FM 1-113 Glossary

GLOSSARY

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

A²C²	Army airspace command and control
AA	assembly area
AAA	antiaircraft artillery
AAFARS	advanced aviation forward area refueling system
AATF	air assault task force
AATFC	air assault task force commander
AB	aircrew brief
ABFP/BP	attack by fire position/battle position
ABN	air battle net
ACA	airspace coordination area
ACB	aircrew brief
acft	aircraft
ACL	allowable cargo load
ACO	airspace control order
ACP	air control point
ACR	armored cavalry regiment
ADA	air defense artillery
ADAO	assistant division aviation officer
ADE	assistant division engineer
ADRC	ARC digitized raster graphic
AHB	assault helicopter battalion
ALO	air/aviation liaison officer
ALOC	administrative/logistics operations center
ALSE	aviation life support equipment
ALT	altitude
AM	amplitude modulation
AMB	air mission brief
AMC	air mission commander
ammo	ammunition
AMPS	aviation mission planning system
ANCD	automated net control device
AO	area of operations
AOR	area of responsibility
AP	antipersonnel
APU	auxiliary power unit
AR	Army regulation/artillery
ARAT	Army reprogramming analysis team
ARI	Aviation Restructure Initiative
ASB	aviation support battalion
ASE	aircraft survivability equipment
ASI	additional skill identifier
AT	antitank
atk	attack
ATP	ammunition transfer point
AVIM	aviation intermediate maintenance
avn	aviation
AVUM	aviation unit maintenance
AWACS	airborne early warning and control system
AXP	ambulance exchange point

BDE	brigade
BN	battalion
BNTOC	battalion tactical operations center
BOS	battlefield operating system
BSA	brigade support area

C²	command and control
C³	command, control, and communications
CAB	command aviation battalion
CAC	command aviation company
CAN	combat aviation net
CAS	close air support
CASEVAC	casualty evacuation
CAT	category
CBT	combat
CCIR	commander's critical information requirements
Cdr	commander
CD-ROM	compact disk-read only memory
chem	chemical
CHEMO	chemical officer
CHSII	common hardware/software II
CMD	command
CMS	countermeasure set
CO	company
COA	course of action
COLT	combat observation lasing team
commo	communications
COMSEC	communications security
CONUS	continental United States
COSCOM	corps support command
CP	command post
CS	combat support
CSAB	combat support aviation battalion
CSAR	combat search and rescue
CSH	combat support hospital
CSM	command sergeant major
CSS	combat service support
CSS CP	combat service support command post
CW	continuous wave

DAD	epartment of the Army
DAO	division ammunition officer
DARP	downed aircrew recovery point
DART	downed aircraft recovery team
DCU	dispensing control unit
DEA	Drug Enforcement Administration
dept	departure
DEW	directed energy weapon
DISCOM	division support command
DMMC	division materiel management center
DMOC	division medical operations center
DOCC	deep operations coordination cell
DP	decision point
DS	direct support
DSA	division support area
DST	decision support template
DTC	data transfer cartridge
DTED	digital terrain elevation data
DTG	date-time group

E/O	electro-optical
E&R	evasion and recovery
EA	electronic attack
EAC	echelons above corps
ECC	Melectronic counter-countermeasure
ECM	electronic countermeasures
EEFI	essential elements of friendly information
EENT	end of evening nautical twilight
EID	emitter identification database
EMCON	emission control
eng	engine
EO	electro-optical
EP	electronic protection
EPA	evasion plan of action
ERFS	extended range fuel system
ES	electronic support
ESM	electronic support measure
EW	electronic warfare
EWO	electronic warfare officer

FA	field artillery
FARE	forward area refueling equipment
FARP	forward arming and refueling point
FAS	forward aid station
Fat Cow	A CH-47 configured with internal extended range fuel tanks that provide fuel to other aircraft.
Fat Hawk	A UH-60, configured with external fuel tanks, that provides fuel and ammunition to other aircraft.
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
fld	field
FFIR	friendly force information requirements
FLIR	forward looking infrared
FLOT	forward line of own troops
FM	frequency modulated/field manual
FOB	forward operating base
FRAGO	fragmentary order
freq	frequency
FRIES	fast rope insertion/extraction system
FSB	forward support battalion
FSE	fire support element
FSMC	forward support medical company
FSO	fire support officer
ft	foot/feet
FW	fixed wing

gal	gallon
GAS	ground aided seeker
GB	gigabyte
gnd	ground
gph	gallons per hour
GPM	gallons per minute
GPS	global positioning system
GS	general support
GSAB	general support aviation battalion
GSR	ground surveillance radar

HA	holding area
hel	helicopter
HF	high frequency
HHC	headquarters and headquarters company
HICHS	helicopter internal cargo-handling system
HIRSS	hover infrared suppression system
HMMWV	high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
hosp	hospital
HQ	headquarters
hrs	hours

