Executive Intent

ACRONYMS AND TERMINOLOGY

ACU-Army Combat Uniform, new designation of American battle uniform

ADS-Active Defensive System, American aircraft laser system that defeats enemy antiaircraft missiles with bursts of laser energy

American Holocaust-term used to describe the Russian bomber attacks against the United States

BG-Brigadier General

Boats-abbreviation for a naval enlisted man who trains, supervises, and directs ship’s maintenance duties

CAG-Carrier Air Group, referring to the commander of an aircraft carrier’s air wings

CID-Cybernetic Infantry Device, an American infantry combat system utilizing a manned robot to afford superhuman protection, strength, speed, and attack capabilities equivalent to an infantry platoon

CINC-Commander in Chief; former designation of the commander of a major U.S. military command (now reserved for the president of the United States)

CJCS-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior uniformed adviser to the president of the United States

CNO-Chief of Naval Operations, the senior uniformed officer of the U.S. Navy

CTF-150-Combined Task Force-150, a multinational antipiracy maritime security force

DCI-Director of Central Intelligence, the senior administrator and coordinator of all of America ’s intelligence services

dielectric-a hard or rigid structure that allows electromagnetic energy to pass through in both directions

Duty Officer-a computerized interactionable service linking several computer services

Electronic Elastomeric Activity Suit-a mechanical compression garment worn by astronauts that uses computer-controlled electronically compressible material to maintain near-sea-level pressure on the human body while in a vacuum

EMU-Extravehicular Maneuvering Unit, a device that attaches to an astronaut’s space suit that allows precise movement in space

EPIRB-Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon, a device that transmits identification and location information via satellite to rescuers

FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation, American federal domestic law enforcement and investigation agency

ForceNet-American naval computer global data-exchange system

FSB-Federal Security Bureau, new name for the Russian KGB foreign and domestic intelligence and security force

GRU-Glavnoye Razvedyvatel’ noye Upravleniye, Russian military intelligence agency

GUARD-international emergency radio channel

HMU-Handheld Maneuvering Unit, a device used by astronauts to maneuver in space

Hohmann transfer orbit-an orbit used by spacecraft to move from one orbit to another

home plate-common term for home base or aircraft carrier

Hydra-smaller version of a COIL laser used for self-defense

hypoxia-physical difficulties associated with a lack of oxygen (loss of sight, uncoordination, unconsciousness)

ISI-Interservices Intelligence, Pakistani intelligence agency

KGB-Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, Soviet domestic and foreign security and intelligence agency, now FSB

Maddie-Multifunctional Advanced Data Delivery and Information Exchange, the civilian version of the “Duty Officer”

MFD-Multi-Function Display, an advanced computer control and display system

NCIS-Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ chief law enforcement investigation service

NOSS-Naval Ocean Surveillance System, a system of satellites that detects and tracks vessels by homing in on radio transmissions

NSO-National Security Organization, the Republic of Yemen ’s domestic and foreign intelligence and security force

PETA-People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal-rights organization

PLA-People’s Liberation Army, the unified land, sea, and air forces of the People’s Republic of China

PNSA-President’s National Security Adviser, senior civilian military and domestic security adviser to the president of the United States

PRC-People’s Republic of China (mainland China)

Ro-Ro-Roll-On, Roll-Off, a cargo ship where vehicles or equipment can be loaded on one end and driven off on the other end

SAC-Strategic Air Command, former major American military command that controlled all nuclear-capable attack and global reconnaissance and command-and-control forces

SCA-Suez Canal Authority, civil organization responsible for regulating, maintaining, and patrolling the Suez Canal

SECDEF-common acronym of the secretary of defense, the senior civilian administrator of all branches of the U.S. military

SECNAV-common acronym of the secretary of the navy, senior civilian administrator of the U.S. Navy

SECSTATE-common acronym of the U.S. secretary of state

SIGINT-Signals Intelligence, collecting, identifying, and analyzing electromagnetic emissions

Space-Based Infrared System-satellite-based system that detects and tracks missiles and aircraft

SPACECOM-common acronym for the U.S. Space Command, the major American military command responsible for space activities

STRATCOM-U.S. Strategic Command, the major American military command responsible for strategic missile defense, information warfare, command and control, and surveillance

TMO-Traffic Management Officer, the officer responsible for monitoring movements of ships or aircraft through a particular area or region

VFR-Visual Flight Rules, the rules governing aircraft operations in good weather

WMD-Weapons of Mass Destruction, referring to biological, nuclear, or chemical weapons designed to kill large numbers of people over very large areas with few numbers of weapons