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ACRONYM	DEFINITION
.NL.	not less than
1MC	general announcing system
1NCD	1st Naval Construction Division
1NCD	First Naval Construction Division
1st IOC	1st Information Operations Command (Land)
2-D	two-dimensional
2E	Role 2 enhanced
2LM	Role 2 light maneuver
3-D	three-dimensional
618 AOC (TACC)	618 Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
A	analog
A&P	administrative and personnel; analysis and production
A-1	director of manpower, personnel, and services (Air Force)
A-2	intelligence staff officer (Air Force)
A-3	operations directorate (COMAFFOR staff); operations staff officer (Air Force)
A-4	director of logistics (Air Force)
A-5	plans directorate (COMAFFOR staff)
A-6	communications staff officer (Air Force)
A-7	director of installations and mission support (Air Force)
A-Space	Analytic Space
A/C	aircraft
A/D	analog-to-digital
A/DACG	arrival/departure airfield control group
A/DCG	arrival/departure control group
A/E	ammunition/explosives
A/ETF	automated/electronic target folder
A/G	air to ground
A/M	approach and moor
A/NM	administrative/network management
A/S	anti-spoofing
A2	antiaccess
A2C2	Army airspace command and control
AA	assessment agent; avenue of approach
AA&E	arms, ammunition, and explosives
AAA	antiaircraft artillery; arrival and assembly area; assign alternate area
AABB	American Association of Blood Banks
AABWS	amphibious assault bulk water system
AAC	activity address code
AACG	arrival airfield control group
AADC	area air defense commander
AADP	area air defense plan
AAFES	Army and Air Force Exchange Service
AAFIF	automated air facility information file
AAFS	amphibious assault fuel system
AAFSF	amphibious assault fuel supply facility
AAG	aeronautical assignment group
AAGS	Army air-ground system
AAI	air-to-air interface
AAM	air-to-air missile
AAMDC	United States Army Air and Missile Defense Command
AAOE	arrival and assembly operations element
AAOG	arrival and assembly operations group
AAP	Allied administrative publication; assign alternate parent
AAR	after action report; after action review; air-to-air refueling area
AAS	amphibious assault ship
AAST	aeromedical evacuation administrative support team
AAT	automatic analog test; aviation advisory team
AATCC	amphibious air traffic control center
AAU	analog applique unit
AAV	amphibious assault vehicle
AAW	antiair warfare
AB	air base
ABCA	American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand
ABCS	Army Battle Command System
ABD	airbase defense
ABFC	advanced base functional component
ABFDS	aerial bulk fuel delivery system
ABFS	amphibious bulk fuel system
ABGD	air base ground defense
ABIS	Automated Biometric Identification System
ABL	airborne laser
ABLTS	amphibious bulk liquid transfer system
ABM	antiballistic missile
ABN	airborne
ABNCP	Airborne Command Post
ABO	air base operability; blood typing system
ABP	air battle plan
AC	Active Component; alternating current
AC-130	Hercules
AC/S, C4I	Assistant Chief of Staff, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (USMC)
AC2	airspace command and control
ACA	air clearance authority; airlift clearance authority; airspace control authority; airspace coordination area
ACAA	automatic chemical agent alarm
ACAPS	area communications electronics capabilities
ACAT	aeromedical evacuation command augmentation team
ACB	amphibious construction battalion
ACC	Air Combat Command; air component commander; area coordination center; Army Contracting Command
ACCE	air component coordination element
ACCON	acoustic condition
ACCS	air command and control system
ACCSA	Allied Communications and Computer Security Agency
ACD	automated cargo documentation
ACDO	assistant command duty officer
ACE	airborne command element (USAF); air combat element (NATO); Allied Command Europe; aviation combat element (USMC)
ACEOI	automated communications-electronics operating instructions
ACF	air contingency force
ACI	assign call inhibit
ACIC	Army Counterintelligence Center
ACINT	acoustic intelligence
ACK	acknowledgement
ACL	access control list; allowable cabin load
ACLANT	Allied Command Atlantic
ACLP	affiliated contingency load planning
ACM	advanced conventional munitions; advanced cruise missile; air combat maneuver; air contingency Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF); airspace coordinating measure
ACMREQ	airspace control means request; airspace coordination measures request
ACN	assign commercial network
ACO	administrative contracting officer; airspace control order
ACOA	adaptive course of action
ACOC	area communications operations center
ACOCC	air combat operations command center
ACOS	assistant chief of staff
ACP	access control point; air commander’s pointer; airspace control plan; Allied communications publication; assign common pool
ACR	armored cavalry regiment (Army); assign channel reassignment
ACS	agile combat support; air-capable ship; airspace control system; auxiliary crane ship
ACSA	acquisition and cross-servicing agreement; Allied Communications Security Agency
ACT	activity; advance civilian team; Allied Command Transformation
ACU	assault craft unit
ACV	aircraft cockpit video; armored combat vehicle
ACW	advanced conventional weapons
AD	active duty; advanced deployability; air defense; area denial; automatic distribution; priority add-on
ADA	aerial damage assessment; air defense artillery
ADAFCO	air defense artillery fire control officer
ADAL	authorized dental allowance list
ADAM	air defense airspace management
ADAM/BAE	air defense airspace management/brigade aviation element
ADAMS	Allied Deployment and Movement System
ADANS	Air Mobility Command Deployment Analysis System
ADC	air defense commander; area damage control
ADCAP	advanced capability
ADCI/MS	Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support
ADCON	administrative control
ADD	assign on-line diagnostic
ADDO	Assistant Deputy Director for Operations
ADDO(MS)	Assistant Deputy Director for Operations/Military Support
ADE	airdrop damage estimate; assign digit editing
ADF	automatic direction finding
ADIZ	air defense identification zone
ADKC/RCU	Automatic Key Distribution Center/Rekeying Control Unit
ADL	advanced distributed learning; assign XX (SL) routing
ADMIN	administration
ADN	Allied Command Europe desired ground zero number
ADNET	anti-drug network
ADOC	air defense operations center
ADP	air defense plan; Army doctrine publication; automated data processing
ADPE	automated data processing equipment
ADPS	automatic data processing system
ADR	accident data recorder; aircraft damage repair; airfield damage repair
ADRA	Adventist Development and Relief Agency
ADRP	Army doctrine reference publication
ADS	air defense section; air defense sector; amphibian discharge site; authoritative data source
ADSIA	Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency
ADSW	active duty for special work
ADT	active duty for training; assign digital transmission group; automatic digital tester
ADUSD(TP)	Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Transportation Policy
ADVON	advanced echelon
ADW	air defense warnings
ADWC	air defense warning condition
ADZ	amphibious defense zone
AE	aeromedical evacuation; assault echelon; attenuation equalizer
AEC	aeromedical evacuation crew
AECA	Arms Export Control Act
AECM	aeromedical evacuation crew member
AECS	aeromedical evacuation command squadron
AECT	aeromedical evacuation control team
AEG	air expeditionary group
AEHF	advanced extremely high frequency
AELT	aeromedical evacuation liaison team
AEOS	aeromedical evacuation operations squadron
AEOT	aeromedical evacuation operations team
AEPS	aircrew escape propulsion system
AEPST	aeromedical evacuation plans and strategy team
AES	aeromedical evacuation squadron
AESC	aeromedical evacuation support cell
AET	airport emergency team
AETC	Air Education and Training Command
AETF	air expeditionary task force
AEU	assign essential user bypass
AEW	airborne early warning
AF	Air Force; Air Force (form); amphibious force
AF/A2	Air Force Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
AF/DP	Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Air Force
AF/IL	Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, USAF
AF/XO	Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, United States Air Force
AF/XOI	Air Force Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
AF/XOO	Director of Operations, United States Air Force
AFAARS	Air Force After Action Reporting System
AFARN	Air Force air request net
AFATDS	Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
AFB	Air Force base
AFC	area frequency coordinator; automatic frequency control
AFCA	Air Force Communications Agency
AFCAP	Air Force contract augmentation program; Armed Forces contract augmentation program
AFCB	Armed Forces Chaplains Board
AFCC	Air Force Component Commander
AFCCC	Air Force Combat Climatology Center
AFCEC	Air Force Civil Engineer Center
AFCEE	Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
AFCENT	Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO)
AFCERT	Air Force computer emergency response team
AFCESA	Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency
AFD	assign fixed directory
AFDA	Air Force doctrine annex
AFDC	Air Force Doctrine Center
AFDD	Air Force doctrine document
AFDIGS	Air Force digital graphics system
AFDIL	Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
AFDIS	Air Force Weather Agency Dial In Subsystem
AFE	Armed Forces Entertainment
AFEES	Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
AFFIS	Air Facilities File Information System
AFFMA	Air Force Frequency Management Agency
AFFOR	Air Force forces
AFH	Air Force handbook
AFHSC	Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
AFI	Air Force instruction
AFIAA	Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency
AFICA	Air Force Installation Contracting Agency
AFID	anti-fratricide identification device
AFIP	Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
AFIRB	Armed Forces Identification Review Board
AFIS	American Forces Information Service
AFISRA	Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency
AFIWC	Air Force Information Warfare Center
AFJI	Air Force joint instruction
AFJMAN	Air Force Joint Manual
AFLC	Air Force Logistics Command
AFLE	Air Force liaison element
AFLNO	Air Force liaison officer
AFMAN	Air Force manual
AFMC	Air Force Materiel Command
AFMD	Air Force Mission Directive
AFME	Armed Forces Medical Examiner
AFMES	Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
AFMIC	Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
AFMLO	Air Force Medical Logistics Office
AFMS	Air Force Medical Service
AFNORTH	Air Force North; Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)
AFNORTHWEST	Allied Forces North West Europe (NATO)
AFNSEP	Air Force National Security and Emergency Preparedness Agency
AFO	advance force operations
AFOA	Air Force Operations Activity
AFOE	assault follow-on echelon
AFOSI	Air Force Office of Special Investigations
AFPAM	Air Force pamphlet
AFPC	Air Force Personnel Center
AFPD	Air Force policy directive
AFPEO	Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Overseas
AFR	Air Force Reserve; assign frequency for network reporting
AFRAT	Air Force Radiation Assessment Team
AFRC	Air Force Reserve Command; Armed Forces Recreation Center
AFRCC	Air Force rescue coordination center
AFRL	Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRRI	Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
AFRTS	American Forces Radio and Television Service
AFS	aeronautical fixed service
AFSATCOM	Air Force satellite communications (system)
AFSB	afloat forward staging base; Army field support brigade
AFSC	Armed Forces Staff College; Army Field Support Center; United States Air Force specialty code
AFSCN	Air Force Satellite Control Network
AFSMO	Air Force Spectrum Management Office
AFSOAC	Air Force special operations air component
AFSOAD	Air Force special operations air detachment
AFSOAE	Air Force special operations air element
AFSOC	Air Force Special Operations Command
AFSOCC	Air Force special operations control center
AFSOF	Air Force special operations forces
AFSOUTH	Allied Forces, South (NATO)
AFSPACE	United States Space Command Air Force
AFSPC	Air Force Space Command
AFSPOC	Air Force Space Operations Center
AFSTRAT	Air Forces Strategic
AFTAC	Air Force Technical Applications Center
AFTH	Air Force Theater Hospital
AFTN	Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
AFTO	Air Force technical order
AFTRANS	Air Force Transportation Component
AFTTP	Air Force tactics, techniques, and procedures; Air Force technical training publication
AFTTP(I)	Air Force tactics, techniques, and procedures (instruction)
AFW	Air Force Weather
AFWA	Air Force Weather Agency
AFWCF	Air Force working capital fund
AFWIN	Air Force Weather Information Network
AG	adjutant general (Army)
AGARD	Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development
AGE	aerospace ground equipment
AGIL	airborne general illumination lightself
AGL	above ground level
AGM-28A	Hound Dog
AGM-65	Maverick
AGM-69	short range attack missile
AGR	Active Guard and Reserve
AGS	aviation ground support
AHA	alert holding area
AHD	antihandling device
AI	acquisition instruction; airborne interceptor; air interdiction; area of interest
AIA	Air Intelligence Agency
AIASA	annual integrated assessment for security assistance
AIC	air intercept controller; assign individual compressed dial; Atlantic Intelligence Command
AICF/USA	Action Internationale Contre La Faim (International Action Against Hunger)
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIF	automated installation intelligence file
AIFA	AAFES Imprest Fund Activity
AIG	addressee indicator group
AIIRS	automated intelligence information reporting system
AIK	assistance in kind
AIM	Airman’s Information Manual
AIM-54A	Phoenix
AIM-7	Sparrow
AIM-9	Sidewinder
AIMD	aircraft intermediate maintenance department
AIMT	air interdiction of maritime targets
AIP	aeronautical information publication
AIQC	antiterrorism instructor qualification course
AIRBAT	Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Requirements-Based Allocation Tool
AIRCENT	Allied Air Forces Central Europe (NATO)
AIRES	advanced imagery requirements exploitation system
AIREVACCONFIRM	air evacuation confirmation
AIREVACREQ	air evacuation request
AIREVACRESP	air evacuation response
AIRNORTHWEST	Allied Air Forces North West Europe (NATO)
AIRREQRECON	air request reconnaissance
AIRSOUTH	Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
AIRSUPREQ	air support request
AIS	automated information system
AIT	aeromedical isolation team; automated information technology; automatic identification technology
AIU	Automatic Digital Network Interface Unit
AJ	anti-jam
AJ/CM	anti-jam control modem
AJBPO	area joint blood program office
AJCC	alternate joint communications center
AJF	allied joint force
AJFP	adaptive joint force packaging
AJMRO	area joint medical regulating office
AJNPE	airborne joint nuclear planning element
AJP	allied joint publication
AK	commercial cargo ship
AKNLDG	acknowledge message
ALARA	as low as reasonably achievable
ALCC	airlift control center
ALCE	airlift control element
ALCF	airlift control flight
ALCG	analog line conditioning group
ALCM	air-launched cruise missile
ALCOM	United States Alaskan Command
ALCON	all concerned
ALCS	airlift control squadron
ALCT	airlift control team
ALD	airborne laser designator; available-to-load date
ALE	airlift liaison element
ALEP	amphibious lift enhancement program
ALERFA	alert phase (ICAO)
ALERT	attack and launch early reporting to theater
ALERTORD	alert order
ALLOREQ	air allocation request; allocation request
ALLTV	all light level television
ALMSNSCD	airlift mission schedule
ALN	ammunition lot number
ALNOT	alert notice
ALO	air liaison officer
ALOC	air line of communications
ALORD	alert launch order
ALP	allied logistic publication
ALSA	Air Land Sea Application (Center)
ALSE	aviation life support equipment
ALSS	advanced logistic support site
ALT	acquisition, logistics, and technology
ALTD	airborne laser target designator
ALTRV	altitude reservation
ALTTSC	alternate Tomahawk strike coordinator
AM	amplitude modulation
AMAL	authorized medical allowance list
AMB	air mobility branch; ambassador
AMBUS	ambulance bus
AMC	airborne mission coordinator; Air Mobility Command; Army Materiel Command: midpoint compromise search area
AMC/SGXM	Air Mobility Command/Command Surgeon’s Office
AMCC	allied movement coordination center; alternate military command center
AMCIT	American citizen
AMCM	airborne mine countermeasures
AMCT	air mobility control team
AMD	air and missile defense; air mobility division
AMDC	air and missile defense commander
AME	antenna mounted electronics
AMEDD	Army Medical Department
AMEDDCS	U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School
AMedP	allied medical publication
AMEMB	American Embassy
AMETL	agency mission-essential task list
AMF(L)	ACE Mobile Force (Land) (NATO)
AMH	automated message handler
AMHS	automated message handling system
AMIO	alien migrant interdiction operations
AMLO	air mobility liaison officer
AMMO	ammunition
AMOC	Air and Marine Operations Center (DHS)
AMOCC	air mobility operations control center
AMOG	air mobility operations group
AMOPES	Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System
AMOPS	Army mobilization and operations planning system; Army mobilization operations system
AMOS	air mobility operations squadron
AMOSS	Air and Marine Operations Surveillance System
AMOW	air mobility operations wing
AMP	amplifier; anaylsis of mobility platform
AMP-PAT	analysis of mobility platform suite of port analysis tools
AMPE	automated message processing exchange
AMPN	amplification
AMPSSO	Automated Message Processing System Security Office (or Officer)
AMRAAM	advanced medium-range air-to-air missile
AMS	Aerial Measuring System (DOE); air mobility squadron; Army management structure; Asset Management System
AMS-TAC	Automated Manifesting System-Tactical
AMSS	air mobility support squadron
AMT	aerial mail terminal
amu	atomic mass unit
AMVER	automated mutual-assistance vessel rescue system
AMW	air mobility wing; amphibious warfare
AMX	air mobility express
AN	alphanumeric; analog nonsecure
ANCA	Allied Naval Communications Agency
ANDVT	advanced narrowband digital voice terminal
ANG	Air National Guard
ANGLICO	air-naval gunfire liaison company
ANGUS	Air National Guard of the United States
ANMCC	Alternate National Military Command Center
ANN	assign NNX routing
ANR	Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
ANX	assign NNXX routing
ANY	assign NYX routing
ANZUS	Australia-New Zealand-United States Treaty
AO	action officer; administration officer; air officer; area of operations; aviation ordnance person
AO&M	administration, operation, and maintenance
AOA	amphibious objective area
AOB	aviation operations branch
AOC	air operations center; Army operations center
AOC-E	Aviation Operations Center-East (USCS)
AOC-W	Aviation Operations Center-West (USCS)
AOCC	air operations control center
AOCU	analog orderwire control unit
AOD	air operations directive; on-line diagnostic
AODB	air operations database
AOF	azimuth of fire
AOG	Army Operations Group
AOI	area of interest
AOP	air operations plan; area of probability
AOR	area of responsibility
AOSS	aviation ordnance safety supervisor
AOTR	Aviation Operational Threat Response
AP	allied publication; antipersonnel; average power
APA	Army pre-positioned afloat
APAN	All Partners Access Network; Asia-Pacific Area Network
APC	aerial port commander; assign preprogrammed conference list
APCC	alternate processing and correlation center
APE	airfield pavement evaluation
APES	Automated Patient Evacuation System
APEX	Adaptive Planning and Execution
APF	afloat pre-positioning force
APG	aimpoint graphic
APHIS	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
APIC	allied press information center
APL	antipersonnel land mine
APO	afloat pre-positioning operations; Air Force post office; Army post office
APOD	aerial port of debarkation
APOE	aerial port of embarkation
APORT	aerial port
APORTSREP	air operations bases report
APP	allied procedural publication
APPS	analytical photogrammetric positioning system
APR	assign primary zone routing
APS	aerial port squadron; Army pre-positioned stocks
APS-3	afloat pre-positioning stocks; Army pre-positioned stocks-3
APU	auxiliary power unit
AR	air refueling; Army regulation; Army reserve
ARB	alternate recovery base; assign receive bypass lists
ARBS	angle rate bombing system
ARC	air Reserve Components; American Red Cross
ARCENT	United States Army Central Command
ARCT	air refueling control team
ARDF	automatic radio direction finding
AREC	air resource element coordinator
ARFOR	Army forces
ARG	Accident Response Group (DOE); amphibious ready group
ARGO	automatic ranging grid overlay
ARINC	Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARL-M	airborne reconnaissance low-multifunction
ARM	antiradiation missile
ARNG	Army National Guard
ARNGUS	Army National Guard of the United States
ARP	air refueling point
ARPERCEN	United States Army Reserve Personnel Center
ARQ	automatic request-repeat
ARRC	Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (NATO)
ARRDATE	arrival date
ARS	acute radiation syndrome; air rescue service
ARSOA	Army special operations aviation
ARSOF	Army special operations forces
ARSOTF	Army special operations task force
ARSPACE	Army Space Command
ARSPOC	Army space operations center
ART	air reserve technician
ARTCC	air route traffic control center
ARTS III	Automated Radar Tracking System
ARTYMET	artillery meteorological
AS	analog secure
ASA	automatic spectrum analyzer
ASA(ALT)	Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
ASAP	as soon as possible
ASARS	Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System
ASAS	All Source Analysis System
ASAT	antisatellite weapon
ASB	naval advanced support base
ASBP	Armed Services Blood Program
ASBPO	Armed Services Blood Program Office
ASC	acting service chief; Aeronautical Systems Center; Air Systems Command; Army Sustainment Command; assign switch classmark; Automatic Digital Network switching center
ASCC	Air Standardization Coordinating Committee; Army Service component command; Army Service component commander
ASCIET	all Services combat identification evaluation team
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCOPE	areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events
ASCS	air support control section, air support coordination section
ASD	Assistant Secretary of Defense
ASD(A&L)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Logistics)
ASD(C)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
ASD(C3I)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)
ASD(FM&P)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel)
ASD(FMP)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)
ASD(GSA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
ASD(HA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
ASD(HD&ASA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs)
ASD(HD)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense)
ASD(ISA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
ASD(ISP)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Policy)
ASD(L&MR)	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
ASD(LA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)
ASD(NII)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration)
ASD(OEPP)	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs
ASD(P&L)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production and Logistics)
ASD(PA&E)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation)
ASD(PA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
ASD(RA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)
ASD(RSA)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Regional Security Affairs)
ASD(S&R)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy and Requirements)
ASD(SO/LIC&IC)	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities
ASD(SO/LIC)	Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict)
ASDI	analog simple data interface
ASDIA	All-Source Document Index
ASE	aircraft survivability equipment; automated stabilization equipment
ASF	aeromedical staging facility
ASG	Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence; area support group
ASH	Assistant Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials; Assistant Secretary for Health (DHHS)
ASI	assign and display switch initialization
ASIC	Air and Space Interoperability Council
ASIF	Airlift Support Industrial Fund
ASL	allowable supply list; archipelagic sea lane; assign switch locator (SL) routing; authorized stockage list (Army)
ASLT	assault support landing table
ASM	air-to-surface missile; armored scout mission; Army Spectrum Manager; automated scheduling message
ASMD	antiship missile defense
ASMO	Army Spectrum Management Office
ASN(RD&A)	Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
ASO	advanced special operations; air support operations
ASOC	air support operations center
ASOFDTG	as of date/time group
ASP	ammunition supply point
ASPA	American Service-Members’ Protection Act
ASPP	acquisition systems protection program
ASPPO	Armed Service Production Planning Office
ASPR	Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (DHHS)
ASR	air support request; available supply rate
ASSETREP	transportation assets report
AST	assign secondary traffic channels
ASTS	aeromedical staging squadron
ASW	antisubmarine warfare; average surface wind
ASWBPL	Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratories
ASWC	antisubmarine warfare commander
At	total attainable search area
AT	antitank; antiterrorism
AT/FP	antiterrorism/force protection
ATA	Airlift Tanker Association; antiterrorism assistance
ATAC	antiterrorism alert center (Navy)
ATACC	advanced tactical air command center
ATACMS	Army Tactical Missile System
ATACO	air tactical actions control officer
ATACS	Army Tactical Communications System
ATAF	Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO)
ATBM	antitactical ballistical missile
ATC	Air Threat Conference; air traffic control; air transportable clinic (USAF)
ATCA	Allied Tactical Communications Agency
ATCAA	air traffic control assigned airspace
ATCC	Antiterrorism Coordinating Committee
ATCC-SSG	Antiterrorism Coordinating Committee-Senior Steering Group
ATCRBS	Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATCS	air traffic control section
ATDLS	Advanced Tactical Data Link System
ATDM	adaptive time division multiplexer
ATDS	airborne tactical data system
ATEP	Antiterrorism Enterprise Portal
ATF	Advanced Targeting FLIR; amphibious task force; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (DOJ)
ATG	amphibious task group; assign trunk group cluster
ATGM	antitank guided missile; antitank guided munition
ATH	air transportable hospital; assign thresholds
ATHS	Airborne Target Handover System
ATI	asset target interaction
ATM	advanced trauma management; air target material; assign traffic metering
ATMCT	air terminal movement control team
ATMP	Air Target Materials Program
ATN	assign thresholds
AtN	attack the network
ATO	air tasking order; antiterrorism officer
ATOC	air tactical operations center; air terminal operations center
ATP	advance targeting pod; allied tactical publication; Army tactical publication
ATR	attrition reserve
ATS	air traffic service; assign terminal service
ATSD(AE)	Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Atomic Energy)
ATSD(IO)	Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight)
ATSD(NCB)	Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
ATT	assign terminal type
ATTP	Army tactics, techniques, and procedures
ATTU	air transportable treatment unit
ATWG	antiterrorism working group
AU	African Union
AUEL	automated unit equipment list
AUF	airborne use of force
AUG	application user group
AUIC	active duty unit identification code
AUSCANNZUKUS	Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
AUTODIN	Automatic Digital Network
AUX	auxiliary
AV	air vehicle; asset visibility
AV-8	Harrier
AV/VI	audiovisual/visual information
AVCAL	aviation consolidated allowance list
AVDTG	analog via digital trunk group
AVGAS	aviation gasoline
AVIM	aviation intermediate maintenance
AVL	anti-vehicle land mine; assign variable location
AVOU	analog voice orderwire unit
AVOW	analog voice orderwire
AVS	asset validation system; asset visibility system; audiovisual squadron
AVUM	aviation unit maintenance
AW	air warfare
AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control System
AWC	air warfare commander
AWCAP	airborne weapons corrective action program
AWDS	automated weather distribution system
AWG	Asymmetric Warfare Group (Army)
AWN	Automated Weather Network
AWOL	absent without leave
AWS	Air Weather Service
AWSE	armament weapons support equipment
AWSIM	air warfare simulation model
AWSR	Air Weather Service regulation
AXO	abandoned explosive ordnance
AXX	assign XXX routing
AZR	assign zone restriction lists
B	cross-over barrier pattern
B&A	boat and aircraft
B-52	Stratofortress
B/B	baseband
BAE	brigade aviation element
BAF	backup alert force
BAG	baggage
BAH	basic allowance for housing
BAI	backup aircraft inventory; battlefield air interdiction
BALO	battalion air liaison officer
BALS	berthing and loading schedule
BAS	basic allowance for subsistence; battalion aid station
BATF	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
BB	breakbulk
bbl	barrel (42 US gallons)
BC	bottom current
BCA	border crossing authority
BCAT	beddown capability assessment tool
BCC	battle control center
BCD	battlefield coordination detachment
BCG	beach control group
BCI	bit count integrity
BCL	battlefield coordination line
BCN	beacon
BCOC	base cluster operations center
BCR	baseline change request
BCT	brigade combat team
BCTP	battle command training program
BCU	beach clearance unit
BD	barge derrick
BDA	battle damage assessment
BDAREP	battle damage assessment report
BDC	blood donor center
BDE	brigade
BDL	beach discharge lighter
BDOC	base defense operations center
BDR	battle damage repair
BDRP	Biological Defense Research Program
BDZ	base defense zone
BE	basic encyclopedia
BE number	basic encyclopedia number
BEAR	base expeditionary airfield resources
BEE	bioenvironmental engineering officer
BEI	biometrics-enabled intelligence
BEN	base encyclopedia number
BER	bit error ratio
BES	budget estimate submission
BEST	border enforcement security task force
BfV	Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (federal office for defending the Constitution)
BGC	boat group commander
BHR	Bureau of Humanitarian Response
BI	battlefield injury; battle injury
BIA	behavioral influences analysis; Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIAR	biometric intelligence analysis report
BIAS	Battlefield Illumination Assistance System
BICES	battlefield information collection and exploitation system (NATO)
BICON	double container
BIDDS	Base Information Digital Distribution System
BIDE	basic identity data element
BIFC	Boise Interagency Fire Center
BIFS	Border Intelligence Fusion Section
BIH	International Time Bureau (Bureau International d’l’Heure)
BII	base information infrastructure
BIMA	Biometrics Identity Management Agency
BINM	Bureau of International Narcotics Matters
BIO	biological; Bureau of International Organizations
BIS	Bureau of Industry and Security
BISS	base installation security system
BIT	built-in test
BITE	built-in test equipment
BIU	beach interface unit
BKA	Bundeskriminalamt (federal criminal office)
BL	biocontainment level
BLCP	beach lighterage control point
BLDREP	blood report
BLDSHIPREP	blood shipment report
BLM	Bureau of Land Management
BLOS	beyond line-of-sight
BLT	battalion landing team
BM	ballistic missile; battle management; beach module
BMC4I	Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
BMCT	begin morning civil twilight
BMD	ballistic missile defense
BMDO	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BMDS	ballistic missile defense system
BMET	biomedical electronics technician
BMNT	begin morning nautical twilight
BMU	beachmaster unit
BN	battalion
BND	Bundesnachrichtendienst (federal intelligence service)
BOA	basic ordering agreement
BOC	base operations center; bomb on coordinate
BOCCA	Bureau of Coordination of Civil Aircraft (NATO)
BOG	beach operations group
BOH	bottom of hill
BORFIC	Border Patrol Field Intelligence Center
BOS	base operating support; battlefield operating system
BOS-I	base operating support-integrator
BOSG	base operations support group
BOSS	base operating support service
BOT	bomb on target
BP	battle position; block parity
BPA	blanket purchase agreement
BPC	building partnership capacity
BPD	blood products depot
BPG	beach party group
BPI	bits per inch
BPLAN	base plan
BPO	blood program office
BPPBS	bi-annual planning, programming, and budget system
bps	bits per second
BPSK	biphase shift keying
BPT	beach party team
BPWRR	bulk petroleum war reserve requirement
BPWRS	bulk petroleum war reserve stocks
BR	budget review
BRAC	base realignment and closure
BRACE	Base Resource and Capabillity Estimator
BRC	base recovery course
BS	battle staff; broadcast source
BSA	beach support area; brigade support area
BSB	brigade support battalion
BSC	black station clock
BSC ro	black station clock receive out
BSCT	behavioral science consultation team
BSD	blood supply detachment
BSI	base support installation
BSP	base support plan
BSRP	bureau strategic resource plan
BSSG	brigade service support group
BSU	blood supply unit
BSZ	base security zone
BT	bathythermograph
BTB	believed-to-be
BTC	blood transshipment center
BTG	basic target graphic
BTOC	battalion tactical operations center
BTS	Border and Transportation Security (DHS)
BTU	beach termination unit
BULK	bulk cargo
BUMEDINST	Bureau of Medicine and Surgery instruction
BVR	beyond visual range
BW	biological warfare
BWC	Biological Weapons Convention
BZ	buffer zone
C	Celsius; centigrade; clock; compromise band; coverage factor; creeping line pattern
C di	conditioned diphase
C&A	certification and accreditation
C&E	communications and electronics
C&LAT	cargo and loading analysis table
C-130	Hercules
C-141	Starlifter
C-17	Globemaster III
C-21	Learjet
C-27	Spartan
C-2X	coalition Intelligence Directorate counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element
C-5	Galaxy
C-B	chemical-biological
C-CS	communication and computer systems
C-E	communications-electronics
C-IED	counter-improvised explosive device
C-JWICS	Containerized Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
C-level	category level
C-NAF	component numbered air force
C-SMPP	Consolidated Satellite Communications Management Policies and Procedures
C-SSE	consolidated satellite communications system expert
C/A	course acquisition
C/C	cabin cruiser; cast off and clear
C2	command and control
C2-attack	an offensive form of command and control warfare
C2-protect	a defensive form of command and control warfare
C2CRE	command and control chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response element
C2E	command and control element
C2IP	Command and Control Initiatives Program
C2IPS	Command and Control Information Processing System
C2P	command and control protection
C2S	command and control support
C3	command, control, and communications
C3AG	Command, Control, and Communications Advisory Group
C3CM	command, control, and communications countermeasures
C3I	command, control, communications, and intelligence
C3IC	coalition coordination, communications, and integration center
C3SMP	Command, Control, and Communications Systems Master Plan
C4 systems	command, control, communications, and computer systems
C4CM	command, control, communications, and computer countermeasures
C4I	command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
C4IFTW	command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence for the Warrior
C4S	command, control, communications, and computer systems
CA	chaplain assistant; civil administration; civil affairs; combat assessment; coordinating altitude; credibility assessment; criticality assessment
CAA	civil air augmentation; combat aviation advisors; command arrangement agreement
CAAF	contractors authorized to accompany the force
CAB	combat aviation brigade
CAC	common access card; current actions center
CACOM	civil affairs command
CACTIS	community automated intelligence system
CAD	Canadian air division; cartridge actuated device; collective address designator; contract administration delegation
CADRS	concern and deficiency reporting system
CADS	containerized ammunition distribution system
CAF	Canadian Air Force; combat air forces; commander, airborne/air assault force; commander, amphibious force
CAFMS	computer-assisted force management system
CAG	carrier air group; civil affairs group; collective address group
CAGO	contractor-acquired, government-owned
CAIMS	conventional ammunition integrated management system
CAINS	carrier aircraft inertial navigation system
CAIS	civil authority information support
CAISE	civil authority information support element
CAL	caliber; critical asset list
CALA	Community Airborne Library Architecture
CALCM	conventional air-launched cruise missile
CALICS	communication, authentication, location, intentions, condition, and situation
CALMS	computer-aided load manifesting system
CAM	chemical agent monitor; crisis action module
CAMOC	Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center
CAMPS	Consolidated Air Mobility Planning System
CAMT	countering air and missile threats
CANA	convulsant antidote for nerve agent
CANADA COM	Canada Command
CANR	Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Region
CANUS	Canada-United States
CANUS BDD	Canada-United States Basic Defense Document
CANUS CDP	Canada-United States Combined Defense Plan
CAO	chief administrative officer; civil affairs operations; counterair operation
CAO SOP	standing operating procedures for coordination of atomic operations
CAOC	combat air operations center; combined air operations center
CAP	Civil Air Patrol; civil augmentation program; combat air patrol; configuration and alarm panel; Consolidated Appeals Process (UN); crisis action planning
CAPT	civil affairs planning team
CAR	Chief of the Army Reserve
CARA	chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives analytical and remediation activity
CARDA	continental United States airborne reconnaissance for damage assessment; continental United States area reconnaissance for damage assessment
CARE	Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CAREUSA)
CARIBROC	Caribbean Regional Operations Center
CARP	computed air release point; contingency alternate route plan
CARS	combat arms regimental system
CARVER	criticality, accessibility, recuperability, vulnerability, effect, and recognizability
CAS	casualty; civil aviation security; close air support
CASEVAC	casualty evacuation
CASF	contingency aeromedical staging facility
CASP	computer-aided search planning
CASPER	contact area summary position report
CASREP	casualty report
CASREQ	close air support request
CAT	category; civil affairs team; crisis action team
CATCC	carrier air traffic control center
CATF	commander, amphibious task force
