US Army Dictionary of Military Terms

BRC

base recovery course

BS

battle staff; broadcast source

BSA

beach support area; brigade support area

BSC

black station clock

BSC ro

black station clock receive out

BSP

base support plan

BSSG

brigade service support group

BSU

blood supply unit

BTB

believed-to-be

BTC

blood transshipment center

BTG

basic target graphic

BTOC

battalion tactical operations center

BTU

beach termination unit

BULK

bulk cargo

BVR

beyond visual range

BW

bandwidth; biological warfare; biological weapon

BZ

buffer zone

C4ISR

command, control, communications, computers,

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

C4S

command, control, communications, and computer

systems

C4 systems

command, control, communications, and computer

systems

C-5

Galaxy

C-17

Globemaster III

C-21

Learjet

C-27

Spartan

C-130

Hercules

C-141

Starlifter

CA

civil administration; civil affairs; combat assessment

CAA

civil air augmentation; Command Arrangement

Agreements

CAB

combat aviation brigade

CAC

current actions center

CACTIS

community automated intelligence system

CAD

cartridge actuated device; collective address designator

CADRS

concern and deficiency reporting system

CADS

containerized ammunition distribution system

CAEMS

Computer-aided Embarkation Management System

CAF

Canadian Air Force; Combat Air Forces

CAFMS

computer-assisted force management system

CAG

civil affairs group; collective address group

CAIMS

conventional ammunition integrated management system

CAINS

carrier aircraft inertial navigation system

CAL

caliber

CALCM

conventional air-launched cruise missile

CALMS

computer-aided load manifesting system

CAM

chemical agent monitor; crisis action module

CAMPS

consolidated air mobility planning system

CAMT

countering air and missile threats

CANA

convalescent antidote for nerve agent

CANR

Canadian NORAD region

CANUS

Canada-United States

CAO

chief administrative officer; counterair operation

CAOC

combat air operations center; combined air operations

center

CAO SOP

standing operating procedures for coordination of atomic

operations

CAP

Civil Air Patrol; combat air patrol; configuration and alarm

panel; Consolidated Appeals Process (UN); crisis action

planning

CAR

Chief of the Army Reserve

CARDA

continental United States airborne reconnaissance for

damage assessment; continental United States area

reconnaissance for damage assessment

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

(CAREUSA)

CARIBROC

Caribbean Regional Operations Center

CARP

computed air release point; contingency alternate route

plan

CARS

combat arms regimental system

CARVER

criticality, accessibility, recuperability, vulnerability, effect,

recognizability

CAS

casualty; civil aviation security; close air support

CASEVAC

casualty evacuation

CASP

computer-aided search planning

CASPER

contact area summary position report

CASREP

casualty report

CASREQ

close air support request

CAT

category; crisis action team

CATCC

carrier air traffic control center

CATF

commander, amphibious task force

CAU

crypto ancillary unit; cryptographic auxiliary unit

CAVU

ceiling and visibility unlimited

CAW

carrier air wing

CAW/ESS

crisis action weather and environmental support system

CAX

computer-assisted exercise

C-B

chemical-biological

CB

chemical-biological; construction battalion (SEABEES)

CBBLS

hundreds of barrels

CBD

chemical, biological defense

CBFS

cesium beam frequency standard

CBLTU

common battery line terminal unit

CBMR

capabilities-based munitions requirements

CBMU

construction battalion maintenance unit

CBPO

Consolidated Base Personnel Office

CBPS

chemical biological protective shelter

CBR

chemical, biological, and radiological

CBRN

Caribbean Basin Radar Network; chemical, biological,

radiological, or nuclear

CBS

common battery signaling

CBT

combatting terrorism; common battery terminal

CBTZ

combat zone

CBU

cluster bomb unit; conference bridge unit; construction

battalion unit

CBW

chemical and biological warfare

C/C

cabin cruiser; cast off and clear

CC

command center; component command (NATO)

CCA

carrier-controlled approach; circuit card assembly;

container control activity; contamination control area;

contingency capabilities assessment; contract

construction agent (DOD)

