The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 ...

Infantry Division was commanded by MG
Thomas G. Rhame during Desert Storm.
DSA Division Support Area. Location of most of
the division’s logistics units, fuel, and
ammunition.
DTAC Division Tactical Command Post. A more
mobile CP than the division’s Main
Command Post.
EPW Enemy Prisoner of War.
FAA Forward assembly area. A VII Corps term
used to describe locations west of the Wadi al
Batin in preparation for the corps attack.
FIST Fire Support Team. Coordinates artillery fire
at the company and troop level.
FIST-V Fire Support vehicle. It was a modified M3.
FRAGO Fragmentary order. A change to the standing
operation order or plan.
FSE Fire Support Element. Coordinates artillery
and aviation fires for the squadron or
battalion.
GP General Purpose, as in “GP medium tent.”
GPS Global Positioning System.
GSR Ground Surveillance Radar.
Glossary 283
HEAT High Explosive Antitank. An explosive
munition designed to penetrate an armored
vehicle by chemical (explosive) energy.
HEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck.
Large trucks that could be configured to
carry fuel, cargo, or ammunition.
HETS Heavy Equipment Transporter System. Truck
designed to carry tanks and other large
vehicles.