CAU	crypto ancillary unit; cryptographic auxiliary unit
CAVU	ceiling and visibility unlimited
CAW	carrier air wing
CAW/ESS	crisis action weather and environmental support system
CAX	computer-assisted exercise
CB	chemical-biological; construction battalion (SEABEES)
CBBLS	hundreds of barrels
CBCP	Customs and Border Clearance Program (DOD)
CBD	chemical, biological defense
CBFS	cesium beam frequency standard
CBG	coalition building guide
CBIRF	Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force
CBLTU	common battery line terminal unit
CBMR	capabilities-based munitions requirements
CBMU	construction battalion maintenance unit
CBP	capabilities-based planning; Customs and Border Protection (DHS)
CBPO	Consolidated Base Personnel Office
CBPS	chemical biological protective shelter
CBR	chemical, biological, and radiological
CBRN	Caribbean Basin Radar Network; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
CBRN CM	chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management
CBRNE	chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives
CBRT	chemical-biological response team
CBS	common battery signaling
CBSA	Canadian Border Services Agency
CbT	combating terrorism
CBT	common battery terminal
CbT-RIF	Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund
CBTZ	combat zone
CBU	conference bridge unit; construction battalion unit
CBW	chemical and biological warfare
CC	component command (NATO); component commander; critical capability
CC&D	camouflage, concealment, and deception
CCA	carrier-controlled approach; central contracting authority; circuit card assembly; combat cargo assistant; container control activity; contamination control area; contingency capabilities assessment; contract construction agent
CCAP	combatant command AFRTS planner
CCAS	contingency contract administration services
CCAS-C	contingency contract administration services commander
CCATT	critical care air transport team
CCB	Community Counterterrorism Board; configuration control board
CCC	coalition coordination cell; coalition coordination center; crisis coordination center; critical control circuit; cross-cultural communications course
CCD	camouflage, concealment, and deception
CCDB	consolidated counterdrug database
CCDR	combatant commander
CCE	container control element; continuing criminal enterprise
CCEB	Combined Communications-Electronics Board
CCF	collection coordination facility
CCG	combat communications group; crisis coordination group
CCGD	commander, Coast Guard district
CCIB	command center integration branch
CCICA	command counterintelligence coordinating authority
CCIF	Combatant Commander Initiative Fund
CCIP	continuously computed impact point
CCIR	commander’s critical information requirement; International Radio Consultative Committee
CCIS	common channel interswitch signaling
CCITT	International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee
CCIU	CEF control interface unit
CCJTF	commander, combined joint task force
CCL	communications/computer link
CCLI	commerce control list item; computer control list item
CCMD	combatant command
CCO	central control officer; combat cargo officer; command and control office; container control officer; contingency contracting officer
CCOI	critical contact of interest
CCP	casualty collection point; consolidated cryptologic program; consolidation and containerization point
CCPDS	command center processing and display system
CCR	closed circuit refueling
CCRD	combatant commander’s required delivery date
CCS	central control ship; commander’s communication synchronization; container control site
CCSA	combatant command support agent
CCSD	command communications service designator; control communications service designator
CCT	collaborative contingency targeting; combat control team
CCTI	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff commended training issue
CCTV	closed circuit television
CCW	1980 United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons; continuous carrier wave
CD	channel designator; compact disc; counterdrug; customer direct
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDD	chemical decontamination detachment
CDE	collateral damage estimation
CDEMA	Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
CDERA	Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CDF	combined distribution frame
CDHAM	Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
CDI	cargo disposition instructions; conditioned diphase
CDIP	combined defense improvement project
CDIPO	counterdrug intelligence preparation for operations
CDLMS	common data link management system
CDM	cable driver modem
CDMGB	cable driver modem group buffer
CDN	compressed dial number
CDO	command duty officer; commander, detainee operations
CDOC	counterdrug operations center
CDOPS	counterdrug operations
CDP	commander’s dissemination policy; landing craft air cushion departure point
CDR	commander; continuous data recording
CDRAFNORTH	Commander, Air Force North
CDRAFSOF	commander, Air Force special operations forces
CDRCFCOM	Commander, Combined Forces Command
CDRESC	commander, electronic security command
CDREUDAC	Commander, European Command Defense Analysis Center (ELINT) or European Data Analysis Center
CDRFORSCOM	Commander, Forces Command
CDRG	catastrophic disaster response group (FEMA)
CDRJSOTF	commander, joint special operations task force
CDRL	contract data requirements list
CDRMTMC	Commander, Military Traffic Management Command
CDRNORAD	Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command
CDRTSOC	commander, theater special operations command
CDRUNC	Commander, United Nations Command
CDRUSAFRICOM	Commander, United States Africa Command
CDRUSAINSCOM	Commander, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
CDRUSARNORTH	Commander, United States Army, North
CDRUSCENTCOM	Commander, United States Central Command
CDRUSCYBERCOM	Commander, United States Cyber Command
CDRUSELEMNORAD	Commander, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command
CDRUSEUCOM	Commander, United States European Command
CDRUSJFCOM	Commander, United States Joint Forces Command
CDRUSNAVEUR	Commander, United States Naval Forces, Europe
CDRUSNORTHCOM	Commander, United States Northern Command
CDRUSPACOM	Commander, United States Pacific Command
CDRUSSOCOM	Commander, United States Special Operations Command
CDRUSSOUTHCOM	Commander, United States Southern Command
CDRUSSTRATCOM	Commander, United States Strategic Command
CDRUSTRANSCOM	Commander, United States Transportation Command
CDS	Canadian Chief of Defence Staff; Chief of Defence Staff (Canada); container delivery system
CDSO	counterdrug support office
CDSSC	continuity of operations plan designated successor service chief
CDU	counterdrug update
CE	casualty estimation; circular error; command element (USMC); communications-electronics; core element; counterespionage; critical element
CEA	captured enemy ammunition
CEB	combat engineer battalion
CEC	civil engineer corps
CECOM	communications-electronics command
CEDI	commercial electronic data interface
CEDREP	communications-electronics deployment report
CEE	captured enemy equipment
CEF	civil engineering file; common equipment facility
CEG	common equipment group
CEHC	Counter Explosive Hazards Center (Army)
CEI	critical employment indicator
CELLEX	cellular exploitation
CEM	combined effects munition
CEMC	communications-electronics management center
CEMIRT	civil engineer maintenance, inspection, and repair team
CENTRIXS	Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System
CEOI	communications-electronics operating instructions
CEP	cable entrance panel; Chairman’s Exercise Program
CEPOD	communications-electronics post-deployment report
CERF	Central Emergency Revolving Fund (UN)
CERFP	chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives enhanced response force package
CERP	Commanders’ Emergency Response Program
CERT	computer emergency response team; contingency engineering response team
CERTSUB	certain submarine
CES	coast earth station
CESE	civil engineering support equipment; communications equipment support element
CESG	communications equipment support group
CESO	civil engineer support office
CESPG	civil engineering support plan group; civil engineering support planning generator
CEW	civilian expeditionary workforce
CEXC	combined explosives exploitation cell
CF	Canadian forces; carrier furnished; causeway ferry; conventional forces; drift error confidence factor
CF-COP	counterfire common operational picture
CFA	Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes (UN); critical factors analysis
CFACC	combined force air component commander
CFB	Canadian forces base
CFC	Combined Forces Command, Korea
CFL	Contingency Planning Facilities List; coordinated fire line
CFLCC	coalition forces land component commander
CFM	cubic feet per minute
CFO	chief financial officer
CFPM	causeway ferry power module
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFS	CI force protection source
CFSO	counterintelligence force protection source operations
CFST	coalition forces support team
CG	Chairman’s guidance; Coast Guard; commanding general; Comptroller General
CG-652	Coast Guard Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Policy Division
CGAS	Coast Guard Air Station
CGAUX	Coast Guard Auxiliary
CGC	Coast Guard Cutter
CGCAP	Coast Guard capabilities plan
CGCG	Coast Guard Cryptologic Group
CGCIS	Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service
CGDEFOR	Coast Guard defense force
CGFMFLANT	Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic
CGFMFPAC	Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific
CGIS	United States Coast Guard Investigative Service
CGLSMP	Coast Guard logistic support and mobilization plan
CGP	Coast Guard publication
CGRS	common geographic reference system
CGS	common ground station; continental United States ground station
CGUSAREUR	Commanding General, United States Army, Europe
CH	channel; contingency hospital
CH-53	Sea Stallion
CHAMPUS	Civilian Health and Medical Program for the Uniformed Services
CHARC	counterintelligence and human intelligence analysis and requirements cell
CHB	cargo-handling battalion
CHCS	composite health care system
CHCSS	Chief, Central Security Service
CHE	cargo-handing equipment; container-handling equipment
CHET	customs high endurance tracker
CHOP	change of operational control
CHPPM	US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
CHRIS	chemical hazard response information system
CHRP	contaminated human remains pouch
CHSTR	characteristics of transportation resources
CHSTREP	characteristics of transportation resources report
CI	civilian internee; counterintelligence
CI/KR	critical infrastructure and key resources
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
CIAP	Central Intelligence Agency program; central intelligence architecture plan; command intelligence architecture plan; command intelligence architecture program
CIAS	counterintelligence analysis section
CIAT	counterintelligence analytic team
CIB	combined information bureau; controlled image base
CIC	combat information center; combat intelligence center (Marine Corps); combined intelligence center; communications interface controller; content indicator code; counterintelligence center
CICA	counterintelligence coordinating authority
CICAD	Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
CICC	counterintelligence coordination cell
CICR	counterintelligence collection requirement
CID	combat identification; combat intelligence division; criminal investigation division
CIDB	common intelligence database
CIDC	Criminal Investigation Division Command
CIDNE	Combined Information Data Network Exchange
CIE	collaborative information environment
CIEA	classification, identification, and engagement area
CIEG/CIEL	common information exchange glossary and language
CIFA	counterintelligence field activity
CIG	communications interface group
CIHO	counterintelligence/human intelligence officer
CIIR	counterintelligence information report
CIL	command information library; critical information list; critical item list
CILO	counterintelligence liaison officer
CIM	civil information management; compartmented information management
CIMIC	civil-military coorperation
CIN	cargo increment number
CIO	chief information officer; command intelligence officer
CIOC	counterintelligence operations cell
CIOTA	counterintelligence operational tasking authority
CIP	communications interface processor; critical infrastructure protection
CIPSU	communications interface processor pseudo line
CIR	continuing intelligence requirement
CIRM	International Radio-Medical Center
CIRV	common interswitch rekeying variable
CIRVIS	communications instructions for reporting vital intelligence sightings
CIS	common item support; Commonwealth of Independent States; communications interface shelter
CISAR	catastrophic incident search and rescue
CISD	critical incident stress debriefing
CISO	counterintelligence staff office; counterintelligence support officer
CITE	computer intrusion technical exploitation
CITP	counter-improvised explosive device targeting program
CIV	civilian
CIVMAR	civil service mariner
CIVPOL	civilian police
CIWG	communications interoperability working group
CJ-4	combined-joint logistics officer
CJATF	commander, joint amphibious task force
CJB	Congressional Justification Book
CJCS	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CJCSAN	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Alerting Network
CJCSI	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction
CJCSM	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manual
CJDA	critical joint duty assignment
CJE	component joint data networks operations officer equivalent
CJLOTS	combined joint logistics over-the-shore
CJMAB	Central Joint Mortuary Affairs Board
CJMAO	Central Joint Mortuary Affairs Office; Chief, joint mortuary affairs office
CJMISTF	combined joint military information support task force
CJMTF	combined joint military information support operations task force
CJOC	Canada Joint Operations Command
CJSART	Criminal Justice Sector Assessment Rating Tool
CJSMPT	Coalition Joint Spectrum Management Planning Tool
CJTF	combined joint task force (NATO); commander, joint task force
CJTF-CS	Commander, Joint Task Force – Civil Support
CJTF-NCR	Commander, Joint Task Force – National Capital Region
CKT	circuit
CL	class
CLA	landing craft, air cushion launch area
CLASSRON	class squadron
CLB	combat logistics battalion
CLD	compact laser designator
CLDP	Commercial Law Development Program
CLEA	civilian law enforcement agency
CLF	combat logistics force; commander, landing force
CLG	combat logistics group
CLGP	cannon-launched guided projectile
CLIA	Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CLIPS	communications link interface planning system
CLPSB	combatant commander logistic procurement support board
CLPT	contingency load planning team
CLR	combat logistics regiment
CLS	contractor logistic support
CLSS	combat logistic support squadron
CLT	civil liaison team; combat lasing team
CLT	civil liaison team
CLZ	craft landing zone; cushion landing zone; landing craft, air cushion landing zone
Cm	mean coverage factor
cm	centimeter
CM	Chairman’s memorandum; collection manager; combination module; configuration management; control modem; countermine; cruise missile
CM R&A	consequence management response and assessment
CM&D	collection management & dissemination
CMA	collection management authority
CMAA	cooperative military airlift agreement
CMAH	commander of a combatant command’s Mobile Alternate Headquarters
CMAOC	Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Center
CMAT	consequence management advisory team
Cmc	midpoint compromise coverage factor
CMC	Commandant of the Marine Corps; crew management cell; Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation (USAID)
CMCB	civil-military coordination board
CMCC	combined movement coordination center
CMD	command; cruise missile defense
CMDO	command military deception officer
CME	civil-military engagement
CMHT	consequence management home team
CMM	Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (USAID)
CMMA	collection management mission application
CMO	Central Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Organization; chief medical officer; chief military observer; civil-military operations; collection management office(r); configuration management office
CMOC	cargo movement operations center; Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center; civil-military operations center
CMOS	cargo movement operations system; Cargo Movement Operations System (USAF); complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor
CMP	communications message processor; contractor management plan
CMPF	commander, maritime pre-positioned force
CMPT	consequence management planning team
CMRT	consequence management response team
CMS	cockpit management system; command management system; community management staff; community security materiel system; contingency mutual support; crisis management system
CMSE	civil-military support element
CMST	consequence management support team
CMTS	comments
CMTU	cartridge magnetic tape unit
CMV	commercial motor vehicle
CMX	crisis management exercise
CNAC	Customs National Aviation Center (USCS)
CNASP	chairman’s net assessment for strategic planning
CNBG	commander, naval beach group
CNC	Crime and Narcotics Center (CIA)
CNCE	communications nodal control element
CNCI	Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
CND	counternarcotics division
CNE	computer network exploitation; Counter Narcotics Enforcement
CNGB	Chief, National Guard Bureau
CNIC	Commander, Navy Installations Command
CNM	classified notice to mariners
CNMOC	Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
CNO	Chief of Naval Operations
CNOG	Chairman, Nuclear Operations Group
CNRF	Commander, Naval Reserve Forces
CNSG	Commander, Naval Security Group
CNTY	country
CNWDI	critical nuclear weapons design information
CO	commanding officer; cyberspace operations
COA	course of action
COAA	course-of-action analysis
COAMPS	Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System
COB	collocated operating base; contingency operating base
COBOL	common business-oriented language
COC	combat operations center
CoC	Code of Conduct
COCO	contractor-owned, contractor-operated
COCOM	combatant command (command authority)
COD	carrier onboard delivery; combat operations division
COE	Army Corps of Engineers; common operating environment; concept of employment
COEDMHA	Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (USPACOM)
COF	chief of fires; conduct of fire
COFC	container on flatcar
COG	center of gravity; continuity of government
COGARD	Coast Guard
COI	community of interest; contact of interest
COIC	counter-improvised explosive device operations integration center; Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operations/Intelligence Integration Center (JIEDDO)
COIN	counterinsurgency
COLDS	cargo offload and discharge system
COLISEUM	community on-line intelligence system for end-users and managers
COLPRO	collective protection
COLS	concept of logistic support
COLT	combat observation and lasing team
COM	chief of mission; collection operations management; command; commander
COMACC	Commander, Air Combat Command
COMAFFOR	commander, Air Force forces
COMAFSOAC	commander, Air Force special operations air component
COMAFSOC	Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command
COMAJF	commander, allied joint force
COMALF	commander airlift forces
COMALOC	commercial air line of communications
COMARFOR	commander, Army forces
COMCAM	combat camera
COMCARGRU	commander, carrier group
COMCRUDESGRU	commander, cruiser destroyer group
COMDCAEUR	Commander, Defense Communications Agency Europe
COMDESRON	commander, destroyer squadron
COMDT COGARD	Commandant, United States Coast Guard
COMDTINST	Commandant of the Coast Guard instruction
COMFLTCYBERCOM	Commander, Fleet Cyber Command
COMICEDEFOR	Commander United States Forces, Iceland
COMIDEASTFOR	Commander, Middle East Forces
COMINEWARCOM	Commander, Mine Warfare Command
COMINT	communications intelligence
COMJCSE	Commander, Joint Communications Support Element
COMJIC	Commander, Joint Intelligence Center
COMLANDFOR	commander, land forces
COMLANTAREACOGARD	Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area
COMLOGGRU	combat logistics group
COMM	communications
COMMARFOR	commander, Marine Corps forces
COMMARFORNORTH	Commander, Marine Corps Forces North
COMMDZ	Commander, Maritime Defense Zone
COMNAV	Committee for European Airspace Coordination Working Group on Communications and Navigation Aids
COMNAVAIRLANT	Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic
COMNAVAIRPAC	Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM	Commander, Naval Air Systems Command
COMNAVCOMTELCOM	Commander, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
COMNAVELSG	Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group
COMNAVFOR	commander, Navy forces
COMNAVMETOCCOM	Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
COMNAVSEASYSCOM	Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
COMNAVSECGRP	Commander, United States Navy Security Group
COMNAVSURFLANT	Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic
COMNAVSURFPAC	Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific
COMNET	communications network
COMP	component
COMPACAF	Commander, Pacific Air Forces
COMPACAREACOGARD	Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area
COMPACFLT	Commander, Pacific Fleet
COMPASS	common operational modeling, planning, and simulation strategy; Computerized Movement Planning and Status System
COMPES	contingency operations mobility planning and execution system
COMPLAN	communications plan
COMPUSEC	computer security
COMSAT	communications satellite
COMSC	Commander, Military Sealift Command
COMSCINST	Commander, Military Sealift Command instruction
COMSEC	communications security
COMSOC	Commander, Special Operations Command
COMSOCCENT	Commander, Special Operations Command, United States Central Command
COMSOCEUR	Commander, Special Operations Command, United States European Command
COMSOCPAC	Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific
COMSOCSOUTH	Commander Special Operations Command, United States Southern Command
COMSOF	commander, special operations forces
COMSTAT	communications status
COMSUBLANT	Commander Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet
COMSUBPAC	Commander Submarine Force, United States Pacific Fleet
COMSUPNAVFOR	commander, supporting naval forces
COMTAC	tactical communications
COMTENTHFLT	Commander, Tenth Fleet
COMUSAFE	Commander, United States Air Force in Europe
COMUSARCENT	Commander, United States Army Forces, Central Command
COMUSCENTAF	Commander, United States Air Force, Central Command
COMUSFLTFORCOM	Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command
COMUSFORAZ	Commander United States Forces, Azores
COMUSJ	Commander, United States Forces Japan
COMUSK	Commander, United States Forces Korea
COMUSMARCENT	Commander, United States Marine Forces, Central Command
COMUSNAVCENT	Commander, United States Navy, Central Command
COMUSPACFLT	Commander, United States Pacific Fleet
COMUSSOCJFCOM	Commander Special Operations Command, United States Joint Forces Command
CONCAP	construction capabilities contract (Navy); Construction Capabilities Contract Process; construction capabilities contract program
CONEX	container express
CONEXPLAN	contingency and exercise plan
CONOPS	concept of operations
CONPLAN	concept plan; operation plan in concept format
CONR	continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region
CONUS	continental United States
CONUSA	Continental United States Army
COOP	continuity of operations
COP	common operational picture
COP-CSE	common operational picture-combat support enabled
COPG	chairman, operations planners group
COPPERHEAD	name for cannon-launched guided projectile
COPS	communications operational planning system
COR	contracting officer representative
CORE	contingency response program
COS	chief of staff; chief of station; critical occupational specialty
COSMIC	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) security category
COSPAS	cosmicheskaya sistyema poiska avariynch sudov – space system for search of distressed vessels (Russian satellite system)
COSR	combat and operational stress reactions
COT	commanding officer of troops; crisis operations team
COTP	captain of the port
COTS	cargo offload and transfer system; commercial off-the-shelf; container offloading and transfer system
COU	cable orderwire unit
counter C3	counter command, control, and communications
COVCOM	covert communications
CP	check point; collection point; command post; contact point; control point; counterproliferation
CP&I	coastal patrol and interdiction
CPA	closest point of approach
CPD	combat plans division
CPE	customer premise equipment
CPFL	contingency planning facilities list
CPG	central processor group; commander, amphibious group; Contingency Planning Guidance
CPI	crash position indicator
CPIC	coalition press information center
CPM	civilian personnel manual
CPO	chief petty officer; complete provisions only
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPRC	coalition personnel recovery center
CPS	characters per second; collective protective shelter
CPT	common procedural terminology
CPU	central processing unit
CPX	command post exercise
CR	civil reconnaissance; critical requirement
CR-UAV	close-range unmanned aerial vehicle
CRA	command relationships agreement; continuing resolution authority; coordinating review authority
CRAF	Civil Reserve Air Fleet
CRAM	control random access memory
CRB	configuration review board
CRC	circuit routing chart; Civilian Response Corps (DOS); civil response corps; coastal riverine company; control and reporting center; CONUS replacement center; COOP response cell; crisis reaction center; cyclic redundancy rate
CRD	capstone requirements document; chemical reconnaissance detachment
CRE	contingency response element; control reporting element
CREAPER	Communications and Radar Electronic Attack Planning Effectiveness Reference
CREST	casualty and resource estimation support tool
CREW	counter radio-controlled improvised explosive device electronic warfare
CRF	channel reassignment function; coastal riverine force; contingency response force
CRG	contingency response group
CRI	collective routing indicator
CRIF	cargo routing information file
CRITIC	critical information; critical intelligence communication; critical message (intelligence)
CRITICOMM	critical intelligence communications system
CRM	collection requirements management; comment resolution matrix; crew resource management
CrM	crisis management
CRO	combat rescue officer
CROP	common relevant operational picture
CRP	control and reporting post
CRRC	combat rubber raiding craft
CRS	Catholic Relief Services; Chairman’s readiness system; coastal radio station; community relations service; container recovery system; Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
CRSG	country reconstruction and stabilization group
CRSP	centralized receiving and shipping point
CRT	cathode ray tube; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team; contingency response team
CRTS	casualty receiving and treatment ship
CRW	contingency response wing
CRYPTO	cryptographic
CS	call sign; Chaplain Service (Air Force); circuit switch; coastal station; combat service; combat support; content staging; controlled space; creeping line single-unit; critical source
CSA	Chief of Staff, United States Army; combat support agency; container stuffing activity
CSAAS	combat support agency assessment system
CSADR	combat support agency director’s report
CSAF	Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
CSAM	computer security for acquisition managers
CSAR	combat search and rescue
CSAR3	combat support agency responsiveness and readiness report
CSARTE	combat search and rescue task element
CSARTF	combat search and rescue task force
CSB	contracting support brigade
CSB (MEB)	combat support brigade (maneuver enhancement brigade)
CSC	combat support center; community support center; convoy support center; creeping line single-unit coordinated; International Convention for Safe Containers
CSCC	coastal sea control commander
CSE	client server environment; combat support enhanced; combat support equipment; contingency support element; cyberspace support element
CSEL	circuit switch select line; combat survivor evader locator; command senior enlisted leader
CSEP	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise program
CSG	carrier strike group; Chairman’s Staff Group; coordinating subgroup; cryptologic services group; Cryptologic Support Group
CSGN	coordinating subgroup for narcotics
CSH	combat support hospital
CSIF	communications service industrial fund
CSIP	contract support integration plan
CSIPG	circuit switch interface planning guide
CSL	combat stores list
CSNP	causeway section, nonpowered
CSNP(BE)	causeway section nonpowered (beach end)
CSNP(I)	causeway section, nonpowered (intermediate)
CSNP(SE)	causeway section, nonpowered (sea end)
CSO	Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (DOS); Center for Special Operations (USSOCOM); communications support organization; controlled source operation
CSOA	combined special operations area
CSOB	command systems operations branch
CSOD	command systems operation division
CSOR	contract statement of requirement
CSP	call service position; career sea pay; causeway section, powered; commence search point; contracting support plan; crisis staffing procedures (JCS); cryptologic support package
CSPAR	combatant commander’s preparedness assessment report
CSR	central source registry; combatant commander’s summary report; commander’s summary report; controlled supply rate
CSRF	common source route file
CSS	Central Security Service (NSA); combat service support; communications subsystem; coordinator surface search
CSSA	combat service support area
CSSAMO	combat service support automation management office
CSSB	combat sustainment support battalion
CSSC	coded switch set controller
CSSM	contracted support synchronization matrix
CSST	combat service support team
CSSU	combat service support unit
CST	contingency support team; customer service team
CSW	compartment stowage worksheet; coordinate seeking weapons
CT	computed tomography; control telemetry; counterterrorism; country team
CTA	common table of allowance
CTAF	counterterrorism analytical framework
CTAPS	contingency Theater Air Control System automated planning system
CTC	cargo transfer company (USA); counterterrorist center
CTDB	combating terrorism database
CTEP	combined training and education plan
CTF	combined task force; commander, task force; counter threat finance
CTF IAMD	commander, task force integrated air and missile defense
CTFP	Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program
CTG	commander, task group
CTID	communications transmission identifier
CTIP	combating trafficking in persons
CTKB	combating terrorism knowledge base
CTL	candidate target list
CTM	core target material
CTOC	corps tactical operations center
CTP	common tactical picture
CTR	cooperative threat reduction
CTRIF	Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiative Fund
CTS	commodity tracking system; Contingency Tracking System; controlled technical services
CTSS	central targeting support staff
CTU	commander, task unit
CU	cubic capacity; common unit
CUI	controlled unclassified information
CUL	common-user logistics
CULT	common-user land transportation
CV	aircraft carrier; carrier; critical vulnerability; curriculum vitae
CVAMP	Core Vulnerability Assessment Management Program
CVN	aircraft carrier, nuclear
CVR	cockpit voice recorder
CVS	commercial vendor services
CVSD	continuous variable slope delta
CVT	criticality-vulnerability-threat
CVW	carrier air wing; cryptovariable weekly (GPS)
CVWC	carrier strike group air wing commander
CW	carrier wave; chemical warfare; continuous wave
CWA	chemical warfare agent
CWC	Chemical Weapons Convention; composite warfare commander
CWDE	chemical warfare defense equipment
CWMD	countering weapons of mass destruction
CWO	communications watch officer
CWP	causeway pier
CWPD	Conventional War Plans Division, Joint Staff (J-7)
CWR	calm water ramp
CWT	combat weather team; customer wait time
CY	calendar year
D	total drift, data
d	surface drift
D&D	denial and deception
D&F	determinations and findings
D&M	detection and monitoring
D&R	debrief and reintegrate
D-2X	Department of Defense-level counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element
D-cell	deployment cell
D/A	digital-to-analog
D/C	downconverter
D/CI&SP	Director, Counterintelligence and Security Programs
D/CIA	Director, Central Intelligence Agency
D/T/ID	detect/track/identify
D3A	decide, detect, deliver, and assess
DA	data adapter aerospace drift; data administrator; Department of the Army; Development Assistance; direct action; Directorate for Mission Services (DIA); double agent
Da	aerospace drift; Development Assistance
DA&M	Director of Administration and Management
DAA	designated approving authority; display alternate area routing lists
DAADC	deputy area air defense commander
DAADC(AMD)	deputy area air defense commander for air and missile defense
DAAS	defense automatic addressing system
DAASO	defense automatic addressing system office
DAB	Defense Acquisition Board
DAC	Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) counterintelligence and security activity; Department of Army civilians; Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DACB	data adapter control block
DACG	departure airfield control group
DACM	data adapter control mode
DADCAP	dawn and dusk combat air patrol
DAF	Department of the Air Force
DAFL	directive authority for logistics
DAICC	domestic air interdiction coordinator center
DAL	defended asset list
DALIS	Disaster Assistance Logistics Information System
DALS	downed aviator locator system
DAMA	demand assigned multiple access
DAMES	defense automatic addressing system (DAAS) automated message exchange system
DAN	Diver’s Alert Network
DAO	defense attache office; defense attache officer; department/agency/organization
DAP	designated acquisition program
DAR	Defense Acquisition Regulation; distortion adaptive receiver
DARO	Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
DARPA	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DART	disaster assistance response team; downed aircraft recovery team; dynamic analysis and replanning tool
DAS	deep air support (USMC); defense attache system; direct access subscriber; direct air support
DAS3	decentralized automated service support system
DASA	Department of the Army (DA) staff agencies
DASC	direct air support center
DASC(A)	direct air support center (airborne)
DASD	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
DASD(H&RA)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Humanitarian & Refugee Affairs)
DASD(I)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)
DASD(P&HA)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Affairs)
DASD(PS)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Support)
DASD(S&IO)	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and Information Operations)
DASD-CN	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics
DASSS	decentralized automated service support system
DAT	deployment action item
DATT	defense attache
DATU	data adapter termination unit
DAWIA	Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
dB	decibel
DBA	database administrator
DBDB	digital bathymetric database
DBDB-V	digital bathymetric database variable
DBG	database generation
DBI	defense budget issue
DBIDS	Defense Biometric Identification System
DBMS	database management system; Defense-Business Management System
DBSMC	Defense Business Systems Management Committee
DBSS	Defense Blood Standard System
DBT	design basis threat
DC	Deputies Committee; direct current; Directorate of Counterintelligence (DIA); dislocated civilian
DC/S for RA	Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs
DC3	Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center
DCA	Defense Communications Agency; Defense Cooperation Agreements; defensive counterair; dual-capable aircraft
DCAA	Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCAM	Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) customer assistance module
DCAPES	Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments
DCC	damage control center; deployment control center
DCCC	defense collection coordination center
DCCEP	developing country combined exercise program
DCD	data collection device
DCE	defense coordinating element
DCGS	distributed common ground/surface system
DCHA	Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
DCHC	Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center
DCHE	Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Enterprise
DCI	defense critical infrastructure; Director of Central Intelligence; dual channel interchange
DCID	Director of Central Intelligence directive
DCIIS	Defense Counterintelligence Information System
DCIO	defense criminal investigative organization
DCIP	Defense Critical Infrastructure Program
DCIS	Defense Criminal Investigative Services
DCISE	Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment
DCJTF	deputy commander, joint task force
DCM	data channel multiplexer; deputy chief of mission
DCMA	Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMC	Office of Deputy Chairman, Military Committee
DCMO	deputy chief military observer
DCNO	Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
DCO	debarkation control officer; Defense Connect Online; defense coordinating officer; defensive cyberspace operations; dial central office
DCO-RA	defensive cyberspace operations response actions
DCP	Defense Continuity Program; detainee collection point
DCPA	Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
DCPG	digital clock pulse generator
DCR	doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities change recommendation
DCRF	defense chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response force
DCS	Defense Courier Service; deputy chief of staff; digital computer system
DCSCU	dual capability servo control unit
DCSINT	Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
DCSLOG	Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army
DCSOPS	Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army
DCSPER	Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army
DCST	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contingency support team
DCTC	Defense Combating Terrorism Center
DCTS	Defense Collaboration Tool Suite
DCW	Defense Collection Watch (DIA)
DD	Department of Defense form; destroyer (Navy ship)
DDA	deputy development advisor; Deputy Director for Administration (CIA); designated development activity
DDC	data distribution center; defense distribution center
DDCI	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)
DDCI/CM	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management
DDED	defense distribution expeditionary depot
