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Acronyms Used by United States Military [II]
Alphabetical Listing of US Army Acronyms
- HEMTT — Heavy Extended-Mobility Tactical Truck
- HMMWV — High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle
- HQ — Headquarters
- HVT — High-Value Target
- IAW — In Accordance With
- IBCT — Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- IDP — Imminent Danger Pay
- IED — Improvised Explosive Device
- IG — Inspector General
- IOBC — Infantry Officer Basic Course
- IRR — Individual Ready Reserve
- JETDS — Joint Electronics Type Designation System (e.g. AN/PRC-xx)
- KIA — Killed In Action
- LBV — Load-Bearing Vest. Used For Carrying Ammunition
- LMTV — Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. Used To Transport Troops Or Supplies.
- LZ — Landing Zone
- MEDCOM — Army Medical Command
- MEDEVAC — Medical Evacuation To An Aid Station Or Field Hospital
- METL — Mission Essential Task List
- MIA — Missing In Action. Missing In A Battle Situation
- MLRS — Multiple-Launch Rocket System
- MM — Military Medal
- MOAB — Officially
- MOB — Short For Mobilization. Also
- MOLLE — Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
- MOPP — Mission-Oriented Protective Postures. Established Procedures To Deal With The Effects of CBR/NBC Weapons Use. Chemical Protective Suits Are Called MOPP Suits.
- MOS — Military Occupational Specialty. Formal Job Classification
- MP — Military Police
- MRE — Officially
- NBC — Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Weapons
- NCO — Non-Commissioned Officer. An Enlisted Person With Command Responsibility; Corporal To Command Sergeant Major˜; See Also Specialist.
- O/A — On Or About
- O/O — Order of Operations
- OCONUS — Outside Continental United States
- OCR — Office (Officer) of Co-Responsibility
- OCS — Officer Candidate School
- OER — Officer Evaluation Report
- OLC — Oak-Leaf Cluster (signifying Subsequent Awards)
- OPFOR — O Posing Force/s
- OPORD — Operations Order
- OPR — Office (Officer) of Primary Responsibility
- OPSEC — Operational Security
- OPTEMPO — Operational Tempo. The Pace of An Operation Or Operations; Includes All of The Activities The Unit Is Conducting; Can Be A Single Activity Or Series of Operations.
- OSD — Office of The Secretary of Defense. Also
- OSUT — One-Station Unit Training. Combination of BCT And AIT
- PCI — Pre-combat Inspection; An Inspection of Equipment Before A Mission
- PCS — Permanent Change of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
- PERSCOM — Personnel Command
- PERSTEMPO — Personnel Tempo. Refers To The Unit Workload Level And Number of Deployed Days Per Year.
- PIR — Parachute Infantry Regiment
- PLDC — Primary Leadership Development Course
- PLF — Parachute Landing Fall
- PMCS — Preventive Maintenance Checks And Services
- POC — Point of Contact
- POG — Psychological Operations Group
- POM — Program Objective Memorandum
- POV — Privately-Owned Vehicle. A Soldier’s Personal Automobile.
- POW — Privately-Owned Weapon. A Soldier’s Personal Weapon.
- PT — Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs)
- PW — Prisoner of War
- PX — Post Exchange. A Multi-purpose Store Which Usually Includes A Barber Shop And A Convenience Store.
- QRF — Quick Reaction Force
- RADC — Regional Air Defense Commander
- RFI — Rapid Fielding Initiative
- RIO — Radar Intercept Officer
- ROE — Rules of Engagement
- ROTC — Reserve Officer Training Corps
- RPG — Rocket-Propelled Grenade
- SATCOM — Satellite Communications
- SBCT — Stryker Brigade Combat Team
- SBF — Support By Fire
- SDO — Staff Duty Officer. Same Duty As CQ (see Above) But Done By A Senior NCO At Battalion-level Or Above.
- SF — Special Forces
- SFODA — Special Forces Operational Detachment (Alpha)
- SFQC — Special Forces Qualification Course
- SITREP — Situational Report
- SME — Subject Matter Expert
- SOCOM — Special Operations Command. This Is The Military Organization That Oversees The Activities of Such Elite Units As The US Navy SEALs And US Army Delta Force
- SOL — Solenoid
- SOP — Standing Operating Procedure
- SPTT — Security Policy Translation Table
- SRS — Strategic Readiness System. An Integrated Strategic Management And Measurement System That Was Developed By The Army G-3 At The Direction of The Chief of Staff of The Army (CSA).
- SSC — Supply Service Center. Located In All Major DoD Buildings
- STRAC — Strategic Army Corps; STRAC Units Were Those Designated To Be On High Alert To Move Anywhere In 72 Hours Or Less; As Slang
- STX — Situational Training Exercise
- TACSOP — Tactical Standard Operation Procedure. The ?game-plan? That Units Follow When Conducting Tactical Operations. Similar To Sports Team And ?secret? Plays
- TC — Tank Commander
- TDY — Temporary Duty/Temporary Divorce For A Year
- TF — Task Force
- TOA — Transfer of Authority
- TOC — Tactical Operations Center
- TRADOC — US Army Training And Doctrine Command
- TRM — Training Resource Model
- UA — Unit of Action
- USAREUR — US Army Europe (HQ: Heidelberg)
- UXO — Unexplored Ordnance
- V/R — Very Respectfully. The Standard Closure Line On Official Mail/e-mail.
- VBIED — Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
- VDM- VISUALLY-DISTINGUISHING MARK — N/A
- WILCO — Will Comply
- WO — Warning Order
- WP — White Phosphorus
- WSO — Weapon Systems Officer
- XO — Executive Officer. Officer Second-in-command To The CO.
- ZI — Zone of Interior
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