Glossary
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
AA assembly area
AAA antiaircraft aritillery
AAAD all arms for air defense
AACG arrival airfield control group
AAR after-action review
ABC air battle captain
ABCCC airborne battlefield command and control center
ACA airspace coordination area
ACE armored combat earthmover
ACL allowable cargo load
ACP air control point
ADA air defense artillery
ADAM area denial artillery munition (antipersonnel)
ADC area damage control
ADM atomic demolition munition
admin/log administrative/logistics
ADO air defense officer
AF Air Force (United States)
AG Adjutant General
AGL above ground level
AH attack helicopter
aj antijamming
ALO air liaison officer
alt alternate
AM amplitude modulated
AMC (United States) Army Materiel Command
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
ANCO Advanced Noncommissioned Officers' Course
AO area of operations
AP armor-piercing
APC armored personnel carrier
APDS armor-piercing discarding sabot
APFSDS armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot
API armor-piercing incediary
AR armor
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
aslt assault
ASOC air support operations center
ASP ammunition supply point
at antitank
ATGM antitank guided missile
atk attack
ATM advanced trauma management
ATP ammunition transfer point
auth authorized
AVLB armored vehicle-launched bridge
avn aviation
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
AXP ambulance exchange point
az azimuth
BAE battlefield area evaluation
BAI battlefield air interdiction
BAS battalion aid station
BDA battle damage assessment
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
BFV Bradley fighting vehicle
BHL battle handover line
BHO battle handover
BICC battalion information control center
BMNT beginning morning nautical twilight
BMO battalion motor officer
BMP a Threat fighting vehicle
BMS battalion motor sergeant
BMT battalion maintenance technician
BNCOC Basic Noncommissioned Officers' Course
BOMREP bombing report
BOS battlefield operating system
BP battle position
BSA brigade support area
BTR a Threat personnel carrier
btry battery
C2 command and control
C3 command, control, and communications
C3I command, control, communications, and intelligence
CA counter air
CARP computed air release point
CAS close air support
CAT control and assessment team
catk counterattack
cav cavalry
cbt combat
CBU cluster bomb unit
CCP communications checkpoint
CCT combat control team
CEV combat engineer vehicle
CF command fire
CFL coordinated fire line
cGy centigray
cGyph centigray per hour
chem chemical
CI command information
CLGP cannon-launch guided projectile
CLOS command line of sight
cm centimeter
cmd command
CMO civil-military operations
co company
CO commanding officer
COA course of action
COC chain of command
COLT combat observation and lasing team
comm communication
COMMEX communications exercise
COMSEC communications security
con control
conc concentration
coord coordination
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CPX command post exercise
CRP a Threat combat reconnaissance patrol
CS combat support
CSM Command Sergeant Major
CSR controlled supply rate
CSS combat service support
CTF collective training facility
CW continuous wave
dest destroy
det detonation (as in detonation cord)
DEW directed-energy weapons(s)
DF direction finding
DISCOM division support command
div division
DLIC detachment left in contact
DMD digital message device
DMDG digital message device group
DOA dead on arrival
DOD Department of Defense
DODAC Department of Defense ammunition code
Doppler of or relating to Doppler radar
DP decision point(s)
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munition
DS direct support
DSN Defense Switched Network
DST decision support template
DTG date-time group
DZ drop zone
DZST drop zone support team
ea each
EA engagement area
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ECM electronic countermeasures
EENT end-of-evening nautical twilight
ELINT electronic intelligence
ELSEC electronic security
EM enlisted members
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EMT emergency medical treatment
engr engineer
EPLRS enhanced position-location reporting system
EPUU enhanced PLRS user unit
EPW enemy prisoner of war
ESM electronic warfare support measures
ETA estimated time of arrival
EW electronic warfare
EZ extraction zone
1SG first sergeant
FA field artillery
FAC forward air controller
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FASCO Forward Area Support Coordination Officer
FAST forward area support team
fax facsimile
FCL fire coordination line
FCT firepower control team
FD fire direction
FDC fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FFA free fire area
FFAR free-flight aerial rocket(s)
FID Foreign Internal Defense
FIST fire support team
fld field
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM field manual, frequency modulated
FMC field medial card
