Lieutenant Colonel (The United Federation Marine Corps Book 6) (24 page)

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J3:  The operations division of the Marine Corps

[2]
Command, Control, Communications, and Computers

[3]
FCL:  Final Coordination Line

[4]
NOTC:  Naval Officer Training Course

[5]
A Lord Commander has no friend,” a quote from
A Dance With Dragons
, by George R.R. Martin

[6]
Hiapo:  “First born” in Hawaiian

[7]
LOD:  Line of Departure

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ACOA:  Air Combat Operations Area, a virtual box from which air assets have free rein

[9]
CAS:  Close Air Support

[10]
Foxtrot-Uniform:  Fucked up.

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Romeo-Tango:  Bravo:  Return to Base.

[12]
T/O:  Table of Organization.  The blueprint for the personnel in any unit.

[13]
T/E:  Table of Equipment.  The list of all equipment assigned to any unit.

[14]
Davids:  a relatively small ground-to-orbit missile capable of damaging or even destroying a ship in low to medium orbit.

[15]
POO:  Point of Origin

[16]
ROE:  Rules of Engagement

[17]
BDA:  Battle Damage Assessment

[18]
FEBA:  Forward Edge of the Battle Area