1st Lt or 1Lt – First Lieutenant (USAF) 1LT – First Lieutenant (US Army) I MEF – 1st Marine Expeditionary Force II MEF – 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force 2d Lt or 2Lt – Second Lieutenant (USAF) 2LT – Second Lieutenant (US Army) -AA2C2 – Army Airspace Command and Control AA – Air Assault; Assembly Area AAA – anti-aircraft artillery AAAV – advanced amphibious assault vehicle A/OA – observation aircraft AAR – after-action review/report AAS/AASAB-Ali al Saleem/Ali al Saleem Air Base, Kuwait AASLT-Air Assault ABE- Assistant Brigade Engineer ABL – Ammunition Basic Load ABM- anti-ballistic missile ABN – airborne ABT – airborne threat AC, A/C – aircraft; air conditioning ACCE – Air Component Command Element ACDI-VOCA-Agricultural Cooperative Development-Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Agreement. ACE – air control element ; Analysis Control Element ACERT – Army Computer Emergency Response Team ACF – anti-coalition forces ACM – air combat maneuvers ACOG – Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight ACO – air control order ACOTA- African Contingency Operations and Assistance ACP- ammunition control point ACR - armored cavalry regiment ACSA – acquisition cross service agreement AD – air defense ADA – air defense artillery ADCON-administrative control ADC-M – Assistant Division Commander – Maneuver ADC-S – Assistant Division Commander – Support ADOC - Area Defense Operations Center (see BDOC) ADVON-Advanced Echelon Element AE – aeromedical evacuation AEF – air expeditionary flight; Aerospace Expeditionary Force AEG – air expeditionary group AES – air expeditionary squadron AEV- armored engineer vehicle AEW – air expeditionary wing AFFOR – Air Force Forces AFO-Advance Force Operations AFRAT-Air Force Radiation Assessment Team AFRRI-Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code (see MOS) AFI – Air Force Instruction (regulation) AFOSI – Air Force Office of Special Investigation AFFOR – Air Force Forces AFP – Agence France-Presse AFSCOORD – Assistant Fire Support Coordinator AFTAC-Air Force Technical Applications Center AG – Adjutant General AGL-Above Ground Level AGM – air-to-ground missile (i.e., AGM-114); Attack Guidance Matrix AH – attack helicopter AI- air interdiction AID – Agency for International Development AIE – Anti-Iraqi Elements AIF - anti-Iraqi forces Airland- Aircraft lands AIT – air Intercept Training AJ – Al Jazeera (Islamic newspaper) AK – Automovat Kalashnikov (ex – AK-47) ALOC – Administrative Logistics Operations Center AMB – Air Mission Brief AMC – Air Mobility Command AMCM – Air Mission Coordination Meeting AMEMB – American Embassy AMOUT – advanced military operations in urban terrain (CJSOTF) AMZ - Abu-Mus’ab al-Zarqawi ANFO – Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil ANOSC – United States Army Network Operations and Security Center AO – area of operations; action officer AOA – Amphibious Operations Area AOB – advance operating base (company-level HQ for CJSOTF) AOI – area of interest AOR – area of responsibility AP – anti-personnel (mine); Associated Press APC – armored personnel carrier APOD – Air Port of Debarkation APOE – Aerial Port of Embarkation APR, Apr – April APT – Assessment Patrol Team AQ – Al Qaida AQI – Al Qaida in Iraq AQAM – Al Qaida and Associated Movements AQSL – Al Qaida Senior Leadership AR – Army Regulation AR2B – Army Resourcing Requirements Board ARCENT – U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Central Command ARE – United Arab Emirates ARFOR – Army Forces ARM – (CJSOTF) advanced rifle marksmanship (see BRM) ARS – Armed Reconnaissance Squadron (modular US Army formation) AS – Ansar al-Sunna ASO – Advanced Special Operations
ARSOC - Army Special Operations Component ASOS – Army Support to Other Services ARSPACE – United States Army Space Command ASC – Army Signal Command ASCC – Army Service Component Command ASI – Authorized Service Interruption; Addition Skill Identifier ASP – Ammo Supply Point ASR - alternate supply route (see MSR) AST – Assistance Support Team ASLT – assault ASW – Asymmetric Warfare ASV – armored support vehicle AST – Advisory Support Team AT – anti-tank (mine); anti-terrorism; Assistance Team AT/FP – anti-terrorism/force protection ATA – automatic target acquisition ATACMS – Army Tactical Missile System ATARS – Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System ATGM - Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Carrier ATK, ATTK - attack ATO – air tasking order ATOIC – Anti-Terrorism Operations Intelligence Cell (Army) AUG, Aug – August AUS - Australian AVN - aviation AWACS – Airborne Warning & Control System -BB – billion (ex: $18B = $18,000,000); bomber BADR Corps – Paramilitary Army of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) BAE – brigade aviation element BAF – Bagram Air Field BALCS – Body Armor and Load Carrying System (component of SPEAR system) BAS – Basrah Air Station; basic allowance for subsistence BAT – Border Assistance Team (see BTT) or biometric automated toolset BATCON – Battalion Control BAT-T – Battalion Augmentation Team Training BCCT – Baghdad Correction Confinement Facility BCP - Border Control Point BCT - brigade combat team (Army) BDA – battle damage assessment BDE – brigade BDOC - Base Defense Operations Center (see ADOC) BFA – battle focus area BFT – blue force tracking; Blue Force Tracker BFV – Bradley Fighting Vehicle BG – Brigadier General (US Army) BGE - brigade
BGen – Brigadier General (USMC) BHA – bomb hit assessment BH&E – Building, Health and Education BHR – Bahrain ( country code) BIA – bomb impact assessment BIAP – Baghdad International Airport BIDS – Biological integrated Detection System BIF - brigade interrogation facility BIP – Blown In Place BISA – Biometric Identification System for Access BLDG, Bldg - building Blue Forces – MNF (US & Coalition) forces Blue-on-blue (attack) – MNF attacking other MNF accidentally Blue-on-green (attack) – MNF attacking (friendly) Iraqi forces accidentally Blue-on-White (attack) – MNF attacking civilian (neutral) BLUF – bottom line up front BMC – Battlefield Management Cell BMF – bomb-making factory BMM – bomb-making materials BM- 12 – 107mm Russian rocket BN – battalion BOG – boots on ground BOLO – be on look-out (for) BOS – battlefield operating system BP – Battle Position, Blocking Position BPT – be prepared to BPTD – Be Prepared to Deploy BrigGen – Brigadier General (USMC) Brig Gen – Brigadier General (USAF) BRF – battalion reaction force (see QRF) BRM – (CJSOTF) basic rifle marksmanship (see ARM) BSA – Brigade Support Area BSD – Basic Source Data BSU – Base Support Unit BTR – … (Russian-made APC) BTT – Border Transition Team BUA – battle update assessment (brief) BUB – Battle Update Brief -CC – cargo; combined; coalition C-23 – Sherpa airlift aircraft C1 – Personnel (J1) C2 – Intelligence (J2) C2 – command and control C2PC – Command and Control Personal Computer C3 – Operations (J3) C3IC – Coalition Coordination, Communications, and Integration Center C4 – Logistics (J4) C4I – Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence C5 - Strategic Plans and Policy (J5) C6 – Communications (J6) C7 – Logistics (J7)
C&S – cordon & search CA – civil affairs; counter attack CAAT – Combined Arms Analysis Team CAB – Combat Aviation Brigade CAC – Combined Arms Center; Casualty Assistance Center CACE – Coalition Analysis & Control Element CAOC – Combined Air Operations Center CACOM – Civil Affairs Command CAG – commander’s action group; civil affairs group; carrier aviation group CAHA – Captured Ammo Holding Area CAKMS - Civil Affairs Knowledge System Management System CAL – caliber CALFEC – Combined Arms Live Firing Exercise CALL – Center for Army Lessons Learned CAMO – Coalition Automation Management Office CAN – Canada (country code) CAO – combined area of operations CAP – Crisis Action Planning Capt – Captain (USAF, USMC) CAS – close air support CASB – Commander’s Assessment Board CAT – category; crisis action team; Civil Affairs Team CAT-A – Civil Affairs Team A (CATB, CATC) CATM – Civic Action Team CAV – cavalry CB – Seabees (Naval Construction Battalion) CBI – Central Bank of Iraq CBPS – Chemical Biological Protective Shelter CBRN - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (Defense) CC – Courtesy Copy; Carbon Copy CCCC- Combatant Commander Central Command CCDR – Combatant Command (type of organization) CCCI – Central Criminal Court of Iraq CCIATL – Central Council for Iraqi and Arabic Tribe Leaders CCIB – Command & Control Interoperability CCIR – Commander’s Critical Intelligence Requirements CCP – Casualty Collection Point CCSD – Command communications Service Designator CCSO – CENTCOM Special Operations CDCIE – Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment CDI – Civil Defense Initiative CDIED – Command Detonated Improvised Explosive Device CDM – Chemical Downwind Message CDR – commander CEA – captured enemy ammunition CENTAF – U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Central Command CENTCOM – Central Command
