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- 13C
- Tactical Automated Fire Control Systems Specialist.
The TAFCS specialist leads, supervises, or serves as a member of an activity operating tactical fire direction TAFCS equipment in a field artillery cannon battalion or higher unit. - 42nd Infantry Division
- The 42nd Infantry Division headquartered out of Troy, New York. Click here to view the history from the division's official web site.
- AAR
- After Action Report
- ACE
- Analysis and Control Element
- AFATDS
- Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
- AIF
- Anti-Iraqi Force
- APFT
- Army Physical Fitness Test
- ASR
- Alternate Supply Route
- BAZ
- Back Azimuth
- BDU
- Battle Dress Uniform
- BOHICA
- Bend Over Here It Comes Again
- CAS
- Close Air Support
- CAT
- Crater Analysis Team
- CENTCOM
- United States Central Command
- CLP
- Combat Logistics Patrol (pronounced 'clip')
- CP
- Check Point or Command Post
- CPA
- Coalition Provisional Authority
- CPX
- Command Post Exercise
- CQ
- Charge of Quarters
- CQM
- Close Quarters Marksmanship
- CSM
- Command Sergeant Major
- DCU
- Desert Camouflage Uniform
- DFAC
- Dining Facility
- DIVARTY
- Division Artillery
- EOD
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- FA
- Field Artillery
- FOB
- Forward Operating Base
- fobbit
- One who doesn't leave the FOB
- Fort Drum
- Located in Northern New York, home of the 10th Mountain Division.
- HHB
- Headquarters Headquarters Battery
- HHC
- Headquarters Headquarters Company
- IA
- Iraqi Army
- IDF
- Indirect Fire
- IED
- Improvised Explosive Device
- IFSAS
- Initial Fire Support Automated System
- ING
- Iraqi National Guard
- ITO
- Iraqi Theatre of Operations
- KBR
- Kellog, Brown and Root. A Halliburton subsidiary.
- KCIA
- Kuwait City International Airport
- LP/OP
- Listening Post / Observation Post
- MDMP
- Military Decision Making Process
- MLRS
- Multiple Launch Rocket System
- MOPP
- Mission Oriented Protective Posture - Basically chem suits that I'm sure will keep us nice and warm out in the desert.
- MRE
- Meal Ready to Eat
- MRX
- Mobilization Readiness Exercise
- MSB
- Main Support Battalion
- MSR
- Main Supply Route
- MWR
- Morale Welfare and Recreation
- NBC
- Nuclear Biological Chemical
- NFTR
- Nothing Further To Report
- NIDE
- No Injuries or Damage to Equipment
- NSTR
- Nothing Significant To Report
- OG
- Original Gangster
- OIF
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- OPSEC
- Operations Security
- PBA
- Post Blast Analysis
- POI
- Point of Impact
- POO
- Point of Origin
- POV
- Personally Owned Vehicle
- PSD
- Personal Security Detachment
- PSD
- Personal Security Detail
- QRF
- Quick Reaction Force
- Rainbow Division
- Another name for the 42nd Infantry Division(ID). 'Rainbow' refers to the patch worn on the soldier's uniforms. The history behind the 42nd ID can be found here.
- RCIED
- Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device
- RIP
- Relief In Place
- ROC
- Rear Operations Center
- ROE
- Rules of Engagement
- RPG
- Rocket Propelled Grenade
- SAW
- Squad Automatic Weapon (M249)
- SIGACT
- Significant Activity
- SIPRNET
- Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
- SOSO
- Stability Operations and Support Operations
- SPOD
- Sea Port of Debarkation
- TCP
- Traffic Control Point
- TF
- Task Force
- TMC
- Troop Medical Clinic
- TOC
- Tactical Operations Center
- UXO
- Unexploded Ordinance
- VBIED
- Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (Moving - I.E. Drive into convoy or building then explode)
- VCIED
- Vehicle Carried Improvised Explosive Device (Stationary i.e. Park in front of building, leave car, then remote detonate Timothy McVeigh style)