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==SECTION I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS==

*''AFS'': administrative force structure
*''mm:'' micrometer(s)
*''AA:'' antiaircraft
*''ABNCS:'' airborne control station
*''AC:'' hydrogen cyanide
*''ACC:'' assistant crossing commander
*''ACO:'' airspace coordination order
*''ACP:'' air control point
*''ADAAS:'' air defense/antiarmor system
*''admin:'' administration
*''AFCS:'' automated fire control system
*''afl:'' affiliated
*''AFS:'' administrative force structure
*''AGL:'' above ground level; automatic grenade launcher
*''AIRCP:'' airborne command post
*''AKO:'' Army Knowledge Online
*''ALR:'' antilanding reserve
*''ALTCP:'' alternate command post
*''AOP:'' aerial observation post; air observer platoon
*''AOR:'' area of responsibility
*''AOS:'' airspace operations subsection
*''AP:'' antipersonnel; attack position
*''APC:'' armored personnel carrier
*''APOD:'' aerial port of debarkation
*''AR:'' Army regulation
*''ARNG:'' Army National Guard
*''ARNGUS:'' Army National Guard of the United States
*''ASP:'' aviation support plan
*''AT:'' antitank
*''ATDL:'' antitank disposable launcher
*''ATGL:'' antitank grenade launcher
*''ATGM:'' antitank guided missile
*''ATO:'' air tasking order
*''ATR:'' antitank reserve
*''ATV:'' all-terrain vehicle
*''AUXCP:'' auxiliary command post
*''AWACS:'' airborne warning and control system
*''bde''                     brigade
*''BDET''                     battalion-size detachment  ''bn''                     battalion  ''BP''                     battle position  ''BTG''                     brigade tactical group  ''btry''                     battery  ''C2''                     command and control  ''C3D''                     camouflage, concealment, cover and deception  ''cal''                      caliber  ''CAO''                     chief of airspace operations  ''CBP''                     complex battle position  '''CBRN'''                     chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear  '''CC'''                     crossing commander  '''CCD'''                      charged-coupled device  '''CDET'''                      company-size detachment  '''cdr'''                      commander  '''CELT'''                     chief of engineer liaison teams  '''CFSC'''                      chief of fire support coordination  '''CG'''                     phosgene (chemical agent)  '''CGS'''                     Chief of the General Staff  '''cm'''                     centimeter(s)  '''cmd'''                      command  '''co'''                     company  '''COA'''                     course of action  '''COE'''                     Contemporary Operational Environment  '''combo'''                     combination  '''COP'''                     command and observation post  '''COR'''                     chief of reconnaissance  '''COS'''                     chief of staff  '''COTS'''                      commercial off-the-shelf  '''CP'''                     command post  '''CR'''                     counterreconnaissance  '''CRD'''                      counterreconnaissance detachment  '''CRZ'''                     counterreconnaissance zone  '''CS'''                     combat support; tear gas  '''CSOP'''                     combat security outpost  '''CSS'''                     combat service support  '''CTC'''                     combat training center  '''CTID'''                     COE and Threat Integration Directorate  '''DAR'''                      deep attack and reconnaissance  '''DAS'''                     direct air support  '''DC'''                     deputy commander  '''decon'''                      decontamination  '''ded'''                     dedicated  '''dep'''                     deputy  '''DF'''                     direction-finding  '''div'''                     division; divisional  '''DOD'''                     Department of Defense  '''DP'''                     diphosgene (chemical agent)  '''DTG'''                     division tactical group  '''DZ'''                     drop zone  '''EA'''                     electronic attack  '''ECP'''                     engineer checkpoint  '''ELINT'''                     electronic intelligence  '''EO'''                     electro-optical  '''ERP'''                     engineer reconnaissance patrol  '''EW'''                     electronic warfare  '''EXJAM'''                     expendable jammer  '''FAC'''                     forward air controller  '''FARC'''                      Fuerzas Armadas Revolutionarias de Colombia  '''FARP'''                     forward arming and refueling point  '''FCP'''                     forward command post  '''FDC'''                     fire direction center  '''FG'''                     field group  '''FM'''                     field manual  '''FOP'''                     forward observation post  '''FP'''                     fighting patrol  '''FSCC'''                      fire support coordination center  '''ft'''                     feet  '''G'''                               a type of nerve agent  '''GB'''                     sarin (nerve agent)  '''GHz'''                     gigahertz  '''GPS'''                     global positioning system  '''H'''                               mustard gas  '''h'''                     hour (in km/h)  '''HAHO'''                      high-altitude high-opening  '''HALO'''                     high-altitude low-opening  '''HC'''                     hexachloroethane  '''HCB'''                     hexachlorobenzene  '''HE'''                     high-explosive  '''HF'''                     high-frequency  '''HK'''                     hunter-killer
