Appendix II
                    List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
A-6--Grumman Intruder; a shipborne, twin-seat, twin-jet attack aircraft capable of striking point targets
masked by inclement weather or darkness.

AAA--Antiaircraft artillery; Iraqi AAA included 12.7mm, 23mm, 37mm, and 57mm guns and surface-to-
air (SAM) missiles.

AAR--After action report.

AAV--Assault amphibious vehicle;   AAV7Al    amphibian manned by a crew      of three, capable of
transporting 25 Marines through water or cross-country; officially designated  `,AAVs" they were
sometimes called "Hogs" by the Marines and "Tracks" or "APCs" by allied soldiers.

AB--Air base.

ABCT--Airborne battalion combat team; the U.S. Army's 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry (Airborne) and
its combat support and combat service support units stationed at Vincenza, Italy.

ACO--Dutch Korps Mariner 1st Amphibious Combat Group, a battalion-size unit attached to the 3d
Commando Brigade, Royal Marines.

AdminO--Administrative officer; military shorthand refers to AminOs as S-i (bn), G-1 (div), or J-1
(joint).

AH-iT--Bell Sea Cobra; a twin-seat, single-rotor, twin-jet, attack helicopter; also known as a "snake."

AirO--Air officer.

AK--Kalishnikov-designed, gas-operated, air-cooled, 7.62mm assault rifle with an effective range of about
400 meters; made in numerous Communist Block countries, the AKM was the standard rifle of the Iraqi
Army, but was often mistakenly identified as an 1,AK-47.

ALMAR--A CMC bulletin directed to all Marines, usually dealing with a sweeping change of previous
orders or the practical application of new policies.

ALO--Air liaison officer; a naval aviator/flight officer attached to a ground unit who was primary advisor
to the ground commander; in the 24th MEU the ALO was a member of the operations section (0-3).

AO--Area of operations.

APC--Armored personnel carrier.

ARG--Amphibious ready group.