APPENDIX A
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY
A.1 Acronym List
A.
AAA
AABFS
AABWS
AACG
AAFS
AAOE
AAOG
AAV
ACB
ACC
ACE
ACF
ACM
ACO
AC/S
ACSA
ACU
ADAL
ADCON
ADF
ADP
ADVON
AE
AFOE
AGSE
AIS
ALD
ALE
AM-2
AMAL
AMC
AMEMB
AMSEA
AOC
AOG
AOR
APA
APF
APOD
APOE
ASE
ASL
ASO
arrival and assembly area
amphibious assault bulk fuel system
amphibious assault bulk water system
arrival airfield control group
amphibious assault fuel system
arrival and assembly operations element
arrival and assembly operations group
assault amphibious vehicle
amphibious construction battalion
air combat command, air component commander;
area coordination center
Aviation Combat Element
air contingency force
air contingency MAGTF
airfield coordination officer
Assistant Chief of Staff
aquisition cross-Service agreement
assault craft unit
authorized dental allowance list
administrative control
automatic direction finding
automated data processing
advanced echelon
assault echelon
assault follow-on echelon
aviation ground support equipment
automated information systems
aviation logistics department
airlift liaison element
airfield matting
authorized medical allowance list
air mobility command
American Embassy
American Overseas Marine Corporation
airlift operations center
airfield operation group
area of responsibility
Army prepositioned afloat
Army prepositioned force
aerial port of debarkation
aerial port of embarkation
aviation support equipment
aviation support and logistics
air security officer
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ASOC
ASP
ASR
ATC
ATFIC
ATLASS
AUTODIN
air security operations center
ammunition supply point
airport surveillance radar
air traffic control
amphibious task force intelligence center
asset tracking for logistics and spply system
Automatic Digital Network
B.
BA
BBL
BICmd
BMU
BOG
BOSG
BPG
BPT
BSA
basic allowance
barrel (42 US gallons)
Blount Island Command
beachmaster unit
beach operations group
base operations support group
beach party group
beach party team
beach support area
C.
C2
C4I
C4ISR
CAEMS
CALM
CAP
CAS
CATF
CBRD
CE
CESE
CFR
CHAPGRU
CHF
CI
CIA
CINC
CINCLANTFLT
CINCPACFLT
CIS
CJCS
CJTF
CLD
CLF
CLZ
CMC
CMO
CMPF
CMR
CMS
command and control
command, control, communications, computers, and
intelligence
C4I surveillance and reconnaissance
computer-aided embarkation management system
computer-assisted load manifest
crisis action planning
crisis action system
Commander, Amphibious Task Force
chemical, biological, radiological defense
command element (MAGTF)
civil engineering support equipment
Code of Federal Regulations
Navy cargo handling and port group
cargo handling force
counterintelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
communications and information systems, common item
support
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commander, Joint Task Force
critical low-density
Commander, Landing Force
cushion landing zone
Commandant of the Marine Corps
civil-military operations
Commander, Maritime Prepositioning Force
consolidated memorandum receipt
communications security material system
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CMT
CNSE
COA
COCOM
COI
COMINT
COMMARFOR
COMMARFORLANT
COMMARFORPAC
COMNAVAIRLANT
COMNAVAIRPAC
COMNAVFOR
COMNAVSURFLANT
COMNAVSURFPAC
COMPHIBGRU
COMPHIBRON
COMPSRON
COMSC
COMSEC
COMSURFWARDEVGRU
CONPLAN
CONUS
COT
COTP
CRAF
CRD
CSNP
CSP
CSS
CSSA
CSSD
CSSE
contract maintenance team
Commander, Navy Support Element
course of action
combatant command (command authority)
certificate of inspection
communications intelligence
Commander, Marine Forces
Commander, Marine Forces, Atlantic
Commander, Marine Forces, Pacific
Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic
Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific
Commander, Naval Forces
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific
Commander, Amphibious Group
Commander, Amphibious Squadron
Commander, MPS Squadron
Commander, Military Sealift Command
communications security
Commander, Surface Warfare Development Group
contingency plan
continental United States
container operations terminal
captain of the port
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
CINC's required delivery date
causeway section, non-powered
causeway section, powered, contingency support package
combat service support
combat service support area
combat service support detachment
combat service support element (MAGTF)
D.
