ASSESS: assessments

AQI: al Qaeda in Iraq

CAMP PLANS: campaign planning

CASB: Commander’s Assessment and

Synchronization Board

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency

CIG: Commander’s Initiative Group

CMO: civil-military operations

COIN: counterinsurgency

COALITION: coalition operations

COMMNF-IZ: Commander of Multi-National Force–Iraq

CONT PLANS: contingency planning

COR: Council of Representatives

CORD/SYNC/BRIEF: coordination/synchronization

briefing

COS: chief of staff

CPIC: Combined Press Information Center

CPR: Campaign Progress Review

CSM: command sergeant major

DCG: Deputy Commanding General

DCG Detainee Ops: Deputy Commanding General for

Detainee Operations

DCS CIS: Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and

Information Systems Operations

DCS INTEL: Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

Operations

DCS POL/MIL/ECON: Deputy Chief of Staff for

Political-Military-Economic Effects

DCS STRAT OPNS: Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic

Operations

DCS STRAT, PLANS & ASSESSMENT: Deputy Chief of

Staff for Strategy, Plans, and Assessment

DCS STRATCOM: Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic

Communication

DCS RESOURCES & SUSTAIN: Deputy Chief of Staff

for Resources and Sustainment

DEP IRMO: Deputy for Iraq Reconstruction Management

Office

DEP STRAT PLANS: Deputy for Strategic Plans

DOS SPT: Department of State support

GEN: general (U.S. Army four-star)

GRD: Gulf Region Division

IG: Inspector General

IIG: Iraqi Interim Government

ISF: Iraqi security forces

ISG: Iraq Survey Group

ITG: Iraqi Transitional Government

JCC: Joint Contracting Command

JVB: Joint Visitor’s Bureau

LTG: lieutenant general (U.S. Army three-star)

LOG: logistics

MG: major general (U.S. Army two-star)

MIN COORD: [Iraq] Minister Coordination

MNB: Multi-National Brigade

MNC-I: Multi-National Corps–Iraq

MND: Multi-National Division

MNF-I: Multi-National Force–Iraq

MNSTC-I: Multi-National Security Transition

Command–Iraq

MOD: Ministry of Defense

MOI: Ministry of Interior

NSC: National Security Council

NSPD: National Security Presidential Directive

NSVI: National Strategy for Victory in Iraq

OIF: Operation Iraqi Freedom

OPNS: operations

OTF: Operation Together Forward

PAO: public affairs officer

PERS: personnel

PLANS: planning

POLICY DEV/INT: Policy Development and Integration

SCJS: Secretary of the Combined and Joint Staff

SJA: Staff Judge Advocate

SOC: Special Operations Command

STRATEGY: strategy planning

TACON: tactical control

TF 134: Task Force 134 (Detainee Operations)

TF 6-26: Task Force 6-26 (Special Operations Task Force)

TRA: transition readiness assessment

UK: United Kingdom

UN: United Nations

UNSCR: United Nations Security Council Resolution

USCENTCOM: U.S. Central Command