Glossary Flashcards

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AOR

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area of responsibility

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ATSD(PA)

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Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

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CCDR

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Combatant Commander

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CCMD

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Combatant Command

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CONUS

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continental United States

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DoDD

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DoD directive

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DoDI

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DoD instruction

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ETP

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exception to policy

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Authority

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MDW

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Military District of Washington

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MWR

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morale, welfare, and recreation

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NCR

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National Capital Region

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OATSD(PA)

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Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

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OATSD(PA)/CE

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Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Directorate for Community Engagement

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OCONUS

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outside the continental United States

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PA

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public affairs

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PAO

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public affairs officer

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U.S.C.

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United States Code

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USSOCOM

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United States Special Operations Command

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additional cost to the government

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Costs incurred solely because of participation in or support of an unbudgeted activity or event. Examples include unbudgeted expense for booth space at an air show or sporting event or for personnel (or equipment) travel and transportation, meals and lodging for military personnel away from government messes, and civilian per diem and overtime pay. Costs such as pay and allowances of personnel (excluding overtime) are generally not considered additional costs to the government.

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Aerial demonstrations

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The use or display of DoD military aircraft or parachute teams in an event

I.E aerial events, aerial demonstration teams, DoD parachute demonstration teams, Service or United States Special Operations Command parachute demonstration teams, fly over

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aerial events

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A flyover of more than four aircraft of the same type, or of any number of multiple types of aircraft, or of aircraft representing more than one Military Service element in trail formation and not involving precision maneuvers or demonstrations. A single element involving four or fewer aircraft of multiple types from the same Military Service is not considered an aerial review, but should be undertaken only with applicable consideration given to safety, compatible flying characteristics, and overall theme of the event that is being supported.

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ceremonial support

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Support provided by ceremonial units (or individuals) officially representing their command, Military Department, or the DoD.

Does not include support provided by military musical units, aerial demonstration teams, or support provided by volunteer or additional duty demonstration teams.

Ceremonial units typically participate in events such as eligible civic, State governor, and presidential inaugural parades; eligible patriotic celebrations; wreath-layings; military funerals; military unit change of command ceremonies; and other events, both in the public domain and on military installations, which honor the United States, Commander in Chief, or Service
members.

Social events such as non-military concerts, dinners, roasts, or tributes for individuals generally do not meet the criteria for ceremonial support.

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community

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A group of people with common interests. Normally refers to a geographic location, such as a town, city, or nation, or to a representative interest group, such as an organization or an association.

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community outreach

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Interactions initiated by the DoD and between the DoD and civilian communities at home and abroad at all levels designed to achieve and maintain good relations with an element of the civilian community or the community at large. Previously referred to as “community relations.”

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community outreach activity

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Previously referred to as “community relations activity.” An officially planned program, sequence or series of events, or individual action by a DoD Component, unit, or person designed to conduct community outreach. Community outreach activities are conducted at all levels of command, both in the United States and overseas, on or off military installations. Community outreach activities include, but are not limited to:

International, national, regional, State, and local public events.

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Community outreach support

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The use of DoD military and civilian personnel, individually or collectively, or the use of DoD resources, facilities, or materiel in support of community outreach activities.

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DoD support

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The use of DoD military and civilian personnel, individually or collectively, or the use of DoD resources, facilities, or materiel in support of community outreach activities.

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flyover

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A straight and level flight, usually limited to one pass, by no more than four military aircraft of the same type from the same Military Department over a predetermined point on the ground at a specific time and not involving aerobatics or demonstrations.

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fundraising event

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Defined in Volume 1 of this instruction.

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holidays

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Defined in Volume 1 of this instruction.

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incidental support

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Defined in Volume 1 of this instruction.

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military musical unit

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Defined in Volume 1 of this instruction.

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Missing man formation

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A flyover involving four aircraft in which one aircraft breaks formation while overflying a scheduled event.

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musical support

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A performance by a military musical unit or one or more of its components or members at parades, concerts, choral presentations, patriotic openers or presentations, official ceremonies, or other events. Figure 1 in Volume 1 of this instruction provides guidance on determining whether musical support is authorized.

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NCR

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National capital region

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NCR-based touring bands

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The musical ensembles of the Military Departments stationed within the NCR that include:

The Army Field Band located in Fort Meade, MD;

The United States Marine Band located in the Marine Barracks, Washington, DC;

The Navy Band located in the Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Navy Yard; and

The Air Force Band located in the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC.

A large-scale musical and ceremonial production that tours for a Military Department is also considered a part of this definition for the purpose of this instruction

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non-Federal entity

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A self-sustaining non-Federal person or organization, established, operated, and controlled by any individual(s) acting outside the scope of any official capacity as officers, employees, or agents of the Federal Government. It may be an incorporated or unincorporated person or organization that is not an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. NFEs may include elements of State, interstate, Indian tribal, or local government, as well as private organizations. Other subsets of NFEs may include for-profit businesses, business industry organizations, veteran service organizations, nonprofit NFEs, foundations, community-based or other non-governmental organizations that are not affiliated with a local, State, or Federal Government agency.

