AA ......... assembly area
AC ......... Airspace coordination area
ACL ........ allowable cargo load
ADA ........ air defense artillery
admin ...... administrative; administration
ALO ........ aviation liaison officer
ALT ........ alternate (3-2)
AP ......... armor-piercing
APDS ....... armor-piercing discarding sabot
AR ......... armor
ARTEP ...... Army Training and Evaluation Program
arty ....... artillery
ASL ........ assistant squad leader
aslt ....... assault
AT ......... antitank
atk ........ attack
ATL ........ assistant team leader
bde ........ brigade
BDU ........ battle dress uniform
BMNT ....... beginning morning nautical twilight
BMP ........ a Threat fighting vehicle
bn ......... battalion
BRDM ....... (a Threat scout car)
BSA ........ brigade support area
CAM ........ chemical-agent monitor
CAS ........ close air support
CB ......... chemical biological
Cdr ........ commander
CDS ........ container deliver system
CFL ........ coordinated fire line
cGys ....... centigrays
CHEMVVARN .. chemical warning
CL ......... chalk leader
CO ......... commanding officer
Co ......... company
COL ........ colonel
COA ........ course of action
COMMEX ..... communications exercise
CP ......... command post
CPL ........ corporal
CS ......... combat support
CSS ........ combat service support
CW ......... chemical warfare
DA ......... Department of the Army
DEW ........ directed-energy weapon
DOA ........ direction of attack
DP ......... decision point(s)
DS ......... direct support
DTD ........ dated
DTG ........ date-time group
DZ ......... drop zone
EA ......... engagement area
ECM ........ electronic countermeasures
EEI ........ essential elements of information
EENT ....... end of evening nautical twilight
EMP ........ electromagnetic pulse
EPW ........ enemy prisoner of war
EW ......... electronic warfare
FA ......... field artillery
FAC ........ forward air controller
FASCAM ..... family of scatterable mines
FDC ........ fire direction center
FEBA ....... forward edge of battle area
FE ......... fire for effect
FFE ........ fire for effect
FFL ........ friendly forward line
FIST ....... fire support team
FM ......... field manual; frequency modulation
FO ......... forward observer
FOV ........ field of view
FPF ........ final protective fires
FRAGO ...... fragmentary order
FREQ ....... frequency
FS ......... fire support
FSE ........ fire support element
FSO ........ fire support officer
ft ......... feet
GHz ........ gigahertz
GRN ........ grenadier
GS ......... general support
GSR ........ ground surveillance radar
GTA ........ graphic training aid
HC ......... herachloroethane-zinc (a smoke grenade)
HE ......... high explosive
HEAT ....... high-explosive antitank
HHC ........ headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV ...... high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HPM ........ high-power microwave
HQ ......... headquarters
IAW ........ in accordance with
ICD ........ imitative communication deception
ICM ........ improved conventional munitions
illum ...... illumination
immed ...... immediately
INTEL ...... intelligence
INTSUM ..... intelligence summary
IPB ........ intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPR ........ in-process review
IR ......... information requirement
IRP ........ initial rally point
JM ......... jump master
KIA ........ killed in action
km ......... kilometers
kmph ....... kilometers per hour
LBE ........ load-bearing equipment
LC ......... line of contact
LCE ........ load-carrying equipment
LCMS ....... laser countermeasure system
LD ......... line of departure
ldr ........ leader
LOA ........ line of advance
log ........ logistics
LOGPAC ..... logistics package
LOGSTAT .... logistics status
LOS ........ line of sight
LT ......... lieutenant
LZ ......... landing zone
m .......... meter
MBA ........ main battle area
mech ....... mechanized
MED ........ medical/medium
MEDEVAC .... medical evacuation
METT-T ..... mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MG ......... machine gun
MHz ........ megahertz
mi ......... mile
MIJI ....... meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
min ........ minute
MLRS ....... multiple-launch rocket system
mm ......... millimeter
MOPP ....... mission-oriented protection posture
MOS ........ military occupational specialty
MOUT ....... military operations on urbanized terrain
MP ......... military police
MRE ........ meal, ready-to-eat
MTF ........ medical treatment facility
MTOE ....... modified table of organization and equipment
MTP ........ mission training plan
NA ......... not applicable
NAI ........ named areas of interest
NBC ........ nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO ........ noncommissioned officer
NCOIC ...... noncommissioned officer in charge
NCS ........ net control station
NET ........ not earlier than
NGF ........ naval gunfire
NLT ........ not later than
NO ......... number
NOD ........ night observation device
NSN ........ national stock number
NUCWARN..... nuclear warning
NV ......... night vision
NVD ........ night vision device
NVG ........ night vision goggles
O&I ........ operations and intelligence
OBJ ........ objective
OAKOC ...... observation and fields of fire, avenues
of approach, key terrain, obstacles and
movement, and cover and concealment.
