William Harry Boudreau

1st Cavalry Division - Abbreviations and Acronyms
"As one of the Army's two on-call heavy contingency force divisions, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy to a designated contingency area of operations by sea, air or land, conduct reception, staging, onward movement and integration; and on order, conduct combat operations and redeployment."
First-Team

Abbreviations and Acronyms

A2C2 - Army Airborne Command and Control System AA - Assembly Area AAN - Army After Next ABCS - Army Battle Command System ACADA - Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm ACCB - Air Cavalry Combat Brigade AFATDS - Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System AH - Assault Helicopter AHB - Assault Helicopter Battalion AIM - Abrams Integrated Management KA - Cargo Ship AKA - Also Known As AKA - Attack Cargo Ships ANAV - Autonomous Navigation System AO - Area of Operation AP - Transports AOR - Area of Responsibility APC - Armored Personnel Carrier APD - High Speed Transport AQI -Al Qaeda in Iraq ARA - Aerial Rocket Artillery ARCENT - Army Forces Central Command ARVN - Army of the Republic Vietnam ASAS - All Sources Analysis Systems ASHB - Aviation Support Helicopter Battalion ASH - Assault Support Helicopter ASIP - Advanced System Improvement Program ATA - Amphibious Transports ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode AV - Air Vehicle AVLB - Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge ATG - Antenna Tranreceiver Group AWE - Army Warfighting Experiments AWR-5 - Army War Reserves, Set-5 BAT - Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition BCB2 - Battle Command Brigade and Below BDU - Battle Dress Uniform BFA - Battlefield Functional Area BFIST - Bradley Fire Support Team BFV - Bradley Fighting Vehicles C4I - Communications, Computers and Intelligence C4ISR - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Recon ACADA - Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm CAM - Chemical Agent Monitor CARS - Combat Arms Regimental System CBU - Cluster Bomb Units CBMS - Chemical Biological Mass Spectrometer CCA - Combat Control "A" (Brigade) CCB - Combat Control "B" (Brigade) CCC - Combat Control "C" (Brigade) CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps CCF - Chinese Communist Forces CCL - Civilian Control Line CD - Compact Disk CENTCOM - United States Central Command CFV - M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle CGS - Common Ground Station CIDG - Civilian Irregular Defense Group CIV - Commanders Independent Sight COHORT - Cohesion, Operational Readiness Training CONUS - Continental United States CP - Command Post CPX - Command Post Exercise CROP - Containerized Roll-in/out Platform CRS - Computer/Radio System CRT - Cathode Ray Tube CSA - Confederate States of America CSM - Command Sergeant Major CSS - Combat Service Support CSSCS - Combat Service Support Control System CTP - Common Tactical Picture DA - Department of the Army DBDU - Desert Battle Dress Uniform DISCOM - Division Support Command DMZ - Demilitarized Zone DRRF - Deployment Readiness Reaction Field DRS - Division Restructuring Study DRE - Division Restructuring Evaluation DTSS - Digital Topographic Support System EAF - Entity Armed Forces EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal EMD - Engineering Manufacturing Development FAADC2 - Forward Area Air Defense Command Control FBCB2 - Battle Command Brigade-and-Below ECV - Expanded Capacity Vehicle EPA - Environmental Protection Agency FARP - Forward Area Refueling Points FCS - Future Combat Systems FDC - Fire Detection Center FEAF - Far Eastern Air Force FLIRs - Forward Looking Infrareds FMC - Field Mission Capability FOV - Family of Vehicles FRS - Forward Repair System FRY - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FSB - Fire Support Base FSB - Forward Support Battalion FSSE - Forward Service Support Elements GBS - Global Broadcast System GCCS - Global Command and Control System GCS - Ground Control Stations GFAP - General Framework Agreement for Peace GO - General Order GPS - Global Positioning System HCD - Horse Cavalry Detachment HEMTT - Heavy Expanded Multi-purpose Tactical Truck HE-RAP - High Explosive-Rocket Assisted Projectiles HET - Heavy Equipment Transport HMMWV - High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle IFCS - Improved Fire Control System IFF - Identification Friend-or-Foe IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle IBAS - Improved Bradley Acquisition System ICAM - Improved Chemical