text: Glossary
  intelligence operations
  (Army) The tasks undertaken by military intelligence units through the intelligence disciplines to
  obtain information to satisfy validated requirements. (ADP 2-0)
  intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
  An integrated operations and intelligence activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and
  operation of sensors; assets; and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support
  of current and future operations. (JP 2-0)
  interoperability
  The ability to act together coherently, effectively, and efficiently to achieve tactical, operational, and
  strategic objectives. (JP 3-0)
  interorganizational cooperation
  The interaction that occurs among elements of the Department of Defense; participating United States
  Government departments and agencies; state, territorial, local, and tribal agencies; foreign military
  forces and government agencies; international organizations; nongovernmental organizations; and the
  private sector. (JP 3-08)
  lead agency
  The United States Government agency designated to coordinate the interagency oversight of the day-
  to-day conduct of an ongoing operation. (JP 3-08)
  measure and signature intelligence
  Information produced by quantitative and qualitative analysis of physical attributes of targets and
  events to detect, characterize, locate, and identify targets and events; and derived from specialized,
  technically derived measurements and signatures of physical phenomenon intrinsic to an object or
  event. (JP 2-0)
  mission assurance
  A process to protect or ensure the continued function and resilience of capabilities and assets,
  including personnel, equipment, facilities, networks, information and information systems,
  infrastructure, and supply chains, critical to the execution of Department of Defense mission-essential
  functions. (JP 3-26)
  mission command
  (Army) The Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making
  and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation. (ADP 6-0)
  multinational operations
  A collective term to describe military actions conducted by forces of two or more nations, usually
  undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance. (JP 3-16)
  open-source intelligence
  Publicly available information collected, exploited, and disseminated to address a specific requirement.
  (JP 2-0)
  signals intelligence
  A category of intelligence comprising all communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, and
  foreign instrumentation signals intelligence, however transmitted, individually or in combination.
  (JP 2-0)
  space domain
  The area above the altitude where atmospheric effects on airborne objects become negligible .
  (JP 3-14)
  special operations
  Activities or actions requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment, and
  training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments. (JP 3-05)