APPENDIX A
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS
| A2C2 | Army airspace command and control |
| AADC | area air defense commander |
| AC | Active Component |
| ACM | airspace control measure |
| ACO | airspce control order |
| ACUS | area common user switch |
| AD | air defense |
| AGC | automated gain control |
| ALE | automated linking equipment |
| AN/TSQ-73 | U.S. Army Air Defense Command and Control System; JTAO Interface Equipment |
| AOR | area of responsibility |
| ARCENT | U. S. Army component of USCENTCOM |
| ASIT | Adaptable Surface Interface Terminal AN/TYC-110 for use with JTIDS Class I terminal operations by ground units |
| ATACS | Army Tactical Area Communications System |
| ATDL-1 | Army Tactical Data Link-1. Used by U.S. Army to control HAWK and PATRIOT missile engagements. Used by U.S. Marine Corps TOC to control USMC HAWK |
| ATDS | Airborne Tactical Data System. Part of U.S. Navy tactical data system. E-2C HAWKEYE aircraft. |
| ATO | air tasking order. Short name for the USMTF message that tasks aircraft and control agencies to conduct air operations. See ATOCONF. |
| ATOCONF | air tasking order confrrmation message. Long title for the USMTF message that tasks aircraft and control agencies to conduct air operations. |
| AUTOCAT | Term for automatic radio relay equipment. Used by command and control agencies to extend the range of line-of-sight radios. |
| AUTODIN | automatic digital network |
| AWACS | Airborne Early Warning and Control System |
| C2 | command and control |
| C3 | command, control and communications |
| C3I | command, control, communications and intelligence |
| C3IC | Coalition, Coordination, Communication, and Integration Center |
| CAFMS | Computer-Assisted Force Management System |
| CANX | cancellation |
| CENTAF | U.S. Air Force component of USCENTCOM |
| CHS | common hardware software |
| CINC | Commander in Chief |
| CINCFOR | Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces Command |
| CONPLAN | contingency plan |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| CRC | Control and Reporting Center. U.S. Air Force radar control facility. Part of the ground Tactical Air Command System. AN/TSQ-9 l. |
| CPP | control and reporting process |
| CRU | Crypto Reset Unit |
| CSCE | Communication System Control Element |
| CTASC | Corps Tactical Area Signal Center |
| CVSD | Continuously Variable Slope Delta |
| DAMMS-R | Department of the Army Materiel Management System-Retrofit |
| DATA LINK | Term for digital link between command and control facilities. |
| DCN | Data Link Coordination Net. Voice communications circuit between command and control agencies to coordinate the establishment. |
| DCO | Dial Central Office |
| DDN | Defense Data Network |
| DLRP | Data-link Reference Point |
| DLS-PC | Data-link Set, Portable Configuration |
| DMMC | Division Materiel Maintenance Center |
| DNVT | Digital Nonsecure Voice Terminal |
| DODAC | Department of Defense Activity Address Code |
| DPA | data processing activity |
| DSM | direct suppport maintenance |
| DSN | Defense Switching Network |
| DSU | Direct Support Unit |
| DSVT | Digital Secure Voice Terminal |
| EAC | echelons above corps |
| ECU | Environmental Control Unit |
| EFI | Electromagnetic Frequency Interference |
| FCC | Flight Coordination Center |
| FM | frequency modulation |
| FOC | Flight Operations Center |
| FPU | Forwarding Participating Unit. Command and control agency or equipment that is capable of forwarding between TADIL-A and TADIL-B. |
| FRU | Forward Reporting Unit. Command and control agency or equipment that is capable of forwarding between two TADIL-B units. |
| G-day | ground day - start of ground war |
| GMFSATCOM | Ground Mobile Forces Satellite Communications |
| HF | high frequency |
| HMMWV | High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
| IADS | Integrated Air Defense System |
| IATACS | Improved Army Tactical Area Communications System |
| ICC | Interface Coordination Circuit. Voice communications circuit used by the ICU to direct the interactions of interface units. |
| ICO | Interface Coordination Officer. Designated person located in the Interface Control Unit (ICU) that coordinates the interactions of interface participants. |
| ICP | Inter-theater COMSEC Page |
| ICU | Interface Control Unit. Agency designation for the unit that has overall responsibility for the interaction between command and control agencies. |
| IJMS | Interim JTIDS Message Specification. Bit-oriented message protocol used by Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Class I terminals. |
| JCS | Joint Chief of Staff |
| JCSE | joint communications surveillance and electronics |
| JFACC | Joint Force Air Component Commander |
