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MOB
— MOBilization
TDA
— Table of Distribution and Allowances
XO
— Executive Officer
WWW
— World Wide Web
PERSTEMPO
— Personnel Tempo
MOS
— Military Occupational Speciality
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
IRR
— Individual Ready Reserve
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
TF
— Task Force
PCB
— Polychlorinated Biphenyls
MP
— Military Police
AAFES
— Army and Air Force Exchange Service
POC
— Point Of Contact
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
V/R
— Very Respectfully
CPT
— Captain
OPTEMPO
— operational tempo
RFI
— Ready For Issue
NFA
— No Further Action
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
SF
— Special Forces
MSC
— Major Subordinate Command
RIF
— Reduction In Force
MSA
— Metropolitan Statistical Area
QRF
— Quick Reaction Force. On standby to react to any situation.
WILCO
— Will Comply
SME
— Subject Matter Expert
PM
— Program Manager
SGT
— Sergeant
IAW
— In Accordance With
MILCON
— Military Construction
PW
— Prisoner of War
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
SDO
— Staff Duty Officer
RC
— Reserve Component
MOAB
— Massive Ordnance Air Blast
NPV
— Net Present Value {economics}
RPG
— Rocket-Propelled Grenade
ATSDR
— Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
SRS
— Strategic Readiness System
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
MEPS
— Military Entrance Processing Station
SVE
— Soil Vapor Extraction
OCS
— Officer Candidate School
LZ
— Landing Zone
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
KIA
— Killed in Action
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
PMCS
— Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
COL
— Colonel
RPM
— Remedial Project Manager
OCONUS
— Outside Continental United States
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
OB/OD
— Open Burn/Open Detonation
MEDEVAC
— Medical Evacuation
DRMO
— Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
DPG
— Defense Planning Guidance
TDY
— temporary duty (non-unit-related personnel)
FORSCOM
— United States Army Forces Command
TC
— Tank Commander
SBF
— Support By Fire
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
WO
— Warning Order
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
SBCT
— Stryker Brigade Combat Team
NLT
— Not Later Than
NEPA
— National Energy Policy Act of 1992
SFODA
— Special Forces Operational Detachment - Alpha
OPORD
— OPerations Order
POM
— Program Objective Memorandum
WP
— White Phosphorus (ammunition)
PX
— Post Exchange
ASST
— Assist
SITREP
— SITuational REPort
OPR
— Office of Primary Responsibility
TOC
— Tactical Operations Center. Usually pronounced ‘tock.’ Where command elements are primarily located.
SIDPERS
— Standard Installation/Division Personnel System
DLA
— U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
TJAG
— The Judge Advocate General
TAP
— Transition Assistance Program
TRM
— Training Resource Model
AMEDD
— Army Medical Department
PLDC
— Primary Leadership Development Course
PERSCOM
— Personnel Command
LMTV
— Light Medium Tactical Vehicle
SOCOM
— United States Special Operations Command
IMA
— Installation Management Agency
WSO
— Weapon Systems Officer
MACOM
— Major Command
CNO
— Chief of Naval Operations
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
TOA
— Transfer Of Authority
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
UXO
— Unexploded Ordinance
MILPER
— Military Personnel
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
RTO
— Radio telephone operator (Army) or RO-radio operator (Marines). The person working the radio, usually either in a combat maneuver element or at the TOC (see below).
UA
— Unit of Action
OPFOR
— Opposing Force
PMI
— Preventive Maintenance Inspection
EIS
— Environmental Impact Statement (US)
KO
— Contracting Officer
VBIED
— Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosion Device
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
DASA(IH)
— Deputy Assistant Scretary of the Army (Installations and Housing)
METL
— Mission Essential Task List (mettle)
LBP
— Lead-Based Paint
OU
— Operable Unit
STX
— Situational Training Exercise
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
AMC
— United States Army Materiel Command
DAIM-BO
— DA Installation Management BRACO Office
POO
— Point of Origin
OER
— Officer Evaluation Report
IGCE
— Independent Government Cost Estimate
POW
— Privately-Owned Weapon. A Soldier's Personal Weapon.
