Glossary
AA - antiaircraft
AAG - army artillery group
abn - airborne
AC - army corps
ACE - aviation control element
ACRV - artillery command and reconnaissance vehicle
AD - air defense
AG - artillery group
ARAG - army rocket artillery group
ARM - antiradiation missile
ALCM - air-launched cruise missile
alt - alternate
AM - amplitude modulation
amphib - amphibious
AP - antipersonnel
APC - armored personnel carrier
arty- artillery
ASM - air-to-surface missile
AT - antitank
ATGM - antitank guided missile
aux - auxiliary
bde - brigade
BLUFOR - Blue Force
bn - battalion
BRAG - brigade artillery group
btry - battery
C2 - command and control
C4I - command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
CA - combined arms
CAG - corps artillery group
CINC - commander in chief
CMTA - commander of missile troops and artillery
COF - correlation of forces
COMMZ - communications zone
COMSEC - communications security
COR - chief of reconnaissance
CP - command post
CPV - combat potential value
CRAG - corps rocket artillery group
CS - combat support
CSS - combat service support
DAG - division artillery group
det - detachment
DF - direction-finding
div - division
DZ - drop zone
EC - electronic combat
ECCM - electronic counter-countermeasures
ech - echelon
ECM - electronic countermeasures
engr - engineer
EPM - electronic protection measures
ESJ - escort jamming
EW - electronic warfare
ESO - electromagnetic spectrum operations
FAC - forward air controller
FAE - fuel-air explosive(s)
FD - forward detachment
FM - frequency modulation or field manual
fwd - forward
GCI - ground-controlled intercept
HE - high-explosive
HET - heavy equipment transporter
helo - helicopter
HF - high-frequency
hr - hour
HUMINT - human intelligence
HQ - headquarters
ICBM - intercontinental ballistic missile
IFV - infantry fighting vehicle
IR - infrared
IW - information warfare
kg - kilogram(s)
km - kilometer(s )
LC - line of contact
LD - line of departure
LGP - laser-guided projectile
LOC - line of communications
log - logistics
LOS - line-of-sight
LZ - landing zone
m - meter(s)
MA - mechanized army
MC - mechanized corps
mech - mechanized
MIBN - mechanized infantry battalion
MIBR - mechanized infantry brigade
MID - mechanized infantry division
mm - millimeter
MOD - mobile obstacle detachment or Ministry of Defense
MRL - multiple rocket launcher
MSD - movement support detachment
NBC - nuclear, biological, and chemical
NOE - nap-of-the-earth
OMG - operational maneuver group
OPFOR - Opposing Force
POL - petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PWP - plasticized white phosphorus
recon - reconnaissance
regt - regiment
RFC - reconnaissance-fire complex
RPV - remotely-piloted vehicle
RSC - reconnaissance-strike complex
SAR - synthetic-aperture radar
SAM - surface-to-air missile
SATCOM - satellite communications
sep - separate
SLAR - side-looking airborne radar
SLCM - submarine-launched cruise missile
SOJ - standoff jammer/jamming
SP - self-propelled
SPF - special-purpose forces
SSJ - self-screening jamming
SSM - surface-to-surface missile
STANAG - standardization agreement
TA - tank army
TBN - tank battalion
TBR - tank brigade
TC - tank corps
TD - tank division
TELAR - transporter-erector-launcher and radar
tk - tank
TRADOC - (U.S. Army) Training and Doctrine Command
UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle
U.S. - United States
VEESS - vehicle engine exhaust smoke system
VHF - very-high-frequency
WMD - weapons of mass destruction
WP - white phosphorus
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