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CONTENTS

SERIAL 1 Page

1. Introduction 1 - 4

2. Sri Lanka Army

a. Commands 5

b. Branches and Advisors 5

c. Directorates 6 - 7

d. Divisions 7

e. Brigades 7

f. Training Centres 7 - 8

g. Regiments 8 - 9

h. Static Units and Establishments 9 - 10

i. Appointments 10 - 15

j. Rank Structure - Officers 15 - 16

k. Rank Structure - Other Ranks 16

l. Courses (Local and Foreign) All Arms 16 - 18

m. Course (Local and Foreign) Specified to Arms 18 - 21

SERIAL 2

3. Reference Points

a. Provinces 22

b. Districts 22

c. Important Townships 23 - 25

SERIAL 3

4. General Abbreviations 26 - 70

SERIAL 4

5. Sri Lanka Navy

a. Commands 71 i

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b. Classes of Ships/ Craft (Units) 71 - 72

c. Training Centres/ Establishments and Bases 72

d. Branches (Officers) 72

e. Branches (Sailors) 73

f. Branch Identification Prefix 73 - 74

g. Rank Structure - Officers 74

h. Rank Structure - Other Ranks 74

SERIAL 5

6. Sri Lanka Air Force

a. Commands 75

b. Directorates 75

c. Branches 75 - 76

d. Air Force Bases 76

e. Air Force Stations 76

f. Technical Support Formation Commands 76

g. Logistical and Administrative Support Formation Commands 77

h. Training Formation Commands 77

i. Rank Structure Officers 77

j. Rank Structure Other Ranks 78

SERIAL 6

7. Joint Services

a. Commands 79

b. Training 79

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INTRODUCTION

USE OF ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND INITIALISMS

1. The word abbreviations originated from Latin word “brevis” which means “short”. Abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms are a shortened form of group of letters taken from a word or phrase which helps to reduce time and space. A phrase is an expression consisting of two or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence. The use of an appropriate abbreviation, acronym or initialism by the originator at the correct place in correspondence is a compulsion to avoid miscommunication and misinterpretation to the receiver.

2. In strict analysis, abbreviations should not be confused with contractions, acronyms or initialisms, with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all four are connoted by the term "abbreviation" in loose parlance. An abbreviation could be made by any method; a contraction of a word by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements or by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part. A contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction. The following guiding rules are to be followed:

a. No sentence shall commence with an abbreviation and to be consistent throughout the document.

b. Do not use punctuations in or after abbreviations except when it is part of normal sentence punctuation. For example: ‘eg:’ for ‘eg’

c. Abbreviations for most units of measurement remain unaltered in the plural form. For example: ‘min’ depicts both minute and minutes and ‘kg’ depicts both singular and plural form.

d. Some abbreviations indicate both the singular and the plural forms and do not require the addition of ‘s’.

e. An apostrophe could be used even with an abbreviation to indicate possession. For example: offrs’ mess.

f. Names of locations/ towns should be abbreviated as per an accepted list of abbreviations and all other to be written in full. However, new abbreviations could be introduced by the Originator depending on the requirement and use them in the text.

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g. Any composite noun or one containing a prefix or suffix is to be abbreviated by abbreviating the part for which there is an authorized abbreviation; example: ‘mob’ (mobilization) ‘demob’ (demobilization).

h. Abbreviate terms used with numbers. For example: 101 BC, AD 1212.

i. The following rules shall be adhered to when using block capitals:

(1) Abbreviations composed of initial letters of words (or acronyms and initialisms) are to be written in block capitals; for example: ‘ATC’ for Air Traffic Control.

(2) Abbreviations consisting of shortened version of a full word or words are to be written in block capitals, with initial capitals or in small letters according to the relevant context, such as: (a) Abbreviated words as a main or group heading. For examples: RECCE REP, OFFR.

(b) Abbreviated words as a paragraph heading. For examples: Recce Rep, Offr.

(c) Abbreviated words in the text of a paragraph. As examples: recce rep, offr.

(3) Abbreviations for all ‘ranks’ are to be written with initial capitals, irrespective of the context. For example: Lieutenant Colonel Silva as Lt Col Silva, Flight Lieutenant as Flt Lt and Sub Lieutenant as SLt (without a space).

(4) When a number of words in conjunction are abbreviated, the first letter of the abbreviated word will be written in capital. If prepositions, conjunctions, definite and indefinite articles are used in between these words; the first letter may or may not be in capital as appropriate. For example: Chief of Staff as COS, Centre of Gravity as COG and Commander in Chief as C in C.

3. The Difference between Acronyms and Abbreviations. An acronym is an abbreviated word formed by using the initial component letters of another name, word, or phrase. Acronyms are pronounced as if they are a word themselves, as a rule. Shortened word components can be used as individual letters such as in

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UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund). If prepositions, conjunctions, definite and indefinite articles are used in between the words that form an acronym; the first letter of such words are also in block capitals. For example: Airborne Warning and Control System as AWACS.

4. An initialism is a shortened form of words or phrase pronounced as a series of letters. The first letter of each word in a phrase would form an initialism. But all initialisms are not acronyms. Writing initialisms in communication can save a lot of time and keep documents from sounding repetitive and lengthy. Further refrain from using the same word or phrase many times throughout the same piece of writing. An example would be ‘WHO’ which stands for World Health Organization.

5. The following guiding rules shall be followed when using acronyms and initialisms:

a. Acronyms should only be used for words or phrases that are repeated a number of times throughout a document. b. Written in uppercase. c. Avoid using unfamiliar acronyms in general and especially not in introductory paragraph. d. Full stop (periods) are not required in contemporary acronyms. e. As a general rule of thumb, write out the full name when it is initially written and then follow that by writing the acronym in brackets (parenthesis) and repeat the bracket form if it is used again. f. There is no need to write an explanation of most familiar or popular acronyms since they are assumed to be recognized by the readers. g. Use the sound of the acronym to determine which article precedes the vowel ('an' in place of 'a' such as in 'a Unicef’ issue') because nouns require articles written before them. h. It is rarely necessary to use the word 'the' before most acronyms when they are pronounced as words. 6. When two or more words in conjunction are abbreviated which is not as an acronym or initialism and forms a pronounceable word, it should be written in uppercase. For examples: Casualty Evacuation as CASEVAC and Civil Military Corporation as CIMIC. Further, abbreviations leading to confusions shall be avoided at the discretion of the originator. For example: using of abbreviation ‘No’ for number will create confusion with English word ‘no’ in a paragraph. 3

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7. This manual encompasses the abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms which are unique to the Army formed under following serials:

a. Serial 1. Commands, Branches, Directorates, Divisions, Brigades, Training Centres, Regiment, Static Units and Establishments, Appointments, Rank Structures and Local/ Foreign Courses.

b. Serial 2. Provinces, Districts and Important Townships.

c. Serial 3. General abbreviations in alphabetical order.

d. Serial 4. Commands, Classes of Ships/ Crafts (Units), Training Centres/ Establishments and Bases, Branches and Rank Structures of the Sri Lanka Navy.

e. Serial 5. Commands, Directorates, Branches, Bases, Stations, Formation Commands, Logistical and Administrative Support Formations, Training Formation Commands and Rank Structures of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

f. Serial 6. Joint Command and Training Establishments.

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ABBREVIATIONS

SERIAL 1

SRI LANKA ARMY

1. Commands.

Army Headquarters AHQ Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force SLAVF Security Forces Headquarters (Jaffna) SFHQ (J) Security Forces Headquarters (Wanni) SFHQ (W) Security Forces Headquarters (East) SFHQ (E) Security Forces Headquarters (Kilinochchi) SFHQ (KLN) Security Forces Headquarters (Mullaitivu) SFHQ (MLT) Security Forces Headquarters (West) SFHQ (West) Security Forces Headquarters (Central) SFHQ (Cen) Army Training Command ARTRAC Logistics Command Log Comd Forward Maintenance Area (North) FMA (N) Forward Maintenance Area (North Central) FMA (NC) Forward Maintenance Area (East) FMA (E) Forward Maintenance Area (Kilinochchi) FMA (KLN) Forward Maintenance Area (Mullaitivu) FMA (MLT)

2. Branches and Advisors.

Commander's Secretariat Comd Sec Military Secretary's Branch MS Br General Staff Branch GS Br Financial Management Branch FM Br Adjutant General's Branch AG Br Quarter Master General's Branch QMG Br Master General Ordnance Branch MGO Br Office of Director General Infantry Office of DG Inf Headquarters Chief Field Engineer HQ CFE Headquarters Chief Signals Officer HQ CSO Office of Director General Sports Office of DG Sports Office of Director General Army Health Services Office of DG AHS Judge Advocate General’s Office JAG Office Office of Director General Army Industries Office of DGAI

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Research Analysis Projection & Development Branch RAP & D Br

3. Directorates.

Directorate of Operations Dte of Ops Directorate of Training Dte of Trg Directorate of Plans Dte of Plans Directorate of Military Intelligence Dte of MI Directorate of Psychological Operations Dte of Psy Ops Directorate of Staff Duties Dte of SD Directorate of Media Dte of Media Directorate of Infantry Dte of Inf Directorate of Sports Dte of Sports Directorate of Information Technology Dte of IT Directorate of Budget & Financial Management Dte of B & FM Directorate of Internal Audit Dte of IA Directorate of Pay and Records Dte of P & R Directorate of Asset Management Dte of AM Directorate of Army Benevolent Fund Dte of ABF Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock Dte of A & L Directorate of Personnel Administration Dte of PA Directorate of Army Band & Performing Arts Dte of AB & PA Directorate of Army Medical Services Dte of AMS Directorate of Army Dental Services Dte of ADS Directorate of Army Medical Procurement Services Dte of AMPS Directorate of Management and Maintenance Dte of M & M Directorate of Army Preventive Medicine & Mental Health Services Dte of APMMHS Directorate of Indigenous Medicine Dte of IM Directorate of Legal Services Dte of Leg Directorate of Provost Dte of Pro Directorate of Welfare Dte of Welfare Directorate of Real State and Quartering Dte of RE & Q Directorate of Veteran Affairs Dte of VA Directorate of Rehabilitation Dte of Rehab Directorate of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Dte of HR & HL Directorate of Movement Dte of Mov Directorate of Engineer Services Dte of Engr Svcs Directorate of Supply and Transport Dte of S & T Directorate of Ordnance Services Dte of Ord Svcs Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Dte of EME

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Directorate of Recruiting Dte of Rec Directorate of Finance Dte of Fin Directorate of Civil Administration Dte of CA Directorate of Quality Assurance and Inspection Dte of QA & I

4. Divisions.

Armoured Division Armd Div Artillery Division Arty Div Engineer Division Engr Div Independent Division Indep Div Infantry Division Inf Div Signal Division Sig Div Mechanized Division Mech Div

5. Brigades.

Armoured Brigade Armd Bde Artillery Brigade Arty Bde Engineer Brigade Engr Bde Signal Brigade Sig Bde Mechanized Infantry Brigade Mech Inf Bde Commando Brigade Cdo Bde Special Forces Brigade SF Bde Airmobile Brigade Airmob Bde

6. Training Centres.

Sri Lanka Military Academy SLMA Officer Career Development Centre OCDC Army Training School ATS Infantry Training Centre ITC Combat Training School CTS Army Physical Training School APTS Volunteer Force Training School VFTS Marksmanship and Sniper Training School MSTS Centre for Army Vocational Training CAVT Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka IPSOTSL Army School of Logistics ASL Language Training School LTS Divisional Training School Div Trg Sch

