battlespace awareness


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battlespace awareness

Knowledge and understanding of the operational area's environment, factors, and conditions, to include the status of friendly and adversary forces, neutrals and noncombatants, weather and terrain, that enables timely, relevant, comprehensive, and accurate assessments, in order to successfully apply combat power, protect the force, and/or complete the mission.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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