Acronym or term

Definition

ASCOPE

Areas, Structures, Capabilities, Organizations, People, and Events

These are the six civil considerations in Army planning.

actions

An activity that enables a mission or function to be accomplished

AO

Area of Operations

country team

Country teams in embassies are made up of key figures from the Department of State and other agencies who work under the direction of the ambassador and meet regularly to share information and coordinate their actions. The mission includes not only Department of State and Foreign Service personnel, but also the representatives of all other United States (U.S.) agencies which have programs or activities (in the country). Depending on embassy size and the nature of U.S. interests in a country, each country team may be configured differently-and some may include more than 40 agencies.

CA

Civil Affairs

Note: Each brigade combat team (BCT) normally has a 32-man CA company directly supporting it with five 4-man CA teams trained in civil reconnaissance, cross cultural communications, and the use of interpreters. The remaining 12 Soldiers support the teams, the BCT civil affairs staff officer, and assist with civil information management and, if established, the civil-military operations center operations.

CALL

Center for Army Lessons Learned

DIME

Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic

Actions on political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, information-physical environment and time (PMESII-PT) systems attain desired effects and achieve objectives.

effect

The physical and/or behavioral state of a PMESII-PT system that results from an action, a set of actions, or another effect.

ePRT

Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Embedded provincial reconstruction teams are embedded with BCTs and are responsible for providing advice, expertise, and program management to support the local counterinsurgency strategy devised with their BCT.

HNG

Host Nation Government

HTT

Human Terrain Teams

HTTs consist of five to nine personnel deployed to support field commanders. HTTs fill the socio-cultural knowledge gap in the commander's operational environment and interpret key events in his AO.

ICAF

Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework

The ICAF is a strategic and regional level assessment tool used to give U.S. government departments and agencies a common picture using input across the inter agency spectrum.

maturity model

The maturity model is an internationally recognized tool for assessing the progress of major change management programs. Specifically, it covers governance, political development, economic development, political reconciliation, and rule of law.

METT-TC

Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops and Support available-time available and civil considerations

These are considered mission variables within the Army's tactical planning framework.

MOE

Measure of Effectiveness

MOE is a criterion used to assess changes in system behavior or capability that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state, achievement of an objective, or creation of an effect.

MOP

Measure of Performance

MOP is a criterion used to measure if a task is performed to a necessary standard. A MOP measures output, that is, were actions done correctly.

objective

A clearly defined and attainable goal towards which every operation is directed.

PMESII-PT

Political, Military, Economic, Social, Infrastructure, and Information-Physical Environment and Time

PRT

Provincial Reconstruction Team

The PRT program is a U.S.-led, civil-military effort to improve the capabilities of provincial and local governments to govern effectively and deliver essential services. Also see ePRT.

stability operations

Stability operations encompass various military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of a national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief (Joint Publication 3-0, Joint Operations).

SWET

Sewage, Water, Electricity, [and] Trash

SWET are several essential services tracked in the PRT maturity model.

tactical stability matrix

The tactical stability matrix tracks and organizes activities and should form the basis for the stabilization plan.

TCAPF

Tactical Conflict Assessment Planning Framework

The TCAPF is an assessment tool used across U.S. government departments and agencies.

task

An event or action that causes systemic change.