Glossary of Abbreviations

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1 Glossary of Abbreviations A A2/AD AAMDS AAV ABM ACF ACV ADIZ AEHF AEW AFAFRICA AFP AFRICOM AFSOC AIP AIT AMDR AMPV ANSF AN/TPY-2 ANZUS AUSMIN AOR APC APS AQAP AQI AQIM ARG ASBM ASEAN ASW ASUW AW anti-access/area-denial Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Amphibious Assault Vehicle Ansar Bayt al-maqdis Army contingency force Amphibious Combat Vehicle Air Defense Identification Zone Advanced Extremely High Frequency (satellite system) airborne early warning U.S. Air Forces Africa Armed Forces of the Philippines U.S. Africa Command U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Air Independent Propulsion American Institute in Taiwan Air and Missile Defense Radar Armored Multipurpose Vehicle Afghan National Security Forces Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance Australia New Zealand U.S. Security Treaty Australia United States Ministerial area of responsibility armored personnel carrier Army Prepositioned Stocks Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda in Iraq Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb amphibious ready group Anti-ship ballistic missile Association of Southeast Asian Nations anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare air warfare The Heritage Foundation heritage.org 357

2 B BBA Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 BCA Budget Control Act of 2011 BCT brigade combat team BDCA border defense cooperation agreement BJP Bharatiya Janata Party BMD ballistic missile defense BUR Bottom-Up Review BVR beyond visual recognition C C2 C4ISR CA CAB CBO CCT CELAC CENTCOM CFC CIA CJTF-HOA CLF CMRR CMT COCOM CONUS CPMIEC CPT CSF CSG CSO CT CTC CTF CTIC CVN command and control command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance civil affairs combat aviation brigade Congressional Budget Office Combat Controller Community of Latin American and Caribbean States U.S. Central Command Combined Forces Command (South Korea U.S.) Central Intelligence Agency Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Combat Logistics Force Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement combat mission team Combatant Command continental United States China Precision Machinery Import Export Corporation Cyber Protection Team coalition support funds carrier strike group Critical Skills Operator counterterrorism Combat Training Centers Combined Task Force Counter Terrorism Information Center Aircraft Carriers Index of U.S. Military Strength

3 CVW CW CYBERCOM carrier air wing chemical warfare U.S. Cyber Command D D2D DA-KKV DDPR DIME DMZ DNI DOD DOE DOS DDOS DPRK DTTI DSG DSR deployment-to-dwell direct-ascent kinetic-kill vehicle Deterrence and Defense Posture Review diplomatic, informational, military, and economic demilitarized zone Director of National Intelligence U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Energy denial of service distributed denial of service Democratic People s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Defense Trade and Technology Initiative Defense Strategic Guidance Defense Strategic Review E EAS EBO ECP EDCA EEZ EFV EOD EMD EMP ERI ESG EUCOM EW European Activity Set effects-based operations engineering change proposal Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement exclusive economic zone Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle explosive ordinance disposal engineering and manufacturing development electromagnetic pulse European Reassurance Initiative Expeditionary Strike Group U.S. European Command electronic warfare The Heritage Foundation heritage.org 359

4 F FATA FCS FOC FONOPS FTA Federally Administered Tribal Areas Future Combat Systems full operational capability freedom of navigation exercises free trade agreement G GAO GATOR GCC GCC GCV GDP GFMAP GEO GPF GPS Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office) Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar geographic combatant commander Gulf Cooperation Council Ground Combat Vehicle Gross Domestic Product Global Force Management Allocation Plan geosynchronous orbit general purpose forces Global Positioning System H HA/DR HEO HMMWV HVE I ICBM ICS IDF IED IFV IMF INEW INF IOC humanitarian assistance/disaster relief highly elliptical orbit High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ( HUMVEE ) homegrown violent extremist intercontinental ballistic missile industrial control systems Israel Defense Forces Improvised Explosive Device infantry fighting vehicle International Monetary Fund Integrated Network Electronic Warfare Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (treaty) initial operating capability Index of U.S. Military Strength

5 IRGC ISAF ISIL ISIS ISR Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps International Security Assistance Force Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance J JOAC JeM JP JSF JSOC JSTAR JLTV JTF North JuD K KATUSA Joint Operational Access Concept Jaish-e-Mohammed joint publication Joint Strike Fighter (F-35 Lightning II) Joint Special Operations Command Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Joint Task Force North Jamaat-ud-Dawa Korean Augmentees to the United States Army L LAC LAF LAV LCAC LCS LeT LHA LHD LNG LoC LPD LRA LRS-B LRIP LSD Line of Actual Control Lebanese Armed Forces Light Armored Vehicle Landing Craft Air Cushion Vehicle Littoral Combat Ship Lashkar-e-Taiba landing helicopter assault (amphibious ship) landing helicopter dock (amphibious ship) liquefied natural gas Line of Control landing platform/dock or amphibious transport dock (amphibious ship) Lord s Resistance Army Long-Range Strike Bomber Low-Rate Initial Production landing ship, dock (amphibious ship) The Heritage Foundation heritage.org 361

