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