A Sampling of Abbreviations

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With Numbers
1LT 1st Lt 1stLt. 2LT 2nd Lt 2ndLt. first lieutenant [U.S. Army] first lieutenant [U.S. Air Force] first lieutenant [Marine Corps] second lieutenant [U.S. Army] second lieutenant [U.S. Air Force] second lieutenant [Marine Corps]

A
A A.B. a.k.a. A.M. a.m. A/DACG A/J A 2 C2 A 2 C2 S AA AA AAA AAAS AAC aluminum [element] ampere (electricity, SI unit) angstrom artium baccalaureus (bachelor of arts) also known as artium magister (master of arts) ante meridiem, morning Arrival and Departure Airfield Control Group antijam Army Airspace Command and Control Army Aviation Command and Control System Automated Association Module Armed Forces Americas (except Canada) [USPS] Army Audit Agency antiaircraft artillery American Association for the Advancement of Science Activity Address Code Army Acquisition Corps Army Air Corps (UK Military) Army Airlift Clearance Authority Assistant Associate Director for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Army Acquisition Executive Army and Air Force Exchange System Automatic AUTODIN Interface [also the name of a corporation] Automated Air Load Planning System

AACA AADPA AAE AAFES AAI AALPS

AAM AAN AAO AAPPES AAR AAWS AB ABC ABCCC ABCS ABF ABIC ABIDES ABIT ABL ABM ABO ABP AC Ac AC&I AC2MP ACAS ACC ACCMP ACCS ACDA ACE ACES ACHP ACI ACI&C ACL ACLDB ACN ACNO ACO ACOE ACOM ACP ACPC ACQN ACR ACRI ACS

air-to-air missile Army After Next Army Acquisition Objectives Authorized Acquisition Objective [U.S. Army] Army Automation Planning, Programming, and Evaluation System After Action Report Advanced Anti-tank Weapon System Alberta [USPS] activity-based costing [Army] Airborne Command and Control Center Airborne Command Control and Communications Army Battle Command System asset balance file Army Battlefield Interface Concept Automated Budget Interactive Data Environmental System Airborne Information Transmission [system] Airborne Laser antiballistic missile Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty Army Budget office Air Battle Plan active component actinium acquisition, construction, and improvements Army Command and Control Master Plan Air Carrier Analysis System Airlift Cycle Assessment System Air Combat Command Aircraft Carrier Continuous Maintenance Program Army Command and Control System U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Allied Command Europe Army Corps of Engineers Army Continuing Education System Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Automated Carrier Interface Arms Control Implementation and Compliance Allowable Cabin Load Army Central Logistics Data Bank airborne communications node Assistant Chief of Naval Operations airspace control order administrative contracting officer Army Common Operating Environment Atlantic Command Asset Capitalization Program Arroyo Center Policy Committee [RAND] acquisition armored cavalry regiment African Crisis Response Initiative Advanced Communications Systems, Inc. Asset Control System Assistant Chief of Staff

ACSA ACTD ACTH ACTO ad lib. ADA ADAMS ADANS ADI ADM ADMRU ADO ADP ADPE ADPMIS ADPR ADS ADS-A ADS-B ADSIA ADT ADT ADTLP ADUSD(SCI) AE

AEA AEC AECC AECE AECM AEELS AEF AELT AES AESA AESRS AEW AF AF/SC AF/SMC AFA AFADS AFAG

Allied Communications Security Agency [NATO] advanced concept technology demonstration adrenocorticotropic hormone Army Communicative Technology Office at will Air Defense Artillery Automated Disaster Assistance Management System Airlift Deployment Analysis System Air Defense Initiative admiral Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit [U.S. Air Force] Army Digitization Office Automated Data Processing Automated Data Processing Equipment ADP Management Information System [U.S. Air Force] Automated Data Processing Resources Airspace Deconfliction Software Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Addressed Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Allied Data Systems Implementation Agency [NATO] Active Duty for Training Architecture Development Team [U.S. Air Force] Army Doctrinal Training and Literature Program Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Supply Chain Integration Aeromedical Evacuation Armed Forces Africa [USPS] Armed Forces Canada [USPS] Armed Forces Europe [USPS] Armed Forces Middle East [USPS] Automation Economic Analysis Agency Emergency Coordinators Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element Aeromedical Evacuation Crew Members Automatic ELINT Emitter Location System air expeditionary force Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Team Aeromedical Evacuation System active electronically steered array Army Equipment Status Reporting System airborne early warning Air Force 1 Assistant Chief of Staff for Systems for C4 [U.S. Air Force] Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Air Force Association Automatic Force Adjustment Data System Air Force Advisory Group

A note on superscripts: A supercript in an abbreviation (as opposed to math) indicates that the spelledout version of the term has as many words in it beginning with the given letter as the number denotes. In this case, C4 stands for command, control, communication, and computers. In recent years, the numeral has more often not been superscripted; this is acceptable, although not traditional.

AFAISRC AFAS AFATDS AFB AFB1 AFCA AFCAC AFCC AFCEA AFCSIO AFDC AFDD AFDIS AFFOR AFFSA AFG 1 AFIF AFIP AFIS AFIT AFLC AFLMA AFM AFMC AFMIS AFMSS AFP AFRES AFRL AFSAB AFSATCOM AFSC AFSCC AFSCN AFSPC AFTA AFV Ag AGCCS AGCT AGI AGL AGM AGS AHC AHMDS AHQ AHS AI AI&T AIA AIAA

Air Force Automated Information Systems Review Council Advanced Field Artillery System [U.S. Army] Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System air force base Aflatoxin B1 Air Force Communications Agency Air Force Computer Acquisition Center Air Force Communications Command Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Air Force Communications-Computers Systems Integration Office Aid to Families with Dependent Children Air Force Doctrine Document Air Force Dial-In System Air Force Forces Air Force Flight Safety Agency Aflatoxin G 1 Air Force Industrial Fund Armed Forces Institute of Pathology American Forces Information Service Air Force Institute of Technology Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Management Agency Air Force Manual Air Force Materiel Command Army Food Management Information System Air Force Mission Support System Air Force pamphlet Air Force Reserve Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Science Advisory Board Air Force Satellite Communications Air Force Systems Command Air Force Service Component Commander Air Force Satellite Control Network Air Force Space Command ASEAN Free Trade Area Armored Fighting Vehicle silver [element] Army Global Command and Control System Army General Classification Test Auxiliary General Intelligence (Russian intelligence-gathering ship) above ground level Air-to-Ground Missile Alliance Ground Surveillance armored gun system Automated Headcount Army Hazardous Materials Data System air headquarters Academy of Health Sciences artificial intelligence assembly, integration, and test Army Information Architecture American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AID AIDS AIEP AIM AIMC AIP AIRS AIS AISARC AIT AJ AK AKA AL ALA Ala. Alaska ALA-X ALBM ALC ALCC ALCE ALCM-C ALLA ALMARS ALMC ALMSA ALO ALOC ALPS ALT Alta. AM Am Amb. AMC AMCISS AMCL AMDF AME AMEDDPAS AMMO AMOPES AMP AMPE AMRAAM AMRCOM AMS AMSA

Agency for International Development acquired immune deficiency syndrome Army Ideas for Excellence Program Acquisition Information Management Air Interception Missile Army Information Management Council ASARS Improvement Program AMDF Interrogation and Retrieval System automated information system Automated Information Systems Acquisition Review Council [U.S. Air Force] automatic identification technology antijam Alaska [USPS] also known as Alabama [USPS] Army Logistics Assessment Alabama [traditional] Alaska [traditional] Army Logistics AssessmentExtended air-to-land ballistic missile Acquisition Logistics Center (Army LOGSA) airlift control center airlift control element Air-Launched Cruise Missile-Conventional Allied Long Lines Agency [NATO] All Marine Messages Army Logistics Management College Automated Logistics Management Systems Activity [U.S. Army] air-land operation air line of communication Automated Labor and Production System administrative lead time Alberta [traditional] air marshal amplitude modulation americium [element] ambassador Air Mobility Command [U.S. Air Force] Army Materiel Command AMC Standard Installation Supply System Approved MILSTRIP Change Letter Army Master Data File air mobility element Army Medical Department Property Accounting System ammunition Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System Army Materiel Plan Automated Message Processing Exchange advanced medium-range air-to-air missile Armament Materiel Readiness Command [U.S. Army] Aerial Measuring System Automated Manifest System Area Maintenance Support Activities

AMSAA AMSS AMTI AN ANC ANCA ANG anon. ANSI ANSRS AO AOA AOAP AOC AOD AODM/S AOE AOG AOL AOP AOR AP APA APC APE API APML APO APOD APOE app. APPS apps. APS AR Ar ARA ARC

ARCENT ARCH ARCOM ARDEC ARES ARF ARFA ARFOR ARG

Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity Army Materiel Status System airborne moving target indication Alpha Numeric Army Nurse Corps Allied Naval Communications Agency [NATO] Air National Guard anonymous American National Standards Institute Automated Nonstandard Requisitioning System [U.S. Navy] area of operations angle of arrival Army Oil Analysis Program air operations center area oriented depot Area Oriented Depot Modernization and Standardization Army of Excellence aircraft on the ground authorized level of organization [U.S. Army] Army Order of Precedence area of responsibility assembly point Armed Forces Pacific [USPS] American Psychiatric Association Army Prepositioned Afloat armored personnel carrier area of potential effect application programming interface Assistant Program Managers for Logistics [U.S. Army] Army Post Office aerial port of debarkation (offload) aerial port of embarkation (onload) appendix Automated Publications Production System appendixes Advanced Planning System American Physical Society Army Regulation Arkansas [USPS] argon [element] Assigned Responsible Agency Accounting Requirements Code Air Reserve Component American Red Cross Army Component Commanders, Central Command Architecture Army Reserve Command Army Armament RD&E Center; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ Amateur Radio Emergency Service ASEAN Regional Forum Allied Radio Frequencies Agency [NATO] Army Forces amphibious ready group

ARI ARIL Ariz. Ark. ARL ARMS ARNG ARPA ARPANET ARRC ARSPACE art. ARTCC arts. ARVN AS

As ASAC ASAFM ASARC ASARDA ASARS ASAS ASAT ASATMS ASB ASC ASCC ASCII ASCM ASD ASD(HA) ASD(HD) ASD(ISA) ASD(LA) ASD(NII/DoD CIO) ASD(PA) ASD(RA) ASD(SO/LIC) ASD(IO) ASEAN ASF ASH ASHRAE ASI ASIM ASIMS ASIOE ASIP

Army Research Institute Automatic Return Item List Arizona [traditional] Arkansas [traditional] Army Research Laboratory AMDF Retrieval Microform System Army National Guard Advanced Research Projects Agency Advanced Research Projects Agency Network Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (UK Military) Army Space Command article Air Route Traffic Control Center articles Army of the Republic of Vietnam antiscintillation antispoofing American Samoa [USPS] arsenic [element] Automated System for Army Commissaries Assistant Secretary Army Financial Management Army Systems Acquisition Review Council Assistant Secretary Army Research Development Acquisition Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System All Source Analysis System antisatellite Army Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite program Army Security Assistance Training Management System Army Science Board Army Service Component Army Service Component Command American Standard Code for Information Interchange antiship cruise missile application system developer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight Association of Southeast Asian Nations Army Stock Fund Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers additional skill identifier Automated Security Incident Measurement Army Standard Information Management System Associated Support Items of Equipment Army Stationing and Installation Plan

ASL ASLP ASME ASMFC ASMP ASMRO ASN ASNFM ASOC ASP ASPG ASPJ ASPUR ASSIST assoc. ASSSC ASST C/S asst. ASTERX ASTM ASTMP AT At AT&L ATAC-AF ATACC ATACMS ATACS ATB ATC ATCA ATCCS ATCIS ATCL ATCMD ATCOM ATD ATF ATGM ATHS ATLASS ATM

atm ATMCT ATN ATO ATP ATP ATPC

Authorized (or Assigned) Stockage List Army Strategic Logistics Plan American Society of Mechanical Engineers Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Army Strategic Mobility Program Armed Services Medical Regulating Office [DoD] Army Serial Number assistant secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary Navy Financial Management Air Support Operations Center Ammunition Supply Point [U.S. Army] Army Strategic Planning Guidance Airborne Self Protection Jammer (Marine) Automated System for Processing Unit Requirements Automated Systems Security Incident Support Team (DoD) associate Automated Self Service Supply Center Assistant Chief of Staff assistant [a commercial e-mail system used in CTAPS] American Society for Testing Materials Army Science and Technology Master Plan along track astatine [element] Acquisition Technology & Logistics Advanced Traceability and Control for Air Force Advanced Tactical Air Command Central Army Tactical Missile System Army Tactical Communications System Advanced Training Base Aberdeen Test Center [U.S. Army] air traffic control Allied Tactical Communications Agency [NATO] Army Tactical Command and Control System Automated Tool Control and Inventory System Army TRADOC CASCOM Lee (Ft. Lee) Advance Transportation Control and Movement Document Aviation and Troop Command [U.S. Army] Advanced Technology Demonstrations Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Anti-Tank Guided Missile Automatic Target Hand-off System Asset Tracking for Logistics and Supply System [Marine Corps] asynchronous transfer mode Airborne Topographic Mapper air traffic management atmosphere Air Terminal Movement Control Team air traffic notice air tasking order Acquisition and Technology Policy Center (NSRD) Ammunition Transfer Point [U.S. Army] Automatic Transmit Power Control

ATR ATRRS Atty. Atty. Gen. Au AUC AUEL AUS AUTO AUTODIN AUTOROS AUTOVON AV Ave. AWACS AWDS AWE AWGN AWN AWOL AWP Az AZ

automatic target recognition Army Training Resources and Requirements System attorney attorney general gold [element] average unit cost Automated Unit Equipment List Army of the United States Automated Automatic Digital Network Automated Retail Outlet System Automatic Voice Network Asset Visibility avenue Airborne Warning and Control System Automated Weather Distribution System Advanced Warfighting Experiments additive white gaussian noise Automated Weather Network absent without leave awaiting parts azimuth Arizona [USPS]

