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Military

Glossary

 

ACOE

 

Army Corps of Engineers

ACSA

 

acquisition and cross-servicing agreements

ADPE

 

automated data processing equipment

AFARS

 

Army FAR Supplement

AFCAP

 

Air Force Contract Augmentation Program

AFFOR

 

Air Force forces

AO

 

area of operations

APOD

 

aerial port of debarkation

ARB

 

acquisition review board

ARFOR

 

Army forces

ASA(ALT)

 

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology

ASCC

 

Army Service Component Commander

ASG

 

area support group

BPA

 

blanket purchase agreements

C2

 

command and control

CAP

 

Crisis Action Planning

CCO

 

contingency contracting officer

CENTCOM

 

Central Command

CHS

 

combat health support

CINC

 

Commander-in-Chief

CJCS

 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

CJTF

 

Commander, Joint Task Force

CLPSB

 

CINC's logistics procurement support board

CMMC

 

corps materiel management center

COCOM

 

combatant command

COMMZ

 

communications zone

CONCAP

 

Construction Capabilities Program

CONUS

 

continental United States

COR

 

contracting officer's representative

COSCOM

 

corps support command

CRAF

 

Civil Reserve Air Fleet

CREST

 

Contingency Real Estate Support Team

CS

 

combat support

CSG

 

corps support group

CSS

 

combat service support

CZ

 

combat zone

DA

 

Department of the Army

DCMC

 

Defense Contract Management Command

DCMCI

 

Defense Contract Management Command - International

DCO

 

Defense Cooperation Officer

DFARS

 

Defense FAR Acquisition Supplement

DISCOM

 

division support command

DLA

 

Defense Logistics Agency

DMMC

 

division materiel management center

DOC

 

Directorate of Contracting

DOD

 

Department of Defense

DS

 

direct support

EAC

 

echelons above corps

EEM

 

early entry module

ENCOM

 

Engineer Command

ERC

 

exercise related construction

FACNET

 

Federal Acquisition Computer Network

FAR

 

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAST

 

forward area support team

FEMA

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FINCOM

 

Finance command

FM

 

Field Manual

GCPC

 

Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card

GCSS-A

 

Global Combat Support System-Army

HCA

 

Head of Contracting Activity

HHC

 

headquarters and headquarters company

HN

 

host nation

HNS

 

host nation support

INMARSAT

 

International Maritime Satellite

JCS

 

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JFC

 

Joint Force Commander

JOPES

 

Joint Operation Planning and Execution System

JSCP

 

joint strategic capability plan

JTF

 

joint task force

LOC

 

line of communication

LOGCAP

 

Logistics Civil Augmentation Program

LPT

 

logistics preparation of the theater

LSE

 

logistics support element

MACOM

 

major Army command

MARFOR

 

Marine forces

MDMP

 

Military decision-making process

METT-TC

 

mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations

MMC

 

materiel management center

MSA

 

Mutual support agreements

MSC

 

major subordinate command

MTMC

 

Military Traffic Management Command

MTW

 

major theater war

MWR

 

morale, welfare, recreation

NATO

 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVFAC

 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

NAVFOR

 

Navy forces

NCA

 

National Command Authorities

NCO

 

noncommissioned officer

NGO

 

nongovernmental organizations

NTP

 

notice to proceed

OCONUS

 

outside continental United States

OMA

 

Operations and Maintenance, Army

OPA

 

Other Procurement, Army

OPLAN

 

operation plan

OPORD

 

operation order

PARC

 

Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting

PBO

 

property book officer

PCO

 

procuring contracting officer

PEO

 

program executive officer

PM

 

program manager

POC

 

point of contact

PVO

 

private volunteer organizations

PWS

 

performance work statement

RMO

 

resource management officer

RSO&I

 

reception, staging, onward movement and integration

SARRS-O

 

Standard Army Retail Supply System-Objective

SAT

 

simplified acquisition threshold

SECDEF

 

Secretary of Defense

SOUTHCOM

 

Southern Command

SPOD

 

seaport of debarkation

SPS

 

Standard Procurement System

SSC

 

small-scale contingencies

STAMIS

 

Standard Army Management Information Systems

TFOP

 

theater force opening package

TOE

 

Table of Organization and Equipment

TPFDD

 

time-phased force and deployment data

TSC

 

theater support command

US

 

United States

USACE

 

US Army Corps of Engineers

USAMC

 

US Army Materiel Command

USTRANSCOM

 

US Transportation Command

 



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