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Airmobile Training School AMTS Armoured Corps Training Centre ACTC School of Artillery Sch of Arty Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering SLSME School of Signals Sch of Sig Mechanized Infantry Training Centre MITC Commando Regiment Training School CRTS Special Forces Training School SFTS Military Intelligence Training School MITS Engineer Services Trade School ESTS Army Service Corps School ASCS School of Ordnance Sch of Ord School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Sch of EME Sri Lanka Military Police Training School SLMPTS Sri Lanka Army General Services Corps Trade School SLAGSC Trd Sch Regimental Training Centre Regtl Trg Cen Recruit Training Centre Rec Trg Cen

7. Regiments.

Sri Lanka Armoured Corps SLAC Sri Lanka Artillery SLA Sri Lanka Engineers SLE Sri Lanka Signals Corps SLSC Sri Lanka Light Infantry SLLI Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment SLSR The Gamunu Watch GW The Gajaba Regiment GR The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment VIR Mechanized Infantry Regiment MIR Commando Regiment CR Special Forces SF Military Intelligence Corps MIC Corps of Engineer Services CES Sri Lanka Army Service Corps SLASC Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps SLAMC Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps SLAOC Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers SLEME Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police SLCMP Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps SLAGSC Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps SLAWC

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Sri Lanka Rifle Corps SLRC Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps SLAPC Sri Lanka National Guard SLNG

8. Static Units and Establishments.

Advance Dressing Station ADS Area Headquarters Area HQ Army Base Hospital ABH Army Clothing Depot ACD Army Hospital AH Base Ordnance Depot BOD Base Vehicle Depot BVD Battalion(s) bn(s) Battery (ies) bty(s) Brigade(s) bde(s) Central Ammunition Depot CAD Central Armament and Ammunition Depot CAAD Civil Affairs Office CAO Company (ies) coy(s) Division(s) div(s) Field Battery Fd Bty Field Dressing Station FDS Field Regiment Fd Regt Forward Medical Equipment Depot FMED Forward Ordnance Depot FOD Heavy Regiment Hy Regt Independent Locating Battery Indep Loc Bty Intelligence and Security Group INTSY GP Light Air Defence Artillery Battery Lt AD Bty Light Regiment Lt Regt Medical Reception Station MRS Medium Battery Med Bty Medium Regiment Med Regt Officer Command Troops OC Tps Platoon(s) Pl(s) Regimental Headquarters RHQ Regimental Centre Regtl Cen SevaVanitha Army Branch SVAB Special Investigation Unit SIU Squadron Sqn Task Force TF

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Transit Camp TC Troop Tp Urban Fighter Squadron UFS

9. Appointments.

Adjutant Adjt Adjutant General AG Admin Officer Admin Offr Aeronautical Engine Technician AET Aide-de-Camp /Air Defence Commander ADC Air Adviser AA Air Conditioner & Refrigeration Mechanic AC & RM Air Defence Artillery Commander ADAC Air Flag Officer AFO Air Traffic Controller ATC Ammunition Technical Officer ATO Armament Sergeant Major/ Academy Sergeant Major ASM Assistant Adjutant Asst Adjt Assistant Logistics Officer/ Air Liaison Officer ALO Assistant Medical Practitioner AMP Assistant Military Secretary AMS Battalion Under Officer Bn/ U/ O Battery Captain BK Battery Commander BC Battery Quartermaster Sergeant BQMS Battery Sergeant Major BSM Black Smith & Welder BS & W Brigade Commander Bde Comd Brigade Major BM Brigadier Administration and Quartering BAQ Brigadier Coordinating Brig (Coord) Brigadier General Staff BGS Brigadier Strategic and Doctrine Brig S & D Cadet Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant Cdt/ BQMS Cadet Battalion Sergeant Major Cdt/ BSM Cadet Company Quartermaster Sergeant Cdt/ CQMS Cadet Company Sergeant Major Cdt/ CSM Cadet Corporal Cdt/ Cpl Cadet Lance Corporal Cdt/ L/Cpl Cadet Sergeant Cdt/ Sgt

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Centre Commandant Cen Comdt Chief Accountant/ Catering Assistant CA Chief Clerk CC Chief Engineer CE Chief Field Engineer CFE Chief Fire Officer CFO Chief Instructor CI Chief Legal Officer CLO Chief of Staff COS Chief Signal Officer CSO Civil Affairs Officer CAO Colonel Administration and Quartering Col AQ Colonel Commandant Col Comdt Colonel Coordinating Col (Coord) Colonel General Staff Col GS Colonel Intelligence Col Int Colonel Military Secretary Col MS Colonel of the Regiment Col of the Regt Colonel Strategic and Doctrine Col S & D Colonel Training Col Trg Colonel Training (Foreign) Col Trg (F) Commandant Comdt Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Comdt SLAVF Commander Amphibious Task Force CATF Commander Army Training Command Comd ARTRAC Commander Artillery Comd Arty Commander Land Forces CLF Commander Logistic Command Comd Log Comd Commander of the Air Force Comd of the Air Force Commander of the Army Comd of the Army Commander of the Navy Comd of the Navy Commander Security Force Headquarters Comd SFHQ Commanding Officer CO Company Under Officer Coy/U/O Construction Technician C Tech Contingent Commander Contg Comd Counter Bombardment Officer CBO Data Entry Operator DEO Data Processing Officer DPO Date Processing Manager DPM Defence Attaché/ Defence Advisor DA

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Deputy Centre Commandant Dy Cen Comdt Deputy Chief of Staff DCOS Deputy Commandant Dy Comdt Directing Staff DS Directing Staff Coordinator DS Coord Director Agriculture and Livestock D A & L Director Army Benevolent Fund DABF Director Army Dental Services DADS Director Army Management and Maintenance DAMM Director Army Medical Procurement Services DAMPS Director Army Medical Services DAMS Director Army Preventive Medicine & Mental Health Services D APMMHS Director Army Quartering DAQ Director Asset Management DAM Director Budget & Financial Management D B & FM Director Electrical and Mechanical Engineers DEME Director Engineer Services DES Director General DG (in title) Director General Army Health Services DG AHS Director General Army Industries DGAI Director General Financial Management DGFM Director General General Staff DGGS Director General Infantry DG Inf Director General Military Intelligence DGMI Director General Sports DG Sports Director Human Rights and Humanitarian Law D HR & HL Director Infantry D Inf Director Information Technology DIT Director Internal Audit DIA Director Legal Services D Legal Director Media D Media Director Military Intelligence DMI Director Movement D Mov Director Operations D Ops Director Ordnance Services DOS Director Pay and Records D P & R Director Personnel Administration DPA Director Plans D Plans Director Provost D Prov Director Psychological Operations D Psy Ops Director Recruiting D Rec

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Director Rehabilitation D Rehab Director Sports D Sports Director Staff Duties DSD Director Supply and Transport D S &T Director Training D Trg Director Veteran Affairs DVA Director Welfare D Welfare Dispatch Rider DR Divisional Commander Div Comd Drill Instructor DI Duty Officer DO Electrical and Instrument Mechanic EIM Electrical and Mechanical Engineer EME Engineer Engr Fighter Control (er) FC Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet FOCNF Forward Air Controller FAC Forward Observation Officer FOO Garrison Engineer GE General Officer Commanding GOC General Staff Officer GSO General Staff Officer Coordinating GSO (Coord) Generator Technician G Tech Ground Liaison Officer GLO Group Commander Gp Comd Gun Controller GC Gun Direction Officer GDO Gun Position Officer GPO Head of Department HOD Head of Training Team HOTT Information Technology Officer ITO Instructor in Gunnery IG Intelligence and Investigation Coordinator IIC Intelligence Officer IO Joint Amphibious Task Force Commander JATFC Judge Advocate JA Judge Advocate General JAG Liaison Officer / Legal Officer LO Major Administration and Quartering Maj AQ Master General Ordnance MGO Material Management Assistant MMA

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Mechanical Transport Officer/ Motor Transport Officer MTO Medical Officer/ Movement Officer MO Military Assistant/ Military Attaché/ Military Adviser MA Military Intelligence Officer MIO Military Liaison Officer MLO Military Secretary MS Missile Controller MC Mortar Fire Controller MFC Movement Control Officer MCO Naval Advisor NA Naval Liaison Officer NLO Naval Officer In Charge NOIC Non Commissioned Officer NCO Observation Post Officer OPO Officer Commanding OC Officer in Charge/ Officer in Command OIC Operations and Training Officer OTO Orderly Officer OO Orderly Room Clerk ORC Orderly Room Quartermaster Sergeant ORQMS Orderly Sergeant Ord Sgt Parliament Secretary/ Protective Secretary PS Personal Assistant PA Physical Training Instructor PTI Pilot Plt Platoon Commander Pl Comd Platoon Under Officer Pl/U/O Principal Staff Officer/ Personal Security Officer PSO Prime Minister/ Provost Marshal PM Public Relations Officer PRO Quartermaster QM Quartermaster General QMG Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant RQMS Regimental Sergeant Major RSM Regimental Signal Officer RSO Second in Command 2IC Secretary/ Secretarial Sec Section Commander Sect Comd Senior Duty Officer SDO Senior Instructor SI

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Senior Intelligence Officer SIO Senior Medical Officer SMO Senior Non Commission Officer SNCO Senior Officer Present Afloat SOPA Senior Student Officer Snr SO Source Controller/ Subject Clerk SC Special Dispatch Rider SDR Squadron Commander Sqn Comd Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant SQMS Squadron Sergeant Major/ School Sergeant Major SSM Staff Officer / Student Officer SO Support Body Guard SBG Syndicate Directing Staff Syn DS Tactical Commander Tac Comd Team Commander TC Technical Adjutant Tech Adjt Technical Quartermaster Sergeant TQMS Technical Staff Officer TSO Transport Assistant/ Technical Assistant TA Troop Sergeant Major/ Technical Sergeant Major TSM Veterinary Assistant Vet Assist Welder wldr Wing Sergeant Major WSM Wood Technician Assistant WTA

10. Ranks Structure - Officers

Field Marshal FM General Gen Lieutenant General Lt Gen Major General Maj Gen Brigadier Brig Colonel Col Lieutenant Colonel Lt Col Major Maj Captain Capt Lieutenant Lt Second Lieutenant 2/Lt Probation Officer PO Officer Cadet O/Cdt Service Cadet Svc Cdt Junior Lady Officer Cadet J/L/O/Cdt

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Junior Officer Cadet J/O/Cdt Lady Officer Cadet L/O/Cdt

11. Ranks Structure - Other Ranks

Warrant Officer Class I WO I Warrant Officer Class II WO II Staff Sergeant/ Colour Sergeant S/Sgt, C/Sgt Sergeant Sgt Corporal Cpl Bombardier Bdr Lance Corporal L/Cpl Lance Bombardier L/Bdr Private Pte Trooper Tpr Gunner Gnr Sapper Spr Rifleman Rfn Signalman Sgm Craftsman Cfn Pioneer Pnr Bandsman Bdsm Recruit Rec

12. Courses (Local and Foreign) All Arms.

Advance Physical Training Instructor Course APTIC Agriculture Demonstrator Course ADC Armament and Ammunition Technical Officer Course AATOC Battalion Commander Course/ Basic Commando Course BCC Band Master Course/ Basic Marksmanship Course BMC Basic Airborne Course BAC Basic Commando Course Basic Driving Course BDC Basic Infantry Course /Basic Intelligence Course BIC Basic Swimming Course BSC Battalion Support Weapon Course BSW Battalion Support Weapon Instructor Course BSWIC Combat Team Commander Course CTCC Conflict Related Sexual Violence Course CRSVC