B
B B&P B.A. B.C. B.S. B/O Ba BAI BARCAP BAS BASN BAT BBS BC BCAS BCE BCM BCR BCT BD BDA BDA BDAR BDE Be BEA boron [element] bid and proposal bachelor of arts British Columbia [traditional] bachelor of science back ordered barium [element] battlefield air interdiction barrier combat air patrol Battlefield Automated Systems Bay Area Services Network (substance abuse) Brilliant Anti-Tank (munition) Bulletin Board System British Columbia [USPS] Base Contracting Automated System battlefield coordination element basic capability modules Battlefield Communications Review Brigade Combat Team [U.S. Army] Battlefield Distribution battle damage assessment bomb damage assessment battle damage assessment and repair brigade beryllium [element] Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEQ BER BFA BFACS BFD bfe BFP BG BGen. Bi BIA BIFC BII BIS BITS Bk BLAST Bldg. BLM BLOS BLS Blvd. BM BMCT BMD BMDO BMEWS BMO BMP BN BNC BOA BOP BOR BPI BPS BPSK Br Br. BRAC Brig Gen BRL Bros. BSA BSD BSF BSM BSS BTU BUR BW BWO

Best Estimated Quantity bit error rate Battlefield Functional Area Battlefield Functional Area Control Systems Baseline Force Density base flood elevation Baseline Force Package brigadier general [U.S. Army] brigadier general [Marine Corps] bismuth [element] Bureau of Indian Affairs Boise Interagency Fire Center Basic Issue Items Battlefield Information Services [U.S. Army] Battlefield Information Transmission System (Army-CECOM) berkelium [element] blocked asynchronous transmission [compression protocol] building Bureau of Land Management beyond line of sight Bureau of Labor Statistics boulevard Battle Management Branch Movement Control System ballistic missile defense Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Biometrics Management Office Boevaya Mashina Pekhota (Russian designation for infantry fighting vehicle) battalion Bayonet Navy Connector basic ordering agreement board of advisors Bureau of Prisons Bureau of Reclamation boost-phase intercept bits per second binary phase shift keying bromine [element] brother base realignment and closures brigadier general [U.S. Air Force] Ballistic Research Laboratory [U.S. Army] brothers brigade support area battlefield situation display Bell Shock Force business systems modernization Brigade Support System British thermal unit Bottom-Up Review beamwidth backward-wave oscillator

C
C c C.C.A. C.O.D. C.P.A. C/A C2 C2V C3 C3 A C3 I C3ISR C4 C4 I C4ISR C4RDP CA carbon [element] coulomb (derived SI unit) curie Circuit Court of Appeals cash on delivery certified public accountant course acquisition command and control Command and Control Vehicle command, control, and communications command, control, communications, and automation command, control, communications, and intelligence command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance command, control, communications, and computers command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance C4 Requirements Definition Process civil affairs commercial activities California [USPS] calcium [element] about, circa [refers to an approximate time, usually but not always in years] the Clean Air Act Command Arrangement Agreement the Clean Air Act Amendments Contract Advisory and Asst Services Civil Aeronautics Board combined arms center Combined Arms Combat Development Activity [U.S. Army] Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Embarkation Management System [Marine Corps] Corporate Average Fuel Economy Computer Assisted Force Management System Combat Air Forces Weather Software Program Concept Action Group commercial and government entity Commercial and Government Entity Code Conventional Ammunition Information Management System CSS Automated Information Systems Interface cost as an independent variable (acquisitions) California Environmental Protection Agency conventional air-launched cruise missile California [traditional] Computer Aided Load Manifesting System [Marine Corps] Computer Aided Logistics Support California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Chemical Agent Monitor (a UK detection device) centralized asset management Crisis Action Management System Central Ammunition Management Office-Pacific

Ca ca. CAA CAAA CAAS CAB CAC CACDA CAD CAEMS CAFE CAFMS CAFWSP CAG CAGE CAGEC CAIMS CAISI CAIV Cal/EPA CALCM Calif. CALMS CALS CalWORKs CAM CAM CAMIS CAMO-PAC

CAMS CAP

CAPS CAPT Capt Capt. CAR CARS CARTS CAS CAS3 CASA CASCOM CASE CAT CATEX CATS CAV CB CBO CBP CBRS CBS-X CBT CBU CBW CC cc CC&D CCAAWP CCAFS CCB CCC CCEP CCIR CCN CCP CCPC CCPDS CCPR CCPS CCS CCSS CCT CD Cd cd CDA CDB CDBG

Core Automated Maintenance System combat air patrol community advisory panel Civil Air Patrol crisis action planning Consolidated Aerial Port System [U.S. Army] captain [U.S. Navy] captain [U.S. Air Force] captain [Marine Corps] congressional affairs representative Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System CONUS Automated Rate System close air support Combined Arms and Services Staff School Cost Analysis Strategy Assessment [U.S. Army] Combined Arms Support Command [U.S. Army] computer-aided software engineering crisis action team categorical exclusion combined arms training strategy commercial asset visibility chemical and biological Congressional Budget Office Chesapeake Bay Program Combat Based Requirements System [U.S. Army] Continuing Balance System - Expanded [U.S. Army] combat cluster bomb unit chemical and biological weapons crisis counseling cubic centimeter (medicine) camouflage, concealment, and deception Central Collection Activity for the Army Warranty Program Cape Canaveral Air Force Station configuration control board Commodity Credit Corporation Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program commanders critical information requirements carton control number casualty collection point Civil Communications Planning Committee [NATO] Command Center Processing and Display System [U.S. Air Force] Consolidation and Containerization Point Receipt (Army LIF) Consolidation and Containerization Point Ship (Army LIF) command and control system commodity command standard system combat control team consolidation and distribution cadmium [element] candela (SI unit) catalog data activity [U.S. Army] communications database community development block grant

CDC

CDCP CDDB CDDP CDERA CDL CDLAMP CDMA CDPD CDR CDRG CDRL CD-ROM CDSS CDTI Ce CEAC CEAMA CEC CECOM CEGE CENTAF CENTCOM CEO CEP CEPPO CEQ CERCLA CERDEC CERT CEVR CEWI Cf cf. CFE CFE CFLS CFM CFMS CFR CFS CFT CG CGO CGS CGSC CGTS

Centers for Disease Control [U.S. Public Health Service] child development center Combat Development Command central data collection point central demand database cataloging distribution data processing Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency common data link Center for Defense Leadership and Management Program code division multiple access cellular digital packet data commander critical design review Catastrophic Disaster Response Group Contract Data Requirements List [U.S. Army] compact disc-read only memory California Department of Social Services cockpit display of traffic information cerium [element] Cost and Economic Analysis Center [U.S. Army] Center for Euro-Atlantic Military Analysis Cooperative Engagement Capability Communications-Electronics Command [U.S. Army] Combat Equipment Group Europe Central Command Air Forces U.S. Central Command (formerly RDF) Communications-Electronics Office (ISMO) circular error probable Concept Evaluation Program Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office Council of Environmental Quality Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Communications-Electronics R&D and Engineering Center computer emergency response team circular equivalent vulnerability radius combat electronic warfare intelligence californium [element] compare contractor furnished equipment Conventional Forces in Europe Agreement [NATO treaty] Cross Functional Logistics System contractor furnished material CONUS Freight Management CONUS Freight Management System Code of Federal Regulations Center for Standards (JIEO) container freight station contractor field team commanding general cargo continental ground station Command and General Staff College [U.S. Army] Coast Guard Telecommunications System

ch. CHAMPUS ChE CHIP CHS chs. CIA Cia CIC

chapter Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services Cholinesterase Childrens Health Insurance Program Common Hardware and Software chapters Central Intelligence Agency company [Italian] Combat Information Centre Counterintelligence Command CID Criminal Investigation Command [Bosnia] Cie company [French] CIEMIS Clothing and Individual Equipment Management Information System CIF Candidate Item File CIFS Central Issue Facility System CIG/SS Common Imagery Ground and Surface System CIM Center for Information Management Corporate Information Management 2 CINC Commander in Chief [as of 2002, only the President of the United States is Commander in Chief] CINCACOM obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command [see CINC] CINCCENT obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command [see CINC] CINCEUR obsolete: C ommander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command [see CINC] CINCLANTFLT obsolete: Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet [see CINC] CINCMAC obsolete: Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command [see CINC] CINCPAC obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command [see CINC] CINCSOC obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Special Forces [see CINC] CINCSOUTH obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command [see CINC] CINCSPACE obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command [see CINC] CINCSTRAT obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Strategic Command [see CINC] CINCTRANS obsolete: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command [see CINC] CINCUSNAVEUR obsolete: Commander in Chief, U.S. Navy Europe [see CINC] CIP critical infrastructure protection CIRA Center for Information-Revolution Analysis CIS Combat Intelligence System Communications and Information Systems [NATO] CISIL Centralized Integrated System-International Logistics CISS Center for Information Systems Security CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CJTF commander, Joint Task Force Cl chlorine [element] CLASP Comprehensive Logistics Automated Support Program CLIN Contract Line Item Number CLO Congressional Liaison Officer CLRP Command Logistics Review Program [U.S. Army] CLSSA Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangements CLT Cellular Logistics Team CLU Command Launch Units Cm curium [element]

All others once referred to as CINCs are now referred to as combatant commanders. Occasionally, it may be necessary to use quotations and the like from historical material using this abbreviation, but it is best to avoid using the abbreviation, if possible.

cm3 CMA CMAC CMC CMD

Cmd CMF CMI CML CMMA CMMC CMO CMOS CMR CMRB CMRC CMS CMT CMTC CMU CNA CNAD CNARS CND CNN CNO CNR CNS CO

Co Co. COA COB COBOL COCO COCOM CODES COE

COFM COG COL Col

cubic centimeter (SI unit) C4ISR Mission Assessment Central Management of Army Commissaries Commandant of the Marine Corps catalog management data command cruise missile defense command career management field Commercial Military Integration Contract Management Library [U.S. Navy] Cooperative Military Airlift Agreement Corps Materiel Management Center Communications Management Officers [U.S. Army] Cargo Movements Operations System [Air Force, Army] complementary metal-oxide semiconductor Center for Military Readiness Contract Maintenance Review Board Combined Major Regional Conflict Container Management System crisis management team critical mobile target Combat Maneuver Training Center [U.S. Army] Carnegie Mellon University computer network attack Conference of National Armaments Directors [NATO] Current News Analysis & Research Service Computer Network Defense Cable News Network Chief of Naval Operations Combat Network Radio communications, navigation, surveillance Colorado [USPS] commanding officer company cobalt [element] company [business] course of action close of business Common Business Oriented Language Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated combatant command Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls computerized deployment system center of excellence common operating environment Corps of Engineers correlation of forces and means Cognizance of Navy Material consensus of group cost of living colonel [U.S. Army] colonel [U.S. Air Force]

colonel [Marine Corps] column cost-of-living adjustment Colorado [traditional] columns communication commander COMACC Commander, Air Combat Command COMAFFOR commander, Air Force forces COMAFSOC Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command COMAIRLANT Commander, Air Atlantic COMAIRPAC Commander, Air Pacific COMALF Commander, Airlift Forces COMARFOR commander, Army forces COMM communications COMINT communications intelligence COMMIT Common Item Materiel Management System [NATO] COMMZ communications zone COMPASS Computerized Movement Planning and Status System Computerized Optimization Model for Predicting and Analyzing Support Structures [U.S. Army] COMPES Contingency and Mobility Planning and Execution System [U.S. Air Force] COMPLAN communications plan COMSAT communication satellite Communications Satellite Corporation COMSEC communications security COMSOC Commander, Special Operations Command COMSOF commander, special operations forces COMSR communication support requirement COMSTAC Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee COMSUBLANT Commander, Submarines Atlantic COMSUBPAC Commander, Submarines Pacific COMSURFLANT Commander, Surface Atlantic COMSURFPAC Commander, Surface Pacific COMUSLANTFLT Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet COMUSPACFLT Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Cong. Congress (only in citations) Conn. Connecticut [traditional] CONOP concept of operation CONUS continental United States COOP continuity of operations plan COP common operational picture COPARS contractor operated parts store COPE centers of policy excellence COR contracting officers representative CORBA common object request broker architecture CORE Contingency Response Program CORM Commission on Roles and Missions Corp. corporation COSCOM Corps Support Command COSIS Care of Supplies in Storage COTS commercial off-the-shelf CPAF cost plus award fee [contracting] CPARS Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System col. COLA Colo. cols. COM

CPDLC CPE CPG CPIR CPM CPSM CPT CPU CPX Cr CRAF CRC CRE CRFMP CRIM CRLCMP CRM CRO CRPA CRT CS Cs CS/CSS CSA CSAF CSAR CSB CSC CSC3 CSCE CSEL CSG CSIO CSLC CSO CSOC CSS CSS C2 CSSAMO CSSCS CSV CSW CSWG CT Ct. CTAPS CTAS CTASC

controller-pilot data link communications customer premises equipment Contingency Planning Guidance Corporate Preparedness Industrial Representative Civilian Personnel Manual continuous phase shift modulation Captain [U.S. Army] central processing unit Command post exercise [U.S. Army] chromium [element] Civil Reserve Air Fleet Combat and Recording Center combat reporting element Center for Russia and Eurasia [RAND] Cable Repair Force Management Plan Cargo Routing Information Management [U.S. Navy] Computer Resources Life Cycle Management Plan [U.S. Army] Communications Resource Models Crisis Resource Manager Congressional Relations Officer Controlled Radiation Pattern Antenna cathode ray tube combat support close support cesium [element] combat support and combat service support Chief of Staff, U.S. Army] corps storage area [U.S. Army Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue corps support battalion [U.S. Army] Computer Sciences Corporation combat support command, control, and communications [U.S. Air Force] Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe combat survivor evader locator [U.S. Air Force] corps support group Communications-Computer System Integration Office [U.S. Air Force] coherent sidelobe cancellation communications-computer systems officer [U.S. Air Force] Consolidated Space Operations Center combat service support combat service support command and control Combat Service Support Automation Management Office [U.S. Army] Combat Service Support Control System [U.S. Army] combat support vehicle Center for Software (DISA) Communications Systems Working Group [NATO] cross track Connecticut [USPS] court Contingency Theater Automated Planning System Center-TRACON (terminal radar control) Automation System [NASA] Corps and Theater Automatic Data Processing Service Center [U.S. Army]

CTBT CTC CTEM CTF CTI CTIL CTO CTOL CTR CTRL CTU Cu CUCV CUM CV CVBG CVN CVRS CVS CW CW CWA CWDA CWS CY Cyber-IPB

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (UN) combat training center Conventional Targeting Effectiveness Model combined task force obsolete: Critical Technologies Institute [became the Science and Technology Policy Institute (S&TPI), which is no longer a RAND program] CSSCS Tracked Items List Corps Transportation officer Conventional Take-off and Landing Cooperative Threat Reduction program (Nunn-Lugar initiative) control consolidated TOE update copper [element] commercial utility cargo vehicle communication user models carrier version carrier battle group aircraft carrier, nuclear Central Vehicle Registration System Cargo Visibility System continuous wave chemical weapon Clean Water Act California Welfare Directors Association collision warning system calendar year Intelligence Preparation of the Cyber-Battlefield

