operational tempo meaning
operational tempo. Operational tempo, known in milspeak as optempo, is a phrase that has been surfacing more and more frequently in the U.S. defense establishment over the latter half of the 1990s and on.idea). by The Custodian. Operational tempo, known in milspeak as optempo, is a phrase that has been surfacing more and more frequently in the U.S. defense establishment over the latter half of the 1990s and on. It is misused as often as it is used correctly, and by serving officers as well.