text: Chapter 1
  common-user logistics — (DOD) Materiel or service support shared with or provided by two or more Services,
  Department of Defense agencies, or multinational partners to another Service, Department of Defense
  agency, non-Department of Defense agency, and/or multinational partner in an operation. (JP 4-09) Also
  called CUL.
  communications intelligence — (DOD) Technical information and intelligence derived from foreign
  communications by other than the intended recipients. (JP 2-0) Also called COMINT.
  communications network — (DOD) An organization of stations capable of intercommunications, but not
  necessarily on the same channel. (JP 6-0) Also called COMNET.
  communications security — (DOD) Actions designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value by
  safeguarding access to, or observation of, equipment, material, and documents with regard to the possession
  and study of telecommunications or to purposely mislead unauthorized persons in their interpretation of the
  results of such possession and study. (JP 6-0) Also called COMSEC.
  community engagement — (DOD) Public affairs activities that support the relationship between military and
  civilian communities. (JP 3-61)
  company — A unit consisting of two or more platoons, usually of the same type, with a headquarters and a
  limited capacity for self-support. (ADP 3-90)
  company team — A combined arms organization formed by attaching one or more nonorganic armor,
  mechanized infantry, Stryker infantry, or light infantry platoons to a tank, mechanized infantry, Stryker, or
  infantry company either in exchange for, or in addition to its organic platoons. (ADP 3-90)
  competing observable — (DOD) Within military deception, any observable that contradicts the deception story,
  casts doubt on, or diminishes the impact of one or more required or supporting observables. (JP 3-13.4)
  complex catastrophe — (DOD) Any natural or man-made incident, including cyberspace attack, power grid
  failure, and terrorism, which results in cascading failures of multiple, interdependent, critical, life sustaining
  infrastructure sectors and causes extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely
  affecting the population, environment, economy, public health, national morale, response efforts, and/or
  government functions. (JP 3-28)
  complex terrain — A geographical area consisting of an urban center larger than a village and/or of two or more
  types of restrictive terrain or environmental conditions occupying the same space. (ATP 3-34.80)
  comprehensive approach — An approach that integrates the cooperative efforts of the departments and
  agencies of the United States Government, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations,
  multinational partners, and private sector entities to achieve unity of effort toward a shared goal. (FM 3-07)
  comprehensive dental care — Dental treatment to restore and/or maintain a Soldier’s optimal oral health,
  function, and aesthetics. (ATP 4-02.19)
  concealment — Protection from observation or surveillance. (FM 3-96)
  concept of operations — (DOD) A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the
  joint force commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources. (JP 5-0)
  (Army) A statement that directs the manner in which subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission
  and establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve the end state. (ADP 5-0) See also
  commander’s intent, operation plan.
  condition — (DOD) 1. Those variables of an operational environment or situation in which a unit, system, or
  individual is expected to operate and may affect performance. 2. A physical or behavioral state of a system
  that is required for the achievement of an objective. (JP 3-0)
  conduits — (DOD) Within military deception, information or intelligence gateways to the deception target, such
  as foreign intelligence entities, intelligence collection platforms, open-source intelligence, and foreign and
  domestic news media. (JP 3-13.4)
  configuration management — (DOD) A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and
  surveillance to: (1) identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, (2)
  control changes to those characteristics, and (3) record and report changes to processing and implementation
  status. (JP 6-0)
  confirmation brief — A brief subordinate leaders give to the higher commander immediately after the operation
  order is given to confirm understanding. (ADP 5-0) See also commander’s intent, operation order.
  conflict prevention — (DOD) A peace operation employing complementary diplomatic, civil, and, when
  necessary, military means, to monitor and identify the causes of conflict, and take timely action to prevent the
  occurrence, escalation, or resumption of hostilities. (JP 3-07.3)
  conflict transformation — The process of reducing the means and motivations for violent conflict while
  developing more viable, peaceful alternatives for the competitive pursuit of political and socio-economic
  aspirations. (FM 3-07)