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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==
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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>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref name="ReferenceA">'''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]]<ref name="tb"/>
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>
*'''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>
*'''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<ref name="metro"/>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive{{Ref/Reuse|metro}}
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''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>
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref>
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</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>
*'''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>
*'''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>
*'''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<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''LIC''' - License{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''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]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''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]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Naval Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''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]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
*'''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>
*'''OWAP''' - [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapons Array Platform]] <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 64''</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''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]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''REG''' - Registration<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''REG''' - Registration{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<<ref name="343gs"/>
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<{{Ref/Reuse|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]]
*'''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>
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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://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog 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>
*'''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>
*'''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>
*'''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 (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 123}}
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''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 (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]]<ref name="cov"/>
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Military Terminology]]
[[Category:Military terminology]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 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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