Glossary
Acronym/Term Definition
AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange Service
AAR after action review
ACofS assistant chief of staff
AEPS Army electronic product support
AFSB Army field support brigade (element of AMC)
AHA ammunition holding area
AHS Army Health System
AISM automated information system manual
AMC Army Material Command
AMP ampere
AO area of operation(s)
APOD air port of debarkation
APS Army prepositioned stocks
AR Army regulation
ARTEP Army training and evaluation plan
ASAT Army systems approach to training
ASH Army space heater
ASCC Army service component command
ASIOE associated support items of equipment
ATM automated teller machine
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
BDU battle dress uniform
Bn battalion
BSB bridge support battalion
BTU british thermal unit
CARC chemical agent retardant coating
CASCOM Combined Arms support Command containerized batch laundry
CBL containerized batch laundry
CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives
CCA contract construction agent
CD-ROM compact disk - read only memory
CESP civil engineering support plan
CFSC community and family support center
CLS containerized latrine system
COMSEC communications security
CONUS continental United States
COR contracting officer's representative
COSC combat and operational stress control
COSIS care of systems in storage
COSR combat and operational stress reaction
COTS commercial off-the-shelf
CREST contingency real estate support team
CSSB combat sustainment suport battalion
DA Department of the Army
DCSLOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
DDX deployable distribution depot (DLA)
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DRMO defense reutilization and marketing office
EBS environmental baseline survey
ECAS environmental compliance assessment system
ECO environmental compliance officer
ECU environmental control unit
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
ETM electronic technical manual
EUM end user manual
FARE forward area refueling equipment
FHP force health protection
FM field manual
FMTV family of medium tactical vehicles
FOB forward operating base
FORSCOM Force Command
G3, G4 Assistant Chief Of Staff, G3 or G4
GFE government-furnished equipment
GPM gallons per minute
HAZCOM hazardous communications
HAZMAT hazardous material
HAZMIN hazardous waste minimization
HET heavy equipment transporter
HM hazardous material
HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HNS host nation support
HNSA host nation support agreement
HQ headquarters
HW hazardous waste
IAW in accordance with
IETM interactive electronic technical manual
ISCP installation spill contingency plan
ISO international organization for standardization
ISB intermediate staging base
ISP interim support package
JP jet petroleum
JTF joint task force
KP kitchen police
kW kilowatt (1000 watts)
LOC lines of communication
LOGCAP Logistics Civil Augmentation Program
METL mission essential task list
METT-TC mission, enemy, troops, time, terrain, civil considerations
MHE material handling equipment
MIS Management Information System
MMSA material management support activity
MOGAS motor gasoline
MOS military occupational specialty
MP mission profile, also military police
MSDS material safety data sheet
MTF medical treatment facility
MTOE modified table of organization and equipment
MTP mission training plan
MWR morale, welfare, and recreation
NAVFAC naval facility
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO noncommissioned officer
NEO noncombatant evacuation operations
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
OCONUS outside continental united states
OMS operational mode summary
OPLAN operations plan
OPORD operation order
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Agency
P3I preplanned product improvement
PBUSE property book unit supply enhanced
PDISE power distribution and illumination system, electrical
PM project manager
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
POC point of contact
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PVC polyvinyl chloride
PWS performance work statement
QDR quality deficiency report
QM Quartermaster
QASAS quality assurance specialist, ammunition surveillance
RC reserve component
RSOI reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
RPMA real property maintenance activity
ROD report of discrepancy
ROM rough order of magnitude
SDR supply discrepancy report
SEP sewage ejection pump
SAMS Standard Army Maintenance System
SOFA status of forces agreement
SOI signal operations instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SPO support operations office
SPOD sea port of debarkation
SSCOM Soldier System Command
SSP system support package
STAMIS Standard Army Management Information System
SB sustainment brigade
S-2 staff officer - intelligence
S-3 staff officer - operations and training
T&EO training and evaluation outline
TSC theater sustainment command
TAMMS The Army Maintenance Management System
TEMPER tent, extendable, modular, personnel
TM technical manual
TOPNS theater of operations
TOE table of organization and equipment
TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command
TRICON triple container
TQG tactical quiet generator
TV television unconventional
UW warfare
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAPA United States Army Publishing Agency
USAR United States Army Reserve
USARC United States Army Reserve Command
VCR video cassette recorder
WWET/T waste water evacuation tank/trailer