Volume 5 — 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