DDG	guided missile destroyer
DDI	Deputy Director of Intelligence (CIA); Director of Defense Intelligence
DDL	digital data link
DDM	Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Mapping; digital data modem
DDMA	Defense Distribution Mapping Activity
DDMS	Deputy Director for Military Support (NRO)
DDN	Defense Data Network
DDO	Deputy Director of Operations (CIA)
DDOC	Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (USTRANSCOM)
DDP	detailed deployment plan
DDR	disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
DDR&E	director of defense research and engineering
DDRRR	disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration, and resettlement
DDS	defense dissemination system; Deployable Disbursing System
DDS&T	Deputy Director for Science & Technology (CIA)
DDSBn	deployment and distribution support battalion
DDSM	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
DDST	deployment and distribution support team
DDWSO	Deputy Director for Wargaming, Simulation, and Operations
DE	damage expectancy; decedent effects; delay equalizer; directed energy
de	individual drift error
De	total drift error
de max	maximum drift error
de min	minimum drift error
de minimax	minimax drift error
DEA	Drug Enforcement Administration (DOJ)
dea	aerospace drift error
DEACN	Drug Enforcement Administration Communications Network
DEAR	disease and environmental alert report
DEARAS	Department of Defense Emergency Authorities Retrieval and Analysis System
DeCA	Defense Commissary Agency
DEERS	Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
DEFSMAC	Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center
DEL	deployable equipment list
DEMARC	demarcation
DEMIL	demilitarization
DeMS	deployment management system
DEMUX	demultiplex
DEP	Delayed Entry Program; deployed
DEP&S	Drug Enforcement Plans and Support
DEPCJTF	deputy commander, joint task force
DEPID	deployment indicator code
DEPMEDS	deployable medical systems
DepOpsDeps	Service deputy operations deputies
DEPORD	deployment order
DESC	Defense Energy Support Center
DESCOM	Depot System Command (Army)
DESIGAREA	designated area message
DEST	destination; domestic emergency support team
DET	detainee
DETRESFA	distress phase (lCAO)
DEW	directed-energy warfare
DF	direction finding; dispersion factor; disposition form
DFARS	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DFAS	Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DFAS-DE	Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Denver
DFC	deputy force commander; detention facility commander
DFE	Defense Intelligence Agency forward element; Defense Joint Intelligence Operations Center forward element; division force equivalent
DFM	deterrent force module
DFO	disaster field office (FEMA)
DFR	Defense Fuel Region
DFR/E	Defense Fuel Region, Europe
DFR/ME	Defense Fuel Region, Middle East
DFRIF	Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet
DFSC	Defense Fuel Supply Center
DFSP	defense fuel support point
DFT	deployment for training
DG	defense guidance
DGIAP	Defense General Intelligence and Applications Program
DGM	digital group multiplex
DH	death due to hostilities; Directorate for Human Intelligence (DIA)
DHA	detainee holding area
DHB	Defense Health Board
DHE	defense human intelligence executor
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services
DHM	Department of Defense human intelligence manager
DHMO	Department of Defense human intelligence management office
DHP	Defense Health Program
DHS	Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Service; Department of Homeland Security; Director of Health Services
DI	Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Directorate for Analysis; DIA Directorate for Intelligence Production; discrete identifier; dynamic interface
DI&E	data integration and exploitation
DIA	Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA/DHX	Defense Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Human Intelligence, Office of Document and Media Operations
DIAC	Defense Intelligence Analysis Center
DIAM	Defense Intelligence Agency manual; Defense Intelligence Agency memorandum
DIAP	Defense Intelligence Analysis Program; Drug Interdiction Assistance Program
DIAR	Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) regulation
DIB	defense industrial base
DIBITS	digital in-band interswitch trunk signaling
DIBRS	defense incident-based reporting system
DIBTS	digital in-band trunk signaling
DICO	Data Information Coordination Office
DID	Defense Intelligence Digest
DIDHS	Deployable Intelligence Data Handling System
DIDO	designated intelligence disclosure official
DIDS	Defense Intelligence Dissemination System
DIEB	Defense Intelligence Executive Board
DIEPS	Digital Imagery Exploitation Production System
DIG	digital
DIGO	Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (Australia)
DII-COE	defense information infrastructure-common operating environment
DIILS	Defense Institute of International Legal Studies
DIJE	Defense Intelligence Joint Environment (United Kingdom)
DILPA	diphase loop modem-A
DIMA	drilling individual mobilization augmentee
DIMOC	Defense Imagery Management Operations Center
DIN	defense intelligence notice
DINET	Defense Industrial Net
DINFOS	Defense Information School
DIOC	drug interdiction operations center
DIOCC	Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center (DIA)
DIPC	defense industrial plant equipment center
DIPF	defense intelligence priorities framework
DIPFAC	diplomatic facility
DIPGM	diphase supergroup modem
DIRINT	Director of Intelligence (USMC)
DIRJIATF	director, joint inter-agency task force
DIRLAUTH	direct liaison authorized
DIRM	Directorate for Information and Resource Management
DIRMOBFOR	director of mobility forces
DIRNSA	Director, National Security Agency
DIRSPACEFOR	director of space forces (USAF)
DIS	defense information system; Defense Investigative Service; distributed interactive simulation
DISA	Defense Information Systems Agency
DISA-LO	Defense Information Systems Agency – liaison officer
DISANMOC	Defense Information Systems Agency Network Management and Operations Center
DisasterAWARE	Disaster All-Hazard Warnings, Analysis, and Risk Evaluation System
DISCOM	division support command (Army)
DISGM	diphase supergroup
DISN	Defense Information Systems Network
DISN-E	Defense Information Systems Network – Europe
DISO	deception in support of operations security; defense intelligence support office
DISP	drug investigation support program (FAA)
DITDS	defense information threat data system; defense intelligence threat data system
DITSUM	defense intelligence terrorist summary
DJIOC	Defense Joint Intelligence Operations Center
DJS	Director, Joint Staff
DJSM	Director, Joint Staff, memorandum
DJTFS	deputy joint task force surgeon
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DLAM	Defense Logistics Agency manual
DLAR	Defense Logistics Agency regulation
DLD	digital liaison detachment
DLEA	drug law enforcement agency
DLED	dedicated loop encryption device
DLIS	Defense Logistics Information Service
DLM	defense logistics manual
DLMS	Department Logistics Management System
DLP	data link processor
DLPMA	diphase loop modem A
DLQ	deck landing qualification
DLR	depot-level repairable
DLSA	Defense Legal Services Agency
DLSS	Defense Logistics Standard Systems
DLTM	digital line termination module
DLTU	digital line termination unit
DM	detection and monitoring; docking module
DMA	Defense Media Activity
dmax	maximum drift distance
DMB	datum marker buoy
DMC	data mode control
DMD	digital message device
DMDC	defense management data center; defense manpower data center
DME	distance measuring equipment
DMHS	Defense Message Handling System
DMI	director military intelligence
DMIGS	Domestic Mobile Integrated Geospatial-Intelligence System
dmin	minimum drift distance
DML	data manipulation language
DMLSS	Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support
DMMPO	Defense Medical Materiel Program Office
DMO	directory maintenance official
DMORT	Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
DMOS	duty military occupational specialty
DMPI	designated mean point of impact
DMRD	defense management resource decision
DMRIS	defense medical regulating information system
DMS	defense message system; defense meteorological system; director of military support
DMSB	Defense Medical Standardization Board
DMSM	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
DMSO	Defense Modeling and Simulation Office; director of major staff office; Division Medical Supply Office
DMSP	Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DMSSC	defense medical system support center
DMT	disaster management team (UN)
DMU	disk memory unit
DMZ	demilitarized zone
DN	digital nonsecure
DNA	Defense Nuclear Agency; deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAT	defense nuclear advisory team
DNBI	disease and nonbattle injury
DNC	digital nautical chart
DND	Department of National Defence (Canada)
DNDO	Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DHS)
DNGA	Director of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
DNI	Director of National Intelligence; Director of Naval Intelligence
DNIF	duty not involving flying
DNMSP	driftnet monitoring support program
DNSO	Defense Network Systems Organization
DNVT	digital nonsecure voice terminal
DNY	display area code (NYX) routing
DOA	days of ammunition; dead on arrival; director of administration
DOB	date of birth; dispersal operating base
DOC	Department of Commerce; designed operational capability
DOCC	deep operations coordination cell
DOCDIV	documents division
DOCEX	document exploitation
DOCNET	Doctrine Networked Education and Training
DOD	Department of Defense
DOD-JIC	Department of Defense Joint Intelligence Center
DODAAC	Department of Defense activity address code
DODAAD	Department of Defense Activity Address Directory
DODAC DOD	ammunition code
DODD	Department of Defense directive
DODDS	Department of Defense Dependent Schools
DODEX	Department of Defense intelligence system information system extension
DODFMR	Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation
DODI	Department of Defense instruction
DODIC	Department of Defense identification code
DODID	Department of Defense Intelligence Digest
DODIIS	Department of Defense Intelligence Information System
DODIN	Department of Defense information networks
DODIPC	Department of Defense intelligence production community
DODIPP	Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program
DODM	data orderwire diphase modem; Department of Defense manual
DOE	Department of Energy
DOEHRS	Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Reporting System
DOF	degree of freedom
DOI	Defense Special Security Communications System (DSSCS) Operating Instructions; Department of the Interior
DOJ	Department of Justice
DOL	Department of Labor
DOM	day of month
DOMEX	document and media exploitation
DOMS	director of military support
DON	Department of the Navy
DOPMA	Defense Officer Personnel Management Act
DOR	date of rank
DOS	date of separation; days of supply; denial of service; Department of State; disk operating system
DOT	Department of Transportation
DOTEO	Department of Transportation emergency organization
DOTMLPF	doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities
DOW	data orderwire; died of wounds
DOX-T	direct operational exchange-tactical
DOY	day of year
dp	parachute drift
DP	Air Force component plans officer (staff); decisive point; Directorate for Policy Support (DIA); displaced person
DPA	danger pay allowance; Defense Production Act
DPAP	Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
DPAS	Defense Priorities and Allocation System
DPC	deception planning cell; Defense Planning Committee (NATO)
DPEC	displaced person exploitation cell
DPG	Defense Planning Guidance
DPI	desired point of impact
dpi	dots per inch
DPICM	dual purpose improved conventional munitions
DPKO	Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UN)
DPLSM	dipulse group modem
DPM	dissemination program manager
DPMO	Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
DPO	distribution process owner
DPP	data patch panel; distributed production program
DPPDB	digital point positioning database
DPQ	defense planning questionnaire (NATO)
DPR	display non-nodal routing
DPRB	Defense Planning and Resources Board
DPRE	displaced persons, refugees, and evacuees
DPS	data processing system
DPSC	Defense Personnel Support Center
DPSK	differential phase shift keying
DR	dead reckoning; digital receiver; disaster relief
DRB	Defense Resources Board
DRe	dead reckoning error
DRL	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DOS)
DRMD	deployments requirements manning document
DRMO	Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
DRMS	Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service; distance root-mean-square
DRN	Disaster Response Network
DRO	departmental requirements office; departmental requirements officer
DRRS	Defense Readiness Reporting System
DRS	detainee reporting system
DRSN	Defense Red Switched Network
DRT	dead reckoning tracer; decontamination and reconnaissance team
DRTC	designated reporting technical control
DS	Directorate for Information Management and Chief Information Officer (DIA); direct support; doctrine sponsor
DSA	defense special assessment (DIA)
DSAA	Defense Security Assistance Agency
DSAID	defense sexual assault incident database
DSAR	Defense Supply Agency regulation
DSB	digital in-band trunk signaling (DIBTS) signaling buffer
DSC	defensive space control; digital selective calling; dual-status commander
DSCA	Defense Security Cooperation Agency; defense support of civil authorities
DSCP	Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
DSCR	Defense Supply Center Richmond
DSCS	Defense Satellite Communications System
DSCSOC	Defense Satellite Communications System operations center
DSDI	digital simple data interface
DSE	direct support element
DSF	District Stability Framework (USAID)
DSG	digital signal generator
DSI	defense simulation internet
DSL	display switch locator (SL) routing
DSM	decision support matrix
DSMAC	digital scene-matching area correlation
DSN	Defense Switched Network
DSNET	Defense Secure Network
DSNET-2	Defense Secure Network-2
DSO	Defense Spectrum Organization; defensive systems officer
DSOE	deployment schedule of events
DSP	Defense Satellite Program; Defense Support Program
DSPD	defense support to public diplomacy
DSPL	display system programming language
DSPS	Director, Security Plans and Service
DSR	defense source registry
DSS	Defense Security Service; Distribution Standard System
DSS/ALOC	direct support system/air line of communications
DSSCS	Defense Special Security Communications System
DSSM	Defense Superior Service Medal
DSSO	data system support organization; defense systems support organization
DSSO	defense sensitive support office
DSSR	Department of State Standardized Regulation
DST	decision support template; Defense Logistics Agency support team; deployment support team; district support team
DSTP	Director of Strategic Target Planning
DSTR	destroy
DSTS-G	Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) Satellite Transmission Services – Global
DSVL	doppler sonar velocity log
DSVT	digital subscriber voice terminal
DT	Directorate for MASINT and Technical Collection (DIA)
DTA	Defense Threat Assessment; dynamic threat assessment
DTAM	defense terrorism awareness message
DTC	defense transportation coordination
DTCI	Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative
DTD	detailed troop decontamination
DTE	data terminal equipment; developmental test and evaluation
DTED	digital terrain elevation data
DTG	date-time group; digital trunk group (digital transmission group)
DTIP	Disruptive Technology Innovations Partnership (DIA)
DTL	designator target line
DTMF	dual tone multi-frequency
DTMR	defense traffic management regulation
DTO	division transportation office; drug trafficking organization
DTOC	division tactical operations center
DTR	defense transportation regulation
DTRA	Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DTRACS	Defense Transportation Reporting and Control System
DTRATCA	Defense Threat Reduction and Treaty Compliance Agency
DTS	Defense Transportation System; Defense Travel System; diplomatic telecommunications service
DTTS	Defense Transportation Tracking System
DTWR	defense terrorism warning report
DU	depleted uranium
DUSD	deputy under Secretary of Defense
DUSD (CI&S)	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security
DUSD(L&MR)	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
DUSDL	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics
DUSDP	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
DV	distinguished visitor
DVA	Department of Veterans Affairs
DVD	digital video device; digital video disc
DVITS	Digital Video Imagery Transmission System
DVOW	digital voice orderwire
DVT	deployment visualization tool
DWAS	Defense Working Capital Accounting System
DWMCF	double-wide modular causeway ferry
DWT	deadweight tonnage
DWTS	Digital Wideband Transmission System
DX	Directorate for External Relations (DIA)
DZ	drop zone
DZC	drop zone controller
DZCO	drop zone control officer
DZSO	drop zone safety officer
DZST	drop zone support team
DZSTL	drop zone support team leader
E	total probable error
E&DCP	evaluation and data collection plan
E&E	emergency and extraordinary expense authority
E&EE	emergency and extraordinary expense
E&I	engineering and installation
E&M	ear and mouth; special signaling leads
E-8C	joint surveillance, target attack radar system (JSTARS) aircraft
E-ARTS	en route automated radar tracking system
E-mail	electronic mail
E-O TDA	electro-optical tactical decision aid
E-Space	Electromagnetic-Space
E-UAV	endurance unmanned aerial vehicle
E1	Echelon 1
E2	Echelon 2
E3	Echelon 3; electromagnetic environmental effects
E4	Echelon 4
E5	Echelon 5
EA	electronic attack; emergency action; evaluation agent; executive agent; executive assistant
ea	each
EAC	echelons above corps (ARMY); emergency action; emergency action committee
EACS	expeditionary aeromedical evacuation crew member support
EACT	expeditionary aeromedical evacuation coordination team
EAD	earliest arrival date; echelons above division (Army); extended active duty
EADRU	Euro-Atlantic disaster response unit
EADS	Eastern Air Defense Sector
EAES	expeditionary aeromedical evacuation squadron
EAF	expeditionary aerospace forces; expeditionary airfield
EAI	executive agent instruction
EAM	emergency action message
EAP	emergency action plan; emergency action procedures
EAP-CJCS	emergency action procedures of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
EAPC	Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EARLY	evasion and recovery supplemental data report
EASF	expeditionary aeromedical staging facility
EAST	expeditionary aeromedical evacuation staging team
EASTPAC	eastern Pacific Ocean
EBCDIC	extended binary coded decimal interchange code
EBS	environmental baseline survey
EC	electronic combat; enemy combatant; error control; European Community
ECAC	Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
ECB	echelons corps and below (Army)
ECC	engineer coordination cell; evacuation control center
ECES	expeditionary civil engineer squadron
ECHA	Executive Committee for Humanitarian Affairs (UN)
ECHO	European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection; European Community Humanitarian Aid Department
ECM	electronic countermeasures
ECN	electronic change notice; Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network
ECO	electronic combat officer
ECOSOC	Economic and Social Council (UN)
ECP	emergency command precedence; engineering change proposal; entry control point
ECS	expeditionary combat support
ECU	environmental control unit
ED	envelope delay; evaluation directive
EDA	Economic Development Administration (DOC); excess defense articles
EDC	estimated date of completion
EDD	earliest delivery date
EDI	electronic data interchange
EDSS	equipment deployment and storage system
EE	emergency establishment
EEA	environmental executive agent
EEBD	emergency escape breathing device
EECT	end evening civil twilight
EED	electro-explosive device; emergency-essential designation
EEDAC	emergency essential Department of the Army civilian
EEE	emergency and extraordinary expense
EEFI	essential element of friendly information
EEI	essential element of information
EELV	evolved expendable launch vehicle
EENT	end of evening nautical twilight
EEO	equal employment opportunity
EEPROM	electronic erasable programmable read-only memory
EER	enlisted employee review; extended echo ranging
EEZ	exclusive economic zone
EFA	engineering field activity
EFAC	emergency family assistance center
EFD	engineering field division
EFP	explosively formed projectile
EFST	essential fire support task
EFT	electronic funds transfer
EFTO	encrypt for transmission only
EGAT	Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (USAID)
EGM	Earth Gravity Model
EGS	Earth ground station
EH	explosive hazard
EHCC	explosive hazards coordination cell
EHDB	explosive hazard database
EHF	extremely high frequency
EHO	environmental health officer
EHRA	environmental health risk assessment
EHSA	environmental health site assessment
EHT	explosive hazard team
EI	environmental information; exercise item
EIA	Electronic Industries Association
EID	electrically initiated device
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
eJMAPS	electronic Joint Manpower and Personnel System
EJPME	enlisted joint professional military education
ELBA	emergency locator beacon
ELCAS	elevated causeway system
ELCAS(M)	elevated causeway system (modular)
ELCAS(NL)	elevated causeway system (Navy lighterage)
ELD	emitter locating data
ELINT	electronic intelligence
ELIST	enhanced logistics intratheater support tool
ELOS	extended line of sight
ELPP	equal level patch panel
ELR	extra-long-range aircraft
ELSEC	electronics security
ELT	emergency locator transmitter
ELV	expendable launch vehicle
ELVA	emergency low-visibility approach
EM	electromagnetic; emergency management; executive manager
EMAC	emergency management assistance compact
EMALL	electronic mall
EMBM	electromagnetic battle management
EMC	electromagnetic compatibility
EMCON	emission control
EMD	effective miss distance; expeditionary military information support detachment
EME	electromagnetic environment
EMEDS	expeditionary medical support
EMF	expeditionary medical facility
EMI	electromagnetic interface; electromagnetic interference
EMIO	expanded maritime interception operations
EMOE	electromagnetic operational environment
EMP	electromagnetic pulse
EMR hazards	electromagnetic radiation hazards
EMS	electromagnetic spectrum; emergency medical services
EMSC	electromagnetic spectrum control
EMSEC	emanations security
EMT	emergency medical technician; emergency medical treatment; expeditionary military information support team
EMTF	expeditionary mobility task force
EMU	expeditionary medical unit
EMV	electromagnetic vulnerability
ENCOM	engineer command (Army)
ENDEX	exercise termination
ENL	enlisted
ENSCE	enemy situation correlation element
ENWGS	Enhanced Naval Warfare Gaming System
EO	electro-optical; end office; equal opportunity; executive order; eyes only
EO-IR	electro-optical-infrared
EO-IR CM	electro-optical-infrared countermeasure
EOB	electromagnetic order of battle; electronic order of battle; enemy order of battle
EOC	early operational capability; emergency operating center; emergency operations center
EOCA	explosive ordnance clearance agent
EODMU-1	explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit one
EOI	electro-optic(al) imagery
EOL	end of link
EOM	end of message
EOP	emergency operating procedures
EOW	engineering orderwire
EP	electronic protection; emergency preparedness; emergency procedures; excess property; execution planning
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency; evasion plan of action
EPBX	electronic private branch exchange
EPC	Emergency Procurement Committee
EPF	enhanced palletized load system (PLS) flatrack
EPH	emergency planning handbook
EPIC	El Paso Intelligence Center
EPIRB	emergency position-indicating radio beacon
EPLO	emergency preparedness liaison officer
EPROM	erasable programmable read-only memory
EPU	expeditionary port unit
EPW	enemy prisoner of war
EPW/CI	enemy prisoner of war/civilian internee
ERC	emergency relief coordinator; exercise related construction
ERDC	Engineer Research and Development Center
ERG	Emergency Response Guidebook
ERGM	extended range guided munitions
ERO	engine running on or offload
ERPSS	En Route Patient Staging System
ERRO	Emergency Response and Recovery Office
ERSD	estimated return to service date
ERT	emergency response team (FEMA); engineer reconnaissance team
ERT-A	emergency response team – advance element
ERU	emergency response unit
ERW	explosive remnants of war
ES	electronic warfare support; executive secretariat
ESAC	Electromagnetic-Space Analysis Center (NSA)
ESB	engineer support battalion
ESC	Electronics Systems Center; expeditionary sustainment command
ESF	Economic Support Fund; emergency support function
ESG	executive steering group; expeditionary strike group
ESGN	electrically suspended gyro navigation
ESI	extremely sensitive information
ESK	electronic staff weather officer kit
ESM	expeditionary site mapping
ESO	embarkation staff officer; environmental science officer; Expeditionary Support Organization (DFAS)
ESOC	Emergency Supply Operations Center
ESOH	environmental, safety, and occupational health
ESORTS	Enhanced Status of Resources and Training System
ESP	engineer support plan
ESR	external supported recovery
EST	embarked security team; emergency service team; emergency support team (FEMA); en route support team
ET	electronics technician
ETA	estimated time of arrival
ETAC	emergency tactical air control
ETD	estimated time of departure
ETF	electronic target folder
ETI	estimated time of intercept
ETIC	estimated time for completion; estimated time in commission
ETM	electronic transmission; essential tasks matrix
ETO	Emergency Transportation Operations (DOT)
ETPL	endorsed TEMPEST products list
ETR	export traffic release
ETS	European telephone system
ETSS	extended training service specialist
ETX	end of text
EU	European Union
EUB	essential user bypass
EURV	essential user rekeying variable
EUSA	Eighth US Army
EUSC	effective United States control; effective United States controlled
EUSCS	effective United States-controlled ships
EVC	evasion chart
EVE	equal value exchange
EW	early warning; electronic warfare
EW/GCI	early warning/ground-controlled intercept
EWC	electronic warfare cell; electronic warfare coordinator
EWCA	electronic warfare control authority
EWCC	electronic warfare coordination cell
EWCS	electronic warfare control ship
EWD	Electronic Warfare Directorate (USSTRATCOM)
EWE	electronic warfare element
EWG	electronic warfare group
EWIR	electronic warfare integrated reprogramming
EWO	electronic warfare officer
EXCIMS	Executive Council for Modeling and Simulations
ExCom	executive committee
EXDIR	Executive Director (CIA)
EXDIR/ICA	Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs (USG)
EXECSEC	executive secretary
EXER	exercise
EXORD	execute order
EXPLAN	exercise plan
EZ	exchange zone
EZCO	extraction zone control officer
EZM	engagement zone manager
F	Fahrenheit; flare patterns; flash
F&ES	fire and emergency services
F/AD	force/activity designator
F/V	fishing vessel
F2T2EA	find, fix, track, target, engage, and assess
F3EAD	find, fix, finish, exploit, analyze, and disseminate
FA	feasibility assessment; field artillery
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration (DOT); Foreign Assistance Act
FAAO	Federal Aviation Administration order
FAAR	facilitated after-action review
FAC	forward air controller
FAC(A)	forward air controller (airborne)
FACE	forward aviation combat engineering
FACSFAC	fleet area control and surveillance facility
FACT	field advance civilian team; field assessment and coordination team
FAD	feasible arrival date
FAE	fuel air explosive
FAH	foreign affairs handbook
FALD	Field Administration and Logistics Division
FALOP	Forward Area Limited Observing Program
FAM	functional area manager
FAMP	forward area minefield planning
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization (UN); foreign area officer
FAPES	Force Augmentation Planning and Execution System
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Aviation Regulation; formal assessment report
FARC	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARP	forward arming and refueling point
FAS	Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA); frequency assignment subcommittee; fueling at sea; functional account symbol
FASCAM	family of scatterable mines
FAST	field assessment surveillance team; fleet antiterrorism security team
FAX	facsimile
FB	forward boundary
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ)
FBIS	Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FBO	faith-based organization
FC	field circular; final coordination; fires cell (Army); floating causeway; floating craft; force commander
FCA	Foreign Claims Act; functional configuration audit
FCC	Federal Communications Commission; Federal coordinating center; functional combatant commander
FCE	forward command element
FCG	foreign clearance guide
FCM	foreign consequence management
FCO	federal coordinating officer
FCP	fire control party
FCT	firepower control team
FD	first draft; from temporary duty
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FDBM	functional database manager
FDC	fire direction center
FDESC	force description
FDL	fast deployment logistics
FDLP	flight deck landing practice
FDM	frequency division multiplexing
FDO	fire direction officer; flexible deterrent option; flight deck officer; foreign disclosure officer
FDP	forward distribution point
FDPMU	forward-deployable preventive medicine unit
FDR	foreign disaster relief
FDR/FA	flight data recorder/fault analyzer
FDS	fault detection system
FDSL	fixed directory subscriber list
FDSS	fault detection subsystem
FDSSS	flight deck status and signaling system
FDT	forward distribution team
FDUL	fixed directory unit list
FDX	full duplex
FE	facilities engineering
FEA	front-end analysis
FEBA	forward edge of the battle area
FEC	facilities engineering command; forward error correction
FECC	fires and effects coordination cell
FED-STD	federal standard
FEI	forensic-enabled intelligence
FEK	frequency exchange keying
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS)
FEP	fleet satellite (FLTSAT) extremely high frequency (EHF) package; foreign excess property
FEPP	federal excess personal property; foreign excess personal property
FES	fire emergency services
FEST	foreign emergency support team; forward engineer support team
FET	facility engineer team
FEU	forty-foot equivalent unit
FEZ	fighter engagement zone
FF	navy fast frigate
Ff	fatigue correction factor
FFA	free-fire area
FFC	force fires coordinator
FFCC	flight ferry control center; force fires coordination center (USMC)
FFD	foundation feature data
FFE	field force engineering; flame field expedients
FFG	guided missile frigate
FFH	fast frequency hopping
FFH-net	fast-frequency-hopping net
FFHT-net	fast-frequency-hopping training net
FFIR	friendly force information requirement
FFP	Food for Peace; fresh frozen plasma; Office of Food for Peace (DOS)
FFT	friendly force tracking
FFTU	forward freight terminal unit
FG	fighter group
FGMDSS	Future Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
FGS	final governing standard; Force Generation Service (UN)
FH	fleet hospital
FHA	Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance; foreign humanitarian assistance
FHC	family help center
FHP	force health protection
FHWA	Federal Highway Administration (DOT)
FI	foreign intelligence
FIA	functional interoperability architecture
FIC	force indicator code
FID	foreign internal defense
FIDAF	foreign internal defense augmentation force
FIE	foreign intelligence entity
FIFO	first-in-first-out
FinCEN	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FIR	first-impressions report; flight information region
FIRCAP	foreign intelligence requirements capabilities and priorities
FIS	flight information service; Foreign Intelligence Service
FISC	fleet and industrial supply center
FISINT	foreign instrumentation signals intelligence
FISS	foreign intelligence and security services
FIST	fire support team; fleet imagery support terminal; fleet intelligence support team
FIWC	fleet information warfare center
FIXe	navigational fix error
FLAR	forward-looking airborne radar
FLC	fleet logistics center
FLENUMMETOCCEN	Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FLENUMMETOCDET	Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Detachment
FLETC	Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS)
FLIP	flight information publication; flight instruction procedures
FLIR	forward-looking infrared
FLITE	federal legal information through electronics
FLO/FLO	float-on/float-off
FLOLS	fresnel lens optical landing system
FLOT	forward line of own troops
FLP	force level planning
FLS	forward logistic site
FLSG	force logistic support group
FLTCYBERCOM	Fleet Cyber Command (Navy)
FLTSAT	fleet satellite
FLTSATCOM	fleet satellite communications
FM	field manual (Army); financial management; flare multiunit; force module; frequency management; frequency modulation; functional manager
FM/A	functional manager for analysis
FMA-net	frequency management A-net
FMAS	foreign media analysis subsystem
FMAT	financial management augmentation team
FMC	force movement characteristics; full mission-capable
FMCH	fleet multichannel
FMCR	Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
FMF	Fleet Marine Force; foreign military financing
FMFP	foreign military financing program
FMI	field manual-interim
FMID	force module identifier
FMO	frequency management office; functional manager office
FMP	foreign materiel program
FMS	force module subsystem; foreign military sales
FMSC	frequency management sub-committee
FMSCA	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMT-net	frequency management training net
FMV	full motion video
FN	foreign nation
FNMOC	Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FNMOD	Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Detachment
FNOC	Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Command
FNS	foreign nation support
FO	fiber optic; flash override; forward observer
FOB	forward operating base
FOC	full operational capability; future operations cell
FOD	field operations division; foreign object damage
FOFW	fiber optic field wire
FOG	Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response
FOI	fault detection isolation
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FOIU	fiber optic interface unit
FOL	fiber optic link
FON	freedom of navigation (operations)
FORCE	fuels operational readiness capability equipment (Air Force)
FORMICA	foreign military intelligence collection activities
FORSCOM	United States Army Forces Command
FORSTAT	force status and identity report
FOS	full operational status
FOT	follow-on operational test
FOUO	for official use only
FP	force protection; frequency panel
FPA	foreign policy advisor
FPC	final planning conference; future plans cell
FPCON	force protection condition
FPD	force protection detachment; foreign post differential
FPF	final protective fire
FPM	Federal personnel manual
FPO	fleet post office
FPOC	focal point operations center
FPS	Federal Protective Service; force protection source
FPTAS	flight path threat analysis simulation
FPTS	forward propagation by tropospheric scatter
FPWG	force protection working group
FR	final report; frequency response
FRA	Federal Railroad Administration (DOT)
FRAG	fragmentation code
FRAGORD	fragmentary order
FRC	federal resource coordinator; forward resuscitative care
FRD	formerly restricted data
FREQ	frequency
FRERP	Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
FRF	fragment retention film
FRMAC	Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (DOE)
FRN	force requirement number
FRO	flexible response option
FROG	free rocket over ground
FRP	Federal response plan (USG)
FRRS	frequency resource record system
FRTP	fleet response training plan
FS	fighter squadron; file separator; file server; flare single-unit
fs	search radius safety factor
FSA	fire support area
FSB	fire support base; forward staging base; forward support base; forward support battalion
FSC	fire support cell; fire support coordinator (USMC)
FSCC	fire support coordination center (USMC)
FSCL	fire support coordination line
FSCM	fire support coordination measure
FSCOORD	fire support coordinator (Army)
FSE	fire support element
FSEM	fire support execution matrix
FSF	foreign security forces
FSI	Foreign Service Institute
FSK	frequency shift key
FSN	foreign service national
FSO	fire support officer; flight safety officer; foreign service officer
FSP	functional support plan
FSR	field service representative
FSRT	fatality search and recovery team
FSS	fast sealift ship; fire support station; flight service station
FSSG	force service support group (USMC)
FSST	forward space support to theater
FST	fleet surgical team
FSU	former Soviet Union; forward support unit
FSW	feet of seawater
ft	feet; foot
ft3	cubic feet
FTC	Federal Trade Commission
FTCA	Foreign Tort Claims Act
FTN	force tracking number
FTP	file transfer protocol
FTRG	fleet tactical readiness group
FTS	Federal Telecommunications System; Federal telephone service; file transfer service
FTU	field training unit; freight terminal unit
FUAC	functional area code
FUNCPLAN	functional plan
Fv	aircraft speed correction factor
FVT	Force Validation Tool
FW	fighter wing; fixed-wing; weather correction factor
FWA	fraud, waste, and abuse
FWC	fleet weather center
FWD	forward
FWDA	friendly weapon danger area
FWF	former warring factions
FY	fiscal year
FYDP	Future Years Defense Program
G-1	Army or Marine Corps component manpower or personnel staff officer (Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or higher staff)
G-2	Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence; Army or Marine Corps component intelligence staff officer (Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or higher staff)
G-2X	Army counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element
G-3	Army or Marine Corps component operations staff officer (Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or higher staff); assistant chief of staff, operations
G-4	Army or Marine Corps component logistics staff officer (Army division or higher staff, Marine Corps brigade or higher staff); Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics
G-5	assistant chief of staff, plans
G-6	Army or Marine Corps component command, control, communications, and computer systems staff officer; assistant chief of staff for communications; signal staff officer (Army)
G-7	Army component information operations staff officer; assistant chief of staff, information engagement, information operations staff officer (ARFOR)
G/A	ground to air
G/VLLD	ground/vehicle laser locator designator
GA	geospatial analyst; Tabun, a nerve agent
