Jack Terral - Seals (2005)

BDU: Battle Dress Uniform

BUD/S: Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL training course

C4: Plastic explosive

CAR-15: Compact model of the M-16 rifle

CATF: Commander, Amphibious Task Force

CNO: Chief of Naval Operations

CO: Commanding Officer

Cover: Hat, headgear

CP: Command Post

CPU: Computer Processing Unit

CPX: Command Post Exercise

CRRC: Combat Rubber Raiding Craft

CS: Tear gas

CSAR: Combat Search and Rescue

CVBG: Carrier Battle Group

DPV: Desert Patrol Vehicle

Det Cord: Detonating cord

Draeger Mk V: Underwater air supply equipment

DZ: Drop Zone

E&E: Escape and Evasion

FLIR: Forward Looking Infrared Radar

MC: Field Training Exercise

GPS: Global Positioning System

H&K MP-5: Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine gun

HAHO: High Altitude High Opening parachute jump

HALO: High Altitude Low Opening parachute jump

HE: High Explosive

Head: Navy and Marine Corps term for toilet; called a latrine in the Army

HSB: High Speed Boat

JSOC: Joint Special Operation Command

K-Bar: A brand of knives manufactured for military and camping purposes

MA: Killed In Action

LBE: Load Bearing Equipment

LSSC: Light SEAL Support Craft

Light Sticks: Flexible plastic tubes that illuminate

Limpet Mine: An explosive mine that is attached to the hulls of vessels

LZ: Landing Zone

M-18 Claymore Mine: A mine fired electrically with a blasting cap

M-60 E3: A compact model of the M-60 machine gun

M-67: An anti-personnel grenade

M-203: A single-shot 40-millimeter grenade launcher

MATC: A fast river support craft

MCPO: Master Chief Petty Officer

Medevac: Medical Evacuation

Mk-138 Satchel Charge: Canvas container filled with explosive

MRE: Meal, Ready to Eat

MSSC: Medium SEAL Support Craft

NAS: Naval Air Station

Intelligence staff

Operations staff

NAVSPECWAR: Naval Special Warfare

NCP: Navy College Program

NFL: National Football League

NVG: Night Vision Goggles

OA: Operational Area

OER: Officer's Efficiency Report

OP: Observation Post

OPLAN: Operations Plan. This is the preliminary form of an OPORD.

OPORD: Operations Order. This is the directive derived from the OPLAN of how an operation is to be carried out. It's pretty much etched in stone.

PBL: Patrol Boat, Light

PC: Patrol Coastal vessel

PDQ: Pretty Damn Quick

PLF: Parachute Landing Fall

PO: Petty Officer (e. G., PO1C is Petty Officer First Class)

PT: Physical Training

RIB: Rigid Inflatable Boat

RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade

RPM: Revolutions Per Minute

RTO: Radio Telephone Operator

SCPO: Senior Chief Petty Officer

SDV: Seal Delivery Vehicle

SERE: Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion

SITREP: Situation Report

SOCOM: Special Operations Command

SOF: Special Operations Force

SOLS: Special Operations Liaison Staff

SOP: Standard Operating Procedures

SPECOPS: Special Operations

Special Boat Squadrons: Units that participate in SEAL missions

SPECWARCOM: Special Warfare Command

UN: United Nations

Watch Bill: a list of personnel and stations for the watch

WIA: Wounded in Action