GLOSSARY
AA assembly area
AAA air avenues of approach
AACG arrival airfield control group
AALPS automated air loading planning system
AATCC Army air traffic control center
AB air base
ABCCC airborne battlefield command and control center
abn airborne
ACC air control center
ACL allowable cargo load
ACP assembly control post
ADA air defense artillery
ADACG arrival/departure airfield control group
ADP automatic data processing
ADSO assistant division signal officer
AECC aeromedical evacuation control center
AF Air Force
AFB Air Force base
AFM Air Force manual
AFR Air Force regulation
AFSOB Air Force special operations base
AFSOP Air Force standing operating procedure
AG Adjutant General
AGL above ground level
AH attack helicopter
AI air interdiction
A/L air land
ALACC aircraft landing area control center
ALCC airlift control center
ALCE airlift control element
ALFT airlift
ALO air liaison officer
ALPS automated load planning system
AM amplitude modulation
AMB air mission brief
AMC air mission commander
ammo ammunition
AMO air movement officer
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
AO area of operations
APO Army Post Office
AR Army regulation
ARFOR Army forces
ARNG Army National Guard
ASAP as soon as possible
asbly assembly
ASCC Army Standardization Coordinating Committee
ASL authorized stockage list
ASOC air support operations center
ASP ammunition supply point
AT antitank
ATC air traffic control
atch attachment
ATO aircraft transfer order
ATT air transportability training
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
avg average
AWACS airborne warning and control system
AWADS adverse weather aerial delivery system
BAI battlefield air interdiction
BCC battlefield coordination center
bde brigade
bn battalion
BOS battlefield operating systems
BSA brigade support area
C2 command and control
C3 command, control, and communications
camo camouflage
CARP computed air release point
CAS close air support
cbt combat
CCT combat control team
cdr commander
CDS container delivery system
CESO communications-electronics staff officer
cfm cubic feet per minute
chemlite chemical light
chemo chemical officer
CI counterintelligence
CIF Central Issue Facility
CINC Commander in Chief
CLACC central loading area control center
clas classified
cmd command
CO commanding officer
COMALF Commander of Airlift Forces
COMDTINST commandant's instruction
comf comfort
commex communications exercise
commo communications
COMSEC communications security
CONPLAN contingency plan
const construction
CONUS continental United States
coord coordinate; coordination
COSCOM Corps Support Command
CP command post
CPX command post exercise
CRC command and reporting center
CRP control and reporting post
CS combat support
CSF casualty staging facility
CSS combat service support
CTA common table of allowances
CUCV commercial utility cargo vehicles
CWIE container, weapon, and individual equipment
DA Department of the Army
DACG departure airfield control group
DACO departure airfield control officer
DCA Defense Communications Agency
DCC DISCOM control center
DCS Defense Communications System
DF direction finding
DISCOM Division Support Command
div division
DLIC detachment left in contact
DMCC division movement control center
DMDG digital message device group
DMJP Dragon missile jump pack
DMMC division materiel management center
DOD Department of Defense
DRB division ready brigade
DRF division ready force
DS direct support
DSA division support area
DSC division support communications
DST decision support templating
DTO division transportation officer
DZ drop zone
DZST drop zone support team
DZSTL drop zone support team leader
EAC echelon above corps
E&E escape and evasion
ech echelon
ECM electronic countermeasures
EDRE emergency deployment readiness exercise
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
e.g. for example
elev elevation
enl enlisted
EOC Emergency Operations Center
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
ESIP equipment supply issue point
ESM electronic warfare support measures
etc. et cetera
EW electronic warfare
EZ extraction zones
F Fahrenheit
FA field artillery
FAAR forward area alerting radar
FAC forward air controller
FACE forward aviation combat engineering
FACP forward air control post
FARP forward area resupply point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FASCO forward area support coordinator
FAST forward area support team
fax fascimille
FCT firepower control teams
FDC fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
1SG first sergeant
FIST fire support team
fl flight
fld field
FLOT forward line of own troops
FLS field landing site
FM field manual; frequency modulated
FMSC Federal Manual for Supply Cataloging
FO forward observer
FOB forward operating base
FORSCOM United States Army Forces Command
frag fragmentary
FRAGO fragmentary order
FSA fire support area
FSB forward support base
FSE fire support element
FSMC forward support medical company
FSO fire support officer
FSS fire support station
ft foot
G1 Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel)
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans)
G4 Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics)
G5 Assistant Chief of Staff (Civil Affairs)
gal gallon
GAR-I ground to air responder- interrogator
GLO ground liaison officer
GMRS ground marked relief system
gren grenade
GRREG graves registration
GS general support
GSR ground surveillance radar
GTP ground tactical plan
HAHO high altitude, high opening
HALO high altitude, low opening
HD heavy drop
HDRS heavy drop rigging site
HE heavy equipment
HEPI heavy equipment point of impact
HF high frequency
HHC headquarters and headquarters command
HMMWV high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HQ headquarters
hr hour
HUMINT human intelligence
hwy highway
IAW in accordance with
ID identification
IEW intelligence and electronic warfare
IFF identification, friend or foe (radar)
IHF improved high frequency
IMC instrument meteorological conditions
inc included
IOM install, operate, and maintain
IP initial point
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPW prisoner of war interrogation
IR infrared
IRC initial ready company
ISB intermediate staging base
JA joint airborne
JAAP joint airborne advance party
JACC joint airborne communication center
JAG Judge Advocate General