GAA	general agency agreement; geospatial intelligence assessment activity
GAFS	General Accounting and Finance System
GAMSS	Global Air Mobility Support System
GAO	General Accounting Office; Government Accountability Office
GAR	gateway access request
GARS	Global Area Reference System
GAT	governmental assistance team
GATB	guidance, apportionment, and targeting board
GATES	Global Air Transportation Execution System
GB	group buffer; Sarin, a nerve agent
GBI	ground-based interceptor
GBL	government bill of lading
GBMD	global ballistic missile defense
GBR	ground-based radar
GBS	Global Broadcast Service; Global Broadcast System
GBU	guided bomb unit
GC	general counsel; Geneva Convention; Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
GC3A	global command, control, and communications assessment
GC4A	global command, control, communications, and computer assessment
GCA	ground controlled approach
GCC	geographic combatant commander; global contingency construction
GCCC	global contingency construction contract
GCCMAC	Global Contingency Construction Multiple Award Contract (Navy)
GCCS	Global Command and Control System
GCCS-A	Global Command and Control System-Army
GCCS-I3	Global Command and Control System Integrated Imagery and Intelligence
GCCS-J	Global Command and Control System-Joint
GCCS-M	Global Command and Control System-Maritime
GCE	ground combat element (USMC)
GCI	ground control intercept
GCM	global container manager; Global Information Grid (GIG) Content Management
GCP	global campaign plan; ground commander’s pointer
GCRI	general collective routing indicator (RI)
GCS	ground control station
GCSC	global contingency service contract
GCSMAC	Global Contingency Services Multiple Award Contract (Navy)
GCSS	Global Combat Support System
GCSS-J	Global Combat Support System-Joint
GCTN	global combating terrorism network
GD	Soman, a nerve agent
GDF	gridded data field; Guidance for Development of the Force
GDIP	General Defense Intelligence Program
GDIPP	General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program
GDP	General Defense Plan (SACEUR); gross domestic product
GDSS	Global Decision Support System
GE	general engineering
GEF	Guidance for Employment of the Force
GEM	Global Information Grid (GIG) Enterprise Management
GENADMIN	general admin (message)
GENSER	general service (message)
GENTEXT	general text
GEO	geosynchronous Earth orbit
GEOCODE	geographic code
GEOFILE	geolocation code file; standard specified geographic location file
GEOINT	geospatial intelligence
GEOLOC	geographic location; geographic location code
GEOREF	geographic reference; world geographic reference system
GETS	geospatial enterprise tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination service
GF	a nerve agent
GFE	government-furnished equipment
GFI	government-furnished information
GFM	global force management; global freight management; government-furnished material
GFMAP	Global Force Management Allocation Plan
GFMB	Global Force Management Board
GFMIG	Global Force Management Implementation Guidance
GFMPL	Graphics Fleet Mission Program Library
GFOAR	global family of operation plans assessment report
GFP	government-furnished property
GFS	global fleet station; government-furnished support
GFU	group framing unit
GHz	gigahertz
GI	geomatics and imagery
GI&S	geospatial information and services
GIAC	graphic input aggregate control
GIANT	Global Positioning System Interference and Navigation Tool
GIBCO	geospatial intelligence base for contingency operations
GIC	international loading gauge
GIE	global information environment
GIG	Global Information Grid
GIMS	Geospatial Intelligence Information Management Services
GIO	Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (New Zealand)
GIP	gridded installation photograph
GIS	geographic information system; geospatial information systems
GL	government-leased
GLCM	ground-launched cruise missile
GLINT	gated laser intensifier
GLO	ground liaison officer
GLOC	ground line of communications
GLTD	ground laser target designator
GM	group modem
GMD	global missile defense; ground-based midcourse defense; group mux and/or demux
GMDSS	Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMF	ground mobile force
GMFP	global military force policy
GMI	general military intelligence
GMLRS	Global Positioning System Multiple Launch Rocket System
GMP	global maritime partnership
GMR	graduated mobilization response; ground mobile radar
GMRS	global mobility readiness squadron
GMS	global mobility squadron
GMSC	Global Mission Support Center (USSOCOM)
GMTI	ground moving target indicator
GNA	Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Assurance
GNC	Global Network Operations Center
GNCC	global network operations (NETOPS) control center
GND	Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Defense
GNSC	global network operations (NETOPS) support center
GNSS	global navigation satellite system
GO	government-owned
GOCO	government-owned, contractor-operated
GOES	geostationary operational environmental satellite
GOGO	government-owned, government-operated
GOS	grade of service
GOSG	general officer steering group
GOTS	government off-the-shelf
GP	general purpose; group
GPC	geospatial planning cell; government purchase card
GPD	gallons per day
GPE	geospatial intelligence preparation of the environment
GPEE	general purpose encryption equipment
GPL	Geospatial Product Library
GPM	gallons per minute; global pallet manager
GPMDM	group modem
GPMIC	Global Patient Movement Integration Center
GPMJAB	Global Patient Movement Joint Advisory Board
GPMRC	Global Patient Movement Requirements Center
GPS	Global Positioning System
GPSOC	Global Positioning System Operations Center
GPW	Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
GR	graduated response
GRASP	general retrieval and sort processor
GRCA	ground reference coverage area
GRG	gridded reference graphic
GRL	global reach laydown
GRREG	graves registration
GS	general service; general support; group separator
GS-R	general support-reinforcing
GSA	General Services Administration
GSE	ground support equipment
GSI	glide slope indicator
GSM	ground station module
GSO	general services officer
GSORTS	Global Status of Resources and Training System
GSR	general support-reinforcing; ground surveillance radar
GSSA	general supply support area
GSSC	global satellite communications (SATCOM) support center
GST	geospatial support team
gt	gross ton
GTA	graphic training aid
GTAS	ground-to-air signals
GTL	gun-target line
GTM	global transportation management
GUARD	US National Guard and Air Guard
GUARDS	General Unified Ammunition Reporting Data System
GWC	global weather central
GWEN	Ground Wave Emergency Network
GWOT	global war on terrorism
GWS	Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
GWS Sea	Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea
H&I	harassing and interdicting
H&S	headquarters and service
HA	holding area; humanitarian assistance
HAARS	high-altitude airdrop resupply system
HAC	helicopter aircraft commander; human intelligence analysis cell
HACC	humanitarian assistance coordination center
HAHO	high-altitude high-opening parachute technique
HAP	humanitarian assistance program
HAP-EP	humanitarian assistance program-excess property
HARC	human intelligence analysis and reporting cell
HARM	high-speed antiradiation missile
HARP	high altitude release point
HAST	humanitarian assistance survey team
HATR	hazardous air traffic report
HAZ	hazardous cargo
HAZMAT	hazardous materials
HB	heavy boat
HBCT	heavy brigade combat team
HC	Directorate for Human Capital (DIA)
HCA	head of contracting activity; humanitarian and civic assistance
HCAS	hostile casualty
HCL	hydrochloride
HCO	helicopter control officer
HCP	hardcopy printer
HCS	helicopter combat support (Navy); helicopter coordination section
HCT	human intelligence (HUMINT) collection team
HD	a mustard agent; harbor defense; harmonic distortion; homeland defense
HDC	harbor defense commander
HDCU	harbor defense command unit
HDM	humanitarian demining
HDO	humanitarian demining operations
HDPLX	half duplex
HDR	humanitarian daily ration
HDTC	Humanitarian Demining Training Center
HE	heavy equipment; high explosives
HEAT	helicopter external air transport; high explosive antitank
HEC	helicopter element coordinator
HEFOE	hydraulic electrical fuel oxygen engine
HEI	high explosives incendiary
HEL-H	heavy helicopter
HEL-L	light helicopter
HEL-M	medium helicopter
HELO	helicopter
HEMP	high-altitude electromagnetic pulse
HEMTT	heavy expanded mobile tactical truck
HEO	highly elliptical orbit
HEPA	high efficiency particulate air
HERF	hazards of electromagnetic radiation to fuels
HERO	electromagnetic radiation hazards; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
HERP	hazards of electromagnetic radiation to personnel
HET	heavy equipment transporter; human intelligence exploitation team
HEWSweb	Humanitarian Early Warning Service
HF	high frequency
HFA	human factors analysis
HFDF	high-frequency direction finding
HFP	hostile fire pay
HFRB	high frequency regional broadcast
HH	homing pattern
HHC	headquarters and headquarters company
HHD	headquarters and headquarters detachment
HHQ	higher headquarters
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HIC	humanitarian information center
HICAP	high-capacity firefighting foam station
HIDACZ	high-density airspace control zone
HIDTA	high-intensity drug trafficking area
HIFR	helicopter in-flight refueling
HIMAD	high-to-medium-altitude air defense
HIMARS	High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HIMEZ	high-altitude missile engagement zone
HIRSS	hover infrared suppressor subsystem
HIRTA	high intensity radio transmission area
HIU	humanitarian information unit (DOS)
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HJ	crypto key change
HLPS	heavy-lift pre-position ship
HM	hazardous material
HMA	humanitarian mine action
HMH	Marine heavy helicopter squadron
HMIRS	Hazardous Material Information Resource System
HMIS	Hazardous Material Information System
HMLA	Marine light/attack helicopter squadron
HMM	Marine medium helicopter squadron
HMMWV	high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HMOD	harbormaster operations detachment
HMW	health, morale, and welfare
HN	host nation
HNC	host-nation coordination
HNCC	host nation coordination center
HNS	host-nation support
HNSCC	host-nation support coordination cell
HNSF	host-nation security forces
HOB	height of burst
HOC	human intelligence operations cell; humanitarian operations center
HOCC	humanitarian operations coordination center
HOD	head of delegation
HOGE	hover out of ground effect
HOIS	hostile intelligence service
HOM	head of mission
HOSTAC	helicopter operations from ships other than aircraft carriers (USN publication)
HPA	high power amplifier
HPM	high-power microwave
HPMSK	high priority mission support kit
HPT	high-payoff target
HQ	HAVE QUICK; headquarters
HQCOMDT	headquarters commandant
HQDA	Headquarters, Department of the Army
HQFM-net	HAVE QUICK frequency modulation net
HQFMT-net	HAVE QUICK frequency modulation training net
HQMC	Headquarters, Marine Corps
HR	helicopter request; hostage rescue
HRB	high-risk billet
HRC	high-risk-of-capture; Human Resources Command
HRF	homeland response force
HRJTF	humanitarian relief joint task force
HRO	humanitarian relief organizations
HRP	high-risk personnel; human remains pouch
HRS	horizon reference system
HRT	health response team; hostage rescue team
HS	health services; helicopter antisubmarine (Navy); homeland security; homing single-unit
HSAC	Homeland Security Advisory Council
HSAS	Homeland Security Advisory System
HSB	high speed boat
HSC	helicopter sea combat (Navy); Homeland Security Council
HSC/PC	Homeland Security Council Principals Committee
HSC/PCC	Homeland Security Council Policy Coordination Committee
HSCDM	high speed cable driver modem
HSD	health service delivery; human intelligence support detachment
HSE	headquarters support element; human intelligence support element (DIA)
HSEP	hospital surgical expansion package (USAF)
HSI	hyperspectral imagery; Office of Homeland Security Investigations (DHS)
HSIN	Homeland Security Information Network (DHS)
HSIP	Homeland Security Infrastructure Program
HSM	humanitarian service medal
HSPD	homeland security Presidential directive
HSPR	high speed pulse restorer
HSS	health service support
HSSDB	high speed serial data buffer
HST	helicopter support team
HSV	high-speed vessel
HT	hatch team
HTERRCAS	hostile terrorist casualty
HTG	hard target graphic
HTH	high test hypochlorite
HU	hospital unit
HUD	head-up display
HUMINT	human intelligence
HUMRO	humanitarian relief operation
HUMRO OCP	humanitarian relief operation operational capability package
HUS	hardened unique storage
HVA	high-value asset
HVAA	high value airborne asset
HVAC	heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
HVCDS	high-velocity container delivery system
HVI	high-value individual
HVT	high-value target
HW	hazardous waste
HWM	high water mark
HYE	high-yield explosives
Hz	hertz
I	immediate; individual
I&A	Office of Intelligence and Analysis (DHS)
I/B	inboard
I/O	input/output
I/R	internment/resettlement
I/R BN	internment/resettlement battalion
I/T	interpreter and translator
I2	identity intelligence
I2WD	Intelligence and Information Warfare Division (Army)
IA	imagery analyst; implementing arrangement; individual augmentee; information assurance
IAA	incident area assessment; incident awareness and assessment
IAC	Interagency Advisory Council
IACG	interagency coordination group
IADB	Inter-American Defense Board
IADS	integrated air defense system
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)
IAF	initial approach fix
IAIP	Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
IAM	inertially aided munition
IAMD	integrated air and missile defense
IAMSAR	International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue manual
IAP	incident action plan; international airport
IAPP	Interagency Partnership Program
IAR	interoperability assessment report
IAS	International Assistance System
IASC	Inter-Agency Standing Committee (UN); interim acting service chief
IATA	International Air Transport Association
IATACS	Improved Army Tactical Communications System
IATO	interim authority to operate
IAVM	information assurance vulnerability management
IAW	in accordance with
IBB	International Broadcasting Bureau
IBCT	infantry brigade combat team
IBES	intelligence budget estimate submission
IBET	integrated border enforcement team
IBM	International Business Machines
IBS	Integrated Booking System; integrated broadcast service; Integrated Broadcast System
IBS-I	Integrated Broadcast Service-Interactive
IBS-S	Integrated Broadcast Service-Simplex
IBU	inshore boat unit
IC	incident commander; intelligence community; intercept
IC/EXCOM	Intelligence Community Executive Committee
IC3	integrated command, control, and communications
ICAD	individual concern and deficiency
ICAF	Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAT	interagency conflict assessment team
ICBM	intercontinental ballistic missile
ICC	information confidence convention; information coordination center; Intelligence Coordination Center (USCG); International Criminal Court; Interstate Commerce Commission
ICD	international classifications of diseases; International Cooperation and Development Program (USDA)
ICDC	Intelligence Community Deputies Committee
ICDS	improved container delivery system
ICE	Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICEDEFOR	Iceland Defense Forces
ICEPP	Incident Communications Emergency Policy and Procedures
ICG	interagency core group
ICIS	integrated consumable item support
ICITAP	International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ)
ICM	image city map; improved conventional munitions; integrated collection management
ICN	idle channel noise; interface control net
ICNIA	integrated communications, navigation, and identification avionics
ICOD	intelligence cutoff data
ICODES	integrated computerized deployment system
ICON	imagery communications and operations node; intermediate coordination node
ICP	intertheater communications security package; interface change proposal; inventory control point
ICPC	Intelligence Community Principals Committee
ICR	Intelligence Collection Requirements
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRI	interswitch collective routing indicator
ICS	incident command system; internal communications system; inter-Service chaplain support
ICSAR	interagency committee on search and rescue
ICSF	integrated command communications system framework
ICT	information and communications technology
ICU	intensive care unit; interface control unit
ICVA	International Council of Voluntary Agencies
ICW	in coordination with
ID	identification; identifier; initiating directive
ID/IQ	indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
IDAD	internal defense and development
IDB	integrated database
IDCA	International Development Cooperation Agency
IDDF	intermediate data distribution facility
IDEAS	Intelligence Data Elements Authorized Standards
IDEX	imagery data exploitation system
IDF	intermediate distribution frame
IDL	integrated distribution lane
IDM	improved data modem; information dissemination management
IDNDR	International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN)
IDO	installation deployment officer
IDP	imagery derived product; imminent danger pay; internally displaced person
IDRA	infectious disease risk assessment
IDS	individual deployment site; integrated deployment system; interface design standards; intrusion detection system
IDSRS	Integrated Defense Source Registration System
IDSS	interoperability decision support system
IDT	inactive duty training
IDZ	inner defense zone
IEB	intelligence exploitation base
IED	improvised explosive device
IEDD	improvised explosive device defeat
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEL	illustrative evaluation scenario
IEM	installation emergency management
IEMATS	improved emergency message automatic transmission system
IER	information exchange requirement
IES	imagery exploitation system
IESS	imagery exploitation support system
IEW	intelligence and electronic warfare
IF	intermediate frequency
IFC	intelligence fusion center
IFCS	improved fire control system
IFF	identification, friend or foe
IFF/SIF	identification, friend or foe/selective identification feature
IFFN	identification, friend, foe, or neutral
IFO	integrated financial operations
IFP	integrated force package
IFR	instrument flight rules
IFRC	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IFSAR	interferometric synthetic aperture radar
IG	inspector general
IGC	Integrated Data Environment/Global Transportation Network Convergence
IGL	intelligence gain/loss
IGO	intergovernmental organization
IGSM	interim ground station module (JSTARS)
IHADSS	integrated helmet and display sight system (Army)
IHC	international humanitarian community
IHO	industrial hygiene officer
IHS	international health specialist
IIB	interagency information bureau
IICL	Institute of International Container Lessons
IICT	Interagency Intelligence Committee on Counterterrorism
IIM	intelligence information management
IIP	Bureau of International Information Programs (DOS); interagency implementation plan; international information program; interoperability improvement program
IIR	imagery interpretation report; imagery infared; intelligence information report
IJC3S	initial joint command, control, and communications system; Integrated Joint Command, Control, and Communications System
IL	intermediate location
ILAB	Bureau of International Labor Affairs (DOL)
ILO	in lieu of; International Labor Organization (UN)
ILOC	integrated line of communications
ILS	integrated logistic support
IM	information management; intermediate module
IMA	individual mobilization augmentee
IMAAC	Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center
IMC	instrument meteorological conditions; International Medical Corps
IMDC	isolated, missing, detained, or captured
IMDG	international maritime dangerous goods (UN)
IMET	international military education and training
IMETS	Integrated Meteorological System
IMF	International Monetary Fund (UN)
IMI	international military information
IMINT	imagery intelligence
IMIT	international military information team
IMLTU	intermatrix line termination unit
IMM	integrated materiel management; intelligence mission management
IMMDELREQ	immediate delivery required
IMO	information management officer; International Maritime Organization
IMOSAR	International Maritime Organization (IMO) search and rescue manual
IMOSS	interim mobile oceanographic support system
IMP	implementation; information management plan; inventory management plan
IMPP	integrated mission planning process
IMPT	incident management planning team; integrated mission planning team
IMRL	individual material requirements list
IMS	information management system; interagency management system; Interagency Management System for Reconstruction and Stabilization; international military staff; international military standardization
IMSP	information management support plan
IMSU	installation medical support unit
IMTF	integrated mission task force
IMU	inertial measuring unit; intermatrix unit
IN	Air Force component intelligence officer (staff); impulse noise; instructor
INCERFA	uncertainty phase (ICAO)
INCNR	increment number
INCSEA	incidents at sea
IND	improvised nuclear device
INDRAC	Interagency Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Database of Responsibilities, Authorities, and Capabilities
INF	infantry
INFOCON	information operations condition
INID	intercept network in dialing
INJILL	injured or ill
INL	Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (DOS)
INLS	improved Navy lighterage system
INM	international narcotics matters
INMARSAT	international maritime satellite
INR	Bureau of Intelligence and Research (DOS)
INREQ	information request
INRP	Initial National Response Plan
INS	Immigration and Naturalization Service; inertial navigation system; insert code
INSARAG	International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
INSCOM	United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
INTAC	individual terrorism awareness course
INTACS	integrated tactical communications system
INTELSAT	International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
INTELSITSUM	intelligence situation summary
InterAction	American Council for Voluntary International Action
INTERCO	International Code of Signals
INTERPOL	International Criminal Police Organization
INTERPOL-USNCB	International Criminal Police Organization United States National Central Bureau (DOJ)
INTREP	intelligence report
INU	inertial navigation unit; integration unit
INV	invalid
INVOL	involuntary
IO	information objectives; information operations; intelligence oversight
IO force	information operations force
IOB	intelligence oversight board
IOC	Industrial Operations Command; initial operational capability; intelligence operations center; investigations operations center
IOCB	information operations coordination board
IOI	injured other than hostilities or illness
IOII	information operations intelligence integration
IOM	installation, operation, and maintenance; International Organization for Migration
IOP	interface operating procedure
IOSS	Interagency Operations Security Support Staff
IOT	information operations team
IOU	input/output unit
IOW	information operations wing
IOWG	information operations working group
IP	initial point; initial position; instructor pilot; intelligence planning; internet protocol
IPA	intelligence production agency
IPB	intelligence preparation of the battlespace
IPBD	intelligence program budget decision
IPC	initial planning conference; integration planning cell; interagency planning cell; interagency policy committee
IPDM	intelligence program decision memorandum
IPDP	inland petroleum distribution plan
IPDS	imagery processing and dissemination system; inland petroleum distribution system (Army)
IPE	individual protective equipment; industrial plant equipment
IPG	isolated personnel guidance
IPI	indigenous populations and institutions
IPL	imagery product library; integrated priority list
IPO	International Program Office
IPOE	intelligence preparation of the operational environment
IPOM	intelligence program objective memorandum
IPP	impact point prediction; industrial preparedness program
IPR	in-progress review; intelligence production requirement
IPR F	plan approval in-progress review
IPRG	intelligence program review group
IPS	illustrative planning scenario; Integrated Planning System (DHS); Interim Polar System; interoperability planning system
IPSG	intelligence program support group
IPSP	intelligence priorities for strategic planning
IPT	integrated planning team; integrated process team; Integrated Product Team; intelligence planning team
IR	incident report; information rate; information requirement; infrared; intelligence requirement
IR pointer	infrared pointer
IRA	Provisional Irish Republican Army
IRAC	Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (DOC)
IRBM	intermediate-range ballistic missile
IRC	information-related capability; International Red Cross; International Rescue Committee; internet relay chat
IRCCM	infrared counter countermeasures
IRCM	infrared countermeasures
IRDS	infrared detection set
IRF	Immediate Reaction Forces (NATO); incident response force
IRINT	infrared intelligence
IRISA	Intelligence Report Index Summary File
IRO	international relief organization
IRR	Individual Ready Reserve; integrated readiness report
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IRSCC	interagency remote sensing coordination cell
IRST	infrared search and track
IRSTS	infrared search and track sensor; Infrared Search and Track System
IRT	Initial Response Team
IRTPA	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
IS	information superiority; information system; interswitch
ISA	individual Service augmentee; international standardization agreement; inter-Service agreement
ISAC	information sharing and analysis center
ISAF	International Security Assistance Force
ISB	intermediate staging base
ISDB	integrated satellite communications (SATCOM) database
ISDDC	Integrated Mission Support for Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
ISE	Information Sharing Environment; intelligence support element
ISG	information synchronization group; isolated soldier guidance
ISI2R	identify, separate, isolate, influence, and reintegrate
ISMCS	international station meteorological climatic summary
ISMMP	integrated continental United States (CONUS) medical mobilization plan
ISN	Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (DOS); internment serial number
ISO	International Organization for Standardization; isolation
ISOO	Information Security Oversight Office
ISOPAK	International Organization for Standardization package
ISOPREP	isolated personnel report
ISP	internet service provider
ISR	intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
ISR WG	Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing
ISRD	intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance division
ISS	in-system select
ISSA	inter-Service support agreement
ISSG	Intelligence Senior Steering Group
ISSM	information system security manager
ISSO	information systems security organization
IST	integrated system test; interswitch trunk
ISU	internal airlift or helicopter slingable container unit
IT	information system technician; information technology
ITA	international telegraphic alphabet; International Trade Administration (DOC)
ITAC	intelligence and threat analysis center (Army)
ITALD	improved tactical air-launched decoy
ITAR	international traffic in arms regulation (coassembly)
ITF	intelligence task force (DIA)
ITG	infrared target graphic
ITL	intelligence task list
ITO	installation transportation officer
ITRO	inter-Service training organization
ITU	International Telecommunications Union
ITV	in-transit visibility
ITW/AA	integrated tactical warning and attack assessment
IUWG	inshore undersea warfare group
IV	intravenous
IVR	initial voice report
IVSN	Initial Voice Switched Network
IW	irregular warfare
IW-D	defensive information warfare
IWC	information operations warfare commander
IWG	intelligence working group; interagency working group
IWSC	Information Warfare Support Center
IWW	inland waterway
IWWS	inland waterway system
J-1	manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff; manpower and personnel staff section
J-2	intelligence directorate of a joint staff; intelligence staff section
J-2A	deputy directorate for administration of a joint staff
J-2E	joint force exploitation staff element
J-2J	deputy directorate for support of a joint staff
J-2M	deputy directorate for crisis management of a joint staff
J-2O	deputy directorate for crisis operations of a joint staff
J-2P	deputy directorate for assessment, doctrine, requirements, and capabilities of a joint staff
J-2T	Deputy Directorate for Targeting, Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate
J-2T	deputy directorate for targets of a joint staff
J-2T-1	joint staff target operations division
J-2T-2	Target Plans Division
J-2X	joint force counterintelligence and human intelligence staff element
J-3	operations directorate of a joint staff; operations staff section
J-31	Joint Force Coordinator (Joint Staff)
J-35	future operations cell
J-39 DDGO	Joint Staff, Deputy Director for Global Operations
J-4	logistics directorate of a joint staff; logistics staff section
J-5	plans directorate of a joint staff; plans staff section
J-6	communications system directorate of a joint staff; command, control, communications, and computer systems staff section
J-7	engineering staff section of a joint staff; Joint Staff Directorate for Joint Force Development; operational plans and interoperability directorate of a joint staff
J-7/JED	exercises and training directorate of a joint staff
J-8	Joint Staff Directorate for Force Structure, Resource, and Assessment; force structure, resource, and assessment directorate of a joint staff
J-9	civil-military operations directorate of a joint staff; civil-military operations staff section
J-A	judge advocate directorate of a joint staff
J2-CI	Joint Counterintelligence Office
JA	judge advocate
JA/ATT	joint airborne and air transportability training
JAARS	Joint After-Action Reporting System
JAAT	joint air attack team
JAC	joint analysis center
JACC	joint airspace control center
JACC/CP	joint airborne communications center/command post
JACCC	joint airlift coordination and control cell
JACCE	joint air component coordination element
JACS	joint automated communication-electronics operating instructions system
JADO	joint air defense operations
JADOC	Joint Air Defense Operations Center (NORAD)
JADOCS	Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System
JAFWIN	JWICS Air Force weather information network
JAG	judge advocate general
JAGIC	joint air-ground integration center
JAGMAN	Manual of the Judge Advocate General (US Navy)
JAI	joint administrative instruction; joint airdrop inspection
JAIC	joint air intelligence center
JAIEG	joint atomic information exchange group
JAMMS	Joint Asset Movement Management System
JAMPS	Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems (JINTACCS) automated message preparation system
JANAP	Joint Army, Navy, Air Force publication
JAO	joint air operations
JAOC	joint air operations center
JAOP	joint air operations plan
JAPO	joint area petroleum office
JAR	joint activity report
JARCC	joint air reconnaissance control center
JARN	joint air request net
JARS	joint automated readiness system
JASC	joint action steering committee
JASSM	joint air-to-surface standoff missile
JAT	joint acceptance test; joint assessment team
JAT Guide	Joint Antiterrorism Program Manager’s Guide
JATACS	joint advanced tactical cryptological support
JAWS	Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM)/air-to-surface weaponeering system
JBP	Joint Blood Program
JBPO	joint blood program office
JC2WC	joint command and control warfare center
JCA	jamming control authority; joint capability area
JCASO	Joint Contingency Acquisition Support Office (DLA)
JCASREP	joint casualty report
JCAT	joint crisis action team
JCC	joint collaboration cell; joint command center; joint contracting center; joint course catalog; joint cyberspace center
JCCA	joint combat capability assessment
JCCB	Joint Configuration Control Board
JCCC	joint combat camera center; joint communications control center
JCCP	joint casualty collection point
JCCSE	Joint Continental United States Communications Support Environment
JCE	Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture (JIVA) Collaborative Environment
JCEOI	joint communications-electronics operating instructions
JCET	joint combined exchange training; joint combined exercise for training
JCEWR	joint coordination of electronic warfare reprogramming
JCEWS	joint force commander’s electronic warfare staff
JCGRO	joint central graves registration office
JCIDO	Joint Combat Identification Office
JCIOC	joint counterintelligence operations center
JCISA	Joint Command Information Systems Activity
JCISB	Joint Counterintelligence Support Branch
JCIU	joint counterintelligence unit
JCLL	joint center for lessons learned
JCMA	joint communications security monitoring activity
JCMB	joint collection management board
JCMC	joint crisis management capability
JCMEB	joint civil-military engineer board
JCMEC	Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center (DIA)
JCMO	joint communications security management office
JCMOTF	joint civil-military operations task force
JCMPO	Joint Cruise Missile Project Office
JCMS	Joint Construction Management System
JCMT	joint collection management tools
JCN	joint communications network
JCRM	Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSAN	Joint Chiefs of Staff Alerting Network
JCSAR	joint combat search and rescue
JCSB	joint contracting support board
JCSC	joint communications satellite center
JCSE	joint communications support element; Joint Communications Support Element (USTRANSCOM)
JCSM	Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
JCSP	joint contracting support plan
JCSS	joint communications support squadron
JCTN	joint composite track network
JDA	joint duty assignment
JDAAP	Joint Doctrine Awareness Action Plan
JDAL	Joint Duty Assignment List
JDAM	Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDAMIS	Joint Duty Assignment Management Information System
JDAT	joint deployable analysis team
JDC	joint deployment community; Joint Doctrine Center
JDD	joint doctrine distribution
JDDC	joint doctrine development community
JDDE	joint deployment and distribution enterprise
JDDOC	joint deployment and distribution operations center
JDDT	joint doctrine development tool
JDEC	joint document exploitation center
JDEIS	Joint Doctrine, Education, and Training Electronic Information System
JDIG	Joint Drug Intelligence Group
JDIGS	Joint Digital Information Gathering System
JDISS	joint deployable intelligence support system
JDN	joint data network
JDNC	joint data network operations cell
JDNO	joint data network operations officer
JDOG	joint detention operations group
JDOMS	Joint Director of Military Support
JDPC	Joint Doctrine Planning Conference
JDPI	joint desired point of impact
JDPO	joint deployment process owner
JDSS	Joint Decision Support System
JDSSC	Joint Data Systems Support Center
JDTC	Joint Deployment Training Center
JE	joint experimentation
JEAP	Joint Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Analysis Program
JECC	Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (USTRANSCOM)
JECE	Joint Elimination Coordination Element
JECG	joint exercise control group
JECPO	Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office
JEDD	Joint Education and Doctrine Division
JEEP	joint emergency evacuation plan
JEFF	Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility (Army)
JEL	Joint Electronic Library
JEM	joint exercise manual
JEMB	joint environmental management board
JEMP	joint exercise management package
JEMSMO	joint electromagnetic spectrum management operations
JEMSO	joint electromagnetic spectrum operations
JENM	joint enterprise network manager
JEP	Joint Exercise Program
JEPES	Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System
JET	joint expeditionary team; Joint Operation Planning and Execution System editing tool
JEWC	Joint Electronic Warfare Center
JEWCS	Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (NATO)
JEZ	joint engagement zone
JFA	joint field activity
JFACC	joint force air component commander
JFAST	Joint Flow and Analysis System for Transportation
JFC	joint force commander
JFCC	joint functional component command
JFCC NW	Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare
JFCC-GS	Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike
JFCC-IMD	Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense
JFCC-ISR	Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (USSTRATCOM)
JFCC-Space	Joint Functional Component Command for Space (USSTRATCOM)
JFCH	joint force chaplain
JFE	joint fires element
JFHQ	joint force headquarters
JFHQ-NCR	Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region
JFHQ-State	joint force headquarters-state
JFIIT	Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team
JFIP	Japanese facilities improvement project
JFLCC	joint force land component commander
JFMC	joint fleet mail center
JFMCC	joint force maritime component commander
JFMO	joint frequency management office
JFO	joint field office; joint fires observer
JFP	joint force package (packaging); joint force provider; Joint Frequency Panel (MCEB)
JFRB	Joint Foreign Release Board
JFRG	joint force requirements generator
JFRG II	joint force requirements generator II
JFS	joint force surgeon
JFSOC	joint force special operations component
JFSOCC	joint force special operations component commander
JFTR	joint Federal travel regulations
JFUB	joint facilities utilization board
JGWE	joint global warning enterprise
JHMCS	joint helmet-mounted cueing system
JHSV	joint high-speed vessel
JI	joint inspection
JIA	joint individual augmentation; joint individual augmentee
JIACG	joint interagency coordination group
JIADS	joint integrated air defense system
JIATF	joint interagency task force
JIATF-E	joint interagency task force – East
JIATF-S	Joint Interagency Task Force-South
JIATF-W	Joint Interagency Task Force-West
JIC	joint information center
JICC	joint information coordination center; joint interface control cell
JICO	joint interface control officer
JICPAC	Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific
JICTRANS	Joint Intelligence Center for Transportation
JIDC	joint intelligence and debriefing center; joint interrogation and debriefing center
JIEDDO	Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
JIEE	Joint Information Exchange Environment
JIEO	joint interoperability engineering organization
JIEP	joint intelligence estimate for planning
JIES	joint interoperability evaluation system
JIG	joint interrogation group
JILE	joint intelligence liaison element
JIMB	joint information management board
JIMP	joint implementation master plan
