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The Special Forces community and the military
services in general use a multitude of words, phrases, and acronyms in its
vocabulary, documentation, correspondence, and publications. This
glossary is intended to aid those unfamiliar with specific special
operations terminology.
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UAR. Unconventional Assisted
Recovery. NAR conducted by special operations forces (SOF).
(DODI 2310.6). Learn more about UAR and
personnel recovery.
UARCC. Unconventional
Assisted Recovery Coordination Center.
UAV. Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle.
UHF. Ultra High Frequency.
UN. United Nations.
Unconventional Warfare. The
following definition of UW is provided by USSOCOM:
"Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to
coerce, disrupt or overthrow an occupying power or government by operating
through or with an underground, auxiliary and guerrilla force in a denied
area". Click here to learn more about
unconventional warfare.
Underground. A group or movement
organized to fight an existing regime or occupying power. Sometimes part
of a larger resistance group along with a guerrilla force and auxiliary.
UNHCR. United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees.
UNICEF. United Nations
International Children's Emergency Fund.
UNPIK. United Nations
Partisan Infantry Korea.
UO. Urban Operations. UO replaced
the term Military Operations
in Urban Terrain (MOUT). Read more about
Urban Operations (UO).
USACAPOC. United States Army
Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command.
USAID. United States Agency
for International Development.
USAJFKSWCS. United States
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
USASFC. United States Army
Special Forces Command. Comprised of five active duty and two
National Guard Special Forces groups.
USASOC. United States Army
Special Operations Command. Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Comprised of USASFC, 160th SOAR, Ranger Regiment and other associated
special operations units.
USC. United States Code.
USCENTCOM. United States
Central Command.
USEUCOM. United States
European Command.
USSOCOM. United States
Special Operations Command.
UTM. Universal Transverse
Mercator.
UW. See Unconventional
Warfare above.
UWO. Underwater Operations.
See
Combat Diver.
UWOA. Unconventional Warfare
Operationing Area.
UXO. Unexploded Ordnance.
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