Текст книги "Англо-русский словарь военно-технической и сопутствующей лексики и сокращений с комментариями. Часть II: S – Z, сокращения, комментарии"

Y

yard ярд (единица измерения длины); верфь

building ~ судостроительная верфь

yaw рыскание; движение рыскания

yield мощность (ядерного боеприпаса)

crop ~ урожайность

Z

zeppelin (78) дирижабль жесткой системы; управляемый аэростат жесткой системы; цеппелин; дирижабль жесткой системы компании «Цеппелин»

zero нуль; приводить к нормальному бою; пристреливать; устанавливать на нуль (о приборе)

ground ~ (144) эпицентр (ядерного взрыва)

surface ~ (144) эпицентр (ядерного взрыва)

zone зона; полоса; район; участок; пояс; область; channelize enemy force into kill ~s вынуждать противника двигаться в районы, подготовленные для его эффективного поражения огнем

~ of interior внутренняя зона (театра войны); континентальная часть США

combat ~ зона боевых действий

communications ~ зона коммуникаций

drop ~ зона выброски десанта

fire ~ of protection защитная зона огневого поражения; create an active ~ ~ ~ ~ at a safe distance создавать на безопасном удалении (от танка) защитную зону (активного) огневого поражения

heavy pickup ~ зона посадки [погрузки] (десанта) в тяжелые вертолеты

kill ~ район, подготовленный для эффективного огневого поражения противника; огневой мешок

landing ~ зона высадки десанта

light pickup ~ зона посадки [погрузки] (десанта) в легкие вертолеты

pickup ~ зона посадки [погрузки] десанта (на вертолеты)

