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"The center of gravity is those characteristics, capabilities, or localities from which a military force derives its freedom of action, physical strength, or will to fight." - DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms Links
Acronyms/Abbreviations Found on this Site and Linked Sites AAA: Antiaircraft Artillery AAR: After Action Review ABCA: American-British-Canadian-Australian (Program) ACE: Air Combat Element (USMC) ACTD: Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration ADTDL: Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library AMCIT: American Citizen AMEMB: American Embassy APC: Armored Personnel Carrier APOD: Aerial Port of Debarkation AWE: Advanced Warfare Experiment AWS: Amphibious Warfare School (USMC - Quantico) BLT: Battalion Landing Team BRAC: Base Realignment and Closure CA: Civil Affairs CAS: Close Air Support CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention CETO: Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities CIA: Central Intelligence Agency CINC: Commander-In-Chief CJUO: Center for Joint Urban Operations CMOC: Civil Military Operations Center COG: Center of Gravity COIN: Counterinsurgency Operations CS: Combat Support CSAR: Combat Search and Rescue CSC: Command and Staff College (USMC - Quantico) CSS: Combat Service Support CSSE: Combat Service Support Element CALL: Center for Army Lessons Learned CENTCOM: Central Command DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency D-day: Day on which operations commence (or scheduled) DIA: Defense Intelligence Agency DMZ: Demilitarized Zone DoD: Department of Defense DZ: Drop Zone EBO: Effects Based Operations EUCOM: European Command FAO: Foreign Area Officer FIBUA: Fighting in Built Up Areas FM: Field Manual FMSO: Foreign Military Studies Office GAO: General Accounting Office GCE: Ground Combat Element (USMC) GPS: Global Positioning System H-hour: Specific time an operation or exercise begins HLZ: Helicopter Landing Zone HQ: Headquarters HUMINT: Human Intelligence IDA: Institute for Defense Analysis IMINT: Imagery Intelligence IO: Information Operations IPB: Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance JAG: Judge Advocate General JAWP: Joint Advanced Warfighting Program JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff JFCOM: Joint Forces Command JRTC: Joint Readiness Training Center JP: Joint Publication JS: Joint Staff JTF: Joint Task Force JWAC: Joint Warfare Analysis Center LIC: Low Intensity Combat LOE: Limited Objective Experiment LZ: Landing Zone MAGTF: Marine Air Ground Task Force MANPADS: Man-Portable Air Defense System MCIA: Marine Corps Intelligence Activity MCWL: Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory MCWP: Marine Corps Warfighting Publication MEB: Marine Expeditionary Brigade MEF: Marine Expeditionary Force MEU: Marine Expeditionary Unit MOBA: Military Operations in Built-Up Areas MoD: Ministry of Defense MOOTW: Military Operations Other Than War MOUT: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (Official) MOUT: Military Operations in Urban Terrain (Common Alternate) MOUT FACT: MOUT Focus Area Collaborative Team MTW: Major Theater War NAIC: National Air Intelligence Center NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization NDIA: Nation Defense Industrial Association NEO: Non-combatant Evacuation Operations NGIC: National Ground Intelligence Center NIMA: National Imagery and Mapping Agency NORTHCOM: Northern Command OICW: Objective Individual Combat Weapon ONI: Office of Naval Intelligence OOTW: Operations Other Than War OSD: Office of the Secretary of Defense PA: Public Affairs PACOM: Pacific Command PME: Professional Military Education PROMET: Project Metropolis PSYOPS: Psychological Operations R&D: Research and Development RDO: Rapid Decisive Operations ROE: Rules of Engagement SABR: Selectable Assault Battle Rifle SAFE: Selected Area For Evasion SALUTE: Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, and Equipment SAM: Surface to Air Missile SAR: Search and Rescue SATCOM: Satellite Communications SEAD: Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SIGINT: Signals Intelligence SITREP: Situation Report SOCOM: Special Operations Command SOG: Special Operations Group SOP: Standing (or Standard) Operating Procedure SOUTHCOM: Southern Command SPOD: Seaport of Debarkation SPOTREP: Spot Report SPACECOM: Space Command SROE: Standing Rules of Engagement SSC: Small-Scale Contingency S&T: Science and Technology STRATCOM: Strategic Command STRICOM: Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command SUO: Small Unit Operations TEWT: Tactical Exercise Without Troops TC: Training Circular TDE: Tactical Decision Exercise TDG: Tactical Decision Game T&E: Training and Education T/O: Table of Organization TOE: Table of Organization and Equipment TRAP: Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (USMC) TTP: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TRUEX: Training in Urban Environment Exercise UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UCAV: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle UGV: Unmanned Ground Vehicle UO: Urban Operations USCENTCOM: United States Central Command USEUCOM: United States European Command USJFCOM: United States Joint Forces Command USNORTHCOM: United States Northern Command USPACOM: United States Pacific Command USSOCOM: United States Special Operations Command USOUTHCOM: United States Southern Command USSPACECOM: United States Space Command USSTRATCOM: United States Strategic Command UWG: Urban Working Group WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction ZULU: Time zone indicator for Universal Time
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