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Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare Course CIJWC Defence Management Course/ Drum Major Course DMC Defence & Strategic Studies Course D & SSC Defence Services Command and Staff Course DSCSC Drill Instructor Course DIC Driving and Maintenance Course D&MC Drum Training Course DTC Force Protection Course FPC Global Peace Operation Initiative Course GPOI Higher Defence Management Course HDMC Higher Defence Orientation Course HDOC Joint Operations Staff Course JOSC Junior Command Course JCC Junior Command and Staff Course JC&SC Junior Instructor Course JIC Junior Leader Course JLC Junior Officers Logistic Course JOLC Junior Staff Course JSC Language Training Course LTC Leadership and Career Development Course LCDC Logistic Staff Course/ Long Sniper Course LSC Long Defence Management Course LDMC Method of Instructions Course MOIC Mountain Warfare Course MWC Mid-Career Course MCC National Defence College Course NDC National Defence University Course NDU National Security & War Course NSWC Non - Commissioned Officer's Course NCOC Officers Basic Course OBC Physical Fitness Training Course PFTC Physical Training Instructor Course PTIC Platoon Support Weapon Instructor Course PSWIC Potential Observers and Staff Officers Course POSOC Quartermaster's Course QMC Regimental Account Instructor Course RAIC Regimental Account Pay and Administration Course RAP & AC Regimental Nursing Course RNC Regimental Signal Course RSC Regimental Signal Officer Course RSOC Royal College of Defence Studies Course RCDS Senior Command Course SCC

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Senior Defence Management Course SDMC Senior Non Commissioned Officers Logistic Course SNCOLC Sinhala Language Course SLC United Nation Contingent Commanders Course UNCCC United Nations Military Observer Course UNMOC United Nation Staff Officer Course UNSOC Unit Account Course/ Unit Admin Course UAC Unit Coacher Course UCC United Nations Logistics Course UNLC United States Army War College Course USAWCC Young Officer Course YOC

13. Courses (Local and Foreign) Specified to Arms.

SLAC

Armament Instructor Officer Course AIOC Armoured Officers Radio Instructor Course AORIC Armoured Officers Gunnery Instructor Course AOGIC Armoured Officers Instructor Course AOIC Auto Instructor Course AIC Combat Group Commander Course CGCC Radio Instructor Composite Course RICC Tank Command (Elementary) Course TC (E) C Tank Chassis and Engineering Course TCEC Technical Officer Course TOC

SLA

Air Defence Force Battalion Commanders’ Course ADFBCC Air Defence Staff Course ADSC Anti-Aircraft Artillery Maintenance and Repair Engineering Course AAMREC Anti-Tank Missile Equipment Support Course AMESC Assistant Instructor in Gunnery Course AIGC Instructor in Gunnery Course IG Long Gunnery Staff Course LGSC Multiple Rocket Launcher Command Course MRLCC Officer Gunnery Staff Course OGSC Survey and Target Acquisition Course SATAC Technical Assistant Course TAC Technical Officer Course TOC

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SLE

Advance Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course AEODC Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course BEODC Engineering Equipment Maintenance Course EEMC Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course EODC Mine Action Course MAC Officers Bomb and Improvised Explosives Device Disposal Course OBIEDDC

SLSC

Advance Computing Course ACC Advance Cyber Security Course ACSC Automated Data Processing Course ADOC Communication Equipment Maintenance Course CEMC Communication Equipment Support Service Course CESSC Information Technology Project Management ITPM Radar Maintenance and Repair Engineering Course RM & REC Wire Communication Engineering WCE

INFANTRY

Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Course DDRC Infantry Officers Advanced Course IOAC Officers Weapon Course OWC Special Infantry Operation Training Course SIOTC Special Operations Command Course SOCC Staff and Tactics Grade2 Course S&TG2C Unit Command and Staff Course UC&SC Young Officers Weapons Course (Small Arms) YOWC(SA)

MIR

Driving & Maintenance Instructor Mechanical Course DMIMC Radio & Armament Instructor Course RAIC Crew Commander Course CCC

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CR & SF

Anti-Terrorist Training Course ATTC Arms Explosive Search Dog Course AESDC Basic War Dog Handler Course BWDHC Combat Driving Course CDC Combat Group Commander Course CGCC Combat Rider Training Course CRTC Counter Terrorism Course CTC Officers Advance Commando Course OACC Officers Basic Commando Course OBCC Special Mission Team Course SMTC Special Operation Command Course SOCC Surveillance Escape, Evasion and Combat Tracking Course SEE&CTC War Dog Specialist Course WDSC

MIC

Basic Intelligence Course BIC Counter Intelligence Course CIC Counter Terrorism Intelligence Course CTIC Intelligence Collection and Analysis Course ICAC Intelligence Staff Course ISC Investigation Staff Officer Course ISOC Officers Advance Intelligence Course OAIC

CES

Barrack Officers Advanced Course BOAC Barracks Support Service Program Course BSSPC Engineer Officers Work Procedure Course EOWPC

SLASC

Officers Transport Management Course OTMC Officers Mechanical Transport Course OMTC Motor Transportation Course MTC Sri Lanka Army Service Corps Collective Course SLASCCC

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SLAOC

Advance Material Management Course AMMC Ammunition Maintenance and Repair Engineers Course AMREC Ammunition Technical Officer Course ATOC Basic Ordnance Officers Course BOOC Higher Ordnance Management Course HOMC Senior Management Officer Course SMOC

SLEME

Automobile Equipment Support Course AESC Graduate Officer's Equipment Course GOEC Officer Basic Electro Mechanical Course OBEMC Senior Officer Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Course SOEMEC

SLCMP

Advanced Security Sector Reform Course ASSRC Officers Military Police Course OMPC Officers Provost Course OPC

SLAGSC

Piper Training Course PTC Piper’s Majors Course PMC Trumpeter Training Course TCC

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SERIAL 2

REFERENCE POINTS

1. Provinces.

Central Province CP Eastern Province EP North Central Province NCP North Western Province NWP Northern Province NP Sabaragamuwa Province SGP Southern Province SP Western Province WP Uva Province UP

2. Districts.

Ampara AMP Anuradhapura ANP Badulla BDL Batticoloa BCO Colombo CBO Galle GLE Gampaha GMP Hambantota HBT Jaffna JFN Kalutara KLT Kandy KDY Kegalle KGL Kilinochchi KLN Kurunegala KRN Mannar MNR Matale MTL Matara MTR Moneragala MNG Mullaitivu MLT NuwaraEliya NEL Polonnaruwa PLN Puttalam PTM Ratnapura RTP Trincomalee TCO Vavuniya VNA

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3. Important Townships.

Akkaraipattu AKPT Ambepussa AMB Arali ARL Ariyalai ARY Batalanda BTLD Boossa BSA Boyagane BYG Buttala BTL Chavakachcheri CHVA Chenkaladi CKA Chilaw CHW China Bay CBY Dambulla DBL Dehiattakandiya DAK Diyatalawa DLA Dombagoda DBG Ekala EKL Elephant Pass EPS Embilipitiya EMB Ganemulla GAN Gurunagar GRN Hingurakgoda HGK Hoamagama HMG Iranamadu IMD Kalattawa KLTW Kalkudah KKD Kalmunai KLM Kalpitiya KLP Kankasanthurai KKS Kanthale KNT Karainagar KNR Karandeniya KDN Kataragama KTG Kathiraveli KTV Kattankudy KTKD Katukurunda KTK Katunayake KTN Kayts KYT Kilali KLY Kinniya KNY

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Kodikkamam KKM Kokavil KKV Kokilai KKL Kokkutuduwai KTD Kosgama KSG Kuruwita KWT Maduruoya MOYA Mananpitiya MNP Mandativu MDT Mankulam MKL Medawachchiya MDW Minneriya MIN Monkey Bridge MKB Moraweva MRW Muhamalai MHM Nagathevanthurai NGT Nilaveli NLV Oddusuddan OSD Omanthei OMT Padaviya PDV Palaly PLY Panagoda PNG Parantan PRN Pellawatta PLW Piduruthalagala PDU Point Pedro PPD Poonaryn PNR Potuvil PTV Pulmoddai PMD Punani PNN Punewa PNW Pungudutivu PGT Puthukkudiyiruppu PKIP Ratmalana RMA Saliyapura SLP Sampoor SMP Sapugaskanda SGK Sarasalai SRS Sigiriya SGR Silavathurai SVT Sri Jayawardenapura SJP Tangalle TGL

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Tellippalai TPL Thalaimannar TLM Thallady TLD Thalpadu TLP Thanankilappu TNKP Thondimannar TMR Uva Kuda Oya UKO Vakarai VKR Valvettiturai VVT Vasavilan VVL Vavuniya VNA Verugal VRG Vettalaikerni VTK Vidataltivu VDTL Vilpattu VPT Weerawila WLA Welikanda WLK Welioya WLO

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SERIAL 3

GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS Note:

Abbreviations listed below will be applicable to all forms of tenses, nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and singular/ plural expressions unless otherwise specified against the word.

A

Abbreviations(s) abbn(s) Above Water Warfare AWW Absence ab Absent without leave AWOL Academic Subject/ Along Side AS Academy admy Access Time/ Air Transport/ Anti-Tank/ Advanced Technology AT Accept / Refuse A / R Accommodation accn Accompany acny Accordingly accdly Account(s) / Accountant acct Acknowledge (ment) ack Acquire/ Acquisition acq Act / Action(s) act Acting actg Acting Information Organization AIO Action Grid AG Active Directory /Air Defence/ Dispatch / Administrative Domain AD Actual Time of Arrival ATA Actual Time of Departure ATD Addition(s) and Alteration(s) A & A Addition(s) and Important(s) A & I Additional addl Address Indicating Group/ Assistant Instructor of Gunnery AIG Address Not Known ANK Adequate adeq Administer/ Administrate/Administrative/ 26

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Administration/ Administrator admin Administration in the Field AFD Administrative Area Admin A Administrative Area Control Centre AACC Administrative Order Admin O Admission adm Advance Base Ordnance Depot ABOD Advance Cyber Security ACS Advance Infantry Platoon Training AIPT Advance Team Adv T Advance/ Advancing/ Advancement adv Advanced Computing AC Advanced Computing Environment ACE Advanced Data Communication Control Procedure ADCCP Advanced Dressing Station/ Armoured Delivery Squadron ADS Advantage advtg Aero Medical Evacuation Unit AEU After Leave AL Agility Dog(s) AGL DG(s) Agriculture Detection Dog(s) ADD(s) Air Control Centre ACC Air Control Team ACT Air Defence Artillery/ Air Defence Area/ Air Defence Alert ADA Air Defence Centre/ Analogue - to - Digital Converter ADC Air Defence Control Centre ADCC Air Defence Control Unit ADCU Air Defence Exercise ADEX Air Defence Ground Environment ADGE Air Defence Identification Zone ADIZ Air Defence Notification Centre ADNC Air Defence Operations Centre ADOC Air Defence Unit ADU Air Intercept (radar)/ Air Interdiction/ Artificial Intelligence AI Air Liaison Net ALN Air Mounting Centre AMC Air Observation Post AOP Air Operations Control Centre AOCC Air Point of Departure APOD

