Unclassified acronym & abbreviation list general and Iraq Specific Terms Updated 17 Feb 07 by maj joe Giese

AAA – Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

A/OA – Observation Aircraft

AASLT – Assault

ABIS – Automated Biometric Identification System

ABM- Anti-Ballistic Missile

ABN – Airborne

ABT – Airborne Threat

A/C – Aircraft

ACE – Air Control Element

ACCE – Air Component Coordination Element

ACM – Air Combat Maneuvers

ACO – Air Control Order

ACOR – Alternate Contracting Officer Representative

ACOS – Assistant Chief of Staff

ACP – Ammunition Control Point

ACR – Armored Cavalry Regiment

ACTT-NG – Advanced Contracting Tracking Tool – Next Generation

ADA – Air Defense Artillery

ADCON – Administrative Control

AEV– Armored Engineer Vehicle

AEW – Air Expeditionary Wing

AFFOR – Air Force Forces

AFP – Agence France-Presse

AH – Attack helicopter

AI – Air Interdiction

AIF – Anti-Iraqi Forces

AIT – Air Intercept Training

AMR – Air Movement Request

AMZ – Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi (Chief Terrorist) (deceased)

AO – Area of Operation; Action Officer

AOD – Air Operations Directive

AOI – Area of Interest

AOR – Area of Responsibility

AP – Associated Press

AQI – Al Qaeda – Iraq

AQIZ – Al Qaeda – Iraq

AQSL – Al Qaeda Senior Leaders

ARCENT – U.S. Army Forces; U.S. Central Command

ARFOR – Army Forces

ARSOC – Army Special Operations Component

AS – Ansar al-Sunna (terrorist org)

ASG – Area Support Groups

ASI – Authorized Service Interruption

ASR – Air Support Request

ATA – Automatic Target Acquisition

ATARS – Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System

ATO – Air Tasking Order

AUS – Australian

AWACS – Airborne Warning And Control System

AWG – Assessment Working Group (SPA)

B – Bomber

BAT – Biometric Automated Toolset

BDA – Battle Damage Assessment

BDE – Brigade

BFC – Biometrics Fusion Center

BHA – Bomb Hit Assessment

BIA – Bomb Impact Assessment

BIAP – Baghdad Intl Airport

BIAP WG – BIAP Working Group

BISA – Biometric Identification System for Access

BLUF – Bottom Line Up Front

BN – Battalion

BOD – Board of Directors

BPA – Blanket Purchase Agreement (Type of Contract)

BPT – Be Prepared To

BTA – Business Transformation Authority (IBM)

BUA – Battle Update Assessemnt

C – Cargo; Combined

C&S – Cordon and Search

CA – Civil Affairs; Counter Attack

CAC – Common Access Card

CADOC- Combined Air Defense Operations Center

CAG – Carrier Aviation Group

CAO – Combined Area of Operations

CAOC – Combined Air Operations Center

CAS – Close Air Support

CAT – Category

CAV – Cavalry

CCCI – Central Criminal Court of Iraq; CIS Coordination-Iraq

CCIR – Commander’s Critical Requirements

CDO – Commando

CDR – Commander

CEA – Captured Enemy Ammunition

CENTAF – U.S. Air Forces; U.S. Central Command

CENTRIX – Central Region Information Exchange System

CERP – Commanders Emergency Response Program

CEXC – Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell

CF – Coalition Force

CFACC – Combined Forces Air Component Command

CFC – Combined Forces Commander

CFH – Contingency Forward Headquarters

CFLCC – Combined Forces Land Component Command

CG – Commanding General

CGIWG – Coast Guard and Internal Waterways Department

CH – Cargo helicopter

CHOD – Chief of Defense

CHOPS – Chief Operations (SOC/JOC)

CHU – Containerized Housing Units (Trailers/Living Quarters)

CIACG – Coalition Interagency Coordination Group

CIAP – Command Intelligence Architecture/Planning Program

CIG – Commanders initiatives Group

CIS – Communications Information Systems

C/JOA – Combined / Joint Operations Area

CJSOTF – Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force

CJTF – Combined Joint Task Force

CJTF-180 – Combined Joint Task Force 180 (in Afghanistan)

