THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY

APPENDIX F:
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
AASF – Army Aviation Support Facility
ABCT – Armored Brigade Combat Team
AC – Active Component
ACB - Air Cavalry Brigade
ADA – Air Defense Artillery
ADFO – Alternate Designated Federal Officer
AFRICOM – U.S. Africa Command
AGAUS – Adjutants General Association of the United States
AGR – Active Guard Reserve
AH-64 – Apache Attack Helicopter
AHB – Assault Helicopter Battalion
AMP model – Analysis of Mobility Platform model
AOR – Area of Responsibility
ARI – Aviation Restructure Initiative
ARNG – Army National Guard
ARNGUS – Army National Guard of the United States
ARSTAF – Army Staff
ASCC – Army Service Component Command
AUSA – Association of the United States Army
BBA 15 – Bipartisan Budget Act
BCA – Budget Control Act
BCT – Brigade Combat Team
BG – Brigadier General
BOG – Boots on Ground
BOG:DWELL - Boots on the Ground: Dwell (not deployed)
ratio
BMD – Ballistic Missile Defense
BPC- Building Partner Capacity
CAA – Center for Army Analysis
CAB – Combat Aviation Brigade
CAPE –Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
CBCT — Cavalry Brigade Combat Team
CBRN – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
CCTT — Close Combat Tactical Trainer
CDR – Commander
CENTCOM – U.S. Central Command
CFM – Chief, Force Management
CG – Commanding General
CNGB – Chief, National Guard Bureau
COCOM – Combatant Command
COL – Colonel
COMPO – Component (1- Regular Army, 2- Army National
Guard, 3 – Army Reserve)
CoS – Chief of Staff
CPT – Captain
CSA – Chief of Staff of the Army
CSIS – Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSS – Combat Service Support
CTC – Combat Training Center
DARNG – Director, Army National Guard
DCG – Deputy Commanding General
DCRF – Defense CBRN Response Force
DFO – Designated Federal Officer
DIMHRS – Defense Integrated Military Human Resources
System
DIVARTY – Division Artillery
DoD – Department of Defense
DSCA – Defense Support to Civil Authorities
E-7 – Pay grade Enlisted Sergeant First Class
E-8 – Pay grade Enlisted Master Sergeant
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