ACRONYMS
   
   
AA&E Arms, ammunition, and explosives
AAA Anti-Aircraft Artillery
AAD Airborne Assault Division
AAM Air to Air Missile
AAV Assault Amphibious Vehicle
ACE Air Combat Element
AAL  Additional authorization lists
ACU  Air-Conditioning Units
ACVO  Armored Combat Vehicles Office
AEI  Armament Enhancement Initiative
AHA Ammunition Holding Area
AMTRAC Amphibious Tractor/AAV
AO  Acquisition Objective
APC Armored Personnel Carrier
APFSDS-T  Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer
ATE  Automatic test equipment
AVLB  Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge
   
BAS Battalion Aid Station
BITE  Built-In Test Equipment
BEQ  Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
BLT Battalion Landing Team
Bn Battalion
BOQ  Bachelor Officer’s Quarters
   
CAS Close Air Support
CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation - Done with any transport available
CBRO  Chemical, biological, radiological officer
CCP  Computer control panel
CE Command Element
CEU  Computer electronic unit
CIB  Controllable interface box
CIC Combat Information Center
CLD  Critical low density
CLP  Cleaner lubrication and preservative
CMS/CMCC  Classified Material Storage/Classified Material Control Center
COEI  Components of end item
CP Command Post
CPO  Civilian Personnel Office
CPR  Combat planning rates
CQB Close Quarters Battle
CS Tear gas
CSSD  Combat Service Support Detachment
CSSE Combat Service Support Element
CVC  Combat Vehicle crewman
CVE  Combat Vehicle Evaluation
CWS  Commander’s weapon station
CWSS  Commander’s weapon station sight
   
DA  Department of the Army
DECU  Digital electronic control unit
DGAF Don’t give a fuck
DF-2  Diesel fuel, Number 2
DI Drill Instructor
DIC Document Identifier Code
DIP  Driver’s Instrument Panel
DMA  Depot maintenance activities
DNVT  Digital non-secure voice terminal
DPICM Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions
DPR  Daily process report
DSEST-TIS  Direct support electrical system-thermal imaging sight
DU  Depleted Uranium
DWFK  Deep Water Fording Kit
DX  Direct Exchange
   
EAF  Equipment Allowance File
EAP  Equipment allowance pool
EAS  Expiration of Active Service
EDC  Electrical Distribution Center
EMI  Electromagnetic interference
EMP  Electromagnetic Pulse
EOD  Explosive ordnance disposal
ERO  Equipment repair order
EROSL  ERO shopping list
   
FARP Forward Area Refueling Point
FEBA Forward Edge of Battle
FLIR  Forward Looking Infrared
FMF  Fleet Marine Force
FOD Foreign Object Damage
FPF Final Protective Fire
FSSG  Force Service Support Group
   
GAA  Grease, automotive and artillery
GASA  Gunner’s auxiliary sight assembly
GCE Ground Combat Element
GFE  Government Furnished Equipment
GIA  Grease, aircraft, and instrument
GPIA  General Purpose Interface Assembly
GPS  Gunner’s Primary Sight
GSA  General Service Administration
   
H&S  Headquarters and Service
HB  Heavy barrel
HE High Explosive
HEAT-MP-T  High explosive, antitank, multipurpose, tracer
HEAT-TP-T  High explosive, target practice, Trader
HEAP  High-Efficiency Particulate Air 
HEDP High Explosive Dual Purpose, armor piercing ammunition
HQ  Headquarters
HUD Heads Up Display
   
I-I  Inspector-Instructor
ICU  Image control unit
IDS  Intrusion Detection Systems
IOC  Initial Operational Capability
IOS  Instructor operator station
IR  Infrared
IROAN  Inspect and Repair Only As Necessary
   
JON  Job Order Number
JTF Joint Task Force
   
K (Klick) Kilometer
KIA Killed in Action
   
LARC  Lighter, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo
LASH  Lighter, Aboard Ship
LAV Light Armored Vehicle
LCAC  Landing Craft Air Cushion
LCM  Landing Craft, Medium
LCU  Landing Craft, Utility
LRF  Laser Range Finder
LRU  Line replaceable units
LSD  Landing Ship, Dock
LSEU  Line of site electronic unit
LST  Landing Ship, Tank
LZ Landing Zone
   
