A = Analog
A/A = Air to Air
A/C = Aircraft
A/D = Analog-to-Digital
A/DACG = Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group
A/G = Air to Ground
A/M = Approach and Moor
A/NM = Administrative/Network Management
A2C2 = Army Airspace Command and Control
AA = Avenue of Approach , Assembly Area
AAA = Antiaircraft Artillery , Ammo Avenue of Approach
AADC = Area Air Defense Commander
AAFES = Army and Air Force Exchange System
AAR = After-Action Report
AASLT = Air Assault
AAT = Automatic Analog Test
AAW = Antiair Warfare
AAWC = Antiair Warfare Commander
AB = Airbase
ABCCC = Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
ABCS = Army Battle Command System
ABFC = Advanced Base Functional Components
ABN = Airborne
ABO = Air Base Operability
AC = Active Component , Alternating Current
ACA = Airspace Coordination Area , Airspace Control Authority
ACAPS = Area Communications Electronics Capabilities
ACC = Air Combat Command , Air Component Commander , Area Coordination Center
ACDO = Assistant Command Duty Officer
ACE = Aviation Combat Element , Airborne Command Element , Analysis and Control Element
ACFT = Aircraft
ACINT = Acoustic Intelligence
ACK = Acknowledgement
ACL = Allowable Combat Load , Allowable Cabin Load , Access Control List
ACM = Airspace Control Measures
ACN = Assign Commercial Network
ACO = Airspace Control Order
ACOC = Area Communications Operating Center
ACP = Airspace Control Plan
ACQ = Acquisition
ACR = Armored Cavalry Regiment , Assign Channel Reassignment
ACT = Analysis Control Team
ACU = Assault Craft Unit
ACV = Air Cushion Vehicle , Armored Combat Vehicle
ACS = Airspace Control System
ACSA = Acquisition Cross-Service Agreement
ACCS = Air Command and Control System
AD = Air Defense , Armored Division
ADA = Air Defense Artillery
ADC = Area Damage Control , Assistant Division Commander
ADC(M) = Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver)
ADC(S) = Assistant Division Commander (Support)
ADCOM = Aerospace Defense Command
ADCON = Administrative Control
ADDO (MS) = Associate Deputy Director for Operations/Military Support
ADE = Assign Digit Editing
ADF = Automatic Direction Finding
ADIZ = Air Defense Identification Zone
ADKC/RCU = Automatic Key Distribution Center/Rekeying Control Unit
ADM = Atomic Demolition Munitions
ADMIN = Administration
ADOA = Air Defense Operations Area
ADOC = Air Defense Operations Center
ADP = Automated Data Process
ADPE = Automated Data Processing Equipment
ADPS = Automatic Data Processing System
ADR = Aircraft Damage Repair , Armament Delivery Recording
ADT = Automatic Digital Tester
ADVCAP = Advanced Capability
ADVON = Advanced Echelon
AE = Assault Echelon , Attenuation Equalizer , Aerial Exploitation
AECA = Arms Export Control Act
AEPS = Aircrew Escape Propulsion System
AETC = Air Education and Training Command
AEU = Assign Essential User Bypass
AEW = Airborne Early Warning
AF = Air Force
AFPTU = Air Force Participating Test Unit
AFB = Air Force Base
AFC = Automatic Frequency Control
AFC4A = Air Force Command Control Communications and Computer Agency
AFCC = Air Force Component Commander
AFCS = Automatic Flight Control System
AFD = Assign Fixed Directory
AFDC = Air Force Doctrine Center
AFDIGS = Air Force Digital Graphics System
AFEES = Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
AFFMA = Air Force Frequency Management Agency
AFFOR = Air Force Forces
AFI = Air Force Instruction
AFIWC = Air Force Information Warfare Center
AFMAN = Air Force Manual
AFOTEC = Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
AFR = Air Force Regulation , Air Force Reserve
AFRC = Armed Forces Recreation Center
AFRCC = Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
AFRES = Air Force Reserve
AFRTS = Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
AFSAA = Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency
AFSATCOM = Air Force Satellite Communications
AFSOB = Air Force Special Operations Base
AFSOC = Air Force Special Operations Component
AFSOCC = Air Force Special Operations Control Center
AFSOD = Air Force Special Operations Detachment
AFSOE = Air Force Special Operations Element
AFSOF = Air Force Special Operations Forces
AFSPC = Air Force Space Command
AFSPOC = Air Force Space Operations Center
AFTAC = Air Force Technical Applications Center
AFTN = Aeronautical Feed Telecommunications Network
AGARD = Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development
AGL = Above Ground Level
AGM = Air - to - Ground Missile
AGS = Armored Gun System
AI = Air Interdiction , Area of Interest
AIA = Air Intelligence Agency
AIASA = Annual Integrated Assessment for Security Assistance
AID = Agency for International Development
AIF = Automated Installation Intelligence File
AIM = Air Intercept Missile
AIMD = Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department
AIQC = Antiterrorism Instructor Qualification Course
AIREVACCONFIRM = Air Evacuation Confirmation
AIREVACREQ = Air Evacuation Request
AIREVACRESP = Air Evacuation Response
AIRREQRECON = Air Request Reconnaissance
AIRREQSUP = Air Request Support
AIS = Automated Information System
AJ = Anti-Jam
AJ/CM = Anti-Jam Control Modem
AJBPO = Area Joint Blood Program Office
ALCC = Airlift Control Center
ALCE = Airlift Control Element
ALCG = Analog Line Conditioning Group
ALCM = Air Launched Cruise Missile
ALCON = All Concerned
ALD = Airborne Laser Designator , Accounting Line Designator
ALO = Air Liaison Officer , Artillery Liaison Officer
ALOC = Air Lines of Communications
ALSS = Naval Advanced Logistic Support Site
ALT = Altitude Alternate
AM = Amplitude Modulation
AMB = Air Mission Brief , Air Mobility Branch
AMC = Air Mobility Command , Army Materiel Command , Air Mission Commander
AME = Air Mobility Element , Antenna Mounted Electronics
AMH = Automated Message Handler
AMP = Amplifier
AMPN = Amplification
AMPSSO = Automated Message Processing System Security Office
AMRAAM = Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
AMW = Amphibious Warfare
AN = Alphanumeric , Analog Nonsecure
ANDVT = Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
ANG = Air National Guard
ANGLICO = Air/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
ANMCC = Alternate National Military Command Center
AO = Area of Operations , Air Officer
AO&M = Administration Operation and Maintenance
AOA = Amphibious Objective Area
AOB = Advanced Operations Base
AOC = Air Operations Center
AOCC = Air Operations Control Center
AOCU = Analog Orderwire Control Unit
AOI = Area of Interest
AOR = Area of Responsibility
AOSS = Aviation Ordnance Safety Supervisor
AP = Antipersonnel , Average Power
APC = Armored Personnel Carrier , Aerial Port Commander
APF = Afloat Pre-positioning Force
APO = Afloat Pre-positioning Operations , Army Post Office
APOD = Aerial Port of Debarkation
APOE = Aerial Port of Embarkation
APORTS = Aerial Ports
APORTSREP = Air Operations Bases Report
APPROX = Approximately
APS = Afloat Pre-positioned Ship
APU = Auxiliary Power Unit
AQ = Directorate for Acquisition
AR = Army Regulation , Armor
ARBS = Angle Rate Bombing System
ARC = Air Reserve Components
ARDF = Automatic Radio Direction Finding
AREC = Air Resource Element Coordinator
ARF = Air Reserve Forces
ARFOR = Army Forces
ARG = Amphibious Ready Group
ARINC = Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARM = Antiradiation Missiles
ARMD = Armored
ARQ = Automatic Request-Repeat
ARRDATE = Arrival Date
ARSOA = Army Special Operations Aviation
ARSOC = Army Special Operations Component
ARSOF = Army Special Operations Forces
ARSOTF = Army Special Operations Task Force
ARSPOC = Army Space Operations Center
ARTCC = Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTS = Automated Radar Tracking System
ARTY = Artillery
AS = Analog Secure , Area Security
ASAS = All Source Analysis System
ASBPO = Armed Services Blood Program Office
ASC = Air Systems Command
ASCC = Air Standardization Coordinating Committee , Army Service Component Commander
ASDI = Analog Simple Data Interface
ASE = Automated Stabilization Equipment , Aircraft Survivability Equipment
ASG = Area Support Group , Architecture Steering Group
ASIF = Airlift Support Industrial Fund
ASLT = Assault
ASLT PSN = Assault Position (Graphics)
ASM = Automated Scheduling Message , Armored Scout Mission , Antiship Missile
ASMD = Antiship Missile Defense
ASOC = Air Support Operations Center
ASPPO = Armed Service Production Planning Office
ASPS = All-Source Production Section
ASROC = Antisubmarine Rocket
ASRT = Air Support Radar Team
ASTOR = Antisubmarine Torpedo
ASUW = Antisurface Warfare
ASUWC = Antisurface Warfare Commander
ASW = Antisubmarine Warfare , Average Surface Wind
ASWBPL = Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratories
ASWC = Antisubmarine Warfare Commander
AT = Antiterrorism , Antitank
ATA = Airport Traffic Area
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 Traffic Control , Air Training Command
ATCAA = Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
ATCALS = Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
ATCC = Air Traffic Control Center
ATDL1 = Army Tactical Data Link 1
ATDM = Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer
ATDS = Airborne Tactical Data System
ATF = Amphibious Task Force
ATGM = Anti-Tank Guided Missile
ATK = Attack
ATK PSN = Attack Position (Graphics)
ATM = Air Tasking Message , Assign Traffic Metering
ATO = Air Tasking Order
ATP = Ammunition Transfer Point
ATS = Air Traffic Service
ATTN = Attention
AUTODIN = Automatic Digital Network
AUTOSEVOCOM = Automatic Secure Voice Communications Network
AV/VI = Audiovisual/Visual Information
AVDTG = Analog Via Digital Trunk Group
AVIM = Aviation Intermediate Maintenance
AVL = Assign Variable Location
AVLB = Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
AVLM = Armored Vehicle-Launched Mine Clearing
AVLO = Aviation Liaison Officer
AVN = Aviation
AVOU = Analog Voice Orderwire Unit
AVS = Audiovisual Squadron
AVUM = Aviation Unit Maintenance
AWACS = Airborne Warning and Control System
AWADS = Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System
AWN = Automated Weather Network
AWS = Air Weather Service
AWSE = Armament Weapons Support Equipment
AWSR = Air Weather Service Regulation
B = Biological (Graphics)
B&A = Boat and Aircraft
B/B = Break Bulk , Baseband
BAE = Battlefield Area Evaluation
BAF = Backup Alert Force
BAI = Battlefield Air Interdiction
BAS = Battalion Aid Station
BAT-D = Battlefield Deception
BC = Bottom Current , Battle Command
BCC = Battlefield Circulation Control
BCD = Battlefield Coordination Detachment
BCE = Battlefield Coordination Element
BCI = Bit Count Integrity
BCN = Beacon
BCOC = Base Cluster Operations Center
BDA = Battle Damage Assessment
BDAR = Battle Damage Assessment and Repair
BDE = Brigade
BDL = Beach Discharge Lighter
BDOC = Base Defense Operations Center
BDZ = Base Defense Zone
BER = Bit Error Ratio
BES = Budget Estimate Submission
BFV = Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BGC = Boat Group Commander
BI = Battle Injury
BIAS = Battlefield Illumination Assistance System
BICC = Battlefield Information Coordination Center
BIDDS = Base Information Digital Distribution System
BIDE = Basic Identity Data Element
BIU = Beach Interface Unit
BLDG = Building
BLS = Beach Landing Site
BLT = Battalion Landing Team
BMCT = Begin Morning Civil Twilight
BMNT = Begin Morning Nautical Twilight
BN = Battalion
BOC = Base Operations Center
BOH = Bottom of Hill
BOS = Battlefield Operating Systems
BP = Block Parity , Battle Position
BPAD = Broadcast Public Affairs Detachment
BPS = Bits Per Second
BPSK = Biphase Shift Keying
BPT = Beach Party Team
BRAA = Bearing Range Altitude Aspect
BRC = Base Recovery Course
BS = Battle Staff , Broadcast Source
BSA = Beach Support Area
BSC = Black Station Clock
BSC RO = Black Station Clock Receive Out
BSSG = Brigade Service Support Group
BTRY = Battery
BVR = Beyond Visual Range
BW = Bandwidth , Biological Warfare
BZ = Buffer Zone
C = Clock , Chemical (Graphics)
C3CM = Command Control and Communications Countermeasures
C3I = Command Control Communications and Intelligence
C4I = Command Control Communications Computers and Intelligence
CDI = Conditioned Diphase
C&I = Compatibility and Interoperability
C&J = Collection and Jamming
C&LAT = Cargo and Loading Analysis Table
C/C = Cabin Cruiser
C/MOB = Countermobility
C2 = Command and Control
C2S = Command and Control Support
C2W = Command and Control Warfare
C3 = Command Control and Communications
C3AG = Command Control and Communications Advisory Group
C3SMP = Command Control and Communications Systems Master Plan
