text: Military Terms
  safe area — (Army) A designated area in hostile or denied territory that offers a reasonable chance for a
  resistance organization to conduct clandestine activities without compromise. (ATP 3-18.1)
  safe house — An innocent appearing house or premises established by an organization for the purpose of
  conducting clandestine activity in relative security. (FM 1-02.1)
  safe site — A location (indoors, outdoors, rural, or urban) that provides security to clandestinely and temporarily
  conceal the existence of a person, object, or activity. (FM 1-02.1)
  safe-conduct pass — A document issued by a commander of belligerent forces, but to persons residing or
  traveling outside territory occupied by such forces, to enter and remain within or pass through areas occupied
  by such forces. (FM 6-27)
  safety factor — The ratio of the strength of the rope to the working load. (ATP 4-14)
  salvage — (DOD) 1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but is in such condition
  that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its repair or rehabilitation for use as a
  unit is clearly impractical. 2. The saving or rescuing of condemned, discarded, or abandoned property, and of
  materials contained therein, for reuse, refabrication, or scrapping. (JP 4-0)
  scheduled target — (DOD) Planned target upon which fires or other actions are scheduled for prosecution at a
  specified time. (JP 3-60)
  scheme of fires — (DOD) The detailed, logical sequence of targets and fire support events to find and engage
  targets to support the commander’s objectives. (JP 3-09)
  science of tactics — The understanding of those military aspects of tactics—capabilities, techniques and
  procedures—that can be measured and codified. (ADP 3-90)
  scientific and technical intelligence — (DOD) The product resulting from the collection, evaluation, analysis,
  and interpretation of foreign scientific and technical information that covers: a. foreign developments in basic
  and applied research and in applied engineering techniques; and b. scientific and technical characteristics,
  capabilities, and limitations of all foreign military systems, weapons, weapon systems, and materiel; the
  research and development related thereto; and the production methods employed for their manufacture. (JP 2-
  0)Also called S&TI.
  screen — A type of security operation that primarily provides early warning to the protected force. (ADP 3-90).
  seabasing — (DOD) The deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, sustainment, and re-
  employment of joint power from the sea without reliance on land bases within the operational area. (JP 3-02)
  See also amphibious operation.
  SEAL delivery vehicle team — (DOD) United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct
  special operations with SEAL delivery vehicles, dry deck shelters, and other submersibles. (JP 3-05)
  SEAL team — (DOD) United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations
  with an emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments. (JP 3-05)
  seaport — (DOD) A land facility designated for reception of personnel or materiel moved by sea, and that serves
  as an authorized port of entrance into or departure from the country in which located. (JP 3-36)
  search — (DOD) A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within
  visibility. (JP 3-50)
  search and attack — A variation of a movement to contact where a friendly force conducts coordinated attacks
  to defeat a distributed enemy force. (FM 3-90)
  search and rescue — (DOD) The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescue teams and
  equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in a permissive environment. (JP 3-
  50)Also called SAR.
  search and rescue numerical encryption grid — (DOD) A predesignated ten-letter word without repeated
  letters used exclusively by recovery forces or isolated personnel to encrypt numerical data such as position,
  time, and/or headings in a covert manner. (JP 3-50)
  search and rescue point — (DOD) A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolated personnel
  provide their position to recovery forces. (JP 3-50) Also called SARDOT.
  section — A tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad. (ADP 3-
  90)
  sector — An operational area assigned to a unit in the defense that has rear and lateral boundaries and
  interlocking fires. (FM 3-0)
  sector of fire — That area assigned to a unit or weapon system in which it will engage the enemy according to
  the established engagement priorities. (FM 3-90)