Abbreviations
and Acronyms AARTY Army artillery
ADAM Artillery delivered antipersonnel
mine
AJHP Aluminium Jacketed Hollow Point
( Bullet )
ALICE All-purpose lightweight individual
carrying equipment
AM Amplitude modulation
AO Area of Operations
AP Antipersonnel OR
armour piercing
APFT Army physical fitness test
APICM Antipersonnel improved conventional
ammunition
ARNG Army National Guard
ART Adjustable ranging telescope
ARTEP Army training and evaluation program
ATB Appears to be
BC Ballistic Coefficient
BDU Battle dress uniform
BMNT Beginning morning nautical
twilight
BMG Browning Machine Gun
BPE Black Powder Express
BRASS Breathe, relax, aim, slack, squeeze
BT Boat Tail ( Bullet
)
°C Degrees Centigrade
C2 Command and control
CA Civil Affairs
CALFEX Combined arms live-fire exercise
CARVER Criticality, accessibility, recuperability,
vulnerability, effect, recognizability
CAS Close air support
CBT Combating terrorism
CF Centerfire
CLP Cleaner, lubricant, preservative
CP Command post OR Concrete
piercing
CQ Close quarters
CSAR Combat search and rescue
CT Counter-terrorism
CUP Copper Units of Pressure
DA Department of the
Army: direct action
DOD Department of Defence
DTG Date-time-group
DPICM Dual-purpose improved conventional
ammunition
DZ Drop zone
E&E Escape and evasion
ECM Electronic countermeasures
EDGE Emergency deployment readiness
exercise
EEI Essentials elements of
information
EENT Ending evening nautical twilight
EPW Enemy prisoner of war
ER Eye Relief
ERP End-route rally point
F Fahrenheit
FDC Fire direction center
FEBA Forward edge of the battle
area
FFP Forward firing position
or Final Firing Position
FID Foreign internal defence
FLOT Forward line of troops
FM Frequency modulation
FMJ Full Metal Jacket ( Bullet
)
FN Fabrique Nationale
OR Flat Nose ( Bullet )
FO Forward observer
Fps Feet per second
ft/lbs Foot Pounds
FTX Field training exercise
GP General purpose
GPS Global positioning system
GR Grain
GW Guerrilla warfare
HA Humanitarian assistance
HE High explosive
HELR High-efficiency, low-reflection
HF High frequency
HP Hollowpoint ( Bullet
)
HPBT Hollow-point Boat Tail ( Bullet
)
HUMINT Human intelligence
IAD Immediate action drills
IAW In accordance with
IR Information requirement
IRP Initial rally point
JHP Jacketed Hollow Point ( Bullet )
KIM Keep in memory. Exercise game named after the Rudyard Kipling Novel of the same name
LBE Load-bearing equipment
LE Law Enforcement
LOC Lines of communication
LOS Line of sight
LR Laser range finder
LSA Lubricating oil, weapons,
semi-fluid
LSR Light sniper rifle
LZ Landing zone
Mag Magnum
ME Muzzle energy
MEDEVAC Medical evacuation
METL Mission-essential task list
METT-TC Mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available,
and civilians
MILES Multiple integrated laser engagement
system
mm Millimeter
MMPI Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality
Inventory
MOA Minute of angle (1.0472"
at 100 yards)
MOPP Mission oriented protective
posture
MOUT Military operations on urbanized
terrain
MPH Miles per hour
MRE Meals, ready to eat
MRT Mid Range trajectory
MSR Main supply route
MSS Mission support site
MTP Mission training plan
MTT Mobile training team
NBC Nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO Non-commissioned officer
NE Nitro express
NGF Naval gunfire
NOD Night observation device
NSN National stock number
NVD Night vision device
O/U Over-and-under
O-T Observer-target
OAL Overall Length
OCOKA Observation and fire, concealment
and cover, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach
OIR Other intelligence requirements
OP Observation post
OPCON Operational control
OPFOR Opposing forces
OPORD Operation order
OPSEC Operations security
ORP Objective rally point
P50 Platoon sergeant
PD Point-detonating
PFC Private first class
PIR Priority intelligence
requirement
POA Point of aim
POC Point of contact
PoH/PH Probability of Hit
POI Point of impact OR program
of instruction
PRC Populace and resources
control
PSG Platoon sergeant
PSP Pointed Soft Point ( Bullet
)
PSYOP Psychological operations
PZ Pickup zone
QRF Quick-reaction force
RAMS Remote anti-armour mine system
RAP Rear area protection OR
Rocket assisted projectile
RBC Rifle bore cleaner
RECONREP Reconnaissance report
RF Rimfire OR Radio
frequency
RFA Restrictive fire area
RGT Running Game Target
RN Round Nose ( Bullet
)
ROE Rules of engagement
RSTA Reconnaissance, surveillance
and target acquisition
S1 Adjutant
S2 Intelligence officer
S3 Operations and training
officer
S4 Supply officer
SAAMI Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’
Institute
SA Security assistant
SALUTE Size, activity, location, unit, time,
and equipment
SAR Search and rescue
SAW Squad automatic weapon
SCBS Shooter's Choice Bore Solvent
SD Sectional Density
SEO Sniper employment officer
SFC Sergeant first class
SGT Sergeant
SHELREP Shelling report
SIR Specific information requirements
SITREP Situation report
SM Smoke munitions
SO Special operations
SOF Special operations forces
SOI Signal operation instructions
SOP Standing operating procedure
SOTIC Special Operations Target Interdiction
Course
SP Spire Point ( Bullet
)
SPC Specialist
SPIES Special patrol insertion/extraction
system
SPOTREP Spot report
SR Special reconnaissance
SSO Sunrise/sunset overlay
STAB System for extracting personnel
by helicopter
STANAG Standardization agreement
STANO Surveillance, target acquisition,
and night observation
STX Situational training exercise
SWAT Special Weapons And Tactics
SWS Sniper Weapon System
TAC Tactical air command
TC Training circular
TFFP Tentative final firing position
TM Technical manual
TOC Tactical operations centre
TOW Tube-launched, optically
tracked wire-guided missile
TRC Training readiness condition
TAP Target reference point
UKD Unknown Distance
U.S. United States
USAF United States Air Force
USAR United States Army Reserve
USASFC United States Army Special Forces Command
USC United States Code
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
UW Unconventional warfare
VLD Very Low Drag ( Bullet )
WP White phosphorus