On Point
The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Glossary
--A--
A2C2 Army Airspace Command and Control AAA Anti-Aircraft Artillery AAMDC Army Air and Missile Defense Command AASLT Air Assault ABC-BL Army Battle Command Battle Lab ABCS Army Battle Command System ABN Airborne ACC USAF Air Combat Command ACE Armored Combat Earthmover (M9) ACE Analysis and Control Element ACOM US Atlantic Command ACP Assault Command Post ACR Armored Cavalry Regiment ACR(L) Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light) AD Armored Division ADA Air Defense Artillery A-DAY Initiate Air Operations ADC-M Assistant Division Commander--Maneuver ADC-O Assistant Division Commander--Operations ADCON Administrative Control ADOCS Automated Deep Operations Coordination System ADVON Advanced Echelons AEF Air Expeditionary Forces AEGIS Advanced Electronic Guided Intercept System AFAC Airborne Forward Air Controller AFAR Airborne Field Artillery Regiment AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System AH Attack Helicopter AHB Attack Helicopter Battalion AHR Attack Helicopter Regiment AIR Airborne Infantry Regiment AMC Army Materiel Command AMDWS Air and Missile Defense Warning System AMPHIB Amphibious ANGLICO Air and Naval Gunfire Control Team AO Area Of Operations AP Assault Position APC Armored Personnel Carrier APOD Aerial Port Of Debarkation APOE Aerial Port Of Embarkation APS Army Pre-Position Stocks AR Armor ARCENT Army Central Command ARFOR Army Forces ARNG Army National Guard ASAP As Soon As Possible ASAS All Source Analysis System ASAS-RWS All Source Analysis System-Remote Work Station (see also RWS) ASB Aviation Support Battalion ASOC Air Support Operation Center ASPB Army Strategic Planning Board AT Anti-Tank (i.e., AT-3) ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System ATBM Anti-Theater Ballistic Missile ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System AUS Australia AVCRAD Aviation Certification Repair Activity Depot AVIM Aviation Intermediate Maintenance AVLB Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge AVN Aviation AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System
--B--
BCE Before Common Era BCOTM Battle Command On The Move BCT Brigade Combat Team BCTP Battle Command Training Program BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDE Brigade BFT Blue Force Tracking BG Brigadier General (1 star) BIFV Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle BIAP Baghdad International Airport BMD USSR Design Airborne Vehicle (IFV) BMP USSR Design Vehicle (IFV) BN Battalion BOS Battlefield Operating System BRDM USSR Design Reconnaissance Vehicle (IFV) BRT Brigade Reconnaissance Troop BTR USSR Design Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) BTRY Battery BUA Battle Update Assessment
--C--
C1 Personnel Department at Combined Staff C2 Intelligence Department at Combined Staff C2 Command and Control C2X Command and Control Exploitation C2PC Command and Control for Personal Computers C3 Operations Department at Combined Staff C4 Logistics Department at Combined Staff C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C5 Plans Department at Combined Staff C6 Communications Department at Combined Staff CA Civil Affairs CACOM Civil Affairs Command CALL Center for Army Lessons Learned CARL Combined Arms Research Library CAS Close Air Support CAT-A Civil Affairs Team--A CAV Cavalry CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear CENTCOM US Central Command CFACC Combined Forces Air Component Command CFLCC Combined Forces Land Component Command CFSOCC Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command CFZ Critical Friendly Zone CG Commanding General CGS Common Ground Station CGSC Command and General Staff College CGSOC Command and General Staff Officers' Course CH Cargo Helicopter CH Chaplain CI Counter Intelligence CID US Army Criminal Investigation Command CJTF Combined and Joint Task Force CMx Collection Management and Dissemination CMH Center of Military History CMTC Combat Maneuver Training Center COE Contemporary Operating Environment COG Chief, Operations Group or Center of Gravity COL Colonel COLT Combat Observation Lasing Team COMCFLCC Commander, Combined Forces Land Component Command CONPLAN Contingency Plan CONUS Continental United States COSCOM Corps Support Command CP Command Post CRC Continental United States (CONUS) Replacement Center CS Combat Support CSA Chief of Staff of the Army CSC Convoy Support Center CSG Corps Support Group CSH Combat Support Hospital CSI Combat Studies Institute CSM Command Sergeant Major CSS Combat Service Support CSSCS Combat Service Support Control System CTC Combat Training Center CWO Chief Warrant Officer (2 thru 5)
--D--
DAADC Deputy Area Air Defense Commander DCG Deputy Commanding General DCG-O Deputy Commanding General for Operations DCG-S Deputy Commanding General for Support DET Detachment DISCOM Division Support Command DIV Division DIVARTY Division Artillery DOD Department of Defense DOTMLPF Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Materiel, Leader Development, Personnel and Facilities DRE Deployment Readiness Exercise DS Direct Support DSN Defense Switched Network DTG Date-Time Group DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency
--E--
