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This page is a section of FM 7-100.1 Opposing Forces Operations.

The glossary lists acronyms and terms with joint definitions, and other selected terms. Terms with specific OPFOR-related definitions for which FM 7-100.1 is the proponent manual (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) and followed by a link to the chapter where they are defined. For other terms, refer to the document listed.

SECTION I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AFS: administrative force structure
AA: antiaircraft
*access limitation (defined in chapter 1)
*adaptive operations (defined in chapter 1)
ADCSINT: Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
ADD: area distribution depot
ADTDL: Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library (now the General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library)
*administrative force structure (defined in chapter 2)
AFCS: automated fire control system
*affiliated (defined in chapter 2)
AFL: affiliated
AIRCP: airborne command post
*air parity (defined in chapter 8) (see also FM 1-02)
*air superiority (defined in chapter 8) (see also JP 1-02)
*air supremacy (defined in chapter 8) (see also JP 1-02)
AKO: Army Knowledge Online
ALR: antilanding reserve
ALTCP: alternate command post
*annihilation (defined in chapter 7)
*antilanding reserve (defined in chapter 4)
*antitank reserve (defined in chapter 4)
AOR: area of responsibility
AOS: airspace operations subsection
AP: antipersonnel
APC: armored personnel carrier
APOD: aerial port of debarkation
*APOE: aerial port of embarkation (defined in chapter 1)
*area defense (defined in chapter 4) (see also FM 1-02)
*area of responsibility (defined in chapter 2) (see also JP 1-02)
ARM: antiradiation missile
ASP: aviation support plan
AT: antitank
*assault force (defined in chapter 3)
ATGM: antitank guided missile
ATR: antitank reserve
*attack (defined in chapter 3)
*attack zone (defined in chapter 2, chapter 3 and chapter 4)
AUXCP: auxiliary command post
AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
*axis (defined in chapter 3 and chapter 4)
*battle line (defined in chapter 2)
*battle position (defined in chapter 4) (see also FM 1-02)
*battle zone (defined in chapter 2, chapter 3 and chapter 4)
*brigade tactical group (defined in chapter 2)
BTG: brigade tactical group
C2: command and control
C2W: command and control warfare
C3D: camouflage, concealment, cover, and deception
CAO: chief of airspace operations
CDR: commander
CGS: Chief of the General Staff
COE: contemporary operational environment
*combat system (defined in chapter 1)
*command and control (defined in chapter 2)
*complex battle position (defined in chapter 4)
*complex terrain (defined in FM 7-100.1)
*computer warfare (defined in chapter 5)
*constituent (defined in chapter 2)
*contact force (defined in chapter 4)
*contemporary operational environment (defined in FM 7-100.1)
*contemporary OPFOR (defined in FM 7-100.1)
COP: command observation post
COTS: commercial off-the-shelf
*counterattack (defined in chapter 3) (see also JP 1-02)
*counterattack force (defined in chapter 4)
CP: command post
CS: combat support
CSS: combat service support
CTC: combat training center
DAS: direct air support
DC: deputy commander
DCP: deception command post
DCSINT: Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
*decentralized defense (defined in chapter 4)
*deception force (defined in chapter 3 and chapter 4)
DED: dedicated
*dedicated (defined in chapter 2)
*defense information infrastructure (defined in chapter 5)
*defensive information warfare (defined in chapter 5)
*defensive maneuver (defined in chapter 4)
*demolition (defined in chapter 7)
*destruction (defined in chapter 7)
DII: defense information infrastructure
*direct air support (defined in chapter 8)
*dispersed attack (defined in chapter 3)
*disruption force (defined in chapter 3 and chapter 4)
*disruption zone (defined in chapter 2, chapter 3 and chapter 4)
*division tactical group (defined in chapter 2)
DOD: Department of Defense
DOS: denial of service
DTG: divisional tactical group
DZ: drop zone
ECM: electronic countermeasures
ECCM: electronic counter-countermeasures
*electronic warfare (defined in chapter 5) (see also JP 1-02)
*enemy (defined in FM 7-100.1)
EO: electro-optical
EW: electronic warfare
*exploitation force (defined in chapter 3)
FARP: forward arming and refueling point
FCP: forward command post
FG: field group
*field group (defined in chapter 2)
*fixing force (defined in chapter 3)
FM: field manual
FSCC: fire support coordination center
*functional forces (defined in chapter 3)
*functional staff (defined in chapter 2)
GII: global information infrastructure
GPS: global positioning system
*harassment (defined in chapter 7)
HE: high-explosive
HF: high-frequency
HPT: high-payoff target
HQ:uarters
HUMINT: human intelligence
HVT: high-value target
IA: information attack
IADS: integrated air defense system
ICBM: intercontinental ballistic missile
IFC: integrated fires command
IFF: identification, friend or foe
IFV: infantry fighting vehicle
INFO: information
*information attack (defined in chapter 5)
*information warfare (defined in chapter 5) (see also FM 1-02)
*integrated attack (defined in chapter 3)
*integrated defense (defined in chapter 4)
*integrated fires command (defined in chapter 2)
*integrated support command (defined in chapter 2 and chapter 12)
*integrated support group (defined in chapter 12)
INTEL: intelligence
IR: infrared
ISC: integrated support command
ISG: integrated support group
IT: information technology
IW: information warfare
JP: joint publication
*kill zone (defined in chapter 2, chapter 3 and chapter 4)
km: kilometer(s)
LAN: local area network
*limited-objective attack (defined in chapter 3)
*limit of responsibility (defined in chapter 2)
LOC: line of communications
*local air superiority (defined in chapter 8)
LOR: limit of responsibility
LZ: landing zone
m: meter(s)
*main defense force (defined in chapter 4)
*maneuver defense (defined in chapter 4)
*maneuver reserve (defined in chapter 4)
MCP: main command post
*military strategic campaign plan (defined in chapter 1)
*military strategy (defined in chapter 1) (see also JP 1-02)
mm: millimeter(s)
MOD: Ministry of Defense
MRL: multiple rocket launcher
MSD: movement support detachment
MSS: mission support site
MTC: military transportation center
*national information infrastructure (defined in chapter 5)
*national security strategy (defined in chapter 1)
*national strategic campaign (defined in chapter 1)
*national strategic campaign plan (defined in chapter 1)
NBC: nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCA: national command authority
NCO: noncommissioned officer
*neutralization (defined in chapter 7)
NGO: nongovernmental organization
NII: national information infrastructure
NOE: nap-of-the-earth
OBJ: objective
objective (defined in chapter 3) (see also FM 1-02 and JP 1-02)
OD: obstacle detachment
ODCSINT: Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
OE: operational environment
*offensive information warfare (defined in chapter 5)
operational art (defined in chapter 1) (see also JP 1-02)
operational environment (defined in FM 7-100.1) (see also JP 1-02)
*operational exclusion (defined in chapter 1)
*operational shielding (defined in chapter 1)
*operational-strategic command (defined in chapter 2)
OPFOR: opposing force
*opposing force (OPFOR) (defined in FM 7-100.1)
OSC: operational-strategic command
OTID: OPFOR and Threat Integration Directorate
paramilitary forces (defined in JP 1-02)
*perception management (defined in chapter 5)
*personnel support (defined in chapter 12)
POL: petroleum, oils, and lubricants
*precision weapon (defined in chapter 7)
*protected force (defined in chapter 4)
*protection and security measures (defined in chapter 5)
PSYWAR: psychological warfare
PVO: private volunteer organization
PWP: plasticized white phosphorus
QRF: quick reaction force
RCS: radar cross section
*reconnaissance fire (defined in chapter 7)
*regional operations (defined in chapter 1)
RISTA: reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
ROE: rules of engagement
RPV: remotely-piloted vehicle
SAM: surface-to-air missile
SAR: synthetic-aperture radar
SATCOM: satellite communication(s)
SCP: strategic campaign plan
*security force (defined in chapter 3 and chapter 4)
SHC: Supreme High Command
SHF: super-high-frequency
*shielding force (defined in chapter 4)
SID: Strategic Integration Department
*simple battle position (defined in chapter 4)
SIW: strategic information warfare
SIWP: strategic information warfare plan
SIWPO: Strategic Information Warfare Planning Office
SLAR: side-looking airborne radar
SOCC: support operations coordination center
*sophisticated ambush (defined in chapter 3)
SPF: Special-Purpose Forces
SPOD: sea port of debarkation
SPOE: sea port of embarkation
spoiling attack (defined in chapter 3) (see also JP 1-02)
SPT: supporting
SSM: surface-to-surface missile
*strategic information warfare (defined in chapter 5)
*strategic operations (defined in chapter 1 under National Security Strategy and Strategic Operations)
*strategic preclusion (defined in chapter 1)
*strike (defined in chapter 3) 3-110
*supporting (defined in chapter 2)
*support line (defined in chapter 2)
*support zone (defined in chapter 2, chapter 3 and chapter 4)
SUSCP: sustainment command post
*system (defined in chapter 1)
*systems warfare (defined in chapter 1)
*tactical group (defined in chapter 2)
TBM: theater ballistic missile
TECH: technical
*theater (defined in chapter 2) (see also JP 1-02)
*threat (defined in FM 7-100.1)
TIC: toxic industrial chemical
TO&E: table of organization and equipment
TRADOC: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
TTP: tactics, techniques, and procedures
*transition operations (defined in chapter 1)
UAV: unmanned aerial vehicle
UHF: ultra-high-frequency
VEESS: vehicle engine exhaust smoke system
VHF: very-high-frequency
WAN: wide area network
WMD: weapons of mass destruction
WP: white phosphorus

