US Army Dictionary of Military Terms

PAT

public affairs team

PAWS

phased array warning system

PAX

passengers; public affairs plans

PB

particle beam; patrol boat; President’s budget

PBA

production base analysis

PBCR

portable bar code recorder

PBD

program budget decisions

PC

patrol craft; personal computer; pilot in command;

principals committee

Pc

cumulative probability of detection

PCC

policy coordinating committee; primary control center

PCF

personnel control facility

PCL

positive control launch

PC-LITE

processor, laptop imagery transmission equipment

PCM

pulse code modulation

PCO

primary control officer

PCRTS

primary casualty receiving and treatment ship

PCS

permanent change of station; personal communications

system; primary control ship; processing subsystem;

processor controlled strapping

PCT

personnel control team

PCZ

physical control zone

PD

position description; Presidential directive; probability of

damage; probability of detection; procedures description;

program definition; program director

Pd

drift compensated parallelogram pattern

PDAI

primary development/test aircraft inventory

PDD

Presidential decision directive

PDDA

power driven decontamination apparatus

PDG

positional data graphic

PDM

program decision memorandum

PDOP

position dilution of precision

PDS

position determining system; protected distribution system

PE

peace enforcement; peacetime establishment; personal

effects; program element

PEAD

Presidential emergency action document

PEAS

psychological operations (PSYOP) effects analysis

subsystem

PEC

program element code

PECK

patient evacuation contingency kit

PEDB

planning and execution database

PEGEO

personnel geographic location

PEI

principal end item

PEM

program element monitor

PEO

peace enforcement operations

PEP

personnel exchange program

PER

personnel

PERE

person eligible to receive effects

PERINTSUM

periodic intelligence summary

PERMREP

permanent representative (NATO)

PERSCO

personnel support for contingency operations

PERSCOM

personnel command (Army)

PERSINS

personnel information system

PES

preparedness evaluation system

PFD

personal flotation device

PFDB

planning factors database

PFIAB

President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

PFID

positive friendly identification

PFP

Partnership for Peace (NATO)

PGM

precision-guided munitions

PHIBCB

amphibious construction battalion

PHIBGRU

amphibious group

PHIBOP

amphibious operation

PHIBRON

amphibious squadron

PHOTINT

photographic intelligence

PHS

Public Health Service

PI

point of impact; probability of incapacitation; procedural

item

PIC

parent indicator code; person identification code; pilot in

command

PID

plan identification number

PIDD

planned inactivation or discontinued date

PIF

problem identification flag

PII

pre-incident indicators

PIM

pretrained individual manpower

PIN

personnel increment number

PINS

precise integrated navigation system

PIO

press information officer; public information officer

PIPS

plans integration partitioning system

PIR

priority intelligence requirements

PIRAZ

positive identification and radar advisory zone

PIW

person in water

PK

peacekeeping; probability of kill

PKG-POL

packaged petroleum, oils, and lubricants

PKI

public key infrastructure

PKO

peacekeeping operations

PKP

purple k powder

PL

phase line; public law

PLA

plain language address

PLAD

plain language address directory

PLAT

pilot’s landing aid television

PLB

personal locator beacon

PLC

power line conditioner

PLGR

precise lightweight global positioning system (GPS)

receiver

PLL

phase locked loop

PLL/ASL

prescribed load list/authorized stock level

PLRS

position location reporting system

PLS

palletized load system; personal locator system; pillars of

logistic support

PLT

platoon; program library tape

PM

parallel track multiunit; preventive medicine; program

manager; provost marshal

PMAI

primary mission aircraft inventory

P/M/C

passengers/mail/cargo

PMC

parallel multiunit circle; partial mission-capable

PMCM

partial mission-capable, maintenance

PMCS

partial mission-capable, supply

PMD

program management directive

PME

professional military education

PMEL

precision measurement equipment laboratory

PMGM

program manager’s guidance memorandum

PMI

patient movement item

PMIS

psychological operations (PSYOP) management

information subsystem

PMN

parallel track multiunit non-return

PMO

production management office(r); program management

office

PMOS

primary military occupational specialty

PMR

parallel track multiunit return; patient movement request

PMRC

patient movement requirements center

PMS

portable meteorological subsystem

PN

pseudonoise

PNID

precedence network in dialing

PNVS

pilot night vision system

P/O

part of

PO

peace operations; petty officer

POADS

psychological operations automated data system

POAI

primary other aircraft inventory

POAT

psychological operations assessment team

POB

persons on board; psychological operations battalion

POC

point of contact

POD

plan of the day; port of debarkation; probability of detection

POE

port of embarkation; port of entry

POG

port operations group; psychological operations group

POI

period of interest; program of instruction

POL

petroleum, oils, and lubricants

POLAD

political advisor

POLCAP

bulk petroleum capabilities report

POM

program objective memorandum

POMCUS

pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets

POLMIL

political-military

POMSO

Plans, Operations, and Military Support Office(r) (NG)

