Military Veterinary Services Acronyms and AbbreviationsIndex

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

A CANA: Convulsive Antidote, Nerve Agent CASEVAC: casualty evacuation AAALAC: Association for Assessment and Accreditation of CBI: China-Burma-India Laboratory Animal Care CBRN: chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear AAFES: Army and Air Force Exchange Service CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps AAT: animal-assisted therapy CCMD: combatant command AC: hydrogen cyanide CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ACGME: Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education CDV: canine distemper virus AChE: acetylcholinesterase CENTCOM: Central Command ACLAM: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine CFD: Combat Feeding Directorate ACUP: animal care and use program CFR: US Code of Federal Regulations ACURO: Animal Care and Use Review Office CG: phosgene ACVP: American College of Veterinary Pathologists CIS: Clinical Investigations Site ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act CHPPM: Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine ADPAC: Animal Disease Prevention and Control CJD: Creuztfeldt-Jakob disease AE: aeromedical evacuation CJTF-HOA: Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa AEF: American Expeditionary Forces CK: cyanogen chloride AEP: auditory evoked potential CNS: central nervous system AFB: Air Force base CONUS: continental United States AFHSC: Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center COSC: combat and operational stress control AFMIS: Army Food Management Information System CPEAP: Caisson Platoon Equine-Assisted Program AFOTSG: Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General CPG: clinical practice guideline AFRIMS: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences CPV: canine parvovirus AFRRI: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute CSF: cerebral spinal fluid AI: avian influenza CSF: classical swine fever AIS: alveolar interstitial syndrome CTT: combat trauma training AIT: advanced individual training CVL: canine visceral leishmaniasis ALFOODACT: All Food Activities Program CWD: contract working dog ALP: alkaline phosphatase CWS: Chemical Warfare Service AMC: Army Medical Center CX: phosgene oxime AMEDD: Army Medical Department AMEDD C&S: AMEDD Center and School D AMM: Army Medical Museum AMSA: Army Medical Surveillance Activity DA: Department of the Army ANA: Afghan National Army DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency AOC: area of concentration DCI: Department of Clinical Investigation APHC: Army Public Health Center DCPA: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency APIE: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation DD: Defense Department APHIS: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service DE: directed energy ARS: acute radiation syndrome DCE: Dog Center Europe ARVN: Army of the Republic of Vietnam DeCA: Defense Commissary Agency ASDR&E: Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering DENCAP: dental civil action program ASF: African swine fever DFA: direct fluorescent antibody ATPase: adenosine triphosphatase DHA: Defense Health Agency AVFSI: Army veterinary food safety instructor DHHQ: Defense Health Headquarters AVMA: American Veterinary Medical Association DLA: Defense Logistics Agency AVT: Army veterinary technician DLA-TS: Defense Logistics Agency-Troop Support AWA: Animal Welfare Act DMP: destination monitoring program AWR: animal welfare regulation DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid DNBI: disease and nonbattle injury B DoD: Department of Defense DODDC: DoD Dog Center BAF: Bagram Air Field DoD FADL: Department of Defense Food Analysis and Diagnostic BAI: Bureau of Animal Industry Laboratory BAMC: Brook Army Medical Center DoDI: Department of Defense Instruction BEST: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training DODVPR: DoD Veterinary Pathology Residency BPRP: biological personnel reliability program DOTML-PF: doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership BRD: Biological Research Database and education, personnel, or facilities BSAT: biological select agent or toxin DODMWDVS: Department of Defense MWD Veterinary Service BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy DODVSA: DoD Veterinary Services Activity BSL: biosafety level dRIT: direct rapid immunohistochemical test BUMED: Bureau of Medicine & Surgery DRSI: Disease Reporting System–Internet DSCP: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia C DTRA: Defense Threat Reduction Agency CA: civic action DU: depleted uranium CA Bn: Civil Affairs Battalion DVM: doctor of veterinary medicine

