Changes: UNSC/Military Acronyms

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This is a list of acronyms used in the UNSC armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.

Official Acronyms

AAA - Anti-Aircraft Artillery^[1]
AI - Artificial Intelligence^[2]
AP - Armor Piercing^[3]
APC - Armored Personnel Carrier^[4]
CO - Commanding Officer^[5]
CP - Command Post^[6]
CNI - Command Neural Interface^[7]
DCS - UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping^[8]
EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse^[9]
ENGCORP - UNSC Engineering Corps^[10]
ETA - Estimated time to arrival^[11]
FLEETCOM - UNSC Fleet Command^[12]
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials^[13]
HE - High Explosive^[14]
HEAT - High Explosive Anti-Tank^[15]
HEV - Human Entry Vehicle^[16]
HIGHCOM - UNSC High Command^[17]
HUD - Heads Up Display^[18]
IFF - Identification Friend or Foe tag^[19]
KIA - Killed in Action^[20]
LAAG - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun^[21]
LAAV - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle^[22]
LRV - Light Reconnisance Vehicle^[23]
LT - Lieutenant^[24]
LZ - Landing Zone^[25]
MAC - Magnetic Accelerator Cannon^[26]
MBT - Main Battle Tank^[27]
MED CORPS - UNSC Medical Corps^[28]
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat^[29]
NAV - Navigation^[30]
NAVCOM - UNSC Navigation Command^[31]
NavLogCom - UNSC Navy Logistical Operations Command^[32]
NavSpecWep - UNSC Navy Special Warfare^[33]
ODST - Orbital Drop Shock Trooper^[34]
ONI - the Office of Naval Intelligence^[35]
PERSCOM - UNSC Personnel Command^[36]
PFC - Private First Class^[37]
PVT - Private^[38]
RV - Rendezvous^[39]
SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile^[40]
SMG - Sub Machine Gun^[41]
SSM - Surface-to-Surface Missile^[42]
SSR - Surface-to-Surface Rocket^[43]
TOC - Tactical Operations Center^[44]
TT - Troop Transport^[45]
ULATV - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle^[46]
UNSC - United Nations Space Command^[47]
UNSCDF - United nations Space Command Defense Force^[48]
UNSCMID - UNSC Military Identification Number^[49]

Unofficial Acronyms

ASAP - As Soon as Possible^[50]
CF - Charlie Foxtrot^[51]

References

↑ Halo 3, level The Covenant (Level)
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 39
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 10
↑ Halo 2, level Metropolis (Level)
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level Two Betrayals (Level)
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level Two Betrayals (Level)
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123
↑ Halo 3, level Sierra 117 (Level)
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 53
↑ Halo 2, level Metropolis (Level)
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 350
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 9
↑ Halo 2, level Gravemind (Level)
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level 343 Guilty Spark (Level)
↑ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 14
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 18
↑ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 19
↑ Halo 3, level Floodgate (Level)
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Silent Cartographer (Level)
↑ Halo 2, level The Armory (Level)
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 17
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 135
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 232
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
↑ Halo 3, level Tsavo Highway (Level)
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
↑ Halo: The Flood
↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level 343 Guilty Spark (Level)
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17
↑ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 12
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 13
↑ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 13
↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 12
↑ http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net
↑ Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level Halo (Level)
↑ Halo 2, level Cairo Station (Level)
↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123
↑ Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Pillar of Autumn (Level)
↑ Halo 3, level The Covenant (Level)

[1] Halo 3, level The Covenant (Level)

[2] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25

[3] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33

[4] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 39

[5] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 10

[6] Halo 2, level Metropolis (Level)

[7] Halo: Combat Evolved, level Two Betrayals (Level)

[8] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24

[9] Halo: Combat Evolved, level Two Betrayals (Level)

[10] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123

[11] Halo 3, level Sierra 117 (Level)

[12] Halo: The Fall of Reach

[13] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 53

[14] Halo 2, level Metropolis (Level)

[15] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

[16] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 350

[17] Halo: The Fall of Reach

[18] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 9

[19] Halo 2, level Gravemind (Level)

[20] Halo: Combat Evolved, level 343 Guilty Spark (Level)

[21] Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 14

[22] Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 18

[23] Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 19

[24] Halo 3, level Floodgate (Level)

[25] Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Silent Cartographer (Level)

[26] Halo 2, level The Armory (Level)

[27] Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 17

[28] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

[29] Halo: Contact Harvest

[30] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25

[31] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 135

[32] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

[33] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 232

[34] Halo: The Fall of Reach

[35] Halo 3, level Tsavo Highway (Level)

[36] Halo: The Fall of Reach

[37] Halo: The Flood

[38] Halo: The Fall of Reach

[39] Halo: Combat Evolved, level 343 Guilty Spark (Level)

[40] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17

[41] Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 12

[42] Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 13

[43] Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 13

[44] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 12

[45] ttp://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net

[46] Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net

[47] Halo: Combat Evolved, level Halo (Level)

[48] Halo 2, level Cairo Station (Level)

[49] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123

[50] Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Pillar of Autumn (Level)

[51] Halo 3, level The Covenant (Level)

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-This is a list of acronyms used in the [[UNSC]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.
+This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[UNSC]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.
 ==Official Acronyms==
+*'''AAA''' - Anti-Aircraft Artillery<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''AI''' - [[Artificial Intelligence]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 25</ref>
+*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 33</ref>
+*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 39</ref>
 *'''CO''' - Commanding Officer<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 10</ref>
-*'''HEV''' - [[Human Enntry Vehicle]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 350</ref>
+*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
-*'''MRE''' - [[Meal Ready to Eat]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
+*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 24</ref>
+*'''EMP''' - Electromagnetic Pulse<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</ref>
+*'''ETA''' - Estimated time to arrival<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[FLEETCOM|UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
+*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 53</ref>
+*'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
+*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 350</ref>
+*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
 *'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 9</ref>
+*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 14</ref>
+*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 18</ref>
+*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnisance Vehicle<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 19</ref>
+*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Floodgate (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''LZ''' - Landing Zone<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[The Armory (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 17</ref>
+*'''MED CORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
+*'''MRE''' - [[Meals Ready to Eat|Meal Ready to Eat]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
+*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 25</ref>
+*'''NAVCOM''' - [[NAVCOM|UNSC Navigation Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 135</ref>
+*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
+*'''NavSpecWep''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 232</ref>
 *'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
 *'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
+*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>
+*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
+*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 17</ref>
+*'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 12</ref>
+*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
+*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
 *'''TOC''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 12</ref>
+*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net</ref>
+*'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref>
 *'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Halo (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''UNSCDF''' - United nations Space Command Defense Force<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>
+*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</ref>
 ==Unofficial Acronyms==
+*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref>
-*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]
+*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
 ==References==
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