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Numbers 1LT first
lieutenant 1SG first
sergeant 2IC second
in charge 2LT second
lieutenant 35MM fuel,
ammo, maintenance, and medical (TC 90‑1) 3D three
dimensional 40mm (noun;
also, for example, 81mm, 155mm,
25mm) 40‑mm (adj;
also, for example, 81‑mm
mortar, 155‑mm howitzer, 25‑mm cannon) 5
W's Who,
What, Where, When, and Why? 5‑S
Rule Search,
Silence, Segregate, Safeguard, and Speed to rear |
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A A/A air‑to‑air A/EGM attack/effects
guidance matrix (FM 3‑21.20) A/F adjust
fires A/G air
to ground (FM 1‑02) A/L administration/logistics
(FM 3‑90.6, FM 3‑90.2); air land (FM 90‑26;
administrative and logistics (FM 7‑1); administrative/logistics
(FM 3‑90.1) A/S air‑to‑surface
(FM 1‑02) A2 Army airspace (FM 7‑98);
Army aviation (ARTEP 7‑30‑MTP) A2C2 Army
airspace command and control (FM 1‑02) AA assembly
area; avenue of approach (FM 1‑02); arrival angle; Active Army;
after‑action review AAA antiaircraft
artillery (FM 1‑02); air avenues of approach (FM 90‑26) AAAD all arms for air defense
(FM 3‑21.20) AAC aerial ambulance company; Alaskan
Air AAO Command; acquisition advice code; arrival area control group
(ARTEP 7‑20‑MTP) AACFT Army aircraft AACG control group AACOMS Army Area Communications System AACS airways and air communications
Service; Area Airspace Control System AAD admission and disposition; Army
air defense AADC area
air defense commander (FM 1‑02) AADCCS Army Air Defense Control and
Coordination System AADCOM army air defense Command(er) AADCP Army Air Defense Command Post AADS antiaircraft defense system AADV acquisition aid vehicle AAE Army Aviation Element AAF Army airfield AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange
Service AAFU augmented assault fire units AAG army artillery group (opposing
forces) AAGE Army Advisory Group on Energy AAGR air‑to‑air gunnery
range AAH advanced attack helicopter AAHA awaiting action higher authority AAL additional authorizations list AALPS automated air loading planning system
(FM 90‑26) AALS Active Army Locator System AAM air‑to‑air missile;
Army aircraft maintenance: Army Achievement Medal AAMG antiaircraft machine gun AAMS Army aircraft maintenance shop AAMS‑H advanced antitank missile
system—heavy AAO authorized acquisition objective AAOD Army Aviation Operating
Detachment AAP Allied Administrative Publication
(FM 1‑02); Affirmative Action Plan; Army ammunition plant AAPM Army Aviation Planning Manual AARA Access and Amendment Refusal
Authority AARDAC Army air reconnaissance for
damage assessment in the continental AASA Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army AASC AASE Army Aviation Support Element AASHTO American Association of AASLT air
assault (FM 1‑02) AASP Army Automation Security Program AASTA (US) Army Aviation Systems Test
Activity AAT air‑assault task force
(ARTEP 7‑20-MTP); Army assault team AATCC Army air traffic control center
(FM 90‑26) AATCO Army Air Traffic Coordinating
Office AATF air
assault task force (FM 1‑02) AATFC air
assault task force commander (FM 1‑02) AATRI Army Air Traffic Regulation and
Identification System AATT Army aerial towed targets AAVN Army aviation AAW antiair
warfare (FM 1‑02) AAWSSC Army Atomic Weapons Systems
Safety Committee AB air base ABAR alternate battery acquisition radar abate to reduce, slow, or end abatis A
vehicular obstacle constructed by felling trees (leaving a 1‑ to 2‑meter
stump above the ground on both sides of a road, trail, gap, or defile) so
that they fall, interlocked, toward the expected direction of enemy approach.
The trees should remain attached to the stumps and be at a 45‑degree
angle to the roadway. The obstacle itself should be at least 75 meters in
depth to be most effective (FM 5‑103; see Table 7‑14 for symbol) abbr abbreviation (use abbreviations
in graphics only) abbreviation A shortened form of a word. For
example, appt—appoint; asgd—assigned; PA— ABC air battle captain (FM 3‑21.20) ABC2 airborne command and control
(FM 3‑90.6) ABCA ABCC airborne battlefield command and
control center (FM 3‑90.6, FM 3‑21.20, FM 7‑98,
FM 90‑26) ABCCC airborne
battlefield command and control center (FM 1‑02) ABCDE method
of identification and response to life‑threatening conditions: Airway,
Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure ABCMR Army Board for Correction of
Military Records ABCS Army
Battle Command System (FM 1‑02); airfield‑battlefield
countermeasures and survivability (ARTEP 7‑92‑MTP) ABDR Army battle damage repair ABE assistant
brigade engineer (FM 1‑02) ABF attack by fire (position,
FM 3‑90.1); availability balance file AC active
component (FM 1‑02) AC/RC active
component/reserve component (FM 1‑02) ACA airspace
control authority; airspace coordination area (FM 1‑02) ACAA Army Concepts Analysis Agency ACABUG American‑Canadian‑Australian‑British
urban game ACC air control center; area
coordination center (FM 7‑98); area control center ACCB air cavalry combat brigade ACCESS Army Commissary Computer Entry
Store System accessibility The
availability of an audience for targeting by psychological operations (FM 3‑05.20) ACCHAN Allied Command Channel accident risk All
operational risk considerations other than tactical risks. Includes risk to
friendly forces and risk posed to civilians by an operation, as well as the
impact of operations on the environment, also tactical risk (FM 3‑100.4) ACCLAIMS Army COMSEC Commodity, Logistical
and Accounting Information Management System ACCMB Aircraft Crewman Badge ACCNET Army Command and Control Network accompanying supplies (DOD)
Unit supplies that deploy with forces, also basic load; combat load
(FM 4‑0) ACCOR Army COMSEC Central Office of
Record accountability (DOD)
The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or
other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds.
The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of
the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with
records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and
safekeeping (Army) The requirement for a commander to answer to superiors for
mission accomplishment, for the lives and care of the soldiers under his
command, and for the effective and efficient use of Army resources (FM 6‑0) ACCP Army Correspondence Course
Program (FM 3‑22.34) acct account (use abbreviations in
graphics only) ACCTSTR accountable strength accy accuracy (FM 3‑21.8
(use abbreviations in graphics only) ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency ACE air
combat element (NATO); analysis and control element; armored [not 'armed']
combat earthmover; assistant corps engineer; aviation combat element (USMC,
FM 1‑02); airspace control element; Allied Command Europe;
ammunition, casualty, and equipment (report, FM 3‑21.8);
assessment of combat effectiveness; ACEMIS Automated Communications‑Electronics
(sic) Management Information System ACERT Army
Computer Emergency Response Team (FM 1‑02) ACERT/CC Army
Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (FM 1‑02) ACET automatic cancellation of extended
targets ACF area confinement facility; Army
Club Fund ACFL agreed cease‑fire line,
(then) acft aircraft
(FM 1‑02) ACG area coordination group ACGP Army Career Group ACH advanced
combat helmet (military_words.com) ACIA Aviation Career Incentive Act of
1974) ACIIB American Civilian Internee
Information Bureau ACIIB(Br) American Civilian Internee
Information Bureau (Branch) ACIMS Aircraft Component Intensive
Management System ACIP Aviation Career Incentive Pay ack acknowledge; acknowledged;
acknowledgment (use abbreviations in graphics only) acknowledge A
directive from the originator of a communication requiring the addressee(s)
to advise the originator that his communication has been received and
understood. This term is normally included in the electronic transmission of
orders to ensure the receiving station or person confirms the receipt of the
order, also acknowledgment (FM 11‑32) acknowledgment (NATO)
A message from the addressee informing the originator that his communication
has been received and understood, also acknowledge (FM 11‑32) ACL allowable
cabin load; allowable combat load (FM 1‑02); allowable cargo load;
authorized consumption list ACLANT Allied Command ACLDB Army Central Logistics Data Bank ACLS automatic carrier landing system ACLV accrued leave ACM air
contingency Marine air‑ground task force; airspace control measures
(FM 1‑02); area club management; American Campaign Medal ACMS Army Command Management System;
Automated Career Management System ACO airspace
control order (FM 1‑02); administrative contracting officer ACOA(F&A) Assistant Comptroller of the Army
for Finance and Accounting ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff ACOG advanced combat optic gun (sight) ACOM Army
Command. One of three headquarters created in July 2006 by the CoS Army to
produce the most effective, efficient command and control structure to
support our modular warfighting forces. The 3 ACOMs are‑‑ ACOP Airborne Corps Operation Plan ACOUSINT acoustic
intelligence (FM 1‑02) acoustic jamming (DOD)
The deliberate radiation or reradiation of mechanical or electroacoustic
signals with the objectives of obliterating or obscuring signals that the
enemy is attempting to receive and of disrupting enemy weapon systems (FM 2‑0) acoustic surveillance Employment
of electronic devices, including sound‑recording, receiving, or
transmitting equipment, for the collection of information (FM 2‑0) ACOUSTINT acoustical intelligence ACP air
control point (FM 1‑02); assembly control post (FM 90‑26;
airlift command post; Allied Communication Publication ACPD Army Control Program Directive ACPM Activity Career Program Manager ACPS Army
Civilian Personnel System (FM 3‑21.20) acq acquisition
(FM 1‑02); acquittal (use abbreviations in graphics only) ACR armored
cavalry regiment (FM 1‑02); advanced combat rifle; Ammunition
Condition Report ACRB Army Council of Review Boards acred accreditation (use abbreviations
in graphics only) acronym A word formed from the initial
letters of a name or parts of a series of words. For example, TAFFS—"The
Army Functional File System"; MARKS—"Modern Army Record‑Keeping
System"; ASAP—"as soon as possible" acrostic
a
poem or phrase in which the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase
when read together, for example, SALUTE ACRP Army Cost Reduction Program ACRV armored command and
reconnaissance vehicle ACS Army Community Service; asset
control subsystem ACSA Allied Communications Security
Agency ACSI Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence ACSIM C4‑Assistant Chief of Staff
for Information Management‑Command, Control, Communications, and
Computers ACSW advanced crew‑served weapon ACT analysis
and control team (FM 1‑02); air control team; armored cavalry
trainer; American College Test ACTA Advanced ACTD Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Advanced
Systems and Concepts Office ACTF advanced collective‑training
facility (ARTEP 7‑30‑MTP) action Directive
call to initiate a briefed attack sequence or maneuver) action phase (DOD)
In an amphibious operation, the period of time between the arrival of the
landing forces of the amphibious force in the operational area and the
accomplishment of their mission, also amphibious
force; amphibious operation; landing force; mission (FM 1‑02) action program A
sequential, coordinated presentation of a series of actions to achieve a
specific psychological operation objective, also psychological operations program (FM 3‑05.20) actions on contact A
series of combat actions, often conducted simultaneously, taken upon contact
with the enemy to develop the situation (FM 3‑90) active
(system location/direction) (EW)
Referenced emitter is radiating at the stated location or along the stated
bearing) active air defense (DOD)
Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the
effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and
assets. It includes the use of aircraft, air defense weapons, electronic
warfare, and other available weapons. [Note: See AAP‑6.] See also air defense; passive air defense (FM 44‑100) active defense (DOD)
The employment of limited offensive action and counterattacks to deny a
contested area or position to the enemy (Army) One of the four operational
elements of theater missile defense. Operations that protect selected assets
and forces from attack by destroying theater missile (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
electronic warfare against remote or onboard guidance systems, also attack operations; passive defense; theater missile defense (FM 100‑12) active duty for training (DOD)
A tour of active duty which is used for training members of the Reserve
Components to provide trained units and qualified persons to fill the needs
of the Armed Forces in time of war or national emergency and such other times
as the national security requires. The member is under orders which provide
for return to nonactive status when the period of active duty for training is
completed. This includes annual training, special tours of active duty for
training, school tours, and the initial duty for training performed by
nonprior service enlistees. Also called ADT (FM 1‑02) active voice Verbs
are also said to be either active (The executive committee
approved the new policy) or passive (The new policy was
approved by the executive committee) in voice. ACTPO accountable property officer ACU Army
combat uniform (military_words.com) acute‑care services Medical
services provided for patients with conditions having a gradual to rapid
onset that follows a short but acute course. The majority of medical care far
forward is acute care service. The objective of acute care service is to
treat symptomatic manifestations (FM 4‑02.24) ACV air cushion vehicle ACVC Army commercial vehicle code ACW aircraft control and warning AD air
defense; armored division (FM 1‑02); Army Dictionary (Dictionary
of Army Terms, ARTEP 7‑92-MTP); active duty; Army depot ADACG arrival‑departure airfield
control group (FM 90‑26) ADAD air‑defense artillery
director ADALO air‑defense artillery
liaison officer (FM 3‑90.6) ADAM area‑denial artillery
munition (antipersonnel); artillery‑delivered antipersonnel mine
(FM 3‑21.8); air defense and airspace management; area denial
antipersonnel mine (FM 3‑90.1) ADAOD air‑defense artillery
operations detachment ADAOO air‑defense artillery
operations office ADAP Army designated acquisition
program ADAPCP alcohol and drug abuse prevention
and control program ADAR air‑defense area ADARS Army Defense‑Acquisition
Regulation Supplement ADASP air‑defense annual service
practice ADatP Allied Data Processing
Publication ADC area
damage control; assistant division commander (FM 1‑02); active
duty commitment; Aerospace Defense Command; aide‑de‑camp ADCATT air
defense combined arms tactical trainer (TC 90‑1) ADCC ADCCCS Air Defense Command, Control, and
Coordination System ADCEO assistant division communications‑electronics
(sic) officer ADC‑M assistant
division commander maneuver (FM 7‑0) ADCO Air Defense Communications
Office; alcohol and drug control office ADCOC area damage control center ADCON administrative
control (FM 1‑02) ADCOP area damage control party; Air
Defense Command Post ADCSP Advanced Defense Communication
Satellite Program ADCT air‑defense combat team
(FM 3‑90.6) add (NATO)
In artillery and naval fire support, a correction used by an observer/spotter
to indicate that an increase in range along the spotting line is desired.