CENTRIXS – Combined (Coalition) Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System CEO – Captured Enemy Ordnance CEOI – Communications-Electronic Operating Instructions CERP – commander’s emergency relief program (funding) CEXC - Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell (MNC-I ‘sexy’) CF - coalition forces CFACC – Combined Forces Air Component Command CFC – combined forces commander; Combined Federal Campaign CFCI – Combined Forced Command Iraqi CFH – Contingency Forward Headquarters CFLCC – Coalition (Combined) Forces Land Component Command CFMCC – Coalition Forces Maritime Component Commander CFSO – counter-intelligence force protection source operations CFSOCC – Combined Forces Special Operation Component Command CG – commanding general CGIWD – Coast Guard Inland Waterways Division CH – cargo helicopter CHN- China ( country code) CHOP – Change of Operations Control CHOPS – chief of operations CHRRP – Commander’s Humanitarian Relief/Reconstruction Projects CHS – Combat Health Services CI – counter-intelligence CIACG – Coalition Interagency Coordination Group CIAP – Command Intelligence Architecture/Planning Program CID – Central Investigation Department/Division CIDNE – Combined Information Data Network Exchange (pronounced like Sydney); SIGACTS database CIG – Coalition Inspector General CIED – counter-IED CIF - Civil Intervention Force (ISF) (see POB & SPR), Commander’s In-Extremis Force (SOF) CIMIC – Civil Military Cooperation CISB – Critical Incident Stress Briefing CIV – Civilian CIVIC – Campaign for Innocent Victims In Conflict CJCCC – Combined Joint Command and Control Communications Center CJCS – Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff C/JOA – Combined / Joint Operations Area CJOC – coalition joint operations center CJSOTF-AP – Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabia Peninsula CJTF – Combined Joint Task Force; Coalition joint Task Force; Commander, Joint Task Force CLP – combat logistics patrol
CLS – Combat Life Saver CM – consequence management; collection management CMAT – Civil Military Affairs team CMATT – Coalition Military Assistance Training Team CME – Civil- Military Engineering CMET – Counter Mortar Exploitation Team CMO – civil military operations (patrol); countermortar operations CMOC – civil military operations center CMOTF – Civil Military Operations Task Force CM2RI – Counter Mortar / Manpad Reconnaissance Interdiction CNA – Computer Network Attack CNE – Computer Network Exploitation CNO – computer network operations CO – company, Commanding Officer, Contracting Officer COA - course of action (see MDCOA, MLCOA) COAX – Co-Axial COB – Contingency Operating Base (CENTCOM) COAB – Campaign Objective Assessment Board COCOM – combatant command (command authority) CODEL – congressional delegation (U.S.) CoE or COE – Chief of Engineers (Army) COG – Center of Gravity COIN – Counter-Insurgency Col – Colonel (USAF, USMC) COL – Colonel (US Army), Contingency Operating Location (CENTCOM) COLISEUM – Common On-Line Intelligence System for End User and Management COMCAM - combat camera COMPUSEC – Computer Security COMSEC – Communications Security COMSTAT – Communication Status Report CONPLAN – Contingency Plan CONUS – continental United States COORD – coordination COP – common operating picture CoS or COS – chief of staff COS – Contingency Operating Site (CENTCOM), Chief of Station (CIA) COSCOM – (13) Corps Support Command (US Army) COSCOM CG – COSCOM Commanding General COSQC- Central Office(organizational) For Standardization and Quality Control Coy – Company (British abbreviation) CP - combined patrol; check point; choke point; collective protection; counter-proliferation; Command Post CPA – Coalition Provisional Authority (replaced by U.S. Mission and IIG) CPATT – Coalition Police Assistance Training Team CPG – commander’s planning group
CPIC – Coalition Press Information Center CPP – Convoy Protection Platform CPS - Crown Prosecution Service CPSE – corps PSYOP support element (see DPSE) CPX – Command Post Exercice CRP – combat reconnaissance patrol CRRB – Combined Review & Release Board (detainees) CPT – Captain (US Army) CQB – Close Quarters Battle CQC – close quarters combat CRC – CONUS Replacement Center CRE – Crisis Response Element CRG – Controlled risk Group CS – Combat Support CSB – corps support battalion CSG – combat support group (Army), Carrier Strike Group (Navy) CSH – Combat Support Hospital; Combat Surgical Hospital CSF – Central Security Force – Yemeni personnel trained by the British CSI – Container Security Initiative CSM – Command Sergeant Major CSO – communications support office CSOF – Coalition Special Operations Forces CSS – Combat Service Support CST – Coalition Support Team/ Combat Support Team CTC – Combat Training Center CTCB – Combined Targeting Coordination Board CTEP – Counter Terrorism Enhancement Program CTF – Counter Terrorism Force/ Centralized Training Facility CTG – Counter Terrorism Group CTR – Close Target Reconnaissance / Cooperative Threat Reduction CTWG – Combined Targeting Working Group CURROPS – current operations CV - Stryker Command Variant CV – Aircraft Carrier CVBG – Aircraft Carrier Battle Group CVSG – Aircraft Carrier Strike Group CW – chemical warfare; chemical weapons CWG – Coalition Working Group CWO – Chief Warrant Officer -DDA – Department of the Army DART – Disaster Assistance Response Team DCDR – deputy commander DCI – Director of Central Intelligence DoDIIS – Department of Defense Intelligence Information System DAC – District Advisory Council (see NAC) DAI – Development Alternatives, Inc DAMO – Division Automation Management Office
DAO –Defense Attaché Office/Division Ammunition Office / Division Aviation Office DAP – Deltoid Auxiliary Protector (IBA) DART – Disaster Assistance Response Team DATT – Defense Attaché DBE – Department of Border Enforcement DC – dislocated civilian DCAA – Dislocated Civilian Assembly Area DCG – deputy commanding general DCG-DO – Deputy Commanding General for Detention Operations DCID – Director of Central Intelligence Directive DCO – Deputy Chief of Operations DCS, DCOS – Deputy Chief of Staff DCSA – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army DCSCIS – Deputy Chief of Staff, Command Information Systems DCSINT – Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence DCSIO – Deputy Chief of Staff, Information Operations DCSLOG – Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics DCSOPS – Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations DCSPER – Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel DCSRM – Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management DCU- Desert Camouflage Uniform DDR – Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration DEC, Dec – December DET – Detachment DEU – Deutschland/ Germany (country code) DFAC – dining facility DFID – Department for International Development DG – district governor DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency DIME – Diplomatic, Informational, Military, Economic (instruments of national power) DIRLAUTH – Direct Liaison Authorized DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency DISN – Defense Information Systems Network DIV – division DJI – Djibouti (country code) DJTFAC – Deployable Joint Task Force Augmentation Cell DMPI – Designated Mean point of Impact DMS – Defense Messaging System DMT – Deployable Management Team DNA – Defense Nuclear Agency DNBI – disease non-battle injury DNS – Domain Name Server DNSS – Djiboutian National Security Service DNVT – Digital Non-Secure Voice Terminal DOA – Dead On Arrival DOCEX – document exploitation DoD or DOD – Department of Defense DODD – Department of Defense Directive DODDIP – Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program DOE – Department of Energy (U.S) DOJ – Department of Justice (U.S) DOS, DoS – Department of State (U.S.)
