Glossary
| A2C2 | Army airspace command and control |
| AADC | Area Air Defense Commander |
| AAMDC | Army Air and Missile Defense Command |
| AAWC | Anti-Air Warfare Commander |
| ABCCC | Airborne Battlefield Command And Control Center |
| ABMOC | Air Battle Management Operations Center |
| ACA | airspace control authority |
| ACE | analysis and control element |
| active air defense | Direct defensive action taken to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. It includes such measures as the use of aircraft, air defense weapons, weapons not used primarily in an air defense role, and electronic warfare. See also air defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| active defense | Operations that protect selected assets and forces from attack by destroying TM airborne launch platforms and/or TMs in flight. Active defense also includes those actions that mitigate the effectiveness of targeting and delivery systems through EW against remote or onboard guidance systems. |
| ACUS | Army Common User System |
| ADA | air defense artillery |
| ADE | Air Defense Element |
| ADOCS | Automated Deep Operations Coordination System |
| ADW | air defense warnings |
| aerospace defense | 1. All defensive measures designed to destroy or nullify attacking enemy aircraft and missiles and also negate hostile space systems. 2. An inclusive term encompassing air defense, ballistic missile defense, and space defense. See also air defense; space defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| AFATDS | Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System |
| AFFOR | Air Force Forces |
| AGCCS | Army Global Command and Control System |
| AGL | above ground level |
| AGM | attack guidance matrix |
| AI | area of interest |
| air defense | All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the Earth's envelope of atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. See also active air defense; aerospace defense; passive air defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| ALCM | air-launched cruise missile |
| ALERT | attack and launch early reporting to theater |
| AM | amplitude modulation |
| AMDCOORD | Air and Missile Defense Coordinator |
| AMDPCS | Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System |
| AMDTF | Air and Missile Defense Task Force |
| anti-radiation missile | A missile which homes passively on a radiation source. See also guided missile. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| AO | area of operations |
| AOC | air operations center |
| AOR | area of responsibility |
| APOD | airports of debarkation |
| ARFOR | Army Forces |
| ARM | anti-radiation missile |
| ARSOF | Army Special Operations Force |
| ARSPACE | Army Space Command |
| ASAS | All Source Analysis System |
| ASCC | Army Service Component Commander |
| ASCM | anti-ship cruise missile |
| ASM | air-to-surface missile |
| ASOC | Air Support Operations Center |
| ATACMS | Army Tactical Missile System |
| ATM | asynchronous transfer method |
| ATO | air tasking order |
| attack operations | Offensive actions intended to destroy and disrupt enemy TM capabilities before, during, and after launch. The objective of these operations is to prevent the launch of TMs by attacking each element of the overall system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, RSTA platforms, C2 nodes, and missile stocks and infrastructure. |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
| BCD | Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
| BCP | Battery Command Post |
| BDA | battle damage assessment |
| BDE | brigade |
| BIDS | Biological Integrated Detection System |
| BLOS | beyond line-of-sight |
| BM | ballistic missile |
| BMC4I | The BMC4I system links passive defense, active defense, and attack operations to provide timely assessment of the threat, to include IPB; rapid dissemination of tactical warning; and poststrike assessment to the appropriate TMD element. For each operational element, the BMC4I system must provide rapid communications among intelligence assets, and fusion and decision-making facilities, warning systems, and weapon systems, to include a capability for rapid coordination with supporting combatant commanders. |
| BN | battalion |
| BTRY | battery |
| C2 | command and control |
| C2W | command and control warfare |
| C3 | command, control, and communications |
| C4I | command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence |
| CAAD | combined arms for air defense |
| CCIR | commander's critical information requirements |
| CDH | CTIC Device Hybrid |
| CEP | circular error probable |
| CGS | Common Ground Station |
| CIC | combat intelligence cell |
| CINC | Commander in Chief |
| CM | cruise missile |
| Cmd | Command |
| CNR | combat net radio |
| COA | course of action |
| COCOM | combatant command |
| COMSEC | communications security |
| CONPLAN | contingency plan |
| CONUS | continental United States |
| COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
| CP | command post |
| CRC | Control and Reporting Center |
| CRE | control and reporting element |
| CS | combat support |
| CSS | combat service support |
| CTIC | COMSEC/TRANSEC Integrated Circuit |
| CTOC | Corps TOC |
| CTT | Commander's Tactical Terminal |
| CVRT | criticality, vulnerability, recuperability, and threat |