[Note: the Army definition also applies to mortar fire.] See FM 6‑30; addendum; additional add
(system/category)** Directive
call to add a specific (system) or (EOB category) to search responsibilities) ADDC ADDIC Alcohol and Dependency
Intervention Council ADDS Automatic Data Distribution
System; Army Data Distribution System (FM 2‑50.3 (EMO only via WS
ASAS, replaces FM 3‑25.3) ADE air defense emergency; Assistant
Division Engineer ADEPREP Army Deployment Report‑System ADEPT alternate door exit procedure for
training (FM 3‑21.220) ADF automatic direction finder ADFSC Automatic Data Field Systems
Command ADG advance development group ADIE acquisition data input equipment ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone adj adjutant (use abbreviations in
graphics only) adjust (DOD)
An order to the observer or spotter to initiate an adjustment on a designated
target, FM 6‑30) adjust fire (NATO)
In artillery and naval fire support: 1. A method of control transmitted in
the call for fire by the observer or spotter to indicate that he will control
the adjustment. 2. An order or request to initiate an adjustment of fire,
also call for fire, FM 6‑30) adjustment decision During
preparation and execution, the selection of a course of action that modifies
the order to respond to unanticipated opportunities or threats (FM 6‑0) adjustment of fire (NATO)
Process used in artillery and naval gunfire to obtain correct bearing, range,
and height of burst (if time fuzes are used) when engaging a target by
observed fire, also call for fire,
FM 6‑30) ADL armistice
demarcation line (FM 1‑02); authorized data list; automatic data
link; Area Dental Laboratory ADM atomic
demolition munitions (FM 1‑02); admiral ADMC Air Defense Missile Command ADMCEN administration center admin administrative
(FM 1‑02, use abbreviations in graphics only) admin/log (obsolete)
administrative/logistics (FM 3‑21.20. Replaced by the now also
obsolete "combat trains CP," which was replaced by the now obsolete
"field trains," which has been replaced by "Infantry battalion
support area." (use abbreviations in graphics only) ADMINI administrative instructions ADMINIO administrative orders administrative control (DOD)
Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in
respect to administration and support, including organization of Service
forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit
logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization,
demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in the operational
missions of the subordinate or other organizations (NATO) Direction or
exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to
administrative matters such as personnel management, supply, services, and
other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or
other organizations. Also called ADCON,
also command relationships, FM 3‑0) administrative landing (DOD)
An unopposed landing involving debarkation from vessels that have been
administratively loaded, also administrative
movement; logistics over‑the‑shore
operations (FM 1‑02) administrative movement (DOD,
NATO) A movement in which troops and vehicles are arranged to expedite their
movement and conserve time and energy when no enemy interference, except by
air, is anticipated, also administrative
landing, FM 3‑0) admission rates The
number of patients admitted to inpatient setting within a hospital from a
specified population over a designated period of time (FM 8‑55) ADMS automatic digital message
switches ADMSC Automatic Digital Message
Switching Center ADMSG advise by message ADMSLBN air defense missile battalion ADNAC Air Defense of North American
Continent ADOA air
defense operations area (FM 1‑02) ADOT automatic digital optical tracker ADP automatic data processing;
airdrop personnel (FM 3‑21.220); advance development plan;
automatic data processing ADPC Automatic Data Processing Center ADPE automatic data processing
equipment ADPMIS Automatic Data Processing
Management Information System ADPS automatic data processing system ADPSC Automatic Data Processing ADPSSEP Automated Data Processing System
Security Enhancement Program ADPSSO Automated Data Processing Systems
Security Officer ADR air‑defense reticle
(FM 3‑22.1) ADRB Army Disability Review Board adrp airdrop (use abbreviations in
graphics only) ADRRB Army Disability Rating Review
Board adrs address; addressee (use
abbreviations in graphics only) ADS aerial delivery sling (FM 3‑21.38);
air defense sector; automated data system ADSAF Automatic Data Systems Within the
Army in the Field ADSEC advance section ADSID Air Defense Systems, Integration
Division ADSL authorized depot stockage list ADSM Air Defense Suppression Missile;
Air Defense Service Medal; Automated Data Systems Manual ADSO assistant
division signal officer (FM 1‑02) ADSS automated data subsystem ADSSHPDA advise shipping data ADT active
duty for training (FM 1‑02); atomic damage template ADTF artillery direct fire trainer ADTLS Armywide Doctrinal and Training
Literature ADTOC Air Defense Tactical ADUM automated data unit movement adv advance; advanced (use
abbreviations in graphics only) advance guard (DOD)
Detachment sent ahead of the main force to ensure its uninterrupted advance;
to protect the main body against surprise; to facilitate the advance by
removing obstacles and repairing roads and bridges; and to cover the
deployment of the main body if it is committed to action, also exploitation; movement to contact;
pursuit; reconnaissance in
force, FM 3‑90) advance party A
team that coordinates the convoy's arrival at the destination. It may move with
the main body initially but must arrive at the destination sufficiently ahead
of the main body, also march column; quartering party (FM 4‑01.30) advance to contact (NATO)
An offensive operation designed to gain or re‑establish contact with
the enemy. [Note: DOD uses the term "movement to contact" instead.]
See also meeting engagement; offensive operations; reconnaissance in force, FM 3‑0) advance trauma life support Resuscitative
and stabilizing medical or surgical treatment provided to patients to save
life or limb and to prepare them for further evacuation without jeopardizing
their well‑being or prolonging the state of their condition. Also
called ATLS (FM 4‑02.6) advanced operations base (DOD)
In special operations, a small temporary base established near or within a
joint special operations area to command, control, and/or support training or
tactical operations. Facilities are normally austere. The base may be ashore
or afloat. If ashore, it may include an airfield or unimproved airstrip, a
pier, or an anchorage. An advanced operations base is normally controlled
and/or supported by a main operations base or a forward operations base.
[Note: the Army SOF term is "advanced operational base."] Also
called AOB, also forward operations base; main operations base, FM 3‑05) ADVDISC advance discontinuance of
allotment Adverse
Weather Aerial Delivery System AWADS,
JP 1‑02) adversity A state or condition (MWOL '03)
of suffering or affliction; or one or more, or continuous, calamitous or
disastrous experience(s; MWUOL, '03) ADVMOS advanced military occupational
specialty ADVPMT advance payment ADW air
defense warning (FM 1‑02) ADWEPS Air Defense Weapons Cost
Effectiveness Study ADX advanced development
experimental; air defense exercise ADZSO assistant drop zone safety
officer (FM 3‑21.220) AE aeromedical
evacuation (FM 1‑02); architectural engineering; angles of
elevation (FM 3‑22.27) AE&S air equipment and support AEA assignment eligibility and
availability AEC area equipment compounds; AECC AECO Aeromedical Evacuation Control
Officer AECP Army Extension Course Program AEDS Atomic Energy Detection System AEF American Expeditionary Force AEL authorized equipment listing AELP Allied Electrical Publication AELT air
evacuation liaison team (FM 1‑02) AEOO aeromedical evacuation operations
officer AEP Allied Engineering Publication AER after‑exercise report
(ARTEP 71‑2-MTP); Army Emergency Relief AERB Army Educational Requirements
Board AERDL Army Electronics Research and
Development Laboratory aerial
delivery system no
hyphen and no initial caps. Neither in FM 1‑02 nor AR 25‑52) aerial port (DOD)
An airfield that has been designated for the sustained air movement of
personnel and materiel, as well as an authorized port for entrance into or
departure from the country where located. Also called APORT, FM 100‑17) aerial port of debarkation An
airfield for sustained air movement at which personnel and materiel are
discharged from aircraft. Aerial ports of debarkation normally serve as ports
of embarkation for return passengers and retrograde cargo shipments. Also
called APOD (FM 55‑1; see Table 5‑3 for symbol) aerial port of embarkation An
airfield for sustained air movement at which personnel and materiel board or
are loaded aboard aircraft to initiate aerial movement. Aerial ports of
embarkation may serve as ports of debarkation for return passengers and
retrograde cargo shipments. Also called APOE (FM 55‑1; see Table 5‑3 for symbol., FM 1‑02) aero aeronautics (use abbreviations in
graphics only) aeromedical evacuation (DOD,
NATO) The movement of patients under medical supervision to and between
medical treatment facilities by air transportation. [Note: the NATO
definition does not include "under medical supervision."] Also
called AE, FM 8‑10‑6 (Replace with
"MEDEVAC," which has come to mean evacuation by air. For evacuation
by any other means, use only "evacuation." — aeromedical staging facility A
United States Air Force staging facility employed at or near airfields in the
combat zone and echelons above corps. It also provides a temporary staging
capability for patients being evacuated from echelons above corps or another
theater to the continental AESC automatic electronic switching
center AESRS Army Equipment Status Reporting
System AET Army extension training AETIS Army Extension Training
Information System AEtP Allied Electronics Publication AEW airborne early warning AEW&C airborne
early warning and control (FM 1‑02) AF amphibious
force (FM 1‑02); Air Force ( AFA Army Flight Activity AFAC airborne forward air controller AFAK Armed Forces Assistance to AFAO approved force acquisition
objective AFAS‑C Advanced Field Artillery System,
Cannon AFATDS Advanced
Field Artillery Tactical Data System (FM 1‑02) AFB Air Force base AFC automatic frequency control AFCC assault fire command console AFCCT Air Force combat control team
(FM 3‑21.220) AFCEA Armed Forces Communication and
Electronics Association AFCENT Allied Forces, AFCS active federal commissioned
service; Air Force Communications Service; Army facilities components system AFDCB Armed Forces Disciplinary Control
Board AFDP Army Force Development Plan AFEB Armed Forces Epidemiological
Board AFEM Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal AFGR approved force gross requirement AFIC approved force inventory
objective AFIP Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology AFJMAN Air Force joint manual (FM 3‑21.220) AFKN American Forces AFLC Air Force Logistics Command afld airfield AFM Air Force manual (FM 90‑26;
Armed Forces Management AFMSC Armed Forces Menu Service
Committee AFN American Forces Network AFNE American Forces Network, AFNORTH Allied Forces, AFP annual funding program AFPC Armed Forces Policy Committee AFPCB Armed Forces AFPD Armed Forces Police Detachment AFPDA Army force planning data and
assumptions AFPEC Armed Forces Product Evaluation
Committee AFPS Armed Forces Press Service AFQT Armed Forces Qualification Test AFQTVA Armed Forces Qualification Test,
Verbal Arithmetic Subtest AFR Air Force regulation (FM 3‑21.220,
FM 90‑26 ; artillery flash ranging AFRA Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952,
as amended AFRC Armed AFRM air frame; Armed Forces Reserve
Medal AFRSC Armed Forces Recipe Service
Committee AFRTS American Forces Radio and
Television Service AFSC Air Force Systems Command; Armed AFSCOORD assistant fire support
coordinator AFSCS Army Field Stock Control System AFSOB Air Force special operations base
(FM 90‑26) AFSOC Air Force Special Operations
Command (FM 7‑98) AFSOP Air Force standing operation
procedure (FM 90‑26) AFSOUTH Allied Forces, AFTB Army family team building AFTP aircrew flight training period AFU assault fire unit AFV armored fighting vehicle
(FM 3‑22.34 (23‑34, FM 3‑90.2) AFWAB Army Fixed Wing Aptitude AFWAR Air Force personnel on duty with
Army AFWST Armed Forces Women's Selection
Test ag antigas (use abbreviations in
graphics only) AG adjutant
general (FM 1‑02) AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace
Research and Development AGC advance guard company (FM 3‑90.1);
automatic gain control AGCA automatic ground‑controlled
approach AGCCS Army
Global Command and Control System (FM 3‑21.20) AGCF air‑ground correlation
factor AGCM Army Good Conduct Medal AGCT Army General Classification Test AGE aerospace ground equipment agents of action Persons
and organizations who carry out programs of psychological actions.
Discretionary agents are persons or organizations whose activities are
planned primarily for their psychological impact. Incidental agents are
persons or organizations whose activities generate a psychological impact
secondary to the military operation (FM 3‑05.20) AGES Air‑Ground Engagement
System agg aggregate (FM 3‑90.6
(use abbreviations in graphics only) agility The
ability to move and adjust quickly and easily (FM 3‑0) AGL above
ground level (FM 1‑02); automatic grenade launcher (FM 3‑90.6) AGM advanced
guided munitions; air‑to‑ground missile system (FM 1‑02) AGMB advance guard main body (enemy
force, FM 3‑90.1) AGOS air‑ground operations
system AGR Active Guard Reserve agreed point (NATO)
A predetermined point on the ground, identifiable from the air, and used when
aircraft assist in fire adjustment, FM 6‑30) AGRS American AGS Armored Gun System (FM 3‑06.11);
30‑mm automatic grenade launcher, Soviet (FM 3‑21.20); Army
General Staff AGT air‑ground
team (FM 3‑21.20) AGZ actual ground zero AH attack helicopter; airfield
heliport AHA alert holding area (ARTEP 7‑20‑MTP) AHB attack helicopter battalion
(FM 3‑21.20, ARTEP 7‑30‑MTP) AHC assault helicopter company ahd airhead
or arrowhead (use abbreviations in graphics only) AHD antihandling device (FM 3‑21.20) AHFRAC Army Human Factors Research
Advisory Committee AHFRDC Army Human Factors Research and
