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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


AA

antiair

AADC

area air defense commander

AAMDC

Army Air and Missile Defense Command

AAW

antiair warfare

AAWC antiair warfare commander/coordinator

ABCCC

Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center

ABMOC

Air Battle Management Operations Center

AC

Attack Center

AC2ISRC

Air Combat Command’s Aerospace Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center

ACMC

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

ACOS

Assistant Chief of Staff

ACS

acoustic cross section

ACTD

advanced concept technology demonstration

ACTDS

Automatically Cued Target Detecting System

ADC

analog-to-digital converter

ADLA

autonomous drifting line array

ADNS

Automated Digital Network System

ADTOC

Air Defense Tactical Operations Center

AEF

aerospace expeditionary force

AFAPD

Air Force Application Program and Development

AFB

Air Force base

AF EFX

Air Force expeditionary force experiment

AFIWC

Air Force Information Warfare Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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AFOSR

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

AFRL

Air Force Research Laboratory

AFRTS

Armed Forces Radio and Television Service

AFSAB

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

AGM

air-to-ground missile

AGS

advanced gun system

AICE

Agile Information Control Environment

AIM

antenna interface module

AIP

ASARS Improvement Program

AJ

anti-jam(ming)

ALAM

advanced land-attack missile

ALR

automatic landmark recognition

AMDTF

Air and Missile Defense Task Force

AMRAAM

advanced medium-range air-to-air missile

AMRFS

Advanced Multifunction Radio Frequency System

ANDVT

Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal

AOC

Air Operational Center

APL

Applied Physics Laboratory

ARG

amphibious ready group

ARQ

automatic retransmission queue

ASARS

Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System

ASCIET

All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Team

ASD

Assistant Secretary of Defense

ASN

Assistant Secretary of the Navy

ASN CIO

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Chief Information Officer

ASN RDA

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

ASW

antisubmarine warfare

ATACMS

Army Tactical Cruise Missile System

ATC

air traffic control

ATDL

advanced tactical data link

ATM

asynchronous transfer mode

ATO

air tasking order

ATOS

Aircraft Tape Operating System

ATR

automatic target recognition

ATRC

Aegis Training and Readiness Command

AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System

AWE

advanced warfighting experiment


BADD

battlefield automated data distribution

BAT

brilliant anti-armor technology

BDA

battle/bomb damage assessment

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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BF

battle force

BG

battle group

BGSIT

battle group systems interoperability testing

BI

battlespace infosphere

BLOS

beyond line of sight

BMC4I

battle management command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence

BMDO

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

BOR

Board of Representatives

BPSK

binary phase shift key


C&D

command and decision

C2

command and control

C2ISR

command, control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

C2P

command and control processor

C3

command, control, and communications

C3I

command, control, communications, and intelligence

C4I

command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence

C4ISR

command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

CAOC

Combined Air Operations Center

CAP

Command Air Patrol

CAPI

cryptographic application programming interface

CBT

computer-based training

CCD

camouflage, concealment, and deception; charge-coupled device

CCM

counter-countermeasure

CDC

Combat Development Command

CDL

common data link

CDMA

code division multiple access

CEC

cooperative engagement capability

CEP

circular error probable

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

CFO

chief financial officer

CG

guided-missile cruiser

CHBDL

common high-bandwidth data link

CHENG

Chief Engineer (Navy)

CHNAVMAT

Chief of Naval Materiel

CIC Combat Information Center

CINC

commander-in-chief

CINCLANTFLT

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet

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CINCPAC

Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command

CINCPACFLT

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CISN

Communications, Information Systems, and Networks

CIWS

close-in weapon system (Phalanx)

