Part 4 — Appendix C Glossary of Acronyms
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AHOC Aviation Headquarters Operations Center
ARVN Army of The Republic of Vietnam
ASOC Air Support Operation Center
BLT Battalion Landing Team
CG Civil Guard
ChMAAG Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group
CIDG Civil Irregular Defense Group
CinCPac Commander in Chief, Pacific
CIP Counter Insurgency Plan
ComUSMACV Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
COSVN Central Office for South Vietnam
CTZ Corps Tactical Zone
DMZ Demilitarized Zone
DRV Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
FAC Forward Air Controller
FEC French Expeditionary Corps
FMFPac Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
GCA Ground Controlled Approach (system)
GVN Government of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
HMM Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
ICC International Control Commission
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JGS Joint General Staff (Vietnamese)
JRO Job Related Orientation (Program)
JTF Joint Task Force
LSG Logistics Support Group
MABS Marine Air Base Squadron
MAG Marine Aircraft Group
MATCU Marine Airfield Traffic Control Unit
MAW Marine Aircraft Wing
MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit
MR Military Region
NLF National Liberation Front
OJT On-The-Job Training (Program)
PAVN Peoples Army of Vietnam
PF Popular Forces
RF Regional Forces
RLT Regimental Landing Team
RSSZ Rung Sat Special Zone
RVN Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
RVNAF Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
SAR Search and Rescue
SDC Self Defense Corps
SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SLF Special Landing Force
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation (system)
TAFDS Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System
TERM Temporary Equipment Recovery Mission
TRIM Training Relations Instruction Mission
USMAAG (MAAG) U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
USMACThai U.S. Military Assistance Command, Thailand
USOM U.S. Operations Mission
VC Viet Cong
VMGR Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron
VNA Vietnamese National Army
VNAF Vietnamese Air Force
VNMC Vietnamese Marine Corps