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| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AC | active component |
| ACCP | Army contingency communications package |
| ACCP | Army Correspondence Course Program |
| ACS | Army Corrections System |
| ACT | active duty |
| admin | administrative |
| ADT | active-duty tour |
| AFJI | Armed Forces Journal International |
| AFR | Air Force regulation |
| AG | adjutant general |
| AICS | Army Inmate Correction System |
| AMEDD | Army Medical Department |
| AMS | Army management structure |
| AO | area of operations |
| AOR | area of responsibility |
| AR | Army regulation |
| ASD | Assistant Secretary of Defense |
| ATTN | attention |
| AWOL | absent without leave |
| BDU | battle dress uniform |
| BLD | brigade liaison detachment |
| BSA | brigade support area |
| BTOC | brigade tactical operations center |
| C 2 | command and control |
| CA | civil affairs |
| CARE | Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Incorporated |
| CHA | corps holding area |
| CHS | combat health support |
| CI | civilian internee |
| CID | criminal investigation division |
| CINC | commander in chief |
| CMO | civil-military operations |
| co | company |
| COL | colonel |
| COMMZ | communications zone |
| CONUS | continental United States |
| COS | civilian occupational specialty |
| COSCOM | Corps Support Command (US Army) |
| CP | collecting point |
| CPT | captain |
| CRS | Catholic Relief Services |
| CRS | Correctional-Reporting System |
| CS | o-chlorobenzylidine malonitrile |
| CS | combat support |
| CSB | correctional-supervision branch |
| CSS | combat service support |
| CTA | common table of allowance |
| CTF | correctional-treatment file |
| CZ | combat zone |
| D | disperser |
| D | day |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DART | disaster assistance response team |
| DASD | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DC | dislocated civilian |
| DCAA | dislocated-civilian assembly area |
| DCSOPS | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans |
| DD | Department of Defense |
| DFAS-IN | Defense Finance and Accounting Service—Indianapolis |
| DNBI | disease and nonbattle injuries |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOMS | Director of Military Support |
| DOS | Department of State |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DP | displaced person |
| DS | direct support |
| DSA | division support area |
| ea | each |
| EAC | echelons above corps |
| EBC | echelons below corps |
| EEI | essential elements of information |
| EGA | electronically generated form |
| EGCT | extra good-conduct time |
| EHP | emergency home patrol |
| EPW | enemy prisoner of war |
| ERA | emergency rest area |
| ES | emergency services |
| ESF | emergency support function |
| eval | evaluation |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCF | field confinement facility |
| FDF | field detention facility |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Five Ss and T | search, segregate, silence, speed, safeguard, and tag |
| FM | field manual |
| FMFM | Fleet Marine Force manual |
| FMFRP | Fleet Marine Force reference publication |
| FN | foreign nation |
| FORSCOM | United States Army Forces Command |
| FSB | forward support battalion |
| ft | foot, feet |
| G2 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence) |
| G3 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans) |
| G4 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics) |
| G5 | Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs) |
| gal | gallon(s) |
| GC | Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 August 1949 |
| gd | guard |
| GO | general officer |
| GP | general purpose |
| GPW | Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 12 August 1949 |
| GWS | Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, 12 August 1949 |
| GWS (SEA) | Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, 12 August 1949 |
| H&RA | Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs |
| H/CA | humanitarian and civic assistance |
| HA | humanitarian assistance |
| HHC | headquarters and headquarters company |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HM | hazardous material |
| HN | host nation |
| HQ | headquarters |
| HQDA | Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| ht | height |
| I/R | internment/resettlement |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ID | identification |
| IDP | internally displaced person |
| IFRC | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| IG | inspector general |
| IHO | international humanitarian organization |
| IMC | International Medical Corps |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IO | international organization |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IR | information requirements |
