Introduction The Defence Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is an agency of the United States federal government reporting to the Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment. It is considered a combat support agency and is responsible for administering contracts for the Department of Defence (DoD) and other authorised federal agencies. Its headquarters is located… Read More
Introduction The United States Department of Defence’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme facilitates sales of US arms, defence equipment, defence services, and military training to foreign governments. Outline The purchaser does not deal directly with the defence contractor; instead, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) serves as an intermediary, usually handling procurement, logistics, and delivery,… Read More
Introduction Combat support agency (CSA) is a designation by the United States Department of Defence (DoD) of those defence agencies that provide department-level and tactical support to the US military during combat operations. Background The designation was first outlined by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defence Reorganisation Act of 1986, with subsequent additions based on the… Read More
Introduction The Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defence (DoD) for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives). According to the agency’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022, the DTRA mission: “enables DoD and the U.S. Government… Read More
Introduction Hurricane Condition (HURCON) is an alert scale used by the United States Armed Forces in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific to indicate the state of emergency or preparedness for an approaching hurricane. This designation is especially important to installations in the southern Atlantic region, as it is most affected by hurricanes. In… Read More
Introduction Watch Condition (WATCHCON) is an alert state system used by and coordinated between the South Korean armed forces and United States Department of Defence to measure reconnaissance posture, utilised often in matters concerning North Korea. Other Systems Should not be confused with similar systems used by the US military, such as: Alert Condition (LERTCON).… Read More
Introduction In United States military security parlance, force protection condition (FPCON) is a counter-terrorist threat system overseen by the United States Department of Defence directive. It describes the number of measures needed to be taken by security agencies in response to various levels of terrorist threats against military facilities, as opposed to DEFCON, which assesses… Read More
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