text: Military Terms
  physical security — (DOD) That part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard
  personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to
  safeguard them against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft. (JP 3-0)
  physical security inspection — A formal, recorded assessment of the physical protective measures and
  security procedures implemented by a unit or activity to protect its resources. (ATP 3-39.32)
  physical security survey — A formal, recorded assessment of the overall physical security program of an
  installation, including electronic security measures. (ATP 3-39.32)
  piecemeal commitment — The immediate employment of units in combat as they become available instead of
  waiting for larger aggregations of units to ensure mass, or the unsynchronized employment of available forces
  so that their combat power is not employed effectively. (ADP 3-90)
  pilot team — A deliberately structured composite organization comprised of Special Forces operational
  detachment members, with likely augmentation by interagency or other skilled personnel, designed to infiltrate
  a designated area to conduct sensitive preparation of the environment activities and assess the potential to
  conduct unconventional warfare in support of U.S. objectives. (ATP 3-05.1)
  planned target — (DOD) Target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which actions are
  planned using deliberate targeting, creating effects which support commander’s objectives. There are two
  subcategories of planned targets: scheduled and on-call. (JP 3-60)
  planning — The art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and determining
  effective ways to bring that future about. (ADP 5-0)
  planning horizon — A point in time commanders use to focus the organization’s planning efforts to shape future
  events. (ADP 5-0) See also planning.
  platoon — A subdivision of a company or troop consisting of two or more squads or sections. (ADP 3-90)
  point of breach — The location at an obstacle where the creation of a lane is being attempted. (ATP 3-90.4)
  point of departure — The point where the unit crosses the line of departure and begins moving along a
  direction of attack. (ADP 3-90)
  point of employment — (DOD) In distribution operations, a physical location designated by the commander at
  the tactical level where force employment, emplacement, or commodity consumption occurs. (JP 4-09)
  point of need — (DOD) In distribution operations, a physical location within a desired operational area
  designated by the geographic combatant commander or subordinate commander as a receiving point for
  forces or materiel, for subsequent use or consumption. (JP 4-09)
  point of origin — (DOD) In distribution operations, the beginning point of a deployment, redeployment, or
  movement where forces or materiel are located. (JP 4-09)
  point of penetration — The location, identified on the ground, where the commander concentrates their efforts
  at the enemy weakest point to seize a foothold on the far side objective. (ATP 3-90.4)
  pointee-talkee — (DOD) A language aid containing selected phrases in English opposite a translation in a
  foreign language used by pointing to appropriate phrases. (JP 3-50)
  police information — Information collected during military police operations concerning crime, disorder, criminal
  activity, and criminal threats. (FM 3-39)
  police intelligence — The product resulting from the collection, processing, analysis, and integration of criminal
  intelligence and crime analysis about crime, disorder, criminal activity, and criminal threats. (FM 3-39)
  police intelligence operations — The application of systems, technologies, and processes that analyze
  applicable data and information necessary for situational understanding and focusing policing activities to
  achieve social order. (FM 3-39)
  policing — The application of control measures within an area of operations to maintain law and order, safety,
  and other matters affecting the general welfare of the population. (FM 3-39)
  populace and resources control — Operations which provide security for the populace, deny personnel and
  materiel to the enemy, mobilize population and materiel resources, and detect and reduce the effectiveness of
  enemy agents. populace control measures include curfews, movement restrictions, travel permits, registration
  cards, and resettlement of civilians. Resource control measures include licensing, regulations or guidelines,
  checkpoints (for example, roadblocks), ration controls, amnesty programs, and inspection of facilities. Most
  military operations employ some type of populace and resources control measures. (FM 1-02.1)
  port of debarkation — (DOD) The geographic point at which cargo or personnel are discharged. (JP 4-0) Also
  called POD.
  port of embarkation — (DOD) The geographic point in a routing scheme from which cargo or personnel depart.
  (JP 3-36) Also called POE. See also port of debarkation.