAPABILITY--THE LESSER OF THESE IS THE ESTIMATED THROUGHPUT
USAF FORCE & FINANCIAL PROGRAM
(1) THE AGGREGATION OF ALL PROG ELEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE AIR FORCE SET FORTH IN INDIVIDUAL PROG ELEMENT SUMMARY DATA FORMS, DESCRIPTIVE DATA SHEETS, ETC, AS APPROVED BY THE SECDEF & AS MODIFIED
BY APPROVED PROG CHANGE PROPOSALS, FINANCIAL REPROGMING ACTIONS, SUBJECT ISSUES, OR OTHER SECDEF DECISIONS & BELOW THRESHOLD CHANGES IT PROJECTS FORCE DATA 8 YEARS & COSTS FIVE YEARS BEYOND
THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THE FORCE & FINANCIAL PROGRAM DOES NOT, ITSELF, REPRESENT AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT ANY PROGS OR OBLIGATE ANY FUNDS (2) ANY ACTIONS WHICH AFFECT THE USAF FORCE FINANCIAL PROGRAM APPLY EQUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIVE-YEAR
FORCE STRUCTURE & FINANCIAL PROGRAM SINCE ALL CHANGES ARE ROUTINELY REFLECTED IN BOTH DOCUMENTS
USAF GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
THE 1ST DOCUMENT IN THE USAF PLANNING PROCESS IT A SOURCE REFERENCE & ESTABLISHES THE LONG-RANGE PERSPECTIVE FOR AIR FORCE PLANNING IT IS DERIVED FROM INTERCHANGES BETWEEN THE SECY, THE CHIEF
OF STAFF, & THE LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION OF THE HQ AIR FORCE STAFF
USAF PLANNING GUIDANCE MEMORANDUM
A PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT PRESENTS BROAD "TOP DOWN" GUIDANCE FROM THE SECY OF THE AIR FORCE & THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES GUIDANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AIR FORCE PLANNING
PROCESS
USAF PLANNING PROCESS
THE DELIBERATE PROCEDURE USED BY THE AIR FORCE TO PLAN STRATEGY FORCES, WHILE INTERFACING WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE & JCS STAFF REQUIREMENTS THIS PROCESS GIVES DIRECTIONS TO THE PLANNING,
PROGRAMMING, & BUDGETING SYSTEM WHILE PROVIDING LONG-RANGE & MID-RANGE STRATEGY & FORCE GUIDANCE TO THE AIR STAFF & THE MAJOR AIR COMMAND PLANNERS
USAF RESERVE
ALL RESERVES OF THE AIR FORCE EXCEPT THOSE UNITS, ORGANIZATIONS, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THE AIR NATL GUARD OF THE US SEE ALSO "AIR RESERVE COMPONENTS" ALSO CALLED USAFR
USAF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
USAF FORCES SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED, TRAINED, EQUIPPED TO CONDUCT SPECIAL OPS ALSO SEE SPECIAL OPS JCS PUB 1-02
USAF SPECIAL OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS & ACTIVITIES OF USAF FORCES IN THE CONDUCT OF COUNTERINSURGENCY OPS, PSYCHOLOGICAL OPS, UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE, &/OR RELATED FUNCTIONS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED ADJUNCTS TO IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS OTHER OPS USAF SPECIAL
OPERATIONS ASSIST SELECTED FOREIGN NATIONS IN DEVELOPING THEIR CAPABILITY IN INTERNAL DEFENSE, INTERNAL SECURITY, & NATION BDLG/MILI CIVIC ACTION PROGS
USAF
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE [GU]
USAF
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE [VN]
USAF
US AIR FORCE [GU]
USAF
US AIR FORCE [VN]
USAID
US Agency for Intemational Development
USAID
US AGENCY FOR INTERNAT'L DEVELOPMENT (AID) [VN]
USAR
USARMY RESERVE [GU]
USARMYFMR