Development Committee AHFS attack helicopter fire simulator AHLO attack helicopter liaison officer
(FM 3‑90.6) AHN Army health nurse AHP Allied Hydrographic Publication;
Army heliport AHS Academy of Health Sciences, AHSC Army Health Services Command AI air
interdiction (FM 1‑02); airborne intercept; area of interest
(FM 3‑90.2); assistant instructor (FM 3‑22.27,
ARTEP 7‑90‑MTP, ARTEP 7‑91-MTP); Army
intelligence; assignment instructions; artificial intelligence AICBM anti‑intercontinental
ballistic missile AICW advanced individual combat weapon AID Agency for International
Development aid station The
first medical treatment facility that can provide advanced trauma management
to a battlefield casualty. It provides first level of triage evaluation of
casualties and conducts routine sick call, also level of care (FM 4‑02) AIDECS Automatic Inspection Device for
Explosive Charge Shell aidman (noun, MW9) ed: I suggest using
the nongender‑specific “medic” instead to comply with guidelines to
that effect, except when necessary to distinguish between the roles of the
two. The medic is generally the one who has received formal training, and has
passed on that training to others, known as “aidmen.” However, in the field,
wounded Soldiers will probably call out “Doc” anyway, so in the book
let’s try to keep it nongender‑specific where we can) AIDRB Army Investigational Drug Review
Board AIDS Army Inventory of Data Systems AIE acceptance inspection equipment AIF Army Industrial Fund; automated
intelligence file AIG address indicating group AII Army intelligence interpreter AIIF Automated Intelligence
Installation File AIM air
intercept missile (FM 1‑02);
armored‑infantry‑mechanized aim
point (noun) Aim1 (not "AIM‑1")
Laser aiming light for the M249, M60, and MK19) AIMI aviation intensive management
items AIMILO Arrny/Industry Materiel
Information Liaison Officer AIMS Army Integrated Meteorological
System AIMSS advanced Infantry marksmanship
strategies and standards AIMXS Aircraft AIP aeronautical
information publication, Allied Intelligence Publication AIPC Army Installations Planning
Committee air (DOD,
NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation,
by a spotter or an observer to indicate that a burst or group of bursts
occurred before impact. [Note: the Army definition also applies to mortar
fire.] See also adjustment of fire,
FM 6‑30) air assault operation (DOD)
Operation in which assault forces (combat, combat service, and combat service
support), using the firepower, mobility, and total integration of helicopter
assets, maneuver on the battlefield under the control of the ground or air
maneuver commander to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold
key terrain, also abort criteria; airhead; air mission brief; air mission commander, FM 90‑4) air base (noun, MW9) air
brake (noun, MW9) air contingency Marine air‑ground task force An
on‑call, combat‑ready Marine air‑ground task force (MAGTF)
that deploys by airlift. Air contingency MAGTFs vary in size based on mission
requirements and the availability of airlift. Because they deploy by air,
they generally have a limited organic logistic capability, and require an
arrival airfield. Air contingency MAGTFs usually are activated to respond to
developing crises, and may deploy independently or in conjunction with other
expeditionary forces. Also called ACM,
also aviation combat element; combat service support element; ground combat element; Marine air‑ground task force; Marine expeditionary force; Marine expeditionary force (forward); Marine expeditionary unit; special purpose Marine air‑ground
task force; task force
(FM 1‑02) air control point An easily identifiable point on
the terrain or an electronic navigational aid used to provide necessary
control during air movement. Air control points are generally designated at
each point where the flight route or air corridor makes a definite change in
any direction and at any other point deemed necessary for timing or control
of the operation. Also called air controller (NATO)
An individual especially trained for and assigned the duty of the control (by
use of radio, radar, or other means) of such aircraft as may be allotted to
him for operation within his area, FM 3‑04.111) air corridor (DOD,
NATO) A restricted air route of travel specified for use by friendly aircraft
and established for the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being
fired on by friendly forces. Also called flight corridor, also air
control point, FM 3‑52. (See Table 7‑8 for symbol) air defense (DOD)
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. Also called AD, also active air
defense; passive air defense
(FM 4‑100. (See Table 5‑3 for symbol)
air defense warning conditions (DOD)
A degree of air raid probability according to the following code. The term
"air defense division/sector" referred to herein may include forces
and units afloat and/or deployed to forward areas, as applicable. a. Air defense warning yellow—attack by hostile aircraft and/or
missiles is probable. This means that hostile aircraft and/or missiles are en
route toward an air defense division/sector, or unknown aircraft and/or
missiles suspected to be hostile are en route toward or are within an air
defense division/sector. b. Air defense warning red—attack by
hostile aircraft and/or missiles is imminent or in progress. This means that
hostile aircraft and/or missiles are within an air defense division/sector or
are in the immediate vicinity of an air defense division/sector with high
probability of entering the division/sector. c. Air defense warning
white—attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is improbable. May be
called either before or after air defense warning yellow or red. The initial
declaration of air defense emergency will automatically establish a condition
of air defense warning other than white for purposes of security control of
air traffic, FM 44‑100) air defense weapon control status The
degree of fire control imposed upon Army units having assigned, attached, or
organic air defense weapons. Weapons control status terms are: a. Weapons free—a weapon control
order imposing a status whereby weapons systems may be fired at any target
not positively recognized as friendly. b. Weapons hold—a weapon control order imposing a status whereby
weapons systems may only be fired in self‑defense or in response to a
formal order. c. Weapons tight—a
weapon control order imposing a status whereby weapons systems may be fired
only at targets recognized as hostile (FM 44‑100) air
guard (not "airguard") air gun (noun, MW9) air interdiction (DOD,
NATO) Air operations conducted to destroy, neutralize, or delay the enemy's
military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against
friendly forces at such distance from friendly forces that detailed
integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces
is not required. Also called AI,
FM 3‑04.111) air landed (DOD,
NATO) Moved by air and disembarked or unloaded after the aircraft has landed
or while a helicopter is hovering, also air assault operation;
airborne operation, FM 90‑26) air lane (noun, MW9) air liaison officer ( air lock (noun, MW9) air mass (noun, MW9) air mile (noun, MW9) air mission brief 1.
The last coordination meeting of key participants in an air assault operation
which ensures that key aviation soldiers are briefed and that the plan is
finalized. It covers the operation from beginning to end. 2. Briefing of the
pilots prior to any aviation mission. Also called air mission commander (Army)
Commander of the largest aviation unit supporting the air assault operation.
