Glossary: FM 7-100.1 Opposing Force Operations

SECTION I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

• AFS: administrative force structure
• AA      antiaircraft
• access limitation      .................................................................................................. 1-61
• adaptive operations      .................................................................................................... 1-6 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 .......................................................................................... 2-23 AFCS      automated fire control system *affiliated      .................................................................................................. 2-14 AFL      affiliated AIRCP       airborne command post *air parity      ...................................................................8-67 (see also FM 1-02) *air superiority      .................................................................... 8-65 (see also JP 1-02) *air supremacy      .................................................................... 8-64 (see also JP 1-02) AKO      Army Knowledge Online ALR      antilanding reserve ALTCP        alternate command post *annihilation      .................................................................................................. 7-10 *antilanding reserve      ..................................................................................................4-64 *antitank reserve      .................................................................................................. 4-63 AOR      area of responsibility AOS      airspace operations subsection AP      antipersonnel APC      armored personnel carrier APOD      aerial port of debarkation APOE      aerial port of embarkation ......................................................1-60 *area defense       ................................................................ 4-112 (see also FM 1-02) *area of responsibility       ................................................................... 2-68 (see also JP 1-02) ARM      antiradiation missile ASP      aviation support plan AT      antitank *assault force       ..................................................................................................3-53 ATGM        antitank guided missile ATR      antitank reserve *attack       ..................................................................................................3-69 *attack zone       ............................................................................... 2-79, 3-43, 4-42 AUXCP      auxiliary command post AWACS      Airborne Warning and Control System *axis       ........................................................................................ 3-45, 4-42 *battle line       ..................................................................................................2-71 *battle position       .................................................................. 4-44 (see also FM 1-02) *battle zone       ............................................................................... 2-76, 3-37, 4-39 *brigade tactical group       ..................................................................................................2-45 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       ................................................................................................1-114 *command and control       ....................................................................................................2-3 *complex battle position       ..................................................................................................4-46 *complex terrain       .................................................................................................... p. ix *computer warfare       ..................................................................................................5-28 *constituent       ..................................................................................................2-11 *contact force       ..................................................................................................4-98 *contemporary operational environment ........................................................................... p. vi *contemporary OPFOR       .................................................................................................. p. xiii COP      command observation post COTS      commercial off-the-shelf *counterattack      .................................................................. 3-103 (see also JP 1-02) *counterattack force       .................................................................................................. 4-59 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      .................................................................................................. 4-85 *deception force      .........................................................................................3-56, 4-66 DED      dedicated *dedicated      .................................................................................................. 2-12 *defense information infrastructure ................................................................................... 5-6 *defensive information warfare .......................................................................................... 5-61 *defensive maneuver      .................................................................................................. 4-98 *demolition      .................................................................................................. 7-11 *destruction      .................................................................................................... 7-9 DII      defense information infrastructure *direct air support      .................................................................................................. 8-49 *dispersed attack      .................................................................................................. 3-80 *disruption force      .........................................................................................3-50, 4-52 *disruption zone      ................................................................................2-75, 3-31, 4-35 *division tactical group       .................................................................................................. 2-45 DOD      Department of Defense DOS      denial of service DTG      divisional tactical group DZ      drop zone ECM      electronic countermeasures ECCM      electronic counter-countermeasures *electronic warfare       ................................................................... 5-24 (see also JP 1-02) *enemy      ...................................................................................................p. xii EO      electro-optical EW      electronic warfare *exploitation force       ..................................................................................................3-54 FARP      forward arming and refueling point FCP      forward command post FG      field group *field group       ..................................................................................................2-33 *fixing force       ..................................................................................................3-51 FM      field manual FSCC       fire support coordination center *functional forces       ..................................................................................................3-46 *functional staff       ................................................................................................2-109 GII      global information infrastructure GPS      global positioning system *harassment      ..................................................................................................7-13 HE      high-explosive HF       high-frequency HPT       high-payoff target HQ      headquarters 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       ..................................................................................................5-48 *information warfare       .................................................................. p. 5-1 (see also FM 1-02) *integrated attack       ..................................................................................................3-72 *integrated defense      ..................................................................................................4-83 *integrated fires command .................................................................................................. 