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Intelligence

FM 34-80: Brigade And Battalion Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Operations

GLOSSARY

AA antiaircraft
AAA antiaircraft artillery
AAGS Army air-ground system
AAMA antiaircraft and missile artillery
ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff
ACR armored cavalry regiment
ACSI Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
actv activity
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
adj adjustment
ADM atomic demolition munitions
adv advance
AEW asset evaluation worksheet
AG adjutant general
AGOS air-ground operations system
air recce air reconnaissance
ALC administrative and logistics center
ALO Air Force liaison officer
altn alternate
AM amplitude modulation
AMC Army Materiel Command
ammo ammunition
AO area of operations
AOE Army of Excellence
armd armored
armd/mech armored and mechanized
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
arty artillery
ASOC air support operations center
ASP ammunition supply point
ASPS all-source production section
at antitank
atk attack
attn attention
BCS battery computer system
bde brigade
BE basic encyclopedia
BICC battlefield information control center
bn battalion
BOMREP bombing report
BOP battalion observation post
BSA brigade support area
BTF battalion task force
BWX ballistic weather
command and control
C²D command and control disruption
command, control, and communications
C³CM command, control, and communications countermeasures
C³I command, control, communications, and intelligence
CAB combat aviation brigade
C&J collection and jamming
CAS close air support
cav cavalry
CB chemical biological
C-E Communications-Electronics
CED captured enemy document
CEOI Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions
CEP circular error probable
CEWI combat electronic warfare and intelligence
CF counterfire
CFA covering force area
CG commanding general
CI counterintelligence
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CLSU COMSEC logistic support unit
CM countermeasures
CM&D collection management and dissemination
cmm comma
CMTA commander of missile troops and artillery
co company
coll collection
cmd command
COMINT communications intelligence
COMJAM communications jamming
comm communications
COMSEC communications security
con control
CONUS continental United States
COP command observation post
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CRTA Chief Rocket Troop Artillery
CSS combat service support
CTL critical task list
CUCV commercial utility cargo vehicle
CW continuous wave
DA Department of the Army
DCSOPS Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
def defense
DF direction finding
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
DIPS defense intelligence production schedule
DISCOM division support command
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DLIC detachment to be left in contact
DMD digital message device
DMZ demilitarized zone
doc document
DOD Department of Defense
DP decision point
DPC decision point cluster
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DST decision support template
DTOC division tactical operations center
DX direct exchange
DZ drop zone
EAC echelons above corps
EAD echelons above division
EAM event analysis matrix
EC electronic combat
ECB echelons corps and below
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ECM electronic countermeasures
ECMMEER electronic countermeasures mission effectiveness evaluation report
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
EEOB enemy electronic order of battle
ELINT electronic intelligence
elm element
ELSEC electronic security
EMCON emission control
EMP electromagnetic pulse
engr engineer
EOB electronic order of battle
EPW enemy prisoner of war
ERP effective radiating power
ESM electronic warfare support measures
est estimate
EW electronic warfare
EWO electronic warfare officer
EWS electronic warfare section
EWTL/JS electronic warfare target lists and jamming schedules
FA field artillery
FAAO field artillery air observer
FAAR forward area alerting radar
FALOP forward area limited observation plan ("belt weather kit")
FARP forward arming and refueling point
FASC forward area signal center
FAST forward area support team
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FC field circular
FDC fire direction control/fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FIST fire support team
FISTV fire support team vehicle
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM field manual/frequency modulation
FO forward observer
FOMCAT foreign materiel catalog
FRAGO fragmentary order
FREETEXT free text message
FS fire support
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSB forward support battalion
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
FSS fire support section
FTX field training exercise
fwd forward
Gl Assistant Chief of Staff, Gl, Personnel
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, Intelligence
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Operations
G4 Assistant Chief of Staff, G4, Logistics
G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, G5, Civil Affairs
GDP general deployment plan
GFC green flare cluster
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GS general support
GSR ground surveillance radar
HB high burst
HF high frequency
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV highly mobile and multiwheeled vehicle
HNS host-nation support
HPT high-payoff target
HQ headquarters
HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army
HUMINT human intelligence
HVT high-value target
IDP initial delay position
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IEWSE intelligence and electronic warfare support element
IFF identification, friend, or foe (radar)
IIR imagery interpretation report
IMINT imagery intelligence
inf infantry
INSCOM Intelligence and Security Command, USA
intel intelligence
intel net intelligence network
intg interrogation
INTREP intelligence report
INTSUM intelligence summary
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IR information requirement
JAAT joint air attack team