OEG ........ operational exposure guidance
OIC ........ officer in charge
OP ......... observation post
OPCODE ..... operations code
OPCON ...... operational control
OPNS ....... operations
OPORD ...... operational order
OPSEC ...... operations security
OPSKED ..... operational schedule
ORP ........ objective rally point
OT ......... observer target
OTAR ........ over-the-air rekeying
PAC ......... personnel and administration center
PDY ......... present-for-duty
PERS ........ personnel
PERSTATREP .. personnel status report
PEWS ........ platoon early warning system
PFC ......... private first class
PIR ......... priority intelligence requirement
PL .......... platoon leader; phase line
PLL ......... prescribed load list
plt ......... platoon
PMCS ........ Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
POL ......... petroleum, oils and lubricants
PP .......... passage point
PRC ......... manpack radio
PSG ......... platoon sergeant
psn ......... position
PW .......... prisoner of war
pwr ......... power
PZ .......... pickup zone
R ........... radiotelephone operator
R/A ......... readily available
RATELO ...... radiotelephone operator
R&S ......... reconnaissance and surveillance
RATELO ...... radiotelephone operator
RDF ......... radio direction finder(ing)
recon ....... reconnaissance
REMS ........ remote sensor
RP .......... release point
RRP ......... reentry rally point
RSTA ........ reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RV .......... receive variable
S2 .......... intelligence officer
S3 .......... operations and training officer
S4 .......... Supply Officer (US Army)
1SG ......... first sergeant
SALUTE ...... size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment
SAT ......... security assistance team
sct ......... scout
SEO ......... sniper employment officer
SFC ......... sergeant first class
SGT ......... sergeant
SINGARS ..... single-channel ground and airborne radio subsystem
SITREP ...... situation report
SJA ......... Staff Judge Advocate
SL .......... squad leader
SMCT ........ soldier's manual of common tasks
SNAP ........ size, nature, activity, protection
SOI ......... signal operation instructions
SOP ......... standing operating procedure
SOSR ........ suppress, obscure, secure, reduce
SP .......... start point
SPC ......... specialist
SPOTREP ..... spot report
SSG ......... staff sergeant
STABO ....... a system for extracting personnel by helicopter
STP ......... soldier's training publication
sqd ......... squad
tac ......... tactical
TACSAT ...... tactical communications satellite
TAI ......... target areas of interest
TB .......... technical bulletin
TDA ......... tables of distribution and allowances
TEK ......... talk encryption key
TF .......... task force
TI .......... technical inspection
TIRS ........ terrain indication recognition system
TLP ......... troop-leading procedures
TM .......... technical manual
tm .......... team
TOE ......... tables of organization and equipment
TOT ......... time on target
TOW ......... tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TRP ......... target reference point
TSOP ........ tactical standing operating procedure
UCMJ ........ Uniform Code of Military Justice
US .......... United States
USAF ........ United States Air Force
USAIS ....... United States Army Infantry School
USMC ........ United States Marine Corps
USN ......... United States Navy
veh ......... vehicle
vic ......... vicinity
VRC ......... vehicular radio communications
WP .......... white phosphorus
XO .......... executive officer
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