Glossary
1SG |
First Sergeant |
A | |
AA |
Assembly Area |
AAFES |
Army and Air Force Exchange Service |
AAIS |
Army Automation Information System |
AB |
Aviation Brigade |
ABE |
Assistant Brigade Engineer |
ABCS |
Army Battle Command Systems |
ACK |
Acknowledge |
AD |
Air Defense |
ADA |
Air Defense Artillery |
ADACP |
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Control |
ADC |
Area Damage Control/Assistant Division Commander |
ADO |
Air Defense Officer |
ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
AFFS |
Army Field Feeding System |
AFSP |
Army Food Service Program |
AGR |
Active Guard and Reserve |
AI |
Area of Interest/Authorized Items |
AIMI |
Aviation Intensively Managed Items |
AIS |
Automated Information System |
AIT |
Automatic Identification Technology |
ALOC |
Administration and Logistics Center |
AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
AMC |
Aviation Maintenance Company/Army Materiel Command/Air Mobility Command |
AMC-LSE |
Army Materiel Command-Logistics Support Element |
AMEDD |
Army Medical Department |
AMO |
Automation Management Office |
AMSS |
Army Materiel Status System |
AO |
Area of Operations |
AOAP |
Army Oil Analysis Program |
AOE |
Army of Excellence |
AOR |
Area of Responsibility |
APO |
Advance Planning and Optimization |
AR |
Army Regulation/Armor |
ARNG |
Army National Guard |
ASA |
Aviation Support Area |
ASAS |
All Source Analysis System |
ASAS-RWS |
All Source Analysis System-Remote Work Station |
ASCC/ARFOR |
Army Service Component Commander/Army Forces Commander |
ASL |
Authorized Stockage List |
ASMC |
Area Support Maintenance Company |
ASP |
Ammunition Supply Point |
ASWBL |
Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory |
ATCCS |
Army Tactical Command and Control System |
ATM |
Advanced Trauma Management |
ATP |
Ammunition Transfer Point |
AUEL |
Automated Unit Equipment List |
AVIM |
Aviation Intermediate Maintenance |
AVUM |
Aviation Unit Maintenance |
AXP |
Ambulance Exchange Point |
B | |
B |
Bulk |
BAS |
Battalion Aid Station |
BCC |
Battlefield Circulation and Control |
BCOC |
Base Cluster Operations Center |
BCT |
Brigade Combat Team |
BD |
Battlefield Distribution |
BDA |
Battle Damage Assessment |
BDAR |
Battle Damage Assessment and Repair |
BDE |
Brigade |
BDR |
Battle Damage Repair |
BF |
Battle Fatigue |
BFSA |
Brigade Forward Support Area |
BFVS |
Bradley Fighting Vehicle System |
BII |
Basic Issue Items |
BIT |
Built-In Test |
BITE |
Built-In Test Equipment |
BLAST |
Blocked Asynchronous Transmission |
BN |
Battalion |
BOS |
Battlefield Operating System |
BRIL |
Baseline Resource Item List |
BRT |
Brigade Recon Troop |
BSA |
Brigade Support Area |
BSC |
Brigade Support Company |
BSS |
Brigade Surgeon Section |
C | |
C2 |
Command and Control |
C3 |
Command, Control, and Communications |
C4ISR |
Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
CA |
Civil Affairs |
CASI/NES |
CSS Automated Information Management Interface/Network Encryption System |
CANTCO |
Can't Comply |
CAS |
Close Air Support |
CCI |
Controlled Cryptographic Items |
CCIR |
Commander's Critical Information Requirements |
CCL |
Combat Configured Load |
CDR |
Commander |
CD-ROM |
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
CE |
Communications-Electronics |
CEB |
Clothing Exchange and Bath |
CFS |
Call for Support |
CHE |
Container Handling Equipment |
CHL |
Combat Health Logistics |
CHS |
Combat Health Support |
CHU |
Container Handling Unit |
CMCC |
Corps Movement Control Center |
CMMC |
Corps Materiel Management Center |
CMT |
Combat Medical Team, Contact Maintenance Truck |
CNR |
Combat Net Radios |
CO |
Company |
COAs |
Courses of Actions |
COE |