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Air Point of Entry APOE Air portable air ptbl Air Publication/ Ammunition Point/ Armour Piercing/ Anti-Personal AP Air Raid Reporting Net ARRN Air Raid Reporting Officer ARRO Air Reporting Net ARN Air Support Operations Centre ASOC Air to Air Guided Weapon AAGW Air to Air Missile AAM Air to Air Refuelling AAR Air to Surface Guided Weapon ASGW Air to Surface Missile ASM Air Traffic Control Centre ATCC Air Transport Movement Control Centre ATMCC Air Transport Request Message ATRM Airborne AB Airborne Early Warning AEW Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS Aircraft ac Aircraft Carrier accr Aircraft Maintenance Group AMG Aircraft on Ground AOG Aircraft Servicing Platform/ Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Aircraft State ACSTAT Airfield Damage Report/ Armoured Delivery Regiment ADR Airhead Maintenance Area/ Artillery Manoeuvre Area AMA Airline Control Program / Ammunition Control Point ACP Airmobile airmob Airspace Control Order ACO All burnt Point ABP All Weather Fighter AWF Allocation/ Allocated/ Allocating alloc Allotment almt Allowance(s) allce(s) All-Up-Weight AUW Alternate/ Alternative altn Alternative route altnrt

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Altitude alt Ambulance(s) amb(s) Ambulance Support Group ASG Amendment(s) amdt(s) American National Standard Institute ANSI American Standard Code for Information Technology ASCII Ammunition ammo Ammunition Expenditure Report AER Ammunition Table AMTAB Amphibious amph Amphibious Beach Unit ABU Amphibious Task Force ATF Amphibious Task Force Commander ATFC Amphibious Objective Area / Axis of Advance/ Angle of Attack AOA Amplitude Modulated AM Angle of Departure A of D Angle of projection A of P Angle of Sight A of S Annual Confidential Report ACR Anti-Rabies Serum ARS Anti-Air Warfare AAW Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator/ Commander AAWC Anti-Aircraft Artillery / Authentication Authorization Accounting AAA Anti-Aircraft/ Avenue of Approach/ Area Authority/Administrative Assistance AA Anti-Ballistic Missile ABM Anti-Submarine Warfare ASW Anti-tank Atk Anti-Tank Guided Missile ATGM Anti-Tank Guided Weapon ATGW Anti-terrorist Aterr Antivirus AV Appendix appx Application Service Provider(s) app svc pr(s) Appoint (ment)(s) appt(s) Appreciation app Approach (es) apch(s) Appropriate appro Appropriate Superior Authority ASA

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Approval appl Approved appd Approximate/ Approximation approx Area (with abbreviated title)/ Assistant/ Acting A (in titles) Area of Intelligence Interest AII Area of Interest AOI Area of Operation AO Area of Responsibility/ Assault Operation Room AOR Arithmetic and Logical Unit ALU Armament armt Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer APIT Armor Piercing Incendiary/ Air Photo Interpretation API Armour armr Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot APDS Armour Piercing Fin-Stabilizing Discard Sabot APFSDS Armoured armd Armoured Command Vehicle ACV Armoured Fighting Vehicle AFV Armoured Infantry Battalion AIB Armoured Personnel Carrier APC Armoured Recovery Vehicle/ Anti Rabies Vaccine ARV Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle ARRV Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge AVLB Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers AVRE Armourer arm Armoury amry Army Cyber Security Policy ACSP Army Daily Mail System ADMS Army Data Network AND Army Formatting Standing Operating Procedures AFSOP Army General and Administrative Instructions AGAI Army Licensing Authority ALA Army Medical Services AMS Army Order AO Army Photographic Interpretation Unit APIU Army Post Office APO Arrangement(s) arr(s) Artificer Art Artillery arty Artillery Reserved Area ARA As Required /Automated Registry AR As Safe Navigation Permits ASNP

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As Soon as Possible ASAP Assault asslt Assembly assy Assign (ment) asg Assist (ance) (ant) asst Assistant Control Post Operator ACPO Assume Temporary Command ATC Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability ACID Attach/ Attachment(s) att(s) Attack attk Attack Helicopter AH Attention attn Auditorium audi Authority/ Authorise auth Automated Data Procession/ Automatic Data Processing ADP Automatic Command to Line of Sight ACLOS Automatic Data Processing System ADPS Automatic Grenade Launcher AGL Auxiliary aux Available/ Availability aval Average avg Aviation avn Aviation Carrier Air Turbine Fuel AVCAT Aviation Gasoline AVGAS Aviation Turbine Fuel AVTUR Await Further Instructions AFI Azimuth az

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Back Loading Point BLP Back Up Vehicle BUV Baktar Shikan Missile BKS Balance bal Ballistic Air Temperature BAT Ballistic Missiles Early Warning System BMEWS Bandaranaike International Airport BIA Barrack(s) bk(s) Base Vehicle Depot BVD Basic Imagery Analysis Report BIAR Basic Input Output System BIOS 31

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Battalion Routine Orders/ Base Routine Orders BRO Battle Group BG Battery Command Post/ Battle Command Post BCP Battery Piquet BP Battery to Target/ Bluetooth BT Battle Casualty Replacement BCR Battle Damage Assessment/ Bomb Damage Assessment BDA Battle Dress/ Bomb Disposal BD Battle Efficiency Test BET Battlefield Air Interdiction BAI Battlefield Area Evaluation BAE Battlefield Damage Repair BDR Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle BARV Beach Masters Net BMN Beach Support Area BSA Beach-head bhd Bearing(s) bg(s) Beaten Zone BZ Benevolent Fund BF Beyond Economic Repair BER Beyond Local Repair BLR Beyond Repair/Book of Reference BR Billet blt Binary digit Bit Binocular(s) bino(s) Biological and Chemical Weapon Disposal BCWD Biological Warfare/ Bandwidth BW Biology (cal) bio Bivouac(s) biv(s) Block(s) blk(s) Blood Supply Unit BSU Board of Directors BOD Board of Inquiry/ Board of Investigation BOI Board of Management/ Bill of Material BOM Board/ Bound bd Boat off Loading Point BOLP Bolt Vent Axial BVA Bomb Line/ Breech Loading BL Bomber (Aircraft) bbr Bombing Navigations System BNS Bombing Report BOMBREP

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Boundary (ies) bdry(s) Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) BMP Breeding bdng Bridge(s)/ Bridging br(s) Bridge Layer Tank Belt BLTB Bridgehead brhd Briefing and Liaison Team BLT Brigade Administrative Area BAA Brigade Maintenance Area BMA Brigade Support Group BSG Bronetransporter (Armoured Transporter) BTR Building(s) bldg(s) Bulk Breaking Point BBP Bulk Issue Store BIS Bullet Proof Car BPC Bullet Proof West BPW

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Cadaver Dog(s) cad dg(s) Cadet Training Team CTT Calculate (ion)/ Calibrate/ Calibration/ Calibre/ Calorie cal Camouflage cam Cantonment cantt Capability / Capacity cap Capital Expenditure CAPEX Capture Report CAPREP Captured Enemy Personnel CEP Care and Maintenance C & M Carrier/ Carry carr Cash in Lieu of Rations CILR Casual Contact CASCON Casualty cas Casualty Collecting Post/ Casualty Clearing Point CCP Casualty Evacuation CASEVAC Catches Retaining Breech Block Open CRBBO Catering/ Category cat Cavalry cav CD - Recordable CD - R CD - Rewritable CD - RW 33

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CD Read - Only Memory CD - ROM Cease Fire Line CFL Centimetre(s) cm Central Arms and Ammunition Depot CAAD Central Discussion / Civil Defence CD Central Processing Unit CPU Central cen Centre Cen Centre Line CL Centre of Gravity COG Certificate/ Certify cert Chaplain chap Characteristics and Performance C & P Charge CH Chemical Warfare CW Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence CBRND Chemical/ Chemistry chem Chief/ Chanel ch Circuit cct Circulate cir Civil(s) (ian) civ(s) Civil Affairs/ Combined Arms/ Controller Aircraft/ Current Affairs CA Civil Military Cooperation CIMIC Civil Police Civ pol Civilian Medical Practitioner CMP Class/ Classify/ Classification cl Clerk(s) clk(s) Close Air Picture CLAP Close Air Support CAS Close Observation Platoon COP Close Protection Tactics CPT Close Protection/ Command Post/ Cardinals Points / Centre of Pressure CP Close Quarter Combat CQC Close Support/ Combat Support / Computer Science CS Clothing clo Coastal Surveillance Control Centre CSCC Collective Protection col pro Column(s) colm(s) Combat cbt

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Combat Air Patrol CAP Combat Command / Chief Clerk CC Combat Effectiveness CE Combat Engineer Tractor CET Combat Group CG Combat Marksmanship / Countermeasure CM Combat Service Support CSS Combat Supplies C sups Combat Supply Report / Community Social Responsibilities CSR Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked or Wheeled) CVR (T) or (W) Combat Vehicle / Curriculum Vitae CV Combat Zone CZ Combine comb Combined Arms Comb Arm Command(s) / Commander(s) comd (s) (C in Titles) Command and Control C2 Command and Control Communication System C2CS Command and Control Information Processing System C2IPS Command and Control Information System C2 IS Command and Control Warfare C2W Command Off Line of Sight COLOS Command Post Exercise CPEX Command Post Log CPL Command to Line of Sight CLOS Command, Control and Communication C3 Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4ISR Commander’s Critical Information Requirements CCIR Commando(s) cdo(s) Committee ctee Common Tactical Grid CTG Communicate/ Communication comm Communication Electronics Instruction CEI Communication Head Comm HD Communication Intelligence COMINT Communication Plan COMPLAN Communication Security COMSEC Communication Specialist Advisory Committee CSAC

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Communication Zone Comm Z Communications Centre COMMCEN Communications Control Centre CCC Compensate/ Compensation compen Complete Equipment Schedule CES Composite (ion)/ Computer comp Composite Maintenance Group CMG Computer Science and Engineering CSE Concentrate/ Concentration conc Conclude/ Conclusion concl Conference conf Confident0ial CONFI Confidential Book/ Counter Bombardment CB Confirm (ation)/ Confirmatory cfm Construct (ion)/ Constructor const Contaminate/ Contamination contam Contingency Rear Link CRL Contingent Owned Equipment COE Continue (ation) (ously) cont Control Post Operator CPO Control /Controller con Control Tower/ Combat Team CT Convenient Order Con O Conventional Munitions Disposal CMD Conventional Operations Con Ops Converse (ion)/ Conversation conv Convoy cvy Co-operate coop Coordinate/ Coordinator/ Coordination coord Corps Administrative Area/ Combined Arms Army CAA Corps Ordnance Maintenance Park COMP Corps Reinforcement Holding Unit CRHU Corps Supply Area CSA Correction corrn Correspondence corres Counter (when used with another word e.g. C attack) C Counter Countermeasure CCM Counter Insurgency COIN Counter Intelligence C Int Counter Penetration C Pen Counter Revolutionary Warfare CRW Country ctry

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Course of Action COA Court of Inquiry C of I Covering Fire CF Craftsman cfn Crime Prevention C prev Crisis Responds Team CRT Critical Information Requirement CIR Crops Reinforcement Group CRG Cross - Platform XP Cross Road X rd Cross(ing) (applied to rivers, roads etc) X Crossing Control Organisation CCO Crypto Centre CRYPCEN Cryptographic/ Cryptographer crypto

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Daily Ammunition Expenditure Rate DAER Daily Combat Supply Rate/ Report DCSR Daily Maintenance Pack DMP Damage Control DC Data Flow Diagram DFD Data Warehouse DW Database DB Database Administrator DBA Database Management System DBMS Date of Birth/ Daily Occurrence Book DOB Date of Dispatch DOD Date -Time - Group DTG Dated dtd De- militarised Zone DMZ Dead on Admission/Arrival DOA Dead Reckoning/ Dummy Room DR Deadline / Download DL Decision Aid/ Distribution Authority/ Direct Action/ Director Academic DA Decisive Point / Distribution Point DP Decontaminate/ Decontamination decon Defence(s) (sive) / Defend def(s) Defence Command and Control Centre DCCC Defensive Fire/ Direction Finding / Direction Finder DF Deflection DEF