EA Engagement Area EADTF Extended Air Defense Task Force EIS Enhanced Information Systems EN Engineer ENCOM Engineer Command EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal EPW Enemy Prisoner of War ERDC US Army Engineer Research and Development Center ETAC Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller EUCOM US European Command EXORD Execution Order
--F--
F/A Fighter/Ground Attack Aircraft (i.e., F/A-18) FA Field Artillery FAIO Field Artillery Intelligence Officer FARP Forward Arming and Refueling Point FBCB2 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below FIF Free Iraqi Forces FIST Fire Support Team FLAGINT Intelligence generated by "flag or general" officers FM Field Manual FM Frequency Modulation FOB Forward Operating Base FORSCOM US Army Forces Command FOX M-93 FOX NBC Reconnaissance System FPF Final Protective Fires FRAGO Fragmentary Order FROG Free Rocket Over the Ground FSB Forward Support Battalion FSE Fire Support Element FSSG Force Service Support Group FSSP Fuel System Supply Point FST-V Fire Support Team Vehicle FWD Forward
--G--
G1 Corps and Division Personnel Staff G2 Corps and Division Intelligence Staff G3 Corps and Division Operations Staff G4 Corps and Division Logistics Staff G5 Corps and Division Civil/Military Staff G6 Corps and Division Communications Staff GAC Ground Assault Convoy GBR Great Britain GCCS Global Command and Control System G-Day Start of Major Ground Combat Operations GEN General (4 star) GI Government Issue GOPLATS Gulf Oil Platforms GPS Global Positioning System GS General Support GSR Ground Surveillance Radar GSR General Support Reinforcing GWOT Global War On Terrorism
--H--
HE High Explosive HEAT High-Explosive Anti-Tank HET Heavy Equipment Transporter HHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery HHC Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHD Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment H-HOUR Time of Attack HHOC Headquarters and Headquarters Operations Company HHSC Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company HKT Hunter Killer Team HOW Howitzer HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle HMS Her Majesties Ship (British Warship) HQ Headquarters HRC Heavy Ready Company HSC Headquarters Support Company HSV High Speed Vessel HUMINT Human Intelligence HVA High-Value Asset
--I--
IBOS Intelligence Battlefield Operating System IBS Integrated Broadcast Services ID Infantry Division IFOR Implementation Force IN Infantry INSCOM US Army Intelligence and Security Command IO Information Operations IREMBASS Improved Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System IRF Immediate Ready Force ISR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ITO Iraqi Theater of Operations IVIS Inter-Vehicular Information System
--J--
JA Unit Designator for Chemical Detachment (NBCE) (JA) JAC Joint Analysis Center JACE Joint Analysis and Control Element JDAMS Joint Direct Attack Munitions System JDISS Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System JFACC Joint Force Air Component Command JFCOM Joint Forces Command JLOTS Joint Logistics Over The Shore JOE Joint Operating Environment JOPES Joint Operation Planning and Execution System JRAC Joint Rear Area Coordinator /Command JRTC Joint Readiness Training Center JSOTF Joint Special Operations Task Force JSOTF-NORTH Joint Special Operations Task Force-North Iraq JSOTF-WEST Joint Special Operations Task Force-West Iraq JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System JTF Joint Task Force JTFC Joint Term Fusion Cell
--K--
kHz Kilohertz KIA Killed In Action KM Kilometer KNB Kuwaiti Naval Base KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
--L--
(L) Indicates a non-mechanized (light) unit LAM-TF Louisiana Army Maneuvers Task Force LBV Load Bearing Vest LCD Limited Conversion Division LCU Landing Craft Utility LD Line of Departure LMSR Large, Medium-Speed Roll on/Roll off (RORO) Ships LOC Line(s) of Communication LOS Line of Sight LOTS Logistics Over the Shore LNO Liaison Officer LRASS Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System LRS Long-Range Surveillance LRSC Long-Range Surveillance Company LSA Logistics Support Area LSE Logistics Support Element LSV Logistics Support Vessel LT Large Tug LTC Lieutenant Colonel
--M--
MCS Maneuver Control System MDI Military Demolition Igniter ME Main Effort MECH Mechanized MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation MEF Marine Expeditionary Force MET Mobile Exploitation Team MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit MEUSOC Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable MI Military Intelligence MIA Missing In Action MICLIC Mine-Clearing Line Charge MIL/mm Millimeter MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System MOADS Maneuver Oriented Ammunition Distribution System MOPP Mission Oriented Protective Posture MOUT Military Operations in Urban Terrain MP Military Police MPF Maritime Pre-positioning Force MPS Maritime Pre-positioning Squadron MRC Medium Ready Company MRE Meal-Ready-To-Eat MRLS Multiple Rocket Launch System MSC Military Sealift Command MSE Mobile Subscriber Equipment MSG Master Sergeant MSR Main Supply Route MTLB USSR Design Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) MTMC Military Traffic Management Command MTOE Modification Tables of Organization and Equipment MTS Movement Tracking System
--N--
