| abn |
airborne |
| ACO |
Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ADA |
air-defense artillery |
| ADAM |
area denial artillery munition |
| AFB |
assault float bridge |
| AFJPAM |
Air Force joint pamphlet |
| AFR |
Air Force regulation |
| AFRCE |
Air Force regional civil engineers |
| AGR |
Active Guard Reserve |
| AO |
area of operation |
| AOR |
area of responsibility |
| APO |
Army post office |
| APOD |
aerial port of debarkation |
| AR |
Army regulation |
| ARFOR |
Army force |
| ASCC |
Army service component commander |
| ASG |
area support group |
| ASL |
authorized stockage list |
| ASP |
ammunition supply point |
| attn |
attention |
| avail |
available |
| bde |
brigade |
| BDP |
base-development plan |
| BEEF |
base engineer emergency force |
| BOM |
bill of materials |
| C2 |
command and control |
| C3 |
command, control, and communications |
| C4I |
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence |
| CAO |
chief administrative officer |
| cbt |
combat |
| CCA |
contract-construction agent |
| CCD |
camouflage, concealment, and deception |
| CEB |
combat-engineer battalion |
| CENTCOM |
US Central Command |
| CERL |
Construction Engineering and Research Laboratory |
| CESP |
Civil-Engineering Support Plan |
| CI |
counterintelligence |
| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
| CINC |
Commander in Chief |
| CINCLANT |
Commander in Chief, Atlantic |
| CINCPAC |
Commander in Chief, Pacific |
| CJCSM |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual |
| CMOC |
civil-military operations center |
| COA |
course of action |
| COB |
command operating budget |
| COMMZ |
communications zone |
| CONPLAN |
contingency plan |
| CONUS |
continental US |
| COR |
Contracting Officer's Representative |
| COSCOM |
corps support command |
| CP |
command post |
| CPM |
critical path method |
| CRAF |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet |
| CREST |
contingency real estate support team |
| CRREL |
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory |
| CS |
combat support |
| CSC |
combat support company |
| CSE |
combat support equipment |
| CSS |
combat service support |
| cu |
cubic |
| cyl |
cylinder |
| CZ |
combat zone |
| DA |
Department of the Army |
| DASD |
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
| DC |
District of Columbia |
| DCD |
Directorate of Combat Development |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DISCOM |
division support command |
| DMA |
Defense Mapping Agency |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DODD |
Department of Defense Directive |
| DODI |
Department of Defense Instruction |
| DPPDB |
digital point-positioning database |
| DPW |
directorate of public works |
| DS |
direct support |
| DSAA |
Defense Security Assistance Agency |
| DTD |
dated |
| EA |
engagement area |
| EAC |
echelons above corps |
| EAD |
echelons above division |
| ECAS |
Environmental Compliance and Assessment System |
| ECD |
estimated completion date |
| ENCOM |
engineer command |
| engr |
engineer |
| EOD |
explosive-ordnance disposal |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPW |
enemy prisoner of war |
| ERC |
exercise-related construction |
| ESD |
estimated start date |
| ESF 3 |
emergency support function 3 |
| ESP |
engineer supply point |
| EWL |
engineer work line |
| FAR |
federal acquisition regulation |
| FARP |
forward-area refueling point |
| FC&CE |
flood control and coastal emergencies |
| FE |
facilities engineer |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FF |
fire fighting |
| FM |
field manual |
| FMFM |
Fleet Marine Force manual |
| FPOL |
forward passage of lines |
| FRP |
Federal Response Plan |
| fwd |
forward |
| FY |
fiscal year |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office |
| GI&S |
geospatial information and services |
| GOJ |
Government of Japan |
| gp |
group |
| GS |
general support |
| HAB |
heavy assault bridge |
| HAZMAT |
hazardous material |
| HCA |
humanitarian and civic assistance |
| HEMMT |
heavy expanded mobility tactical vehicle |
| HHC |
headquarters and headquarters company |
| HHD |
headquarters and headquarters detachment |
| HN |
host nation |
| HNS |
host-nation support |
| HQ |
headquarters |
| HUMINT |
human intelligence |
| HVAC |
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
| hvy |
heavy |
| IEB |
inter entity boundary |
| IPB |
intelligence preparation of the battlespace |
| IPDS |
Inland Pipeline Distribution System |
| ISB |
intermediate staging base |
| J2 |
Intelligence Directorate |
| J3 |
Operations Directorate |
| J4 |
Logistics Directorate |
| JCMB |
Joint Civil-Military Coordination Board |
| JCMEB |
Joint Civil-Military Engineer Board |
| JEMB |
Joint Environmental Management Board |
| JEPES |
Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System |
| JFUB |
