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C C chemical (graphics); cover (FM 1‑02) C&I commercial
and industrial C&J collection
and jamming (FM 3‑90.6) C&L control
and line C&T contingency
and training C/CS/CSS combat/
combat support/combat service support C2SRS command
and control strength reporting system (FM 7‑98) C2V command
and control vehicle (FM 3‑90.6) C2W command
and control warfare C3 command,
control, and communications (FM 3-21.20) C3CM command,
control, and communications countermeasures (FM 1‑02) C3I command,
control, communications, and intelligence (FM 3‑21.20, FM 7‑0) C3S control
and communications software C4I command,
control, communications, computers, and intelligence; command, control,
communications, computer, and intelligence (FM 3‑90.6) C4IEWS command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence, electronic warfare, and
sensors, CECOM, 2002) C4ISR command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (FM 1‑02) CA civil
administration; civil affairs; combat assessment (FM 1‑02);
counter air (FM 3‑21.20); combat assault; combined arms; cost
account; commercial activities CAA Civil
Aeronautics Administration; combined arms Army; Concepts Analysis Agency;
Crypto Access Authorization CAAA Crane
Army Ammunition Activity CAAD combined
arms air defense (FM 3‑90.6) CAAP Cornhusker
Army Ammunition Plant CAAS combined
arms and support CAAT civic
affairs assessment team (FM 3‑21.20) CAB Civil
Aeronautics Board; combat aviation battalion (FM 3‑90.6) CAC Combined
CACDA Combined
Arms Combat Development Activity cache A
special storage area for the rapid retrieval of information. Many algorithms
exist with regards to cache usage and implementation. A Web browser cache
stores the page as well as any embedded graphics and multimedia elements,
preventing downloading the page again when you want to go back. The setup of
your system depends on whether the cache files are automatically deleted, (TRADOC
Pam 350‑70‑2) CACTF Combined
Arms Collective Training Facility (TC 90‑1) CAD course
administrative data, (TRADOC Pamphlet 350‑70‑2) CADMINI computer
administrative instruction CADOP Continental
Air Defense Objectives Plan CADS Containerized
Ammunition Distribution System CADSAME call
signs or address group remain same CADST civil
affairs direct‑support team CADW Civil
air defense warning CAFAD combined
arms for air defense (FM 3‑21.20) CAFM commercial
air freight movement CAFMS computer‑assisted
force management system CAG combat
arms group CAI computer
assisted instruction; configuration audit inspection; combined arms
initiative CAICO chemical
accident/incident control officer cal caliber
(FM 1‑02, use abbreviations only in graphics) calculated risk An
exposure to chance of injury or loss when the commander can visualize the
outcome in terms of mission accomplishment or damage to the force, and judges
the outcome as worth the cost (FM 6‑0) CALFEX combined
arms live fire exercise (FM 1‑02) CALL Center
for Army Lessons Learned (FM 1‑02) call for fire (DOD,
NATO) A request for fire containing data necessary for obtaining the required
fire on a target, FM 6‑30) call forward area 1.