He is responsible for all embarked soldiers and for coordinating all support
from liftoff to touchdown (FM 3‑04.111; Marine Corps) A
mission commander, who shall be a properly qualified naval aviator or naval
flight officer, should be designated when separate aircraft formations, each
led by its own formation leader, are required for a common support mission or
whenever a formation of four or more aircraft must perform a multiple sortie
mission. The mission commander shall direct a coordinated plan of action and
shall be responsible for the effectiveness of the mission. Also called air movement (DOD,
NATO) Air transport of aircraft, units, personnel, supplies, and equipment, including
airdrops and air landings, also aerial
port of embarkation; aerial
port of debarkation; airdrop; air landed; tanker airlift control element, FM 55‑1) air parity The
functional equivalency between enemy and friendly air forces in strength and
capability to attack and destroy targets (FM 3‑04.111) air
power (noun, MW9) air raid (noun, MW9) air reconnaissance (DOD)
The acquisition of information by employing visual observation and/or sensors
in air vehicles, also reconnaissance,
FM 2‑0) air strike (DOD)
An attack on specific objectives by fighter, bomber, or attack aircraft on an
offensive mission. May consist of several air organizations under a single
command in the air, FM 3‑04.111) air superiority (DOD,
NATO) That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another
which permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land,
sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive
interference by the opposing force, FM 3‑04.111) air support operations center (DOD,
NATO) An agency of a tactical air control system collocated with a corps
headquarters or an appropriate land force headquarters, which coordinates and
directs close air support and other tactical air support. Also called ASOC, FM 3‑52) air supremacy (DOD,
NATO) That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is
incapable of effective interference, FM 3‑04.111) air surveillance (DOD)
The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means,
primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of
aircraft and missiles, friendly and enemy, in the airspace under observation,
FM 2‑0) air terminal (DOD)
A facility on an airfield that functions as an air transportation hub and accommodates
the loading and unloading of airlift aircraft and the in‑transit
processing of traffic. The airfield may or may not be designated an aerial
port (FM 55‑60) AIRAD air administrative net AIRASLT Air Assault Badge AIRBM anti‑intermediate range
ballistic missile airboat (noun, MW9) airborne (DOD) 1. In relation to
personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air,
an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In relation to
equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use by
airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation. It also designates
some aeronautical equipment used to accomplish a particular mission. 3. When
applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft. 4. The
state of an aircraft from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air
until it ceases to be so sustained. A lighter‑than‑air aircraft
is not considered to be airborne when it is attached to the ground, except
that moored balloons are airborne whenever sent aloft (FM 3‑90, see Table 5‑4 for symbol) airborne force (DOD,
NATO) A force composed primarily of ground and air units organized, equipped,
and trained for airborne operations (FM 3‑90) airborne operation (DOD)
An operation involving the air movement into an objective area of combat
forces and their logistic support for execution of a tactical, operational,
or strategic mission. The means employed may be any combination of airborne
units, air transportable units, and types of transport aircraft, depending on
the mission and the overall situation (FM 3‑90) airburst (DOD,
NATO) An explosion of a bomb or projectile above the surface as distinguished
from an explosion on contact with the surface or after penetration (FM 6‑30) airbus (noun, MW9) AIRCOMD air command net aircraft (noun, MW9) aircrew (noun, MW9) airdrop (noun
or transitive verb, MW9; DOD) The unloading of personnel or materiel from
aircraft in flight, also air movement
(FM 100‑17) airdroppable (adj, MW9) airdropped (adj) airfield (noun, MW9) airfoil (noun, MW9) airframe (noun, MW9) airfreight (noun, MW9) airhead (noun, MW9) airhead (DOD,
NATO) 1. A designated area in a hostile or threatened territory which, when
seized and held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel
and provides the maneuver space necessary for projected operations. Normally
it is the area seized in the assault phase of an airborne operation. 2. A
designated location in an area of operations used as a base for supply and
evacuation by air, also air assault
operation; airborne operation
(FM 90‑26, see Table 7‑11 for symbol) airhead line (DOD)
A line denoting the limits of the objective area for an airborne assault. The
airhead line is bounded by assault objectives that are operationally located
to ensure that enemy fires cannot be brought to bear on the main objective
and for friendly forces to conduct defensive operations in depth, also air assault operation; airborne operation (FM 3‑90, see Table 7‑11 for symbol) airland (verb) AirLand
Battle (newer FM 3‑0 [100‑5]
uses "warfighting," "full‑spectrum operations"
instead; other pubs have replaced this with "operational art," but
I think that term was short‑lived) airland
insertion (adj + n) airlift (noun, MW9) airline (noun, MW9) airman (noun, MW9) Airmobile (adj, MW9; replace with "air
assault") air‑operated
pistol (for
spelling or hyphenation only) AIRPAC all‑purpose weapons and
equipment container system (FM 3‑21.220) AIRS Aircraft Inventory Reporting
System airship (noun, MW9) airspace (noun, MW9) airspace control area (DOD)
Airspace that is laterally defined by the boundaries of the operational area.
The airspace control area may be subdivided into airspace control sectors (FM 3‑52) airspace control authority (DOD,
NATO) The commander designated to assume overall responsibility for the
operation of the airspace control system in the airspace control area. Also
called ACA, also airspace control area (FM 3‑52) airspace control in the combat zone (DOD)
A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting the safe,
efficient, and flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in
order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit
greater flexibility of operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the
authority vested in commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat
operations. Also called airspace
control and combat airspace
control, also airspace control
authority; airspace control
order; airspace coordination
area (FM 3‑52) airspace control measures Rules,
mechanisms, and directions governed by joint doctrine and defined by the
airspace control plan which control the use of airspace of specified
dimensions, also high‑density
airspace control zone; low‑level
transit route; minimum‑risk
route; standard use Army
aircraft flight route (FM 3‑52; see Table 7‑8 for symbol) airspace control order (DOD)
An order implementing the airspace control plan that provides the details of
the approved requests for airspace control measures. It is published either
as part of the air tasking order or as a separate document. Also called ACO (FM 3‑52) airspace coordination area (DOD)
A three‑dimensional block of airspace in a target area, established by
the appropriate ground commander, in which friendly aircraft are reasonably
safe from friendly surface fires. The airspace coordination area may be
formal or informal. Also called ACA,
also Army airspace command and
control (FM 3‑52, see Table 7‑12 for symbol) airspeed (noun, MW9) airstream (noun, MW9) airstrip (noun, MW9) airway (noun, MW9) AIS Army
information systems (FM 1‑02) AISC Army Information Systems Command AIT advanced identification techniques;
advanced individual training; Army intelligence translator; Automotive
Information Test AITST armor integrated thermal
signature target aj antijamming (use abbreviations in
graphics only) AJAC automatic jamming avoidance
circuitry AJAG/CIV Assistant Judge Advocate General
for Civil Law AJAG/MIL Assistant Judge Advocate General
for Military Law AJCC AJM assistant jumpmaster (FM 3‑21.220) AJSS Australian Joint Staff Service AK (MK/AK; App D, pg 22, MK/AK
functions), MK 9, Chap 5, FM 7‑92) AKM 7.62‑mm assault rifles such
as the AKM and the AKMS (so‑called "ack‑acks") AKZ armor‑kill zone ALAAP Alabama Army ammunition plant ALACC aircraft landing area control
center (FM 90‑26) ALANF ALARACT all Army activities ALARM Directive/informative
call indicating the termination of EMCON procedures.
Opposite of SNOOZE) ALAT Army Language Aptitude Test ALB AirLand Battle (FM 3‑90.6
(obsolete; replaced by 'operational art,' which may also have gone away now.
