text: Military Terms
  classes of supply — (DOD) The ten categories into which supplies are grouped to facilitate supply
  management and planning. I. Rations and gratuitous issue of health, morale, and welfare items. II. Clothing,
  individual equipment, tentage, tool sets, and administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment. III.
  Petroleum, oils, and lubricants. IV. Construction materials. V. Ammunition. VI. Personal demand items. VII.
  Major end items, including tanks, helicopters, and radios. VIII. Medical. IX. Repair parts and components for
  equipment maintenance. X. Nonstandard items to support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and
  economic development. (JP 4-09) [Note. Army doctrine also includes a miscellaneous category comprising
  water, captured enemy material, and salvage material.]
  clear — A tactical mission task in which a unit eliminates all enemy forces within an assigned area. (FM 3-90)
  clearance of fires — The process by which the supported commander ensures that fires or their effects will
  have no unintended consequences on friendly units or the scheme of maneuver. (FM 3-09)
  clearing — A mobility (focused on movement) task performed by follow-on engineers and explosive ordnance
  disposal that involves the total elimination or neutralization of an obstacle. (ATP 3-90.4)
  close air support — (DOD) Air action by Aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly
  forces and that require detailed integration of each Air mission with the fire and movement of those forces. (JP
  3-0) Also called CAS.
  close area — The portion of the commander’s area of operations where the majority of subordinate maneuver
  forces conduct close combat. (ADP 3-0)
  close combat — Warfare carried out on land in a direct-fire fight, supported by direct and indirect fires, and
  other assets. (ADP 3-0)
  close operations — Tactical actions of subordinate maneuver forces and the forces providing immediate sup
  them, whose purpose is to employ maneuver and fires to close with and destroy enemy forces. (FM 3-0)
  close quarters battle — Sustained combative tactics, techniques, and procedures employed by small, highly
  trained special operations forces using special purpose weapons, munitions, and demolitions to recover
  specified personnel, equipment, or material. (ADP 3-05)
  close support — (DOD) That action of the supporting force against targets or objectives which are sufficiently
  near the supported force as to require detailed integration or coordination of the supporting action. (JP 3-31)
  code word — (DOD) 1. A word that has been assigned a classification and a classified meaning to safeguard
  intentions and information regarding a classified plan or operation. 2. A cryptonym used to identify sensitive
  intelligence data. (JP 3-50)
  collaborative planning — Two or more echelons planning together in real time, sharing information,
  perceptions, and ideas to develop their respective plans simultaneously. (ADP 5-0)
  collateral damage — (DOD) A form of collateral effect that causes unintentional or incidental injury or damage
  to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. (JP 3-60)
  collection — (DOD) In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to
  processing elements. (JP 2-0)
  collection asset — (DOD) A collection system, platform, or capability that is supporting, assigned to, or attached
  to a particular commander. (JP 2-0)
  collection management — (DOD) In intelligence usage, the process of converting intelligence requirements into
  collection requirements, establishing priorities, tasking or coordinating with appropriate collection sources or
  agencies, monitoring results, and retasking, as required. (JP 2-0)
  collection manager — (DOD) An individual with responsibility for the timely and efficient tasking of organic
  collection resources and the development of requirements for theater and national assets that could satisfy
  specific information needs in support of the mission. (JP 2-00) Also called CM.
  collection operations management — (DOD) The authoritative direction, scheduling, and control of specific
  collection operations and associated processing, exploitation, and reporting resources. (JP 2-0) Also called
  COM.
  collection plan — (DOD) A systematic scheme to optimize the employment of all available collection capabilities
  and associated processing, exploitation, and dissemination resources to satisfy specific information
  requirements. (JP 2-0).
  collection point(s) (patient or casualty) — A specific location where casualties are assembled to be
  transported to a medical treatment facility. It is usually predesignated and may or may not be staffed. (FM 4-
  02)