Us Code § 2151 - Definitions
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§ 2151. Definitions
(a)
(1) National Military Strategy.
(2) Joint planning at all levels of war.
(3) Joint doctrine.
(4) Joint command and control.
(5) Joint force and joint requirements development.
(6) Operational contract support.
(b)
(1) The term "senior level service school" means any of the following:
(A) The Army War College.
(B) The College of Naval Warfare.
(C) The Air War College.
(D) The Marine Corps War College.
(2) The term "intermediate level service school" means any of the following:
(A) The United States Army Command and General Staff College.
(B) The College of Naval Command and Staff.
(C) The Air Command and Staff College.
(D) The Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
(3) The term "joint intermediate level school" includes the National Defense Intelligence College.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, §552(a)(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, §845(c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1848.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 112–239 added par. (6).
2011—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 112–81 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Professional Military Education: Report; Definition
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, §559D, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1743, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) A consolidated summary of all definitions of the term 'professional military education' used in the Department of Defense and the military departments.
"(B) A description of how such term is used in the Department of Defense in educational institutions, associated schools, programs, think tanks, research centers, and support activities.
"(C) An analysis of how such term—
"(i) applies to tactical, operational, and strategic settings; and
"(ii) is linked to mission requirements.
"(D) An analysis of how professional military education has been applied and linked through all levels of Department of Defense education and training.
"(E) The applicability of professional military education to the domains of warfare, including land, air, sea, space, and cyber.
"(F) With regards to online and virtual learning in professional military education—
"(i) an analysis of the use of such learning; and
"(ii) student satisfaction in comparison to traditional classroom learning.
"(b)
Executive Documents
Change of Name
National Defense Intelligence College changed to National Intelligence University by Department of Defense Instruction 3305.01 on Feb. 9, 2011.
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