Coordinating Military Deployments on Roads and Highways:
A Guide for State and Local Agencies

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Appendix D. Acronyms

AC

Active Component

AHA

Ammunition Holding Area

AIS

Automated Information System

AIT

Automatic Identification Technology

ALD

Available-to-Load Date

APOD

Aerial Port of Debarkation

APOE

Aerial Port of Embarkation

AR

Army Regulations

ARNG

Army National Guard

ASCC

Army Service Component Command

ATF

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

AVI

Automatic Vehicle Identification

AVL

Automatic Vehicle Location

BOL

Bill of Lading

C2

Command and Control

CAP

Crisis Action Planning

CAV

Cavalry

CCN

Convoy Clearance Number

CCTV

Closed-Circuit Television

C-DAY

Day on which deployment operations commence

CDL

Commercial Drivers License

CINC

Commander in Chief

CJCS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

CMO

Convoy Movement Order

COCOM

Combatant Commander

COE

Common Operating Environment

COMPASS

Computerized Movement Planning and Status System

CONOPS

Concept of Operations

CONPLANS

Concept of Operation Plans

CONUS

Continental United States

COTS

Commercial-off-the-shelf

CP

Control Point

CVISN

Commercial Vehicle Information System

CVO

Commercial Vehicle Operations

CY

Calendar Year

DEL

Deployment Equipment List (to be replaced by UDL)

DMC

Defense Movement Coordinator

DoD

Department of Defense

DOL

Directorate of Logistics

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPS

Department of Public Safety

DPW

Department of Public Works

DRF

Division Ready Force

DSB

Deployment Support Brigade

DST

Deployment Support Team

DTR

Defense Transportation Regulation

DTS

Defense Transportation System

DTTS

Defense Transportation Tracking System

EAD

Earliest Arrival Date

EHTR

Emergency Highway Traffic Regulation

EM

Emergency Management

EMS

Emergency Management Services

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

ETTM

Electronic Toll Tags and Tag Management

FAS

Federation of American Scientists

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FM

Army Field Manual

GBL

Government Bill of Lading

GCCS

Global Command and Control System

GCSS

Global Combat Support System

GFM

Global Flight Management System

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPS

Global Positioning System

GTN

Global Transportation Network

GWOT

Global War on Terrorism

HAR

Highway Advisory Radio

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HETS

Heavy Equipment Transport System

HSAS

Homeland Security Advisory System

IAW

In Accordance With

IBS

Integrated Booking System

IMDG

International Marine Dangerous Goods

IOC

Installation Operations Center

IRC

Initial Ready Company

IRRIS

Intelligent Road/Rail Information Server

IT

Information Technology

ITO

Installation Transportation Officer

ITS

Intelligent Transportation System

ITV

In-Transit Visibility

JOPES

Joint Operation Planning and Execution System

LAD

Latest Arrival Date

LBS

Location-Based Service

LNO

Unit Liaison Officer

MA

Marshalling Area

MACOMS

Major Commands

MARAD

Maritime Administration

MCC

Movement Coordination Center

MCS

Marine Cargo Specialist

MHE

Materials-Handling Equipment

MHz

Megahertz

MILVAN

Military-Owned Remountable/Demountable Container

MOBCON

Mobilization Movement Control

MP

Military Police

MSC

Military Sealift Command

MSL

Military Shipment/Shipping Label

MTMC

Military Traffic Management Command

MTS

Movement Tracking System

MUTCD

Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NEXRAD

Next Generation Radar

N-hour

Notification Hour (N+1, N+5, etc.)

NIMS

National Incident Management System

NRP

National Response Plan

NSIDH

National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

OIF

Operation Iraqi Freedom

OPCON

Operational Control

OPLAN

Operation Plan

OPORD

Operation Order

OSOW

Oversize/Overweight

PAO

Public Affairs Office

PDA

Personal Digital Assistant

PM

Provost Marshall

PMO

Provost Marshal Office

POC

Point of Contact

POD

Port Of Debarkation

POE

Port Of Embarkation

PORTSIM

Port Simulation

PPCE

Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment

PPO

Port Planning Order

PPP

Power Projection Platform

PSA

Port Support Activity

RC

Reserve Component

RDD

Required Delivery Date

RDL

Ready-to-Load Date

RF

Radio Frequency

RFID

Radio Frequency Identification Technology

RORO

Roll-On Roll-Off

RP

Release Point

SDDC

Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

SDOT

State Department of Transportation

SDPS

State Department of Public Safety

SITREP

Situation Report

SMCC

State Movement Coordination Center

SP

Start Point

SPM

Single Port Management

SPOD

Seaport of Debarkation

SPOE

Seaport of Embarkation

STARC

State Area Command

STRAHNET

Strategic Highway Network

TBN

Transportation Battalion

TEA

Transportation Engineering Agency

THREATCON

Threat Condition

TISA

Troop Issue Subsistence Activity

TMC

Traffic Management Center

TMS

Traffic Management System

TOC

Traffic Operations Center

TPFDD

Time-Phased Force Deployment Data

TRADOC

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

TRANSCOM

U.S. Transportation Command

UDL

Unit Deployment List

UIC

Unit Identification Code

UMC

Unit Movement Coordinator

UMO

Unit Movement Officer

UMT

Unit Movement Team

USAR

U.S. Army Reserve

USCG

U.S. Coast Guard

USTRANSCOM

U.S. Transportation Command

VMS

Variable Message Sign

VSAT

Very-Small-Aperture Terminal

WAP

Wireless Access Protocol

WIMs

Weigh-In-Motion Systems

WPS

Worldwide Port System

WWW

World Wide Web