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APPENDIX

GLOSSARY


A
AA - assembly area
ASP - ammunition supply point
ATP - ammunition transfer point
AXP - ambulance exchange point

B
BMO - battalion maintenance officer
BSA - brigade support area

C
C2 - command and control
CA - combat arms
CALL - Center for Army Lessons Learned
Class I - Subsistence
Class II - Secondary Items of Equipment
Class III - Fuels and Petroleum Products
Class IV - Construction Materials
Class V - Ammunition
Class VI - Personal Comfort Items
Class VII - Major End Items
Class VIII - Medical Materials
Class IX - Repair Parts and Components
Class X - Materiel for Nonmilitary Programs
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CP - command post
CSS - combat service support
CTC - Combat Training Center
COSCOM - Corps Support Command

D
DMSO - division medical supply officer
DISCOM - Division Support Command
DOS - days of supply
DOW - died of wounds
DTLMOS - doctrine, training, leadership, materiel, organization, and soldiers

E
EPW - enemy prisoner of war

F
FM - field manual
FTX - field training exercise
FSB - forward support battalion

I
IAW - in accordance with

J
JRTC - Joint Readiness Training Center

L
LD - line of departure
LO - liaison officer
LOGPAC - logistical package
LOGSTAT - logistics statistics
LRP - logistical release point

M
METL - mission-essential task list
METT-T - mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
MRE - meal, ready to eat
MSB - main support battalion
MSR - main supply route
MST - maintenance support team

N
NTC - National Training Center
NCODP - Noncommissioned Officer Development Program

O
OBJ - objective
ODS - Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM
OPD - Officer Development Program

P
PL - phase line
POL - petroleum, oils, lubricants

R
ROM - refuel on the move

S
SOP - standing operating procedure
SPO - Support Operations Officer

T
TACCS - Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer System
TF - task force
TOC - tactical operations center


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