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