TM 5-1080-250-12&P
GLOSSARY-1
GLOSSARY
Anchor Stakes
Aluminum stakes used to hold ULCANS to the ground.
Becket, Becket Loop
Loops of varying size located on the outer edges of
screens; interwoven/tied to join screens together.
Cable Tie
Synonymous with strap, tiedown and tie wrap.
CAGE Code
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code.
A five-digit, numeric code which is used to identify the
manufacturer, distributor, Government agency, etc.,
that supplies the item.
Camouflage Screen
A single hexagon or rhombic (diamond-shaped) screen.
EIC
End Item Code
Garnish
Top side of camouflage material assembled with
underside netting material creating a camouflage
screen.
Net
Synonymous with screen in this document.
Netting
Bottom side camouflage material assembled with the
top side garnish material to create a camouflage
screen.
MAC
Maintenance Allocation Chart.
Modular Camouflage Screen System
Consists of 1 hexagon screen and 1 rhombic
(diamond-shaped) screen.
Module
A hexagon and rhombic screen unit.
Multiple Screen System
Consists of one or more connected modular
camouflage screen systems of any shape. Screens in
a system must be of the same type (transparent or
radar scattering)
PMCS
Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
Radar Scattering Screen
ULCANS screen with radar scattering elements in the
garnish material and base fabric
Radar Transparent Screen
ULCANS screen without radar scattering elements