*'''HMG'''                     heavy machinegun  '''HPT'''                     high-payoff target  '''HQ'''                     Headquarters  '''HT'''                     Hybrid Threat for training  '''HUMINT'''                      human intelligence  '''HVT'''                     high-value target  '''IA'''                     information attack  '''IADS'''                      integrated air defense system  '''IED'''                     imitative electronic deception; improvised explosive device  '''IFC'''                     integrated fires command  '''IFF'''                     identification, friend or foe  '''IFV'''                     infantry fighting vehicle  '''IMD'''                     independent mission detachment  '''inf'''                     Infantry  '''info'''                     Information  '''INFOWAR'''                      information warfare  '''intel'''                     Intelligence  '''IP'''                     initial point  '''IR'''                     Infrared  '''IRP'''                     independent reconnaissance patrol  '''ISC'''                     integrated support command  '''ISG'''                     integrated support group  '''JP'''                     joint publication  '''km'''                     kilometer(s)  '''km/h'''                      kilometers per hour  '''L'''                     lewisite (chemical agent)  '''LLL'''                     low-light-level (television)  '''LOC'''                     line of communications  '''LOP'''                     lateral observation post  '''LOR'''                     limit of responsibility  '''LRR'''                     long-range reconnaissance  '''LTD'''                     laser target designator  '''LZ'''                     landing zone  '''m'''                     meter(s)  '''m/s'''                      meters per second  '''MANPADS'''                      manportable air defense system  '''MCP'''                     main command post  '''MED'''                     manipulative electronic deception  '''mm'''                     millimeter(s)  '''MMW'''                      millimeter wave  '''MOD'''     Ministry of Defense
*'''MRL'''                     multiple rocket launcher  '''MRP'''                     mobile reconnaissance post  '''MSD'''                     movement support detachment  '''MSR'''                     main supply route  '''MSS'''                     mission support site  '''NATO'''                     North Atlantic Treaty Organization  '''NCA'''                      National Command Authority  '''NCO'''                     noncommissioned officer  '''ND'''                     Neodymium  '''NGO'''                     nongovernmental organization  '''nm'''                     nanometer(s)  '''NOE'''                     nap-of-the earth  '''NRT'''                     near real time  '''OD'''                     obstacle detachment  '''OE'''                     operational environment  '''OP'''                     observation post  '''OPFOR'''                     opposing force  '''OR'''                     operational readiness  '''OSC'''                      operational-strategic command  '''PEL'''                     predicted enemy location  '''plt'''                     Platoon  '''PMESII-PT'''                      political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time (memory aid for operational variables)  '''POL'''                     petroleum, oils, and lubricants  '''PSYWAR'''                      psychological warfare  '''PWP'''                     plasticized white phosphorus  '''PZ'''                     pick-up zone  '''QRF'''                     quick response force  '''RCS'''                     radar cross section  '''RD'''                     reconnaissance detachment  '''RDD'''                      radiological dispersal device (“dirty bomb”)  '''RDL'''                     General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library  '''recon'''                     reconnaissance  '''RED'''                     radiological exposure device  '''RISTA'''                      reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition  '''ROZ'''                     restricted operations zone  '''RP'''                     reconnaissance patrol; red phosphorus  '''RPV'''                     remotely piloted vehicle  '''RTO'''                     radio telephone operator  '''RZ'''                     reference zone  '''SACLOS'''                      semiautomatic command-to-line-of-sight (guidance)
*'''SAM'''                      surface-to-air missile  '''SATCOM'''                      satellite communications  '''SBP'''                     simple battle position  '''SCP'''                     strategic campaign plan;  sustainment command post  '''SEAD'''                      suppression of air enemy defenses  '''SED'''                     simulative electronic deception  '''sep'''                     Separate  '''SHC'''                      Supreme High Command  '''SHF'''                     super-high-frequency  '''SID'''                     Strategic Integration Department  '''SIGINT'''                     signals intelligence  '''SOCC'''                      support operations coordination center  '''SP'''                     self-propelled  '''SPF'''                     special-purpose forces  '''SPOD'''                     sea port of debarkation  '''spt'''                     Supporting  '''SSM'''                     surface-to-surface missile  '''SUSCP'''                      sustainment command post  '''svc'''                     service; services  '''TC'''                     training circular  '''TCP'''                     traffic control point  '''tech'''                     Technical  '''TIC'''                     toxic industrial chemical  '''TOE'''                     table of organization and equipment  '''TRADOC'''                      U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command  '''TRISA'''                      TRADOC G-2 Intelligence Support Activity  '''TTP'''                     tactics, techniques, and procedures  '''TUV'''                     tactical utility vehicle  '''TV'''                     Television  '''U.S.'''                     United States  '''UAV'''                      unmanned aerial vehicle  '''UD'''                     urban detachment  '''UHF'''                     ultra-high-frequency  '''USAR'''                      United States Army Reserve  '''V'''                     a type of nerve agent  '''VEESS'''                      vehicle engine exhaust smoke system  '''VHF'''                     very-high-frequency  '''VO'''                     visual observer  '''VTDP'''                     vectoring and target designation post  '''WMD'''                     weapons of mass destruction  '''WP'''         white phosphorus

==SECTION II – TERMS==

====== ''hybrid threat'' ======
The diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects.

====== ''operational environment'' ======
A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander. (JP 3-0)

====== ''operational variables'' ======
Those interrelated aspects of an operational environment, both military and nonmilitary, that differ from one operational environment to another and define the nature of a particular operational environment. The eight operational variables are political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time. ''See'' PMESII-PT.

====== ''PMESII-PT'' ======
A memory aid for the operational variables used to describe an operational environment: political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time.