IBM	International Business Machine [corporation]
ICS	intercom system
IEW	intelligence and electronic warfare
IFF	identification, friend or foe [radar]
illum	illumination
IMC	instrument meteorological condition
IN	infantry
INTSUM	intelligence summary
IO	information operations
IPB	intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPC	initial planning conference
IR	infrared
IRCM	infrared countermeasures
ISOPREP	isolation preparation
IW	information warfare

JCSAR	joint combat search and rescue
JFC	joint force commander
JPN	jam program number
JSRC	joint search and rescue center
JTF	joint task force

km	kilometer

lbs	pounds
LCU	lightweight computer unit
LH	left hand
LNO	liaison officer
LOS	line of sight
LP/OP	listening post/observation post
LRSD	long-range surveillance detachment
LT	light
LZ	landing zone

M	meter
MM	millimeter
MAC	maintenance allocation chart
maint	maintenance
MAS	main aid station
max	maximum
MB	megabyte
MBA	main battle area
MCS	maneuver control system
MEDEVAC	medical evacuation
METT-T	mission, enemy, terrain, troops available, and time
MI	military intelligence
min	minute
MLRS	multiple launch rocket system
MOP	memorandum of policy
MOPP	mission-oriented protective posture
MRE	meal, ready-to-eat
MSB	main support battalion
MSE	mobile subscriber equipment
MSEC-BBS	multiservice electronic combat-bulletin board system
MSMC	main support medical company
msn	mission
MSR	main supply route
MTF	medical treatment facility
MTI	moving target indicator
MTOE	modification table of organization and equipment

NAI	named area of interest
NCO	noncommissioned officer
NCTR	noncooperative target recognition
NEO	noncombat evacuation operation
NLT	not later than
NOD	night observation device
NOE	nap-of-the-earth
NOTAM	notice to airman
NVG	night vision goggles

OBJ	objective
OCONUS	outside continental United States
OP	observation post
OPCON	operational control
OPLAN	operation plan
OPORD	operation order
OPSEC	operations security

PA	physician's assistant/position areas
PAC	personnel and administrative center
pax	passengers
PCC	precombat checks
PCI	precombat inspections
PIR	priority intelligence requirements
PMCS	preventive maintenance checks and services
POC	point of contact
POL	petroleum, oil, and lubricants
POW	prisoner of war
PPC	performance planning card
PRF	pulse repetition frequency
PRI	pulse repetition internal
PW	pulsed wave
PZ	pickup zone
PZCO	pickup zone control officer

QRF	quick reaction force
QSTAG	Quadripartite Standardization Agreement

R	reinforce
R&S	reconnaissance and surveillance
RAM	random access memory
recon	reconnaissance
RAS	regimental aviation squadron
RCC	rescue coordination center
REDCON	readiness condition
RF	radio frequency
RFCM	radio frequency countermeasures
RFI	request for information
RH	right hand
ROE	rules of engagement
ROZ	restricted operations zone
RP	reverse planning
RSDS	radar signal detecting set
RTO	radiotelephone operator
RW	rotary wing

S1	Adjutant [US Army]
S2	Intelligence Officer [US Army]
S3	Operations and Training Officer [US Army]
S4	Supply Officer [US Army]
SAC	support aviation company
SAFE	selected area for evasion
SAM	surface-to-air missile
SAR	search and rescue
SARH	semiactive radar homing
SASO	stability and support operations
SATCOM	satellite communications
SCATMINWARN	scatterable mine warning
SEAD	suppression of enemy air defense
SEMA	special electronic mission aircraft
sep	separate
SERE	survival, evasion, resistance, and escape
SIDPERS	standard installation/division personnel system
SINCGARS	single channel ground and air radio system
SIP	standardization instructor pilot
SITEMP	situational templates
SITREP	situation report
SOI	signal operation instructions
SOP	standing operating procedure
SP	staging plan
SPINS	special instructions
SPO	support operations officer
SPT	support
SQI	skill qualification identifier
STANAG	standardization agreement
STNDS	standards
STUIII	secure telephone unit

TAC	tactical
TAC CP	tactical command post
TACON	tactical control
TARC	target acquisition and reconnaissance company
TC	training circular
TCU	tactical computer unit
TF	task force
TM	technical manual
TOC	tactical operations center
TOE	table of organization and equipment
TOF	time of flight
TOO	tactical operations officer
TOW	tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TRADOC	US Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRP	target reference point
TTP	tactics, techniques, and procedures
TVM	track-via-missile

UAV	unmanned aerial vehicle
UCMJ	Uniform Code of Military Justice
UHF	ultra high frequency
UMCP	unit maintenance collection point
UMT	unit ministry team
US	United States
USAF	United States Air Force

VHF	very high frequency
vis	visibility

WARNORD	warning order
WX	weather

xmsn	transmission
XO	executive officer

#	number

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