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TSO Acronyms
189 IS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AADC | Area Air Defense Commander |
| AAMDC | Army Air and Missile Defense Command |
| ABN | Airborne |
| ACA | Airspace Control Authority |
| ACF | Analysis, Correlation Fusion |
| ACM | Airspace Control Measure |
| ACMREQ | Airspace Control Measure Request (USMTF message) |
| ACO/ACP | Airspace Control Order/ Airspace Control Plan |
| ACOC | Air Combat Operations Center |
| ADCON | Administrative Control |
| ADOCS | Automated Deep Operations Coordination System |
| ADP | Air Defense Plan |
| ADS | Airspace Deconfliction System |
| AFDD | Air Force Doctrine Document |
| AFFOR | Air Force Forces |
| AFLE | Air Force Liaison Element |
| AFSOC | Air Force Special Operations Command |
| AFSOD | Air Force Special Operations Detachment |
| AFSOE | Air Force Special Operations Element |
| AFSOF | Air Force Special Operations Forces |
| AIRREQSUP | Air Request Support |
| AIRSUPREQ/ASR | Air Support Request |
| ALLOREQ | Air Allocation Request (USMTF message) |
| AMC | Airborne Mission Commander/Coordinator |
| AMD | Air Mobility Division |
| ANG | Air National Guard |
| AOB | Air Order of Battle, Advanced Operations Base |
| AOC | Air Operations Center |
| AOD | Air Operations Directive |
| AOR | Area of Responsibility |
| ARN | Air Request Net |
| ARSOA | Army Special Operations Aviation |
| ARSOC | Army Special Operations Command |
| ARSOF | Army Special Operations Forces |
| ARSOTF | Army Special Operations Task Force |
| ASD(SO/LIC) | Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict |
| ASOC | Air Support Operations Center (conventional Army) |
| ASOS | Air Support Operations Squadron (TACPs) |
| ATACMS | Army Tactical Missile System |
| ATO | Air Tasking Order |
| ATOC | Air Terminal Operations Center, Allied Tactical Operations Center (NATO) |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
| BAO | Battlefield Airman Operations |
| BCD | Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
| BCT | Brigade Combat Team |
| BDA | Battle Damage Assessment |
| BE Number | Basic Encyclopedia Number |
| BFT | Blue Force Tracker |
| BN | Battalion |
| BUD/S | Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL |
| C2 | Command and Control |
| C3 | Command, Control, and Communications |
| C3I | Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence |
| C4I | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence |
| CA | Civil Affairs |
| CAA | Combat Aviation Advisors |
| CAB | Civil Affairs Battalion |
| CAF | Combat Air Forces |
| CAO | Civil Affairs Operations |
| CAP | Crisis Action Planning |
| JFMCC | Joint Force Maritime Component Commander |
| JGAT | Guidance, Apportionment and Targeting (now known as TET) |
| JIC | Joint Intelligence Center |
| JIOC | Joint Information Operations Center |
| CAS | Close Air Support |
| CBRNE | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives |
| CBT | Combating Terrorism |
| CCDR | Combatant Commander |
| CCIR | Commander's Critical Information Requirements |
| CCO | Chief of Combat Operations |
| CCT | Combat Control Team |
| CD | Counter-Drug |
| CFF | Call For Fire |
| CG | Commanding General |
| CHOP | Change of Operations Control |
| CI | Counterintelligence |
| CJCS | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| CJSOAC | Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component |
| CJSOTF | Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force |
| CJTF | Commander, Joint Task Force |
| CMA | Collection Management Authority |
| COA/COAA | Course(s) of Action/ Course of Action Approval |
| COC | Combat Operations Center |
| COCOM | Combatant Commander/Combatant Command(Command Authority) |
| COG | Center of Gravity |
| COIN | Counterinsurgency |
| COMAFSOF | Commander, Air Force Special Operations Forces (In-Theater Component) |
| COMJTF | Commander, Joint Task Force |
| COMSOC | Commander, Special Operations Command (In-Theater Component) |
