text: Glossary
  security operations
  Those operations performed by commanders to provide early and accuratewarning of enemy
  operations, to provide the forces being protected with time and maneuver space within which to react
  to the enemy, and to develop the situation to allow commanders to effectively use theirprotected
  forces. (ADP 3-90)
  security sector reform
  (DOD) A comprehensive set of programs and activities undertaken by a host nation to improve the
  way it provides safety, security, and justice. (JP 3-07)
  sequential relief in place
  Occurs when each element within the relieved unit is relieved in succession, from right to left or left to
  right, depending on how it is deployed. (ADP 3-90)
  shaping operation
  An operation at any echelon that creates and presrves conditions for success of the decisive operation
  through effects on the enemy, other actors, and the terrain. (ADP 3-0)
  simultaneity
  The execution of related and mutually supporting tasks at the same time across multiple locations and
  domains. (ADP 3-0)
  simultaneous relief in place
  Occurs when all elements are relieved at the same time. (ADP 3-90)
  single envelopment
  A form of maneuver that results from maneuvering around one assailable flank of a designated enemy
  force. (FM 3-90-1)
  situational understanding
  The product of applying analysis and judgment to relevant information to determine the relationship
  among the operational and mission variables. (ADP 6-0)
  special reconnaissance
  (DOD) Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or
  diplomatically and/or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or
  operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces.
  (JP 3-05)
  spoiling attack
  A tactical maneuver employed to seriously impair a hostile attack while the enemy is in the process of
  forming or assembling for an attack. (FM 3-90-1)
  stability mechanism
  The primary method through which friendly forces affect civilians in order to attain conditions that
  support establishing a lasting, stable peace. (ADP 3-0)
  stability operation
  An operation conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national
  power to establish or maintain a secure environment and provide essential governmental services,
  emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. (ADP 3-0)
  staff section
  A grouping of staff members by area of expertise under a coordinating, special, or personal staff
  officer. (FM 6-0)
  staggered relief in place
  Occurs when a commander relieves each element in a sequence determined by the tactical situation,
  not its geographical orientation. (ADP 3-90)