DOT – Deployment Operations Team DOW – died of wounds DPE – Department Of Border Enforcement DPRE – displaced persons, refugees, and evacuees DPS – Dignitary Protection Service (ISF unit under MoI that protects PM, Deputy, Pres, & 2 Vice-Pres) DPSE – division PSYOP support element (see CPSE) DRI – date required in-place DRMS – Defense Reutilization Marketing Service DRSN – Defense Red Switch Network DS – direct support DSCA – Defense Security Cooperation Agency DSCS – Defense Satellite Communications System DSM – Decision Support Matrix DSN – Defense Switch Network DSO – Deception Staff Officer DTRG – Defense Threat Reduction Group/ Defense Threat response Group DTG – Date-Time Group DTU – daily tactical update (FRAGO) DUIC – Durative Unit Identification Code DV – Distinguished Visitor DVIDS - Digital Video Imagery Distribution System -EE – East EA – electronic attack EA-6B – ‘Prowler’ EW aircraft (U.S. Navy) EAC – Echelons Above Corps EAD – echelon above division; earliest arrival date; Earliest Departure Date EAP – emergency action plan EBP – Effects Based Planning ECD – estimated completion date ECHO - European Community Humanitarian Office ECP – Entry Control Point EDD – estimated departure date EFP – Explosively Formed Penetrator EET – Embedded Trainer Team (with the ANA) EEFI – essential elements of friendly information EEI – essential elements of information EXP – Explosively Formed Projectile EGY – Egypt ( country code) EKIA - enemy killed in action EMI – Electromagnetic Interference EMP – electromagnetic pulse EMSI – Education management Information System EN – engineer; engineering ENCOORD – Engineer Coordinator ENG – engineer; engineering; Electronic News Gathering ENMDCOA – Enemy Most Definite Course Of Action
EOB – enemy order of battle EOD – explosive ordnance disposal (team) EOF – Escalation of Force EP – electronic protection EPAF – European Partners Air Force EPW – enemy prisoners of war ERU - Emergency Response Unit (ISF’s national SWAT team) ES – electronic warfare support ESA-IZ –Equipment Support Activity – Iraq ESAC – Enhanced Security Assurance Concept ESAPI – Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts ESB – expeditionary support base (USMC), Effects Synchronization Board ESD – Executive Services Division ESG – Expeditionary Strike Group ESM – Effects Synchronization Matrix ESU – Emergency Special Unit (300 person component of the Kirkuk Police) ESV - Engineer Stryker Variant ETH - Ethiopia ( country code) EW – early warning, electronic warfare EWO – Electronic Warfare Officer EXSUM – Executive Summary -FF – fighter F/A – fighter/attack (aircraft) F/A-18 – ‘Hornet’ aircraft (U.S. Navy) FA – field artillery; forward area FAM - Familiarization FANS – friendly/allied nation support FAO- Food and Agriculture Organization FAQ – frequently asked question FARP – Forward Area Refueling Point FARRP – Forward Area Refueling Refit Point FASCAM – Family of Scatterable Mines FB – Fire Base (conventional term) FBIS – Foreign Broadcast Information Service FCE – forward control element FCF - Functional Check Flight FCO – Foreign & Commonwealth Officer (British) FCP – Fire Control Point FDO – Force Deterrent Option (Joint Staff) FDPMU – Forward Deployed Preventative Medicine Unit FEB, Feb – February FECC – Fires & Effect Coordination Cell FEST – Foreign Emergency Support Team FF – foreign fighters FFA – Force Field Artillery FFP – fortified fighting position FFP – Food For Peace FFIR – Friendly Forces Information Requirements FHA – foreign Humanitarian Assistance FHP – Force Health Protection FHT – Field HUMINT Team (UK) FID – Foreign Internal Defense FIDP – Foreign Internal Defense Plan
FIF – free Iraqi forces FFIF – Free Iraqi Freedom Fighters FKIA – friendly killed in action FLA – Field Litter Ambulance FLOT – forward line of troops FM – foreign minister; field manual; Force Module; Frequency Modulated FMC – fully mission capable FMD – Foot and Mouth Disease FMO – Frequency Management Office; Facility Maintenance Office/ Former Military Officers FNS – foreign national support FO – Forward Observer FOB - forward-operating base FOC – forward operations center; fully operational capability FOD – Foreign Object Damage FOL – Family of Loudspeakers FOO – Field Ordering Officer FORSCOM – U.S. Army Forces Command FOUO – For Official Use Only FP – Force Protection FPCON – force protection condition FPP – force protection posture FPS – Facilities Protection Service FRA – France (country code) FRAGO - fragmentary order FRE – former regime element FRI, Fri – Friday FRiTT – FOB Realignment Iraqi Transition Team FRL – former regime loyalists FSB – forward support battalion FSCOORD – Fire Support Coordinator FSD – Field Support Detachment/Division, IO FSDS – Fixed Site Decontamination System FSE – forward support element FST – forward surgical team; Field Support Team (IO) FTX – Field Training Exercise FUOPS – future operations FYA – for your action FYI – for you information FYSA – for your situational awareness FWD – forward FWIA – friendly wounded in action -GGAC – Ground Armored Convoy GAF – Ground Assault Force GAS – Grand Ayatollah Sistani GAT – ground attack training GBR – ground-based radar; Great Britain GBS – Global Broadcast System GBU – guided bomb unit (i.e., GBU-12) GBU-12 – 500-lb bomb (US) GBU-31 – 2,000-lb JDAM bomb (US) GBU-32 – 1,000-lb JDAM bomb (US) GBU-38 – 500-lb JDAM bomb GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council GCCS – Global Command and Control System
ICV - Stryker Infantry Carrier Variant ICW – in coordination with ID – Iraqi dinar (ex. – 104 million ID); infantry division IDAD – Internal Defense and Development IDC – Information dominance Center IDF - indirect fire; Iraqi Defense Force IDM – International Organization for Migration IDMT – Information Dissemination Management – Tactical IDO – information dissemination operations (team) IDP – indigenous displaced personnel/Internally Displaced Persons IEBJ – Import and Export Bank of Jordan IEC – Iraqi Election Committee; Independent Electoral Commission IECI – Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq IEDI – Independent Elections Committee - Iraq IED – improvised explosive device IEDT – Iraqi Engineering Development Team IEG – Iraqi Economic Governance IFC – intelligence fusion center IFE – In Flight Emergency IFEST – Iraqi Forward Engineering Support -ITeam I&W – indications and warnings IFF – Identification of Friend or Foe I2R – imaging infrared IGC – Iraqi Governing Council (see IIG) IA – Information Assurance; Iraqi Army/InterIGK – Islamic Group of Kurdistan Agency IHP – Iraqi Highway Patrol (ISF) IAC – International Assistance Center/Iraq IIF – Iraqi Intervention Force (see IPS) Assistance Center IIG – Interim Iraqi Government (see IGC) IACC – international Assistance Coordination IIP – Iraqi Islamic Party Center -HIIR – Initial Impressions Report IAD – Immediate Action Drills/ Integrated Air HA – humanitarian assistance IISR – Intrusive Intelligence Surveillance and HACC – Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Defense Reconnaissance IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency Center IL-76 – Russian-made airlift plane (equivalent to IADS – integrated air defense systems HAF – Helicopter Assault Force U.S. C-141 Starlifter) IAF – Iraqi armed forces; Iraqi Air Force; Islamic IM – Information Management HAHO – High Altitude High Opening Army of Iraq (terrorists) HAJJ – Pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia IMC – International Medical Corps IAG (P) – Iraqi Assistance Group (Provisional) HALO – High Altitude Low Opening IMEF – I Marine Expeditionary Force IANM – Information Assurance Network