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ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
JBMOU
— Joint Ballistic Memorandum of Understanding
ARFORGEN
— Army Force Generation
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
C3I
— Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence
SPS
— Standard Positioning Service (GPS)
ADVON
— Advanced Echelon
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
MAHEM
— MAgnetoHydrodynamic Explosive Munition
RDF/LT
— Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (US)
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
ARDF
— Airborne Radio Direction Finding
PPS
— Precise Positioning Service
FCFS
— First Come First Served
ARSST
— Army Space Command Space Support Team
CBRN
— Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
VIRSS
— Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System
D-CELL
— Deployment Cell
ANFO
— Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Explosive
BAOR
— British Army of the Rhine
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
ACFT
— Aircraft
D OF W
— Died of Wounds
A-TM
— Alpha Team (Special Forces Operational Detachment)
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
C-MASINT
— Counter-Measures and Signature Intelligence
C-LAMP
— Community Laser Measurement Program
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
I&SS
— Intelligence and Security Service
EADSIM
— Extended Air Defense Simulation
D&SABL
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab
MOS
— Military Occupational Speciality
E-NET
— Ethernet
C-RISTA
— Counter-Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
VCR/TT
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier)
CSSP
— Combined Services Support Program
C-SIGINT
— Counter-Signals Intelligence
C-QUIP
— Combined Quarterly Intelligence Production Listing
B-H
— Bosnia-Hercegovina
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
C-C3
— Counter Command, Control, and Communications
A/JSIC
— Alternate JSIC
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
H-SIP
— H-Camera Spectral Improvement Program
FLRA
— Federal Labor Relations Authority's
D/TWP
— Director, Tactical Warfare Programs
RARDE
— Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (UK)
BADGE FINDER
— Proper Name of System
D&SA
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack
E-MIPE
— Enhanced MIPE
XO
— Executive Officer
C2S2LAN
— Command and Control Support System LAN
F3S
— Field Station Support System
HR/MR
— Human Readable/Machine Readable (Data)
BTW
— By The Way
C&LB
— Coasts and Landing Beaches
FAAD C3I
— Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
RADIRS
— Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System (US)
ADAM
— Area Denial Artillery Munition
I-MAE
— Interim Medium Altitude Endurance UAV (formerly Tier I)
C/MC
— Command Master Chief
E-DRB
— Expanded Defense (Planning &) Resources Board
CADOB
— Consolidated Air Defense Order of Battle
DATAINT
— Data Intelligence
TARFU
— Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR.
EAMAS
— Emergency Action Message Authentication System
DALASP
— Defense Advanced Language and Area Studies Program
CDR
— Critical Design Review
E&MD
— Engineering & Manufacturing Development
G-OINS
— Intelligence Division (USCG/G-O)
E-OPTINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence
DALATS
— Data Logging and Transmission System
G-OIS
— Investigations and Security Division (USCG/G-O)
D/DARO
— Director, DARO
ALO
— Air Liaison Officer
IAS WS
— IAS Work Station
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
C3OB
— C3 Order of Battle
FRIES
— Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
C4I
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
C3NET
— Command, Control, and Communications Networks
IAIPS
— Integrated Automated Intelligence Processing System
BVR
— Beyond Visual Range
BADGE KEEPER
— Proper Name of System
DARSC
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Steering Committee
CAP
— Civil Air Patrol
VARRV
— Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
DARSP
— Defense Academic Research Support Program
GBCS(-L OR -H)
— Ground-Based Common Sensor (-Light or -Heavy)
DACOS/I
— Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff-Intelligence
FARRFAA
— Air Replacement Radar
DSETS
— Direct Support Electrical Test System
DAREOD
— damaged airfield reconnaissance explosive ordnance disposal
HARDLOOK
— Special Data Analysis Product of NAVSPACECOM/N24
DASVA
— Defense Attache System Vehicle Accounting
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
MADLS
— Mobile Air Defence Launching System
AC
— Alternating Current
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
DAJDIA
— Office Symbol for JMITC
EACTPC
— Echelon-Above-Corps Theater Production Center
C3ISC
— C3I Systems Committee
FYI
— For Your Information
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
ESA
— European Space Agency
DASD(I&S)
— Deputy ASD (Intelligence and Security)
CY
— Calendar Year
DAIRSDIA
— Advanced Imagery Reproduction System
AAR
— After Action Review
EEO
— Equal Employment Opportunity
AKA
— Also Know As
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
ACU
— Army Combat Uniform
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
AWE
— Advanced Warfighting Experiment
FMJ
— Full Metal Jacket
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
DOT
— Department of Transport
MSR
— Main supply route. Usually a highway with a name designation following it. Largest MSR in Iraq is MSR TAMPA, going from Kuwait to Turkey.