M/F  Maintenance Float
M-COFT  Mobile conduct-of-fire trainer
MAGTEC  Marine Air-Ground Training and Education Center
MAGTF Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MAL  Mechanized allowance list
MARES  Marine Corps Automated Readiness Evaluation System
MBT  Main Battle Tank
MCAGCC  Marine Corps air-ground combat center
MCCDC  Marine Corps Combat Development Center
MCCUU Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform
MCLB  Marine Corps logistics base
MCRDAC  Marine Corps Research, Development, and Acquisition Command
MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEDEVAC (Medivac) Medical Evacuation using medical transports
MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit
MFP  Material Fielding Plan
MI  Modification instructions
MIA Missing In Action
MILSTRIP  Military Standard Transaction and Issue Procedures
MIMMS  Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System
MIPR  Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request
MMS  Manpower Management System
MN (ED)  Materiel need (engineering development)
MOJT  Managed On-The-Job Training
MOS  Military occupation specialty
MOUT Military operations in urban terrain
MPRC  Multipurpose range complex
MPS  Maritime Prepositioning Ships
MRS  Muzzle Reference Sensor
MSL  Minimum Stock Level
MTMC  Military Traffic Management Command
   
NAVCOMPT  Comptroller of the Navy
NAVFAC  Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NBC  Nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCO Noncommissioned Officer
NCOIC  Noncommissioned officer-in-charge
NET  New Equipment Training
NETT  New Equipment Training Team
   
O&M  Operations and maintenance
OADR  Originating Agency Decision Required
OIC  Officer in charge
OIU  Operator Interface Unit
OJT  On-the-job training
ORF  Operational Readiness Float
   
PAO  Public affairs officer
PC Printed circuit
PCB  Printed circuit board
PCS Permanent Change of Station
PCU  Power control unit
PICA  Primary Inventory Control Activity
PLRS  Position Location Reporting System
PM  Program manager
PMCS  Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
POL  Petroleum, oil, lubricants
   
QDR  Quality Deficiency Report
QRF Quick Reaction Force
   
RCO Rifle Combat Optic 
RHA  Rolled homogenous armor
RISE  Reliability improved selected equipment
RMS  Roots mean square
RO  Requisitioning Objective
RO/RO  Roll-On/Roll-Off
ROC  Required operational capability
ROD  Report of Discrepancy
ROE Rules of Engagement
ROP  Record Point
RPO  Radiological protection officer
RTO Radio Telephone Operator
RUAF  Reporting Unit Allowance File
   
S-SAR  SECRET-special access required
SAM Surface to Air Missile
SAP  Special access program
SAPSA  Special access program for special armor
SASSY  Support Activity Supply System
SECTOM  Set communication
SICA  Secondary Inventory Control Activity
SIR  Serious Incident Report
SMU  SASSY Management Unit
SOC Special Operations Capable
SOP  Standing operating procedure
STE  Simplified Test Equipment
   
T/E  Table of Equipment
T/O  Tables of organization
T/O&E Table of Operations and Equipment
TACOM  Tank and Automotive Command
TAD  Temporary Assigned Duty
TAMCN  Table of authorized material control number
TB  Technical bulletin
TBS  The Basic School
TEU  Thermal electronic unit
TI  Technical instruction
TM  Technical Manual
TMDE  Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment
TP-T  Target practice-tracer
TPCSDS-T  Target practice, cone stabilized, and discarding Sabot tracer
TPF  Total Package Fielding
TRU  Thermal receiver unit
TSS  Tank surveillance service
   
U-COFT  Unit conduct-of-fire trainer
UA Unauthorized Absence
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
UIC  Unit Identification Code
UM  User manual
UNITREP  Unit status and identity report
   
WP  Warranty part
WR  War Reserve
WS/EM  Weapon system/equipment manager
   
XO Executive Officer