WATCHCON (Watch Condition)
Transcript : DoD News Briefing : Tuesday, April 9, 1996 - 2p.m
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An alert state or state of alert is an indication of the state of readiness of the armed forces for military action or a state against natural disasters, terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provo ...
system used by and coordinated between the South Korean armed forces and United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secur ...
to measure reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities.
Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...
posture, utilized often in matters concerning North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
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Hierarchy of Stages
There are four WATCHCON stages.
See also
* DEFCON
* Force Protection Condition
* LERTCON
* REDCON
In the U.S. military, the term REDCON is short for Readiness Condition and is used to refer to a unit's readiness to respond to and engage in combat operations. There are five REDCON levels, as described below in this excerpt from Army Field Manu ...
References
Alert measurement systems
United States military in South Korea
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