| CONOPS | Concept of Operation |
| CONPLAN | Operation Plan in Concept Format |
| CQB | Close Quarters Battle |
| CRA | Command Relations Agreement |
| CRC | Command and Reporting Center |
| CRO | Combat Rescue Officer |
| CSAR | Combat Search and Rescue |
| CT | Counter-Terrorism |
| CTAPS | Contingency Theater Air Planning System (archaic) |
| CVBG | Carrier Battle Group (Navy) |
| CWS | Combat Weather Squadron |
| DA | Direct Action |
| DAP | Defensive Armed Penetrator |
| DCO | Director of Combat Operations |
| DIRLAUTH | Direct Liaison Authorized |
| DIRMOBFOR | Director of Mobility Forces |
| DMPI | Desired Mean Point of Impact |
| DNIF | Duty Not Including Flying |
| DS | Direct Support |
| DZ | Drop Zone |
| E | Escape and Evasion |
| EALT | Earliest Anticipated Launch Time |
| ECM | Electronic Counter Measures |
| EEFI | Essential Elements of Friendly Information |
| ELINT | Electronic Intelligence |
| EMCON | Emissions Control |
| EOB | Electronic Order of Battle |
| EPA | Evasion Plan of Action |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| EW | Early Warning |
| EWO | Electronic Warfare Officer |
| EXORD | Executive Order |
| FAC | Forward Air Controller |
| FARP | Forward Arming and Refueling Point |
| FDO | Foreign Disclosure Officer |
| FID | Foreign Internal Defense |
| ODA | Operational Detachment- Alpha |
| ODB | Operational Detachment- Bravo |
| OGA | Other Government Agency |
| OPCON | Operational Control |
| OPLAN | Operation Plan |
| FLOT | Forward Line of Troops |
| FM | Field Manual (Army) |
| FOA | Forward Operating Agency |
| FOB | Forward Operating Base |
| FOL | Forward Operating Location |
| FRAGORD | Fragmentary Order |
| FSA | Fire Support Area |
| FSB | Forward Staging Base |
| FSCL | Fire Support Coordination Line |
| FSCM | Fire Support Coordination Measure |
| FSO | Fire Support Officer |
| FW/RW | Fixed Wing/Rotary Wing |
| GCC | Geographic Combatant Commander |
| GCCS | Global Command and Control System |
| GLO | Ground Liaison Officer |
| GOB | Ground Order of Battle |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GRG | Grid Reference Guide |
| GS | General Support |
| GWOT | Global War on Terror |
| HA | Humanitarian Assistance |
| HAHO | High Altitude High Opening Parachute Technique |
| HALO | High Altitude Low Opening Parachute Technique |
| HD/LD | High Demand/Low Density |
| HIDACZ | High-Density Airspace Control Zone |
| HLZ | Helicopter Landing Zone |
| HN | Host Nation |
| HPW | High Performance Waveform |
| HUD | Heads-Up Display |
| HUMINT | Human Intelligence |
| HVAA | High Value Airborne Asset |
| HVT | High Value Target |
| HVU | High Value Unit |
| IADS | Integrated Air Defense System |
| IDAD | Internal Defense and Development |
| IFF/SIF | Identification, Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |
| IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
| IPB | Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace |
| IPOE | Intelligence Preparation of the Environment |
| ISOPREP | Isolated Personnel Report |
| ISR | Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance |
| IW | Information Warfare |
| J1, G1, S1, N1 | Personnel/Admin Section |
| J2, G2, S2, N2 | Intelligence Section |
| J3, G3, S3, N3 | Operations Section |
| J4, G4, S4, N4 | Logistic Section |
| J5, G5, S5, N5 | Plans Section |
| J6, G6, S6, N6 | Communication Section |
| JAAT | Joint Air Attack Team |
| JACE | Joint Air Coordination Element |
| JAOC/CAOC | Joint/Combined Air and Space Operations Center |
| JAOP | Joint Air Operations Plan |
| JCAMT | Joint Combat Airspace Management Team |
| JCEOI | Joint Communications Electronics Operating Instructions |
| JCET | Joint Combined Exercise for Training |
| JCMOTF | Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force |
| JCS | Joint Chief of Staff |
| JCSE | Joint Communications Support Element |
| JFACC | Joint Force Air Component Commander |
| JFC | Joint Force Commander |
| JFLCC | Joint Force Land Component Commander |
