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

T-72 A late-model Soviet tank.
TA-50 Table of Authorization #50. Slang for field
gear.
TAA Tactical assembly area. A VII Corps term
used to describe locations east of the Wadi al
Batin and also areas south of the Saudi-Iraqi
border during redeployment.
TACSOP Tactical Standard Operating Procedures.
Manual designed to standardize routine
activities within the unit.
Tapline Trans-American Pipeline Company. Also the
name of the main north-west highway in
Saudi Arabia.
TF Task Force. This is a battalion-size element
that normally has a mix of armor and
infantry companies. The term was also used
to denote a specially organized brigade-size
element.
TOC Tactical Operations Center. Collection of
tracked and wheeled vehicles that coordinate
operations for the commander.
Troop Traditional name given to a company-sized
cavalry unit.
UH-1 A Vietnam-era utility helicopter. One was
organic to the squadron.
WO Warrant Officer.
Glossary 287
XO Executive officer. Principal assistant to the
commander from company through brigade.