Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations
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AC alternating current
ACSO assistant corps signal officer
ACUS Area Common-User System
ADA air defense artillery
ADDS Army Data Distribution System
adj adjacent
admin administrative
ADSO assistant division signal office/officer
AFSAT Air Force satellite
A/L administrative/logistics
ALICE all-purpose lightweight individual carrying
equipment
ALO air liaison officer
ALOC area logistics operation center
alt alternate
AM amplitude modulated
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
ant antenna
ARLNO Armor Liaison Officer
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control
System
atch attached
attn attention
auth authority
aux auxiliary
avn aviation
BAS Battlefield Automated Systems
BATCON battalion command
bde brigade
BFA Battlefield Functional Area
BIS Battlefield Information Services
BL baseline
blk block(s)
BMO battalion maintenance officer
bn battalion
bnd band
BOS Battlefield Operating System
bps bits per second
BSA brigade support area
BSBN baseband
BSO brigade/battalion signal officer
btry battery
C clear
C2 command and control
C3 command, control, and communications
C4 command, control, communications, and
computers
C4I command, control, communications,
computers and information
cbt combat
CCES contingency communications extension
switch
CCP contingency communications package
CCPS contingency communications parent switch
cdr commander
cen center
CGSC Command and General Staff College
chan channel
CHEMO chemical officer
CHS common hardware and software
CM control monitor
cmd command
CNR combat net radio
CNV crypto net variable
co company
CO commercial
COA course of action
coax coaxial cable
COMCAM combat camera
comm communications
COMSEC communications security
CONUS continental United States
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CS combat support
CSCE communications system control element
CSS combat service support
CT communications terminal
CTA common table of allowances
D depth
DA Department of the Army
DC direct current
DCNRI dismounted combat net radio interface
DCS Defense Communications System
DDN defense data network
DES dismounted extension switch
DGM digital group multiplexing
dig digital
dir directory
DISCOM division support command
DISN Defense Information Systems Network
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DLOS dismounted line-of-sight
DMAIN division main
DNMF dismounted node management facility
DNI digital NATO interface
DNVT digital nonsecure voice terminal
doc documentation
DOD Department of Defense
DOIM Directorate of Information Management
DOS disk operating system
DSN defense switching network
DSVT digital subscriber voice terminal
DTG digital transmission group
DTOC division tactical operations center
DVOW digital voice orderwire
ea each
EA electronic attack
EAC echelons above corps
ECM electronic countermeasures
ECB echelons corps and below
ECCM electronic counter countermeasures
EMP electromagnetic pulse
engr engineer
ENT enter
EOW engineering orderwire
EPLRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting
System
equip equipment
ERF electronic remote fill
F fahrenheit
FA field artillery
fctn function
FES force entry switch
FH frequency hopping
FLOT forward line of own troops
FLTSAT fleet satellite
FM frequency modulated/field manual when
used with a number
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FPF final protective fire
FPL final protective line
FRAGO fragmentary order
freq frequency
FSC fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
ft feet
fwd forward
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations
and Plans)
G6 signal officer/office
gal gallon(s)
gen generator(s)
GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GHz gigahertz
GM group modem
GTA graphic training aid
H height
HAEMP high altitude electromagnetic pulse
HF high frequency
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HI high
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose vehicle
HPT high priority target
HQ headquarters
HVA high voltage assembly
HVT high value target
Hz hertz
ICOM integrated COMSEC
IHFR Improved High Frequency Radio
IGW Integral Gateway
IMA Information Mission Area
intel intelligence
IP Internet Protocol
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
ISSO Information Services Support Office
ISYSCON integrated system control
JCCC Joint Command and Control Center
JCCT Joint Command and Control Tactical
Operations Center
JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution
System
kbps kilobits per second
KEK key encryption key
km kilometer(s)
Km/h kilometers per hour
kw kilowatt
L length
LAN local area network
LAW light antitank weapon
lbs pounds
LCCES light contingency communications
extension switch
LCCP light contingency communications package
LCCPS light contingency communications parent
switch
LD load
LDF lightweight digital facsimile
ldr leader
LED light emitting diode
LEN large extension node
LF low frequency
LO low
log logistics
LOS line-of-sight
LP listening point
LSB lower sideband
LTU line termination unit
m meter(s)
man manual
MARKS The Modern Army Recordkeeping System
max maximum
M/C multichannel
MCS Maneuver Control System
MDTG multiplex digital transmission group
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time
MF medium frequency
mgt management
MHz megahertz
MI Military Intelligence
min minute(s)
MMC Materiel Management Center
MP Military Police
MPH miles per hour
MSE Mobile Subscriber Equipment
MSRT mobile subscriber radiotelephone terminal
mux multiplex
mvr maneuver
NAI NATO analog interface
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NC node center
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCS net control station
NMF node management facility
non-ICOM non-integrated COMSEC
NRI net radio interface
NSN national stock number
NVIS near vertical incidence sky wave
OCONUS outside continental United States
OIC officer in charge (of)
OOTW operations other than war
OP operations post
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
ops operations
PA Privacy Act/power amplifier when used in
radio configurations
para paragraph
PAC Personnel and Administrative Center
PC personal computer
PIR personnel information roster
PLL prescribed load list
plt platoon
PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks and
Services
PNMC packet network management center
POS/NAV position location/navigation
pr pair
PSN packet switch network
PSYOP psychological operations
pwr power
quan quantity
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RAU radio access unit
RAVN Regimental aviation
RCU remote control unit
rcv receive
RETRANS retransmission
recon reconnaissance
RF radio frequency
RMC remote multiplexer combiner
RP release point
RPM revolutions per minute
RSS-D downsize routing subsystem
Rt route
RT receiver-transmitter
S1 Adjutant (US Army)
S2 Intelligence Officer (US Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (US
Army)
S4 Supply Officer (US Army)
SB switchboard
SCC-2 system control center-2
SCI sensitive compartmented information
SDC signal data connector
sec section
SEN small extension node
SHF super high frequency
SICPS Standard Integrated Command Post
System
sig signal
SIGO signal officer
SINCGARS Single-Channel Ground and Airborne
Radio System
SITTEMPS situation templates
SOCCE special operations command and control
element
SOCOM special operations command
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SP start point
spt support
SSB single sideband
ST student text
STANAG Standardization Agreement
STO store
SUBS subscriber(s)
supv supervisor
sw switch
SYSCON system control
TAACOM Theater Army Area Command
tac tactical
TAC CP tactical command post
TACP tactical air control party
TACFIRE Tactical Fire Direction System
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAI targeted area of interest
TASO terminal area security officer
tech technical
TED trunk encryption device
temp temporary
TEK trunk encryption key
TGC trunk group cluster
thru through
TIM transmission interface module
TM technical manual
TNS tactical name server
TOC tactical operations center
TPN Tactical Packet Network
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command
TRI-TAC Tri-Service Tactical Communications
TROPO tropospheric scatter
TRP target reference point
TS TOP SECRET
TSC(A) theater signal command (Army)
TSK transmission security key
TTA tactical terminal adapter
tty teletypewriter
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UHF ultra high frequency
UPS universal power supply
USB upper sideband
VAC Volts alternating current
VDC Volts direct current
veh vehicle
VFC Voice frequency channel
VHF very high frequency
VHF-FM very high frequency-frequency modulated
VI visual information
vs versus
w/ with
W watts
WAN wide area network
XMT transmit
XO executive officer
XTRA extra
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