text: Glossary
  joint force commander
  (joint) A general term applied to a combatant commander, sub-unified commander, or joint task force
  commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control
  over a joint force. Also called JFC. (JP 1)
  joint operations area
  (joint) An area of land, sea, and airspace, defined by a geographic combatant commander or
  subordinate unified commander, in which a joint force commander (normally a joint task force
  commander) conducts military operations to accomplish a specific mission. Also called JOA. (JP 3-0)
  joint task force
  (joint) A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the Secretary of Defense, a combatant
  commander, a sub-unified commander, or an existing joint task force commander. Also called JTF. (JP
  1)
  letter of assist
  A contractual document issued by the United Nations to a government authorizing it to provide goods
  or services to a peacekeeping operation. Also called LOA. (JP 1-06)
  *limited depositary account
  A checking account in a U.S. or foreign commercial bank that is designated by the Treasury
  Department to receive deposits from Disbursing Officers for credit to their official limited depositary
  checking accounts.
  *managers’ internal control program
  Provides reasonable assurance that establishes accountability and control procedures to comply with
  applicable laws and regulations.
  mission command
  (Army) The exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable
  discipline initiative within the commander’s intend to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the
  conduct of unified land operations. (ADP 6-0)
  multinational operations
  (joint) A collective term to describe military actions conducted by forces of two or more nations,
  usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance. (JP 3-16)
  nation assistance
  (joint) Assistance rendered to a nation by foreign forces within that nation’s territory based on
  agreements mutually concluded between nations. (JP 3-0)
  noncombatant evacuation operations
  (joint) Operations directed by the Department of State, or other appropriate authority, in conjuction
  with the Department of Defense, whereby noncombatants are evacuated from foreign countries when
  their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster to safe havens as designated by the
  Department of State. Also called NEOs. (JP 3-68)
  nongovernmental organizations
  (joint) A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering;
  and/or promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human
  rights, and conflict resolution; and/or encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and
  civil society. Also called NGOs. (JP 3-08)
  *obligation management