sitrep

American  

[sit-rep] / ˈsɪtˌrɛp /

noun

1. Military. a report on the current military situation in a particular area.

   The Signal Officer requested a sitrep just seconds before we made contact with the patrol.

2. any update or status report.

   The disaster assessment team issued its first sitrep the day after the earthquake.

   Hi all, just a sitrep on my recent visit to the hospital—I’m back home, armed with meds, and awaiting further tests.

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Etymology

Origin of sitrep

First recorded in 1940–45; sit(uation) ( def. ) + rep(ort) ( def. )

Example Sentences

Relevant portions of the document, titled “Afghanistan Task Force SitRep No. 63,” were obtained by the AP.

From Seattle Times

While the plan has been previously reported on by other publications, including Rolling Stone and the New York Times, the “sitrep” document and other records reveal the full scale of the group’s effort to acquire sophisticated arms — including Cobra helicopters — to support a strike team of up to 20 Western military experts, including South African, British and Australian military veterans and at least one American.

From Washington Post

A military drone also had been purchased and was due to arrive in Amman within days, the sitrep said.

From Washington Post

The sitrep suggests that the Opus team had invested considerable effort and expense in acquiring weapons and hardware for the strike, and that by mid-June 2019, the group had nearly everything it needed.

From Washington Post

Among the records is a status or “situation” report — called a “sitrep” — written by a team member and describing in detail the plan to insert a team of Western military operators and equipment into Libya at the height of a rebel offensive intended to capture the capital and overthrow the country’s U.N.-backed government.

From Washington Post