RIO
— Radar Intercept Officer (US Navy)
TDY
— Temporary Divorce for a Year
FMV
— Fair Market Value
J&A
— Justification & Approval
STP
— Sewage Treatment Plant
MIA
— Missing In Action
REMF
— rear-echelon motherfucker
RADC
— regional air defense commander (US DoD)
MOLLE
— Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
COE
— Creek Corps of Engineers
FNSI
— Finding of No Significant Impact
GAO
— Government Accounting Office
ARARS
— Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
BES
— Budget Estimate Submission
TRADOC
— United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
FOSET
— Finding Of Suitability for Early Transfer
OSD
— U.S. Office Of The Secretary Of Defense
BIA
— Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
IOTV
— Improved Tactical Outer Vest
ITR
— Independent Technical Review
GOCO
— Government Owned, Contractor Operated. An admission by government that they have the expertise to run the country (supposedly) but not anything as practical as a hot-dog stall.
TAG
— Technical Assistance Grant
ZI
— Zone of Interior
W5
— Jumpmaster
STRAC
— Strategic Army Corporation
STRACT
— STrategically Ready And Combat Tough
O/A
— On Or About
OLC
— Oak-Leaf Cluster (signifying Subsequent Awards)
MMRP
— Military Munitions Response Program
POL
— Petrol Oil and Lubrication
BRAC
— Base Realignment and Closure (Commission)
OSUT
— One-Station Unit Training. Combination Of BCT And AIT
EDC
— Economic Development Conveyance
MDW
— Military District of Washington (US Army)
MAJ
— Major
ROTC
— Reserve Officer Training Corporation
JCS
— Joint Chiefs of Staff
SPTT
— Security Policy Translation Table
SFQC
— Special Forces Qualification Course
JETDS
— Joint Electronics Type Designation System (e.g. AN/PRC-xx)
PIR
— Parachute Infantry Regiment
TACSOP
— TACtical Standard Operation Procedure
PBC
— Public Benefit Conveyance
REC
— Record of Environmental Consideration
BRACO
— Base Realignment And Closure Office/Officer
BTC
— Base Transition Coordinator
MTMC
— Military Traffic Management Command
PCS
— Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
DA
— Department of the Army's
PCI
— Pre-combat inspection
MOUT
— Military Operation in Urban Terrain
POV
— Privately-Owned Vehicle. A Soldier's Personal Automobile.
FFA
— Federal Facilities Agreement
NBC
— Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Weapons
SWMU
— Solid Waste Management Unit(s)
ACSIM
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
NGB
— National Guard Bureau
EA
— Environmental Assessment, EIAP
VDM
— Visually-Distinguishing Mark
ITP
— Individual Transition Plan
LBV
— Load-Bearing Vest. Used For Carrying Ammunition
USAREUR
— United States Army European Command
FEIS
— Final Environmental impact statement (US)
PT
— Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs)
TDY
— Temporary Divisionrce for a Year
BEC
— BRAC Environmental Coordinator
MRE
— Meals Ready to Eat
SOP
— standing operating procedure
DOI
— United States Department of Interior
MEDCOM
— United States Army Medical Command
OCR
— Office of Co-Responsibility
NRC
— Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
BCT
— BRAC Cleanup Team
DDESB
— Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board
MLRS
— Multiple-Launch Rocket System
PBD
— Program Budget Directive
BG
— general officer, O-7, brigadier general
I&E
— Installations and Environment
POG
— port operations group; psychological operations group
REO
— Regional Environmental Office
NPS
— National Park Service (US)
USACE
— Unites States Army Corps of Engineers
ROD
— Record Of Decision
MG
— general officer, O-8, major general
MOPP
— Mission-Oriented Protective Postures
BCA
— Base Closure Account
BRACON
— Base Realignment and Closure Office, Navy
AEC
— Army Environmental Command (US Army; formerly Army Environmental Center)
CAC
— construction all complete
DERA