C4 = Command Control Communications and Computers
C4CM = Command Control Communications and Computer Countermeasures
C4IISG = Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence Interoperability Steering Group
C4IFTW = Command Control Communications Computers and Intelligence for the Warrior
C4S = Command Control Communications and Computer Systems
CA = Combat Assessment
CAA = Command Arrangement Agreements , Combined Arms Army
CAB = Combat Aviation Brigade
CADRS = Concern and Deficiency Reporting System
CADS = Cartridge Actuated Devices
CAFMS = Computer-Assisted Force Management System
CAO = Counter Air Operation
CAOSOP = Standing Operating Procedures for Coordination of Atomic Operations
CAP = Combat Air Patrol , Crisis Action Planning , Configuration and Alarm Panel
CAR = Chief of the Army Reserve
CARP = Contingency Alternate Route Plan , Computed Air Release Point
CARS = Combat Arms Regimental System
CAS = Close Air Support
CASP = Computer-Aided Search Planning
CASPER = Contact Area Summary Position Report
CAT = Crisis Action Team
CATCC = Carrier Air Traffic Control Center
CATF = Commander Amphibious Task Force
CATK = Counterattack (Graphics)
CAU = Cryptographic Auxiliary Unit
CAV = Cavalry
CAVU = Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
CBFS = Cesium Beam Frequency Standard
CBS = Common Battery Signaling
CBT = Common Battery Terminal
CCA = Contingency Capabilities Assessment , Carrier-Controlled Approach , Circuit Card Assembly
CCC = Critical Control Circuit
CCD = Camouflage Concealment and Deception
CCEB = Combined Communications-Electronics Board
CCF = Collection Coordination Facility
CCG = Combat Communications Group
CCIR = International Radio Consultative Committee
CCIS = Common Channel Interswitch Signaling
CCITT = International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee
CCL = Communications/Computer Link , Combat-Configured Load
CCO = Combat Cargo Officer , Central Control Officer
CCP = Casualty Collection Point , Communications Checkpoint
CCT = Combat Control Team
CCTV = Closed Circuit Television
CD = Channel Designator
CDF = Combined Distribution Frame
CDI = Cargo Disposition Instructions , Conditioned Diphase
CDIP = Combined Defense Improvement Project
CDM = Cable Driver Modem
CDN = Compressed Dial Number
CDO = Command Duty Officer
CDR = Continuous Data Recording
CDRFORSCOM = Commander Forces Command
CDRMTMC = Commander Military Traffic Management Command
CD-ROM = Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CDS = Container Delivery System
CE = Communications-Electronics , Command Element
CEDREP = Communications-Electronics Deployment Report
CEE = Captured Enemy Equipment
CEG = Common Equipment Group
CEI = Critical Employment Indicator
CEMC = Communications-Electronics Management Center
CEOI = Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions
CEP = Circular Error Probable , Cable Entrance Panel
CEPOD = Communications-Electronics Post-Deployment Report
CESE = Communications Equipment Support Element
CESG = Communications Equipment Support Group
CESO = Communications-Electronic Staff Officer
CEWI = Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence
CFA = Covering Force Area , Call Forward Area
CFC = Combined Forces Command
CHCSS = Chief Central Security Service
CHE = Cargo Handing Equipment
CHOP = Change of Operational Control
CIG = Communications Interface Group
CIL = Critical Items List
CIN = Cargo Increment Number
CIP = Communications Interface Processor
CIPSU = Communications Interface Processor Pseudo Line
CIR = Continuing Intelligence Requirement
CIRV = Common Interswitch Rekeying Variable
CIS = Common Item Support , Communications Interface Shelter , Commonwealth of Independent States
CISO = Counter Intelligence Support Officer
CKT = Circuit
C-LEVEL = Category Level
CH = Channel
CI = Counterintelligence , Civilian Internees
CIA = Central Intelligence Agency
CIAP = Command Intelligence Architecture Plan
CIC = Combat Information Center , Content Indicator Code , Communications Interface Controller
CLF = Commander Landing Force
CLIPS = Communications Link Interface Planning System
CLRSTA = Clearing Station (Graphics)
CMD = Command
CML = CIP/Message Processor Line
CMOS = Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CMP = Communications Message Processor
CMS = Community Management Staff
CMTS = Comments
CNCE = Communications Nodal Control Element
CNGB = Chief National Guard Bureau
CNRF = Commander Naval Reserve Forces
CNTY = Country
CO = Commanding Officer , Company
COA = Course of Action
COC = Combat Operations Center
COCOM = Combatant Command
COIL = Collection
COM = Collection Operations Management , Commander
COMAFFOR = Commander Air Force Forces
COMAFSOC = Commander Air Force Special Operations Command
COMALF = Commander Airlift Forces
COMCAM = Combat Camera
COMCARGRU = Commander Carrier Group
COMCEN = Communications Center
COMCRUDESGRU = Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group
COMD = Command
COMINT = Communications Intelligence
COMLANDFOR = Commander Land Forces
COMM = Communications
COMMZ = Communications Zone
COMP = Component
COMPLAN = Communications Plan
COMPUSEC = Computer Security
COMSAT = Communications Satellite
COMSEC = Communications Security
COMSOF = Commander Special Operations Forces
COMSTAT = Communications Status
CON = Contact
CONEXPLAN = Contingency and Exercise Plan
CONOPS = Concept of Operations
CONS = Consideration
CONST = Construction
COOP = Continuity of Operations Plan
COPS = Communications Operational Planning System
COS = Critical Occupational Specialty
COSCOM = Corps Support Command
COT = Commanding Officer of Troops
COTP = Captain of the Port
CP = Command Post
CP&I = Coastal Patrol and Interdiction
CPE = Customer Premise Equipment
CPFL = Contingency Planning Facilities List
CPG = Contingency Planning Guidance , Central Processor Group
CPI = Crash Position Indicator
CPO = Chief Petty Officer , Complete Provisions Only
CPT = Captain
CPU = Central Processing Unit
CPX = Command Post Exercise
CR = Counterreconnaissance
CRAM = Control Random Access Memory
CRB = Configuration Review Board
CRCC = Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
CR-UAV = Close-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CRF = Channel Reassignment Function
CRIF = Cargo Routing Information File
CRITIC = Critical Intelligence Communication
CRM = Collection Operations Management
CRT = Cathode Ray Tube
CRTS = Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ship
CRYPTO = Cryptographic
CT = Communications Terminal , Control Telemetry
CTCP = Combat Trains Command Post
CTF = Combined Task Force
CTG = Commander Task Group
CTID = Communications Transmission Identifier
CUCV = Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
CUWTF = Combined Unconventional Weapons Task Force
CVBG = Carrier Battle Group
CVISC = Combat Visual Information Support Center
CVSD = Continuous Variable Slope Delta
CW = Continuous Wave , Carrier Wave
CWC = Composite Warfare Commander
CWPD = Conventional War Plans Division
CY = Calendar Year
CZ = Combat Zone
CS = Combat Support , Call Sign , Coastal Station , Controlled Space , Circuit Switch
CSAAS = Combat Support Agency Assessment System
CSADR = Combat Support Agency Director's Report
CSAM = Computer Security for Acquisition Managers
CSAR = Combat Search and Rescue
CSAR3 = Combat Support Agency Responsiveness and Readiness Report
CSC = Creeping Line Single-Unit Coordinated , Combat Stress Control
CSCC = Coastal Sea Control Commander
CCS = Central Control Ship , Combat Communications Squadron
CCSD = Command Communications Service Designator , Control Communications Service Designator
CSI = Critical Safety Item , Critical Sustainability Item
CSIF = Communications Service Industrial Fund
CSIPG = Circuit Switch Interface Planning Guide
CSO = Communications Support Organization
CSOA = Combined Special Operations Area
CSOB = Command Systems Operations Branch
CSOD = Command Systems Operation Division
CSS = Coordinator Surface Search , Combat Service Support , Central Security Service , Communications Subsystem
CSSA = Combat Service Support Area
CSSE = Combat Service Support Element
CSW = Compartment Stowage Worksheet
DIST = Distribution
D/A = Digital-to-Analog
DA = Department of the Army , Direct Action , Data Adapter
DACB = Data Adapter Control Block
DACM = Data Adapter Control Mode
DADCAP = Dawn and Dusk Combat Air Patrol
DAG = Division Artillery Group
DAMA = Demand Assigned Multiple Access
DAN = Diver's Alert Network
DAO = Department/Agency/Organization
DAR = Distortion Adaptive Receiver
DARPA = Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DART = Disaster Assistance Response Team
DAS = Direct Access Subscriber , Direct Air Support
DAS3 = Decentralized Automated Service Support System
DASA = Department of the Army Staff Agencies
DASC = Direct Air Support Center
DASC-A = Direct Air Support Center Airborne
DASPS-E = Department of the Army Standard Port System-Enhanced
DASSS = Decentralized Automated Service Support System
DAT = Deployment Action Item
DATU = Data Adapter Termination Unit
dB = Decibel
DBA = Data Base Administrator
DBG = Data Base Generation
dBM = Decibels Referred to 1 Milliwatt
DBMS = Data Base Management System
DCA = Defensive Counterair , Defense Communications Agency
DCAA = Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCC = Damage Control Center
DCCC = Defense Collection Coordination Center
DCCEP = Developing Country Combined Exercise Program
DCCLR = Direct Current Closure Adapter
DCI = Director of Central Intelligence , Dual Channel Interchange
DCID = Director of Central Intelligence
DCM = Deputy Chief of Mission , Data Channel Multiplexer
DCNO = Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
DCO = Dial Central Office
DCPA = Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
DCPG = Digital Clock Pulse Generator
DCTN = Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network
DCS = Defense Communications System , Defense Courier Service , Digital Computer System , Defensive Counterspace
DD = Department of Defense
DDA = Designated Development Activity
DDG = Guided Missile Destroyer
DDI = Deputy Director of Intelligence
DDM = Digital Data Modem
DDN = Defense Data Network
DDO = Director of Operations
DDR&E = Director of Defense Research and Engineering
DDS = Defense Dissemination System
DE = Directed Energy , Delay Equalizer
DECA = Defense Commissary Agency
DECL = Declassify
DECON = Decontamination Defense/Defensive
DEF = Detachment
DEFCON = Defense Readiness Condition
DEFSMAC = Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center
DEMARC = Demarcation
DEMUX = Demultiplex
DEP = Deployed
DEPMEDS = Deployable Medical Systems
DEPOPSDEPS = Service Deputy Operations Deputies
DESCOM = Depot System Command
DEST = Destination
DET = Detachment
DET CORD = Detonation Cord
DETRESFA = Distress Phase
DEW = Directed-Energy Warfare
DF = Direction Finding , Disposition Form , Dispersion Factor
DFE = Division Force Equivalent
DFM = Deterrent Force Module
DFSC = Defense Fuel Supply Center
DFSCOORD = Deputy Fire Support Coordinator
DFSP = Defense Fuel Support Point
DFT = Deployment for Training
DG = Defense Guidance
DGM = Digital Group Multiplex
DGZ = Desired Ground Zero
DIA = Defense Intelligence Agency
DIAC = Defense Intelligence Analysis Center
DIAM = Defense Intelligence Agency Memorandum , Defense Intelligence Agency Manual
DIAR = Defense Intelligence Agency Regulation
DIBITS = Digital in-Band Interswitch Trunk Signaling
DIBTS = Digital in-Band Trunk Signaling
DICO = Data Information Coordination Office
DIDHS = Deployable Intelligence Data Handling System
DIG = Digital
DIPGM = Diphase Supergroup Modem
DIRAIA = Director Army Intelligence Agency
DIRLAUTH = Direct Liaison Authorized
DIRM = Directorate for Information and Resource Management
DIRMOBFOR = Director of Mobilization Forces
DIRNSA = Director National Security Agency
DIS = Defense Investigative Service
DISA = Defense Information Systems Agency
DISANMOC = Defense Information Systems Agency Network Management and Operations Center
DISCOM = Division Support Command
DISE = Division Intelligence Support Element
DISN = Defense Information Systems Network
DIV = Division
DIVARTY = Division Artillery
DLED = Dedicated Loop Encryption Device
DLIC = Detachment Left In Contact
DLPMA = Diphase Loop Modem A
DLQ = Deck Landing Qualification
DLR = Depot-Level Repairable
DLSA = Defense Legal Services Agency
DLTM = Digital Line Termination Module
DLTU = Digital Line Termination Unit
DMA = Defense Mapping Agency
