Acronyms

AbF - Assault by Fire 

AO - Area of Operations

AOA - Axis of Advance (Movement Direction in terms of Bearings)

ASR - Alternate Supply Route (Different Routes in the event the main route is no longer usable)

BoF - Base of Fire (Supporting Element providing fire to support assault Elements)

CAS - Close Air Support

CASEVAC - Casualty Evacuation

CCP - Casualty Collection Point

Click - Kilometer

DZ - Drop Zone (Utilised for Supply Drops, Parachutes, etc.)

Exfil - Extraction

ETA - Estimated Time of Arival

FOB - Forward Operating Base

FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recognition/Reason

FUP - Form Up Point

HLZ - Hot Landing Zone

HVT - High Value Target

IED - Improvised Explosive Devices

Infil - Infiltration

IR - Infrared

KIA - Killed in Action

LR - Long Range

LZ - Landing Zone

MANPADS- Man Portable Air Defence System

MEDEVAC - Medical Evacuation

MIA - Missing in Action

Mike - Minute

MSR - Main Supply Route

NVG - Night Vision Goggles

NODs - Night Optical Devices

PL - Phase Line

PoW - Prisoner of War

ROE - Rules of Engagement

RTB - Return to Base

RTO - Radio Telephone Operator

RV - Rendezvous

SbF - Support by Fire

SITREP - Situation Report

SL - Squad Leader

SR - Short Range

TL - Team Leader

TOT - Time on Target

TTT- Time to Target

UXO - Unexploded Ordinance

VIP - Very Important Person

WIA - Wounded in Action