| 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 |
| C2 | command
and control |
| C3 | 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 |
 EG | escort
guard |
| 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 |
| IRIC | internment/resettlement
information center |
| 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 |
| TAI | traffic
accident investigation |
| 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 |
