Glossary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
A
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
AATF air assault task force
AATFC air assault task force commander
ABN air battle net
ACA airspace coordination area
ACL allowable cargo load
ACP air control point
ACS air cavalry squadron
AD air defense
ADA air defense artillery
ADAM area denial artillery munition
admin-log administrative-logistics
AGL above ground level
AHB attack helicopter battalion
ALO air liaison officer
altn alternate
am amplitude modulation
AMB air mission briefing
AMC air mission commander
ammo ammunition
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
AO area of operations
ASH advanced scout helicopter
ASK airspace management
AT antitank
ATC air traffic control
atk attack
AVN aviation
B
BCE battlefield coordination element
Bde brigade
Bn battalion
BSA brigade support area
BTC battle team captain
C
C2 command and control
C3 command, control, communications
CAB combat aviation brigade
CAC combat aviation company
CAME corps airspace management element
CAN combat aviation net
CAS close air support
CAV cavalry
CCP communications checkpoint
cdr commander
CEO communication-electronics officer
CEOi communications-electronics operation instructions
CFA covering force area
CH cargo helicopter
CL chalk leader
CO commanding officer
co company
corr corridor (flight)
CP command post
Cs combat support
csc combat support company
css combat service support
D
DAME division airspace management element
DPICM dual-purpose, improved conventional munitions
DS direct support
E
ea each
ECM electronic countermeasures
EEI essential elements of information
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EN engineer
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
EW electronic warfare
F
FA field artillery
FAC forward air controller
FARP forward rearming and refueling point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FAST forward area support team
FCC flight coordination center
FDC fire direction center
FEBA forward edge of the battle area
FIST fire support team
FLOT forward line of own troops
fit flight
FM frequency modulation
FO forward observer
FRAGO fragmentary order
FSB forward support battalion
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
FSSE forward service support element
G
GS general support
GSR ground surveillance radar
H
HC chemical smoke
HE high explosive
hel bn helicopter battalion
HF high frequency
HQ headquarters
hr hour
ht height
HVT high value targets
I
ICM improved conventional munitions
ICS (commander's) intercommunication system (aircraft)
ILLUM illumination
INF infantry
INTSUM intelligence summary
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield
J
JAAT joint air attack team
K
km kilometer
L
LAPES low altitude parachute extraction system
lb pound
LC line of contact
Ldr leader
LO liaison officer
LOGPAC logistics package
LRSU long-range surveillance unit
LZ landing zone
M
MANPAD man-portable air defense (system)
max maximum
MBA main battle area
medevac medical evacuatio
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available
ml military intelligence
min minute
MOPP mission-oriented protection posture
mort mortar
N
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAIDS navigational aids
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NCS net control station
NGF naval gunfire
NLT not later than
NOE nap of the earth (flight)
nuc nuclear
NVG night vision goggle
0
obi objective
OCOKA Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles and movement, Key terrain, Avenues of approach
OH observation helicopter
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
OPORD operation order
OPSCD operations schedule
OPSEC operations security
P
pax passenger
PLL prescribed load list
plt platoon
POL petroleum, oils, lubricants
prep preparation
prim primary
PSG platoon sergeant
PW prisoner of war
PZ pickup zone
PZCO pickup zone control officer
R
RAAMS remote antiarmor mine system
RAP rocket assisted projectile
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RATT radio teletypewriter
recon reconnaissance
rd round
RFA restrictive fire area
RFL restrictive fire line
RP release point
RRP replacement receiving point
rt route
rtn return
S
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
sec section
SHORAD short-range air defense
SIGSEC signal security
SLAR side-looking airborne radar
SOP standing operating procedure
S/L staggered trail left (formation)
SP start point
S/R staggered trail right (formation)
SSB single sideband (radio)
T
TACAIR tactical air
TAC CP tactical command post
TACP tactical air control party
TACSATCOM tactical satellite communications
TF task force
tgt target
tm team
TOC tactical operations center
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
U
UH utility helicopter
UHF ultra high frequency
USAF United States Air Force
USMC United States Marine Corps
V
VHF very high frequency
Vic vicinity
VMC visual meteorological conditions
W
WP white phosphorus
Wt weight
X
XO executive officer
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