Military
Training Glossary
A-7 – USAF Corsair II attack jet
AAR – After Action Review
ADA – Air Defense Artillery, anti-aircraft guns and
missiles
ADC-T- Assistant Division Commander for training, a
full Colonel
ADM - Atomic
Demolition Mine
Air Assault – A tactical movement of a ground unit
by helicopter as part of an ongoing combat operation. This normally implies
combat at the landing zone.
ALOC – Administration Logistics Operation Center .
This is where supply, maintenance, and personnel actions are designed and
coordinated. The logistics officer (S-4) and adjutant (S-1)share the ALOC, with
the S-4 in charge.
APC – Armored Personnel Carrier
ARTEP – Army Training and Evaluation Program; a list
of tasks, conditions, and standards for unit training in the performance of
combat missions. ARTEPs exist for all units from squadron to battalioin task
force, to include combat support and combat service support elements. Often,
the ARTEP is considers as a ‘Test” especially when evaluations are supplied to
external units.
AT – Anti-Tank
Attachment – Temporary assignment of a force to
another higher headquarters. Along with tactical ground control, the new
commander must insure full logistical support for the attachment.
AVLB – Armed Vehicle Launched Bridge
Button Up – Close up vehicle hatches. Vision is
greatly limited with hatches shut.
CALFEX – Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise: a
training mission involving the integration of all direct fire, indirect fire,
Army aviation, and Air Force close air support.
CEV – Combat Engineer Vehicle, M728
Chaparral – U.S. air defense missile.
COB – Citizen On the Battlefield – Civilians playing
civilians or in support OPFOR
Company team – A combined-arms organization of tank
and mechanized infantry platoons under a tank or mechanized infantry
headquarters.
Counterbattery – Indirect fires delivered on enemy
indirect fire means.
Cross-attachment – The exchange of one or more
mechanized infantry platoons from a mechanized infantry company for one or more
tank platoons from a tank company.
CSC – Combat Support Company
CSS – Combat service support; supply, personnel
administration, maintenance, and medical services.
EA – Engagement Area. In the defense, a means of
controlling fires.
FA – Field Artillery
FFT – Force on Force training; U.S. against the live
OPFOR, using MILES vests and training ammunition.
FIST – Fire support team; the artillery forward
observers/fire planners sent over to direct artillery, mortars, and close air
support.
FO – Forward Observer
FORSCOM – United States Army Forces Command, with
headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Forces Command supervises active Army
and Reserve unites in the continental United States. FORSCOM insures those
elements are prepared for combat deployment.
FRAGORD – Fragmentary order; an abbreviated
operations order.
FSO – Fire Support Officer
GS – General Support. This command relation requires
one support unit (engineers, field artillery, or air defense), to respond to
the force as a whole. A GS unit has the flexibility to provide support to
several units’ needs or the requests of the support commander.
GSR – Ground surveillance radar.
HHC – Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Index – The OCs order to cease and exercise or
scenario.
ITV – The U.S. M901 Improved TOW Vechicle.
LAW/Viper – U.S. unguided light attack rocket.
LD – Line of departure; it must be crossed exactly
on time to permit a coordinated attack.
LFT – Live-fire Training; U.S. against automated
targets, using actual ammunition.
LP – Listening Post, usually used at night.
M60 – U.S main battle tank; also U.S. 7.62 mm
infantry machine gun.
M113 – U.S. Armored personnel carrier.
Mechanized – U.S. troops make use of M113 APC.
Medevac – Medical evacuation, usually by helicopter.
MILES – Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
– a training device that allows U.S. soldiers to “shoot” and “get shot” using
eye-safe lasers.
MOOP – Mission Oriented Protective Posture – Use of
chemical suits, boots, gloves and masks in various combinations as determined
by the U.S. mission, enemy threat and weather.
MRB – Motorize Rifle Battalion
MRR – Motorized Rifle Regiment
NTC – National Training Center – Fort Irwin,
California
NBC – Nuclear/Biological/Chemical
OCs – Observer Controllers
OER – Officer Evaluation Report; this document is
prepared by an officer’s superiors and reports his performance to Department of
the Army.
OP – Observation Post
OPCON – Operational Control. This command relation
places a subordinate unit under a headquarters for tactical orders only. The
parent formation retains supply and administrative responsibilities.
OPFOR – Opposing Forces – Enemy forces portrayed by
specially trained U.S. battalions at the National Training Center.
OPORD – Operation order.
Parrumphs – Irregular light infantry guerrilla units
employed in support of OPFOR operations.
“Pull” Logistics – The use of requests to supply
centers, followed by pickup by the requesting unit.
“Push” Logistics – Sometimes called “log packs” –
the assembly of ready-made collections of food, fuel and ammunition brought up
to fighting units in escorted convoy under battalion task force supervision.
RDF – Rapid Deployment Force.
Redeye – Short-range surface-to-air heat-seeking
missile, carried by a two-man air defense team.
RPG – Rocket-propelled grenade.
S-1 -
Adjutant, personnel officer.
S-2 – Intelligence officer
S-3- Operations officer
S-4 – Logistics officer
Scenario – Each training mission has a different
scenario that is acted out.
Stand-to – The time, usually prior to dawn, when all
men must be awake, cleaned up, in position, and with weapons ready. Wake-up
must be well prior to stand-to.
Task Force – Battalion-sized combined arms organization
built around tanks and mechanized infantry.
Team – A portion of an infantry squad; or a
company-sized combined arms organization.
TOC – Tactical Operations Center. This is where
combat operations are planned and controlled. Operations, intelligence, and
fire support sections make up the TOC, along with affiliated communications and
security. The operations officer (S-3) is responsible for internal TOC
structure and function. The headquarters company commander moves and secures
the TOC.
TOW – Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
heavy anti-tank guided missile, with 3,000-meter range, good accuracy, and
powerful warhead.
Trains – Logistics facilities. Those at higher level
are progressively less mobile.
VTR – Vehicle tracked recovery; a maintenance
tracked vehicle that tows and helps repair damaged and inoperable vehicles.
Vulcan – U.S. air defense cannon.
Wheels – U.S. jeeps and supply/maintenance trucks
that support each tank and infantry company.
XO – Executive Officer
