Editing Military acronyms

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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==
*'''AAA''' - Anti-Aircraft Artillery<ref name="cov">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
*'''AI''' - [[Artificial Intelligence]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 25''</ref>
*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref>
*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref>
*'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]]
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]]
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs
*'''CMDR''' - [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]
*'''CO''' - [[Commanding Officer]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 10''</ref>
*'''COM''' - Communications
*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref name="metro">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref>
*'''CPL''' - [[Corporal]]
*'''CPO''' - [[Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''CPT''' - Captain
*'''CMT''' - [[Colonial Militia Training]]
*'''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>
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref name="Halo page 123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</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>
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive{{Ref/Reuse|metro}}
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref name="ReferenceB">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref>
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref name="ReferenceC">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</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>
*'''JAG''' - [[UNSC Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 2''</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>
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref>
*'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]]
*'''LIC''' - License{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref>
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
*'''LZ''' - [[Landing Zone]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>
*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref>
*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref>
*'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''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]]
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref>
*'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]]
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
*'''OWAP''' - [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapons Array Platform]] <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 64''</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''PT''' - Physical Training
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''REG''' - Registration{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<{{Ref/Reuse|343gs}}
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref>
*'''SCPO''' - [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''SDM''' - Squad Designated Marksman<ref name="DD7">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' ''- [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 7]]''</ref>
*'''SGT''' - Sergeant
*'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 12''</ref>
*'''SSEP''' - Safe Slipsace Entry Point
*'''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>
*'''TOC''' - Tactical Operations Center<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref>
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://halo.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://halo.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>
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 123}}
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref>

==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>
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}}

==Sources==
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