Common Operating Environment |
COMSEC |
Communications Security |
C of S |
Chief of Staff |
CONOPS |
Continuity of Operations/Contingency Operations |
CONUS |
Continental United States |
COSCOM |
Corps Support Command |
COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf |
CP |
Command Post |
CRC |
Central Reporting Center/Control and Reporting Center |
CROP |
Containerized Roll-In/Roll-out Platform |
CSR |
Controlled Supply Rate |
CSSCS |
Combat Service Support Control System |
CULT |
Common Use Land Transportation |
D | |
DA |
Department of the Army |
DA DCSPER |
Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personne |
DAMMS-R |
Department of the Army Movement Management System-Revised |
DAO |
Division Ammunition Officer |
DA PAM |
Department of the Army Pamphlet |
DASB |
Division Aviation Support Battalion |
DISCOM |
Division Support Command |
DIT |
Digital Interactive Training |
DIVARTY |
Division Artillery |
DMAIN |
Division Main |
DMC |
Distribution Management Center |
DMLSS |
Division Medical Logistics Standard Support |
DMMC |
Division Materiel Management Center |
DMOC |
Division Medical Operations Center |
DNBI |
Disease, Non-battle Injury |
DNVT |
Digital, Non-secure Voice Telephone |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DODAAC |
Department of Defense Activity Address Code |
DODAC |
Department of Defense Ammunition Code |
DODIC |
Department of Defense Identification Code |
DPD |
Deployed Personnel Database |
DS |
Direct Support |
DSA |
Division Support Area |
DSB |
Division Support Battalion |
DSESTS |
Direct Support Electrical System Test Set |
DSS |
Division Surgeon Section |
DSMC |
Division Support Medical Company |
DSVT |
Digital, Secure Voice Telephone |
DTG |
Date Time Group |
DTO |
Division Transportation Officer |
DTSS |
Digital Topographic Support System |
DVE |
Driver Vision Enhancer |
DZ |
Drop Zone |
E | |
EAB |
Echelons Above Brigade |
EAC |
Echelons Above Corps |
EAD |
Echelons Above Division |
ECB |
Echelons Corps and Below |
ECCM |
Electronic Counter-Counter Measures |
EEFI |
Essential Elements of Friendly Information |
EEI |
Essential Elements of Information |
EMT |
Emergency Medical Treatment |
EO |
Equal Opportunity |
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
EOH |
Equipment on Hand |
EPLRS |
Enhanced Position Location Reporting System |
EPW |
Enemy Prisoner of War |
ESE |
Engineer Support Element |
EST |
Engineer Support Team |
ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
ETM |
Electronic Tech Manual |
EW |
Electronic Warfare |
F | |
FA |
Field Artillery |
FAAD |
Forward Area Air Defense |
FARP |
Forward Arming and Refueling Point |
FAS |
Forward Aid Station |
FBCB2 |
Force XXI Battle Command Brigade & Below System |
FDRP |
First Destination Reporting Point |
F & E |
Fuel & Electrical |
FFIR |
Friendly Forces Information Requirement |
FLE |
Forward Logistics Element |
FM |
Field Manual, Frequency Modulation |
FMC |
Fully Mission Capable |
FPF |
Final Protective Fires |
FPL |
Final Protective Line |
FRAGO |
Fragmentary Order |
FRCP |
Flatrack Collection Point |
FRS |
Forward Repair System |
FS |
Fire Support |
FSB |
Forward Support Battalion |
FSC |
Forward Support Company |
FSMC |
Forward Support Medical Company |
FSO |
Fire Support Officer |
FSSP |
Fuel System Supply Point |
FST |
Forward Surgical Team |
FUPP |
Full-Up Power Pack |
G | |
GCCS-A |
Global Command and Control System-Army |
GCSS-ARMY |
Global Combat Support System-Army |
GMC |
Ground Maintenance Company |
GMLR |
Guided Missile & Large Rockets |
GOTS |
Government off the Shelf |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GS |
General Support |
GSE |
Ground Support Equipment |
GTN |
Global Transportation Network |
H | |
HAVECO |
Have Complied |
HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materiel |
HCP |
Health Comfort Package |
HDC |
Headquarters and Distribution Company |
HE |
High Explosive |
HEMTT |
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck |
HERCULES |
Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System |
HET |
Heavy Equipment Transporter |
HF |
High Frequency |
HHC |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company |
HHD |
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment |
HMMWV |
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
HNS |
Host Nation Support |
HQ |
Headquarters |
HSC |
Headquarters and Supply Company |
HSMO |
Health Service Materiel Officer |
HSSO |
Health Service Support Officer |
HTAR |
Hot Tactical Aircraft Refueling System |
hvy |
Heavy |
HZ |
Hertz |
I | |
IAW |
In Accordance With |
IETM |
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual |
IEW |
Intelligence and Electronic Warfare |
IFTE |
Integrated Family of Test Equipment |
IFV |
Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
IHFR |
Improved High Frequency Radio |
INMARSAT |
International Maritime Satellite Telephone |
INTSUM |
Intelligence Summary |
IPB |
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield |
ISO |
International Standardization Organization |
ITO |
Installation Transportation Office |
ITV |
In Transit Visibility |
J | |
JP-8 |
Jet Propulsion Fuel, Type 8 |
K | |
KCLFF |
Kitchen Combat Level Field Feeding |
KHZ |
Kilohertz |
KIA |
Killed In Action |
KW |
Kilowatt |
L | |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LAR |
Logistical Assistance Representative |
LMCS |
Land Missile Combat System |
LEN |
Large Extension Node |
LHS |
Load Handling System |
LIN |
Line Item Number |
LMTV |
Light/Medium Tactical Vehicles |
LNO |
Liaison Officer |
LOC |
Line of Communication |
LOD |
Line Of Duty |
LOGCAP |
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program |
LOGPAC |
Logistics Package |
LOGSA |
Logistics Situation Awareness/Logistics Support Agency |
LOGSITREP |
Logistics Situation Report |
LOS |
Line of Sight |
LP |
Listening Post |
LPB |
Logistics Preparation of the Battlefield |
LPXMED |
Logistics Processor External-Medical Module |
LRP |
Logistics Release Point |
LRU |
Line Replaceable Unit |
LTF |
Logistics Task Force |
LTO |
Logistics Task Order |
LZ |
Landing Zone |
M | |
MA |
Mortuary Affairs |
MACOM |
Major Command |
MACP |
Mortuary Affairs Collection Point |
MAS |
Main Aid Station |
MDMP |
Military Decision Making Process |
MC |
Movement Control |
MC4 |
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care |
MCL |
Mission Configured Load |
MCM |
Multi-Capable Maintainer |
MCO |
Movement Control Office |
MCOO |
Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay |
MCS |
Maintenance Control Section, Maneuver Control System, Master Control Station, Maintenance Control Supervisor |
MCSR |
Mission Condition Status Report |
MCT |
Movement Control Team |
MEDEVAC |
Medical Evacuation |
MES |
Medical Equipment Set |
METL |
Mission Essential Task List |
METT-TC |
Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops, Time Available, and Civilian |
MH |
Mental Health |
MHE |
Materials Handling Equipment |
MHZ |
Megahertz |
MI |
Military Intelligence |
MIG |
Metal Inert Gas (Welding) |
MIA |
Missing In Action |
MILVAN |
Military Van |
MKT |
Mobile Kitchen Trailer |
MLRS |
Multiple Launch Rocket System |
MMMB |
Medical Materiel Management Branch |
MOPMS |
Modular Packed Mine System |
MOPP |
Mission Oriented Protection Posture |
MOS |
Military Occupation Specialty |
MP |
Military Police |
MPL |
Mandatory Parts List |
MRE |
Meal, Ready To Eat |
