Glossary

SECTION I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AEP allied engineering publication
AFDD Air Force doctrine document
AFH Air Force handbook
AFMAN Air Force manual
AFMAN(I) Air Force manual (instruction)
AFPD Air Force policy directive
AFVA Air Force visual aid
AOR area of responsibility
ATP allied tactical publication
ATTP Army tactics, techniques, and procedures
BEEF basic exposure evaluation form
C2 command and control
CB chemical-biological
CBR chemical, biological, and radiological
CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
CBRNCC chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear control center
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear warning and reporting
CBRNWRS
system
CCIR commander’s critical information requirement
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CLS combat lifesaver
COA course of action
COMSEC communications security
CONOPS concept of operations
CONUS continental United States
COP common operational picture
CP command post
CW chemical warfare
DA Department of the Army
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DOD Department of Defense
DODD Department of Defense directive
DODI Department of Defense instruction
DOEHS deployment occupational and environmental health surveillance
DOEHRS Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System
DOT Department of Transportation

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DTG date-time group

EOD explosive ordnance disposal
FCM Foreign Consequence Management
FDPMU forward deployable preventive-medicine unit
FFIR friendly force information requirement
FHP force health protection
FM field manual
FMI field manual interim
FP force protection
FRAGORD fragmentary order
GCC geographic combatant commander
GPS Global Positioning System
HD a mustard agent
HN host nation
HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HSS health service support
HUMINT human intelligence
IATA International Air Transport Association
ID identification
IDN initial distribution number
IED improvised explosive device
IFAS Initial Field Account Survey
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlespace
IPE individual protective equipment
IPOE intelligence preparation of the operational environment
IR information requirement
IRS Incident Report Survey
ISR intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
JP joint publication
LEL lower explosive limit
LOA limits of advance
LOR limits of reconnaissance
LOS line of sight
LRN Labatory Response Network
LTIOV latest time information is of value
LZ landing zone
MCDP Marine Corps doctrine publication
MCPP Marine Corps planning process
MCRP Marine Corps reference publication
MCWP Marine Corps warfighting publication
MDMP military decisionmaking process

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mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available—

METT-T
time available
mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-
METT-TC
time available and civil considerations (Army)
MIL STD military standard
MMA military mission area
MOP measures of performance
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
MTTP military tactics, techniques, and procedures
MSR main supply route
NAI named area of interest
NARP Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVSUP Navy supplement
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NDP Navy doctrine publication
NTRP Navy tactical reference publication
NTTP Navy tactics, techniques, and procedures
NWP Navy warfare publication
OEG operational exposure guide
OEH occupational and environmental health
OP observation post
OPLAN operation plan
OPNAVINST Chief of Naval Operations instruction
OPORD operation order
PCC precombat check
PCI precombat inspection
PIR priority intelligence requirement
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
PMS planned maintenance system (Navy)
PPE personal protective equipment
PVNTMED preventive medicine
QA quality assurance
QC quality control
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RDD radiological dispersal device
RADIAC radiation detection, indication and computation
RFI request for information
RME rapid medical evaluation
ROE rules of engagement
SA situational awarness
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment

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SCBA self-contained breathing apparatus

SIGACT significant activity
SIR specific information requirement
SME subject matter expert
SOP standard operating procedure
SPOD seaport of debarkation
STANAG standardization agreement (NATO)
TAI target area of interest
TBM theater ballistic missles
TE technical escort
TG technical guide
TIB toxic industrial biological
TIC toxic industrial chemical
TIM toxic industrial material
TLP troop leading procedures
TOC tactical operations center
TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures
UAS unmanned aircraft system
UEL upper explosive limit
UGV unmanned ground vehicle
USA U.S. Army
USAF U.S. Air Force
USMC U.S. Marine Corps
USN U.S. Navy
UXO unexploded explosive ordnance
VA Virginia
VOC volatile organic compound
VX O-Ethyl S-Diisopropylaminomethyl
WARNORD warning order
WMD weapons of mass destruction

SECTION II – TERMS
*chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear sample management
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) sample management is the process whereby
CBRN samples are collected, packaged, transported, stored, transferred, analyzed, tracked, and
disposed. It begins with the decision to collect CBRN samples and continues to the reporting of
information produced by the final analysis of that sample. This process includes safeguarding and
prioritizing CBRN samples, tracking their movements and analytical status, and reporting the end
result of sample analysis. The CBRN sample management process establishes procedures, guidelines,
and constraints at staff and unit levels to protect and preserve the integrity of CBRN samples that may
have tactical, operational, and/or strategic implications.
*definitive identification
The employment of multiple state-of-the-art, independent, established protocols and technologies by
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chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear hazard with the highest level of confidence and
degree of certainty necessary to support strategic-level decisions.
*field confirmatory identification
The employment of technologies with increased specificity and sensitivity by technical forces in a field
environment to identify chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear hazards with a moderate
level of confidence and the degree of certainty necessary to support follow-on tactical decisions.
*presumptive identification
The employment of technologies with limited specificity and sensitivity by general-purpose forces in a
field environment to determine the presence of a chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear
hazard with a low level of confidence and the degree of certainty necessary to support immediate
tactical decisions.
*theater validation identification
The employment of multiple independent, established protocols and technologies by scientific experts
in the controlled environment of a fixed or mobile/transportable laboratory to characterize a chemical,
biological, radiological, and/or nuclear hazard with a high level of confidence and the degree of
certainty necessary to support operational-level decisions.

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