D
d d.b.a. D.C. D&D D.D.S. D.O. DA DAAS DAASC DAB DACG DAE DAL DALO-PLA DAMA DAMAGES DAMMS DAMMS-CMM DAMMS-MPM DAMMS-R DAMPL day doing business as District of Columbia [traditional] doctor of chiropractic denial and deception doctor of dental surgery doctor of osteopathy Department of the Army Defense Automatic Addressing System Defense Automatic Addressing System Center [DLA] Defense Acquisition Board Departure Airfield Control Group disaster assistance employee digitized aviation logistics Directorate of Plans and Operations (Army DCSLOG) demand assigned multiple access Disaster Assistance Management Accountability System Department of the Army Movement Management System DAMMS-Cargo Movement Module DAMMS-Movement Planning Module DAMMS-Redesign Department of the Army Master Priority List

DAO DAR DARO DARPA DARS DAS DAS3 DASC DASD(H&RA) DASD(I) DASD(PK/HA) DASD(S&IO) DASH DASIM DASN DASPS DATA DATMS DAWE dB DBMS DBOF DBS dBsm DC

DCA DCAS DCC DCD DCE DCF DCGS DCI DCLO DCMAO DCMC DCMDW DCO DCS

DCSLOG DCSO DCSOPS DCST DCTDPO DCTN DDAA

Defense Accounting Office Division Ammunition Officer Defense Acquisition Regulations Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Division Administration and Research Support Defense Automated (Logistics) System Decentralized Automated Service Support System DLA Administrative Support Center Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and Information Operations) deployable automation support host [Army communications] Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health [DHHS] Director of the Army Staff Information Manager Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Department of the Army Standard Port System Defense Air Transport Administration Department of the Army Technical Manuals Division Advanced Warfighting Experiment decibel database management system Defense Business Operations Fund [U.S. Air Force] direct broadcast satellite decibel square meter direct current damage control District of Columbia [USPS] Defense Communications Agency Defense Contract Administration Services digital cross-connect [same as DCS] directorate combat developments distributed computing environment DISAs C4ISR Federation distributed common ground system Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Congressional Liaison Officer Defense Contracting Management Area Office Defense Contract Management Command Defense Contract Management District West defense coordinating officer deputy chief of staff digital cross-connect system. damage control system [U.S. Navy] Defense Communications System U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics Defense Communications System Organization U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans DLA Contingency Support Team DoD Counterdrug Technology Development Program Office Defense Commercial Telecommunication Network Defense Distribution Depot Anniston Alabama

DDAG DDASS DDCI DDN DDNV DDO DDR&E DDRE DDRM DDRS DDS DE DEA DECCO DEFI Del. DEP DEPLOY DEPSECDEF Dept DEQ DES DESCOM DET DEUCE DF DFAS DFCO DFO DFRID DFSC DFSR DGCM DGPS DHHS DHS DIA DIC DID DIDS DIFS DII DINET DIO DIOR DIRMOBFOR DISA DISA/D8 DISC

Defense Distribution Depot Albany Georgia Division DSU Automated Supply System Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Defense Data Network Defense Distribution Depot Norfolk Virginia Deputy Director of Operations (CIA) Director Defense Research & Engineering Defense Distribution Region East Deputy Disaster Recovery Manager Defense Dictionary Repository System defense data system distributed database system Delaware [USPS] Drug Enforcement Agency Defense Commercial Communications Office (DCA) data entry file inquiry Delaware [traditional] Department of Environmental Protection Deployment Supportability Assessment Deputy Secretary of Defense department Department of Environmental Quality Distribution Execution System [U.S. Army] Depot Systems Command [U.S. Army] detachment Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover (Army bulldozer) direction finding Defense Finance and Accounting Service Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer dining facility operation disaster field office Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet Defense Fuel Supply Center Disaster Financial Services Group Detailed functional system requirements DGPS-guided cruise missile differential GPS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Defense HUMINT Service (DoD) Defense Intelligence Agency document identifier code data item description Defense Integrated Data System Defense Integrated Financial System defense information infrastructure Defense Information Network Director of Industrial Operations Defensive Information Operations Research Director of Mobility Forces Defense Information Systems Agency DISA C4I Modeling, Simulation, and Assessment Directorate Defense Industrial Supply Center Disaster Information System Clearinghouse

DISC4 DISCOM DISN DISNET Dist. Atty. Dist. Ct. DITCO DLA DLDED DLL DLOGS DLR DLSA DLSC DLSIE DM DMA DMAS DMAT DMBA DMC

DMDB DMDC DMES DMIF DMIS DMMC DMMIS DMOC DMORT DMRD DMS DMSP DMSP DMSS DMSTD DMZ DNA DNS DNSC DO DOC DoD DODAAC DODAAD DoDD DODDS DODI

Director of Information Systems for C4 [U.S. Army] division support command Defense Information Systems Network Defense Integrated Secure Network district attorney district court Defense Information Technology Contracting Office Defense Logistics Agency division-level data-entry device delay-lock loop division logistics system depot-level repairables Direct Support Level Supply Automation Defense Logistics Support Center Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange data manipulation deutsche mark Defense Mapping Agency Dyna-METRIC Microcomputer Analysis System disaster medical assistance team depot maintenance business area defense megacenter defense movement coordinator distribution management center depot maintenance database Defense Manpower Data Center Deployable Mobility Execution Systems Depot Maintenance Industrial Fund Director of Management Information Systems division materiel management center Depot Maintenance Management Information System Defense Management Oversight Committee disaster mortuary response team (NDMS) Defense Management Report Decisions Defense Message System Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Distributed Mail System Protocol (email) Depot Maintenance Standard Systems Data Standardization, Administration, and Management demilitarized zone deoxyribonucleic acid Defense Nuclear Agency domain name server Defense National Stockpile Center Directorate of Operations (CIA) Department of Commerce documentation U.S. Department of Defense DoD Activity Address Code DoD Activity Address Directory DoD Directive DoD Dependents School System DoD Instruction

DODIC DoDSA DODSASP DOE DOEd DOI DOJ DoL DOL DOMS DOP DOPMA DOS DOS DOS DOSS DOT doz DPAO DPC DPG DPI DPICM DPRK DPSC DPW DPWL Dr. DRA DRAM DRB DRC DRD DRIVE DRM DRMO DRMS DRRB DRS DS DSA DSA DSAA DSACS DSB DSC DSCC DSCLOG DSCOPS

DoD Identification Code DoD Interest Computer System DoD Space Architect DOD Small Arms Serialization Program U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Labor Director of Logistics Directorate of Military Support designated overhaul point Defense Officer Personal Management Act U.S. Department of State Direct Ordering System [Marine Corps] disk operating system District Operated Store System U.S. Department of Transportation dozen Deputy Public Affairs Officer Defense Planning Committee [NATO] Defense Planning Guidance data processing installation Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Defense Personnel Support Center Director of Public Works Director of Public Works and Logistics drive Defence Research Agency (U.K.) dynamic random access memory Defense Review Board division ready brigade disaster recovery center deputy regional director Distribution and Repair in Variable Environments Director of Resource Management disaster recovery manager Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Data Requirements Review Board Deficiency Reporting System direct support direct support activity division support area Defense Security Assistance Agency Defense Standard Ammunition Computer System Defense Science Board deployment support brigade deployment support command Defense Supply Center, Columbus Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

DSCPER DSCR DSCS DSD DSDC DSI DSMAC DSN DSNET DSP DSR DSREDS DSS

DSS-W DSU DSVT DTACC DTAO DTAV DTED DTG DTIB DTIC DTLOMS DTO

DTP DTRA DTS DTTS DUSD/AT DUSD-space DUSD(AS&C) DUSD(CPP) DUSD(EO) DUSD(IP) DUSD(I&E) DUSD(L&MR) DUSD(MC&FP) DUSD(P&R) DVA DVD DVE DWI DX Dy DynaMETRIC

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Defense Supply Center, Richmond Defense Satellite Communication System Deputy Secretary of Defense DLA Systems Design Center defense simulation internet digital scene-matching area correlator defense switched network defense secure network Defense Support Program damage survey report Digital Storage and Retrieval Engineering Drawing System direct supply support Defense Standard System Depot Standard System [U.S. Army] Distribution Standard System [U.S. Navy] Defense Supply Service-Washington direct support unit digital secure voice terminal Deployed Tanker Airlift Control Center Defense Technology Analysis Office DoD Total Asset Visibility digital terrain elevation data date time group defense technology industrial base Defense Technical Information Center Doctrine, Training, Leader Development, Organizations, Materiel, and Soldiers Defense Technology Objective Direct Turn Over Local Delivery [U.S. Navy] division transportation officer Defense and Technology Planning Department Defense Threat Reduction Agency Defense Transportation System Defense Transportation Tracking System Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Technology Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Department of Veterans Affairs direct vendor delivery driver vision enhancer disaster welfare inquiry direct exchange dysprosium Dynamic METRIC [RAND model]

E
E E(K) e.g. EA east expected kills for example economic analysis environmental assessment evolutionary acquisition each echelon above corps estimates at completion European-American Center for policy analysis echelon above division Edwards Air Force Base emergency action message emergency coordinator European Community echelons corps and below Enhanced Combat Based Requirements System [U.S. Army] Electronic Commercial Catalog electronic counter-countermeasures enhanced communications interface terminal electronic countermeasures Environmental Council of the States emergency communications staff equipment concentration sites U.S. Department of Education editor, edition doctor of education Eastern Distribution Center estimated delivery date electronic data interchange Electronic Data Systems Corporation editors, editions essential elements of analysis element of expense code European Economic Community electroencephalogram essential elements of information evolved expendable launch vehicle early entry module(s) electronic erasable programmable read only memory enhanced fiber-optic guided missile extremely high frequency environmental health, and safety emergency information and coordination center equipment improvement recommendation effective isotropic radiated power environmental impact statement Earned Income Tax Credit Environmental Justice electrocardiogram

ea. EAC

EAD EAFB EAM EC ECB ECBRS ECC ECCM ECIT ECM ECOS ECS ECS ED ed. Ed.D. EDC EDD EDI EDS eds. EEA EEC EEG EEI EELV EEM EEPROM EFOG-M EHF EHS EICC EIR EIRP EIS EITC EJ EKG

El ELINT ELISA ELN ELO ELRF ELS EMAS EMC EMD EMF EMI EMIS EMP EMPRS EMS ENG Eng. ENS EO EO EOB EOC EOS EPA EPLRS EPW Er ERB ERC

ERDB ERIM ERISA ERP ERPS ERPSL ERS ERT ES Es ESA

ESAMS ESAR eSB ESC ESD

elevation electronic intelligence enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay Army of National Liberation environmental liaison officer eye-safe laser rangefinder Exportable Logistics System European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme electromagnetic compatibility engineering and manufacturing development electromotive force electromagnetic field electromagnetic interference executive management information system electromagnetic pulse Equipment and Maintenance Performance Reporting System environmental management system emergency medical services engineer engineer ensign executive order electro-optical electronic order of battle emergency operations center enhanced operating capability earth observing system [NASA] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enhanced Position Location Reporting System enemy prisoner of war erbium [element] Economic Resources Board emission reduction credit emergency response coordinator equipment readiness code [U.S. Army] Emerging Requirements Database [U.S. Air Force] Environmental Research Institute of Michigan Employees Retirement Income Security Act effective radiated power Equipment Release Priority System Essential Repair Parts Stockage List Earth Resources Satellite emergency response team equipment specialist einsteinium [element] Endangered Species Act electronically steerable antenna electronically steerable array enhanced surface-to-air missile simulation enhanced synthetic aperture radar enhanced separate brigades Electronic Security Command Electronic Systems Division [U.S. Air Force]

ESF ESH ESL ESM ESMB ESOP esp. Esq. EST et al. et seq. etc. ETRAC EU Eu EUCOM EURAAF EURCOR EUSA EW

EXFOR

emergency support function environmental, safety, and health English as a second language electronic support measures explosive standoff minefield breacher (Army, Marine Corps) enhanced standard operating system especially esquire emergency support team and others and the following and so forth enhanced tactical radar airborne correlator European Union europium [element] European Command European Activity Address File European Commissary Region Eighth U.S. Army electronic warfare eligibility worker early warning Experimental Force

F
F f. F/F F/M F/T FA FAA FAAD FAADC2 FAASV FAAT FAC FACO FAD FAE FAESHED FAG FANS FAQ FAR FARC FARS FAST FASTALS farad (derived SI unit) fluorine [element], franc (currency) and the following (page, section, etc.) fixed to fixed fixed to mobile fixed to transportable field artillery Federal Aviation Administration Forward Area Air Defense Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control System Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle [U.S. Army] foreign asset assessment team forward air controller final assembly and checkout force activity designator [U.S. Army] fuel air explosive fuel air explosive, helicopter delivered forced air gas future air navigation system frequently asked question Federal Acquisition Regulation Federal Aviation Regulation Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Financial Accounting and Reporting System forward area support team Force Analysis Simulation of Theater Logistics and Administrative Support

FAX FBI FBIS FCC FCCOM FCG FCO FCS FCX FD FDA FDDI FDM FDOA FDP FDT Fe FEBA FECC FEHBP FEMA FEMF FEP FERC FESC FEWS FF ff. F, FF FFRDC FH FHA FHWA FIA FICA FIFO fig. figs. FIIGs FILDR FILL FINPIT FINS FISC FIST FL fl. oz. Fla. Flap Lid

facsimile Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreign Broadcast Information Service Family Child Care Federal Communications Commission Facilities Capital Cost of Money functional coordinating group federal coordinating officer Federal Catalog System future combat systems fire coordination exercise [U.S. Army] functional description U.S. Food and Drug Administration fiber distributed data interface frequency division multiplex frequency difference of arrival Future Defense Plan future distribution platform first destination transportation iron [element] forward edge of the battle area Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator Federal Employees Health Benefit Program Federal Emergency Management Agency foreign electromotive force FLTSATCOM EHF Package FEMA Emergency Response Capability Federal Emergency Support Coordinator Follow-on Early Warning System failure factors and the following (pages, sections, etc.) franc, francs (currency; alternative form) federally funded research and development center flying hours Federal Housing Administration Federal Highway Administration Future Imagery Architecture Federal Insurance Contributions Act first in, first out figure figures Federal Item Identification Guides Federal Item Logistics Data Record Fleet Issue Load List [DLA] Finance Process Improvement Team Freight Information System Fleet Industrial Supply Center [U.S. Navy] fire support team flight level Florida [USPS] fluid ounce Florida [traditional] code name for a fire control system

