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Insorgenza (insurgency) e controInsorgenza (counterinsurgency). Guerra e Conflitti

British Army Field Manual 

Volume 1 Part 10

Countering Insurgency

GLOSSARY

AAST All-Arms Search Team
ABCA A program aimed at optimizing interoperability between
member armies (USA, UK, Canada, UK and New Zealand on
combined operations
ACQB Advanced Close Quarter Battle
ADP Army Doctrine Publication
AFM Army Field manual
AH Attack Helicopter
AII Area of Intelligence Interest
AIR Area of Intelligence Responsibility
ANA Afghan National Army
AO Area of Operations
AOCC Air Operations Co-ordination Cell
AOR Area of Operational Responsibility
AP Additional Protocol, Air Publication
APOD Airport of Debarkation
AQI Al Qaeda in Iraq
ARF Armed Reactionary Force
AT Air Transport
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATO Ammunition Technical Officer
BDA Battle Damage Assessment
BG Battlegroup
BGIC Battlegroup Influence Coordinator
BSC Brigade Surveillance Company
DfID Department for International Development
C-IED Counter-IED
C2 Command and Control
C3 Command, Control and Communication
CAS Close Air Support
CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire
CCA Close Combat Attack
CCT Combat Camera Team
CFA Commander Field Army
CI Counter Intelligence
CIMIC Civil-Military Cooperation
CIS Communications and Information System
CMD Conventional Munitions Disposal
CN Counter-Narcotics
CNO Computer Network Operations
COA Course of Action
COE Contemporary Operating Environment
CofW Clerk of Works
CoG Centre of Gravity
COIN Counter-Insurgency
COMSEC Communications Security
CONCO Officers and NCOs in long-term continuity posts
COS Chief of Staff
CP Close Protection
CR2 Challenger 2 (tank)
CS Combat Support
CSM Company Sergeant Major
CSS Combat Service Support
CWA Consent Winning Activity
CWS Weapon Site
DCDS Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
DCOS Deputy Chiref-of-Staff
DDR Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration
DEVAD Development Advisor
DISC Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
DIT Development and Influence Team
DMOC Defence Media Operations Centre
DOB Deployed Operating Base
DTIO Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations
EA Electronic Attack
EC Equipment Capability
ECM Electronic Counter Measures
EHA Enhanced House Assault
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ES Equipment Support
ESM Electronic Warfare Support Measures
EU European Union
EW Electronic Warfare
F3EA Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyse
FAA Forward Admin Area
FAP Final Assault Position
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FHT Field HUMINT Team
FLC Front Line Command
FM [US Army] Field Manual
FMV Full-Motion Video
FOB Forward Operating Base
FOC Full Operating Capability
FOM Freedom of Manoeuvre
FP Force Protection
FRAGO Fragmentary Order
FRG Federal Riot Gun
FRV Forward Rendez-Vous
FW Fixed Wing
GEOINT Geospatial Intelligence
GIRoA Government of the independent Republic of Afghanistan
GMR ?p7-15
GOC General Officer Commanding
GPS Global Positioning System
GSK ?p7-15
HMG Her Majesty’s Government
HMNVG Head-Mounted Night Vision Goggles
HN Host Nation
HQ LF Headquarters Land Forces
HUMINT Human Intelligence
HVI High-Value Individuals
IA Irregular Activity
IAI Islamic Army in Iraq
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IO Information Operations
IDF Iraqi Defence Force
IED Improvised Explosive Device
IEDD Improvised Explosive Device Disposal
IER Information Exchange Requirement
IFF Identification – Friend or Foe
IMINT Imagery Intelligence
INT Intelligence
IPB Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
IPE Intelligence Preparation of the Environment
IR Infra-red
ISAF International Security Assistance Force
ISF Iraqi Security Forces
ISR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
ISTAR Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
Reconnaissance
JARIC Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
JASM Joint Action Synchronisation Matrix
