A patient whose injuries and/or illness are relatively minor, permitting the patient to walk and not require a litter. (Source: DOD)

An informal method of communication used to pass information to US citizens during emergencies. (Source: DOD)

That part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage. (Source: DOD)

1. A communication and acknowledgment of dangers implicit in a wide spectrum of activities by potential opponents ranging from routine defense measures to substantial increases in readiness and force preparedness and to acts of terrorism or political, economic, or military provocation.

2. Operating procedures, practices, or conditions that may result in injury or death if not carefully observed or followed. (Source: DOD)

A facility for berthing ships simultaneously at piers, quays, and/or working anchorages, normally located within sheltered coastal waters adjacent to rail, highway, air, and/or inland water transportation networks. (Source: DOD)

Any vessel or craft designed specifically and only for movement on the surface of the water.

An undulation of water caused by the progressive movement of energy from point to point along the surface of the water. (Source: DOD)

The highest part of a wave.

Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high-yield explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part of the weapon. (Source: DOD)

An organization that collects, collates, evaluates, and disseminates meteorological information in such manner that it becomes a principal source of such information for a given area. (Source: DOD)

A structure built of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank that provides cargo-handling facilities. A similar facility of solid construction is called a quay. (Source: DOD)

See: quay.

A small wave breaking offshore as a result of the action of strong winds.

See: wave.

See: weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

An anchorage where ships lie to discharge cargoes over-side to coasters or lighters. (Source: DOD)

See: wave.

The World Trade Center was a group of seven buildings located in downtown Manhattan most noted for its twin 110-story towers. The towers and complex were destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001.

See: World Trade Center.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global organization concerned with the rules of trade between nations.

Witness Security Program.

See: Federal Witness Security Program.

World Trade Center.

See: World Trade Center.

World Trade Organization.

See: World Trade Organization (WTO).