Joint Facilities Utilization Board |
| JIC |
Joint Intelligence Center |
| JMMO |
Joint Material Management Office |
| JOA |
joint operations area |
| JOC |
Joint Operations Center |
| JOPES |
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System |
| JP |
joint publication |
| JTB |
Joint Transportation Board |
| JTCB |
Joint Targeting Coordination Board |
| JTF |
joint task force |
| JTFCEM |
JTF contingency engineering management |
| LOC |
lines of communication |
| LOGCAP |
logistical civil augmentation program |
| LOTS |
logistics over the shore |
| LSA |
life support area |
| lt |
light |
| LTG |
lieutenant general |
| M-day |
mobilization day |
| M/CM/S |
mobility, countermobility, and survivability |
| MACOM |
major Army command |
| MCC |
Movement Control Center |
| MCWP |
Marine Corps warfighting publication |
| MEAPO |
Middle East Area Project Office |
| MEDEVAC |
medical evacuation |
| METT-TC |
mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations |
| MG |
major general |
| MGB |
medium-girder bridge |
| MILCON |
military construction |
| MISP |
Multispectral Imagery Processor |
| MMC |
Material Management Center |
| MOPMS |
Modular Pack Mine System |
| MOUT |
military operations on urbanized terrain |
| MP |
military police |
| MSC |
major subordinate command |
| MSCA |
military support to civil authorities |
| MSR |
main supply route |
| MTOE |
modification table of organization and equipment |
| MTW |
major theater war |
| MWR |
morale, welfare, and recreation |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAVFAC |
Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
| NBC |
nuclear, biological, chemical |
| NCA |
national command authority |
| NCOIC |
noncommissioned officer in charge |
| NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
| NIMA |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
| no |
number |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| OAS |
Organization of American States |
| OCONUS |
outside continental US |
| OEBGD |
Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document |
| OFDA |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| OIC |
officer in charge |
| OPCON |
operational control |
| OPDS |
Offshore Petroleum Discharge System |
| OPG |
Operations Planning Group |
| OPLAN |
operation plan |
| opns |
operations |
| OPORD |
operation order |
| OPTEMPO |
operational tempo |
| OSCE |
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| OVE |
on-vehicle equipment |
| P&C |
planning and control |
| PDC |
protective design center |
| PIR |
priority intelligence requirements |
| PLL |
prescribed load list |
| PLS |
palletized load list |
| PMCS |
preventive maintenance checks and services |
| POL |
petroleum, oils, and lubricants |
| PSRC |
Presidential Selective Reserve Call-Up |
| PSS |
personnel service support |
| PVO |
private voluntary organization |
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QAR |
quality-assurance representative |
| QC |
quality control |
| QOL |
quality of life |
| RAAM |
remote antiarmor mine |
| RC |
Reserve Components |
| RCEM |
regional contingency engineering management |
| RED HORSE |
rapid, engineer-deployable, heavy, operational repair squadron |
| RIBS |
readiness in base support |
| ROE |
rules of engagement |
| RPMA |
real-property maintenance activities |
| RSO&I |
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration |
| S1 |
Adjutant (US Army) |
| S3 |
Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| SCBA |
self-contained breathing apparatus |
| SEE |
small emplacement excavator |
| SFO |
support for others |
| SOFA |
Status of Forces Agreement |
| SOP |
standing operating procedure |
| SPOD |
seaport of debarkation |
| spt |
support |
| TAACOM |
Theater Army Area Command |
| TACAIR |
tactical air |
| TCEM |
theater contingency engineering management |
| TCMS |
Theater Construction Management System |
| TCN |
third country nationals |
| TDA |
table of distribution and allowances |
| TEC |
Topographic Engineering Center |
| TF |
task force |
| TO |
theater of operations |
| TOC |
tactical operations center |
| TOE |
table of organization and equipment |
| TPFDD |
time-phased force-deployment data |
| tph |
ton(s) per hour |
| TPU |
tank pump unit |
| TRADOC |
US Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| TSC |
theater support command |
| TTAD |
temporary tours of active duty |
| TUSA |
Third US Army |
| UIC |
unit-identification code |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| US |
United States |
| USACE |
US Army corps of engineers |
| USAES |
US Army Engineer School |
| USAREUR |
US Army, Europe |
| USCINC |
US commander in chief |
| USGS |
US Geological Survey |
| USMC |
US Marine Corps |
| util |
utility |
| vs |
versus |
| WAM |
wide-area mine |
| WES |
Waterways Experiment Station |
| yd |
yard |
