Last updated 8 March 2004
Department of the Army Historical Summary: FY 1984
Glossary
| AALPS | Automated Air Load Planning System |
| AAWS | Advanced Antitank Weapon System |
| ABGD | Air base ground defense |
| ACATT | Aviation combined team training |
| ASA (CW) | Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) |
| ACE | Armored Combat Earthmovers |
| ACP | Asset Capitalization Program |
| ACTEDS | Army Civilian Training, Education and Development System |
| ADAPCP | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program |
| ADEA | Army Development and Employment Agency |
| ADEWS | Air Defense Electronic Warfare System |
| AFATDS | Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System |
| AFQT | Armed Forces Qualification Test |
| AGS | Armored gun system |
| AHIP | Army helicopter improvement program |
| AIF | Army Industrial Fund |
| ALO | Authorized Level of Organization |
| ALOs | Air Liaison Officers |
| AMC | Army Materiel Command |
| AMEDD | Army Medical Department |
| AMEDD PAS | Army Medical Department Property Accounting System |
| AMHA | Army Management Headquarters Activities |
| AMT | Army Modernization Training |
| AOA | Airborne Optical Adjunct |
| AOE | Army of Excellence |
| APG | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| APRT | Advanced Physical Readiness Test |
| ARJS | Airborne Radar Jamming System |
| ARNG | Army National Guard |
| ARPERCEN | Army Reserve Personnel Center |
| ARTBASS | Army training battle simulation system |
| ARTEP | Army Training and Evaluation Program |
| ASAS | All Source Analysis System |
| ASF | Army Stock Fund |
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| ASLs | Authorized Stockage Lists |
| ATM | AntiTactical Missile |
| AUSA | Association of the United States Army |
| AWIS | Army Worldwide Military Command and Control System Information System |
| ASARC | Army Systems Acquisition Review Council |
| ASD (MRA&L) | Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics) |
| BAI | Battlefield Air Interdiction |
| BAST | Board on Army Science and Technology |
| BCE | Battlefield Coordination Element |
| BCS | Battery Computer System |
| BDO | Battle dress overgarment |
| BFTA | Bulk Fuel Tank Assembly |
| BFVS | Bradley fighting vehicle system |
| BMAR | Backlog of Maintenance and Repair program |
| BMDATC | Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| BMDPO | Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office |
| BMDSCOM | Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command |
| BMO | Ballistic Missile Office |
| BOIP | Basis of Issue Plans |
| C3 | Command, Control, and Communications Systems |
| C3/BM | Command, Control, and Communications/Battle Management |
| CAA | Conference of American Armies |
| CAF | Combined aviation force |
| CALFES | Combined arms live-fire exercise |
| CAMIS | Continental Army Management Information System |
| CAS | Close air support |
| CAS3 | Combined Arms and Services Staff School |
| CDIP | Combined Defense Improvements Projects |
| CECAP | Corps of Engineers Correction Action Program |
| CERL | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory |
| CFC | Combined Forces Command |
| C-FLEX | Cobra Fleet Life Extension program |
| CFVs | Cavalry fighting vehicles |
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
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| CICH | Interallied Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii |
| CIOR | Confederation of Reserve Officers |
| CJTF | Combined Joint Task Force |
| CMAOC | Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operations Center |
| CMMS | Congressionally Mandated Mobility Study |
| COE | Corps of Engineers |
| COHORT | Cohesion, Operational Readiness and Training |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| CPF | Caribbean Peacekeeping Force |
| CPMC | Capital Purchases and Minor Construction |
| CPX | Command post exercise |
| CRAF | Civil Reserve Air Fleet |
| CRREL | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory |
| CTSWG | Consolidated Training Support Work Group |
| CW/CBD | Chemical Warfare/Chemical Biological Defense |
| CSS | Combat Service Support |
| CENTAG | Central (European) Army Group |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DAHSUM | Department of the Army Historical Summary |
| DAMMS | Department of the Army Movements Management System |
| DAMMS-R | Department of the Army Movements Management System-Redesigned |
| DARCOM | Army Material Development and Readiness Command, U.S. |
| DAS3 | Decentralized Automated Service Support System |
