text: Glossary
  foreign assistance
  Support for foreign nations that can be provided through development assistance, humanitarian
  assistance, and security assistance. (JP 3-0)
  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).
  rules of engagement
  Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and limitations
  under which United States forces will initiate and/ or continue combat engagement with other forces
  encountered. (JP 3-84)
  security cooperation
  Department of Defense interactions with foreign security establishments to build relationships that
  promote specific United States security interests, develop allied and partner military and security
  capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide United States forces with
  peacetime and contingency access to allies and partners. (JP 3-20).
  security force assistance
  The Department of Defense activities that support the development of the capability and capacity of
  foreign security forces and their supporting institutions. (JP 3-20)
  security forces
  Duly constituted military, paramilitary, police, and constabulary forces of a state. (JP 3-22)
  security sector reform
  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)
  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)
  stabilization activities
  Various military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination
  with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment and
  provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian
  relief. (JP 3-0)
  support
  The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or sustains other forces in accordance with a
  directive requiring such action. (JP 1, Volume 2)