Acronym Alley
What FAAD stands for in Army air defense operations.
What is Forward Area Air Defense?
The system provides this vital alert to maneuver forces, letting them know hostile air action is imminent.
What is Early Warning?
These remotely controlled aircraft are a rapidly growing threat that FAAD C2 and the FS-LIDS system are specifically designed to detect and defeat.
What are Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)?
As a Level 10 operator, your maintenance responsibilities fall under this level of maintenance
What is Operator Level (10-Level) Maintenance?
This is the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) alphanumeric code for an Air Defense Battle Management System Operator.
What is 14G
This critical daily task ensures your equipment is fully mission-capable, checked before, during, and after operations.
What is PMCS (Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services)?
FAAD C2 combines data from multiple sensors to provide commanders with this single, real-time view of the airspace.
What is the Air Picture (or CTP)?
Fighter jets, bombers, and cargo planes fall under this category of aviation threats.
What is Fixed-Wing?
If a component in your FAAD shelter has a critical fault and cannot perform its mission, it is reported using this 3-letter acronym.
What is NMC (Not Mission Capable)?
To prevent destroying our own aircraft, this is the absolute highest priority when conducting airspace deconfliction and managing the air picture.
What is Fratricide Avoidance?
This data radio system, commonly used to network FAAD subsystems and share air track data.
What is EPLRS (Enhanced Position Location Reporting System)?
This companion workstation system is often used alongside FAAD to deconflict airspace and track friendly aircraft movements.
What is TAIS (Tactical Airspace Integration System)?
This term describes the flight profile of threat aircraft that fly extremely close to the ground to avoid radar detection.
What is Low-Altitude?
When software or hardware issues arise, 14G operators perform this type of diagnostic procedure to find the exact component causing the problem.
What is Fault Isolation?
Before operating tactical generators or working near the Sentinel radar, operators must properly wear this specific safety gear to prevent long-term injury.
What is Hearing Protection?
What do the Filtered: G, A, U, R indicate on the BSD?
Geometries/Landmarks, Air Tracks, Units, and Radars
Who confirms the DLRP
what is the ABMOC?
What are the three ADW’s?
RED, YELLOW, WHITE
when should you conduct PMCS
before, during, after,
What is the WCO when the weapon system can only fire in self-defense
What is Hold?
What is the term BSD?
What is Battlefield Situation Display
Which table will define the Battalion Superior Subordinate Relationship for link data processing
what is the ULT
What are the 3 Weapon Control Status’s WCS’s?
Hold, Tight, Free
what form is used for maintanice
5988-E
What two broadcasting shelter are responsible for filling out the ULT in a SINGCARS Network?
ABMOC / SC2