JDP Joint Doctrine Publication
JDN Joint Doctrine Note
JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander
JMOT Joint Media Operations Team
JOA Joint Operation Area
JSCSC Joint Services Command and Staff College
JSP Joint Services Publication
JWP Joint Warfare Publication
KLE Key Leader Engagement
LEGAD Legal Advisor
LLM Light Laser Marker
LN Local National
LO Liaison Officer
LOAC Law of Armed Conflict
LOC Line of Communication
LWC Land Warfare Centre
M2T Monitoring, Mentoring and Training
MACE Military Assistance to Civil Effect
MASINT Measurement and Signatures Intelligence
MCB Military Capability Building
MiTT Military Transition Team
MML Manual of Military Law
MND Multi-National Division
MNF Multi-National Force
MOD, MoD Ministry of Defence
MOE Measure of Effectiveness
MoE Team Method of Entry Team
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MP Military Police
MST Military Stabilisation Team
MSST Military Stabilisation Support Teams
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Orgnaisation
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NITAT Northern Ireland Training Advisory Team
NKET Non-Kinetic Effects Teams
OA Operational Analyst
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OGD Other Government Departments
OISG Operational Intelligence Support Group
OMLT Operational Liaison and Mentor Team
OOM Order of March
OPLAN Operation Plan
OpO Operation Order
OPSEC Operational Security
OS Offensive Support
OSINT Open-Source Intelligence
PDT Pre-Deployment Training
PIR Priority Intelligence Requirement
PJHQ Principal Joint Headquarters
PME Peacetime Military Engagement
PMT Project Management Team
POI Post-Operational Interview
POLAD Political Advisor
PPP Presence Posture Profile
PPV Protected Patrol Vehicle
PREE Plan, Review, Execute, Evaluate
PRR Personal Role Radio
PRT Provincial Reconstruction Team
PSE PSYOPS Support Element
PSYOPS Psychological Operations
QIP Quick Impact Project
QRF Quick Reaction Force
R&D Reconstruction and Development
R2 Reports and Returns
RAF Royal Air Force
RAND Research and Development Corporation
RE Corps of Royal Engineers
REME Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
RESA Royal Engineers Search Advisor
REST Royal Engineers Search Team
RFI Request for Information
RIPA Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
RMP Royal Military Police
ROC Review of Concept
ROE, RoE Rules of Engagement
RofL Rule of Law
RUSI Royal United Services Institution
RW Rotary Wing
RZ Reconstruction Zone
SAT Systems Approach to Training
SCIAD Scientific Advisor
SF Special Forces
SI Security Intelligence
SIED Suicide IED
SIGINT Signals Intelligence
SIPE Security Intelligence Preparation of the Environment
SME Subject Matter Expert
SN Supporting Nation
SNCO Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
SOFA Status of Forces Agreement
SOI Standing Operating Instructions
SOM Scheme of Manoeuvre
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SRM Security Risk Management
SSE Sensitive Site Exploitation
SSR Security Sector Reform
STABAD Stabilisation Advisor
SU Stability Unit
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
T3 Train the Trainer
TA Target Audience
TAA Target Audience Analysis
TACP Tactical Air Control Party
TCAF Tactical Conflict Assessment Framework
TCG Tasking and Coordination Group
TECHINT Technical Intelligence
TI Thermal Imager
TOBG Tactical Overwatch Battlegroups
TPT Tactical PSYOPS Team
TQ Tactical Questioning
TT Training Team
TTP Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
TST Time-Sensitive Target
UA Unmanned Aircraft
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UKC Unspecified Child
UKF Unknown Female
UKM Unknown Male
UN United Nations
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
USA Unit Search Advisor
USAID United States Agency for International Development
VBIED Vehicle-Borne IED
VDOP Vehicle Drop-Off Point
VCP Vehicle Check-Point
WIS Weapons Intelligence Section
WO Warrant Officer
WR WARRIOR IFV
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