wire obstacle ~ зона проволочных заграждений

Словарь сокращений

1LT first lieutenant

2LT second lieutenant

AA antiaircraft

AAA antiaircraft artillery

AAC Alaskan Air Command

AAM air-to-air missile

AAV amphibious assault vehicle

AAW antiair warfare

AAW anti-aircraft warfare

abn airborne

abn div airborne division

AC active component

AC alternating current

AC army corps

AC hydrogen cyanide

ACAA automatic chemical agent alarm

ACC Air Combat Command

ACE air combat element

ACE Army Corps of Engineers

ACP air control point

acft aircraft

ACS agile combat support

AD active duty

AD air defense

ADA Air Defense Artillery

ADF automatic direction finding

ADI attitude director indicator

admin administration; administrative

admin spt administrative support

AEF Aerospace Expeditionary Force

AESA active electronically scanned array

AETC Air Education and Training Command

AEW airborne early warning

AF Air Force

AFCC Air Force Communication Command

AFCYBER Air Force Cyber Command

AFGSC Air Force Global Strike Command

AFMC Air Force Materiel Command

AFRС Air Force Reserve Command

AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command

AFSPACECOM Air Force Space Command

AFSPC Air Force Space Command

AFU air filtration unit

agt agent

AGC Adjutant General’s Corps

AGR active guard and reserve

AHC assault helicopter company

AHD anti-handling device

AIP air-independent propulsion

air aslt div air assault division

air aslt opn air assault operation

airmob airmobile

air recon trp air reconnaissance troop

ALCM air-launched cruise missile

altn alternate

AM amplitude modulation; amplitude-modulated

AMC Air Mobility Command

AMC US Army Materiel Command

AMEDD Army Medical Department

AMEV armored medical evacuation vehicle

ammo ammunition

amph amphibious

AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missile

AMS Army Medical Service

AMSC Army Medical Specialists Corps

ANC Army Nurse Corps

ant antenna

antipers antipersonnel

AP ammunition point

AP armor-piercing

APAM antipersonnel and antimateriel

APC armor-piercing capped

APC armored personnel carrier

APDS armor-piercing discarding sabot

APERS anti-personnel

APS active protection system

ARes Army reserve

ARG Amphibious Ready Group

ARNG Army National Guard

armd armored

armd cav armored cavalry

armd cav sqdn armored cavalry squadron

armd cav trp armored cavalry troop

armd div armored division

armd veh armored vehicle

armt armament

AR-PERSCOM Army Reserve Personnel Command

ARSTAF Army Staff

arty artillery

arty wpn sys artillery weapon system

ASB aviation support battalion

ASETF Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force

aslt assault

aslt ech assault echelon

ASROC anti-submarine rocket

assy assembly

ASUW antisurface ship warfare

ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ASW anti-submarine warfare

AT antitank

ATAS air-to-air Stinger

ATC Air Training Command

ATGW anti-tank guided weapon

atk attack

atk avn attack aviation

atk hel attack helicopter

atker attacker

ATKHB attack helicopter battalion

AT wpn antitank weapon

AU Air University

AUS Army of the United States

auto automatic

aux auxiliary

AVLB armored vehicle launched bridge

avn aviation

AW air warfare

AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System

BAD blast attenuator device

bat battle

bat battleship

BAS battalion aid station

BB battleship

BCC battlefield circulation control

BCU battery/-coolant unit

BD base-detonating

bde brigade

bde comdr brigade commander

bde rr CP

BDO battledress overgarment

BDU battle dress uniform

BEB bridge-erection boat

BFV Bradley fighting vehicle

biol biological

biol agt biological agent

biol atk biological attack

biol wpn biological weapon

BL butt line

BM ballistic missile

BMC⁴I battle management command, control, communications, computers and intelligence

BMD ballistic missile defense

bmdr bombardier

bmr bomber

bn battalion

bn comm sec battalion communication section

bn hq battalion headquarters

BOC battery operations center

br branch

Brig. Gen. Brigadier General

BSA brigade support area

BSFV Bradley Stinger fighting vehicle

bt boat

btry battery

BVR beyond visual range

BW biological warfare

BW agt biological warfare agent

C² command and control

C³ command, control and communications

C³I command, control, communications and intelligence

C⁴I command, control, communications, computers and intelligence

CA civil affairs

CAC command aviation company

cal caliber

cam camouflage

CAM chemical agent monitor

CAP combat air patrol

Capt captain

CAR Chief, Army Reserve

CARGRU carrier group

cas casualty

cas agt casualty agent

CATCC carrier air traffic control center

catk counterattack

cav cavalry

cav sqdn cavalry squadron

cbt combat

cbt aslt trans hel combat assault transportation helicopter

cbt orgn combat organization

cbt spt combat support

cbt svc spt combat service support

cbt veh combat vehicle

CBU cluster bomb unit

CBV Combat Breacher Vehicle

CCDR Regional Combatant Commander

CDC combat direction center

CE command element

CE Corps of Engineers

C-E; C/E communications-electronics

CENTCOM US Central Command

CEP circular error probable

CEV combat engineer vehicle

CEWI combat electronic warfare and intelligence

cft craft

CFV cavalry fighting vehicle

CG Coast Guard

CG commanding general

CG phosgene

char characteristic

CHC Chaplain Corps

CHOP Change in Operational Control

CHS combat health support

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CinC; CINC Commander-in-Chief

CINCNORAD Commander-in-Chief, NORAD

CITV commander’s independent thermal viewer

CIWS close-in weapon system

CJCS chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

ckt circuit

Cl chlorine

CLU command launch unit

CM court-martial

CM cruise missile

CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps

CMD countermeasure dispenser

cml chemical

cml agt chemical agent

cml atk chemical attack

Cml C Chemical Corps

cml co chemical company

cml wpn chemical weapon

cmpr, cmptr computer

CNI communication, navigation, and identification

CNO Chief of Naval Operations

CNR combat net radio

CO commanding officer

co company

COCOM combatant command

CofS chief of staff

COGARD Coast Guard

co hq company headquarters

COIN counterinsurgency

COL colonel

colm column

COLPRO collective protection

COLT combat observation/lasing team

comd command

comdr commander

comd sec command section

comd veh command vehicle

COMFLTFORCOM Commander, Fleet Forces Command

COMINT communications intelligence

COMLANTFLT Commander, Atlantic Fleet

comm communication (s)