MRM |
Maintenance Reporting and Management |
MRO |
Materiel Release Order |
MSE |
Mobile Subscriber Equipment |
MSR |
Main Supply Route |
MSRT |
Mobile Secure Radio Telephone Terminal |
MST |
Maintenance Support Team |
MTF |
Medical Treatment Facility |
MTOE |
Modified Table of Organization and Equipment |
MTS |
Movement Tracking System |
MTV |
Medium Tactical Vehicles |
MWR |
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation |
N | |
NAI |
Named Area of Interest |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NBC |
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical |
NC |
Node Center |
NCO |
Noncommissioned Officer |
NCS |
Net Control Station |
NGO |
Non-government organizations |
NIMA |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
NLT |
No Later Than |
NMC |
Non Mission Capable |
NRTS |
Not Repairable This Station |
NRT |
Near Real Time |
NSL |
Non-stockage List |
NSN |
National Stock Number |
O | |
OCIE |
Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment |
OCOKA |
Observation, Concealment and Cover, Obstacles, Key Terrain, and Avenues of Approach |
OEG |
Operational Exposure Guidance |
OP |
Observation Post |
OPCON |
Operational Control |
OPLAN |
Operation Plan |
OPLOGPLAN |
Operations Logistics Plan |
OPORD |
Operations Order |
OPSEC |
Operations Security |
OPTEMPO |
Operational Tempo |
ORGWON |
Organization Work Order Number |
OST |
Order Ship Time |
P | |
P |
Package |
P & A |
Personnel and Administration |
PA |
Physician Assistant |
PAM |
Pamphlet |
PARC |
Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting |
PASR |
Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting |
PBO |
Property Book Officer |
Protective Defensive Fires |
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PERSITREP |
Personnel Situation Report |
PIR |
Priority of Information Requirements |
PL |
Phase line |
PLL |
Prescribed load list |
PLS-E |
Palletized Load System-Enhanced |
PM |
Provost Marshall/Program Manager |
PMCS |
Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services |
PMM |
Preventative Medicine Measures |
POC |
Point of Contact |
POD |
Port of Debarkation |
POE |
Port of Embarkation |
POL |
Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants |
POM |
Preparation for Overseas Movement |
PSD |
Personnel Service Detachment |
PSG |
Platoon Sergeant |
PSS |
Personnel Service Support |
PUMA |
Pocket Unit Maintenance Aid |
PVNTMED |
Preventive Medicine |
PVO |
Private Volunteer Organization |
Q | |
QC |
Quality Control |
QM |
Quartermaster |
QRF |
Quick Reaction Force |
R | |
R&S |
Reconnaissance and Surveillance |
RC |
Reserve Components |
RDD |
Required Delivery Date |
RECON |
Reconnaissance |
ROC |
Rear Operations Cell |
RF |
Reaction Force/Radio Frequency |
RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification Tag |
ROE |
Rules of Engagement |
ROM |
Refuel on the Move |
RP |
Release Point |
RS |
Religious Support |
RSOI |
Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration |
RSR |
Required Supply Rate |
RSSP |
Ration Supplement/Sundries Pack |
RTD |
Return to Duty |
RX |
Reparable Exchange |
S | |
S1 |
Adjutant (US Army) |
S2 |
Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
S3 |
Operations, Plans, Security, and Training Officer (US Army) |
S4 |
Supply Officer (US Army) |
S6 |
Communications Officer |
S&S |
Supply and Services |
S&T |
Supply and Transport |
SA |
Situational Awareness |
SAAS-MOD |
Standard Army Ammunition System-Modernized |
SALUTE |
Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment |
SAMS |
Standard Army Maintenance System |
SARSS-O |
Standard Army Retail Supply System -Objective |
SATCOM |
Satellite Communications |
SCL |