USAF
— United States Air Force
SWAT
— Special Weapons and Tactics
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
GLATGM
— Gun Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile
GNP
— gross national product (economics)
CEP
— Circular Error Probable
POA&M
— Plan Of Action & Milestones
AAFES
— Army and Air Force Exchange Service
FM
— frequency modulation
BICES
— Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems (NATO)
ABCOMM
— Alternate/Backup Communications
AGL
— Above Ground Level
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
AM
— Ante Meridian
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
FRAGO
— FRAGmentary Order. (see OPORD)
PCB
— printed circuit board
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
ATT'D
— attached
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
CPS
— Cardinal points specification (UK)
IPB
— Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
CRA
— Canada Revenue Agency
ACDUTRA
— Active Duty Training
EEOC
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
DPKO
— Department of Peacekeeping Operations
TTG
— Time-To-Go
EMP
— Electromagnetic Pulse
CARIFTA
— Caribbean Free Trade Association
FBI
— Federal Bureau of Investigation
H
— Hour
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
GRG
— Gridded Reference Graphic
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
AFSPC
— Air Force Space Command
AF
— Air Force
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
EW
— Electronic Warfare
ADF
— Australian Defence Force
USA
— United States Army
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
CIS
— Commonwealth of Independent States
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
ADFH
— Air Deployable Forward Headquarters
ACL
— Access Control List
OIC
— Officer In Charge
TIC
— Troops In Contact
DDT
— Training Destroyer
BWC
— Biological Weapons Convention
QRF
— Quick Reaction Force. On standby to react to any situation.
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
OP
— Observation Post
AWGN
— Additive White Gaussian Noise
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
CO6
— Combined Staff Judge Advocate
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
C4ISR
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
EDM
— Engineering Development Model
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
EPIRB
— Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
GKS
— Graphics Kernel System
CCJ6
— USCENTCOM Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate
GSW
— GunShot Wound
OCU
— Operational Centre Unit
I/O
— Input/Output
IOC
— Initial Operational Capability
ATA
— Actual Time of Arrival
POS
— Postes Optiques de Surveillance
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
DESRON
— Destroyer Squadron
DZ
— Drop Zone
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
CSRS
— Civil Service Retirement System
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
EXCOM
— Executive Committee
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
CBT
— Computer Based Training
ATC
— Air traffic control
DC
— Direct Current
RFI
— Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
AMU
— Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
HPT
— High-Payoff Target
IAEA
— International Atomic Energy Agency
CAD
— Computer-Assisted Design
ICU
— Interface Control Unit
LOS
— Line Of Sight
DSS
— Decision Support System
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
CAVU
— Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
AR
— Assault Rifle
ERP
— Effective Radiated Power
DOD, DOD
— Department of Defense
SNAFU
— Situation Normal All Fouled Up
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
EXEC
— Executive
BLDG
— Building
FPS
— Feet Per Second
ATD
— Actual Time of Departure
FET
— Future Engineer Tank
IAW
— In Accordance With
ADJ
— Adjutant
FY
— Fiscal Year
BB
— Battleship
FISA
— Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
COTR
— Contracting Officer Technical Representative
KE
— Kinetic Energy
APHIS
— U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
CDU
— Control Display Unit
FROSS
— Foreign Reliance on Space Systems
CW
— Chemical Warfare
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
TTB
— Tank TestBed (US)
TV
— Television
SABR
— Selectable Assault Battle Rifle
KIA
— Killed in Action
MAC
— Military Airlift Command
FOIA
— Freedom of Information Act
COG
— Course Over Ground
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
DIV
— Division
BI
— Background Investigation
AFWAL
— Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
CSGB
— Canadian General Standards Board
GDBI
— Generic Data Base Interface
