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Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


ACC

Air Combat Command

ACTD

advanced concept technology demonstration

AC2ISRC

Aerospace Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center

AFEO

Air Force Experimentation Office

AFOTEC

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

AFROC

Air Force Requirements Oversight Council

AJC2

Adaptive Joint Command and Control

ARCI

Advanced Rapid COTS Insertion program

ARG

amphibious ready group

ASN(RDA)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

ASW

antisubmarine warfare

ATD

advanced technology demonstration

AWE

advanced warfighting experiment


CAOC-X

Combined Air Operations Center-Experimental

CBIRF

Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force

CDEC

Combat Development Experimentation Command

CDS

Combat Development System

CEC

cooperative engagement capability

CEE

Continuous Experimentation Environment

CENTCOM

U.S. Central Command

CFFC

Commander, Fleet Forces Command

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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CINC

Commander in Chief (now referred to as Combatant Commander)

CJCSI

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction

CJTF

Commander, Joint Task Force

CMC

Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CONOPS

concept of operations

COP

common operating picture

COTS

commercial off-the-shelf

CPX

command post exercise

CROP

Common Relevant Operating Picture

CSG

carrier strike group

CTP

common tactical picture

CVBG

aircraft carrier battle group

CVG

carrier group

CW

Capable Warrior

CWL

Commandant’s Warfighting Laboratory

C2

command and control

C3I

command, control, communications, and intelligence

C4I

command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence

C4ISR

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


DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DDG

guided-missile destroyer

DFN

Digital Fires Network

DOD

Department of Defense

DOTMLPF

doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel, and facilities

DT&E

developmental test and evaluation

DVTE

Distributed Virtual Training Environment


EBO

effects-based operation

EFDS

Expeditionary Force Development System

ERGM

extended-range guided munition

ESG

expeditionary strike group


FAV

fast attack vehicle

FBCB2

Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below

FBE

Fleet Battle Experiment

FBE-I

Fleet Battle Experiment-India

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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FCS

Future Combat System

FOFAC

forward observer/forward air controller

FTX

field training exercise

FY

Fiscal Year


GCCS

Global Command and Control System

GCCS-M

Global Command and Control System-Maritime

GISRC

GCCS intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSTF

Global Strike Task Force


HSV

high-speed vessel

HW

Hunter Warrior


IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IFAV

Interim Fast Attack Vehicle

IKA

Information Knowledge Advantage

IO

information operations

IP

Internet Protocol

ISR

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance


JBC

Joint Battle Center

JCATS

Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation

JCDE

Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JEF

Joint Experimental Federation

JEFX

Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment

JFACC

Joint Force Air Component Commander

JFCOM

Joint Forces Command

JFE

Joint Fires Element

JI&I

joint interoperability and integration

JISR

Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance

JMCC

Joint and Maritime Component Commander

JMO-T

Joint Medical Operations-Telemedicine

JROC

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JSAF

Joint Semi-Automated Forces

JSIMS

Joint Simulation System

JTAMDO

Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Office

JTASC

Joint Training, Analysis, and Simulation Center

JTF

Joint Task Force

JVIMP

Joint Vision Implementation Master Plan

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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JWARS

Joint Warfare System

JWC

Joint Warfighting Center

JWCA

Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment


KB(X)

Kernel Blitz (Experimental)


LAWS

Land Attack Warfare System

LCAC

landing craft, air-cushioned

LELFAS

Long Endurance Low Frequency Active Sonar

LOE

limited-objective experiment

LTA

limited technical assessment


MAJCOM

Major Command

MBC

Maritime Battle Center (NWDC)

MC 02

Millennium Challenge ’02

MC2A

Multi-Mission Command and Control Aircraft

MCCDC

Marine Corps Combat Development Command

MCM

mine countermeasure

MCMC

Mine Countermeasures Commander

MCP

Mission Capabilities Package

MCTSSA

Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity

MCWL

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

MEF

Marine Expeditionary Force

MEU

Marine Expeditionary Unit

MIO

Maritime Interception Operations

MIWC

Mine Warfare Commander

MOBA

Marine operations in built-up areas

MOP

Measure of Performance

MOUT

military operations in urban terrain

MROC

Marine Requirements Oversight Council

M&S

modeling and simulation

MTO

Maritime Tasking Order


NAVSEA

Naval Sea Systems Command

NBC

nuclear, biological, or chemical

NCASW

network-centric antisubmarine warfare

NCW

network-centric warfare

NETWARCOM

Navy Network Warfare Command

NFN

Naval Fires Network

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NSS

Naval Simulation System

NWDC

Navy Warfare Development Command

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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OC

Olympic Challenge

OD04

Olympic Dragon 2004

OEF

Operation Enduring Freedom

OMFTS

Operational Maneuver from the Sea

ONR

Office of Naval Research

OPNAV

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

OPTEVFOR

Operational Test and Evaluation Force

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OTA

other transaction authority


PACOM

Pacific Command

POM

Program Objectives Memorandum

PTW

Precision Targeting Workstation


RDO

Rapid Decisive Operations

RISTA

reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, targeting, acquisition


SARGE

surveillance and reconnaissance ground equipment

SBCT

Stryker Brigade Combat Team

SJF HQ

standing joint force headquarters

SLOC

Sea Line of Communication

SLUAV

submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicle

SME

subject matter expert

SOF

Special Operations Force

SPACECOM

U.S. Space Command

SPMAGTF

Special Purpose Marine Air/Ground Task Force

SSGN

cruise missile submarine

STOM

Ship to Objective Maneuver

SUBDEVRON

submarine development squadron

SYSCOM

Systems Command


T&E

test and evaluation

TAMD

theater air and missile defense

TBMD

theater ballistic missile defense

TCT

time critical target

TENCAP

Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities

TES-N

Tactical Exploitation System-Navy

THS

Target Handoff System

TLDHS

Target Location and Designation Handoff System

TMD

theater misslie defense

TRADOC

Training and Doctrine Command

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11125.
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TTPs

tactics, techniques, and procedures


UAV

unmanned aerial vehicle

UCAV

uninhabited combat air vehicle

UGV

unmanned ground vehicle

USACOM

U.S. Atlantic Command

USAF

U.S. Air Force

USD

Under Secretary of Defense

USDA&T

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

USLANTCOM

U.S. Atlantic Command (emphasis on fleet)

USJFCOM

U.S. Joint Forces Command

USMC

U.S. Marine Corps

USN

U.S. Navy

UW

Urban Warrior


VCNO

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

VLS

Vertical Launch System


WARNET

Wide-Area Relay Network

WIDT

Warfare Innovation Development Team

WRAP

Warfighting Rapid Acquisition Program

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The Department of Defense is in the process of transforming the nation’s armed forces to meet the military challenges of the 21st century. Currently, the opportunity exists to carry out experiments at individual and joint service levels to facilitate this transformation. Experimentation, which involves a spectrum of activities including analyses, war games, modeling and simulation, small focused experiments, and large field events among other things, provides the means to enhance naval and joint force development. To assist the Navy in this effort, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study to examine the role of experimentation in building future naval forces to operate in the joint environment. The NRC formed the Committee for the Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces to perform the study.

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