| SOS | Special Operations Squadron |
| SOSB | Special Operations Support Battalion |
| SOSCOM | Special Operations Support Command |
| SOTSE | Special Operations Theater Support Element |
| SOW | Special Operations Wing |
| JIPCL | Joint Integrated Prioritized Collection List |
| JIPTL | Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List |
| JISE | Joint Intelligence Support Element |
| JMEM | Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual |
| JOA | Joint Operating Area |
| JOC | Joint Operations Center |
| JOPES | Joint Operational Planning and Execution System |
| JOPP | Joint Operation Planning Process |
| JPG | Joint Planning Group |
| JPOTF | Joint Psychological Operations Task Force |
| JPRC | Joint Personnel Recovery Center |
| JSCP | Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan |
| JSOA | Joint Special Operations Area |
| JSOACC | Joint Special Operations Air Component Commander |
| JSOC | Joint Special Operations Command |
| JSOTF | Joint Special Operations Task Force |
| JSST | Joint Space Support Team |
| JTAC | Joint Terminal Attack Controller |
| JTCB | Joint Targeting Coordination Board |
| JTF | Joint Task Force |
| JTL | Joint Target List |
| JTTP/MTTP | Joint Tactics, Techniques and Procedures/Multi-Service TTP |
| JVB | Joint Visitors Bureau |
| JWAC | Joint Warfare Analysis Center |
| LNO | Liaison Officer |
| LOAC | Law of Armed Conflict |
| LRC | Logistics Readiness Center |
| LZ | Landing Zone |
| MAAP | Master Air Attack Plan |
| MAGTF | Marine Air Group Task Force |
| MARFOR | Marine Corps Force |
| MARLE | Marine Liaison Element |
| MARSOC | Marine Forces Special Operations Command |
| MARSOF | Marine Special Operations Forces |
| MCADS | Maritime Craft Air Delivery System |
| MEF | Marine Expeditionary Force |
| METL | Mission Essential Task List |
| MEU(SOC) | Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) |
| MFP | Major Force Program |
| MIM | Mission Information Manager |
| MISO | Military Information Support Operations |
| MISREP | Mission Report |
| MOCC | Maintenance Operations Coordination Center |
| MOE | Measures of Effectiveness |
| MOP | Measures of Performance |
| MPA | Mission Planning Agency |
| MSA | Mission Support Agency |
| MSOB | Marine Special Operations Battalion |
| MSOC | Marine Special Operations Company |
| MSOT | Marine Special Operations Team |
| NAI | Named Area of Interest |
| NALE | Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element |
| NAR | Non-conventional Assisted Recovery |
| NAVSOC | Navy Special Operations Component |
| NAVSOF | Navy Special Operations Forces |
| NAVSPECWARCOM | Navy Special Warfare Command |
| NCA | National Command Authorities |
| NEO | Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation |
| NFA | No-Fire Area |
| NGA | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly NIMA) |
| NGO | Non-Government Organization |
| NIMA | National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
| NMJIC | National Military Joint Intelligence Center |
| NOD | Night Observation Device |
| NRO | National Reconnaissance Office |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
| NSAV | Non-Standard Aviation |
| NSC | National Security Council |
| NSWTG/U | Naval Special Warfare Task Group/ Unit |
| OPSEC | Operations Security |
| OPSUM | Operation Summary |
| PBA | Predictive Battlespace Awareness |
| PED | Processing Exploitation Dissemination |
| PFPS | Portable Flight Planning System |
| PGM | Precision Guided Munitions |
| PIR | Priority Intelligence Requirement |
| PJ | Para Jumper (Air Force) |
| POG | PSYOP Group |
| PR | Personnel Recovery |
| PRT | Provincial Reconstruction Team |
| PSYWAR | Psychological Warfare |
| PSYOP | Psychological Operations |
| RADC | Regional Air Defense Commander |
| RAT | Rapid Augmentation Team |
| RATTV | Rescue All Terrain Vehicle |
| RCC | Rescue Coordination Center |
| REQCONF | Request Confirmation |
| RFA | Restrictive Fire Area |
| RFI | Request For Information |