CJCS

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

CJTF

command joint task force

CMC

Commandant of the Marine Corps

CMD

cruise missile defense

CNA

Center for Naval Analyses

CNET

Chief of Naval Education and Training

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CoABS

Control of Agent-based Systems program

COE

common operating environment

COMNAVAIRLANT

Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic

COMNAVAIRPAC

Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific

COMNAVSUBLANT

Commander, Naval Submarine Force, Atlantic

COMNAVSUBPAC

Commander, Naval Submarine Force, Pacific

COMSEC

communications security

CONOPS

concept(s) of operations

CONUS

continental United States

COP

common operational picture

COTS

commercial off-the-shelf

CPoF

Command Post of the Future program

CRD

capstone requirements document

CSMA/CA

carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance

CTAPS

Contingency Tactical Air Planning System

CTD

common tactical data set

CTP

common tactical picture; consistent tactical picture; coherent tactical picture

CTS

clear to send

CUDIXS

Common User Digital Information Exchange System/ Subsystem

CV

aircraft carrier

CVBG

carrier battle group

CVN

nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

CVX

next-generation aircraft carrier (aircraft carrier, experimental)

CWO

chief warrant officer


DAC

digital-to-analog converter

DAMA

demand assigned multiple access

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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DCNO

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

DDB

Dynamic Data Base program

DDS

data distribution system

DEP

distributed engineering plant

DES

Data Encryption Standard

DHCP

dynamic host configuration protocol

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

DIAP

Defense-wide Information Assurance Program

DII

defense information infrastructure

DII COE

defense information infrastructure common operating environment

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN

Defense Information Systems Network

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DMA

Defense Mapping Agency

DMDC

Defense Manpower Data Center

DME

distance measuring equipment

DMIF

Dynamic Multiuser Information Fusion program

DMR

digital modular radio

DNS

domain name service

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOT

Department of Transportation

DRM

design reference mission

DSB

Defense Science Board

DSC

Decision Support Center

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communications System

DSL

digital subscriber line

DSMAC

digital scene matching area correlation


EAC

Evaluation Analysis Center

EAF

expeditionary aerospace force

ECM

electronic countermeasures

EFX

expeditionary force experiment

EHF

extremely high frequency (30 GHz to 300 GHz)

ELB

extending the littoral battlespace; extended littoral battlespace

ELF

extremely low frequency

ELINT

electronic intelligence

EO

electro-optical/optics

EPLRS

Enhanced Position Location Reporting System

ERDB

Emerging Requirements Database

ERGM

extended-range guided missile

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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ESC

Electronic Systems Command

ESM

electronic support measure

ESSM

evolved sea sparrow missile

ESWS

enlisted surface warfare specialist

ETOC

Education and Training Oversight Council

EW

electronic warfare/electronic warfare technician


FAAD

forward area air defense

FAADC2I

Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, and Intelligence (Army)

FAC

forward air control(ler)

FARA

Federal Acquisition Reform Act

FBCB2

Force XXI Battle Command Battalion/Brigade and Below program (Army)

FBE

fleet battle experiment

FEC

fast Ethernet channel

FEWSG

Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group

FIWC

Fleet Information Warfare Center

FLIR

forward-looking infrared

FMF

fleet Marine force

FO

forward observer

FOPEN

foliage penetration/penetrating

FOR

field of regard

FOV

field of view

FPA

focal plane array

FSK

frequency shift keying

FTN

Fault Tolerant Network program

FTP

file transfer protocol

FTX

field training exercise

FYDP

Future Year Defense Program


GAO

General Accounting Office

GBR

ground-based radar

GBS

Global Broadcast System

GCCS

Global Command and Control System

GCCS-M

Global Command and Control System-Maritime

GCSS

Global Combat Support System

GDOP

geometric dilution of precision

GEO

geosynchronous Earth orbit

GIG

global information grid

GLONASS

Global Navigation Satellite System

GMTI

ground moving-target indicator/indication

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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GPS

