Appendix C
Glossary of
Acronyms
AHOC--Aviatioc Headquarters Operations Center
ARVN--Army of The Republic of Vietnam
ASOC--Air Support Operations Center
BLT--Battalion Landing Team
CG--Civil Guard
ChMAAG--Chief, Military Assistance
Advisory Group
CIDG--Civilian 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
JCC--Joint Chiefs of Staff
LGS--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 RegionV
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 USMAAG (MAAG)--Training Relations
Instruction Mission 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
