ACRONYMS

AAA: Antiaircraft Artillery

AB: Air Base

ABCCC: Airborne Command and Control Center

ACC: Air Combat Command

ACTORD: Activation Order

AEF: Air Expeditionary Force

AEW: Airborne Early Warning

AFB: Air Force Base

AFSOUTH: Allied Forces Southern Europe

AFV: Armored Fighting Vehicle

AGM: Air‑to‑Ground Missile

AMRAAM: Advanced Medium‑Range Air‑to‑Air Missile

AOR: Area of Responsibility

APC: Armored Personnel Carrier

ATACMS: Army Tactical Missile System

ATC: Air Traffic Control

ATO: Air Tasking Order

AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System

AWOS: Air War Over Serbia

BDA: Battle Damage Assessment

BDI: Battle Damage Indications

C2: Command and Control

CALCM: Conventional Air‑Launched Cruise Missile

CAOC: Combined Air Operations Center

CAS: Close Air Support

CBS: Columbia Broadcasting System

CBU: Cluster Bomb Unit

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency

CINC: Commander in Chief

CINCCENT: CINC U.S. Central Command

CINCEUR: CINC U.S. European Command

CINCPAC: CINC U.S. Pacific Command

CINCSOUTH: CINC Allied Forces Southern Europe

CNN: Cable News Network

CNO: Chief of Naval Operations

COMAIRCENT: Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe

COMAIRSOUTH: Commander Allied Air Forces Southern Europe

COMUSAFE: Commander United States Air Forces in Europe

CONOPLAN: Concept of Operations Plan

CSAR: Combat Search and Rescue

DEAD: Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses

DMPI: Desired Mean Point of Impact

DMSP: Defense Meteorological Support Program

DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System

DSP: Defense Support Program

ECM: Electronic Countermeasures

ECR: Electronic Combat Role

ELINT: Electronic Intelligence

EO: Electro‑Optical

EW: Early Warning

EW: Electronic Warfare

FAC: Forward Air Controller

FLIR: Forward‑Looking Infrared

FY: Fiscal Year

GAT: Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting

GATS: GPS‑Aided Targeting System

GBU: Guided Bomb Unit

GPS: Global Positioning System

HARM: High‑Speed Antiradiation Missile

HMS: Her Majesty’s Ship

HTS: HARM Targeting System

HUD: Head‑Up Display

IADS: Integrated Air Defense System

ID: Identification

IFF: Identification Friend or Foe

IFOR: NATO Implementation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

IMF: International Monetary Fund

INS: Inertial Navigation System

IR: Infrared

ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

JAC: Joint Analysis Center

JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff

JDAM: Joint Direct Attack Munition

JFACC: Joint Force Air Component Commander

JTF: Joint Task Force

JTIDS: Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JWAC: Joint Warfare Analysis Center

KEZ: Kosovo Engagement Zone

KFOR: Kosovo Force

KLA: Kosovo Liberation Army

LANTIRN: Low‑Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night

LD/HD: Low Density/High Demand

LGB: Laser‑Guided Bomb

LOC: Line of Communication

MANPADS: Man‑Portable Air Defense System

MEU: Marine Expeditionary Unit

MFD: Multifunction Display

MLRS: Multiple‑Launch Rocket System

MSTS: Multisource Tactical System

MTI: Moving Target Indicator

MTW: Major Theater War

MUP: Serbian Interior Ministry Police

NAC: North Atlantic Council

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCA: National Command Authorities

NIMA: National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NPIC: National Photographic Interpretation Center

NRO: National Reconnaissance Office

OCA: Offensive Counterair

ORI: Operational Readiness Inspection

OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

PACAF: Pacific Air Forces

PGM: Precision‑Guided Munition

POL: Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants

POW: Prisoner of War

RAF: Royal Air Force

RCS: Radar Cross‑Section

RNLAF: Royal Netherlands Air Force

ROE: Rules of Engagement

RWR: Radar Warning Receiver

SACEUR: Supreme Allied Commander Europe

SAM: Surface‑to‑Air Missile

SAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar

SAS: Special Air Service

SEAD: Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

SFOR: NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SHAPE: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

SIGINT: Signals Intelligence

STARS: Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

TACAN: Tactical Air Navigation

TARPS: Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System

TF: Task Force

TIP: Tactical Integrated Planning

TLAM: Tomahawk Land‑Attack Missile

TOT: Time on Target

UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UCAV: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

UHF: Ultra‑High Frequency

UN: United Nations

USA: United States Army

USAF: United States Air Force

USAFE: United States Air Forces in Europe

USAFE/SA: United States Air Forces in Europe, Studies and Analysis Office

USAREUR: United States Army in Europe

USEUCOM: United States European Command

USMC: United States Marine Corps

USN: United States Navy

USS: United States Ship

VJ: Yugoslav Army

VTC: Video Teleconference