List of abbreviations
ALO — air liaison officer
CO — candidate officer
CSI — Chief of Staff Intelligence
DR — dead reckoning
DZ — drop zone
E&E — escape and evasion
ECCM — electronic counter-counter-measures
ECM — electronic counter-measures
EMLC — electrical, mechanical, agricultural and chemical engineering consultants
FAPLA — For?as Armadas Populares de Liberta??o Angola (People’s Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola)
FNLA — Frente Nacional de Liberta??o Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola)
HAG — helicopter administrative area
HF — high frequency
LP — listening post
LZ — landing zone
MK — Umkhonto we Sizwe
MPLA — Movimento Popular de Liberta??o de Angola (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola)
NCO — non-commissioned officer
OAU — Organization of African Unity
OC — officer commanding
OP — observation post
PLAN — People’s Liberation Army of Namibia
PT — physical training
RPG — rocket-propelled grenade
RSM — regimental sergeant major
RV — rendezvous
SADF — South African Defence Force
SAM — surface-to-air missile
SOPs — standard operating procedures
SWAPO — South West Africa People’s Organisation
TB — temporary base
UN — United Nations
UNITA — Uni?o Nacional para a Independ?ncia Total de Angola (Union for the Total Independence of Angola)
UNTAG — United Nations Transition Assistance Group
VHF — very high frequency
ZNDF — Zambia National Defence Force