CM – Consequence Management

CMATT – Coalition Assistance Training Teams

CMD AVN – Command Aviation

CMO – Civil Military Operations

CMOC – Civil-Military Operations Center

CMPC – Combined Media Processing Center

CO – Contracting Officer; Commanding Officer

COA – Coalition

COAB – Campaign Objective Assessment Board

COB – Commanders Operation Brief

COCOM – Combatant Command (command authority)

CODEL – Congressional Delegation

COIN – Counter Insurgency Operations

COL – Contingency Operating Location

COM – Chief of Mission

COMSTAT – Communication Status Report

CON – Consular

CONUS – Continental United States

COORD – Coordination

COP – Combat Outpost

COR – Contracting Officer Representative; Council of Representatives

COS – Chief of Staff

COTR – Contracting Office Technical Representative

CP – Choke Point; Collective Protection; Checkpoint

CPA – Coalition Provisional Authority

CPATT – Coalition Police Assistance Training Team

CPIC – Coalition Press Information Center; Combined Press Info Center

CPX – Command Post Exercise

CRC – CONUS Replacement Center

CS – Combat Support

CSG – Corps Support Group

CSR – Command Situational Room

CV – Aircraft Carrier

CV – Camp Victory

DAC – District Advisory Council

DAWG – Desk Level Assessment Working Group

DBE – Department of Border Enforcement

DBS – Drive By Shooting

DCA – Defensive Counter Air

DCDR – Deputy Commander

DCG – Deputy Commanding General

DCI – Director of Central Intelligence

DCM – Deputy Chief of Mission

DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency

DCOM – Deputy Chief of Mission

DCS – Deputy Chief of Staff

DDR – Disarm Demobilize and Reintegration

DEO – District Election Office

DETOPS – Detainee Operations

DIF – Division Interrogation Facility

DIV – Division

DLA – Defense Logistics Agency

DMCNS – Deputy Ministers Committee for National Security

DMS – Defense Messaging System

DNS – Domain Name Server

DNVT –Digital Non Secure Voice Network

DO – Detainee Operations

DoDIIS – Department of Defense Intelligence Information System

DoS – Department of State; Days of Supply

DPU – Dignitary Protection Unit

DSN – Defense Switch Network

DTU – Daily Tactical Update

DUSTWUN – Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown

DV – Distinguished Visitor
E

EA – Embassy Annex (Presidential Palace/Baghdad)

EASB – Effects and Synchronization Board

EBC – Effects Based Contracting

EBS – Environmental Baseline Survey

ECD – Estimated Completion Date

ECP – Entry Control Points

EDMG – Expeditionary Medical Deployment Group

EE – Enabling Effects

EEFI – Essential Elements of Friendly Information

EEI – Essential Elements of Information

EFP – Explosively Formed Projectile

EKIA – Enemy Killed in Action

EMP – Electromagnetic Pulse

EOB – Enemy Order of Battle

EOC – Election Operations Center

EP – Electronic Protection

EPAF – European Partners Air Force

EPW – Enemy Prisoners of War

ES – Electronic Warfare Support

EW – Early Warning; Electronic Warfare
F

F – Fighter

FF – Foreign Fighters

FA – Forward Area

FARs – Flat Ass Rules

FASCAM – Family of Scatterable Mines

FCE – Forward Control Element

FDO – Foreign Disclosure Office

FIDP – Foreign Internal Defense Plan

FIF – Free Iraqi Forces

FLOT – Forward Line of Troops

FMC – Fully Mission Capable

FMTVS- Family of Military Tactical Vehicles

FNW – Foreign National Waiver

FOB – Forward Operating Base

FOC – Full Operating Capability

FOIA – Freedom of Information Act

FOO – Field Ordering Officers

FORSCOM – U.S. Army Forces Command

FOUO – For Official Use Only

FPCON – Force Protection Condition

FPS – Facility Protection Service

FRE – Foreign Regime Elements

FSE – Forward Support Element

FTO – Foreign Terrorist Organization

FUOPS – Future Operations

FWD – Forward
G

GAT – Ground Attack Training

GBR – Ground Based Radar

GCTF – Global Coalition Task Force

GHQ – General Headquarters

GOI – Government of Iraq

Govdel – Governor Delegation

GRD – Gulf Region Division

GRIDS – Grid Reference Points

GSG – Global Strategies Group

HA – Humanitarian Assistance; Humanitarian Aid

HC – Cargo Helicopter

HCA – Head of Contracting Activity

HDBT – Hard and Deeply Buried Target

HE – High Explosive

HEAT – High Explosive Anti-Tank

HET – Heavy Equipment Transporter

HGS – Hand Grenades

HH – General Purpose helicopter

HQ – Headquarters

HVA – High Value Asset

HVC – High Value Criminal(s)