DACG
DCD
DCO
DCU
DF
DIA
DOD
DODIC
DOS
DSN
DTR
departure airfield control group
data collection device
debark control officer
debark control unit
direction finding
Defence Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
Department of Defense identification code
days of supply
Defense Switched Network
data trouble report
E.
EAD
EAF
EBFL
ECE
ECO
ECT
earliest arrival date
expeditionary airfield
extended boom forklift
executive coordination element
embarkation control office
embarkation control team
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EDL
EEI
E/L
ELINT
EMCC
EOD
ERP
ESM
ESQD
equipment density list
essential elements of information
equipment list
electronics intelligence
enroute movement control center
explosive ordnance disposal
equipment reception point
electronic warfare support measures; electronic surveillance
measures
explosive safety quantity distance
F.
FAD
FAST
FDP&E
FF
FH
FIC
FIE
FISP
F/L
FLIP
FLTCINC
FM
FMCC
FMFLANT
FMFPAC
FOB
FOS
FPO
FPOC
FSSG
FW
FWD
force activity designator
fleet antiterrorism security team
force deployment planning and execution
flight ferry
fleet hospital
fleet intelligence center
fly-in echelon
fly-in support package
force list
Flight Information Publication
fleet commander in chief
force module
Force Movement Control Center
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
forward operating base
follow-on sustainment
force protection officer
Force Protection Operations Center
force service support group (USMC)
fixed-wing
forward
G.
GCCS
GCE
GDSS
GI&S
Global Command and Control System
ground combat element (MAGTF)
Global Decision Support System
geospacial information and services
H.
HAZMAT
HERO
HERS
HET
HF
HN
HNS
HNSA
HQMC
HUMINT
hazardous material
hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
helicopter expeditionary refueling system
heavy equipment transporter
high frequency
host nation
host-nation support
ost-nation support agreement
Headquarters, Marine Corps
human intelligence
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I.
IA
IBU
ICAO
IMA
IMINT
IMRL
INMARSAT
IPB
IR
ISA
ISB
ISO
ISSA
ITV
implementing agreement
inshore boat unit
International Civil Aviation Organization
intermediate maintenance activity
imaginary intelligence
individual material readiness list
international maritime satellite
intelligence preparation of the battlespace
intelligence requirements
inter-Service agreement
intermediate staging base
International Standards Organization
inter-Service support agreement
in-transit visibility
J.
JCS
JDC
JDISS
JDS
JFACC
JFAST
JFC
JFLCC
JFMCC
JI
JIC
JISE
JLOTS
JMC
JMCIS
JOA
JOPES
JPEC
JPO
JS
JSCP
JTF
Joint Chiefs of Staff
joint deployment community
Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System
Joint Deployment System
joint force air component commander
Joint Flow and Analysis System for Transportation
joint force commander
joint force land component commander
joint force maritime component commander
joint inspection
Joint Intelligence Center
joint intelligence support element
joint logistics over-the-shore
joint movement center
Joint Maritime Command Information System
joint operations area
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
Joint Planning and Execution Community
Joint Petroleum Office
Joint Staff
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
joint task force
K.
KC
refueling and cargo aircraft
L.
LAAD
LAD
LAN
LAP
low altitude air defense
latest arrival date
local area network
letter of adoption and procurement
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LARC
LAV
LCM
LCO
LCT
LFADS
LFSP
LMCC
LMIS
LOC
LOD
LOGAIS
LOGCAP
LOGMARS
LOI
LO/LO
LORAN
LOTS
LP
LSO
LTI
LVS
lighter, amphibious resupply cargo
light armored vehicle
landing craft, mechanized
lighterage control officer
lighterage control team
Landing Force Asset Distribution System
landing force support party
logistics movement control center
Logistics Management Information System
Line of Communications
line of departure
Logistics Automated Information System
logistics civilian augmentation program
logistics applications of automated marking and
reading symbols
Letter of Instruction
lift-on/lift-off
long-range aid to navigation
logistics over-the-shore
listening post
landward security officer
limited technical inspection
Logistics Vehicle System (USMC)
M.