— Defense Environmental Restoration Account
DUSD (IA&I)
— Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs and Installations)
REMIS
— Real Estate Management Information System
AOC
— Area of Concern
O/O
— Order of Operations
IRDMIS
— Installation Restoration Data Management Information System
TERC
— Total Environmental Restoration Contract
RFI
— Rapid Fielding Initiative
DSERTS
— Defense Site Environmental Restoration Tracking System
NAF
— Non-Appropriated Fund
LIFC
— Leased in Furtherance of Conveyance
PCT
— Pre-separation Counseling Timeliness
USATCES
— U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosive Safety
LTM
— Long-Term Monitoring
TSM
— Transition Services Manager
CTC
— Cost To Complete
CAMU
— Corrective Action Measurement Unit
RRSE
— Relative Risk Site Evaluation
FOST
— Finding of Suitability for Transfer
SMA
— Sergeant Major of the Army
CERFA
— Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act
HQDA
— Headquarters, Department of the Army
CERCLA
— Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980, "Superfund")
BTO
— Base Transition Officer
PDO
— Property Disposal Office
SAALT
— Ass't Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistic Team
OSC
— Operation Support Command
FUDS
— Formerly Used Defense Sites
OTJAG
— Office of the Judge Advocate General
IAG
— Interagency Agreement
BROT
— Base Reuse Oversight Team
OEA
— (U.S.) Office Of Economic Adjustment
DOED
— Department of Education
OGC
— Office of the Army General Counsel
ESCA
— Environmental Service Cooperative Agreement
ECOP
— Environmental Condition of Property
FT.
— fort
IPR
— INFORMAL IN-PROCESS REVIEW
JATA
— Job Assistance Training Application
LUC
— Land Use Control
SAAD
— Sacramento Army Depot
HTRW
— Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste
ESS
— Explosive Safety Submission
DSMOA
— Defense-State Memorandum Of Agreement
ITAM
— Integrated Training Area Management
LUCAP
— Land Use Control Assurance Plan
UST
— Underground Storage Tank
HSMS
— Hazardous Substance Management System
EBS
— Environmental Baseline Survey
CA
— Cooperative Agreement
DCCR
— Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
NCP
— National Contingency Plan (Superfund)
FOSL
— Finding of Suitability for Lease
DENIX
— Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange
DUSD(ES)
— Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
SISBL
— Standardized Individual Soldier Basic Load
USCG
— U.S. Coast Guard
NRDA
— Natural Resources Damages Act
DAS
— Director Army Staff
NPL
— National Priority List
LRA
— Local Redevelopment Authority
SPL
— Service Provider List
EE/CA
— engineering evaluation/cost assessment
PBT
— Public Benefit Transfer
FTC
— Fast-Track Cleanup
USFWS
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
DACSIM
— Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
LTC
— Lieutenant Colonel
AAA
— Army Auditing Agency
USACHPPM
— U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
OE
— Ordnance Explosives
UERD
— Underwater Explosions Research Department
CNR
— Cultural/Natural Resources
RACR
— Remedial Action Cost Engineering & Requirements
RAB
— Restoration Advisory Board
NDGW
— Non-Degradation of Ground Water
SERG
— Site Environmental Regulatory Group
USARC
— US Army Reserve Command
ASA
— Assistant Secretary of the Army
CECOM
— U.S. Army Communications/Electronics Command
RI/FS
— Remedial Investigation/feasibility Study (Superfund)
CERL
— US Army Construction Engineering Research
IC
— Institutional Control
GFPR
— Guaranteed Fix Price for Remediation
BTT
— BRAC Transfer Team
ELD
— Environmental Legal Division
OCSA
— Office of the Chief of Staff, Us Army
SME
— subject-matter expert
ODEP
— Office of the Director of Environmental Programs
BCP
— BRAC Closure Plan
CMS
— Corrective Measure Sites
ESOH
— Environmental Safety Occupational Health
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