HVDT – High Value Detainee Trials

HVI – High Value Individual

HVT – High Value Target

I&W – Indications and Warnings

I2R – Imaging Infrared

IA – Iraqi Army

IADS – Integrated Air Defense Systems

IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency

IAF – Iraqi Armed Forces

IAG – Iraqi Assistance Group

IAI – Islamic Army of Iraq (terrorist organization)

IAO – Information Assurance Officer

IASO – Information Assurance Security Officer

IAT – Intelligence Assistance Team

IAW – In Accordance With

IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICBM – Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

ICDC – Iraqi Civil Defense Corps

ID – Infantry Division

IDF – Indirect Fire

IDP – Indigenous Displaced Personnel

IDS – Individual Deployment Site

IECI – Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq

IED – Improvised Explosive Device

IF – Internment Facility

IFES – International Foundation for Election Systems

IG – Iraqi Government; Inspector General

IGC – Iraqi Governing Council

IIF – Iraqi Intervention Force

IIG – Iraqi Interim Government

IMN – Iraqi Media Network

INC – Iraqi National Council

INF – Infantry

INFOCON – Information Condition

INSCOM – Intelligence and Security Command

INT’L – International

IO – Information Operations

IOT – In Order To

IOTF – Information Operations Task Force

IP – Iraqi Police; Internet Protocol

IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

IPCC – Iraqi Property Claims Commission

IPF – Iraqi Police Force

IPS – Iraqi Police Station; Iraqi Police Services

IRGC – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

IRMO – Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office

IS – Information System

ISF – Iraqi Security Forces

ISG – Iraq Survey Group

ISM – Information System Manager

IST – Iraqi Special Tribunal

ITB – Iraqi Training Battalion

ITG – Iraqi Transitional Government

ITO – Iraqi Theatre of Operations

IVO – In Vicinity Of

IWS – Info WorkSpace

IZ – International Zone (Baghdad)

IZR – Iraqi Rejectionists

JAM – JAISH Al MAHDI

JASG – Joint Area Support Group

JBCC – Joint Border Control Center

JCC-I/A – Joint Contracting Command- Iraq/Afghanistan

JCMOTF – Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force

JCSE – Joint Communication Support Element

JFACC – Joint Forces Air Component Commander

JFLCC – Joint Forces Land Component Commander

JFMCC – Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander

JFSOCC – Joint Forces Special Operations Component Commander

JHQ – Joint Headquarters

JIACC – Joint Interagency Coordination Center

JIACG – Joint Interagency Coordination Group

JIATF – Joint Interagency Task Force

JIEDDO – Joint IED Defeat Organization

JIPTC – Jordan International Police Training Center

JMD – Joint Manning Document

JMR – Joint Mission Request

JPG – Joint Planning Group

JPOTF – Joint Psychological Operations Task Force

JRFL – Joint Restricted Frequency List

JSCP – Joint Security Capabilities Plan

JSD – Joint Security Directorate

JSEP – Joint Strategic Engagement Plan

JSIVA – Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment

JSOTF – Joint Special Operations Task Force

JSPS – Joint Strategic Planning System

JSTAR – Joint System Threat Assessment Report

JSTARS – Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JTF – Joint Task Force

JVB – Joint Visitors Bureau

JWICS – Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
K

K-2 – KARSHI-KHANABAD

KBR Kellogg Brown and Root

KDP – Kurdish Democratic Party

KIA – Killed in Action

KM – Kilometer

KMO – Knowledge Management Officer

KYR – Kyrgyzstan

LAAD – Low Altitude Air Defense

LACM – Low Altitude Cruise Missile

LAN – Local Area Network

LGB – Laser-Guided Bomb

LLS – Lessons Learned

LN – Local National

LNO – Liaison Officer

LOC – Lines of Communications

LOS – Line of Sight

LRP – Long Range Planning

LSA – Logistic Support Area

LTL – Less Than Lethal

LZ – Landing Zone

MA – Mujahidin Army (terrorist org)