If you know what has replaced it, please email the new term to mail@infantryglossary.com ALBE AirLand Battlefield Environment ALBM air launched ballistic missile ALC (Infantryman
and Indirect Fire Infantryman) Advance Leaders Course; administrative
logistics center (obsolete: replaced by 'combat trains CP'), also field trains. See also M-SLC. ALCANUS ALCC airlift‑control center
(FM 90‑26) ALCE airlift
control element (FM 1‑02) ALCO airlift coordinating office(r) ALCOM Alaskan Command ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C‑band
observable radar ALD at a later date; available‑to‑load
date ALEA Army Logistics Evaluation Agency ALF auxiliary landing field ALFT airlift (FM 90‑26) ALG advanced landing ground ALGOL algebraic oriented language all after A
procedure
word meaning, "The portion of the message to which I have
reference is all that follows (insert text)" (FM 24‑19) all before A
procedure
word meaning, "The portion of the message to which I have
reference is all that precedes (insert text)" (FM 24‑19) ALLA Allied Long Lines Agency allen
wrench an 'L'‑shaped hexagonal bar
of hardened steel, either end of which (or both) fits the socket of a [socket‑head]
screw or bolt (Merriam‑Webster online 2004) alliance (DOD)
The result of formal agreements (i.e., treaties) between two or more nations
for broad, long‑term objectives that further the common interests of
the members, also coalition; multinational operations (FM 100‑8) ALLIGATOR Link‑11/TADIL
A) allocated forces and resources Those
forces provided by the President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly
deputized alternates or successors for execution planning or actual
implementation (FM 3‑0) allocation (DOD)
In a general sense, distribution of limited resources among competing
requirements for employment. Specific allocations (for example, air sorties,
nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of
air sorties, nuclear weapons, and so on, also apportionment (FM 100‑12) allowable load (DOD,
NATO) The total load that an aircraft can transport over a given distance,
taking into account weight and volume (FM 100‑17) all‑purpose
cargo container (for spelling
or hyphenation only) all‑round
security not
“all around security” all‑source intelligence (DOD)
1. Intelligence products and/or organizations and activities that incorporate
all sources of information, most frequently including human resources
intelligence, imagery intelligence, measurement and signature intelligence,
signals intelligence, and open‑source data in the production of
finished intelligence. 2. In intelligence collection, a phrase that indicates
that in the satisfaction of intelligence requirements, all collection,
processing, exploitation, and reporting systems and resources are identified
for possible use and those most capable are tasked (Army) ALMC ALMSA Automated Logistics Management
Systems Agency ALO air
liaison officer; artillery liaison officer (FM 1‑02); aviation
liaison officer (FM 7‑92, FM 3‑21.38, definition. authorized
level of organization ALOC air lines of communication, not admin/log, field trains ALOO alot allotment (use abbreviations in
graphics only) ALP Allied Logistic Publication;
ambulance loading post ALPC Army Logistics Policy Council ALPHA ALPHA
CHECK Request
for/confirmation of bearing and range from aircraft to described point) alphanumeric (adj, MW9) ALR artillery‑locating radar ALRTF Army long‑range
technological forecast ALS air logistics service; azimuth‑laying
set ALSE aviation life‑support
equipment ALSEAFRON ALSP Army Logistic Study Program alt alternate;
altitude (FM 1‑02, use
abbreviations in graphics only) ALT administrative lead time ALTAIR ARPA long‑range tracking
and instrumentation radar alternate command post (DOD)
Any location designated by a commander to assume command post functions in
the event the command post becomes inoperative. It may be partially or fully
equipped and manned or it may be the command post of a subordinate unit, also
combat trains command post; command post; tactical operations center (FM 1‑02) alternate position A defensive position that the
commander assigns to a unit or weapon for occupation when the primary
position becomes untenable or unsuitable for carrying out the assigned task,
also primary position; successive positions; supplementary position (FM 3‑90) alternate supply route A
route or routes designated within an area of operations to provide for the
movement of traffic when main supply routes become disabled or congested.
Also called ALTHQ alternate headquarters altn alternate; alternative (use
abbreviations only in graphics) ALUSNA United States Naval Attaché alw allowance (use abbreviations in
graphics only) ALWS Army laser weapon simulation ALZ alternate landing zone (FM 7‑93) AM amplitude
modulation (noun)/modulated (adj, FM 1‑02) AMA air materiel area AMAA Army Mutual Aid Association AMARS automatic message address‑routing
system amb ambulance; ambush (ARTEP 7‑10‑ AMB air mission brief; air mobility
branch (FM 1‑02); Airways Modernization Board AMBF Asset Master Balance File AMBLADS advise method, bill of lading,
and date shipped ambulance control point Consists
of a soldier (from the ambulance company or platoon) stationed at a crossroad
or road junction where ambulances may take one of two or more directions to
reach loading points. The soldier, knowing from which location each loaded
ambulance has come, directs empty ambulances returning from the rear. The
need for control points is dictated by the tactical situation. Generally,
they are more necessary in the forward area (FM 4‑02.6) ambulance exchange point (DOD)
A location where a patient is transferred from one ambulance to another en
route to a medical treatment facility. This may be an established point in an
ambulance shuttle system or it may be designated independently. Also called ambulance shuttle system An
effective and flexible method of employing ambulances during combat. It
consists of one or more ambulance loading points, relay points, and, when
necessary, ambulance control points, all echeloned forward from the principal
group of ambulances, the company location, or basic relay points as
tactically required (When patients are being transported by litter carriers,
this system is referred to as a litter shuttle system; FM 4‑02.6) ambush (Army)
A form of attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed positions
on a moving or temporarily halted enemy (FM 3‑0; Marine Corps) A surprise
attack by fire from concealed positions on a moving or temporarily halted
enemy. (See Table 7‑11 for symbol) AMC air
mission commander (FM 1‑02); (US) Army Materiel Command; Air
Mobility Command (replaces Military Airlift Command [ AMCCOM (US Army) Armament, Munitions,
and Chemical Command AMCEC Allied Military Communications
Electronics Committee AMCR Air Mobility Command regulation
(FM 3‑21.220) AMCROSS American National Red Cross AMCS Army Mobilization Capabilities
Study AMD Administrative Machine Division;
air movement designator; air and missile defense AMDC Army Missile Defense Command AMDF Army Master Data File AMDW/S Air Missile Defense Warning
System AMDWS air
and missile defense workstation (FM 3‑21.20) AME aeromedical evacuation; airspace
management elements AMEDD Army Medical Department AMEDDPAS Army Medical Department Property
Ac counting System AMEMB American Embassy AMETA (US) Army Management Engineering
Training Agency AMF airport mail facility; Army
Management Fund AMFINFOS American Forces Information
Service AMHS Automated Message Handling System AMIADB Inter‑American Defense
Board, Army Member AMIP Army Management Information
Program AMIS air movements information
section; Army management information system AMKTU Army Marksmanship Training Unit
(FORSCOM) AML area medical laboratory AMM antimissile missile AMMC AMME automated multimedia exchange AMMH annual maintenance man‑hours AMMIP Aviation
Materiel Management Improvement Program ammo ammunition
(FM 1‑02, use abbreviations in graphics only) AMMOBR ammunition bearer ammunition supply point An
area designated to receive, store, reconfigure, and issue Class V material.
It is normally located at or near the division area. Also called ASP, also classes of supply (FM 9‑6; see Table 7‑17 for symbol) ammunition transfer point A
designated temporary site from which Class V material is transferred from
corps transportation to unit vehicles. Also called ATP, also classes of
supply (FM 4‑0; see Table 7‑17 for symbol) AMNM Airman's Medal AMO aviation medical officer; automation
management office; air movement officer (FM 90‑26) AMOD Army's mobility opportunity and
development program AMOPS Army Mobilization and Operations
Planning System (JP 1‑02) AMOS additionally awarded military
occupational specialty amp ampere AMP Allied Mining and Mine
Countermeasures Publication; Army Materiel Plan AMPES Automated Message Processing
Exchange System amphibious force (DOD,
NATO) An amphibious task force and a landing force, together with other
forces that are trained, organized and equipped for amphibious operations.