Manger IMINT – imagery intelligence HAR – Helicopter Air Refueling HAST – Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team IAO – Information Assurance Officer IMK – Islamic Movement of Kurdistan IASD – Iraqi Association of Securities Dealers HAT – HAZMAT Assessment Team/ Hazb alIMN – Iraqi Media Network IASO – Information Assurance Security Officer IMO – Information Management Officer Takrir al-Islami IATT – Iraqi army training team HAV – heavily armored vehicle IMOJ – Iraqi Ministry Of Justice IAVA – Information Assurance Vulnerability HAZCON – Hazardous Condition IMOT – Iraqi Ministry of Transportation Alert HAZMAT – Hazardous Materials IMPACS – Institute for Media, Policy and Civil IAW – in accordance with HB – HEZB-I-WAHDAT Society IAWG – Interagency Working Group HBCT – Heavy Brigade Combat Team IMU – Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan IBA – Interceptor body armor (modularized US force structure) IN – infantry; intelligence IBCT – Infantry Brigade Combat Team HC – cargo helicopter INA – Iraqi National Assembly (modularized US force structure) HCA – humanitarian civil affairs INC – Iraqi National Congress; Iraqi National IBP – Iraqi border patrol/Iraqi Border Police HDBT – hard and deeply buried target Conference; Interim National Council ICAM – Improvised Chemical Agent Monitor HDR – humanitarian daily ration IND – India ( country code) ICBM – intercontinental ballistic missile helo - helicopter INF – infantry ICDC - Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (now ING) HE – high explosive INFOCON – information condition; Information ICDF – Iraqi Coastal Defense Force HEAT – high-explosive anti-tank Operations Conditions ICE – Iraqi Corps of Engineers HET – heavy equipment transporter; human ING - Iraqi National Guard exploitation team (USMC); HUMINT Exploitation ICRC – International Committee of Red Cross INJ - injured ICTF – Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Force (ISF) Team INIS – Iraqi National Intelligence Service
GCCS-A – Global Command and Communications System GCD – Government Communications Directorate - MoI GCTF – global coalition task force/Global Counter Terrorism Force GEC – Government and Elections Cell GEO – Georgian (country trigraph) GG – Georgian (country digraph) GHQ- general headquarters GIA – Greater Iraqi Army, Islamic Armed Group (Algerian terrorist group) GIC – government information center GMV – Ground Mobility Vehicle GoI – Government of Iraq GOSP – Gas-Oil Separation Plants GPF – General Purpose Forces GPO – Government Printing Office GCIA – Governance Quality Indicator Assessments GPR – ground penetrating radar GRD – ground, Gulf Regional Division Green Forces – Iraqi (ISF, ING, etc.) forces GRIDS – grid reference points GRN - Gulf Region North GRP - Group GRS – Gulf Region Southern District, USACE GS – general support GSAIE – Global Struggle Against Ideological Extremism GSW – Gun Shot Wound GUFS – General Union of Farming Societies GWOT – global war on terrorism
HEV - Hardened Engineer Vehicle (USMC) (10seat, 4x4 or 16-seat, 6x6 Cougar) HF – High Frequency HH – general-purpose helicopter HMMWV – high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (M998, M1025, M1026, etc.) HIG – Hezb e-islamic Gulbhuddin (Hekmatyer) HIR – Hostile Incident Report HMG – Heavy Machine Gun HN – host nation HNS – host nation support HOA – Horn of Africa HOC – humanitarian operations center HPAC – Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability HPT – High-Payoff Target HPTL – High-Payoff Target List HQ – headquarters HRC – High Risk of Capture HRIC – Helmand River Insurgent Complex HTB – Hostile Taliban HSS – health service support HUMINT – human intelligence HVI – High Value Individual HVT, HVTS – high-value target(s)
INPC – Iraqi National Power Company INSCOM – Intelligence and Security Command INT’L – international INTEL, Intel – intelligence INTF – Iraqi National Task Force IO – information operations (info ops) IO/CA – IO/civil affairs (patrol) IOC – initial operational capability IOM – International Organization for Migration IOT – in order to IOTA - … (survey) IOTAC - Information Operations Threat Analysis Center (AIA) IOVAT – Information Operations Vulnerability Assessment Team IOWG – information operations working group IN – Infantry INFOSYS – Information Systems INSCOM – United States Army Intelligence and Security Command IP – Iraqi Police; Internet Protocol IPA – international police advisor; Iraqi Port Authority IPAO – in-provisional action officer IPB – intelligence preparation of the battlefield IPE – Information Preparation of the Environment IPIP – International Public Information Program IPLO – International Police Liaison Officer IPR – In Progress Review IPRF – Iraqi Property reconciliation Facility IPS – Iraqi Police Service IPT – Islamic Party of Turkmenistan IPW – Interrogation, Prisoner of War IR – Information Requirement IRAQ JHQ – Iraq Joint Headquarters IRC – International Red Cross IRCS – Iraqi Red Crescent Society IRD – International Relief and Development IRGC - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Iran) IRMO – Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office IRN – Iran (country code) IRPS – Iraqi Riverine Patrol … (see RPD) IRQ – Iraq (country code) IRR – Iraqi Republican Railways IRRF – Iraqi Relief & Reconstruction Fund IRT – in regards to; in relation to IS – Information System ISAF – International Security Assistance Force ISB – Intermediate Staging Base ISE – Intelligence Support Element ISF - Iraqi Security Forces ISG – Iraq Survey Group (U.S.) ISM – Information System Manager ISO – in support of ISOF – Iraqi Special Operations Forces ISR – Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance IST – Iraqi Special Tribunal ITA – Italy (country code)
JIEDDTF – Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Task Force JIOC VAT - joint information operations center vulnerability assessment team JMC – Joint Mobility Command JMD – joint manning document JOA – joint operations area JOC – joint operations center JOPES – Joint Operation Planning & Execution System JOR – Jordan (country code) JOS – Joint Operational Stocks JUO – joint urban operations JP – Joint Publications -JJPAS – Joint Precision Airdrop System JA/ATT – Joint Airborne/Air Transportability JPG – Joint Planning Group Training JPOTF – Joint Psychological Operations Task JAG – judge advocate general Force JAN, Jan – January JRA – Joint Rear Area JARB – Joint Acquisition Review Board JRFL – Joint Restricted Frequency List JAS – Jaysh al Mahdi (Mahdi Army/ Militia) JASG-C – Joint Area Support Group – Central JRT – Joint Regional Team JS – Joint Staff JBCC – Joint Border Coordination Center JSC – Joint Spectrum Center JCC – joint coordination center JCCC – joint communications command center JSCP – Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan JSEAD – Joint Suppression of Enemy Air JCCIMT – Joint Combat Camera Imagery Defenses Management Team JSEP – Joint Strategic Engagement Plan JCCTS – joint combat camera transmission JSOA – Joint Special Operations Area system JCET – Joint Combined Exchanges for Training JSOAC – Joint Special Operations Air Component JCMEB – Joint Civil Military Engineer Board JCMEC -Joint Captured Munitions Exploitation JSOD-A – Joint Special Operations Detachment A Cell JSOTF – Joint Special Operations Task Force JCMA – joint COMSEC monitoring activity JCMOTF – Joint Civil Military Operations Task JSPS – Joint Strategic Planning System JSTAR – Joint System Threat Assessment Force Report JCS – Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSE – Joint Communication Support Element JSTARS – Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System JDAM – Joint Direct-Attack Munitions JTAC – Joint Tactical Air Control JDLM – joint deployment logistics model JDEC-B – Joint Document Exploitation Center – JTF – joint task force JTF-CS – Joint Task Force – Civil Support Baghdad JTOT – Joint Technical Operations Team JDIC – Joint Defense Intelligence Center JUL, Jul - July JFACC – Joint Forces Air Component JUN, Jun – June Commander JVB – Joint Visitors Bureau JFC – Joint Force Commander JWAC – Joint Warfighting Analysis Center JFCCNW – Joint Functional Component JWARN - Joint Warning And Reporting Command for Network Warfare JWICS – Joint Worldwide Intelligence JFLCC – Joint Forces Land Component Communications System Commander JFMCC – Joint Forces Maritime Component -KCommander K – thousand (ex: $70K = $70,000) JFSOCC – Joint Forces Special Operations K-2 – Karshi-Khanabad airbase Component Commander KAF – Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan JFUB – Joint Facilities Utilization Board KAZ – Kazakhstan (country code) JHQ – joint headquarters JIACG – Joint Inter-Agency Coordination Group KBR – Kellogg, Brown, & Root (contractor) KDC – Kurdistan Development Corporation JIATF-FRE – Joint Inter-Agency Task Force – KDP – Kurdish Democratic Party Former Regime Elements KDSP – Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party JIC – Joint Information Center (Peshmerga) JIDC – Joint Interrogation and Debriefing KEN – Kenya (country code) Center KGL - Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co. ISTAR – intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance ITC – Iraqi Transitional Council (see ITG) ITG – Iraqi Transitional Government (see ITC); Iraqi Transitional Group ITPC – Iraq Telephone and Postal Commission ITO – Iraqi theater of operations ITOC – Iraqi Theater Operations Center IVO - in vicinity of IZ – Iraqi National; International Zone (formally the Green Zone), Iraq (country digraph) IZR – Iraqi Rejectionist (Sunni or Shia)
KGZ – Kyrgyzstan (country code) KIA - killed in action KIMP – Knowledge Information Management Plan KIU - Kurdistan Islamic Union KM, km – kilometer KNMB – Kabul Multi-National Brigade, Afghanistan KMTB - Kirkush Military Training Base KOMA – Kurdistan Organization for Mine Awareness KRAB – Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq KRG – Kurdish Regional Government KSA – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSC – Kurdistan Save the Children KWT – Kuwait (country code) Kv or KV– kilovolt (i.e., kilowatt or Kw) KYR – Kyrgyzstan -LL&O – Law and Order LAAD – low-altitude air defense LACM – low-altitude cruise missile LAD – latest arrival date LAN – Local Area Network LATAM – Latin American LBN – Lebanon (country code) LBV – load-bearing vest LBY – Libya (country code) LCR – light cavalry regiment; Light Combat Regiment LEA – law enforcement agency LEP – locally employed personnel LES – Leave Earnings Statement LFX – Live Firing Exercise LGB – laser-guided bomb LGen – Lieutenant General (USMC) LGP – Local Governance Program LLSO – Low Level Source Operations LLVI – Low Level Voice Intercept LOA – letter of authority LOAC – law of armed conflict LOC – Line of Communications LCMR – lightweight counter-mortar radar LIMDIS – limited distribution LN – local national LNO - liaison officer; Logistics and Operations LOC – line of communication LOG, Log – logistics LOGSTAR – logistics status report LOJ - letter of justification LOS – line of sight LP – L… Propane LPG – L… Propane Gas LRAD – long-range acoustic device LRMC – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LRSD – Long Range Surveillance Detachment LRP – long-range planning LRS – Long Range Surveillance LRT – Logistics Readiness Team LSA – Life Support Area, Logistics Support Area
MCO – Military Coordination Office MCS – Mobility/Countermobility/Survivability MCU – major Crisis Unit MD – military deception MDCOA – most desired COA (see MLCOA) MDMP – Military Decision Making Process MDO – Military Deception Officer MEB – Marine Expeditionary Brigade MEDCAP – medical civil assistance program MEDEVAC – Medical Evacuation MEF - Marine Expeditionary Force MEG – Marine expeditionary group MEK – Mujahedeen E. Khaliq (Iranian Opposition Group) MEPP – Middle East Peace Process -MMES – Mazar E Sharif M – million (ex: $70M = $70,000,000) METT-TC – Mission, Enemy, Terrain and M, m – meter Weather, Troops and Support Available, Time M1114 – up-armored HMMWV Available, Civil Considerations. M1A1 – Abrams tank (Army, Marine Corps) MEU - Marine Expeditionary Unit M1A2 – Abrams tank (Army) MFR – Memorandum for Record M1A2SEP – Abrams tank (Army) MG – Major General (US Army) M2A2 – Bradley Fighting Vehicle (Army) MGen – Major General (USMC) M2A2ODS – Bradley Fighting Vehicle (Army) MHAT – Mental Health Assessment Team M2A3 – Bradley Fighting Vehicle (Army) MHC – Ministry of Housing and Construction M240 – 7.62mm machine gun on tank MI – mile; miles; Military Intelligence M240C – 7.62mm machine gun on BFV M240B – 7.62mm Machine Gun Crew Served, MIA – Missing In Action MIDLIFE – Military, Informational, Diplomatic, Infantry Legal, Intelligence, Financial, Economic M3A2 – Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (instruments of national power) M3A2ODS – Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle MIF – maritime interception force M3A3 – Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle MIL- Group - Military Group MABOT – Mina Al Bakra Offshore Terminal, MILDEC – military deception Iraq MIM – Ministry of Industry & Minerals MAD – mutual assured destruction MIO – maritime interception operations MAG – marine air group/ Mine Action Group MIST – military information support team MAGTF – Marine Air-Ground Task Force MIT – mobile interrogation team Maj – Major (USAF, USMC) MiTT – Military Transition Team (See MTT, MAJ – Major (US Army) MAT) Maj Gen – Major General (USAF) MLC – multi-national logistics center; maximum MAM – Military Aged Male MANPADS – Man Portable Air Defense System load capacity (for aircraft cargo) MLCOA – most likely COA (see MDCOA) MAR, Mar – March; Marine MLRS – multiple launch rocket system MARCE – Marines Component Command MLT – Military Liaison Team Element MARCENT – U.S. Marines Central Command MM – Muqtada Militia; millimeter MMG – Medium Machine Gun MARFOR – Marine Forces MMBJ – mobile multi-band jammer (Warlock) MAROPS – maritime operations MNB – multi-national brigade MAS – Muqtada al-Sadr MNB-NW – Multi-National Brigade – North-West MASINT – Measurement and Signature (formerly MNB-N, or MNB-North) Intelligence MNC-I or MNCI - Multi-National Corps - Iraq MAT – Military Assistance Team (see MTT) MND – multi-national division (MSCs within Iraq MAW – Marine Air Wing with specific areas of responsibility) MAY, May – May MND-B – MND-Baghdad (US Army) MB – Tajik Ministry of Security MND-CS – MND-Center-South (Coalition, POL) MBT – Main Battle Tank MND-NC – MND-Center-North (US Army) MCA – Military Civil Action MCB - Stryker Mortar Carrier (Configuration B) MND-NE – MND-North-East (Coalition, ROK) MND-SE – MND-South-East (Coalition, GBR) MCE – Mission Control Element MNF – multi-national forces MCFI – Multinational-Coalition Forces – Iraq MNF-I or MNFI - Multi-National Forces - Iraq MCG – Mobile Command Group MNF-W – MNF-West (I MEF/II MEF, USMC) MCLC – Military Coordination and Liaison Command LSAA - LSA Anaconda LRAD3- Long Range Advance Scout Surveillance System Lt Col – Lieutenant Colonel (USAF) LTC – Lieutenant Colonel (US Army) LtCol – Lieutenant Colonel (USMC) LTF – Logistics Task Force LTG – Lieutenant General (US Army) Lt Gen – Lieutenant General (USAF) LU – Litter Urgent LVRS – Lightweight Video Reconnaissance System LZ – Landing Zone