MAC – Master Activities Calendar

MAG – Marine Air Group

MAM – Military Age Males

MANPAD – Man Portable Air Defense System

MARCENT – U.S. Marines Central Command

MAROPS – Maritime Operations

MAS – Muqtada Al Sadr

MAW – Marine Air Wing

MBT – Main Battle Tank

MCCE – Maritime Component Coordination Element

MCE – Mission Control Element

MCFI – Multi-National Coalition Forces Iraq

MCNS – Ministerial Committee on National Security

MEDCOM – Medical Command

MEF – Marine Expeditionary Force

MEG – Marine Expeditionary Group

MEU – Marine Expeditionary Unit

MEVA – Mission Essential Vulnerable Area

MIA – Missing in Action

MIF – Maritime Interception Force

MILCON – Military Construction

MIO – Maritime Interception Operations

MIT – Mobile Interrogation Unit

MiTTs – Military Transition Teams

MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket System

MNB – Multi National Brigade

MNC-I – Multi National Corps-Iraq

MND – Multi National Division

MND-B – Multi National Division-Baghdad

MND-CS – Multi National Division-Center South

MND-N – Multi National Division-North

MND-NE – Multi National Division-North East

MND-SE – Multi National Division-South East

MND-W – Multi National Division-West

MNF-I – Multi National Force-Iraq

MNF-W – Multi National Force-West

MNSTC-I – Multi National Security Transition Command-Iraq

MOC – Ministry of Culture; Media Operations Center

MOD – Ministry of Defense

MOE – Ministry of Electricity

MOF – Ministry of Finance

MOH – Ministry of Health

MOHR – Ministry of Human Rights

MOI – Ministry of Interior

MOOTW – Military Operations Other Than War

MOT – Ministry of Transportation

MOUT – Military Operations in/on Urban Terrain

MSC – Mujahidin Shura Council; Major Subordinate Command

MSR – Main Supply Route

MW – Mega Watt

MWD – Military Working Dogs
N

NAG – Northern Arabian Gulf

NAI – Named Area of Interest

NAIC – National Air Intelligence Center

NAVCENT – U.S. Naval Central Command

NBI – Non-Battle Injury

NCC – National Coordination Center

NFZ – No-Fly Zone

NGO – Non-Governmental Organization

NICC – National Interdiction Command and Control

NIE – National Intelligence Estimate

NIMA – National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NJOC – National Joint Operations Center

NM – Nautical Mile

NNFZ – Northern No-fly Zone

NRT – Near Real-Time

NSA – National Security Advisor

NSTR – Nothing Significant to Report

NTE – Not to Exceed

NTV – Non Tactical Vehicles

O&I – Operations & Intel

OIC – Officer In Charge

OIF – Operation Iraqi Freedom

OMO – Other Military Operations

ONU – Office of National Unity

ONW – OPERATION Northern Watch

OPCON – Operational Control

OPORD – Operations Order

OPS – Operations

OPT – Operations Planning Team

OSD – Office of the Secretary of Defense

OST – Office of Security Transition

OSW – OPERATION Southern Watch

P – Purpose

PAD – Public Affairs Detachment

PAG – Public Affairs Guidance

PAO – Public Affairs Office

PARC – Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting

PB – Patrol Base

PBIED – Personnel Borne Improvised Explosive Device

PC – Provincial Council

PCO – Primary Contracting Organization

PERS – Personnel

PG – Provincial Governer

PGM – Precision Guided Missile

PIC – Provincial Iraqi Control

PID – Personal Identification

PIR – Priority Intelligence Requirements

PKK – Kurdistan’s Worker’s Party

PLS – Palletized Load System

PM – Prime Minister

PME – Political, Military, & Economic group

PMR –-Program Management Review

POB – Public Order Battalion (Iraq)

POC – Point of Contact

POI – Point of Impact; Program of Instruction

POLAD – Political Advisor

POO – Point of Origin

POTUS – President of the United States

PPOO – Procurement Project Ordering Officers

PPT – Pilot Proficiency Training

PRB – Program Review Board

PRT – Provincial Reconstruction Team

PSD – Personal Security Detail/Detachment

PSE – Policy, Strategy, Engagement

PT – Provincial Team

PUK – Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Q

QAT – Qatar

QRF – Quick Reaction Force
R

RAOC – Regional Air Operations Center

RCC – Revolutionary Command Council (Iraq)

