text: Glossary
  Army personnel recovery
  The military efforts taken to prepare for and execute the recovery and reintegration of isolated
  personnel. (FM 3-50)
  *assault
  (Army) A short and violent well-ordered attack against a local objective.
  assault position
  A covered and concealed position short of the objective from which final preparations are made to
  assault the objective. (ADP 3-90)
  assault time
  The moment to attack the initial objectives throughout the geographical scope of the operation.
  (ADP 3-90)
  *assembly area
  An area a unit occupies to prepare for an operation.
  *attack
  A type of offensive operation that defeats enemy forces, seizes terrain, or secures terrain.
  *attack by fire
  A tactical mission task using direct and indirect fires to engage an enemy from a distance.
  attack by fire position
  The general position from which a unit performs the tactical task of attack by fire. (ADP 3-90)
  attack position
  (Army) The last position an attacking force occupies or passes through before crossing the line of
  departure. (ADP 3-90)
  axis of advance
  The general area through which the bulk of a unit’s combat power must move. (ADP 3-90)
  base defense
  Consists of the local military measures, both normal and emergency, required to nullify or reduce the
  effectiveness of enemy attacks on, or sabotage of, a base, to ensure that the maximum capacity of its
  facilities is available to United States forces. (JP 3-10).
  basic load
  (DOD) The quantity of supplies required to be on hand within, and moved by a unit or formation,
  expressed according to the wartime organization of the unit or formation and maintained at the
  prescribed levels. (JP 4-09)
  battle damage assessment
  The estimate of damage composed of physical and functional damage assessment, as well as target
  system assessment, resulting from the application of fires. (JP 3-0)
  battle drill
  Rehearsed and well understood actions made in response to common battlefield occurrences.
  (ADP 3-90)
  *battle handover
  A coordinated mission between two units that transfers responsibility for fighting an enemy force from
  one unit to another.
  battle handover line
  A designated phase line where responsibility transitions from the stationary force to the moving force
  and vice versa. (ADP 3-90)
  battle position
  A defensive location oriented on a likely enemy avenue of approach. (ADP 3-90)