GLOSSARY
Acronyms and Abbreviations
A2C2 Army Airspace Command and Control
AB aviation brigade
ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
ABMOC air battle management operations center
ACCLAIMS Army COMSEC Commodity, Logistical and Accounting
Information Management System
ACCS Army Command and Control System
ACE armored construction equipment
ACOMS Automated Collection Management System
ACUS Area Common-User System
ADA air defense artillery
ADCO Air Defense Communications Office
ADE Assistant Division Engineer
ADP automatic data processing
ADPS Automatic Data Processing System
ADSO Assistant Division Signal Officer
AG Adjutant General
AHC assault helicopter company
ALCE Airlift Control Element
AM amplitude modulated
AMC aircraft maintenance company
ARFCOS Armed Forces Courier Service
ASIC all source intelligence center
ASL authorized stockage list
ASOC air support operations center
ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System
ATKHB Attack Helicopter Battalion
ATKHC Attack Helicopter Company
ATP ammunition transfer point
AUTODIN automatic digital network
AUTOSEVOCOM automatic secure voice communications
AUTOVON automatic voice network
AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
AVUM aviation unit maintenance
BAS Battlefield Automated Systems
BCS Battery Computer System
BICC battlefield information control center
BIS battlefield information services
BLCP battalion logistics control point
BOC battalion operation center (AD)
BSA brigade support area
BSM battlefield spectrum management
CA Civil Affairs
CCOR corps central office of records
CCU communications control unit
CEB clothing exchange and bath
CEOI Communications-Electronics Operation Instructions
(See SOI)
CEWI combat electronic warfare intelligence
CF command fire
CFC company fire control
CH chaplains
CNR combat net radio
COOP Continuity of Operations Plan
COR central office of records
COSCOM corps support command
CSAB combat support aviation battalion
CV chaparral vulcan
DAME Division Air Management Element
DAMO division automation management office
DAO division ammunition officer
DCA Defense Communications Agency
DCO Dial Central Office
DCOR division central office of record
DCS Defense Communications System
DF 4 direction finding
DISC Director Information Systems for Command, Control,
Communications, and Computers
DISCOM division support command
DLOC Division Logistical Operations Center
DMD digital message device
DMMC division materiel management center
DSA division support area
DTAC division tactical command post
DTMF dual tone multifrequency
DTOC division tactical operations center
DTOCSE division tactical operations center support element
DTS diplomatic telecommunications service
DTSE DTOC support element
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ECM electronic countermeasures
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EPLRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
FA field artillery
FAAO field artillery air observer
FAAR forward area alerting radar
FASCO Forward Area Support Coordination Officer
FAST forward area support team
FC fire control/field circular when used with a number
FIST fire support team
FLOT forward line of troops
FM frequency modulation
FO forward observer
FSMC forward support medical company
FSS Fire Support System
GP general purpose
GRREG graves registration
GRT ground reconnaissance troop
GSE ground support equipment
GSR ground surveillance radar
HEMTT heavy-expanded mobility tactical truck
HF high frequency
HIMAD high-to-medium-altitude air defense
HIP Howitzer improvement program
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HSMC headquarters and support medical company
HUMINT human intelligence
IATACS Improved Army Tactical Communications System
IDS Infrared Discrimination System
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IEWSE intelligence and electronic warfare surveillance
element
IHFR improved high frequency radio
IMA information mission area
IN infantry
ISB intermediate/initial staging base
ISSO Information Services Support Office
JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
LASER light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
LASSO logistics automated system support office
LAW light antitank weapon
LOS line of sight
LRSD long-range surveillance detachment
MANPAD man-portable air defense
MAST mobile area support team
MATO materiel officer
MCEB Military Communications-Electronics Board
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
MIOC military intelligence operations center
MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System
MSC major subordinate command
MSE Mobile Subscriber Equipment
MSR major supply route
NLOS non-line-of-sight
NRI net radio interface
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PLRS Position Location Reporting System
PMS pedestal mounted stinger
PSNCO personnel staff noncommissioned officer
PVNTMED preventive medicine
RAOC rear area operations center
RATT radio teletypewriter
REC radio electronic combat
RPV remotely piloted vehicles
RSS remote slave station
SAMS I Standard Army Maintenance System (Version I)
SATCOM satellite communication(s)
SAW squad automatic weapon
SCIF sensitive compartmented intelligence facility
SENS small extension node switch
SHF super high frequency
SHORAD short-range air defense
SINCGARS Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SOI signal operation instructions (formerly CEOI)
SOP standard operating procedures
SPLL self-propelled loader launcher
SPO security, plans, and operations
SSB single side band
SSO special security office
STAMMIS Standard Army Multicommand Management Information
System
STU secure telephone unit
SYSCON systems control
T&A transcription and analysis
TAB target acquisition battery
TACP tactical air control party
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAMC transportation aircraft maintenance company
TAOR tactical area of responsibility
TASE Tactical Air Support Element
TCAE technical control and analysis element
TMT transportation motor transport
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TRCFAX terminal radio carrier facsimile
UHF ultra high frequency
VFMED variable format message entry devices
VHF very high frequency
WWMCCS Worldwide Military Command and Control System
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