A
AA
Avenue of Approach
ANCOC
Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course
AR
Army Regulation
B
BNCOC
Basic Noncomissioned Officer Course
BT
Basic Training
C
cm
Centimeter
CONUS
Continental United States
CS
Combat Support
CSS
Combat Service Support
CUCV
Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
D
DD
Department of Defense
DMA
Defense Mapping Agency
E
E
East
EPLRS
Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
F
FIST
Fire Support Team
FM
Field Manual
FORSCOM
United States Army Forces Command
G
GD
Ground Distance
GEOREF
Geographic Reference System
G-M
Grid-Magnetic
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSR
Ground Surveillance Radar
GTA
Graphic Training Aid
G/VLLD
Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designator
H
HD
Horizontal Distance
HHC
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
HMMWV
High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
J
JOG
Joint Operations Graphics
JTIDS
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
K
km
Kilometer
L
LAT
Latitude
M
MD
Map Distance
METT-T
Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops and Time Available
MITAC
Map Interpretation and Terrain Association Course
N
N
North
NCO
Noncommissioned Officer
O
OAC
Officer Advanced Course
OBC
Officer Basic Course
OCS
Officer Candidate School
OSUT
One Station Unit Training
P
PADS
Position and Azimuth Determining System
PD
Photo Distance
PJH
Hybrid (PLRS and JTIDS)
PLDC
Primary Leadership Development Course
PLGR
Precision Lightweight Global Positioning System Receiver
POI
Program of Instruction
PRE
Precommission
Q
QRMP
Quick Response Multicolor Printer
R
ROTC
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
S
S
South
SF
Standard Form
SOSES
Shapes, Orientations, Sizes, Elevations, and Slopes
SUSV
Small-Unit Support Vehicle
T
tan
Tangent
TM
Technical Manual
TOW
Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided Missile
TRADOC
Training and Doctrine Command
topo
Topographic
U
UPS
Universal Polar Stereographic
US
United States
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator
V
VD
Vertical Distance
VNAS
Vehicular Navigation Aids System
W
W
West