GLOSSARY
Section I
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ADA
air defense artillery
ALICE
all-purpose, lightweight, individual, carrying equipment
APC
armored personnel carrier
AR
Army rgulation
ARTE
Army training and evaluation program
AT
arrival time
BMO
battalion motor office
bn
battalion
CLOHE
combat load handling equipment
cm
centimeter
COMMZ
communications zone
CP
command post
CS
combat support
CSS
combat service support
DA
Department of the Army
EXTAL
extra time allowance
F
Fahrenheit
FM
field manual
FRAGO
fragmentary order
HHC
headquarters and headquarters company
HMMWV
high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled
vehicle
HQ
headquarters
IAW
in accordance with
kg
kilogram
km
kilometer
kmih
kilometers in the hour
kph
kilometers per hour
lb
pound
LBE
load-bearing equipment
LCE
load-carrying equipment
LGTHCOLM length of column
METT-T
mission, enemy, terrain, troops and time available
mih
miles in the hour
MLC
minimum-load configuration
mm
millimeter
MOPP
mission-oriented protection posture
mph
miles per hour
MRE
meal, ready to eat
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC
nuclear, biological, chemical
NL
Netherlands
OP
observation point
OPORD
operation order
plt
platoon
POL
petroleum, oils and lubricants
PT
pass time
RP
release point
S1
adjutant
S3
operations and training officer
S4
supply officer
SLOHE
sustainment load handling equipment
SOI
signal operations instructions
SOP
standing operating procedure
SP
start point
STANAG
standardization agreement
TACSOP
tactical standing operating procedures
TC
training circular
TDIS
time distance
TRADOC
Training and Doctrine Command
US
United States
vpk
vehicles per kilometer
vpm
vehicles per mile
XO
executive officer