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E IFVA: installation food vulnerability assessment IG: Inspector General EAC: echelon above corps IgG: immunoglobulin G EAMC: Eisenhower Army Medical Center IgM: immunoglobulin M EC: European Commission IPAT: integrated process action team EEEV: eastern equine encephalitis virus IRB: institutional review board EHR: electronic health record ISO/IEC: Organization for Standardization/International ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Electrotechnical Commission EM: erythema migrans ISP: installation support plan EPW: enemy prisoner of war ISR: Institute of Surgical Research ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate IV: intravenously ETT: endotracheal tube IWDBA: International Working Dog Breeding Association EU: European Union EUCOM: European Command J EVD: Ebola virus disease JAT: Joint Analysis Team F JCCoE: Joint Culinary Center of Excellence JCIDS: Joint Capabilities Integration Development System FADL: Food Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory JDVC: Japan District Veterinary Command FASS: Federation of Animal Science Societies JPC: Joint Pathology Center FAVN: fluorescent antibody virus neutralization test JPMRC: joint patient movement requirements center FAWD: food and water defense JSIVA: joint staff integrated vulnerability assessment FDA: Food and Drug Administration JSOMTC: Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency FEST: field epidemiology survey team K FHA: foreign humanitarian assistance FM: field manual K9: canine FMD: foot and mouth disease KFOR: Kosovo Protection Forces FMDV: FMD virus KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia FOB: Forward Operating Base FPLT: food procurement and laboratory team L FSCT: food safety communication team L: lewisite FSHTX: Fort Sam Houston, Texas LAM: laboratory animal medicine FSO: food safety officer LAMRAC: Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Advisory FSR: first strike ration Committee FST: forward surgical team LPS: lipopolysaccharide FWRA: food and water risk assessment LS: Department of Laboratory Sciences FYGVE: First-Year Graduate Veterinary Education LTHET: Long-Term Health Education Training G M GA: tabun MAMC: Madigan Army Medical Center GAO: Government Accountability Office MARCENT: US Marine Corps Forces Central Command GB: sarin MAT: microscopic agglutination test GD: soman MCFMT: Marine Corps food management team GEIS: Global Emerging Infectious Surveillance and Response MCM: medical countermeasure System MDVM: medical detachment, veterinary medicine GI: gastrointestinal MDVS: medical detachment, veterinary service GLP: Good Laboratory Practices MDVSS: medical detachment, veterinary service support GME: graduate medical education MEDCAP: medical civil action program MEDDAC: Medical Department activity H MEDCOM: Medical Command HAC: House Appropriations Committee MEDEVAC: medical evacuation HC: hexachloroethane MIL-STD: military standard HD: sulfur mustard MILVANs: military-owned demountable containers HHA: higher headquarters assessment MK: mark HHS: Health and Human Services MMP: Marine Mammal Program HPAI: highly pathogenic avian influenza MMS: Marine Mammals System HPSP: Health Professions Scholarship Program MOA: memorandum of agreement HQDA EXORD: Headquarters, Department of the Army MOCS: military occupational classification and structure Executive Order MOS: military occupational specialty HRCoE: Health Readiness Center of Excellence MPH: Master of Public Health MRE: Meal, Ready to Eat I MRMC: Medical Research and Material Command MTF: medical task force IACUC: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee MWA: military working animal IDVT: independent duty veterinary technician MWD: military working dog IFA: immunofluorescent antibody test MWR: moral, welfare, and recreation IFOR: implementation force xxii Military Veterinary Services Acronyms and AbbreviationsIndex