CCB

Community Counterterrorism Board; Configuration

Control Board

CCC

crisis coordination center; critical control circuit; coalition

coordination cell; cross-cultural communications course

CCD

camouflage, concealment, and deception

CCE

container control element; continuing criminal enterprise

CCEB

Combined Communications-Electronics Board

CCF

collection coordination facility

CCG

crisis coordination group

CCGD

commander, Coast Guard district

CCIB

command center integration branch

CCIR

commander’s critical information requirements;

International Radio Consultative Committee

CCIS

common channel interswitch signaling

CCITT

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative

Committee

CCIU

CEF control interface unit

CCJTF

commander, combined joint task force

CCL

communications/computer link

CCO

central control officer; combat cargo officer

CCP

casualty collection point; consolidated cryptologic

program; consolidation and containerization point

CCPDS

command center processing and display system

CCRD

CINCs required delivery date

CCS

central control ship; container control site

CCSA

containership cargo stowage adapter

CCSD

command communications service designator; control

communications service designator

CCT

collaborative contingency targeting; combat control team

CCTI

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff commended training

issue

CCTV

closed circuit television

CCW

1980 United Nations Convention on Conventional

Weapons; continuous carrier wave

CD

channel designator; counterdrug

C-day

unnamed day on which a deployment operation begins

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDF

combined distribution frame

CDI

cargo disposition instructions; conditioned diphase

C di

conditioned diphase

CDIP

combined defense improvement project

CDIPO

counterdrug intelligence preparation for operations

CDLMS

common data link management system

CDM

cable driver modem

CDMGB

cable driver modem group buffer

CDN

compressed dial number

CDO

command duty officer

CDOC

counterdrug operations center

CDOPS

counterdrug operations

CDP

landing craft air cushion departure point

CDR

commander; continuous data recording

CDRESC

commander, electronic security command

CDREUDAC

Commander, European Command Defense Analysis

Center (ELINT) or European Data Analysis Center

CDRFORSCOM

Commander, Forces Command

CDRG

catastrophic disaster response group (FEMA)

CDRL

contract data requirements list

CDRMTMC

Commander, Military Traffic Management Command

CD-ROM

compact disc read-only memory

CDRUSAINSCOM

Commander, United StatesArmy Intelligence and Security

Command

CDRUSELEMNORAD

Commander, United States Element, North American

Aerospace Defense Command

CDS

Chief of Defence Staff (Canada); container delivery system

CDSO

counterdrug support office

CDSSC

continuity of operations plan designated successor service

chief

CDU

counterdrug update

C-E

communications-electronics

CE

civil engineering; command element (MAGTF);

communications-electronics; counterespionage

CEB

combat engineer battalion

CEC

civil engineering corps

CECOM

communications-electronics command

CEDREP

communications-electronics deployment report

CEE

captured enemy equipment

CEF

civil engineering file; common equipment facility

CEG

common equipment group

CEI

critical employment indicator

CEM

combined effects munition

CEMC

communications-electronics management center

CEOI

communications-electronics operating instructions

CEP

cable entrance panel; circular error probable

CEPOD

communications-electronics post-deployment report

CERF

Central Emergency Revolving Fund (UN)

CERT

computer emergency response team

CERTSUB

certain submarine

CES

coast earth station

CESE

civil engineering support equipment; communications

equipment support element

CESG

communications equipment support group

CESO

civil engineer support office

CESP

civil engineering support plan

CESPG

civil engineering support plan group; civil engineering

support planning generator

CF

causeway ferry; drift error confidence factor

CFA

Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes (UN)