| D3A | decide, detect, deliver, and assess |
| DA | direct action |
| DAADC | Deputy Area Air Defense Commander |
| DAL | defended asset list |
| DAMA | Demand Assigned Multiple Access |
| DCA | defensive counter air |
| DISE | Deployable Intelligence Support Element |
| Div | division |
| DNVT | Digital Nonsecure Voice Terminal |
| DOCC | Deep Operations Coordination Cell |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DP | decision point or decontamination pumper |
| DPG | Defense Planning Guidance |
| DSP | Defense Support Program |
| DST | Decision Support Template |
| DSVT | Digital Secure Voice Terminal |
| DTOC | Division TOC |
| EAC | echelon above corps |
| ECCM | electronic counter countermeasure |
| EEFI | essential elements of friendly information |
| EMCON | emission control |
| EO | electro-optical |
| EPLRS | Enhanced Position Location Reporting System |
| ESJ | Escort Support Jammer |
| EW | electronic warfare |
| FA | field artillary |
| FAA | forward assembly areas |
| FAADC2 | Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control |
| FAADC3I | Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence |
| FBCB2 | Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below |
| FFIR | friendly forces information requirements |
| FM | Field Manual or frequency modulation |
| FROG | free rocket over ground |
| FSCM | fire support coordination measures |
| FSCOORD | fire support coordinator |
| FSE | fire support element |
| FSU | former Soviet Union |
| FU | fire unit |
| GAT | Guidance Apportionment and Targeting |
| GBS | Global Broadcast System |
| GCCS | Global Command and Control System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSE | ground support equipment |
| HCTR | High Capacity Trunk Radio |
| HE | high explosive |
| HF | high frequency |
| HIMAD | High-to-Medium Altitude Air Defense |
| HMMWV | High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle |
| HPT | high payoff target |
| HPTL | high payoff target list |
| HUMINT | human intelligence |
| HVT | high value target |
| IBS | Integrated Broadcast Service |
| ICAC2 | integrated combat airspace command and control |
| ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| IEW | intelligence and electronic warfare |
| IFF | identification, friend or foe |
| IHFR | Improved High Frequency Radio |
| IMINT | imagery intelligence |
| INF | Intermediate Nuclear Force |
| INS | inertial navigation system |
| Intel | intelligence |
| I-PAWS | Interim Pager Alert Warning System |
| IPB | intelligence preparation of the battlespace |
| IR | infrared |
| IRBM | intermediate-range ballistic missiles - 3,000 to 5,500 km range |
| ISR | intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
| JAOC | Joint Air Operations Center |
| JDN | Joint Data Network |
| JFACC | Joint Force Air Component Commander |
| JFC | Joint Force Commander |
| JFLCC | Joint Force Land Component Commander |
| JFMCC | Joint Force Maritime Component Commander |
| JFSOCC | Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander |
| JIC | Joint Intelligence Center |
| JIPTL | Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List |
| JOA | Joint Operations Area |
| JOC | Joint Operations Center |
| joint theater missile | The integration of joint force capabilities to destroy enemy |
| defense | theater missiles in flight or prior to launch or to otherwise disrupt the enemy's theater missile operations through an appropriate mix of mutually supportive passive missile defense; active missile defense; attack operations; and supporting C4I measures. Enemy theater missiles are those that are aimed at targets outside CONUS. Also called JTMD. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| JP | Joint Publication |
| JSEAD | joint suppression of enemy air defense |
| JSOTF | Joint Special Operations Task Force |
| JSTARS | Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
| JTAGS | Joint Tactical Ground Station |
| JTCB | Joint Targeting Coordination Board |
| JTF | Joint Task Force |
| JTIDS | Joint Tactical Information Distribution System |
| JTT | Joint Tactical Terminal |
| LACM | land attack cruise missiles |
| LCC | Land Component Commander |
| LCR | large-caliber rockets |
| Ldr | leader |
| LIN | line item number |
| LNO | liaison officer |
| LOC | lines of communications |
| LOS | line-of-sight |
| MARFOR | Marine Forces |
| METT-TC | mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops, time available, and |
| civil considerations | |
| MI | military intelligence |
| MIDS | Multifunctional Information Distribution System |
| MINTERM | miniaturized terminal |
| MLR | multiple launch rocket |
| MLRS | Multiple Launch Rocket System |
| MOPP | mission oriented protective posture |
| MRBM | medium-range ballistic missiles - 1,000 to 3,000 km range |
| MSE | mobile subscriber equipment |
| MSRT | mobile subscriber radio terminal |
| NAI | named areas of interest |
| NAVFOR | Navy Forces |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| NBCRS | NBC reconnaissance system |
| NBCWRS | NBC warning and reporting system |
| NCS-E | Net Control Station-EPLRS |
| NTR | Net Time Reference |
| O&I | operations and intelligence |
| OB | order of battle |
| OCOKA | observation and field of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach |
| OPCON | operational control |
| OPFAC | operational facility |
| OPLAN | operation plan |
| OPORD | operations order |
| OPSEC | operational security |
| OPTEMPO | operational tempo |
| PAH | platoon area hazard |
| passive air defense | All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effectiveness of hostile air action. These measures include deception, dispersion, and the use of protective construction. See also air defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| passive defense | Operations that provide essential individual and collective protection for friendly forces, population centers, and critical assets. The principal measures used to accomplish passive defense are tactical warning, reducing targeting effectiveness, reducing vulnerability, and recovery and reconstitution. |
| PAWS | Pager Alert Warning System |
| PGIP/T | predicted ground impact point/time |
| PIR | priority intelligence requirements |
| Plt | platoon |
| POE | port of entry |
| PSYOPS | psychological operations |
| R&D | research and development |
| RADC | Regional Air Defense Commander |
| RCS | radar cross section |
| RF | radio frequency |
| ROE | rules of engagement |
| ROZ | restricted operations zone |
| RPV | remotely piloted vehicle |
| RSTA | reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition |
| SAAWC | Sector Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator |
| SADC | Sector Air Defense Commander |
| SAM | surface-to-air missile |
| SASO | stability and support operations |
| SATCOM | satellite communications |
| SBIRS | Space-Based Infrared System |
| SCTACSAT | Single Channel Tactical Satellite |
| SEAD | suppression of enemy air defense |
| Sec | section |
| SHORAD | Short-Range Air Defense |
| SIDS | Secondary Imagery Dissemination System |
| SIGINT | signals intelligence |
| SIGO | signal officer |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground And Airborne Radio System |
| SLAM | Standoff Land Attack Missile |
| SLBM | submarine launched ballistic missiles |
| SM | submunition |
| SOA | special operations aviation |
| SOC | Special Operations Command |
| SOCCE | Special Operations Command and Control Element |
| SOCOORD | Special Operations Coordinator |
| SOE | states of emission |
| SOF | special operations forces |
| SOMPF | special operations mission-planning folder |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SOR | states of readiness |
| space defense | All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy vehicles (including missiles) while in space, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. See also aerospace defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| SPOD | seaports of debarkation |
| SR | special reconnaissance |
| SRBM | short-range ballistic missiles - 30 to 1,000 km range |
| SRF | Strategic Rocket Force |
| SSJ | Self-Screening Jammer |
| SUCCESS | Synthesized UHF Computer-Controlled Equipment Subsystem |
| TAAMDCOORD | Theater Army Air and Missile Defense Coordinator |
| TACC | Tactical Air Command Center |
| TACDAR | tactical data and reporting |
| TACSAT | tactical satellite |
| TADIL | Tactical Digital Information-Link |
| TADIXS-B | Tactical Data Information Exchange Broadcast System |
| TAH | target area hazard |
| TAI | target areas of interest |
| TAMD | theater air and missile defense |
| TAOC | Tactical Air Operations Center |
| TAOM | Tactical Air Operation Module |
| TASR | Tactical Automated Situational Receiver |
| TBM | theater ballistic missile |
| TDDS | Tactical Data Distribution System or TRAP Data Distribution System |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| TEL | transporter erector launcher |
| TERCOM | terrain contour matching |
| TES | Theater Event System |
| TGO | terminal guidance operations |
| THAAD | Theater High Altitude Area Defense |
| theater missile | A missile, which may be a BM, a CM, or an ASM (not including short-range, nonnuclear, direct fire missiles, bombs, or rockets such as Maverick or wire-guided missiles), whose target is within a given theater of operation. See also joint theater missile defense. (Joint Pub 1-02) |
| TIBS | Tactical Information Broadcast Service |
| TLE | target location errors |
| TM | tactical missile or theater missile |
| TMD | theater missile defense |
| TOC | tactical operations center |
| TPFDD | time-phased force deployment data |
| TPFDL | time-phased force deployment list |
| TPL | time phase lines |
| TRANSEC | Transmission Security |
| TRAP | tactical receive equipment and related applications |
| TRITAC | tri-service tactical communications |
| TRIXS | Tactical Reconnaissance Intelligence Exchange Service |
| TST | time-sensitive targets |
| TTP | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
| UAV | unmanned aerial vehicles |
| UHF | ultra high frequency |
| UI | Unified Instruction |
| UN | United Nations |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USSPACECOM | United States Space Command |
| UW | unconventional warfare |
| VHF | very high frequency |
| VTC | video teleconference |
| WIN-T | Warfighter Information Network-Terrestial |
| WMD | weapons of mass destruction |
| WME | weapons of mass effect |
| WOC | Wing Operations Center |
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