2-47 *integrated support command ................................................................................. 2-61, 12-42 *integrated support group  ................................................................................................ 12-42 INTEL      intelligence IR      infrared ISC      integrated support command ISG     integrated support group IT          information technology IW          information warfare    JP       joint publication *kill zone      ................................................................................2-80, 3-44, 4-43 km      kilometer(s) LAN      local area network *limited-objective attack     .................................................................................................. 3-89 *limit of responsibility      .................................................................................................. 2-68 LOC      line of communications *local air superiority      .................................................................................................. 8-66 LOR      limit of responsibility LZ      landing zone m      meter(s) *main defense force      .................................................................................................. 4-56 *maneuver defense      .................................................................................................. 4-89 *maneuver reserve      .................................................................................................. 4-61 MCP      main command post *military strategic campaign plan ..................................................................................... 1-22 *military strategy      .................................................................... 1-81 (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 .................................................................................. 5-5 *national security strategy .................................................................................................... 1-1 *national strategic campaign ...............................................................................................1-15 *national strategic campaign plan .....................................................................................1-18 NBC      nuclear, biological, and chemical NCA              national command authority NCO              noncommissioned officer *neutralization       ..................................................................................................7-12 NGO      nongovernmental organization NII      national information infrastructure NOE      nap-of-the-earth OBJ      objective objective       ............................................. 3-45 (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 ...........................................................................................5-58 operational art       .................................................................. 1-84? (see also JP 1-02) operational environment     ....................................................................................p. vi (JP 1-02) *operational exclusion       ..................................................................................................1-59 *operational shielding       ................................................................................................ 1-63? *operational-strategic command ....................................................................................... 2-36? OPFOR        opposing force *opposing force (OPFOR)      ...................................................................................................p. xii OSC       operational-strategic command OTID       OPFOR and Threat Integration Directorate paramilitary forces       .............................................................................................. JP 1-02 *perception management     ..................................................................................................5-44 *personnel support       ................................................................................................12-68 POL      petroleum, oils, and lubricants *precision weapon       ..................................................................................................7-40 *protected force       ..................................................................................................4-57 *protection and security measures ....................................................................................5-38 PSYWAR      psychological warfare       PVO           private volunteer organization PWP    plasticized white phosphorus QRF      quick reaction force RCS      radar cross section *reconnaissance fire      .................................................................................................. 7-60 *regional operations      .................................................................................................... 1-6 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      .........................................................................................3-55, 4-58 SHC      Supreme High Command SHF      super-high-frequency *shielding force      .................................................................................................. 4-98 SID      Strategic Integration Department *simple battle position      .................................................................................................. 4-45 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      .................................................................................................. 3-93 SPF Special-Purpose Forces SPOD sea port of debarkation SPOE     sea port of embarkation spoiling attack      .................................................................... 3-98 (see also JP 1-02) SPT      supporting SSM      surface-to-surface missile *strategic information warfare ............................................................................................ 5-53 *strategic operations      ........................................................................................... 1-6, 1-27 *strategic preclusion      .................................................................................................. 1-57 *strike      ................................................................................................ 3-110 *supporting      .................................................................................................. 2-13 *support line       ..................................................................................................2-71 *support zone       ............................................................................... 2-78, 3-42, 4-41 SUSCP        sustainment command post *system      ................................................................................................1-107 *systems warfare      ................................................................................................1-108 *tactical group       ..................................................................................................2-44 TBM      theater ballistic missile TECH       technical *theater      ................................................................... 2-19 (see also JP 1-02) *threat      ...................................................................................................p. xii 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       ....................................................................................................1-6 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