ACRONYMS
ABCA
American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’
Standardization Program
ACRI
African Crisis Response Initiative
AIA
Army International Activities
AIAP
Army International Activities Plan
AMC
Army Materiel Command
ANZUS
Australia, New Zealand, and United States
ARF
ASEAN Regional Forum
ARRC
Allied Command Europe (ACE) Rapid Reaction
Corps
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
C4I
Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
and Intelligence
CAA
Capability Assessment Area
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CINC
Commander in Chief (commander of a combatant
command)
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CM
Compatibility Measure
CNA
Center for Naval Analyses
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CONUS
Continental United States
CTR
Cooperative Threat Reduction
DCSLOG
Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics
DoD
Department of Defense
DUSA-IA
Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, International
Affairs
ECOMOG
Economic Community (of West African States)
Monitoring Group
EU
European Union
FAO
Foreign Area Officer
FSU
Former Soviet Union
GUUAM
Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and
Moldova
HNS
Host Nation Support
HQDA
Headquarters, Department of the Army
IFOR
NATO Implementation Force
IMET
International Military Education and Training
INF
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
JCS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
KFOR
NATO Kosovo Force
LMI
Logistics Management Institute
MACOM
Major Army Command
MCAT
Military Compatibility Assessment Tool
MDEP
Management Decision Package
MFC
Multinational Force Compatibility
MOD
Ministry of Defense
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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O&M
Operations and Maintenance
OAS
Organization of American States
OAU
Organization of African Unity
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PE
Program Element
PEG
Program Evaluation Group
PEO
Program Evaluation Officer
PfP
Partnership for Peace
PLA
People’s Liberation Army, Republic of China
PM
Political-Military
RDT&E
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RSI
Rationalization, Standardization, and
Interoperability
RSO&I
Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and
Integration
SA
Security Assistance
SAO
Security Assistance Officers
SATCOM
Satellite Communications
SEATO
South East Asia Treaty Organization
SFOR
NATO Stabilization Force
SIGINT
Signal Intelligence
SINCGARS
Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SOFA
Status of Forces Agreement
TDA
Table of Distribution and Allowances
TEPMIS
Theater Engagement Plan Management Information
System
TOE
Table of Organization and Equipment
TRADOC
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
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TSPS
Theater Security Planning System
USMA
United States Military Academy
WEU
Western European Union