Strategic Configured Load |
SEAD |
Suppression of Enemy Air Defense |
SEN |
Small Extension Node |
SHORAD |
Short Range Air Defense |
SIDPERS |
Standard Installation/Division Personnel System |
SINCGARS |
Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System |
SIP |
Systems Improvement Program |
SJA |
Staff Judge Advocate |
SO |
Special Operations |
SOI |
Signal Operation Instructions |
SOP |
Standing Operating Procedure |
SP |
Start point |
SMFT |
Semi-Trailer Mounted Fabric Tank |
SPBS-R |
Standard Property Book System-Revised |
SPORT |
Soldier Portable-System Repair Tool |
SPT OPS |
Support Operations |
SRC |
Standard Requirement Code |
SRP |
Soldier Readiness Processing |
SSA |
Supply Support Activity |
SST |
System Support Team |
STAMIS |
Standard Army Management Information System |
STANAG |
Standardization NATO Agreement |
STE |
Simplified Test Equipment |
STE ICE |
Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine |
STON |
Short Ton |
T | |
TAA |
Tactical Assembly Area |
TACAIR |
Tactical Air |
TACCS |
Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer System |
TACSAT |
Tactical Satellite |
TAMMIS-D |
Theater Army Medical Management Information System-Division |
TAMMS |
The Army Maintenance Management System |
TAV |
Total Asset Visibility |
TB |
Technical Bulletin |
TC |
Training Circular/Tank Commander |
TC-ACCIS |
Transportation Coordinator's-Automated Command and Control Information System |
TC-AIMS II |
Transportation Coordinator's- Automated Information for Movements Systems II |
TCF |
Tactical Combat Force |
TCMD |
Transportation Control and Movements Document |
TCN |
Transportation Control Number |
TCP |
Traffic Control Point |
TDA |
Table of Distribution and Allowances |
TDD |
Time Definite Delivery |
TED |
Turbine Engine Diagnostic |
TF |
Task Force |
TFE |
Tactical Field Exchange |
TFM |
Tactical Field Maintenance |
TFSA |
Task Force Support Area |
TI |
Tactical Internet/Technical Inspection |
TIGER |
Tactical Interactive Ground Equipment Repair |
TM |
Technical Manual/Team |
TMDE |
Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment |
TMEP |
Theater Mortuary Evacuation Point |
TMIP |
Theater Medical Information Program |
TMT |
Transportation Motor Transport; Treatment Team |
TMTC |
Transportation Motor Transport Company |
TO |
Task Order |
TOC |
Tactical Operations Center |
TOE |
Table of Organization and Equipment |
TOW |
Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-guided |
TPS |
Tactical Personnel System |
TPU |
Troop Program Unit |
TQG |
Tactical Quiet Generator |
TRADOC |
Training and Doctrine Command |
TRP |
Target Reference Point |
TSC |
Theater Support Command |
TSOP |
Tactical Standing Operating Procedure |
TTP |
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures |
TWV |
Tactical Wheeled Vehicles |
U | |
UAV |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
UCL |
Unit Configured Load/Unit Commander's Report |
UGR-A |
Unitized Group Ration-A |
ULLS-(A/G/S-4) |
Unit Level Logistics System- (Air/Ground/Logistics) |
UCMJ |
Uniform Code of Military Justice |
UMCP |
Unit Maintenance Collection Point |
UMO |
Unit Movement Officer |
UMT |
Unit Ministry Team/Unit Maintenance Technician |
UN |
United Nations |
US |
United States |
USACASCOM |
United States Army Combined Arms Support Command |
USAF |
United States Air Force |
USAR |
United States Army Reserve |
UTO |
Unit Task Organization |
V | |
VHF |
Very High Frequency |
W | |
W |
Watt |
WIA |
Wounded In Action |
WILCO |
Will Comply |
WIN |
Warfighter Information Network |
WSM |
Weapon System Manager |
WSRO |
Weapon System Replacement Operations |
X | |
XO |
Executive Officer |
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