POP

performance oriented packaging

POPS

port operational performance simulator

POR

proposed operational requirement

PORTS

portable remote telecommunications system

POS

port of support; position; primary operating stocks;

probability of success

POSF

port of support file

POSSUB

possible submarine

POSTMOB

post mobilization

POTF

psychological operations task force

POTG

psychological operations task group

POTUS

President of the United States

POV

privately owned vehicle

POW

prisoner of war

P/P

patch panel

p-p

peak-to-peak

PPA

personnel information system (PERSINS) personnel

activity

PPAG

proposed public affairs guidance

PPBS

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System

PPD

program planning document

PPDB

point positioning database

PPE

personal protective equipment

Pplan

programming plan

ppm

parts per million

PPP

power projection platform; primary patch panel; priority

placement program

PPR

prior permission required

PPS

precision positioning service

PR

personnel recovery; primary zone; production requirement;

program review

PRA

primary review authority

PRANG

Puerto Rican Air National Guard

PRBS

pseudorandom binary sequence

PRC

populace and resources control

PRCA

Presidential Reserve Callup Authority

PRD

personnel readiness division; Presidential review directive

PRECOM

preliminary communications search

PREMOB

pre-mobilization

PREPO

pre-positioned force, equipment, or supplies; pre-

positioning

PRF

personnel resources file; pulse repetition frequency

PRG

program review group

PRI

movement priority for forces having the same latest arrival

date (LAD); priority; progressive routing indicator

PRIFLY

primary flight control

Prime BEEF

Prime Base Engineer Emergency Forces

PRM

Presidential review memorandum

PRMFL

perm file

PRN

pseudorandom noise

PROBSUB

probable submarine

PROC

processor; Puerto Rican Operations Center

PROFIS

professional officer filler information system

PROM

programmable read-only memory

PROPIN

caution, proprietary information involved

PROVORG

providing organization

proword

procedure word

PRP

personnel reliability program

PRRIS

Puerto Rican radar integration system

PRSL

primary zone/switch location

PRT

pararescue team

PRU

pararescue unit; primary reporting unit

PS

parallel track single-unit; processing subsystem

PSA

port support activity

PSB

poststrike base

PSC

principal subordinate command

PSD

planning systems division

PSE

peculiar support equipment

PSHD

port security and harbor defense

PSHDGRU

port security and harbor defense group

PSI

personnel security investigation

PSK

phase shift keying

PSL

parallel track single-unit long-range aid to navigation

(LORAN)

PSMS

Personnel Status Monitoring System

PSN

packet switching node; public switch network

PSO

post security officer

PSP

perforated steel planking; power support platform

PSPS

psychological operations (PSYOP) studies program

subsystem

PSS

parallel single-unit spiral

P-STATIC

precipitation static

PSTN

public switched telephone network

PSU

port security unit

PSV

pseudosynthetic video

PSYOP

psychological operations

PSYWAR

psychological warfare

PTA

position, time, altitude

PTAI

primary training aircraft inventory

PTC

peace through confrontation; primary traffic channel

PTT

postal telephone and telegraph; public telephone and

telegraph; push-to-talk

PTTI

precise time and time interval

pub

publication

PUK

packup kit

PUL

parent unit level

PVNTMED

preventive medicine

PVT

positioning, velocity, and timing

PW

prisoner of war

pW

picowatt

PWB

printed wiring board (assembly)

PWD

programmed warhead detonation

PWF

personnel working file

PWIS

Prisoner of War Information System

PWR

pre-positioned wartime reserves

PWRMR

pre-positioned war materiel requirement

PWRMS

pre-positioned war reserve materiel stock

PWRS

pre-positioned war reserve stock

PZ

pickup zone

RADHAZ

electromagnetic radiation hazards

RADINT

radar intelligence

RAE

right of assistance entry

RAF

Royal Air Force (UK)

R-AFF

regimental affiliation

RAM

raised angle marker; random access memory

RAMCC

regional air movement coordination center

RAOB

rawindsonde observation

RAOC

rear area operations center; regional air operations center

RAP

Radiological Assistance Program (DOE); rear area

protection; Remedial Action Projects Program (JCS)

RAS

recovery activation signal

RAST

recovery assistance, securing, and traversing systems

RASU

random access storage unit

RATT

radio teletype

RB

radar beacon; short-range coastal or river boat

RBC

red blood cell

RBE

remain-behind equipment

RBECS

Revised Battlefield Electronic Communications,

Electronics, Intelligence, and Operations (CEIO) System

RBI

RED/BLACK isolator

RB std

rubidium standard

RC

receive clock; regional coordinator; Reserve Component;

river current

RCA

residual capabilities assessment; riot control agent

RCAT

regional counterdrug analysis team

RCC

relocation coordination center; rescue coordination center

RCCPDS

Reserve Component common personnel data system

RCEM

regional contingency engineering management

RCHB

reserve cargo handling battalion

RCM

Rules for Courts-Martial

RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RC NORTH

Regional Command North (NATO)

RCO

regional coordinating office (DOE)

RCP

resynchronization control panel

RCS

radar cross section

RC SOUTH

Regional Command South (NATO)

RCSP

remote call service position

RCT

rescue coordination team (Navy)

RCU

rate changes unit; remote control unit

RCVR

receiver

RD

receive data; ringdown

RDA

research, development, and acquisition

R-day

redeployment day

RDD

required delivery date

RDF

radio direction finder; rapid deployment force

RDO

request for deployment order

RDT&E

research, development, test and evaluation

REACT

rapid execution and combat targeting

REAC/TS

radiation emergency assistance center/training site (DOE)

READY

resource augmentation duty program

RECA

Residual Capability Assessment

RECAS

residual capability assessment system

RECAT

residual capability assessment team

RECCE

reconnaissance

RECCEXREP

reconnaissance exploitation report

RECMOB

reconstitution-mobilization

RECON

reconnaissance

RED HORSE

Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair

Squadron, Engineers

REF

reference(s)

REGT

regiment

REL

relative

RELCAN

releasable to Canada

REM

roentgen equivalent mammal

REMT

regional emergency management team

REPOL

petroleum damage and deficiency report; reporting

emergency petroleum, oils, and lubricants

REPSHIP

report of shipment

REPUNIT

reporting unit

REQCONF

request confirmation

REQSTATASK

air mission request status tasking

RESA

research, evaluation, and system analysis

RESCAP

rescue combat air patrol

RESCORT

rescue escort

RET

retired

RF

radio frequency; reserve force; response force

RFA

radio frequency authorization; restrictive fire area

RFC

response force commander

RF/EMPINT

radio frequency/electromagnetic pulse intelligence

RFI

radio frequency interference; ready for issue; request for

information

RFL

restrictive fire line

RFP

request for proposal

RFS

request for service

RFW

request for waiver

RG

reconstitution group

RGR

Rangers

RH

reentry home

Rh

Rhesus factor

RHIB

rigid hull inflatable boat

RI

radiation intensity; Refugees International; routing

indicator

RIB

rubberized inflatable boat

RIC

routing indicator code

RIG

recognition identification group

RIMS

registrant information management system

RINT

unintentional radiation intelligence

RIP

register of intelligence publications

RIS

reconnaissance information system

RISOP

red integrated strategic offensive plan

RISTA

reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target

acquisition

RIT

remote imagery transceiver

RJTD

reconstitution joint table of distribution

RLD

ready-to-load date

RLE

rail liaison element

RLG

regional liaison group; ring laser gyro

RLGM

remote loop group multiplexer

RLGM/CD

remote loop group multiplexer/cable driver

RLP

remote line printer

RM

risk management

RMC

remote multiplexer combiner; rescue mission commander;

Resource Management Committee (CSIF); returned to

military control

RMKS

remarks

RMO

regional Marine officer

RMS

requirements management system; root-mean-square

RMU

receiver matrix unit

RNAV

area navigation

RNP

remote network processor

R/O

receive only

Ro

search radius rounded to next highest whole number

ROA

restricted operations area

ROC

regional operations center; required operational capability

ROCU

remote orderwire control unit

ROE

rules of engagement

ROEX

rules of engagement exercise

ROG

railhead operations group

ROK

Republic of Korea

ROM

read-only memory; rough order of magnitude

RON

remain overnight

RO/RO

roll-on/roll-off

ROS

reduced operational status

ROTC

Reserve Officer Training Corps

ROTHR

relocatable over-the-horizon backscatter radar (USN)

ROWPU

reverse osmosis water purification unit

ROZ

restricted operations zone

RP

reconstitution priority; release point (road); retained

personnel

RPT

report

RPTOR

reporting organization

RPV

remotely piloted vehicle

RQMT

requirement

RQT

rapid query tool

RR

reattack recommendations

RRC

regional reporting center

RRDF

roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) discharge facility

RRF

rapid reaction force; Ready Reserve Fleet; Ready Reserve

Force

RRPP

rapid response planning process

RS

rate synthesizer; requirement submission

RSA

retrograde storage area

RSC

red station clock; rescue sub-center

RSG

reference signal generator

RSI

rationalization, standardization, and interoperability

RSL

received signal level

RSO

regional security officer

RSOC

regional signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations center

RSOI

reception, staging, onward movement, and integration

RSP

recognized surface picture; Red Switch Project (DOD)

RSPA

Research and Special Programs Administration

RSS

radio subsystem; remote sensors subsystem;

root-sum-squared

RSSC

regional satellite communications (SATCOM) support

center; regional satellite support cell; regional signals

intelligence (SIGINT) support center (NSA); regional

space support center

RSTA

reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition

RSTV

real-time synthetic video

RSU

rapid support unit; rear support unit; remote switching unit

R/T

receiver/transmitter

RT

remote terminal; rough terrain

RTA

residual threat assessment

RTB

return to base

RTCC

rough terrain container crane

RTCH

rough terrain container handler

RTD

returned to duty

RTF

return to force

RTFL

rough terrain forklift

RTLP

receiver test level point

RTM

real-time mode

RTOC

rear tactical operations center

RTS

remote transfer switch

RTTY

radio teletype

RU

release unit; rescue unit

RUIC

Reserve unit identification number

RUSCOM

rapid ultrahigh frequency (UHF) satellite communications

RV

long-range seagoing rescue vessel; reentry vehicle;

rekeying variable; rendezvous

RVR

runway visibility recorder

RVT

remote video terminal