GLOSSARY
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
amp ampere
APC armored personnel carrier
AR Army regulation
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
ASI additional skill identifier
asst assistant
ATGM antitank guided missile
ATWESS antitank weapon effect simulator system
BFV Bradley fighting vehicle
BMP (a Threat vehicle)
BRDM (a Threat scout car)
BTR (a Threat vehicle)
C2 command and control
CB citizen's band (radio)
cbt combat
CFV cavalry fighting vehicle
CP command post
CPX command post exercise
CS combat support
CTA common table of allowances
CVI combat vehicle identification
DA Department of the Army
dir direction
DLIC detachment left in contact
DZ drop zone
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
1SG first sergeant
F Fahrenheit
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FHT field handling trainer
FIST fire support team
FM field manual
FOV field of view
FPF final protective fire
FPL final protective line
FSO fire support officer
FTX field training exercise
gnr gunner
GTA graphic training aid
HE high explosive
HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
horz horizontal
HQS headquarters
hrs hours
Hz Hertz
IAW in accordance with
illus illustration
IR infrared
KHz kilohertz
kmph kilometers per hour
LAW light antitank weapon
LD line of departure
ldr leader
LES launch environment simulator
LFX live-fire exercise
LET launch effects trainer
LOS line of sight
LP listening post
L-R left to right
LTID laser target interface device
M monthly
MAPP methylacetylene propadiene, propane propylene
mech mechanized
mi middle initial
MI military intelligence
MILES multiple integrated laser engagement system
min minute(s)
mm millimeter
mod model
mon monitor
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
mph miles per hour
MQS military qualification standards
MTP mission training plan
NA not applicable
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVTRADEV Naval training development
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOES Noncommissioned Officer Education System
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
nonmech nonmechanized
NVD night vision device
OP observation post
OPFOR opposing force
OSUT one-station unit training
PDF principal direction of fire
plt platoon
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
POI program of instruction
PSG platoon sergeant
psi pounds per square inch
PSM power supply modulator
pwr power
Q quarterly
qual qualifications
qtr quarterly
R-L right to left
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
S2 Intelligence Officer
S3 Operations and Training officer
sec section
SGT sergeant
SL skill level
SMCT soldier's manual common tasks
SOP standing operating procedure
sqd squad
SSAN Social Security Administration Number
STB supertropical bleach
STP Soldier's training publication
STX situational training exercise
TC training circular
tm team
TM technical manual
TO training objective
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile)
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRP target reference point
TSC Training Support Center
US United States
USC United States Code
VAC voltage alternating current
VDC voltage direct current
vert vertical
VPC vehicle power conditioner
WP white phosphorus
XO executive officer
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