US Army Dictionary of Military Terms

DPMO

Defense Prisoner of War (POW)/Missing Personnel (MP)

Office

DPP

data patch panel; distributed production program

DPPDB

digital point positioning database

DPQ

defense planning questionnaire (NATO)

DPR

display non-nodal routing

DPRB

Defense Planning and Resources Board

DPRE

displaced persons, refugees, and evacuees

DPS

data processing system

DPSC

Defense Personnel Support Center

DPSK

differential phase shift keying

DR

dead reckoning; digital receiver; disaster relief

DRB

Defense Resources Board

DRe

dead reckoning error

DRMD

deployments requirements manning document

DRMO

Defense Reutilization Marketing Office

DRMS

distance root-mean-square

DRT

dead reckoning tracer

DRTC

designated reporting technical control

DS

Directorate for Information Systems and Services (DIA);

direct support; doctrine sponsor

DSA

defense special assessment (DIA)

DSAA

Defense Security Assistance Agency

DSAR

Defense Supply Agency regulation

DSB

digital in-band trunk signaling (DIBTS) signaling buffer

DSC

digital selective calling

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communications System

DSCSOC

Defense Satellite Communications System operations

center

DSDI

digital simple data interface

DSG

digital signal generator

DSI

defense simulation internet

DSL

display switch locator (SL) routing

DSMAC

digital scene-matching area correlation

DSN

Defense Switched Network

DSNET

Defense Secure Network

DSNET-2

Defense Secure Network-2

DSO

domestic support operation

DSOE

deployment schedule of events

DSP

Defense Satellite Program; Defense Support Program

DSPL

display system programming language

DSPS

Director, Security Plans and Service

DSSCS

Defense Special Security Communications System

DSSO

data system support organization; defense systems support

organization

DSTP

Director of Strategic Target Planning

DSTR

destroy

DSVL

doppler sonar velocity log

DSVT

digital subscriber voice terminal

DTE

data terminal equipment; developmental test and

evaluation

DTED

digital terrain elevation data

DTG

date-time group; digital trunk group (digital transmission

group)

DTMF

dual tone multi-frequency

DTMR

defense traffic management regulation

DTO

division transportation office

DTOC

division tactical operations center

DTR

defense transportation regulation

DTRA

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DTS

Defense Transportation System; diplomatic

telecommunications service

DUSDL

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics

DUSDP

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

DUSTWUN

duty status-whereabouts unknown

DVA

Department of Veterans Affairs

DVITS

Digital Video Imagery Transmission System

DVOW

digital voice orderwire

DWMCF

double-wide modular causeway ferry

DWRIA

died of wounds received in action

DWT

deadweight tonnage

DWTS

Digital Wideband Transmission System

DX

direct exchange

DZ

drop zone

DZC

drop zone controller

DZCO

drop zone control officer

DZSO

drop zone safety officer

DZST

drop zone support team

DZSTL

drop zone support team leader

ea

each

EAC

echelons above corps (Army); emergency action;

emergency action committee

EAD

earliest arrival date; echelons above division (Army);

extended active duty

EAF

expeditionary aerospace forces

EALT

earliest anticipated launch time

EAM

emergency action message

EAP

emergency action plan; emergency action procedures

EAP-CJCS

emergency action procedures of the Chairman of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff

EARLY

evasion and recovery supplemental data report

E-ARTS

en route automated radar tracking system

EASTPAC

eastern Pacific Ocean

EBCDIC

extended binary coded decimal interchange code

EC

electronic combat; error control; European Community

ECAC

Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center

ECB

echelons corps and below (Army)

ECC

evacuation control center

ECN

electronic change notice; Minimum Essential Emergency

Communications Network

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council (UN)

ECP

emergency command precedence; engineering change

proposal

ECS

expeditionary combat support

ECU

environmental control unit

ED

envelope delay; evaluation directive

EDC

estimated date of completion

EDD

earliest delivery date

EDI

electronic data interchange

EDSS

equipment deployment and storage system

EE

emergency establishment

EEBD

emergency escape breathing device

EECT

end evening civil twilight

EED

electro-explosive device

EEFI

essential elements of friendly information

EELV

evolved expendable launch vehicle

EEO

equal employment opportunity

EEPROM

electronic erasable programmable read-only memory

EER

extended echo ranging

EEZ

exclusive economic zone

EFTO

encrypt for transmission only

EGS

Earth ground station

EHF

extremely high frequency

EI

exercise item

EIA

Electronic Industries Association

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

ELBA

emergency locator beacon

ELCAS

elevated causeway system

ELCAS(M)

elevated causeway system (modular)