| RIB | Rigid-hull Inflatable Boat |
| RJ | Rivet Joint |
| ROE | Rules of Engagement |
| ROK | Republic Of Korea |
| ROZ | Restricted Operations Zone |
| RPA | Remotely Piloted Aircraft |
| RTL | Restricted Target List |
| SA | Security Assistance |
| SAAFR | Standard Use Army Aircraft Flight Rules |
| SAR | Search And Rescue |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communication |
| SBT | Special Boat Team |
| SBU | Special Boat Unit |
| SCA | Space Coordination Authority |
| SDV | SEAL Delivery Vehicle |
| SEA | Senior Enlisted Advisor |
| SEAD | Suppression of Enemy Air Defense |
| SEAL | Sea Air Land |
| SERE | Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape |
| SF | Special Forces |
| SFA | Security Forces Assistance |
| SFG | Special Forces Group |
| SFOB | Special Forces Operations Base |
| SFOD | Special Forces Operational Detachment |
| SIGINT | Signal Intelligence |
| SJA | Staff Judge Advocate (Military Lawyer) |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SO | Special Operations |
| SO/LIC | Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict |
| SOAR | Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
| SOC | Special Operations Command |
| SOCAFRICA | Special Operations Command Africa |
| SOCCE | Special Operations Command and Control Element |
| SOCCENT | Special Operations Command Central |
| SOCEUR | Special Operations Command Europe |
| SOCJFCOM | Special Operations Command Joint Forces Command |
| SOCKOR | Special Operations Command, Korea |
| SOCOM | Special Operations Command |
| SOCOORD | Special Operations Coordination Element |
| SOD | Special Operations Division |
| SODARS | Special Operations Debrief and Retrieval System |
| SODO | Special Operations Duty Officer |
| SOF | Special Operations Forces |
| SOG | Special Operations Group |
| SOLE | Special Operations Liaison Element |
| SOLL | Special Operations Low Level |
| SOMPE | Special Operations Mission Planning Environment |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SORTIEALOT | Sortie Allotment (USMTF message) |
| SOWT | Special Operations Weather Team |
| SPINS | Special Instructions |
| SR | Special Reconnaissance |
| SSE | Sensitive Site Exploitation |
| SSO | Security/Stabilization Operations |
| ST/STT/STS | Special Tactics Team/Squadron |
| STO | Special Tactics Officer/ Special Technical Operations |
| SWCC | Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen |
| SWCS | Special Warfare Center & School (US Army JFK) |
| TACLAN | Tactical Local Area Network |
| TACON | Tactical Control |
| TACP | Tactical Air Control Party |
| TAP | Theater Air Planner |
| TBMCS | Theater Battle Management Core Systems |
| TDC | Theater Deployable Communications |
| TET | Targeting Effects Team (formerly known as GAT) |
| TF | Task Force |
| TG | Task Group |
| TGO | Terminal Guidance Operations |
| TIC | Troops In Contact |
| TLAM | Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile |
| TMD | Theater Missile Defense |
| TNL | Target Nomination List |
| TOC | Tactical Operations Center |
| TOT | Time On Target |
| TPFDD | Time Phased Force Deployment Document |
| TSOC | Theater Special Operations Command |
| TST | Time Sensitive Target |
| TTP | Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures |
| UAR | Unconventional Assisted Recovery |
| UAS | Unmanned Aerial System |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| UDT | Underwater Demolition Team |
| UNAAF | Unified Actions Armed Forces |
| USAID | US Agency for International Development |
| USASOC | United States Army Special Operations Command |
| USCENTCOM | United States Central Command |
| USJFCOM | United States Joint Forces Command |
| USSOCOM | United States Special Operations Command |
| UW | Unconventional Warfare |
| VFR | Visual Flight Rules |
| VMC | Visual Meteorological Conditions |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WOC | Wing Operations Center |
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