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Degree(s) deg(s) Deliver(s) (y)/ Delete del Demands dmd Demi-Official/ Detention Order/ Draft Oder DO Demobilisation/ Demobilise demob Demolish/ Demolition dml Demonstrate/ Demonstration demo Department dept Department of Field Support DFS Department of Peacekeeping Operations DPKO Departmental Tender Board DTB Depot/ Departure/ Deployment dep Deputy dy Designate/ Designation des Destroyer DD Detach/ Detachment(s) det(s) Develop (ment) devp Diesel Oil dieso Different diff Digital Elevation Model DEM Department of Physical Medicine DPM Direct(s) (ion) (er) dir Direct Enlisted DE Direct Support/ Dressing Station/ Dangerous Space DS Director (also Deputy) D (in titles) Director General (in titles) DG Directorate(s) dte(s) Discharge disch Disclosure discl Discussion disc Dismount dismt Disposition(s) disposn(s) Distance Aiming Point DAP Distance between Crests DBC Distribute/ Distribution distr District(s)/Distance dist(s) District Court Martial DCM Ditch Cum Bund/ District Court Martial DCB Divisional Administrative Area DAA Divisional Maintenance Area / Direct Memory Access DMA Divisional Supply Area DSA

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Divisional Support Group DSG Document(s)/ Doctrine doc(s) Document Object Model DOM Dog Handler DH Domain Name System DNS Dots per inch dpi Driver(s) dvr(s) Driving and Maintenance D & M Drop Zone / Dangerous Zone DZ Drummer(s) dmr(s) Dummy dmy Dummy Motorcade DM

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Early Warning/ Electronic Warfare EW East E Echelon(s) ech(s) Edit/ Edition ed Education edn Effect/ Effective/ Effectiveness eff Effective Fall-Out Wind EFW Effective Range ER Effective Sonar Range ESR Electrical and Mechanical Engineers EME Electrical/ Electronic elect Electronic Counter Countermeasure ECCM Electronic Countermeasure ECM Electronic Emission Control EECON Electronic Emission Policy EEP Electronic Intelligence ELINT Electronic Magnetic Pulse EMP Electronic Mail E - mail Electronic Protection Measure EPM Electronic Security ELSEC Electronic Support Measure ESM Electronic Warfare Control Ship/ Station EWCS Element(s) elm(s) Elementary Economics ECON Elementary Geography E Geo Elevation elev Embark (ation) emb

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Emergency Defence Plan EDP Emergency Drills ED Emergency Off take Point EOP Emission Control EMCON Emplace (ment) empl Employ (ment) emp Enclose/ Enclosure encl Enemy en Enemy Contact Report ECR Enemy Order of Battle/ Electronic Order of Battle EOB Engage eng Engineer(s) engr(s) Engineer Stores/ Equipment Support / Electronic Security ES Engineer Support Group/ Emergency Services Grant ESG Engineer Works Organization EWO English ENG Equipment eqpt Equipment Collecting Point ECP Equivalent Full Charge EFC Espionage espn Essential essn Essential Elements of Friendly Information EEFI Essential Elements of Information EEI Establish/Establishment estb Estimate(s) (ion) est Estimated Date of Completion EDC Estimated Time of Arrival ETA Estimated Time of Completion ETC Estimated Time of Departure ETD Estimated Time of Return ETR Et cetera etc. Evacuate/Evacuation evac Evaluate eval Evaluation Committee EC Example eg Exchange exch Exchange Point XP Exclude (sive) excl Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ Execute(s) (ion) exec

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Exercise ex Expedite expd Expenditure expn Explosive expl Explosive Detection Dogs EDD Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD Explosive Reactive Armour ERA Extend/ Extension(s) (tion) ext(s) Extended Essay EE Extensible Mark-up Language XML Extra Regiment Employment ERE

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Facsimile fax Farewell fwel Fast Attack Craft/ Forward Air Control (er) FAC Fast Patrol Boat FPB Fast Patrol Craft/ Fast Passenger Craft FPC Feeding fdng Felicitations Ceremony/ Field Craft/ Fighter Control (er)/ Full Charge/ First Catch FC Ferret Scout Car/ Fire Support Cell FSC Fibre Glass Boat FGB Field(s) fd(s) Field Dressing Station FDS Field Engineering & Mine Warfare FE & MW Field Force Maintenance Area FFMA Field Force/ Friend or Foe/ Fleet Forecast FF Field General Court Martial FGCM Field of Fire F of F Field of View FOV Field Service Regulation FSR Field Storage Location FSL Field Surgical Team FST Field Transfusion Unit FTU Field/ Forces Post Office FPO Fighter Aircraft FA Fighter Ground Attack FGA Fighter Reconnaissance/ Financial Regulation FR Figure fig Final Assault Position FAP 41

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Final Grade Point Average FGPA Final Protective Fire FPF Finance/Financial fin Fire Base FB Fire Control Equipment FCE Fire Direction Centre FDC Fire for Effect FFE Fire Support Coordination Centre FSCC Fire Support Coordination Line FSCL Fire Support Group FSG Fire Support Plan FSP Firing Table FT First Aid Aircraft (repair) Outfit FAACO First Aid Mechanical Transport (repair) Outfit FAMTO First Aid Technical Stores Outfit FATSO First Graze FG First Salvo Effectiveness FSE Fist Echelon Instrument FEI Fitter Fitt Fix and Destroy F & D Fixed Wing FW Flight / Fleet (Tides) flt Flight Monitoring System FMS Follow(s) fol(s) Foot/ Feet ft For Necessary Action FNA Force Administrative Area FAA Fork Lift Truck FLT Formation(s) fmn(s) Formation Training Exercise FTX Formation Unit (Aircraft) Loading Table FULT Forming-Up Place FUP Forward fwd Forward Air Base FAB Forward Air Support Operations Centre FASOC Forward Air Transport Support (net) FATS Forward Airfield Supply Organization FASO Forward Airhead Maintenance Area FAMA Forward Ammunition Depot FAD Forward Arming and Refuelling Point FARP Forward Combat Zone FCZ Forward Control Post FCP

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Forward Defended Locality/ Forward Defence/ Destructive Line FDL Forward Divisional Dump FDD Forward Edge of Battle Area FEBA Forward Line of Own Troops FLOT Forward Looking Infra-Red FLIR Forward Maintenance Area FMA Forward Medical Equipment Depot FMED Forward Mounting Base FMB Forward Observation FO Forward Observation Unit FOU Forward Operating Base FOB Forward Ordnance Team FOT Forward Repair Group FRG Forward Repair Team FRT Forward Supply Area FSA Forward Vehicle Depot FVD Fourth Generation Warfare 4GW Fragmentary Order FragO Free Fire Area FFA Free Fire Zone FFZ Free Flight Rocket/ Field Firing Range FFR Frequency (ies) freq(s) Frequency Modulated FM Frequency Separation FREQSEP Friendly Aircraft Movements FAM Friendly Forces Information Requirements FFIR Fuel Air Explosive FAE Fuel Consumption Unit FCU Fuel, Oil and Lubricant FOL Function func Fuse Setting FS

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Gallon gal Garrison gar Gasoline gas General gen General Administrative Instruction GAI General Alert/ Ground Attack/ Group Activities/ General Amnesty GA

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General Court Martial GCM General Deployment Plan GDP General Duties/ Ground Defences/ Gun Director GD General Headquarters GHQ General List GL General Mess/ Guided Missile GM General Operations Plot GOP General Purpose Machine Gun GPMG General Service Quarters/ Grid Square GSQ General Service/ General Staff GS General Staff Publication GSP General Support Gen Sp General Transport GT Geographic Information System GIS Geographical Reference System GEOREF Giant Viper GV Global Positioning System GPS Global System for Mobile Communication GSM Go on to Target GOT Government(s) govt(s) Government of Sri Lanka GOSL Grade Point Average GPA Grade Point Value GPV Grading / Grid Reference GR Grenade(s) grn(s) Grooming grmg Ground gr Ground Controlled Approach GCA Ground Controlled Interception GCI Ground Defence Area GDA Ground Defence Section GDS Ground Liaison Section GL Sect Ground Radar Environment GRE Ground Sample Distance GSD Ground Zero GZ Group(s) gp(s) Guard gd Guard Dogs gd dg(s) Guard of Honour GOH Guardsman Gdsm Guided Weapon GW Guided Weapon System GWS

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Gun Fire Area GFA Gun Shot Wound(s) GSW Gunnery gnry

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Handover H/O Harassing Fire/ High Frequency HF Harbour(s) har Hard Standing HS Hardened Aircraft Shatter HAS Hazardous Materials HAZMAT Headquarter(s) HQ(s) Heavy hy Heavy Anti- Tank Weapon HATW Heavy Machine Gun HMG Heavy Stressed Platform HSP Heavy Tracked Excavator HTE Heavy Tracked Tractor HTT Height ht Height Availability Disaster Recovery HADR Height of Tide HOT Height of Waves HOW Helicopter(s) heli(s) Helicopter Armed Action HELARM Helicopter Direction Centre HDC Helicopter Operations Net HON Hertz Hz High Clarity Air Space Control Zone HIDACZ High Explosive Anti-Tank HEAT High Explosive Squash Head HESH High Explosive/ His or Her Excellency HE High Level HL High Level Air Defence HLAD High Mobility Load Carrier HMLC High Payoff Target HPT High Power/ Horse Power HP High Tension HT High Value Target HVT History/ Historical hist Hollow Charge HC Home Defence HD

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Honour/ Honourable/ Honorary Hon Hospital hosp Host Nation Assistance HNA Host Nation Support HNS Hostage htg Hostage Rescue and Counter terrorist HR & CT Hostile hos Hostile Battery HB Hour(s) hr(s) Howitzer(s) how(s) Human Intelligence HUMINT Human Resource Management HRM Hygiene hyg

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Identification of Friend or Foe IFF Identification Safety Range ISR Identify/ Identity ident Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated IUU Illuminate / Illuminating/ Illumination illum Image img Image Intensification/ Intensifier II Imagery Intelligence IMINT Immediate Action Drills IAD Immediate (ly) imm Immediate Photographic Interpretation Report IPIR Immediate Replenishment Group IRG Implement impl Important imp Improve impr Improvised Explosive Device IED Improvised Explosive Device Disposal IEDD In Accordance with IAW In Charge/ Internal Combustion IC Inch in Incident Report INCREP Include incl Increase/ Increment incr Independent indep Indian Coast Guard ICG Indian Naval Ship/ Inertial Navigation System INS

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Individual indl Individual Exercise IE Individual Personnel Studies IPS Individual Protection Equipment IPE Individual Research Paper IRP Individual Reinforcement/Infra-Red/ International Relations IR Individual Weapon Sight IWS Individual Weapon/ Information Warfare IW Indoor Training Simulator ITS Industry (al) ind Infantry inf Infantry Carrier Vehicle /Infantry Combat Vehicle ICV Infantry Demonstration Battalion IDB Infantry Patrol Dogs IPD Inform/ Information info Information Communication and Technology ICT Information Communication Technology Advance Network ICTAN Information Exchange Requirement IER Information Technology Project Management ITPM Information Technology/ Instructional Techniques IT Initial Contact Link ICL Initial Point / Intra Peritoneal IP Inner Defence Line IDL Inspect (ion)/ Inspector insp Installation(s) instl(s) Instruct(s) (ion) instr(s) Instructor in Gunnery IG Instrument Flight Rules IFR Instrument Landing System ILS Instrument Meteorological Conditions IMC Insurgency/ Insurgent(s) insurg(s) Intelligence int Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield IPB Intelligence Report INTREP Intelligence Summary INTSUM Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ISTAR Inter Tropical Convergence Zone ITCZ Intercommunication intercomm Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ICBM