RCLO – Regime Crimes Liaison Office

REL – Releasable

RFI – Request for Information

RFO – Request for Outage

RFS – Request for Service

RIP – Relief in Place

RLV – Reusable Launch Vehicle

RM – Resource Management

RO – Response Option

ROE – Rules of Engagement

ROL – Rule of Law

RPTR – Repeater

RQ – Remotely Piloted Vehicles

RQ-1 – Predator UAV)

R&S – Resource & Sustainment

RSO – Regional Security Office

RSO&I – Reception, Staging, Onward Movement & Integration

RTD – Return to Duty

RTQ – Response To Query

SA – Secretary of the Army

SA – Situational Awareness

SAC – Strategic Air Command; Security Action Committee

SACO – Staff Action Central Officer

SAF – Small Arms Fire

SAFIRE – Surface-to-Air Fire

SAM – Surface-to-Air Missile

SAR – Satellite Access Request

SAV – Staff Assistance Visit

SBCT – Stryker Brigade Combat Team

SBE – Stay Behind Equipment

SBF – Special Border Force

SCIRI – Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq

SCJS – Secretary of the Combined and Joint Staff

SDM – Sadaamists

SEB – Strategic Effects Board

SH – Supply helicopter; support helicopter

SHORAD – Short Range Air Defense

SI – Seriously Injured

SINCGARS – Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System

SIR – Service Interruption Report; Serious Incident Report

SITREP – Situation Report

SITSUM – Situation Summary

SJA – Staff Judge Advocate

SMC – Strategic Missile Council

SNFZ – Southern No-fly Zone

SNR – Senior National Representative

SOCCENT – Special Operations Command Central

SOE – State Owned Enterprises

SOF – Special Operations Forces

SPA – Strategy, Plans & Assessments

SPASM – Strategy Plans Assessments Synchronization Meeting

SPEC – Special

SPINS – Special Instructions

SPiTTs – Special Police Transition Teams

SRAAM – Short Range Air-to-Air Missile

SRBM – Short Range Ballistic Missile

SRSG – Special Representative of the Secretary General

SRT – Special Reaction Team

SSE – Sensitive Site Exploitation

STAT – Statistics

STEP – Strategic Tactical Entry Points

STRAT – Strategic

STRATOPS – Strategic Operations

STRATEFF – Strategic Effects

SUM – Summary

SV – Suicide Vest

SVEST – Suicide Vest

SVBIED – Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device

SYSCON – System Control
T

T4D – Termination for Default (Contract Action)

T&FF – Terrorists and Foreign Fighters

TACNET – Tactical Network

TACON – Tactical Control

TAI – Target Area of Interest

TAL – Transitional Administrative Law

TBD – To Be Determined

TBM – Theater Ballistic Missile

TBMCS – Theatre Battle Management Core System

TCN – Third Country Nationals

TCO – Telephone Control Officer

TCT – Time Critical Target

TD – Target Designation

TEL – Transporter Erector Launcher

TEU – Technical Escort Unit; Tactical Exploitation Unit

TF – Task Force

TFHOA – Task ForceHorn of Africa

TGT – Target

TIAS – Target Identification and Acquisition System

TIC – Troops in Contact

TIF – Theatre Internment Facility

TIPS – Transition Integration Program

TLAM – Tomahawk Land Attack Missile

TMC – Troop Medical Clinic

TMD – Theater Missile Defense

TNA – Transitional National Assembly

TOA – Transfer of Authority

TOS – Transfer Of Sovereignty

TOT – Time Over Target

TRA – Transitional Readiness Assessment

TSR – Telecommunications Service Request

TST – Time Sensitive Targeting

TSU – Tactical Support Unit

TTP – Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
U

U – Utility

UAE – United Arab Emirates

UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UBL – Usama bin Laden

UH – Utility Helicopter

UK – United Kingdom

UNAMI – United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

UNLT – United Nations Liaison Team

UNNY – Headquarters United Nations New York

UNMOVIC – United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission

US – United States

USA – United States of America

USAID – US Aid in International Development

USDI – Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

USMS – US Marshal Service

UXO – Unexploded Ordnance
V

VBIED – Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device

VIC – Vicinity

VOB – Visitors Operations Bureau

VOIED – Victim Operated Improvised Explosive Device

VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol

VSI – Very Seriously Injured

VTC – Video Tele Conference

VUL – Vulnerability
W

WAN – Wide Area Network

WIA – Wounded in Action

WMD – Weapons of Mass Destruction

XCAS – “On Call” Close Air Support