Redeployment: Glossary

Below is a glossary of many of the military terms and acronyms used throughout the stories in Redeployment. The definitions listed are defined as they relate to the book. Many of these terms have other meanings both in and out of the military.

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.05   -   Heavy Machine Gun
5.56   -   Ammunition for an M16
7.62   -   Ammunition for a rifle
3161   -   A military form
03   -   U.S. Military Rank: Captain
08   -   U.S. Military Rank: Major General
1/9   -   1st Battalion 9th Marines
122   -   Large Ammunition Used in a Large Field Cannon
240G   -   Machine Gun
3400   -   United States Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty Focusing on Financial Management

A

AK   -   Assault Rifle
AO   -   Area of Operation
AQI   -   Al-Qaeda Itelligence
AR-15   -   Semi-automatic Hunting Rifle
ASP   -   Ammunition Supply Point

B

BAS   -   Battalion Aid Station
BCT   -   Brigade Combat Team
BDU   -   Battle Dress Uniform
BOLO   -   "Be on the look out"
BOS   -   Base Operating Support
Bravo Zulu   -   "Well done"
BSTS   -   Battle Staff Training System OR Battle Skills Training School

C

C-130   -   Four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft
C4   -   Plastic Explosive
CACO   -   Casualty Assistance Calls Officer
Cammie   -   Camouflage
CAR   -   Combat Action Ribbon
CAS   -   Close Air Support
CASEVAC   -   Casualty Evacuation
CAT   -   Crisis Action Team
CCP   -   Communications Checkpoint
CERP   -   Combined Economic Reporting Program
CH-46   -   Medium-lift tandem rotor transport helicopter
CLB   -   Combat Logistics Battalion
CLP   -   Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative
CO   -   Commanding Officer
COIN   -   Counter Insurgency
ComCam   -   Combat Camera
COP   -   Command Observation Post
COSR   -   Combat and Operational Stress Reactions
CYA   -   Cover Your Ass 

D

DFAC   -   Dining Facilities
DI   -   Drill Instructor
DoD   -   Department of Defense
DPICM   -   Dual-purpose Improved Conventional Munition

E

E-4   -   United States Marine Corps Rank: Corporal
ECP   -   Exchange Credit Program
EFP   -   Explosively Formed Penetrator
EOD   -   Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or the "Bomb Squad"
EOF   -   Escalation of Force
ePRT   -   Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team
EPW   -   Enemy Prisoner of War
ESB   -   Engineer Support Battalion

F

FDC   -   Fire Direction Center
First Sergeant   -   E-8 Ranking (Senior Level)
FITREP   -   Fitness Report
Flashbang   -   Stun granade
FOB   -   Forward Operating Base
FRO   -   First Responding Officer

G

Good Cookie   -   Good Conduct Medal
Guidon   -   Flag
GWOT   -   Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

H

HB   -   Home Base
HE   -   High Explosive
HEAT   -   High Explosive AntiTank
HMMWV   -   High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
HUMINT   -   Human Intelligence

I

IA   -   Iraqi Army
ICM   -   Intercontinental Ballistic Missle
IED   -   Improvised Explosive Device; for instance, a homemade bomb
IFAK   -   Individual First Aid Kit
IISR   -   Integrated Intra Squad Radio
IP   -   Iraqi Police
IRRF2   -   Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund
ISF   -   Iraqi Security Forces
IVAW   -   Iraq Veterans Against the War

J

JAG   -   Judge Advocate General's Corps
JP-8   -   Jet Propellant 8
JSS   -   Joint Services Support System

K

KA-BAR   -   Combat Knife
KBR   -   An American engineering, procurement, and construction company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton
KIA   -   Killed in Action

L

LOE   -   Line of Engagement
LT   -   Lieutenant
LTC   -   Lieutenant Colonel

M

M16   -   Semi-automatic Military Rifle
M4   -   Assault Rifle
M870   -   Pump-action Shotgun
MARPAT   -   Marine Pattern OR Digital Camoflauge
MAW   -   Marine Aircraft Wing
MEDEVAC   -   Medical Evacuation
MEF   -   Marine Expeditionary Force
MLG   -   Marine Logistics Group
MOS   -   Military Occupational Specialty
MP   -   Military Police
MRAP   -   Mine-resistant Ambush Protected
MRE   -   Meals Ready to Eat
MSA   -   Modern Standard Arabic
MSR   -   Main Supply Route
MWR   -   Morale, Welfare and Recreation

N

NAM with a V   -   Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal - Combat Distinguishing Device
Navy 04   -   Navy Ranking: Lieutenant Commander
NCO   -   Non-commissioned Officer
NDS   -   National Defense Service Medal
NGO   -   Non-government Organization

O

OEF   -   Operation Enduring Freedom
OIC   -   Officer in Charge
OIF   -   Operation Iraqi Freedom
OP   -   Observation Post

P

PEA   -   Pulsesless Electrical Activity
PFC   -   Private First Class
POG   -   Person Other Than Grunt
PPE   -   Personal Protective Equipment, i.e. Body Armor
PRP   -   Personnel Retrieval and Processing
PT   -   Physical Training
PTSD   -   Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

R

ROE   -   Rules of Engagment
RP   -   Religious Program Specialist
RPG   -   Rocket-propelled Grenade
RPK   -   Handheld machine gun
Rucks   -   The act of moving gear by foot

S

SAF   -   Special Action Force
SALUTE   -   Mnemonic device for a situation report: Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time and Equipment
SAPI   -   Small Arms Protective Insert, used in body armor
SAW   -   Squad Automatic Weapon
Sea Service   -   Honor that recognizes those service members who have preformed military duty while stationed on a United States Navy, Coast Guard, Army or NOAA vessel at sea and/or members of the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard who have been forward-deployed with their home unit.
Seabags   -   Top load duffel bags
SGLI   -   Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
SGT   -   Sergeant, E5 (Midlevel ranking)
SITREP   -   Situation Report
SPC   -   Specialist
SSTP   -   Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon
SVBIED   -   Suicide Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device, or a Suicide Car Bomb

T

TBI   -   Traumatic Brain Injury
TCP   -   Traffic Control Post
TQ   -   Tactical Questioning

U

USAID   -   United States Agency for International Development
USMC   -   United States Marine Corps
UXO   -   Unexploded Ordnance

V

VA   -   Veterans Affairs
VBIED   -   Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device, or a Car Bomb

W

WIA   -   Wounded in Action
Woodland   -   Camouflage color consisting of tan, brown, green and black

X

XO   -   Executive Officer

Z

Zero Dark   -   An unspecified time during the early hours of the morning before dawn.