| A/L |
administrative and logistics |
| AA |
assembly area |
| AATF |
air-assault task force |
| ABCS |
Army Battle Command Systems |
| ACE |
analysis and control element |
| ACIRS |
Automated Criminal Investigative Reporting System |
| ACT |
analysis control team |
| ADA |
air-defense artillery |
| ADC |
area damage control |
| AFATDS |
Advanced Field-Artillery Tactical Data System |
| ALO |
authorized level of organization |
| AMDPCS |
Air- and Missile-Defense Planning and Control System |
| AO |
area of operation |
| AOE |
Army of Excellence |
| AOI |
area of interest |
| AOR |
area of responsibility |
| APOD |
aerial port of debarkation |
| APOE |
aerial port of embarkation |
| AR |
armored |
| AR |
Army regulation |
| ARFOR |
Army forces |
| AS |
area security |
| ASAS |
All-Source Analysis System |
| ASCC |
Army service component command |
| ASG |
area support group |
| ASP |
ammunition supply point |
| ASR |
alternate supply route |
| ASV |
armored security vehicle |
| ATCCS |
Army Tactical Command and Control System |
| attn |
attention |
| AWIS |
Army WMCCS Information System |
| BCT |
brigade combat team |
| bde |
brigade |
| BFA |
battlefield functional area |
| BLD |
brigade liaison detachment |
| bn |
battalion |
| BOS |
battlefield operating system |
| BRT |
brigade reconnaissance troop |
| BWA |
battlefield workload analysis |
| C
2
|
command and control |
| C
3
|
command, control, and communications |
| C4I |
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence |
| C4IFTW |
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence for the warrior |
| CAS |
close air support |
| CASE |
corps area support element |
| CCIU |
computer-crime investigative unit |
| cdr |
commander |
| CG |
commanding general |
| CHA |
corps holding area |
| CI |
civilian internee |
| CID |
Criminal Investigation Division |
| CIDR |
Criminal Investigation Division Regulation |
| CINC |
commander in chief |
| CIP |
Criminal Intelligence Program |
| cmd |
command |
| CMOC |
civil-military operations center |
| co |
company |
| COA |
course of action |
| CofS |
Chief of Staff |
| commo |
communications |
| COMMZ |
communications zone |
| conf |
confinement |
| CONUS |
continental US |
| COSCOM |
corps support command |
| CP |
command post |
| CRC |
Crime Records Center |
| CRIMINTEL |
criminal intelligence |
| CRS-3 |
Correctional Reporting System |
| CS |
combat support |
| CSA |
corps storage area |
| CSE |
corps support element |
| CSG |
corps support group |
| CSM |
command sergeant major |
| CSS |
combat service support |
| CSSCS |
Combat Service Support Control System |
| cust |
customs |
| CZ |
combat zone |
| DA |
Department of the Army |
| DC |
District of Columbia |
| DCCP |
division central collection point |
| DCG |
deputy commanding general |
| DIBRS |
Defense Incident-Based Reporting System |
| DISCOM |
division support command |
| div |
division |
| DLEA |
domestic law-enforcement agency |
| DMMC |
division materiel management center |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOS |
Department of State |
| DPM |
deputy provost marshal |
| DRA |
division rear area |
| DS |
direct support |
| DSA |
division support area |
| DSB |
division support battalion |
| DSE |
division support element |
| DSS |
decisive, shaping, and sustaining |
| DZ |
drop zone |
| EAC |
echelons above corps |
| EAD |
echelons above division |
| ECB |
echelons corps and below |
| EMS |
emergency medical services |
| EPW |
enemy prisoner of war |
| ERP |
engineer regulation point |
| ES |
escort |
| FA |
field artillery |
| FBCB2 |
Force XXI battle command—brigade and below |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FEBA |
forward edge of the battle area |
| FIU |
field investigative unit |
| FM |
field manual |
| FOB |
forward operating base |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FORSCOM |
US Army Forces Command |
| FSB |
forward support battalion |
| FSC |
forward support company |
| 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) |
| G6 |
Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 (Communications) |
| GAC |
ground-assault convoy |
| GCCS |
Global Command and Control System |
| GCCS-A |
Global Command and Control System—Army |
| GD |
guard |
| GO |
government organizations |
| GS |
general support |
| HHB |
headquarters and headquarters battery |
| HHC |
headquarters and headquarters company |
| HHD |
headquarters and headquarters detachment |
| HMMWV |
high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicle |
| HN |
host nation |
| HQ |
headquarters |
| HRP |
high-risk personnel |
| HVA |
high-value asset |
| I/R |
internment and resettlement |
| IBCT |
initial/interim brigade combat team |
| IC |
information center |
| IEW |
intelligence and electronic warfare |
| IG |
inspector general |
| IHO |
international humanitarian organization |
| IMETP |
International Military Education and Training Program |
| IO |
international organization |
| IPB |
intelligence preparation of the battlefield |
| ISB |
intermediate staging base |
| ITO |
installation transportation officer |
| J3 |
Operations Directorate |
| JFC |
joint force command |
| JOA |
joint operations area |
| JP |
joint publication |
| JRA |
joint rear area |
| JSOA |
joint special operations area |
| JTF |
joint task force |
| km |
kilometer(s) |
| L&O |
law and order |
| LID |
light infantry division |
