ACRONIMI E SIGLE D’USO

ADAMS ALLIED DEPLOYMENT AND MOVEMENT SYSTEM

AAR AIR TO AIR REFUELLING
AOR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
AOO AREA OF OPERATION
BERLIN PLUS ACCORDO PER L’UTILIZZO (VERTICE UEO DI BERLINO) PER
L’ACCESSO AD ASSETTI E PIANIFICAZIONE NATO Î POI PER LA
UE (WASHINGTON)
BICES BATTLEFIELD INFORMATION COLLECTION AND EXPLOITATION
SYSTEM
CBRN CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL NUCLEAR
CC COMPONENT COMMANDER (L/M/A)
CCC CAPABILITIES COMMITTMENT CONFERENCE
CDE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTATION (NATO)
CDM CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CEUMC CHAIRMAN OF THE EU MILITARY COMMITTEE
CFSP COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY (ART 25 OF THE EU
TREATY) = PESC POLITICA ESTERA E DI SICUREZZA COMUNE
CIMIC CIVIL MILITARY COOPERATION Î COCIM
CJSOTF COMBINED, JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE
CME/CMX ESERCITAZIONE DI CRISI MANAGEMENT EUROPEA/ CONGIUNTA
NATO
COMAMF(L) COMANDANTE DELL'ACE MOBILE FORCE LAND
CONCORDIA FIRST EU MILITARY MISSION (IN MACEDONIA - FYROM)
CONOPS CONCEPT OF OPERATION
CIS COMMUNICATION AND INFO SYSTEM
CM CRISIS MANAGEMENT
CMC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CONCEPT
CMO CRISIS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS (EU)
CPT CORE PLANNING TEAM
CRO CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS (NATO)
C-SAR COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE
DG DIREZIONE GENERALE
DGIE DIREZIONE GENERALE INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA
DCI DEFENCE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE
DCM DEPLOYABLE COMMUNICATION MODULES
DGEUMS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF EU MILITARY STAFF
DPQ (NATO) DEFENCE PLANNING QUESTIONNAIRE
DSACEUR DEPUTY SACEUR
EXPG EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP (PROPOSTA UK)
EACC EUROPEAN AIR CO-ORDINATION CELL
ECAP EUROPEAN CAPABILITIES ACTION PLAN (ECAP PANELS)
EMOP ENHANCED AND MORE OPERATION PARTNERSHIP (PFP)
EOD/IEDD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL / IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE DISPOSAL
EU UE = UNIONE EUROPEA
EU ACTORD EU ACTIVATION ORDER
EU ACTPRED EU ACTIVATION OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT
EU ACTREQ EU ACTIVATION REQUEST
EU ACTWARN EU ACTIVATION WARNING

EUMC EU MILITARY COMMITTEE

EUMCWG “ “ “ WORKING GROUP
EUMM EUROPEAN UNION MONITOR MISSION
EUMS EU MILITARY STAFF
EUPM EUROPEAN UNION POLICE MISSION
ESDI EUROPEAN SECURITY DEFENCE IDENTITY
ESDP EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY = PESD POLITICA
EUROPEA DI SICUREZZA E DIFESA
FCdr FORCE COMMANDER – DEPLOYED
FFM FACT FINDING MISSION
FHQ FORCE HEADQUARTERS
FLR FORCES AT LOWER READINESS
GAERC GENERAL AFFAIRS EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL (ex GAC)
GOP GUIDELINES FOR OPERATIONAL PLANNING
HQs HEADQUARTERS
HLSG HIGH LEVEL STEERING GROUP (NATO)
HRF HIGH READINESS FORCES
HTF HEADLINE GOAL TASK FORCE
HTF Plus HTF WITH PARTICIPATION OF NATO EXPERTS
HHC HELSINKI HEADLINE GOAL CATALOGUE
HFC HELSINKI FORCE CATALOGUE
HPC HELSINKI PROGRESS CATALOGUE
HNS HOST NATION SUPPORT
HUMINT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
IAG INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP: GRUPPO ESPERTI (RAPPRESENT.
MINISTRI DIFESA EU) PER PROCUREMENT / ACQUISIZIONE
ASSETTI E INDUSTRIE DIFESA EU
IER INFORMATION EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS
IMD INITIATING MILITARY DIRECTIVE
iMB INTERIM MILITARY BODY
IMINT IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE
IO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
ISTAR INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE TARGET ACQUISITION &
RECONNAISSANCE
ITALSTAFF RAPP. MILIT. IT. PRESSO COMIT. MIL. NATO/UE
IRTF(L) IMMEDIATE REACTION FORCE /LAND
JDAM JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITIONS
JTF JOINT TASK FORCE
JOA JOINT OPERATIONAL AREA
LN LEAD NATION
LOC LINE OF COMMUNICATION
LoI LETTER of INTENTS
MAE MINISTERO AFFARI ESTERI
MAG MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP (DCI)
MAP MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN (ALLARGAMENTO NATO - PFP -
PARP)
MCWG GRUPPO DI LAVORO DEL COMITATO MILITARE
MD/MoD MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
MD MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE
MDMP MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE MILITARY PROGRAMME
MILU MULTINATIONAL INTEGRATED LOGISTIC UNIT
MS EU MEMBER STATES
MNDDP MULTINATIONAL DETAILED DEPLOYMENT PLAN
MOT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
MSO MILITARY STRATEGIC OPTIONS
MSOD MILITARY STRATEGIC OPTION DIRECTIVE
MSR MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE
NATO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION = OTAN
NAC NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (NATO)
NAD NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR
NCS NUOVA STRUTTURA DI COMANDO DELLA NATO (AARC -DCI)
NC3A NATO C3 AGENCY
NFSR NATO FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW
NSE NATIONAL SUPPORT ELEMENT
OCC OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES CONCEPT FOR NATO-LED PFP
OPERATIONS (EMOP - PFP)
OHQ OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
OPP OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS
OPLAN OPERATION PLAN
Op.Cdr OPERATION COMMANDER – STATIC
OSCE ORGANISATION FOR THE SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN
EUROPE
PARP PLANNING AND REVIEW PROCESS (EMOP - PFP)
PFP PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE
PGM PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS
PIC PEACE INFORMATION COUNCIL
PSC = CoPS = CPS POLITICAL SECURITY COMMITTEE
PMG POLITICO-MILITARY GROUP
PMF POLITICAL - MILITARY FRAMEWORK FOR NATO- LED (EMOP PFP)
R&D RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RELEX DIREZ. GEN. REL. ESTERNE
RMA (USA) REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS
ROE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT Î EU USE OF FORCE CONCEPT
RRE RAPID REACTION ELEMENTS
RSN ROLE SPECIALIST NATION
SA STAGING AREA
SEAD SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENCE
SEEI INIZIATIVA PER IL SUD EST EUROPA (NATO)
SNLC SENIOR NATO LOGISTICIANS' CONFERENCE (DCI - MAG)
SIBCRA teams SAMPLING AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL
AND RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS (could be divided in SIBA SICA SIRA
teams)
SO SPECIAL OPERATIONS = Spec Ops
SOF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
SOR STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS
SR SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE
TBMD TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE
TEU TREATY OF EUROPEAN UNION
TO THEATRE OF OPERATIONS
TCN TROOP CONTRIBUTING NATION
TEEP TRAINING AND EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME
(EMOP - PFP)
TOA TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY
TOPFAS TOOLS FOR OPERATIONAL PLANNING, FORCE ACTIVATION AND
SIMULATION
UAV UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
WEAG WESTERN EUROPEAN ARMAMENTS GROUP
WMD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION