GLOSSARY
AC: Also A/C. Aircraft Commander.
AGL: Above Ground Level.
AHB: Assault Helicopter Battalion.
Airmobile: Helicopter-borne. Those who jump from helicopters without parachutes.
Airborne: Parachutist. Those who jump from airplanes with parachutes.
AIT: Advanced Individual Training.
AK-47: Also known as Kalashnikov AK-47. The most widely used
assault rifle in the world. A Soviet produced semiautomatic or automatic 7.62mm assault rifle. Known as the Type 56 to Chinese forces. Characterized by an explosive popping sound.
ALPHA: The military phonetic for the letter A.
AO: Area of Operation. In rear areas this may connote a sleeping area or bunk. “MY AO …” See TAOR.
ARA: Aerial Rocket Artillery. A Cobra AG-1H helicopter with four XM-159C
