World War III Series
Prelude to World War III: The Rise of the Islamic Republic and the Rebirth of America
Operation Red Dragon and the Unthinkable
Operation Red Dawn and the Invasion of America
Cyber Warfare and the New World Order
Michael Stone Series
Traitors Within
The Red Storm Series
Battlefield Ukraine
Battlefield Korea
Battlefield Taiwan (to be released March 14, 2018)
Acronym Key
ASAP — As soon as possible
ASW — Anti-Submarine Warfare
ATU — Anti-Terrorism Unit
AWACs — Airborne Warning and Control System
BCT — Brigade Combat Team
BG — Brigadier General
BMP — Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Russian infantry fighting vehicle)
BTR — Bronetransportyor (Russian armored personnel carrier)
CAG — Commander, Air Group
CAP — Combat Air Patrol
CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
CIC — Combat Information Center
CID — Criminal Investigation Division
CJC — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
COG — Continuity of Government
COS — Chief of Station
DAO — Defense Attaché’s Office
DCOM — Deputy Commander of US European Command
DDoS — Distributed Denial of Service
DIA — Defense Intelligence Agency
DNI — Director of National Intelligence
DoD — Department of Defense
DOJ — Department of Justice
EU — European Union
EUCOM — European Command
FBI — Federal Bureau of Investigations
FDC — Fire Direction Command
FIST — Fire Support Team
FSB — Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (Russian intelligence agency that came after the KGB)
GRU — Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye (Russian military intelligence)
HARM — High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
IBA — Individual Body Armor
ICS — Industrial Control Systems
IED — Improvised Explosive Device
IFV — Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IoT — Internet of Things (all devices that are network-enabled, including thermostats, cars, printers, etc.)
JDAM — Joint Direct Attack Munition
JIOC — Joint Intelligence Operations Center
JSOC — Joint Special Operations Command
LATV — Light Armored Tactical Vehicle
LLDR — Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder
LNG — Liquid Natural Gas
LNO — Liaison Officer
LT — Lieutenant
LTC — Lieutenant Colonel
LTG — Lieutenant General
MANPADS — Man-Portable Air Defense System
MBT — Main Battle Tank
MEU — Marine Expeditionary Unit
MG — Major General
MOP — Massive Ordnance Penetrator
MRAP — Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected
MRE — Meal-Ready-to-Eat
NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCO — Non-commissioned Officer
NSA — National Security Advisor or National Security Agency
PFC — Private First Class
PM — Prime Minister
PR — Public Relations
PRC — People’s Republic of China
PV2 — Private 2
QRF — Quick Reaction Force
RPG — Rocket Propelled Grenade
RSO — Regional Security Officer
S2 — Intelligence Officer
S3 — Operations Officer
SACEUR — Supreme Allied Command, Europe
SAD — Special Activities Division
SAM — Surface-to-Air Missile
SAR — Search and Rescue
SCIF — Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
SDO — Senior Defense Officer
SecDef — Secretary of Defense
SES — Senior Executive Service
SFC — Sergeant First Class
SHAPE — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe
SINCGAR — Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
CSM — Command Sergeant Major
SM-2 — Standard Missile 2
SVR — Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (Russia’s external intelligence agency, mainly for civilian affairs)
Tbps — Terabit per second
THAAD — Terminal High-Altitude Area Directory
TOW — Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-guided or Wireless
WP — White Phosphorus