comms communications

COMMCEN communications center

COMMZ communications zone

ComO commissioned officer

comp component

COMPACFLT Commander, Pacific Fleet

COMSEC (101) communications security

COMUSFLTFORCOM Commander, U.S Fleet Forces Command

COMUSNAVCENT Commander, United States Navy, Central Command

con control

con surf control surface

conn control room

const construction

CONUS continental United States

COSCOM corps support command

CP command post

CP concrete-piercing

CPE chemical protective equipment

CPL corporal

CPT captain

CRUDESGRU cruiser-destroyer group

crypto cryptographic

CS combat support

CSS combat service support

CSUSA Chief of Staff, US Army

CSUSAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

CTOL conventional take off and landing

CV aircraft carrier

CVN aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion)

CVBG Carrier Battle Group

CW chemical warfare

CW continuous wave

CW telegraphy

CW agt chemical warfare agent

CZ combat zone

DA diphenylchlorarsine

DA department of the Army

DAF department of the Air Force

DC diphenylcyanarsine

DC Dental Corps

DC District of Columbia

DCA defensive counterair

DCS/LOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

DDG guided missile destroyer

decon decontamination

decon elm decontamination element

def defense; defensive

Def-Aids defensive aids

dept department

desron destroyer squadron

det detachment

DF direction-finding

dir direction

dis distance

DISCOM division support command

div division

DIVARTY division artillery

DIVEN divisional engineer

DIV—IT Institutional Training Division

DIV-TS Training Support Division

DLA Defense Logistics Agency

DM adamsite

DME distance measuring equipment

DN Department of the Navy

DOD Department of Defense

DODAC Department of Defense ammunition code

DODIC Department of Defense identification code

DOW died of wounds

DP diphosgene

DRU direct reporting unit

DS direct support

DS discarding sabot

DSA division support area

dspo disposition

dvr driver

DZ drop zone

EAC echelon (s) above corps

ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures

ech echelon

ECM electronic countermeasures

ECS engagement control station

EFIS electronic flight instrument system

elct electronic

elec elecrtical

ELINT electronic intelligence

elm element

EM enlisted man (men)

EMP electromagnetic pulse

empl emplacement

en enemy

eng engine

eng spd engine speed

engr engineer

EPW enemy prisoner of war

equip equipment

ERA explosive-reactive armor

ESC Electronic Security Command

ESM electronic warfare support measures

ET electronic time

EUCOM US European Command

EUSA Eighth US Army, Korea

EW electronic warfare

exam examination

explo explosion; explosive

FA Field Artillery

FAAD Forward Area Air Defense

fac facility

FAE fuel-air explosive

FAST Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team

fax facsimile

FC Finance Corps

FCS fire control system

FDC fire direction center

FFAR folding-fin aircraft rocket

FFC Fleet Forces Command

FFG guided missile frigate

FH frequency hopping

FIST fire support team

FIST-V fire support team vehicle

fld field

FLIR forward-looking infrared

FLOLS Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System

FLOT forward line of own troops

flot flotilla

flt flight

flt con flight control

flt con sur flight control surface

FM (97) frequency modulation; frequency-modulated

FMF Fleet Marine Force

FMFLANT [битая ссылка] Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

FMFPAC [битая ссылка] Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

fmn formation

FMS flight management system

FOA field operating agency

F of F field of fire

FORSCOM US Army Forces Command

fps feet per second

frag fragmentation

frd friend (ly)

freq frequency

FS fin-stabilized

FS fire support

FS fuselage station

FSB forward support battalion

FSE fire support element

FSN federal stock number

FSSG Force Service Support Group

ft foot

ftn fortification

ftr fighter

ftr-bmr fighter-bomber

FU fire unit

fus fuselage

FW fixed-wing

fwd forward

G1 (14) personnel section (officer)