| DASE ROTC CO-OP | Department of the Army Scientific and Engineering Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cooperative Program |
| DASPS | Department of the Army Standard |
| DASP-E | Department of the Army Standard Port System-Enhanced |
| DATP | Detroit Army Tank Plant |
| DCII | Distributed Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence |
| DCSRDA | Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition |
| DAMPL | Department of the Army Master Priority List |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DEERS | Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System |
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| DEPMEDS | Deployable Medical Systems |
| DID | Defense-in-Depth concept |
| DIVAD | Division Air Defense |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
| DNA | Defense Nuclear Agency |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOMS | Director of Military Support |
| DSCS | Defense Satellite Communications System |
| DCSPER | Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel |
| DCSLOG | Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics |
| DEW | Distant Early Warning |
| DT | Development Test |
| DSARC | Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council |
| DS4 | Direct Support Unit Standard Supply System |
| EAC | Echelons Above Corps |
| EAD | Echelons Above Division |
| ECCM | Electronic Counter Counter-Measure |
| EDM | Engineering Development Model |
| ENNK | Endoatmospheric Nonnuclear Kill program |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERIS | Exoatmospheric Reentry-vehicle Interceptor Subsystem |
| ESG | Environment Support Group |
| ETL | Engineer Topographic Laboratory |
| ETS | Expiration of Term of Service |
| FAA | Functional Area Assessment |
| FACs | Forward Air Controllers |
| FANS | Friendly/Allied Nation Support |
| FAO | Foreign Area Officer |
| FAV | Fast attack vehicle |
| FC | Field Circular |
| FCXs | Fire coordination exercise |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FIST | Fire Integration Support Team |
| FISTV | Fire Integration Support Team Vehicles |
| FLIR | Forward Looking Infrared |
| FM | Field Manual |
| FMC | Fully Mission Capable |
| FMMP | Force Modernization Master Plan |
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| FMPS FLIR | Mission Payload System or Forward Looking Infrared Mission Payload System |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales |
| FOA | Field operating agency |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FORSCOM | Forces Command, U.S. Army |
| FRG | Federal Republic of Germany |
| FSS/FST | Fire Support System/Fire Support Terminal |
| FTX | Field training exercise |
| FTCA | Federal Tort Claims Act |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| GEMSS | Ground Emplaced Mine Scattering System |
| GLOM | Ground-launched cruise missile |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| G/VLLD | Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designators |
| HEDI | High Exoatmospheric Defense Interceptor |
| HEDS | High Endoatmospheric Defense System |
| HEMTT | Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck |
| HLPS | Heavy Lift Pre-positioning Ship |
| HOE | Homing Overlay Experiment |
| HMMWV | High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
| HNS | Host nation support |
| HQ,DA | Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| HQ USEUCOM | Headquarters, United States European Command |
| IAP | Issue Assessment Process |
| ICBM | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
| IFF | Identification Friend or Foe |
| IFVs | Infantry Fighting Vehicles |
| IG | Inspector General |
| IHFR | Improved High Frequency Radio |
| IMA | Individual Mobilization Augmentee |
| IMET | International Military Education and Training Program |
| INF | Intermediate Nuclear Force |
| IPDS | Inland Petroleum Distribution System |
| IPM1 | Improved M1 |
| IPR | In-Process Review |
| ISB | Installation Support Book |
| ITV | Improved TOW Vehicle |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| JECS | Joint Exercise Control System |
| JEDS | Jet exhaust decon system |
| JFDP | Joint Force Development Process |
| JLSP | Joint Logistical Support Plan |
| JOINT STARS | Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
| JSTARS | Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
| JSA | Joint Service Agreement |
| J-SEAD | Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses |
| JTACMS | Joint Tactical Missile System |
| JTF | Joint Task Force |
| JTFP | Joint Tactical Fusion Program |
| JTLS | Joint theater-level simulation |
| KMR | Kwajalein Missile Range |
| LACV | Lighter, Air Cushioned Vehicle |
| LATP | Lima Army Tank Plant |
| LCC | Logistical Coordination Cell |
| LCX | Logistics coordination exercise |
| LDS | Lightweight decontamination system |
| LHX | Light helicopter program |
| LOC | Lines of Communications |
| LOGAMP | Logistics and Acquisition Management Program |
| LOTS | Logistics Over the Shore |
| LRI | Logistics Readiness Rating Report |
| LSV | Logistics Support Vehicle |
| MACOMs | Major commands |
| MAPS | Modular Azimuth and Positioning System |
| MARKS | Modern Army Recordkeeping System |
| MAU | Marine Amphibious Unit |
| MCX | Movement coordination exercise |
| MEDSOM | Medical supply, optical and maintenance |
| MELIOS | Mini-Eyesafe Laser Infrared Observation Set |
| MENS | Mission Elements Need Statement |
| MFO | Multinational Force and Observers |
| MICAF | Measuring Improved Capability of Army Forces |
| MICOM | Missile Command |
| MILES | Multiple integrated laser engagement system |
| MILPERCEN | Military Personnel Center |
| MLRS | Multiple launch rocket system |
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| MOS | Military occupational specialty |
| MPI | Master Priority Integration |
| MPL | Mandatory parts list MS-3 |
| MSC | Major subordinate commands |
| MSE | Mobile Subscriber Equipment |
| MTMC | Military Traffic Management Command |
| MTM/D | Million-ton-miles-per day |
| MTOE | Modified Table of Organization and Equipment |
| MWR | Morale, Welfare, and Recreation |
| NAF | Nonapproriated Funds |
| NAFI | Nonapproriated Funds Instrumental |
| NAIRA | Nuclear accident and incident response and assistance program |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NBC | Nuclear, biological, and Chemical |
| NET | New Equipment Training |
| NJM | New Jewel Movement |
| NMS | New Manning System |
| NNBIS | National Narcotics border Interdiction System |
| NSNFS3 | Nonstratic Nuclear Forces Safety, Security, and Survivability |
| NTC | National Training Center |
| NTV | Nontactical vehicle |
| NDI | Nondevelopmental item |
| NTPF | Near-Term Prepositioning Force |
| NCO | Noncommissioned officer |
| NORTHAG | North (European) Army Group |
| OACSIM | Office of the Assistance Chief of Staff for Information Management |
| DAMP | Optical Aircraft Measurements Program |
| OCE | Office of the Chief of Engineers |
| OCONUS | Outside Continental United States |
| ODCSLOG | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics |
| ODCSOPS | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans |
| OECS | Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPDS | Offshore Petroleum Discharge System |
| OPF | Official personnel folder |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OPMD | Officer Personnel Management Directorate |
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| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| OSD | PIF Office of the Secretary of Defense Productivity Investment Funding |
| OSUT | One-Station Unit Training program |
| OTSG | Office of The Surgeon General |
| O&M | Operations and maintenance |
| OPLAN | Operational Plan |
| OT | Operational Test |
| OPA | Other Procurement Army |
| OMA | Operations and Maintenance, Army |
| OTRA | Officers Other than Regular Army |
| PACOM | Pacific Command |
| PAD | POMCUS Authorization Document |
| PAD | Point air defense |
| PADS | Position and Azimuth Determining System |
| PCMT | Platoon combat mission trainer |
| PDSK | Petroleum Distribution System Korea |
| PECIP | Productivity Enhancing Capital Investment Program |
| PLLs | Prescribed load lists |
| PLRS | Position Location Reporting System |
| PLSS | Precision Location Strike System |
| POI | Program of instruction |
| POIQT | Performance-Oriented Infantry Qualification Test |
| POM | Program Objective Memorandum |
| POMCUS | Pre-positioned material configured to unit sets |
| POST | Passive Optical Seeker Technique |
| PNVS | Pilot Night Vision Sensors |
| PRAF | People's Revolutionary Armed Forces |
| PRP | Personnel reliability program |
| PWAAS | Passive Wide Area Alerting System |
| PAM | Pamphlet |
| POL | Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Project Manager |
| QRIP | Quick Return on Investment Program |
| QRMC | Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation |
| Q&A | Question and Answer |
| RAM-D | Reliability, availability, maintainability, and durability |
| RAOC | Rear Area Operations Center |
| RCPAC | Reserve Components Personnel and Administration Center |
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| RCRPL | Reserve Component Personnel and Administration Center |