MACCS
MACG
MACS
MAG
MAGTF
MAGTF II
MAGTF CE
MALS
MARAD
MARCORLOGBASES
MARCORSYSCOM
MARDIV
MARFOR
MARFORLANT
MARFORPAC
MARS
MASINT
MASS
MAST
MAW
MCAS
MCB
MCBul
MCC
MCCDC
MCM
MCMC
MCO
MDL
Marine Air Command and Control System
Marine Air Control Group
Marine Air Control Squadron
Marine aircraft group
Marine air-ground task force
Marine Air-Ground Task Force War Planning System II
MAGTF command element
Marine aviation logistics squadron
Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
Marine Corps Logistics Bases
Marine Corps Systems Command
Marine division
Marine Corps Forces
Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic
Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Military Affiliate Radio System
measurement and signature intelligence
Marine air support squadron
mobile ashore support terminal
Marine air wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Marine Corps Base
Marine Corps Bulletin
movement control center
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
mine countermeasures
Marine Corps maintenance contractor
movement control officer
MAGTF Data Library
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MDSS II
MDSU
MEDLOG
MEF
MEF (FWD)
MEP
MEU
MEU(SOC)
MF
MHE
MILOGS
MIMMS
MIUWU
MMC
MMF
MMS
MLE
MOG
MOGAS
MOLO
MOLT
MOS
MOU
MPA
MPC
MPE/S
MPF
MPF(E)
MPS
MPSRON
MRE
MSC
MSE
MSR
MSSG
MTACCS
MTACS
MTMC
MTW
MV
MWCS
MWHS
MWSG
MWSS
MAGTF Deployment Support System II
mobile diving and salvage unit
medical logistics (USAF AIS)
Marine expeditionary force
Marine expeditionary force (forward)
mobile electric power
Marine expeditionary unit
Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)
mobile facility
materials handling equipment
Marine Integrated Logistics System
Marine Integrated Maintenance Management System
mobile inshore undersea warfare unit
MPF maintenance cycle
mobile maintenance facility
manpower management system
MAGTF liaison element
maximum (aircraft) on the ground
motor gasoline
Marine off-load liaison officer
MAGTF off-load liaison team
military occupational specialty; minimal operating strip
memorandum of understanding
maritime control aircraft
main planning conference
maritime prepositioned equipment and supplies
maritime prepositioning force
maritime prepositioning force (enhancement)
maritime prepositioning ships
maritime prepositioning ships squadron
meal, ready to eat
Military Sealift Command; major subordinate command
major subordinate element
main supply route
MEU service support group
Marine Corps Tactical Command and Control System
Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron
Military Traffic Management Command
major theater war
motor vessel
Marine Wing Communications Squadron
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
Marine Wing Support Group
Marine Wing Support Squadron
N.
NALCOMIS
NAVAIDS
NAVAIRSYSCOM
NAVBEACHGRU
NAVCHAPGRU
Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management
Information System
navigational aids
Naval Air Systems Command
naval beach group
Navy cargo handling and port group
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NAVFACENGCOM
NAVFOR
NAVSPECWARCOM
NBC
NCA
NCB
NCF
NCHF
NCIS
NCR
NCW
NCWGRU
NEAT
NEW
NIMA
NIST
NMCB
NMIC
NMS
NRO
NSA
NSE
NTDS
NTF
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Naval forces
Naval Special Warfare Command
nuclear, biological, and chemical
National Command Authorities
naval construction brigade
naval construction force
Navy cargo handling force
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
naval construction regiment
naval coastal warfare
naval coastal warfare group
naval embarked advisory team
net explosive weight
National Intelligence Mapping Agency
National Intelligence Support Team
naval mobile construction battalion
National Maritime Intelligence Center
National Military Strategy
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency
Navy support element
Naval Tactical Data System
Naval task force
O.
