| AA, | avenue of approach |
| AAA | antiaircraft artillery |
| ACR | armored cavalry regiment |
| ACRV | a type Soviet equipment |
| ADA | air defense artillery |
| AE | aerial exploitation |
| AF | Air Force |
| AI | area of interest |
| ALO | air liaison officer |
| AM | amplitude modulated |
| ammo | ammunition |
| AO | area of operations |
| APC | armored personnel carrier |
| approx | approximately |
| arty | artillery |
| ASC | armored scout car |
| ASPS | all-source production section |
| AT | antitank |
| attn | attention |
| AVLB | armored vehicle launched bridge |
| avn | aviation |
| AZ | Arizona |
| BAE | battlefield area evaluation |
| bde | brigade |
| BE | basic encyclopedia |
| bldg | building |
| BLUFOR | Blue Force (US) |
| BMNT | beginning of morning nautical twilight |
| BMP | a type of Soviet personnel carrier |
| bn | battalion |
| BOS | battlefield operating systems |
| BRDM | a type of Soviet equipment |
| BRM | a type of Soviet equipment |
| BTR | a type of Soviet equipment |
| CAA | combined arms army |
| C2 | command and control |
| C3 | command, control, and communications |
| C3CM | command, control, and communications countermeasures |
| C&J | collection and jamming |
| CANE | Combined Arms in a Nuclear/Chemical Environment |
| CAS | close air support |
| cdr | commander |
| C-E | Communications-Electronics |
| CESO | communications-electronic staff officer |
| chem | chemical |
| CI | counterintelligence |
| CM&D | collection management and dissemination |
| C/MOB | countermobility |
| co | company |
| COA | course of action |
| Coil | collection |
| Comm | communication |
| COMSEC | communications security |
| con | contact |
| counterreconnaissance | all measures taken to prevent hostile observation of a force, area, or place (DOD) |
| CP | command post |
| CPT | captain |
| CR | counterreconnaissance |
| CSS | combat service support |
| CUCV | commercial utility cargo vehicle |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DAG | division artillery group (Soviet) |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DD | Department of Defense |
| decon | decontamination |
| def | defense/defensive |
| det | detachment |
| DF | direction finding |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| dist | distribution |
| div | division |
| DIVARTY | division artillery |
| DS | direct support |
| DST | decision support template |
| DTG | date-time group |
| DZ | drop zone |
| E | east |
| ECCM | electronic counter-countermeasures |
| ECM | electronic countermeasures |
| EENT | end of evening nautical twilight |
| ELINT | electronic intelligence |
| engr | engineer |
| EPB | electronic preparation of the battlefield |
| EPW | enemy prisoner of war |
| ESM | electronic warfare support measures |
| EW | electronic warfare |
| FAAR | forward area alerting radar |
| FASCAM | family of scatterable mines |
| FEBA | forward edge of the battle area |
| FIST | fire support team |
| FISTV | FIST vehicle |
| 577 | tracked operations vehicle (heavy division) |
| FLOT | forward line of own troops |
| flt | flight |
| FM | (with number) field manual |
| FM | frequency modulated |
| FO | forward observer |
| FRAGO | fragmentary order |
| FSE | fire support element |
| FSO | fire support officer |
| fwd | forward |
| G2 | Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) |
| GMRD | guards motorized rifle division |
| GMRR | guards motorized rifle regiment |
| gp | group |
| GS | general support |
| GSR | ground surveillance radar |
| H | the time hostilities commence |
| HF | high frequency |
| HHOC | Headquarters, headquarters and operations company |
| HMMWV | high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle |
| HPT | high payoff target |
| hq | headquarters |
| hr | hour |
| HUMINT | human intelligence |
| HVT | high value targets |
| I&S | intelligence and surveillance |
| ID | infantry division/identification |
| IEW | intelligence and electronic warfare |
| IEWSE | intelligence and electronic warfare support element |
| IFF | identification, friend or foe (radar) |
| illum | illumination |
| IMINT | imagery intelligence |
| intcp | intercept |
| intel | intelligence |
| IPB | intelligence preparation of the battlefield |
| IR | information requirements |
| ITB | independent tank battalion |
| ITR | independent tank regiment |
| JAAT | Joint Air Attack Team |
| JTCG | Joint Test Command Group |
| km | kilometer |
| km/h | kilometers per hour |
| lbs | pounds |
| LC | line of contact |
