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7 July 2011This list of abbreviations/acronyms gives the shortened forms that have been used in SOF-relateddocuments. Because updates to this list reflect not only additions but corrections, it is a reference onlywhen introducing a shortened form. If Joint Publication 1-02 shows a different introduction, it usuallytakes precedence. The point of contact for updating and posting the current list is the JSOU Press editor;submit changes/additions to jsou research@socom.mil. As the list is updated, you will find it athttps://sof.socom.mil/sites/JSOU/JSOU s.aspx.Our objective is to use a shortened form only when necessary—that is, when you can introduce the formand then use it at least one more time within close proximity of the first. Avoid the tendency to use ashortened form when its meaning is already a short unit unless you can justify it—for example, withinthe tight confines of a table or figure.JSOU SOF Abbreviations/AcronymsArms, Ammunition, and ExplosivesAction Against Hunger-United States of AmericaAirborneAir Combat Command; Area Component Commander; Area Coordination CenterAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and TrainingAlternative Compensatory Control MeasuresAmerican Council on Education; Aviation Combat ElementAdministrative ControlAerial Delivery EquipmentAdvanced Distributed LearningAdvanced EchelonAcademy for Educational DevelopmentAble Focus, Air ForceAir Force Doctrine DocumentAir Force Intelligence Analysis AgencyAir Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance AgencyAdvance Force OperationsAir Force ReserveUnited States Africa CommandAfloat Forward Staging BaseAmerican Friends Service CommitteeAir Force Special Operations Base1

7 July 2011Air Force Special Operations CommandAir Force Special Operations DetachmentAir Force Special Operations ElementAir Force Special Operations ForcesAir Force Special Operations Training CommandAlternate Insertion and ExtractionAutomated Information SystemAirlift Liaison Element, ARSOF Liaison ElementAfghan Local PoliceAir Mobility Command; Army Materiel CommandAmerican CitizenAutomated Message Handling SystemAfghanistan National ArmyAfghan New Beginnings ProgramAir National GuardArea of OperationsAdvanced Operational Base; Aviation Operations BranchAir Operations Center (Capable), Air and Space Operations Center; ArmyOperations CenterArea of ResponsibilityAsian-Pacific Economic CooperationAl QaedaAl Qaeda and Associated MovementAl Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaAl Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic MahghrebAl Qaeda NetworkAl Qaeda Senior LeadershipAir Reserve Component; American Red Cross; American Refugee CommitteeInternationalAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations Regional ForumArmy National GuardAerospace Rescue and Recovery SquadronArmy Special Operations CommandArmy Special Operations ForcesArmy Special Operations Task ForceArmy Service Component Command(er)2

7 July 2011Assistant Secretary of DefenseAssistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for International Security AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for International Security PolicyAssistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict andInterdependent CapabilitiesAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsAfghanistan Security Forces FundArea Support GroupAdvanced Special Operations Combating TerrorismAdvanced Special Operations Combating Terrorism AlumniAdvanced Special OperationsAntiterrorismAntiterrorism Assistance ProgramAntiterrorism Advisory Council; Antiterrorism Alert CenterBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; Amphibious Task ForceAfghan Threat Finance CellAir Tasking OrderAfrican UnionAviation Foreign Internal DefenseAviationAble Warrior; Air WarfareAcademic YearAssault ZoneBroadcasting Board of GovernorsBattlefield Coordination DetachmentBrigade Combat TeamBattle Damage AssessmentBrigadeBusiness Executives for National SecurityBureau of Industry and SecurityBureau of Justice AssistanceBattalionBoard of DirectorsBasis of Issue PlanBe Prepared; Battle Position3

7 July 2011Building Partner CapacityBalanced Survivability Assessment; Brigade Support AreaBrigade Service Support GroupBusiness Transformation OfficeBasic Underwater Demolition/SEALCommand and ControlCommand, Control, and CommunicationsCommand, Control, Communications, and IntelligenceCommand, Control, Communications, Computers, and IntelligenceCommand, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, and InteroperabilityCommand, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, andReconnaissanceBureau of Consular Affairs; Civil Affairs, Combat AssessmentCombat Aviation Advisor; Command Arrangements AgreementCivil Affairs Brigade; Combat Aviation BrigadeCommon Access CardCivil Authority Information Support ElementsComputer-Aided Mission Planning System; Consolidated Air Mobility PlanningSystemCivil Affairs Operations; Chief Administrative Officer; Counter-air OperationsCombined Air Operations CenterCombat Air Patrol; Crisis Action PlanningCooperative for Assistance and Relief EverywhereClose Air SupportCrisis Action TeamConfidence-Building MeasuresCustoms and Border Protection; Capabilities-Based PlanningChemical, Biological, and RadiologicalChemical, Biological, Radiological, and NuclearChemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield ExplosiveCombating TerrorismCombating Terrorism Executive Interagency SeminarCombating Terrorism Networks SeminarCross-Cultural Communications Course; Crisis Coordination Center; CoalitionCoordination Cell, Coalition Coordination CenterCombatant CommanderCombatant Commanders Initiative Fund4