OCE
OCO
OIC
OP
OPCON
OPLAN
OPNAV
OPORD
OPP
OPSEC
OTH
officer conducting the exercise
off-load control officer
officer in charge
observation posts
operational control
operation plan
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
operation order
off-load preparation party
operational security
over the horizon
P.
PAR
PCO
PCS
PEI
PHIBCB
PHIBRON
PHIBGRU
PID
PIR
PO
POD
POE
POG
POL
precision approach radar
primary control officer
primary control ship
principle end item
amphibious construction battalion
amphibious squadron
amphibious group
plan identification number
priority intelligence requirements
prepositioning objective
port of debarkation
port of embarkation
port operations group
petroleum, oil, and lubricants
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PPE
PPMG
PSU
PWR
PWRM
personal protective equipment
prepositioning program management group
port security unit
prepositioned war reserve
prepositioned war reserve material
R.
RAC
RBE
RDD
ROE
RO/RO
ROS
RRDF
RRF
RSO&I
RSSC
RTCH
RW
readiness acceptance check
remain-behind equipment
required delivery date
rules of engagement
roll-on/roll-off
reduced operational status
roll-on/roll-off discharge facility
Ready Reserve Force
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
Radar-Sonar Surveillance Center
rough terrain container handler
rotary-wing
S.
SASSY
SATCOM
SCI
SDACC
SEAL
SIGINT
SINCGARS
SJA
SL-3
SLOC
SLRP
SLWT
SMO
SMU
SOA
SOFA
SOP
SOSG
SOW
SPMAGTF
SPOD
SPOE
SS
SSC
SSES
SSO
SSOC
STS
SUROB
Supported Activities Supply Systems
satellite communications
sensitive compartmental information
Self-Deploying Aircraft Control Center
sea-air-land team
signals intelligence
Single-channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
Staff Judge Advocate
stock list 3 (component listing)
sea line of communication
survey, liaison, and reconnaissance party
side loadable warping tug
strategic mobility office(r)
SASSY management unit
speed of advance
status-of-forces agreement
standard operating procedure
station operations support group
statement of work
special purpose MAGTF
seaport of debarkation
seaport of embarkation
steamship
smaller scale contingency
ship's signals exploitation space
seaward security officer
seaward security operations center
ship-to-shore
surf observation
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T.
T/A
TAA
TACAN
TACC
TACON
TAFDS
T-AH
T-AK
TALCE
TAMCN
TAP
TAV
TAVB
TC-AIMS
T/E
TERI
TFE
THREATCON
T/M/S
T/O
TPFDD
TYCOM
table of allowance
tactical assembly area
tactical air navigation
tactical air command center
tactical control
tactical airfield fuel dispensing system
hospital ship
vehicle cargo ship (MPS)
tanker airlift control element
table of authorized material control number
training allowance pool
total asset visibility
aviation logistics support ship
Transportation Coordinator's Automated Information for
Movement System
table of equipment
table of equipment ready to issue
transportation feasability estimator
terrorist threat condition
type/model/series (aviation)
table of organization
time-phased force and deployment data
type commander
U.
UAA
UHF
UIC
ULN
UMCC
USCINCTRANS
USTRANSCOM
UTC
unit assembly area
ultra high frequency
unit identification code
unit line number
unit movement control center
Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command
U.S. Transportation Command
unit type code
V.
V(A)
VBSS
VFR
VHF
V(W)
aviation ammunition
visit, board, search, and seizure
visual flight rules
very high frequency
ground ammunition
W.
