Acronym List

• 2D: Two-Dimensional
  
• 3D: Three-Dimensional
  
• A2C2S: Army Airborne Command and Control System
  
• AAR: After Action Review
  
• ABCS: Army Battle Command System
  
• AC: Active Component
  
• ACE: Adaptive Communications Environment
  
• ACR: Armored Cavalry Regiment
  
• ACTF: Army Constructive Training Federation (now JLCCTC)
  
• ADA: Air Defense Artillery
  
• AFATDS: Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
  
• AFB: Air Force Base
  
• AGES: Air Ground Engagement System
  
• AMDWS: Army Missile Defense Warning System
  
• AMPS: Aviation Mission Planning System
  
• AMSO: Army Model and Simulation Office
  
• API: Application Program Interface
  
• ASAS: All Source Analysis System
  
• ATCCS: Army Tactical Command and Control System
  
• ATG: Antenna Transceiver Group
  
• ATIA: Army Training Information Architecture
  
• ATSC: Army Training Support Command
  
• A/V: Audio/Video
  
• AVMF: Army Variable Message Format
  
• AWE: Area Weapon Effect
  
• AWES: Area Weapons Effect Simulation
  
• BCIS: Battlefield Combat Identification System
  
• BCR: Baseline Change Request
  
• BCT: Brigade Combat Team
  
• BDA: Battle Damage Assessment
  
• BES: Battlefield Effects Simulation
  
• BFT: Blue Force Tracker
  
• BIT: Built-In Test
  
• BLOS: Beyond Line of Sight
  
• BLUFOR: Blue Forces (friendly forces)
  
• BOS: Battlefield Operating System
  
• BR: Battlefield Realism
  
• BRD: Brigade Recovery Days
  
• BW: Bandwidth
  
• C3S: Command, Control, and Communications Systems
  
• C4I: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
  
• C4ISR: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  
• CAC: Common Access Card
  
• CALL: Center for Army Lessons Learned
  
• CAS: Close Air Support
  
• CBR: Constant Bit Rate
  
• CC: Close Circuit, Control Center
  
• CC TV: Close Circuit Television
  
• CGF: Computer Generated Forces
  
• CGS: Common Ground Station
  
• CI: Configuration Item
  
• CMP: Common Message Processor
  
• CMTC: Combat Maneuver Training Center (now JMRC)
  
