Order of Battle - Listing of units committed to a theater of operations. Obtaining a correct OB on the enemy was a major intelligence operation.
OP - Observation post
Organic - Military term for hardware items - vehicles, aircraft, weapons-that belong to a specific unit. All other materiel comes to units on a mission basis and the commander sometimes has limitations in its employment.
Bibliography
Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam, by J. D. Coleman
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