WSPD
weapon system planning document
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A.2 Glossary
Advance Party: A task organization formed by the MAGTF Commander, which consists of personnel designated to
form the nucleus of the arrival and assembly organizations. The primary tasks of the Advance Party are to arrange
for the reception of the main body and MPSRON, and provide force protection to the beach, port, airfield, and unit
assembly areas. At a minimum, the Advance Party is comprised of the LFSP (with personnel augments from the
other MSEs), the entire NSE, and those Marine, Navy, and Coast Guard force protection units. The Advance Party
should arrive in the AAA on O-4 to prepare for the MPSRON's arrival on O-2 and NSE's preparations on NAVY
Day (O-1).
Advanced Echelon (ADVON): A team of AMC TALCE members deployed in advance of the main TALCE to
coordinate AMC requirements at the arrival airfield. The ADVON may deploy equipment to establish
communications with AMC command and control agencies and to establish the airlift operations center (AOC) prior
to the main TALCE arrival.
Amphibious Assault Bulk Fuel System (AABFS): Ship system used to pump bulk POL ashore via buoyant hose
line. Each ship loaded with bulk fuel carries two 5,000-foot, 6-inch fuel lines.
Amphibious Assault Bulk Water System (AABWS): Ship system used to pump potable water ashore via buoyant
hose line. Each ship loaded with bulk water carries one 10,000-foot, 4-inch water line.
Arrival and Assembly Area (AAA): An area designated by the establishing authority, MAGTF Commander, and
CMPF in coordination with the CINC and host nation for arrival, off-load, and assembly of forces and MPE/S, and
preparation for subsequent operations. The AAA is administrative in nature and does not denote command of a
geographic area. Such an area may be inside an AOA. With the AAA, the coordination authority is implied for the
establishing authority for the prioritization and use of airfields (strategic and tactical), port facilities, beach
amenities, transportation and distribution networks, air traffic control, and logistics support activities.
Arrival and Assembly Operations Element (AAOE): A C2 agency in each MAGTF element and the NSE that
coordinates the logistics functions of the off-load of MPE/S and the arrival and assembly of forces.
Arrival and Assembly Operations Group (AAOG): An initial MAGTF C2 agency composed of personnel from
the MAGTF and NSE to control the arrival and assembly operations.
Augmentation Operation: Augmentation operations are those in which the MAGTF Commander's immediate
superior is a MEF, service component, functional component, or taskforce (naval, amphibious, etc.) commander.
Beach Party Team (BPT): The NSE component of the Beach Party Group responsible for controlling lighterage in
the surf zone and conduct lighterage and other salvage.
Cargo Handling Force (CHF): An NSE element of the off-load control unit (OCU) consisting of U.S. Navy cargo
handling force personnel assigned to the off-load preparation party (OPP) and debarkation team.
Combatant Command (command authority) (COCOM): Nontransferable command authority exercised only by
commanders of combatant commands (excerpt from Joint Pub 1-02).
Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): An officer or civilian employee of the U.S. government assigned to
each MPSRON. The COR works directly for the commander, MARCORLOGBASES, Albany, Georgia and
supervises the efforts of the Marine Corps maintenance contractors (MCMC).
Debarkation Officer: The senior naval officer on each ship responsible to the OCO for the efficient off-load of that
ship’s MPE/S. The debark officer coordinates the navy cargo handling detachment, MAGTF debark team, ship’s
crew, and assigned lighterage control team.
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Debarkation Team: A task organization comprised of a Navy cargo handling force and MAGTF personnel
provided to the OCO for each ship of the MPSRON for debarkation. This team consists of cargo handling,
maintenance, and vehicle equipment operators from the OPP and Advance Party. The debarkation team will be
provided first priority billeting on the ship the team is assigned to off-load.
Direct Support: Direct support is a mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to
answer, directly, the supported force's request for assistance.
Flight Ferry (FF): The movement by self-deployment of the aircraft of the ACE to the AAA.
Fly-In Echelon (FIE): Airlifted forces and equipment of the MAGTF and NSE plus aircraft and personnel arriving
in the flight ferry of the ACE.
Force Module (FM): A task organization that is tailored and time-phased to meet specific challenges of operational
environments ranging from permissive (i.e., humanitarian assistance) to hostile (i.e., Major Theater War (MTW)) in
any area of responsibility.
