TACSOP is an acronym commonly used by the
U.S. military
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. U.S. federal law names six armed forces: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and the Coast Guard. Since 1949, all of the armed forces, except th ...
for TACtical
Standing Operating Procedure. The TACSOP is essentially the "game-plan" that units follow when conducting tactical operations. Similar to sports team and "secret" plays, most units have a predetermined default method for initiating attacks and solutions to problems that could arise.
Battle drills
The different ways to attack the enemy or possibly be attacked are called
battle drills. The TACSOP includes plans such as
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MEDEVAC
Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to patients requiring evacuation or transport using medically equipped air ambulances, helicopters an ...
- MEDical EVACuation
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FRAGO - FRAGmentary Order
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WARNO - WARNing Order
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OPORD - OPerations ORDer
Indexing
TACSOPs are organized into the following format:
*Annex A: Task Organization
*Annex B: Command and Control
*Annex C: Operations
*Annex D: NBC
*Annex E: Air Defense Artillery
*Annex F: Fire Support
*Annex G: Fire Control and Distribution
*Annex H: Operational Security
*Annex I: Combat Service Support
*Annex J: Signal
*Annex K: Intelligence
*Annex L: Safety
*Annex L: LDP
References
External links
Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library
Military terminology of the United States
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