ABBREVIATIONS
AQI al-Qaeda in Iraq
BREN brief encounter
CA covert action
CE Central Eurasia
CI counterintelligence
commo communications
COS chief of station
CT career trainee
det detonation
exfil exfiltration
helo helicopter
MOIS Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
NODs night-vision goggles
PCS permanent change of station
PT physical training
SDB Yugoslav security service
SDR surveillance detection route
SE/IO Soviet–East European Internal Ops
SERE survival, evasion, resistance, and escape
TDY temporary duty
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