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OCONUS

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Locations outside the continental United States, including most of the U.S. Territories and possessions such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa. However, Hawaii and Alaska are not considered OCONUS for the purposes of this instruction and authority for community outreach activities in those States reside with the local installation commander(s) or a Military Department.

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official civil ceremony

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A public event funded, sponsored, and conducted by the Federal Government or a State, county, or municipal government.

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official DoD jet demonstration teams

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volume 1

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official DoD parachute demonstration teams

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The official DoD parachute demonstration teams designated as the U.S. Army Golden Knights and the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs. The parachute demonstration teams are comprised of active duty Service members assigned to a unit for the primary purpose of performing demonstrations of free-fall and precision-landing techniques to support Military Department recruiting and community outreach activities.

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open house

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A community outreach program sponsored by the military, conducted on an installation or other military facility, to which the public is invited. It is designed to show military missions, equipment, facilities, and personnel to a local or regional civilian community to satisfy its interest in the defense establishment and national security affairs. It identifies a traditional activity held on military installations. The term is not intended to specify or dictate any predetermined level of access to military installations.

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organic academy assets

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Aerial resources that are typically reserved for Military Service academy activities such as the Air Force Academy glider aircraft, academy-powered aircraft used in capabilities demonstrations, and the Wings of Blue parachute team.

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PA

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Those public information, command information, and community outreach activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the DoD. See also “command information” and “public information,” as defined in Joint Publication 3-61.

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patriotic event

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A concert, parade, or other event whose theme is centered around love of country, passion which inspires one to serve one’s country, or one of the approved Federal holidays.

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patriotic observances

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Defined in Volume 3 of this instruction.

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patriotic opener

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A ceremony involving a color guard or musical unit that honors the nation with the formal presentation of the American flag and the flags of the Military Departments.

The color guard should include representatives from as many Military Departments as possible; the presentation of colors should be in accordance with Army Regulation 600-25.

A musical opener is approximately 15 to 20 minutes in duration, and is designed to establish a patriotic mood or tone that initiates the formal portion of a civic, military, or governmental event.

The musical program will be limited to military and patriotic selections and normally will include the National Anthem unless the ceremony includes the Pledge of Allegiance. Patriotic opener sequencing could include patriotic music, presentation of colors, National Anthem, retiring of colors, then the Armed Forces Medley.

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public event

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Outreach activities, including ceremonies, exhibitions, expositions, athletic contests, fairs, air shows, conventions, meetings, symposiums, or similar programs, not connected with the military functioning of the DoD and intended primarily for non-military audiences.

military exercises are not considered public events

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qualifying air show.

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Air shows sponsored by either nonprofit or for-profit civilian organizations

Other qualifying air shows are broadly based fundraising air shows (or air shows sponsored by broadly based charities and nonprofit groups) that focus on the community as a whole when DoD support is incidental to the overall event, or for-profit organizations that donate at least half of any excess event revenues (revenue beyond what will cover the reasonable costs of sponsoring the event) to local broadly based community organizations.

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Service exhibits

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Any display for PA purposes of Service materiel such as equipment, models, devices, information, or orientation graphics. Service exhibits also include a ground display of military aircraft and their related equipment not involving taxiing or starting of engines while spectators are in the display area. Excluded are operable aircraft. Exhibits designed and used exclusively for direct recruitment of personnel by a Military Department recruiting command and not part of a larger community outreach activity are not subject to this instruction.

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Service/USSOCOM parachute demonstration teams

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the U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue, U.S. Army Black Daggers, U.S. Army Silver Wings, USSOCOM ParaCommandos, and any other military parachute team are not considered official DoD parachute demonstration teams.

These parachute demonstration teams are limited to performing at qualified air shows, military academy sporting events, and public events as determined by the Military Service Departments and when the official DoD parachute demonstration teams are not available to perform. Performances by Service parachute demonstration teams at national level events are not authorized without prior approval by Military Service Department headquarters PA and OATSD(PA). USSOCOM parachute demonstration team is limited to performing within the state of Florida and out-of-town events as approved by OATSD(PA).

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solicitation

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The act or practice of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone. For the purpose of this instruction, a representative of the military encouraging a non-governmental entity to formally request his or her unit’s services for musical (or an aerial) performance is solicitation.

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specialty musical units

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U.S. Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment, U.S. Army Fife and Drum Corps, and the U.S. Military Academy Band.

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sponsor (sponsoring organization)

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The person, organization, or institution having primary responsibility for the performance or financial support of a public event.

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support (general)

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Providing DoD military and civilian personnel, individually or collectively, or providing DoD resources, facilities, or materiel in support of community outreach activities.

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tandem jump

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A parachute demonstration in which a passenger is connected via a harness to a member of a parachute demonstration team. The parachute demonstration team member carries and guides the passenger through the entire jump, from aircraft exit through free fall, canopy flight, and landing.

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trade show

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A foreign air show or trade exhibition to promote the sale of a DoD- related defense article or defense service. For guidance concerning DoD participation in trade shows or the public days of trade shows, see Paragraph 6.3.f. of this volume.

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tour or touring

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tour or touring

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A series of community outreach performances by a ceremonial unit or entertainment production to a general audience, exceeding 3 consecutive days away from the unit’s home station.