GLOSSARY
A as-required subscriber (communications graphics)
AAG army artillery group (Threat)
AATF air assault task force
ABCA Australia, Britain, Canada, America
ACA airspace coordination area
ACC artillery control console
ACP air control point
ACR armored cavalry regiment
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
ADAM area denial artillery munitions
adapt adapter
admin/log administration/logistics (net)
AFSO aerial fire support observer
AFU ammunition and fire unit (TACFIRE)
AG adjutant general
AH attack helicopter
AHRS attitude and heading reference system
AIRCOR air corridor
ALO air liaison officer
ALOC administration and logistics operations center
alt altitude
AM amplitude modulated
AMC at my command
ammo ammunition
amp amplifier
AMTP ARTEP mission training plan
AOF azimuth of fire
AP antipersonnel
app appendix
AR Army regulation
ARFOR Army forces
ARTEP Army training and evaluation program
arty artillery
AS Australia
ASGORD assignment ordering
ASL authorized stockage list
ASP ammunition supply point
ASR available supply rate
asst assistant
atch attached
ATI artillery target intelligence
ATIZ artillery target intelligence zone
ATHS airborne target hand-over system
ATP ammunition transfer point
auth authorization
avn aviation
az azimuth
BAO battalion ammunition officer
BAON battalion assignment ordering number
BAS battalion aid station
BC battery commander
BCS battery computer system
BCT briefcase terminal
BDAR battlefield damage assessment and repair
bde brigade
BE Belgium
BGU basic generation unit
BMNT beginning (of) morning nautical twilight
BMO battalion maintenance officer
BMT battalion maintenance technician
bn battalion
BOC battery operations center
BP battle position
BSA brigade support area
BSO battalion signal officer
BSOC battalion supply operations center
btry battery
BUCS backup computer system
C2 command and control
C3 command, control, and communications
CA Canada
CAA combined arms army (Threat)
CAS close air support
CASP chemical ammunition supply point
cat category
CATF commander amphibious task force
cav cavalry
cbt combat
(C) CCP chemical casualty collection point
CCP casualty collection point
CCU communications control unit
cdr commander
CDD collateral damage distance
CDS container delivery system
C-E communications-electronics
CEB clothing exchange and bath
CESO communications-electronics staff officer
CEWl combat electronic warfare and intelligence
CF command/fire direction (net)
CFL coordinated fire line
CFZ critical friendly zone
CFFZ call-for-fire zone
cGy centigray
cl class
cmd command (net)
cml chemical
cmpt computer
CNR combat net radio
COLT combat observation/lasing team
comm communication
COMSEC communications security
coord coordinate
COP command observation post
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
Cphd Copperhead
CPREP counterpreparation
CPT captain
CRP combat reconnaissance patrol
CRTA chief of rocket troops and artillery
CS combat support; riot control agent
CSB common sensor boundary
CSR controlled supply rate
CSS combat service support
CTA common table of allowances
CTAD corps target acquisition detachment
D digital (net)
DA Department of the Army; Denmark
DAG division artillery group
DAO division ammunition officer
decon decontamination
DISCOM division support command
div division
div arty division artillery
DMD digital message device
DMMC division materiel management center
DNE do not engage
DNVT digital nonsecure voice terminal
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munitions
DPM digital plotter map
DS direct support
DSA dead space area (TACFIRE)
DST decision support template
DSVT digital secure voice terminal
DTG date-time group
DZ drop zone
EA emergency action; engagement area
EAM emergency action message
EAP emergency action procedure
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ED emergency destruction
EEI essential elements of information
EENT end (of) evening nautical twilight
EFC equivalent full charge
eff effective
ELP electronic line printer
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EN electronic notebook
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EOL end of the orienting line
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
EW electronic warfare
EXTAL extra time allowance
F full-time subscriber (communications graphics)
FA field artillery
FAIO field artillery intelligence officer
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FASCO forward area support coordinator
FAST forward area support team
fax facsimile
FCE fire control element
FCL final coordination line
FD fire direction
FDC fire direction center
FDO fire direction officer
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FED forward entry device
FFA free-fire area
FFE fire for effect
FID foreign internal defense
1LT first lieutenant
1SG first sergeant
FIST fire support team
Fld field
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM frequency modulated; field manual
FO forward observer
FPF final protective fire
FR France
FRAGO fragmentary order
FRLT frontline trace (TACFIRE)
FS fire support
FSB forward support battalion
FS cell fire support cell
FSCM fire support coordinating measure
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSEM fire support execution matrix
FSL field storage location
FSO fire support officer
FSOP field standing operating procedure
FU fire unit
GB nonpersistent nerve casualty agent
GDU gun display unit
GE Germany
gen generator
GFT graphical firing table
GMET graphical munitions effectiveness table
GS general support
GSR general support reinforcing
GT gun-target
GTA graphical training aid
GTD guards tank division (Threat)
G/VLLD ground/vehicular laser locator designator
H blister agent (mustard)
HA hide area
HC smoke
HE high explosive
HEAT high-explosive antitank
HEMTT heavy expanded-mobility tactical truck
HEP-T high-explosive plastic-tracer
HESH high-explosive squash head (antitank, UK)
HET heavy equipment transporter
HF high frequency
HHB headquarters and headquarters battery
HHS headquarters, headquarters and service
HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HPT high-payoff target
HQ headquarters
HUMINT human intelligence
HVT high-value target
IAW in accordance with
ICE individual chemical equipment
ICM improved conventional munitions
ID(M) infantry division (mechanized)
IEWSE intelligence and electronic warfare support element
IHFR improved high-frequency radio
illum illuminating
inf infantry
intel intelligence (net)
INTSUM intelligence summary
IP initial point
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IR infrared; information requirements
