Operational Terms

Alfa

Term	Meaning
AoR	Area of Responsibility
AWOL	Absent Without Leave

Bravo

Term	Meaning
B1	Blue One
BoB	Blue on Blue = Friendly Fire

Charlie

Term	Meaning
CO	Commanding Officer
CQB/CQC	Close Quarters Battle/Combat

Delta

Term	Meaning
DZ	Drop Zone
Delta	Common international term for Recon/Recce unit/patrol
DS	Directing Staff

Echo

Term	Meaning
EL	Element Leader
EXFIL	Exfiltration
ETA	Estimated Time to Arrival
EZ	Extraction Zone

Foxtrot

Term	Meaning
FMJ	Full Metal Jacket
FLET	Forward Location of Enemy Troops
FLOT	Forward Location of Own Troops
FRAGO	Fragmentation Order

Golf

Term	Meaning
GCGQ	General Command HeadQuarters

Hotel

Term	Meaning
HE	High Explosive / Hard Entry

India

Term	Meaning
INFIL	Infiltration
IED	Improvised Explosive Device

Juliett

Term	Meaning
JHP	Jacket Hollow Point
JTF	Joint Task Force

Kilo

Term	Meaning
KIA	Killed in Action

Lima

Term	Meaning
LoC	Lines of Communication
LoF	Line of Fire
LoS	Line of Sight

Mike

Term	Meaning
MIA	Missing in Action

November

Term	Meaning
NFA	No-Fire Area
NVD	Night Vision Device
NCO	Non Commissioned Officer
NYK	Not Yet Known
NTR	Nothing to Report

Oscar

Term	Meaning
OP	Observation Post
OPLAN	Operation Plan
OC	Officer in Command

Papa

Term	Meaning
PERSEC	Personal Security
PZ	Pickup Zone

Quebec

Term	Meaning
QRF	Quick Reaction Force

Romeo

Term	Meaning
RoE	Rule of Engagement
RG	Rear Guard
R1	Red One
ReOrg	Reorganization
RTM	Ready to Move
RTU	Return to Unit

Sierra

Term	Meaning
Sierra	Common international term for Sniper(s)
SitRep	Situation Report
SNCO	Senior Non Commissioned Officer

Tango

Term	Meaning
TF	Task Force
TOC	Tactical Operations Center
TAB	Tactical Advance to Battle (OVERT or COVERT)

Uniform

Term	Meaning
UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Victor

Term	Meaning
Victor	Vehicle

Whiskey

Term	Meaning
WIA	Wounded in Action
WARNO	Warning Order

X-ray

Term	Meaning
X-Ray	Tango/Enemy

Yankee

Term	Meaning
Yankee	Hostage

Zulu

Term	Meaning
ZULU Time	UTC = GMT