Glossary
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AA assembly areas
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
AADC area air defense commander
AASLT air assault
AAV Army aviation
AB2 Army brigade and below
ABCS Army battle command system
ABGD air base ground defense
abn airborne
AC active component
ACA airspace control authority
ACC air component commander
ACE analysis control element; airspace control element
ACO airspace control order
ACR armored cavalry regiment
acty activity
ACU area common user
ACUS Army common user system
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
A/DACG arrival/departure airfield control group
ADC area damage control
ADCOORD air defense coordinator
ADDS automatic data distribution system
ADE air defense element
AE aerial exploitation
adj adjustment
admin administration
AF US Air Force
AFATDS advanced field artillery tactical data system
AG adjutant general
AGCCS Army Global Command and Control System
AH attack helicopter
AI air interdiction
AID Agency for International Development
ALCC airlift control center
ALO air liaison officer
ALOC air line of communications
AMC U.S. Army Materiel Command
AMO aviation medical officer
AMOPES Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System
anal analysis
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
AO area of operations
AOC air operations center
APC armored personnel carriers
APERS antipersonnel
APICM armor-piercing improved conventional munition
AQF advanced Quick Fix
ARCOM Army command
ARFOR Army force
ARLO air reconnaissance liaison officer
ARM antiradiation missile
armt armament
ARNG Army National Guard
ASAS all-source analysis system
ASCC Army service component command
ASL authorized stockage list
aslt assault
ASOC air support operations center
A/SPOD aerial/sea ports of debarkation
ASPS all-source production system
AT antitank
ATACMS Army tactical missile systems
ATCCS Army tactical command and control system
atk attack
ATMCT air terminal movement control team
ATO air tasking order
ATP allied tactical publication; ammunition transfer point
attn attention
AUEL automated unit equipment list
Aug August
auth authorization
autmv automotive
auto automation
AV avenger
AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
AVLB armored vehicle launched bridge
avn aviation
AWACS airborne warning and control system
AWIS Army WWMCCS Information System
BCC battlefield circulation control
BCE battlefield coordination element
BCV Bradley command vehicle
BDA battle damage assessment
bdcst broadcast
bde brigade
BFV Bradley fighting vehicle
BHL battle handover line
biol biological
BLT battalion landing team
bn battalion
BOS battlefield operating systems
br; BR branch; British
BSA brigade support area
CA civil affairs; combined arms
CAB combat aviation brigade
cal caliber
CAOC combined air operations center
CAP combat air patrol; crisis-action planning
CAS close air support
cat catalog
cav cavalry
cbt combat
C2 command and control
C2I command, control, and intelligence
C2V command and control vehicle
C2W command and control warfare
C3 command, control, and communications
C3I command, control, communications, and intelligence
CD cavalry division
cdr commander
CDS container delivery system
CE command element
CENTAF Central Command Air Force
CENTCOM central command
CEOI communications-electronics operating instructions
CEWI combat electronic warfare intelligence
CFA covering force area
CG command group; commanding general
CGSC U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
CH; chap cargo helicopter chaplain
CHS combat health support
CI counterintelligence
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CID combat intelligence division
CINC commander-in-chief
CIR critical information requirement
CJCS Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
CJTF commander, joint task force
CMC civil-military cell
CMCC corps movement control center
cmd command
CMISE corps military intelligence support element
cml chemical
CMMC corps materiel management center
CMO civil-military operations
CMOC civil-military operations center
CNR combat net radio
CO commanding officer
COA course of action
COB carrier onboard
COCOM combatant command
CofS chief of staff
COMARFOR Commander, ARFOR
comdt commandant
COMINT communications intelligence
COMMZ communications zone
compt comptroller
COMSAT communications satellite
COMSEC communications security
con control
CONPLAN concept plan
CONUS Continental United States
CONUSA Continental United States Army
CORDS Civil Operations Revolutionary Development Support
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post; computer program
CPSE corps PSYOP support element
CPX command post exercise
CRC control and reporting center
CS combat support
CSAR combat search and rescue
CSB corps support battalion
CSC combat stress control
CSE combat support equipment
CSG corps support group
CSH combat support hospital
CSM command sergeant major
CSS combat service support
CSSCS combat service support control system
CSSE combat service support element
CTAPS Contingency Theater Automated Planning System
CTOC corps tactical operations center
CV commander's vehicle
CWRP chemical warfare request procedures
(D) draft
DA Department Agriculture; Department of the Army
DASC direct air support center
DCA defensive counter air
DE directed energy
Dec December
decon decontamination
def defense
den dental
dep deputy
det detachment
DF direction finding
DFSCOORD deputy fire support coordinator
dir director
DISCOM division support command
DISE deployable intelligence support element
disp disposal
div division
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DOCC deep operations coordination cell
DOD Department of Defense
DOS days of supply; Department of State
DPDA Defense Property Disposal Agency
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munition
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DZ drop zone
EA electronic attack; engagement area; each
EAC Eastern Area Command; echelons above corps
ECB engineer combat battalion
ECM electronic countermeasures
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
elct electronics
EMP electromagnetic pulse
engr engineer
ENSCD enemy situation correlation division
