text: Glossary
  USMC United States Marine Corps W
  UXO unexploded ordnance WARNORD warning order
  WFF warfighting function
  V
  WIT weapons intelligence team
  VBIED vehicle-borne, improvised
  explosive device
  X
  VIP very important person
  XO executive officer
  Section II—TERMS
  advisor
  A military member who conducts operations that train Host Nation military individuals
  and units in tactical employment, sustainment, and integration of land, air, and maritime
  skills; provide advice and assisstance to military leaders, and provide training on tactics,
  techniques, and procedures required to protect the HN from subversion, lawlessness,
  and insurgency, and develop indigenous individual, leader, organizational skills.
  ambush
  A form of attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed positions on a moving
  or temporarily halted enemy (FM 3-0).
  area defense
  A type of defensive operation that concentrates on denying enemy forces access to designated
  terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright (FM 3-0).
  area of interest
  (Joint) That area of concern to the commander, including the area of influence, areas adjacent
  thereto, and extending into enemy territory to the objectives of current or planned operations.
  This area also includes areas occupied by enemy forces who could jeopardize the
  accomplishment of the mission (JP 1-02).
  area of operations
  An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and naval forces. Areas
  of operations do not typically encompass the entire operational area of the joint force
  commander, but should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their
  missions and protect their forces (JP 1-02).
  area security
  A form of security operations conducted to protect friendly forces, installation routes,
  and actions within a specific area (FM 3-90).
  assessment
  (Army) The continuous monitoring and evaluation of the current situation and progress of an
  operation (FMI 5-0.1).
  *asymmetric warfare
  Conflict in which a weaker opponent uses unorthodox or surprise tactics to attack weak
  points of a stronger opponent, especially if the tactics include terrorism, guerrilla warfare,
  criminal activity, subversion, or propaganda.