G2 (14) intelligence section (officer)

G3 (14) operations and training section (officer)

G4 (14) logistics section (officer)

G5 (14) civil affairs/military government section (officer)

GA tabun

GB sarin

GBU guided bomb unit

GCCS Global Command and Control System

GCCS-M Global Command and Control System-Maritime

GCE ground combat element

GCS guidance and control section

gd guard

GD soman

GE General Electric

gen general

GEO (93) geosynchronous

GEV ground effect vehicle

GLCM ground-launched cruise missile

gli glider

GM guided missile

GMLA guided missile launch assembly

gnd ground

gnd cbt ground combat

gnd recon ground reconnaissance

gnr gunner

gp group

GP general purpose

GPMG general purpose machine gun

GPS Global Positioning System

GPWS ground proximity warning system

gr grade

GS general support

GSR general support reinforcing

GTP ground tactical plan

GZ ground zero

HD (sulphur) mustard

HDD head-down display

HDTV high-definition television

HE high-explosive

HEAT (122) high explosive antitank

HEAT proj (122) high explosive antitank projectile

HEDP high-explosive dual purpose

hel helicopter

HEMAT heavy expanded mobility ammunition trailer

HEMTT heavy expanded mobility tactical truck

HEP high-explosive plastic

HERA high-explosive rocket assisted

HF high frequency

HHB headquarters and headquarters battery

HHC headquarters and headquarters company

HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment

HHS headquarters, headquarters and service

HHT headquarters and headquarters troop

HIMAD high-to-medium-altitude air defense

HIMARS [битая ссылка] High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

HMD helmet-mounted display

HMG heavy machine gun

HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

HN nitrogen mustard

horiz horizontal

horiz stblz horizontal stabilizer

HOTAS hands on throttle and stick

how howitzer

HP, hp horsepower

HQ, hq headquarters

HQ co headquarters company

HQDA headquarters, department of the army

HQ ech headquarters echelon

HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps

HQ USAF Headquarters US Air Force

hr hour

HTA acft heavier-than-air aircraft

HUD head-up display

HUMINT human intelligence

HVAP hypervelocity armor-piercing

HVM hypervelocity missile

HVU high value unit

I²R sys imaging infrared system

IC internal combustion

ICAW integrated caution, advisory and warning

ICBM intercontinental ballistic missile

ICM improved conventional munition

ICP integrated control panel

ID identification document

ident identification

IFF identification friend-or-foe

IFV infantry fighting vehicle

IG inspector general

IGB intermediate gearbox

ILS instrument landing system

IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee

in inch

IN inertial navigation

incd incendiary

inf infantry

info information

ING Inactive National Guard

INS inertial navigation system

instal installation

instl installation

intel intelligence

IOE irregular outer edge

IOS instrumental observation and survey

IR infrared

IRBM intermediate-range ballistic missile

IRR Individual Ready Reserve

ISR intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

ITW/AA integrated tactical warning and attack assessment

JAG Judge Advocate General

JAGC Judge Advocate General’s Corps

JCC joint command and control ship

JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff

JDAM joint direct attack munition

JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander

JFCOM US Joint Forces Command

JS joint staff

JTF joint task force

KE kinetic energy

KE proj kinetic energy projectile

KIA killed in action

kph kilometer per hour

kt knot

KV kill vehicle

L lewisite

LAAB Light Armored Assault Battalion

LANTFLT Atlantic Fleet

LANTIRN Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night

LAR launch acceptance region

laser light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

LAV Light Armored Vehicle

lb pound

LBP length between perpendiculars

LCAC landing craft, air cushion

LCC amphibious command ship

LCE logistics combat element

lchr launcher

LCS littoral combat ship

LDGP low-drag general purpose

ldr leader

LDS light decontamination system

LG landing gear

LGB laser-guided bomb

LHA amphibious assault ship (general purpose)