FLCCS FLEX FLIR FLOGEN FLOT FLOTUS FLTSATCOM FM

Fm FMC FMCS FMEP FMF FMIS FMMP FMMRS FMP FMS

FMTV FNMA FNS FOA FOBS FOC FOG-M FOPEN FORDTIS FORSCOM FOT&E FOV FP FPDS FR Fed. Reg. Fr Fr. FRA FRCM FRERP FRET FRP

Force-Level Command and Control System Force-Level Execution Support System forward-looking infrared flow generator forward line of troops first lady of the United States Fleet Satellite Communications (a system of satellites) field manual Field Manual (Army document series) force module Federated States of Micronesia [USPS] frequency modulation fermium [element] Federal Maritime Commission Field Mission Capable [U.S. Army] Freight Movement Control System Force Modernization and Employment Program (RAND PAF) Fleet Marine Force Financial Management Information System [U.S. Army] Force Modernization Master Plan Force Modernization Milestone Reporting System force management policy force modernization package Financial Management Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury) Financial Management Systems [U.S. Army MTMC] foreign military sales family of medium tactical vehicles [U.S. Army] Federal National Mortgage Association (aka Fannie Mae) Food and Nutrition Services field operating agency fractional orbital bombardment system full operational capability fiber-optic guided missile foliage penetration Foreign Disclosure and Technical Information System U.S. Army Forces Command follow-on operational test and evaluation [U.S. Army] field of view force protection functional proponent Federal Procurement Data System Federal Register Federal Register (often in legal citations) francium [element] franc (currency; alternative form) father (religious title) Federal Railroad Administration forward repair activity FEMA Regional Communications Manager Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan Federal Retail Excise Tax federal response plan Forces and Resources Policy Center (NSRD)

FRPA FRY FS FSA FSB FSC FSCM FSG FSLIC FSP FSR FSS FSSP FSU ft Ft. ft/s ft/s2 2 ft 3 ft FTC FTE FTP FTS FTX FUE FWD FWE FWPCA FY FYPD

fixed radiation pattern antenna Former Republic of Yugoslavia U.S. Forest Service Family Support Act of 1988 forward support battalion federal supply class full-service contracting Federal Supply Code for Maintenance Future Studies Group Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Contingency Force Support Packages Former Soviet Republic Federal Supply Service fuel system supply point former Soviet Union foot fort feet per second feet per second squared square foot cubic foot Federal Trade Commission full-time-equivalent file transfer protocol federal telecommunications systems field training exercise [U.S. Army] first unit equipped forward fighter wing equivalent [U.S. Air Force] Federal Water Pollution Control Act fiscal year Future Years Defense Plan

G
g G G G.m.b.H G1 G2 G3 G4 G7 G8 GA Ga Ga. GaAs GAC GAL unit of acceleration equal to the force on a body at rest on the earths surface gyrotron giga (SI prefix for 1 x 109 ) equivalent of Ltd. or Inc. Assistant Chief of Staff, G1 (Personnel) Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence) Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans) Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics) group of seven heads of state of major economic powers group of eight heads of state of major economic powers general of the army Georgia [USPS] gallium Georgia [traditional] gallium arsenide geographic area code gallon

gal. GAO GAR GATM GATT GAU GBL Gbps GBS GBU GCC GCC GCCS GCI GCM GCS GCSS GCT GCW GD Gd GDOP GDP GDSS Ge GEMI GEN Gen Gen. GEO GFE GFI GFM GFP GFSIS GH GHz GIF GIS GKS GLCM GLONASS GMESC GMF GMLR GMT GMTI GMTT GNIA GNMA GNP GNSS GOCO

gallon Government Accountability Office (formerly the U.S. General Accounting Office) Governors Authorized Representative Global Air Traffic Management General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade gun aircraft unit government bill of lading gigabits per second Global Broadcast System guided bomb unit Gulf Cooperation Council (Sheikdoms) ground component commander global command and control system ground control intercept GPS-guided cruise missile ground control station Global Combat Support System Greenwich Civil Time (same as Universal Time or GMT) gross combined weight gimbaled dish antenna gadolinium geometric dilution of precision gross domestic product Global Decision Support System germanium Global Environmental Management Initiative general [U.S. Army] general [U.S. Air Force] general [Marine Corps] Geostationary Earth Orbit (satellite) government furnished equipment government furnished information government furnished material government furnished property Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies Global Hawk gigahertz graphics interchange format geographic information system graphics kernel system ground-launched cruise missile Russian Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System [a Russian system similar to the U.S. GPS] Greater Middle East Studies Center ground mobile forces guided missiles and large rockets Greenwich Mean Time (same as Universal Time or GCT) ground moving-target indicator ground moving-target tracking Group for National Infrastructure Assurance Government National Mortgage Association ( Ginnie Mae) gross national product Civilian Global Navigation Satellite System government owned, contractor operated

GOPARS GOPAX GOS GOTS Gov. Gov. Gen. GP Gp GPO GPR GPRA GPS GROUPS GS GSA GSD GSU GTA GTE GTN GTOW GU Guam GUI GUI GVW GW

government operated parts store GROUPS Operational Passenger System grade of service government-built, off-the-shelf governor governor general group group U.S. Government Printing Office ground penetration radar Government Performance and Results Act Global Positioning System group movement system general support General Services Administration ground sample distance general support unit Grafenwoehr Training Area [U.S. Army] General Telephone and Electric global transportation network gross takeoff weight Guam [USPS] Guam [traditional] graphical user interface gross unit income gross vehicle weight gigawatt

H
H h H&H H.R. H.R. HAE HAP HARM Hawaii HAZMAT HB Comms HCFA HCI HCTR HD hdqrs. HDR HDRTSAT HE He HEMMT henry hydrogen [element] hour hydraulics and hydrology House resolution House bill high-altitude, long-endurance hazardous air pollutant high-speed antiradiation missile Hawaii [traditional] hazardous materials highband communications Health Care Financing Administration human-computer interface high-capacity truck radio (Army-CECOM) distilled mustard headquarters high data rate High Data Rate Tactical Satellite high explosives helium [element] heavy expanded mobility tactical truck

HEMP HEMTT HEO HERCULES HET HETS HEU HF Hf HFDL HFE HFMS Hg HHC HHD HHS HI HLM HM HMCT HMDS HMGP HMMWV HMMWV HMO HMS HN HNS Ho Hon. HOW HP H-P HPA HPM HQ HQ AMC/IN HQDA HQMC HQUSACE HS HSC HSI HT HT-2 HTML HTS HTTP HUD HUMINT HVAC HVY (Hvy)

high-altitude electromagnetic pulse heavy expanded mobility tactical truck highly elliptical orbit (satellite) Hand-Held Earth-Oriented Real-Time Cooperative User-Friendly Location Targeting and Environmental System [U.S. Army] heavy equipment transporter (Army truck) heavy equipment transport system highly enriched uranium high frequency hafnium [element] high-frequency data link heavy fuel engine (UAV) Highway Fleet Management System mercury [element] headquarters and headquarters company headquarters and headquarters detachment Department of Health and Human Services Hawaii [USPS] hierarchical linear modeling hazard mitigation highway movement control team Hazardous Materials Data System [U.S. Army] Hazard Mitigation Grant Program high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle [U.S. Army] high-mobility multiwheeled vehicle health maintenance organization her (his) Majestys ship host nation host-nation support holmium [element] honorable handover word horsepower Hewlett-Packard high-power amplifier high-power microwave headquarters Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Intelligence Headquarters, Department of the Army Headquarters, Marine Corps Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers human system Health Services Command hyperspectral imaging [a mixture of distilled mustard and Agent T] Hydrolyzed T-2 hypertext markup language HARM Targeting System hypertext transfer protocol U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development human intelligence heating, ventilation, and air conditioning heavy

HWC Hz

Health and Welfare Canada hertz (derived SI unit)

I
I I&A I&O I&S i.e. I/O I2R IA iodine [element] identification and authentication intermediate and objective interchangeability and substitutability interoperability and substitutability that is input and output imaging infrared imagery analysis individual assistance information assurance Iowa [USPS] Iowa [traditional] Information Analysis Center [U.S. Navy] International Atomic Energy Agency [a company name] individual assistance officer information architecture plan International Air Transport Association in accordance with integrated battlefield architecture in the same place integrated broadcast service integrated bridge system [U.S. Navy] integrated battlefield targeting architecture integrated command and control, and communications system International Commission for Air Navigation International Civil Aviation Organization Integrated Command Accounting and Reporting System intercontinental ballistic missile Interstate Commerce Commission international classification of diseases code Integrated Communications Database (DoD Joint Staff) Interagency Committee on Information Resources Management Institute for Civil Justice [RAND] Intelligence Correlation Module Improved Computerized Deployment System Imagery Communication Operations Node Interagency Committee on Public Affairs in Emergencies International Center for Policy Studies International Committee of the Red Cross Incident Command System Integrated Combat Service Support System identification Idaho [USPS] Institute for Defense Analysis Idaho [traditional]

Ia. IAC IAEA IAI IAO IAP IATA IAW IBA ibid. IBS IBTA IC3 ICAN ICAO ICAR ICBM ICC ICD ICDB ICIRM ICJ ICM ICODES ICON ICPAE ICPS ICRC ICS ICS3 ID IDA Ida.

IDCSIP IDHS IDM IDPS IDSN IEA IEEE IEMS IETF IEW IF IFB IFF IFFN IFG IFMIS IFOR IFR IFTS IFV IG/SFW IGO IGW IHAWK IHFR IHVR IIR IL ILAP ILAPS Ill. ILOGS ILP ILS ILSDP ILSMRS ILSP ILT IM IMA IMAP IMC IMES IMET IMF IMINT IMINT IMM IMMIS IMMP IMOM IMP

Institute for Defense Computer Security and Infrastructure Protection Intelligence Data Handling System improved data modem interim digital processing system Integrated Services Digital Network International Energy Agency Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Installation Equipment Management System Internet Engineering Task Force intelligence and electronic warfare intermediate frequency invitation for bid (used when buying spares) identification friend or foe identify friend, foe ,or neutral individual and family grant Integrated Financial Management Information System Implementation Force (Bosnian troops) instrument flight rules internal FLIR tracking system infantry fighting vehicle inertially guided sensor-fuzed weapon dispenser intergovernmental organization inertially guided weapon internal gateway Intermediate HAWK Improved High Frequency Radio Integrated Hierarchical Variable-Resolution Modeling imaging infrared Illinois [USPS] Integrated Logistics Assessment Program Integrated Logistics Automated Processing System [U.S. Army] Illinois [traditional] integrated logistics system International Logistics Program integrated logistics support [U.S. Army] International Logistics Supply Delivery Plan Integrated Logistics Support Milestone Reporting System Integrated Logistics Support Plan [U.S. Army] inland terminal item management (or manager) information mission area [U.S. Army] Internet message access protocol instrument meteorological conditions International Military Education and Training Management Information System International Military Education and Training International Monetary Fund imagery intelligence Imaging Intelligence Directorate (NRO) integrated material manager Integrated Modernization Management Information System Information Management Master Plan [U.S. Army] improved many-on-many Incremental Maintenance Program

IMPA IMS IMSC IMU IN In in. in 2 in 3 INA INAAP INC Inc. Ind. INDRSA INF INFOSEC INFRA INMARSAT INS

INSAR INSCOM Insp. Gen. INT INTACS INTELSAT Interpol IO IOC IOM IOT&E IP IP IPBS IPM IPPC IPR IPS IPT IR Ir IR&D IRA IRF IRGC IRIGF

Information Management Plan [U.S. Army] isopropyl methylphosphonic acid International Military Staff [NATO] information management system Installation Management Support Council [U.S. Army] inertial measurement unit Indiana [USPS] indium [element] inch square inch cubic inch Iraqi News Agency Indiana Army Ammunition Plant internetwork controller incorporated Indiana [traditional] independent reserve storage activity intermediate-range nuclear forces information security Infrastructure Committee [NATO] International Maritime Satellite Organization Immigration and Naturalization Service inertial navigation system Immigration and Naturalization Service interferometric SAR Intelligence and Security Command [U.S. Army] inspector general intelligence Integrated Tactical Communications System [U.S. Army] International Telecommunications Satellite Organization International Criminal Police Organization information operations Industrial Operations Command initial operational capability Institute of Medicine initial operational testing and evaluation [U.S. Army] International Policy [RAND] Internet protocol Installation Property Book System (USAREUR) integrated pest management Infrastructure Payments and Progress Committee [NATO] in-process review integrated procurement system Internet protocol stack information processing and telecommunications integrated product team infrared iridium [element] independent research and development Irish Republican Army immediate reaction force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces

IRIS IRM IRMS IRP IRR IRST IRTF IRTGSM ISAB ISAP ISAR ISB ISD ISDN ISDP ISIS ISM ISMO ISM-X ISO ISP ISR ISSAA ISSC IST ISWG IT ITASC ITO ITU ITV ITW/AA IV IVIS IW IWAR IXC

Interrogation Requirements Information System [DLA] information resources manager Information Resources Management Service Installation Restoration Program Inventory Reduction Plan Individual Ready Reserve internal rate of return infrared search and track Internet Research Task Force infrared terminally guided munitions International Security Advisory Board Individual System Automation Plan inverse synthetic aperture radar intermediate staging base installation supply division Integrated Services Digital Network International Security and Defense Policy Center (NSRD) Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System Information Superiority Investment Strategy installation support modules Integrated Sustainment Maintenance [U.S. Army] Information Systems Management Office (CEO) Integrated Sustainment Maintenance-Expanded [U.S. Army] Information Systems Office (DARPA) Organization of International Standards Internet service provider installation situation reports intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Information Systems Selection and Acquisition Agency [U.S. Army] information service support center [U.S. Army] information systems technology (DARPA) Information Systems Working Group [NATO] information technologies interim theater ADP service center installation transportation officer International Telecommunication Union in-transit visibility integrated tactical warning and attack assessment intravenously Integrated Vehicular Information System information warfare Integrated Warfare Architecture Review Interexchange Carrier.

