- CJTF – Combined Joint Task Force
- DV – Distinguished Visitor
- FARP – Forward Air Refueling Point
- FOB – Forward Operating Base
- ID – Infantry Division
- LT – Lieutenant (pronounced “El-tee.”)
- LTV – Light Tactical Vehicle
- LZ – Landing Zone
- MEDEVAC – Medical Evacuation
- NCO – Noncommissioned officer
- SeaBee – United States Naval Construction Battalion.
- Heterograph of “CB,” for “Construction Battalion.”
- SNCO – Senior Noncommissioned Officer
Note – The U.S. Navy typically supplies the U.S. Marines with medics for their rifle companies called “corpsmen.” To avoid being singled out by snipers, these corpsmen will wear Marine Corps camouflage uniforms instead of Navy uniforms.