LHD amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose)

LIDAR light radar

LJDAM laser joint direct attack munition

LLM launcher-loader module

LMG light machine gun

LOA length overall

LOC line (s) of communication

loc location

log logistic; logistical

LOGGRU (combat) logistics group

LORAN long range navigation

LPC launch pod container

LPD amphibious transport dock

LS launching station

LSD dock landing ship

LTA acft lighter-than-air aircaft

LTC lieutenant colonel

Lt. Col lieutenant colonel

LWL length on load waterline

LWR laser warning receiver

LZ landing zone

M mobility

MAC Military Airlift Command

MACOM major command

MAGTF Marine Air Ground Task Force

maint maintenance

maint sec maintenance section

MAJ major

MAJCOM major command

MANPADS man-portable air defense system

MARDIV Marine Division

MARFOR Marine Corps Forces

MARFORCOM Marine Forces Command

MARFORLANT Marine Forces Atlantic

MARFORPAC Marine Forces Pacific

MARFORRES Marine Forces Reserve

MaRV maneuverable re-entry vehicle

maser microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

MAW Marine Aircraft Wing

max maximum

mbl mobile

mbr member

MBT main ballast tank

MBT main battle tank

MC Marine Corps

MC Medical Corps

MCCDC Marine Corps Combat Development Command

MCB mine-clearing blade

MCDU multifunction control display unit

MCM mine countermeasures ship

mcmron mine countermeasures squadron

MCR mine-clearing roller

MCSF MC Security Forces

M-day sol man-day soldier

MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade

mech mechanized

mech inf mechanized infantry

mech inf bn mechanized infantry battalion

mech inf co mechanized infantry company

mech inf div mechanized infantry division

med medical

MEDCOM US Army Medical Command

med spt medical support

MEF Marine Expeditionary Force

met meteorological

MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit

MFD multifunction display

mfld minefield

MG, mg machine gun

MGB main gearbox

MGB medium girder bridge

MHC mine hunter, coastal

mi mile

MI Military Intelligence

MIA missing in action

mic microphone

MICLIC mine-clearing line charge

mil military

mil ops military operations

min minimum

MIRV multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle

misc miscellaneous

MLC military load classification

MLG Marine Logistics Group

MLRS (67) multiple launch rocket system

MLS microwave landing system

MMG medium machine gun

mnvr, mvr maneuver

mob mobile

MOPP mission-oriented protective posture

mort mortar

mort sec mortar section

MOS military occupational specialty

MP military police

MPC Military Police Corps

mph miles per hour

MR main rotor

MRBM medium-range ballistic missile

MRE meals ready to eat

MSB main support battalion

MSC Medical Service Corps

MSC Military Sealift Command

msec millisecond

MSG Marine Security Guard

msg message

msgr messenger

msl missile

msl whd missile warhead

msn mission

MSR main supply route

MST maintenance support team

MT mechanical time

MTMC US Army Military Traffic Management Command

mtr motor

mvmt movement

mvr maneuver

mvr bn maneuver battalion

mvr elm maneuver element

MWR missile warning receiver

NAF numbered air force

NBC nuclear, biological and chemical

NCA National Command Authority

NCO noncommissioned officer

NCW Network-Centric Warfare; Netcentric Warfare

ND Navy Department

NDO nuclear deterrence operations

NDU National Defense University

nec necessary

NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

NETF naval expeditionary task force

NG National Guard

NIIN national item identification number

NMAWC Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command

noncom noncommissioned officer

NORAD North American Aerospace Defense

NOTAR no tail rotor

NSC National Security Council

NSFS naval surface fire support

NSN national stock number; NATO stock number

nuc nuclear

nuc atk nuclear attack

nuc wpn nuclear weapon

NVG night vision goggles

obj objective

obs obstacle

obsn observation

obsn hel observation helicopter

OCA offensive counterair

OCAR Office of the Chief, Army Reserve

OCS officer candidate school

OCSA Office of the Chief of Staff, US Army

OD officer of the day

OD olive drab

OF Operating Force (s)

