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PTT: Push to talk.
PV: Photovoltaic (solar power conversion array). Used to convert solar power to DC electricity, typically for battery charging.
PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride (white plastic water pipe).
QRF: Quick-reaction force.
QRP: Ham radio shorthand for "low-power" (less than 5-watt) transmitters.
RCD: Race car dynamics.
RCG: Restoration of the Const.i.tution Government.
RCIED: Radio-controlled improvised explosive device.
Reg: Slang for "regulation."
RORO: Roll-on, Roll-off-a type of s.h.i.+p designed for transporting vehicles.
ROTC: Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
RPG: Rocket-propelled grenade.
RTA: Radio traffic a.n.a.lyst. See also: TA.
RTB: Return to base.
SBI: Special background investigation.
SCI: Sensitive compartmented information.
SIG: Schweizer Industrie Gesellschaft. The Swiss gun maker.
SIGINT: Signals intelligence.
SOCOM: Special Operations Command.
SOP: Standard operating procedure(s).
SRT: Security response team. Spoken "Sir-Tee."
SSB: Single sideband (an operating mode for CB and amateur radio gear).
Steyr AUG: The Austrian army's 5.56mm bullpup infantry carbine. Also issued by the Australian army as its replacement for the L1A1.
S&W: Smith and Wesson.
SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics. (SWAT originally stood for Special Weapons a.s.sault Team until that was deemed politically incorrect.) TA: Traffic a.n.a.lyst. See also: RTA.
TA-50: Table of Allowances 50. The listing of the U.S. Army's field gear authorized for issue to individual soldiers. TA-50 typically includes a rucksack, sleeping bag, helmet, magazine pouches, MOLLE vest, canteen, etc.
TAB: Tactical advance to battle.
TAD: Temporary a.s.signed duty.
TARPS: Tactical aerial reconnaissance pod system.
TDY: Temporary duty.
Thermite: A mixture of aluminum powder and iron rust powder that when ignited causes a vigorous exothermic reaction. Used primarily for welding. Also used by military units as an incendiary for destroying equipment.
TI: Turn in (of issued equipment).
T.K.: Tom Kennedy.
TO&E: Table of organization and equipment.
UAV: Unmanned aerial vehicle.
UN-MNF: United Nations Multinational Force.
UNPROFOR: United Nations Protection Force.
UPS: Uninterruptible power source.
VAC: Volts, alternating current.
Valmet: The Finnish conglomerate that formerly made several types of firearms.
VDC: Volts, direct current.
VW: Volkswagen.
WD-1: U.S. militaryissue two-conductor insulated field telephone wire.
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