DMAHT = Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Topographic Center
DMAINST = Defense Mapping Agency Instruction
DMC = Data Mode Control
DMD = Digital Message Device
DME = Distance Measuring Equipment
DML = Data Manipulation Language
DMO = Directory Maintenance Official
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
DMU = Disk Memory Unit
DMZ = Demilitarized Zone
DN = Digital Nonsecure
DNBI = Disease and Nonbattle Injury
DNVT = Digital Nonsecure Voice Terminal
DOA = Dead on Arrival , Direction of Attack
DOC = Department of Commerce
DOCDIV = Documents Division
DOCEX = Document Exploitation
DOD = Department of Defense
DODAAC = Department of Defense Activity Address Code
DODDS = Department of Defense Dependent Schools
DOD-JIC = Department of Defense Joint Intelligence Center
DODD = Department of Defense Directive
DODI = Department of Defense Instruction
DODIC = Department of Defense Identification Code
DODID = Department of Defense Intelligence Digest
DODIIS = Department of Defense Intelligence Information System
DODM = Data Orderwire Diphase Modem
DOIM = Directorate of Information Management
DOS = Disk Operating System
DPG = Defense Planning Guidance
DPLSM = Dipulse Group Modem
DPP = Distributed Production Program , Data Patch Panel
DPRB = Defense Planning and Resources Board
DPS = Data Processing System
DPSC = Defense Personnel Support Center
DPSK = Differential Phase Shift Keying
DPU = Data Processing Unit
DR = Dead Reckoning , Digital Receiver
DRB = Defense Resources Board , Division Ready Brigade
DRE = Dead Reckoning Error
DRMO = Defense Reutilization Marketing Office
DRT = Dead Reckoning Tracer
DRTC = Designated Reporting Technical Control
DS = Doctrine Sponsor , Direct Support
DSA = Defense Special Assessmen , Division Support Area
DSAA = Defense Security Assistance Agency
DSAR = Defense Supply Agency Regulation
DSC = Digital Selective Calling
DSCS = Defense Satellite Communications System
DSCSOC = Defense Satellite Communications System Operations Center
DSDI = Digital Simple Data Interface
DSG = Digital Signal Generator
DSL = Display Switch Locator
DSM = Decision Support Matrix
DSMAC = Digital Scene-Matching Area Correlation
DSN = Defense Switched Network
DSNET = Defense Secure Network
DSP = Defense Support Program
DSPL = Display System Programming Language
DSSCS = Defense Special Security Communications System
DSSO = Data System Support Organization , Defense Systems Support Organization
DST = Decision Support Template
DSTR = Destroy
DSU = Direct Support Unit
DSVT = Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
DT&E = Developmental Test and Evaluation
DTE = Data Terminal Equipment
DTED = Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DTG = Date-Time Group , Digital Trunk Group , Digital Transmission Group
DTMF = Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
DTMR = Defense Traffic Management Regulation
DUSDP = Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
DVITS = Digital Video Imagery Transmission System
DVOW = Digital Voice Orderwire
DX = Direct Exchange
DZ = Drop Zone
DZST = Drop Zone
Support Team
E = Environment , East
E&DCP = Evaluation and Data Collection Plan
E&E = Evasion and Escape
EA = Electronic Attack , Executive Assistant , Each
EAC = Emergency Action Console , Echelons Above Corps
E3 = Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
EA = Engagement Area , Electronic Attack , Emergency Action
EAC = Echelons Above Corps
EAD = Extended Active Duty , Evaluation and Analysis Division , Earliest Arrival Date At Port of Debarkation , Echelons Above Division
EALT = Earliest Anticipated Launch Time
EBCDIC = Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EC = Electronic Combat , Error Control
EC PGM = Electronic Combat Program Group Manager
ECB = Echelons Corps and Below
ECCM = Electronic Counter-Countermeasures
ECM = Electronic Countermeasures
ECP = Engineering Change Proposal , Emergency Command Precedence
ECU = Environmental Control Unit
ED = Evaluation Directive , Envelope Delay
EDD = Earliest Delivery Date
EE = Emergency Establishment
EEBD = Emergency Escape Breathing Device
EED = Electro-Explosive Device
EEFI = Essential Elements of Friendly Information
EEI = Essential Elements of Information
EENT = End Evening Nautical Twilight
EEPROM = Electronic Erasable Programmable Read - Only Memory
EFF = Effective
EFTO = Encrypt for Transmission Only
EHF = Extremely High Frequency
EIA = Electronic Industries Association
ELB = Echelons Below Corps
ELBA = Emergency Location Beacon
ELCAS = Elevated Causeway System
ELECTRO-OPTINT = Electro-Optical Intelligence
ELINT = Electronic Intelligence
ELPP = Equal Level Patch Panel
ELR = Extra-Long-Range Aircraft
ELSEC = Electronic Security
ELT = Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELVA = Emergency Low Visibility Approach
EMC = Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMCON = Emission Control
EME = Electromagnetic Environment
EMI = Electromagnetic Interface
EMP = Electromagnetic Pulse
EMR HAZARDS = Electromagnetic Radiation Hazards
EMS = Emergency Medical Services
EMSEC = Emanations Security
EMV = Electromagnetic Vulnerability
EN = Engineer
ENCOORD = Engineer Coordinator
ENDEX = Exercise Termination
ENY = Enemy (Graphics)
EO = End Office , Electro-Optical , Eyes Only
EO-IR = Electro-Optical-Infrared
EOB = Enemy Order of Battle , Electronic Order of Battle
EOD = Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOL = End of Link
EOM = End of Message
EOP = Emergency Operating Procedures
EOW = Engineering Orderwire
EP = Electronic Protection , Execution Planning
EPB = Electronic Preparation of the Battlefield
EPBX = Electronic Private Branch Exchange
EPDS = Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
EPIRB = Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
EPROM = Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EQUIP = Equipment
ERP = Engineer Regulating Point
ES = Electronic Warfare Support
ESD = Electronics Systems Division
ESM = Electronic Warfare Support Measures , Electronic Surveillance Measures
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD = Estimated Time of Departure , Electronic Transfer Device
ETI = Estimated Time of Intercept
ETIC = Estimated Time for Completion
ETSS = Extended Training Service Specialist
E-UAV = Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
EUB = Essential User Bypass
EURV = Essential User Rekeying Variable
EW = Electronic Warfare , Early Warning
EW/GCI = Early Warning/Ground-Controlled Intercept
EWC = Electronic Warfare Coordinator
EWCS = Electronic Warfare Control Ship
EWIR = Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming
EWO = Electronic Warfare Officer
EXCOM = Extended Communications Search
EXORD = Execute Order
EXPLAN = Exercise Plan
EZ = Extraction Zone
F = Flare Patterns , Flash
F/V = Fishing Vessel
FA = Field Artillery , Feasibility Assessment
FAA = Federal Aviation Administration , Foreign Assistance Act , Forward Assembly Area
FAAD = Forward Area Air Defense
FAADEZ = Forward Area Air Defense Engagement Zone
FAAR = Forward Area Alerting Radar
FAAWC = Force Antiair Warfare Commander
FAC = Forward Air Controller
FACSFAC = Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility
FAD = Force Activity Designator , Feasible Arrival Date
FAE = Fuel Air Explosive
FAP = Functional Area Plan
FAPES = Force Augmentation Planning and Execution System
FAR = Federal Aviation Regulation
FARP = Forward Arming and Refueling Point
FAX = Facsimile
FB = Fire Base
FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation
FC = Floating Craft , Field Circular
FCC = Federal Communications Commission , Flight Coordination Center
FCL = Final Coordination Line
FCT = Firepower Control Team
FDC = Fire Direction Center
FDESC = Force Description
FDL = Fast Deployment Logistics
FDLP = Flight Deck Landing Practice
FDM = Frequency Division Multiplexing
FDO = Flexible Deterrent Option , Fire Direction Officer , Flight Deck Officer
FDR/FA = Flight Data Recorder/Fault Analyzer
FDRP = First Destination Reporting Point
FDS = Fault Detection System
FDSL = Fixed Directory Subscriber List
FDSS = Fault Detection Subsystem
FDSSS = Flight Deck Status and Signaling System
FDUL = Fixed Directory Unit List
FDX = Full Duplex
FEBA = Forward Edge of the Battle Area
FEC = Forward Error Correction
FEK = Frequency Exchange Keying
FES = Forced Entry System
FEU = Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit
FEWS = Follow-on Early Warning System
FEZ = Fighter Engagement Zone
FFA = Free-Fire Area
FFCC = Friendly Forces Coordination Center , Force Fires Coordination Center
FFE = Flame Field Expedients
FFH = Fast Frequency Hopping
FFH-NET = Fast-Frequency-Hopping Net
FFHT-NET = Fast-Frequency-Hopping Training Net
FFIR = Friendly Forces Information Requirements
FFTU = Forward Freight Terminal Unit
FGMDSS = Future Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
FIC = Force Indicator Code
FID = Foreign Internal Defense
FIDAF = Foreign Internal Defense Augmentation Force
FIE = Fly-in Echelon
FIFO = First-In-First-Out
FIR = Flight Information Region , First-Impressions Report
FIRCAP = Foreign Intelligence Requirements Capabilities and Priorities
FIS = Flight Information Service
FISINT = Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence
FISS = Foreign Intelligence Security Service
FIST = Fleet Imagery Support Terminal , Fire Support Team
FLAR = Forward-Looking Airborne Radar
FLD = Field
FLIP = Flight Information Publication , Flight Instruction Procedures
FLIR = Forward-Looking Infrared Radar
FLO = Fighter Liaison Officer
FLO/FLO = Float-on/Float-off
FLOT = Forward Line of Own Troops
FLTCINC = Fleet Commander in Chief
FLTSAT = Fleet Satellite
FLTSATCOM = Fleet Satellite Communications
FM = Flare Multiunit , Frequency Modulation , Functional Manager , Field Manual
FMA-NET = Frequency Management A-Net
FMAS = Foreign Media Analysis Subsystem
FMC = Fully Mission Capable
FMCC = Force Movement Control Center
FMCR = Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
FMF = Fleet Marine Force
FMFM = Fleet Marine Force Manual
FMFRP = Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication
FMID = Force Module Identifier
FMO = Frequency Management Office
FMP = Force Module Package
FMS = Foreign Military Sales , Force Module Subsystem
FMT-NET = Frequency Management Training Net
FNS = Foreign Nation Support
FO = Forward Observer , Flash Override , Fiber Optic
FOA = Field Operating Agency
FOB = Forward Operations Base
FOC = Flight Operations Center , Full Operational Capability
FOD = Foreign Object Damage
FOIU = Fiber Optic Interface Unit
FOL = Forward Operating Location
FORSTAT = Force Status and Identity Report
FOV = Field of View
FPC = Field Press Censorship
FPF = Final Protective Fire
FPL = Final Protective Line
FPO = Fleet Post Office
FR = Final Report , Frequency Response
FRAG = Fragmentation Code , Fragmentary Order
FREQ = Frequency
FRN = Force Requirement Number
FROG = Free Rocket Over Ground
FS = File Server , Flare Single-Unit , Fighter Squadron , File Separator
FSA = Fire Support Area
FSB = Forward Staging Report , Forward Support Battalion
FSC = Fire Support Coordinator
FSCC = Fire Support Coordination Center
FSCL = Fire Support Coordination Line
FSCM = Fire Support Coordinating Measure
FSCOORD = Fire Support Coordinator
FSE = Fire Support Element
FSK = Frequency Shift Key
FSO = Fire Support Officer
FSS = Flight Service Station , Fire Support Station
FSSG = Force Service Support Group
FT = Feet
FTCP = Field Trains Command Post
FTI = Fixed Target Indicators
FTRG = Fleet Tactical Readiness Group
FTX = Field Training Exercise
FUAC = Functional Area Code
FW = Fighter Wing
FWD = Forward
G/A = Ground to Air
G/VLLD = Ground/Vehicle Laser Locator Designator
G1 = Assistant Chief of Staff G1 (Personnel)
G2 = Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence)
G3 = Assistant Chief of Staff Operations
G4 = Assistant Chief of Staff Logistics
G5 = Assistant Chief of Staff Civil Affairs
G6 = Assistant Chief of Staff Communications
GAA = General Agency Agreement
GB = Group Buffer
GC3A = Global Command Control and Communications Assessment
GC4A = Global Command Control Communications and Computer Assessment
GCE = Ground Combat Element
GCI = Ground Control Intercept
GCRI = General Collective Routing Indicator
GCS = Ground Control Station
GCCS = Global Command and Control System
GDIP = General Defense Intelligence Program
GDIPP = General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program
GDP = General Defense Plan
GEOCODE = Geographic Code
GEOLOC = Geographic Location Code
GEOREF = Geographic Reference
GHz = Gigahertz
GIE = Global Information Environment
GM = Group Modem
GMF = Ground Mobile Forces
GMI = General Military Intelligence
GMR = Graduated Mobilization Response
GMRD = Guards Motorized Rifle Division
GMRR = Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment
GOCO = Government Owned Contractor Operated
GOES = Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GOS = Grade of Service
GOSG = General Officer Steering Group
GP = Group
GPEE = General Purpose Encryption Equipment
GPMDM = Group Modem
GPS = Global Positioning System
GRCA = Ground Reference Coverage Area
GS = Ground Speed , General Support , Group Separator
GSA = General Services Administration
GSE = Ground Support Equipment
GSI = Glide Slope Indicator
GSM = Ground Station Module
GSR = General
Support-Reinforcing , Ground Surveillance Radar
H&S = Headquarters and Service
HAHO = High-Altitude High-Opening (Parachute Technique)
HALO = High-Altitude Low-Opening (Parachute Technique)
HARM = High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
HAZ = Hazardous Cargo
HEL = Helicopter
HEL-H = Heavy Helicopter
HEMP = High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
HEMTT = Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck
HERF = Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel
HERO = Electromagnetic Radiation Hazards , Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
HERP = Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
HAC = Helicopter Aircraft Commander
HB = Heavy Boat
HCO = Helicopter Control Officer
HCP = Hardcopy Printer
HCS = Helicopter Coordination Section , Helicopter Control Station
HDC = Helicopter Direction Center , Harbor Defense Commander
HDPLX = Half Duplex
HE = High Explosive
HEAT = High Explosive Antitank
HEC = Helicopter Employment Coordinator
HF = High Frequency
HFDF = High Frequency Direction-Finding
HHB = Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
HHC = Headquarters- Headquarters Company
HHOC = Headquarters- Headquarters and Operations Company
HHT = Headquarters and Headquarters Troop
HICAP = High-Capacity Firefighting Foam Station
HIDACZ = High-Density Airspace Control Zone
HIFR = Helicopter in-Flight Refueling
HIMAD = High-Altitude Missile Air Defense
HIMEZ = High-Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
HIRSS = Hover Infrared Suppressor Subsystem
HLPS = Heavy-Lift Preposition Ship
HLZ = Helicopter Landing Zone
HMMWV = High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
HMW = Health Morale and Welfare
HOB = Height (Depth) of Burst
HOGE = Hover Out of Ground Effect
HOIS = Hostile Intelligence Service
HOTPHOTOREP = Hot Photo Interpretation Report
HPA = High Power Amplifier
HPMSK = High Priority Mission Support Kit
HPRF = High Pulse Repetition Frequency
HPT = High Payoff Target
HQ = Headquarters , HAVE QUICK
HQACC = Headquarters Air Combat Command
HQAETC = Headquarters Air Education and Training Command
HQAFC4A = Headquarters Air Force Command Control Communications and Computer Agency
HQAFSPC = Headquarters Air Force Space Command
HQAMC = Headquarters Air Mobility Command
HQCOMDT = Headquarters Commandant
HQDA = Headquarters Department of the Army
HQFM-NET = HAVE QUICK Frequency Modulation Net
HQMC = Headquarters Marine Corps
HR = Hour
HRS = Horizon Reference System
HRT = Hostage Rescue Team
HS = Homing Single-Unit
HSB = High Speed Boat
HSCDM = High Speed Cable Driver Modem
HSPR = High Speed Pulse Restorer
HSSDB = High Speed Serial Data Buffer
HST = Helicopter Support Team
HUD = Heads-Up Display
HUMINT = Human Intelligence , Human Resources Intelligence
HUS = Hardened Unique Storage
HVAA = High Value Airborne Assets
HVT = High Value Targets
HZ = Hertz
I = Individual , Immediate
I&S = Intelligence and Surveillance
I&W = Indication and Warning
I/B = Inboard
I/O = Input / Output
IA = International Affairs , Initial Assessment
IADB = Inter-American Defense Board
IADS = Integrated Air Defense System
IAP = International Airport
IATACS = Improved Army Tactical Communications System
ICAC2 = Integrated Combat Airspace Command and Control
ICAD = Individual Concern and Deficiency
ICD = Imitative Communications Deception
ICN = Idle Channel Noise
ICOD = Intelligence Cutoff Data
ICON = Imagery Communications and Operations Node , Intermediate Coordination Node
ICP = Incident Control Point , Inventory Control Point
ICRI = Interswitch Collective Routing Indicator
ICU = Interface Control Unit
ICS = Internal Communications System , Incident Command System
ICSAR = Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue
ID = Identification , Infantry Division
IDAD = Internal Defense and Development
IDB = Integrated Data Base
IDCA = International Development Cooperation Agency
IDDF = Intermediate Data Distribution Facility
IDEF = Integrated Definition
IDF = Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDHS = Intelligence Data Handling System
IDP = Initial Delay Position
IDS = Interface Design Standards , Intrusion Detection System
IDSS = Interoperability Decision Support System
IED = Imitative Electronic Deception , Improved Explosives Devices
IES = Imagery Exploitation System
IEW = Intelligence and Electronic Warfare
IEWSE = Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Support
IF = Intermediate Frequency
IFF = Identification Friend or Foe (Radar)
IFF/SIF = Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature
IFFN = Identification Friend Foe or Neutral
IFR = Instrument Flight Rules
IFV = Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IGSM = Interim Ground Station Module
IHADSS = Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System
IHL = Intelligence Handover Line
IIR = Intelligence Information Report , Imaging Infrared
IJC3S = Integrated Joint Command and Control Communications System
ILLUM = Illumination
IM = Information Management
IMINT = Imagery Intelligence
IMO = International Maritime Organization
IMP = Implementation
IMS = International Military Staff
IN = Intelligence Officer , Impulse Noise
INCD = Imitative Noncommunications Deception
INF = Infantry
INFOSEC = Information Security
INMARSAT = International Maritime Satellite
INREQ = Information Request
INS = Inertial Navigation System
INTACS = Integrated Tactical Communications System
INTCP = Intercept
INTEL = Intelligence
INTERCO = International Code of Signals
INTREP = Intelligence Report
INTSUM = Intelligence Summary
INV = Invalid
IO = Information Objectives
IOC = Initial Operational Capability
IOM = Installation Operation and Maintenance
IOU = Input / Output Unit
IP = Instructor Pilot , Initial Point , Initial Position
IPA = Intelligence Production Agency
IPB = Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
IPDS = Imagery Processing and Dissemination System
IPE = Industrial Plant Equipment
IPL = Integrated Priority List
IPP = Impact Point Prediction
IPSP = Intelligence Priorities for Strategic Planning
IR = Infrared , Information Requirement , Incident Report , Information Rate
IRC = International Red Cross
IRDS = Infrared Detection Set
IRINT = Infrared Intelligence
IRR = Integrated Readiness Report , Individual Ready Reserve
IS = Interswitch
ISA = Inter-Service Agreement
ISDB = Integrated Satellite Communications Database
ISE = Intelligence Support Element
ISO = International Standards Organization , Isolation
ISOO = Information Security Oversight Office
ISS = Information System Security
ISSA = Inter-Service Support Agreement
IST = Integrated System Test , Interswitch Trunk
ITA = International Telegraphic Alphabet
ITALD = Improved Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
ITAR = International Traffic In Arms Regulation
ITB = Independent Tank Battalion
ITF = Intelligence Task Force
ITR = Independent Tank Regiment
ITU = International Telecommunications Union
ITV = In-Transit Visibility
ITW/AA = Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment
IUWG = Inshore Undersea Warfare Group
IV = Intravenous
IVSN = Initial Voice Switched Network
IW = Information Warfare
IWG = Interagency
Working Group
J-1 = Manpower and Personnel Directorate of A Joint Staff
J-2 = Intelligence Directorate of A Joint Staff , Intelligence Directorate Joint Staff Defense Intelligence Agency
J-3 = Operations Directorate of A Joint Staff
J-4 = Logistics Directorate of A Joint Staff
J-5 = Plans Directorate of A Joint Staff
J-6 = Command Control Communications and Computer Systems Directorate of A Joint Staff
J-7 = Operational Plans and Interoperability Directorate Joint Staff
J-8 = Director for Force Structure Resource and Assessment Joint Staff
JAAT = Joint Air Attack Team
JACC/CP = Joint Airborne Communications Center/Command Post
JADO = Joint Air Defense Operations
JAIC = Joint Air Intelligence Center
JAO = Joint Area of Operations
JAOC = Joint Air Operations Center
JCCC = Joint Communications Control Center , Joint Combat Camera Center
JCEOI = Joint Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions
JCEWS = Joint Force Commander's Electronic Warfare Staff
JCN = Joint Communications Network
JCSC = Joint Communications Satellite Center
JCSE = Joint Communications Support Element
JCSS = Joint Communications Support Squadron
JDSSC = Joint Data Systems Support Center
JEWC = Joint Electronic Warfare Center
JFACC = Joint Force Air Component Commander
JFAST = Joint Flow and Analysis System
JFC = Joint Force Commander
JFLCC = Joint Force Land Component Commander
JFMCC = Joint Force Maritime Component Commander
JFSOCC = Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander
JIC = Joint Intelligence Center
JIEP = Joint Intelligence Estimate for Planning
JILE = Joint Intelligence Liaison Element
JINTACCS = Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems
JIOP = Joint Interface Operational Procedures
JIPC = Joint Imagery Production Complex
JMPA = Joint Military Satellite Communication Panel Administrator
JOA = Joint Operations Area
JOC = Joint Operations Center
JOGS = Joint Operation Graphics System
JOPES = Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
JOPS = Joint Operational Planning System
JOTS = Joint Operational Tactical System
JP = Joint Publication
JRA = Joint Rear Area
JRAC = Joint Rear Area Coordinator
JRACO = Joint Rear Area Communications Officer
JRC = Joint Reconnaissance Center , Joint Reception Center
JRFL = Joint Restricted Frequency List
JRTOC = Joint Rear Tactical Operations Center
JS = Joint Staff
JSOA = Joint Special Operations Area
JSOACC = Joint Special Operations Air Component Commander
JSOC = Joint Special Operations Command
JSOLE = Joint Special Operations Liaison Element
JSOTF = Joint Special Operations Task Force
JSTARS = Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JTAO = Joint Tactical Air Operations
JTAOOPDAT = Joint Tactical Air Operations Data
JTC3A = Joint Tactical Command , Control and Communications Agency
JVIDS = Joint Visual Integrated Display System
JWC = Joint Warfare Center
JWFC = Joint Warfighting Center
JWG = Joint Working Group
JWICS = Joint
Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
kHz = Kilohertz
LAN = Local Area Network
LANTIRN = Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night
LAO = Limited Attack Option
LAPES = Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System
LARC = Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo
LARC-60 = Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo
LASH = Lighter Aboard Ship
LASINT = Laser Intelligence
LAT = Latitude
LAV = Light Armored Vehicle
LC = Line of Contact
LCC = Land Component Commander , Amphibious Command Ship , Lighterage Control Center , Link Communications Circuit , Land Component Commander
LCO = Lighterage Control Officer
LCP = Lighterage Control Point
LDO = Laser Designator Operator
LDR = Low Data Rate
LEASAT = Leased Satellite
LED = Light Emitting Diode
LF = Landing Force , Low Frequency
LFM = Landing Force Manual
LFORM = Landing Force Operational Reserve Material
LFSP = Landing Force Support Party
LGB = Laser-Guided Bomb
LGM = Laser-Guided Missile , Loop Group Multiplexer
LGW = Laser-Guided Weapon
LHT = Line-Haul Tractor
LIC = Low Intensity Conflict
LIMDIS = Limited Distribution
LIWA = Land Information Warfare Agency
LKG = Loop Key Generator
LKP = Last Known Position
LL = Light Line , Latent Lethality
LLLGB = Low - Level Laser-Guided Bomb
LLTR = Low - Level Transit Route
LM = Loop Modem
LMAV = Laser MAVERICK
LMF = Language Media Format
LNA = Low Voice Amplifier
LNO = Liaison Officer
LO/LO = Lift-on/Lift-off
LO/RO = Lift-on/Roll-off
LOAC = Law of Armed Conflict
LOAL = Lock-on After Launch
LOB = Line of Bearing
LOBL = Lock-on Before Launch
LOC = Lines of Communications
LOCACC = Location Accuracy
LOD = Line of Demarcation , Line of Departure
LOEA = Limit of Enemy Advance
LOI = Loss-of-Input
LOMEZ = Low-Altitude Missile Engagement Zone
LONG = Longitude
LOP = Line of Position
LORAN = Long - Range Aid to Navigation
LOROP = Long Range Oblique Photography
LOS = Line of Sight
LP = Listening Post
LP/OP = Listening Post/Observation Post
LPCLK = Loop Clock
LPD = Low Probability of Detection
LPH = Landing Platform Helicopter
LPI = Low Probability of Intercept
LPI/D = Low Probability of Intercept/Detection
LPI/LPD = Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection
LPU = Line Printer Unit
LPV = Laser-Protective Visor
LRD = Laser Range Finder-Detector
LRG = Long - Range Aircraft
LRM = Low Rate Multiplexer
LRRP = Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
LRS = Long - Range Surveillance , Launch and Recovery Site
LRSD = Long - Range Surveillance Detachment
LRSU = Long - Range Surveillance Unit
LSB = Landing Support Battalion
LSCDM = Low Speed Cable Driver Modem
LSD = Least Separation Distance
LSE = Landing Signal Enlisted
LSO = Landing Safety Officer , Landing Signal Officer
LSPR = Low Speed Pulse Restorer
LST = Landing Ship Tank
LT = Local Terminal
LTD = Laser Target Designator
LTD/R = Laser Target Designator/Ranger
LTG = Local Timing Generator
LTU = Line Termination Unit
LUA = Launch Under Attack
LUT = Local User Terminal
LZ = Landing Zone
LZSA = Landing Zone
Support Area
M = Mechanized (Graphics) , Meter
M&R = Acquisition and Maintenance Repair
M/CM/S = Mobility Countermobility and Survivability
MAAG = Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAC = Multiple Access Conference Call
MACG = Marine Air Control Group
MACOM = Major Army Command
MACS = Marine Air Control Squadron
MACSAT = Multiple Access Commercial Satellite
MACCS = Marine Corps Air Command and Control System
MAD = Military Air Distress
MAG = Marine Aircraft Group , Magnetic
MAGTF = Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MAIN = Primary Command Post (Graphics)
MAINT = Maintenance
MALS = Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
MAP = Missed Approach Procedure , Mission Area Plan
MARDIV = Marine Division
MARFOR = Marine Corps Forces
MARFORPAC = Marine Forces Pacific
MAROP = Marine Operators
MARS = Military Affiliate Radio System
MARSA = Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft
MART = Mobile Automatic Digital Network Remote Terminal
MAS = Military Agency for Standardization
MASF = Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility
MASINT = Measurement and Signature Intelligence
MASS = Marine Air Support Squadron
MAW = Military Airlift Wing , Marine Air Wing
MAX = Maximum
MB = Medium Boat
MBA = Main Battle Area
MC = Military Community , Mobility Corridor
MC&G = Mapping Charting and Geodesy
MCAS = Marine Corps Air Station
MCC = Master Control Center , Mission Control Center , Military Coordinating Committee , Movement Control Center , Military Cooperation Committee , Marine Component Commander
MCCD = Multispectral Close Contact Decoy
MCCDC = Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCCISWG = Military Command Control and Information Systems Working Group
MCD = Manipulative Communications Deception
MCEB = Military Communications-Electronics Board
MCEWG = Military Communications-Electronics Working Group
MCM = Mine Countermeasures
MCMU = Mass Core Memory Unit
MCO = Marine Corps Order
MCP = Marine Corps Capabilities Plan
MCRP = Marine Corps Reference Publication
MCU = Maintenance Communications Unit
MCW = Modulated Carrier Wave
MCSF = Mobile Cryptologic Support Facility
M-DARC = Military Direct Access Radar Channel
MD = Medium Division , Military Deception
MDF = Main Distribution Frame
MDR = Medium Data Rate
MDSU = Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit
MEB = Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MECH = Mechanized
MED = Manipulative Electronic Deception
MEF = Marine Expeditionary Force
MEF(FWD) = Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
MEP = Mobile Electric Power
MEQPT = Major Equipment
MEU = Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEU(SOC) = Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
MEWSG = Multi-Service Electronic Warfare Support Group (NATO)
MEWSS = Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System
MEZ = Missile Engagement Zone
MF = Medium Frequency , Multi-Frequency
MFPF = Minefield Planning Folder
MFS = Multifunction Switch
MG = Machine Gun
MGM = Master Group Multiplexer
MGRS = Military Grid Reference System
MHC = Management Headquarters Ceiling
MHE = Materials Handling Equipment
MHW = Mean High Water
MHz = Megahertz
MI = Movement Instructions , Military Intelligence
MIB = Military Intelligence Board
MICON = Mission Concept
MIE = Military Information Environment
MIF = Maritime Interception Force
MIIDS = Military Intelligence Integrated Data System
MIIDS/IDB = Military Integrated Intelligence Database System/Integrated Database
MIJI = Meaconing Interference Jamming and Intrusion
MILCON = Military Construction
MILDEP = Military Department
MILSATCOM = Military Satellite Communications
MILSTD = Military Standard
MIM = Maintenance Instruction Manual , Minimum , Minute
MIPE = Mobile Intelligence Processing Element
MISCAP = Mission Capability
MISREP = Joint Tactical Air Reconnaissance/Surveillance Mission Report
MIST = Military Information Support Team
MITASK = Mission Tasking
MITT = Mobile Integrated Tactical Terminal
MIUW = Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare
MIUWU = Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit
MIW = Mine Warfare
MLO = Military Liaison Office
MLP = Message Load Plan
MLRS = Multiple Launch Rocket System
MLS = Multilevel Security
MLW = Mean Low Water
MMC = Materiel Management Center
MMI = Man/Machine Interface
MNCD = Manipulative Noncommunications Deception
MNS = Mission Needs Statements , Mine Neutralization System
MOA = Military Operating Area
MOB = Main Operations Base
MODEM = Modulator/Demodulator
MODLOC = Miscellaneous Operational Details Local Operations
MOMSS = Mode and Message Selection System
MOPP = Mission-Oriented Protection Posture
MOS = Military Occupational Specialty
MP = Military Police
MPA = Mission Planning Agent , Manpower Authorization , Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPRF = Medium Pulse Repetition Frequency
MR-UAV = Medium-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MRB = Motorized Rifle Battalion
MRD = Motorized Rifle Division
MRP = Motorized Rifle Platoon
MRR = Motorized Rifle Regiment , Minimum-Risk Route
MS-DOS = Microsoft-Disk Operating System
MSB = Main Support Battalion
MSD = Marginal Support Date , Multispectral Decoy , Minimum Safe Distance
MSE = Mobile Subscriber Equipment
MSF = Multiplex Signal Format
MSI = Multi-Spectral Imagery
MSIS = Marine Safety Information System
MSO = Military Satellite Communications Systems Organization
MSP = Mission Support Plan
MSPF = Maritime Special Purpose Force
MSR = Mission Support Request , Main Supply Route
MSRV = Message Switch Rekeying Variable
MSSG = Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group
MTG = Master Timing Generator
MTI = Moving Target Indicators
MTMC = Military Traffic Management Command
MULE = Modular
Universal Laser Equipment
N-1 = Navy Component Manpower Or Personnel Staff Officer
N-2 = 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
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 Information Memorandum
NACSI = National Communications Security Instruction
NACSIM = National Communications Security Information Memorandum
NADEFCOL = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense College
NADEP = Naval Aircraft Depot
NAFAG = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Force Armaments Group
NAMP = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Annual Manpower Plan
NAMTO = Navy Material Transportation Office
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
NARC = Non-Automatic Relay Center
NAS = Naval Air Station
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASAR = National Association for Search and Rescue
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATOPS = Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization
NAVAIDS = Navigational Aids
NAVAIRSYSCOM = Naval Air Systems Command
NAVATAC = Navy Antiterrorism Analysis Center
NAVCHAPDET = Naval Cargo Handling and Port Group Detachment
NAVCHAPGRU = Navy Cargo Handling and Port Group
NAVCOMSTA = Naval Communications Station
NAVFACENGCOM = Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFOR = Navy Forces
NAVORD = Naval Ordnance
NAVSAT = Navigation Satellite
NAVSEALOGCEN = Naval Sea Logistics Center
NAVSEASYSCOM = Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSOC = Naval Special Warfare Special Operations Component
NAVSOF = Naval Special Operations Forces
NAVSPACECOM = Naval Space Command
NAVSPECWARCOM = Naval Special Warfare Command
NAVSPOC = Naval Space Operations Center
NAVSUP = Naval Supply
NAVSUPINST = Navy Support Instruction
NAVSUPSYSCOM = Naval Supply Systems Command
NAWCAD = Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
NB = Narrowband
NBDP = Narrow Band Direct Printing
NBG = Naval Beach Group
NBST = Narrowband Secure Terminal
NCA = National Command Authorities
NCC = Naval Component Commander , Navy Component Command
NCD = Net Control Device
NCHB = Navy Cargo Handling Battalion
NCHF = Navy Cargo Handling Force
NCO = Noncommissioned Officer
NCOIC = Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge
NCR = National Security Agency/Central Security Service Representative
NCT = Network Control Terminal
NCTAM = Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCTC = Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
NCTR = Noncooperative Target Recognition
NCTS = Naval Computer and Telecommunications Stations
NCW = Naval Coastal Warfare
NCWC = Naval Coastal Warfare Commander
NCS = National Communications System , Net Control Station , Naval Control of Shipping
NCS/DCAOC = National Communications System and /or Defense Communication Agency Operations Center
NCSC = National Computer Security Center
NCSORG = Naval Control of Shipping Organization
NDA = National Defense Area
NDB = Nondirectional Beacon
NDMC = NATO Defense Manpower Committee
NDMS = National Disaster Medical System
NDP = National Disclosure Policy
NDRF = National Defense Reserve Fleet
NEACP = National Emergency Airborne Command Post
NEAT = Naval Embarked Advisory Team
NEO = Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
NETS = Nationwide Emergency Telecommunications System
NEWAC = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee
NFA = No-Fire Area
NFL = No-Fire Line
NFO = Naval Flight Officer
NGFS = Naval Gunfire Support
NGLO = Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer
NIC = National Intelligence Council
NIDMS = National Military Command System Information for Decision Makers System
NIDS = National Military Command Center Information Display System
NIE = National Intelligence Estimates
NIEX = No-Notice Interoperability Exercise
NIEXPG = No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Planning Group
NISCOM = Naval Investigative Service Command
NISP = Nuclear Weapons Intelligence Support Plan
NIST = National Intelligence Support Team
NITF = National Imagery Transmission Format
NMBS = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Bodies
NMCC = National Military Command Center
NMCM = Not Mission Capable Maintenance
NMCS = National Military Command System , Not Mission Capable Supply
NMET = Naval Mobile Environmental Team
NMIC = National Military Intelligence Center
NMICC = National Military Intelligence Collection Center
NMIPC = National Military Intelligence Production Center
NMISC = National Military Intelligence Support Center
NMIST = National Military Intelligence Support Team
NMJIC = National Military Joint Intelligence Center
NMOC = Network Management Operations Center
NMR = News Media Representative
NMS = National Military Strategy
NMSA = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mutual Support Act
NNAG = North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Naval Armaments Group
NNT = Non-Nodal Terminal
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC = Network Operations Center
NOD = Night Observation Device
NOFORN = Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals
NOIC = Naval Operational Intelligence Center
NONCOMM = Noncommunications
NOPLAN = No Operation Plan Available or Prepared