off officer

OOD officer of the deck

op operation

OP observation post

OPCON operational control

opn operation

opns scty operations security

ord ordnance

Ord C Ordnance Corps

orgn organization

OSA Office of the Secretary of the Army

OSB option selection button

OSD office of the Secretary of Defense

PA Public Affairs

PAC personnel and administration center

PACAF Pacific Air Forces

PACFLT Pacific Fleet

PACOM US Pacific Command

pantel panoramic telescope

PATRIOT Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target

PBR river patrol craft

PC coastal patrol craft

pcht parachute

PD point-detonating

perm permanent

pers personnel

PFD primary flight display

PIBD point-initiating base-detonating

PGM precision guided munitions

PGRV precision-guided re-entry vehicle

PHIBGRU amphibious group

phibron amphibious squadron

plat platoon

plat ldr platoon leader

plat sgt platoon sergeant

plt pilot

PMFD primary multifunction display

PO petty officer

POC platoon operations center

POL petroleum, oil and lubricants

pos position

POSNAV inertial position navigation system

POST passive optical seeker technique

POW prisoner of war

PR personnel recovery

pri-fly primary flight control

prim primary

prim msn primary mission

prin principal

proj projectile

prop propeller

prox proximity

PS chloropicrin

psi pound per square inch

psn position

PSYOP Psychological Operations

pt point

PT physical training

pvt private

PW prisoner of war

PZ pickup zone

QMC Quartermaster Corps

R reinforcing

RA Regular Army

RA rocket assisted

radn radiation

RAM radar-absorbent material

RAP rocket assisted projectile

RC reserve component

rct recruit

rcvr receiver

rd round

rd/min rounds per minute

rdo radio

rdr radar

recon reconnaissance

reg regular

regt regiment

rel release

res reserve

resp responsibility; responsible

RF radio frequency

rfl refuel, refuelling

RH rhesus

RHA rolled homogeneous armor

RISTA reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition

rkt rocket

RMP reprogrammable processor

RN Royal Navy

ROTC reserve officer training corps

ROV [битая ссылка] remotely operated vehicle

RP release point

rpm rotations per minute; rounds per minute

rr rear

RRC Regional Readiness Command

RRG Regional Readiness Group

RS radar set

RSO Regional Security Officer

RT radiotelephony

RTT Recapture Tactics Team

RV re-entry vehicle

RW rotary-wing

RWR radar warning receiver

S survivability

S1 (14) personnel officer

S2 (14) intelligence officer

S3 (14) operations and training officer

S4 (14) logistics officer; supply officer

S6 (14) signal officer

SA Secretary of the Army

SA small arms

SAC Strategic Air Command

SAF Secretary of the Air Force

SAG surface action group

SAM surface-to-air missile

SAP semiarmor piercing

SAR search and rescue

sat satellite

SatCom satellite communications

SAW squad automatic weapon

SCATMINE scatterable mine

scd scheduled

sct scout

sct hel scout helicopter

sct plat scout platoon

scty security

SD situation display

SEAD suppression of enemy air defense

sec second

sec section

secd secondary

SECAF Secretary of the Air Force

SECDEF Secretary of Defense

SECNAV Secretary of the Navy

secy secretary

SF Special Forces

SF sustained fire

SFW sensor fused weapon

SG smoke generator

sgt sergeant

SHORAD short-range air defense

shp shaft horse power

sig signal

SigC Signal Corps

SIGCEN, sigcen signal center

SIGINT signals intelligence

SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne radio system

sit situation

SJA staff judge advocate

SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile

SLCM sea-launched cruise missile

SMDC US Army Space and Missile Defense Command

SMFD secondary multifunction display

smg submachine gun

SN service number

SN secretary of the Navy

snd sound

SOA separate operating agency

SOCOM US Special Operations Command

sol soldier

sonar sound navigation and ranging

SOP standing operating procedure

SOUTHCOM US Southern Command

SP self-propelled

sp special, specialist

SP start point

SPACECOM US Space Command

SPCE survey, planning and coordination element

spd speed

spt support

SQ superquick

sqd squad

sqdn squadron

SRBM short-range ballistic missile

SS spin-stabilized

SSA staff-support agency

SSBN (fleet) ballistic missile submarine (nuclear propulsion)