IRAP improved rocket-assisted projectile
IT Italy
JAAT joint air attack team
JMEM joint munitions effectiveness manual
JMEM/SS joint munitions effectiveness manual for surface-to-surface weapons
JTF joint task force
km kilometer
kmph kilometers per hour
LBE load-bearing equipment
LDF lightweight digital facsimile
LIC low-intensity conflict
LID light infantry division
LIN line item number
LO liaison officer
LOC lines of communication
LOGPAC logistics package
LP listening post
LRP logistics release point
LRSU long-range surveillance unit
LST landing ship, track
LSU logistics support unit
LTACFIRE light tactical fire direction system
LTC lieutenant colonel
LZ landing zone
MAJ major
man maneuver (attack guidance matrix)
max maximum
MBA main battle area
MCO movement control officer
mech mechanized
met meteorology
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MI military intelligence
MLRS multiple launch rocket system
mod modification
MOI message of interest
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
MOS military occupational specialty
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
MPLIST master plan list (TACFIRE)
MPT mobile pay team
MR moonrise
MRE meal, ready to eat
MRL multiple rocket launcher
MS moonset
MSB main support battalion
MSD minimum safe distance
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
MSG master sergeant
msn mission
MSR main supply route
MSRT mobile subscriber radiotelephone terminal
MST maintenance support team
MSU mutual support unit
MTLR moving-target-locating radar
MTOE modification tables of organization and equipment
MTSQ mechanical time superquick (fuze)
mvr maneuver
N net control station (communications graphics)
NA not applicable
NAI named area of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCA National Command Authority
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NCS net control station
NFA no-fire area
NFL no-fire line
NGF naval gunfire
NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer
NGT not greater than
NICAD nickel-cadmium
NL Netherlands
NLT not later than
NNFP nonnuclear fire plan
NO Norway
NRI net radio interface
NSN national stock number
nuc nuclear
NVD night vision device
O&I operations and intelligence
off officer
OIC officer in charge
O/O on order
op operator
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
ops/F operations/fire (net)
ops/intel operations/intelligence (net)
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operations security
org organization
OSB operational support base
PA physician's assistant; position area
P&A personnel and administrative
PAC personnel and administration center
PADS position and azimuth determining system
pam pamphlet
para paragraph
PCG power converter group
PCL prescribed chemical load
PD point detonating
PFC private first class
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PL phase line
PLL prescribed load list
plt platoon
PLU program load unit
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
PNL prescribed nuclear load
POC platoon operations center
POF priority of fires
POL petroleum, oils and lubricants
precip precipitation
prep preparation
PRI TGT priority target
PSNCO personnel staff NCO
PST pass time
PTMO prepare to march-order
pwr power
PX post exchange
PZ pickup zone
QSTAG quadrapartite standardization agreement
R reinforcing
R3P rearm, refuel, resupply point
RAAMS remote antiarmor mine system
RAG regimental artillery group
RAP rocket-assisted projectile
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RATT radio teletypewriter
RAU radio access unit
RCMU remote communications monitoring unit
RCT road clearance time
RDF radio direction finding
RDO radar deployment order
REC radio-electronic combat
recon reconnaissance
ref reference
reinf reinforcement
REMBASS remotely monitored battlefield surveillance system
retrans retransmission
RF radio frequency
RFA restrictive fire area
RFAF request for additional fires
RFL restrictive fire line
ROE rules of engagement
RP release point
RRP replacement receiving point
RSO reconnaissance and survey officer
RSOP reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position
RSR required supply rate
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RT receiver-transmitter
SACC supporting arms coordination center
SAIK stand-alone installation kit
SALT supporting arms liaison team
SASP special ammunition supply point
SCP survey control point
SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses
sec section
SFC sergeant first class
SGT sergeant
SHELREP shelling report
SIGSEC signals security
SIMO simultaneous observation
SINCGARS single-channel ground and airborne radio system
SITREP situation report
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SP self-propelled; start point; specialist
SPC specialist (rank)
SPCE survey planning and coordination element
SPLL self-propelled launcher-loader
SPRT support (TACFIRE)
spt support
sr senior
SR sunrise
SS sunset
SSB single sideband
SSG staff sergeant
ST short ton
STANAG standardization agreement
survl surveillance
svc service
T towed
TA target acquisition
TACAIR tactical air
TACFIRE tactical fire direction system
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAI target area of interest
TAMMS the Army Maintenance Management System
TBP to be published
TC traffic control; training circular
TD tank division (Threat)
TDA target damage assessment
TDIS time distance
temp temperature
TF task force
TFC tactical fire control (TACFIRE)
TGW terminally guided warhead
TISF targets in the schedule of fires (TACFIRE)
TLE target location error
TM technical manual
TOC tactical operations center
TOE tables of organization and equipment
TOT time on target
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile
TRP target reference point
TSS target selection standard
TTFC tactical and technical fire control (TACFIRE)
TU Turkey
TVA target value analysis
UHF ultrahigh frequency
UK United Kingdom
UMCP unit maintenance collection point
US United States
USAF United States Air Force
USAFAS US Army Field Artillery School
V voice (net)
VE velocity error
veh vehicle
VFMED variable format message entry device
VHF very high frequency
visib visibility
VT variable time
VTR vehicle, tracked, recovery
VX nerve agent (persistent)
W wire connection (O&I VFMED to FDC TACFIRE) (communications graphics)
w with
WLR weapons-locating radar
WP white phosphorus
WSM weapon system manager
WSRO weapon system replacement operations
X subscriber (communications graphics)
XO executive officer
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