Special Military Terms and Acronyms
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ADC |
Assistant division commander. |
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APU |
Auxiliary power unit. |
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ARVN |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam. |
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ATT |
Army Training Test. |
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Bérets Rouges |
See BPC. |
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Bergen |
Rucksack (British). |
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BPC |
Bataillon de Parachutistes de Choc; crack French paratroop unit (Bérets Rouges). |
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C-130 |
Lockheed Hercules 4-engine multipurpose transport aircraft. |
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C-141 |
Lockheed StarLifter is larger than C-130 and lacks that aircraft’s versatility. |
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CIB |
Combat Infantryman’s Badge. |
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CIDG |
Civilian Irregular Defense Group (Vietnam). |
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CINCPAC |
Commander in Chief, Pacific. |
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CJCS |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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CJTF |
Commander Joint Task Force. |
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CSA |
Army Chief of Staff. |
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CT |
Communist Terrorist. |
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DCM |
Deputy Chief of Mission. |
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DCSOPS |
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. |
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Delta Force |
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment—Delta (SFOD-D). |
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DELTA Project, Detachment B52 |
Special Forces recon unit Beckwith commanded in Vietnam; also Project DELTA. |
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DOD |
Department of Defense. |
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DZ |
Drop Zone. |
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Eagle Claw |
Code name of mission to free hostages in Iran. |
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E and E |
Evade and Escape. |
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EEI |
Essential elements of information. |
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EOC |
Emergency Operations Center. |
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FAC |
Forward air controller. |
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FM |
Field Manual. |
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FORSCOM |
Forces Command. |
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GIGN |
Groupe d’ Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale; French counterterrorist unit. |
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GSG-9 |
Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (Border Patrol Unit 9); West German counterterrorist unit. |
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IAD |
Immediate Action Drill; aspect of counterinsurgency and counterterrorist training, stressing readiness for any eventuality. |
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IR |
Intelligence report. |
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IRG |
Iranian Revolutionary Guards; also known as Pasdaran. |
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JCRC |
Joint Casualty Resolution Center, assigned to search for bodies of men killed in Southeast Asia. |
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JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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JFK Center |
United States Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance (formerly Special Warfare Center). |
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JTF |
Joint Task Force. |
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LLBD |
Luc Luong Dac Biet; South Vietnamese Special Forces. |
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LZ |
Landing Zone. |
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MAC |
Military Air Command. |
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MACV |
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. |
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MACV-SOG |
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observation Group. |
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MILPERCEN |
See USAMILPERCEN. |
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MOS |
Military occupation specialty. |
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MRLA |
Malayan Races Liberation Party (Communist). |
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NVA |
North Vietnamese Army. |
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OPSEC |
Operations Security. |
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ORs |
Other Ranks (British). |
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Pasdaran |
Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRG). |
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PINS |
Palletized Inertial Navigation System. |
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Project DELTA |
See DELTA Project. |
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RDF |
Rapid Deployment Force. |
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REDCOM |
Readiness Command. |
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RH-53D |
Twin turbine heavy lift helicopter; called Sea Stallions. |
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Rice Bowl |
Code name of planning phase of Iran rescue mission. |
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RV |
Rendezvous. |
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S&T |
Selection and Training. |
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SAS |
Special Air Service; elite British military special operations unit. |
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SATCOM |
Satellite Communications. |
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SAVAK |
Iranian National Intelligence and Security Operation (under the Shah). |
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SAVAMA |
Iranian (revolutionary) secret police. |
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SCIF |
Secure Compartmented Information Facility. |
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Sea Lions |
See RH-53D. |
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SEALS |
Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams—equivalent to the U.S. Army Green Berets. |
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SFOD-D |
or SFOD-Delta See Delta Force. |
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Sit rep |
Situation report. |
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SOTFE |
Special Operations Task Force Europe. |
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STOL |
Short Takeoff and Landing type of aircraft. |
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TDY |
Temporary duty. |
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TO&E |
Table of Organization and Equipment. |
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TRADOC |
Training and Doctrine Command. |
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UW |
Unconventional Warfare. |
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USAMILPERCEN |
United States Army Military Personnel Center; also MILPERCEN. |
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ZSU-23-4 |
ZSU is a Soviet designation for self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, 23 is for caliber of gun (23 mm), 4 for number of guns. |