SSGN guided missile submarine (nuclear propulsion)

SSM surface-to-surface missile

SSN attack submarine (nuclear propulsion)

SSN social security number

SSR secondary surveillance radar

sta station

stblz stabilizer

std standard

str strength

strat strategic

STRATCOM US Strategic Command

sub submarine

SUBGRU submarine group

subor subordinate

subron submarine squadron

sup supply

SUPCOM support command

sups supplies

sur surface

survl surveillance

SUW surface warfare

svc service

svc ammo service ammunition

SVML standard vehicle missile launcher

sys system

T time

T&E traversing and elevating

TA target acquisition

TA theater army

TAB target acquisition battery

TAC Tactical Air Command

tac tactical

TACAN tactical air navigation

TASM tactical air-to-surface missile

TBM theatre ballistic missile

TC Transportation Corps

TCAS traffic alert and collision avoidance system

TE Task Element

tech technical

tel telephone

telecomm telecommunications

TERCOM terrain contour matching

TF task force

tfc traffic

TFR terrain following radar

TG task group

tg telegraph

TGB tail gearbox

tgt target

THAAD Theater High Altitude Area Defense

tj trajectory

tk tank

tk bn tank battalion

tm team

TMD theater missile defense

TN thermonuclear

tng training

TNT trinitrotoluene

TO theater of operations

TOC tactical operations center

TOE table of organization and equipment

TOM target object map

torp torpedo

TOW tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided

TOW msl tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile

TPU Troop Program Unit

TR tail rotor

TRADOC US Army Training and Doctrine Command

traj trajectory

trans transport; transportation

TRANSCOM US Transportation Command

trans hel transportation helicopter

trk truck

trp troop

trp hq troop headquarters

TT teletypewriter

TU task unit

TV television

TVM track-via-missile

TYCOM type command

UAV unmanned aerial vehicle

UCC unified combatant command

UFD up-front display

UHF ultra high frequency

UMCP unit maintenance collection point

UNREP underway replenishment

USA United States Army

USACAPOC US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command

USACE US Army Corps of Engineers

USAF United States Air Force

USAFA United States Air Force Academy

USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe

USAR US Army Reserve

USAREUR US Army, Europe

USARPAC US Army, Pacific

USARC US Army Reserve Command

USASOC US Army Special Operations Command

USCG US Coast Guard

USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command

USFFC US Fleet Forces Command

USMA United States Military Academy

USMC United States Marine Corps

USMCR US Marine Forces Reserve

USN United States Navy

USNA US Naval Academy

USS United States ship

USW undersea warfare

UV ultraviolet

UW opns unconventional warfare operations

VC Veterinary Corps

veh vehicle

vent ventilation

vert vertical

vert stblz vertical stabilizer

ves vessel

VHF very high frequency

vis visual

VLS vertical launch system

VMS vehicle management system

VOR VHF omnirange

V/STOL vertical/short takeoff and landing

VT variable time

VX VX agent

WCC weapon control computer

whd warhead

WIA wounded in action

WIG wing-in-ground-effect

WISE wing-in-surface-effect

WL waterline

WLR weapon locating radar

WMD weapons of mass destruction

WO warrant officer

wpn weapon

wpn sys weapon system

WWI world war I

WWII world war II

xmission transmission

xmit transmit

xmitter transmitter

xmitting transmitting

xmsn transmission

XO executive officer

ZI zone of interior