text: Military Terms
  consolidate — To organize and strengthen a captured position to use it against the enemy. (FM 3-90)
  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)
  constraint — (Army) A restriction placed on the command by a higher command. A constraint dictates an action
  or inaction, thus restricting the freedom of action a subordinate commander. (FM 5-0)
  contact point — (DOD) 1. In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two or more units are
  required to make contact. (JP 3-50) Also called CP.
  contact procedure — (DOD) Predesignated actions taken by isolated personnel and recovery forces that permit
  link-up between the two parties in hostile territory. (JP 3-50)
  contain — A tactical mission task in which a unit stops, holds, or surrounds an enemy force. (FM 3-90)
  container — (DOD) An article of transport equipment that meets American National Standards
  Institute/International Organization for Standardization standards that is designed to facilitate and optimize the
  carriage of goods by one or more modes of transportation without intermediate handling of the contents. (JP 4-
  01)
  container control officer — (DOD) A designated official (E-6 or above or civilian equivalent) within a command,
  installation, or activity who is responsible for control, reporting, use, and maintenance of all Department of
  Defense-owned and -controlled intermodal containers and equipment from the time received until dispatched.
  (JP 4-09) Also called CCO.
  container management — The process of establishing and maintaining visibility and accountability of all cargo
  containers moving within the Defense Transportation System. (ADP 4-0)
  contamination — (DOD) 1. The deposit, absorption, or adsorption of radioactive material, or of biological or
  chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. 2. Food and/or water made unfit for
  consumption by humans or animals because of the presence of environmental chemicals, radioactive
  elements, bacteria or organisms, the byproduct or the growth of bacteria or organisms, the decomposing
  material (to include the food substance itself), or waste in the food or water. (JP 3-11)
  contamination control — (DOD) A combination of preparatory and responsive measures designed to limit the
  vulnerability of forces to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and toxic industrial hazards and to avoid,
  contain, control exposure to, and, where possible, neutralize them. (JP 3-11)
  contamination mitigation — (DOD) The planning and actions taken to prepare for, respond to, and recover
  from contamination associated with all chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards in
  order to continue military operations. (JP 3-11)
  contingency — (DOD) A situation requiring military operations in response to natural disasters, terrorists,
  subversives, or as otherwise directed by appropriate authority to protect United States interests. (JP 5-0)
  contingency command post — A portion of a unit headquarters tailored from the theater army headquarters
  that enables the commander to conduct small-scale operations within the assigned area of operations. (FM 6-
  0)
  contingency plan — (DOD) A branch of a campaign plan that is planned based on hypothetical situations for
  designated threats, catastrophic events, and contingent missions outside of crisis conditions. (JP 5-0)
  continuity — The uninterrupted provision of sustainment across all levels of war. (ADP 4-0)
  continuity of care — Attempt to maintain the role of care during movement at least equal to the care provided at
  the preceding facility. (FM 4-02)
  continuous tractive effort — The effort required to keep a train rolling after it has started. (ATP 4-14) Also
  called CTE.
  contract support integration — (DOD) The planning, coordination, and synchronization of contracted support
  in military operations. (JP 4-10)
  contracting detachment — A small table of organization and equipment unit with nine contracting personnel
  commanded by field grade officer that is organic to each contracting battalion. (ATP 4-71) Also called
  CONDET.
  contracting effects — The operational contracting organizations and capabilities that provide identification,
  integration, and synchronization of commercial support within an operational area that enable the execution,
  sustainment, and prolonged endurance of military operations. (ATP 4-71)