In river crossing operations, waiting areas within the crossing area where
final preparations are made (FM 90‑13)
2. In air movement, the area at the departure airfield where plane loads are
assembled in a ready condition prior to being directed to the loading ramp
area (FM 55‑1)
See also aerial port of embarkation; airborne; chalk; staging area; tanker
airlift control element (FM 1‑02) call sign (adj
+ noun) cam camouflage
(ARTEP 7‑91‑MTP (use abbreviations only in graphics) cam (noun)
a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage that transforms rotary
into linear motion or vice versa; (verb) to move or control the movement of
something with a cam CAMA centralized
automatic message accounting CAMAR common
aperture multifunction array radar CAMMS computer‑aided
maneuver management system (ARTEP 7‑30-MTP); computer‑assisted
map maneuver system camo camouflage
(FM 90‑26, ARTEP 7‑92‑MTP (use abbreviations only
in graphics) CAMO‑PAC Central
Ammunition Management Office‑Pacific camouflage (DOD,
NATO) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or
tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the
enemy, also concealment; cover; deception; surveillance, FM 3‑21.10) camp A
group of tents, huts, or shelters set up temporarily for troops, and more
permanent than a bivouac. A military post, temporary or permanent, may be
called a camp (FM 1‑02) campaign (DOD)
A series of related military operations aimed at accomplishing a strategic or
operational objective within a given time and space, also campaign plan, FM 3‑0) campaign plan (DOD)
A plan for a series of related military operations aimed at accomplishing a
strategic or operational objective within a given time and space, also
campaign, FM 3‑0) CAMPS centralized
automated military pay system; Compartmented ASAS Message Processing System CAMSTA Cameron
Station CAMTF combined
arms MOUT task force (TC 90‑1) CAN Commander's
Narrative Analysis; computer network attack (FM 1‑02) canalize (DOD)
To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing
obstacles or by fire or bombing (Army) A tactical mission task in which the
commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain
coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver, also obstacle
(FM 3‑90;
see Table A‑1
for symbol) cancel (NATO)
In artillery and naval fire support, the term cancel, when coupled with a
previous order, other than an order for a quantity or type of ammunition, rescinds
that order. [Note: the Army definition also applies to mortar fire.] See FM 6‑30) CANDYGRAM** (EW)
Informative call to aircraft that electronic warfare targeting information is
available on a briefed secure net) CANE combined
arms in a nuclear environment cannelure (oddly,
pronounced as if it had an "h": chan'•uh•loor) A groove around the
cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant; a
groove around a bullet into which the edge of the cartridge case is crimped;
a groove around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the
resistance offered to the rifling; a groove around the base of a
cartridge where the extractor takes hold (MWOL'06) cannibalize (DOD)
To remove serviceable parts from one item of equipment in order to install
them on another item of equipment (NATO) To remove serviceable assemblies,
sub‑assemblies or components from a repairable or serviceable item of
equipment in order to install them on another, also battle damage assessment;
battle damage repair, FM 4‑30.3) CAO collateral
action officer; Central Accounting Office CAP combat
air patrol; crisis action planning (FM 1‑02) CAPES chemiluminescent
light‑assisted personnel exit system capping establishment
of a combat air patrol (CAP) at a specified location; also, descriptive term
for aircraft in a CAP) CAPPS Centralized
CAPS communications/aural
protective system CAPT‑A CA
planning team A captured (DOD)
A casualty who has been seized as a result of action of an unfriendly
military or paramilitary force in a foreign country, also missing, FM 4‑02) CAPTURED (A/S)
Aircrew has acquired and is able to track a specified surface target with an
on‑board sensor) captured document Any
document that was in the possession of a threat force that subsequently comes
into the hands of a friendly force, regardless of the origin of that document
(FM 34‑52) CAR Chief,
Army Reserve; condition and recommendation CARCSLR career
counselor CARDA CONUS
airborne reconnaissance for damage assessment CARDPAC Card
Packet System carnal relating
to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites; marked by sexuality; may
mean only 'having a relation to the body,' but more often connotes an action
that manifests the lower nature (MWOL '05) CARP computed
air release point (FM 1‑02) carrier‑mounted mounted
on a nonmotorized conveyance, tracked or wheeled; as opposed to— CARS combat
arms regimental system (FM 1‑02); Contingency Airborne
Reconnaissance System cas casualty
(FM 1‑02, use abbreviations only in graphics) CAS close
air support (FM 1‑02) CASCOM combined
arms support command CASCOPE civil
areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events (FM 3‑21.20) case harden(s/ed/ing) (transitive
verb, MWO, 1677) To harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is
harder than the interior) CASEVAC casualty
evacuation (FM 1‑02) CASF Composite
Air Strike Force CASIAT [ |