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+: ''This page is a section of [[FM 7-100.1 Opposing Forces Operations|FM 7-100.1 Opposing Forces Operations]].''
+The glossary lists acronyms and terms with joint definitions, and other selected terms. Terms with specific OPFOR-related definitions for which FM 7-100.1 is the proponent manual (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) and followed by a link to the chapter where they are defined. For other terms, refer to the document listed.
 ==SECTION I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS==
 *''AFS'': administrative force structure
-*
+*''AA:'' antiaircraft
+*'''*access limitation''' ([[Chapter 1: Strategic Framework#Access Limitation|defined in chapter 1]])
+*'''*adaptive operations''' ([[Chapter 1: Strategic Framework#Framework for Implementing National Security Strategy|defined in chapter 1]])
+*''ADCSINT:'' Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
+*''ADD:'' area distribution depot
+*''ADTDL:'' Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library (now the General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library)
+*'''*administrative force structure''' ([[Chapter 2: Command and Control#Administrative Force Structure|defined in chapter 2]])
+*''AFCS:'' automated fire control system
+*'''*affiliated''' ([[Chapter 2: Command and Control#Command and Support Relationships|defined in chapter 2]])
+*''AFL:'' affiliated
+*''AIRCP:'' airborne command post
+*'''*air parity''' ([[Chapter 8: Aviation#Air Parity|defined in chapter 8]])