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Glossary
SECTION I - ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AA
antiaircraft
abn
airborne
acq
acquisition
ACRV
artillery command and reconnaissance vehicle
ACU
acquisition and coordination unit (air defense)
ACV
armored command vehicle
AD
air defense
afl
affiliated
AGL
automatic grenade launcher
ammo
ammunition
amphib
amphibious
ant
antenna
AOR
area of responsibility
AP
antipersonnel (mine), armor-piercing (ammunition)
APC
armored personnel carrier
AP-I
armor-piercing incendiary (ammunition)
API-T
armor-piercing incendiary tracer (ammunition)
ART
Army tactical task
assort
assorted
asst
assistant
AT
antitank
ATDL
antitank disposable launcher (one-shot)
ATGL
antitank grenade launcher
ATGM
antitank guided missile
atk
attack
AUTL
Army Unified Task List
AV
anti-vehicle (mine)
bde
brigade
BDET
battalion-size detachment
BMG
Browning machinegun (.50 cal)
bn
battalion
BOI
basis of issue
BTG
brigade tactical group
btry
battery
CA
civil affairs
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cal
caliber
CBRN
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
CCD
charged-coupled device (camera)
CDET
company-size detachment
Cdr
commander
Ch
chief
chem
chemical
CI
counterintelligence
CJCSM
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
cm
centimeter(s)
cmd
command
cmdo
commando
co
company
COA
course of action
COE
contemporary operational environment
combo
combination
comms
communications
coord
coordination
CRV
combat reconnaissance vehicle
CTID
Contemporary Operational Environment and Threat Integration Directorate,
TRADOC DCSINT
DA
direct action (cell)
DCSINT
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
decon
decontamination
ded
dedicated
demo
demolitions
Dep
deputy
DF
direction finding
div
division, divisional
DOD
Department of Defense
DS
direct support
DTG
division tactical group
E
enlisted
equip
equipment
ERA
explosive reactive armor
est
estimate(d)
EW
early warning (radar), electronic warfare
EW
electronic warfare
FCS
fire control system
FDC
fire direction center
FG
field group
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FLIR
forward-looking infrared (thermal sensor)
FM
field manual
FOE
future operational environment
FOV
field of view
Frag-HE
fragmentation-high-explosive (ammunition)
FSCC
fire support coordination center
FW
fixed-wing (aircraft)
GP MG
general-purpose machinegun
GPS
global positioning system
GS
general support
GSR
ground surveillance radar
guer
guerrilla
H/K
hunter/killer
HACV
heavy armored combat vehicle
HE
high-explosive (ammunition)
HEAT
high-explosive antitank (ammunition)
HET
heavy equipment transporter
HF
high frequency (communications)
HMG
heavy machinegun
how
howitzer
HQ
headquarters
Hqs
headquarters
IED
improvised explosive device
IEW
intelligence and electronic warfare
IFC
integrated fires command
IFV
infantry fighting vehicle
II
image intensification (night sighting system)
in
inch(es)
INA
information not available
indiv
individual
inf
infantry
intcpt
intercept
intel
intelligence
IR
infrared
ISC
integrated support command
ISG
integrated support group
IW
information warfare
JP
joint publication
JTF
joint task force
kg
kilogram(s)
km/h
kilometers per hour
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LAV
light armored vehicle
LBR
laser beam rider (guidance)
lchr
launcher
ldr
leader
LMG
light machinegun
LML
lightweight multiple launcher
LR
long-range
LRF
laser rangefinder
lt
light
LWV
lightweight vehicle
m
meter(s)
m/s
meters per second
maint
maintenance
MANPADS
manportable air defense system
manport
manportable
mech
mechanized
METL
mission essential task list
MG
machinegun
min
minute(s)
mm
millimeter(s)
MOD
Ministry of Defense
MP
multipurpose (ammunition)
MRL
multiple rocket launcher
MS
Microsoft®
MTP
mission training plan
mtzd
motorized
N
noncommissioned officer(s)
NCA
National Command Authority
NCO
noncommissioned officer
nondiv
nondivisional
NVG
night-vision goggles
O
officer(s)
OB
order of battle
obs
observer
ODCSINT
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
OE
operational environment
OPCON
operational control
OPFOR
opposing force
OPSEC
operations security
OSC
operational-strategic command
PDA
personal digital assistant
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pers
personnel
Ph
probability of hit
plt
platoon
POL
petroleum, oils, and lubricants
psnl
personnel
PSO
private security organization
PSYWAR
psychological warfare
RCL
recoilless (gun)
rd
round(s)
recon
reconnaissance
RF
radio frequency
RG
recoilless gun
RISTA
reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
RG
recoilless gun
rkt
rocket
SACLOS
semiautomatic command-to-line-of-sight (guidance)
SAM
surface-to-air missile
SATCOM
satellite communications
SCP
strategic campaign plan
sec
second(s)
sect
section
sep
separate
sgt
sergeant
SHC
Supreme High Command
SHORAD
short-range air defense
SL
shoulder-launched
SLAP
saboted light armor penetrator (ammunition)
SOCC
support operations coordination center
SP
self-propelled
spec
specialist
SPF
Special-Purpose Forces
spt
supporting, support
sqd
squad
SR
short-range
sr
senior
SSM
surface-to-surface missile
stor
storage
sup
supply
svc
service
sys
system
TA
target acquisition
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TBP
to be published
tech
technician
TIC
toxic industrial chemical(s)
tm
team
TOE
table of organization and equipment
TRADOC
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
trans
transportation
trk
truck
trkd
tracked
TTP
tactics, techniques, and procedures
TUV
tactical utility vehicle
TV
television
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UHF
ultra-high frequency (communications)
UJTL
Universal Joint Task List
U.S.
United States
USMC
United States Marine Corps
VBIED
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
veh
vehicle
VHF
very-high frequency (communications)
VIP
very imnportant person
w/
with
w/o
without
WEG
Worldwide Equipment Guide
WMD
weapons of mass destruction
wpns
weapons
SECTION II - TERMS
contemporary operational environment
The synergistic combination of variables and actors that create the conditions, circumstances, and
influences that can affect military operations today and in the near- and mid-term.
operational environment
A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of
capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander. (JP 1-02, FM 1-02)
opposing force
A plausible and flexible military and/or paramilitary force representing a composite of varying
capabilities of actual worldwide forces used in lieu of a specific threat force, for training or developing
U.S. forces.
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References
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
These documents must be available to the intended users of this publication.
JP 1-02. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Available online:
FM 1-02. Operational Terms and Graphics. 21 September 2004.
READINGS RECOMMENDED
These sources contain relevant supplemental information.
FM 3-0.2, The Contemporary Operational Environment. TBP.
FM 7-100. Opposing Force Doctrinal Framework and Strategy. 1 May 2003.
FM 7-100.1. Opposing Force Operations. 27 December 2004.
FM 7-100.2. Opposing Force Tactics. TBP.
FM 7-100.3. Opposing Force: Paramilitary and Nonmilitary Organizations and Tactics. TBP.
3 May 2007
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