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List of acronyms in Wikileaks Iraq War Logs
IDF-Indirect fire
IAW-In accordance with
TTP-Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
VBIED-Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device.
TOW-TOW antitank missile
NSTR-Nothing significant to report
ASR-Army Supply Route?
MSR -Military /Marines/Main Supply Route?
RPK-Light machine gun, Kalashnikov (Ruchnoi Pulemyot Kalashnikova)
PLT-platoon
GSW-Gunshot wound
QRF-Quick Response Force
RTD-Reported?
CDR-commander
LNO-Liaison Officer
SSE-Sensitive Site Exploitation
BCT-Brigade combat team (US )
GEN-general
ENG-engineers
OP-Observation Post
MEDEVAC-Medical Evacuation
MP-Military Police
AH-Attack helicopter
SAFIRE-Small arms fire/Surface-to-Air Fire
AGL-Above Ground Level [Altitude]
NFI-No Further Information
SAW-Squad Automatic Weapon [machine gun]
CJTF- Combined Joint Task Force
CO-Commanding officer
RDS-Rounds
EN BDA- Enemy Battle Damage Assessment
BN-battalion
SAF -small arms fire
CSA/CAS-close air support
GBU-guided bomb unit
KIA-killed in action
IZ-Iraqi
CF-coalition forces
CAN-Canadian
MTF-More to follow.
CIV-civilian
WIA-wounded in action
ACF-anticoalition forces
AIF -anti-iraqi forces
POO- Point of Origin
POI-Point of Impact
IVO- In the vicinity of
HMG-UK government (HM Government)
HWY-Highway
TCF-Traffic control point
PAX-Passengers/People
ISO-In support of
UXO-unexploded ordnance [or unfired]
EOD-Explosive Ordnance Disposal [bomb defuser] |