GLOSSARY
AE angles of elevation
AI assistant instructor
APC armored personnel carrier
AS angle of sight
BMP (a Threat vehicle)
CALFEX combined arms live-fire exercise
Comp composition
DA Department of the Army
deg degrees
DODAC Department of Defense Ammunition Code
EA engagement area
elev elevation
fps feet per second
ft feet
FM field manual
FPF final protection fires
FTX field training exercise
HE high explosive
HEDP high-explosive dual-purpose
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HQS headquarters
IAW in accordance with
IET initial entry training
LAW lubricant, arctic weather
LBE load-bearing equipment
LFX live-fire exercise
LH left hand
MACS Multipurpose Arcade Combat Simulator
max ord maximum ordinate
MILES multiple integrated laser engagement system
MK Mark
mm millimeter
MOD model
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
MPRC multipurpose range complex
mps meters per second
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NO number
OVM operator's vehicle material
PDF principal direction of fire
PEWS platoon early warning system
PIBD point initiating, base detonating
PMI preliminary marksmanship instruction
QE quadrant elevation
RBC rifle bore cleaner
RH right hand
sec seconds
SOP standard operating procedures
STX situational training exercise
T&E traverse and elevation
TESS Tactical Engagement Simulator System
TOE table of organization and equipment
TM technical manual
TP training practice
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRP target reference point
VDT Video Disk Trainer
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