Before you proceed to the Army Manual on Civil Affairs it would be a good idea to print this page. The codes here will help you read it. Keep it in hand while reading. As the manual progresses it becomes more and more a code only document.

• AC = Active Component
• ARC = American Red Cross
• CA = US Army Civil Affairs
• DOD = Department of Defense
• DRO = Disaster Relief Operations
• DTA = Directed Training Association
• FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FM = Field Manual
• FORMDEPS = Forces Command Mobilization & Deployment Planning System
• FTUS = Full Time Unit Support
• HA = Humanitarian Assistance
• METL = ???? (researching)
• NCA = National Command Authority
• OOTW = Operations Other Than War
• QRT = Quick Reaction Teams
• RC = Reserve Component
• SOP = Standing Operating Procedure