| liq |
liquid |
| LOC |
lines of communication |
| LOGSEC |
logistics security |
| LRP |
long-range plan |
| LSTA |
logistics-security threat assessment |
| LVOSS |
Light Vehicle Obscuration Smoke System |
| LZ |
landing zone |
| M/O |
marksman/observer |
| M/S |
mobility/survivability |
| MACOM |
major Army command |
| MAJ |
major |
| MCRP |
Marine Corps reference publication |
| MCS |
Maneuver Control System |
| MDMP |
military decision-making process |
| mech |
mechanized |
| MEDEVAC |
medical evacuation |
| METL |
mission-essential task list |
| METT-TC |
mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations |
| MEVA |
mission-essential or vulnerable area |
| MFPU |
major fraud procurement unit |
| MI |
military intelligence |
| MILCOM |
military community |
| MKT |
mobile kitchen trailer |
| MLRS |
Multiple-Launch Rocket System |
| MMS |
maneuver and mobility support |
| MOB |
main operating base |
| MOOTW |
military operations other than war |
| MP |
military police |
| MPBTF |
military police brigade task force |
| MPMIS |
Military Police Management Information System |
| MQS |
military qualification standards |
| MSR |
main supply route |
| MTOE |
modified table of organization and equipment |
| MTP |
mission training plan |
| MTT |
mobile training team |
| MWD |
military working dog |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| naut |
nautical |
| NBC |
nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| NCO |
noncommissioned officer |
| NEO |
noncombatant evacuation operation |
| NG |
national guard |
| NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
| NIBRS |
National Incident-Based Reporting System |
| NLT |
not later than |
| OCONUS |
outside the continental US |
| OPCON |
operational control |
| OPLAN |
operation plan |
| opns |
operations |
| OPSEC |
operations security |
| ORS-2W |
Offense Reporting Systems Windows |
| PASE |
port area support element |
| PCIR |
police/criminal information requirements |
| PDF |
Panamanian Defense Force |
| PEO |
peace-enforcement operation |
| PIAP |
police information assessment process |
| PIO |
police intelligence operations |
| PIR |
priority intelligence requirements |
| PKO |
peacekeeping operation |
| plt |
platoon |
| PM |
provost marshal |
| POC |
point of contact |
| POD |
port of debarkation |
| POE |
port of embarkation |
| POL |
petroleum, oil, and lubricants |
| PRC |
populace and resource control |
| PSB |
|
| PSD |
protective security detail |
| PSU |
protective-service unit |
| PSVA |
personal-security vulnerability assessment |
| PSYOP |
psychological operations |
| PWIS-3 |
Prisoner-of-War Information System |
| PZ |
pickup zone |
| R&S |
reconnaissance and surveillance |
| RAOC |
rear-area operations center |
| RC |
reserve component |
| ROC |
rear operations center |
| ROE |
rules of engagement |
| rqmt |
requirement |
| RSOI |
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration |
| RSTA |
reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition |
| RWS |
remote work station |
| S1 |
Adjutant (US Army) |
| S2 |
Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
| S3 |
Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| S4 |
Supply Officer (US Army) |
| S5 |
Civil-Affairs Officer (US Army) |
| S6 |
Communications Officer (US Army) |
| SALUTE |
size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment |
| SAW |
squad automatic weapon |
| SCI |
sensitive compartmented information |
| sec |
section |
| SEP |
separate |
| SFC |
sergeant first class |
| SITREP |
situation report |
| SJA |
staff judge advocate |
| SMS |
Security Management System |
| SOC |
security operations cell |
| SOF |
special-operations forces |
| SOFA |
status of forces agreement |
| SOI |
signal operating instructions |
| SOP |
standing operating procedures |
| SPOD |
seaport of debarkation |
| SPOE |
seaport of embarkation |
| SPOTREP |
spot report |
| spt |
support |
| sq |
square |
| sqd |
squad |
| SRT |
special-reaction team |
| STAMIS |
Standard Army Management Information System |
| stat |
statute |
| STCCS |
Strategic Theater Command and Control System |
| TA |
theater Army |
| TAA |
tactical assembly area |
| TAACOM |
Theater Army Area Command |
| TAC |
tactical |
| TACCIMS |
Theater Automated Command and Control Information Management System |
| TASE |
TSC area support element |
| TC-AIMS |
Transportation Coordinator Automated Movement Server |
| TCF |
tactical combat force |
| TCP |
traffic-control post |
| TF |
task force |
| THREATCON |
threat condition |
| TM |
technical manual |
| TMO |
traffic-management officer |
| tms |
teams |
| TO |
theater of operations |
| TOE |
tables of organization and equipment |
| TRADOC |
US Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| TRP |
traffic-regulation plan |
| TSA |
theater storage area |
| TSC |
theater support command |
| TSE |
tactical support element |
| TTP |
tactics, techniques, and procedures |
| UMT |
unit ministry team |
| UN |
United Nations |
| US |
United States |
| USACIDC |
US Army Criminal Investigation Command |
| USACIL |
US Army Criminal Investigations Laboratory |
| USAF |
US Air Force |
| USAMPS |
US Army Military Police School |
| USC |
US Code |
| USCS |
US Customs Service |
| USDA |
US Department of Agriculture |
| VIP |
very important person |
| VRS |
Vehicle Registration System |
| WMCCS |
Worldwide Military Command and Control System |
