116 HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991 Arty--Artillery; Marine artillery included M198 155mm towed howitzers and MiOlAl 105rnm towed howitzers; the British 29th Commando was arn~ed with lightweight 105mm towed howitzers. Bde--U.S. Army designation for brigade. BLT--Battalion landing team; a task-organized combat team including a rifle battalion and combat support units (engineers, AAVs, LAYs, artillary, communications, medical, etc.). Bn--Battalion; an American Organization of about 1,000 personnel, the British equivalent was called a Commando. C- I 30--Lockheed Hercules four-turboprop, medium-lift transport airplane. CAS--Close air support. Cdo--Commando; in this monograph it refers to British units of battalion size, not specific soldiers. CH-46E--Sea Knight medium-lift transport helicopter; a tandem rotor, twin-engine, two-pilot craft capable of carrying 25 troops or 4.5 tons over a 50-mile radius; known to Marines as a "Frog." CH-53E--Super Sea Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter; a single main rotor, triple engine, two-pilot craft capable of lifting 55 troops or 16 tons and has aerial refueling capability; also called an "Echo." CH-47--Boeing Vertol Chinook; a heavy-lift helicopter used by the U.S. Army and allied forces; it was commonly called a "Hook." CMAGTF--Contingency Marine air-ground task force. ComdC--Command chronology. CSC--Combined support command. CSSD--Combat service support detachment. CTF--Joint: Combined task force; Naval: task force commander. CTF HO--Combined Task Force History Office. CTF PC~-Combined Task Force Provide Comfort. CTF 61--Commander Task Force 61. CTF 62--Commander Task Force 62. DCMC--Displaced civilian movement center.First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |