FM 34-81: Weather Support for Army Operations
GLOSSARY
AA assembly area
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
ACCS Army Command and Control systems
ACR armored cavalry regiment
ADP automatic data processing
AFB Air Force Base
AFCC Air Force Communication Command
AFFOR Air Force forces
AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central
AFLD airfield
AI area of interest
ALSO artillery limited surface observation
alt altitude
AM amplitude modulation
AO area of operations
APOD aerial port of debarkation
ARFOR Army Forces
ARSOF Army special operations forces
ARTYMET artillery meteorological
ASAC all-source analysis center
ASPS all-source production section
ATACS Army tactical area communications system
ATC air traffic control
ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System
ATS air traffic service
avn aviation
AWS Air Weather Service
bde brigade
C Celcius
C2 command and control
C-5 USAF aircraft
C-130 USAF aircraft
C-141 USAF aircraft
CAS close air support
CB chemical or biological
CBT combat
C-E Communications-Electronics
CEOI Communications-Electronic Operation Instruction
CFA covering force area
CIG ceiling or height above ground level to base of clouds
cm centimeter
CMC combined meteorological cell
COMSEC communications security
CP command post
CS combat support
CSS combat service support
CTA common table of allowances
DA Department of the Army
DCS Defense Communications System
DCSINT Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOD Department of Defense
DS direct support
DTG date-time group
DZ drop zone
E east
EAC echelons above corps
EACIC echelons above corps intelligence center
EFPS Engineer Flood Prediction Service
E-O electro-optical
EPW enemy prisoner of war
EW electronic warfare
F Fahrenheit
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FALOP Forward Area Limited Observing Program
FAX facsimile
FCC flight coordination center
FLIR forward-looking infrared
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM frequency modulated
FOB forward operating base
FOC flight operations center
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
ft feet
FU forecast unit
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
GHz gigahertz
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GS general support
HALO high altitude low opening
HF high frequency
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HHT headquarters and headquarters troop
HQ headquarters
hr hour
HVT high-value target
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
JCSE Joint Communications Service Element
JTF joint task force
km kilometer
LIC low-intensity conflict
LOC lines of communications
LOS line of sight
LRSU long-range surveillance unit
LZ landing zone
m meter
MAC Military Airlift Command
MACOM major Army command
Mb millibar
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MI military intelligence
mm millimeter
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
mph miles per hour
MSC major subordinate command
MSL mean sea level
MTOE modification table of organization and equipment
N north
NA not applicable
NAI named areas of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NE northeast
No number
NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC Naval Oceanographic Command
NSN national stock number
NW northwest
NWS National Weather Service
0B order of battle
OBS observers
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
PIBAL pilot balloon
PIREP pilot report
PN part number
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PSYOP psychological operations
PVS-5 night vision goggles
RAM reliability, availability, and maintainability
RATT radio teletypewriter
RBS regional broadcast system
REC radio electronic combat
regt regiment
RH relative humidity
S south
S2 Intelligence Officer (US Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (US Army)
SCT scattered
SE southeast
sep separate
SFC surface wind speed
SFG special forces group
SFOB special forces operational base
SIGSEC signal security
SOC special operations command
SOF special operations forces
SOP standing operating procedure
SOWT special operations weather team
SPOD seaport of debarkation
sqdn squadron
SVWXWARN severe weather warning
SW southwest
SWO staff weather officer
TAC Tactical Army Command
TACAIR tactical air
TACC Tactical Air Control Center
TACFIRE tactical fire direction computer system
TARWI target weather indicator
TDA tables of distribution and allowances
temp temperature
TFU tactical forecast unit
TOC tactical operations center
TOE tables of organization and equipment
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TTY teletypewriter
TVA target value analysis
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
USAF United States Air Force
USAFETAC United States Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Center
USAICS United States Army Intelligence Center and School
USMTF US message test format (formerly JINTACCS)
UTM universal transverse mercator (grid)
UW unconventional warfare
VHF very high frequency
vis visibility
W west
WBGT wet-bulb-globe-temperature
WETM weather team
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WSF weather support force
WXFCST weather forecast
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