MAJ Major MARADMINS Marine Administrative Messages MARDIV Marine Division MASH Mobile Army Surgical Hospital MAST Main Aid Station NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVCENT US Naval Forces Central Command NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical NCOIC Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge NCW Network Centric Warfare NGIC National Ground Intelligence Center NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency (now NGA) NMS National Military Strategy NSA National Security Agency NTC National Training Center
--O--
OBJ Objective ODA Operational Detachment Alpha ODS Operation Desert Storm OEF Operation Enduring Freedom OH Observation Helicopter OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF-SG Operation Iraqi Freedom Study Group O/O On Order OOTW Operations Other Than War OPCON Operational Control OPFOR Opposing Forces OPLAN Operations Plan OPORD Operations Order OPS B BCTP Operations Group B OPS C BCTP Operations Group C OPS F BCTP Operations Group F OPT Operational Planning Team ORCON Originator Controlled ORHA Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance
--P--
PA Position Area PAA Position Artillery Area PAC Patriot Advanced Capability PAO Public Affairs Officer PAX Passenger PEO Program Executive Officer PERSCOM Personnel Command PGM Precision Guided Munitions PIR Priority Intelligence Requirements PL Phase Line PLEX Plans and Exercises PM Preventive Medicine POL Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants POMCUS Pre-positioned Equipment Configured in Unit Sets PROPHET AN/MLQ-40V Voice Collection System PSAB Prince Sultan Air Base PSYOP Psychological Operations PTDO Prepare To Deploy Order
--Q--
QM Quartermaster
--R--
(R) Retired RA Regular Army RAF Royal Air Force RAP Rocket Assisted Projectile RB Rubber Boat (RB-15, Inflatable Boat) RC Reconnaissance Transport Aircraft (i.e., RC-135) RCC Regional Combatant Commands (formerly unified commands) RCT Regimental Combat Team Rx Research and Development RECON Reconnaissance REL Releasable RFF Request For Forces RG Republican Guard RIO Task Force Restore Iraqi Oil RMA Revolution in Military Affairs ROE Rules of Engagement ROWPU Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade RRP Rapid Refueling Point RSOI Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration RTB Ranger Training Brigade RTE Route RWS Remote Work Station (See also ASAS-RWS)
--S--
SAMS School of Advance Military Studies SAW Squad Automatic Weapon SBCT Stryker Brigade Combat Team SE Supporting Effort SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defense SEN Small Extension Node SETAF Southern European Task Force SF Special Forces SFLE Special Forces Liaison Element SG Study Group SGT Sergeant SIPRNET Secure Internet Protocol Router Network SOCCE Special Operations Command and Control Element SOCCENT Special Operations Command for CENTCOM SOCOM Special Operations Command SOF Special Operations Forces SOP Standing Operating Procedure SP Self Propelled SPACECOM United States Space Command SPG Special Republican Guard SPOD Sea Port Of Debarkation SRG Special Republican Guard SSC Small-Scale Contingency SSE Sensitive Site Exploitation SSG Staff Sergeant SST Site Survey Team SWA Southwest Asia
--T--
TAC Tactical Command Post (TAC CP) TACFIRE Tactical Fire Control System TACON Tactical Control TACP Tactical Air Control Party TACSAT Tactical Satellite TAMD Theater Air and Missile Defense TBM Tactical (or Theater) Ballistic Missile TC Tank (or Track) Commander TCP Traffic Control Point TDC Theater Distribution Center TEK TeleEngineering Kit TF Task Force TOC Tactical Operations Center TOE Tables of Organization and Equipment TOPSCENE Tactical Operational Scene TOW Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided Missile TPFDD Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data TPFDL Time-Phased Force and Deployment List TPIO-ABCS TRADOC Program Integration Office for ABCS TPT Tactical PSYOP Team TRADOC US Army Training and Doctrine Command TRANS Transportation TRANSCOM US Transportation Command TROPO Troposphere TSC Theater Support Command TSV Theater Support Vessel TTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
--U--
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UH Utility Helicopter UK United Kingdom UN United Nations US United States Army USAID US Agency for International Development USAF United States Air Force USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe USAR United States Army Reserve USAREUR US Army Europe USAV United States Army Vessel USCENTCOM US Central Command USC United States Coast Guard USMC United States Marine Corps USN United States Navy USS United States Ship USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
--W--
WFX Warfighter Exercise WMD Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction WO Warrant Officer (WO-1)
--X--
XTF Exploitation Task Force
--Z--
ZULU Greenwich Mean Time
[ Contents ] [ Foreword ] [ Preface ] [ Acknowledgments ] [ Introduction ]
[ Ch 1 ] [ Ch 2 ] [ Ch 3 ] [ Photos ] [ Ch 4 ] [ Ch 5 ] [ Ch 6 ] [ Ch 7 ] [ Ch 8 ]
[ OIF-SG Team ] [ Order of Battle ] [ Glossary ] [ Bibliography ]
[ Ch 1 ] [ Ch 2 ] [ Ch 3 ] [ Photos ] [ Ch 4 ] [ Ch 5 ] [ Ch 6 ] [ Ch 7 ] [ Ch 8 ]
[ OIF-SG Team ] [ Order of Battle ] [ Glossary ] [ Bibliography ]
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|