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JINTACCS Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems
JS jamming schedule
JTF joint task force
KIA killed in action
km kilometer(s)
KW kilowatt(s)
LD light discipline
LIC low-intensity conflict
LLVI low-level voice intercept
LNO liaison officer
LOB line of bearing
LOC line of communication
LOS line of sight
LP listening post
LPA log periodic antenna
LRRP long-range reconnaissance patrols
LRSD long-range surveillance detachment
LRSU long-range surveillance unit
LZ landing zone
MAER multiple assets effectiveness report
maint maintenance
MASTR multiple assets status report
MATM multiple assets tasking message
MBA main battle area
MC mobility corridor/multichannel
MCP maintenance collection point
MCS master control station
mech mechanized/mechanical
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MFR memorandum for record
MG major general
MI military intelligence
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
MIJIFEEDER meaconing, instrusion, jamming, and interference feeder
min minute
mm millimeter
MOPP mission oriented protective posture
MORTREP mortaring report
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
MPI mean point of impact
MRB motorized rifle battalion
MRD motorized rifle division
MRDFS man-transportable radio direction-finding system
MRR motorized rifle regiment
MSC major subordinate command
MSR main supply route
MST maintenance support team
MTLR moving target-locating radar
MTM mission tasking message
NAI named area of interest
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NBC-l nuclear, biological, and chemical-1 report
NBC-6 nuclear, biological, and chemical-6 report
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCS net control station
neg negative
net network
NET not earlier than
NLT not later than
NOD night observation device
NRI net radio interface
OB order of battle
OCOKA observation and fields of fire concealment and cover obstacles key terrain avenues of approach and mobility corridors
O/I operations/intelligence
OIC officer in charge
OMG operational maneuver group
op operations
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
OPFOR opposing forces
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operations security
O/O on/off
ORF operational readiness float
org organization
P positive
PADS position and azimuth determination system
para paragraph
paren parentheses
PCB printed circuit board
pd period
PIR priority intelligence requirement
plt platoon
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
pos position
prep preparation
PSYOP psychological operations
PTO power take-off
RADIAC radiation, detection, indication, and computation
RAG regimental artillery group
RAOC rear area operations center
R&E recovery and evacuation
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RATT radio teletypewriter
RC reserve component
rd road
RDF radio direction finding
RE radial error
REC radio-electronic combat (not a US term)
RECCEXREP reconnaissance exploitation report
recon reconnaissance
regt regiment
REMBASS Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
REMS remotely employed sensors
req request
RII request for intelligence information
RIP Register of Intelligence Publications
rqr required
RRII response to request for intelligence information
RSR resource status report
RSS remote slave station
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RTO radioteletype operator
S secret
S1 Adjutant (US Army)
S2 Intelligence Officer (US Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (US Army)
S4 Supply Officer (US Army)
S5 Civil Affairs Officer (US Army)
SAEDA Sabotage and Espionage Directed Against the US Army and Deliberate Security Violations
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment
SAM surface-to-air missile
S&T supply and transportation
SCARF standard collection asset request format
SCV single channel voice
SDP secondary delay position
SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses
sec section
SED simulative electronic deception
sep separate
SEP scientific and engineering personnel
SF spotlight flash/support flash
SHELREP shelling report
SHORAD short-range air defense
SIGINT signals intelligence
SIGSEC signal security
SII statement of intelligence interest
SIR specific information requirement/serious incident report
SITMAP situation map
SITREP situation report
SLAR side-looking airborne radar
SOP standing operating procedure
SOR specific orders and requests
SP self-propelled
SPP SIGINT processing platoon
spt support
SS Secret Service
SSB single side band
SSM surface-to-surface missile
STANAG standardization agreement
STIR Scientific Technological Intelligence Reports
survl surveillance
svc service
SWO staff weather officer
sys system
TA target acquisition
T&A transcription and analysis
TAB target acquisition battery
tac tactical
TACAIR tactical air
TACC tactical air control center
TAC CP tactical command post
TAC-D tactical deception
TACELINT tactical electronics intelligence
TACFIRE tactical fire direction computer system
TACP tactical air control party
TACREP tactical report
TACS tactical air control system
TADDS target alert data display set
TAI target areas of interest
TASS tactical air support system
TCAE technical control and analysis element
TD tank division
TDA tables of distribution and allowances
TEB tactical exploitation battalion
tech technical
TECHDOC technical document
TF task force
TL target list
tm team
TM technical manual
TMDE test, measuring, and diagnostic equipment
TOC tactical operations center
TOE tables of organization and equipment
TOW tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided (missile system)
TPL time-phase line
treas treasury
TRS tactical reconnaissance squadron
TSO tactical surveillance officer
TVA target value analysis
UHF ultra-high frequency
US United States
USAF United States Air Force
UTM universal transverse mercator (grid)
vic vicinity
VFMED variable-format message entry device
VHF very high frequency
WIA wounded in action
WLR weapons-locating radar
XO executive officer



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