text: Glossary
  land domain
  The area of the Earth’s surface ending at the high water mark and overlapping with the maritime
  domain in the landward segment of the littorals. (JP 3-31)
  large-scale combat operations
  Extensive joint combat operations in terms of scope and size of forces committed, conducted as a
  campaign aimed at achieving operational and strategic objectives. (ADP 3-0)
  leadership
  The activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the
  mission and improve the organization. (ADP 6-22)
  *lethality
  The capability and capacity to destroy.
  levels of warfare
  A framework for defining and clarifying the relationship among national objectives, the operational
  approach, and tactical tasks. (ADP 1-01)
  lighterage
  The process in which small craft are used to transport cargo or personnel from ship-to-shore using
  amphibians, landing craft, discharge lighters, causeways, and barges. (JP 4-01.6)
  lodgment
  A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes
  the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for subsequent
  operations. (JP 3-18)
  main effort
  A designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission
  success. (ADP 3-0)
  maritime domain
  The oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the airspace above these, including the
  littorals. (JP 3-32)
  meeting engagement
  A combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy
  at an unexpected time and place. (ADP 3-90)
  military engagement
  Contact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed Forces of the United States and
  those of another nation’s armed forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies, to
  build trust and confidence, share information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain influence.
  (JP 3-0)
  mobile defense
  A type of defensive operation that concentrates on the destruction or defeat of the enemy through a
  decisive attack by a striking force. (ADP 3-90)
  mobility
  A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while
  retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission. (JP 3-36)
  mobility tasks
  Those combined arms activities that mitigate the effects of obstacles to enable freedom of movement
  and maneuver. (ATP 3-90.4)
  mobilization
  The process by which the Armed Forces of the United States, or part of them, are brought to a state of
  readiness for war or other national emergency. (JP 4-05)