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EP electronic protection
EPDS electronic processing and dissemination system
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
ES electronic warfare support
EUCOM U.S. Army European Command
evac evacuation
EW electronic warfare
FA field artillery
FAA forward assembly area
FAAD forward area air defense
FAB field artillery brigade
FAC forward air controller
FAIO field artillery intelligence officer
FARP forward arming and refueling point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FB finance battalion
Feb February
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FG finance group
FID foreign internal defense
fin finance
FLB forward logistics base
FLIR forward-looking infrared
FLO fighter liaison officer
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM field manual
FMF fleet marine forces
FMSP Foreign Military Sales Program
FOB forward operating base
FORMDEPS FORSCOM Mobilization and Deployment Planning System
FORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command
FRAGO fragmentary order
FSCL fire support coordination line
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSSG force service support group
fwd forward
G1 Army component manpower or personnel staff officer (Army division or higher staff)
G2 Army component intelligence staff officer (Army division or higher staff)
G3 Army component operations staff officer (Army division or higher staff)
G4 Army component logistics staff officer (Army division or higher staff)
G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs
GBCS ground-based common sensor
GCCS Global Command and Control System
GCE ground combat element
gen general
GLO ground liaison officer
GOCOM General Officer Command
gp group
GPS global positioning system
GRCS Guardrail Common Sensor
GS general support
GSM ground station module
GS-R general support-reinforcing
HE high explosive
hel helicopter
HEP-T high-explosive tracer
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment
HIDACZ high-density airspace control zone
HIMAD high-to medium-altitude air defense
hist historian
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HN host nation
HPT high-payoff target
HQ headquarters
hr hour
HT highway traffic
HUMINT human intelligence
HVT high-value target
hvy heavy
ID infantry division
ID (L) infantry division (light)
IDAD internal defense and development
ID(M) infantry division (mechanized)
IEW intelligence electronic warfare
IFF identification, friend or foe
IG inspector general
IMA individual mobilization augmentees
IMETP International Military Education and Training Program
in inch
indiv individual
inf infantry
info information
intel intelligence
invt inventory
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
ISA International Standardization Agreements
ISB intermediate staging base
J1 Manpower and Personnel Directorate of a joint staff
J2 Intelligence Directorate of a joint staff
J3 Operations Directorate of a joint staff
J4 Logistics Directorate of a joint staff
J5 Plans Directorate of a joint staff
J6 Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate of a joint staff
JAAT joint air attack team
JCCC joint communications control center
JCMEB joint civil-military engineering board
JCMOTF joint civil-military operations task force
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSE joint communications support element
JDEC joint documents exploitation center
JFACC joint force air component commander
JFC joint force commander
JFLCC joint force land component commander
JFUB joint facilities utilization board
JIC joint intelligence center
JIF joint interrogation facility
JIPC joint imagery production complex
JMAO joint mortuary affairs office
JMBPO joint military blood program office
JMC joint movement center
JMCIS joint maritime command information system
JMEC joint materiel exploitation center
JMFU joint meteorological forecasting unit
JMRO joint medical regulating office
JOA joint operations area
JOC joint operations center
JOPES Joint Operations Planning and Execution System
JP joint publication
JPO joint petroleum office
JPOTF joint psychological operations task force
JRCC joint rescue coordination center
JSCP Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
J-SEAD joint suppression of enemy air defenses
JSOTF joint special operations task force
J-STARS joint surveillance target attack radar system
JTCB joint targeting coordination board
JTF joint task force
JTTP joint tactics, techniques, and procedures
km kilometer
kph kilometers per hour
KS Kansas
LAPES Slow-altitude parachute extraction system
LAV light armored vehicle
lbs pounds
LC line of contact
LCC land component commander
LCR light cavalry regiment
LD line of departure
LLTR low-level transit route
LO liaision officer
LOA limit of advance
LOC line of communications
log logistics
LOGCAP logistics civil augmentation program
LOS line of sight
LOTS logistics-over-the-shore
LP listening post
LRC lesser regional contingency
LRS long-range surveillance
LRSU long-range surveillance units
lt light
LZ landing zone
m meter
(m) (mechanized)
MACV Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
MAG Marine aircraft group
MAGTF Marine air-ground task force
maint maintenance
MARDIV Marine division
mat materiel
MAW Marine aircraft wings
MBA main battle area
MCC movement control center
MCOO modified combined obstacle overlay
MCS maneuver control system
MCT movement control team
MEB Marine expeditionary brigade
mech mechanized
med medical
mdm medium
MEF Marine expeditionary force
METL mission essential task list
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MEU Marine expeditionary unit
MFO multinational force of observers
MGB medium girder bridge
mgmt management
MI military intelligence
MIES modernized imagery exploitation system
min minute
MITT mobile integrated tactical terminal
MLRS multiple-launch rocket system
mm millimeter
MMC materiel management center
MOUT military operations on urban terrain
mov movement
MP military police
MRC major regional contingency
MRR minimum-risk route
MRT movement regulating team
MSC Military Sealift Command; major subordinate command
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
msl missile
MSR main supply route
MT mechanical time
