Glossary
A
AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange Service
AALPS Automated Air Load Planning System
AASLT air assault
abn airborne
acft aircraft
ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff
ACR armored cavalry regiment
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
ADC area damage control
adj adjustment
admin administration
ADPE automatic data processing equipment
AF Air Force (USAF)
AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
afct aircraft
AG adjutant general
ALOC air lines of communication
amb ambulance
AMC United States Army Materiel Command
AMCO aircraft maintenance company
AMDF Army Master Data File
ammo ammunition
AMO automation management office
anl analysis
AO area of operations
AOR area of responsibility
APOD aerial port of debarkation
AR Army regulation
armd armored
armt armament
ASAS All-Source Analysis System
ASG area support group
ASL authorized stockage list
ASOC Air support operations center
ASP ammunition supply point
ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System
atchd attached
ATMCT air traffic movement control team
ATP ammunition transfer point
aug augmentation
auth authorization
autmv automotive
AUTODIN automatic digital network
AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
avn aviation
AVUM aviation unit maintenance
B
BBP break bulk point
BCOC base cluster operations center
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
BDAT battle damage assessment team
bde brigade
BDOC base defense operations center
BMMC brigade materiel management center
bn battalion
br branch
BSA brigade support area
BSB base support battalion
C
CA civil affairs
CASCOM United States Army Combined Arms Support Command
cat catalog
cav cavalry
cbt combat
CCL combat-configured load
cdr commander
C-E Communications-Electronics
CEB clothing exchange and bath
CESI Communications-Electronics Standing Instruction
cgo cargo
CH chaplains
CID Criminal Investigation Division
CINC Commander in Chief
CIPEAC Communications Improvement Program Echelon Above Corps
CLT cellular logistics team
CMCC corps movement control center
cmd command
cml chemical
CMMC corps materiel management center
CMO civil-military operations
cntl control
co company
CofS Chief of Staff
coll collection
comm communication(s)
COMMZ communications zone
COMSEC communications security
con control
const construction
CONUS continental United States
conv conventional
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CS combat support
CSA corps storage area
CSB corps support battalion
CSC combat stress control
CSG corps support group
CSH combat support hospital
CSM command sergeant major
CSR controlled supply rate
CSS combat service support
CSSAMO combat service support automation management office
CSSCS Combat Service Support Control System
CT control team
CTA common table of allowances
CTASC Corps/Theater ADP Service Center
CTO corps transportation officer
CUCV commercial utility cargo vehicle
D
DA Department of the Army
DAMMS-R Department of the Army Movement Management System-Redesigned
DAO division ammunition officer
DASPS-E DS Standard Port System -Enhanced
DCDR deputy commander
DCSC Defense Construction Supply Center
DD Department of Defense
DDN Defense Data Network
decon decontamination
def defense
dent dentist
det detachment
DF diesel fuel
DISCOM division support command
disp disposal
div division
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DMMC division materiel management center
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
DNVT digital nonsecure 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
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DSS direct support system
DSU direct support unit
DTG date-time group
DTO division transportation officer
E
EAC echelons above corps
ECM electronic countermeasures
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
elec electronics
engr engineer
ento entomology
environ environmental
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EPLRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
ERC equipment readiness code
ESM electronic warfare support measures
evac evacuation
EW electronic warfare
F
FA field artillery
FAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, and Intelligence
FCP functional command post
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FG finance group
fin finance
fld field
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM field manual, frequency modulated
FORSCOM United States Army Forces Command
FRAGO fragmentary order
FSB forward support battalion
FSC finance support command
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSOP field standing operating procedures
fwd forward
G
G1 Assistant Chief of Staff, G1 (Personnel)
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
G4 Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics)
G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs)
G6 Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 (Information Management Officer)
gen general
gp group
GPM gallons per minute
GS general support
GSA General Services Administration
GSU general support unit
H
HET heavy-equipment transporter
HEL helicopter
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment
hldg holding
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HN host nation
HNS host-nation support
HNSCT host-nation support control team
hosp hospital
HQ headquarters
HQDA Headquarters Department of the Army
hrs hours
HSC United States Army Health Services Command
HSS health service support
HT highway traffic
HTD highway traffic division
hvy heavy
I
ID infantry division
IG inspector general
in infantry
indiv individual
INTSUM intelligence summary
invt inventory
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
ISEC Information Systems Software Engineering Command
J
JA judge advocate
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JMC joint movement center
JOPS Joint Operations Planning System
JP - 4, 5, 8, 10 jet propulsion fuel, type 4, 5, 8, or 10
JPO Joint Petroleum Office
JTF joint task force
JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
K
KP kitchen police
L
LAAWS Legal Automation Army-Wide System
LCA Logistic Control Activity
ldry laundry
LIC low-intensity conflict
LID light infantry division
LIN line item number
lim limited
LO/LNO liaison officer
LOC lines of communication (logistic routes)
log logistics
LOGCAP logistical civil augmentation program
