Operation Medusa
September 2—September 17, 2006
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AAF |
Anti-Afghanistan Forces; also used to designate the Afghan Air Force |
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AC-130 |
gunship |
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ANA |
Afghan National Army |
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ANP |
Afghan National Police |
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API |
armor-piercing incendiary rounds |
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AT4 |
disposable light anti-tank round |
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CAS |
close air support |
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CCP |
casualty collection point |
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CSM |
command sergeant major |
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EOD |
explosive ordnance detachment |
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ETT |
embedded trainer with the Afghan Army |
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FBCB2 |
Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below—navigation system and force tracker |
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FOB |
forward operating base |
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GFC |
ground force commander |
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GMV |
truck |
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Goose |
90-mm recoilless rifle |
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GSR |
gunshot residue and explosives test |
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IED |
improvised explosive device |
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IR |
infrared |
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ISAF |
International Security Assistance Force |
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JTAC |
joint tactical aircraft controller |
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KAF |
Kandahar Airfield |
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LAWS |
Light Anti-Armor Weapons System |
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LZ |
landing zone |
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MREs |
Meals, Ready to Eat |
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NODS |
night-vision device |
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PKM |
Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or Kalashnikov’s Machine Gun |
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PUC |
personnel under confinement (prisoners) |
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QRF |
quick reaction force |
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RPG |
rocket-propelled grenade |
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TOC |
tactical operations center |
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WIA |
wounded in action |
Key Afghan words
Amerkaianu Mushakas Kawatuna American Special Forces
badal blood feud, revenge
hamla attack
mesher a senior, elderly person
turan captain
wa sahib yes, sir
za go