APPROX
— Approximate
ATR
— Automatic Target Recognition
AESC
— Aerospace Environmental Support Center
GND
— Ground
CASEVAC
— Casualty Evacuation
CTE
— Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
PC
— Personal computer (host)
ELNOT
— ELINT Notation
PW
— Prisoner of War
HELW
— High-Energy Laser Weapons
DIMMD
— Diver Integral Magnetic Mine Detector
ERFB-BB
— extended range full-bore - base bleed
EM
— Electromagnetic
MEPS
— Military Entrance Processing Station
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
AVUM
— Aviation Unit Maintenance
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
CDT
— Central Daylight Time
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
ACR
— Armored Cavalry Regiment
BDA
— Bomb Damage Assessment
GDSS
— Global Decision Support System
AB
— Air Base
FSCL
— Fire Support Coordination Line
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
AAE
— Army Acquisition Executive
BPR
— Business Process Re-engineering
FOBS
— Fractional Orbital Bombardment System
FDC
— Fire Direction Center
CEFO
— Combat equipment fighting order (webbing contents)
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
DV
— Distinguished Visitor
COMJAM
— Communications Jamming
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
BA
— Budget Authority
MG
— Machine Gun
AA
— Anti-Aircraft
FAC
— Forward Air Control
CIA
— Central Intelligence Agency
MI
— Military Intelligence
FO
— Forward Observer
BW
— Biological Warfare
CAT-1
— RECategory-1 Receive Equipment
DSTE
— Digital Subscriber Terminal Equipment
DBA
— Data Base Administrator
CACM
— Central American Common Market
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
HF
— High Frequency
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
EOS
— Earth Observation Satellite
VLAP
— Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
FLT
— Flight
BITE
— Built-In Test Equipment
GB
— Gigabyte
DISSO
— Deputy Information Systems Security Officer
GTC
— Gas Turbine Compressor
GPO
— Government Printing Office
MOLF
— Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany)
ICE
— Independent Cost Estimate
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
CCU
— Central Control Unit
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
NVD
— Night Vision Device
AN/VRC
— Army Navy Vehicle Radio Communications
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
GPS
— Gunner's Primary Sight
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
CO
— Commanding officer
H2O
— Water (vapor)
CPX
— Command Post Exercise
CPMIEC
— China Precision Machinery Import Export Corporation
AABNCP
— Advanced Airborne National Command Post
AEF
— Allied Expeditionary Force
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
CPR
— Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
IR
— Infrared
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
GFE
— Government-Furnished Equipment
FTX
— Field Training Exercise
DPICM
— Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions
SAE
— Society of Automotive Engineers
DLA
— U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
BDC
— Business Development Bank of Canada
ENTNAC
— Entrance National Agency Check
GM
— Guided Missile
ELINT
— Electronic Intelligence Satellite
HVSS
— Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (Sherman Tank suspension system)
DFOV
— Dual Field of View
ADA
— Air Defense Artillery
MWSS
— Marine Wing Support Squadron
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
FWD
— Forward
CMT
— Crisis Management Team
CEC
— Cooperative Engagement Capability
PPI
— Plan Position Indicator
MEDEVAC
— Medical Evacuation
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
AEW
— Airborne Early Warning
IATA
— International Air Transport Association
BCE
— Battlefield Coordination Element
AACB
— Aeronautics & Astronautics Coordinating Board
HESH
— High-Explosive Squash Head
IFF
— Identification Friend or Foe (radar)
ALMS
— Automated Logistics Management System
RPG
— Rocket-Propelled Grenade
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
DNA
— Defense Nuclear Agency
GOS
— Grade Of Service
EFTA
— European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
GRP
— Glass Reinforced Plastic
EO
— Engineering Order
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
AFSAT
— Air Force Satellite
AFSTC
— Air Force Space Technology Center
AUTOVON
— Automatic Voice Network
EAM
— Emergency Action Message
DSU
— Direct Support Unit
EPROM
— Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ARCH
— Architect
CAX
— Combined Arms Exercise
LZ
— Landing Zone
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
AFOSI
— Air Force Office of Special Investigations