J
J J.D. J/S J-1 J-3 J-4 joule (derived SI unit) doctor of law jamming-to-signal ratio Joint Staff Personnel Directorate Joint Staff Operations Directorate Joint Staff Logistics Directorate

J-4/JCS J-5 J-6 J-7 J-8 JACS JAG JAOP JASSM JAST JAST JBI JCALS JCCO JCMT JCS JDA JDAM JDISS JDSSC JDTAV JERS JFACC JFC JFCOM JHTS JIC JICM JIEO JIG JIPTL JIRD JIS JIS JIT JITA JITC JITF JL-ACTD JLOG JLOGS JLSC JLSC JMCIS JMEM JMMO JMP JOBS JOPES JOPS JOTS JP JPATS

Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Staff Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy Joint Staff Command, Control and Communications Systems Joint Staff Operational Plans & Policy Directorate Joint Staff Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessments, Joint Staff JUMPS Automated Coding System judge advocate general joint air operations plan joint air-to-surface standoff missile Joint Advanced Strike Technology [U.S. Air Force] Joint Strike Fighter Program joint battlespace infrastructure Joint Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support Joint Container Control System Joint Collection Management Tool Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Deployment Agency joint direct attack munition Joint Intelligence Support System Joint Data Systems Support Center (DCA) Joint Defense Total Asset Visibility Japanese Earth Resources Satellite Joint Forces Air Component Commander joint force commander joint force command joint HARM targeting system joint information center joint integrated contingency model Joint Interoperability and Engineering Organization Janes Information Group Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List joint interim requirements document Joint Interconnection Service joint information system just-in-time joint in-theater injector Joint Interoperability Test Center (DCA-JTC3A) Joint Interface Test Force (DCA-JTC3A) Joint Logistics-Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration [U.S. Army] Joint Logistics Management Information System Joint Logistics (Also Joint THEATER Logistics) Automated System Joint Logistics Systems Center Joint Logistics Systems Command Joint Maritime Command Information System Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual Joint Medical Mobilization Office Joint MILSATCOM Panel Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (training program) Joint Operations Planning and Execution System [Marine Corps] Joint Operations Planning System Joint Operational Tactical Systems Joint Pubication Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (Air Force, Navy)

JPEG JPM JPO JPRS JPT Jr. JROC JS JSAAWS JSAF JSC JSCP JSF JSIPS JSMB JSOW JSPS JSTARS JT&E JTC3A JTCB JTCTS JTF JTF-CNO JTIDS JTIWG JTL JTRB JT-UAV JUMPS JWARS JWCA JWICS JWID

Joint Photographic Experts Group joint project manager joint program office Joint Publications Research Service joint planning tool junior Joint Requirements Oversight Council Joint Staff Joint Semiautonomous Air Weapon System [U.S. Navy] Joint Signals Intelligence Avionics Family Johnson Space Center [NASA] Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan Joint Strike Fighter Joint Service Imagery System Joint Space Management Board [U.S. Air Force] joint standoff weapon Joint Strategic Planning System (JCS) joint surveillance target attack radar system Joint Test and Evaluation Program (ODS) Joint Tactical C3 Agency (DCA) Joint Targeting Coordination Board Joint Tactical Combat Training System (Navy, Air Force) joint task force Joint Task Force Computer Network Operations Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Joint Test Integration Working Group [U.S. Army] joint target list Joint Telecommunications Resources Board joint tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (Army, Marine Corps) Joint Uniform Military Pay System joint warfare system joint warfighting capabilities assessment Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration

K
K kindergarten potassium [element] kelvin (SI unit) carat (gemstone weight) kilo (SI prefix for 1 x 103 ) canine (K9 corps army dogs) kindergarten through 12th grade Kansas [traditional] kinematic automated tracker Knowledge-Based Logistics Planning System [U.S. Army] kilobits per second kilocalorie Kansas City Commodity Office Korea Central News Agency knowledge and development programs

k K9 K12 Kan. KAT KBLPS KBPS kcal KCCO KCNA KDA

KEDO kg kHz KIAS KIDA km KPI Kr KS KSC kVA kW kWh KY Ky.

Korea Energy Development Organization kilogram (SI unit) kilohertz knot indicated air speed Korean Institute for Defense Analyses kilometer key performance indicators krypton [element] Kansas [USPS] Kennedy Space Center kilovolt amperes kilowatt kilowatt hour Kentucky [USPS] Kentucky [traditional]

L
l L L/D LA La La. LACM LADAR LAEFF LAGEOS LAM TF LAMP LAN LANTIRN LAO LAP LAPES LAR lasercom LASSO LATA lb. LC LCA LCC LCDR LCE LCE&S LCL0 LCM LCOE LD/HD LDC LDGPS wavelength lira lift-to-drag ratio Louisiana [USPS] lanthanum [element] Louisiana [traditional] land-attack cruise missile laser radar Laboratorio de Astrofisica Espacial y Fisica Fundamental (in Madrid) Laser Geodynamics Satellite Louisiana Maneuvers Task Force [U.S. Army] Logistics Automation Master Plan local area network Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night [U.S. Air Force] Logistics assistance officer Logistics Assistance Program Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System [U.S. Army] logistics assistance representative laser communications Logistics Automation System Support Office local access transport area pound Library of Congress logistics control activity [U.S. Army] life-cycle cost lieutenant commander logistics capability estimator life-cycle engineering and support lowest reported lethal concentration life-cycle management logistics center of excellence low density, high demand less-developed country local DGPS

LDR LEA LEAP LEC LEIDS LEN LEO LEP LEU LFADS LFSR LG/LOG LGB Li LIA LID LIDB LIF Li-ion LIPS LL.B. LL.D. LMARS LMI LMSR LMTV Ln. LNA LOC loc. cit. LOCAAS LOG LOGAIS LOGC LOGCAP LOGDUS LOGMARS LOGNET LOGPARS LOGPLAN LOGRUN LOGSA LOGSACS LORA LOS LPA LPD LPI LPT LR Lr

low data rate law enforcement agency Logistics Evaluation Agency [U.S. Army] Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile (Hughes) local exchange carrier Logistics Electronic Information Delivery System large extension nodes low earth orbit limited English proficiency low enriched uranium reactor fuel Landing Force Asset Distribution System [Marine Corps] linear feedback shift register logistics laser-guided bomb lithium [element] Logistics Integration Agency linear induction accelerator light infantry division Logistics Integrated Database Logistics Intelligence File [U.S. Army] lithium ion Logistics Information Processing System bachelor of laws doctor of laws Logistics Metrics Analysis Reporting System [DLA] Logistics Management Institute large medium-speed roll-on and roll-off light medium tactical vehicle (Army 2.5-ton truck) lane low-noise amplifier line of communication in the place cited low-cost autonomous attack submunition logistics logistics automated information systems [Marine Corps] Logistics Center [U.S. Army] Logistics Civil Augmentation Program [U.S. Army] Logistics Dial-Up System (Army DLSIE, Ft. Lee) Logistics Marking and Reading System (Army barcodes) logistics data network Logistics Planning and Requirements System [U.S. Army] logistics plan Logistics Remote Users Network logistics support activity (Army, Redstone Arsenal, AL) Logistics Structure and Composition System level-of-repair analysis line-of-sight logistics performance analyzer [U.S. Army] low probability of detection low probability of intercept logistics preparation of the theater logical region lawrencium [element]

LRC LRCM LRE LRFS LRIP LRs LRT LRU LSA LSAR LSDA LSE LSI LSIS LSRC LSSA LSSC LSV LT LT Lt Col Lt Gen LT(jg) Lt. Gov. LTA LTC LTC LtCol. Ltd. LTG LtGen. LTI LTIF Lu LWIR

lesser regional conflict lesser regional contingency long-range cruise missile launch recovery element Logistics Requirements Funding Summary [U.S. Army] low-rate initial production logistics reassignments logistics response time line-replaceable unit logistics support analysis logistics support analysis record Life Sciences Data Archive [NASA] logistics support element large-scale integration Logistics Standard Information Systems Logistics System Review Committee logistics systems support activity [U.S. Army] logistics systems support center logistics support vessel light lieutenant lieutenant colonel [U.S. Air Force] lieutenant general [U.S. Air Force] lieutenant, junior grade lieutenant governor lighter-than-air long-term contracts lieutenant colonel [U.S. Army] lieutenant colonel [Marine Corps] Limited lieutenant general [U.S. Army] lieutenant general [Marine Corps] limited technical inspection long-term investment funds lutetium [element] long-wavelength infrared

M
m meter meter (SI unit) minute (time) milli (SI prefix for 1 x 10 3) marshalling area magnetron mega (SI prefix for 1 x 106) mister noon miscellaneous and incidental expenses master of arts doctor of medicine member of Parliament

M. m. M&IE M.A. M.D. M.P.

M.S. M/M MA

MAA MAAP MAC MACOM MACT MAD MAINT MAIRS MAIS MAISRC MAJ Maj Maj Gen Maj. MALD MAMB MAMS MAN MAPS MARAD MARC MARS MARV MARVS MASF MASH MASINT MASS Mass. MATCALS MATS MB MBA Mbit Mbps MBSAD MC MC MCA MCAGCC MCAS MCC

master of science mobile to mobile message analysis mission assignment Massachusetts [USPS] mission area assessment master air attack plan Military Airlift Command major command maximum achievable control technology mass air delivery mutual assured destruction maintenance Military Airlift Integrated Reporting System Major Automated Information System [U.S. Air Force] Major Automated Information Systems Review Council (OSD) major [U.S. Army] major [U.S. Air Force] major general [U.S. Air Force] major [Marine Corps] miniature air-launched decoy Military Acquisition Management Branch Maintenance Activity Management System metropolitan area network Manitoba [traditional] Mobility Analysis and Planning System Maritime Administration manpower requirements criteria U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System maneuvering reentry vehicle Materiel Acquisition Requirements and Validation System mobile aeromedical staging facility mobile army surgical hospital measurement and signals intelligence Mobilization Movement Control Automated Support System Massachusetts [traditional] Marine Air Traffic-Control and Landing System mechanical automated carrier interface Manitoba [USPS] multibeam antenna megabit megabits per second mobilization station and destination arrival date mission computer military committee [NATO] mobilization center movement control activity Movements Control Agency Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Marine Corps Air Station Mission Control Center [NASA] monitor command code (Marine primary commands) Movement Control Center

MCCDC MCDP MCE MCEB MCF MCG MCLB MCN MCR MCRD MCRDAC MCS MCSR MCT MCWL MD Md Md. MDAA MDAC MDAO MDL MDMS MDR MDRC MDS MDSS ME Me. MEADS MEB MECHTRAM MECOBO MED MEDEX MediCal MEDPV MEDTCU MEF MEIDS MELCO MEM MEO MERA MERS Messrs. MET METEOR METL METRIC METS

Marine Corps Combat Development Command Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication modular control equipment mission control element Military Communications-Electronics Board military computer family magnetocumulative generator Marine Corps logistics base management control number Military Communication Network Military Communications Representative Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command maneuver control system materiel condition status report movement control team Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Maryland [USPS] mendelevium [element] Maryland [traditional] mutual defense assistance agreement Marine Data Analysis Center, Albany Mutual Defense Assistance Office management data list Maintenance Data Management System medium data rate Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation Mission Design Series MAGTF Deployment Support System [Marine Corps] Maine [USPS] Maine [traditional] Medium Extended Air Defense system Marine expeditionary brigade Mechanization of selected transportation movement reports Military Export Cargo Booking Office medical Medical Air Express Medicaid California medical prime vendor medical tactical computer unit Marine expeditionary force Maintenance Electronic Information Delivery System Mitsubishi Electronics Corporation microelectronic mechanical (system or device) medium earth orbit (satellite) Molecular Electronics for Radar Applications Mobile Emergency Response Support misters Milstar Engineering Development Model Terminal [U.S. Army] Multiple Experiment Transporter to Earth Orbit and Return [NASA] mission essential task list Multi-Eschelon Technique for Recoverable Item Control [RAND] Military Export Traffic System

METT-T MEU MFDS mfg. MFN MFO MFP MG MG Mg MGen. MGIB mgr. MHE MHI MHS MHSS MHz MI MI mi MI&L mi/h mi2 MIA MIAD MIC MICAP Mich. MICO MICOM MIDB MIDF MIE MIES MIIDS MIL MILAN MILNET MILO MILPER MILSATCOM MILSPEC MILSTAMP MILSTAR MILSTD MILSTEP MILSTICCS MILSTRAP MILSTRIP MIMIS MIMS MINET

Mission, enemy terrain, time, and troops [U.S. Army] Marine expeditionary unit multifunction display set manufacturing most favored nation (U.S. trade status) multinational force and observers materiel fielding plan major general [U.S. Army] military government magnesium [element] major general [Marine Corps] Montgomery GI Bill manager materiel-handling equipment Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Military Health System Military Health Services System megahertz military intelligence Michigan [USPS] mile manpower, installations and logistics miles per hour square mile missing in action Miesau Army Depot monolithic integrated circuit mission capable Michigan [traditional] management information control officer [U.S. Army] missile command major item database major item distribution and history file military information environment Modernized Imagery Exploitation System Military Intelligence Integrated Database System military Missile dInfantrie Leger Antichar [Light Infantry Anti-Tank Missile] military network magnetically insulated line oscillator military personnel military satellite communications military specifications military standard transportation and movement procedures Military Strategic and Tactical Relay System military standard Military Supply and Transport Evaluation Procedures Military Standard Item Characteristics Coding Structures Military Standard Transaction and Accounting Procedures Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures Major Item Management Information System Maintenance Information Management System Movement Information Network

Minn. MIPR MIPS MIPT MIRP MIS MISER MISO MIS-Q Miss. MISSI MIT MITI MITLA MITRE MLRC MLRS MLS MM. MMBHMF MMBOMF MMC MMCN MMD MMHPOM MMI MMIC MMSS MMW MMWR MMWTGSM MN Mn MNC MND MND SW MNS MO Mo mo Mo. MoA MOA MOADS MOB TDA MOBERS MOBSS MOBTRAN MOC MOD MODELS MODEM

Minnesota [traditional] Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request millions of instructions per second Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Master Inventory Record Posting (Army LIF) management information system Management Information System for Energy Resources Management Information System Office Management Information System for Quality Mississippi [traditional] Multilevel Information System Security Initiative Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ministry of International Trade and Industry microcircuit technology for logistics applications (RF tags) MIT Research and Engineering Multiple Lesser Regional Conflict multiple launch rocket system multilevel security misters mean miles between hardware mission failure mean miles between operational mission failure materiel management center medical management control number mean mission duration maintenance man hour or operating mile maintenance management information man-machine interface monolithic microwave integrated circuit Materiel Management Standard System millimeter wave morbidity and mortality weekly report millimeter-wave terminally guided munitions Minnesota [USPS] manganese [element] major NATO commander Ministry of National Defense (ROC) Multinational Division South West (Bosnia) mission need statement Missouri [USPS] molybdenum [element] month Missouri [traditional] memorandum of agreement military operations area Movement Oriented Ammunition Distribution System [U.S. Army] Mobilization Table of Distribution and Allowances Mobilization Equipment Redistribution System mobilization support system mobilization and deployment transportation military occupational code Ministry of Defense Modernization of Defense Logistics Standard System modulator and demodulator