7 July 2011Commander’s Critical Information RequirementCommander, Combined Joint Task ForceComplex Contingency OperationsCapstone Concept for Special OperationsCombat Control Team; Collaborative Contingency TargetingCoordinating Counterterrorism CouncilCounterdrugCivilian Deployment Center; Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCommanderCommand ElementCommander’s Emergency Response ProgramCritical Factors Analysis; Committee on Food Aid Policies and ProgramsCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United StatesCombined Forces Special Operations Component CommandConventional Forces; Canadian ForcesCross Functional TeamCross Functional TroopCommanding GeneralCommand and General Staff CollegeCounterintelligenceCentral Intelligence AgencyCommanders’ In-extremis ForceCounterintelligence Field ActivityCivil-Military Cooperation; Civil-Military Information CenterCommander in ChiefCompartmented Information Operations ProgramChairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff InstructionChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ManualCombined Joint Force Special Operations ComponentCombined Joint Force Special Operations Component CommanderCombined Joint Special Operations Task ForceCombined Joint Task Force; Commander, Joint Task ForceCognitive Learning ObjectiveCountermine; Consequence Management5

7 July 2011Collection Management and DisseminationCivil-Military Coordination Center; Combined Movement Coordination CenterCommand Master Chief Petty OfficerCivil-Military EngagementConflict Management and MitigationCivil-Military OperationsCivil-Military Operations CenterCivilian-Military Planning and Assessment SectionCryptologic Material SecurityCivil-Military Support ElementComputer Network Attack/OperationsChief of Naval Operations; Computer Network OperationsCounter Narco-TerrorismCourse of ActionCourse-of-Action AnalysisChange of Command; Code of ConductCombat Operations CenterCombatant CommandCenter of GravityCommunity of InterestCounterinsurgencyCommunity Online Intel System for End Users & ManagersChief of MissionCommander, Air Force ForcesCommander, Air Force Special Operations CommandCommander, Army ForcesCommunications IntelligenceCommander, Joint Special Operations Task ForceCommander, Navy ForcesComputer SecurityCommunications SecurityCommander, Special Operations CommandCommander, Special Operations Command AfricaCommander, Special Operations Command CentralCommander, Special Operations Command Europe6

7 July 2011Commander, Special Operations Command KoreaCommander, Special Operations Command PacificCommander, Special Operations Command SouthConcept of OperationsConcept PlanContinental United StatesContinuity of Operations PlanCommon Operational Picture/Common Intelligence PictureChange of ResponsibilityChief of StaffCorps Support CommandCounter ProliferationCollaborative Planning EnvironmentContingency Planning GuidanceCivilian Response Corps; Collector Reporting CodeCivilian Response Corps-Active ComponentCivilian Response Corps-Reserve ComponentCivilian Response Corps-Standby ComponentContingency Response Element; Control Reporting ElementCombat Rubber Raiding CraftCatholic Relief ServicesCountry Reconstruction and Stabilization GroupCombat SupportCombat Support Agency; Chief of StaffCombat Search and RescueCenter for Security Evaluation; Combat Support Equipment; Contingency SupportElementCommand Senior Enlisted LeaderCoalition Support FundCampaign Support Group; Counterterrorism Support Group; Cryptologic SupportGroupCombat Service Support; Central Security ServiceCombat Service Support ElementCombat Service Support TeamCultural Support TeamCounterterrorism7

7 July 2011Counterterrorism Finance; Counter Threat Finance; Combined Task ForceCounter Threat Finance IntelligenceRegional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship ProgramCounterterrorism Fellowship ProgramCounterterrorism Intelligence NetworkCooperative Threat ReductionCounterterrorism Section; Commodity Tracking SystemCombating Terrorism Technical Support OfficeConsolidated Web Information CenterChurch World ServiceDirect Action; Department of the ArmyDetection Avoidance Navigation, Threat Avoidance NavigationDefense Attaché Office/OfficerDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencyDisaster Assistance Response TeamDefense Attaché Office/OfficerDefense AttachéDeeply Buried Hardened TargetBureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian AssistanceBureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of MilitaryAffairsDeputy Chief of MissionDeputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities; Defense ContractManagement AgencyDeputy to the Commander for Military Operations; Deputy Chief MilitaryObserverDefense Connect Online; Defense Coordinating OfficerDirect Commercial Sales; Defense Communications System; Defense CourierService; Deputy Chief of StaffDefense Collaboration Tool SuiteDistribution Data CenterDisarmament, Demobilization, and ReintegrationDry Deck ShelterDeputy Director, Special OperationsDrug Enforcement AdministrationDomestic Emergency Support TeamDetachment; Detainee8

7 July 2011Defense Finance and Accounting ServiceDeployment for TrainingDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDefense HUMINT Service; Department of Homeland SecurityDefense Intelligence AgencyDefense Intelligence Analysis CenterDefense Intelligence Agency LiaisonDiplomatic, Information, Military, EconomicDiplomatic, Information, Military, Economic Finance, Intelligence, LawEnforcementDefense Intelligence Operations Coordination CenterDirect Liaison AuthorizedDirector of Mobility ForcesDirector of Space ForcesDefense Joint Intelligence Operations CenterDeployable Joint Task Force Augmentation CellDistance Learning Coordination CommitteeDefense and Military Contacts ProgramDirector of National Intelligence; Director of Naval IntelligenceDeputy National Security Advisor for Strategic CommunicationsDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Defense DirectiveDepartment of Defense InstructionDepartment of Defense Intelligence Information SystemDepartment of EnergyDepartment of JusticeDepartment of LaborDocument and Media ExploitationDepartment of StateDepartment of TransportationDoctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel,Facilities, and PolicyDefense Planning CommitteeDisaster Relief9