ACRONYMS/BREVITY CODES

Question 1

EOB

Answer 1

Enemy Order of Battle

Question 2

GCI

Answer 2

Ground Control Intercept

Question 3

DANTAN

Answer 3

Detection Avoidance Navigation and Threat Avoidance Navigation

Question 4

ACO

ATO

Answer 4

Airspace Control Order

Air Tasking Order

Question 5

ADA

MANPADS

Answer 5

ADA - Air Defense Artillery

MANPADS - Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

Question 6

CAP

Answer 6

Combat Air Patrol

Question 7

SEAD

Answer 7

Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

Question 8

CEOI

Answer 8

Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions

Question 9

RTF

Answer 9

Return To Force

Question 10

OPORD

Answer 10

Operations Order

Question 11

RCS

Answer 11

Radar Cross Section

Question 12

ACM

Answer 12

Airspace Control Measures

Question 13

OOB

Answer 13

Order of Battle

Question 14

PL

Answer 14

Phase Line

Question 15

FSA

Answer 15

Fire Support Area

normally associated with amphibious ops

used to station ships so they can reach certain targets

Ex. FSA II, III

Question 16

FFA

Answer 16

Free Fire Area

designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with establishing HQ

Question 17

FSS

Answer 17

Fire Support Station

exact location at sea from which a fire support ship delivers fires

Ex. FSS 1, 3, 6

Question 18

FSCL

Answer 18

Fire Support Coordination Line

beyond which all fires must be coordinated with affected commanders prior to engagement

Question 19

FLOT

Answer 19

Forward Line of Own Troops

Question 20

BCL

Answer 20

Battlefield Coordination Line

supplement measure to eliminate an enemy sanctuary

Question 21

CFL

Answer 21

Coordinated Fire Line

a line beyond which conventional surface-to-surface direct fire and IDF at any time within the boundaries of establishing HQ w/o additional coordination

Question 22

RFL

Answer 22

Restrictive Fire Line

prevents fratricide and duplication of engagements btwn converging friendly forces

Question 23

ACA

Answer 23

Airspace Coordination Area

ensures aircrew safety and effective use of indirect supporting surface fires by de-confliction of time and space

Question 24

RFA

Answer 24

Restricted Fire Area

Question 25

NFA

Answer 25

No-Fire Area

Question 26

ROZ

Answer 26

Restricted Operations Zone

Question 27

HIDACZ

Answer 27

High-Density Airspace Control Zone

Question 28

FEZ

Answer 28

Fighter Engagement Zone

Question 29

ADM

Answer 29

Airspace Defense Measures

Question 30

MEZ

Answer 30

Missile Engagement Zone

Question 31

JEZ

Answer 31

Joint Engagement Zone

Question 32

BDZ

Answer 32

Base Defense Zone

Question 33

MACCS

Answer 33

Marine Air Command and Control System

Question 34

TACP

Answer 34

Tactical Air Control Party

Question 35

MACG

Answer 35

Marine Air Control Group

Question 36

TACC

Answer 36

Tactical Air Command Center

Question 37

LAAD

Answer 37

Low Altitude Air Defense

Question 38

TAOC

Answer 38

Tactical Air Operations Center

Question 39

MATCD

Answer 39

Marine Air Traffic Control Detachment

Question 40

MMT

Answer 40

Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team

Question 41

DASC

Answer 41

Direct Air Support Center

Question 42

SCAR

Answer 42

Strike Coordination and Air Reconnaissance

Question 43

TAC [A]

Answer 43

Tactical Air Coordinator (Airborne)

Question 44

TAC (A)

Answer 44

Terminal Attack Controller (Airborne)

Question 45

SADC

Answer 45

Sector Air Defense Commander

Question 46

MWCS

Answer 46

Marine Wing Communications Squadron

Question 47

IADS

Answer 47

Integrated Air Defense System

Question 48

JTAR

Answer 48

Joint Tactical Air Strike Request

Question 49

C4I

Answer 49

Command, Control, Computers, & Intelligence

Question 50

TAC

Answer 50

Terminal Attack Control

Question 51

SADC

Answer 51

Sector Air and Missile Defense Commander

Question 52

AADC

Answer 52

Area Air and Missile Defense Commander