PART I ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
AADC area air defense commander A2C2 Army airspace command and control ABCCC airborne command, control, and communications ACA airspace control authority ACO airspace control order ACP airspace control plan ADA air defense artillery ADR air data relay AIRREQRECON air request reconnaissance AIRREQSUP air request support AOC air operations center AOR area of responsibility ASAS all-source analysis system ASMD antiship missile defense ASOC air support operations center ASW antisubmarine warfare ATA airport traffic area ATO air tasking order AV air vehicle AWACS airborne warning and control systemBDA battle damage assessment
C2 command and control CAS close air support COC combat operations center CP control point CR-UAV close range unmanned aerial vehicle CSAR combat search and rescue
DASC direct air support center DASC(A) direct air support center (airborne) DOD Department of Defense
EA electronic attack EEI essential element of information EMCON emission control E-UAV endurance unmanned aerial vehicle EW electronic warfare
FAC forward air controller FAC(A) forward air controller (airborne) FLOT forward line of own troops FO forward observer FSCC fire support coordination center
GCS ground control station GDT ground data terminal GSE ground support equipment GSM ground station module
HMMWV high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
IMINT imagery intelligence
JAOC joint air operations center JFACC joint force air component commander JFC joint force commander JIC joint intelligence center JSEAD Joint suppression of enemy air defenses JSTARS joint surveillance target attack radar system JTCB joint targeting coordination board JTTP joint tactics, techniques, and procedures
LOS line-of-sight LRS launch and recovery site
MAGTF Marine Air-Ground Task Force MHE materials handling equipment MMP modular mission payloads MPS mission planning station MR-UAV medium-range unmanned aerial vehicle MSL mean sea level
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical NSFS naval surface fire support
OPSEC operations security OTH-T over-the-horizon targeting
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
RECCE reconnaissance ROZ restricted operations zone RPV remotely piloted vehicle RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition RVT remote video terminal
SAR search and rescue SIGINT signals intelligence SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne radio system SPINS special instructions SR-UAV short-range unmanned aerial vehicle
TAC(A) tactical air commander (airborne) TACC Tactical Air Control Center TCA terminal control area
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces (Joint Pub 0-2)
VFR visual flight rules VIPER vertical takeoff and landing integrated platform for extended reconnaissance VTOL vertical takeoff and landing VTOL-UAV vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
direct support. A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance. (Joint Pub 1-02)
general support. That support which is given to the supported force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof. (Joint Pub 1-02)
joint force commander. A general term applied to a commander authorized to exercise Combatant Command (command authority) or operational control over a joint force. Also called JFC. (Joint Pub 1-02)
near real time. Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information which has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This implies that there are no significant delays. (Joint Pub 1-02)
unmanned aerial vehicle.** A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. Ballistic or semiballistic vehicles, cruise missiles, and artillery projectiles are not considered unmanned aerial vehicles. Also called UAV.
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** Upon approval of this publication, this term and definition will
be included in Joint Pub 1-02.