Glossary
- A1C
- Airman First Class. For army types this was E4. Now
called Senior Airman.
- AB
- Air Base
- AFB
- Air Force Base
- ARVN
- Army of Vietnam
- DASC
- Direct Air Support Center: IE. "II
DASC" II Corps DASC.
- FAC
- Forward Air Controller
- KBA
- Killed By Air
- KWM2A
- Single sideband high frequency radio transceiver. Used for communication
between the advisory teams and II DASC. These were "ham" equipment
taken from the "MARS" radio stations stateside.
- MACV
- Military Assistance Command Vietnam
- MARS
- Military Affiliate Radio Station
- NCOIC
- Non Commisioned Officer In Charge
- Newbie
- Just arrived in Vietnam. Didn't have survival skills yet.
- PRC-25
- VHF (Very High Frequency) FM (Frequency Modulated) backpack radio. Used by
all field forces in South Vietnam.
- PRC-41
- UHF (Ultra High Frequency) AM (Amplitude Modulated) backpack radio. Used by
Marines and Air Force ground based FACs to communicated with aircraft. These
radios operated on aircraft assigned UHF frequencies.
- RVN
- Republic of Vietnam
- SSB
- Single Sideband: Reduced bandwidth radio transmission.
- SSGT
- Staff Sergeant
- TACP
- Tactical Air Control Party: Generally attached
to ground combat unit. Provided ground based control of air strikes and
communication liason with DASC and unit.
- TASS
- Tactical Air Support Squadron: Squadron which
provided aerial reconnaisance and airborne air strike control functions.
- TCS
- Tactical Control Squadron: Radar Squadron which
provided flight following and strike control functions.
- TCMS
- Tactical Control Maintenance Squadron: Squadron
which provided ground based Tactical Air Control Parties. Provided all support
functions for TACP and assigned power generator units.
- TDY
- Temporary Duty
- VNAF
- Vietnam Air Force