ELCAS(NL)

elevated causeway system (Navy lighterage)

ELD

emitter locating data

ELECTRO-OPTINT

electro-optical intelligence

ELINT

electronic intelligence

ELOS

extended line of sight

ELPP

equal level patch panel

ELR

extra-long-range aircraft

ELSEC

electronics security

ELSET

element set

ELT

emergency locator transmitter

ELV

expendable launch vehicle

ELVA

emergency low visibility approach

EM

executive manager

EMC

electromagnetic compatibility

EMCON

emission control

EMCON orders

emission control orders

EME

electromagnetic environment

EMEDS

Expeditionary Medical Support

EMI

electromagnetic interface; electromagnetic interference

EMP

electromagnetic pulse

EMR hazards

electromagnetic radiation hazards

EMS

emergency medical services

EMSEC

emanations security

EMT

emergency medical technician; emergency medical

treatment

EMV

electromagnetic vulnerability

ENDEX

exercise termination

ENL

enlisted

ENSCE

enemy situation correlation element

ENWGS

Enhanced Naval Warfare Gaming System

EO

electro-optical; end office; equal opportunity; executive

order; eyes only

EOB

electronic order of battle; enemy order of battle

EOC

early operational capability; emergency operations center

EOD

explosive ordnance disposal

EOI

electro-optic(al) imagery

EO-IR

electro-optical-infrared

EOL

end of link

EOM

end of message

EOP

emergency operating procedures

EOW

engineering orderwire

EP

electronic protection; emergency procedures; execution

planning

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency; evasion plan of action

EPBX

electronic private branch exchange

EPF

enhanced palletized load system (PLS) flatrack

EPH

emergency planning handbook

EPIC

El Paso Intelligence Center

EPIRB

emergency position-indicating radio beacon

EPROM

erasable programmable read-only memory

EPW

enemy prisoner of war

EPW/CI

enemy prisoner of war/civilian internee

ERGM

extended range guided munitions

ERO

engine running on or offload

ERSD

estimated return to service date

ERT

emergency response team (FEMA)

ERT-A

emergency response team – advance

ES

electronic warfare support (previously ESM)

ESB

engineer support battalion

ESC

Electronics Systems Center

ESF

Economic Support Fund; emergency support function

ESG

executive steering group

ESGN

electrically suspended gyro navigation

ESI

extremely sensitive information

ESO

embarkation staff officer

EST

emergency service team; emergency support team

(FEMA); en route support team

ETA

estimated time of arrival

ETAC

emergency tactical air control; enlisted terminal attack

controller

ETD

estimated time of departure

ETI

estimated time of intercept

ETIC

estimated time for completion; estimated time in

commission

ETM

electronic transmission

ETPL

endorsed TEMPEST products list

ETR

export traffic release

ETS

European telephone system

ETSS

extended training service specialist

ETX

end of text

EU

European Union

E-UAV

endurance unmanned aerial vehicle

EUB

essential user bypass

EURV

essential user rekeying variable

EUSA

Eighth US Army

EUSCS

effective US controlled ships

EVC

evasion chart

EW

early warning; electronic warfare

EWC

electronic warfare coordinator

EWCS

electronic warfare control ship

EW/GCI

early warning/ground-controlled intercept

EWIR

electronic warfare integrated reprogramming

EWO

electronic warfare officer

EXCIMS

Executive Council for Modeling and Simulations

EXCOM

extended communications search

ExCom

executive committee

EXDIR

Executive Director (CIA)

EXDIR/ICA

Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs

(USG)

EXER

exercise

EXORD

execute order

EXPLAN

exercise plan

EZ

extraction zone

EZCO

extraction zone control officer

FDL

fast deployment logistics

FDLP

flight deck landing practice

FDM

frequency division multiplexing

FDO

fire direction officer; flexible deterrent option; flight deck

officer

FDR/FA

flight data recorder/fault analyzer

FDS

fault detection system

FDSL

fixed directory subscriber list

FDSS

fault detection subsystem

FDSSS

flight deck status and signaling system

FDUL

fixed directory unit list

FDX

full duplex

FEBA

forward edge of the battle area

FEC

forward error correction

FED-STD

federal standard

FEK

frequency exchange keying

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEP

fleet satellite (FLTSAT) extremely high frequency (EHF)

package

FEU

forty-foot equivalent unit

FEZ

fighter engagement zone

FF

navy fast frigate

Ff

fatigue correction factor

FFA

free-fire area

FFCC

force fires coordination center

FFE

fire for effect; flame field expedients

FFG

guided missile frigate

FFH

fast frequency hopping

FFH-net

fast-frequency-hopping net

FFHT-net

fast-frequency-hopping training net

FFP

fresh frozen plasma

FFTU

forward freight terminal unit

FG

fighter group

FGMDSS

Future Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

FH

fleet hospital

FHA

Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance; Federal

Highway Administration; foreign humanitarian

assistance

F-hour

effective time of announcement by the Secretary of Defense

to the Military Departments of a decision to mobilize

Reserve units

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FIA

functional interoperability architecture

FIC

force indicator code

FID

foreign internal defense

FIDAF

foreign internal defense augmentation force

FIE

fly-in echelon

FIFO

first-in-first-out

FIR

first-impressions report; flight information region

FIRCAP

foreign intelligence requirements capabilities and priorities

FIS

flight information service; foreign intelligence service

FISC

fleet and industrial supply center

FISINT

foreign instrumentation signals intelligence

FISS

foreign intelligence security service

FIST

fire support team; fleet imagery support terminal

FIWC

fleet information warfare center

FIXe

navigational fix error

FLAR

forward-looking airborne radar

FLETC

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

FLIP

flight information publication; flight instruction procedures

FLIR

forward-looking infrared

FLO/FLO

float-on/float-off

FLOLS

fresnel lens optical landing system

FLOT

forward line of own troops

FLP

force level planning

FLS

forward logistic site

FLTCINC

fleet commander in chief

FLTSAT

fleet satellite

FLTSATCOM

fleet satellite communications

FM

field manual (Army); financial management; flare

multiunit; force module; frequency modulation;

functional manager

FMA-net

frequency management A-net

FMAS

foreign media analysis subsystem

FMC

force movement characteristics; full mission-capable

FMCC

force movement control center (USMC)

FMCH

fleet multichannel

FMCR

Fleet Marine Corps Reserve

FMF

Fleet Marine Force

FMFP

foreign military financing program

FMID

force module identifier

FMO

frequency management office

FMP

force module package

FMS

force module subsystem; foreign military sales

FMSC

frequency management sub-committee

FMT-net

frequency management training net

FNOC

Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Command

FNS

foreign nation support

FO

fiber optic; flash override; forward observer

FOB

forward operating base; forward operations base

FOC

full operational capability

FOD

field operations division; foreign object damage

FOFW

fiber optic field wire

FOI

fault detection isolation

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FOIU

fiber optic interface unit

FOL

fiber optic link; forward operating location

FON

freedom of navigation (operations)

FORSCOM

United States Army Forces Command

FORSTAT

force status and identity report

FOS

full operational status

FOT

follow-on operational test

FOUO

for official use only

FOV

field of view

FP

firing point; force protection; frequency panel

FPA

foreign policy advisor

FPC

field press censorship

FPD

foreign post differential

FPM

Federal personnel manual

FPO

Fleet post office

FPTS

forward propagation by tropospheric scatter

FR

final report; frequency response

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration (DOT)

FRAG

fragmentation code

FRAG order

fragmentary order

FRD

formerly restricted data

FREQ

frequency

FRMAC

Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center

(DOE)

FRN

force requirement number

FROG

free rocket over ground

FRP

Federal response plan (USG)

FRRS

frequency resource record system

FS

fighter squadron; file separator; file server; flare single-unit

fs

search radius safety factor

FSA

fire support area

FSB

fire support base; forward staging base; forward support

battalion

FSC

fire support coordinator

FSCC

fire support coordination center

FSCL

fire support coordination line

FSCM

fire support coordinating measure

FSCOORD

fire support coordinator

FSE

fire support element

FSK

frequency shift key

FSN

foreign service national

FSO

fire support officer; flight safety officer; foreign service

officer

FSS

fast sealift ships; fire support station; flight service station

FSSG

force service support group (USMC)

FSST

forward space support to theater

FST

fleet surgical team

FSU

former Soviet Union; forward support unit

FSW

feet of seawater

ft

feet; foot

ft3

cubic feet

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

FTRG

fleet tactical readiness group

FTS

Federal telecommunications system; Federal telephone

service; file transfer service

FTU

field training unit; freight terminal unit

FTX

field training exercise

FUAC

functional area code

F/V

fishing vessel

Fv

aircraft speed correction factor

FVT

Force Validation Tool

FW

fighter wing; weather correction factor

FWD

forward

FWDA

friendly weapon danger area

FWF

former warring factions

FY

fiscal year

FYDP

Future Years Defense Program