[Note: the NATO definition replaces "amphibious task force" with
"naval force" and "other forces" with "supporting
force."] (NATO only) In naval usage, the administrative title of the
amphibious type command of a fleet. Also called AF, also amphibious
operation; amphibious task
force; landing force
(FM 1‑02) amphibious operation (DOD)
A military operation launched from the sea by an amphibious force, embarked
in ships or craft with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force
ashore to accomplish the assigned mission, also action phase; amphibious
force; amphibious task force; embarkation phase; landing force; mission; movement phase; operation; planning phase; rehearsal phase (FM 1‑02) amphibious task force (DOD)
A Navy task organization formed to conduct amphibious operations. The
amphibious task force, together with the landing force and other forces,
constitutes the amphibious force, also amphibious force;
amphibious operation; landing
force (FM 1‑02) AMPPGD Army Mobilization Planning and
Programming Guidance Document AMPS Automatic Message Processing
System; aviation mission planning system AMR AMRAC Anti‑Missile Research
Advisory Council AMRAD ARPA measurements radar AMRD NASC‑Army Missile and
Rockets Directorate‑NATO AMS Army management structure AMSA advanced‑man strategic
aircraft; Area Maintenance Support Activity AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis
Agency AMSC Army Medical Specialist Corps AMSF area maintenance supply facility;
Army morale support fund AMSO ammunition shipment order; Army
Modeling and Simulation Office AMSP Allied Military Security
Publication; Army Master Study Program AMSR autonomous missile site radar AMT aerial mail terminal; airborne
maintenance technician amt amount (use abbreviations in
graphics only) AMTC armor moving‑target carrier AMTF airmobile task force AMTI airborne moving target indicator AMTP Army mission training plan
(ARTEP 7‑8‑MTP (FM 7‑1) AMTRAC amphibious tractor (amphibian
tractor) AMV armored maintenance vehicle AMX automatic message exchange AN Army Nurse Corps AN/GRA Army Navy ground radio assembly
(FM 3‑90.6) AN/GRC Army Navy ground radio component
(FM 3‑90.6) AN/PAQ‑4B/C laser aiming light for the M16,
M4, M203, codeable infrared light device AN/PAS‑13 thermal sight, TM 11‑5855‑302‑12&P AN/PAS‑14 monocular night‑vision
device, TM 11‑5855‑306‑10) AN/PRC Army‑Navy portable radio
component (FM 3‑90.6) AN/PVS Army‑Navy passive vision
sight (FM 3‑90.6, FM 3‑23.25) AN/PVS‑14 night vision goggle AN/TAS Army Navy thermal acquisition
sight (FM 3‑90.6) AN/UXC Army Navy utility fax
communications (FM 3‑90.6) AN/VRC Army Navy vehicular component (FM 3‑90.6) ANAD analog
format Data that is represented by
infinite variance in some physical quantity such as voltage or current.
Videotapes and videodisc store video in analog format, (TRADOC Pam 350‑70‑2) analogy (noun, Merriam‑Webster
online 2002) an inference that if two or more things agree with one another
in some respects they will probably agree in others; resemblance in some ways
between things otherwise unlike; similarity; comparison based on such
resemblance; correspondence between the members of pairs or sets of
linguistic forms that serves as a basis for the creation of another form;
correspondence in function between anatomical parts of different structure
and origin analysis (intelligence) The
process by which collected information is evaluated and integrated with
existing information to produce intelligence that describes the current, and
predicts the future, impact of the threat and/or environment on operations
(FM 34‑3) analysis and control element A
military intelligence organization under operational control to the G‑2.
The analysis and control element (ACE) is the primary military intelligence
organization that assists the G‑2 in synchronizing all reconnaissance
and surveillance activities, and supporting the G‑3 in integrating
reconnaissance and surveillance tasks into the operation. The ACE also
provides technical guidance, produces all‑source intelligence, and
disseminates targeting and intelligence data, as well as providing the threat
and environmental portion of the common operational picture. Also called ACE (FM 2‑0) analysis and control team An
organic team within the direct support military intelligence company that
supports the maneuver brigade through situation development, intelligence
preparation of the battlefield, and other intelligence tasks by the use of
automated intelligence processing, analytical and dissemination capabilities.
Also called ACT (FM 2‑0) ANBCIS automated nuclear, biological,
chemical information system ANC ANCA Allied Naval Communications
Agency ANCD automated net‑control
device, USAIC Pamphlet 350‑6 '99) ANCHOR(ED) 1.
Directive call to orbit about a specific point (location) ANCOC Advanced noncommissioned
officers' course; IAW FY 08 TRADOC CTG, this will change
NLT 1 May 2008 to M-SLC.
See also ALC. ANEEG Army, Navy Electronics Evaluation
Group ANEXGOVT at no expense to the Government ANF Army news features; Atlantic
Nuclear Force ANG Air National Guard ANGELS Height
of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet from mean sea level (MSL) angle of depression (NATO)
1. The angle in a vertical plane between the horizontal and a descending
line. 2. In air photography, the angle between the optical axis of an
obliquely mounted air camera and the horizon. Also called depression angle (FM 1‑02) angle of safety (NATO)
The minimum permissible angular clearance, at the gun, of the path of a
projectile above the friendly troops. It is the angle of clearance corrected
to insure the safety of the troops. Also called safety angle (FM 1‑02) angle T (NATO)
In artillery and naval fire support, the angle formed by the intersection of
the gun‑target line and the observer‑target line. [Note: the Army
definition also applies to mortar fire.] (FM 6‑30) ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison
company; air naval gunfire liaison company (FM 3‑90.2, FM 3‑06.11) ANGUS Air National Guard of the animation The simulation of movement
produced by displaying a series of successive images on the screen, (TRADOC
Pam 350‑70‑2) ANMCC annex A document appended to an operation order
or other document to make it clearer or to give further details, DoD To
clarify or expand on an idea is not the same as being essential to an idea—we
use appendixes in manuals to do both, because some ideas are essential, and
it is easier, and better form, to stick to one or the other. (TRADOC Pam 25‑30
specifies that appendixes are used in doctrinal manuals, and they are also
what TRADOC uses in administrative manuals. See also appendix) annunciator (noun, Merriam‑Webster
online 2002) One that annunciates (as opposed to "enunciates,"
meaning "pronounces"); specifically, a signal board or indicator
usually electrically controlled ANO above named officer ANORS anticipated not operationally
ready, supply ANP Allied Navigation Publication ANPP Army Nuclear Power Program ANSI American National Standards
Institute (TRADOC Pamphlet 350‑70‑2) ANSIA Army‑Navy Shipping
Information Agency antiarmor (not "anti armor" or "anti‑armor") antitank (not
"anti tank" or "anti‑tank") antitank
guided missile countermeasures If a friendly ATGM gunner and an enemy ATGM gunner fire at
each other at the same time, the enemy missile will hit first, also "ATGM Countermeasures,
Infantry Magazine, May‑June 1996, pages 12 through 14, by the late
Michael R. Jacobson (DTS, USAIC); look for FM 3‑21.91 [7‑91]) antiterrorism (DOD) Defensive measures used to
reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to
include limited response and containment by local military forces. Also
called AT, also counterterrorism; terrorism (FM 1‑02) ANUDS (US) Army Nuclear Data System
(Study) anyface* Friendly ANZAC |