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APPENDIX A
LIST OF COMMON ACRONYMS
| 1LT | first lieutenant |
| AA | avenue of approach |
| ACCP | Army Correspondence Course Program |
| ACE | armored combat earthmover |
| ADAM | area denial artillery munitions |
| ADM | atomic demolition munitions |
| AHD | antihandling device |
| AIDSV | agility, initiative, depth, synchronization, and versatility |
| AO | area of operations |
| AP | antipersonnel |
| APC | armored personnel carrier |
| arty | artillery |
| AT | antitank |
| ATD | antitank ditch |
| AV | autovon |
| AVLB | armored vehicle-launched bridge |
| BCE | battlefield coordination element |
| bde | brigade |
| BHL | battle handover line |
| BMA | battery minefield angle |
| bn | battalion |
| BP | base point |
| BTH | blade-team hours |
| BSA | brigade support area |
| C2 | command and control |
| CAS | close air support |
| CATK | counterattack |
| CDR | commander |
| CEV | combat engineer vehicle |
| CFA | covering force area |
| co | company |
| COA | course of action |
| coml | commercial |
| CS | combat support |
| CSS | combat service support |
| CUCV | commercial utility cargo vehicle |
| D | depth |
| deg | degree |
| DS | direct support |
| DSA | division support area |
| DST | decision support template |
| DTG | date-time group |
| EA | engagement area |
| EBA | engineer battlefield assessment |
| EN | engineer |
| engr | engineer |
| EW | electronic warfare |
| FARP | forward area rearm/refuel point |
| FASCAM | family of scatterable mines |
| FEBA | forward edge of the battle area |
| FLOT | forward line of own troops |
| FM | field manual |
| FPF | final protective fire |
| FPL | final protective line |
| FSCL | fire-support coordination line |
| FSO | fire-support officer |
| G3 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans) |
| G4 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics) |
| GEMSS | ground-emplaced mine scattering system |
| GFAC | ground-forward air controller |
| GPS | global positioning system |
| HMMWV | high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle |
| hr | hour |
| inst | instructions |
| IOE | irregular outer edge |
| IP | initial point |
| IPB | intelligence preparation of the battlefield |
| IPD | Institute for Professional Development |
| IRD | Inzhenerny Razvedyvatel'ny dozer |
| JAAT | joint air attack team |
| kg | kilogram (s) |
| kg/cm2 | kilograms per square centimeters |
| km | kilometer(s) |
| kph | kilometers per hour |
| LC | line of coordination |
| LD | line of departure |
| LO | liaison officer |
| LOC | lines of communication |
| LOGPAC | logistical package |
| LRP | logistics release point |
| m | meter |
| m/sq m | meters per square meter |
| MBA | main battle area |
| MC | mobility corridor |
| METT-T | mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available |
| MF | minefield |
| MOPM | modular pack mine system |
| MP | military police |
| mph | miles per hour |
| MRB | motorized rifle battalion |
| MRC | motorized rifle company |
| MRR | motorized rifle regiment |
| MSR | main supply route |
| N/A | not applicable |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| NCO | noncommissioned officer |
| No. | number |
| OBJ | objective |
| obst | obstacle |
| OCOKA | observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach |
| Oct | October |
| OIC | officer in charge |
| OOD | Otryad Obespecheniya Dvizheniya |
| OP | observation post |
| OPCON | operational control |
| OPLAN | operation plan |
| OPORD | operations order |
| OPSEC | operations security |
| PE | practice exercise |
| Pk | probability of kill |
| PL | phase line |
| plt | platoon |
| POZ | Podvizhnyy Otryad Zagrazhdeniya |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| R&S | reconnaissance and surveillance |
| RAAMS | remote antiarmor mine system |
| rds | rounds |
| recon | reconnaissance, reconnoiter |
| RP | release point |
| S2 | Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
| S3 | Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| S4 | Supply Officer (US Army) |
| SCATMINE | scatterable mine |
| SCATMINWARN | scatterable minefield warning |
| SCT | scout |
| SFC | sergeant first class |
| SFF | self-forging fragmentation |
| SITEMP | situation template |
| SM | scatterable mine |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| SP | start point |
| SSN | social security number |
| TA | theater Army |
| TACC | tactical air-control center |
| TAI | target area of interest |
| TD | tank ditch |
| TF | task force |
| tgt | target |
| Tm | team |
| TNT | trinitrotoluene |
| TOC | tactical operations center |
| Tow | tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided |
| TRP | target reference point |
| JUS | United States |
| USAES | United States Army Engineer School |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| vs. | versus |
| W | width |
| XO | executive officer |
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