MNSTC-I – Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq MOA – Ministry of Agriculture MOC – Ministry Of Culture MoD – Minister/Ministry of Defense MoE – Minister/Ministry of Education; Minister/Ministry of Electricity MOE – measures of effectiveness MOFA – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs MOG – Maximum (aircraft) on Ground MoH – Minister/Ministry of Health MoI – Minister/Ministry of Interior MoIS or MOIS – Ministry of Intelligence and Security (Iran) MON, Mon – Monday MOO – Ministry Of Oil MOOTW – military operations other than war MOPP – Mission Oriented Protective Posture MORAD – Ministry of Reconstruction and Development MOS – Military Occupational Specialty (Army) MOSD – Ministry of Security and Defense MOT – Military Observer Team/ Ministry of Trade/ Ministry of Transportation MOUT – military operations in urban terrain MOY – Ministry Of Youth MP – military police; mounted patrol; Members of Parliament MPCOA – Most Probable Course of Action MPDS – Multi Purpose Decontamination System MPSA – Mosul Public Safety Academy MRF – Mobile Reaction Force MRR – maintenance readiness report MSB – Major Support Battalion MSC – major subordinate command; Major Supporting Command MSE – Mobile subscriber Equipment MSL – Mean Sea Level MSPF – Marine Special Purpose Force MSR - main supply route (see ASR); mission success rate MTF – more to follow MTI - Mobile Target Interdiction MTG - Meeting MTN – mountain (ex: 2-10 MTN DIV) MTOE – Modified Table of Organization and Equipment MTR – mortar MTT – Military Transition Team (see MAT) MTW – major theater war MWD – Military Working Dog MWS – Missile Warning System MUC – Muslim Ulema Council MUREP – munitions report Mw or MW – megawatt MWR – Morale, Welfare & Recreation MYA - Muslim Youth Association -NN – North
NAC – Neighborhood Advisory Council (see DAC) NAC – National Administrative Council NAG – Northern Arabian Gulf NAI – named area of interest NAIC – National Air Intelligence Center NASD – National Association of Securities Dealers NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVCENT – U.S. Naval Central Command NAVFOR – Naval Forces NBC – Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical NBD – Non Battle Death NBI – Non Battle Injury NCA – National Command Authority NCIS – Navy Criminal Investigative Service NCO – non-commissioned officer (see SNCO) NE – Northeast NEO – Non- Combatant Evacuation Operations NERU – National Emergency Response Unit NETOPS – Network Operations NEU – neutral (personnel) NEW – Net Explosive Weight NFA – no-fire area NFI – No Further Information NFIA – no further information available NFTR – Nothing Further to Report NFZ – no-fly zone NGA – National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGO – non-governmental organization NIA – New Iraqi Army NICC – National Interdiction Command and Control NID – New Iraqi Dinar NIDE – No Injuries or Damage to Equipment NIE – national intelligence estimate NIMA – National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIPRNET – Non-Secure Internet Protocol Network NKIA – national (Iraqi) killed in action NLT – non-life threatening (injury); Not Later Than NM – nautical mile NMC – Not Mission Capable NMAA – National Mine Action Authority NMR – News Media Representative NNFZ – Northern no-fly zone NOC – North(ern) Oil Company (Iraqi) NOV, Nov – November NRC – Norwegian Refugee Council NRT – near real-time NSDC – National Storage and Distribution Center NSI – no serious injuries; non-serious injury NSTR – nothing significant to report; no status to report; No Situation To Report NSWTU – naval special warfare … unit NTE – Not to Exceed NTIM-I – NATO Training Implementation Mission - Iraq NTR – nothing to report NTV – non-tactical vehicle
NVG – night vision goggles NWIA – national (Iraqi) wounded in action NZL – New Zealand (country code) -Oo/a – on or about (approximately) O&I – Operations and Intelligence O&M – operations and maintenance OBE – Overcome By Events OBC – Operational Control Element OCA – Original Classification Authority OCHA – Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCPA – Office of Coalition Provisional Authority OCT, Oct - October ODA – (CJSOTF) operational detachment alpha ODB – (CJSOTF) operational detachment bravo ODCG-DO – Office of the Commanding General for Detention Operations OEF – Operation ENDURING FREEDOM OFDA – Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance OHDACA – Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid OHDACR – Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Relief OIC – Organization of the Islamic Conference OIF – Operation IRAQI FREEDOM OJT – On the Job Training OMC-A – Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan OMC-I – Office of Military Cooperation – Iraq OMC-K – Office of Military Cooperation – Kuwait OMC-P – Office of Military Cooperation – Pakistan OMN – Oman (country code) OMO – other military operations OMS – Office of Martyr Sadr (Basrah) OMT – operational management team ONS – Operational Needs Statement ONW –Operation NORTHERN WATCH O/O or o/o – on oders OP – observation post; operation OPB – Operational Preparation of the Battlefield OPC – Oil Pipeline Company OPCC – Operations Planning Coordination Cell OPCON – operational control OPG – Operational Planning Group OPLAN – Operations Plan OPORD – operations order OPS, Ops - operations OPRES – operational reserve OPSEC – operational security OPT – operations planning team OPWG – Operational Protection Working Group ORA – Other Related Agencies ORD – Ordnance ORSA – Operations Research/Systems Analysis OSINT – open source intelligence OSC – Office of Security Cooperation (now MNSTC-I)
PMESII – Political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, information (effects based operations nodes) PMO – Program Management Office; Provost Marshall’s Office POB - Public Order Battalion (ISF, part of CIF; large-scale riot control force) (see SPR) POC – point of contact -PPOE – Point of Entry P – purpose POL/MIL/STRAT – Political/Military/Strategic P3 – Police Partnership Program POLAD – political advisor P3P – Police Partnership Program- Provincial POI – program of instruction; point of impact P3R – Police Partnership ProgramPOInT – Power, Oil, Infrastructure Team Reconstruction POO – point of origin PA – Public Affairs, Paying Agent POP – Proof of Principle (see PAT/PTT) PACE – primary/alternate/contingencyPOTUS – President of the United States /emergency (plan) PPO – Project Purchasing Officer PAG – Public Affairs Guidance PPP – Police Partnership Program PAI – personnel asset inventory PPT – pilot proficiency training; (Microsoft) PAK – Pakistan (country code) PowerPoint PAO – public affairs office/Officer PRC – Populace and Resource Control PAT – Police Assistance Team/ Provincial PRT – Provincial Reconstruction Teams Advisory Team PSA – public service announcement PAX – Passengers PSC – provincial security meeting PBO – Property Book Officer PSD – personal security detachment PC – Provincial Council PCMOC – Provincial Civil Military Affairs Center PSE – Policy, Strategy, Engagement/ PSYOPS Support Element PCO – Project and Contracting Office PSLT – provisional support liaison team PCI – Pre-Combat Inspections PSYOP – psychological operations (US Army) PDD – (PSYOP) Product Development PSYOPS – psychological operations (USAF, Detachment USMC, US Navy, Coalition Forces) PDF – Pozzuolo del Friuli (Italian bridage) PTDO – Prepare to Deploy Order PDHA – post-deployment health assessment PTDS – Persistent Threat Detection System PDS – public distribution system PTL – patrol PDSS – pre-deployment site survey PTT – Police Transition Team/ Push to Talk PER – personnel PUC – Person Under Control/ Person Under PERS - personnel Custody PGM – precision guided missile; precision PUK – Patriotic Union of Kurdistan guided munitions PVO – private voluntary organization PHC – passive HUMINT collection/ Public PWC – name of contractor delivering rations to Health Center PID – positive identification; Plan Identification DFACs (full name is PWC Logistics) PZ – Pickup Zone Number PIED – Potential Improvised Explosive Device -QPIN – Personal Identification Number QAT – Qatar (country code) PINF – People In Need Foundation QJBR – Qa’idat Al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn, PIO – Public Information Officer AMZ organization PIR – priority intelligence requirements QRF – quick reaction force PIV – physical inventory inspection PJCC – provincial joint command center; -RPrimary Joint Coordination Center R&D – Research and Development PKK – Kurdistan’s Worker’s Party R&S – reconnaissance & surveillance PKZ – Pascha Khan Zadran RAM-T – Risk Assessment Managment Team PLANORD – planning order RAOC – Regional Air Operations Center PLT – platoon RATs – Second Responder RATs Assess PM – Prime Minister; Provost Marshall Structural Damage. PMC – Partially Mission Capable PMCS – Preventative Maintenance Checks and RBECS – Revised Battlefield Electronic CEOI System Services RBIED – Rocket Borne Improvised Explosive PME – Political/Military/Economic (MNF-I); Devices professional military education; peacetime RC – recruiting center (i.e., IAF RC) military engagements OSD – Office of the Secretary of Defense OSG – Operational Support Group OSW – Operation SOUTHERN WATCH OSWG – Operational Sustainment Working Group OTV – outer tactical vest
RCC – Revolutionary Command Council (part of Saddam’s Ba’ath Party) RCERT – Regional Computer Emergency Response Team RCIED – remote-controlled IED RCLO – Regime Crimes Liaison Office RCMC – regional COMSEC monitoring center RCO – requirements coordination office RDD – Required Delivery Date RDAT – regional development assistance team RDIED – Radio Detonated IED REC – Radio Electronic combat recce – Reconnaissance REGT - Regiment REL - release RF – radio frequency RFA – restricted-fire area RFF – request for forces RFI – request for information; Rapid Fielding Initiative (Army) RFO – Request For Outage RFP – Request For Proposal RFS – Request For Support; Request For Service RJCC – regional joint command center RKT – rocket RI – Relevant Information RIB – Rigid Inflatable Boat RIC – Regional Iraqi Control RIP – relief-in-place RLV – reusable launch vehicle RMST – Religious Ministry Support Team RND - round RO – response option ROC – Regional Operations Center/ Rehearsal of Contingency ROD – Remain Overday ROE – rules of engagement ROHA – Reporting Officer Historical Assessment ROK – Republic of Korea ROMO – Range of Military Operations RON – Remain Overnight RPC – Radwaniyah Palace Complex, Baghdad, Iraq RPD – Riverine Patrol Directorate (formerly IRPS) RPG - rocket-propelled grenade RPK - … (Russian machine gun) RPTR – repeater RQ – remotely piloted vehicles RROC – Regional Reconstruction Operations Center RRP – Radio Relay Point RSO – regional security officer RSO&I – reception, staging, onward movement & integration RTB – Return to Base RTD – returned to duty RTE – route (road) RTF – Returned To Facility RTMT – Relational Theater Mission Timeline
RTOC – Rear Tactical Operations Center RTQ – response to query RSS – Regimental Support Squadron RUS – Russia (country code) RV - Stryker Reconnaissance Variant RW – rotary wing RWI – Rural Water Initiative RWY- Runaway -SS – South S&J – Security and Justice S/O Team – Sniper Observation Team S/T – Shore Tons- found on j4 slide reportings flights S/T =2000 lbs. S5 – Civil Military Operations Officer SA – situational awareness, Subject Awareness; Small Arms; Systems Administrator SAAF – Sustainer Army Airfield SAC – Security Action Committee (MNF-I) SACO – Staff Action Control Office SAF – small arms fire SAFEHOUSE – Safe House (SF term), same as a team house SAFIRE – surface-to-air fire SAIRI – Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. SAM – surface-to-air missile SANG – Saudi Arabia National Guard SAO – Sanctuary Areas Of Operations SAPI – small arms protective inserts (for OTV) SAR – Sunni Arab Rejectionist; Satellite Access Request SASO – stability and support operations SAT, Sat – Saturday SAU – Saudi Arabia (country code) SAW – Squad Automatic Weapon SB7L-360 – Seeker reconnaissance aircraft (IAF) SBMR-I – Senior British Military Representative – Iraq SBCT – Stryker Brigade Combat Team SBE – Stay Behind Equipment (obsolete term) SBIED – Suicide Borne IED SCA – South Central Asia SCI – Sensitive compartmented Information SCIRI – Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq SCJS – Special Combined Joint Staff; Secretary of the Combined Joint Staff SCWG – STRATCOM Working Group SDN – Sudan (country code) SDT – Surveillance Detection Team SDVTU – SEAL Delivery Task Unit SE – Southeast SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEAL – Sea Air Land SECFOR – security forces SED – Simulative Electronic Deception SEP, Sep – September; Signals Intelligence End Products SEPCOR – Separate Correspondence SERE – Survival, Evasion , Resistance, Escape
SET – State Embedded Team SFAUC – Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat SFLE – Special Forces Liaison Elements SH – supply helicopter; support helicopter SHA – Safe House Area SHORAD – short-range air defense SI – serious injury; special interest SIB – Security Infrastructure Battalion SIGINT – Signal Intelligence SINCGARS – Single Channel Ground Air Radio System SIR – serious incident report SIGACT - significant activity; Significant Actions SIGINT – signals intelligence SIPRNET – Secure Internet Protocol Router Network SIR – Service Interruption Request; Service Interruption Report; Serious Incident Report SIRT – Serious Incident Response Team SITREP – situation report SITSUM – situation summary SJA – staff judge advocate SKT – Small Kill Team SLO – state liaison officer SM – Service Member SMA – Subject Matter Awareness SMDC – Space and Missile Defense Command SME – Subject Matter Expert SMUD – Small Arms UXO Destruction SMT – Special Mission Team SNCO – senior non-commissioned officer (see NCO) SNFZ – Southern no-fly zone SNR – senior national representative SOC – Strategic Operations Center (MNF-I, formerly the ITOC); South(ern) Oil Company (Iraq); Strategic Operations Center (Iraq); Special Operations Command (i.e. AFSOC) SOCCE – Special Operations Command and Control Element SOCCENT – Special Operations Command, Central SOCOM – Special Operations Command SOCOORD – Special Operations Coordination Cell (Corps staff section) SOE – Secondary Order of Effects SOF – special operations forces SOFA – status of forces agreement SOG – Sergeant Of The Guard SOI – Special Operating Instruction; Signal Operating Instruction SO/LIC – Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict SOM – Somalia (country code) SOMS-B – special operations media system broadcast SOP – standard operating/operation procedure SOSO – stability operations and support operations SOR – Statements of Requirements SOT – Sector Observation Team