N SDTC: Service Dog Training Center SFOR: stabilization force NAMRU: Naval Medical Research Unit SOF: Special Operations Forces NCO: noncommissioned officer SSGT: staff sergeant NEO: noncombatant evacuation operation S&T: science and technology NFMT: Navy food management team SWA: Southwest Asia NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NMCSD: Naval Medical Center San Diego T NMRC: Naval Medical Research Center NPLA: neutralizing peroxidase-linked assay TAD: transboundary animal disease NPO: nonprofit organization TAMC: Tripler Army Medical Center NRC: Nuclear Regulatory Commission TAML: Theater Area Medical Laboratory NSF: National Science Foundation TBD: tick-borne disease NSRDEC: Natick Soldier Research, Development, and TBI: traumatic brain injury Engineering Center TC: Thomas Carlyle TCCC: Tactical Casualty Combat Care O TFF: Task Force Falcon TO&E: table of organization and equipment OCONUS: outside the continental United States TPMRC: theater patient movement requirement center OCT: optical computer tomography scan TSA: Transportation Security Administration ODA: operational detachment alpha TSRL: Triservice Research Laboratory OEF: Operation Enduring Freedom OIC: officer in charge U OIE: World Organization for Animal Health OIF: Operation Enduring Freedom UGR-A: unitized group ration-A OPCON: operational control UGR-E: unitized group ration express OSD: Office of the Secretary of Defense UGR-H&S: unitized group ration-heat and serve Osp: outer surface lipoprotein UK: United Kingdom OTSG: Office of the Surgeon General UPDF: Uganda People’s Defense Force OUA: Operation United Assistance USAF: US Air Force OVI: Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute USAFSAM: US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine OWS: Old World screwworm USAID: US Agency for International Development USAISR: US Army Institute of Surgical Research P USAMC-AFRIMS: US Army Medical Component Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences PAPR: powered air-purifying respirator USAMEDCOM: US Army Medical Command PCR: polymerase chain reaction USAMRICD: US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical P-CS: Philadelphia Consumer Safety Defense PDF: Panamanian Defense Forces USAMRIID: US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious PEP: postexposure prophylaxis Diseases PFIB: perfluoroisobutylene USAMRMC: US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command PHC: Public Health Command USAMRU-E: US Army Medical Research Unit-Europe PhD: doctor of philosophy USAMRU-G: US Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia PHS: Public Health Service USAMRU-K: US Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya PI: principal investigator USAPHC: US Army Public Health Command PMR: patient movement request USAR: US Army Reserve PMRC: patient movement requirement center USARIEM: US Army Research Institute of Environmental PNMC: Portsmouth Naval Medical Center Medicine PPE: personal protective equipment USDA: US Department of Agriculture PROFIS: Professional Filler System USFJ: US Forces Japan PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder USMC: US Marine Corps RAB: Rabies Advisory Board USNORTHCOM: US Northern Command USSOCOM: US Special Operations Command R USUHS: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences RBC: red blood cell RBT: rose bengal test V R&D: research and development VBD: vector-borne disease RDT&E: research, development, test, and evaluation VBS: veterinary biomedical scientist RMES: Reportable Medical Events System VC: Veterinary Corps RMSF: Rocky Mountain spotted fever VCO: Veterinary Corps officer RNA: ribonucleic acid VCPR: veterinarian-client-patient relationship ROTC: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps VEE: Venezuelan equine encephalitis ROVR: Remote Online Veterinary Record VEEV: Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus VES: veterinary equipment set S VETAC: veterinary activity center SAMMC: San Antonio Military Medical Center VETCAP: veterinary civil action program SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome VETCEN: veterinary center SCUD: tactical ballistic missile VETCOM: Veterinary Command

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VFI: veterinary food inspector VMD: Veterinary Medicine Division VMSB: Veterinary Medical Standardization Board VMST: veterinary medical and surgical team VS: Veterinary Services VSSA: Veterinary Service Support Area VSST: veterinary service support teams VTF: veterinary treatment facility W WBAMC: William Beaumont Army Medical Center WBC: white blood cell count WCC: Warrior Canine Connection WEEV: western equine encephalitis virus WHO: World Health Organization WNV: West Nile virus WP-AFLR: Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory WRAIR: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research WRNMMC: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center WTB: Warrior Transition Battalion

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