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Suggested Citation:"F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver from the Sea. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6410.
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F Acronyms and Abbreviations


AAAV

Advanced amphibious assault vehicle

ACV

Air-cushioned vehicle

ARG

Amphibious-ready group


CG

Guided missile cruiser

CNA

Center for Naval Analyses

CONUS

Continental United States

CSSD

Combat service support detachment

CVN

Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier


DD

Destroyer

DDG

Guided missile destroyer


ERGM

Extended-range guided missile


FARP

Forward arming and refueling point

FSSG

Force service support group


IOC

Initial operating capability


JSF

Joint strike fighter


LASM

Land-attack standard missile

LCAC

Landing craft (air cushion)

LCU(X)

Advanced landing craft

LHA

Amphibious assault ship (general purpose)

LHD

Amphibious assault ship (multipurpose)


MAGTF

Marine air-ground task force

MCSSD

Marine combat service support detachment

MEF

Marine expeditionary force

MEF

(FWD) Marine expeditionary force (forward)

Suggested Citation:"F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver from the Sea. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6410.
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MEU

Marine expeditionary unit

MLC

Marine Logistics Command

MOB

Mobile offshore base

MPF

Maritime prepositioning force

MPF

2010+ Maritime Prepositioning Force 2010 and Beyond


OMFTS

Operational Maneuver From the Sea


RAP

Rocket-assisted projectile

RPM

Rounds per minute


SES

Surface-effect ship

SOC

Support operations capability

STO

Short takeoff

STOL

Short takeoff and landing

STOM

Ship-to-objective movement


TAFDS

Tactical airfield fuel distribution system

TEU

Twenty-ft equivalent unit

TLAM

Tomahawk land attack missile


VGAS

Vertical gun (advanced) system

VLS

Vertical launch system

VTO

Vertical takeoff

Suggested Citation:"F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver from the Sea. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6410.
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Suggested Citation:"F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver from the Sea. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6410.
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At the request of the Chief of Naval Operations, the National Research Council (NRC) conducted a study to determine the technological requirements, operational changes, and combat service support structure necessary to land and support forces ashore under the newly evolving Navy and Marine Corps doctrine. The Committee on Naval Expeditionary Logistics, operating under the auspices of the NRC's Naval Studies Board, was appointed to (1) evaluate the packaging, sealift, and distribution network and identify critical nodes and operations that affect timely insertion of fuels, ammunition, water, medical supplies, food, vehicles, and maintenance parts and tool blocks; (2) determine specific changes required to relieve these critical nodes and support forces ashore, from assault through follow-on echelonment; and (3) present implementable changes to existing support systems, and suggest the development of innovative new systems and technologies to land and sustain dispersed units from the shoreline to 200 miles inland.

In the course of its study, the committee soon learned that development of OMFTS is not yet at a stage to allow, directly, detailed answers to many of these questions. As a result, the committee addressed the questions in terms of the major logistics functions of force deployment, force sustainment, and force medical support, and the fundamental logistics issues related to each of these functions.

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