C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACAT
acquisition category
ACO
Allied Command Operations
ACSC
Aegis Combat System Center (Wallops Island, Maryland)
ACT
Allied Command Transformation
ADNS
Advanced Digital Network System
AF C2ISR
Air Force Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
AODV
Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector
ASD(NII)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration
ASN(RDA)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
ASW
antisubmarine warfare
ATO
Air Tasking Order
BFT
Blue Force Tracking
C2
command and control
C4I
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
C5I
command, control, communications, computers, combat direction, and intelligence
CD&E
concept development and experimentation
CERT/CC
Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center
CES
Core Enterprise Services
CFFC
Commander, Fleet Forces Command
CINC
Commander-in-Chief
CJCS
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
CNR
Chief of Naval Research
COI
community of interest
COP
common operational picture
COTP
common operational and tactical picture
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
CVN
aircraft carrier
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DCGS
Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
DCMC(I&L)
Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Installations and Logistics
DCMC(P&R)
Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Programs and Resources
DCMC(PP&O)
Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Plans, Policies, and Operations
DCNO
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
DEP
distributed engineering plant
D&I
Discovery and Invention
DISA
Defense Information Systems Agency
DOD
Department of Defense
DON
Department of the Navy
DOTMLPF
doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities
DSB
Defense Science Board
DTN
Delay-Tolerant Networking
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMW
Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
EPP
Enhanced Planning Process
ESF
Expeditionary Strike Force
ESG
Expeditionary Strike Group
ETA
estimated time of arrival
EXCOMM
Executive Committee
FBE
fleet battle experiment
FCS
Future Combat Systems
FNC
Future Naval Capabilities
FnII
FORCEnet Information Infrastructure
GCCS
Global Command and Control System
GIG
Global Information Grid
GIG-BE
Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion
GIG ES
Global Information Grid Enterprise Services
GMTI
ground moving target indication
GRA
Government Reference Architecture
HAIPE
High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor
HLA
high-level architecture
INMARSAT
International Marine/Maritime Satellite
INTEL
intelligence
IP
Internet Protocol
IPD
integrated product demonstration
IPv6
Internet Protocol, Version 6
ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
IT
information technology
IT-21
Information Technology for the 21st Century (Navy program)
IV&V
independent verification and validation
IWS
Integrated Warfare Systems
JBMC2
joint battle management command and control
JCD&E
Joint Concept Development and Experimentation
JCIDS
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JDAM
Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDEP
Joint Distributed Engineering Plant
JFC
Joint Force Commander
JFCOM
U.S. Joint Forces Command
JFMCC
Joint Force Maritime Component Commander
JFN
Joint Fires Network
JIWP
Joint Integrated Warfare Picture
JNTC
joint national training capability
JOC
joint operating concept
JOpsC
Joint Operations Concept
JROC
Joint Requirements Oversight Council
JSF
Joint Strike Fighter
JTRS
Joint Tactical Radio System
LCS
Littoral Combat Ship
LOE
limited objective experiment
MAGTF
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MANET
Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MARCORSYSCOM
Marine Corps Systems Command
MBC
Maritime Battle Center
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCEN
Marine Corps Enterprise Network
MCM
mine countermeasures
MCP
Mission Capability Package
MCWL
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
MEF
Marine Expeditionary Force
MIW
mine warfare
MLS
multilevel security
MN
multinational
M&S
modeling and simulation
N6/N7
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs
N8
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NCDP
Naval Capabilities Development Process
NCES
Network-Centric Enterprise Services
NCO
network-centric operations
NCOW RM
Network-Centric Operations and Warfare Reference Model
NCP
Naval Capability Pillar
NCTAMS
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NETWARCOM
Naval Network Warfare Command
NGA
National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
NII
Networks and Information Integration
NMCI
Navy-Marine Corps Intranet
NNEC
NATO Network-Enabled Capability
NNP
Naval Nuclear Propulsion
NORTHCOM
U.S. Northern Command (Homeland Security)
NRC
National Research Council
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NTDS
Naval Tactical Data System
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
OA
open architecture
OACE
Open Architecture Computing Environment
OAG
Operational Advisory Group
OHIO
only handle information once
OIF
Operation Iraqi Freedom
OLSR
Optimized Link State Routing
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PACOM
Pacific Command
PDA
personal digital assistant
PEO
program executive office/officer
POM
Program Objective Memorandum
POSIX
Portable Operating System for Information Exchange
QoS
quality of service
R&D
research and development
RF
radio frequency
RFP
request for proposal
RTO
Research and Technology Organization
SBR
space-based radar
SEAL
Sea, Air, Land (U.S. Navy military special forces team member)
SECDEF
Secretary of Defense
SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
SJFHQ
Standing Joint Force Headquarters
SOA
Services Oriented Architecture
SOCOM
Special Operations Command
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPG
Strategic Planning Guidance
SSG
Strategic Studies Group
S&T
science and technology
STIMS
Sea Trial Information Management System
STRATCOM
U.S. Strategic Command
SUW
surface warfare
SYSCOM
Systems Command
TAD
Theater Air Defense
TCA
Transformational Communications Architecture
TCS
Transformational Communication System
TMD
Theater Missile Defense
TOP
tactical operational picture
TPPU
task, post, process, use
TSAT
Transformational Satellite
TTPs
tactics, techniques, and procedures
UAV
unmanned air vehicle
UHF
ultrahigh frequency (300 to 3,000 MHz; 1 m to 10 cm)
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
USN
U.S. Navy
VCNO
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
XML
Extensible Markup Language
XTCF
eXtensible Tactical C4I Framework