| LD | line of departure |
| LIC | low-intensity conflict |
| LOA | limit of advance |
| LOC | lines of communications |
| LOEA | limit of enemy advance |
| LOS | line of sight |
| LP | listening post |
| LOB | line of bearing |
| m | mechanized |
| m | meter |
| mag | magnetic |
| MAJ | major |
| MC | mobility corridor |
| M/CM/S | mobility, countermobility, and survivability |
| MCOO | modified combined obstacles overlay |
| mech | mechanized |
| MEDEVAC | medical evacuation |
| METL | mission essential task list |
| METT-T | mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available |
| MI | Military Intelligence |
| MIJI | meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference |
| min | minute |
| MOPP | mission-oriented protection posture |
| MP | Military Police |
| MR | motorized rifle |
| MRB | motorized rifle battalion |
| MRC | motorized rifle company |
| MRD | motorized rifle division |
| MRP | motorized rifle platoon |
| MRR | motorized rifle regiment |
| MSR | main supply route |
| MTLB | a type Soviet equipment |
| N | north |
| NAI | named areas of interest |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| NET | not earlier than |
| NLT | not later than |
| no | number |
| NOD | night observation device |
| noncomm | noncommunications |
| NV | night vision |
| NVG | night vision goggles |
| OB | order of battle |
| obj | objective |
| O&I | operations and intelligence |
| OMG | operational maneuver group |
| OP | observation post |
| OPCON | operational control |
| OPFOR | opposing force |
| OPLAN | operations plan |
| OPORD | operations order |
| OPSEC | operations security |
| PIR | priority intelligence requirements |
| PL | phase line |
| plt | platoon |
| PMCS | preventive maintenance checks and services |
| PMI | preventive maintenance inspections |
| POL | petroleum, oils, and lubricants |
| poss | possible |
| POV | privately owned vehicle |
| prep | prepare |
| prob | probable |
| R&S | reconnaissance and surveillance |
| RAC | reconnaissance assault company |
| RC | Reserve Components |
| REC | radio electronic combat |
| recon | reconnaissance |
| REMBASS | Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System |
| reconnaissance | A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy; or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area. (DOD, NATO) |
| regt | regiment |
| retrans | retransmission |
| RII | request for intelligence information |
| RISTA | reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition |
| Rkh | a type of Soviet equipment |
| Rkh/m | a type of Soviet equipment |
| RP | release point |
| s | south |
| S2 | Intelligence Officer (US Army) |
| S3 | Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| S3-air | Air Operations and Training Officer (US Army) |
| S-A | seismic-acoustic |
| SA | surface to air |
| SALT | size, activity, location, and time |
| SALUTE | size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment (spot report format) |
| SAM | surface to air missile |
| SCARF | standard collection asset request format |
| scty | security |
| SEAD | suppression of enemy air defense |
| SIGINT | signals intelligence |
| SIR | specific information requirements |
| SITMAP | situation map |
| SMS | simultaneous monitoring system |
| SOI | signal operation instructions |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| SOR | specific orders and requests |
| SP | start point |
| SSM | surface-to-surface missile |
| Survl | surveillance |
| surveillance | The systematic observation of aerospace, surface or subsurface areas, places, persons, or things by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. (DOD, NATO) |
| TA | theater army |
| TAA | tactical air army |
| TACFIRE | tactical fire direction computer system |
| TAI | target areas of interest |
| TB | tank battalion |
| TC | training circular |
| TE | tactical exploitation |
| temp | temperature |
| TF | task force |
| tk | tank |
| TNT | trinitrotoluene |
| TOC | tactical operations center |
| TOT | time over target |
| TOW | tube-launched, optically tracked, wire guided |
| TPL | time phase line |
| TR | tank regiment |
| TRADOC | United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| TTP | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
| UHF | ultra high frequency |
| u.s. | United States |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAICS | U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| VHF | very high frequency |
| vic | vicinity |
| w | west |