• CNN: Cable News Network
  
• COA: Course of Action
  
• COE: Contemporary Operating Environment, Common Operating Environment
  
• CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture
  
• COTS: Commercial Off The Shelf
  
• CPX: Command Post Exercise
  
• CRD: Capstone Requirements Document
  
• CS: Combat Support
  
• CSLA: Communications Security Logistics Agency
  
• CSS: Combat Service Support
  
• CSSCS: Combat Service Support Control System
  
• CSTAR: Combat Synthetic Training Assessment Range
  
• CTIA: Common Training Instrumentation Architecture
  
• CTC OIS: Combat Training Center Objective Instrumentation System
  
• CTSF: Central Training Support Facility
  
• CVII: Common Vehicle Instrumentation Initiative
  
• DAART: Digital AAR Tool
  
• DATR: Domain Analysis Technical Report
  
• DBST: Digital Battlestaff Sustainment Trainer
  
• DCI: Data Communications Interface
  
• DDM: Data Distribution Manager
  
• DGPS: Differential Global Positioning System
  
• DII: Defense Information Infrastructure
  
• DIS: Distributed Interactive Simulation
  
• DMPRC: Digital Multipurpose Range Complex
  
• DNS: Domain Name Server
  
• DNVT: Digital Non-secure Voice Terminal
  
• DOORS: Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System
  
• DSVT: Digital Secure Voice Terminal
  
• DTED: Digital Terrain Elevation Data
  
• DTES: Division Tactical Exploitation System
  
• DTM: Digital Tactical Monitoring
  
• DTMR: Digital Tactical Monitoring and Recording
  
• DTOC: Division Tactical Operations Center
  
• DTSS: Digital Topographic Support System
  
• DVD: Digital Video Disk
  
• EAB: Echelons Above Brigade
  
• EC: Exercise Control
  
• EPLRS: Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
  
• ERC: Environment Runtime Component
  
• EXPLAN: Exercise Planner
  
• FAAD: Forward Area Air Defense
  
• FAADC2I: Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence
  
• FBCB2: Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below
  
• FCC: Federal Communications Commission
  
• FCS: Future Combat System
  
• FDC: Fire Direction Center
  
• FDL: FAAD Data Link
  
• FES: Field Equipment Services
  
• FF: Fire Finder
  
• FIRESIM: Fire Support Simulation
  
• FFR: Find, Fix, and Repair
  
• FM: Frequency Modulated
  
• FOC: Full Operational Capability
  
• FOM: Federation Object Model
  
• FORSCOM: Forces Command
  
• FS: Fire Support
  
• FY: Fiscal Year
  
• GCCS-A: Global Command and Control System-Army
  
• GCS: Ground Control Station
  
• GDOP: Geometric Dilution of Precision
  
• GFE: Government Furnished Equipment
  
• GOTS: Government Off The Shelf
  
• GPS: Global Positioning System
  
• GUI: Graphical User Interface
  
• GW: Gateway
  
• HF: High Frequency
  
• HITS: Homestation Instrumented Training System
  
• HLA: High Level Architecture
  
• HMMWV: Highly Mobile Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle
  
• HW: Hardware
  
• IA: Information Assurance
  
• ICD: Interface Control Document
  
• ICE: Inter-Coastal Electronics
  
• ICTS: Info-Centric Tool Suite
  
• ID: Identification Number
  
• IDL: Interface Definition Language
  
• IED: Improvised Explosive Device
  
• IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  
• IEW: Intelligence and Electronic Warfare
  
• IEWTPT: Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer
  
• I/F: Interface
  
• IFF: Identification, Friend or Foe
  
• IMETS: Integrated Meteorological System
  
• INC: Internet Controller
  
• IOC: Initial Operating Capability
  
• IODE: Issue of Data Ephemeris
  
• IOW: Information Operations Warfare
  
• IP: Internet Protocol
  
• IS: Instrumentation System
  
• ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  
• ITS: Independent Target System
  
• ITU-T: International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunications
  
• JCDB: Joint Common Database
  
• JLCCTC: Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (formerly ACTF)
  
• JMRC: Joint Multinational Readiness Center (formerly CMTC)
  
• JMTC: Joint Multinational Training Center
  
• JMTK: Joint Mapping Tool Kit
  
• JNN: Joint Network Node
  
• JNTC: Joint National Training Capability
  
• JRTC: Joint Readiness Training Center
  
• JTA-A: Joint Technical Architecture - Army
  
• JTRS: Joint Tactical Radio System
  
• KPP: Key Performance Parameter
  
• LAN: Local Area Network
  
• LCCS: Life Cycle Contractor Support
  
• LF: Live Fire
  
• LOS: Line of Sight
  
• LRIP: Limited Rate Initial Production
  
• LSI: Lead System Integrator
  
• LT2: Live Training Transformation
  
• LTE: Live Training Environment
  
• MCC 97: MILES Communication Code 97
  
• MCS: Maneuver Control System
  
• MCS-L: Maneuver Control System - Light
  
• MCTC: Maneuver Combat Training Center
  
• MI: Military Intelligence
  
• MIB: Management Information Base
  
• MILES: Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
  
• MOUT: Military Operations in Urban Terrain
  
• MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group
  
• MPN: MSE Packet Network
  
• MSE: Mobile Subscriber Equipment
  
• MSRT: Mobile Subscriber Radiotelephone Terminal
  
• MVU: Mobile Video Unit
  
• NAS: Naval Air Station
  
• NBC: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
  
• NFS: Network File System
  
• NDGPS: Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
  
• NGA: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, formerly NIMA
  
• NGATS: New Generation of Army Targetry Systems
  
• NIMA: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
  
• NLE: Non-Linear Editing
  
• NLOS: Non-Line of Sight
  
• NLT: No Later Than
  
• NMEA: National Maritime Electronics Association
  
• NSA: National Security Agency
  
• NSTISSP: National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security
• Policy
  
