| A2C2 |
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Army airspace command and control |
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| AADC |
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area air defense commander |
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| ABMOC |
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air battle management operations center |
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| ACCP |
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Army Correspondence Course Program |
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| active air defense |
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Direct defensive action taken to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. It includes such measures as the use of aircraft, air defense weapons, weapons not used primarily in an air defense role and electronic warfare. |
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| AD |
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air defense |
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| ADA |
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air defense artillery |
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| ADO |
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air defense officer |
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| ADR |
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air defense reticle |
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| ADW |
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air defense warning |
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| air defense (AD) |
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All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking aircraft or missiles in the earth's envelope of atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. |
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| air defense warning (ADW) |
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Measures used to communicate levels of air threat to all subordinate units and soldiers. Key words are: Red 3/4 attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is imminent or in progress; Yellow 3/4 attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is probable; and White 3/4 attack by hostile aircraft or missiles is improbable. |
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| air guards |
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Personnel assigned the duty of aerial search and scan for aerial platforms or aircraft of any type. |
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| AO |
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area of operations |
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| APOD |
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aerial port of debarkation |
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| APDS-T |
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armor-piercing discarding sabot-tracer |
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| APFSDS-T |
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armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding sabot with tracer |
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| ARTEP |
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Army Training and Evaluation Program |
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| ATGM |
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antitank guided missile |
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| BC |
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Bradley commander |
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| BSFV |
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Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle |
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| C3I |
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command, control, communications, and intelligence |
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| cal |
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caliber |
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| CAS |
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close air support |
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| CBU |
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cluster bomb unit |
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| chaff |
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Thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses used to reflect electronic echoes for confusion purposes on radar screens. |
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| CIS |
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Commonwealth of Independent States |
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| close air support (CAS) |
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Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets which are in proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces. |
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| CM |
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cruise missile |
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| COA |
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course of action |
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| DA |
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Department of the Army |
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| DEW |
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directed early warning |
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| directed early warning (DEW). |
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Early warning given to a specific unit or area of the battlefield about impending air attack |
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| DZ |
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drop zone |
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| FARP |
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forward arming and refueling point |
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| FFAR |
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free-flight, air-to-air |
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| FLOT |
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forward line of own troops |
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| FM |
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field manual |
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| FOB |
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forward operations base |
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| FW |
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fixed-wing |
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| G-2 |
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intelligence staff officer (division or higher staff) |
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| GTA |
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graphic training aid |
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| HEI-T |
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high-explosive incendiary-tracer |
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| hostile criteria |
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Description of conditions under which an aircraft or vehicle may be identified as hostile for engagement purposes. |
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| IPB |
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intelligence preparation of the battlefield |
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| LADW |
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local air defense warning |
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| LNO |
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liaison officer |
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| local air defense warning (LADW) |
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Measure used by ADA units to communicate the level of air threat to specific units and to recommend specific countermeasures. |
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| LZ |
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landing zone |
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| MANPADS |
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man-portable air defense system |
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| mm |
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millimeter |
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| MTP |
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mission training plan |
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| NATO |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| NBC |
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nuclear, biological, and chemical |
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| O/I |
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operations and intelligence |
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| OP |
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observation post |
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| passive air defense |
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All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action. They include cover, concealment, camouflage, dummy positions, dispersion, and protective construction. |
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| pop-up point |
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The location at which aircraft quickly gain altitude for target acquisition and engagement. This point occurs at the end of low-level terrain flight to avoid detection or prevent effective engagement by the enemy. |
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| pull-up point |
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The point at which an aircraft must start to climb from a low-level approach to gain sufficient height from which to execute the attack or retirement |
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| QSTAG |
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Quadripartite Standardization Agreement |
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| RISTA |
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reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition |
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| ROE |
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rules of engagement |
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| rules of engagement (ROE) |
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Directives of the force headquarters that delineate the circumstances under which US forces will initiate and continue combat engagement with other forces encountered. In air defense, directives that delineate the circumstances under which weapons can fire at an aircraft. The right of self-defense is always preserved. |
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| RW |
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rotary-wing |
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| S2 |
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Intelligence Officer |
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| SALUTE |
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size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment |
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| SEAD |
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suppression of enemy air defenses |
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| SHORAD |
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short-range air defense |
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| SOI |
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signal operation instructions |
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| SOP |
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standing operating procedure |
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| SPOD |
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seaport of debarkation |
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| STANAG |
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Standardization Agreement (NATO) |
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| TASM |
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tactical air-to-surface missile |
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| TBM |
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tactical ballistic missile; theater ballistic missile |
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| terrain flight |
The tactic of employing helicopters in such a manner as to use the terrain, vegetation, and man-made objects to degrade the enemy's ability to visually, optically, or electronically detect or locate the helicopter. This tactic involves a constant awareness of the capabilities and positions of the enemy weapons and detection means in relation to available masking terrain features and flight routes. Terrain flying involves flight close to the earth's surface and includes the following flight techniques: |
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- Contour flight. Flight at low altitude conforming generally to, and in the proximity of, the contours of the earth. It is characterized by varying airspeed and altitude as dictated by vegetation, obstacles, and ambient light.
- Low-level flight. Flight generally carried out above obstacles but at an altitude where detection by a threat force is avoided or minimized. It is, therefore, at a constant indicated altitude and airspeed.
- Nap-of-the-earth flight. Flight at varying airspeeds as close to the earth's surface as vegetation, obstacles, and ambient light will permit while generally following contours of the earth.
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| THAAD |
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Theater High-Altitude Area Defense |
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| TOC |
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tactical operations center |
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| TOT |
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tracer on target |
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| TOW |
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tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile) |
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| TRADOC |
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United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |
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| TSOP |
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tactical standing operating procedure |
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| UAV |
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unmanned aerial vehicle |
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| WCS |
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weapon control status |