MTF medical treatment facility
MTI moving-target indicator
MTMC U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command
MTSQ mechanical time, superquick
MTT mobile training teams
mun munition
NAF numbered air force
NAI named area of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCA National Command Authorities
NCO noncommissioned officer
NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
NG National Guard
NGB National Guard Bureau
NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer
NGO nongovernment organization
NLO naval liaison officer
NOE nap of the earth
Nov November
NRT near-real time
NSS node switching sites
O&I operations and intelligence
OAS Organization of American States
obj objective
OCA offensive counter air
OCONUS outside the continental United States
Oct October
ofc office
off officer
OH observation helicopter
OOTW operations other than war
OP observation post
OPCOM operational command
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
ops operations
OPSEC operations security
OV orbiting vehicle
PA public affairs
PACOM US Army Pacific Command
pam pamphlet
PAO public affairs officer
PD point detonating
peo peace enforcement operations
pers personnel
petrl petroleum
PG personnel group
PIR priority information requirements
PKO peace-keeping operations
PL phase line
PLL prescribed load list
PM provost marshal
PMC personnel management center
POD port of debarkation
POE port of embarkation
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
POSNAV position navigation
POTF psychological operations task force
PP&O plans, programs, and operations
PR personnel readiness
prgm program
PRMD personnel readiness management division
pro procedures
proc processing
prop property
PS personnel support
PSA port support activity
PSB personnel service battalion
PSYOP psychological operations
pts parts
PZ pick-up zone
QSTAG Quadripartite Standardization Agreement
R reinforcing
RAOC rear area operations center
RAP rocket-assisted projectile
RC reserve component
RCEM regional contingency engineering manager
rd(s) round(s)
RDD required delivery date
recon reconnaissance
regt regiment
rep representative
replmt replacement
RFL restricted fire line
rgr ranger
RHU replacement holding unit
RISTA reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
RLO reconnaissance liaison officer
RLT regimental landing team
ROA restricted operations area
ROE rules of engagement
ROM refuel on the move
ROZ restricted operations zone
RPV remotely piloted vehicle
RSOP readiness standing operating procedures
RVT remote video terminal
S2 battalion or brigade intelligence officer
S3 battalion or brigade operations and staff officer
SAM surface-to-air missile
SAPO subarea petroleum office
SAR synthetic aperture radar
SATP Security Assistance Training Program
SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses
sec section
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SEMA special electronics mission aircraft
Sep September
serv service
SF special forces
SFOA special forces operational area
SFOB special forces operational base
SFOD special forces operational detachment
SGS secretary of the general staff
SIB separate infantry brigade
SIDPERS standard installation division personnel system
sig signal
SIGINT signal intelligence
SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne radio system
SJA staff judge advocate
so special operations
Soc special operations command
SOCCE special operations command and control element
SOCCH special operations command and control headquarters
SOCOORD special operations coordinator
SOF special operations forces
SOFA status of forces agreement
SOI signal operations instructions
SOP standing operating procedures
SP self-propelled
SPCE survey planning and coordination element
spt support
sqdn squadron
SR short range
SRP soldier readiness processing
SSM surface-to-surface missile
STACCS Standard Theater Army Command and Control System
STANAG standardization agreement
STARC State Area Command
STRIKWARN strike warning
subs subsistence
sup supply
surg surgeon
svc service
SWO staff weather officer
sys systems
(T) towed
TA Theater Army
TAA tactical assembly area
TAC tactical
TACC tactical air control center
TACFIRE tactical fire
TACOM tactical command
TACON tactical control
TACP tactical air control party
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAI target areas of interest
TALO tactical airlift liaison officer
TAR tactical air reconnaissance
TARABS tactical air reconnaissance and aerial battlefield surveillance
TASOSC Theater Army Special Operations Support Command
TCACCIS Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System
TCF tactical combat force
TCP traffic control plan
TE tactical exploitation
TENCAP tactical exploitation of national capabilities
TF task force
tfc traffic
TLAM tactical land attack missile
TMD tactical munitions dispenser
TOA transfer of authority
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table of organization and equipment
topo topographical
TOR terms of reference
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile
TPFDD time-phased force deployment data
TPFDL time-phased force deployment list
TPU troop program unit
TRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
trans transportation
TRANSCOM U.S. Army Transportation Command
trn terrain
trp troop
TSS topographic support systems
TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV-SR unmanned aerial vehicle-short range
UCP Unified Command Plan
UH utility helicopter
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces
US United States
USA U.S. Army
USAF U.S. Air Force
USAR U.S. Army Reserve
USARC U.S. Army Reserve Command
USAREUR U.S. Army Europe
USARPAC U.S. Army Pacific
USC U.S. Code
USCINCPAC U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
USMC U.S. Marine Corps
USN U.S. Navy
USPHS U.S. Public Health Service
UW unconventional warfare
veh vehicle
vet veterinarian
VSTOL vertical short takeoff/landing
VT variable time
whl wheeled
WWI World War I
WWII World War II
WWMCCS Worldwide Military Command and Control System
WIN WWMCCS intercomputer network
WOC wing operation center
WP white phosphorous
WSRO weapon system replacement operation
Z Zulu
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