| AA |
antiaircraft |
| AADC |
Area Air Defense Commander |
| AADCOM |
Army Air Defense Command(er) |
| AADCP |
Army Air Defense Command Post |
| A2C2 |
Army airspace command and control |
| ACA |
airspace control authority |
| ACC |
airspace control center |
| ACofS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
| AD |
air defense |
| ADA |
air defense artillery |
| ADC |
Aerospace Defense Command |
| admin |
administration |
| ADE |
air defense emergency |
| ADIZ |
air defense identification zone |
| ADOA |
air defense operations area |
| ADOC |
air defense operations center |
| ADOLT |
air defense operations liaison team |
| ADP |
automatic data processing |
| ADW |
air defense warning |
| AF |
Air Force |
| AFCC |
Air Force component commander |
| AFP |
assault fire platoon |
| AIM |
armored, infantry, and mechanized |
| AMC |
airspace management center |
| AME |
airspace management element |
| AMLS |
airspace management liaison section |
| APU |
auxiliary power unit |
| ARM |
antiradiation missile |
| ARW |
air raid warning |
| ASM |
air-to-surface missile |
| ASP |
ammunition supply point |
| ATC |
air traffic control |
| ATGM |
antitank guided missile |
| avg |
average |
| AWACS |
airborne warning and control system |
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| bde |
brigade |
| BCU |
battery coolant unit |
| bn |
battalion |
| BOC |
battalion operations center |
| btry |
battery |
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| CAME |
corps airspace management element |
| CAP |
combat air patrol |
| CAS |
close air support |
| CBU |
cluster bomb unit |
| Cdr |
commander |
| CFA |
covering force area |
| cm |
centimeter |
| comd |
command |
| comm |
communications |
| COMMZ |
communications zone |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| COSCOM |
corps support command |
| CP |
command post |
| CRC |
control and reporting center |
| CRP |
control and reporting post |
| C/V |
Vulcan/Chaparral |
| CWAR |
continuous-wave acquisition radar |
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| DAME |
division airspace management element |
| DEFCON |
defense readiness condition |
| DEFREP |
defense readiness posture |
| det |
detachment |
| div |
division |
| DIVARTY |
division artillery |
| DS |
direct support |
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| ECCM |
electronic counter-countermeasures |
| ECM |
electronic countermeasures |
| ECS |
engagement control station |
| ESJ |
escort jammer |
| est |
estimate |
| etc. |
etceteras |
| EW |
electronic warfare |
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| FAAR |
forward area alerting radar |
| FACP |
forward air control post |
| FARP |
forward area rearming and refueling point |
| FCC |
flight control center |
| FCO |
fire coordination officer |
| FDC |
fire direction center |
| FEBA |
forward edge of the battle area |
| FEZ |
fighter engagement zone |
| FLIR |
forward-looking infrared |
| FLOT |
forward line of own troops |
| FM |
frequency modulated |
| FOC |
flight operations center |
| ft |
feet or foot |
| FU |
fire unit |
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| G3 |
Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Operations |
| gal |
gallon |
| GOC |
group operations center |
| GS |
general support |
| GS-R |
general support-reinforcing |
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| HE |
high explosive |
| HHB |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
| HIMAD |
high- to medium-altitude air defense |
| HIMEZ |
high-altitude missile engagement zone |
| HIPIR |
high-powered illuminator radar |
| HQ |
headquarters |
| hr |
hour |
| |
| ICBM |
intercontinental ballistic missile |
| ICC |
information coordination central |
| IFF |
identification, friend or foe |
| in |
inch |
| IPD |
Institute for Professional Development |
| IR |
infrared |
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| JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| kg |
kilogram |
| km |
kilometer |
| kmph |
kilometers per hour |
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| LAB |
low-altitude bombing |
| lb |
pound |
| LLTR |
low-level transit route |
| log |
logistics |
| LOMAD |
low- to medium-altitude air defense |
| LOMEZ |
low-altitude missile engagement zone |
| LRA |
long-range aviation |
| LS |
launching station |
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| m |
meter |
| maint |
maintenance |
| MANPAD |
man-portable air defense |
| MBA |
main battle area |
| METT-T |
mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available |
| mi |
mile |
| mm |
millimeter |
| MPC |
message processing center |
| MRR |
minimum risk route |
| msl |
missile |
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| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAVAID |
navigational aid |
| NBC |
nuclear, biological, chemical |
| No. |
number |
| NOE |
nap-of-the-earth |
| NORAD |
North American Air Defense Command |
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| op |
operation |
| OP |
observation post |
| OPCON |
operational control |
| OPLAN |
operation plan |
| OPORD |
operation order |
| org |
organization |
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| PAR |
pulse acquisition radar |
| PCP |
platoon command post |
| PGM |
precision-guided munition |
| PIVADS |
product improvement Vulcan air defense system |
| plt |
platoon |
| POL |
petroleum, oils, and lubricants |
| PTL |
primary target line |
| pub |
publication |
| PWRMS |
pre-positioned war reserve materiel stock |
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| R |
reinforcing |
| RADC |
region air defense commander |
| rd |
round |
| RFDL |
radio frequency data link |
| RIE |
radar interface equipment |
| ROA |
restricted operation area |
| ROE |
rules of engagement |
| ROR |
range only radar |
| rpm |
revolutions per minute |
| RPV |
remotely piloted vehicle |
| RRA |
refitted, retired aircraft |
| RS |
radar set |
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| S2 |
Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
| S3 |
Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| SAM |
surface-to-air missile |
| sec |
second |
| SHORAD |
short-range air defense |
| SHORADEZ |
short-range air defense engagement zone |
| SLF |
selective identification feature |
| sig |
signal |
| SL |
squad leader |
| SOA |
state of alert |
| SOC |
sector operations center |
| SOJ |
standoff jammer |
| SOR |
state of readiness |
| SP |
self-propelled |
| STAMO |
stable master oscillator |
| SYSCON |
systems control |
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| TAADCOM |
Theater Army Air Defense Command |
| tac |
tactical |
| TACC |
tactical air control center |
| TBM |
tactical ballistic missile |
| TCO |
tactical control officer |
| TOC |
tactical operations center |
| TVM |
track via missile |
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| unk |
unknown |
| US |
United States |
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| VHF |
very high frequency |
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| w |
with |
| WAD |
weapon alert designator |
| WCC |
weapons control computer |
| WCS |
weapon control status |
| WEZ |
weapon engagement zone |
| w/o |
without |
