Dogface Home Defense: Glossary

You want to know more about home defense, eh? To start off, you need to know a few terms

METT-TC - Mission, Enemy, Troops, Terrain, Time, Civilian Considerations

OCOKA - Observation, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Key Terrain Features, Avenues of Approach

MOUT - Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain

Crime Triangle - Object/Victim, Desire/Ability, Opportunity

CARVER - Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effect, Recognizability

GOTWA - Where I’m Going, Others Going With Me, Time of My Return, What to Do if I Don’t Return, Actions Upon Contact

OP - Observation Post

OPFOR - Opposing Force

RV - Rendezvous Point

SALUTE - Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment

SMEAC - Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Command (and signal)

ACE - Ammunition, Casualties, Equipment

F3-EAD - Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, Disseminate

PACE - Primary, Alternative, Contingency, Emergency

This all looks like a whole lot of mumbo jumbo, right? These are the key terms that you’ll find throughout these next few blogs that will have a focus on home defense. If you ever get stumped on a key term, you can always come back for a quick glance and see what is what. This list will be updated after every blog so keep in mind new terms that will appear.

Enjoy the reading :)