JIMPP	joint industrial mobilization planning process
JIMS	joint information management system
JINTACCS	Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems
JIO	joint interrogation operations
JIOC	joint information operations center; joint intelligence operations center
JIOC-SOUTH	Joint Intelligence Operations Center, South
JIOC-TRANS	Joint Intelligence Operations Center – Transportation
JIOCPAC	Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Pacific
JIOP	joint interface operational procedures
JIOP-MTF	joint interface operating procedures-message text formats
JIOWC	Joint Information Operations Warfare Center
JIPC	joint imagery production complex
JIPCL	joint integrated prioritized collection list
JIPOE	joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment
JIPTL	joint integrated prioritized target list
JIS	joint information system
JISE	joint intelligence support element
JITC	joint interoperability test command
JITF-CT	Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism
JIVA	Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture
JIVU	Joint Intelligence Virtual University
JKDDC	Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability
JKnIFE	Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Knowledge and Information Fusion Exchange
JLCC	joint lighterage control center; joint logistics coordination center
JLE	joint logistics environment
JLEnt	joint logistics enterprise
JLLIS	Joint Lessons Learned Information System
JLLP	Joint Lessons Learned Program
JLNCHREP	joint launch report
JLOA	joint logistics over-the-shore operation area
JLOC	joint logistics operations center
JLOTS	joint logistics over-the-shore
JLRC	joint logistics readiness center
JLSB	joint line of communications security board
JLSE	joint legal support element
JM&S	joint modeling and simulation
JMAARS	joint model after-action review system
JMAC	Joint Mortuary Affairs Center (Army)
JMAG	Joint METOC Advisory Group
JMAO	joint mortuary affairs office; joint mortuary affairs officer
JMAR	joint medical asset repository
JMAS	joint manpower automation system
JMAT	joint medical analysis tool; joint mobility assistance team
JMB	joint meteorology and oceanography board
JMC	joint military command; joint movement center
JMCC	joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination cell
JMCG	joint movement control group
JMCIS	Joint Maritime Command Information System
JMCO	joint meteorological and oceanographic coordination organization
JMCOMS	joint maritime communications system
JMD	joint manning document
JMeDSAF	joint medical semi-automated forces
JMEEL	joint mission-essential equipment list
JMEM	Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual
JMET	joint mission-essential task
JMETL	joint mission-essential task list
JMIC	Joint Military Intelligence College; joint modular intermodal container
JMICS	Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System mobile integrated communications system
JMIE	joint maritime information element
JMIP	joint military intelligence program
JMISC	Joint Military Information Support Command
JMISTF	joint military information support task force
JMITC	Joint Military Intelligence Training Center
JMLO	joint medical logistics officer
JMMC	Joint Material Management Center
JMMT	joint military mail terminal
JMNA	joint military net assessment
JMO	joint maritime operations; joint meteorological and oceanographic officer; joint munitions office
JMO(AIR)	joint maritime operations (air)
JMOC	joint medical operations center
JMP	joint manpower program
JMPA	joint military postal activity; joint military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) panel administrator
JMPAB	Joint Materiel Priorities and Allocation Board
JMPT	Joint Medical Planning Tool
JMRC	joint mobile relay center
JMRO	Joint Medical Regulating Office
JMRR	Joint Monthly Readiness Review
JMSEP	joint modeling and simulation executive panel
JMSWG	Joint Multi-Tactical Digital Information Link (Multi-TADIL) Standards Working Group
JMT	joint military training
JMTCA	joint munitions transportation coordinating activity
JMTCSS	Joint Maritime Tactical Communications Switching System
JMTG	joint military information support operations task group
JMUA	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
JMV	joint METOC viewer
JMWG	joint medical working group
JNCC	joint network operations control center
JNMS	joint network management system
JNOCC	Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Network Operation Control Center
JNPE	joint nuclear planning element
JNSC	Joint Navigation Warfare Center Navigation Warfare Support Cell
JNWC	Joint Navigation Warfare Center
JOA	joint operations area
JOAF	joint operations area forecast
JOC	joint operations center; joint oversight committee
JOCC	joint operations command center
JOERAD	joint spectrum center ordnance electomagnetic environmental effects risk assessment database
JOG	joint operations graphic
JOGS	joint operation graphics system
JOPES	Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
JOPESIR	Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Incident Reporting System
JOPESREP	Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Reporting System
JOPG	joint operations planning group
JOPP	joint operation planning process
JOPPA	joint operation planning process for air
JOR	joint operational requirement
JORD	joint operational requirements document
JOSE	joint operations security support element
JOSG	joint operational steering group
JOT&E	joint operational test and evaluation
JOTC	joint operations tasking center
JOTS	Joint Operational Tactical System
JP	joint publication
JP4	jet propulsion fuel, type 4
JP5	jet propulsion fuel, type 5
JP8	jet propulsion fuel, type 8
JPAC	joint planning augmentation cell; Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
JPADS	joint precision airdrop system
JPAG	Joint Planning Advisory Group
JPARR	joint personnel accountability reconciliation and reporting
JPASE	joint public affairs support element; Joint Public Affairs Support Element (USTRANSCOM)
JPATS	joint primary aircraft training system
JPAV	joint personnel asset visibility
JPC	joint planning cell; joint postal cell
JPD	joint planning document
JPEC	joint planning and execution community
JPED	joint personal effects depot
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JPERSTAT	joint personnel status and casualty report
JPG	joint planning group
JPME	joint professional military education
JPMRC	joint patient movement requirements center
JPMT	joint patient movement team
JPN	joint planning network
JPO	joint petroleum office; Joint Program Office
JPO-STC	Joint Program Office for Special Technology Countermeasures
JPOC	joint personnel operations center; joint planning orientation course
JPOI	joint program of instruction
JPOM	joint preparation and onward movement
JPRA	Joint Personnel Recovery Agency
JPRC	joint personnel reception center; joint personnel recovery center
JPRSP	joint personnel recovery support product
JPS	joint processing system
JPSE	Joint Planning Support Element (USTRANSCOM)
JPTTA	joint personnel training and tracking activity
JQR	joint qualification requirements
JQRR	joint quarterly readiness review
JRADS	Joint Resource Assessment Data System
JRB	Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) Review Board
JRC	joint reconnaissance center
JRCC	joint reception coordination center
JRERP	Joint Radiological Emergency Response Plan
JRFL	joint restricted frequency list
JRG	joint review group
JRIC	joint reserve intelligence center
JRIP	Joint Reserve Intelligence Program
JRMB	Joint Requirements and Management Board
JROC	Joint Requirements Oversight Council
JRRB	joint requirements review board
JRS	joint reporting structure
JRSC	jam-resistant secure communications; joint rescue sub-center
JRSOI	joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
JRTC	joint readiness training center
JRX	joint readiness exercise
JS	Joint Staff; the Joint Staff
JSA	joint security area
JSAC	joint strike analysis cell; joint strike analysis center
JSAM	joint security assistance memorandum; Joint Service Achievement Medal; joint standoff surface attack missile
JSAN	Joint Staff automation for the nineties
JSAP	Joint Staff action package
JSAS	joint strike analysis system
JSC	joint security coordinator; Joint Spectrum Center
JSCAT	joint staff crisis action team
JSCC	joint security coordination center; joint Services coordination committee
JSCM	Joint Service Commendation Medal
JSCP	Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
JSDS	Joint Staff doctrine sponsor
JSEC	joint strategic exploitation center
JSETS	Joint Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking Electronic Tracking System
JSF	joint support force
JSHO	joint shipboard helicopter operations
JSIDS	joint Services imagery digitizing system
JSIR	joint spectrum interference resolution
JSISC	Joint Staff Information Service Center
JSIT	Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) information trace
JSIVA	Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment
JSM	Joint Staff Manual
JSME	joint spectrum management element
JSMS	joint spectrum management system
JSO	joint security operations
JSOA	joint special operations area
JSOAC	joint special operations air component; joint special operations aviation component
JSOACC	joint special operations air component commander
JSOC	joint special operations command
JSOFI	Joint Special Operations Forces Institute
JSOTF	joint special operations task force
JSOU	Joint Special Operations University
JSOW	joint stand-off weapon
JSPA	joint satellite communications panel administrator
JSPD	joint strategic planning document
JSPDSA	joint strategic planning document supporting analyses
JSPOC	Joint Space Operations Center
JSPS	Joint Strategic Planning System
JSR	joint strategy review
JSRC	joint subregional command (NATO)
JSS	joint surveillance system
JSSA	joint Services survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) agency
JSSIS	joint staff support information system
JSST	joint space support team
JSTAR	joint system threat assessment report
JSTARS	Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JSTE	joint system training exercise
JSTO	joint space tasking order
JT&E	joint test and evaluation
JTA	joint technical architecture
JTAC	joint terminal attack controller; Joint Terrorism Analysis Center
JTACE	joint technical advisory chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear element
JTADS	Joint Tactical Air Defense System (Army); Joint Tactical Display System
JTAGS	joint tactical ground station (Army); joint tactical ground station (Army and Navy); joint tactical ground system
JTAIC	Joint Technical Analysis and Integration Cell (Army)
JTAO	joint tactical air operations
JTAR	joint tactical air strike request
JTASC	joint training analysis and simulation center
JTASG	Joint Targeting Automation Steering Group
JTAV-IT	joint total asset visibility-in theater
JTB	Joint Transportation Board
JTC	joint technical committee; Joint Training Confederation
JTCB	joint targeting coordination board
JTCC	joint transportation coordination cell; joint transportation coordination center; joint transportation corporate information management center
JTCOIC	Joint Training Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operations Integration Center
JTD	joint table of distribution; joint theater distribution
JTDC	joint track data coordinator
JTF	joint task force
JTF HQ	joint task force headquarters
JTF-6	joint task force-6
JTF-AK	Joint Task Force-Alaska
JTF-B	joint task force-Bravo
JTF-CM	joint task force – consequence management
JTF-CS	Joint Task Force-Civil Support
JTF-E	joint task force – elimination
JTF-GNO	Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations
JTF-GTMO	Joint Task Force-Guantanamo
JTF-HD	Joint Task Force-Homeland Defense
JTF-MAO	joint task force – mortuary affairs office
JTF-N	Joint Task Force-North
JTF-PO	joint task force-port opening
JTF-State	joint task force-state
JTFCEM	joint task force contingency engineering management
JTFP	Joint Tactical Fusion Program
JTFS	joint task force surgeon
JTIC	joint transportation intelligence center
JTIDS	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
JTL	joint target list
JTLM	joint theater logistics management
JTLS	joint theater-level simulation
JTM	joint training manual
JTMD	joint table of mobilization and distribution; Joint Terminology Master Database
JTMP	joint training master plan
JTMS	joint theater movement staff; joint training master schedule
JTP	joint test publication; joint training plan
JTR	joint travel regulations
JTRB	joint telecommunication resources board
JTS	Joint Targeting School; Joint Training System
JTSCC	joint theater support contracting command
JTSSCCB	Joint Tactical Switched Systems Configuration Control Board
JTSST	joint training system support team
JTT	joint targeting toolbox; joint training team
JTTF	joint terrorism task force
JTWG	joint targeting working group
JUH-MTF	Joint User Handbook-Message Text Formats
JUIC	joint unit identification code
JUO	joint urban operation
JUON	joint urgent operational need
JUSMAG	Joint United States Military Advisory Group
JUWTF	joint unconventional warfare task force
JV	Joint Vision
JV 2020	Joint Vision 2020
JVB	joint visitors bureau
JVIDS	Joint Visual Integrated Display System
JVSEAS	Joint Virtual Security Environment Assessment System
JWAC	Joint Warfare Analysis Center
JWARS	Joint Warfare Analysis and Requirements System
JWC	Joint Warfare Center
JWFC	Joint Warfighting Center
JWG	joint working group
JWICS	Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
JWID	joint warrior interoperability demonstration
k	thousand
K-Kill	catastrophic kill
Ka	Kurtz-above band
KAL	key assets list
KAPP	Key Assets Protection Program
kb	kilobit
kbps	kilobits per second
KC-135	Stratotanker
KDE	key doctrine element
KEK	key encryption key
KG	key generator
kg	kilogram
kHz	kilohertz
KLE	key leader engagement
KLIP	key doctrine element-linked information package
km	kilometer
KMC	knowledge management center
KNP	Korean National Police
KP	key pulse
kph	kilometers per hour
KPP	key performance parameter
KQ ID	tactical location identifier
kt	kiloton(s); knot (nautical miles per hour)
Ku	Kurtz-under band
kVA	kilo Volt-Amps
KVG	key variable generator
kW	kilowatt
KWOC	keyword-out-of-context
L	length
l	search subarea length
L-EWE	land-electronic warfare element
L/T	long ton
LA	lead agent; legal adviser; line amplifier; loop key generator (LKG) adapter
LAADS	low altitude air defense system
LAAM	light anti-aircraft missile
LABS	laser airborne bathymetry system
LACV	lighter, air cushioned vehicle
LAD	latest arrival date; launch area denied
LAMPS	Light Airborne Multipurpose System (helicopter)
LAN	local area network
LANDCENT	Allied Land Forces Central Europe (NATO)
LANDSAT	land satellite
LANDSOUTH	Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
LANTIRN	low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night
LAO	limited attack option
LARC	lighter, amphibious resupply, cargo
LARC-V	lighter, amphibious resupply, cargo, 5 ton
LARS	lightweight airborne recovery system
LASH	lighter aboard ship
LAT	latitude
LAV	light armored vehicle
lb	pound
LBR	Laser Beam Rider
lbs.	pounds
LC	lake current; legal counsel
LCAC	landing craft, air cushion
LCADS	low-cost aerial delivery system
LCAP	low combat air patrol
LCB	line of constant bearing
LCC	amphibious command ship; land component commander; launch control center; lighterage control center; link communications circuit; logistics component command
LCCS	landing craft control ship
LCE	logistics capability estimator; logistics combat element (USMC)
LCES	line conditioning equipment scanner
LCM	landing craft, mechanized; letter-class mail; life-cycle management
LCMC	life cycle management command
LCO	landing craft air cushion control officer; lighterage control officer
LCP	lighterage control point
LCPL	landing craft, personnel, light
LCS	landing craft air cushion control ship
LCSR	life cycle systems readiness
LCU	landing craft, utility; launch correlation unit
LCVP	landing craft, vehicle, personnel
LD	line of departure
LDA	limited depository account
LDF	lightweight digital facsimile
LDI	line driver interface
LDO	laser designator operator
LDR	leader; low data rate
LE	law enforcement; low-order explosives
LEA	law enforcement agency
LEAP	Light ExoAtmospheric Projectile
LEASAT	leased satellite
LEAU	Law Enforcement Assistance Unit (FAA)
LECIC	Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence Center (DOD)
LED	law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
LEDET	law enforcement detachment (USCG)
LEGAT	legal attaché
LEIP	Law Enforcement Intelligence Program (USCG)
LEMP	low-altitude electromagnetic pulse
LEO	law enforcement operations; low Earth orbit
LEP	laser eye protection; law enforcement professional; linear error probable
LERSM	lower echelon reporting and surveillance module
LERTCON	alert condition
LES	law enforcement sensitive; leave and earnings statement; Lincoln Laboratories Experimental Satellite
LESO	Law Enforcement Support Office
LET	light equipment transport
LF	landing force; low frequency
LFA	lead federal agency
LFOC	landing force operations center
LFORM	landing force operational reserve material
LFSP	landing force support party
LfV	Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz (regional authority for constitutional protection)
LG	deputy chief of staff for logistics
LGB	laser-guided bomb
LGM	laser-guided missile; loop group multiplexer
LGM-30	Minuteman
LGW	laser-guided weapon
LHA	amphibious assault ship (general purpose)
LHD	amphibious assault ship (multipurpose)
LHT	line-haul tractor
LIDAR	light detection and ranging
LIF	light interference filter
LIMDIS	limited distribution
LIMFAC	limiting factor
LIPS	Logistics Information Processing System
LIS	logistics information system
LIWA	land information warfare activity
LKG	loop key generator
LKP	last known position
LL	lessons learned
LLLGB	low-level laser-guided bomb
LLLTV	low-light level television
LLSO	low-level source operation
LLTR	low-level transit route
LM	loop modem
LMARS	Logistics Metrics Analysis Reporting System
LMAV	laser MAVERICK
LMF	language media format
LMSR	large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off
LN	lead nation; local national
LNA	low voice amplifier
LNI	Library of National Intelligence
LNO	liaison officer
LO	low observable
LO/LO	lift-on/lift-off
LO/RO	lift-on/roll-off
LOA	Lead Operational Authority; letter of assist; letter of authorization; letter of offer and acceptance; lodgment operational area; logistics over-the-shore operation area
LOAC	law of armed conflict
LOAL	lock-on after launch
LOBL	lock-on before launch
LOC	line of communications; logistics operations center
LOC ACC	location accuracy
LOCAP	low combat air patrol
LOCE	Linked Operational Intelligence Centers Europe; Linked Operations-Intelligence Centers Europe
LOD	line of departure
LOE	letter of evaluation; line of effort
LOG	logistics
LOGAIR	logistics aircraft
LOGAIS	logistics automated information system
LOGCAP	logistics civil augmentation program (Army)
LOGCAT	logistics capability assessment tool
LOGDET	logistics detail
LOGEX	logistics exercise
LOGFAC	Logistics Feasibility Assessment Capability
LOGFOR	logistics force packaging system
LOGMARS	logistics applications of automated marking and reading symbols
LOGMOD	logistics module
LOGPLAN	logistics planning system
LOGSAFE	logistic sustainment analysis and feasibility estimator
LOI	letter of instruction; loss of input
LOMEZ	low-altitude missile engagement zone
LONG	longitude
LOO	line of operation
LOP	line of position
LORAN	long-range aid to navigation
LOROP	long range oblique photography
LOS	line of sight
LOTS	logistics over-the-shore
LOX	liquid oxygen
LP	listening post
LPD	amphibious transport dock; low probability of detection
LPH	amphibious assault ship, landing platform helicopter
LPI	low probability of intercept
LPSB	logistics procurement support board
LPU	line printer unit
LPV	laser-protective visor
LRC	logistics readiness center
LRD	laser range finder-detector
LRF	laser range finder
LRF/D	laser range finder/detector
LRG	long-range aircraft
LRM	low rate multiplexer
LRN	Laboratory Response Network (DHHS)
LRO	lighterage repair officer
LRP	load and roll pallet
LRRP	long range reconnaissance patrol
LRS	launch and recovery site
LRST	long-range surveillance team
LRSU	long-range surveillance unit
LRT	logistics response time
LSA	logistic support analysis; logistics supportability analysis
LSB	landing support battalion; lower sideband
LSC	lead Service for contracting
LSCC	lead Service for contracting coordination
LSCDM	low speed cable driver modem
LSD	dock landing ship; least significant digit
LSE	landing signalman enlisted; logistic support element
LSO	landing safety officer; landing signals officer
LSPR	low speed pulse restorer
LSS	laser spot search; local sensor subsystem; logistics support system
LST	laser spot tracker; tank landing ship
LSU	logistics civil augmentation program support unit
LSV	logistics support vessel
LT	large tug; local terminal; long ton
LTD	laser target designator
LTD/R	laser target designator/ranger
LTF	logistics task force
LTG	local timing generator
LTIOV	latest time information is of value
LTL	laser-to-target line
LTON	long ton
LTS	low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN) targeting system
LTT	loss to theater
LTU	line termination unit
LUT	local user terminal
LVS	Logistics Vehicle System (USMC)
LW	leeway
LWR	Lutheran World Relief
LZ	landing zone
LZCO	landing zone control officer
M	million
M&E	monitoring and evaluation
M&S	modeling and simulation
M-DARC	military direct access radar channel
M-Kill	mobility kill
M/ATMP	Missiles/Air Target Materials Program
M/CM/S	mobility, countermobility, and/or survivability
M88A1	recovery vehicle
mA	milliampere(s)
MA	master; medical attendant; military action; mortuary affairs
MAAG	military assistance advisory group
MAAP	master air attack plan
MAC	mobility assault company; Mortuary Affairs Center
MACB	multinational acquisition and contracting board
MACCS	Marine air command and control system
MACG	Marine air control group
MACOM	major command (Army)
MACP	mortuary affairs collection point
MACRMS	mortuary affairs contaminated remains mitigation site
MACS	Marine air control squadron
MACSAT	multiple access commercial satellite
MAD	Militärischer Abschirmdienst (military protection service); military air distress
MADCP	mortuary affairs decontamination collection point
MADS	military information support operations automated data system
MAEB	mean area of effectiveness for blast
MAEF	mean area of effectiveness for fragments
MAF	mobility air forces
MAFC	Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) all-source fusion center
MAG	Marine aircraft group; maritime assessment group; military assignment group
MAGTF	Marine air-ground task force
MAGTFACE	Marine air-ground task force aviation combat element
MAJCOM	major command (USAF)
MANFOR	manpower force packaging system
MANPADS	man-portable air defense system
MANPER	manpower and personnel module
MAOC-N	Maritime Analysis and Operations Center-Narcotics
MAP	Military Assistance Program; missed approach point; missed approach procedure
MAR	METOC assistance request
MARAD	Maritime Administration
MARAD RRF	Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force
MARCORLOGCOM	Marine Corps Logistics Command
MARCORMATCOM	Marine Corps Materiel Command
MARCORSYSCOM	Marine Corps Systems Command
MARDIV	Marine division
MARFOR	Marine Corps forces
MARFOREUR	Marine Corps Forces, Europe
MARFORLANT	Marine Forces, Atlantic
MARFORNORTH	Marine Corps Forces, North
MARFORPAC	Marine Forces, Pacific
MARFORSOUTH	Marine Corps Forces, South
MARFORSTRAT	United States Marine Corps Forces, United States Strategic Command
MARINCEN	Maritime Intelligence Center
Marine TACC	Marine Corps tactical air command center
MARLE	Marine liaison element
MARLO	Marine liaison officer
MARO	mass atrocity response operations
MAROP	marine operators
MARPOL	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARS	Military Auxiliary Radio System
MARSA	military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft
MARSOC	United States Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command
MARSOF	Marine Corps special operations forces
MART	mobile Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) remote terminal
MARTS	Mortuary Affairs Reporting and Tracking System
MAS	maritime air support; military information support operations automated system
MASCAL	mass casualty
MASF	mobile aeromedical staging facility
MASH	mobile Army surgical hospital
MASINT	measurement and signature intelligence
MASLO	measurement and signature intelligence liaison officer
MAST	military assistance to safety and traffic; mobile ashore support terminal
MAT	medical analysis tool
MATCALS	Marine air traffic control and landing system
MATCS	Marine air traffic control squadron
MAW	Marine aircraft wing
MAX	maximum
MAXORD	maximum ordinate
MB	medium boat; megabyte; military information support operations battalion
MBBLs	thousands of barrels
MBCDM	medical biological chemical defense materiel
MBI	major budget issue
Mbps	megabytes per second
Mbs	megabits per second
MC	Military Committee (NATO); military community; mission-critical
MC-130	Combat Talon (I and II)
MC/FI	mass casualty/fatality incident
MCA	mail control activity; maximum calling area; military civic action; mission concept approval; movement control agency
MCAG	maritime civil affairs group
MCAP	maximum calling area precedence
MCAS	Marine Corps air station
MCAST	maritime civil affairs and security training
MCAT	maritime civil affairs team
MCB	movement control battalion
MCBAT	medical chemical biological advisory team
MCC	Marine component commander; maritime component commander; master control center; military cooperation committee; military coordinating committee; military counterintelligence collections; mission control center; mobility control center; movement control center
MCCC	mobile consolidated command center
MCCDC	Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCCISWG	military command, control, and information systems working group
MCD	medical crew director
MCDA	military and civil defense assets (UN)
MCDP	Marine Corps doctrine publication
MCDS	modular cargo delivery system
MCEB	Military Communications-Electronics Board
MCEWG	Military Communications-Electronics Working Group
MCI	multinational communications integration
MCIA	Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
MCIO	military criminal investigative organization
MCIOC	Marine Corps Information Operations Center
MCIP	Marine Corps interim publication; military command inspection program; military customs inspection program
MCJSB	Military Committee Joint Standardization Board
MCM	Manual for Courts-Martial; military classification manual; mine countermeasures
MCMC	mine countermeasures commander
MCMG	Military Committee Meteorological Group (NATO)
MCMO	medical civil-military operations
MCMOPS	mine countermeasures operations
MCMREP	mine countermeasure report
MCMRON	mine countermeasures squadron
MCO	major combat operation; Mapping Customer Operations (Defense Logistics Agency); Marine Corps order
MCOO	modified combined obstacle overlay
MCRP	Marine Corps reference publication
MCS	maneuver control system; Military Capabilities Study; mine countermeasures ship; modular causeway system
MCSB	Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion
MCSF	mobile cryptologic support facility
MCSFB	Marine Corps security force battalion
MCSFR	Marine Corps security force regiment
MCT	movement control team
MCTC	Midwest Counterdrug Training Center
MCTFT	Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training
MCTOG	Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group
MCU	maintenance communications unit
MCW	modulated carrier wave
MCWL	Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
MCWP	Marine Corps warfighting publication
MCX	Marine Corps Exchange
MDA	Magen David Adom (Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross); maritime domain awareness; Missile Defense Agency
MDBS	blood support medical detachment
MDCI	multidiscipline counterintelligence
MDCO	Military Department counterintelligence organization
MDDOC	Marine air-ground task force deployment and distribution operations center
MDF	Main Defense Forces (NATO); main distribution frame
MDITDS	migration defense intelligence threat data system; Modernized Defense Intelligence Threat Data System
MDMA	methylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDR	medium data rate
MDRO	mission disaster response officer
MDS	Message Dissemination Subsystem; mission design series
MDSS II	Marine air-ground task force Deployment Support System II
MDSU	mobile diving and salvage unit
MDU	military information support operations distribution unit
MDW	Military District of Washington
MDZ	maritime defense zone
ME/C	medical examiner and/or coroner
MEA	munitions effect assessment; munitions effectiveness assessment
MEAS	military information support operations effects analysis subsystem
MEB	Marine expeditionary brigade
MEBU	mission essential backup
MEC	medium endurance cutter
MED	manipulative electronic deception
MEDAL	Mine Warfare Environmental Decision Aids Library
MEDCAP	medical civic action program
MEDCC	medical coordination cell
MEDCOM	medical command; US Army Medical Command
MEDCOM (DS)	medical command (deployment support) (Army)
MEDEVAC	medical evacuation
MEDINT	medical intelligence
MEDLOG	medical logistics (USAF AIS)
MEDLOG JR	medical logistics, junior (USAF)
MEDLOG support	medical logistics support
MEDLOGCO	medical logistics company
MEDMOB	Medical Mobilization Planning and Execution System
MEDNEO	medical noncombatant evacuation operation
MEDREG	medical regulating
MEDREGREP	medical regulating report
MEDRETE	medical readiness training exercise
MEDS	meteorological data system
MEDSOM	medical supply, optical, and maintenance unit
MEDSTAT	medical status
MEF	Marine expeditionary force
MEFPAKA	manpower and equipment force packaging
MEJA	Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act
MEL	maintenance expenditure limit; minimum equipment list
MEO	medium Earth orbit; military equal opportunity
MEP	mobile electric power
MEPCOM	military entrance processing command
MEPES	Medical Planning and Execution System
MEPRS	Military Entrance Processing and Reporting System
MERCO	merchant ship reporting and control
MERSHIPS	merchant ships
MES	medical equipment set
MESAR	minimum-essential security assistance requirements
MESF	maritime expeditionary security force
MESFC	maritime expeditionary security force commander
MESO	maritime expeditionary security operations
MET	medium equipment transporter; mobile environmental team
METAR	meteorological airfield report; meteorological aviation report
METARS	routine aviation weather report (roughly translated from French; international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations)
METCON	control of meteorological information (roughly translated from French); meteorological control (Navy)
METL	mission-essential task list
METMF	meteorological mobile facility
METMF(R)	meteorological mobile facility (replacement)
METOC	meteorological and oceanographic
METSAT	meteorological satellite
METT-T	mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available–time available
METT-TC	mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-time available and civil considerations (Army)
METWATCH	meteorological watch
MEU	Marine expeditionary unit
MEVA	mission essential vulnerable area
MEWSG	Multi-Service Electronic Warfare Support Group (NATO)
MEZ	missile engagement zone
MF	medium frequency; mobile facility; multi-frequency
MFC	multinational force commander
MFDS	Modular Fuel Delivery System
MFE	manpower force element; mobile field exchange
MFFIMS	mass fatality field information management system
MFO	multinational force and observers
MFP	major force program
MFPC	maritime future plans center
MFPF	minefield planning folder
MFS	multifunction switch
MG	military information support operations group
MGB	medium girder bridge
MGM	master group multiplexer
MGRS	military grid reference system
MGS	mobile ground system
MGT	management
MGW	maximum gross weight
MHC	management headquarters ceiling
MHD	maritime homeland defense
MHE	materials handling equipment
MHS	maritime homeland security; Military Health System
MHU	modular heat unit
MHW	mean high water
MHz	megahertz
MI	military intelligence; movement instructions
MIA	missing in action
MIAC	maritime intelligence and analysis center
MIB	Military Intelligence Board
MIC	Multinational Interoperability Council
MICAP	mission capable/mission capability
MICON	mission concept
MICRO-MICS	micro-medical inventory control system
MICRO-SNAP	micro-shipboard non-tactical automated data processing system
MIDAS	model for intertheater deployment by air and sea
MIDB	modernized integrated database; modernized intelligence database
MIDDS-T	Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Integrated Data Display System-Tactical
MIF	maritime interception force
MIJI	meaconing, interference, jamming, and intrusion
MIL-STD	military standard
MILAIR	military airlift
MILALOC	military air line of communications
MILCON	military construction
MILDEC	military deception
MILDEP	Military Department
MILGP	military group (assigned to American Embassy in host nation)
MILOB	military observer
MILOC	military oceanography group (NATO)
MILPERS	military personnel
MILSATCOM	military satellite communications
MILSPEC	military specification
MILSTAMP	military standard transportation and movement procedures
MILSTAR	military strategic and tactical relay system
MILSTRAP	military standard transaction reporting and accounting procedure
MILSTRIP	military standard requisitioning and issue procedure
MILTECH	military technician
MILU	multinational integrated logistic unit
MILVAN	military van (container)
MIM	maintenance instruction manual
MIMP	Mobilization Information Management Plan
MINEOPS	joint minelaying operations
MIO	maritime interception operations
MIO-9	information operations threat analysis division (DIA)
MIOC	maritime interception operations commander
MIP	military intelligence program
MIPE	mobile intelligence processing element
MIPOE	medical intelligence preparation of the operational environment
MIPR	military interdepartmental purchase request
MIRCS	mobile integrated remains collection system
MIS	maritime intelligence summary; military information support
MISAS	military information support automated system
MISCAP	mission capability
MISG	military information support group
MISO	military information support operations
MISREP	mission report
MIST	military information support team
MISTF	military information support task force
MITAM	mission tasking matrix
MITASK	mission tasking
MITO	minimum interval takeoff
MITT	mobile integrated tactical terminal
MIUW	mobile inshore undersea warfare
MIW	mine warfare
MIWC	mine warfare commander
MIWG	multinational interoperability working group
MJCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
MJLC	multinational joint logistic center
MLA	mission load allowance
MLAYREP	mine laying report
MLE	maritime law enforcement
MLEA	Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
MLEM	Maritime Law Enforcement Manual
MLG	Marine logistics group
MLI	munitions list item
MLMC	medical logistics management center
MLO	military liaison office
MLP	message load plan
MLPP	multilevel precedence and preemption
MLPS	Medical Logistics Proponent Subcommittee
MLRS	multiple launch rocket system
MLS	microwave landing system; multilevel security
MLSA	mutual logistics support agreement
MLW	mean low water
MMA	military mission area
MMAC	military mine action center
MMC	materiel management center
MMG	Department of Defense Master Mobilization Guide
MMI	man/machine interface
MMIS	military information support operations management information subsystem
MMLS	mobile microwave landing system
MMS	mast-mounted sight
MMT	military mail terminal
MNC	multinational corporation
MNCC	multinational coordination center
MNF	multinational force
MNFACC	multinational force air component commander
MNFC	multinational force commander
MNFLCC	multinational force land component commander
MNFMCC	multinational force maritime component commander
MNFSOCC	multinational force special operations component commander
MNJLC	multinational joint logistics component
MNL	master net list; multinational logistics
MNLC	multinational logistic center
MNP	master navigation plan
MNS	mine neutralization system (USN); mission needs statement
MNTF	multinational task force
MO	month
MOA	memorandum of agreement; military operating area
MOADS	maneuver-oriented ammunition distribution system
MOB	main operating base; mobilization
MOBCON	mobilization control
MOBREP	military manpower mobilization and accession status report; mobilization report
MOC	maritime operations center; media operations center
MOCC	measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) operations coordination center; mobile operations control center
MOD	Minister of Defense; ministry of defense; modification
MOD T-AGOS	modified tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance
MODEM	modulator/demodulator
MODLOC	miscellaneous operational details, local operations
MOE	measure of effectiveness
MOEI	measure of effectiveness indicator
MOG	maximum (aircraft) on ground; movement on ground (aircraft); multinational observer group
MOGAS	motor gasoline
MOLE	multichannel operational line evaluator
MOMAT	mobility matting
MOMSS	mode and message selection system
MOP	measure of performance; memorandum of policy
MOPP	mission-oriented protective posture
MOR	memorandum of record
MOS	military occupational specialty
MOSC	meteorological and oceanographic operations support community
MOTR	maritime operational threat response
MOU	memorandum of understanding
MOUT	military operations in urban terrain; military operations on urbanized terrain
MOVREP	movement report
MOW	maintenance orderwire
MP	military police (Army and Marine); multinational publication
MPA	maritime patrol aircraft; mission and payload assessment; mission planning agent
MPAT	military patient administration team; Multinational Planning Augmentation Team
MPC	mid-planning conference; military personnel center
MPE/S	maritime pre-positioning equipment and supplies
MPF	maritime pre-positioning force
MPFUB	maritime pre-positioning force utility boat
MPG	maritime planning group; mensurated point graphic
mph	miles per hour
MPICE	measuring progress in conflict environments
MPLAN	Marine Corps Mobilization Management Plan
MPM	medical planning module
MPNTP	Master Positioning Navigation and Timing Plan
MPO	military post office
MPP	maritime procedural publication
MPR	maritime patrol and reconnaissance
MPRS	multipoint refueling system
MPS	maritime pre-positioning ship; message processor shelter; Military Planning Service (UN); Military Postal Service
MPSA	Military Postal Service Agency
MPSRON	maritime pre-positioning ships squadron
MR	milliradian; mobile reserve
MRAALS	Marine remote area approach and landing system
MRAT	medical radiobiology advisory team