| RDA | Research, development, and acquisition |
| RDF | Rapid Deployment Force |
| RDJTF | Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force |
| REDFRAM | Redistribution From Army Materiel |
| REMBASS | Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System |
| RETO | Review of Education and Training for Officers |
| RMP | Reprogrammable Microprocessor |
| ROK | Republic of Korea |
| ROPMA | Reserve Officers Personnel Management Act |
| ROTC | Reserve Officers' Training Corps |
| RPMA | Real Property Maintenance Activities |
| RPV | Remotely piloted vehicle |
| RDTE | Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation |
| SACEUR | Supreme Allied Commander, Europe |
| SACS | Structure and Composition System |
| SAM | Surface-to-air missile |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SARSS | Standard Army Retail Supply System |
| SCAT | Scout/attack configuration |
| SCOTT | Single Channel Objective Tactical Terminal |
| SDAF | Special Defense Acquisition Fund |
| SDD | Systems Development Directorate |
| SDI | Strategic Defense Initiative |
| SDIO | Strategic Defense Initiative Organization |
| BEAD | Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses |
| SEMA | Special electronic mission aircraft |
| SETAF | Southern European Task Force, U.S. Army |
| SFG | Special Forces Group |
| SHMA | Segmented Housing Market Analysis |
| SHORAD | C2 Short Range Air Defense Command and Control System |
| SIDPERS | Standard Installation/Division Personnel Support Systems |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System |
| SLAC | Support list allowance card |
| SMART | Supply and Maintenance Assessment and Review Team |
| SOCOM | Special Operations Command |
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| SOCSE | Special Operations Communications Support Elements |
| SOCS | State Officer Candidate School |
| SOF | Special Operations Forces |
| SOUTHCOM | Southern Command, U.S. Army |
| SPD | Systems Projects Directorate |
| SPRINT | Spare Parts Review Initiatives |
| STARC | State Area Command |
| STRAC | Standards in Training Commission |
| SRHIT | Small Radar Homing Intercept Technology program |
| STX | Situational training exercise |
| TAADS | The Army Authorization Documents System |
| TAC | Tactical Air Command |
| TACFIRE | Tactical Fire Direction System |
| TACP | Tactical Air Control Party |
| TACSATCOM | Tactical Satellite Communications |
| TASS | Tactical Air Support Squadron |
| TADS | Target Acquisition Designation Sights |
| TAEDP | Total Army Equipment Distribution Program |
| TAFFS | The Army Functional File System |
| TAGO | The Adjutant General's Office |
| TC ACCIS | Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System |
| TDA | Table of Distribution and Allowances |
| TIR | Terminal Imaging Radar |
| TLC | Tactical Leadership Course |
| TOE | Table of Organization and Equipment |
| TRACE | Total risk assessing cost estimates |
| TRADOC | Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army |
| TRIMIS | Tri-Service Medical Information System |
| TRI-TAC | Joint Tactical Communication program |
| TTS | Tank Thermal Sight |
| UCMJ | Uniform Code of Military Justice |
| UCOFT | Unit conduct-of-fire trainer |
| ULL | Unit level logistics system |
| USAAA | U.S. Army Audit Agency |
| USAAVNC | United States Army Aviation Center |
| USACA | U.S. Army Correctional Activity |
| USACGSC | U.S. Army Command and General Staff College |
| USAFRED | U.S. Air Force Forces, Readiness Command |
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| USAISC | U.S. Army Information Systems Command |
| USARCENT | United States Army Forces CENTCOM |
| USAREUR | United States Army, Europe |
| USCENTCOM | United States Central Command |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDB | United States Disciplinary Barracks |
| USDRE | Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
| USPS | United States Postal Service |
| USSOUTHCOM | United States Southern Command |
| USREDCOM | United Stares Readiness Command |
| VA | Veterans Administration |
| VE | Value Engineering |
| VECP | Value Engineering Change Proposals |
| VIABLE | Vertical Installation Automation Baseline Project |
| VIGS | Videodisc gunnery simulator |
| VISTA | Very Intelligent Surveillance and Target Acquisition |
| VCSA | Vice Chief of Staff, Army |
| WES | Waterways Experiment Station |
| WESTCOM | Western Command, U.S. Army |
| WHNS | Wartime Host Nation Support |
| WRAP | War Reserve Automated Process |
| WWMCCS | Worldwide Military Command and Control System |
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