Oscar Mike to the glossary. Copy that.
A glorified fortress sitting smugly on a hilltop, basically a medieval real estate flex where the rich people kept their stuff and poor people kept their distance. Still metaphorically used for any heavily protected place or last stronghold. Example: The castle citadel overlooked the entire valley.
Attacking an enemy's computer networks and digital infrastructure instead of their physical stuff. It's warfare for the internet age, featuring nation-states committing what would otherwise be serious felonies.
Plural of counterintelligence; activities and operations designed to prevent or thwart espionage, sabotage, and intelligence gathering by hostile nations, organizations, or individuals. Also refers to the agencies and personnel involved in such work.
Trying to figure out who's spying on you while preventing them from learning anything useful, essentially espionage against espionage. Operations designed to detect and neutralize enemy intelligence activities.
A unit so damaged, depleted, or exhausted that it can no longer perform its mission—basically 'we're done until someone fixes this.'
Weapons of mass destruction and the protocols for not dying when they're deployed—the absolute worst military shopping list.
The distance a rifle scope's elevation dial adjusts per click—usually about 1/4 inch at 100 yards, because precision matters when lives are on the line.
Military operations designed to defeat an irregular enemy that's embedded in civilian populations—essentially playing whack-a-mole with guns and rules of engagement.
A secured perimeter around an area, usually with personnel or vehicles placed to prevent entry or escape—basically sealing off the zone.
Radio code for 'we've encountered the enemy'—usually followed by frantic tactical discussions and a lot of urgency.
Firing a missile from a launcher using gas pressure or a catapult instead of igniting the engine inside the tube. It's the missile equivalent of spitting instead of vomiting.
In military-speak, anyone who doesn't have to wear camouflage, salute anyone, or sleep in a tent. The term is used with a straight face to describe the people whose taxes pay for everything the uniformed folks get to blow up.
Military operations designed to defeat irregular forces fighting a government. It's like playing chess against someone who refuses to play by the rules.