GLOSSARY
A
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
AA assembly area
AAA anitaircraft artillery
AACG arrival airfield control group
AAFAD all arms for air defense
AALPS automated air loading planning system
AAR after-action review
ABC air battle captain
ABCC airborne battlefield command and control center
abn airborne
ACA airspace coordination area
ACC air component commander
ACE armored combat earthmover
ACL allowable cargo load
ACT air cavalry troop
ADA air defense artillery
ADACG arrival/departure airfield control group
ADCOORD air defense coordinator
AF Air Force
AFAC airborne forward air controller
AFV armored fighting vehicle
AG adjutant general
AGL above ground level
AGM air-to-ground missile
AGOSOP air-ground operations standard operating procedures
AH attack helicopter
AI air interdiction
A/L administrative/logistics
ALCE airlift control element
ALO air liaison officer
AM alternating modulation
AMC air mission commander
AMO air movement officer
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
AO area of operations
AOC air operations center
AOE authorized organizational equipment
AOT air tasking order
AP antipersonnel (mine)
APC armored personnel carrier
APERS antipersonnel (ammunition)
APFSDS armor-piercing stabilized discarding sabot
API armor-piercing incendiary
ASL authorized stockage list
aslt assault
ASOC air support operations center
ASP ammunition supply point
AT antitank
ATGM antitank guided missile
ATHS automatic target hand-off system
ATP ammunition transfer point
AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
AVLB armored vehicle launched bridge
AWACS airborne warning and control system
AWADS adverse weather aerial delivery system
AXP ambulance exchange point
B
BAI battlefield air interdiction
BAS battalion aid station
BDA battle damage assessment
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
BHL battle handover line
BII basic issue items
BMO battalion maintenance officer
BMT battalion maintenance team
BOS battlefield operating systems
BP battle position
BSA brigade support area
BUA built-up areas
C
C2 command and control
C2 node command and controljunction
C3 command, control, and communications
CA counterair
CAB combat aviation brigade
CARP computed air release point
CAS close air support
CBU cluster bomb unit
CCT combat control team
CDS container delivery system
CE communications-electronics
CEB clothing exchange and bath
CESO communications electronics signal officer
CEV combat engineer vehicle
CFA covering force area
CFL coordinated fire line
CH cargo helicopter
CI counterintelligence
CINC Commander in Chief
CLACC central loading area control center
CL V Class V (in illustration)
CMO civil-military operations
CMT company maintenance team
COA courses of action
COLT combat observation lasing team
commo communications
COMSEC communications security
CONOPS contingency operations
CONPLAN contingency plan
CONUS continental United States
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CPX command post exercise
CRC control and reporting center
CRP control and reporting post
CS combat support
CSM command sergeant major
CSR controlled supply rate
CSS combat service support
CTA common table of allowances
CTCP combat trains command post
CVC combat vehicle crewman
D
D-day deployment day
DA Department of the Army
DACG departure airfield control group
DACO departure airfield control officer
DAO division ammunition office
DF direction finding
DISCOM division support command
DIVARTY division artillery
DLIC detachment left in contact
DMCC division movement control center
DMMC division materiel management center
DNVT digital nonsecure voice terminal
DP decision point
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munition
DRB division ready brigade
DRF division ready force
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DST decision support template
DSVT digital subscriber voice terminal
DTG date-time group
DTOC division tactical operations center
DZ drop zone
DZST drop zone support team
E
EA engagement area
EBA engineer battlefield assessment
ECM electronic countermeasures
EDRE emergency deployment readiness exercise
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
EOC emergency operations center
EPW enemy prisoner of war
ESIP equipment supply issue point
ETAC enlisted terminal attack controller
EW electronic warfare
F
FA field artillery
FAAD forward area air defense
FAAO field artillery air observer
FAAR forward area alerting radar
FAC forward air controller
FAC-P forward air control post
FAE fuel-air explosive
FARP forward arming refuel point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FAST forward area support team
FAX facsimile
FCP firepower control parties
FCT firepower control team
FDC fire direction center
FCP firepower control parties
FCT firepower control team
FDC fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of battle area
FFAR folding fin aircraft rocket
1SG first sergeant
FIST fire support team
FISTV fire support team vehicle
FLIR forward looking infrared
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM field manual; frequency modulation
FO forward observer
FOB forward operating base
FPF final protection fires
FRAGO fragmentary order
FS fire support
FSB forward support battalion
FSCL fire support coordination line
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
G
G1 Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel)
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans)
G3-Air air operations and planning officer
G4 Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics)
GBU guided bomb unit
GEMSS ground-emplaced mine scattering system
GIRS grid index reference system
GLD ground laser designator
GLO ground liaison officer
GPS global positioning system
GS general support
GSR ground surveillance radar
H
HD heavy drop
HDRS heavy drop rigging site
HE high explosive
HEAT high-explosive antitank
HEI high-explosive incendiary
HELLFIRE heliborne fire-and-forget missile
HEMTT heavy expanded mobile tactical truck
HEPI heavy equipment point of impact
HET heavy equipment transporter
HF high frequency
HHB headquarters and headquarters battery
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HQ headquarters
HUMINT human intelligence
HVT high-value target
I
ICM improved capabilities missile
ID identification
IDAD internal defense and development
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IEWSE intelligence and electronic warfare support element
IFF identification, friend or foe
int intelligence
INTREP intelligence report
INTSUM intelligence summary
IP initial point
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IR infrared
IRC initial ready company
ISB intermediate staging base
J
JAAT joint air attack team
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JFC joint force commander
JSEAD joint suppression of enemy air defense
JTF joint task force
K
KE kinetic energy
KIA killed in action
km kilometers
L
LAB light armor battalion
LAC light armor company
LACC loading area control center
LADW local air defense warnings