FO forward observer
FPF final protective fires
FPL final protective lines
FRAGO fragmentary order
FS fire support
FSA fire support area
FSB forward support battalions
FSC fire support coordination
FSCC fire support coordination center
FSC fire support coordination line
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
FSS fire support section
ft feet
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
GATOR (a mine delivered by fixed-wing aircraft)
GEMSS ground-emplaced mine-scattering system
GHz gigahertz
GL grenade launcher
GLLD ground laser locator designator
gp group
GP general purpose
GPS global positioning system
GS general support
GSA General Services Administration
GSR ground surveillance radar
GZ ground zero
HB (a PSYOP loudspeaker team)
HC hexachloroethane
HE high explosive
HEAT high-explosive antitank
HEDP high-explosive dual-purpose
HEI-T high-explosive incendiary--tracer
HEMTT heavy expanded-mobility tractical truck
HEP high-explosive plastic
HF high frequency
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HIMS HMMWV Interchangeable Mount System
HMMWV high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HQ headquarters
hr hour
HSS health service support
HUMINT human intelligence
IAW in accordance with
ICM improved conventional munitions
IDAD internal defense and development
IED imitative electronic deception
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IHFR improved high frequency radio
IG inspector general
IHF improved high frequency
illum illumination
IMC initial manifest call
IMINT imagery intelligence
in inch(es)
IN Infantry
INS inertial navigation system
INTSUM intelligence summary
IP initial point
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPW prisoner of war interrogation
IR information requirements
ISB intermediate staging base
IV intravenous
JAAT joint air attack team
JAG judge advocate general
JSEAD joint suppression of enemy air defenses
JM jumpmaster
KIA killed in action
km kilometer(s)
kw kilowatt(s)
LAPES low-altitude parachute extraction system
LAW light antitank weapon
lb pound(s)
LBE load-bearing equipment
LC line of contact
LD line of departure
LDF light-weight digital facsimile
ldr leader
LIC low-intensity conflict
LLLTV low-light level television
LLVI low-level voice intercept
LO liaison officer
LOA line of advance
LOC lines of communication
log logistics
LOGPAC logistics package
LOGSTAT logistical status
LORAN long-range navigation
LOS line of sight
LRP logistical release point
lt light
LTD laser target designator
LZ landing zone
m meter(s)
MAC maintenance allocation chart
MANPADS man-portable air defense system
MBA main battle area
MC Marine Corps (United States)
MCP maintenance collection point
mech mechanized
MEDEVAC medical evacuation
METL mission-essential task list
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MFAT (a minefield seeded with RAAM mines)
MFGM (a minefield of mixed antitank and antipersonnel mines emplaced by the GEMSS)
MFH (a minefield containing M56 mines)
MFJ (a minefield laid in the standard minefield pattern)
MFM (a minefield laid by the MOPMS)
mg machinegun
MHE materiels-handling equipment
MHz megahertz
MI military intelligence
MIA mission in action
MICLI mine-clearing line charge
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming and interference
MILES multiple-integrated laser engagement system
MILPO military personnel office(s)
min minute(s)
misc miscellaneous
MKT mobile kitchen trailer
ML moonlight
MLC minimum load configuration
MLRS multiple-launch rocket system
mm millimeter(s)
MOGAS motor gasoline
MOPMS modular-packed mine system
MOPP Mission-oriented protective posture
MORTREP mortar bombing report
MOS military occupational specialty
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
mph miles per hour
mps meters per second
MPSM multipurpose service munition
MRB motorized rifle battalion
MRE meal, ready-to-eat
MSB mains support battalion
MSC Medical Service Corps
MSE mobile subscriber equipment
MSG master sergeant
MSR main supply route
MSRT mobile subscriber radio telephone
MST maintenance support team
MTOE modified table of organization and equipment
N Navy (United States)
NAI named areas of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NCS net control station
NFA no-fire area
NGF naval gunfire
NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer
no number
NOE nap-of-the-earth
NOK next of kin
NRI net radio interface
nuc nuclear
NUCWARN nuclear warning
NVD night vision device
NVG night vision goggles
O&I operations and intelligence
OB order of battle
obj objective
OCOKA five military aspects of terrain: obstacles, avenues of approach,
key terrain, observation and fields of fire, and cover and concealment
OEG operational exposure guide
off officer
OIC officer in charge (of)
O/O on order
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operations security
OPSKED operational schedule
ord ordnance
org organization
ORP objective rally point