US ARMY FORCES MILI REGION [VN]
USARPAC
US ARMY, PACIFIC COMMAND [VN]
USARV
US ARMY, REPUBLIC OF V'NAM [VN]
USASESS
US ARMY SOUTHEASTERN SIGNAL SCHOOL [VN]
USASTRACOM
US ARMY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS [VN]
USC
US CODE [GU]
USCC
US CENTRAL COMMAND [GU]
USCENTCOM
US CENTRAL COMMAND [GU]
USCENTCOM
US CENTRAL COMMAND [VN]
USCG
COAST GUARD [GU]
USCG
COAST GUARD [VN]
USCG
US COAST GUARD [VN]
USCGMEN
COASTGUARDSMEN [GU]
USCGMEN
COASTGUARDSMEN [VN]
USCINCCENT
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, US CENTRAL COMMAND [GU]
USDB
US DISCIPLINARY BARRCKS, FT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS [VN]
USDEL
US DELEGATION [VN]
USECMMD
US EUROPEAN COMMAND [GU]
USEUCOM
US EUROPEAN COMMAND [GU]
USFV
US FORCES [VN]
USG
US GOV'T [VN]
USG
US GOVT [GU]
USIA
US INFO AGENCY [GU]
USIA
US INFO AGENCY [VN]
USIA
US INFORMATION AGENCY [VN]
USIBF
US-IQ BUSINESS FORUM (WASHGTN) [GU]
USIS
US INFORMATION SERVICE [VN]
USMC
MARINE CORPS [VN]
USMC
US MARINE CORPS [GU]
USMC
US MARINE CORPS [GU]
USMC
US MARINE CORPS [VN]
USN
US NAVY [GU]
USN
US NAVY [VN]
USN
US NAVY [W2]
USNAVCENT
US NAVY, US CENTRAL COMMAND [GU]
USNB
NAVAL BASE [GU]
USNB
NAVAL BASE [VN]
USNR
US NAVY RESERVE [GU]
USO
UNITED SERVICE ORG [GU]
USO
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION [VN]
USOM
US OPERATIONS MISSION [VN]
USPACCOM
US PACIFIC COMMAND [GU]
USS AUGUSTA
OMAR BRADELY FLAGSHIP FOR D-DAY LANDING [W2]
USS
US SHIP [GU]
USSF
US SPECIAL FORCE [GU]
USSF
US SPECIAL FORCE [VN]
USSOCOM
US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND [GU]
USSPACECOM
US SPACE COMMAND [GU]
USSR
SOVIET UNION [VN]
USSR
UNION (OF) SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS [GU]
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR
USSR UNION [VN]
USTRANSCOM
US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
USTRANSCOM
US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND [GU]
UTAH
CODE NAME, NORMANDY BEACH ASSAULTED BY TROOPS OF US VII CORPS ON D-DAY [W2]
UTCSEE
UNIVERSAL TIME
UTILIDOR
AN INSULATED, HEATED CONDUIT BUILT BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE OR SUPPORTED ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE TO PROTECT THE CONTAINED WATER, STEAM, SEWAGE, AND FIRE LINES FROM FREEZING
UTILITIES
MARINE NAME FOR FATIGUES [VN]
UTILITY HELICOPTER
MULTI-PURPOSE HELICOPTER CAPABLE OF LIFTING TRPS BUT MAY BE USED IN A COMMAND & CONTROL, LOGISTICS, CASUALTY EVACUATION OR ARMED HELICOPTER ROLE
UTILIZATION RATE
THE AMOUNT OF FLYING TIME PRODUCED IN A SPECIFIC PERIOD EXPRESSED IN HOURS PER PERIOD PER AIRCRAFT - ALSO CALLED FLYING HOUR RATE (1) NORMAL RATE THE FLYING HOUR RATE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT PEACE TIME
OPS (RELATED TO NORMAL WORKWEEK (2) EMERGENCY RATE THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED FLYING HOUR RATE REQUIRED SUPPORT EMERGENCY OPS (RELATED TO EMERGENCY WORKWEEK (3) WARTIME (SURGE) RATE THE MAXIMUM FLYING HOUR RATE REQUIRED
SUPPORT WARTIME OPS (RELATED TO WARTIME WORKWEEK)
UTMGRID
SEE ALSO UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID
UUM44ASEE SUBMARINE ROCKET
UV
Ukrayinska Viyskova Orhaniztsiya (Organization of Ukrainian Natlists in Russia)
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