ACRONYMS OF HOMELAND DEFENSE

 

AchE Acetylcholinetserase

BDRP Biological Defense Research Program

BTWC Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

C² Command and Control

CAM Chemical Agent Monitor

CANUKUS Canadian, UK, US

CB Chemical Biological (weapons)

CBDCOM Chemical Biological Defense Command

CBIRF Chemical Biological Initial Response Force

CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear

CBRRT Chemical & Biological Rapid Response Team

CBW Chemical and Biological Weapons

CDC Centers for Disease Control

CDRG Catastrophic Disaster Response Group

CENTCOM Central Command

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CINC Commander in Chief

CONPLAN Contingency Plan

CONPLAN Concept of Operations Plan

CTR Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

CWC Chemical Weapons Convention

DCO Defense Coordinating Officer

Decon Decontamination

DEST Domestic Emergency Support Team

DoD Department of Defense

DoE Department of Energy

DoJ Department of Justice

DOMS Director of Military Support

DoT Department of Transportation

DPP Domestic Preparedness Program

DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency

EM Emergency Management

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPLO Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer

ER Emergency Room

ESF Emergency Support Function

EU European Union

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FORSCOM Forces Command

FRP Federal Response Plan

FTO Foreign Terrorist Organization

GA Tabun

GB Sarin

GD Soman

GF Cyclo-sarin

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

HMRU Hazardous Materials Response Unit

ICD International Classification of Disease

ICS Incident Command System

I-TRAP Interagency Terrorism Response Awareness Program

JOC Joint Operations Center

JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force

LFA Lead Federal Agency

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NATO North American Treaty Organization

NBC Nuclear Biological Chemical

NC&B Nuclear, Chemical & Biological

NCS National Communications System

NG National Guard

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

NORTHCOM Northern Command

NMRT National Medical Response Team

NP Nuclear Non-Proliferation

NRC National Response Center

NS National Security

OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

PBr Pyridostigmine (Bromide)

PDD Presidential Decision Directive

PHS Public Health Service

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

RAID Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection

Recon Reconnaissance

RIID Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division

(note difference between this and USAMRIID)

RTF Response Task Force

SECDEF Secretary of Defense

UN United Nations

USAMRICD US Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense

USAMRIID US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease

USAR United States Army Reserve

USCG United States Coast Guard

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission in Iraq

VX VX

WHO World Health Organization

WMC Weapons of Mass Casualty

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

 

 

This list was compiled by Caitlin Ring,

Graduate Student at the University of Denver

August 2003