C4
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
ABMA
— Army Ballistic Missile Agency
SMK
— Smoke
FUBB
— Fucked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario)
FROG
— Free Rocket Over Ground
TMP
— Tactical Machine Pistol
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
DIA
— Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
AMCIT
— American Citizen
DG
— Defense Guidance
C4I2
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Information
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
BN
— Battalion
GMC
— General Motors Corporation
APPL
— Application
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
MSR
— Missile Simulation Round (Army)
CANSIM
— Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System
M
— Million
OPORD
— OPerations Order
SACLOS
— Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight
MPI
— Mean Point of Impact
AFLC
— Air Force Logistics Command's
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
HEAT-FS
— high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised
FUBAR
— Fucked Up Beyond All Reason
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
TO
— Technical Order
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
ALL
— Airborne Laser Laboratory
FMC
— Food Machinery Corporation
OPCON
— Operational Control
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
AP
— Armor-Piercing
EPS
— Electrical Power Subsystem
CU
— Channel Unit
5D
— Demand-Driven Direct Digital Dissemination
FUBAR BUNDY
— fucked up beyond all recognition but unfortunately not dead yet
GBU
— Guided Bomb Unit
EXCRIT
— Exercise Critique System
FOA
— Field Operating Agency
CEL
— Celestial
AOB
— Air Order of Battle
DPG
— Defense Planning Guidance
RAE
— Royal Aircraft Establishment
AMP
— Amplification
GTN
— Global Transportation Network
AOR
— Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit.
WP
— White Phosphorus (ammunition)
AFOTEC
— Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
PLC
— Programmable Logic Control
FMPDS
— Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot
VMR
— Marine Transport Squadron
LRIP
— Low-Rate Initial Production
AFM
— Air Force Manual
CRRES
— Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
DAD
— Dual Air Density
AFSC
— United States Air Force specialty code
SAW
— Squad Automatic Weapon
VMF
— Marine Fighter Squadron
3M
— Material, Maintenance, Management
BITS
— Base Information Transfer System
GCA
— Ground-controlled approach
TCO
— Tactical Combat Operations
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
BST
— Basic Skills Trainer
ATP
— Allied Tactical Publication (NATO)
AMOS
— Advanced Mortar System
APG
— Aberdeen Proving Ground
APERS-T
— Anti-personnel tracer
PAR
— Pulse Acquisition Radar
FEL
— Free Electron Laser
FACE
— Field Artillery Computer Equipment
COLL
— Collect
AAG
— Anti-Aircraft Gun
SAS-EAS
— Sealed Authenticator System - Emergency Action Procedures (Nuclear Weapons Release Control)
AKM
— Apogee Kick Motor
FSI
— Foreign Service Institute
KPA
— Korean People's Army
TIS
— Thermal Imaging System
GRD
— Ground Resolved Distance
CCIRM
— Collection Coordination and Intelligence Requirements Management
GREEN FLAG
— ACC live-fly electronic combat exercise
BATES
— Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System
ACDA
— Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
ALICE
— All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
DTMF
— Dual-Tone MultiFrequency
HLLV
— Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
SRU
— Shop Replaceable Unit
ESRO
— European Space Research Organisation
MLRS
— Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
AASLT
— Air Assault
ANR
— Alaskan NORAD Region
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
ANALIT
— Analyst-to-Analyst Message Format
CDC
— Career Development Course
AWS
— Air Weather Service
ADF
— Automatic Direction Finding
CCPDS-R
— Command Center Processing & Display System Replacement
OPSEC
— Operational Security
ARF
— Airborne Relay Facility
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
AFAITC
— Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center
BIU
— Bus Interface Unit
IRU
— Inertial Reference Unit
BOG-DWELL
— Boots on the ground – dwell (down time)
MOA
— Minute Of Angle
ALB
— Air-Land Battle Doctrine (FM 100-5)
ISR
— Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
ACSC
— Air Command and Staff College
ETL
— Endorsed Tools List
BT
— Boat Tail
BAA
— Broad Agency Announcement
ILS
— Instituteument Landing System
DIAC
— Defense Intelligence Analysis Center
HOSP
— Hospital
IAI
— Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.
