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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.
This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[United Nations Space Command]] 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==
*'''AAA''' - Anti-Aircraft Artillery<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
*'''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>
*'''AI''' - [[Artificial Intelligence]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 25''</ref>
*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 33</ref>
*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref>
*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 39</ref>
*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref>
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]]
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]]
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs
*'''CO''' - Commanding Officer<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 10</ref>
*'''CMDR''' - [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]
*'''CO''' - [[Commanding Officer]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 10''</ref>
*'''COM''' - Communications
*'''COM''' - Communications
*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref name="metro">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref>
*'''CPL''' - Corporal
*'''CPL''' - [[Corporal]]
*'''CPO''' - Chief Petty Officer
*'''CPO''' - [[Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CPT''' - Captain
*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 24</ref>
*'''CMT''' - [[Colonial Militia Training]]
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref>
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</ref>
*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref>
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[FLEETCOM|UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref name="Halo page 123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 53</ref>
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref>
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 350</ref>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive{{Ref/Reuse|metro}}
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref name="ReferenceB">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 9</ref>
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref>
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind (Level)]]</ref>
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref name="ReferenceC">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref>
*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 14</ref>
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 18</ref>
*'''JAG''' - [[UNSC Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 2''</ref>
*'''LIC''' - License<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref name="343gs">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnisance Vehicle<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 19</ref>
*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 14''</ref>
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Floodgate (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref>
*'''LZ''' - [[Landing Zone]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]]
*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[The Armory (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LIC''' - License{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 17</ref>
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref>
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
*'''MRE''' - [[Meals Ready to Eat|Meal Ready to Eat]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''LZ''' - [[Landing Zone]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>
*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 25</ref>
*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref>
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[NAVCOM|UNSC Navigation Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 135</ref>
*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref>
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''NavSpecWep''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 232</ref>
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''NCO''' - Non-Commissioned Officer
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]</ref>
*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]]
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Naval Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref>
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]]
*'''REG''' - Registration<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 17</ref>
*'''OWAP''' - [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapons Array Platform]] <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 64''</ref>
*'''SCPO''' - Senior Chief Petty Officer
*'''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
*'''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>
*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
*'''SSEP''' - Safe Slipsace Entry Point
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref>
*'''TOC''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 12</ref>
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref>
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net</ref>
*'''TOC''' - Tactical Operations Center<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref>
*'''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>
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net]</ref>
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Halo (Level)]]</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>
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</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==
==Unofficial acronyms==
*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</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]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}}


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
[[Category: UNSC]]
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Latest revision as of 17:49, August 28, 2023

This is a list of acronyms used in the United Nations Space Command 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[edit]

Unofficial acronyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 39
  5. ^ a b c d Halo: Contact Harvest, page ??
  6. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 10
  7. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
  8. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, Two Betrayals
  9. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24
  10. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123
  11. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
  12. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
  13. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 53
  14. ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page ??
  15. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 350
  16. ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
  17. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 9
  18. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
  19. ^ Halo: Last Light, page 2
  20. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
  21. ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 14
  22. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 18
  23. ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 19
  24. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
  25. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
  26. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Armory
  27. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 17
  28. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
  29. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 135
  30. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 232
  31. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Tsavo Highway
  32. ^ Halo Graphic Novel, "Armor Testing", page 64
  33. ^ Halo: The Flood, page ??
  34. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17
  35. ^ Halo Legendary Crate - Data Drop 7
  36. ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 12
  37. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 13
  38. ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 13
  39. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 12
  40. ^ Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net
  41. ^ Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net
  42. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
  43. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  44. ^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
  45. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Pillar of Autumn

Sources[edit]

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