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ОглавлениеGLOSSARY OF TERMS
AOR | Area of Responsibility |
ASU | Active Service Unit |
Bleep | Slang term for a Royal Signals radio operator at a JCU-NI Det |
Box | MI5 |
Brownie | Slang term for a photographer attached at a JCU-NI Det |
CIRA | Continuity IRA |
CMOE | Covert Methods of Entry |
CO | Commanding Officer |
Det | Slang term for a JCU-NI outpost, short for ‘Detachment’ |
ELINT | Electronic Intelligence |
FLIR | Forward Looking Infra-Red |
FMB | Forward Mounting Base |
FoS | Foreman of Signals – Warrant Officer in charge of all technicians at a unit |
FRU | Force Research Unit |
GPMG | General Purpose Machine Gun |
Handler | British Army Intelligence Officer who handles informers within paramilitary organisations |
HMG | Heavy Machine Gun |
IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
IVCP | Illegal paramilitary checkpoint |
JCU-NI | Joint Communications Unit-Northern Ireland |
JTF-HQ | Joint Task Force-Headquarters |
LEWT | Light Electronic Warfare Troop |
LVF | Loyalist Volunteer Force |
MLA | Member of Legislative Assembly |
MOD | Ministry of Defence |
MRF | Military Reaction Force |
NCO | Non-Commissioned Officer |
NLJD | Non-Linear Junction detector |
OC | Officer Commanding |
OOB | Out of Bounds |
PIRA | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
Pronto | Slang term for a Royal Signals NCO in charge of all radio communications at a JCU-NI Det |
PSNI | Police Service of Northern Ireland |
RCG | Regional Co-ordination Group |
ROE | Rules of Engagement |
RPG | Rocket-propelled grenade |
RSM | Regimental Sergeant Major |
RUC | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
RUF | Revolutionary United Front |
SAS | Special Air Service |
SBS | Special Boat Service |
SCT | Special Communications Troop |
Shakey | Slang term for an SBS Trooper serving at JCU-NI |
SLA | Sierra Leone Army |
Spanner | Slang term for a Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer (mechanic) at a JCUNI Det |
Spook | Slang term for an Intelligence Corps officer at a JCU-NI Det |
Squadron OC | Officer Commanding Squadron |
Sugar | Slang term for an SAS Trooper serving at JCU-NI |
TCG | Tasking and Co-ordination Group |
TSCM | Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures |
UDA | Ulster Defence Association |
UDR | Ulster Defence Regiment |