DarkDot Terms
ACE Report
Ammunition, Casualties, Equipment Report
A standardized post-action status report submitted by subordinate elements that …
Reporting
AO
Area of Operations
An operational area defined by a commander for land, air, or maritime forces to …
Command & Control
ASR
Alternate Supply Route
A route designated within an operational area that supplements the MSR when the …
Logistics
BDA
Battle Damage Assessment
The estimate of damage resulting from the application of lethal or nonlethal mil…
Intelligence
BP
Battle Position
A defensive location oriented on a likely enemy avenue of approach, from which a…
Tactics
CAS
Close Air Support
Air action by fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets in close pr…
Fire Support
CASEVAC
Casualty Evacuation
The unplanned, unregulated movement of casualties using any available platform —…
Medical Operations
CCIR
Commander's Critical Information Requirements
Those elements of information required by the commander that directly affect dec…
Intelligence
CONOP
Concept of Operations
A narrative or graphical description of how the commander intends to accomplish …
Command & Control
COP
Combat Outpost
A small, fortified position established forward of the main defensive position t…
Operations
FFE
Fire for Effect
A fire mission phase in which rounds are fired with the expectation of effective…
Fire Support
FOB
Forward Operating Base
A secured, semi-permanent facility established forward of the main base to suppo…
Bases & Facilities
FRAGO
Fragmentary Order
An abbreviated form of an operations order used to make changes to an existing o…
Command & Control
FSO
Fire Support Officer
An officer responsible for advising the supported commander on the employment of…
Fire Support
IPOE
Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment
A systematic process of analyzing and visualizing the operational environment to…
Intelligence
ISR
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and operation of senso…
Intelligence
JTAC
Joint Terminal Attack Controller
A qualified service member who, from a forward position, directs the action of c…
Fire Support
LOGPAC
Logistics Package
A group of vehicles and personnel organized to provide Class I (food), Class III…
Logistics
LZ / PZ
Landing Zone / Pickup Zone
A designated surface area used for the landing (LZ) or pickup (PZ) of rotary-win…
Air Operations
METT-TC
Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops and Support Available, Time Available, Civil Considerations
The six-factor analytical framework used by commanders and staffs to analyze the…
Planning
MGRS
Military Grid Reference System
A geocoordinate standard used by NATO and allied forces to specify locations on …
Navigation
MSR
Main Supply Route
The primary route designated within an operational area along which the bulk of …
Logistics
OP
Observation Post
A position from which military observations are made, or fire directed and adjus…
Intelligence
OPORD
Operations Order
A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of e…
Command & Control
PACE
Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency
A communication planning methodology that establishes a hierarchical sequence of…
Communications
PID
Positive Identification
The reasonable certainty that a proposed target is a legitimate military target …
Legal & Operations
PIR
Priority Intelligence Requirements
Those intelligence requirements for which a commander has an anticipated and sta…
Intelligence
QRF
Quick Reaction Force
A designated force held at a prescribed readiness level to respond rapidly to re…
Command & Control
ROE
Rules of Engagement
Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstanc…
Legal & Operations
SALUTE
Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment
A standardized format for reporting enemy contact or observed enemy activity tha…
Reporting
SITREP
Situation Report
A structured periodic report submitted by subordinate commanders to higher headq…
Reporting
SOI
Signal Operating Instructions
A classified publication containing call signs, frequencies, authentication tabl…
Communications
TIC
Troops in Contact
A situation in which friendly forces are engaged in direct fire contact with ene…
Command & Control
TOC
Tactical Operations Center
The principal command post facility where staff sections process information, up…
Command & Control
TRP
Target Reference Point
An easily recognizable point on the ground — natural or man-made — designated by…
Fire Support
WARNO
Warning Order
A preliminary notice issued to subordinates in advance of an OPORD, providing ea…
Command & Control