MRBM	medium-range ballistic missile
MRCI	maximum rescue coverage intercept
MRE	meal, ready to eat
MRG	movement requirements generator
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MRMC	US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
MRO	mass rescue operation; materiel release order; medical regulating office; medical regulating officer
MROC	multicommand required operational capability
MRR	minimum-risk route
MRRR	mobility requirement resource roster
MRS	measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) requirements system; meteorological radar subsystem; movement report system
MRSA	Materiel Readiness Support Agency
MRT	maintenance recovery team
MRU	mountain rescue unit
MRX	mission readiness exercise
MS	message switch
ms	millisecond
MS-DOS	Microsoft disk operating system
MSA	Maritime Security Act
MSC	major subordinate command; maritime support center; Military Sealift Command; military staff committee; mission support confirmation
MSCA	military support to civilian authorities
MSCD	military support to civil defense
MSCO	Military Sealift Command Office
MSD	marginal support date; mobile security division
MSE	mission support element; mobile subscriber equipment
MSECR	HIS 6000 security module
MSEL	master scenario events list
MSF	Medicins Sans Frontieres (“Doctors Without Borders”); mission support force; mobile security force; multiplex signal format
MSG	Marine security guard; message
MSGID	message identification
MSHARPP	mission, symbolism, history, accessibility, recognizability, population, and proximity
MSI	modified surface index; multispectral imagery
MSIC	Missile and Space Intelligence Center
MSIS	Marine safety information system
MSK	mission support kit
MSL	master station log; military shipping label
MSNAP	merchant ship naval augmentation program
MSO	map support office; marine safety office(r); maritime security operations; military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) systems organization; military source operation; military strategic objective; military support operations
MSOAG	Marine special operations advisor group
MSOC	Marine special operations company
MSOR	Marine Special Operations Regiment
MSP	maritime security program; mission support plan; mobile sensor platform
MSPES	mobilization stationing, planning, and execution system
MSPS	military information support operations studies program subsystem; mobilization stationing and planning system
MSR	main supply route; maritime support request; mission support request
MSRON	maritime expeditionary security squadron
MSRP	mission strategic resource plan
MSRR	modeling and simulation resource repository
MSRT	Maritime Security Response Team (USCG)
MSRV	message switch rekeying variable
MSS	medical surveillance system; meteorological satellite subsystem
MSSG	Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) service support group
MST	Marine expeditionary force (MEF) weather support team; meteorological and oceanographic support team; mission support team
MT	military technician; ministry team
MT Bn	motor transport battalion
MT/D	measurement tons per day
MTA	military training agreement
MTAC	Multiple Threat Alert Center (DON)
MTBF	mean time between failures
MTCR	missile technology control regime
mtDNA	mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid
MTF	medical treatment facility; message text format; military information support operations task force
MTG	master timing generator; military information support operations task group
MTI	moving target indicator
MTIC	Military Targeting Intelligence Committee
MTL	mission tasking letter
MTMS	maritime tactical message system
MTN	multi-tactical data link network
MTO	message to observer; mission type order
MTOE	modified table of organization and equipment
MTON	measurement ton
MTP	Marine tactical publication; maritime task plan; mission tasking packet
MTS	Movement Tracking System
MTS/SOF-IRIS	multifunction system
MTT	magnetic tape transport
MTTP	multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures
MTW	major theater war
MTX	message text format
MU	marry up
MUL	master urgency list (DOD)
MULE	modular universal laser equipment
MUOS	Mobile Users Object System
MUREP	munitions report
MUSARC	major United States Army reserve commands
MUSE	mobile utilities support equipment
MUST	medical unit, self contained, transportable
MUX	multiplex
MV	merchant vessel; motor vessel
mV	millivolt
MWBP	missile warning bypass
MWC	Missile Warning Center (NORAD)
MWD	military working dog
MWDT	military working dog team
MWF	medical working file
MWG	mobilization working group
MWOD	multiple word-of-day
MWR	missile warning receiver; morale, welfare, and recreation
MWSG	Marine wing support group
MWSS	Marine wing support squadron
MWT	modular warping tug
N	number of required track spacings; number of search and rescue units (SRUs)
N-1	Navy component manpower or personnel staff officer
N-2	Director of Naval Intelligence; Navy component intelligence staff officer
N-3	Navy component operations staff officer
N-4	Navy component logistics staff officer
N-5	Navy component plans staff officer
N-6	Navy component communications staff officer
N-Sp/CC	North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)-US Space Command/Command Center
N-TFS	New Tactical Forecast System
NA	nation assistance
NA5CRO	non-Article 5 crisis response operation (NATO)
NAAG	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Army Armaments Group
NAC	North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Air Center; North Atlantic Council (NATO)
NACE	National Military Command System (NMCS) Automated Control Executive
NACISA	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Communications and Information Systems Agency
NACISC	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Communications and Information Systems Committee
NACSEM	National Communications Security/Emanations Security (COMSEC/EMSEC) Information Memorandum
NACSI	national communications security (COMSEC) instruction
NACSIM	national communications security (COMSEC) information memorandum
NAD 83	North American Datum 1983
NADEFCOL	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense College
NADEP	naval aircraft depot
NAE	Navy acquisition executive
NAEC-ENG	Naval Air Engineering Center – Engineering
NAF	naval air facility; nonappropriated funds; numbered air force
NAFAG	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Force Armaments Group
NAI	named area of interest
NAIC	National Air Intelligence Center
NAK	negative acknowledgement
NALC	Navy ammunition logistics code
NALE	naval and amphibious liaison element
NALSS	naval advanced logistic support site
NAMP	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Annual Manpower Plan
NAMS	National Air Mobility System
NAMTO	Navy material transportation office
NAOC	national airborne operations center (E-4B aircraft)
NAPCAP	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Pre-Committed Civil Aircraft Program
NAPMA	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Early Warning and Control Program Management Agency
NAPMIS	Navy Preventive Medicine Information System
NAR	nonconventional assisted recovery; notice of ammunition reclassification
NARAC	national atmospheric release advisory capability; National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (DOE)
NARC	non-automatic relay center
NARP	Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures
NAS	naval air station
NAS computer	national airspace system computer
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASAR	National Association for Search and Rescue
NASIC	National Air and Space Intelligence Center
NAT	nonair-transportable (cargo)
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATOPS	Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization
NAU	Narcotics Assistance Unit
NAVAID	navigation aid
NAVAIDS	navigational aids
NAVAIR	naval air; Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIRSYSCOM	Naval Air Systems Command (Also called NAVAIR)
NAVATAC	Navy Antiterrorism Analysis Center; Navy Antiterrorist Alert Center
NAVCHAPDET	naval cargo handling and port group detachment
NAVCHAPGRU	Navy cargo handling and port group
NAVCOMSTA	naval communications station
NAVCYBERFOR	Navy Cyber Forces
NAVELSG	Navy expeditionary logistic support group
NAVEODTECHDIV	Naval Explosives Ordnance Disposal Technology Division
NAVEURMETOCCEN	Naval Europe Meteorology and Oceanography Center
NAVFAC	Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFAC-X	Naval Facilities Engineering Command-expeditionary
NAVFACENGCOM	Navy Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFAX	Navy facsimile
NAVFOR	Navy forces
NAVICECEN	Naval Ice Center
NAVLANTMETOCCEN	Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Center
NAVMAG	naval magazine
NAVMED	Navy Medical; Navy medicine
NAVMEDCOMINST	Navy medical command instruction
NAVMEDLOGCOM	Navy Medical Logistics Command
NAVMEDP	Navy medical pamphlet
NAVMETOCCOM	Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
NAVMTO	naval military transportation office; Navy Material Transportation Office
NAVOCEANO	Naval Oceanographic Office
NAVORD	naval ordnance
NAVORDSTA	naval ordnance station
NAVPACMETOCCEN	Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center
NAVSAFECEN	naval safety center
NAVSAT	navigation satellite
NAVSEA	Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEAINST	Naval Sea Systems Command instruction
NAVSEALOGCEN	naval sea logistics center
NAVSEASYSCOM	Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSO	United States Navy Forces, Southern Command
NAVSOC	Naval Satellite Operations Center; naval special operations command
NAVSOF	Navy special operations forces
NAVSPACECOM	Naval Space Command
NAVSPECWARCOM	Naval Special Warfare Command
NAVSPOC	Naval Space Operations Center
NAVSUP	Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVSUPINST	Navy Support Instruction
NAVSUPSYSCOM	Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVWAR	navigation warfare
Navy TACC	Navy tactical air control center
NAWCAD	Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division
NB	narrowband
NBC	nuclear, biological, and chemical
NBCCS	nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) contamination survivability
NBDP	narrow band direct printing
NBG	naval beach group
NBI	nonbattle injury
NBS	National Bureau of Standards
NBST	narrowband secure terminal
NBVC	Naval Base Ventura County
NC3A	nuclear command, control, and communications (C3) assessment
NCAA	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Civil Airlift Agency
NCAGS	naval cooperation and guidance for shipping
NCAPS	naval coordination and protection of shipping
NCB	national central bureau; naval construction brigade; noncompliant boarding
NCC	National Coordinating Center; naval component commander; Navy component command; Navy component commander; network control center; North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Command Center
NCCS	Nuclear Command and Control System
NCD	net control device
NCDC	National Climatic Data Center
NCES	Net-Centric Enterprise Services
NCESGR	National Committee of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve
NCF	naval construction force
NCFSU	naval construction force support unit
NCHB	Navy cargo-handling battalion
NCIC	National Crime Information Center
NCIJTF-AG	National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force-Analytical Group (DOD)
NCIS	Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCISRA	Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident agent
NCISRO	Naval Criminal Investigative Service regional office
NCISRU	Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident unit
NCIX	National Counterintelligence Executive
NCMI	National Center for Medical Intelligence
NCMP	Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan
NCO	noncombat operations; noncommissioned officer
NCOB	National Counterintelligence Operations Board
NCOIC	noncommissioned officer in charge
NCOS	naval control of shipping
NCP	National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NCPC	National Counterprolification Center
NCR	national cryptologic representative; National Capital Region (US); National Security Agency/Central Security Service representative; naval construction regiment
NCR-IADS	National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System
NCRCC	National Capital Region Coordination Center; United States Northern Command Rescue Coordination Center
NCRCG	National Cyber Response Coordination Group
NCRDEF	national cryptologic representative defense
NCS	National Clandestine Service; National Communications System; naval control of shipping
NCSC	National Computer Security Center
NCSD	National Cyber Security Division (DHS)
NCSE	national intelligence support team (NIST) communicatons support element
NCT	network control terminal
NCTAMS	naval computer and telecommunications area master station
NCTC	National Counterterrorism Center; North East Counterdrug Training Center
NCTS	naval computer and telecommunications station
NCWS	naval coastal warfare squadron
NDAA	national defense authorization act
NDAF	Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force
NDB	nondirectional beacon
NDCS	national drug control strategy
NDDOC	North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Cell
NDHQ	National Defence Headquarters, Canada
NDIC	National Defense Intelligence College; National Drug Intelligence Center
NDL	national desired ground zero list
NDMC	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Manpower Committee
NDMS	National Disaster Medical System (DHHS)
NDOC	National Defense Operations Center
NDP	national disclosure policy
NDPB	National Drug Policy Board
NDPC	National Disclosure Policy Committee
NDRC	National Detainee Reporting Center
NDRF	National Defense Reserve Fleet
NDS	national defense strategy
NDSF	National Defense Sealift Fund
NDT	nuclear disablement team
NDU	National Defense University
NEA	Northeast Asia
NEAT	naval embarked advisory team
NEC	National Economic Council
NECC	Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
NEIC	Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command
NELR	Navy expeditionary logistics regiment
NEMT	National Emergency Management Team
NEO	noncombatant evacuation operation
NEOCC	noncombatant evacuation operation coordination center
NEP	National Exercise Program
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NEREP	Nuclear Execution and Reporting Plan
NES	National Exploitation System
NESDIS	National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (DOC)
NEST	nuclear emergency support team (DOE)
NETOPS	network operations
NETS	Nationwide Emergency Telecommunications System
NETT	new equipment training team
NETWARCOM	Naval Network Warfare Command
NEW	net explosive weight
NEWAC	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee
NEWCS	NATO electronic warfare core staff
NEXCOM	Navy Exchange Command
NFA	no-fire area
NFC	numbered fleet commander
NFD	nodal fault diagnostics
NFELC	Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center
NFESC	Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
NFI	national foreign intelligence
NFIB	National Foreign Intelligence Board
NFIP	National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA); National Foreign Intelligence Program
NFLIR	navigation forward-looking infrared
NFLS	naval forward logistic site
NFN	national file number
NFO	naval flight officer
NG	National Guard
NG JFHQ-State	National Guard joint force headquarters-state
NGA	National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NGB	National Guard Bureau
NGB-OC	National Guard Bureau-Office of the Chaplain
NGCC	National Guard coordination center
NGCDP	National Guard Counterdrug Program
NGCSP	National Guard Counterdrug Support Program
NGF	naval gun fire
NGFS	naval gunfire support
NGIC	National Ground Intelligence Center
NGLO	naval gunfire liaison officer
NGO	nongovernmental organization
NGP	National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Program
NGRF	National Guard reaction force
NI	national identification (number); noted item
NIBRS	National Incident-Based Reporting System
NIC	National Intelligence Council; naval intelligence center
NICC	National Intelligence Coordination Center
NICCL	National Incident Communications Conference Line
NICCP	National Interdiction Command and Control Plan
NICI	National Interagency Counternarcotics Institute
NID	naval intelligence database
NIDMS	National Military Command System (NMCS) Information for Decision Makers System
NIDS	National Military Command Center (NMCC) information display system
NIE	national intelligence estimate
NIEX	no-notice interoperability exercise
NIEXPG	No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Planning Group
NIIB	National Geospatial Intelligence Agency imagery intelligence brief
NIL	National Information Library
NIMCAMP	National Information Management and Communications Master Plan
NIMS	National Incident Management System
NIOC	Navy Information Operations Command
NIP	National Intelligence Program
NIPF	National Intelligence Priority Framework
NIPRNET	Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network
NIPS	Naval Intelligence Processing System
NIRT	Nuclear Incident Response Team
NISH	noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) intelligence support handbook
NISP	national intelligence support plan; Nuclear Weapons Intelligence Support Plan
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIT	nuclear incident team
NITES	Navy Integrated Tactical Environmental System
NITF	national imagery transmission format
NIU	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interface unit
NIWA	naval information warfare activity
NJOIC	National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center
NJP	non-judicial punishment
NJTTF	National Joint Terrorism Task Force
NL	Navy lighterage
NLO	naval liaison officer
NLT	not later than
NLW	nonlethal weapon
nm	nautical mile
NM	network management
NMAWC	Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command
NMB	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military body
NMC	Navy Munitions Command
NMCB	naval mobile construction battalion
NMCC	National Military Command Center
NMCS	National Military Command System; not mission capable, supply
NMCSO	Navy and Marine Corps spectrum office
NMD	national missile defense
NMEC	National Media Exploitation Center
NMIC	National Maritime Intelligence Center
NMIO	National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office
NMIST	National Military Intelligence Support Team (DIA)
NMO	National Measurement and Signature Intelligence Office
NMOC	network management operations center
NMOSW	Naval METOC Operational Support Web
NMP	national media pool
NMPS	Navy mobilization processing site
NMR	news media representative
NMRC	Naval Medical Research Center
NMS	national military strategy
NMS-CO	National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations
NMS-CWMD	National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
NMSA	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mutual Support Act
NMSC	Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center
NMSP-WOT	National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism
NNAG	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Naval Armaments Group
NNSA	National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE)
NNWC	Naval Network Warfare Command
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOACT	Navy overseas air cargo terminal
NOC	National Operations Center (DHS); network operations center
NOCONTRACT	not releasable to contractors or consultants
NODDS	Naval Oceanographic Data Distribution System
NOE	nap-of-the-earth
NOEA	nuclear operations emergency action
NOFORN	not releasable to foreign nationals
NOG	Nuclear Operations Group
NOGAPS	Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
NOHD	nominal ocular hazard distance
NOIC	Naval Operational Intelligence Center
NOK	next of kin
NOLSC	Naval Operational Logistics Support Center
NOMS	Nuclear Operations Monitoring System
NOMWC	Navy Oceanographic Mine Warfare Center
NOP	nuclear operations
NOPLAN	no operation plan available or prepared
NORAD	North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORM	normal; not operationally ready, maintenance
NORS	not operationally ready, supply
NOSC	network operations and security center
NOSSA	Navy Ordnance Safety and Security Activity
NOTMAR	notice to mariners
NP	nonproliferation
NPC	Nonproliferation Center
NPES	Nuclear Planning and Execution System
NPG	nonunit personnel generator
NPOESS	National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPPD	National Protection and Programs Directorate (DHS)
NPS	National Park Service; nonprior service; Nuclear Planning System
NPT	national pipe thread; Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
NPWIC	National Prisoner of War Information Center
NQ	nonquota
NR	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) restricted; number
NRAT	nuclear/radiological advisory team
NRC	National Response Center (USCG); non-unit-related cargo
NRCHB	Naval Reserve cargo-handling battalion
NRCHF	Naval Reserve cargo handling force
NRCHTB	Naval Reserve cargo handling training battalion
NRF	National Response Framework
NRFI	not ready for issue
NRG	notional requirements generator
NRL	nuclear weapons (NUWEP) reconnaissance list
NRO	National Reconnaissance Office
NROC	Northern Regional Operations Center (CARIBROC-CBRN)
NRP	National Response Plan; non-unit-related personnel
NRPC	Naval Reserve Personnel Center
NRT	near real time
NRTD	near-real-time dissemination
NRZ	non-return-to-zero
NS	nuclear survivability
NS-CWMD	National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
NSA	national security act; National Security Agency; national security area; national shipping authority; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agency
NSA/CSS	National Security Agency/Central Security Service
NSARC	National Search and Rescue Committee
NSAT	United States Northern Command situational awareness team
NSAWC	Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
NSC	National Security Council
NSC/DC	National Security Council/Deputies Committee
NSC/IPC	National Security Council/interagency policy committee
NSC/IWG	National Security Council/Interagency Working Group
NSC/PC	National Security Council/Principals Committee
NSC/PCC	National Security Council Policy Coordinating Committee
NSCID	National Security Council intelligence directive
NSCS	National Security Council System
NSCT1	Naval Special Clearance Team One
NSD	National Security Directive; National Security Division (FBI)
NSDA	non-self deployment aircraft
NSDD	national security decision directive
NSDM	national security decision memorandum
NSDS-E	Navy Satellite Display System-Enhanced
NSE	Navy support element
NSEP	national security emergency preparedness
NSF	National Science Foundation; national security forces; National Strike Force (USCG)
NSFS	naval surface fire support
NSG	National System for Geospatial Intelligence; north-seeking gyro
NSGI	National System for Geospatial Intelligence
NSHS	National Strategy for Homeland Security
NSL	no-strike list
NSM	national search and rescue (SAR) manual
NSMS	National Strategy for Maritime Security
NSN	national stock number
NSO	non-Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) option
NSOC	National Security Operations Center; National Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Operations Center; Navy Satellite Operations Center
NSOOC	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Staff Officer Orientation Course
NSP	national search and rescue plan
NSPD	national security Presidential directive
NSPI	National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
NSRL	national signals intelligence (SIGINT) requirements list
NSS	National Search and Rescue Supplement; national security strategy; national security system; non-self-sustaining
NSSA	National Security Space Architect
NSSE	national special security event
NSST	naval space support team
NST	National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency support team
NSTAC	National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
NSTISSC	National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee
NSTL	national strategic targets list
NSTS	National Secure Telephone System
NSW	naval special warfare
NSWCDD	Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
NSWCOM	Naval Special Warfare Command
NSWG	naval special warfare group
NSWTF	naval special warfare task force
NSWTG	naval special warfare task group
NSWTU	naval special warfare task unit
NT	nodal terminal
NTACS	Navy tactical air control system
NTAP	National Track Analysis Program
NTB	national target base
NTBC	National Military Joint Intelligence Center Targeting and Battle Damage Assessment Cell
NTC	National Training Center
NTCS-A	Navy Tactical Command System-Afloat
NTDS	naval tactical data system
NTF	nuclear task force
NTIA	National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NTIC	Navy Tactical Intelligence Center
NTISS	National Telecommunications and Information Security System
NTISSI	National Telecommunications and Information Security System (NTISS) Instruction
NTISSP	National Telecommunications and Information Security System (NTISS) Policy
NTM	national or multinational technical means of verification; notice to mariners
NTMPDE	National Telecommunications Master Plan for Drug Enforcement
NTMS	national telecommunications management structure
NTPS	near-term pre-positioned ships
NTRP	Navy tactical reference publication
NTS	night targeting system; noncombatant evacuation operations tracking system
NTSB	National Transportation Safety Board
NTSS	National Time-Sensitive System
NTTP	Navy tactics, techniques, and procedures
NTU	new threat upgrade
NUC	non-unit-related cargo; nuclear
NUDET	nuclear detonation
NUFEA	Navy-unique fleet essential aircraft
NUP	non-unit-related personnel
NURP	non-unit-related personnel
NUWEP	policy guidance for the employment of nuclear weapons
NVD	night vision device
NVDT	National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency voluntary deployment team
NVG	night vision goggle(s)
NVS	night vision system
NW	network warfare; not waiverable
NWARS	National Wargaming System
NWB	normal wideband
NWBLTU	normal wideband line termination unit
NWDC	Navy Warfare Development Command
NWFP	Northwest Frontier Province (Pakistan)
NWP	Navy warfare publication; numerical weather prediction
NWREP	nuclear weapons report
NWS	National Weather Service
NWT	normal wideband terminal
O	contour pattern
O&I	operations and intelligence
O&M	operation and maintenance
O/B	outboard
OA	objective area; operating assembly; operational area; Operations Aerology shipboard METOC division
OADR	originating agency’s determination required
OAE	operational area evaluation
OAF	Operation ALLIED FORCE
OAFME	Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
OAG	operations advisory group
OAI	oceanographic area of interest
OAJCG	Operation Alliance joint control group
OAM	Office of Air and Marine (DHS)
OAP	offset aimpoint
OAR	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff operation plans assessment report
OAS	offensive air support; Organization of American States
OASD	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OASD(NII/CIO)	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer)
OASD(PA)	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
OASD(RA)	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)
OAU	Organization of African Unity
OB	operating base; order of battle
OBA	oxygen breathing apparatus
OBFS	offshore bulk fuel system
OBST	obstacle
OBSTINT	obstacle intelligence
OC	oleoresin capsicum; operations center
OCA	offensive counterair; operational control authority
OCBD	Office of Capacity Building and Development (USDA)
OCC	Operations Computer Center (USCG)
OCD	orderwire clock distributor
OCDETF	Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force
OCE	officer conducting the exercise
OCEANCON	control of oceanographic information
OCHA	Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OCIE	organizational clothing and individual equipment
OCJCS	Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
OCJCS-PA	Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-Public Affairs
OCMI	officer in charge, Marine Inspection
OCO	offensive cyberspace operations; offload control officer
OCONUS	outside the continental United States
OCOP	outline contingency operation plan
OCP	operational capability package; operational configuration processing
OCR	Office of Collateral Responsibility
OCS	operational contract support
OCSIC	operational contract support integration cell
OCU	orderwire control unit (Types I, II, and III)
OCU-1	orderwire control unit-1
OD	operational detachment; other detainee
ODA	operational detachment-Alpha
ODATE	organization date
ODB	operational detachment-Bravo
ODC	Office of Defense Cooperation
ODCSLOG	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (Army)
ODCSOPS	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (Army)
ODCSPER	Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (Army)
ODIN	Operational Digital Network
ODJS	Office of the Director, Joint Staff
ODNI	Office of the Director of National Intelligence
ODR	Office of Defense representative
ODZ	outer defense zone
OE	operational environment
OE&AS	organization for embarkation and assignment to shipping
OEBGD	Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEF	Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
OEG	operational experts group; operational exposure guidance; operations security executive group
OEH	occupational and environmental health
OEM	original equipment manufacturer
OER	officer evaluation report; operational electronic intelligence (ELINT) requirements
OES	office of emergency services
OET	Office of Emergency Transportation (DOT)
OF	officer (NATO)
OFAC	Office of Foreign Assets Control (TREAS)
OFCO	offensive counterintelligence operation
OFDA	Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID)
OFHIS	operational fleet hospital information system
OFOESA	Office of Field Operational and External Support Activities
OFSC	Organizational and Force Structure Construct
OGS	overseas ground station
OH	overhead
OHDACA	Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (DSCA)
OHDM	Office of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief, and Mine Action
OI	Office of Intelligence (USCS); operating instruction; operational interest
OI&A	Office of Intelligence and Analysis (DHS)
OIA	Office of International Affairs (TREAS)
OIC	officer in charge
OICC	officer in charge of construction; operational intelligence coordination center
OID	operation order (OPORD) identification
OIF	Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
OIIL	Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison (CBP)
OIR	operational intelligence requirements; other intelligence requirements
OJT	on-the-job training
OL	operating location
OLD	on-line tests and diagnostics
OLS	operational linescan system; optical landing system
OM	contour multiunit
OMA	Office of Military Affairs (CIA and USAID)
OMB	Office of Management and Budget; operations management branch
OMC	Office of Military Cooperation; optical memory card
OMF	officer master file
OMS	Office of Mission Support
OMSPH	Office of Medicine, Science, and Public Health (DHHS)
OMT	operations management team; orthogonal mode transducer
OMT/OMTP	operational maintenance test(ing)/test plan
ONDCP	Office of National Drug Control Policy
ONE	Operation NOBLE EAGLE
ONI	Office of Naval Intelligence
OOB	order of battle
OOD	officer of the deck
OODA	observe, orient, decide, act
OOS	out of service
OP	observation post; operational publication (USN); ordnance publication
OPARS	Optimum Path Aircraft Routing System
OPBAT	Operation Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos
OPC	Ocean Prediction Center (DOC)
OPCEN	operations center (USCG)
OPCOM	operational command (NATO)
OPCON	operational control
OPDAT	Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (DOJ)
OPDEC	operational deception
OPDS	offshore petroleum discharge system (USN)
OPDS-Future	offshore petroleum discharge system-future (USN)
OPDS-L	offshore petroleum discharge system-legacy (USN)
OPE	operational preparation of the environment
OPELINT	operational electronic intelligence
OPEO	Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (DHHS)
OPFOR	opposing force; opposition force
OPG	operations planning group
OPGEN	operation general matter
OPIR	overhead persistent infrared
OPLAN	operation plan
OPLAW	operational law
OPM	Office of Personnel Management; operations per minute
OPMG	Office of the Provost Marshal General
OPNAVINST	Chief of Naval Operations instruction
OPORD	operation order
OPP	orderwire patch panel
OPR	office of primary responsibility
OPREP	operational report
OPROJ	operational project
OPS	operational project stock; operations; operations center
OPSCOM	Operations Committee
OPSDEPS	Service Operations Deputies
OPSEC	operations security
OPSTK	operational stock
OPSUM	operation summary
OPT	operational planning team
OPTAR	operating target
OPTASK	operation task
OPTASKLINK	operations task link
OPTEMPO	operating tempo
OPTINT	optical intelligence
OPZONE	operation zone
OR	operational readiness; other rank(s) (NATO)
ORBAT	order of battle
ORCON	originator controlled
ORDREF	order reference
ORDTYP	order type
ORG	origin (GELOC)
ORIG	origin
ORM	operational risk management
ORP	ocean reception point
ORS	operationally responsive space
ORSA	operations research and systems analysis
OS	operating system
OSA	operational support airlift
OSAT	out-of-service analog test
OSC	offensive space control; on-scene commander; on-site commander; Open Source Center (CIA); operational support command; operations support center
OSCE	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD	Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSD/DMDPO	Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Military Deception Program Office
OSE	on scene endurance; operations support element
OSEI	operational significant event imagery
OSG	operational support group
OSI	open system interconnection; operational subsystem interface
OSIA	on-site inspection activity
OSINT	open-source information; open-source intelligence
OSIS	open-source information system
OSM	Office of Spectrum Management (NTIA)
OSO	operational support office
OSOCC	on-site operations coordination center
OSP	operations support package
OSPG	overseas security policy group
OSRI	originating station routing indicator
OSV	ocean station vessel
OT	operational test
OT&E	operational test and evaluation
OTA	Office of Technical Assistance (TREAS)
OTC	officer in tactical command; over the counter
OTG	operational target graphic
OTH	other; over the horizon
OTH-B	over-the-horizon backscatter (radar)
OTHT	over-the-horizon targeting
OTI	Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID)
OTS	Officer Training School; one-time source
OUB	offshore petroleum discharge system utility boat
OUSD	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
OUSD(AT&L)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
OUSD(C)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
OUSD(C/CFO)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer)
OUSD(I)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)
OUSD(P)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
OUT	outsize cargo
OVE	on-vehicle equipment
OVER	oversize cargo
OVM	Operation VIGILANT MARINER
OW	orderwire
OWS	operational weather squadron
P	parallel pattern; priority; publication
P,C,&H	packing, crating, and handling
p-p	peak-to-peak
P-STATIC	precipitation static
P/M/C	passengers/mail/cargo
P/O	part of
P/P	patch panel
PA	parent relay; physician assistant; primary agency; probability of arrival; public affairs
PAA	position area of artillery
PABX	private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
PACAF	Pacific Air Forces
PAD	patient administration director; positional adjustment; precision aircraft direction
PADD	person authorized to direct disposition of human remains
PADRU	Pan American Disaster Response Unit
PADS	position azimuth determining system
PAG	public affairs guidance
PAL	personnel allowance list; program assembler language
PALCON	pallet container
PALS	precision approach landing system
PAM	preventive and aerospace medicine; pulse amplitude modulation
PaM	passage material
PANS	procedures for air navigation services
PAO	public affairs office; public affairs officer
PAR	performance assessment report; population at risk; precision approach radar
PARC	principal assistant for contracting
PARKHILL	high frequency cryptological device
PARPRO	peacetime application of reconnaissance programs
PARS	Personnel and Accountability System
PAS	personnel accounting symbol
PAT	public affairs team
PAV	policy assessment visit
PAWS	phased array warning system
PAX	passengers; public affairs plans
PB	particle beam; patrol boat; peace building; President’s budget
PB4T	planning board for training
PBA	performance-based agreement; production base analysis
PBCR	portable bar code recorder
PBD	program budget decision
PBIED	person-borne improvised explosive device
PBOS	Planning Board for Ocean Shipping
Pc	cumulative probability of detection
PC	patrol craft; personal computer; pilot in command; preliminary coordination; Principals Committee
PC&S	post, camp, and station
PC-LITE	processor, laptop imagery transmission equipment
PCA	Posse Comitatus Act
PCC	policy coordination committee; primary control center
PCF	personnel control facility
PCL	positive control launch
PCM	pulse code modulation
PCO	primary control officer; procuring contracting officer
PCRTS	primary casualty receiving and treatment ship
PCS	permanent change of station; personal communications system; primary control ship; processing subsystem; processor controlled strapping
PCT	personnel control team
PCTC	pure car and truck carrier
PCZ	physical control zone
Pd	drift compensated parallelogram pattern
PD	position description; Presidential directive; priority designator; probability of damage; probability of detection; procedures description; program definition; program directive; program director; public diplomacy
PDA	preliminary damage assessment
PDAI	primary development/test aircraft inventory
PDC	Pacific Disaster Center
PDD	Presidential decision directive
PDDA	power driven decontamination apparatus
PDDG	program directive development group
PDG	positional data graphic
PDM	program decision memorandum
PDOP	position dilution of precision
PDS	position determining system; primary distribution site; protected distribution system
PDSC	public diplomacy and strategic communication
PDSS	predeployment site survey
PDT	partnership development team
PDUSD(P&R)	Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
PE	peace enforcement; peacetime establishment; personal effects; preparation of the environment; program element
PEAD	Presidential emergency action document
PEC	program element code
PECK	patient evacuation contingency kit
PECP	precision engagement collaboration process
PED	processing, exploitation, and dissemination
