Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A number of schools, including the NDU and Military Service Colleges, are approved to provide JPME Phase I credits to their student bodies. While formerly JPME Phase II credits were available at a very limited number of schools, recent changes in regulations have expanded their availability.
All branches of the United States Armed Forces use the general term Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) to describe the formal system of education which each branch provides to its enlisted personnel. Each branch has its own system and sequence of courses, with the overall focus on leadership and management.
Users. In October 2010, all active duty, reserves, and national guard soldiers were required to register an account on AKO. There are two different types of accounts on Army Knowledge Online, a full account and a guest account.
The Reserve Components of the United States Armed forces are named within Title 10 of the United States Code and include: (1) the Army National Guard, (2) the Army Reserve, (3) the Navy Reserve, (4) the Marine Corps Reserve, (5) the Air National Guard, (6) the Air Force Reserve, and (7) the Coast Guard Reserve.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined ...
Part of the United States Department of Defense acquisition process, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council ( JROC) reviews programs designated as JROC interest and supports the acquisition review process in accordance with law ( 10 U.S.C. ยง 181 ). The JROC accomplishes this by reviewing and validating all Joint Capabilities Integration and ...
Official acronyms. For a comprehensive list of unit organizations in the United States Navy, see List of units of the United States Navy .
Link 16 is a military tactical data link network used by NATO members and other nations, as allowed by the MIDS International Program Office (IPO). Its specification is part of the family of Tactical Data Links. Link 16 enables military aircraft, ships, and ground forces to exchange their tactical picture in near-real time; it also supports the ...
List of military electronics of the United States. This article lists types of American military electronic instruments along with brief descriptions of them. Electronic items of this sort are assigned designations according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first ...
Defense Support of Civil Authorities ( DSCA) is the process by which United States military assets and personnel can be used to assist in missions normally carried out by civil authorities. These missions have included: responses to natural and man-made disasters, law enforcement support, special events, and other domestic activities.