Global Positioning System

GSMC

Global System for Mobile Communications

GTN

Global Transportation Network


HARM

high-speed antiradiation missile

HCI

human-computer interface

HDR

high data rate

HEL

high-energy laser

HF

high frequency

HITL

hardware-in-the-loop

HPD

high-power discriminator

HQMC

Headquarters, Marine Corps

HRMTI

high-resolution moving-target indicator

HRR

high-range resolution

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language

HVT

high-value target


I3

integrated imagery and intelligence

I&W

indications and warnings

IA

information assurance

IBDL

interbattery data link

IBS

Integrated Broadcast System

IC

integrated circuit

ID

identification

IDA

Institute for Defense Analyses

IDM

information dissemination management

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IFF

identification friend or foe

IFFN

identification, friend, foe, or neutral

IFOV

instantaneous field of view

III

integrated information infrastructure

IJMS

interim JTIDS message specification

IMINT

image intelligence

IMT

information management technology

IMU

inertial measurement unit

INFOSEC

information security

INMARSAT

International Marine/Maritime Satellite

INS

Inertial Navigation System

IO

information operations

IOC

initial operational capability

IOG

independent operations group

IP

Internet Protocol

IPB

intelligence preparation of the battlefield

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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IPSec

IP Security

IPT

integrated products team

IR

infrared

IRMC

Information Resource Management College

IRST

infrared search and track

IS

intelligence specialist

ISR

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

ISS

information superiority and sensors

IT

information technology

IT-21

information technology for the 21st century

ITAA

Information Technology Association of America

ITI

information technology infrastructure

ITIA

Information Technology Infrastructure Architecture

ITM

information technology management

ITMRA

Information Technology Management Reform Act

ITSG

Information Technology Standards Guidance

IW

information warfare

IWAR

integrated warfare architecture

IXS

Information

Exchange System/Subsystem


JASSM

joint air-to-surface standoff missile

JBI

joint battlespace infosphere

JCIT

Joint Combat Information Terminal

JCMT

Joint Collection Management Tasking

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JCTN

Joint Composite Tracking Network

JDAM

joint direct attack munition

JDISS

Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System

JDN

Joint Data Network

JEFX

joint expeditionary force experiment

JFACC

Joint Forces Air Component Command; Joint Forces Air Component Commander program

JFC

joint force commander

JHU/APL

Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory

JICO

joint interface control officer

JITC

Joint Interoperability Testing Center

JMCIS

Joint Maritime Command Information System

JMCOMS

Joint Maritime Communications System

JPN

Joint Planning Network

JROC

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JSF

joint strike fighter

JSIPS-N

Joint Services Imagery Processing System-Navy

JSOW

joint standoff weapon

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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JSTARS

Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System

JTA

Joint Technical Architecture

JTACMS

Joint Tactical Missile System

JTAMDO

Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization

JTF

joint task force

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JTRS

Joint Tactical Radio System

JWCA

joint warfare capabilities assessment

JWICS

Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System


LAAD

low-altitude air defense

LACMD

land-attack cruise missile defense

LAMPS

Light Airborne Multipurpose System

LAN

local area network

LANDSAT

land remote-sensing satellite

LANTIRN

low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night

LASM

land-attack standard missile

LDO

limited duty officer

LDR

low data rate

LEO

low Earth orbit

LGB

laser-guided bomb

LGM

laser-guided munitions

LHA/LHD

amphibious assault ship (general purpose/ multipurpose)

LHC

long-haul communications

LOS

line of sight

LPD

low probability of detection; amphibious assault transport dock

LPI

low probability of interception


MAGTF

Marine air-ground task force

MANET

mobile ad hoc network

MARCORPS

Marine Corps

MBV

model-based vision

MCBL

Marine Corps Battle Laboratory

MCCDC

Marine Corps Combat Development Command

MCM

mine countermeasures

MCSYSCOM

Marine Corps Systems Command

MCWL

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

MDV

minimum Doppler velocity; minimal detectable velocity

MEF

Marine expeditionary force

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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MEMS

microelectromechanical systems

METOC

meteorology and oceanography

MEU

Marine expeditionary unit

MFR

multifunction radar

MIDS

Management Information and Data System; Management Information and Distribution System; modern intelligence databases

MILSTAR

Military Strategic, Tactical, and Relay (SATCOM)

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT/LL

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory

MLS

multilevel secure

MMIC

monolithic microwave integrated circuit

MOE

measure of effectiveness

MOOTW

military operations other than war

MOP

measure of performance

MRC

major regional conflict

MSS

maximum segment size (TCP)

MSTAR

Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition program

MTI

moving-target indicator

MTIm

moving-target imaging

MTW

major theater war


N2

Director of Naval Intelligence

N3/N5

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations)

N4

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)

N6

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Space, Information Warfare, and Command and Control)

N7

Director of Naval Training

N8

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments)

N86

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare Division)

N88

Director, Air Warfare Division

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NAVAIR

Naval Air Systems Command

NAVCOMPT

Navy Comptroller

NAVMACS

Naval Modular Automated Communications System

NAVSEA

Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSPACOM

Naval Space Command

NAVSPASUR

Navy Space Surveillance System

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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NAVSUP

Naval Supply Systems Command

NCA

National Command Authority

NCII

Naval Command and Information Infrastructure

NCNF

network-centric naval forces

NCO

network-centric operations

NCTR

naval commercial traffic regulator

NCW

network-centric warfare

NDU

National Defense University

NEC

Navy enlisted classification

NES

network encryption system

NFS

naval fire support

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NILE

NATO Improved Link Eleven (Link 22)

NIMA

National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NIPRNET

sensitive but unclassified Internet Protocol Router Network

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NITF

National Imagery Transmission Format (standard)

N/MCI

Navy/Marine Corps intranet

NORAD

North American Aerospace Command

NPGS

Naval Postgraduate School

NRC

National Research Council

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NRO

National Reconnaissance Office

NSA

National Security Agency

NSB

Naval Studies Board

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSTISSI

National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction

NTDR

near-term digital radio

NTM

National technical means

NWC

Naval War College

NWDC

Navy Warfare Development Command


OA

operational architecture

OASD (C3I)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)

OCMD

overland cruise missile defense

OLCD

object level change detection

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OMFTS

Operational Maneuver From the Sea

OMN

operations and maintenance, Navy

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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ONR

Office of Naval Research

OODA

observe, orient, decide, and act

OOTW

operations other than war

OPA

optical phased array

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

OPN

other procurement, Navy

OPNAV

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

OQPSK

offset quadrature phase shift key

ORD

operational requirements document

OS

operations specialist

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection (model)

OSPF

open shortest path first

OTAR

over-the-air rekeying

OTC

officer in tactical command

OTH over-the-horizon

OUSD (A&T)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)

OUSD (P&R)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)


P3I

preplanned product improvement

PADIL

Patriot data link

PCS

portable control station

PDA

personal digital assistant

PE

program element

PEO

program executive office(r)

PEO C3S

Program Executive Office for Command, Control, and Computer Systems

PEO TSC

Program Executive Office for Theater Surface Combatants

PK

public key

PKI

public-key infrastructure

PLI

position location information

PLRS

Position Location and Reporting System

PM

program manager

PMR

programmable modular radio

POC

point of contact

POM

program objective memorandum

PPBS

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System

PPDB

point positional database

PPDL

point-to-point data link

PPLI

precise position location and identification

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PSA

Principal Staff Assistant

PTP

point to point


QOL

quality of life

QOS

quality of service


R&D

research and development

R2

reporting responsibility

RAM

rolling airframe missile

RCS

radar cross section

RDA

research, development, and acquisition

RF

radio frequency

RFP

request for proposal

RFS

request for service

RM

radioman

RMS

Requirements Management System

ROEs

rules of engagement

ROV

remotely operated vehicle

RSVP

Resource Reservation Protocol

RTR

Real Time Targeting and Retargeting program

RTS

request to send


S&T

science and technology

SA

selective availability

SAAWC

sector antiair warfare coordinator/center

SALSA

Software Architecture and Logic for Secure Cooperative Applications

SALTS

Streamlined Automated Logistics Transmission System

SAM

surface-to-air missile

SAR

synthetic aperture radar

SAS

synthetic aperture sonar

SATCOM

satellite communications

S-Band

frequency band, 1550 MHz to 5200 MHz

SD

spiral development

SEAD

suppression of enemy air defenses

SECNAV

Secretary of the Navy

SEW

space, electronic warfare

SFW

sensor-fused weapon

SHF

superhigh frequency

SIAP

single integrated air picture

SIGINT

signal intelligence

SINCGARS

Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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SINTRA

