| 3d MAW (FWD) | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)
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| 5 FP Wing | No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF
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| AO | Area of Operations
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| AOBW | Area of Operations Belleau Wood
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| AT/FP | Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection
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| BLS | Bastion, Leatherneck and Shorabak
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| C2 | Command and Control
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| CO | Commanding Officer
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| ESG | Executive Steering Group
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| IED | Improvised explosive device
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| IJC | ISAF Joint Command
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| ISAF | International Security Assistance Force
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| MOD | Ministry of Defence
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| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding
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| OLAAAR | Operational Learning Account and After Action Review
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| PJHQ | Permanent Joint Headquarters
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| RAF | Royal Air Force
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| RC(SW) | Regional Command - South West
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| TFBW | Task Force Belleau Wood
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| USCENTCOM | United States Central Command
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| VBIED | Vehicle-borne Improvised explosive device
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