HAWK-A mobile, surface-to-air, guided missile designed to

defend against enemy aircraft flying at low altitudes and

short-range rocket missiles HistBr, G-3 Div, HQMC-Historical Branch, G-3 Division,

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps HistMusDiv, HQMC-History and Museums Division,

HQMC. Replaced HistBr, G-3 Div, HQMC HistOff-Historical Office HMM-Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

J--The designations for members of a joint staff which includes members of several services comprising the command, e.g., J-l would refer to the staff member responsible for personnel; J-2 Intelligence; J-3 Operations; J-4 Logistics; etc.

JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff

JGS Joint General Staff (Vietnamese)

JTD Joint Table of Distribution

KC 130- The in-flight refueling tanker configuration of the C -130 Lockheed Hercules.

L Hour In planned helicopter operations, it is the specific

hour the helicopters land in the landing zone LCM- Landing Craft, Mechanized LCVP -Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel LogSptGru- Logistic Support Group LPD- Amphibious Transport Dock LPH Amphibious Assault Ship LSD-Dock Landing Ship LST-Tank Landing Ship LSU l.ogi.sln Sii¦.¦>,>it Unit Lt-Lieutenant LtCol- Lieutenant Colonel LtGen Lieutenant General Ltr Letter LVTP Landing Vehicle Tracked, Personnel

MAAG Military Assistance Advisory Group

MAB- Marine Amphibious Brigade

MABS Marine Air Base Squadron

MAC- Marine Amphibious Corps

MACS Marine Air Control Squadron

MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam

MAF Marine Amphibious Force

MAG-Marine Aircraft Group

Main Force-Refers to organized Viet Cong battalions and

regiments as opposed to local VC guerrilla groups Maj-Major

MajGen- Major General MarDiv-Marine Division

_Marines-Designates a Marine regiment, e.g., 3d Marines MASS- Marine Air Support Squadron MATCU-Marine Air Traffic Control Unit MAW-Marine Aircraft Wing MCAF- Marine Corps Air Facility MCAS-Marine Corps Air Station MCCC-Marine Corps Command Center MEB-Marine Expeditionary Brigade

MEBLEX-MEB Landing Exercise

MedCap-Medical Civilian Assistance Program

MEF-Marine Expeditionary Force

MilHistBr- Military History Branch

Mogas-Motor gas

MS-Manuscript

Msgs-Messages

MUV-Marine Unit, Vietnam

MWHQ-Marine Wing Headquarters

NAG-Naval Advisory Group

NAS-Naval Air Station

NIS-National Intelligence Survey

NLF-National Liberation Front

NMCB-Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

NMCC-National Military Command Center

NWC- National War College

O-1 B-Cessna, single-engine, observation plane, also known

as the OE l OAB. N111) Operational Archives Branch, Naval History

Division

OpOrder Operation Order OPIan-- Operation Plan OpSum Operation Summary OSJS(MACV)-Office of the Secretariat, Joint Staff (Military

Assistance Command, Vietnam)

PAR -Progressive Aircraft Rework

PA l Political Action Team, the forerunner of the Revolutionary Development Teams. Vietnamese political cadre who were assigned missions of pacification and represented the government of Vietnam in the hamlets of Vietnam

PF Popular Force; Vietnamese militia who were usually employed in the defense of their own communities

POL Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants

Re^t Regiment Rl' Regional Force; Vietnamese militia who were employed

in a specific province RF .SA The reconnaissance version of the F-8 Chance

Vought Crusader fighter RI.T Regimental Landing Team RRU Radio Research Unit ROI LING THUNDER-Code name for U.S. air operations

iivrr North Vietnam R\\ Republic of Vietnam RVNAF-Republic ot Vietnam Armed Forces

S Relcrs to start positions on regimental and battalion levels. S l would refer to the staff member responsible for personnel; S 2 Intelligence; S-3 Operations; S-4 Logistics, etc.

SA M -Surtace-to-Air Missile

SAP Search and Rescue

SAR/ Maint Team-Search, rescue,and maintenance team

SEAsia-Southeast Asia

Seatail- Follow-on shipping

SEATO-Southeast Asia Treaty Organization