Acronyms & Definitions
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AAP
Allied Administrative Publication
AC
Atlantic Council
ACE
Allied Command Europe
ACO
Allied Command Operations (SHAPE)
ACOS
Assistant Chief of Staff
ACT
Allied Command Transformation
ACT SEE
Allied Command Transformation Staff Element Europe
ADL
Advanced Distributed Learning
AJF
Allied joint force
ALCC
Allied Land Component Command
APMS
Automated Personnel Management System
ARRC
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Bi-SC
Both Strategic Commands (ACT & ACO)
BP
Best Practice
BST
Battle Staff Training
BUDFIN
Budget and Finance
C2
Command and Control
C3
Consultation, Command and Control
C4
Command, Control, Communications and Computers
CBR
Chemical, Biological and Radiological
CBT
Computer-Based Training
CC-Air HQ Izmir
Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Izmir
CC-Air HQ Ramstein
Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Ramstein
CCJTF
Commander Combined Joint Task Force
CC-Land Heidelberg
Allied Land Component Command Heidelberg
CC-Land HQ Madrid
Allied Land Component Command Headquarters Madrid
CC-Mar HQ Naples
Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Naples
CC-Mar HQ Northwood
Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood
CEUMC
Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
CHOD
Chief of Defence
CMC
Chairman of the Military Committee
COE
Centre of Excellence
COI
Community of Interest
COIN
Counter-Insurgency
COS
Chief of Staff
CRONOS
Crisis Response Operations in NATO Open Systems
CTES
Collective Training and Exercise Support
DACOS
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff
DCOS
Deputy Chief of Staff
DoD
Department of Defense
DOTMLPF-I
Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities - Interoperability
DSACEUR
Deputy SACEUR
E&IT
Education & Individual Training
eITEP
Electronic Individual Training and Education Programme
eMTEP
electronic Military Training and Exercise Programme
EPAE
Education, training & exercises Polciy, Analysis and Evaluation
ePrime
Partnership Real-time Information, Management and Exchange system
ETEE
Education Training Exercise & Evaluation
ETOC
Education & Training Opportunities Catalogue
EU
European Union
FMT
Frequency-Managed Training
FTX
Field Training Exercise
HQ SACT
Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
IAG
International Auditing Guideline
IMS
International Military Staff
IPB
Individual Training and Education Programming Board
IS
International Staff
ITEC
Indivudual Training and Education Programme
JALLC
Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre
JAPCC
Joint Air Power Competence Centre
JC Lisbon
Allied Joint Command Lisbon
JETE
Joint Education, Training and Exercises
JFC
Joint Force Command
JFTC
Joint Force Training Centre
JOINTEX
Joint exercise
JTF
Joint Task Force
JWC
Joint Warfare Centre
LEGAD
Legal Advisor
LI
Lesson(s) Identified
LL
Lesson(s) learned
MA
Military Assistant
MC
Military Committee
METT
Mobile Education and Training Team
MILREP
Military Representative
MinDef or MOD
Ministry of Defence
MPC
Main Planning Conference
MTT
Mobile Training Team
NAC
North Atlantic Council
NADEFCOL (NDC)
NATO Defense College
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO HQ
NATO Headquarters
NC
NATO Confidential
NCISS
NATO Communitcations and Information Systems School
NEC
NATO Exercise Conference
NMIOTC
NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre
NITEC
NATO Individual Training & Exercise Conference
NTEC
NATO Training & Exercise Conference
NLR
National Liaison Representative
NNEC
NATO Network-Enabled Capability
NPETN
NATO Partner and Education Network
NS
NATO Secret
NSO
NATO School Oberammergau
NTCI
NATO Training Cooperation Initiative
NTG
NATO Training Group
NTM-I
NATO Training Mission – Iraq
OCE
Officer Conducting the Exercise
OJT
On-the-Job Training
OPR
Officer of Primary Responsibility
OSE
Officer Scheduling the Exercise
OTAN
Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord
PA
Public Affairs
PAO
Public Affairs Office
PERMREP
Permanent Representative
PfP
Partnership for Peace
PN
Partner Nation
POC
Point Of Contact
POLAD
Political Advisor
POW
Programme of Work
PTA
Primary Training Activities
PTC
Partnership for Peace Training and Education Centres
Q&A
Questions and Answers
RECONEX
Reconnaissance Exercise
ROE
Rules Of Engagement
RTC
Reserve and Training Command
SACEUR
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SACLANT
Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
SACT
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
SC
Strategic Command
SE
Support Element
SECGEN
Secretary General
SG
Steering Group
SGETEE
Steering Group Education Training Exercise & Evaluation
SGNTG
Steering Group NATO Training Group
SHAPE
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
SME
Subject Matter Expert
SO
Staff Officer
SOP
Standing Operating Procedures
SOW
Statement (Scope) Of Work
SQN
Squadron
STA
Secondary Training Activities
STANAG
NATO Standardization Agreement
TC
Training Camp
TEED
Training, Exercise and Evaluation Directive
TEPSO
Training and Education for Peace Support Operations
TOR
Terms of Reference
TSCO
Training Support to Current Operation
UN
United Nations
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner's Office for Refugees
UTC
Universal Time Converted
WG
Working Group