Secure Information Through Replicated Architecture

SIPRNET

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

SLA

Service-level agreement

SLAM-ER

standoff land attack missile-expanded response

SM-3

standard missile 3

SNMC

Simple Network Management Control

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SONET

synchronous optical network

SPAWAR

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

SPMAGTFX

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Experimental

SSBN

nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

SSC

SPAWAR Systems Center

SSG

strike and surface fire

SSL

Secure Socket Layer

SSN

nuclear-powered attack submarine

ST

sonar technician

STAP

space-time adaptive processing

STOL

short takeoff and landing

STOM

ship to objective maneuver

STOVL

short takeoff and vertical landing

STOW

synthetic theater-of-war

STU III

secure telephone unit-third generation

SUBPAC

Submarine Forces, Pacific

SURFPAC

Surface Forces, Pacific

SUW

surface warfare

SYSCOM

Systems Command


TACAN

tactical air and navigation

TACC

Tactical Air Control (Command) Center

TACFIRE

Tactical Fire Direction System (Army)

TACINTEL

tactical intelligence

TAD

theater air defense

TADIL

tactical digital information link

TADIL A

Tactical Digital Information Link (Link 11)

TADIL B

Tactical Digital Information Link (Link 11B)

TADIL C

Tactical Digital Information Link (Link 4A)

TADIL J

Tactical Digital Information Link (Link 16)

TAMD

tactical (theater) air and missile defense

TAN

terrain-aided navigation

TAOC

Tactical Air Operations Center (USMC)

TAP

tactical awareness packet; terminal awareness packet

TAV

total asset visibility

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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TBMCS

Theater Battle Management Core System

TBM(D)

tactical (theater) ballistic missile (defense)

TCDL

tactical common data link (U.S. DOD joint)

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TCT

time-critical target

TDDS

Tactical Data Dissemination System

TDMA

time division multiple access

TDN

Tactical Data Network

TDS

Tactical Direction System

TEL

transporter-erector-launcher

TERCOM

terrain-contour matching

TESS

The Enhanced Surveillance System

TFNF

technology for future naval forces

THAAD

theater high-altitude area defense

TIBS

Tactical (Theater) Information Broadcast System

TISS

Thermal Imaging Sensor System

TLE

target location error

TMAD

tactical (theater) missile and air defense

TnT

tactical/nontactical

TOA

total obligational authority

TOC

Tactical Operations Center

TOF

time of flight

TPED

tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination

TPFDD

time-phased force deployment data

TPFDL

Time Phase Force Deployment List

T/R

transmitter/receiver

TRADOC

Training and Doctrine Command (Army)

TRANSIT

Navy Satellite Navigation System

TRAP

Tactical Receive Applications Program

TRE

tactical receive equipment

TSB

time slot block

TSC

tactical support center; Theater Surface Combatant

TSR

time slot reallocation

TTPs

tactics, techniques, and procedures

TYPE CDR

functional type commander


UAV

unmanned aerial vehicle

UCAV

uninhabited combat air vehicle

UHF

ultrahigh frequency

UNSECNAV

Under Secretary of the Navy

URL

unrestricted line (USN officer designation); uniform resource locator (World Wide Web address)

USA

United States Army

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2000. Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9864.
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USACOM

United States Atlantic Command

USAF

United States Air Force

USD AT

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

USJFCOM

United States Joint Forces Command

USMC

United States Marine Corps

USMTF

uniform standard message transfer format

USN

United States Navy

USPACOM

United States Pacific Command

USW

undersea warfare

UUV

unmanned underwater vehicle


VCJCS

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

VCNO

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

VHF

very high frequency

VLS

vertical launch system

VMF

variable message format

VOR

voice-operated relay; VHF omni-range navigation system

VPN

virtual private network

VRC

vehicular radio communications

VSR

volume search radar

VTC

video teleconference

VTOL

vertical takeoff and land(ing)

VTT

visual true type


WDM

wave-division-multiplexed

WIPT

working integrated process team

WMD

weapon of mass destruction

WOC

War Operations Center

WWMCCS

Worldwide Military Command and Control System


XML

Extensible Markup Language

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