TAB A - ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY

 

Acronyms

1/6.................................................................................................... 1st Battalion, 6th Marines

1/7.................................................................................................... 1st Battalion, 7th Marines

AAV............................................................................................... Assault Amphibian Vehicle

AOR.......................................................................................................... Area of Operations

ASP.................................................................................................. Ammunition Supply Point

CBDCOM............................................................ Chemical and Biological Defense Command

CSTA........................................................................................ Combat Systems Test Activity

CW.............................................................................................................. Chemical Warfare

CWO..................................................................................................... Chief Warrant Officer

DIA.............................................................................................. Defense Intelligence Agency

DOD.................................................................................................... Department of Defense

EOD........................................................................................... Explosive Ordnance Disposal

FragO........................................................................................................ Fragmentary Order

GySgt........................................................................................................... Gunnery Sergeant

IAD................................................................................ Investigation and Analysis Directorate

I MEF................................................................................... First Marine Expeditionary Force

KTO.......................................................................................... Kuwait Theater of Operations

LtGen.......................................................................................................... Lieutenant General

MARCENT.......................................................................... Marine Forces Central Command

MARDIV......................................................................................................... Marine Division

MEF.............................................................................................. Marine Expeditionary Force

MLRS...................................................................................... Multi-Launched Rocket System

MM-1............................................................................................. Mobile Mass Spectrometer

MOPP.............................................................................. Mission-Oriented Protective Posture

MOS........................................................................................ Military Occupational Specialty

NBC........................................................................................... Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

NCOIC.......................................................................... Non-commissioned Officer-in-Charge

NIST................................................................. National Institute of Standards and Technology

OPORD........................................................................................................ Operations Order

OpPlan............................................................................................................. Operations Plan

OSAGWI.................................................. Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses

Sgt.............................................................................................................................. Sergeant

UNSCOM............................................................. United Nations Special Commission on Iraq

 

 

Glossary

 

M256 Kit Chemical

Agent Detector Kit: A portable, expendable item capable of detecting and identifying both liquid and vapor chemical agents (e.g, blister, blood, and nerve). Used to identify the types of agent present and to determine if it is safe to unmask after a suspected or known chemical attack. Ref: Worldwide Chemical Detection Equipment Handbook, p. 430.

 

M9 Chemical Agent

Detector Paper: Expendable paper used to detect liquid chemical agents. M9 paper is chemically treated on one side to react to liquid chemical aget by turning red or reddish brown, and has an adhesive back to adhere to protective garments or equipment.

 


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