text: Glossary
  command and control system
  (Army) The arrangement of people, processes, networks, and command posts that enable commanders
  to conduct operations. (ADP 6-0)
  command and control warfighting function
  The related tasks and a system that enable commanders to synchronize and converge all elements of
  combat power. (ADP 3-0)
  command post
  A unit headquarters where the commander and staff perform their activities. (FM 6-0)
  common-user logistics
  Materiel or service support shared with or provided by two or more Services, Department of Defense
  agencies, or multinational partners to another Service, Department of Defense agency, non-Department
  of Defense agency, and/or multinational partner in an operation. (JP 4-09)
  consolidate gains
  Activities to make enduring any temporary operational success and to set the conditions for a
  sustainable security environment, allowing for a transition of control to other legitimate authorities.
  (ADP 3-0)
  consolidation area
  The portion of the land commander’s area of operations that may be designated to facilitate freedom of
  action, consolidate gains through decisive action, and set conditions to transition the area of operations
  to follow on forces or other legitimate authorities. (ADP 3-0)
  coordinating authority
  A commander or individual who has the authority to require consultation between the specific
  functions or activities involving forces of two or more Services, joint force components, or forces of
  the same Service or agencies, but does not have the authority to compel agreement. (JP 1)
  cross-domain fires
  Fires executed in one domain to create effects in a different domain. (ADP 3-19)
  culminating point
  The point at which a force no longer has the capability to continue its form of operations, offense or
  defense. (JP 5-0)
  decisive action
  The continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability operations or defense
  support of civil authority tasks. (ADP 3-0)
  decisive operation
  The operation that directly accomplishes the mission. (ADP 3-0)
  decisive point
  Key terrain, key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, enables commanders to gain a
  marked advantage over an enemy or contribute materially to achieving success. (JP 5-0)
  deep area
  Where the commander sets conditions for future success in close combat. (ADP 3-0)
  destroy
  A tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is
  reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform
  any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt. (FM 3-90-1)