Chapter XXVII: Appendix: A

Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations

AAA--Antiaircraft Artillery

AA--Antiaircraft

AD--Douglas “Skyraider” Single-Engine Attack Aircraft

ADC--Assistant Division Commander

ANGLICO--Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company

AO--Aerial Observer

ASP--Ammunition Supply Point

AT--Antitank

AU--Attack model of Vought F4U “Corsair”

BAR--Browning Automatic Rifle

BLT--Battalion Landing Team

Bn--Battalion

Brig--Brigade

Btry--Battery

CAS--Close Air Support

CCF--Chinese Communist Forces

CG--Commanding General

CinCFE--Commander in Chief, Far East

CinCUNC--Commander in Chief, United Nations Command

CinCPacFlt--Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

CMC--Commandant of the Marine Corps

CNO--Chief of Naval Operations

Co--Company

CO--Commanding Officer

ComdD--Command Diary (also called Historical Diary, or War Diary)

ComNavFE--Commander, Naval Forces, Far East

ComServPac--Commander, Service Force, Pacific

CONUS--Continental United States

COP--Combat Outpost

CP--Command Post

CPX--Command Post Exercise

CSG--Combat Service Group

CTE--Commander Task Element

CTF--Commander Task Force

CTG--Commander Task Group

CVE--Escort Aircraft Carrier

CVL--Light Aircraft Carrier

Div--Division

DMZ--Demilitarized Zone

DOW--Died of Wounds

Dtd--Dated

DUKW--Marine Amphibious Truck

ECIDE(U)--East Coast Island Defense Element (Unit)

ECM--Electronic Countermeasures

Engr--Engineer

EUSAK--Eighth United States Army in Korea

F2H-2P--McDonnell “Banshee” Two-Engine Jet Fighter (photo model)

F3D-2--Douglas “Skyknight” Two-Engine Jet Fighter

F4U--Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Fighter

F7F-3N--Grumman “Tigercat” Twin-Engine Night Fighter

F9F-2,4,5--Grumman “Panther” Single-Engine Jet Fighter

F-80--Air Force “Shooting Star” Fighter Aircraft

F-84--Air Force “Thunderjet” Fighter Aircraft

FAC--Forward Air Controller

FAF--Fifth Air Force

FASRon--Fleet Air Service Squadron

FDC--Fire Direction Center

FEAF--Far East Air Forces

FECOM--Far East Command

FMFLant--Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

FMFPac--Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

FO--Forward Observer (artillery)

FY--Fiscal Year

HE--High Explosive

Hedron--Headquarters Squadron

H&I--Harassing & Interdiction

HMR--Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron

H03S-1--Sikorsky Three-Place Observation Helicopter

Hq--Headquarters

HQMC--Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

HRS-1--Sikorsky Single-Engine Helicopter

H&S--Headquarters and Service

HTL-4--Bell Two-Place Helicopter

Interv--Interview

JCS--Joint Chiefs of Staff

JOC--Joint Operations Center

KCOMZ--Korean Communication Zone (sometimes KComZ)

KIA--Killed in Action

KMAG--Korean Military Advisory Group

KMC--Korean Marine Corps

KMC/RCT--Korean Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team

KPR--Kimpo Provisional Regiment

KSC--Korean Service Corps

LogCom--Logistical Command

Ltr--Letter

LST--Landing Ship, Tank

LVT--Landing Vehicle, Tracked

M4A3E8--Flame Tank, Medium

M-46--Medium Tank

MAC--Military Armistice Commission

MACG--Marine Air Control Group

MAG--Marine Aircraft Group

Mar--Marine(s)

MARLEX--Marine Landing Exercise

MASRT--Marine Air Support Radar Team

MAW--Marine Aircraft Wing

MBP--Main Battle Position

MDL--Military Demarcation Line

MGCIS--Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron

MIA--Missing in Action

MIG--Russian Single-Seat Jet Fighter-Interceptor

MLR--Main Line of Resistance

MOH--Medal of Honor

MOS--Military Occupation Specialty

Mosquito--Single Engine Plane used as Airborne FAC and for Target
Spotting

MP--Military Police

MPQ--Ground Radar-Controlled Bombing

MS--Manuscript

Msg--Message

MSR--Main Supply Route

MTACS--Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron

MT--Motor Transport

NCAS--Night Close Air Support

NCO--Noncommissioned Officer

NGF--Naval Gunfire

NKPA--North Korean People’s Army

N.d.--Date not given

NNRC--Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission

NNSC--Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission

N.t.--Title not given

OCMH--Office of the Chief of Military History (USA)

OE-1--Cessna Single-Engine Light Observation Plane

OOB--Order of Battle

OP--Observation Post (Sometimes used to refer to an Outpost)

OPLR--Outpost Line of Resistance

OY--Consolidated-Vultee Light Observation Plane

PIR--Periodic Intelligence Report

PO-2--Russian Trainer Aircraft

POW--Prisoner of War

PPSH--Soviet-made 7.62mm Sub-machine (“Burp”) Gun

Prov--Provisional

PUC--Presidential Unit Citation

R4D--Douglas Twin-Engine Transport (Navy and Marine Corps
designation of C-47)

R5D--Douglas Four-Engine Transport (Navy and Marine Corps
designation of C-54)

RCT--Regimental Combat Team

ROK--Republic of Korea

SAR--Special Action Report

SecDef--Secretary of Defense

SecNav--Secretary of Navy

Serv--Service

Sig--Signal

SOP--Standing Operating Procedure

TACC--Tactical Air Coordination Center

TADC--Tactical Air Direction Center

TAFC--Turkish Armed Forces Command

TAO--Tactical Air Observer

TE--Task Element

T/E--Table of Equipment

TF--Task Force

TG--Task Group

Tk--Tank

T/O--Table of Organization

TOT--Time on Target Fuze

TU--Task Unit

UN--United Nations

UNC--United Nations Command

USA--United States Army

USAF--United States Air Force

USMC--United States Marine Corps

USN--United States Navy

VMA--Marine Attack Squadron

VMC--Marine Composite Squadron

VMF--Marine Fighter Squadron

VMF(N)--Marine Night (All-Weather) Fighter Squadron

VMJ--Marine Photographic Squadron

VMO--Marine Observation Squadron

VMR--Marine Transport Squadron

VT--Variable Time Fuze

WCIDE(U)--West Coast Island Defense Element (Unit)

WIA--Wounded in Action

WP--White Phosphorous Shell

YAK--Russian Fighter Aircraft