SOT-A – Support Operations Team A SOW - statement of work SP – security forces (USAF), Starting Point SPA – Strategy, Plans, & Assessment (MNF-I) SPEA – Special Electronic Attack SPEAR – Special Purpose Equipment for Advanced Requirements (SOF OCIE and body armor) SPEC – special SPF – Special Police Forces (ISF, 10K-man surge force) SPIDER – Tail Airborne System Active Radar Device / Mobile Missile Launching Vehicle System SPINS – special instructions SPOD – Sea Port of Debarkation SPOE – Sea Port of Embarkation SPR – Special Police Regiment (ISF, part of CIF; counter- insurgency force) ((see POB) SPT – Support SPTT – Special Police Transition Team SPVD – subsistence prime vendor distribution SR – Special reconnaissance SRAAM – short-range air-to-air missile SRB – Strategic Review Board SRBM – short-range ballistic missile SROE – Standing Rules Of Engagement SRSG – U.N. Secretary General for Iraq SQDN – Squadron SSE – Sensitive Site Exploitation SSF – specialized special forces SST – scout sniper teams ST – special text STAT – statistics STEP – Strategic Tactical Entry Points STILO – Scientific and Technical Intelligence Liaison Officer STRAT – strategic STRATCOM – (MNF-I) Strategic Communications (also STRATCOMMS) Stryker – Army’s new medium-weight armored vehicle (average weight of 38K pounds STU – Special Tactics Unit/ Secured telephone Unit SUM – summary SUN, Sun – Sunday SURG – surgeon SVBIED – suicide vehicle born IED SVCP – snap vehicle check point SW – Southwest SWEAT-MFSG – Sewage, Water, Electricity, Academics, Trash- Medical, Fuel, Security, Governance SWAT – special weapons and tactics police team SYC – Seychelles (country code) SYR – Syria (country code) SYSCON – System Control -TTA – target audience
TAA – target audience assessment; tactical assembly area; Target Audience Analysis TACNET – Tactical Network TACON – tactical control TAI – targeted area of interest TAL – Transitional Administrative Law (Iraq) TAC – Tactical TACON – Tactical Control TAC-P – tactical air control – party TACWAN – Tactical Wide Area Network TAD – Target Acquisition Detachment TB – Taliban TBD – to be determined TBM – theater ballistic missile TBP – To Be Published TCA – Traditional Commander Activity TCAE – Tactical Control Analytic Element TCCC – Theater Command and Control Communications Center TCD – Chad (country code) TCF – Tactical Combat Force TCN – third-country national; troop contributing nation TCO – Telephone Control Officer TCP – traffic control point; Tactical Control Point TCT – time critical target TD – target designation TEL – transporter erector launcher TEOC – Tele-Engineering Operations Center TF - task force T&FF – Terrorists and Foreign Fighters TF-HOA – Task Force Horn of Africa TF RIE – Task Force- Restore Iraqi Electricity TF RIO – Task Force – Restore Iraqi Oil TGT – target THF – Temporary Holding Facility TH Geresk – Team House Geresk(same as a safe house) THF – Temporary Holding Facility THOPS – Tactical HUMINT Operations Section THREATCON – threat condition THT – Tactical HUMINT Team THU, Thu - Thursday TIAS – target identification and acquisition system TIC – troops in contact TIC/TIM – Toxic Industrial Chemicals/ Materials TICPDE – Toxic Industrial Chemical Protection and Detection Equipment TIP – Target Intelligence Package TIR – Tactical Interrogation Report TISA – Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan TJK – Tajikistan (country code) TKM – Turkmenistan (country code) TLA - Transitional Legislative Assembly TLAM – Tomahawk Land Attack Missile TLP – Troop Leading Procedures TM - Team TMD – theater missile defense TMFDB – Tactical Mine Field Data Base TMR - transportation movement request TNA – Transitional National Assembly
TNOSC – Theater Network Operations and Security Center TNTN – Transnational Terrorist Network TOA – transfer of authority; time of arrival TOC – Tactical Operations Center; Technical Operations Center TOR – Terms of Reference/ Time of Receipt TOS - transfer of sovereignty TOT – time over target; Time On Target TPB – Tactical PSYOP Battalion TPC – Tactical PSYOP Company TPD – Tactical PSYOP Detachment TPDD – Tactical PSYOP Development Detachment TPE – Theater Provided Equipment TPFDD – Time Phased Force & Deployment Data TPFDL – Time Phased Force Deployment List TPT – Tactical PSYOP Team TRA – Training Readiness Assessment Trains – Combat Service Support TRIC – Transition and Reintegration Implementation Committee TRNC – Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center TRP - Troop TSC – Theater Support Command TSE – Team Support Element TSM – Target Synchronization Matrix TSP – Time Sensitive Planning TSS – Target Selection Standards TST – time-sensitive targeting TT – Transition Team TTP – tactics, techniques, and procedures TUA – Tactical Update Assessment TUE, Tue – Tuesday TUR – Turkey (country code) TURD – Tactical Update requiring Dissemination TWY - Taxiway TVA – threat vulnerability assessments; target Value Analysis -UU – utility U/I – Unidentified UAE – United Arab Emirates UAH - up-armored HMMWV (M-1114) UHAV – Up- Armored Humvee UAV – unmanned aerial vehicle UAV-SR – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – Short Range UDM – unit deployment manager (USAF) UH – utility helicopter UH-60 - … (helo) UH-1N - … (helo) UK – United Kingdom ULN – Unit Line Number UMT – Unit Ministry Team UN – United Nations UNAMI – U.N. Assistance Mission – Iraq UNDP – United Nation Development Program UNHCR – U.N. High Commission for Refugees
UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund UNK - unknown UNMOVIC - U.N. Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission UNSC – U.N. Security Council UNSCR – U.N. Security Council Resolution US or U.S. – United States USA – United States of America; U.S. Army USACAPOC – U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Army) USACE _ United States Army Corps of Engineers USAE – USA Environmental (contractors) USAF – U.S. Air Force USAID – U.S. Agency for International Development USAJFKSWCS – United States Army John Fitzgerald Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School USASFC – US Army Special Forces Command USASOC – US Army Special Operations Command USEMB – U.S. Embassy USC – United States Code USCENTCOM - U.S Central Command USCG – U.S. Coast Guard USG – US Government USIA – United States Information Agency USLO – US Liaison Office USMC – U.S. Marine Corps USN – U.S. Navy USSOCOM – US Special Operations Command USTRANSCOM – United States Transportation Command UTO - United Tajik Opposition UWOA – Unconventional Warfare Operational Area UXO – unexploded ordinance UZB – Uzbekistan (country code) -VVA – Vulnerability Assessment; Veterans Administration VAP – Vulnerability Assessment Program VAT – Vulnerability Assessment Team VB-S - Victory Base-South VBIED - vehicle-based IED (mobile & suicide); Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devise VBSS – Visit, Board, Search, Seizure VCD – Video CD VCIED – vehicle-concealed IED (stationary & remote-controlled) VCP – vehicle control point VETCAP – Veterinarian Civilian Assistance Program Vetted – A back ground investigation had been completed to ensure no Human Rights violations or other negatives VFR – Visual Flight Rule VHF – Very High Frequency VIC - Vicinity VOB – visitor operations bureau
VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol (NIPRNET) VoSIP – Voice over SIPRNET VSI – very serious injury VTC – Video Teleconference VUL – vulnerability -WW – West WAN – Wide Area Network WARNO – warning order WAC – weapons authorization … WD – White Devil WED, Wed – Wednesday WFP – World Food Program WG – Working Group White Forces – Iraqi Civilians (Neutral) WIA - wounded in action WILCO – will comply WIS – Weapons Intelligence Section (GBR) WMD – weapons of mass destruction WOT – War on Terror WPNS - Weapons WSS – Weapons Surveillance System WTEM – Weather, Terrain and Environmental Monitoring WTPS – Water Treatment Plants WO – Warrant Officer WV – World Vision -XX, x – times (ex: 7x WIA) XO – Executive Officer -YYEM – Yemen (country code)