ASP
— Ammunition Supply Point
DSNET 3
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 3 (TS/SCI level)
MR
— Medium-Range
DIRCM
— Direct Infrared Countermeasures
FEP
— Front End Processor
CCJ5
— USCENTCOM Plans and Policy Directorate
ATH
— Above the Horizon
BCT
— Basic Combat Training (familiarly Basic Training Or Basic)
HE-FS
— high-explosive - fin-stabilised
EEFI
— Essential Elements of Friendly Information
GDT
— Ground Data Terminal
FEBA
— Forward Edge of the Battle Area
AGT
— Agent
DTM
— Data Transfer Module
HH
— Hand-Held
JDAM
— Joint Direct Attack Munition (djay-dam)
DLPT
— Defense Language Proficiency Test
CES
— Concept Exploration Studies
DAB
— Defense Acquisition Board
CEAO
— West African Economic Community
RA
— Royal Artillery
MAB
— Marine Amphibious Brigade
ASOC
— Air Support Operations Center
HMMWV
— High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
EHF
— Extremely High Frequency
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
ADIZ
— Air Defense Identification Zone
BAN
— Base Area Network
POW
— Prisoners Of War
GHZ
— Gigahertz
EN
— Enemy
CAI
— Computer-Aided Instruction
SOCOM
— United States Special Operations Command
TC
— Tank Commander
MVRS
— Muzzle Velocity Radar System
A/D
— Analog/Digital
RCS
— Radar Cross Section
AH
— Ampere-Hour
FGN
— Foreign
ANMCC
— Alternate National Military Command Center
EC
— European Community
GES
— Ground Entry Station
DEMEX
— Demonstration Exercise
FAADS
— Forward Area Air Defense System
A2
— Air Force Intelligence Staff Officer
FACP
— Forward Air Control Post
AIRS
— Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere
CMC
— Cheyenne Mountain Complex
NV
— Night Vision
ELOS
— Extended Line Of Sight
NUGP
— nominal unit ground pressure
ETD
— Estimated Time of Departure
RFC
— Royal Flying Corps
EMT
— Emergency Management Team
MV
— Muzzle Velocity
CG
— Commanding General
AT
— Anti-Tank
BT
— Basic Training
RAP
— Rocket-Assisted Projectile
LAPES
— Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System
ACINT
— Acoustic Intelligence
CCJ3
— USCENTCOM Operations Directorate
GL
— Grenade Launcher
CEOI
— Communications Electronics Operations Instructions
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
AVCS
— Attitude and Velocity Control System
AFCSC
— Air Force Cryptologic Support Center
AFWL
— Air Force Weapons Laboratory
SIC
— Second In Command
AWOP
— Absent Without Pay
BL
— Blank
SAS
— Special Air Service
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
FINTRAC
— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
METL
— Mission Essential Task List (mettle)
EMCON
— Electromagnetic Emission Control
CALS
— Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CAALS)
ER
— Extended Range
AFARN
— Air Force Air Request Net
LMG
— Light Machine Gun
B&W
— Babcock & Wilcox - Black And White - Bowers & Wilkins
BH
— Busy Hour
OT
— Operational Test
FINPLAN
— Financial Plan
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
MILSTAR
— MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
CRF
— Crisis Response Force
DC
— District Commissioner
MACS
— Modular Artillery Charge System
HOE
— Holographic Optical Element
SHP
— Shaft Horsepower
GDOP
— Geometric Dilution Of Precision
CDE
— Conference on Disarmament in Europe
ARW
— Air Refueling Wing
LE
— Law Enforcement
MPV
— Multi-Purpose Vehicle
CNR
— Chief of Naval Research
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
C3
— Command, Control, and Communications
DMS
— Data Management System
DII
— Defense Information Infrastructure
HAS
— Hardened Aircraft Shelter
ARDC
— Air Research and Development Command
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
BOSS
— Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System
BOA
— Broad Ocean Area
BHP
— Brake Horse Power
MDMP
— Military Decision-Making Process
DAO
— