Acronyms
AA – Assured Access
AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
AADC – Area Air Defense Commander
AAMDC – Army Air and Missile Defense Command
AAR – Air-to-Air Refueling
ABC – Agent Based Computing
ABC – Air Battle Cell
ABFC – Assault Breach Force Commander
ABN – Airborne
ABT – Air Breathing Threat
ACE – Airborne Command Element
ACES – Active Capable Expendable Surveillance
ACRS – Area Covered Rate Sustained
ACO – Airspace Control Order
AD – Air Defense
AD – Airspace Deconfliction
ADA – Air Defense Artillery
ADC – Air Defense Commander
ADOCS – Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (USA, USAF, SOF)
ADF – Automatic Direction Finding
ADF – Autonomic Distributed Firewall
ADS – Advanced Deployable System
ADS – AUV Data Server
ADVISR-T – Advanced Video ISR Tool
AEF – Air Expeditionary Force
AFATDS – Army Field Attack Tactical Data
AFC2TIG – Air Force Command and Control Training and Innovation Center
AFIWC – Air Force Information Warfare Center
AI – Area of Interest
AISR – Airborne ISR
ALAM – Advanced Land Attack Missile
ALMDS – Airborne Laser Mine Detection System
ALSE – Aviation Life Support Equipment
AMAT – ASW Mission Analysis Tool
AMCM – Airborne Mine Countermeasures
AMNS – Airborne Mine Neutralization System
AMTO – Air/Maritime Tasking Order
AMWC – Amphibious Warfare Commander
ANLAS – Advanced Naval Land Attack System
AO – Area of Operations
AOA – Amphibious Operating Area
AOA – Analysis of Alternatives
AOBSR – Airborne Observer
AOC – Air Operations Center
AODA – Attack Operations Decision Aid
APL – Applied Physics Laboratory
ARC – Advanced RISC Computing
AREC – Air Resources Element Coordinator
ARG – Amphibious Ready Group
ARGUS – Advance Remote Ground Unattended Sensors
ASAS – All Source Analysis System
ASCM – Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
ASD – Area Search Detachment
ASN (RDA) – Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering, and Acquisition)
ASP – Ammunition Supply Point
ASPO – Army Space Program Office
ASUPPO – Assistant Supply Officer
ASUW – Anti-Surface Warfare
ASW – Antisubmarine Warfare
ASWC – Antisubmarine Warfare Commander
ATI.ATR – Artillery Target Intelligence - Artillery Target Report
ATACMS – Army Tactical Missile System
ATARS – Advanced Tactical Advanced Conventional Munitions System
ATLoS – Acoustic Transmission Loss Server
ATF – Amphibious Task Force
ATO – Air Tasking Order
ATO/A – Air Tasking Order / Air Combat
ATR – Atlantic Test Range
ATRC – Aegis Training and Readiness Center
AUV – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
AW – Air Defense Commander of Battle Force
A2IPB – Automated Assistance with Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
BAS – Basic Allowance for Subsistence
BCC – Battle Control Center
BDA – Battle Damage Assessment
BDASPT – Battle Damage Assessment Support
BDE – Brigade
BEZ – Beach Exit Zone
BE# – Basic Encyclopedia Number
BFTT – Battle Force Tactical Trainer
BG – Battle Group
BM-CD – Bottom Mapping-Change Detection
BPAUV – Battlespace Preparation and Autonomous Undersea Vehicle
BRITE – Broadcast-Request Imagery Technology Experiment
BTV – Blast Test Vehicle
BZ – Beach Zone
CA – Combat Assessment
CAAT – Course of Action Analysis Tool
CAC – Computer Aided Classification
CACU – Computer Aided Classification Unit
CAD – Computer Aided Detection
CADRG – Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic
CADRT – Computer-Aided Dead Reckoning Tracer
CAL – Critical Asset List
CAOC – Combined Aerospace Operations Center
CAP – Combat Air Patrol
CAS – Close Air Support
CASCAN – Casualty Cancellation
CASCOR – Casualty Corrected
CASREPT – Casualty Report
CAST – Cooperative Agents for Specific Tasks
CATF – Commander Amphibious Task Force
CCG3 – Commander, Carrier Group Three
CCIR – Commander’s Critical Information Requirement
CCTV - Closed-Circuit Television
CENTCOM – U.S. Central Command
CETUS – Composite Endoskeleton Test-bed Untethered Underwater Vehicle System
CDCM – Coastal Defense Cruise Missiles
CDE – Collateral Damage Estimate
CDL-N – Common Data Link – Navy
CDS – Combat Direction System
CDP – Cumulative Detection Probability
CFACC – Combined Force Air Component Commander
CHAT – Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
CHENG – Chief of Engineering
CID – Combat Identification
CIE – Collaborative Information Environment
CINC – Commander in Chief
CJTF – Commander Joint Task Force
CLA – Contact Localization Accuracy
CLF – Commander Landing Force
CM – Collection Management
CM – Counter Measures
CMA – Collection Management Authority
CMTC – Critical Mobile Target Cell
CMWC – Commander Mine Warfare Command
CAN – Center for Naval Analyses
CNA – Computer Network Attack
CND – Computer Network Defense
CO – Commanding Officer
COA – Course of Action
COABS – Control of Agent Based Systems
COAMPS – Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System
COBRA – Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis [System]
CODEL – Congressional Delegation
COE – Common Operating Environment
COI – Contact of Interest
COMCMRON – Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron
ComE – Compare to Expectation
COMEX – Commencement of the Exercise
COMMS – Communications
ComS – Compare to Standard
COMOPTEVFOR – Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force
COMPTS – Components
CONOPS – Concept of Operations
CONUS – Continental United States
COP – Common Operational Picture
CORRUS – Correlation Using SEI
COTS – Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CPC – Current Planning Cell
CPM – Chokepoint Monitoring
CPS –Current Planning Shell
CPT – Collaborative Planning Tool
CRC – Control and Reporting Center
CRD – Capstone Requirements
CRN – Contact Reference Number
CROP – Common Relevant Operational Picture
CRRC – Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft
CS – Case Studies
CSAR – Combat Search and Rescue
CSNP – Causeway Section, Non-Powered
CSS – Coastal Systems Station
CST – COP (Common Operational Picture) Synchronous Tools
CTDL – Common Tactical Data Link
CTF-12 – Commander, Task Force Twelve
CTII – Combat Track II
CVBG – Carrier Battle Group
CWC – Composite Warfare Commander
CWT – Collaborative Workflow Tool (IWPC)
C2 – Command and Control
C2PC – Command and Control Personal Computer
C2/COMM – Command and Control Communications
C3 – Command, Control, and Communications
C4I – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence
C4ISR – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, &
Reconnaissance
DAADC – Deputy Area Air Defense Commander
DAL – Defended Asset List
DAMA – Demand Assigned Multiple Access
DARPA – Defense Advance Research Projects Agency
DAS – Dynamic Attack Section
DBC – Dominant Battlespace Command
DBO – Dynamic Battle Order
DCA – Defensive Counterair
DCAG – Deputy Carrier Air Group Commander
DCGS – Distributed Common Ground Station
DCP – Data Collection Plan
DCP – Distributed Collaborative Planning
DC&A – Data Collection and Analysis
DD – Destroyer
DET – Detachment
DEW – Directed Energy Weapons
DGPS – Diffential GPS
DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency
DICASS – Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System
DID – Defense in Depth
DIDSON – Dual Frequency Identification Sonar
DII – Defense Information Infrastructure
DIM – Daily Intentions Message
DIME – Diplomatic Information, Military and Economic
DIOP – Data Input/Output Port
DISRM – Dynamic ISR Management
DLQ – Deck Landing Qualification
DMPI – Desired Mean Point of Impact
DOD – Department of Defense
DOTMPLF – Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, and
Facilities
DPG – Deliberate Planning Group
DRMS – Distance Root Mean Square
DREAM – Directed Radio Frequency Energy Assessment Model
DREN – Defense Research and Engineering Network
DS – Direct Support
DSCS – Defense Satellite Communications System
DSP – Defense Satellite Program
DTF – Digital Target Folders
DTL – Dynamic Target List
DTM – Dynamic Target Manager
DTMS/PTW – Dynamic Target Management System/Precision Targeting Workstation
DTP – Dynamic Target Planner
DTQ – Dynamic Target Queue
DTS – Dynamic Targeting Section
DV – Distinguished Visitor
D3A – Detect, Decide, Deliver, Assess
D&S – Deployment and Sustainment
EA – Effects Assessment
EAP – Experiment Analysis Plan
EBO – Effects-Based Operations
EBP – Effects-Based Planning
ECOA – Enemy Course of Action
ECOM – Estuarian and Coastal Ocean Model
EDIP – Experiment Design and Implementation Plan
EEI – Essential Elements of Information
EFW – Embedded Firewall
EHF – Extra High Frequency
ELINT – Electronic Intelligence
EMC – Execution Management Control
EMCON - Emission Control
EMI - Electromagnetic Interference
EMPS – Enhanced Mission Planning Sub-System
EMV - Electromagnetic Vulnerability
EMW – Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
ENDEX – End of Exercise/Experiment
ENTR – Embedded National Tactical Receiver
EO – Electro-Optical
EOB – Enemy Order of Battle
EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EODC – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Coordinator
EODMU – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit
EO/IR – Electro Optical and Infra Red
EPLRS – Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
ERGM – Extended Range Guided Munitions
ESG – Expeditionary Strike Group
ESG – Expeditionary Sensor Grid
E-Stk – Electronic-Strike
ETCTL – Emerging Time Critical Target List
ETF – Electronic Target Folder
ETL – Emerging Target List
EMCON - Emission Control
ETO – Effects Tasking Order
EW – Electronic Warfare
EXPLAN – Exercise Plan
E2E – End to End (Testing)
FACSFAC – Fleet Air / Area Control and Surveillance Facility
FASM-M – Fleet Air Support Munition – Mine Application
FBE – Fleet Battle Experiment
FCS – Future Combat System
FCTCPAC – Fleet Combat Training Center, Pacific
FFLD – Friendly Force Laydown
FFTTEA – Find-Fix-Track-Target-Engage-Assess
FID – Fidelity
FIWC – Fleet Information Warfare Center
FLIR – Forward Looking Infrared
FLS – Forward Looking Sonar
FM-CCF – Fire Mission Call for Fire
FNMOC – Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FOB – Forward Operating Base
FOTC – Force Over-the-Horizon Track Coordinator
FPC – Future Planning Cell
FRAGO – Fragmentary Orders; Tasking Orders
FRD -- Fired
FSCL – Fire Support Coordination Line
FSW – Feet Salt Water
FTI – Fast Tactical Imagery
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
FYDP – Future-Years Defense Program
F2T2EA – Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, and Assess (kill chain)
GAT – Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting
GCCS-M – Global Command and Control System - Maritime
GCS – Ground Communications
GDAIS – General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
GFE – Government Furnished Equipment
GIG – Global Information Grid
GISRC – Global Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capability
GLOBIXS – Global Information Exchange System
GPS – Global Positioning System
GSTF – Global Strike Task Force
GUI – Graphical User Interface
G&I – Guidance and Intent
HABD – Helicopter Air Breathing Devices
HARM – High Speed Air Radiation Missile
HC – Hardened Client
HEC – Helicopter Element Coordinator
HERO – Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
HFSP – High Frequency Sonar Program
HITS – Hostile Forces Integrated Targeting Sub-System
HMMWV – High Mobility MultipurposeWheeled Vehicle
HPM – High Power Microwave
HPT – High payoff Target
HQ -- Headquarters
HSI – Hyper Spectral Imagery
HSS – Health Service Support
HSV – High Speed Vessel
HTTP – Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
HVT – High Value Target
IA – Image Analyst
IBAR – Integrated Battlespace Arena (a facility at NAWC -WD China Lake)
IBCT – Interim Brigade Combat Team
IBS – Intelligence Broadcast System
ICAPS II – Integrated Carrier ASW Prediction System II
ICSF – Integrated C4I System Framework
ID – Identification
IDM – Improved Data Modem
IDS – Identification Sensor
IFF – Identification Friend or Foe
IKA – Information and Knowledge Advantage
IMINT – Imagery Intelligence
IO – Information Operations
IP – Internet Protocol
IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
IPC – Initial Planning Conference
IPL – Image Product License/Library
IPT – Integrated Process Team
IRAIR – Infrared (from an) Aircraft
IRC – Internet Relay Chat
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network
ISG – Information Superiority Group
ISR – Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
ISRM – ISR Manager/Management
IT – Information Technology
ITA – Inner Transit Area
ITD – Integrated Topside Design
ITL – In Theater Logistics
IWC – Information Warfare Commander
IWPC – Information Warfare Planning Capability
IWS – Information Work Space
I&W – Indications and Warning
JAG – Judge Advocate General
JAOP – Joint Air Operations Plan
JASSM – Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile
JATF – Joint Automated Targeting Folder
JCPT – Joint Collaborative Planning Tool
JDAM – Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDCAT – Joint Data Collection Analysis Tool
JDN – Joint Data Network
JDTL – Joint Dynamic Target List
JECG – Joint Exercise Control Group
JEFX – Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment
JET – Joint Execution Tool (USAF)
JEZ – Joint Engagement Zone
JFACC – Joint Force Air Component Commander
JFC – Joint Force Commander
JFI – Joint Force Initiative
JFLCC – Joint Force Land Component Commander
JFMCC – Joint Force Maritime Component Commander
JGAT – Joint (Combined) Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting
JGL – JFACC Guidance Letter
JHU – Johns Hopkins University
JIACG – Joint Interagency Coordination Group
JIBP – Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
JIM – JTF Integration Matrix
JIP – Joint Interactive Planning
JIPTL – Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List
JISC – Joint Information Superiority Center
JISR – Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
JIVA – Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture
JI&I – Joint Interoperability and Integration (USJFCOM J8)
JMCIS – Joint Maritime Communication and Information System
JMOP – Joint Maritime Operations Plan
JMS – Java Messaging Server
JMPS – Joint Mission Planning System
JPSD – Joint Precision Strike Demonstration
JOA – Joint Operations Area
JOAF – Joint Operations Area Forecast
JOC – Joint Operations Center
JOCG – Joint Ordnance Commander’s Group
JOPES – Joint Operations Planning and Execution System
JP – Joint Publication
JPC – Joint Planning Center
JPN – Joint Planning Network
JPOTF – Joint Psychological Operations Task Force
JSAF – Joint Semi-Automated Forces
JSHIP – Joint Shipboard Helicopter Integration Process
JSIPS-N – Joint Services Image Processing System – Navy
JSOTF – Joint Special Operations Task Force
JSTARS – Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System
JSOW – Joint Stand Off Weapon
JSWS – Joint Service Work Station
JTA – Joint Tactical Action
JTAA – Joint Tactical Action Area
JTAT – Joint Terrain Analysis Toolkit
JTCB – Joint Targeting Coordination Board
JT&E – Joint Test and Evaluation
JTF – Joint Task Force
JTFEX – Joint Task Force Exercises
JTT – Joint Targeting Toolbox
JWCS – Joint Warfighter Counterfires System
JWICS – Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
JWIS – Joint Weather Information System
KK – Knowledge Kinetics (also K2)
KM – Knowledge Management
KMO – Knowledge Management Officer/Organization
KTS – Knots (Nautical Miles per Hour)
K2 – Knowledge Kinetics (also KK)
LAM – Loitering Attack Munition
LANTIRN – Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night
LASM – Land Attack Standard Missile
LAV – Light Armored Vehicle
LAWS – Land Attack Warfare System (USN, USMC)
LCAC – Landing Craft Air Cushion
LCS – Littoral Combat Ship
LEAPS – LOCAAS Engagement Analysis Program and Simulation
LBL – Long Base Line
LGB – Laser Guided Bomb
LHD – Landing Ship Helicopter Dock/Amphibious Assault Ship
LIO – Littoral Intercept Operations
LMRS – Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System
LNO – Liaison Officer
LOC – Line of Communication
LOCAAS – Low Cost Autonomous Attack System
LOE – Limited Objective Experiment
LPD – Amphibious Transport Dock
LRLAP – Long Range Land Attack Plan
LRS – Littoral Remote Sensing
LST – Landing Ship Tank (former amphibious support vessel)
LVS – Logistics Vehicle System
MAAP – Master Air Attack Plan
MAC – Media Access Control
MAGTF – Marine Air Ground Task Force
MAOT – Maritime Asset Optimization Tool
MARSUPREQ – Maritime Support Request (also MSR)
MASINT – Measures and Signals Intelligence
MBA – Model Based Analysis
MCC – Maritime Command and Control
MCC – Maritime Component Commander
MCM – Mine Countermeasures
MCWL – Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
MC02 – Millennium Challenge 2002
MDA – Mine Danger Area
MDR – Medium Data Rate
MDS – Mission Design Series
MEDAL – Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aids Library/GCCS-M Segment
METOC – Meteorology and Oceanography
MGAT – Maritime Guidance Apportionment Targeting
MHC – Coastal Mine Hunter
MIC – Maritime Intelligence Cell
MICO – Maritime Interface Control Officer
MIDB – Modernized Integrated Database
MILC – Minelike Contacts
MILDEC – Military Deception
MIO – Maritime Intercept Operations
MIPR – Military Interdepartmental Procurement Request
mIRC – shareware Internet Relay Chat (for Windows)
MISE – Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School
MIUGS – Micro-Internetted Unattended Ground Sensors
MIW – Mine Warfare
MIWC – Mine Warfare Commander
MLO – Mine-Like Objects
MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket
MMAP – Master Maritime Attack Plan
MMS – Marine Mammals System
MMTI – Maritime Moving Target Indicator
MNCO – Maritime Network Control Officer
MNS – Mine Neutralization System
MOA – Military Operations Area
MOC – Maritime Operations Center
MOD – Maritime Operations Directive (formerly Joint Maritime Ops Plan –JMOP)
MODAS – Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System
MOE – Measure of Effectiveness
MOP – Magnetic Orange Pipe
MOP – Measure of Performance
MOS – Military Occupational Specialty
MPA – Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPF – Minefield Planning Folder
MPP – Maritime Planning Process
MPS – Maritime Planning Shell
MRN – Mine Reference Number
MSEL – Master Scenario Events List
MSIC – Missile Systems Intelligence Center
MSN – Mission
MSR – Maritime Support Request (also MARSUPREQ)
MTA – Mine Threat Area
MTE – Moving Target Exploitation
MTI – Moving Target Indicator
MTO – Maritime Tasking Order
MTP – Mission Data System Tactical Processor
MUSE – Multi-User Shared Environment
MUST – Multimission UHF SATCOM Terminal
MWMF – Microsoft Windows Media Framework
M&S – Modeling and Simulation
M&S – Monitoring and Surveillance
NALE – Naval Liaison Element
NAR – Notice of Ammunition Reclassification
NAT IPT – Naval Afloat Targeting Integrated Process Team
NATOPS – Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization
NAV – Navigation
NAVAID – Navigation Aid
NAVAIRSYSCOM – Naval Air Systems Command
NAVOCEANO – Naval Oceanographic Center
NAVPACMETOCCEN – Naval Pacific METOC Center
NAVSEASYSCOM – Naval Sea Systems Command
NAWC-WD – Naval Air Warfare Center -Weapons Division
NCA – National Command Authorities
NCC – Naval Component Commander
NCCT – Network-Centric Collaborative Targeting
NCO – Non-Commissioned Officer
NCS – Naval Control of Shipping
NCW – Network-Centric Warfare
NDB – Non-Directional Beacon
NDIA – National Defense Industrial Association
NEO – Noncombatant Evacuation Operation
NETWARCOM – Naval Network Warfare Command
NF – Netted Force
NFCS – Naval Fire Control System
NFN-VPO – Naval Fires Network Virtual Program Office
NFN (X) – Naval Fires Network (Experimental)
NIC – Network Interface Card
NIMA – National Imaging and Mapping Agency
NISC – Naval Intelligence Support Center
NITES – Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem
NLT – Not Later Than
NM – Nautical Mile
NMWS – Naval Mine Warfare Simulation
NOMBO – Non-Mine or Mine-like Bottom Object
NOTACK – No Attack (Zone – for (submarine) safety)
NPMOC-SD – Naval Pacific METOC Center, San Diego
NPS – Naval Postgraduate School
NRF – Naval Reserve Force
NRL – Navy Research Laboratory
NRO-OSO – National Reconnaissance Office
NS – Naval Station
NSAWC – Naval Strike Air Warfare Center
NSFS – Naval Surface Fire Support
NSS – Naval Simulation System
NSW – Naval Special Warfare
NSWC – Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSWCDDCSS – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems
Station
NSWTU – Naval Special Warfare Task Unit
NTR – Nothing to Report
NUWC – Naval Undersea Warfare Center
NWC – Naval War College
NWDC – Naval Warfare Development Command
NWP – Naval Warfare Publication
OASIS – Organic Airborne Surface Influence Sweep
OCD – Ordnance Clearance Detachment
OIO – Offensive Information Operations
OMCM – Organic Mine Counter Measures
ONA – Operational Net Assessment
ONI – Office of Naval Intelligence
ONR – Office of Naval Research
OODA – Observe, Orient, Decide, Act
OPGEN – Operating Instruction, General
OPLAN – Operations Plan
OPNOTE – Operational Note
OPORD – Operations Order
OPTASK – Operational Task
OS – Operating System
OSC – Operational Support Center
OSD – Operational Sequence Diagrams
OTA – Operational Test Area
OTC – Officer in Tactical Command
OTH – Over the Horizon
OTHT-GOLD – Over the Horizon Target (“-Gold” is a message format)
PAA – Phased Array Antenna
PAM – Precision Attack Munition
PCIDM – Personal Computer Improved Data Modem
PCIMAT – Personal Computer Interactive Multisensor Analysis Trainer
PCL – Passive Correlation and Localization
PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCSWAT – Personal Computer Shallow Water Acoustic Toolkit
PEDS – Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination System
PEL – Priority Effects List
PEP – Protocol Enhancing Proxy
PGM – Precision Guided Munitions
PIM – Plan of Intended Movement
PIR – Priority Intelligence Requirement
PK– Probability of Kill
PLA – Plain Language Address
PLATID – Platform Identification
PMA – Post Mission Analysis
Pn – Probability of Negation
PO – Process Observations
POD – Ports of Debarkation
POD – Probability of Detection
POM – Princeton Ocean Model
PRI – Pulse Repetition Interval
PRISM – PhotoReconnaissance Intelligence Strike Mode
PSAB – Prince Sultan Air Base
PSAS – Precision SIGINT Analysis System
PSD – Passed (block in JFI form)
PTW – Precision Targeting Workstation
PWC – Principal Warfare Commanders
QOS – Quality of Service
QRMAG – Quick Reaction Mine Warfare Action Group
Q-Route – A sea lane clear of mines
RADC – Regional Air Defense Commander
RAMICS – Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System
RAV – Remote Autonomous Vehicle
RCS – Radar Cross-Section
RDF – Radio Direction Finder
RDO – Rapid Decisive Operations
RDS – Rapidly Deployable System
Rec – Reconstruction
RecT – Reconstruction Timelines
REMUS – Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit System
RF – Radio Frequency
RFI – Requirement for Information
RHIB – Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computing
RISTA – Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition
RITA – Run Time Interface
RMG – Radiant Mercury Guard
RMS – Remote Minehunting System
RMV – Remote Minehunting Vehicle
ROE – Rules of Engagement
ROZ – Restricted Operating Zones
RPM – Rapid Planning Mode
RPTS – Reports
RP&A – Resource Planning and Assessment
RRDF – Roll-on Roll-off Discharge Facility
RRF – Ready Room of the Future
RSOI – Reception, Staging, Onward movement, Integration
RSTA – Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
RTC – Remote Terminal Capability/Component
RTCL – Remote Terminal Capability-Lite
RTI – Run Time Interface
RTIC – Real Time Information to Cockpit
RTO – RISTA Tasking Order
RTP – Return to Port
RVR – Remote View Reader
R&S – Reconnaissance and Surveillance
R/V – Research Vessel
SA – Situational Awareness
SA – Statistical Analysis
SAA – Situation Awareness and Assessment
SABER – Situational Awareness Beacon with Reply
SADO – Senior Air Defense Duty Officer
SAHRV – Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle
SAM – Surface-to-Air Missile
SAR – Search and Rescue
SATCOM – Satellite Communications
SBCT – Stryker Brigade Combat Team
SC – Statistical Comparisons
SCI – Special Compartmented Information
SCC – Sea Combat Commander
SCC – Strike Control Cell
SCE – Strike Control Element
SCIF – Special Compartmented Information Facility
SCORE – Southern California Offshore Range
SCUD – Surface-to-surface Missile System
SDV – Swimmer/SEAL Delivery Vehicle
SEA – Sea Echelon Area
SEAL – Sea, Air, Land
SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
SEARAM – Sea Launched Rolling Airframe Missile
SEI/SEID – Specific Emitter Identification
SEPCOR – Separate Correspondence
SFMPL – Submarine Fleet Mission Program Library
SIAP – Single Integrated Air Picture
SIDO – Senior Intelligence Duty Officer
SIGINT – Signals Intelligence
SIIP –SPPEDS and ICAPS II Integrated Product
SIM – Simulation
SIPRNET – Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SITREP – Situation Report
SJC2E – Standing Joint Command and Control Element
SJFHQ – Standing Joint Force Headquarters
SLAMER – Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response
SLC – USS Salt Lake City
SLD – Submarine Locating Device
SLOC – Sea Line of Communication
SLWT – Side Loadable Warping Tug
SMD – Sea-based Mid-course Defense
SME – Subject Matter Expert
SO – System Observations
SOA – Speed of Advance
SOAR – Southern California ASW Range
SOCA – Submarine Operations Control Authority
SOF – Special Operations Forces
SOH – Straits of Hormuz
SOI – Ship of Interest
SOLE – Special Operations Forces Liaison Element
SOCAL – Southern California
SODO – Senior Offensive Duty Officer
SOSUS – Sound Surveillance System
SLOC – Sea Line of Communication
SMCM – Surface Mine Countermeasures
SMD – Sea-based Mid-course Defense
SP – System Performance
SPAWAR – Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPAWARSYSCOM – Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPINS – Special Instructions
SPP – Sonar Performance Prediction
SPPEDS – Sensor Performance Prediction Expeditionary Decision System
SPPS – SharePoint Portal Service (Microsoft Software)
SRAS – Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Assessment Section
SRMT – Surveillance and Reconnaissance Management Tool
SRS – Surveillance and Reconnaissance Section
SSC-SD – SPAWAR Systems Center - San Diego
SSEE – Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment
SSS – Side Scan Sonar
ST – Surface Terminal
STARTEX – Start of the Exercise/Experiment
STO – Special Technical Operations
STOICS – Special Tactical Oceanographic Information Charts
STOM – Ship to Maneuver
STWC – Strike Warfare Commander
STWDA – Strike Warfare Decision Aid (NSS tool)
SUB – Subjective Opinions
SURFPAC - Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
SUW – Surface Warfare
SUWC – Surface Warfare Commander
SVP – Sound Velocity Profile
SWARMEX – Exercise against a Swarming Surface Threat
SWDG – Surface Warfare Development Systems Command
SZ – Surf Zone
TACELINT – Tactical Electronic Intelligence
TACMS – Tactical Missile System
TACAN – Tactical Aid to Navigation
TACON – Tactical Control
TACREC – Tactical Reconnaissance
TADIL-A –Tactical Automated Data Information Link – A
TADIL-J – Joint Tactical Automated Data Information Link
TADILS – Tactical Data Information Link System
TAMDA – Tactical Acoustic Measurement and Decision Aid
TAPS-VSS – Theater Assessment Profiling System – Valuated State Space
TARPS – Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System
TASWC – Theater ASW Commander
TBD – To Be Determined
TBM – Tactical Ballistic Missile
TBMCS – Theater Battle Management Core System
TBMD – Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
TCDL – Tactical Communications Data Link
TCP – Tactical Control Program
TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCS – Time Critical Strike
TCS-UAV – Tactical Control System Unmanned Air Vehicle
TCSO – Time Critical Strike Officer
TCT – Time Critical Target
TDA – Tactical Decision Aid
TDDS – TRAP Data Dissemination System
TDM – Tactical Dissemination
TEG – Tactical Exploitation Group
TEL – Transporter/Erector/Launcher
TES-N – Tactical Exploitation System – Navy
TGT – Target
THAAD – Theater High-Altitude Area Defense
T-Hawk – Tomahawk Land Attack
TIBS – Tactical Information Broadcast Service
TLAM – Tomahawk Land Attack Missile
TMA – Target Motion Analysis
TMS – Tactical Missile System
TNL – Target Nomination List
TOC – Tactical Operations Center
TOPCOP – Tactical Operations Planner COP
TOT – Time On Target
TPED – Tasking, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination
TPFDD – Time Phase Force Deployment Data
TPFDL – Time Phase Force Deployment List
TPG – Target Package Generator
TPPU – Tasking, Posting, Processing, and Use
TPS / MDS – Tomahawk Planning System / Mission Distribution System
TRAP – Tactical Related Application
TSC – Tactical Support Center
TST – Time Sensitive Target
TTLAM – Tactical TLAM
TTP – Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
TU – Task Unit
T3 – Transformational Tactical Targeting
UAV – Unmanned Air Vehicle
UCS – Unified Cryptological System
UDP – User Data Protocol
UEP – Underwater Electric Potential
UGS – Unattended Ground Sensors
UHF – Ultra High Frequency
UHSV – Unmanned Harbor Security Vessel (e.g. OWL Mk III)
UMCM – Undersea Mine Countermeasures
UNISIPS – Unified Image Sonar Processor Software
UNTL – Universal Naval Task List
USMTF – United States Message Text Format
USN – United States Navy
USN – Undersea Sensor Network
USV – Unmanned Surface Vehicle
UUV – Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
U/W – Underway
U2 – Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft
VBSS – Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure
VDA – Video Distribution Architecture
VDS – Variable-Depth Sensor
VHF – Very High Frequency
VID – Visual Identification
VMR – Virtual Missile Range
VPN – Voice Product Net
VPU – Video Processor Unit
VSW – Very Shallow Water
VTC – Video Teleconference
WAN – Wide Area Network
WARCON – Warfighting Concepts
WCS – Weapon Control System
WeCAN – Web-Centric ASW Network
WHOI – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WMD – Weapons of Mass Destruction
WME – Weapons of Mass Effect
WMF – Windows Media Framework
WO – Watch Officer
WSM – Waterspace Management
WTP – Weapons Target Pairing
WVS – World Vector Shoreline
XC4I – Exercise Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
XMEB – Exercise Marine Expeditionary Brigade
XO – Executive Officer
XTP – Express Transport Protocol