NORM = Normal , Not Operationally Ready Maintenance
NORS = Not Operationally Ready Supply
NPIC = National Photographic Interpretation Center
NRCHB = Naval Reserve Cargo Handling Battalion
NRCHTB = Naval Reserve Cargo Handling Training Battalion
NRFI = Not Ready for Issue
NRO = National Reconnaissance Office
NRP = Non-Unit-Related Personnel
NRPC = Naval Reserve Personnel Center
NRT = Near-Real-Time
NS/EP = National Security and Emergency Preparedness
NSA = National Security Agency
NSA/CSS = National Security Agency/Central Security Service
NSC = National Security Council
NSCID = National Security Council Intelligence Directive
NSCS = National Security Council System
NSD = National Security Directive
NSDD = National Security Decision Directive
NSE = Navy Support Element
NSEP = National Security Emergency Preparedness
NSF = National Science Foundation
NSFS = Naval Surface Fire Support
NSM = National Search and Rescue Manual
NSOC = National Signals Intelligence Operations Center
NSS = Non-Self-Sustaining
NSTISSC = National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee
NSTL = National Strategic Targets List
NSW = Naval Special Warfare
NSWG = Naval Special Warfare Group
NSWTG = Naval Special Warfare Task Group
NSWTG/TU = Naval Special Warfare Task Group/Unit
NSWTU = Naval Special Warfare Task Unit
NSWU = Naval Special Warfare Unit
NT = Nodal Terminal
NTACS = Navy Tactical Air Control System
NTB = National Target Base
NTC = National Training Center
NTDS = Naval Tactical Data System
NTIC = Navy Tactical Intelligence Center
NTISS = National Telecommunications and Information Security System
NTISSI = National Telecommunications and Information Security System Instruction
NTISSP = National Telecommunications and Information Security System Policy
NTS = Navy Telecommunications System
NTSB = National Transportation Safety Board
NUC = Non-Unit-Related Cargo
NUP = Non-Unit-Related Personnel
NURC = Non-Unit Related Cargo
NV = Night Vision
NVG = Night Vision Goggles
NWB = Normal Wideband
NWBLTU = Normal Wideband Line Termination Unit
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
OADR = Originating Agency's Determination Required
OAE = Operational Area Evaluation
OAS = Offensive Air Support
OASD(MI&L) = Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower Installations and Logistics)
OASD(PA) = Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
OASD(SO/LIC) = Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/ Low Intensity Conflict)
OB = Order of Battle
OBJ = Objective
OBSN = Observation
OBST = Obstacle
OCA = Offensive Counter Air
OCC = Coast Guard Operations Computer Center
OCCA = Ocean Cargo Clearance Authority
OCD = Orderwire Clock Distributor
OCMI = Officer In Charge Marine Inspection
OCOKA = Observation Concealment Obstacles Key Terrain and Avenue of Approach (Army)
OCOP = Outline Contingency Operation Plan
OCP = Operational Configuration Processing
OCU = Orderwire Control Unit
OCS = Offensive Counterspace
OD = Operational Detachment
ODA = Operational Detachment-Alpha
ODATE = Organization Date
ODB = Operational Detachment-Bravo
ODC = Office of Defense Cooperation
ODIN = Operational Digital Network
ODR = Office of Defense Representative
OEG = Operation Exposure Guide
OER = Operational Electronic Intelligence Requirements
OET = Office of Emergency Transportation
OF = Officer(s) (NATO)
OFDA = Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
OH = Overhead
OIC = Officer In Charge
OICC = Operational Intelligence Coordination Center
OID = Operation Order Identification
OIR = Other Intelligence Requirements , Operational Intelligence Requirements
OLS = Optical Landing System
OM = Contour Multiunit
OMA = Office of Military Affairs
OMB = Office of Management and Budget
OMC = Office of Military Cooperation
OMG = Operational Maneuver Group
OMT = Orthogonal Mode Transducer
OOB = Order of Battle
OOD = Officer of the Deck
OOS = Out-of-Service
OP = Observation Post , Operational Publication , Ordnance Pamphlet , Operation
OP3 = Overt Peacetime Psychological Operations Program
OPCEN = Coast Guard Operations Center
OPCOM = Operational Command (NATO)
OPDEC = Operational Deception
OPDOC = Operational Documentation
OPELINT = Operational Electronic Intelligence
OPFOR = Opposing Force
OPLAN = Operations Plan
OPLAW = Operational Law
OPLIFT = Opportune Lift
OPM = Operations Per Minute
OPNAVINST = Chief of Naval Operations Instruction
OPORD = Operation Order
OPP = Orderwire Patch Panel
OPR = Office of Primary Responsibility
OPREP = Operational Report
OPS = Operations
OPSDEPS = Service Operations Deputies
OPSEC = Operations Security
OPSTK = Operational Stock
OPSUM = Operation Summary
OPTAR = Operating Target
OPTEMPO = Operating Tempo
OPTINT = Optical Intelligence
OPZONE = Operation Zone
OR = Operational Readiness , Other Rank(s) (NATO)
ORD = Operational Requirements Document
OS = Operating System , Contour Single-Unit
OSAT = Out-of-Service Analog Test
OSC = On-Scene Commander
OSD = Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSI = Operational Subsystem Interface
OSINT = Open-Source Intelligence
OSRI = Originating Station Routing Indicator
OT = Observer-Target
OT&E = Operational Test and Evaluation
OTC = Officer In Tactical Command , Over - the - Counter
OTH = Over the Horizon
OTH-T = Over the Horizon Targeting
OUT = Outsize Cargo
OVE = On-Vehicle Equipment
OVER = Oversize Cargo
OW = Orderwire
P = Parallel Pattern , Priority
P/C = Pleasure Craft
P/P = Patch Panel
PAA = Position Area for Artillery
PABX = Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PAG = Public Affairs Guidance
PAL = Personnel Allowance List
PAM = Pulse Amplitude Modulation
PANS = Procedures for Air Navigation Services
PAR = Performance Assessment Report , Preparedness Assessment Report , Precision Approach Radar
PARPRO = Peacetime Application of Reconnaissance Programs
PARR = Program Analysis and Resource Review
PAS = Personnel Accounting Symbol
PAT = Public Affairs Team
PAX = Passengers
PB = Particle Beam , Patrol Boat
PBA = Production Base Analysis
PBCR = Portable Bar Code Recorder
PBD = Program Budget Decisions
PBX = Private Branch Exchange
PC = Personal Computer , Principals Committee
PC-LITE = Processor Laptop Imagery Transmission Equipment
PCA = Printed Card Assembly
PCB = Printed Circuit Board
PCC = Primary Control Center
PCF = Personnel Control Facilities
PCM = Pulse Code Modulation
PCO = Primary Control Officer
PCZ = Physical Control Zone
PCS = Permanent Change of Station , Primary Control Ship , Processor Controlled Strapping
PD = Presidential Directive , Procedures Description , Probability of Damage , Probability of Detection , Point of Departure
PDS = Protected Distribution System
PEAS = Psychological Operations Effects Analysis Subsystem
PEC = Program Element Code
PEDB = Planning and Execution Data Base
PEP = Personnel Exchange Program
PERINTSUM = Periodic Intelligence Summary
PERS = Personnel
PERSCOM = Personnel Command (Army)
PERSINS = Personnel Information System
PES = Preparedness Evaluation System
PFD = Personal Flotation Device
PGIF = Predicted Ground Impact Point
PGM = Precision-Guided Munitions
PHOTINT = Photographic Intelligence
PHOTO = Photographic
PHSD = Post Security and Harbor Defense
PIC = Person Identification Code , Parent Indicator Code
PID = Plan Identification Number
PIDD = Planned Inactivation or Discontinued Date
PIN = Personnel Increment Number
PIPS = Plans Integration Partitioning System
PIR = Priority Intelligence Requirements
PIRAZ = Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone
PIREP = Pilot Report
PKO = Peacekeeping Operations
PL = Platoon , Phase Line
PLAT = Pilot's Landing Aid Television
PLB = Personal Locator Beacon
PLC = Power Line Conditioner
PLD = Probable Line of Deployment
PLGR = Precise Lightweight Global Positioning System Receiver
PLL = Phase Locked Loop
PLL/ASL = Prescribed Load List/Authorized Stock Level
PLRS = Position Location Reporting System
PLS = Pillars of Logistics Support , Palletized Load System
PMC = Parallel Multiunit Circle
PMCS = Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
PMIS = Psychological Operations Management Information Subsystem
PMN = Parallel Track Multiunit Non-Return
PMO = Program Management Office
PMOS = Primary Military Occupational Specialty
PMR = Parallel Track Multiunit Return
PN = Pseudonoise
PNVS = Pilot Night Vision System
POADS = Psychological Operations Automated Data System
POAS = Psychological Operations Automated System
POAT = Psychological Operations Assessment Team
POB = Persons On Board , Psychological Operations Battalion
POC = Point of Contact
POD = Plan of the Day , Probability of Detection , Port of Debarkation
POE = Port of Embarkation
POG = Psychological Operations Group , Port Operations Group
POMCUS = Pre-Positioning of Materiel Configured to Unit Sets
POPS = Port Operational Performance Simulator
PORTS = Portable Remote Telecommunications System
POS = Primary Operating Stocks , Probability of Success , Position
POTG = Psychological Operations Task Group
POV = Privately Owned Vehicle
P-P = Peak-to-Peak
PP = Passage Point
PPAG = Proposed Public Affairs Guidance
PPBS = Planning Programming and Budgeting System
PPDB = Point Positioning Data Base
PPP = Priority Placement Program , Primary Patch Panel
PRA = Primary Review Authority
PRBS = Pseudo Random Binary Sequence
PRC = Populace and Resources Control
PRECOM = Preliminary Communications Search
PRELIM = Preliminary
PRF = Pulse Repetition Frequency
PRG = Program Review Group
PRIFLY = Primary Flight Control
PRMFL = Perm File
PROC = Processor
PROFIS = Professional Officer Filler Information System
PROM = Programmable Read - Only Memory
PROPIN = Caution-Proprietary Information Involved
PROVORG = Providing Organization
PROWORD = Procedure Word
PRSL = Primary Zone/Switch Location
P-STATIC = Precipitation Static
PS = Parallel Track Single-Unit , Processing Subsystem , Personnel Services
PSA = Port Support Activity , Program Security Analysis
PSC = Principal Subordinate Command
PSD = Planning Systems Division
PSE = Peculiar Support Equipment
PSHD = Port Security and Harbor Defense
PSHDGRU = Port Security and Harbor Defense Group
PSK = Phase Shift Keying
PSN = Packet Switching Node , Position
PSP = Perforated Steel Planking
PSPS = Psychological Operations Studies Program Subsystem
PSS = Parallel Single-Unit Spiral
PSU = Port Security Unit
PSYOP = Psychological Operations
PSYWAR = Psychological Warfare
PTC = Primary Traffic Channel
PTT = Public Telephone and Telegraph , Postal Telephone and Telegraph
PUL = Parent Unit Level
PVNTMED = Preventive Medicine
PVO = Private Voluntary Organizations
PWB = Printed Wiring Board (Assembly)
PWE = Political Warfare Executive
PWR = Pre-positioned Wartime Reserves
PWRMR = Pre-positioned War Materiel Requirement
PWRMS = Pre-positioned War Reserve Materiel Stock
PWRS = Pre-positioned War Reserve Stocks
PZ = Pickup Zone
PZCO = Pickup Zone
Control Officer
QA = Qatar , Quality Assurance
QAM = Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QAT = Quality Assurance Team
QDR = Quality Deficiency Report
QEEM = Quick Erect Expandable Mast
QM = Quartermaster
QPSK = Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
QRA = Quick Reaction Antenna
QRE = Quick Reaction Element
QRSA = Quick Reaction Satellite Antenna
QSTAG = Quadripartite Standing Agreement
QTY = Quantity
R = Routine , Reinforcing
RP = Rearm Refuel and Resupply Point 3
R&D = Research and Development
R&S = Reconnaissance and Surveillance
R/O = Receive Only
R/T = Receive/Transmit
RA = Risk Analysis
RAA = Rear Assembly Area
RABFAC = Radar Beacon Forward Air Controller
RAC = Reconnaissance Assault Company
RAD = Radiation Absorbed Dose
RADAREXREP = Radar Exploitation Report
RADAY = Radio Day
RADF = Radarfind
RADINT = Radar Intelligence
R-AFF = Regimental Affiliation
RAE = Right of Assistance Entry
RAM = Random Access Memory
RAOC = Rear Area Operations Center
RAP = Remedial Action Projects Program , Rear Area Protection
RAS = Rear Area Security
RASU = Random Access Storage Unit
RATT = Radio Teletype
RAU = Remote Access Unit
RB = Radar Beacon , Short - Range Coastal or River Boat
RBE = Remain-Behind Equipment
RBI = Red/Black Isolator
RC = River Current , Reserve Component , Receive Clock
RCA = Riot Control Agent
RCC = Rescue Coordination Center
RCP = Resynchronization Control Panel
RCU = Rate Changes Unit , Remote Control Unit
RCVR = Receiver
RCS = Radar Cross Section
RCSP = Remote Call Service Position
R-DAY = Redeployment Day
RD = Ringdown , Receive Data , Radius of Damage
RDD = Required Delivery Date
