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APPENDIX B
Selected Terms and Abbreviations from Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm A
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AAA—Antiaircraft Artillery AAFS—Amphibious Assault Fuel System AAV—Amphibious Assault Vehicle AB—Air Base ABCCC—Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center A-Box—Fire Support Box ACE—(1) Aviation Combat Element, or (2) Armored Combat Earthmover ACR—Armored Calvary Regiment AFCent—U.S. Air Forces Central Command AI—Air Interdiction AMALs—Authorized Medical Allowance Lists ANGLICO—Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company AO—Air Officer AOR—Area of Responsibility APC—Armored Personnel Carrier APOD—Aerial Port of Debarkation APS—Afloat Prepositioning Ships ArCent—U.S. Army Forces Central Command ASE—Air Support Element ASOC—Air Support Operations Center ASP—Ammunition Supply Point ATACC—Advanced Tactical Air Command Center ATC—Air Traffic Control ATDL—Army Tactical Data Link ATF—Amphibious Task Force ATO—Air Tasking Order AVLB—Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge AWACS—Airborne Warning and Control System AWC—Assistant Wing Commander
C2—Command and Control C3I—Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence CAAT—Combined Antiarmor Team CAFMS—Computer-Assisted Force Management System CAP—Combat Air Patrol CAS—Close Air Support CATF—Commander Amphibious Task Force CAX—Combined Area Exercises CE—Command Element CEC—Civil Engineer Corps CentCom—U.S. Central Command CFR—Crash Fire and Rescue CG—Commanding General CIFS—Close-In Fire Support CinC—Commander in Chief CinCCent—Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command CJCS—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CLF—Commander Landing Force CMC—Commandant of the Marine Corps CNO—Chief of Naval Operations CO—Commanding Officer COC—Combat Operations Center ComCBPac—Commander, Naval Construction Battalions Pacific Fleet CommEx—Communications Exercise ComUSNavCent—Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command CONUS—Continental United States CP—(1) Control Point, or (2) Command Post CRAF—Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRC—Control and Reporting Center CSAR—Combat Search and Rescue CSP—Contingency Support Package CSS—Combat Service Support CSSA—Combat Service Support Area CSSD—Combat Service Support Detachment CSSE—Combat Service Support Element CSSOC—Combat Service Support Operations Center CUCV—Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle CV—Aircraft Carrier CVN—Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear
B BAT—Battlefield Air Interdiction BARCAP—Barrier Combat Air Patrol BCP—Battery Command Post BDA—Battle Damage Assessment BDF—Bahrain Defense Force BFV—Bradley Fighting Vehicle BGen—Brigadier General BSSG—Brigade Service Support Group BW—Biological Warfare
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