SOF GLOSSARY

BUD/S -Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL qualification course.
CRRC -Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
CSAR - Combat Search and Rescue
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
Direct Action or DA - assaults or strikes against enemy forces and compounds. A basic Special Ops mission / commando type raid.
FARP - Forward Area Refueling Point
Flash Bang - A stun grenade used by counter-terrorist assault teams.
FID - Foreign Internal Defense
FLIR - Forward Looking Infra-Red
Gibush - Israeli test period, usually a selection to get into SF units.
HAHO - High Altitude/High Opening
HALO - High Altitude/Low Opening
JSOC - Joint Special Operations Command
Medevac - Medical Evacuation.
NVG - Night Vision Goggles
SPECWAR - Special Warfare.
OPSEC - Operational Security
OSS - Office of Strategic Services.
Point Man or Point - The first soldier in a patrol, responsible for finding mines or enemy soldiers
PSYOPS - Psychological Operations. Propaganda dissemination where spreading information & disinformation creates moral problems in the enemy forces.
SAM - Surface to Air Missile
SAR - Search and Rescue
SatCom - Satellite Communications
SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SDV - SEAL Delivery Vehicle, a mini-sub SF Scuba Teams & Navy SEAL Teams use to covertly insert under water from long range.
SERE - Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion
SOE - Special Operations Executive. Britain's Special Ops unit in WWII
SPECWAR - US Navy term for Special Warfare = Special Operations
Strategic Reconnaissance or SR - Intelligence collection & information gathering missions with strategic importance.
UDT - Underwater Demolitions Teams. Precursor to the Navy SEALs, Deactivated in the early 80's when UDT was combined with SEAL Team.
Unconventional Warfare - Non-traditional actions against enemy forces. Guerrilla warfare or Psychological ops.
SATMO: Security Assistance Training Management Organization (USASATMO) is responsible for deploying Army-managed Security Assistance Teams (SATs) to OCONUS locations worldwide in support of Security Assistance missions and US Foreign Policy.
USASATMO: United States Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization (USASATMO) is responsible for deploying Army-managed Security Assistance Teams (SATs) to OCONUS locations worldwide in support of Security Assistance missions and US Foreign Policy.

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