RDF = Radio Direction Finder , Rapid Deployment Force
RDT&E = Research Development Test and Evaluation
RDT&E = Research Development Test and Evaluation
RDTE = Research Development Testing and Evaluation
REAR = Rear Command Post (Graphics)
REC = Radio Electronic Combat
RECCE = Reconnaissance
RECCEXREP = Reconnaissance Exploitation Report
RECON = Reconnaissance
REF = Reference(s)
REGT = Regiment
REL = Relative
REM = Roentgen Equivalent Mammal
REMBASS = Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
REMS = Remotely Employed Sensor
REQCONF = Request Confirmation
RES = Radiation Exposure Status
RETRANS = Retransmission
RF = Radio Frequency , Response Force
RF/EMPINT = Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence
RFA = Restricted Fire Area
RFC = Response Force Commander
RFI = Request for Information , Ready for Issue
RFL = Restrictive Fire Line
RFP = Request for Proposal
RFS = Request for Service
RFW = Request for Waiver
RGR = Ranger
RHIB = Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
RHU = Replacement Holding Unit
RI = Routing Indicator
RIB = Rubberized Inflatable Boat
RIC = Routing Indicator Code
RII = Request for Intelligence Information
RIP = Register of Intelligence Publications , Relief in Place
RISOP = Red Integrated Strategic Offensive Plan
RISTA = Reconnaissance Intelligence Surveillance and Target Acquisition
RIT = Remote Imagery Transceiver
RL = Release Line
RLD = Ready to Load Date
RLGM = Remote Loop Group Multiplexer
RLGM/CD = Remote Loop Group Multiplexer/Cable Driver
RLP = Remote Line Printer
RMC = Resource Management Committee
RMS = Root Mean Square
RMU = Receiver Matrix Unit
RNP = Remote Network Processor
RO/RO = Roll-on/Roll-off
ROA = Restricted Operations Area
ROC = Required Operational Capability
ROCU = Remote Orderwire Control Unit
ROE = Rules of Engagement
ROEX = Rules of Engagement Exercise
ROI = Rules of Interaction
ROM = Read - Only Memory
RON = Remain Overnight
ROS = Reduced Operational Status
ROTC = Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROWPU = Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
ROZ = Restricted Operations Zone
RP = Republic of Philippines , Release Point
RPTOR = Reporting Organization
RPV = Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RQMT = Requirement
RRF = Ready Reserve Force , Ready Reserve Fleet
RS = Requirement Submission , Rate Synthesizer , Russia , Radiation Status
RSC = Rescue Sub-Center , Red Station Clock , Reference Signal Generator
RSI = Rationalization Standardization and Interoperability
RSL = Received Signal Level
RSO&I = Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration
RSP = Department of Defense Red Switch Project
RSR = Required Supply Rate
RSS = Radio Subsystem
RSSC = Regional Space Support Center , Regional Satellite Support Cell , Regional Signals Intelligence Support Center
RSTA = Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition
RSTV = Real - Time Synthetic Video
RSU = Remote Switching Unit
RT = Rough Terrain , Remote Terminal
RTB = Return to Base
RTCH = Rough Terrain Container Handler
RTF = Return to Force
RTFL = Rough Terrain Forklift
RTLP = Receiver Test Level Point
RTM = Real Time Mode
RTO = Radio Telephone Operator
RTOC = Rear Tactical Operations Center
RTS = Remote Transfer Switch
RTTY = Radio Teletype
RU = Rescue Unit
RV = Rekeying Variable , Radius of Vulnerability
RVT = Remote Video Terminal
RWCM = Regional Wartime Construction Manager
RWR = Radar Warning Receiver
RZ = Recovery Zone
S = Square Pattern , Track Spacing , Scatterable Mines (Graphics) , South
SCTY = Security
S&F = Store-and-Forward
S&P = Stake and Platform
S&T = Scientific and Technical
S/A = Surface to Air
S/N = Signal to Noise
S/S = Steamship
S/V = Sailboat
S-A = Seismic-Acoustic
S1 = Battalion or Brigade Personnel of Manpower Staff Officer (Army , Marine Corps Battalion or Regiment)
S2 = Battalion or Brigade Intelligence Staff Officer (Army , Marine Corps Battalion or Regiment)
S3 = Battalion Or Brigade Operations Staff Officer (Army , Marine Corps Battalion or Regiment)
S4 = Battalion or Brigade Logistics Staff Officer (Army , Marine Corps Battalion or Regiment)
SA = Stand - Alone Switch , Security Assistance , Selective Availability
SAAFR = Standard Use Army Aircraft Flight Route , Standard Use Army Aircraft Flight Zone
SAAM = Special Assignment Airlift Mission
SAB = Separate Armored Brigade
SACC = Supporting Arms Coordination Center
SACS = Secure Telephone Unit Access Control System
SAEDA = Subversion and Espionage Directed Against the Army
SAF = Secretary of the Air Force
SAFE = Selected Area for Evasion
SAID = Selected Area for Evasion Area Intelligence Description
SAL = Small Arms Locker
SALGP = Semiactive Laser-Guided Projectile
SALM = Single Anchor Leg Mooring
SALT = Size Activity Location and Time , Supporting Arms Liaison Team
SALUTE = Size Activity Location Unit Time Equipment
SAM = Surface-to-Air Missile
SAMM = Security Assistance Management Manual
SAO = Security Assistance Organization , Security Assistance Office/Officer , Selected Attack Option
SAP = Special Access Program
SAPI = Special Access Program for Intelligence
SAR = Search and Rescue , Synthetic Aperture Radar , Sealed Authentication System , Satellite Access Request
SAR/CSAR = Search and Rescue/Combat Search and Rescue
SARMIS = Search and Rescue Management Information System
SARSAT = Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking
SARTEL = Search and Rescue Telephone
SASS = Supporting Arms Special Staff
SASSY = Supported Activities Supply Systems
SAT = Security Alert Team , Satellite , Security Assistance Team
SATCOM = Satellite Communications
SAW = Surface Acoustic Wave
SBF = Support by Fire
SBRPT = Subordinate Reporting Organization
SBS = Senior Battle Staff , Support Battle Staff
SBU = Special Boat Unit
SC = Sea Current , Station Clock
SCARF = Standard Collection Asset Request Format
SCAS = Stability Control Augment System
SCC = Security Classification Code , Standards Coordinating Committee
SCDL = Surveillance Control Data Link
SCE = Service Cryptologic Element
SCG = Switching Controller Group
SCIF = Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility
SCOC = Systems Control and Operations Concept
SCP = Secure Conferencing Project , System Change Proposal
SCPT = Strategic Connectivity Performance Test
SCTS = Single Channel Transponder System
SCUD = Surface-to-Surface Missile System
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
SDSG = Space Division Switching Group
SDSM = Space Division Switching Matrix
SDV = Sea-Air-Land Team Delivery Vehicle , Submerged Delivery Vehicle
SEABEE = Navy Construction Engineer , Sea Barge
SEAD = Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
SEAL = Sea-Air-Land Team
SEC = Submarine Element Coordinator
SECDEF = Secretary of Defense
SECNAVINST = Secretary of the Navy Instruction
SECORD = Secure Cord Switchboard
SECRA = Secondary Radar Data Only
SED = Simulative Electronic Deception
SEL REL = Selective Release
SELRES = Selected Reserve
SEMA = Special Electronics Mission Aircraft
SEMS = Standard Embarkation Management System
SEN = Small Extension Node
SEP = Signal Entrance Panel
SERE = Survival Evasion Resistance Escape
SERER = Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Recovery
SF = Special Forces , Single Frequency
SFC = Special Forces Command
SFCP = Shore Fire Control Party
SFG = Special Forces Group
SFI = Spectral Composition
SFOB = Special Forces Operations Base
SFOD-ABC = Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha/Bravo/Charlie
SGSI = Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator
SHD = Special Handling Designator
SHELREP = Shelling Report
SHF = Super-High Frequency
SHORAD = Short -Range Air Defense
SHORADEZ = Short -Range Air Defense Engagement Zone
SI = Special Intelligence
SIA = Station of Initial Assignment
SIB = Separate Infantry Brigade
SICR = Specific Intelligence Collection Requirement
SID = Secondary Imagery Dissemination
SIDPERS = Standard Installation Division Personnel System
SIDS = Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
SIF = Selective Identification Feature
SIG = Signal
SIGINT = Signals Intelligence
SIGSEC = Signals Security
SINCGARS = Single-Channel and Airborne Radio System
SINS = Ship's Inertial Navigation System
SIOP = Single Integrated Operation Plan
SIOP-ESI = Single Integrated Operation Plan - Extremely Sensitive Information
SIR = Spectrum Interference Resolution , Serious Incident Report , Specific Information Requirements
SIS = Special Information Systems
SIT = Special Interest Target , Situation
SITMAP = Situation Map
SITREP = Situation Report
SKE = Station Keeping Equipment
SL = Sea Level , Switch Locator
SLAM = Stand-off Land Attack Missile
SLAR = Side Looking Airborne Radar
SLBM = Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile
SLC = Satellite Laser Communications
SLCP = Ship's Loading Characteristics Pamphlet , Ship Lighterage Control Point
SLD = System Link Designator
SLEP = Service Life Extension Program
SLGR = Small Lightweight Ground Receiver
SLOC = Sea Line of Communication
SLWT = Side Loadable Warping Tug
SMC = Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator , System Master Catalog , Midpoint Compromise Track Spacing
SMCR = Selected Marine Corps Reserve
SMEB = Significant Military Exercise Brief
SMEO = Small End Office
SMFT = Semitrailer Mounted Fabric Tank
SMIO = Search and Rescue Mission Information Officer
SMO = Strategic Mobility Office(r)
SMRI = Service Message Routing Indicator
SMS = Simultaneous Monitoring System
SMU = Special Mission Unit
SNCO = Staff Noncommissioned Officer
SNIE = Special National Intelligence Estimates
SNLC = Senior North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Logisticians Conference
SNM = System Notification Message
SO = Special Operations , Safety Observer , Somalia
SOA = Separate Operating Agency , Special Operations Aviation , Speed of Advance
SOC = Special Operations Command
SOCA = Special Operations Communications Assembly
SOCCE = Special Operations Command and Control Element
SOCCT = Special Operations Combat Control Team
SOCORD = Special Operations Coordinator
SOCP = Special Operations Communication Package
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
SODARS = Special Operations Debrief and Retrieval System
SOE = Special Operations Executive
SOFA = Status-of-Forces Agreement
SOFAR = Sound Fixing and Ranging
SOG = Special Operations Group
SOI = Signal Operating Instructions
SOLAS = Safety of Life at Sea
SOLE = Special Operations Liaison Element
SOLL = Special Operations Low - Level
SOMPF = Special Operations Mission Planning Folder
SOP = Standing Operating Procedure
SOR = Specific Orders and Requests
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
SOSR = Suppress Obscure Secure and Reduce
SOT-A/B = Special Operations Team Alpha/Bravo
SOTA = Signals Intelligence Operational Tasking Authority
SOW = Special Operations Wing , Statement of Work
SOWT = Special Operations Weather Team
SOWT/TE = Special Operations Weather Team/Tactical Element
SP = Start Point , Strong point , Self-propelled , Spain , Security Police
SPA = Special Psychological Operations Assessment
SPACC = Space Control Center
SPADOC = Space Defense Operations Center
SPCC = Ships Parts Control Center
SPEC = Specified
SPECAT = Special Category
SPINS = Special Instructions
SPINTCOMM = Special Intelligence Communications Handling System
SPIREP = Spot Intelligence Report , Special Intelligence Report
SPLX = Simplex
SPM = Single Point Mooring
SPOC = Search and Rescue Points of Contact
SPOD = Seaport of Debarkation
SPOE = Seaport of Embarkation
SPOTREP = Spot Report
SPSC = System Planning and System Control
SPT = Support
SPTDCMD = Supported Command
SPTGCMD = Supporting Command
SQDN = Squadron
SR = Special Reconnaissance
SRA = Specialized-Repair Activity
SRAM = Short - Range Air-to-Surface Attack Missile
SRBM = Short - Range Ballistic Missile
SRIG = Surveillance Reconnaissance and Intelligence Group
SR-UAV = Short - Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SRC = Standard Requirements Code , Survival Recovery Center
SRCC = Service Reserve Coordination Center
SRD = Secret Restrictive Data
SRF = Secure Reserve Force
SRG = Short - Range Aircraft
SRR = Search and Rescue Region
SRS = Search and Rescue Sector
SRT = Special Reaction Team
SRU = Search and Rescue Unit
SRWBR = Short Range Wide Band Radio
SS = Submarine
SSA = Special Support Activity
SSB = Single Side Band
SSCO = Shipper's Service Control Office
SSI = Standing Signal Instruction
SSM = Surface-to-Surface Missile
SSMS = Single Shelter Message Switch
SSO = Spot Security Office , Special Security Officer
SSP = Signals Intelligence Support Plan
SSS = Selective Service System
SSSC = Surface Subsurface Search Surveillance Coordination
ST = Strike Team , Small Tug , Short Ton
ST&E = Security Test and Evaluation
STA CLK = Station Clock
STAMMIS = Standard Army Multi - Command Management Information System
STANAG = Standardization Agreement (NATO)
STAR = Scheduled Theater Airlift Route , Surface-to-Air Recovery
STARC = State Area Coordinators
STC = Secondary Traffic Channel
STD = Standard
STOD = Special Technical Operations Division
STON = Short Ton(s)
STP = Security Technical Procedure
STR = Strength
STREAM = Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method
STS = Special Tactics Squadron
STT = Special Tactics Team
STU = Secure Telephone Unit
STW = Strike Warfare
STWC = Strike Warfare Commander
STX = Start of Text
SU = Search Unit
SUBROC = Submarine Rocket
SUC = Surf Current
SUIC = Service Unit Identification Code
SUPCOM = Support Command
SUPE = Supervisory Commands Program
SURFREP = Surf Report
SURG = Surgeon
SUROBS = Surf Observation
SURPIC = Surface Picture
SURVL = Surveillance
SVC = Service(s)
SVIP = Secure Voice Improvement Program
SVLTU = Service Line Termination Unit
SVR = Surface Vessel Radar
SVS = Secure Voice System
SW = Switch
SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics
SWBD = Switchboard
SWC = Strike Warfare Commander , Swell/Wave Current
SWO = Staff Weather Officer
SYS = System
SYSCON = Systems
Control
T = Ton
T&DE = Test & Diagnostic Equipment
T&E = Test and Evaluation
TO = Technical Order
T/O = Table of Organization
T/V = Tank Vessel
TA = Theater Army
TA/CP = Technology Assessment/Control Plan
TAA = Tactical Air Army
TAACOM = Theater Army Area Command
TAADS = the Army Authorization Document System
TAB = Target Acquisition Battery , Tactical Air Base
TAC = Tactical Command Post , Tactical (Artillery Naval Gunfire and Close Air Support) (Graphics) , Terminal Access Controller
TAC(A) = Tactical Air Coordinator (Airborne)
TACAIR = Tactical Air
TACAN = Tactical Air Navigation
TAC-D = Tactical Deception
TACFIRE = Tactical Fire Direction Computer System
TACINTEL = Tactical Intelligence
TACLOG = Tactical-Logistical Group
T-ACS = Tactical Auxiliary Crane Ship
TACC = Tactical Air Command Center , Tactical Air Control Center , Tanker/Airlift Control Center
TACCP = Tactical Command Post
TACM = Tactical Air Command Manual
TACON = Tactical Control
TACP = Tactical Air Control Party
TACRON = Tactical Air Control Squadron
TACS = Theater Air Control System , Tactical Air Control System
TACSAT = Tactical Satellite
TADC = Tactical Air Direction Center
TADIL = Tactical Digital Information Link
TADS = Tactical Air Defense System
T-AKR = Fast Logistics Ship
TALD = Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
TALO = Tactical Air Liaison Officer , Theater Airlift Liaison Officer
TAMCO = Theater Army Movement Control Center
TAMMC = Theater Army Material Management Command
TAMMIS = Theater Army Medical Management and Information System
TANALT = Tangent Altitude
TAOC = Tactical Air Operations Center
TAOR = Tactical Area of Responsibility
TARE = Tactical Record Evaluation
TAREX = Target Plans and Operations
T-ASA = Television Audio Support Agency
TAA = Tactical Assembly Area
TAF = Tactical Air Force
TAFT = Technical Assistance Field Team
TAI = Target of Interest
TALCE = Tanker Airlift Control Element
TAO = Tactical Actions Officer
TAP = Troopship
TAS = True Air Speed
TASCO = Tactical Automatic Switch Control Officer
TASOSC = Theater Army Special Operations Support Command
TASS = Tactical Automated Switch System
TAT = Technical Assistance Team
TAV = Total Asset Visibility
TAW = Tactical Air Wing
TB = Tank Battalion
TBM = Tactical Ballistic Missile , Theater Ballistic Missile
TBMD = Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
TBTC = Transportable Blood Transshipment Center
TCA = Time of Closest Approach , Terminal Control Area
TCC = Transportation Component Command , Transmission Control Code
TCCF = Tactical Communications Control Facility
TCF = Tactical Combat Force , Technical Control Facility
TCM = Theater Construction Manager
TCMD = Transportation Control and Movement Document
TCN = Transportation Control Number
TCP = Traffic Control Post
TCSEC = Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
TD = Total Drift , Timing Distributor , Transmit Data
TDA = Table of Distribution and Allowance
TDAD = Table of Distribution and Allowance Designation
TDBM = Technical Data Base Management
TDD = Target Desired Ground Zero Designator
TDF = Tactical Digital Facsimile
TDI = Target Data Inventory
TDIC = Time Division Interface Controller
TDIG = Time Division Interface Group
TDIM = Time Division Interface Module
TDM = Time Division Multiplexed
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access
TDMF = Time Division Matrix Function
TDMM = Time Division Memory Module
TDMX = Time Division Matrix
TDSE = Tactical Deception Support Element
TDSG = Time Division Switching Group
TDSGM = Time Division Switching Group Modified
TEB = Tactical Exploitation Brigade
TECH = Technical
TECHCON = Technical Control
TECHDOC = Technical Documentation
TECHINT = Technical Intelligence
TED = Trunk Encryption Device
TELEX = Teletype
TELINT = Telemetry Intelligence
TELNET = Telecommunication Network
TEMP = Test and Evaluation Master Plan , Temperature
TENCAP = Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program
TERCOM = Terrain Contour Matching
TERPES = Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing and Evaluation System
TEU = Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
THREATCON = Terrorist Threat Condition , Threat Condition
TI = Threat Identification
TIARA = Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities
TIBS = Tactical Information Broadcast Service
TIC = Target Information Center
TIDS = Tactical Imagery Dissemination System
TIFF = Tagged Image File Format
TIO = Target Intelligence Officer
TIP = Target Intelligence Package
TIPG = Telephone Interface Planning Guide
TIPI = Tactical Information Processing and Interpretation System
TIRS = Terrain Index Reference System
TK = Tank
TL = Team Leader
TLAM = Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile
TLC = Traffic Load Control
TLCF = Teleconference
TLP = Transmission Level Point
TLR = Trailer
TLX = Teletype
TM = Theater Missile , Team Member , Tactical Missile , Technical Manual
TMD = Theater Missile Defense
TMG = Timing
TML = Terminal
TMN = Trackline Multiunit Non-Return
TMP = Telecommunications Management Program
TMR = Trackline Multiunit Return
TNAPS = Tactical Network Analysis and Planning System
TNAPS+ = Tactical Network Analysis and Planning System Plus
T-NET = Training Net
TE = Tactical Exploitation
TF = Task Force
TFR = Temporary Flight Restriction
TFS = Tactical Fighter Squadron
TG = Task Group
TGC = Trunk Group Cluster
TGEN = Table Generate
TGM = Trunk Group Multiplexer
TGMOW = Transmission Group Module/Orderwire
TGT = Target
TGU = Trunk Compatibility Unit
TNT = Trinitrotoluene
TO&E = Table of Organization and Equipment
TOA = Table of Allowance
TOC = Tactical Operations Center
TOCU = TROPO Orderwire Control Unit
TOD = Time-of-Day
TOE = Table of Organization and Equipment
TOH = Top of Hill
TOI = Track of Interest
TOPINT = Technical Operational Intelligence
TOR = Terms of Reference
TOW = Tube-Launched Optically Tracked Wire-Guided Heavy Antitank Missile System
TPFDD = Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data
TPFDL = Time-Phased Force and Deployment List
TR = Tank Regiment
TRA = Technical Review Authority
TRACON = Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility , Training and Doctrine Command
TRAM = Target Recognition Attack Multisensor
TRANSEC = Transmission Security
TRAP = Tactical Related Applications
TRC = Tactical Radio Communication , Transmission Release Code
TRCC = Tactical Record Communications Center
TRE = Tactical Receive Equipment
TREE = Transient Radiation Effects On Electronics
TRI-TAC = Tri-Service Tactical Communications Program
TRK = Truck , Trunk
TROPO = Tropospheric Scatter , Troposphere
TRP = Target Reference Point
TRS = Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
TS = Terminal Service , Top Secret , Tunisia
TSB = Trunk Signaling Buffer
TSBFB = Trunk Signaling Buffer "B"
TSCM = Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
TSCO = Top Secret Control Officer
TSG = Test Signal Generator
TSGCE = Tri-Service Group on Communications and Electronics
TSM = Trunk Signaling Message
TSN = Trackline Single-Unit Non-Return
TSO = Telecommunications Service Order
TSP = Telecommunications Service Priority
TSS = Timesharing System , Traffic Service Station , Time Signal Set
TSSP = Tactical Satellite Signal Processor
TSSR = Tropospheric Scatter - Satellite Support Radio
TT = Terminal Transfer
TT&C = Telemetry Tracking and Commanding
TTL = Transistor-Transistor Logic
TTP = Tactics Techniques and Procedures
TTT = Time to Target
TW/AA = Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment
TWC = Total Water Current
TWCM = Theater Wartime Construction Manager
TWDS = Tactical Water Distribution System
TWPL = Teletypewriter Private Lines
TWX = Teletypewriter Exchange
TX = Transmitter , Transmit
TYCOM = Type Commander
TTY = Teletype
UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCP = Unified Command Plan
UCT = Underwater Construction Team
UDC = Unit Descriptor Code
UDESC = Unit Description
UDP = Unit Deployment Program
UDR&E = Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
UDT = Underwater Demolition Team
UGS = Unattended Ground Sensors
UHF = Ultra High Frequency
UIC = Unit Identification Code
UICIO = Unit Identification Code Information Officer
UIRV = Unique Interswitch Rekeying Variable
UIS = Unit Identification System
ULC = Unit Level Code
ULN = Unit Line Number
UMCP = Unit Maintenance Collection Point
UMD = Unit Manning Document
UMIB = Urgent Marine Information Broadcast
UNAAF = Unified Action Armed Forces
UNC = United Nations Command
UNITAF = Unified Task Force
UNITREP = Unit Status and Identity Report
UNO = Unit Number
UNODIR = Unless Otherwise Directed
UNSC = United Nations Security Council
UP&TT = Unit Personnel and Tonnage Table
URDB = User Requirements Data Base
USERID = User Identification
UTC = Unit Type Code , Coordinated Universal Time
UTM = Universal Transverse Mercator
UTO = Unit Table of Organization
UVEPROM = Ultraviolet Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
UW = Unconventional Warfare
UXO = Unexploded
Explosive Ordnance
V = Volt , Velocity of Target Drift , Veterinary (Graphics)
VAC = Volts Alternating Current
VARVAL = Vessel Arrival Data List of Vessels Available to Marine Safety Offices and Captains of the Port
VCC = Voice Communications Circuit
VCO = Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VCXO = Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator , Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VDC = Volts Direct Current
VDR = Voice Digitization Rate
VDSD = Visual Distress Signaling Device
VDU = Visual Display Unit
VDUC = Visual Display Unit Controller
VEH = Vehicular Cargo , Vehicle
VERTREP = Vertical Replenishment
VF = Voice Frequency
VFR = Visual Flight Rules
VFTG = Voice Frequency Telegraph
VHF = Very High Frequency
VI = Visual Information
VIDOC = Visual Information Documentation
VIP = Very Important Person , Visual Information Processor
VLA = Visual Landing Aid
VLF = Very Low Frequency
VLR = Very-Long-Range Aircraft
VMC = Visual Meteorological Conditions
VOCU = Voice Orderwire Control Unit
VOD = Vertical Onboard Delivery
VOL = Volume
VOLS = Vertical Optical Landing System
VOR = Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Station
VORTAC = VHF Omnidirectional Range Station/Tactical Air Navigation
VS&PT = Vehicle Summary and Priority Table
VSP = Voice Selection Panel
VTC = Video Teleconferencing
VU = Volume Unit
W = West
WARNO = Warning Order
WASP = War Air Service Program
WATCHCON = Watch Condition
WB = Wideband
WC = Wind Current
WCS = Weapons Control Status
WEZ = Weapon Engagement Zone
WFZ = Weapons Free Zone
WGS = World Geodetic System
WGS-84 = World Geodetic System 1984
WIA = Wounded in Action
WNINTEL = Warning Notice-Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved
WORM = Write Once Read Many
WPN = Weapon(s)
WSE = Weapon Support Equipment
WSESRB = Weapon
System Explosive Safety Review Board
YR = Year
Z = Zulu Time
ZOS = Zone of Separation
ZULU = Time Zone Indicator for Universal Time