PEDB	planning and execution database
PEGEO	personnel geographic location
PEI	principal end item
PEIO	personnel effects inventory officer
PEM	program element monitor
PEO	peace enforcement operations; program executive office; program executive officer
PEP	personnel exchange program
PER	personnel
PERE	person eligible to receive effects
PERID	period
PERMA	planning, embarkation, rehearsal, movement, and action
PERMREP	permanent representative (NATO)
PERSCO	personnel support for contingency operations
PERSCOM	personnel command (Army)
PERSINS	personnel information system
PES	preparedness evaluation system
PFA	primary federal agency
PFD	personal flotation device
PFDB	planning factors database
PFIAB	President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
PFID	positive friendly identification
PFO	principal federal offical
PfP	Partnership for Peace (NATO)
PGI	procedures, guidance, and information
PGM	precision-guided munition
pH	potential of hydrogen
PHEO	public health emergency officer
PHIBCB	amphibious construction battalion
PHIBGRU	amphibious group
PHIBOP	amphibious operation
PHIBRON	amphibious squadron
PHIT	port handling/in-land transportation
PHO	posthostilities operations
PHS	Public Health Service
PI	pandemic influenza; point of impact; probability of incapacitation; procedural item; purposeful interference
PIAB	President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
PIC	parent indicator code; payment in cash; person identification code; pilot in command; press information center (NATO)
PID	plan identification number; positive identification
PIDD	planned inactivation or discontinued date
PIF	problem identification flag
PII	pre-incident indicators
PIM	pretrained individual manpower
PIN	personnel increment number
PINS	precise integrated navigation system
PIO	press information officer; public information officer
PIPS	plans integration partitioning system
PIR	priority intelligence requirement
PIREP	pilot report
PIRT	purposeful interference response team
PIW	person in water
PJ	pararescue jumper
PK	peacekeeping; probability of kill
PKG-POL	packaged petroleum, oils, and lubricants
PKI	public key infrastructure
PKO	peacekeeping operations
PKP	purple k powder
PKSOI	Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
PL	phase line; public law
PLA	plain language address
PLAD	plain language address directory
PLANORD	planning order
PLAT	pilot’s landing aid television
PLB	personal locator beacon
PLC	power line conditioner
PLGR	precise lightweight global positioning system (GPS) receiver
PLL	phase locked loop
PLL/ASL	prescribed load list/authorized stock level
PLRS	position location reporting system
PLS	palletized load system; personal locator system; pillars of logistic support: precision locator system
PLT	platoon; program library tape
PM	Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (DOS); parallel track multiunit; passage material; patient movement; peacemaking; political-military affairs; preventive medicine; program management; program manager; provost marshal
PMA	political/military assessment
PMAA	Production Management Alternative Architecture
PMAI	primary mission aircraft inventory
PMC	parallel multiunit circle; private military company
PMCF	post maintenance check flight
PMCT	port movement control team
PMD	program management directive
PME	professional military education
PMEL	precision measurement equipment laboratory
PMESII	political, military, economic, social, information, and infrastructure
PMGM	program manager’s guidance memorandum
PMI	patient movement item; prevention of mutual interference
PMITS	Patient Movement Item Tracking System
PMN	parallel track multiunit non-return
PMO	production management office(r); program management office
PMOS	primary military occupational specialty
PMR	parallel track multiunit return; patient movement request; patient movement requirement
PMRC	patient movement requirements center
PMS	portable meteorological subsystem
PN	partner nation; pseudonoise
PNA	postal net alert
PNID	precedence network in dialing
PNT	positioning, navigation, and timing
PNVS	pilot night vision system
PO	peace operations; petty officer
POA	plan of action
POAI	primary other aircraft inventory
POB	persons on board
POC	point of contact
POCD	port operations cargo detachment
POD	plan of the day; port of debarkation; probability of detection
POE	port of embarkation; port of entry
POES	polar operational environment satellite
POF	priority of fires
POG	port operations group
POI	program of instruction
POL	petroleum, oils, and lubricants
POLAD	policy advisor; political advisor
POLCAP	bulk petroleum capabilities report
POLMIL	political-military
POM	program objective memorandum
POMCUS	pre-positioning of materiel configured to unit sets
POMSO	Plans, Operations, and Military Support Office(r) (NG)
POP	performance oriented packaging
POPS	port operational performance simulator
POR	proposed operational requirement
PORTS	portable remote telecommunications system
PORTSIM	port simulation model
POS	peacetime operating stocks; point of sale; probability of success
POSF	port of support file
POSSUB	possible submarine
POSTMOB	post mobilization
POTUS	President of the United States
POV	privately owned vehicle
POW	prisoner of war
PPA	personnel information system (PERSINS) personnel activity
PPAG	proposed public affairs guidance
PPBE	Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
PPD	Presidential policy directive; program planning document
PPDB	point positioning database
PPE	personal protective equipment
PPF	personnel processing file
Pplan	programming plan
PPLI	precise participant location and identification
ppm	parts per million
PPP	power projection platform; primary patch panel; priority placement program
PPR	prior permission required
PPS	precise positioning service
PPTO	petroleum pipeline and terminal operating
PR	personnel recovery; Phoenix Raven; primary zone; production requirement; program review
PRA	patient reception area; primary review authority
PRANG	Puerto Rican Air National Guard
PRBS	pseudorandom binary sequence
PRC	populace and resources control; Presidential Reserve Call-up
PRCC	personnel recovery coordination cell; personnel recovery coordination center
PRCS	personnel recovery coordination section
PRD	personnel readiness division; Presidential review directive
PRDO	personnel recovery duty officer
PREMOB	pre-mobilization
PREPO	pre-positioned force, equipment, or supplies; pre-positioning
PREREP	pre-arrival report
PRF	personnel resources file; pulse repetition frequency
PRG	personnel recovery guidance; program review group
PRI	movement priority for forces having the same latest arrival date (LAD); priority; progressive routing indicator
PRIFLY	primary flight control
Prime BEEF	Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force
PRISM	Planning Tool for Resource, Integration, Synchronization, and Management
PRM	Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (DOS); Presidential review memorandum
PRMFL	perm file
PRMS	personnel recovery mission software
PRN	pseudorandom noise
PRO	personnel recovery officer
PROBSUB	probable submarine
PROC	processor; Puerto Rican Operations Center
PROFIS	professional officer filler information system
PROM	programmable read-only memory
PROPIN	caution – proprietary information involved
PROVORG	providing organization
proword	procedure word
PRP	personnel reliability program; Personnel Retrieval and Processing
PRRIS	Puerto Rican radar integration system
PRSL	primary zone/switch location
PRT	patient reception team; provincial reconstruction team
PRTF	personnel recovery task force
PRU	pararescue unit; primary reporting unit
PS	parallel track single-unit; port security; processing subsystem
PS/HD	port security/harbor defense
PSA	port support activity; principal staff assistant
PSB	poststrike base
PSC	port security company; principal subordinate command; private security contractor
PSD	planning systems division; port security detachment
PSE	peculiar support equipment
PSHDGRU	port security and harbor defense group
PSI	Proliferation Security Initiative
psi	pounds per square inch
PSK	phase-shift keying
PSL	parallel track single-unit long-range aid to navigation (LORAN)
PSMS	Personnel Status Monitoring System
PSN	packet switching node; public switch network
PSO	peace support operations (NATO); post security officer
PSP	perforated steel planking; portable sensor platform; power support platform
PSS	parallel single-unit spiral; personnel services support
PSTN	public switched telephone network
PSU	port security unit
PSV	psuedosynthetic video
PTA	position, time, altitude
PTAI	primary training aircraft inventory
PTC	peace through confrontation; primary traffic channel
PTDO	prepare to deploy order
PTM	personnel transport module
PTT	postal telephone and telegraph; public telephone and telegraph; push-to-talk
PTTI	precise time and time interval
pub	publication
PUK	packup kit
PUL	parent unit level
PV	prime vendor
PVNTMED	preventive medicine
PVT	positioning, velocity, and timing
PW	prisoner of war
pW	picowatt
PWB	printed wiring board (assembly)
PWD	programmed warhead detonation
PWF	personnel working file
PWG	protection working group
PWIS	Prisoner of War Information System
PWR	pre-positioned wartime reserves
PWRMR	pre-positioned war materiel requirement
PWRMS	pre-positioned war reserve materiel stock
PWRR	petroleum war reserve requirements
PWRS	petroleum war reserve stocks; pre-positioned war reserve stock
PWS	performance work statement
PZ	pickup zone
QA	quality assurance
QAM	quadrature amplitude modulation
QAR	quality assurance representative
QAT	quality assurance team
QC	quality control
QD	quality distance
QDR	quadrennial defense review; quality deficiency report
QEEM	quick erect expandable mast
QHDA	qualified hazardous duty area
QIP	quick impact project
QM	quartermaster
QPSK	quadrature phase shift keying
QRA	quick reaction antenna
QRCT	quick reaction communications terminal
QRE	quick reaction element
QRF	quick reaction force; quick response force
QRG	quick response graphic
QRG	quick response graphic
QRP	quick response posture
QRS	quick reaction strike
QRSA	quick reaction satellite antenna
QRT	quick reaction team
QS	quality surveillance
QSR	quality surveillance representative
QSTAG	quadripartite standardization agreement
QTY	quantity
QUADCON	quadruple container
R	routine
R&D	research and development
R&R	rest and recuperation
R&S	reconnaissance and surveillance; reconstruction and stabilization
R-AFF	regimental affiliation
R/O	receive only
R/T	receiver/transmitter
R2P2	rapid response planning process
RA	response action; risk analysis; risk assessment
RAA	redeployment assembly area
RABFAC	radar beacon forward air controller
RAC	responsible analytic center
RAC-OT	readiness assessment system – output tool
RAD	routine aerial distribution
RADAY	radio day
RADBN	radio battalion
RADC	regional air defense commander
RADCON	radiological control team
RADF	radarfind
RADHAZ	electromagnetic radiation hazards
RADS	rapid area distribution support (USAF)
RAE	right of assistance entry
RAF	Royal Air Force (UK)
RAM	raised angle marker; random access memory; random antiterrorism measure
RAMCC	regional air movement control center
RAOB	rawindsonde observation
RAOC	rear area operations center; regional air operations center
RAP	Radiological Assistance Program (DOE); rear area protection; Remedial Action Projects Program (JCS)
RAS	replenishment at sea
RAS-OT	readiness assessment system-output tool
RAST	recovery assistance, securing, and traversing systems
RASU	random access storage unit
RATE	refine, adapt, terminate, execute
RATT	radio teletype
RB	short-range coastal or river boat
RB std	rubidium standard
RBA	reimbursable budget authority
RBC	red blood cell
RBE	remain-behind equipment
RBECS	Revised Battlefield Electronic Communications, Electronics, Intelligence, and Operations (CEIO) System
RBI	RED/BLACK Isolator
RC	receive clock; regional coordinator; Reserve Component; resident coordinator (UN); river current
RC NORTH	Regional Command North (NATO)
RC SOUTH	Regional Command South (NATO)
RCA	riot control agent
RCAT	regional counterdrug analysis team
RCC	regional contracting center; relocation coordination center; rescue coordination center
RCCPDS	Reserve Component common personnel data system
RCD	regional collection detachment
RCEM	regional contingency engineering management
RCHB	reserve cargo handling battalion
RCIED	radio-controlled improvised explosive device
RCM	Rules for Courts-Martial
RCMP	Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCO	regional contracting office
RCP	resynchronization control panel
RCS	radar cross section
RCSP	remote call service position
RCT	regimental combat team; rescue coordination team (Navy)
RCTA	Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
RCU	rate changes unit; remote control unit
RCVR	receiver
RD	receive data; ringdown
RDA	research, development, and acquisition
RDCFP	Regional Defense Counterterrorism Fellowship Program
RDCTFP	Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program
RDD	radiological dispersal device; required delivery date
RDECOM	US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
RDF	radio direction finder; rapid deployment force
RDO	request for deployment order
RDT&E	research, development, test and evaluation
REAC/TS	radiation emergency assistance center/training site (DOE)
REACT	rapid execution and combat targeting
READY	resource augmentation duty program
RECA	Residual Capability Assessment
RECAS	residual capability assessment system
RECAT	residual capability assessment team
RECCE	reconnaissance
RECMOB	reconstitution-mobilization
RECON	reconnaissance
RED	radiological exposure device
RED HORSE	Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer
REF	Rapid Equipping Force (Army); reference(s)
REGT	regiment
REL	relative
RELCAN	releasable to Canada
REMT	regional emergency management team
REMUS	remote environmental monitoring unit system
REPOL	bulk petroleum contingency report; petroleum damage and deficiency report; reporting emergency petroleum, oils, and lubricants
REPSHIP	report of shipment
REPUNIT	reporting unit
REQCONF	request confirmation
REQSTATASK	air mission request status tasking
RES	radiation exposure status
RESA	research, evaluation, and system analysis
RESCAP	rescue combat air patrol
RESCORT	rescue escort
RESPROD	responsible production
RET	retired
RF	radio frequency; reserve force; response force
RF/EMPINT	radio frequency/electromagnetic pulse intelligence
RFA	radio frequency authorization; request for assistance; restrictive fire area
RFC	request for capabilities; response force commander; revision final coordination
RFD	revision first draft
RFF	request for feedback; request for forces
RFI	radio frequency interference; ready for issue; request for information
RFID	radio frequency identification
RFL	restrictive fire line
RFP	request for proposal
RFS	request for service; request for support
RFW	request for waiver
RG	reconstitution group
RGR	Rangers
RGS	remote geospatial intelligence services
RH	reentry home
Rh	Rhesus
RHIB	rigid hull inflatable boat
RI	Refugees International; routing indicator
RIB	rubberized inflatable boat
RIC	routing indicator code
RICO	regional interface control officer
RIG	recognition identification group
RIK	replacement in kind
RIMS	registrant information management system
RIP	register of intelligence publications
RIS	reconnaissance information system
RISOP	red integrated strategic offensive plan
RISTA	reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
RIT	remote imagery transceiver
RIVRON	riverine squadron
RJTD	reconstitution joint table of distribution
RLD	ready-to-load date
RLE	rail liaison element
RLG	regional liaison group; ring laser gyro
RLGM	remote loop group multiplexer
RLGM/CD	remote loop group multiplexer/cable driver
RLP	remote line printer
RM	ramp module; recovery mechanism; resource management; risk management
RMC	remote multiplexer combiner; rescue mission commander; Resource Management Committee (CSIF); returned to military control
RMKS	remarks
RMO	regional Marine officer
RMP	religious ministry professional
RMS	requirements management system; root-mean-square
RMT	response management team
RMU	receiver matrix unit
RNAV	area navigation
RNP	remote network processor
Ro	search radius rounded to next highest whole number
RO/RO	roll-on/roll-off
ROA	restricted operations area
ROC	regional operations center; rehearsal of concept; required operational capability
ROCU	remote orderwire control unit
ROE	rules of engagement
ROEX	rules of engagement exercise
ROG	railhead operations group
ROICC	resident officer in charge of construction
ROK	Republic of Korea
ROM	read-only memory; restriction of movement; rough order of magnitude
ROMO	range of military operations
RON	remain overnight
ROS	reduced operating status
ROTC	Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTHR	relocatable over-the-horizon backscatter radar (USN)
ROWPU	reverse osmosis water purification unit
ROZ	restricted operations zone
RP	reconstitution priority; release point (road); religious program specialist; retained personnel
RPG	rocket propelled grenade
RPM	revolutions per minute
RPO	rendezvous and proximity operations
RPOE	rapid port opening element
RPPO	Requirements, Plans, and Policy Office
RPT	report
RPTOR	reporting organization
RPV	remotely piloted vehicle
RQMT	requirement
RQT	rapid query tool
RR	reattack recommendation
RRC	regional reporting center
RRCC	regional response coordination center
RRDF	roll-on/roll-off discharge facility
RRF	rapid reaction force; rapid response force; Ready Reserve Fleet; Ready Reserve Force
RRPP	rapid response planning process
RS	rate synthesizer; religious support; requirement submission
RSA	retrograde storage area
RSC	red station clock; regional service center; rescue sub-center
RSD	reporting of supply discrepancy
RSE	retrograde support element
RSG	reference signal generator
RSI	rationalization, standardization, and interoperability
RSL	received signal level
RSN	role specialist nation
RSO	reception, staging, and onward movement; regional security officer; remote split operations
RSOC	regional signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations center
RSOI	reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
RSP	recognized surface picture; Red Switch Project (DOD); religious support policy
RSPA	Research and Special Programs Administration
RSS	radio subsystem; really simple syndication; remote sensors subsystem; root-sum-squared
RSSC	regional satellite communications support center; regional satellite support cell; regional signals intelligence (SIGINT) support center (NSA); regional space support center
RSSC-LO	regional satellite communications support center liaison officer; regional space support center liaison officer
RST	religious support team
RSTA	reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RSTV	real-time synthetic video
RSU	rapid support unit; rear support unit; remote switching unit
RT	recovery team; remote terminal; rough terrain
RTA	residual threat assessment
RTB	return to base
RTCC	rough terrain container crane
RTCH	rough terrain container handler
RTD	returned to duty
RTF	regional task force; return to force
RTFL	rough terrain forklift
RTG	radar target graphic
RTL	restricted target list
RTLP	receiver test level point
RTM	real-time mode
RTOC	rear tactical operations center
RTS	remote transfer switch
RTTY	radio teletype
RU	release unit; rescue unit
RUF	rules for the use of force
RUIC	Reserve unit identification number
RUSCOM	rapid ultrahigh frequency (UHF) satellite communications
RV	long-range seagoing rescue vessel; rekeying variable; rendezvous
RVR	runway visibility recorder
RVT	remote video terminal
RW	rotary-wing
RWCM	regional wartime construction manager
RWR	radar warning receiver
RWS	rawinsonde subsystem
RX	receive; receiver
RZ	return-to-zero
S&F	store-and-forward
S&R	search and recovery
S&T	science and technology; scientific and technical
S&TI	scientific and technical intelligence
S-1	battalion or brigade manpower and personnel staff officer (Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S-2	battalion or brigade intelligence staff officer (Army, Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S-3	battalion or brigade operations staff officer (Army; Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S-4	battalion or brigade logistics staff officer (Army; Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S-Team	staff augmentation team
S/CRS	Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (DOS)
S/CT	Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (DOS)
S/EWCC	signals intelligence/electronic warfare coordination center
S/N	signal to noise
S/RM	sustainment, restoration, and modernization
S/RTF	search and recovery task force
S/S	steamship
S/T	short ton
S/V	sailboat
SA	security assistance; selective availability (GPS); senior adviser; situational awareness; staging area; stand-alone switch
SAA	senior airfield authority
SAAFR	standard use Army aircraft flight route
SAAM	special assignment airlift mission
SAB	scientific advisory board (USAF)
SABER	situational awareness beacon with reply
SAC	special actions cell; special agent in charge; supporting arms coordinator
SACC	supporting arms coordination center (USMC)
SACEUR	Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)
SACLANT	Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic
SACS	secure telephone unit (STU) access control system
SACT	Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
SADC	sector air defense commander
SADL	situation awareness data link
SADO	senior air defense officer
SAF	Secretary of the Air Force
SAFE	secure analyst file environment; selected area for evasion; sexual assault forensic examination
SAFE-CP	selected area for evasion-contact point
SAFWIN	secure Air Force weather information network
SAG	surface action group
SAI	sea-to-air interface; single agency item
SAL	small arms locker
SAL-GP	semiactive laser-guided projectile (USN)
SALM	single-anchor leg mooring
SALT	supporting arms liaison team
SALTS	streamlined automated logistics transfer system; streamlined automated logistics transmission system
SALUTE	size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment
SAM	special airlift mission; surface-to-air missile
SAMM	security assistance management manual
SAMS	School of Advanced Military Studies
SAO	security assistance office; security assistance officer; selected attack option
SAOC	sector air operations center
SAP	special access program
SAPI	special access program for intelligence
SAPO	subarea petroleum office
SAPR	sexual assault prevention and response
SAR	satellite access request; search and rescue; site access request; special access requirement; suspicious activity report; synthetic aperture radar
SARC	sexual assault response coordinator; surveillance and reconnaissance center
SARDOT	search and rescue point
SARIR	search and rescue incident report
SARMIS	search and rescue management information system
SARNEG	search and rescue numerical encryption group
SAROPS	Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System
SARREQ	search and rescue request
SARSAT	search and rescue satellite-aided tracking
SARSIT	search and rescue situation summary report
SARTEL	search and rescue (SAR) telephone (private hotline)
SARTF	search and rescue task force
SAS	sealed authenticator system; special ammunition storage
SASP	special ammunition supply point
SASS	supporting arms special staff
SASSY	supported activities supply systems
SAT	satellite
SATCOM	satellite communications
SAW	surface acoustic wave
SB	standby base
SBCT	Stryker brigade combat team
SBL	space-based laser
SBPO	Service blood program officer
SBRPT	subordinate reporting organization
SBS	senior battle staff; support battle staff
SBSO	sustainment brigade special operations
SBSS	science-based stockpile stewardship
SBU	sensitive but unclassified; special boat unit
SC	sea current; search and rescue coordinator; security cooperation; station clock; strategic communication
SC ATLANTIC	Strategic Command, Atlantic (NATO)
SC EUROPE	Strategic Command, Europe (NATO)
SCA	sociocultural analysis; space coordinating authority; support to civil administration
SCAR	strike coordination and reconnaissance
SCAS	stability control augment system
SCATANA	security control of air traffic and navigation aids
SCATMINE	scatterable mine
SCATMINEWARN	scatterable minefield warning
SCC	security classification code; service cryptologic component; shipping coordination center; Standards Coordinating Committee
SCC-WMD	United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
SCDL	surveillance control data link
SCE	Service cryptologic element
SCF(UK)	Save the Children Fund (United Kingdom)
SCF(US)	Save the Children Federation (United States)
SCG	Security Cooperation Guidance; switching controller group
SCHBT	shape, clear, hold, build, and transition
SCI	security and counterintelligence interviews; sensitive compartmented information
SCIF	sensitive compartmented information facility
SCL	standard conventional load
SCM	security countermeasure; Service container manager
SCMP	strategic command, control, and communications (C3) master plan
SCNE	self-contained navigation equipment
SCO	secondary control officer; security cooperation organization; senior contracting official; state coordinating officer
SCOC	systems control and operations concept
SCONUM	ship control number
SCP	secure conferencing project; security cooperation plan; service control point; system change proposal
SCPT	strategic connectivity performance test
SCRB	software configuration review board
SCT	shipping coordination team; single channel transponder
SCT-UR	single channel transponder ultrahigh frequency (UHF) receiver
SCTIS	single channel transponder injection system
SCTS	single channel transponder system
SCUD	surface-to-surface missile system
SD	strategy division
SDA	senior development advisor; Seventh-Day Adventist (ADRA)
SDB	Satellite Communications Database
SDDC	Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
SDDCTEA	Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency
SDF	self defense force
SDIO	Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
SDLS	satellite data link standards
SDMX	space division matrix
SDN	system development notification
SDNRIU	secure digital net radio interface unit
SDO	senior defense official; ship’s debarkation officer
SDO/DATT	senior defense official/defense attaché
SDP	strategic distribution platform
SDR	system design review
SDSG	space division switching group
SDSM	space division switching matrix
SDV	SEAL team delivery vehicle; submerged delivery vehicle
SDZ	self-defense zone
SE	site exploitation; spherical error
SEA	Southeast Asia
SEABEE	sea barge
Seabee	Navy construction engineer
SEAD	suppression of enemy air defenses
SEC	submarine element coordinator
SECAF	Secretary of the Air Force
SECARMY	Secretary of the Army
SecDef	Secretary of Defense
SECDHS	Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
SECHS	Secretary of Homeland Security
SECNAV	Secretary of the Navy
SECNAVINST	Secretary of the Navy instruction
SECOMP	secure en route communications package
SECORD	secure cord switchboard
SECRA	secondary radar data only
SECSTATE	Secretary of State
SECTRANS	Secretary of Transportation
SED	signals external data
SEDAS	spurious emission detection acquisition system
SEF	sealift enhancement feature
SEI	specific emitter identification
SEL	senior enlisted leader
SEL REL	selective release
SELRES	Selected Reserve
SEMA	special electronic mission aircraft
SEMS	standard embarkation management system
SEO/SEP	special enforcement operation/special enforcement program
SEP	signal entrance panel; spherical error probable
SEPLO	state emergency preparedness liaison officer
SERE	survival, evasion, resistance, and escape
SERER	survival, evasion, resistance, escape, recovery
SES	senior executive service
SETA	system engineering and technical assistance
SEW	shared early warning
SEWG	Special Events Working Group
SEWOC	signals intelligence/electronic warfare operations centre (NATO)
SEWS	satellite early warning system
SF	security force; security forces (Air Force or Navy); single frequency; special forces; standard form
SFA	security force assistance
SFAF	standard frequency action format
SFAT	spectrum flyaway team
SFC	single-fuel concept
SFCP	shore fire control party
SFG	security forces group; special forces group
SFI	spectral composition
SFLEO	senior federal law enforcement official
SFMS	special forces medical sergeant
SFOD-A/B/C	special forces operational detachment-A/B/C
SFOR	Stabilization Force
SFS	security forces squadron
SG	steering group; strike group; supergroup; surgeon general
SGEMP	system-generated electromagnetic pulse
SGS	strategic guidance statement
SGSA	squadron group systems advisor
SGXM	Headquarters, Air Mobility Command/Surgeon
SHAPE	Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe
SHD	special handling designator
SHF	super-high frequency
SHORAD	short-range air defense
SHORADEZ	short-range air defense engagement zone
SI	special intelligence; United States Strategic Command strategic instruction
SIA	station of initial assignment
SIAGL	survey instrument azimuth gyroscope lightweight
SIC	subject identification code; supporting intelligence center
SICO	sector interface control officer
SID	standard instrument departure
SIDAC	single integrated damage analysis capability
SIDL	standard intelligence documents list
SIDO	senior intelligence duty officer
SIDS	secondary imagery dissemination system
SIF	selective identification feature; strategic internment facility
SIG	signal
SIGINT	signals intelligence
SIGSEC	signal security
SII	statement of intelligence interest
SIM	system impact message
SIMLM	single integrated medical logistics management; single integrated medical logistics manager
SINCGARS	single-channel ground and airborne radio system
SINS	ship’s inertial navigation system
SIO	senior intelligence officer
SIOC	Strategic Information and Operations Center (FBI)
SIOP	Single Integrated Operational Plan
SIOP-ESI	Single Integrated Operational Plan-Extremely Sensitive Information
SIPRNET	SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network
SIR	serious incident report; specific information requirement; Strategic Military Intelligence Review
SIRADS	stored imagery repository and dissemination system
SIRMO	senior information resources management official
SIS	special information systems
SIT	special interest target
SITREP	situation report
SIV	special interest vessel
SJA	staff judge advocate
SJFHQ	standing joint force headquarters
SJFHQ(CE)	standing joint force headquarters (core element)
SJFHQ-E	standing joint force headquarters – elimination
SJFHQ-N	Standing Joint Force Headquarters – North
SJS	Secretary, Joint Staff
SKE	station-keeping equipment
SL	sea level; switch locator
SLA	service level agreement; special leave accrual
SLAM	stand-off land attack missile
SLBM	submarine-launched ballistic missile
SLC	satellite laser communications; single line concept
SLCM	sea-launched cruise missile
SLCP	ship lighterage control point; ship’s loading characteristics pamphlet
SLD	system link designator
SLEP	service life extension program
SLGR	small, lightweight ground receiver (GPS)
SLIT	serial-lot item tracking
SLO	space liaison officer
SLOC	sea line of communications
SLRP	survey, liaison, and reconnaissance party
SLWT	side loadable warping tug
SM	Secretary, Joint Staff, memorandum; Service manager; spectrum management; staff memorandum; system manager
SMA	special military information support operations assessment
SMART	special medical augmentation response team
SMART-AIT	special medical augmentation response – aeromedical isolation team
SMB	spectrum management branch
SMC	midpoint compromise track spacing; search and rescue mission coordinator; system master catalog
SMCA	single manager for conventional ammunition
SMCC	strategic mobile command center
SMCM	surface mine countermeasures
SMCOO	spectrum management concept of operations
SMCR	Selected Marine Corps Reserve
SMD	strategic missile defense
SMDC	Space & Missile Defense Command (Army)
SMDC/ARSTRAT	United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/United States Army Forces Strategic Command
SME	subject matter expert
SMEB	significant military exercise brief
SMEO	small end office
SMFT	semi-trailer mounted fabric tank
SMI	security management infrastructure
SMIO	search and rescue (SAR) mission information officer
SMO	senior meteorological and oceanographic officer; strategic mobility office(r); support to military operations
SMP	sub-motor pool
SMPT	School of Military Packaging Technology
SMRC	Specialized Medical Response Capabilities
SMRI	service message routing indicator
SMS	single mobility system; special military information support operations study
SMTP	simple message transfer protocol
SMU	special mission unit; supported activities supply system (SASSY) management unit
SN	serial number
SNCO	staff noncommissioned officer
SNF	strategic nuclear forces
SNIE	special national intelligence estimates
SNLC	Senior North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Logisticians Conference
SNM	system notification message
SNOI	signal not of interest
SO	safety observer
SOA	separate operating agency; special operations aviation (Army); status of action; sustained operations ashore
SOAF	status of action file
SOAGS	special operations air-ground system
SOC	security operations center; special operations commander; special operations component
SOCA	special operations communications assembly
SOCC	Sector Operations Control Center (NORAD)
SOCCE	special operations command and control element
SOCCENT	Special Operations Component, United States Central Command
SOCCET	special operations critical care evacuation team
SOCEUR	Special Operations Component, United States European Command
SOCEX	special operations capable exercise
SOCJFCOM	Special Operations Command, Joint Forces Command
SOCM	special operations combat medic
SOCOORD	special operations coordination element
SOCP	special operations communication package
SOCPAC	Special Operations Command, Pacific
SOCRATES	Special Operations Command, Research, Analysis, and Threat Evaluation System
SOCSOUTH	Special Operations Component, United States Southern Command
SOD	special operations division; strategy and options decision (Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System)
SODARS	special operations debrief and retrieval system
SOE	special operations executive
SOF	special operations forces; supervisor of flying
SOF-CF	special operations forces-conventional forces
SOFA	status-of-forces agreement
SOFAR	sound fixing and ranging
SOFLAM	special operations laser marker
SOFLE	special operations forces liaison element
SOFME	special operations forces medical element
SOFSA	special operations forces support activity
SOG	special operations group
SOI	signal of interest; signal operating instructions; space object identification
SOIC	senior officer of the intelligence community
SOJTF	special operations joint task force
SOLAS	safety of life at sea
SOLE	special operations liaison element
SOLIS	signals intelligence (SIGINT) On-line Information System
SOLL	special operations low-level
SOLO	special operations liaison officer
SOM	satellite communications (SATCOM) operational manager; start of message; system operational manager
SOMA	status of mission agreement
SOMARDS	Standard Operation and Maintenance Army Research and Development System
SOMARDS NT	Standard Operation and Maintenance Army Research and Development System Non-Technical
SoO	ship of opportunity
SOOP	Center for Operations, Plans, and Policy
SOP	standard operating procedure
SOR	statement of requirement
SORTIEALOT	sortie allotment message
SORTS	Status of Resources and Training System
SOS	special operations squadron
SOSB	special operations support battalion
SOSC	special operations support command (theater army)
SOSCOM	special operations support command
SOSE	special operations staff element
SOSG	station operations support group
SOSR	suppress, obscure, secure, and reduce
SOST	special operations support team
SOTA	signals intelligence operational tasking authority
SOTF	special operations task force
SOTSE	special operations theater support element
SOUTHAF	Southern Command Air Forces
SOUTHROC	Southern Region Operational Center (USSOUTHCOM)
SOW	special operations wing; standoff weapon; statement of work
SOWT	special operations weather team
SP	security police
SPACEAF	Space Air Forces
SPACECON	control of space information
SPCC	ships parts control center (USN)
SPE	senior procurement executive
SPEAR	strike protection evaluation and antiair research
SPEC	specified
SPECAT	special category
SPECWAR	special warfare
SPG	Strategic Planning Guidance
SPI	special investigative (USAF)
SPINS	special instructions
SPINTCOMM	special intelligence communications handling system
SPIREP	spot intelligence report
SPLX	simplex
SPM	service postal manager; single point mooring; single port manager
SPMAGTF	special purpose Marine air-ground task force
SPO	system program office
SPOC	search and rescue (SAR) points of contact; space command operations center
SPOD	seaport of debarkation
SPOE	seaport of embarkation
SPOT	Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker
SPOTREP	spot report
SPP	Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America; shared production program; State Partnership Program (NG)
SPR	software problem report
SPRINT	special psychiatric rapid intervention team
SPS	standard positioning service
SPSC	system planning and system control
SPTCONF	support confirmation
SPTD CMD	supported command
SPTG CMD	supporting command
SPTREQ	support request
sqft	square feet
SR	special reconnaissance
SR-UAV	short-range unmanned aerial vehicle
SRA	specialized-repair activity
SRAM	short-range air-to-surface attack missile; system replacement and modernization
SRB	software release bulletin; system review board (JOPES)
SRBM	short-range ballistic missile
SRC	security risk category; service reception center; Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) response cell; standard requirements code; survival recovery center
SRCC	service reserve coordination center
SRF	secure Reserve force
SRG	Seabee readiness group; short-range aircraft
SRI	surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence (Marine Corps)
SRIG	surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence group (USMC)
SROC	Senior Readiness Oversight Council; Southern Region Operational Center, United States Southern Command
SROE	standing rules of engagement
SRP	sealift reserve program; Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) reconnaissance plan
SRP/PDS	stabilization reference package/position determining system
SRR	search and rescue region
SRS	search and rescue sector
SRSG	special representative of the Secretary-General
SRT	scheduled return time; special reaction team; standard remote terminal; strategic relocatable target
SRTD	signals research and target development
SRU	search and rescue unit
SRUF	standing rules for the use of force
SRWBR	short range wide band radio
SS	submarine
SS (number)	sea state (number)
SSA	software support activity; space situational awareness; special support activity (NSA); strapdown sensor assembly; supply support activity; supply support area
SSB	single side band; support services branch; surveillance support branch
SSB-SC	single sideband-suppressed carrier
SSC	small scale contingency; special security center; surveillance support center
SSCO	shipper’s service control office
SSCRA	Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
SSD	strategic studies detachment
SSE	satellite communications (SATCOM) systems expert; space support element
SSF	software support facility
SSI	standing signal instruction
SSM	surface-to-surface missile
SSMI	special sensor microwave imager
SSMS	single shelter message switch
SSN	attack submarine, nuclear; Social Security number; space surveillance network
SSO	special security office(r); spot security office
SSP	signals intelligence (SIGINT) support plan
SSPM	single-service postal manager
SSPO	strategic systems program office
SSR	security sector reform
SSS	Selective Service System; shelter subsystem
SSSC	surface, subsurface search surveillance coordination
SST	special support team (National Security Agency)
SSTR	stability, security, transition, and reconstruction
SSWG	space support working group
ST	short ton; small tug; strike team
ST&E	security test and evaluation
STA	system tape A
STA clk	station clock
STAB	space tactical awareness brief
STAMMIS	standard Army multi-command management information system
STAMP	standard air munitions package (USAF)
STANAG	standardization agreement (NATO)
STANAVFORLANT	Standing Naval Forces, Atlantic (NATO)
STAR	scheduled theater airlift route; sensitive target approval and review; standard attribute reference; standard terminal arrival route; surface-to-air recovery; system threat assessment report
STARC	state area coordinators
STARS	Standard Accounting and Reporting System
START	Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
STARTEX	start of exercise
STB	super tropical bleach
STC	secondary traffic channel
STD	sexually transmitted disease
STDM	synchronous time division multiplexer
STE	secure telephone equipment
STEL STU III	Stanford telecommunications (secure telephone)
STEP	software test and evaluation program; standardized tactical entry point; standard tool for employment planning
STG	seasonal target graphic
STICS	scalable transportable intelligence communications system
STO	special technical operations
STOC	special technical operations coordinator
STOD	special technical operations division
STOL	short takeoff and landing
STOMPS	stand-alone tactical operational message processing system
STON	short ton
STP	security technical procedure
STR	strength
STRAPP	standard tanks, racks and pylons packages (USAF)
STRATOPS	strategic operations division
STREAM	standard tensioned replenishment alongside method
STS	special tactics squadron
STT	small tactical terminal; special tactics team
STU	secure telephone unit
STU-III	secure telephone unit III
STW	strike warfare
STWC	strike warfare commander
STX	start of text
SU	search unit
sub-JIB	subordinate-joint information bureau
sub-PIC	subordinate-press information center
SUBJ	subject
SUBOPAUTH	submarine operating authority
SUBROC	submarine rocket
SUC	surf current
SUIC	service unit identification code
SUMMITS	scenario unrestricted mobility model of intratheater simulation
SUPE	supervisory commands program
SUPP	supplement
SUPPO	supply officer
SURG	surgeon
SUROBS	surf observation
SURPIC	surface picture
SUST BDE	sustainment brigade
SUW	surface warfare
SUWC	surface warfare commander
SVC	Service; stored value card
SVIP	secure voice improvement program
SVLTU	service line termination unit
SVR	surface vessel radar
SVS	secure voice system
Sw	switch
SWA	Southwest Asia
SWAT	special weapons and tactics
SWBD	switchboard
SWC	strike warfare commander; swell/wave current
SWI	special weather intelligence
SWO	staff weather officer
SWORD	submarine warfare operations research division
SWPC	Space Weather Prediction Center
SWSOCC	Southwest Sector Operation Control Center North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
SWXS	Space Weather Squadron
SXXI	SPECTRUM XXI
SXXI-O	SPECTRUM XXI-Online
SYDP	six year defense plan
SYG	Secretary-General (UN)
SYNC	synchronization
SYS	system
SYSCOM	systems command
SYSCON	systems control
SZ	surf zone
T	search time available; short ton; trackline pattern
T&DE	test and diagnostic equipment
T&E	test and evaluation
T-ACS	auxiliary crane ship
T-AGOS	tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance
T-AH	hospital ship
T-AKR	fast logistics ship
T-ASA	Television Audio Support Agency
T-AVB	aviation logistics support ship
T-JMC	theater-joint movement center
T-JTB	theater-joint transportation board
T-net	training net
T/M/S	type, model, and/or series
T/O	table of organization
T2	technology transfer
TA	target acquisition; target audience; technical arrangement; theater Army; threat assessment
TA/CP	technology assessment/control plan
TAA	tactical assembly area; target audience analysis
TAACOM	theater Army area command
TAADS	The Army Authorization Document System
TAAMDCOORD	theater Army air and missile defense coordinator
TAB	tactical air base
TAC	tactical advanced computer; terminal access controller; terminal attack control; terminal attack controller
TAC(A)	tactical air coordinator (airborne)
TAC-D	tactical deception
TACAIR	tactical air
TACAMO	take charge and move out (E-6A/B aircraft)
TACAN	tactical air navigation
TACC	tanker airlift control center
TACDAR	tactical detection and reporting
TACINTEL	tactical intelligence
TACLAN	tactical local area network
TACLOG	tactical-logistical
TACM	tactical air command manual
TACO	theater allied contracting office
TACON	tactical control
TACOPDAT	tactical operational data
TACP	tactical air control party
TACRON	tactical air control squadron
TACS	tactical air control system; theater air control system
TACSAT	tactical satellite
TACSIM	tactical simulation
TACSTANS	tactical standards
TACT	tactical aviation control team
TACTRAGRULANT	Tactical Training Group, Atlantic
TAD	tactical air direction; temporary additional duty (non-unit-related personnel); theater air defense; time available for delivery
TADC	tactical air direction center
TADCS	tactical airborne digital camera system
TADS	Tactical Air Defense System; target acquisition system and designation sight
TAES	theater aeromedical evacuation system
TAF	tactical air force
TAFDS	tactical airfield fuel dispensing system
TAFIM	technical architecture framework for information management
TAFS	tactical aerodrome forecasts
TAFT	technical assistance field team
TAG	technical assessment group; technical assistance group; the adjutant general; Tomahawk land-attack missile aimpoint graphic
TAGS	theater air-ground system
TAI	target area of interest; total active inventory
TAIS	transportation automated information systems
TAK	cargo ship
TALD	tactical air-launched decoy
TALON	Threat and Local Observation Notice
TAMCA	theater Army movement control agency
TAMCO	theater Army movement control center
TAMD	theater air and missile defense
TAMMC	theater army material management command
TAMMIS	theater Army medical management information system
TAMS	transportation analysis, modeling, and simulation
tanalt	tangent altitude
TAO	tactical action officer; tactical air officer
TAOC	tactical air operations center (USMC)
TAP	troopship
TAR	tactical air request; Training and Administration of the Reserve
TARBS	transportable amplitude modulation and frequency modulation radio broadcast system
TARBUL	target bulletin
TARE	tactical record evaluation
TAREX	target exploitation; target plans and operations
TARS	tethered aerostat radar system
TARWI	target weather and intelligence
TAS	tactical atmospheric summary; true air speed
TASCID	tactical Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) satellite compensation interface device
TASCO	tactical automatic switch control officer
TASIP	tailored analytic intelligence support to individual electronic warfare and command and control warfare projects
TASKORD	tasking order
TASMO	tactical air support for maritime operations
TASOSC	theater Army special operations support command
TASS	tactical automated security system; tactical automated switch system
TASWC	theater antisubmarine warfare commander
TAT	tactical analysis team; technical assistance team
TATC	tactical air traffic control
TAW	tactical airlift wing
TBC	theater business clearance
TBD	to be determined
TBM	tactical ballistic missile; theater ballistic missile
TBMCS	theater battle management core system
TBMD	theater ballistic missile defense
TBP	to be published
TBSL	to be supplied later
TBTC	transportable blood transshipment center
TC	tidal current; transmit clock and/or telemetry combiner; training circular; Transportation Corps (Army)
TC-ACCIS	Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Command and Control Information System
TC-AIMS	Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Information for Movement System
TC-AIMS II	Transportation Coordinator’s Automated Information for Movement System II
TCA	terminal control area; time of closest approach; traditional combatant commander activity
TCAM	theater Army medical management information system (TAMMIS) customer assistance module
TCC	transmission control code; transportation component command
TCCF	tactical communications control facility
TCEM	theater contingency engineering management
TCF	tactical combat force; technical control facility
TCM	theater construction manager; theater container manager
TCMD	transportation control and movement document
TCN	third country national; transportation control number; troop contributing nations
TCO	termination contracting officer; transnational criminal organization
TCP	theater campaign plan
TCPED	tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination
TCS	theater communications system
TCSEC	trusted computer system evaluation criteria
TCSP	theater consolidation and shipping point
TD	temporary duty; theater distribution; tie down; timing distributor; total drift; transmit data
TDA	Table of Distribution and Allowance
TDAD	Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) designation
TDBM	technical database management
TDBSS	Theater Defense Blood Standard System
TDC	target development cell
TDD	target desired ground zero (DGZ) designator; time-definite delivery
TDF	tactical digital facsimile
TDIC	time division interface controller
TDIG	time division interface group
TDIM	time division interface module
TDL	tactical data link
TDM	time division multiplexed
TDMA	time division multiple access
TDMC	theater distribution management cell
TDMF	time division matrix function
TDMM	time division memory module
TDMX	time division matrix
TDN	tactical data network; target development nomination
TDP	theater distribution plan
TDR	transportation discrepancy report
TDRC	theater detainee reporting center
TDSG	time division switching group
TDSGM	time division switching group modified
TDT	theater display terminal
TDY	temporary duty
TE	transaction editor
TEA	Transportation Engineering Agency
TEC	theater engineer command
tech	technical
TECHCON	technical control
TECHDOC	technical documentation
TECHELINT	technical electronic intelligence
TECHEVAL	technical evaluation
TECHINT	technical intelligence
TECHOPDAT	technical operational data
TECS II	Treasury Enforcement Communications System
TED	trunk encryption device
TEDAC	Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (FBI)
TEK	TeleEngineering Kit
TEL	transporter-erector-launcher
TELEX	teletype
TELINT	telemetry intelligence
TELNET	telecommunication network
TEMPER	tent extendible modular personnel
TENCAP	tactical exploitation of national capabilities program
TEO	team embarkation officer
TEOB	tactical electronic order of battle
TEP	test and evaluation plan; theater engagement plan
TERCOM	terrain contour matching
TERF	terrain flight
TERPES	tactical electronic reconnaissance processing and evaluation system
TERPROM	terrain profile matching
TERS	tactical event reporting system
TES	theater event system
TESS	Tactical Environmental Support System
TET	targeting effects team
TETK	TeleEngineering Toolkit
TEU	technical escort unit; twenty-foot equivalent unit
TEWLS	Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics System
TF	task force
TFA	toxic free area
TFADS	Table Formatted Aeronautic Data Set
TFC	threat finance cell
TFCICA	task force counterintelligence coordinating authority
TFE	tactical field exchange; threat finance exploitation; transportation feasibility estimator
TFF	total force fitness
TFLIR	targeting forward-looking infrared
TFMS-M	Transportation Financial Management System-Military
TFR	temporary flight restriction
TFS	tactical fighter squadron; Tactical Forecast System
TG	task group
TGC	trunk group cluster
TGEN	table generate
TGM	terminally guided munitions; trunk group multiplexer
TGMOW	transmission group module and/or orderwire
TGO	terminal guidance operations
TGT	target
TGTINFOREP	target information report
TGU	trunk compatibility unit
THAAD	Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
THREATCON	terrorist threat condition
THT	tactical human intelligence team
THX	theater express
TI	threat identification; training instructor
TIA	theater intelligence assessment
TIAP	theater intelligence architecture program
TIB	theater intelligence brigade; toxic industrial biological
TIBS	tactical information broadcast service
TIC	target information center; toxic industrial chemical
TIDE	Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment
TIDP	technical interface design plan
TIDS	tactical imagery dissemination system
TIF	theater internment facility
TIFF	tagged image file format
TII	total inactive inventory
TIM	theater information management; toxic industrial material
TIO	target intelligence officer
TIP	target intelligence package; trafficking in persons
TIPG	telephone interface planning guide
TIPI	tactical information processing interpretation
TIPS	tactical optical surveillance system (TOSS) imagery processing system
TIR	toxic industrial radiological
TIROS	television infrared observation satellite
TIS	technical interface specification; thermal imaging system
TISG	technical interoperability standards group
TISS	thermal imaging sensor system
TJAG	the judge advocate general
TJTN	theater joint tactical network
TL	team leader
TLA	theater logistics analysis
TLAM	Tomahawk land-attack missile
TLAM/N	Tomahawk land attack missile/nuclear
TLAMM	theater lead agent for medical materiel
TLC	traffic load control
TLE	target location error
TLM	target list management; topographic line map
TLO	theater logistics overview
TLP	transmission level point
TLR	trailer
TLX	teletype
TM	tactical missile; target materials; team member; technical manual; TROPO modem
TMAO	theater mortuary affairs office; theater mortuary affairs officer
TMB	tactical military information support operations battalion
TMD	tactical munitions dispenser; theater missile defense
TMEP	theater mortuary evacuation point
TMG	timing
TMIP	theater medical information program
TMIS	theater medical information system
TML	terminal
TMLMC	theater medical logistic management center
TMMMC	theater medical materiel management center
TMN	trackline multiunit non-return
TMO	traffic management office; transportation management office
TMP	target materials program; telecommunications management program; theater manpower forces
TMR	trackline multiunit return
TMT	time-phased force and deployment data management tool
TNAPS	tactical network analysis and planning system
TNAPS+	tactical network analysis and planning system plus
TNC	theater network operations center
TNCC	theater network operations control center
TNCO	transnational criminal organization
TNF	theater nuclear force
TNL	target nomination list
TO	technical order; theater of operations
TO&E	table of organization and equipment
TOA	table of allowance
TOC	tactical operations center; tanker airlift control center (TALCE) operations center
TOCU	tropospheric scatter (TROPO) orderwire control unit
TOD	tactical ocean data; time of day
TOE	table of organization and equipment
TOF	time of flight
TOFC	trailer on flatcar
TOH	top of hill
TOI	track of interest
TOPINT	technical operational intelligence
TOR	term of reference; time of receipt
TOS	time on station
TOSS	tactical optical surveillance system
TOT	time on target
TOW	tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided
TP	technical publication; transportation priority; turn point
TPC	tactical pilotage chart
TPC/PC	tactical pilotage chart and/or pilotage chart
TPE	theater provided equipment
TPED	tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination; theater personal effects depot
TPERS	type personnel element
TPFDD	time-phased force and deployment data
TPFDL	time-phased force and deployment list
TPL	technical publications list; telephone private line
TPME	task, purpose, method, and effects
TPMRC	theater patient movement requirements center
TPO	task performance observation
TPRC	theater planning response cell
TPT	tactical petroleum terminal
TPTRL	time-phased transportation requirements list
TPU	tank pump unit
TQ	tactical questioning
TRA	technical review authority
TRAC2ES	United States Transportation Command Regulating and Command and Control Evacuation System
TRACON	terminal radar approach control facility
TRADOC	United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRAM	target recognition attack multisensor
Trans BDE	transportation brigade
Trans Det RPO	transportation detachment rapid port opening
TRANSEC	transmission security
TRAP	tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (Marine Corps); tactical related applications; tanks, racks, adapters, and pylons; terrorism research and analysis program
TRC	tactical radio communication; threat reduction cooperation; transmission release code
TRCC	tactical record communications center
TRE	tactical receive equipment
TREAS	Department of the Treasury
TREE	transient radiation effects on electronics
TRI-TAC	Tri-Service Tactical Communications Program
TRIADS	Tri-Wall Aerial Distribution System
TRICON	triple container
TRK	truck; trunk
TRNG	training
TRO	training and readiness oversight
TROPO	troposphere; tropospheric scatter
TRP	target reference point
TRS	tactical reconnaissance squadron
TS	terminal service; time-sensitive; top secret
TSA	target system analysis; theater storage area; Transportation Security Administration (DHS); travel security advisory
TSB	technical support branch; trunk signaling buffer
TSBn	transportation support battalion (USMC)
TSC	theater security cooperation; theater support command; theater sustainment command (Army)
TSCIF	tactical sensitive compartmented information facility
TSCM	technical surveillance countermeasures
TSCO	target selection confusion of the operator; top secret control officer
TSCP	theater security cooperation plan
TSCR	time sensitive collection requirement
TSE	tactical support element
TSEC	transmission security
TSG	targeting support group; test signal generator
TSGCE	tri-Service group on communications and electronics
TSGCEE	tri-Service group on communications and electronic equipment (NATO)
TSM	trunk signaling message
TSN	trackline single-unit non-return; track supervision net
TSO	technical standard order; telecommunications service order
TSOC	tactical special operations command; theater special operations command
TSP	telecommunications service priority
TSR	telecommunications service request; theater source registry; theater support representative; trackline single-unit return
TSS	tactical shelter system; target sensing system; timesharing system; time signal set; traffic service station
TSSP	tactical satellite signal processor
TSSR	tropospheric scatter (TROPO)-satellite support radio
TST	tactical support team; terminal support team; theater support team; time-sensitive target
TSWA	temporary secure working area
TT	terminal transfer
TT&C	telemetry, tracking, and commanding
TTAN	transportation tracking account number
TTB	transportation terminal battalion
TTD	tactical terrain data; technical task directive
TTFACOR	targets, threats, friendlies, artillery, clearance, ordnance, restrictions
TTG	thermally tempered glass
TTL	tagging, tracking, and locating; transistor-transistor logic
TTM	threat training manual; training target material
TTN	transportation tracking number
TTP	tactics, techniques, and procedures; trailer transfer point
TTR	tactical training range
TTT	time to target
TTU	transportation terminal unit
TTY	teletype
TUBA	transition unit box assembly
TUCHA	type unit characteristics file
TUCHAREP	type unit characteristics report
TUDET	type unit equipment detail file
TV	television
TVA	Tennessee Valley Authority
TW&A	threat warning and assessment
TWC	Office for Counterterrorism Analysis (DIA); total water current
TWCF	Transportation Working Capital Fund
TWCM	theater wartime construction manager
TWD	transnational warfare counterdrug analysis
TWDS	tactical water distribution system
TWI	Office for Information Warfare Support (DIA)
TWPL	teletypewriter private line
TWX	teletypewriter exchange
TX	transmitter; transmit
TYCOM	type commander
U	wind speed
U/C	unit cost; upconverter
UA	unmanned aircraft
UAOBS	upper air observation
UAR	unconventional assisted recovery
UARCC	unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell
UAS	unmanned aircraft system
UAV	unmanned aerial vehicle
UCFF	Unit Type Code Consumption Factors File
UCMJ	Uniform Code of Military Justice
UCP	Unified Command Plan
UCT	underwater construction team
UDAC	unauthorized disclosure analysis center
UDC	unit descriptor code
UDESC	unit description
UDL	unit deployment list; unit designation list
UDP	unit deployment program
UDT	underwater demolition team
UE	unit equipment
UEWR	upgraded early warning radar
UFAC	Underground Facilities Analysis Center
UFC	Unified Facilities Criteria
UFO	ultrahigh frequency follow-on
UFR	unfunded requirement
UGA	ungoverned area
UGIRH	Urban Generic Information Requirements Handbook
UGM-84A	Harpoon
UGM-96A	Trident I
UGO	unified geospatial-intelligence operations
UHF	ultrahigh frequency
UHV	Upper Huallaga Valley
UIC	unit identification code
UICIO	unit identification code information officer
UIRV	unique interswitch rekeying variable
UIS	unit identification system
UJTL	Universal Joint Task List
UK	United Kingdom
UK(I)	United Kingdom and Ireland
ULC	unit level code
ULF	ultra low frequency
ULLS	unit level logistics system
ULN	unit line number
ULSD	ultra-low sulfur diesel
UMCC	unit movement control center
UMCM	underwater mine countermeasures
UMD	unit manning document; unit movement data
UMIB	urgent marine information broadcast
UMMIPS	uniform material movement and issue priority system
UMO	unit movement officer
UMPR	unit manpower personnel record
UMT	unit ministry team
UN	United Nations
UN CMCoord	United Nations humanitarian civil-military coordination
UN-DMT	United Nations disaster management team
UNAMIR	United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda
UNC	United Nations Command
UNCLOS	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UND	urgency of need designator
UNDAC	United Nations disaster assessment and coordination
UNDFS	United Nations Department of Field Support
UNDHA	United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDP	United Nations development programme
UNDPKO	United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations
UNEF	United Nations emergency force
UNEP	United Nations environment programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNHAS	United Nations Humanitarian Air Service
UNHCHR	United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNHCR	United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHQ	United Nations Headquarters
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIFIL	United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNIL	unclassified national information library
UNITAF	unified task force
UNITAR	United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNITREP	unit status and identity report
UNJLC	United Nations Joint Logistic Centre
UNLOC	United Nations logistic course
UNMEM	United Nations military expert on mission
UNMIH	United Nations Mission in Haiti
UNMILPOC	United Nations military police course
UNMOC	United Naitons military observers course
UNMOVCC	United Nations movement control course
UNO	unit number
UNOCHA	United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UNODC	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNODIR	unless otherwise directed
UNOSOM	United Nations Operations in Somalia
UNPA	United Nations Participation Act
UNPROFOR	United Nations protection force
UNREP	underway replenishment
UNREP CONSOL	underway replenishment consolidation
UNRWA	United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNSC	United Nations Security Council
UNSCR	United Nations Security Council resolution
UNSG	United Nations Secretary-General
UNSOC	United Nations staff officers course
UNTAC	United Nations Transition Authority in Cambodia
UNTSO	United Nations Truce and Supervision Organization
UNV	United Nations volunteer
UOF	use of force
UON	urgent operational need
UP&TT	unit personnel and tonnage table
URDB	user requirements database
URL	uniform resource locater
USA	United States Army
USAB	United States Army barracks
USACCSA	United States Army Command and Control Support Agency
USACE	United States Army Corps of Engineers
USACFSC	United States Army Community and Family Support Center
USACHPPM	United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
USACIDC	United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
USAEDS	United States Atomic Energy Detection System
USAF	United States Air Force
USAFE	United States Air Forces in Europe
USAFEP	United States Air Force, Europe pamphlet
USAFLANT	United States Air Force, Atlantic Command
USAFR	United States Air Force Reserve
USAFRICOM	United States Africa Command
USAFSOC	United States Air Force, Special Operations Command
USAFSOF	United States Air Force, Special Operations Forces
USAFSOS	United States Air Force Special Operations School
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
USAITAC	United States Army Intelligence Threat Analysis Center
USAJFKSWC	United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
USAMC	United States Army Materiel Command
USAMMA	United States Army Medical Materiel Agency
USAMPS	United States Army Military Police School
USAMRICD	United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
USAMRIID	United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
USAMRMC	United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
USANCA	United States Army Nuclear and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency
USAO	United States Attorney Office
USAR	United States Army Reserve
USARCENT	United States Army, Central Command
USARDECOM	United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
USAREUR	United States Army, European Command
USARIEM	United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
USARJ	United States Army, Japan
USARNORTH	United States Army, North
USARPAC	United States Army, Pacific Command
USARSO	United States Army, Southern Command
USASMDC/ARSTRAT	United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command
USASOC	United States Army Special Operations Command
USB	upper side band
USBP	United States Border Patrol
USC	United States Code; universal service contract
USCENTAF	United States Central Command Air Forces
USCENTCOM	United States Central Command
USCG	United States Coast Guard
USCGR	United States Coast Guard Reserve
USCIS	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCS	United States Cryptologic System; United States Customs Service
USCYBERCOM	United States Cyber Command
USD(A&T)	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
USD(AT&L)	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
USD(C/CFO)	Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
USD(I)	Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
USD(P&R)	Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
USD(P)	Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
USD(R&E)	Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USDAO	United States defense attache office
USDELMC	United States Delegation to the NATO Military Committee
USELEMCMOC	United States Element Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center
USELEMNORAD	United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command
USERID	user identification
USERRA	Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
USEUCOM	United States European Command
USFF	United States Fleet Forces Command
USFJ	United States Forces, Japan
USFK	United States Forces, Korea
USFORAZORES	United States Forces, Azores
USFS	United States Forest Service
USFWS	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USG	United States Government
USGS	United States Geological Survey
USIA	United States Information Agency
USIC	United States interdiction coordinator
USIS	United States Information Service
USJFCOM	United States Joint Forces Command
USLANTFLT	United States Atlantic Fleet
USLO	United States liaison office; United States liaison officer
USMARFORCENT	United States Marine Component, Central Command
USMARFORLANT	United States Marine Component, Atlantic Command
USMARFORNORTH	United States Marine Corps Forces North
USMARFORPAC	United States Marine Component, Pacific Command
USMARFORSOUTH	United States Marine Component, Southern Command
USMC	United States Marine Corps
USMCEB	United States Military Communications-Electronics Board
USMCR	United States Marine Corps Reserve
USMER	United States merchant ship vessel locator reporting system
USMILGP	United States military group
USMILREP	United States military representative
USML	United States Munitions List
USMOG-W	United States Military Observer Group – Washington
USMS	United States Marshals Service
USMTF	United States message text format
USMTM	United States military training mission
USN	United States Navy
USNAVCENT	United States Naval Forces, Central Command
USNAVEUR	United States Naval Forces, Europe
USNAVSO	US Naval Forces Southern Command
USNCB	United States National Central Bureau (INTERPOL)
USNMR	United States National Military representative
USNMTG	United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Terminology Group
USNO	United States Naval Observatory
USNORTHCOM	United States Northern Command
USNR	United States Navy Reserve
USNS	United States Naval Ship
USPACAF	United States Air Forces, Pacific Command
USPACFLT	United States Pacific Fleet
USPACOM	United States Pacific Command
USPFO(P&C)	United States Property and Fiscal Office (Purchasing and Contracting)
USPHS	United States Public Health Service
USPS	United States Postal Service
USREPMC	United States representative to the military committee (NATO)
USSOCOM	United States Special Operations Command
USSOUTHAF	United States Air Force, Southern Command
USSOUTHCOM	United States Southern Command
USSS	United States Secret Service (TREAS); United States Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) System
USSTRATCOM	United States Strategic Command
USTRANSCOM	United States Transportation Command
USUN	United States Mission to the United Nations
USW	undersea warfare
USW/USWC	undersea warfare and/or undersea warfare commander
USYG	under secretary general
UT1	unit trainer; Universal Time
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time; unit type code
UTM	universal transverse mercator
UTO	unit table of organization
UTR	underwater tracking range
UUV	unmanned underwater vehicle; unmanned underwater vessel
UVEPROM	ultraviolet erasable programmable read-only memory
UW	unconventional warfare
UWOA	unconventional warfare operating area
UXO	unexploded explosive ordnance; unexploded ordnance
V	search and rescue unit ground speed; sector pattern; volt
v	velocity of target drift
V&A	valuation and availability
V/STOL	vertical and/or short takeoff and landing aircraft
VA	Veterans Administration; victim advocate; vulnerability assessment
VAAP	vulnerability assessment and assistance program
VAC	volts, alternating current
VARVAL	vessel arrival data, list of vessels available to marine safety offices and captains of the port
VAT B	visibility (in miles), amount (of clouds, in eighths), (height of cloud) top (in thousands of feet), (height of cloud) base (in thousands of feet)
VBIED	vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
VBS	visit, board, search
VBSS	visit, board, search, and seizure
VCC	voice communications circuit
VCG	virtual coordination group
VCJCS	Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
VCNOG	Vice Chairman, Nuclear Operations Group
VCO	voltage controlled oscillator
VCOPG	Vice Chairman, Operations Planners Group
VCR	violent crime report
VCXO	voltage controlled crystal oscillator; voltage controlled oscillator
VDC	volts, direct current
VDJS	Vice Director, Joint Staff
VDL	video downlink
VDR	voice digitization rate
VDS	video subsystem
VDSD	visual distress signaling device
VDU	visual display unit
VDUC	visual display unit controller
VE	vertical error
VEE	Venezuelan equine encephalitis
VEH	vehicle; vehicular cargo
VEO	violent extremist organization
VERTREP	vertical replenishment
VF	voice frequency
VFR	visual flight rules
VFS	validating flight surgeon
VFTG	voice frequency telegraph
VHF	very high frequency
VI	visual information
VICE	advice
VID	visual identification; visual identification information display
VINSON	encrypted ultrahigh frequency communications system
VIP	very important person; visual information processor
VIRS	verbally initiated release system
VIS	visual imaging system
VISA	Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
VISOBS	visual observer
VIXS	video information exchange system
VLA	vertical line array; visual landing aid
VLF	very low frequency
VLR	very-long-range aircraft
VMap	vector map
VMAQ	Marine tactical electronic warfare squadron
VMC	visual meteorological conditions
VMF	variable message format
VMGR	Marine aerial refueler and transport squadron
VMI	vendor managed inventory
VNTK	target vulnerability indicator designating degree of hardness; susceptibility of blast; and K-factor
VO	validation office
VOCODER	voice encoder
VOCU	voice orderwire control unit
VOD	vertical onboard delivery
vol	volume
VOL	volunteer
VOLS	vertical optical landing system
VOR	very high frequency omnidirectional range station
VORTAC	very high frequency omnidirectional range station and/or tactical air navigation
VOX	voice actuation (keying)
VP	video processor
VPB	version planning board
VPD	version planning document
VPV	virtual prime vendor
VS	sector single-unit
VS&PT	vehicle summary and priority table
VSG	virtual support group
VSP	voice selection panel
VSR	sector single-unit radar
VSW	very shallow water
VTA	voluntary tanker agreement
VTC	video teleconferencing
VTOL	vertical takeoff and landing
VTOL-UAS	vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system
VTOL-UAV	vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
VTS	vessel traffic service
VTT	video teletraining
VU	volume unit
VV&A	verification, validation, and accreditation
VV&C	verification, validation, and certification
VX	nerve agent (O-Ethyl S-Diisopropylaminomethyl Methylphosphonothiolate)
W	sweep width
w	search subarea width
WAAR	Wartime Aircraft Activity Report
WACBE	World Area Code Basic Encyclopedia
WADS	Western Air Defense Sector
WAGB	icebreaker (USCG)
WAI	weather area of interest
WAN	wide-area network
WANGO	World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
WARM	wartime reserve mode
WARNORD	warning order
WARP	web-based access and retrieval portal
WAS	wide area surveillance
WASP	war air service program
WATCHCON	watch condition
WB	wideband
WBGTI	wet bulb globe temperature index
WBIED	waterborne improvised explosive device
WC	wind current
WCA	water clearance authority
WCCS	Wing Command and Control System
WCDO	War Consumables Distribution Objective
WCE	weapons of mass destruction coordination element
WCO	World Customs Organization
WCS	weapons control status
WDCO	well deck control officer
WDT	warning and display terminal
WEAX	weather facsimile
Web SM	Web scheduling and movement
WES	weapon engagement status
WETM	weather team
WEU	Western European Union
WEZ	weapon engagement zone
WFE	warfighting environment
WFP	World Food Programme (UN)
WG	working group
WGS	Wideband Global Satellite Communications; World Geodetic System
WGS 84	World Geodetic System 1984
WH	wounded due to hostilities
WHEC	high-endurance cutter (USCG)
WHNRS	wartime host-nation religious support
WHNS	wartime host-nation support
WHNSIMS	Wartime Host Nation Support Information Management System
WHO	World Health Organization (UN)
WIA	wounded in action
WISDIM	Warfighting and Intelligence Systems Dictionary for Information Management
WISP	Wartime Information Security Program
WIT	weapons intelligence team
WLG	Washington Liaison Group
WMD	weapons of mass destruction
WMD CM	weapons of mass destruction consequence management
WMD-CST	weapons of mass destruction-civil support team
WMD-E	weapons of mass destruction-elimination
WMEC	Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter
WMO	World Meteorological Organization
WMP	Air Force War and Mobilization Plan; War and Mobilization Plan
WOC	wing operations center (USAF)
WOD	wind-over deck; word-of-day
WORM	write once read many
WOT	war on terrorism
WP	white phosphorous; working party; Working Party (NATO)
WPA	water jet propulsion assembly
WPAL	wartime personnel allowance list
WPARR	War Plans Additive Requirements Roster
WPB	Coast Guard patrol boat
WPC	Washington Planning Center
WPM	words per minute
WPN	weapon
WPR	War Powers Resolution
WR	war reserve; weapon radius
WRA	Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (DOS); weapons release authority
WRAIR	Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
WRC	World Radiocommunication Conference
WRL	weapons release line
WRM	war reserve materiel
WRMS	war reserve materiel stock
WRR	weapons response range (as well as wpns release rg)
WRS	war reserve stock
WRSA	war reserve stocks for allies
WRSK	war readiness spares kit; war reserve spares kit
WS	weather squadron
WSE	weapon support equipment
WSES	surface effect ship (USCG)
WSESRB	Weapon System Explosive Safety Review Board
WSM	waterspace management
WSR	weapon system reliability
WSV	weapons system video
WT	warping tug; weight
WTCA	water terminal clearance authority
WTCT	weapons of mass destruction technical collection team
WTI	weapons technical intelligence
WTLO	water terminal logistic office
Wu	uncorrected sweep width
WVRD	World Vision Relief and Development, Inc.
WWABNCP	worldwide airborne command post
WWII	World War II
WWSVCS	Worldwide Secure Voice Conferencing System
WWX	worldwide express
WX	weather
X	initial position error
XCDS	Extracted Container Delivery System
XCVR	transceiver
XMPP	extensible messaging and presence protocol
XO	executive officer
XSB	barrier single unit
Y	search and rescue unit (SRU) error
YR	year
Z	zulu
z	effort
ZF	zone of fire
Zt	total available effort
ZULU	time zone indicator for Universal Time

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