CFACC

combined force air component commander

CFC

Combined Forces Command, Korea

CFL

Contingency Planning Facilities List; coordinated fire line

CFM

cubic feet per minute

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CFSO

counterintelligence force protection source operations

CG

Chairman’s guidance; Coast Guard; comptroller general

CGAS

Coast Guard Air Station

CGAUX

Coast Guard Auxiliary

CGC

Coast Guard Cutter

CGCAP

Coast Guard capabilities plan

CGFMFLANT

Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic

CGFMFPAC

Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific

CGLSMP

Coast Guard logistic support and mobilization plan

CGS

common ground station; continental United States ground

station

CH

channel; contingency hospital

CH-53

Sea Stallion

CHAMPUS

Civilian Health and Medical Program for the Uniformed

Services

CHB

cargo handling battalion

CHCSS

Chief, Central Security Service

CHE

cargo-handling equipment; container-handling equipment

CHET

customs high endurance tracker

CHOP

change of operational control

CHPPM

US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive

Medicine

CHRIS

chemical hazard response information system

CHSTR

characteristics of transportation resources

CHSTREP

characteristics of transportation resources report

CI

civilian internee; counterintelligence

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CIAP

central intelligence architecture plan; command, control,

communications, computers, intelligence surveillance,

reconnaissance (C4ISR) integrated architecture program;

command intelligence architecture plan; command

intelligence architecture program

CIAS

counterintelligence analysis section

CIAT

counterintelligence analytic team

CIB

combined information bureau; controlled image base

CIC

combat information center; combat intelligence center

(Marine Corps); combined intelligence center;

communications interface controller; content indicator

code; counterintelligence center

CID

combat identification; combat intelligence division;

criminal investigation division

CIDB

common intelligence database

CIDC

Criminal Investigation Division Command

CIEG/CIEL

common information exchange glossary and language

CIF

CINC Initiative Fund

CIG

communications interface group

CIHO

counterintelligence/human intelligence officer

CIL

critical item list

CILO

counterintelligence liaison officer

CIMIC

civil-military cooperation

CIN

cargo increment number

CINC

combatant commander; commander in chief; commander

of a combatant command

CINCAFLANT

Commander in Chief, Air Forces Atlantic

CINCARLANT

Commander in Chief, Army Forces Atlantic

CINCCENT

Commander in Chief, United States Central Command

CINCCFC

Commander in Chief, Combined Forces Command

CINCJFCOM

Commander in Chief, United States Joint Forces Command

CINCLANTFLT

Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet

CINCNET

CINCs’ network

CINCNORAD

Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense

Command

CINCPACAF

Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces

CINCPACFLT

Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

CINCUNC

Commander in Chief, United Nations Command

CINCUSAREUR

Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe

CINCUSNAVEUR

Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Europe

CIP

communications interface processor

CIPSU

communications interface processor pseudo line

CIR

continuing intelligence requirement

CIRM

International Radio-Medical Center

CIRV

common interswitch rekeying variable

CIRVIS

communications instructions for reporting vital intelligence

sightings

CIS

common item support; Commonwealth of Independent

States; communications interface shelter

CISO

counterintelligence support officer

CIV

civilian

CIWG

communications interoperability working group

CJATF

commander, joint amphibious task force

CJB

Congressional Justification Book

CJCS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

CJCSAN

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Alerting Network

CJCSI

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction

CJCSM

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual

CJDA

critical joint duty assignment

CJMAO

Central Joint Mortuary Affairs Office; Chief, joint

mortuary affairs office

CJTF

combined joint task force (NATO); commander, joint task

force

CKT

circuit

CLA

landing craft air cushion launch area

CLEA

civilian law enforcement agency

C-level

category level

CLF

cantilever lifting frame; combat logistics force;

commander, landing force

CLGP

cannon-launched guided projectile

CLIPS

communications link interface planning system

CLPSB

CINC Logistic Procurement Support Board

CLS

contracted logistic support

CLZ

craft landing zone; cushion landing zone

CM

Chairman’s memorandum; collection manager;

configuration management; consequence management;

control modem; countermine

Cm

mean coverage factor

CMA

collection management authority

CMAH

commander of a combatant command’s Mobile Alternate

Headquarters

CMC

Commandant of the Marine Corps

Cmc

midpoint compromise coverage factor

CMD

command; cruise missile defense

CMO

chief military observer; civil-military operations;

collections management office(r); configuration

management office

CMOC

Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center; civil-military

operations center

CMOS

cargo movement operations system; complementary

metal-oxide semiconductor

CMP

communications message processor

CMS

cockpit management system; command management

system; community management staff; community

security materiel system; contingency mutual support;

crisis management system

CMTS

comments

CMTU

cartridge magnetic tape unit

CMX

crisis management exercise

CN

counternarcotic

CNA

computer network attack

CNAC

Customs National Aviation Center (USCS)