• NTC: National Training Center
  
• NTC-OIS: National Training Center Objective Instrumentation System
  
• NTP: Network Time Protocol
  
• O/C: Observer/Controller
  
• OCV: Observer/Controller Voice
  
• OIS: Objective Instrumentation System
  
• OM: Object Model
  
• OOS: Objective OneSAF
  
• OneSAF: One Semi-Automated Forces
  
• OneTESS: One Tactical Engagement Simulation System
  
• OPFOR: Opposing Forces
  
• ORB: Object Request Broker
  
• ORD: Operational Requirement Document
  
• OS: Operating System
  
• OSI: Open Standard Interconnection
  
• PAN: Personnel Area Network
  
• PC: Personal Computer
  
• PCU: Player Control Unit
  
• PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
  
• PDD: Product Design Description
  
• PED: Personal Electronic Device
  
• PDU: Protocol Data Unit
  
• PEO STRI: Program Executive Office Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation
  
• PGM: Precision Guided Munitions
  
• PLAF: Product Line Architecture Framework
  
• LAS: Product Line Architecture Specification
  
• POST: Power On Self Test
  
• PTR: Problem Trouble Report
  
• RC: Reserve Component
  
• RCS: Range Communication System
  
• RF: Radio Frequency
  
• RFID: Radio Frequency Identification
  
• RIPPLE: Reactive Information-Propagation for Lifelike Exercises
  
• RPR: Real-time Platform Reference
  
• RSOI: Reception, Staging, Onward-movement, and Integration
  
• RSS: Radar Simulation System
  
• RTCA: Real Time Casualty Assessment
  
• RTCM: Radio Technical Commission for Maritime services
  
• RUFMA: Rotational Unit Field Maintenance Area
  
• R/Y/G: Red/Yellow/Green
  
• SA: Situational Awareness; Selective Availability
  
• SCLA: Southern California Logistics Airport
  
• SEE: Software Engineering Environment
  
• SIMCI: Simulation to C4I Interface
  
• SIMPLE: Simulation – C4I Interchange Module for Plans, Logistics, and Exercises
  
• SINCGARS: Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
  
• SMECS: Spectrum Management Engineering and Control Subsystem
  
• SNE: Synthetic Natural Environment
  
• SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
  
• SOF: Special Operations Forces
  
• SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
  
• S/SDD: System/Subsystem Design Description
  
• SSS: System/Subsystem Specification
  
• STIG: Security Technical Implementation Guide
  
• STM: System Technical Monitoring
  
• SW: Software
  
• TACFIRE:Tactical Fire Direction System
  
• TACSAT: Tactical Satellite
  
• TAF: Training Analysis and Feedback
  
• TAIS: Tactical Air Space Integration System
  
• TAO: The ACE ORB
  
• TBD: To Be Determined
  
• TCG: Technology Capability Grouping
  
• TD-CDMA:Time Division-Code Division Multiple Access
  
• TENA: Test and training Enabling Architecture
  
• TES: Tactical Engagement Simulation
  
• TESS: Tactical Engagement Simulation System
  
• THP: Take Home Package
  
• TOC: Tactical Operations Center
  
• TOE: Table of Organization and Equipment
  
• TPM: Technical Performance Measurement
  
• TPP: Technical Performance Parameter
  
• TRADOC: Training and Doctrine Command
  
• TSIU: Tactical Simulation Interface Unit
  
• TSV: Through Sight Video
  
• TTP: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
  
• UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  
• UDRE: User Differential Range Error
  
• UHF: Ultra High Frequency
  
• UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
  
• URL: Universal Resource Locator
  
• US: United States
  
• USB: Universal Serial Bus
  
• USCG: United States Coast Guard
  
• USMTF: United States Message Text Format
  
• Var: Variable
  
• VBR: Variable Bit Rate
  
• VHF: Very High Frequency
  
• VMA: Voice Monitoring Application
  
• VMF: Variable Message Format
  
• VMRE: Video Monitoring, Recording, and Editing
  
• VTC: Video Teleconferencing
  
• WAAS: Wide Area Augmentation System
  
• WARSIM: Warfighter’s Simulation
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