AOR area of responsibilityAFMIC Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
BW biological warfare
C2 command and control
C2W command and control warfare
C3 command, control, and communications
C4 command, control, communications, and computers
C4I command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
CBW chemical and biological warfare
CI counterintelligence
CINC commander in chief
CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
COA course of action
CPS collective protective shelter
CRD chemical reconnaissance detachments
CS US Riot Control Agent
CSS combat service support
CW chemical warfare
CWC Chemical Weapons Convention
CX Phosgene Oxime
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
EAP emergency action procedures
EEI essential elements information
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPW enemy prisoners of war
EPW/CI enemy prisoners of war/civilian internees
FLOT forward line of own troops
FOUO for official use only
GA nerve agent TABUN
GB nerve agent SARIN
GD nerve agent SOMAN
HN host nation
HNS host nation support
HSS health services support
HUMINT human intelligence
IMINT imagery intelligence
IPSP intelligence priorities for strategic planning
J2 Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate
JFC Joint Force Commander
JMAO Joint Mortuary Affairs Office
JMC Joint Movement Center
JOPES Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
JSCP Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
JTTP joint tactics, techniques, and procedures
JULLS Joint Universal Lessons Learned System
L Lewisite
MASINT measurement and signature intelligence
MOP memorandum of policy
MOPP mission oriented protective posture
MOU memorandum of understanding
MSR main supply route
MTF medical treatment facilities
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NBCCS NBC contamination survivability
NCA National Command Authorities
NEO noncombatant evacuation operations
NS nuclear survivability
OEG operational exposure guide
OPLAN operation plan
OPSEC operations security
OSINT open source intelligence
PUB publication
RCA riot control agent
ROE rules of engagement
SIGINT signals intelligence
SOF Special Operations Forces
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
TDY temporary duty
TECHINT technical intelligence
TPFDD time-phased force and deployment data
TTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
UCP unified command plan
UNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces
USCINCSOC United States Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command
USCINCTRANS United States Commander in Chief, Transportation Command
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
WMD weapons of mass destruction
GLOSSARY
PART II - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
avoidance. Individual and/or unit measures taken to avoid or minimize nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks and reduce the effects of NBC hazards. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
biological agent. A microorganism that causes disease in man, plants, or animals or causes the deterioration of materiel. (Joint Pub 1-02)
biological defense. The methods, plans, and procedures involved in establishing and executing defensive measures against attacks utilizing biological agents. (Joint Pub 1-02)
biological operation. Employment of biological agents to produce casualties in man or animals and damage to plants or materiel; or defense against such employment. (Joint Pub 1-02)
biological threat. A threat that consists of biological material planned to be deployed to produce casualties in personnel or animals and damage plants or other materiel. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
campaign. A series of related military operations aimed at accomplishing a strategic or operational objective within a given time and space. (Joint Pub 1-02)
chemical agent. A chemical substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate man through its physiological effects. Excluded from consideration are riot control agents, herbicides, smoke, and flame. (Joint Pub 1-02)
chemical ammunition. A type of ammunition, the filler of which is primarily a chemical agent. (Joint Pub 1-02)
chemical warfare. All aspects of military operations involving the employment of lethal and incapacitating munitions/agents and the warning and protective measures associated with such offensive operations. Since riot control agents and herbicides are not considered to be chemical warfare agents, those two items will be referred to separately or under the broader term "chemical," which will be used to include all types of chemical munitions/agents
collectively. The term "chemical warfare weapons" may be used when it is desired to reflect both lethal and incapacitating munitions/agents of either chemical or biological origin. Also called CW. (Joint Pub 1-02)
combatant command. One of the unified or specified commands established by the President. (Joint Pub 1-02)
combatant command (command authority). Nontransferable command authority established by title 10, United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified combatant commands. Combatant command (command authority) is the authority of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command. Combatant command (command authority) should be exercised through the commanders of subordinate organizations; normally this authority is exercised through the Service component commander. Combatant command (command authority) provides full authority to organize and employ commands and forces as the CINC considers necessary to accomplish assigned missions. Also called COCOM. (Joint Pub 1-02)
combatant commander. A commander in chief of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President. (Joint Pub 1-02)
contamination control. Procedures to avoid, reduce, remove, or render harmless, temporarily or permanently, nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the efficient conduct of military operations. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
defoliating agent. A chemical that causes trees, shrubs, and other plants to shed their leaves prematurely. (Joint Pub 1-02)
herbicide. A chemical compound that will kill or damage plants. (Joint Pub 1-02)
host nation support. Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime, times of crisis/emergencies, or war based upon agreements mutually concluded between nations. (Joint Pub 1-02)
joint force commander. A general term applied to a commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control over a joint force. Also called JFC. (Joint Pub 1-02)
munitions. Materiels used in war, especially weapons and ammunition. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
nonpersistent agent. A chemical agent that when released dissipates and/or loses its ability to cause casualties after 10 to 15 minutes. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
nuclear, biological, and chemical capable nation. A nation that has the capability to produce and employ one or more types of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons across the full range of military operations and at any level of war in order to achieve political and military objectives. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
persistent agent. A chemical agent that when released remains able to cause casualties for more than 24 hours to several days or weeks. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1-02)
riot control agent. A chemical that produces temporary irritating or disabling effects when in contact with the eyes or when inhaled. (Joint Pub 1-02)
subordinate command. A command consisting of the commander and all those individuals, units, detachments, organizations, or installations that have been placed under the command by the authority establishing the subordinate command. (Joint Pub 1-02)