LOGSTAT logistics status
LPB logistics preparation of the battlefield
LRO logistics readiness officer
LSE logistics support element
lt light
M
MA mortuary affairs
MACOM major Army command
maint maintenance
MARC manpower requirements criteria
MASH mobile army surgical hospital
mat materiel
max maximum
MCA movement control agency
MCC movement control center
MCO movement control officer
MCP maintenance collecting point
MCS maneuver control system
MCT movement control team
mech mechanized
med medium, medical
MEDBLD medical blood (management)
MEDCOM medical command
MEDLOG medical logistics
MEDPAR medical patient account and reporting
MEDREG medical regulating
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
MFFIMS Mass Fatality Field Information Management System
mgt management
MHE materials handling equipment
MI military intelligence
mil military
MKT mobile kitchen trailer
MLRS multiple-launch rocket system
MMC materiel management center
MOADS maneuver-oriented ammunition distribution system
MOGAS motor gasoline
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
MOS military occupational specialty
mov movement
MP military police
MRE meal, ready-to-eat
MRO materiel release order
MRT movement regulating team
MSB main support battalion
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
msl missile
MSR main supply route
MSRT mobile subscriber radio-telephone terminal
MST maintenance support team
MTF medical treatment facility
MTOE modification table of organization and equipment
mun munitions
MWO modification work order
MWR morale and welfare
N
NA not applicable
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NBCE nuclear, biological, chemical element
NCO noncommissioned officer
NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
NICP national inventory control point
no number
nondiv nondivision
NSL nonstockage list
NSN national stock number
O
OCIE organizational clothing and individual equipment
OCONUS outside continental United Stated
ofc office
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
ops operations
OPSEC operations security
ord ordnance
ORF operational readiness float
P
PA public affairs
PAO public affairs office(r)
pam pamphlet
PBO property book officer
pers personnel
petri petroleum
pl pipeline
PLL prescribed load list
PLS palletized loading system
plt platoon
PM preventive maintenance
PMO personnel management officer
POC point of contact
POD port of debarkation
POE port of embarkation
POM preparation for oversea movement (units)
POMCUS pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets
pos position
PP&O plans, programs, and operations
prevent preventive
prgm program
pro procedure
proc procurement
prop property
PRS prepackaged resupply set
PSNCO personnel staff noncommissioned officer
psych psychology
PSYOP psychological operations
pts parts
PUL preconfigured unit loads
PW prisoner of war
PWRMS pre-positioned war reserve materiel stocks
Q
QM quartermaster
QSTAG Quadripartite Standardization Agreement
R
RAOC rear area operations center
RAU radio access unit
RDD required delivery date
rds rounds
recon reconstitution
rep repair
repl replacement
RO requisitioning objective
ROM refuel-on-the-move
RMCC regional movement control center
RMCT regional movement control team
RMMC regiment materiel management center
ROWPU reverse osmosis water purification unit
rqmt requirement
RSP religious support plan
RSR required supply rate
RTD return to duty
RTF regeneration task force
RTOC rear tactical operations center
S
S1 Adjutant (U.S. Army)
S2 Intelligence Officer (U.S. Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (U.S. Army)
S4 Supply Officer (U.S. Army)
S&P stake and platform
S&S supply and service
SAAS Standard Army Ammunition System
SAAS-DAO Standard Army Ammunition System -Division Ammunition Office
SAMS Standard Army Maintenance System
sani sanitation
SARSS Standard Army Retail Supply System
SB supply bulletin
SEALOC sea lines of communications
sec section
sep separate
serv service
SGS Secretary of the General Staff
SIDPERS Standard Installation/Division Personnel System
sig signal
SIGSEC signals security
SINGARS single-channel ground and airborne radio subsystem
sit situation
SITREP situation report
SJA staff judge advocate
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SOUTHCOM Southern Command
SP self-propelled, special purpose
SPBS-R Standard Property Book System-Redesigned
SPOD sea port of debarkation
spt support
sqdn squadron
SR supply route
STACCS Standard Theater Army Command and Control System
STAMIS Standard Army Management Information System
STANAG Standardization Agreement
STRIRWARN strike warning
STON short ton
subs subsistence
sup supply
surg surgeon
svc service
svcs services
sys system
T
TA theater army
TAACOM theater army area command
TAADS The Army Authorization Documents System
tac tactical
TACCS Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer System
TACSATCOM tactical satellite communications
TAMCA theater army movement control agency
TAMMC theater army materiel management center
TAMMIS Tactical Army Medical Management Information System
TAMMS The Army Maintenance Management System
TC training circular
TCF tactical combat force
TDA tables of distribution and allowances
techs technicians
term terminal
TM technical manual
TMDE test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment
tml terminal
TMMMC Theater Medical Materiel Management Center
TMR transportation movements release
TMT transportation medium truck
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TPFDL time-phased force deployment list
TPTRL time-phased transportation requirements list
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
trans transportation
TRANSCOM transportation command
T Ration tray ration
trf transfer
trk truck
trp troop
TSA theater storage area
TTP trailer transfer point
U
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
ULC unit-level computer
ULLS Unit-Level Logistics System
ULLS-Avn Unit-Level Logistics System-Aviation
ULLS-PLL Unit-Level Logistics System-PLL
ULLS-S4 Unit-Level Logistics System-S4
UMMIPS Uniform Materiel Movement and Issue Priority System
UMT unit ministry team
US United States (of America)
USA United States Army
USAF United States Air Force
USAREUR United States Army, Europe
V
veh vehicle
vet veterinarian
vic vicinity
W
WHNS wartime host-nation support
wpn weapon
WSM weapon systems manager
wtr water
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