LANTIRN low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night
LAP light armor platoon
LAPES low altitude parachute extraction system
LAW light antitank weapon
LBE load-bearing equipment
LC line of contact
LD line of departure
LD/LC line of departure is line of contact
LEN large extension nodes
LGB laser guided bomb
LID light infantry division
LO liaison officer
LOA limit of advance
LOC lines of communication
log logistics
LOGPAC logistics package
LOGSTAT logistical status
LOS line-of-sight
LOS-R line-of-sight rear
LP listening post
LP/OP listening post/observation post
LRF laser range finder
LRP logistic release point
LRSD long-range surveillance detachment
LSA logistic support area
LST laser spot tracker
LTACFIRE light tactical fire direction system
LTD laser target designator
LVAD low-velocity air drop
LZ landing zone
M
MAC military airlift command
MACG marshalling area control group
MANPADS man-portable air defense systems
MBA main battle area
MCO movement control officer
MCP maintenance collection point
MCS mobility, countermobility, and survivability
MCT movement control team
MEDEVAC medical evacuation
MEMO mission-essential maintenance only
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MG machine gun
MGB medium girder bridge
MHE materials handling equipment
MI military intelligence
MIA missing in action
MICLIC mine clearing line charge
mm millimeter(s)
MMC materiel management company
MMEE missing mission essential equipment
MOG maximum-on-ground
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
MOS military occupational specialty
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
MPP mobile pre-positioning
MRE meals, ready to eat
MRS muzzle reference system
MSB main support battalion
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
MSR main supply route
MSRT mobile subscriber radio terminal
MST maintenance support team
MTOE modification table of organization and equipment
MTP mission training plan
N
NAI named area(s) of interest
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NBCWRS NBC warning and reporting system
NC node center
NCA National Command Authority
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCS net control station
NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
NET new equipment training
NGF naval gunfire
NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer
NGO naval gunfire officer
N-HOUR notification hour
NOD night observation device
NVD night-vision device
NVG night-vision goggles
O
OAS offensive air support
obj objective
OCOKA observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment,
obstacles, key terrain, avenues of approach
OI operations and intelligence
OIC officer in charge
OIR other intelligence requirements
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
ops operations
OPSEC operations security
ORP objective rally point
P
P&A personnel and administration
PA physicians assistant
PAC personnel and administrative center
PADS position azimuth determining system
PAO public affairs office
PCO peacetime contingency operations
PCI precombat inspection
PEWS platoon early warning system
PHA personnel holding area
P-hour parachute hour
PI point of impact
Pi probability of incapacitation
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PKO peacekeeping operations
PL phase line(s)
PLL prescribed load list
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
POM preparation for oversea movement
POMCUS pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets
POV privately owned vehicle
POW prisoner of war
PP passage point(s)
PPI personnel point of impact
PRF pulse radiation frequency
PRI TGT priority target
PRVEP prerigged vehicles/equipment package
PSC personnel service company
PSNCO personnel services NCO
psn position (in illustration)
PSO personnel services officer
PSS personnel service support (in illustration)
PSYOP psychological operations
PVL priority vehicle list
PW prisoner of war
PX post exchange
PZ pickup zone
Q
QSS quick supply store
R
RAOC rear area operations center
RAP rocket-assisted projectile
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RATT radio teletypewriter
RAU radio access unit
RC reserve component
RCU remote control unit
REDCON readiness condition
REMBASS remotely monitored battlefield sensor system
REMS remotely employed sensor
retrans retransmit
RFL restrictive fire line
ROE rules of engagement
RP release point
RPG rocket-propelled grenade
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RSOP readiness standing operating procedure
RSR required supply rate
RTO radiotelephone operator
RX repairable exchange
S
2IC second in command
S&S supply and service
S&T supply and transport
S1 adjutant
S2 intelligence officer
S3 operations and training officer
S3-Air assistant battalion S3 (air operations)
S4 supply officer
SAFAD small arms for air defense
SALT supporting arms liaison team
SALT-Air supporting arms liaison team S3 (air operations)
SAM surface-to-air missile
SATCOM satellite communications
SAW squad automatic weapon
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
SEE small emplacement excavator
SEN small extension nodes
SHELREP shelling report
SHORAD short-range air defense
SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne subsystem
SITREP situation report
SKE station keeping equipment
SO signal officer
SOC special operations command
SOF special operating force
SOI signal operating instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SP start point
SR supply rate
S&S supply and service
S&T supply and transportation
STANAG standardizations agreement
SVML standard vehicle missile launcher
T
TA tactical airlift
TAC Tactical Air Command
TAC-A tactical air controller
TACAIR tactical air support
TAC CP tactical command post
TACFIRE tactical fire direction system
TACP tactical air control party
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAI target area(s) of interest
TAMMS The Army maintenance management system
TAR tactical air reconnaissance
TC tank commander
TDAR tactical display alerting radar
TDIS time distance
TEWT tactical exercise without troops
TF task force
TIRS terrain index reference system
TLP troop leading procedures
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TOT time on target
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TPU tank and pump unit
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRP target reference point
TSOP tactical SOP
TTS tank thermal sight
TV television
TVA target-value analysis
U
UH utility helicopter
UHF ultrahigh frequency
UMCP unit maintenance collection point
US United States (of America)
USAF United States Air Force
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
UXO unexploded ordnance
V
VHF very high frequency
Vinson (an encryption device)
vis visibility
Volcano (a scatterable mine system)
W
WAM wide-area mine
WIA wounded in action
WO warning order
WOC wing operations center
WP white phosphorous
WSRO weapons system replacement operations
X
XO executive officer
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