| JTAO | Joint Tactical Air Operations |
| JTADS | Joint TADIL-A Distribution System. Name for US Army equipment capable of processing TADIL-A data. Used with HAWK and PATRIOT missile systems. |
| JTIDS | Joint Tactical Information Distribution System |
| KE-3 | Aircraft. Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft used for aerial refdeling. Also capable of AUTOCAT operations. |
| LASSO | Logistics Automated System Support Office |
| LOS | line of sight |
| LPA | Log Periodic Array |
| MAP | Monitored Asychronous Protocol |
| MARCENT | U.S. Marine Corps component of USCENTCOM. |
| MCS | Maneuver Control System |
| MHz | megahertz |
| MNP | Microcam Network Protocol |
| MMC | Materiel Management Center |
| MPC | Message Processing Center. ANflYC-10 U.S. Air Force equipment capable of processing and forwarding TADIL-A, TADIL-B, and NATO NADGE Link l information. Part of the USAF ground TACS. |
| MSE | mobile subscriber equipment |
| MSR | main supply route |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAVCENT | U.S. Navy component of USCENTCOM |
| NCS | Net Control Station |
| NTDS | Naval Tactical Data System. Surface ships capable of exchanging TADIL-A information. |
| OPDAT | operational data. Shortened form of either TECHOPDAT or TACOPDAT depending on whether or not it is technical operational data or tactical operational data. |
| OPLAN | operation plan |
| OPTASKLINK | U.S. Navy message that details the tactical and technical operational data for command and control operations. |
| PATRIOT ICC | U.S. Army missile system Information Coordination Central |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PLAD | plain language address |
| PM TACMIS | Project Manager, Tactical Management Information System. |
| PU | participating unit. Used with TADIL-A data-link operations. Any unit capable of transmitting or receiving TADIL-A data. |
| RC | Reserve Component |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RFI | radio frequency interference |
| RSAF | Royal Saudi Air Force |
| RU | reporting unit. Used with TADIL-B operations. Any unit or agency capable of exchanging tactical data using TADIL-B. |
| SAMS | Standard Army Maintenance System |
| SARSS | Standard Army Retail Supply System |
| SATCOM | satellite communications |
| SEN | small extension node |
| SID | Secondary Imagery Dissemination System |
| SPIN | special instruction. Narrative or remarks section of the air tasking order that contains any coordinating instructions for air operations. |
| SPIRIT | Special Purpose-Integrated Remote Intelligence Terminal |
| STAMMIS | Standard Army Management Information System |
| STU-III | secure telephone |
| SWA | Southwest Asia |
| SYSCONS | System Control Station |
| TACC | Tactical Air Control Center. U.S. Air Force command and control agency. |
| TACC-M | Tactical Air Command Center - Marine. U.S. Marine Corps command and control agency. |
| TACCS | Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer System |
| TACOPDAT | Tactical Operational Data. USMTF message that details the tactical operational data required to effect a joint or combined interface. |
| TACS | Tactical Air Control System |
| TACSAT | tactical satellite |
| TADIL-A | Tactical Digital Information Link-A. A data link used between command and control agencies. This data link is half-duplex, encrypted, digital data using HF or UHF transmission media generally by units that move in air or on the water. |
| TADIL-B | Tactical Digital Information Link-B. A data link used between command and control agencies. This data link is full-duplex, encrypted, digital data using various point-to-point communications means. |
| TADIL-C | Tactical Digital Information Link-C. A U.S. Navy data link used between suitably equipped command and control agencies and Naval aircraft. |
| TAOC | Tactical Air Operations Center |
| TECHOPDAT | technical operational data. A USMTF message that details the technical prearranged data necessary link units using TADIL-A, TADIL-B, or IJMS. |
| TEXCOM | Test and Experimentation Command |
| THMT | Tactical High-Mobility Terminal |
| TENCAP | Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities |
| TNAPS | Tactical Network Analysis and Planning System |
| TOE | table(s) of organization and equipment |
| TRI-TAC | Joint Tactical Communications |
| TROPO | Tropospheric Scatter Path |
| TSN | Track Supervision Net. A voice circuit used by data-link-capable units to coordinate track data among units. |
| UHF | ultra high frequency |
| UIC | unit identification code |
| USCENTCOM | United States Central Command |
| USMTF | U.S. Message Text Format |
| USN | U.S. Navy |
| VOLANT SOLO | U.S. Air Force EC-l30 aircraft |
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