Sea Basing: Ensuring Joint Force Access from the Sea (2005)
Chapter: Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations
C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AB
advanced base
AFSB
Afloat Forward Staging Base
AMC
Air Mobility Command
AMC-X
Advanced Mobility Concept (aircraft)
ARF
Army Regional Flotilla
ARG
Amphibious Ready Group
ATD
Advanced Technology Demonstration
BCT
Brigade Combat Team
B-HSC
beachable high-speed connector
B-HSV
beachable high-speed vessel
BWB
blended wing body (flying wing)
C2
command and control
C3
command, control, and communications
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CLF
combat logistics force
CMC
Commandant, Marine Corps
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
COCOM
combatant commander
COD
carrier onboard delivery
CONOPS
concept of operations
CONUS
continental United States
CSG
Carrier Strike Group
CVBG
Carrier Battle Group
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DOD
Department of Defense
DOF
degree of freedom
DSB
Defense Science Board
ECC
efficient combined container
EFV
expeditionary fighting vehicle
ESG
Expeditionary Strike Group
FCS
Future Combat System
FOC
full operational capability
FPR
fan pressure ratio
FY
Fiscal Year
HLLCAC
heavy-lift landing craft, air cushion
HLS
heavy-lift ship
HLVTOL
heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing
HSC
high-speed connector
HSS
high-speed sealift
HSS-SD
high-speed sealift–shallow draft
HSV
high-speed vessel
HULA
ultra heavylift aircraft
ILP
integrated landing platform
IOC
initial operational capability
ISB
intermediate support base
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
JCIDS
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JFCOM
Joint Forces Command
JLOTS
Joint Logistics Over the Shore (program)
JMIC
Joint Modular Inter-Modal Container (program)
JSF
Joint Strike Fighter
JTF
Joint Task Force
LAV
light assault vehicle
LCAC
landing craft, air cushion
LCAC-X
landing craft, air cushion-experimental
LCM
landing craft, mechanized
LCS
landing craft, support
LCU
landing craft, utility
LCU(R)
landing craft, utility (replacement)
L/D
lift to drag
LHA
amphibious assault ship, general purpose
LHD
amphibious assault ship, multipurpose
LMSR
large, medium-speed roll on/roll off
LO/LO
lift on/lift off
LPD
amphibious assault transport, dock
LSD
landing ship, dock
MEB
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEU
Marine Expeditionary Unit
MLP
mobile landing platform
MPF
Maritime Prepositioning Force
MPF(A)
Maritime Prepositioning Force (Aviation)
MPF(F)
Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future)
MPSRON(F)
Maritime Prepositioning Squadron (Future)
MSC
Military Sealift Command
M-X
Materiel, Experimental
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command nmi nautical mile
NOC
Naval Operating Concept
NRC
National Research Council
OMFTS
Operational Maneuver From the Sea
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PASCAT
partial air cushion supported catamaran
R&D
research and development
RO/RO
roll on/roll off
S&T
science and technology
SCN
Ship Construction, Navy
SDHSS
shallow draft high-speed ship
SHP
shaft horsepower
SOCOM
Special Operations Command
SOF
Special Operations Forces
SSTOL
super short takeoff and landing
STOL
short takeoff and landing
STOM
Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
STOVL
short takeoff and vertical landing
TEU
20-ft-equivalent unit
TRANSCOM
Transportation Command
TRL
Technology Readiness Level
TSV
theater support vessel
USN
U.S. Navy
USNS
U.S. naval ship
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
