Glossary
1LT first lieutenant
1SG first sergeant
1st first
2d second
3d third
A&B assault and barrier
A&O assault and obstacle
AA avenue of approach
ACE armored combat earthmover, M9
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
ADAM area denial artillery munition
ADAO air defense artillery officer
ADC area damage control
ADP automated data processing
AH attack helicopter
AHB attack helicopter battalion
AMB air-mission brief
AO area of operation
AP antipersonnel
ASL authorized stockage list
ASP ammunition supply point
AT antitank
AT-4 84 millimeter, light antitank weapon
ATP ammunition transfer point
attn attention
AVLB armored vehicle-launched bridge
BHL battle handover line
BMEC brigade main engineer cell
bn battalion
BOS Battlefield Operating System
BP battle position
BREC brigade rear engineer cell
BSA brigade support area
C2 command and control
CA civil affairs
CCM cross-country mobility
CCP casualty collection point
CCT combat control team
CDS container delivery system
CEV combat engineer vehicle
CI counterintelligence
CO commanding officer
COA course of action
COMEX communications exercise
COMSEC communications security
CONUS continental United States
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CS combat support
CSA corps support area
CSE combat support equipment
CSG combat service group
CSR control supply rate
CSS combat service support
DA Department of the Army
DATK deliberate attack
DISCOM division support command
DIVEN division engineer
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DST decision support template
DTED digital terrain elevation data
DTG date-time group
DZ drop zone
EA engagement area
EAD echelons above division
EBA engineer battlefield assessment
EM enlisted men
engr engineer
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
FA field artillery
FAA forward assembly area
FACE forward aviation combat engineering
FARP forward area rearm/refuel point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FLA front line ambulance
FLOT forward line of own troops
FLS flight landing strip
FM field manual; frequency modulated
FOB forward operating base
FRAGO fragmentary order
freq frequency
FSB forward support battalion
FSCL fire-support coordination line
FSCOORD fire-support coordinator
FSO fire-support officer
FSP forward supply point
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
GS general support
GSR ground surveillance radar
HATK hasty attack
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV high mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HN host nation
HQ headquarters
HUMINT human intelligence
HVT high-value target
INTSUM intelligence summary
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IR intelligence requirements
ISB intermediate staging base
JAAT joint air attack team
JTF joint task force
LAPES Law Altitude Parachute Extraction System
LARP light airfield repair package
LAW light antitank weapon
LD line of departure
LEC light equipment company
LO liaison officer
LOC lines of communication
LOGPAC logistical package
LOGSTAT logistical status
LT light
LZ landing zone
m meter
M/CM/S mobility, countermobility, and survivability
M/S mobility and survivability
MAF Marine amphibious force
MBA main battle area
MC mobility corridor
MCOO modified combined obstacle overlay
MEDEVAC medical evacuation
MEE mission-essential equipment
METT mission, enemy, terrain, and troops
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MI military intelligence
MICLIC mine-clearing line charge
MOPMS Modular Pack Mine System
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
MRB motorized rifle battalion
MRE meals, ready-to-eat
MRR motorized rifle regiment
MSB main support battalion
MSR main supply route
MTC movement to contact
MTOE modified table of organization and equipment
MTP mission training plan
NA not applicable
NAI named area of interest
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCS net control station
NVD night-vision device
OBSTINTEL obstacle intelligence
OCOKA observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, avenues of approach
OCONUS outside the continental United States
OIC officer in charge
OMF obstacle/mine/fortification
OOTW operations other than war
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operational security
OPTEMPO operational tempo
org organization
PAC Personnel and Administrative Center
PCI precombat inspection
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PL phase line
PLL prescribed load list
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PP passage point
pri priority
PSC personnel services company
PSYOP psychological operations
PZ pickup zone
Q-36 A target acquisition asset used to acquire indirect-fire targets by using its weapons-locating radar
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RAAM remote antiarmor mine
RFI request for information
ROE rules of engagement
RRP replacement receiving point
RRR rapid runway repair
RTO radio/telephone operator
S1 Adjutant (US Army)
S2 Intelligence Officer (US Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (US Army)
S4 Supply Officer (US Army)
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment
SAM surface-to-air missile
SCATMINE scatterable mine
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
SEE small emplacement excavator
SMAW shoulder-launched, multipurpose assault weapon
SME subject matter expert
SOF special operations forces
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SOSR suppress, obscure, secure, and reduce
SPT support
sptd supported
ST student text
TACON tactical control
TAI targeted area of interest
TF task force
TLP troop-leading procedures
TNT trinitrotoluene
TOE tables of organization and equipment
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TSOP tactical standing operating procedure
TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures
UAV unmanned airborne vehicle
US United States
UXO unexploded ordnance
WARNORD warning order
XO executive officer
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