CNASP

chairman’s net assessment for strategic planning

CNC

Counter-Narcotics Center (CIA); Crime and Narcotics

Center

CNCE

communications nodal control element

CND

computer network defense; counternarcotics division

CNGB

Chief, National Guard Bureau

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CNOG

Chairman, Nuclear Operations Group

CNRF

Commander, Naval Reserve Forces

CNTY

country

CNWDI

critical nuclear weapons design information

CO

commanding officer

COA

course of action

COB

collocated operating base

COBOL

common business-oriented language

COC

combat operations center

COCOM

combatant command (command authority)

COD

carrier onboard delivery; combat operations division

COE

Army Corps of Engineers; common operating environment

COFC

container on flatcar

COGs

centers of gravity

COGARD

Coast Guard

COIN

counterinsurgency

COLDS

cargo offload and discharge system

COLISEUM

community on-line intelligence system for end-users and

managers

COLT

combat observation and lasing team

COM

chief of mission; collection operations management;

commander

COMACC

Commander, Air Combat Command

COMAFFOR

commander, Air Force forces

COMAFSOC

Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command

COMALF

commander airlift forces

COMARFOR

commander, Army forces

COMCAM

combat camera

COMCARGRU

commander, carrier group

COMCEN

communications center

COMCRUDESGRU

commander, cruiser destroyer group

COMDCAEUR

Commander, Defense Communications Agency Europe

COMDESRON

commander destroyer squadron

COMDT COGARD

Commandant, United States Coast Guard

COMDTINST

Commandant, United States Coast Guard Instruction

COMICEDEFOR

Commander, United States Forces, Iceland

COMIDEASTFOR

Commander, Middle East Forces

COMINEWARCOM

Commander, Mine Warfare Command

COMINT

communications intelligence

COMJCSE

Commander, Joint Communications Support Element

COMJIC

Commander, Joint Intelligence Center

COMJSOTF

commander, joint special operations task force

COMLANDFOR

commander, land forces

COMLANTAREACOGARD

Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area

COMLOGGRU

combat logistics group

COMM

communications

COMMARFOR

commander, Marine Corps forces

COMMDZ

Commander, Maritime Defense Zone

COMMZ

communications zone

COMNAV

Committee for European Airspace Coordination Working

Group on Communications and Navigation Aids

COMNAVAIRLANT

Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic

COMNAVAIRPAC

Commander, NavalAir Force, Pacific

COMNAVAIRSYSCOM

Commander, NavalAir Systems Command

COMNAVCOMTELCOM

Commander, Naval Computer and Telecommunications

Command

COMNAVFOR

commander, naval forces

COMNAVSEASYSCOM

Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command

COMNAVSECGRP

Commander, United States Navy Security Group

COMNAVSURFLANT

Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic

COMNAVSURFPAC

Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific

COMP

component

COMPACAREACOGARD

Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area

COMPASS

common operational modeling, planning, and simulation

strategy

COMPES

contingency operations mobility planning and execution

system

COMPLAN

communications plan

COMPUSEC

computer security

COMSAT

communications satellite

COMSC

Commander, Military Sealift Command

COMSEC

communications security

COMSOCCENT

Commander, Special Operations Command, United States

Central Command

COMSOCEUR

Commander, Special Operations Command, United States

European Command

COMSOCLANT

Commander Special Operations Command, United States

Atlantic Command

COMSOCPAC

Commander Special Operations Command, United States

Pacific Command

COMSOCSOUTH

Commander Special Operations Command, United States

Southern Command

COMSOF

commander, special operations forces

COMSTAT

communications status

COMSUBLANT

Commander Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet

COMSUBPAC

Commander Submarine Force, United States Pacific Fleet

COMSUPNAVFOR

commander, supporting naval forces

COMTAC

tactical communications

COMUSAFE

Commander in Chief, United States Air Force in Europe

COMUSARCENT

Commander, United States Army Forces, Central

Command

COMUSCENTAF

Commander, United States Air Force, Central Command

COMUSFORAZ

Commander, United States Forces, Azores

COMUSJ

Commander, United States Forces, Japan

COMUSK

Commander, United States Forces, Korea