| IRIC | internment/resettlement information center |
| IRIS | Internment/Resettlement Information System |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISN | internment serial number |
| J4 | Logistics Directorate |
| Jan | January |
| JCS | joint chief of staff |
| JFC | joint forces commander |
| JTF | joint task force |
| JTR | joint travel regulation |
| L&O | law and order |
| LOC | lines of communication |
| LP | listening post |
| LRA | local reproduction authorized |
| LTC | lieutenant colonel |
| LZ | landing zone |
| M | month |
| MAJ | major |
| MANSCEN | Maneuver Support Center |
| MARKS | Modern Army Recordkeeping System |
| MBA | main battle area |
| MCCM | modular crowd control munition |
| MCO | Marine Corps order |
| MCO | movement control officer |
| MCRP | Marine Corps reference publication |
| MDMP | military decision-making process |
| METT-TC | mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations |
| MI | military intelligence |
| misc | miscellaneous |
| MOOTW | military operations other than war |
| MOS | military occupational specialty |
| MP | military police |
| MRE | meal, ready-to-eat |
| MRO | medical regulating officer |
| MSCA | military support to civil authorities |
| MSF | Médecin Sans Frontiéres (Doctors Without Borders) |
| MSR | main supply route |
| MWD | military working dog |
| NA | not applicable |
| NA | Narcotics Anonymous |
| NATL | national |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, or chemical |
| NCCB | National Council of Catholic Bishops |
| NCO | noncommissioned officer |
| NCOIC | noncommissioned officer in charge |
| NDC TACNOTE | National Disaster Coalition tactical note |
| NG | national guard |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NLW | nonlethal weapon |
| No. | number |
| NOK | next of kin |
| NWP | Naval warfare publication |
| obj | objective |
| OC | oleoresin capsicum |
| OCONUS | outside continental United States |
| OD | other detainee |
| OFDA | Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| OG | olive green |
| OIC | officer in charge |
| OIP | organization inspection policy |
| OP | observation post |
| OPCON | operational control |
| OPLAN | operation plan |
| OPNAVINST | Office of the Chief of Naval Operations instruction |
| OPORD | operation order |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| PA | physician's assistant |
| PACAFP | Pacific Air Forces pamphlet |
| pam | pamphlet |
| PAO | public affairs officer |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PIR | priority intelligence requirements |
| PM | provost marshal |
| POC | point of contact |
| pr | pair |
| PRC | populace and resource control |
| PSB | prisoner services branch |
| PSYOP | psychological operations |
| pub | publication |
| PVNTMED | preventive medicine |
| PW | prisoners of war |
| QRF | quick-reaction force |
| qty | quantity |
| RCF | regional corrections facility |
| RCM | rules for courts-martial |
| reg | regimental |
| ROE | rules of engagement |
| ROI | rules of interaction |
| RP | retained person |
| S2 | Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
| S3 | Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| S4 | Supply Officer (US Army) |
| S5 | Civil Affairs Officer (US Army) |
| SA | situational awareness |
| SCF | Save the Children Foundation |
| SECDEF | Secretary of Defense |
| SGT | sergeant |
| SJA | staff judge advocate |
| SM | selected marksman |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| SSN | social security number |
| STANAG | Standardization Agreement |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| STP | soldier testing program |
| STP | soldier training publication |
| STRESS | search, tag, report, evacuate, segregate, and safeguard |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TCMS | Theater Construction Management System |
| THP | temporary home patrol |
| TO | theater of operations |
| TOC | tactical operations center |
| TOE | table(s) of organization and equipment |
| TRADOC | United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| TSC | Theater Support Command |
| TTP | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
| UCMJ | Uniform Code of Military Justice |
| UIC | unit identification code |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNDRC | United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| US | United States |
| USACIC | United States Army Criminal Investigation Command |
| USAFEP | United States Air Forces Europe pamphlet |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USAR | United States Army Reserve |
| USCG | Unites States Coast Guard |
| USD | Under Secretary of Defense |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDB | United States Disciplinary Barracks |
| USIA | United States Information Agency |
| WFP | World Food Program |
| WO | warrant officer |
| wt | weight |
| Y | year |