GLOSSARY
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| AAR | after-action review |
| 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 signature simulator |
| batt | battery |
| BFV | Bradley fighting vehicle |
| BMP | (a fighting vehicle manufactured by the former Soviet Union) |
| BRDM | (a scout car manufactured by the former Soviet Union) |
| BRT | brightness |
| BTR | (a personnel carrier manufactured by the former Soviet Union) |
| 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 |
| CTRS | contrast |
| CVI | combat vehicle identification |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DC | direct current |
| DFTT | Dragon field tactical trainer |
| DGT | Dragon gunnery trainer |
| dir | direction |
| DLIC | detachment left in contact |
| DZ | drop zone |
| EOD | explosive ordnance disposal |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| 1SG | first sergeant |
| 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 |
| freq | frequency |
| FSO | fire support officer |
| FTX | field training exercise |
| GTA | graphic training aid |
| HE | high explosive |
| headphone | An earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head-usually used in plural, as in "a set of headphones." |
| headset | An attachment for holding an earphone and transmitter at one's head. |
| HEAT | high-explosive antitank |
| HMMWV | high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle |
| horz | horizontal |
| HQ | headquarters |
| hr | hour |
| Hz | Hertz |
| IAW | in accordance with |
| KHz | kilohertz |
| KPH | kilometers per hour |
| LAW | light antitank weapon |
| LCE | load-carrying equipment |
| LD | line of departure |
| ldr | leader |
| LFX | live-fire exercise |
| LOS | line of sight |
| LP | listening post |
| L-R | left to right |
| LRA | local reproduction authorized |
| LTID | laser target interface device |
| M | monthly |
| mech | mechanized |
| METT-T | mission, enemy, terrain (and weather), troops, and time available |
| MILES | multiple integrated laser-engagement system |
| min | minute(s) |
| mm | millimeter |
| mod | model |
| mon | monitor |
| MOPP | mission-oriented protective posture |
| 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 |
| OPFOR | opposing force |
| OSUT | one-station unit training |
| principal direction of fire | |
| PGTS | Precision Gunnery Training System |
| 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 | qualification |
| qtr | quarterly |
| RDL | Reimer Digital Library |
| RSTA | reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition |
| S2 | intelligence officer |
| S3 | operations and training officer |
| sec | seconds |
| SGT | sergeant |
| SL | skill level |
| SMCT | soldier's manual of common tasks |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| sqd | squad |
| SSN | social security number |
| STB | supertropical bleach |
| STP | soldier's training publication |
| STX | situational training exercise |
| TC | training circular |
| tm | team |
| TM | technical manual |
| tng | training |
| 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 |
| TTP | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
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| US | United States |
| USC | United States code |
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| VAC | voltage alternating current |
| VDC | voltage direct current |
| vert | vertical |
| VPC | vehicle power conditioner |
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| WP | white phosphorus |
| XO | executive officer |
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