ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

GLOSSARY ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACE . . . . accy . . . . ADA . . . . ADAM . . . ALICE . . . ammo . . . AO . . . . . AP . . . . . API . . . . . API-T . . . APERS . . . AR . . . . . ARTEP . . . ASAP . . . . BAS . . . . BFV . . . . BMP . . . . BP . . . . . BTR . . . . cal . . . . . CCP . . . . cGy . . . . . chem . . . . ci . . . . . . co . . . . . . Co . . . . . COMSEC . CP . . . . . ammunition, casualty, and equipment (report) accuracy air defense artillery artillery-delivered antipersonnel mine all-purpose, lightweight, individual carrying equipment ammunition area of operation armor-piercing armor-piercing incendiary armor-piercing incendiary tracer antipersonnel Army regulation; automatic rifleman Army Training and Evaluation Program as soon as possible battalion aid station Bradley fighting vehicle (a Threat fighting vehicle) battle position (a Threat vehicle) caliber casualty collection point centigray chemical counterintelligence company commanding officer communications security command post Glossary-1 FM 7-8 CPHD . . . CP-OP . CS . . . . . CSS . . . . CTT . . . . DA . . . . . demo . . . deton . . . DOA . . . . DLIC . . . DPICM . . m.. . . . DZ . . . . . ea . . . . . EA . . . . . . em. . . . . EM . . . . EPW . . . FA . . . . . FASCAM . FEBA . . . 1SG . . . . FIST . . . FM . . . . FO . . . . . FPF . . . . FPL . . . . frag . . . . FRAGO . . FSO . . . . GL . . . . . grn . . . . GSR . . . . GTA . . . . HE . . . . . HEAT . . . Copperhead command post-observation post combat support combat service support common task test .Department of the Army demolition detonation direction of attack .detachment(s) left in contact dual-purpose improved conventional munition direct support drop zone each engagement area effective enlisted member enemy prisoner of war field artillery family of scatterable mines forward edge of the battle area first sergeant fire support team field manual; frequency modulated forward observer final protective fires final protective line fragmentaion fragmentary order fire support officer grid line grenadier ground surveillance radar graphic training aid high explosive high-explosive antitank Glossary-2 FM 7-8 HEDP . . . high-explosive dual purpose HEP . . . . high-explosive plastic HEP-T . . . high-explosive plastic-tracer HMMWV . high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicle hq . . . . . . headquarters HUMINT . human intelligence IAW . . . . in accordance with illum . . . . illumination in . . . . . inch incen . . . . incendiary IPW . . . . prisoner of war interrogation KIA . . . . killed in action kmph . . . . kilometers per hour LAW . . . . light antitank weapon lb . . . . . . pound LBE . . . . load-bearing equipment L D . . . . line of departure ldr . . . . . leader LOGPAC . logistics package LOS . . . . line of sight It . . . . . . light LZ . . . . . landing zone m . . . . . . meters MAW . . . . medium antitank weapon max . . . . . maximum MEDEVAC medical evacuation METT-T . . mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available mg . . . . . machine gun min . . . . . minimum mm . . . . . millimeter MOPP . . . mission-oriented protective posture MOS . . . . military occupational specialty MOUT . . . military operations on urbanized terrain MRE . . . . meal, ready-to-eat MRP . . . . motorized rifle platoon (Threat) MT . . . . . mechanical time Glossary-3 FM 7-8 MTOE . . MTP . . . MTSQ . . N/A . . . . NAI . . . . NATO . . . NBC . . . . NCO . . . NLT . . . . nuc . . . . NW) . . . . obj . . . . . OCOKA . off . . . OP . . . . . OPCON . . OPORD . ORP . . . . oz . . . . . P . . . . . PAC . . . . PB . . . . . PDF . . . . PEWS . . . PL . . . . . Pm . . . . plt . . . . . PMCS . . PSG . . . . PW . . . . R . . . . . . RAAWS . . R&S . . . . RAP . . . . RATELO . modified table of organization and equipment mission training plan mechanical time, super quick (fuze) not applicable named area of interest North Atlantic Treaty Organization nuclear, biological, chemical noncommissioned officer not later than nuclear night vision device objective observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles and movement, key terrain, and avenues of approach officer observation post operational control operation order objective rally point ounce phosorus Personnel and Administration Center patrol base principal direction of fire platoon early warning system phase line probable line of deployment platoon preventive maintenance checks and services platoon sergeant prisoner of war rifleman ranger antiarmor weapon system reconnaissance and security rocket-assisted projectile radiotelephone operator Glossary-4 FM 7-8 RCLR . . . recoilless rifle rd . . . . . . round, road RDF . . . . radio direction finder recon . . . . reconnaissance rgr . . . . . ranger ROE . . . . rules of engagement RP . . . . . release point rpm . . . . . revolution per minute RRP . . . . reentry rally point S1 . . . . . . Adjutant (US Army) S3 . . . . . . Operations and Training Officer (US Army) S4 . . . . . . Supply Officer (US Army) SALUTE . . size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment SDT . . . . self-development test sec . . . . . section, second SFC . . . . sergeant first class SGT . . . . sergeant S1 . . . . . squad leader SMCT . . . soldier’s manual of common tasks SOI . . . . . signal operation instructions SOP . . . . standing operating procedure SOSR . . . suppress, obscure, secure, and reduce sqd . . . . . squad SSG . . . . staff sergeant SSN . . . . social security number SSSC . . . . self-service supply centers SSW . . . . south southwest STANAG . . Standardization Agreement STB . . . . supertropical bleach STP . . . . soldier’s training publication T&E . . . . traversing and elevating mechanism TACSOP . . tactical SOP TL . . . . . team leader TLP . . . . troop-leading procedure tm . . . . . team TM . . . . . technical manual Glossary-5 FM 7-8 tng . . . . training TOE . . . . table(s) of organization and equipment TOW . . tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided TP . . . . training practice TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command TRP . . . target reference point US . . . . United States vic . . . . vicinity VT . . . . variable time w . . . . . . with WP . . . . white phosphorus wpn . . . . weapon XO . . . . executive officer Glossary-6