text: Glossary
  contiguous area of operations
  Where all a commander’s subordinate forces’ areas of operations share one or more common
  boundary. (FM 3-90-1)
  control
  (Army) The regulation of forces and warfighting functions to accomplish the mission in accordance
  with the commander’s intent. (ADP 6-0)
  control measure
  A means of regulating forces or warfighting functions. (ADP 6-0)
  cordon and search
  A technique of conducting a movement to contact that involves isolating a target area and searching
  suspected locations within that target area to capture or destroy possible enemy forces and contraband.
  (FM 3-90-1)
  counterattack
  Attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes
  as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general
  objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy’s purpose in attacking. In sustained
  defensive operations, it isundertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives.
  (FM 3-90-1)
  countering weapons of mass destruction
  (DOD) Efforts against actors of concern to curtail the conceptualization, development, possession,
  proliferation, use, andeffects of weapons of mass destruction, related expertise, materials,
  technologies, and means of delivery. (JP 3-40)
  counterreconnaissance
  A tactical mission task that encompasses all measures taken by a commander to counter enemy
  reconnaissance and surveillance efforts. Counterreconnaissance is not a distinct mission, but a
  component of all forms of security operations. (FM 3-90-1)
  *cover
  Protection from the effects of fires.
  cover
  (Army) A type of security operation done independent of the main body to protect them by fighting to
  gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body.
  (ADP3-90)
  covering force
  (Army) A self-contained force capable of operating independently of the main body, unlike a screen or
  guard force to conduct the cover task. (FM 3-90-2)
  covering force area
  The area forward of the forward edge of the battle area out to the forward positions initially assigned to
  the covering force. It is here that the covering force executes assigned tasks. (FM3-90-2)
  cross-domain fires
  Fires executed in one domain to create effects in a different domain. (ADP 3-19)
  cueing
  The integration of one or more types of reconnaissance or surveillance systems to provide information
  that directs follow-on collection of more detailed information by another system. (FM 3-90-2)
  cyberspace
  (DOD) A global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent networks
  of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the Internet, telecommunications
  networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. (JP 3-12)