Glossary
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AAFCE Allied Air Forces, Central Europe
AAR after-action review
AC Active Component
ACC area coordination center
ACCB air cavalry combat brigade
ACE Allied Command, Europe
ACR armored cavalry regiment
ADA air defense artillery
ADM atomic demolition munition
ADP automatic data processing
AFCENT Allied Forces, Central Europe
AFNORTH Allied Forces, Northern Europe
AFSOUTH Allied Forces, Southern Europe
AG adjutant general
AH attack helicopter
ALO air liaison officer
AMEDD Army Medical Department
APC armored personnel carrier
AR Army regulation
ARTBASS Army Training Battle Simulation System
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
ASA aviation support activity
ASIC all-source intelligence center
ASOC air support operations center
ATGM antitank guided missile
ATLAS A Tactical, Logistical, and Air Simulation
AVKP armored vehicle kill probability
AVLB armored vehicle launched bridge
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BAI battlefield air interdiction
BC battalion through corps
BCC battery control center
BDA bomb damage assessment
bde brigade
BE Belgium
BMNT before morning nautical twilight
bn battalion
BR Britain
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C confidential
CA combat arms
CAA combined arms army
cal caliber
CAMMS Computer-Assisted Map Maneuver Simulation
CAS close air support
CATTS Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator
CBR chemical, biological, and radiological
CBU cluster bomb unit
CC company commander
CENTAG Central Army Group, Central Europe
CEV combat engineer vehicle
CEWI combat electronic warfare intelligence
CFX combined field exercise
cal caliber
C/F command/fire
CI counterintelligence
CINCUSAREUR commander in chief, United States Army Europe
cml chemical
CMO civil-military operations
co company
COL colonel
COMMZ communications zone
CONUS continental United States
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CPT captain
CPX command post exercise
CS combat support
CSH combat support hospital
ctg cartridge
CSS combat service support
CTX combined training exercise
C/V Chaparral/Vulcan
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D |
DA Department of the Army
DACCS Department of the Army Command and Control System
DAME division airspace management element
DD Department of Defense
DEPEX deployment exercise
DISCO division support command
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DMMC division materiel management center
DS direct support
DST director station trailer
DTG date-time group
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E exercise (STARTEX)
EAC echelons above corps
ECC exercise control center
ECM electronic countermeasures
EDRE emergency deployment readiness exercise
EEI essential elements of information
ENCOM Engineer Command
ENDEX end of the exercise
EPW enemy prisoner of war
E/TA electronic target acquisition
ESM electronic warfare support measures
EUCOM European Command
EW electronic warfare
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FA field artillery
FAAR forward area altering area
FAC forward air controller
FARP forward arming and refueling point
FASCO forward area support coordinator
FCX fire coordination exercise
FDC fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
1SG first sergeant
FIST fire support team
FM frequency modulated
FO forward observor
FORSCOM US Army Forces Command
FPF final protective fire
FR France
FRAGO fragmentary order
FS fire support
FSC fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
FSS fire support section
FTX field training exercise
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G1 assistant chief of staff, G1 personnel
G2 assistant chief of staff, G2 intelligence
G3 assistant chief of staff, G3 operations and plans
G4 assistant chief of staff, G4 logistics
G5 assistant chief of staff, G5 civil affairs
GBU guided bomb unit
GDR German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
GE Germany, Federal Republic of (West Germany)
GLLD ground laser locator dectector
GP general purpose
GS general support
GT gun-target
GTA graphic training aid
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H |
HAWK homing-all-the-way killer
HC high concentrate
HE high explosive
HELLFIRE Heliborne Laser Fire-and-Forget Missile System
HQ headquarters
HTF how-to-fight
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ID identification
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPR in-process review
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J |
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JTX joint training exercise
JVB joint visitor's bureau
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K |
KIA killed in action
KT kiloton
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L |
LAW light antitank weapon
lb pound
LC line of contact
LD line of departure
LFX live-fire exercise
LOC lines of communication
LOI letter of instruction
LT lieutenant
LTC lieutenant colonel
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M |
m meter
MAB mobile assault bridge
MAC maneuver area command
MACE Military Air Cargo Export System
MAJ major
MAPEX map exercise
MBA main battle area
MCC movement control center
MEDCEN medical center
MEDCOM Medical Command
MEDDAC medical activity
MEMO mission essential maintenance only
MEDMOD Medical Module
METT mission, enemy, terrain, and troops available
MI military intelligence
MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
MLB metallic link belt
mm millimeter
MMC materiel management center
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
MOS military occupational specialty
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
MRL multiple rocket launcher
MSG master sergeant
MSR main supply route
MST maintenance support team
MTC maneuver training command
MTOE modification table of organization and equipment
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NA not applicable
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NL Netherlands
NOE nap-of-the-earth
NORTHAG Northern Army Group, Central Europe
NTC National Training Center
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O |
OB order of battle
O/O on order
OH observation helicopter
O/I operations/intelligence
OIC officer in charge
OP observation post
OPCOM operational command
OPFOR opposing force
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operations security
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P |
P&A personnel and administration
pam pamphlet
PL phase line
PAC personnel and administration center
PAO public affairs officer
PDF point detonating fuze
PERSCOM Personnel Command
PFC private first class
POMCUS pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets
PSYOP psychological operations
PW prisoner of war
PWRM pre-positioned war reserve materiel
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R |
RACO rear area combat operations
RATELO radio telephone operator
RC Reserve Component
REALTRAIN realistic training
REFORGER redeployment of forces to Germany
RG Reserve Guard
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S secret
S&T supply and transportation
S1 adjutant
S2 intelligence officer
S3 operations and training officer
S4 logistics officer
S5 civil affairs officer
SACEUR supreme allied commander, Europe
SAM surface-to-air missile
SFC sergeant first class
SGT sergeant
SASP special ammunition supply point
SHORAD short-range air defense
SIDPERS Standard Installation Division Personnel System
SITREP situation report
SJA staff judge advocate
SOP standing operating procedure
SP self-propelled
SP4 specialist 4
SQT skill qualification test
SSG staff sergeant
SSI specialty skill identifier
SSN social security number
SSO special security officer
STANAG standarization agreement
STARTEX start of the exercise
STRAC Standards in Training Commission
STX situational training exercise
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T |
t ton
T&E training and evaluation
T&EO training and evaluation outline
TA theater army
TAACOM theater army area command
TAB target acquisition battery
TACC tactical air control center
TACP tactical air control party
TACSIM tactical simulation
TADS Target Alerting Data Display Set
TASC training and audiovisual support center
TC training circular
TD tactical deception
TDA tables of distribution and allowance
TES tactical engagement simulation
TEWT tactical exercise without troops
TF task force
TNT trinitrotoluene (dynamite)
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TOT time over target
TOW tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile
TPT target practice tracer
TRAC training resource assistance center
TRANSCOM Transporation Command
TSOP tactical standing operating procedure
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U |
U unclassified
US United States
UK United Kingdom
USACAC US Army Combined Arms Center
USAF US Air Force
USAREUR US Army, Europe
USATSC US Army Training Support Command
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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VA Virginia
VB visitor's bureau
vs versus
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W |
WIA wounded in action
WO warrant officer
WP white phosphorus
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XO executive officer
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