6 M MAGTF MANPADS MARCENT MARFORAF MARFOREUR MARFORPAC MARSOC MCM MCO MCMV MDAP MEB MEF MISO MNLA MNLF MNNA MOJWA MPC MPS MRC MRAP MRBM MRF MTW Marine Air-Ground Task Force man-portable air-defense systems U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command mine countermeasure (ship) major combat operation (see MRC, MTW) mine countermeasure vessel (ship) Major Defense Acquisition Program Marine Expeditionary Brigade Marine Expeditionary Force Military Information Special Operations National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Moro National Liberation Front major non-nato ally Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Marine Personnel Carrier Maritime Prepositioning Ships major regional conflict (see MTW, MCO) Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (vehicle) medium-range ballistic missile Marine Rotational Force major theater war (see MCO, MRC) N NAP NATO NAVAF NAVEUR NDN NDAA NDP New START NNSA National Action Plan North Atlantic Treaty Organization U.S. Naval Forces Africa U.S. Naval Forces Europe Northern Distribution Network National Defense Authorization Act National Defense Panel New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty National Nuclear Security Administration Index of U.S. Military Strength

7 NPR NPRIS NSC NSR NSWC Nuclear Posture Review Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study National Security Council Northern Sea Route Naval Special Warfare Command O OAS OCO OEF OIF O-FRP ONA ONE OPCON OPLAN OPTEMPO OSCE Organization of American States overseas contingency operations Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Optimized Fleet Response Plan Office of Net Assessment Operation Noble Eagle operational control operational plan operational tempo Organization for Security and Co-operation In Europe P PACAF PACFLT PACOM PAF PDD-15 PIM PLFP PLFP-GC PKO PLA PLAAF PLAN PLO PNI PNT PRC U.S. Pacific Air Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Pacific Command Philippine Air Force Presidential Decision Directive-15 Paladin Integrated Management Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command peacekeeping operation People s Liberation Army People s Liberation Army Air Force People s Liberation Army Navy Palestine Liberation Organization Presidential Nuclear Initiative positioning, navigation, and timing People s Republic of China The Heritage Foundation heritage.org 363

8 PRT PSA PSF Provisional Reconstruction Team Port of Singapore Authority Peninsula Shield Force Q QDR QNSTR Quadrennial Defense Review Quadrennial National Security Threats and Trends R RAF RBA RCOH RDJTF RFP RMA ROK RP Royal Air Force Ready Basic Aircraft refueling and complex overhaul (nuclear-powered ship) Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force Request for Proposals revolution In military affairs Republic of Korea (South Korea) Republic of the Philippines S SAARC SAM SAR SBIRS SCN SEAL SEATO SFA SIGINT SLBM SMU SOCAFRICA SOCCENT SOCEUR SOCPAC SOF SOP South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation surface-to-air missile search and rescue Space-Based Infrared System (satellite system) Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (budget category) Sea Air Land operator (Navy) Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Strategic Framework Agreement signals intelligence submarine-launched ballistic missile special mission unit U.S. Special Operations Command Africa U.S. Special Operations Command Central U.S. Special Operations Command Europe U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific U.S. Special Operations Forces Standard Operating Procedure Index of U.S. Military Strength

9 SORT SOTFE SPE SPMAGTF SRBM SSBN SSGN SSN SSP STRATCOM SUW Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty Support Operations Task Force Europe Sony Pictures Entertainment Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa short-range ballistic missile ballistic missile submarine, nuclear-powered guided missile submarine, nuclear-powered attack submarine, nuclear-powered Stockpile Stewardship Program U.S. Strategic Command surface warfare T TACAIR TAI TANAP TAP TCO TPP TTP TLAM/N TMP TNW TRA TRANSCOM TSOC tactical air total active inventory Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Trans-Adriatic Pipeline transnational criminal organization Trans-Pacific Partnership Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Tomahawk Land Attack Missile/Nuclear technical modernization program tactical nuclear weapon Taiwan Relations Act U.S. Transportation Command Theater Special Operations Command U UAV UAE UCLASS UNASUR UNC USAF USAFCENT USAFE USARAF unmanned aerial vehicle United Arab Emirates Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Union of South American Nations) United Nations Council U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Forces Central U.S. Air Forces Europe U.S. Army Africa The Heritage Foundation heritage.org 365

10 USARCENT USARPAC USAREUR USASOC USFJ USFK USNAVCENT USNORTHCOM USSOCOM USSOUTHCOM USW U.S. Army Central U.S. Army Pacific U.S. Army Europe U.S. Army Special Operations Command U.S. Forces Japan U.S. Forces Korea U.S. Naval Forces Central U.S. Northern Command U.S. Special Operations Command U.S. Southern Command undersea warfare V VEO VLS W WGS WMD WRM WWTA violent extremist organizations vertical launching system Wideband Global SATCOM (satellite system) weapons of mass destruction wartime readiness materials Worldwide Threat Assessment