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 | 
| AMO | Automation 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 Cavalry Troop | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| CULT | Common Use Land Transportation | 
| D | |
| DA | Department of the Army | 
| DA DCSPER | Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel | 
| 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-A | 
| 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 Traffic Network | 
| H | |
| HAVECO | Have Complied | 
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materiel | 
| HCP | Health Care 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| MEDLOG-D | Medical Logistics-Division | 
| 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 | Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting | 
| PASR | Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting | 
| PBO | Property Book Officer | 
| Protective Defensive Fires | |
| 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 | 
| RASP | Reserve Associate Support Program | 
| 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 | 
| 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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