text: Glossary
  joint terminal attack controller
  A qualified (certified) Service member who, from a forward position, directs the action of combat
  aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations. (JP 3-09.3)
  kill box
  A three-dimensional permissive fire support coordination measure with an associated airspace
  coordinating measure used to facilitate the integration of fires. (JP 3-09)
  large-scale combat operations
  Extensive joint combat operations in terms of scope and size of forces committed, conducted as a
  campaign aimed at achieving operational and strategic objectives. (ADP 3-0)
  law of war
  That part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. (JP 3-84)
  lethality
  The capability and capacity to destroy. (FM 3-0)
  Level I threat
  A small enemy force that can be defeated by those units normally operating in the echelon support area
  or by the perimeter defenses established by friendly bases and base clusters. (ATP 3-91)
  Level II threat
  An enemy force or activities that can be defeated by a base or base cluster’s defensive capabilities
  when augmented by a response force. (ATP 3-91)
  Level III threat
  An enemy force or activities beyond the defensive capability of both the base and base cluster and any
  local reserve or response force. (ATP 3-91)
  limit of advance
  A phase line used to control forward progress of the attack. (ADP 3-90)
  line of contact
  A general trace delineating the locations where friendly and enemy forces are engaged. (ADP 3-90)
  line of departure
  In land warfare, a line designated to coordinate the departure of attack elements. (JP 3-31)
  lodgment
  A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes
  the continuous landing of troops and material possible and provides the maneuver space for subsequent
  operations. (JP 3-18)
  main battle area
  The area where the commander intends to deploy the bulk of their unit to defeat an attacking enemy.
  (FM 3-90)
  main effort
  A designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission
  success. (ADP 3-0)
  maritime domain
  The oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the airspace above these, including the
  littorals. (JP 3-32)
  massed fire
  Fire from a number of weapons directed at a single point or small area. (JP 3-02)
  mensuration
  The process of measurement of a feature or location on the Earth to determine an absolute latitude,
  longitude, and elevation. (JP 3-60)