Appendix B
Glossary
AA ......................................................................................................avenue of approach
AAV ....................................................................................... assault amphibious vehicle
ABFC ................................................................... advanced base functional components
ACE............................................................................................aviation combat element
ADAM............................................................................... area denial anti-tank munition
ADAMS .................................................. artillery delivered anti-personnel mine system
AGS .............................................................................................aviation ground support
AHM ............................................................................................... anti-helicopter mines
AMC............................................................................................ Air Mobility Command
AO ........................................................................................................ area of operations
ARFF ............................................................................... aircraft rescue and fire fighting
ASP ........................................................................................... ammunition supply point
BLT ............................................................................................... battalion landing team
BRAAT ........................................................................... base recovery after attack team
C2 ................................................................................................... command and control
CATF.........................................................................commander, amphibious task force
CBR .......................................................................chemical, biological, and radiological
CE....................................................................................... command element (MAGTF)
CEB ......................................................................................... combat engineer battalion
CESP ...............................................................................Civil Engineering Support Plan
CINC ................................................................................................. commander in chief
CLF .........................................................................................commander, landing force
COA ........................................................................................................ course of action
COC........................................................................................... combat operations center
COMSECONDNCB ........................Commander, Second Naval Construction Battalion
COMTHIRDNCB .............................. Commander, Third Naval Construction Battalion
CSS............................................................................................... combat service support
CSSE .............................................................combat service support element (MAGTF)
DA ................................................................................................................. direct action
DART ........................................................................... disaster assistance response team
DAT........................................................................................... damage assessment team
DOD ............................................................................................. Department of Defense
DP............................................................................................................... decision point
DST ..........................................................................................decision support template
EAF ................................................................................................ expeditionary airfield
EBA ................................................................................engineer battlespace assessment
EOD ......................................................................................explosive ordnance disposal
EPW .............................................................................................. enemy prisoner of war
ERS ................................................................................. expeditionary refueling system
ESB ......................................................................................... engineer support battalion
FACE......................................................................forward aviation combat engineering
FARP .........................................................................forward arming and refueling point
FASCAM ...............................................................................family of scatterable mines
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FEBA ................................................................................forward edge of the battle area
FLOT ...................................................................................... forward line of own troops
FM .................................................................................................................field manual
FMFM....................................................................................Fleet Marine Force Manual
FMFRP ...........................................................Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication
FOB ...................................... forward operations base; forward operating base (USMC)
FOD ............................................................................................... foreign object damage
FSC ..............................................................................................fire support coordinator
FSSG.......................................................................force service support group (USMC)
G-1/S-1 .................................................................... manpower or personnel staff officer
G-2/S-2 ....................................................................................... intelligence staff officer
G-3/S-3 ......................................................................................... operations staff officer
G-4/S-4 ............................................................................................. logistics staff officer
G-6/S-6 ............................................... communications and information systems officer
GCE ........................................................................... ground combat element (MAGTF)
GEMSS ............................................................ ground emplaced mine scattering system
H&S ........................................................................................... headquarters and service
H&HS ............................................................... headquarters and headquarters squadron
HQ ................................................................................................................ headquarters
HVT ....................................................................................................... high-value target
IPB ..................................................................intelligence preparation of the battlespace
IR ................................................................................................intelligence requirement
JF ...................................................................................................................... joint force
JP ............................................................................................................ joint publication
LANTFLT ............................................................................ United States Atlantic Fleet
LAV ................................................................................................ light armored vehicle
LF................................................................................................................. landing force
LFSP ...................................................................................... landing force support party
MAG.....................................................................................................Marine Air Group
MAGTF ...............................................................................Marine air-ground task force
MARFOR ......................................................................................... Marine Corps forces
MAW ................................................................................................ Marine aircraft wing
MCAS ....................................................................................... Marine Corps Air Station
MCDP ....................................................................... Marine Corps doctrinal publication
MCOO .................................................................... modified combined obstacle overlay
MCRP .......................................................................Marine Corps reference publication
MCWP .................................................................. Marine Corps warfighting publication
MEF .......................................................................................Marine expeditionary force
MEP ................................................................................................mobile electric power
METT-T................................... mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support
available-time available
MEU ........................................................................................ Marine expeditionary unit
MGB ...............................................................................................medium girder bridge
MOOTW ..................................................................... military operations other than war
MOPMS.............................................................................. modular packed mine system
MOS........................................................................................... minimum operating strip
MOUT ............................................................... military operations on urbanized terrain
MPF ..................................................................................maritime pre-positioning force
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MSC .................................................................................... major subordinate command
MSR ..................................................................................................... main supply route
MWR............................................................................... morale, welfare, and recreation
MWSG .................................................................................. Marine wing support group
MWSS ..............................................................................Marine wing support squadron
NAI.................................................................................................named area of interest
NATO ....................................................................... North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAID .................................................................................................... navigation aid
NAVFACENGCOM ..........................................Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NBC.............................................................................. nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCF ..........................................................................................Naval Construction Force
NCFSU ................................................................... naval construction force support unit
NCR...................................................................................... naval construction regiment
NMCB ...................................................................... naval mobile construction battalion
NSDAPL .................................................. non-self destructing antipersonnel land mines
NSE ................................................................................................Navy support element
NWP ......................................................................................... naval warfare publication
O&M ...................................................................................... operation and maintenance
OIC .......................................................................................................... officer in charge
OMFTS ..................................................................... operational maneuver from the sea
OODA .............................................................. observe, orient, decide, act; observation,
orientation, decision, action
OPCON ...............................................................................................operational control
OPLAN ...................................................................................................... operation plan
OPORD .................................................................................................... operation order
PACFLT ................................................................................. United States Pacific Fleet
PIR................................................................................. priority intelligence requirement
POL .................................................................................. petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PSD ................................................................................. Personnel Support Detachment
RAAMS........................................................................... remote anti-armor mine system
RLT ............................................................................................ regimental landing team
ROE...................................................................................................rules of engagement
RPMA ...................................................................... real property maintenance activities
RRR ................................................................................................... rapid runway repair
SCATMINE ............................................................................................ scatterable mine
SCATMINEWARN .......................................................... scatterable minefield warning
SMAW ................................................. shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon
SOA ....................................................................................... sustained operations ashore
SOC ......................................................................................... special operations capable
STANAG.................................................................. standardization agreement (NATO)
STOM.................................................................................... ship-to-objective maneuver
TAI .................................................................................................target areas of interest
TM ..........................................................................................................technical manual
T/O ................................................................................................... table of organization
TOA ......................................................................................................table of allowance
TOR ...................................................................................................... terms of reference
TTP.............................................................................. tactics, techniques, and procedure
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UXO................................................................................ unexploded explosive ordnance
V/STOL ........................................................... vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft
WDR.................................................................................................... war damage repair
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