continuing enemy actions and environmental situations that could adversely affect the combat effectiveness
of friendly forces, to include wounds, injuries, or sickness incurred while engaged in a joint operation."
In Army and multiservice publications, the term is defined as a composite of all
ongoing potential enemy actions and environmental conditions (disease and nonbattle injuries [DNBIs]) that
may render a soldier combat ineffective. Commanders and unit leaders are responsible for protecting and
preserving Army personnel and equipment against injury, damage, or loss that may result from food-,
water-, and arthropodborne diseases, as well as environmental injuries (for example, heat and cold injuries)
and occupational hazards.