Agent Monitor ID - Infantry Division IETM - Electronic Technical Manual ILMS - Improved Launcher Mechanical System IMETS - Integrated Metrological System IO - Information Operations ISO - International Standards Organization ITAM -Iraq Training and Assistance Mission I&R - Intelligence and Reconnaissance JCDB - Joint Common Data Base JTRS - Joint Tactical Radio System KCOMZ - Korean Communications Zone KKMC - King Khalid Military City KMAG - United States Army Advisory Group, Korea LCM - Landing Craft, Medium LCPR - Landing Craft, Personnel Ramped LCV - Landing Craft, Vehicle LCVP - Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel LRF/DCA - Laser Ranger Finder/Digital Compass LRRP - Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol LSD - Landing Ship, Dock LSM - Medium Landing Ships LST - Landing Ship, Tank LTF - Logistics Task Force LW - Land Warrior LZ - Landing Zone MACV - Military Assistance Command, Vietnam MANPADS - Manportable Air Defense System MASSTER - Modern Army Selected Systems Test, Evaluation and Review MCS - Maneuver Control System MET - Mission Essential Tasks MICAD - Multipurpose Integrated Chemical Agent Detector MILES - Multi Integrated Laser Engagement System MLC - Military Load Class MLR - Minimum Line of Resistance MLRS - Multiple Launched Rocket Systems MND-N - MultiNational Division - North MMS - Mast Mounted Sight MOPP - Mission Oriented Protective Posture MOS - Military Occupational Specialties MOUT - Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain MRE - Meals, Ready to Eat MSB - Main Support Battalion MSE - Mobile Subscriber Equipment MST - Maintenance Support Team MTMC - Military Traffic Management Command MTS - Movement Tracking System NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBC - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical NCO - Non Commissioned Officer NK - North Korean NLF - National Liberation Front NMCB - Navy Mobile Construction Battalion NTC - National Training Center NVA - North Vietnamese Army O&S - Operational Support OD - Olive Drab ODS - Operation Desert Storm OED2 - Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition OP - Observation Post OPCON - Operational Control OPFOR - Opposition Forces OPLR - OutPost of Line Resistance OPTEMPO - Operating Tempo OSCE - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PID - Provisional Infantry Division POL - Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants POMCUS - Prepositioned Material Configured into Unit Sets POW - Prisoner of War PT - Patrol, Torpedo QRF - Quick Reaction Force REFORGER - REturn of FORces to GERmany RCT - Regimental Combat Team RCP - Regimental Command Post RIP - Relief In Place ROCID - Reorganization of Combat Infantry Division ROK - Republic of Korea ROM - Refuel on the Move ROWPUs - Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units RSOI - Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration RSUT - Tracked Resupply Vehicle RSTA - Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition RSUW - Wheeled resupply vehicle SA - Surface to Air SAC - Strategic Air Command SEP - System Enhancement Program SFOR - NATO Stabilization FORce RSCALL - Remote Sensing Chemical Agent Alarm RVT - Remote Video Terminals SCU - Special Ceremonial Unit STC _ Slew to Cue SHORAD - Short Range Air Defense SINGARS - Single Channel Ground to Air Communication System SIP - Service Improvement Package SMARTT - Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal SPH - Self-Propelled Howitzer STX - Situational Tactical Exercise SUML - Standard Vehicle Mounted Launcher TA - Transfer of Authority TAA - Tactical Assembly Area TAACOM - Theater Area Army Command TACFIRE - Tactical Fire TF - Task Force TFE - Task Force Eagle TO&E - Table of Organization and Equipment TOW - Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided missile TRADOC - Training and Doctrine Command TRICAP - Triple-Capability TUAV - Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TWS - Thermal Weapon Sight US - United States USARCENT - United States Army Forces Central Command USCENTCOM - United States Central Command USNS - United States Navy Ship USS - United States Ship USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USV - United States Volunteers (Civil War) UN - United Nations UNC - United Nations Command UNCACK - United Nations Civil Assistance Command, Korea. VC - Viet Cong VRS - Voijska Republic Srpska WIN - Warfighter Information Network WRAP - Warfighting Rapid Acquisition Program XO - Executive Officer ZOS - Zone of Separation