Volume 1 — APPENDIX A Glossary of Military and Aeronautical Terms
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AKA—Attack cargo ship.
APA—Attack transport ship.
ADC—Assistant Division Commander.
BAR—Browning automatic rifle.
BLT—Battalion landing team.
BuAer—Bureau of Aeronautics
CCF—Chinese Communist Forces (refers to entire Chinese force employed in Korea).
CG—Commanding general.
CINCFE—Commander in Chief, Far East.
CincPacFlt—Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
CINCUNC—Commander in Chief, United Nations Command.
CNO—Chief of Naval Operations.
CO—Commanding officer.
COMNAGFE—Commander Naval Air Group Far East
COMNAVFE—Commander Navy Far East.
COMPHIBGRUONE—Commander Amphibious Group One.
COMSEVENTHFLT—Commander Seventh Fleet.
COS—Combined Operations Section.
CP—Command Post.
CSG—Combat Service Group.
CTF—Commander Task Force.
CVG—Carrier Air Group.
DOW—Died of wounds.
EUSAK—Eighth United States Army in Korea.
FAC—Forward Air Controller.
FEAF—Far East Air Force.
FECOM—Far East Command.
FL—Flight leader.
FMF—Fleet Marine Force (Pac = Pacific; Lant = Atlantic).
GHQFEC—General Headquarters, Far East Command.
HF—High frequency (radio).
InfDiv—Infantry Division.
JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff.
JOC—Joint Operations Center.
KIA—Killed in action.
KMC—Korean Marine Corps.
KVA—Korean Volunteer Army.
LSD—Landing ship, dock.
LST—Landing ship, tank.
MAG—Marine Aircraft Group.
MCBS—Marine Corps Board Study.
MGCIS—Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron.
MIA—Missing in action.
MSR—Main supply route.
MTACS—Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron.
NCO—Noncommissioned officer.
NK—North Korea(n).
NKPA—North Korean Peoples Army.
OP—Observation post.
OY—Light observation plane.
POL—Petroleum oil lubricants.
POW—Prisoner of war.
ProvCasCo—Provisional Casual Company.
RCT—Regimental Combat Team.
ROK—Republic of Korea.
SAC—Supporting Arms Center.
SAR—Special Action Report.
SecNav—Secretary of the Navy.
TAC—Tactical Air Coordinator.
TAC X Corps—Tactical Air Command, X Corps.
TACC—Tactical Air Control Center.
TACP—Tactical Air Control Party.
TACRON—Tactical Air Control Squadron.
TAD—Tactical Air Direction.
TADC—Tactical Air Direction Center.
TAO—Tactical Air Observer.
TAR—Tactical air request.
T/E—Table of equipment.
T/O—Table of organization.
UN—United Nations.
VHF—Very high frequency (radio).
VMF—Marine fighter type aircraft (squadron).
VMF(N)—Marine night fighter type aircraft, all-weather (squadron).
VMO—Marine observation type aircraft (squadron).
VMR—Marine transport type aircraft (squadron).
WIA—Wounded in action.