LERTCON

In United States military doctrine, LERTCON is an abbreviation of alert condition, and is a measure of the level of action and readiness to be taken in a given situation. LERTCON is used by US and Allied forces who are assigned to NATO.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzKr3mSKyIgC&dq=lertcon&pg=PA287 | title=United States Military Forces and Installations in Europe | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Duke, Simon | year=1989 | location=New York | pages=287 | isbn=0-19-829132-9}} There are specific procedures laid out for responses to changes in LERTCON. LERTCON levels can be broken down into high-alert emergency condition levels (EMERGCONs) and the more common Defense Condition levels (DEFCONs).