ADT

Agribusiness development team

AFG

Afghanistan

ALO

Air liaison officer

ANDS

Afghan National Development Strategy

ANSF

Afghan National Security Forces

AO

Area of operation

BCT

Brigade combat team

BN

Battalion

BSO

Battle space owner

BTF

Brigade task force

BSB

Brigade support battalion

BSTB

Brigade special troops battalion

BUB

Battle update briefing

CA

Civil affairs

CAAT

Counterinsurgency advisory and assistance team

CALL

Center for Army Lessons Learned

CCIR

Commander's critical information requirements

CCO

Center for Complex Operations

CDR

Commander

CERP

Commander's Emergency Response Program

CFC

Civil-military Fusion Centre

CHEMO

Chemical officer

CJTF

Combined joint task force

CMO

Civil-military operations

COA

Course of action

COIN

Counterinsurgency

COMISAF

Commander, International Security Assistance Force

COP

Common operating picture

CoP

Community of practice

CSM

Command sergeant major

DDP

District Delivery Program

DOS

Department of State

DSF

District stability framework

DST

District support team

ENCOORD

Engineer coordinator

ENG

Engineer

ETT

Embedded training team

FM

Field manual

FSO

Fire support officer

GIRoA

Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

HHC

Headquarters and Headquarters Company

HN

Host nation

HQ

Headquarters

IA

Interagency

ICMCP

Integrated Civilian-Military Campaign Plan for Afghanistan

IO

Information operations

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force

KLE

Key leader engagement

LLO

Logical line of operation

LOE

Line of effort

MDMP

Military decisionmaking process

MED

Medical

MI

Military intelligence

MISO

Military information support operations (formerly known as psychological operations)

MOE

Measures of effectiveness

MOP

Measures of performance

NGO

Nongovernmental organization

OPCON

Operational control

Ops

Operations

PAO

Public affairs office

PDP

Provincial development plan

PDSS

Predeployment site survey

PIR

Priority intelligence requirements

PMT

Police mentor team

PRT

Provincial reconstruction team

QRF

Quick response fund

RIP/TOA

Relief in place/transfer of authority

RSOI

Reception, staging, onward movement, and integration

S-1

Personnel staff officer

S-2

Intelligence staff officer

S-3

Operations staff officer

S-4

Logistics staff officer

S-6

Signal staff officer

S-7

Information operations staff officer

S-9

Civil-military operations staff officer

SECFOR PLT

Security force platoon

SGM

Sergeant major

SJA

Staff judge advocate

SOF

Special operations forces

SOI

Source of instability

SOLLIMS

Stability Operations Lessons Learned and Information Management System

SOP

Standing operating procedure

SSR

Security sector reform

SWG

Stability working group

TRADOC

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

UN

United Nations

USAID

U.S. Agency for International Development

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USFOR-A

United States Forces-Afghanistan

USG

U.S. government

USIP

United States Institute of Peace

WOG

Whole of government