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSE joint communications support element
JFC joint force commander
JM jumpmaster
JOC joint operation center
JRCC joint rescue coordination center
JSEAD joint suppression of enemy air defenses
JSOF joint special operation force
JTF joint task force
KIA killed in action
KIAS knots indicated air speed
KTAS knots true air speed
LACC loading area control center
LAPES low-altitude parachute extraction system
LAW light antitank weapon
LBE load-bearing equipment
lbs pounds
LC line of contact
LD line of departure
ldr leader
LIC low-intensity conflict
LMF Light Marine Force
LO liaison officer
LOB line of bearing
LOC lines of communication
LOI letter of instruction
LOS line of sight
LRS long-range surveillance
LRSU long-range surveillance unit
LSA logistics support area
LSI largest single item
LZ landing zone
m meters
MAC Military Airlift Command
MACG marshaling area control group
MACR Military Airlift Command regulation
maint maintenance
MASF mobile aeromedical staging facility
max maximum
MBA main battle area
MC mobility corridors
MCO movement control officer
mech mechanized
med medical
MEDEVAC medical evacuation
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
MHE materiels-handling equipment
MHz megahertz
mi miles
MI military intelligence
mil military
min minute
mm millimeter
MMC Materiel Management Center
MMEE minimum mission-essential equipment
MOC2 mission-oriented command and control
MOG maximum-on-ground
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
mort mortar
MOS military occupational speciality
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
MP military police
mph miles per hour
MRE meal-ready to eat
MRO materiel release order
msn mission
MTP mission training plan
MVR maneuver
NAF Naval Air Forces
NAI named areas of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAIDS navigational aids
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NCS net control station
NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
NGF naval gunfire
NM nautical miles
No. number
NOD night observation device
NWP Naval Warfare publication
obj objective
OEG operational exposure guide
off officer
OIC officer in charge
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
OPLAN operation plan
OPNAVINST operational naval instruction
opns operations
OPORD operation order
OPSEC operations security
opt optional
ORF operational readiness float
OVM on-vehicle materiel
PA physician's assistant; public address (system)
PAM pamphlet
PAO Public Affairs Office(r)
pax passenger(s)
PDF Panamanian Defense Force
PE priority equipment
PERSTAT personnel status
PHA personnel holding area
PI point of impact
PIBAL pilot balloon (observation)
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PLL prescribed load list
plt platoon
POL petroleum, oil, and lubricants
POM preparation of oversea movement of units
POR preparation of replacement for overseas movement
POV privately owned vehicle(s)
PP passage point
PPI personnel point of impact
prep prepare; preparation
PRVEP prerigged vehicles/equipment package
PSC personnel service company
PSG platoon sergeant
psi pounds per square inch
PSYOP psychological operation
PT (aircraft)
PVL priority vehicle list
PW prisoner of war
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RATT radio teletypewriter
RB radar beacon
RCT regimental combat team
recon reconnaissance; reconnoiter
ref reference(s)
REMAB remote marshaling base
REMBASS remotely monitored battlefield sensor system
rep representative
reqd required
retrans retransmission
ROE rules of engagement
RP release point
RSL remote spring launch
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RTFT round-trip flying time
Rv radius of vulnerability
S1 Adjutant
S2 Intelligence Officer
S3 Operations and Training Officer
S4 Supply Officer
S5 Civil Affairs Officer
SACR Strategic Air Command regulation
SALT supporting arms liaison team
S&T supply and transport (unit)
SAR search and rescue
SATCOM satellite communication(s)
scty security
SD special duty
SDO staff duty officer
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
SECOMP secure en route communications package
SERE survival, evasion, resistance and escape
SCM sergeant major
SGT sergeant
SHF super high frequency
SHORAD short-range air defense
SIGINT signal intelligence
SIGO signal officer
SKE station keeping equipment
SKE/ZM station keeping equipment/zone marker
SO safety officer
SOCCE special operations command and control element
SOF special operations force
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
spt support
sq square
SSAN Social Security Account number
SSB single side band
sta station
STANAG Standardization Agreement
STOL short takeoff and landing
STU III (a secure telephone)
syn synthetic
sys system
t ton
TAACOM Theater Army Area Command
TAC Tactical Air Command
TACAIR tactical air
TACC tactical airlift control center
TACP tactical air control party
TACS tactical air control system
TACSAT tactical satellite
TAES tactical aeromedical evacuation system
TAF Tactical Air Force
TAI target areas of interest
TALO tactical air liaison officer
TAW tactical air wing
TB technical bulletin
TBP to be published
T/D/AC tons per day per aircraft
TDAR tactical defense alert radar
tech technician
TEMIG tactical electronic magnetic ignition generator
TF task force
tgt target
TGT total ground time
TLP troop-leading procedure
tm team
TM technical manual
TO takeoff
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TOT time over target
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile)
TPL time phase line
TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command
trns trains
TSR tactical surveillance and reconnaissance
TT/D total tons per day
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UHF ultra high frequency
ULACC unit loading area control center
US United States
USAF United States Air Force
USAR United States Army Reserve
USMC United States Marine Corp
USNG United States National Guard
UTE utilization time
UTM universal transverse mercator (grid)
veh vehicle
vert vertical
VFR visual flight rules
VHF very high frequency
VIRS verbally initiated release system
VMC visual meteorological conditions
VTOL vertical take-off/landing
w with
w/o without
WO warning order
WOC wing operations center
wpns weapons
wt weight
xmtr transmitter
XO executive officer
yds yards
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