Force Movement Control Center (FMCC): An operating force's agency normally established in the headquarters
of the deploying MAGTF's parent MEF that monitors, coordinates, controls, and adjusts as required, strategic
movement of Marine forces and associated Navy forces within the joint deployment system.
Independent Operation: Independent operations are those in which the MAGTF Commander has dual
responsibilities as the MARFOR (service component) Commander to a subordinate unified command, joint task
force, or multinational force (i.e., NATO).
Landing Force Support Party (LFSP): The forward echelon of the CSSE formed to facilitate the transportation
and throughput operations. In MPF operations, the LFSP is responsible to the MAGTF Commander for the
reception of MPE/S and personnel at the beach, port, and arrival airfield, and movement control to the UAAs.
Lighterage Control Officer (LCO): The Navy officer or chief petty officer responsible to the off-load control
officer for controlling lighterage assigned to that ship for off-load.
Logistics Movement Control Center (LMCC): LMCCs are organized from service support elements (or the
supporting establishment) in the geographic proximity of the marshaling units. They are tasked by the FMCC to
provide organic/commercial transportation, transportation scheduling, materials handling equipment, and all other
logistics support required by parent commands during marshaling and embarkation.
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF): The Marine Corps principal organization for all missions across the
range of military operations, composed of forces task-organized under a single commander capable of responding
rapidly to a contingency anywhere in the world. The types of forces in the MAGTF are functionally grouped into
four core elements: a command element, an aviation combat element, a ground combat element, and a combat
service support element. The four core elements are categories of forces, not formal commands. The basic structure
of the Marine air-ground task force never varies, though the number, size, and type of Marine Corps units comprising
each of its four elements will always be mission-dependent. The flexibility of the organizational structure allows for
one or more subordinate MAGTFs, or other Service and/or foreign military forces to be assigned or attached (also
called MAGTF). See also: aviation combat element; combat service support element; command element; ground
combat element; Marine expeditionary force; Marine expeditionary force (Forward); Marine expeditionary unit;
special purpose Marine air-ground task force; task force.
MAGTF Off-Load Liaison Team (MOLT): A task organization assigned to both the off-load preparation party
(OPP) and off-load control unit (OCU) to assist in communicating the MAGTF Commander’s warfighting and
off-load priorities, and provide technical supervision direction on Marine Corps OPP and debarkation matters.
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Marine Corps Maintenance Contractor (MCMC): Contracted civilian maintenance personnel embarked aboard
MPS.
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU): A task organization that is normally built around a battalion landing team,
reinforced helicopter squadron, and combat service support element. It fulfills routine forward afloat deployment
requirements, and is capable of limited combat operations.
Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF): The Marine expeditionary force, the largest of the MAGTFs, is normally
built around a division/wing team, but can include several divisions and aircraft wings, together with an appropriate
combat service support organization. The MEF is capable of conducting a wide range of amphibious assault
operations and sustained operations ashore. It can be tailored for a wide variety of combat missions in any
geographic environment.
Maritime Prepositioned Equipment and Supplies(MPE/S): Unit equipment and sustaining supplies associated
with a MAGTF and an NSE, which are deployed on maritime prepositioning ships.
Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF): A task organization of a MAGTF and Navy element formed under the
establishing authority for the purpose of introducing a MAGTF and associated MPE/S into a permissive AAA.
Maritime Prepositioning Force Augmentation Operation (MPFAO): An MPF operation that augments an
existing operation.
Maritime Prepositioning Force Independent Operation (MPFIO): An MPF operation that does not augment an
existing operation.
Maritime Prepositioning Force Operation (MPFOP): A rapid deployment and assembly of a MAGTF in a
permissive area using a combination of strategic airlift and forward-deployed maritime prepositioning ships.
Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS): Civilian-crewed, military sealift command chartered ship(s) that are
organized into three squadrons and are usually forward-deployed. These ships, as a squadron, are loaded with
prepositioned equipment and 30 days of supplies to support up to an MPF MAGTF. An MPS is normally designated
as a T-AKR.
Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron (MPSRON): A group of civilian-owned and civilian-crewed ships
chartered by military sealift command loaded with prepositioned equipment and 30 days of supplies to support up to
an MPF MAGTF.
Navy Support Element (NSE): The maritime prepositioning force element that is composed of naval beach group
(NBG) staff and subordinate unit personnel, a detachment of Navy cargo handling force personnel, and other Navy
components, as required. The NSE's three major components are the off-load control unit, beach support unit, and
(when activated), a defense unit.
Navy Construction Force (NCF): When assigned to a MAGTF, the NCF's mission is to ensure sustainment of
MAGTF operations by providing deliberate construction support. This includes major construction, repair to existing
facilities, and other general engineering tasks. The NCF also supports the naval operating forces through the
construction of Navy bases within or outside the amphibious objective area. NAVFAC P-315, Naval Construction
Forces Manual, provides detailed information concerning NCF operations.
Navy Day: An MPF term designating the day “O-1” on which the NSE launches lighterage, assembles barge ferries,
readies off-load systems, establishes voice and data communications, prepares cargo handling systems, and (if
required) assembles the RRDF platforms.
O-Day (Off-Load Day): An MPF term designating the day the first MPS off-load begins.
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Off-Load Control Officer (OCO): The Navy officer responsible to the NSE commander for the off-load of the
MPS squadron, the STS movement, and the reception and control of lighterage on the beach.
Off-Load Preparation Party (OPP): A task organization of Navy and Marine maintenance, embarkation, and
cargo handling personnel deployed to the MPSRON before or during its transit to the AAA to prepare the ship's
off-load systems and embarked equipment for off-load.
Operational Control (OPCON): Transferable command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any
echelon at or below the level of combatant command (excerpt from Joint Pub 1-02).
Principal End Items (PEIs): Those items of equipment necessary for the accomplishment of the MAGTF mission.
Ready Reserve Force (RRF): The RRF is composed of ships acquired by MARAD with Navy funding, and newer
ships acquired by MARAD for the NDRF. Although part of the NDRF, RRF ships are maintained in a higher state of
readiness and can be made available without mobilization of a Congressionally-declared state of emergency.
Reduced Operational Status (ROS): Applies to military sealift command ships withdrawn from full operational
status (FOS) because of decreased operational requirements. A ship in ROS is crewed in accordance with shipboard
maintenance and possible future operational requirements with the crew size predetermined contractually. The
condition of readiness in terms of calendar days required to attain FOS is designated by the numeral following ROS
(i.e., ROS-5).
Regeneration: MPF regeneration is the methodical approach to restore the MPSRON to its original strength or
properties and to attain full operational capability. This process may involve restructuring the types and quantities of
equipment and supplies carried on individual MPSs in a different configuration to that which existed prior to the
off-load.
Remain-Behind Equipment (RBE): Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when they deploy.
Supported Commander: The commander having primary responsibility for all aspects of a task assigned by the
JSCP or other joint operation planning authority. In the context of joint operation planning, this term refers to the
commander who prepares OPLANs or OPORDs in response to requirements of the CJCS.
Supporting Commander: A commander who provides augmentation forces or other support to a supported
commander, or who develops a supporting plan. Includes the designated combatant commands and defense agencies
as appropriate.
Survey, Liaison, and Reconnaissance Party (SLRP): A task organization led by the MAGTF which is introduced
into the AAA prior to the arrival of the main body of the FIE. The SLRP is used to conduct initial reconnaissance,
establish liaison with in-theater authorities, and initiate preparations for the arrival of the advance party, main body
of the FIE and the MPSRON.
Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE): A composite organization of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC)
tailored to support airlift operations. The TALCE provides command and control for AMC resources, off-load, and
aircraft services, and serves as the focal point for all airlift activities at an operating location.
Technical Assistance and Advisory Team (TAAT): A team provided by COMMARCORLOGBASES to provide
assistance during the off-load and regeneration of the MPS.
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