target of opportunity

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A target visible to a surface or air sensor or observer, which is within range of available weapons and against which fire has not been scheduled or requested. See also target.

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armed reconnaissance fighter sweep fire support coordination line joint air attack team opportunity target present time-sensitive targets			``Every area can be a target of opportunity, but particularly when there are large congregations of people. FARAWAY, FLYAWAY CHECK IN SERVICE TO STREAMLINE LAX TRIPS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez said: "This is what I would call a terrorist magnet where America, being here in Iraq, creates a target of opportunity. BOMB KILLS 50TH U.S. SOLDIER; THE IRAQ CRISIS by The Mirror (London, England)			target base line target bearing target cell target classification target company target complex target component target concentration target critical damage point target data inventory target date target discrimination target dossier target folder target grid target illustration print target information center target information sheet target intelligence target language target list target man target materials target nomination list target number target of opportunity target organ target overlay target pattern target practice target priority target program target range target response (nuclear) target signature target status board target stress point target system target system assessment target system component target-hunting targetable Targeted Targeteer targeting targeting effects targetitis targetting Targum Targumist Tarheel			Target Materials Program Target Materials Work Station Target May Have Spotted He/She Is Under Observation target men Target Missile Target mode Target Motion Analysis Target Motion Analysis Display Target Motion Cueing Target Motion Mode Uncertainty Target Movement Analysis target muscle Target Name Space Target Natural Orbital Target Natural Orbital Approximation target noise target nomination list target nomination list Target Normal Sheath Acceleration target number target number Target Object Descriptor Target Object Map Target Of Evaluation Target of Improvement Target of Interest target of opportunity Target of Opportunity Program Target of Rapamycin target offset Target Offset Distance Target Operating Environment Target Operating Model Target or Unit Under Observation Is Held Up in Traffic target organ target organ target organ target organ Target Organ Damage target organs target organs Target Oriented Tracking System Target Outcome Cost target overlay target pack target pattern target pattern Target Pay Out Ratio Target Pay Out Ratios Target Pay-Out Ratio Target Pay-Out Ratios Target payout ratio Target Payout Ratios target phase Target Plans Division Target player Target player

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