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Operation Desert Storm:
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Abbreviations
AAA - antiaircraft artillery ABCCC - airborne battlefield command, control, and communications AC - aircraft ACTD - Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration ADOC - air defense operation center AI - air interdiction AIF - automated intelligence file ALCM - air-launched cruise missile AOB - air order of battle APC - armored personnel carrier ATO - air tasking order ATODAY - air tasking order day AWACS - airborne warning and control system BDA - battle damage assessment BE - basic encyclopedia BUR - Bottom-Up Review C\2 - command and control C\3 ,CCC - command, control, and communications CALCM - conventional air-launched cruise missile CAP - combat air patrol CAS - close air support CBU - cluster bomb unit CENTAF - Air Force Component, Central Command CENTCOM - Central Command CEP - circular error probable CIA - Central Intelligence Agency CINC - commander in chief CNA - Center for Naval Analyses COG - center of gravity CSAR - combat search and rescue CW - continuous wave D-day - first day of Operation Desert Storm (17January1991) DAISUM - daily intelligence summary DAWMS - Deep Attack/Weapons Mix Study DCA - defensive counterair DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency DLIR - downward-looking infrared DMA - Defense Mapping Agency DMPI - desired mean point of impact DOD - Department of Defense DS - Desert Storm DSCS - Defense Satellite Communication System DSMAC - Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator ELE - electrical facilities EO - electro-optical EW - electronic warfare FLIR - forward-looking infrared FOV - field of view FS - fully successful FSTC - Foreign Science and Technology Center G-day - first day of the ground campaign (24February1991) GBU - guided-bomb unit GOB - ground order of battle GPS - global positioning system GVC - government centers GWAPS - Gulf War Air Power Survey HARM - high-speed anti-radiation missile IADS - integrated air defense system IDA - Institute for Defense Analyses IFF - identification of friend or foe IOC - intercept operations center IR - infrared JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff JEWC - Joint Electronic Warfare Center JMEM - Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual JMO - joint maritime operations JSTARS - Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System KBX - kill box KTO - Kuwait theater of operations LANTIRN - low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night LGB - laser-guided bomb LOC - lines of communication MAP - Master Attack Plan MIB - military industrial base MTL - Master Target List NAV - naval NBC - nuclear, biological, and chemical NFS - not fully successful NMAC - near midair collision OCA - offensive counterair OIL - oil refining, storage, and distribution OPORD - operation order PD - probability of destruction PGM - precision-guided munition P(k) - probability of kill POL - petroleum, oil, and lubricants PWD - programmed warhead detonation RCS - radar cross-section RG - Republican Guard RGFC - Republican Guard Forces Command RP - reporting post SAD - strategic air defense SAM - surface-to-air missile SCAP - surface combat air patrol SCU - Scud missile SEAD - suppression of enemy air defenses SOC - sector operations center SOF - special operations forces SPEAR - Strike Projection Evaluation and Anti-Air Research SSPH - single-shot probability of hit TALD - tactical air-launched decoy TERCOM - Terrain Contour Matching TFW - tactical fighter wing TLAM - Tomahawk land attack missile TOE - type of effort TOT - time on target TRAM - target recognition and attack multisensor USAF - U.S. Air Force WOE - weight of effort
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