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Intermediate intmed Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile IRBM Internal Security IS Internally Displaced Personnel IDP International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC International Direct Dialling IDD International Maritime Boundary Line IMBL Interpretation interp Interrogation intg Introduce/ Introduction intro Intrusion Detection System IDS Isolation and Containment I & C Isolation Bay IB Isolation Facility ISOFAC Issue Voucher IV

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Jamming Report JAMREP Job Description JD Job Specification JS Joint Jt (J in titles) Joint Administrative Planning Staff JAPS Joint Amphibious Task Force JATF Joint Operational Headquarters JOH Joint Operations Centre/ Command JOC Joint Planning Staff JPS Joint Services Movement Control Centre JSMCC Joint Services Publication JSP Joint Services Writing Manual JSWM Joule J Junction(s) junc(s) Junior jnr

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Kennel knl Kerosene Kero Key Deployment Area KDA Key Point KP Killed in Action KIA Kilo Volt kv

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Kilo Volt Ampere kVA Kilo Watt kW Kilogram kg Kilometre km Kilometre per hour kmph Kinetic Energy KE Knot(s) (aeronautical navigation) / Kiloton kt Knot(s) (maritime navigation) kn

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Laboratory/ Labour lab Land Rover/ Long Range LR Landing ldg Landing Craft Assault LCA Landing Craft Coordination (net) LC COORD Landing Craft Logistic LCL Landing Craft Mechanized/ Medium LCM Landing Craft Tank LCT Landing Craft Vehicles and Personnel LCVP Landing Ground/ Life Guards LG Landing Point/ Low Power/ Listening Post LP Landing Pontoon Vehicle LPV Landing Ship Logistic LSL Landing Ship Marshalling Team LSMT Landing Ship Tank (Helicopter) LST (H) Landing Site LS Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT Landing Zone LZ Landing Zone Marshalling Team LZMT Laser Guided Bomb LGB Laser Range Finder LRF Latitude lat Launch and Guidance Unit L & GU Launch Control Post LCP Leader(s) ldr(s) Leadership ldrsp Leave lve Lecture lec Left Flank / Low Frequency LF Letter(s) ltr(s) Letter of Displeasures LOD

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Letter of Writing LOW Level lvl Levels of Security LOS Lever Breech Mechanism LBM Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE Light Aid Detachment/ Local Air Defence LAD Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation LASER Light Anti-Aircraft LAA Light Armoured Vehicles LAV Light Emitting Diode LED Light Line LL Light Machine Gun LMG Light Tracked Tractor LTT Light Wheeled Tractor LWT Light/ Left lt Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Limited ltd Line Handling Party LHP Line of Control LC Line of Departure/ Light Duties LD Line of March Attack LOMA Line of Sight Beam Riding Guidance LOSBR Line of Weapon Release LWR Line Telegraphy/ Low Tension LT Lines of Communication L of C Liquid Crystal Display LCD Liquid Oxygen LOX Litre(s) l(s) Load Classification Number LCN Local Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator LAAWC Local Area Network LAN Local Operations Plot LOP Locally Employed Civilian LEC Locally Enlisted Personnel LEP Locate(s)/ Locality (ies)/ Location loc(s) Location of Entry LOE Location State LOCSTAT Logistic(s) (al) log Logistic Exercise LOGEX Logistic Requirement LOGREQ Logistic Staff Course (qualified) Lsc

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Logistic Support Command LSC Logistic Support Group LSG Logistics State LOGSTAT Long Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapon LRATGW Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance LRMR Long Range Patrol LRP Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol LRRP Long Term Reserve LTR Longitude long Low Altitude Bombing System LABS Low Bed Transporter LBT Low Level Air Defence LLAD Low Mobility Load Carrier LMLC Low Sulphur Diesel LSD Lubricant/ Lubricate lub

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Medium Capacity/ Motor Cycle/ Movement Control/ Mobility Corridor/ Missile Controller MC Machine Gun MG Magnetic Variation magvar Magnetic/ Magazine mag Main Battle Tank MBT Main Body MB Main Defence Force MDF Main Defensive Area MDA Main Defensive Position MDP Main Dressing Station MDS Main Effort/ Marine Engineering ME Main Operating Base MOB Main Repair Group MRG Main Supply Route MSR Maintain maint Maintenance Area MA Maintenance Unit MU Manage man Management mgt Mandatory Access Control MAD Manoeuvre mnvr Manual Command to Line of Sight MCLOS Map Reading/ Maritime Reconnaissance/

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Medium Range/ Motor Rifle/ Multi Role MR Map Supply Point MAPSP Mapping & Image Intelligence Centre MIIC Marine Mne Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPA Mark(s) mk(s) Massed Fire Distribution Technique MFDT Material mat Materials Handling Equipment MHE Mathematics Maths Matrix mtx Maximum max Meal Ready to Eat MRE Mean Line of Advance MLA Mean Point of Burst MPB Mean Point of Impact MPI Mechanic (al)/ Mechanize/ Mechanist/ Mechanization mech Mechanical Entry Tools MET Mechanical/ Motor Transport/Megaton MT Mechanized Combat Vehicle MCV Medical Evacuation MEDEVAC Medical Inspection Room MI Room Medical Reception Station/Master Radar Station MRS Medical Services/ Mother Ship/ Military Subject MS Medical Supply Section MSS Medical/ Medicine/ Medium med Medicine and Duty M & D Medium Dump Truck MDT Medium Frequency MF Medium Girder Bridge MGB Medium Mobility Load Carrier MMLC Medium Range Ballistic Missile MRBM Medium Stressed Platform MSP Medium Tracked Tractor MTT Medium Wheeled Excavator MWE Medium Wheeled Tractor MWT Meeting Point/Military Police MP Megabit Mb Memorandum(s)/ Memoranda memo(s) Memorandum of Understanding MOU Message(s) msg(s)

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Meteorological/ Meteorology/ Meteorologist met Methods of Instructions MOI Metre m Metres per Second m/s Middle Level Information Technology MLIT Military mil Military Aid to the Civil Authority MACA Military Aid to the Civil Community MACC Military Aid to the Civil Ministry MACM Military Aid to the Civil Power MACP Military Grade Point Average MGPA Military History / Military Hospital MH Military Intelligence Source Report MISR Military Law Mil Law Military Load Classification MLC Military Operations Other Than War MOOTW Military Vigilance/ Muzzle Velocity/ Merchant Vessel / Military Vigilant MV Military War Book MWB Military Working Dog MVD Millimetre(s) mm Mine Counter Measure(s) MCM Mine Detection Dogs MDD Mine Warfare MW Minimum Risk Route MRR Minimum/ Minute(s) min(s) Ministry of Defence MOD Miscellaneous misc Missile(s) msl(s) Missile Engagement Zone MEZ Missing In Action MIA Mission msn Mission Report MISREP Mobile Adjustable Ramp System MARS Mobile Dental Unit MDU Mobile Field Photographic Unit MFPU Mobile Originated Call (Incoming Voice Call) MOC Mobile Reaction Force MRF Mobile Services and Repair Detachment MSRD Mobile Terminated Call (Out Going Voice Call) MTC Mobile/ Mobilize mob Mobilization Centre Mob C

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Modification/ Modify mod Monitor mon Monument momt Mortar(s) mor(s) Mortar Bombing Report MORTREP Mortar Fire Controller MFC Mortar Point Grid Reference MPGR Motor Fishing Vessel MFV Motor Launch/ Mortar Location ML Mountain mtn Mounted mtd Move(s) (ment) mov Movement Control Check Point MCCP Movement Order MovO Moving Target Indicator MTI Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher MBRL Multi Launched Rocket System MLRS Multi National Commander MNC Multiple Rocket Launcher MRL Multi-Purpose Machine Gun MPMG Multispectral MUL Museum msum Muzzle Velocity MV

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Narcotic Detection Dogs NDD National Defence College (Qualified) ndc National Defence University (Qualified) ndu National Vocational Qualification NVQ Nautical Mile nm Naval Gun Fire Support NGS Naval Gunfire Control (net) NGC Naval Headquarters NHQ Navigate/ Navigator nav Navigation Direction ND Necessary nec Necessary Action Please NAP Negotiator nego Net Identification Sign NIS Network File System NFS Network Interface Controller NIC

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Neutralize neut Next of Kin NOK Night ni Night Visibility Plan NVP Night Vision Binocular NVB Night Vision Device NVD Night Vision Goggles NVG Night Vision Optical Devices NVOD No Fire Line NFL No Fire Zone NFZ No Further Action/ No Fire Area NFA No Go Area NGA No Move Before NMB Nomenclature nomen Nomination nom Non Operational Non Ops Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation NCEO Non-Governmental Organization NGO Non-Lethal Chemical Munitions NLCM Normal Saline NS Normal Vetting NV North N Not Available/ Not Applicable NA Not Completed NC Not Earlier Than NET Not Known NK Not Later Than NLT Not Required NR Not to All Addressees NOTAL Nothing to Report NTR Notice to Move NTM Nuclear nuc Nuclear Biological and Chemical NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical Warfare NBCW Nuclear Killing Zone NKZ Nuclear Reserved Area NRA Nuclear Weapon Disposal NWD Number(s) No(s)

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Objective(s) obj(s) Observation obsn Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action OODA Observation Post OP Observer to Target OT Obstacle(s) obst(s) Offensive Air Support OAS Offensive Support/ Ordnance Services/ Operating System OS Officer(s) offr(s) Officer Cadet Wing OCW Officiating offg Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV Operation Analysis and Research OAR Operation Order Op O Operation Plan OPLAN Operational Analysis OA Operational Command OPCOM Operational Control OPCON Operational Defect OPDEF Operational Demands OPDEMS Operational Intelligence OPINT Operational Rally Point ORP Operational Requirement/ Other Rank OR Operational Staff Work Hand Book OSHB Operations Ops Operations Other Than War OOTW Operations Security OPSEC Operator opr Oral Order OO Order (when used in conjunction with other words) O Order of Battle ORBAT Order of March OOM Ordnance ord Ordnance Maintenance Park OMP Ordnance Stores Distribution Depot OSDD Ordnance Support Unit OSU Organization and Deployment O&D Organization and Methods O&M Organizational Behaviour OB

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Organize / Organization org Out Board Motor OBM Outdoor Training Simulator OTS

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Packet pkt Panchromatic (Black and White Satellite Images) PAN Pan-Sharpen (Satellite Image Development Process)/ Permanent Staff /Planning Staff PS Parachute/Paragraph(s) para(s) Parade Square psq Park(s) pk(s) Passed Staff College (Qualified) psc Passengers pax Passing Out Parade POP Passive Defence PD Patrol(s) ptl(s) Peace Keeping Operations PKO Peace Time Administration PT Admin Penetrate(s) (ion) pen Per Day / Period(s) pd(s) Permanent Security Staff PSS Personal File PF Personnel / Person per Personnel Occurrence Report POR Personnel Radio Communication PRC Petroleum Depot pet dep Petroleum Pipe Head PPH Petroleum Point PP Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants POL Phase(s) ph(s) Phase Line/ Pipe Line PL Photograph(s)/ Photographer(s) photo(s) Photographic Interpretation/ Interpreter PI Physical Education/ Plastic Explosive/ Peace Establishment PE Physical Employment Standard PES Physical Training PT Pick Up Zone PZ Pilot Vehicle PV

