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This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[ | This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[UNSC]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication. | ||
==Official acronyms== | ==Official acronyms== | ||
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*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref> | *'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref> | ||
*'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]] | *'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]] | ||
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref | *'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]] | *'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]] | ||
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs | *'''CA''' - Civil Affairs | ||
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*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | *'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | ||
*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> | *'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> | ||
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]] | *'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]<ref name="tb"/> | ||
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref | *'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref> | ||
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | *'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | ||
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> | *'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> | ||
*'''HE''' - High Explosive | *'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref name="metro"/> | ||
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref | *'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref> | *'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref> | ||
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref | *'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref> | *'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref> | ||
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | *'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | ||
*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref name="343gs">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> | *'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref name="343gs">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> | ||
*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 14''</ref> | *'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 14''</ref> | ||
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref> | *'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref> | ||
*'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]] | *'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]] | ||
*'''LIC''' - License | *'''LIC''' - License<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref> | *'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref> | ||
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | *'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref> | *'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref> | ||
*'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] | *'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] | ||
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]] | *'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]] | *'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]] | ||
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]] | *'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref> | *'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref> | ||
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]] | *'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]] | ||
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[ | *'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref> | *'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref> | ||
*'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]] | *'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]] | ||
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] | *'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> | *'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> | ||
*'''OWAP''' - | *'''OWAP''' - ??? <!--This is no fanon, check HGN. First talk to me, Wilc0--> <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''Armor Testing'' page 64</ref> | ||
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]] | *'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''PT''' - Physical Training | *'''PT''' - Physical Training | ||
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]] | *'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone | *'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''REG''' - Registration | *'''REG''' - Registration<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous< | *'''RV''' - Rendezvous<<ref name="343gs"/> | ||
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref> | *'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref> | ||
*'''SCPO''' - [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] | *'''SCPO''' - [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] | ||
*'''SGT''' - Sergeant | *'''SGT''' - Sergeant | ||
*'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 12''</ref> | *'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
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*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | *'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | ||
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | *'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | ||
*'''TOC''' - Tactical Operations Center<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | *'''TOC''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http:// | *'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net]</ref> | ||
*'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http:// | *'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref> | ||
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> | *'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | *'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]] | *'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref> | ||
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
==Unofficial | ==Unofficial Acronyms== | ||
*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | *'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]] | *'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]<ref name="cov"/> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
[[Category:Military | [[Category:Military Terminology]] | ||