MOE

MOF MOFA MOG MoI MOIA mol Mont. MOOTW MOP MORS MOS MOTCA MoU MOUT MOV MP

MPE MPF MPL MPM MPS MR MRAF MRC

MRDB MRE MRF MRIS MRM MRP MRSA MS

ms. MSAAP MSB MSBS MSC MSDF MSDS

maintenance of effort major organizational entity measures of effectiveness Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs maximum on ground (aircraft) memorandum of implementation memorandum of implementation and agreement mole (SI unit) Montana [traditional] military operations other than war measures of performance memorandum of policy Military Operations Research Society military occupational specialty Military Ocean Terminal Clearance Authority memorandum of understanding military operations on urban terrain [U.S. Army] materiel obligation validation management plan (OSD) management profile military police monthly performance evaluation maritime prepositioning force [Marine Corps] mandatory parts list microwave power module maritime prepositioning ships [Marine Corps] military region military region air force major regional conflict major regional contingency Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation multiregional conflict Materiel Readiness Command [U.S. Army] Materiel Returns Database meals ready to eat multirole fighter Manager Review File (Army SARSS) Modernization Resource Information System Maintenance Reporting and Management System material requirements planning Materiel Readiness Support Activity [U.S. Army] military science moderately stealthy Mississippi [USPS] manuscript Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant main support battalion mission support base supply (Air Force Space Command) major subordinate command [U.S. Army] Military Sealift Command [U.S. Navy] Maritime Self Defense Force materials safety data sheets

MSE MSF MSFD MSFS Msgr. MSI MSIC MSL MSR MSRT mss. MST MT Mt. MTA MTBR MTC MTCR MTF MTF MTI MTMC Mtn. MTOE MTOF MTR MTS MTV MTW MUFFIN MUSARC MVMT MW mw MWEAC MWR

mobile subscriber equipment mobile strike force multiservice force deployment Maintenance Shop Floor System monsignor medium-scale integration Missile and Space Intelligence Center mean sea level missile strike warning main supply route mobile subscriber radio terminal manuscripts maintenance support team Montana [USPS] maintenance mount Metropolitan Transportation Authority mean time between replacements materiel-technical cooperation Missile Technology Control Regime military treatment facilities modulation transfer function moving-target indicator Military Traffic Management Command [U.S. Army] mountain Modified Table of Organization and Equipment Mission Task Organized Forces [U.S. Army] Military Technical Revolution member of the technical staff movement tracking system medium tactical vehicle (Army 5-ton truck) major theater war multiuse file for interagency news (GSA) major U.S. Army Reserve Command movement megawatt molecular weight Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Branch Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

N
N nitrogen north nitrogen [element] newton (derived SI unit) nano (SI prefix for 1 x 109) nautical mile New Brunswick [traditional], nota bene North Carolina [traditional] North Dakota [traditional] no date

n nmi N.B. N.C. N.D. n.d.

N.F. N.H. N.J. N.M. n.p. N.S. N.W.T. N.Y. NA Na Na2CO 3 NAACP NAAG NAB NAC NACCSA NACISA NACISC NaCl NADC NADEP NADGE NAE NAEP NAFTA NAIC NAL NALCOMIS NALE NALGEP NAM

Newfoundland [traditional] New Hampshire [traditional] New Jersey [traditional] New Mexico [traditional] no place, no publisher Nova Scotia [traditional] Northwest Territories [traditional] New York [traditional] net assessment sodium [element] sodium carbonate National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NATO Army Armaments Group NDRI Advisory Board North Atlantic Council NATO Air Command and Control System Agency NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency NATO Communications and Information Systems Committee sodium chloride NATO Air Defense Committee naval aviation depot NATO Air Defense Ground Environment navy acquisition executive National Assessment of Educational Progress North American Free Trade Agreement National Air Intelligence Center [U.S. Air Force] National Aerospace Laboratory Naval Air Logistics Communications Management Information System naval and amphibious liaison element National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals network assessment model nonaligned movement NAMSA NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency NAMSO NATO Maintenance and Supply Organisation NaOH sodium hydroxide NAPA National Academy of Public Administration NARDAC Navy Regional Data Automation Center NARDIC Navy Acquisition Research and Development Information Center NAS National Academy of Science Naval Air Station New Attack Submarine national airspace system NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASM National Air and Space Museum NASNI Naval Air Station North Island NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVICP naval inventory control point NAVMIC Naval and Maritime Intelligence Center (Navy, Marine Corps) NAVMTO Navy Material Transportation Office NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA 01 Naval Sea Systems Command Financial Directorate NAVSEA 08 Naval Sea Systems Command Nuclear Propulsion Directorate NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command

NAVSTAR NAVSUP NAVTRANS NAVWAR NAVXPRESS NB Nb NBC NBMD NBS NC NC NCA NCC NCCS NCES NCO NCP NCS NCSC NCSP NCSRM ND Nd NDAA NDMOC NDMS NDMSOSC NDP NDPO NDRI NDSM NE Ne NEACP Neb. NEC NECC NEIS NELS NEPA NEPPS NES NESDIS NET Nev. NF NFDA NFIP NFoV NGAF NGB

Navigation Satellite with Timing and Ranging Naval Supply Systems Command Naval Transportation Support Command navigation warfare Navy local truck deliveries New Brunswick [USPS] niobium [element] nuclear, biological, and chemical NATO Business Management Directory National Bureau of Standards node centers North Carolina [USPS] National Command Authority [since 2002, not to be used; specify president, secretary of defense] National Coordinating Center Navy Command and Control System National Center for Educational Statistics noncommissioned officer National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Communications System. National Computer Security Center National Communications Support Plan National Communications System Regional Manager North Dakota [USPS] neodymium [element] National Defense Authorization Act National Disaster Medical Operations Center National Disaster Medical System National Disaster Medical System Operations Support Center National Defense Panel National Defense Program Outline National Defense Research Institute National Defense Service Medal [U.S. Army] northeast Nebraska [USPS] neon [element] National Emergency Airborne Command Post Nebraska [traditional] Nippon Electronics Company National Emergency Coordination Center (FEMA) National Earthquake Information Service National Education Longitudinal Study National Environmental Policy Act National Environmental Performance Partnership System network encryption system National Environment Satellite, Data, and Information Service noise equivalent temperature Nevada [traditional] Newfoundland [USPS] National Funeral Directors Association National Foreign Intelligence Program narrow field of view next-generation attack fighter [U.S. Air Force] National Guard Bureau

NGC NGIC NGO NH NHPA Ni NIAAA NIC NICC NICHD NIDA NIDES NIDRR NIFCC NIH NiH 2 NII NIIRS NIMA NIMH NIMMS NIMSRs NIO-CMI NIPRNet NIST NJ NKA NKPA NLL NLOS NLPS NLRB NM N-MCRL NMCS NMD NMFS nm nmi NMOP NMP NMS NMSA NNOB NNOC NNS NNSC No No. NOAA NODS NOFORN NON-DIV

Northrop Grumman Corporation National Ground Intelligence Center nongovernmental organization New Hampshire [USPS] National Historic Preservation Act nickel [element] National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Intelligence Council National Interagency Coordination Center National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse Next-Generation Intrusion Detection Expert System National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Interagency Fire Coordination Center (USFS) National Institutes of Health nickel hydride (battery) national information infrastructure national imagery interpretation rating scale National Imagery and Mapping Agency National Institutes of Mental Health Naval Inventory Material Management System nonconsumable item materiel support requests National Intelligence Officer for Conventional Military Issues Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network National Institute for Standards and Technology New Jersey [USPS] North Korean Army North Korean Peoples Army Naval Logistical Library non-line of sight National Level Provider System National Labor Relations Board New Mexico [USPS] NATO Master Cross Reference List (COMMIT) National Military Command and Control System national missile defense National Marine Fisheries Service nanometer nautical mile National Mail Order Pharmacy Program national maintenance point national military strategy NATO Maintenance Supply Activity National Network Operations Branch National Network Operations Center Newport News Shipbuilding Neutral National Supervisory Commission nobelium [element] number National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration night optical device system not releasable to foreign nationals nondivisional

NORAD NORTEL NOS Nos. NP Np NPES NPOESS NPPR NPR NPS NPT NPV NRC NRCS NRL NRO NRT NRTS ns NS NS/EP NSA NSC NSEP NSF NSIA NSMM NSRA NSRD NSS NSSDC NT NTC NTDS NTF NTI NTIA NTISA NTSB NTSP NU NV NVA NVEOL NVOAD NW NWS

North American Aerospace Defense Command Northern Telecom night observation system numbers national preparedness neptunium [element] Nuclear Planning and Execution System National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Nuclear Posture Review National Park Service Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA Nonproliferation Treaty net present value National Research Council [part of the National Academy of Science] Nuclear Regulatory Commission National Resources Conservation Service Naval Research Laboratory National Reconnaissance Office National Response Team Network Resources and Training Sites [NASA] nanosecond nonstealthy Nova Scotia [USPS] National Security and Emergency Preparedness National Security Agency National Safety Council National Security Council National Security Emergency Preparedness National Science Foundation National Strike Force National Security Industrial Association National Sustainment Maintenance Manager [U.S. Army] National Security Revitalization Act National Security Research Division [RAND] National Security Strategy National Space Science Data Center [NASA] Northwest Territories [USPS] National Training Center Navy Tactical Data System National Test Facility [U.S. Air Force] near-term initiatives National Telecommunications and Information Administration Naval Tactical Interoperability Support Agency National Transportation Safety Board National Telecommunications Support Plan Nunavut [USPS] Nevada [USPS] North Vietnamese Army Night Vision Electro-Optics Laboratory National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster northwest National Weather Service

NY

New York [USPS]

O
O O&M O&O O&S OAS OASA(FM) OASA(IL) OASA(RDA) OASD(C3I) OASH OAT OBP OBRM OC OCAR OCE OCHAMPUS OCIE OCM OCONUS OCR OD ODB ODCSLOG ODCSOPS ODM ODS OE OEM OEP OET OFA OFAC OFDA OGS OH OHOhio OIA OJCS OJT OK Okla. oxygen [element] operations and maintenance operational and organizational [U.S. Army] operations and support Office of Applied Studies Organization of American States Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation and Logistics) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (DHHS) outside air temperature objectives-based planning objectives-based resource management oversight committee opto-electronic components Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve organized criminal enterprise Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (DoD) organizational clothing and individual equipment operational communications models outside the continental United States operational capability requirement ordnance occupational database Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations operational development model Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Shield (or Storm) operating expenses operational element original equipment manufacturer Office of Emergency Preparedness [U.S. Public Health Service] Office of Emergency Transportation operational field assessment other federal agency Office of Foreign Assets Control (U.S. Treasury) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance overseas ground station Ohio [USPS] hydroxide ion Ohio [traditional] Office of Imagery Analysis Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on-the-job training Oklahoma [USPS] Oklahoma [traditional]

OLS OMB ON ONAP ONDCP ONR Ont. OOTW op. cit. OPA OPCOM OPDS OPEC OPELINT OPFAC OPFOR OPIDN OPLAN OPLOC OPM OPNAV OPNS OPP OPTEMPO OR ORA ORCON ORD Oreg. ORF ORG ORSA Os OSAGWI OSC

OSCE OSD OSHA OSI OSINT OSMIS OSRAP OSRD OSTP OTA OTDR OTOE OUSDRE oz.

ordinary least squares Office of Management and Budget Ontario [USPS] Office of National AIDS Policy Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Naval Research Ontario [traditional] operations other than war in the work Oil Pollution Act operational command off-shore petroleum discharge system Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries operational electronic intelligence operations facility opposing force Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy operations plan operating location Office of Personnel Management Office of the Chief of Naval Operations operations off-load preparation party operational tempo Oregon [USPS] operational requirements analysis (Army CECOM) dissemination and extraction of information controlled by originator operational requirements document Oregon [traditional] operational readiness float organization or organizational operations research systems analysis (Army LEA) osmium [element] Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses objective supply capability on-scene coordinator other service component(s) Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe Office of the Secretary of Defense Occupational Safety and Health Administration open systems interconnection open-source intelligence Operating and Support Management Information System [U.S. Army] Optimum Stockage Requirements Analysis Program Office of Scientific Research and Development Office of Science Technology Policy Office of Technology Assessment optical time-domain reflectometry Objective Table of Organization and Equipment Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ounce

P
P p P&R p. P.E.I. p.m. P.O. Box P.R. P/L P2 P 2 C4 I PA phosphorous [element] pico (SI prefix for 1 x 1012) personnel and readiness page Prince Edward Island [traditional] post meridiem, afternoon Post Office box (Abbreviate only with number) Puerto Rico [traditional] profit and loss pollution prevention Power Projection C4 Improvement Program Procurement Army programmatic agreement proponent agency public affairs public assistance Pennsylvania [USPS] Pa pascal (derived SI unit) protactinium [element] PA&E program analysis and evaluation Pa. Pennsylvania [traditional] PAA primary assigned aircraft primary authorized aircraft PABX private automatic branch exchange PAC presidential advisory committee political action committee PAC3 Patriot (Advanced Capability) PACAF Pacific Air Forces PADDS Procurement Automated Data and Document System PADP Panel on Air Defense Philosophy [NATO] PADS POMCUS Authorization Document System PADW Panel on Air Defense Weapons [NATO] PAF Project AIR FORCE PAHO Pan American Health Organization PALOS Planning Assistance for Logistics Systems [U.S. Army] PAMCS Panel on Airspace Management and Control Systems [NATO] PAMS-A/PAMS-M Predictive Aircraft Maintenance System-Analysis and Migration PAO public affairs officer public assistance officer par. paragraph PARR program analysis resource review pars. paragraphs PASS parametric analysis of ship systems pass. throughout PAVN Peoples Army of Vietnam PAX passengers PB property book Pb lead PBS Public Building Service (GSA) PBV post-boost vehicle

PBX PC PCAST PCCIP PCGD PCLSAR PCM PCN PCO PCS PCSD PC-TARE PCTE PD Pd PDA PDD PDF PDIP PDM PDOP PDR PDRR PDS PDV PE PED PEM PEO PERC PERSCOM PERSTEMPO PfP PFT PG PGM PGP Ph.D. PHS PIC PICA PICS PIN PIO PIP PIT Pk PKG PKK Pkwy.