OTAR over-the-air rekeying
PA physician's assistant
PAC personnel and administration center
PADS position and azimuth determining system
PAO public affairs officer
PD point of departure
PDM pursuit-deterrent munitions
PDS personnel daily summary
PDY present for duty
pers personnel
PERSTATREP personnel status report
PEWS platoon early warning system
PIP product-improvement program
PIR priority intelligence requirement
PL phase line
PLD probable line of deployment
PLL prescribed load list
plt platoon
PM preventive maintenance
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
POF priority of fire
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
POS/NAV position/navigation
PP passage point
PRR personnel requirements report
PSC Personnel Service Company
psn position
PSNCO personnel staff noncommisioned officer
PSS personnel service support
PSYOP psychological operations
PW prisoner of war
PWP plasticized white phosphorus
PZ pickup zone
QSS quick supply store
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RAAMS remote antiarmor mine system
RAG regimental artillery group
RAP rear area protection
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RATT radio teletypewriter
RCLR recoilless rifle
rd round
recon reconnaissance
REDCON readiness condition
REM roentgen equivalent man/mammal
REMAB remote marshaling base
REMS remotely employed sensor
rep representative
repl replacement
req required
res reserve(s)
RES radiation exposure status
RF radio frequency
RFA restrictive fire area
RFI radio frequency interference
RFL restrictive fire line
RHA rolled homogeneous armor
RIF reconnaissance in force
ROE Rules of Engagement
RP release point (ground traffic)
RPG rocket-propelled grenade
RPM revolutions per minute
RS radiation status
RSR required supply rate
rte route
RV radius of vulnerability
RWI radio wire integration
S1 Adjutant
S2 Intelligence Officer
S3 Operations and Training Officer
S3 air assistant, S3, air operations
S4 Supply Officer
SACLOS semiactive command line of sight
SALT supporting arms liaison team
SAM surface-to-air missile
SAMS Standard Army Maintenance System
SAR search and rescue
SARS Standard Army Retail Supply System
SAT sustained airborne training
SATCOM satellite communication(s)
SBF support by fire
sct scout
SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses
sec section
SEE small emplacement excavator
SF Special Forces
SIDPERS Standard Installation/Division Personnel System
SIGNIT signals intelligence
SIGSEC signals security
SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne radio system
SITMAP situation map
SITREP situation report
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
SL starlight
SOC special operations command
SOCCE special operations command and control element
SOF special operations forces
SOI signal operations instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SOSR suppression, obscuration, security, and reduction
SP start point
spt support
sqd squad
SR sunrise
SSB single side band
STANAG Standardization Agreement
STP soldier's training publication
STRIKWARN strike warning
T&E traversing and elevating
tac tactical
TAC Tactical Air Command
TACAIR tactical air
TACAN tactical air navigation
TACC tactical air control center
TACCS Tactical Army Combat Service Support (CSS) Computer System
TACFIRE tactical fire direction system
TACP tactical air control party
TACSAT tactical satellite
TACSATCOM tactical satellite communications
TAI target areas of interest
TAMMS The Army Maintenance Management System
TAR tactical air reconnaissance
TASE Tactical Air Support Element
TBA to be activated
TBD to be determined
TC track commander
TCF tactical combat force
TEK traffic encryption key
temp temperature
TF task force
TFW (United States Air Force) tactical fighter wing
tgt target
TI technical inspection
TIC troops in contact
TIRP terrain index reference point
TIRS terrain index reference system
TLP troop-leading procedure
tm team
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TOT time on target (artillery support)
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (refers to a missile)
TPU tank and pump unit
TR transportation request
TRP target reference point
TSC training support center
TSOP tactical standing operating procedure
TSR tactical surveillance and reconnaissance
TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures
UH utility helicopter
UHF ultra high frequency
ULC unit-level computer
ULLS unit-level logistics system
UMCP unit maintenance collection point
UMT unit ministry team
UPS United Parcel Service
USN United States Navy
UTM universal transverse mercator (grid)
VHF very high frequency
vic in the vicinity of
VIP very important person
VOR VHF omnidirectional range
VT variable time
VTOL vertical take-off/landing
WCS weapons control status
WFOV wide field of view
WO warning order
WP white phosphorus
wpn weapon
WSO Weapons System Officer
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