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Piquet(s) pqt(s) Pixel per inch PPI Place of Birth POB Planning plg Planning and Logistics Plg & Logs Please pl Plotting and Radar/Photographic Reconnaissance / Public Relations PR Plumber plbr Point - to - Point Protocol PPP Point(s) pt(s) Point man / Post-mortem Ptm Point of Contact / Power of Command POC Police / Political / Policy pol Political Adviser POLAD Population pop Portable ptbl Position(s) (al) posn(s) Position and Intended Movement PIM Possible/ Possibility poss Postal and Courier Services PCS Pound(s) lb(s) Practical Lab PRAC LAB Practice/ Practical prac Precision Guided Munitions PGM Preliminary prelim Prepare/ Preparation/ Preparatory prep Present(s)/ Presentation pres President's Truncheon psdttrch Pre-stocked Unit Equipment PUE Prevent/ Preventive/ Prevention prev Principles of Management POM Priority (ies) pri(s) Priority Intelligence Requirements PIR Prisoner Handling PH Prisoner of war PW Private pvt Probable prob Probationary (with ranks) P Procurement proc Produce/ Production prod Professional Military Training PMT

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Programme pgme Prohibited Area PA Projectile(s)/ Project(s) proj(s) Projection prj Promotion prom Provision provsn Provost Prov Psychological Operations Psy Ops Psychology & Counselling Psy&Coun Psychology (ical) psy Public Information P info Publication pub

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Quadrant Elevation QE Qualify qfy Quality Assurance QA Quantity qty Queens Regulation(s) QR Question ques Quick Bird (Images Obtain From Quick Bird Satellite) QB Quick Firing QF Quick Reaction Force QRF Quick Reaction Report QRR Quick Reaction Team QRT

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Radio Detection and Ranging RADAR Radiation Hazard RADHAZ Radio Active/ Activity rad A Radio Direction Finder/ Rapid Deployment Force RDF Radio Relay/ Recoilless Rifle/ Repeat Range RR Radio Tele Type RATT Radio Telephone/ Telephony RT Railhead rhd Railway rly Ranaviru Information Technology Training Institute RITTI Range rng Ranger rgr

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Rapid Demolition Device/ Rear Divisional Dump RDD Rapid Reaction Forces RRF Rapid Runway Repair/ Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Rate of Advance ROA Rating rtg Ration(s) rat(s) Ration Point rat P Read Only Memory ROM Ready to Move RTM Rear Combat Zone RCZ Rear Maintenance Area RMA Rebroadcast rebro Received recd Reclamation reclam Recognition of Prior learning RPL Recoilless Rifle RCL Recommend (actions) recm(s) Reconnaissance / Reconnoitre recce Reconnaissance Exploitation Report RECCEXREP Recover rec Recreation recr Red Arrow Missile RAM Red, Green and Blue RGB Reduced Charge R/C Reference(s)/ Refer ref(s) Refugee refg Regarding re Regiment(s) regt(s) Regimental Aid Post/ Rocket Assisted Projectile RAP Regimental Command Post RCP Regimental Pay Office RPO Regimental Police/ Replenishment Park/ Rocket Projectile/ Ration Point RP Regimental Truncheon Regtl trch Region rgn Registration regn Regular/ Regulate/ Regulation reg Reinforced Alert/ Royal Artillery RA Reinforcement / Reinforce rft Reinforcement Drafting Unit RDU Reinforcement Group RG Reinforcement Holding Unit RHU

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Reinforcing Units Marshalling Area RUMA Reintegration Reinteg Release/ Relief/ Relieve rel Remain on Board ROB Remotely Dispatched Mine System RDMS Remotely Piloted Vehicle RPV Rendezvous RV Replenish (ment) replen Replenishment at Sea RAS Represent/ Representative(s) rep(s) Reproduce(s) (tion) repro Reproduction and Distribution Centre RDC Request req Request Berthing Instructions RBI Request Confirm Receipt RCR Request for Information RFI Request Indicate Present Position RIPP Required reqd Requirement(s) reqmt(s) Requisition rqn Research and Development R&D Reserve res Responsible resp Rest and Recreational / Record and Registry R & R Rest House/ Relative Height RH Restricted restd Retired retd Retransmission rxn Return rtn Return to Unit RTU Revolt/ Revolution rev Right rt Right Flank RF Rigorous Imprisonment RI Road(s)/ Round(s) rd(s) Road Traffic Accident RTA Rocket(s) rkt(s) Rocket Launcher RL Rolled Homogeneous Armour RHA Rounds Gun Fire RGF Rocket-Propelled Grenade RPG Rounds per Gun (per minute) rpg

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Rounds per Minute /Revolution per minute/ Rounds per mortar (per minute) RPM Routine Order RO Rules of Engagement ROE Rules of Low ROL Runway rw S

Safe House /Support Helicopter SH Saluting Dais Sal D Salvage slvg Sand Model / Scatterable Mine SM Sand Model Discussion SMD Satellite Communication SATCOM Save Our Souls SOS Schedule schd Scheme/ School sch Sea Convoy/ Sub Cutaneous SC Sea Lines of Communication SLOC Sea Point of Departure SPOD Sea Point of Entry SPOE Search Attack Unit SAU Search and Clear S&C Search and Rescue S&R Second Echelon Instrument SEI Secret Service Fund SSF Secretarial/ Secretary /Secretariat/ Second(s) sec(s) Section(s)/ Sector(s) sect(s) Secure Shell SSH Security sy Security Intelligence SI Selective Identification Feature SIF Self-Loading Dump Truck SLDT Self-Loading Rifle SLR Self-Maintenance Period SMP Self-Propelled/ Start Point/ Service Providers SP Semester Grade Point Average SGPA Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight SACLOS Semi Manual Command to Line of Sight SMCLOS Senior snr (S in titles) Sequence seq Sequence of Event SOE

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Serial(s) ser(s) Service(s) svc(s) Service Dress/ Staff Duties SD Service Driving License SDL Service Writing SW Service Writing Hand Book SWHB Shallow Dive Bombing SDB Sharpshooter SS Shelling Report SHELREP Short Range Air Defence Engagement Zone SHORADEZ Short Range/ Station Radio/ Syndicate Room SR Short Take-Off and Landing STOL Sick in Quarters SIQ Sideways Looking Airborne RADAR SLAR Signal(s) (ler) sig(s) Signal Communication Training SCT Signal Dispatch Service SDS Signal Intelligence SIGINT Signal Operation Instructions SOI Simple File Transfer Protocol SFTP Simulator(s) smltr(s) Single Channel Radio Access SCRA Single Shot Probability SSP Single Side Band SSB Situation Report SITREP Situation/ Situate sit Slidex slx Small Arms Ammunition SAA Small Arms/Supply Area/Assistant SA Smoke smk Sniffing Dog(s) snig dg(s) Soldier(s) sldr(s) Sound Ranging srg Speak spk Special Boat Detachment SBD Special Boat Section/ Service/ Squadron SBS Special Branch/ Stretcher Bearer SB Special Dispatch Rider SDR Special Infantry Operation Team SIOT Special Instructions SPINS Special Investigation Branch SIB Special Investigation Unit SIU

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Special Signal Intelligence SPL SIGINT Special Surveillance Mission SSM Special/ Specialized spl Specification(s) spec(s) Speed of Advance SOA Squadron Headquarters SHQ Square sq Sri Lanka Datum SLD Sri Lanka Joint Service Publication SLJSP Sri Lanka Naval Ship SLNS Staff Officers’ Hand Book SOHB Stand by stby Standard std Standing Operating Procedure SOP Standing Signal Instruction SSI Starboard stbd Station(s) stn(s) Station Routine Order SRO Statistics stat(s) Status of Force Agreement SFA Status of Mission Agreement SMA Stereoscope/ Stereoscopic stereo Stores Sub Depot/ Software Specification Document SSD Strategic strat Strategic and Doctrine S & D Strategic Defence Communication Network SDCN Strategic Transport (Aircraft) ST Strength str Student Preparation Guide SPG Sub Machine Gun SMG Sub Syndicate Sub Syn Subject subj(s) Subject Indicator Code SIC Subscription/ Substantive subs Suitable suit Summary sum Super High Frequency SHF Superintend supt Supervise supv Supplementary Intelligence Report SUPINTREP Supplementary List/ Sri Lanka/ Start line SL Supply (ies) sup(s)

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Supply and Secretariat S&S Support sp Support Arms Coordinating Centre SACC Surface Action Group SAG Surface to Air Guided Weapon/ Missile SAGW/M Surface to Air Missile SAM Surface to Surface Guided Weapon/ Missile SSGW/M Surgeon/ Surgery surg Surname Unknown SNU Surveillance surv Surveillance and Target Acquisition STA Surveillance and Target Acquisition Plan STAP Surveillance and Target Acquisition RADAR STAR Survey svy Synchronize sync Syndicate syn Syndicate Room Discussion SRD Syndicate Room Work SRW System sys

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Table of Organization and Equipment TO & E Tabulate (tion) tab Tactical Air Command (net)/ Training Adversary Committee TAC Tactical Air Direction TAD Tactical Air Reconnaissance (net)/ Tactical Air Request (net) TAR Tactical Air Traffic Control (net) TATC Tactical Area of Operational Responsibility TAOR Tactical Cording System TCS Tactical Doctrine/ Tutorial Discussion/ Temporary Duty TD Tactical Exercise without Troops TEWT Tactical Holding Area THA Tactical Information Data Exchange TIDE Tactical Logistic (net) tac log Tactical Questioning TQ Tactical Transport (Aircraft) (Medium/ Short Range) TAC T (MR/ SR) Tactics tac Takeover T/O

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Tank(s) tk(s) Tank Laser Sight TLS Target(s) tgt(s) Target Illuminating Radar TIR Task Force/ Group/ Unit/ Establishment TF/G/U/E Technical Maintenance TM Technical/ Technician/ Technique tech (Rank/Appt T) Telegram/ Telegraph tg Telegraph Automatic Switching System TASS Telephone conversation telecon Telephone/ Telephony tel Teleprinter telep Temporary/ Temporarily/ Temperature temp (Rank T) Tentacle tcl Terrain trn Territorial Army TA Terrorist(s) terr(s) Theatre Headquarters THQ Thermal Imager (y)/ Imaging TI Thermal Imaging Sensor Head TISH Thermal Observation and Gunnery Sight TOGS Threat Vulnerability and Risk Assessment TVRA Time of Dispatch TOD Time of Flight TF Time of Receipt TOR Time on Target (Artillery)/ Time over Target (Aircraft) TOT To Be Confirmed TBC To Be Notified TBN Ton/ Tonne t Topographic/ Topography topo Torpedo Anti-Submarine TAS Toxic Incident Report TOXREP Track(s) tr(s) Tracker Dog(s) trkr dg(s) Tractor tcr Trade trd Tradesman trdmn Traffic tfc Traffic Control Post/ Transmission Control Panel TCP Traffic Control/ Training Camp TC Traffic Patrol Base TPB

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Traffic Post TP Trailer(s) tlr(s) Training trg Transfer tfr Transition to War TTW Transmission txn Transport Support TS Transport/ Transported/Transportation tpt Transporter tptr Tri Nitro Toluene TNT Troop(s) tp(s) Troop Carrying Vehicle TCV Truck Tanker Fuel TTF Truck Utility (Heavy) (Medium) (Light) TU (H) (M) (L) Tube Contained Missile TCM Tungsten Armour Piercing TAP Turn-In Point TIP

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Ultra High Frequency UHF Ultra Low Frequency ULF Unclassified UNCLASS Under Command for Daily Maintenance UCDM Under Command for Movement UCM Under Command/ Under Construction/ Unarmed Combat UC Under Cover Agent UCA Under Evaluation UE Under Ground/ Urban Guerrilla UG Under Mentioned UM Under Water Weapon UWW Unexploded Bomb UXB Unexploded Ordnance UXO Unidentified UI Unified Modelling Language UML Unit Bulk Refuelling Equipment UBRE Unit Command Net UCN United Nations UN United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations UNDPKO Unit Routine Order URO Universal Transverse Mercator (Grid) UTM 67

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Vaporizing Oil VAPO Variable Time VT Vehicle(s) veh(s) Vehicle(s) off the Road VOR Vehicle Born Explosive Devices VBED Vehicle Collecting Point/ Vehicle Check Point VCP Vehicle Launched Scatterable Mine System VLSMS Vehicle Radio Communications VRC Vehicle Registration Marks VRN Vehicles per Kilometre vpkm Vehicles per Mile V/m Velocity vel Vertical Replenishment VERTREP Vertical Take-Off and Landing VTOL Vertical/ Short Take-Off and Landing V/STOL Very High Frequency VHF Very Important Person VIP Very Important Person Protection Group VIPPG Very Low Frequency VLF Very Very Important Person VVIP Veterinary Vet Vice V (titles only) Video Graphics Array VGA Video Tele Conference VTC Videsh Ground Forces VGF Village vill Virtual Machine VM Virtual Private Network VPN Visible Distinguishing Marks VDM Visible/ Visual/ Visibility vis Visiting Lecture VL

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Visual Display Unit VDU Visual Flight Rules VFR Visual Identification visident Visual Meteorological Conditions VMC Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP Volume/ Volunteer vol Vulnerable Area VA Vulnerable Point VP

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War Establishment WE War Establishment Reserve WER War Maintenance Reserve WMR Wardroom WR Warning wng Warning Order wngO Water Points/ White Phosphorus WP Water Tank W/tk Water Trailer W/tlr Weapon(s) wpn(s) Weapon Holding Area WHA Weapon Training/ Wireless Telegraphy WT Weather wx Week(s)/ Work(s) wk(s) Weight wt Wheel(s) wh(s) Wide Area Network WAN Will be Indicated WBI Will Comply Accordingly WCA Wing(s) wg(s) Wire Communication Engineering WCE Wireless wrls Wireless Access Point WAP Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Wireless Set WS With Effect from WEF With Immediate Effect WIE With Regard to WRT Withdraw wdr Women Military Police WMP Workshop wksp

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World Wide Web WWW Wounded in Action WIA

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Yard(s) yd(s) Year(s) yr(s) Year Two Thousand Y2K Young Officer YO Z

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SRI LANKA NAVY

1. Commands.

Eastern Naval Area ENA Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet FOCNF Naval Headquarters NHQ North Central Naval Area NCNA North Western Naval Area NWNA Northern Naval Area NNA South Eastern Naval Area SENA Southern Naval Area SNA Training Command Trg Comd Western Naval Area WNA

2. Classes of Ships/ Crafts (Units).

Ballistic Missile Submarine SSBN Battle Ship BBBS Bulk Carrier BC Carrier Vessel (Aircraft Carrier) CV Coastal Petrol Craft CPC Container Carrier CC Corvettes DDC Daughter Craft DC Destroyer DD Fast Attack Craft FAC Fast Gun Boat FGB Fast Personnel Carrier FPC Fibre Glass Dinghy FGD Frigate FF Guide Missile Cruiser CG Guide Missile Destroyer DDG Guide Missile Frigate FFG Hospital Ships HS Hover Craft HC Inshore Patrol Craft IPC Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC Landing Craft Mechanised/ Medium LCM Landing Craft Utility LCU

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Landing Ship Tanker LST Large Petrol Vessels LPV Mine Countermeasure Ship MCM Mine Hunter MH Mine Layer ML Mine Sweeper MS Nuclear Submarine SSN Off Shore Patrol Vessel OPV Petrol Craft PC Sri Lanka Naval Ship SLNS Submarine SS

3. Training Centres/ Establishments and Bases.

Dockyard Signal Station DSS Junior Naval Staff College JNSC Merchant Marine Training School MMTS Naval and Maritime Academy NMA Naval Artificer Training Institute NATI Naval Detachment ND Naval Sub Unit NSU Officer Training Wing OTW Sri Lanka Navy Dockyard SLND

4. Branches (Officers).

Administrative Officer Health AOH Bandmaster BM Civil Engineering CE Dental D Electrical ELE Engineering ENG Executive EX Information Technology IT Legal LEG Logistics LOG Medical MED Patrolman NB Provost PROV Shipwright SH Special Boat Squadron SBS

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5. Branches (Sailors).

Band MUS Catering Assistant CA Civil Engineer Mate CE Communicator COM Diver DIV Electrical Mate REM Electronics Mate EM Engineering Mate ME Hull Engineering ES Information Technology IT Medical Assistance (Dental) MED Mess Assistant MA Naval Patrolman NPM Provost PRO Quarter Armourer QA Quartermaster QM Radar Plotter RP Seaman SEA Special Boat Squadron SBS Stores Assistant SA Survey Recorder SR Tradesman TM Transport Assistant TA Under Water Controller UC Under Water Weapon UW Volunteer VNF Volunteer (Special Scheme) VAS Writer WTR

6. Branch Identification Prefix.

Officer Sailor

Administrative Officer Health NRW - Bandmaster NRB XB Civil Engineering NRC EC Dental NRD MD Electrical and Electronic NRL LL/LR Engineering NRE EE Executive NRX XS

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Information Technology NRT IT Legal NRA - Medical NRM MM Patrolman NRP XP Provost NRR XR Shipwright NRH ES Special Boat-Squadron NRZ XX Supply NRS SS

7. Ranks Structure - Officers

Admiral of the Fleet AF Admiral Adm Vice Admiral V Adm Rear Admiral RAdm Commodore Cmde Captain Capt Commander Cdr Lieutenant Commander LCdr Lieutenant Lt Sub Lieutenant S/Lt Acting Sub Lieutenant A/S/Lt Midshipman Mid Medical Officer Med offr Instructor Officer Instr offr

8. Ranks Structure - Other Ranks

Master Chief Petty Officer MCPO Fleet Chief Petty Officer FCPO Chief Petty Officer CPO Petty Officer PO Leading Seaman LS Able Seaman AB Ordinary Seaman OD

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SERIAL 5

SRI LANKA AIR FORCE

1. Commands.

Air Force Headquarters AFHQ

2. Directorates.

Directorate of Administration Dte of A Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering Dte of AE Directorate of Air Operations Dte of AO Directorate of Civil Engineering Dte of CE Directorate of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Dte of ETE Directorate of General Engineering Dte of GE Directorate of Ground Operations Dte of GO Directorate of Health Services Dte of HS Directorate of Inspection and Safety Dte of IS Directorate of Logistics Dte of L Directorate of Planning Dte of P Directorate of Training Dte of Trg Directorate of Welfare Dte of W

3. Branches.

Administrative Agriculture Ad Agri Administrative Audit Ad Audit Administrative Band Ad Band Administrative Education Ad Edu Administrative Legal Ad Leg Administrative Medical Ad Med Administrative Regiment Ad Regt Administrative Veterinary Ad Vet Administrative Admin Air Field Construction AFC Dental Den Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Elect Eng General Duties Pilot GDP Logistics Log Medical Psychologist Med Psy

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Medical Med Operations Air Ops Air Technical Engineering Tech Eng

4. Air Force Bases.

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay SLAF Admy Cby Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura SLAF Base ANU Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda SLAF Base HIN Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake SLAF Base KAT Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana SLAF Base RMA Sri Lanka Air Force Base Vavuniya SLAF Base VNA

5. Air Force Stations.

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Ampara SLAF Stn AMP Sri Lanka Air Force Station Bandaranaike International Air Port SLAF Stn BIA Sri Lanka Air Force Station Batticaloa SLAF Stn BCL Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo SLAF Stn CBO Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa SLAF Stn DLA Sri Lanka Air Force Station Ekala SLAF Stn EKL Sri Lanka Air Force Station Iranamadu SLAF Stn IMR Sri Lanka Air Force Station Katukurunda SLAF Stn KTK Sri Lanka Air Force Station Koggala SLAF Stn KGL Sri Lanka Air Force Station Mirigama SLAF Stn MGR Sri Lanka Air Force Station Morawewa SLAF Stn MOW Sri Lanka Air Force Station Mullaitivu SLAF Stn MTV Sri Lanka Air Force Station Palaly SLAF Stn PLY Sri Lanka Air Force Station Palavi SLAF Stn PLV Sri Lanka Air Force Station Piduruthalagala SLAF Stn PDU Sri Lanka Air Force Station Sigiriya SLAF Stn SGR Sri Lanka Air Force Station Wanni SLAF StnWanni Sri Lanka Air Force Station Wirawila SLAF Stn WLA

6. Technical Support Formation Commands.

Aeronautical Engineering Wing AEW Aircraft Support Wing ASW Electronics and Telecommunication Wing E & TWg General Engineering Wing GEW Mechanical Transport Repair and Overhaul Wing MTR & OW Sri Lanka Air Force Museum SLAF Museum 76

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7. Logistical and Administrative Support Formation Commands.

Air Field Construction Wing AFCW Aircraft Spares Depot ASD Civil Engineering Wing CEW Construction Machinery Wing CMW Equipment Provisioning and Accounting Unit EP & AU Leisure and Recreation Wing L&R Wg RADAR Maintenance Wing RMW Sri Lanka Air Force Band SLAF Band Sri Lanka Air Force Dental Unit SLAF Dental Sri Lanka Air Force Hospital SLAF Hosp Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force SLVAF Supply and Maintenance Depot S & MD

8. Training Formation Commands.

Combat Training School CTS Explosive Ordinance Disposal Training School EODTS Ground Training School GTS Junior Command and Staff College JC & SC Non Commissioned Officers' Management School NCOMS Parachute Training School PTS Regiment Training School RTS Sri Lanka Air Force Academy SLAFA Trade Training School TTS

9. Ranks Structure–Officers.

Marshal of the Air Force MAF Air Chief Marshal Air Chf Mshl Air Marshal Air Mshl Air Vice Marshal AVM Air Commodore Air Cdre Group Captain Gp Capt Wing Commander Wg Cdr Squadron Leader Sqn Ldr Flight Lieutenant Flt Lt Flying Officer Fg Offr Pilot Officer Plt Offr

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10. Ranks Structure - Other Ranks

Warrant Officer WO Flight Sergeant F/Sgt Sergeant Sgt Corporal Cpl Leading Aircraftsman LAC Aircraftsman 1 AC 1 Aircraftsman 2 AC 2 Air trooper(s) Air tpr(s)

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SERIAL 6

JOINT SERVICES

COMMANDS AND TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS

1. Commands.

Air Force AF Air Task Force Command ATFC Civil Defence Force CDF Joint Operations Command JOC Ministry of Defence MOD National Cadet Corps NCC Navy NY Office of the Chief of Defence Staff OCDS Overall Operations Command OOC Security Forces Headquarters SFHQ Sri Lanka Air Force SLAF Sri Lanka Army SLA Sri Lanka Coast Guard SLCG Sri Lanka Naval Ship SLNS Sri Lanka Navy SLN

2. Training.

Defence Services Command and Staff College DSCSC Kotelawala Defence University KDU

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