TacOps Standardized Acronyms

AAA - Anti Aircraft Artillery
Aircraft - Aircraft
ALV  - Armored Logistics Vehicle
APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
APW - Armored Personnel Carrier Wheeled
ATGM - Anti Tank Guided Missile
ATGMV - Anti Tank Guided Missile Vehicle
Boat - Boat
Civil - Civilian, or militia, or irregular forces.
FAASV - Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle
FSCE - Fire Support Coordination Element
FSCV - Fire Support Coordination Vehicle
FSV  - Fire Support Vehicle
Gun - Gun
Helo - Helicopter
Howitzer - Howitzer
Inf - Infantry, personnel, miscellaneous dismounted unit.
LUV  - Light Utility Vehicle
MCV - Mine Clearing Vehicle
MLV  - Mine Laying Vehicle
Mortar - Mortar
MRL - Multiple Rocket Launcher
OCV - Obstacle Clearing Vehicle
Radar - Radar
RECV  - Reconnaissance Vehicle
RV - Recovery Vehicle
SAM - Surface to Air Missile
SAMV - Surface to Air Missile Vehicle
Tank - Tank
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
VLB - Vehicle Launched Bridge

Other Acronyms

AAAV - Advanced Assault Amphibian Vehicle
AAV - Assault Amphibian Vehicle
ACRV - Armored Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle
ACRV - Artillery Command Reconnaissance Vehicle
ADA - Air Defense Artillery
AGL - Automatic Grenade Launcher
AGS - Armored Gun System
ALRV  - Armored Light Armored Recovery Vehicle
AMEV - Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle
Ammo - Ammunition
AMRV - Armored Medium Recovery Vehicle
AMRV - Armored Mobile Reconnaissance Vehicle
AMTV - Armored Medical Treatment Vehicle
ARCV - Armored Reconnaissance Command Vehicle
ARRV - Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle
ARVM - Armored Recovery Vehicle Medium
AT - Antitank
Atk - Attack
AVLB - Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge
AVLHAB - Armored Vehicle Launched Heavy Assault Bridge
AVLM - Armored Vehicle Launched Mine Clearing Line Charge
C&C - Command and Control
C2 - Command and Control
cal - caliber
CFV - Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
Cmd - Command
COLT - Combat Observation Lasing Team
CRV - Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle
CSS - Combat Service Support
CVRT - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked
DFSW - Direct Fire Support Weapon
ENG - Engineer
ERA - Explosive Reactive Armor
FAC - Forward Air Controller
FIST - Fire Support Team
FISTV - Fire Support Team Vehicle
FOO  - Forward Observation Officer
HEMTT - Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
HET  - Heavy Equipment Transporter
HIMARS - High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HLVW - Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
HMG - Heavy Machine Gun
HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
HQ - Headquarters
HQ - Headquarters
HRV - Heavy Recovery Vehicle
HUMRAAM - Humvee mounted Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile
IAV - Interim Armored Vehicle
IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IMV - Infantry Mobility Vehicle
ISC - Infantry Section Carrier
LAV - Light Armored Vehicle
LHA - Amphibious Assault Ship, Wasp Class
LHD - Amphibious Assault Ship, Tarawa Class
LPD - Amphibious Transport Dock, Austin Class
LSD - Dock Landing Ship, Whidbey Island Class
LMG - Light Machine Gun
LOV - Light Operational Vehicle
LR - Land Rover
LRASS - Long Range Advanced Scout System
LRV  - Light Armored Recovery Vehicle
LSVW - Light Support Vehicle Wheeled
LSW - Light Support Weapon
LUVW - Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled
LVAD - Light Vehicle Air Drop
MFC - Mortar Fire Controller
MG - Machine Gun
MGS - Mobile Gun System
MHE - Material Handling Equipment
MICLIC - Mine Clearing Line Charge
MLRS - Multiple Launch Rocket System
MLVW - Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
MPF - Maritime Prepositioning Force
MRT - Mobile Repair Team
MRV - Medium Recovery Vehicle
mt - metric ton, 1000 kilograms
NBC - Nuclear Biological Chemical
NGO - Non Governmental Organization
Ops - Operations
PNR - Pioneer, Engineer
POL - Petroleum
PVO - Private Voluntary Organization
Recce - Reconnaissance
Recon - Reconnaissance
RL - Rocket Launcher
RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
SFV - Stinger Fighting Vehicle
SMAW - Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon
SP - Self-propelled
SRAAW - Short Range Anti Armor Weapon
t - ton (US), 2000 pounds, 0.907 metric ton
TCP - Tactical Command Post
TFO - Tank, Future OPFOR
Tm   Team
TOC - Tactical Operations Center
Towed - Towed
TUA - TOW Under Armour
Veh - Vehicle
X - Item that is either experimental, in development, or not yet widely fielded.