private branch exchange (communications) personal computer Presidents Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection probability cost growth distribution Personal Computer Logistics Support Analysis Record [U.S. Army] plug compatible machine program control number procurement contracting officer permanent change of station [U.S. Army] personal communications service Presidents Council on Sustainable Development personal computer-time and attendance report portable common tool environment priority designator [U.S. Army] palladium [element] preliminary damage assessment personal digital assistant presidential decision directive precision direction finder program data increment package program decision memorandum [U.S. Army] position dilution of precision preliminary design review program definition risk reduction primary distribution site project definition and validation Prince Edward Island [USPS] process, exploit, and disseminate program element monitor procurement executive officer program executive officer Program Evaluation and Resources Center Personnel Command personnel tempo Partnership for Peace permanent full time processing gain precision-guided munitions Pretty Good Privacy (public key encryption package) doctor of philosophy U.S. Public Health Service (DHHS) Private Industry Council Primary Inventory Control Activity Protocol Interface Conformance Specifications positive-intrinsic-negative public information officer primary injection points process improvement team [U.S. Army] probability of kill package Kurdistan Worker Party parkway

PL Pl. PLA PLAAF PLL PLO PLS PLT PM Pm PMCS PMD PMI PMP PMR PMS PO Po POA POC POD POE POET POG POL POLA POLWAR POM POMCUS PoP POP PORTER POS POTUS POW P P&C pp. P PBES P PBS P PC ppm P PO PPP P PS P PSO PQ PQT

public law place Peoples Liberation Army (China) Peoples Liberation Army Air Force phase-locked loop prescribed load list Palestine Liberation Organization palletized loading system platoon project manager program manager promethium [element] preventive maintenance checks and services [U.S. Army] pounds per man per day politico-military interactions project management plan provisioning master record production management specialist purchase officer polonium [element] point of arrival point of contact point of departure port of debarkation (offload point) point of embarkation phase one engineering team psychological operations group petroleum, oil, and lubricants performance-oriented logistics assessment political warfare program objectives memorandum prepositioned overseas materiel configured to unit sets point of presence post office protocol (email) proof of principle performance-oriented tracking of equipment repair point of sale President of the United States prisoner of war production planning and control pages Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System planning production and control parts per million personal property office preferred provider organization point to point protocol (internet communications) public perception survey precise positioning service personal property shipping office Quebec [USPS] product qualification testing [U.S. Army]

PR Pr PRA PRAG PRAMS PRB PRC PRC PRC PRDA Pres. PRF PRIMIRS PRN pro tem. Prof. PROFIT PRP PRR PRWORA PSA PSF psi PSM PSN PSP PSR PSSG PSTN PSYOP Pt Pt. pt. PTD PTSD Pu Pub. L. PVC PVO PWC PWD PWRM

Puerto Rico [USPS] praseodymium [element] patient reporting activity Program Risk Assessment Group Passenger Reservation and Manifesting System Personnel Replacement Base Peoples Republic of China portable radio communications [U.S. Air Force] Program Review Committee program research and development activity president pulse repetition frequency product improvement management information reports pseudo-random number for the time being professor provisioning of file items [NATO] primary responsible party pulse repetition rate Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act port support activity pounds per square foot pounds per square inch purchasing and supply management public switched network programmable signal processor personal service radio protocol standards steering group public switched telephone network psychological operations platinum [element] Port part (document), pint provisioning technical documentation Post-traumatic stress disorder plutonium [element] public law (Used in legal citations, followed by the abbreviation No. and a number.) permanent virtual circuits private volunteer organizations public works center procurement word directive preposition war reserve materiel stocks

Q
Q.E.D. q.v. Q/R QA QDR QM which was to be demonstrated which see (refer to this topic) query and response quality assurance Quadrennial Defense Review quality deficiency report quartermaster

QPA QPSK QRF QRMC qt. Que.

quantity per article quaternary phase shift keying quick reaction force Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation quart Quebec [traditional]

R
R&D R&R R&S R.I. RA research and development resource and recovery reconnaissance and surveillance Rhode Island [traditional] regular army Reserve Affairs resolution advisory radium [element] Royal Australian Air Force rapid application of air power Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services radian (SI unit) Rome Air Development Center [U.S. Air Force] radiation intelligence rear admiral Resource Analysis Decision Support System (DFAS) Royal Air Force Requirements, Assessment, and Integration Division radar-absorbing material random access memory Reserve Associate Support Program radio access unit rubidium [element] revolution in business affairs red blood cells Retail Readiness-Based Maintenance System regional Bell operating company Readiness Based Sparing reserve component Royal Canadian Air Force Reserve Component Automation System Refueling and Complex Overhauls the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act radar cross section repair cycle time Repair Cycle Time Process Improvement Team rear combat zone [U.S. Army] range disadvantage regional director requirements document road relational database management system required delivery date

Ra RAAF RAAP RACES rad RADC RADINT RADM RADSS RAF RAID RAM RASP RAU Rb RBA RBC RBMS RBOC RBS RC RCAF RCAS RCOH RCRA RCS RCT RCTPIT RCZ RD RD Rd. RDBMS RDD

RDEC RDES RDF RDO RDODAAC RDOT RDS RDT&E Re REA REACT REC RECC RECP REM REO REP Rep. REQCTL RET RETCO RF RFAIT RFI RFP RGS Rh RHA RI RIC RIC RICC RIDB RIF RIIRS RIMCS RIMS RIMSTOP RISC RISTA RJ RLV RM&A RMA RMC RML RMMC RMMT RMNCS RMP RMS

research development and engineering center Requirements Determination and Execution System obsolete: Rapid Deployment Force [now CENTCOM] rapid decisive operations redistribution order rapid DODAAC change [U.S. Army] Regimental Directorate of Training [a modeling program] research, development, test, and evaluation rhenium [element] Rural Electrification Administration radio emergency associated communication team Reject Entry and Correction Technique System regional emergency coordinator regional emergency communications coordinator regional emergency communications plan route evaluation module regional environmental officer regional evacuation point representative requirements control regional emergency transportation regional emergency transportation coordinator radio frequency radio frequency automatic identification technology request for information request for proposal RAND Graduate School rhodium [element] regional health administrator (HHS) Rhode Island [USPS] routing identifier code reinforced concrete reportable item control code Readiness Integrated Database reduction in force radar imagery interpretability rating scale Reparable Item Movement Control System Recoverable Items Management System Retail Inventory Management Stockage Policy Regional Interagency Steering Committee reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition Rivet Joint reusable launch vehicle reliability, maintainability, and availability revolution in military affairs regular military compensation revolution in military logistics regimental materiel management center rail movement management team Regional Manager National Communications System Radar Modernization Program root mean square

RN Rn RNA RNZAF ROA ROC

ROD ROE ROK ROM ROR ROST ROTC ROTHR RPG rpm RPSTL RPV RR RRS RRT RSA RSA RSAM RSAS RSC RSF RSI RSIP RSMM RSOI RSTA RTAIS RTB RTCM RTIC RTIP RTS Ru RWA RWI RX Rx

Royal Navy radon [element] ribonucleic acid Royal New Zealand Air Force remotely operated aircraft regional operations center required operational capability receiver operating characteristic report of discrepancy rules of engagement Republic of Korea read-only memory rate of return regional operations support team Reserve Officer Training Corps relocatable over-the-horizon radar rocket propelled grenade revolutions per minute repair part special tool list remotely piloted vehicle railroad readiness reporting system regional response team [a public-key cryptography system named after its inventors: R. Rivest, A. Shamir, and L. Adleman] reserve storage activity Reconnaissance and Surveillance Allocation Model RAND Strategy Assessment System regional support center requisition status file rationalization, standardization, and interoperability Radar System Improvement Program regional sustainment maintenance manager [U.S. Army] reception, staging, onward movement, and integration reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition remote terminal AMDF inquiry system return to base Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Service real-time information in the cockpit [U.S. Air Force] Radar Technology Improvement Program remote tracking station ruthenium [element] reimbursable work authorization radio wire integration repairable exchange receiver

S
S staging area south sulfur [element] siemens (derived SI unit)

s s S&E S&L S&S S&T S&TF S&TPI S. S.A. S.B. S.C. S.D. s.d. S.M S/N SA SA SA3 SAAC SAACT SAAM SAAMSS SAAS SAB SAC SACEUR SACIMS SACLANT SACS SADARM SADFAN SAG SAGE SAGE-A SAIC SAILS SAIN SAIP SALOG SALT SALTS SAM SAMAS SAMD SAMHSA SAMMS Samoa SAMPAP SAMS SAMSO

second second (SI unit) salaries and expenses savings and loan supply and services science and technology Science and Technology Forum Science and Technology Policy Institute [RAND] Senate bill (with a following number, designates a Senate bill, S. 120.) equivalent to Ltd. scientiae baccalaureus (bachelor of science) South Carolina [traditional] South Dakota [traditional] without date (rarely used) master of science signal-to-noise ratio selective availability system (information) architecture Security Assistance Automation, Army Security Assistance Accounting Center Surveillance and Accountability Control Team Special Assignment Airlift Missions [U.S. Air Force] Security Assistance Automated Management Support System Standard Army Ammunition System Scientific Advisory Board school-age care Strategic Air Command Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Sensor Artificial Intelligence Communications Integrated Maintenance System Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic Structure and Composition System sense-and-destroy armor security assistance dedicated facsimile senior advisory group Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Safety Assessment for the Ground Environments of Airports. Science Applications International Corp. Standard Army Intermediate Level Supply System Security Assistance Information Network semiautomated imagery processor Security Assistance Logistics System Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Streamlined Automated Logistics Transmission System special air missions [during Korean War] surface-to-air missile Structure and Manpower Allocation System Studies and Analysis Management Division (J-8) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Standard Automated Materiel Management System [DLA] American Samoa [traditional] Security Assistance Master Planning and Phasing Standard Army Maintenance System Space and Missiles Systems Organization

SAO SAPMS SAPPBG SAR

SARA SARSS SAS SASC Sask. SASS SAT

SATAN SATCOM SATFA SATMO SATP SAVAR SB Sb SBA SBI SBIRS SBIS SBR SBSS SC Sc sc. SCADA SCADC SCAMP SCARS SCDL SCE SCEPC SCI SCIF SCN SCO SCOMP SCOTT SCP SCR SCS SCSI SCT

Security Assistance Organization Security Assistance Program Management System substance abuse performance partnership block grants selected acquisition report semiactive radar synthetic aperture radar search and rescue selector application report Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Standard Army Retail Supply System [a statistical computer package] Senate Armed Services Committee Saskatchewan [traditional] school and staffing survey Scholastic Aptitude Test satisfactory software acceptance test Satellite Access Node System satellite communication Security Assistance Training Field Activity Security Assistance Training Management Office Security Assistance Training Program standard Army validation and reconciliation Senate bill antimony [element] Small Business Administration space-based interceptor space-based infrared radar system Sustaining Base Information System space-based radar Standard Base Supply System South Carolina [USPS] scandium [element] namely Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition standard central air data computer single-channel antijam man-portable terminal [U.S. Army] Serialized Control and Reparable System secure communications data link sister chromatid exchange Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee [NATO] Sensitive compartmented information Sensitive Compartmentalized Intelligence Facility shipbuilding and conversion, Navy state coordinating officer secure communications processor single-channel objective tactical terminal [U.S. Army] software change package system change request service center system Soil Conservation Service small computer systems interface safe computing technologies

SCV SCWG SD SDC SDF SDFSC SDI SDMI SDP SDS SDT SDT SE Se SEA SEACOP SEAD SEAS SEASTRAT SEATO SEC sec. SECNAV SECRET SEES SEM SEN Sen. SEP SES

SES-FE sess. SETAF SETI SF SFC SFDLR SFW SFWMD SG SH SHAPE SHARE SHF SHPO SHRDP SI Si SIAMS

subclutter visibility Strategic Concepts Working Group spiral development South Dakota [USPS] sample data collection Japanese Self Defense Forces Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Strategic Defense Initiative Strategic Distribution Management Initiative system decision paper Standard Depot System [U.S. Army] standard distribution system Second Destination Transportation system development test southeast selenium [element] Southeast Asia Strategic Sealift Contingency Planning System suppression of enemy air defenses system effectiveness analysis simulation Sealift Strategic Analysis System Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (19541977) section section Secretary of the Navy Space Systems Threat Environment Description [a contractor software design system] Strategic Environmental Management small extension nodes (Army comm) senator spherical error probable socioeconomic status senior executive service software engineering support socioeconomic status-fixed effect session Southern European Task Force Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence standard form specific fuel consumption Stock Funding for Depot Level Repairable sensor fuzed weapon South Florida Water Management District support group support helicopter [UK Military] Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe Stock Holding and Asset Requirements Exchange [NATO] superhigh frequency State Historic Preservation Office Strategic Human Resources Development Plan International System of Units silicon [element] Single Integrated Ammunition Management System

SID SIG SIGCEN SIGINT SIM SIMA SIA SIMBUILD SIMCAP SIMNET SIMS-X SINCGARS SIOP SIP SIPRI SIPRNET SIR SIS SIT SITREP SIW SK SLA SLAM SLBMs SLCM SLDB SLEP SLL SLOC SLPS SLRP SLUFAE SLV Sm SMA SMART SMART-T SMCS SMEX SMTP Sn SNMP SNR SNS SNT SO2 SOCOM SOF SOFA SOLIC SOM

standard instrument departure signal signal center [U.S. Army] signals intelligence Simulation shore intermediate maintenance activity [U.S. Navy] systems integration and management activity simulation building Simulated Combat Air Patrol [a RAND model] Simulations networking Selected Item Management System-Expanded single-channel ground and airborne radio system single integrated operational plan self-initiated program Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Secret Internet Protocol Router Network signal-to-interference ratio strategic information systems site improvement teams situation report strategic information warfare Saskatchewan [USPS] Strategic Logistics Agency [U.S. Army] Symbionese Liberation Army standard land attack missile submarine-launched ballistic missiles sea-launched cruise missile Submarine Logistics Database Service Life Extension Program sidelobe level source lines of code State and Local Programs and Support Directorate (FEMA) Survey, Liaison, and Reconnaissance Party Surface Launched Unit, Fuel Air Explosive space launch vehicle samarium [element] sergeant major of the army Supply and Maintenance Assessment and Review Team [U.S. Army] Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal [U.S. Army] Standard Monitoring and Control System [U.S. Navy] Small Explorer [NASA] Simple Mail Transport Protocol tin [element] simple network management protocol signal-to-noise ratio secure network server serial number tracking sulfur dioxide Special Operations Command Special Operations Forces Status of Forces Agreement (United States and South Korea) special operations and low-intensity conflict system operations manager

SON SONET SOP SOSUS SOW SPAWAR SPEAKEASY SPEAR SPG SPINS SPO SPOD SPOE SPS SPT Sq. SQI SQL SQT Sr Sr. SRAN SRC SRR SS ss. SSA

SSBN SSC SSC SSM SSPA SSPK St. STACCS STAMIS STANFINS STAR

START START STATA STATCO

statement of operational need [U.S. Air Force] synchronous optical network standard operating procedures sound surveillance system statement of work space and naval warfare multimode and multiband radio space electronically agile radar self-propelled gun special instructions system acquisition program office system program office sea port of debarkation sea port of embarkation standard positioning service support square [location] special qualification identifier Structured Query Language Software qualification test strontium [element] senior sister [religious title] Stock Record Account Number Source requirement code standard requirements code system requirements review single sideband namely source selection authority standard system application supply support activity soldier support activity Social Security Administration nuclear ballistic missile submarine smaller-scale conflict smaller-scale contingency small smart munition surface-to-surface missile solid-state phased array single-shot probability of kill saint street Theater Strategic Command and Control System Standard Army Management Information System Standard Army Financial System standard terminal arrival route student-teacher achievement ratio system threat assessment report Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Simplified Tool for Assessment of Regional Threats [a theater-level campaign model developed by RAND] [a statistical computer package] Statistical Passenger Data Collection Application System

STATEX STDN STE Ste. STO STOL STON STOVL S&TPI STRADS STRATFOR STS STScI STTE STX SUA subch. subpar. subpt. subsec. SUPCOM supp. SUPSHIP Supt. SVMG SW SWA SWAT SWC SWPS SYERS

statutory exclusion secure tactical data network staff year of technical effort sainte (feminine, French) Science and Technology Objective [U.S. Army] short takeoff and landing short ton short takeoff and vertical landing Science and Technology Policy Institute strategic deployment system strategic forces Space Transportation System [NASA; proper term for the space shuttle] Space Telescope Science Institute special tools and test equipment situational training exercise [U.S. Army] special use airspace subchapter subparagraph subpart subsection support command supplement supervisor of shipbuilding superintendent Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group southwest Southwest Asia special weapons and tactics Space Warfare Center [U.S. Air Force] Strategic War Planning System [U.S. Air Force] Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System

T
T t T&E T&M/LH T/M T/R T/T T/W TA tablespoon teaspoon threatened and endangered time and materials and labor hours transportable to mobile transmit-receive transportable to transportable thrust-to-weight ratio technical (information) architecture territorial army traffic advisory tantalum [element] tactical assembly area Theater Army Area Command The Army Authorization Documents System theater air base Tactical Air Command type activity code

Ta TAA TAACOM TAADS TAB TAC

TAC CP TAC2 TACAIR TACAMO TACC TACCS TACFIRE TACMS-BAT TACOM TACSAT TACSSCS TADIL-J TADIX-B TADS/PNVS TAEDP TAES TAFIM TAI TAIM TALCE TAMCA TAMCC TAMIS TAMMC TAMMIS TAMMS TANF TAP TAPS TARP TASC TASDAC TASM TAT TAV Tb TBD TBM TBMCS Tc TCAS TCC TCMD TCN TCP TCTO TD/CMS TDOA

Tactical Air Command Tactical Command Post Theater Army Command and Control System tactical air take charge and move out Tanker Airlift Control Center Tactical Army CSS Computer System Tactical Fire Control system Tactical Missile System-Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition [U.S. Army] Tank and Automotive Command [U.S. Army] Tank Automotive Command [U.S. Army] Tactical Satellite Communications Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer System Tactical Data Information LinkJTIDS Tactical Data Information Exchange System-Broadcast Target Acquisition and Designation System, Pilot Night Vision Sensor Total Army Equipment Distribution Plan Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation System Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management total aircraft inventory Total Army Inventory Management Tanker Airlift Control Element Theater Army Movement Control Agency Theater Army Movement Control Center Training Ammunition Management Information System Theater Army Materiel Management Center Theater Army Medical Management Information System the Army Maintenance Management System Temporary Assistance to Needy Families The Army Plan A contractor software design system Theater Army Requirement Program the Atlantic Sciences Corporation Training and Audiovisual Support Center [U.S. Army] tactical secure data communications tactical air-to-surface missile technology assessment team total asset visibility terbium [element] to be determined theater ballistic missile theater battle management Theater Battle Management Core System technetium [element] traffic collision avoidance system transportation component command transportation movement control document transportation control number telecommunications priorities transmission control protocol time compliance technical order Technical Data Configuration Management System time difference of arrival

TDP TDY Te TED TEED TEL TELAR TEM TEMPEST TEMPO TENCAP Tenn. TEP TEP TEPMIS TERCOM TEREC TERMS Terr. TESSA Tex. TGSM TH Th THAAD THO TI TI Ti TIBS TIES TIMS TIP TIR TKF Tl TLAA TLAM TLAMS TLE TM Tm TMA TMD TMDE TMG TMMS TMO TN TNC

Total Distribution Program temporary duty tellurium [element] terrain elevation data tactical end-to-end encryption device transporter-erector-launcher transporter-erector-launcher and radar Terrain Evaluation Module Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Standard Technical Military Programming Organization tactical exploitation of national capabilities Tennessee [traditional] task execution plan theater engagement plans Theater Engagement Plan Management Information System terrain-contour matching Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance [system] Terminal Management System [U.S. Army MTMC] terrace TMD (theater missile defense) Eagle Smart Sensor and ATR (automatic target recognition) Texas [traditional] terminally guided submunitions temporary housing thorium [element] theater high-altitude area defense temporary housing officer Texas Instruments Transportation Information [U.S. Navy] titanium [element] Tactical Information Broadcast Service technical identification evaluation and selection Technical Information Management System Transportation Information Management System [U.S. Navy] tactical injection points tactical Internet protocol total item record Taktisches Kamflugneung, German tactical combat aircraft thallium [element] Tactical Logistics Automation Architecture Tomahawk land-attack missile Travel and Living Allowance Management System target location error technical manual thulium [element] TRICARE Management Activity theater missile defense tactical munitions dispenser test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment tactical multinet gateway Transportation Material Management System [U.S. Navy] transportation movement officer Tennessee [USPS] threaded navy connector

TNL TNS TO TOA TOA TOE TOFM TOGW TOLS ton TOPS TOR TOW TPA TPED TPEP TPF TPF TPFDD TPFDL TPIO TPN TPS TPT TQEM TQM TRACON TRADOC TRAM trans. TRANSCOM TRAP TRAP TRDI TREAS Treas. TRI TRICARE TRIPS TRI-TAC TRK TRL TRM TRR TRW TS/SCI TSA TSA TSASS TSC TSC TSM

target nomination list tactical name server theater of operations theater operational area total obligational authority table of equipment table of organization and equipment Theater Operating Force Module [U.S. Army] takeoff gross weight Terminal Management System On-Line [U.S. Army MTMC] ton tactical operations support terms of reference tube launched, optically tracked, wire command linked Tactical Packet Network Tasking Processing Exploitation and Dissemination Trusted Product Evaluation Program task performance factor total package fielding time-phased force deployment data time-phased force deployment list TRADOC Program Integration Office tactical packet network test program sets Tactical Petroleum Terminal [U.S. Army] total quality environmental management total quality management terminal radar control [NASA] U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command transmit-receive antenna module translator, translated Transportation Command tactical related applications Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (Marine) Technical Research and Development Institute Department of the Treasury Treasurer Toxic Release Inventory [Military health benefit program] Travel, Reporting and Information Processing System Tri-Service Tactical Communication system truck technical readiness level technical reference model tactical radar receiver [a former aerospace company] Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information theater storage area [U.S. Army] theater support activity TRADOC Security Assistance Support System technical steering committee theater support command TRADOC System Manager

TSP TSP TSSAM TSSD TT&C TTA TTHS TTP

TUAV TUFMIS TURK TV TVA TW/AA TWCF TWR TWT TWV TWVMP Tx TX (tm)

telecommunications service priority Thrift Savings Plan Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile TRICARE Senior Supplement Demonstration telemetry, tracking, and control tactical terminal adapter (Army communications) trainee, transient, holdee, and school technology transfer procedures annex tactics, techniques, and procedures trailer transfer point tactical UAV Tactical Unit Financial Management Information System Time Utilization Record-Keeping System television Tennessee Valley Authority tactical warning and attack assessment Transportation Working Capital Fund threat warning receiver traveling wave tube tactical wheeled vehicle (Army truck) Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Modernization Plan [U.S. Army] transmitter Texas [USPS] trademark

U
U U.N. U.S. U.S.A. U.S.C. U.S.C.A UADPS UAPI UAV UBL UCA UCAV UCAV UCCIS UCP UERE UFC UFD UFO UG UHF UIC UIR UK UKMSCS uranium [element] United Nations United States United States of America United States Code U.S. Code Annotated Uniform Automated Data Processing System [U.S. Navy] uniform application program interface unmanned aerial vehicle unit basic load Unified Cryptologic Architecture Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicle [U.S. Navy] unmanned combat aerial vehicle USAREUR Command and Control Information System Unified Command Plan user equivalent range error unit flyaway cost user functional description UHF Follow-On underground ultrahigh frequency unit identification code user interface requirements United Kingdom U.K. Military Satellite Communication System

ULC ULLS UMMIPS UMT UN UNC UNESCO UNI UNICEF UNIKOM UNIX UNPROFOR UNSCM UPC URL US F&WS US&R USA USACE USACOM USAES USAF USAFA USAFE USAISC USAISEC USAISSSC USALEA USAMC USAMRIID USAPFO USAR USAREUR USARPAC USARSO USASAC USASC USASOC USBR USC USCENTCOM USCG USD(C)/CFO USD(AT&L) USD(I) USD(P) USD(P&R) USDA USEUCOM USFA USFDA USFHP USFJ

unit-level computer Unit-Level Logistics System [U.S. Army] Uniform Materiel Movement and Issue Priority System Universal Military Training United Nations United Nations Command United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation United News of India United Nations Childrens Fund United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission United Nations Protection Force United Nations Special Commission unit production cost uniform resource locator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urban search and rescue U.S. Army US Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Atlantic Command U.S. Army Engineer School U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Academy (in Colorado Springs) U.S. Air Force Europe U.S. Army Information Systems Command U.S. Army Information System Engineering Command U.S. Army Information Systems Software Support Command U.S. Army Logistics Evaluation Agency U.S. Army Materiel Command U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Disease U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer U.S. Army Reserve U.S. Army Europe U.S. Army Pacific U.S. Army South U.S. Army Security Assistance Command U.S. Army Signal Center U.S. Army Special Operations Command U.S. Bureau of Reclamation United States Code U.S. Central Command U.S. Coast Guard Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Under Secretary of Defense for Intellilgence Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. European Command U.S. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Uniformed Services Family Health Plan U.S. Forces Japan

USFK USFWS USGS USIA USJFCOM USLANTCOM USMC USMTF USN USNR USPACOM USPHS USPS USS USSBS USSOCOM USSOUTHCOM USSPACECOM USSR USTR USTRANSCOM UT Utah UTC

U.S. Forces Korea U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Information Agency U.S. Joint Forces Command U.S. Atlantic Command U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Message Text Formats U.S. Navy U.S. Naval Reserve U.S. Pacific Command U.S. Public Health Service U.S. Postal Service U.S. ship U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey U.S. Special Operations Command U.S. Southern Command U.S. Space Command Union of Soviet Socialist Republics U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Transportation Command (DoD) Utah [USPS] Utah [traditional] unit type code

V
V v V.I. VA volt (derived SI unit) vanadium [element] versus (legal cases) Virgin Islands [traditional] Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs Virginia [USPS] Virginia [traditional] vice admiral Vandenberg Air Force Base Viet Cong; Vietnamese Communists Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Vice Chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system visual flight rules velocity group Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) very-high frequency very-high-speed integrated circuit Virgin Islands [USPS] very important person namely very low frequency very-large-scale integrated circuits

Va. VADM VAFB VC VCCLEA VCJCS VCRTF VERA VFR VG VHA VHF VHSIC VI VIP viz. VLF VLSI

VM VMC VME VNAF VOD vol. vols. VOLTS VPE VR VREP VRM vs. VSAT VSTOL VT Vt. VTC VTHL VTUAV VTVL

velocity management visual meteorological conditions [a type of data bus] Vietnamese Air Force vertical obstruction data volume volumes Virtual Online Logistics Transaction System [DLA] vertical position error vocational rehabilitation Vendor Receipts and Expediting Program [U.S. Navy] variable-resolution modeling versus (general use) very-small-aperture terminal vertical or short takeoff and landing Vermont [USPS] Vermont [traditional] video teleconference vertical takeoff and horizontal landing [NASA] vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tactical UAV vertical takeoff and vertical landing [NASA]

W
W west watt (derived SI unit) tungsten [element] West Virginia [traditional] Washington [USPS] World Airline Accident Summary Womens Air Corps wide-area DGPS Wide-Area Information Server wide-area network wartime attrition replacement factors Worldwide Ammunition Reporting System Wide-Area Multispectral Surveillance Program wide-area search Washington [traditional] World Business Council on Sustainable Development Wholesale Budget Preparation System work breakdown structure wind-corrected munitions dispensers Wartime Executive Agency Responsibilities Western Command [U.S. Army] Western European Union wide field of view working group White House Communications Agency World Health Organization Wisconsin [USPS] California Welfare and Institutions Code

W. Va. WA WAAS WAC WADGPS WAIS WAN WARF WARS WAS WAS Wash. WBCSD WBPS WBS WCMD WEAR WESTCOM WEU WFoV WG WHCA WHO WI WIC

WIN Wisc. WMD WNINTEL WOC WOD WPS WR-ALC WRAP WRD WRI WSAC WSMAP WSSM WTW WUC WV WWMCCS WWW WY Wyo.

work incentive program Wisconsin [traditional] weapons of mass destruction Warning NoticeIntelligence Sources or Methods Involved wing operations center word of the day Worldwide Port System Warner Robbins Air Logistics Center War Reserve Automated Process Warfighting Rapid Acquisition Program Washington Research Department [RAND] World Resources Institute weapon system analysis capability Weapon System Management Action Plan Weapon System Sustainment Management [RAND] welfare-to-work work unit code West Virginia [USPS] World Wide Military Command and Control System World Wide Web Wyoming [USPS] Wyoming [traditional]

X
Xe XO XX XXX xenon [element] executive officer brigade corps

Y
Y Y.T. Y2K Yb yd yd2 yd3 YOS yr YRTECH YT yttrium [element] Yukon [traditional] Year 2000 ytterbium [element] yard square yard cubic yard year(s) of service year year of technology Yukon [USPS]

Z
Zn Zr zinc [element] zirconium [element]