Abbreviations used in After-Action Report:
- CENTCOM - CENTral COMand
- USFOR-A - US Forces Afghanistan
- ANDSF - Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
- KIA - Killed In Action
- MQ-9 - also known as Reaper, or Predator B, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or Drone
- CAS - Close Air Support
- MARSOC - Marine Special Operations Command
- Det -Detachment
- GBU - Guided Bomb Unit
- AGM-114 - Air-to-Ground Missile, in this case, Hellfire Missile, equipped with a millimeter wave (MMW) radar seeker, it requires no further guidance after launch-even being able to lock-on to its target after launch, kill radius of 50 feet
- ANPED - Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR)
- PID - Positive ID