Appendix B
Glossary of Terms
and Abbreviations
A-1E-Douglas Skyraider, a
propeller-driven, single-engine,
attack aircraft also known as the AD-5
A-4-Douglas Skyhawk, a single-seat, light-attack jet bomber
in service on board carriers of the U.S.
Navy and with
land-based Marine attack squadrons.
AAR-After Action Report AdminO-Administrative Officer Adv-Advanced
AGC-Amphibious Command Ship AKA-Attack
Cargo Ship
ANGLICO-Air&Naval Gunfire Liaison
Company AOA-Amphibious Objective Area APA-Attack Transport Ship APD-High Speed
Transport Ship ARG-Amphibious Ready Group ARVN-Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ASP-Ammunition Storage Point ASRT-Air Support Radar Team ArtyGru-Artillery Group
BGen-Brigadier General BDA-Bomb Damage
Assessment BLSG-Brigade Logistic Support Group BLT-Battalion Landing Team
Bn-Battalion
C-117D-Douglas Skytrain, a twin-engine,
transport aircraft which became operational in the Marine Corps in 1943
C-130-Lockheed Hercules, a four-engine,
turboprop transport aircraft
Capt-Captain
CAS-Close Air Support
CG-Commanding General
CH-37-Sikorsky twin-engine, assault,
heavy transport helicopter which carried three crew members and 36 passengers
Chron-Chronology
ChronHist-Chronological History
CinCPac-Commander in Chief Pacific
CinCPacFlt-Commander in Chief Pacific
Fleet
Class (I-V)-Categories of military
supplies, e.g.. Class I Rations; Class III - POL; Class V - Ammunitions
CMC-Commandant of the Marine Corps
CNO-Chief of Naval Operations
CO-Commanding Officer
Col-Colonel
Corn -Commander
ComUSMACV-Commander, U.S. Military
Assistance Command, Vietnam
ComdC-Command Chronology
ComdD-Command Diary
Composite Marine Aircraft Group-An
aircraft group consisting of both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft squadrons
CP-Command Post
CPX-Command Post Exercise
CTZ-Corps Tactical Zone
DASC-Direct Air Support Center-A
subordinate operational component of the Marine air control system designed for
control and direction of close air
support and other direct
air support operations DD-Destroyer
DFC-Distinguished Flying Cross
DIA-Defense Intelligence Agency Dtd-Dated
DRV-Democratic Republic of Vietnam
DMZ-Demilitarized Zone separating North and South
Vietnam
ECM-Electronic Counter Measures
ELINT-Electronic Intelligence Engr-Engineer
F-4B-McDonnell Phantom II, a
twin-engined, two-seat,
long-range, all-weather jet interceptor
and attack bomber P-4C-U.S. Air Force version of the above FLSG-Force Logistic
Support Group FLSU-Force Logistic Support Unit FMFPac-Fleet Marine Force Pacific
Free Strike Area-A zone in which air strikes could be directed
without prior RVN clearance FSR-Force
Service Regiment Fwd-Forward
G-Refers to staff positions on a general
staff, e.g., G-l would refer to the staff member responsible for personnel; G-2
Intelligence; G-3 Operations; G-4 Logistics; etc.
GCI-Ground-Controlled Intercept
Gen-General
GVN-Government of Vietnam
H-Hour-In connection with planned
operations, it is the specific hour the operation begins
