text: Military Terms
  —V—
  validate — (DOD) Execution procedure used by combatant command components, supporting combatant
  commanders, and providing organizations to confirm to the supported commander and United States
  Transportation Command that all the information records in a time-phased force and deployment data not only
  are error-free for automation purposes, but also accurately reflect the current status, attributes, and availability
  of units and requirements. (JP 5-0)
  vee formation — A movement formation with two elements abreast and one or more elements trailing. (FM 3-
  90)
  vehicle distance — The clearance between vehicles in a column which is measured from the rear of one vehicle
  to the front of the following vehicle. (ATP 3-21.20) See also march column, march serial, march unit.
  vehicle-borne improvised explosive device — (DOD A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner
  on a vehicle incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to
  destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. (JP 3-10) Also called VBIED.
  verification — (DOD) 1. In arms control, any action, including inspection, detection, and identification, taken to
  ascertain compliance with agreed measures. (JP 3-41)
  vertical envelopment — A variation of envelopment where air-dropped or airlanded troops attack an enemy
  forces rear, flank, or both. (FM 3-90)
  vertical interval — The difference in altitude between the unit or observer and the target or point of burst. (ATP
  3-09.50)
  vetting — (DOD) A part of target development that assesses the accuracy of the supporting intelligence to
  targeting. (JP 3-60)
  visual information — (DOD) Various visual media with or without sound that generally includes still and motion
  photography, audio video recording, graphic arts, and visual presentations. (JP 3-61) Also called VI.
  Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement — (DOD) An agreement that provides the Department of Defense
  with assured access to United States flag assets, both vessel capacity and intermodal systems, to meet
  Department of Defense contingency requirements. Also called VISA. (JP 3-36)
  vulnerabilities — Characteristics, motives, or conditions of the target audience that can be used to influence
  behavior. (FM 3-53)
  vulnerability — (DOD) 2. The characteristics of a system that can cause it to be degraded (incapability to
  perform the designated function or mission) as a result of being subjected to a certain level of effects in an
  unnatural (man-made) hostile environment. (JP 3-60)
  —W—
  waiting area — Locations on both banks (or sides) that are adjacent to the route or axis used for the
  concealment of vehicles, troops, and equipment while an element is waiting to resume movement. (ATP 3-
  90.4)
  warfighting function — A group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that commanders use to
  accomplish missions and training objectives. (ADP 3-0)
  warning intelligence — (DOD) Those intelligence activities intended to detect and report time-sensitive
  intelligence information on foreign developments that forewarn of hostile actions or intention against United
  States entities, partners, or interests. (JP 2-0)
  warning order — (DOD) 1. A preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow. 2. A planning directive that
  initiates the development and evaluation of military courses of action by a commander. (JP 5-0) Also called
  WARNORD.
  wartime reserve modes — (DOD) Characteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications,
  navigation aids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that will contribute to military
  effectiveness if unknown to, or misunderstood by, opposing commanders before they are used but could be
  exploited or neutralized if known in advance. (JP 3-85) Also called WARM.
  waste discharge — The accidental or intentional spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or
  dumping of a hazardous waste into or onto any land or water. (ATP 3-34.5)
  weapon engagement zone — (DOD) In air defense, airspace of defined dimensions within which the
  responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with a particular weapon system. (JP 3-01) Also
  called WEZ.
  weaponeering — (DOD) The process of determining the specific means required to create a desired effect on a
  given target. (JP 3-60)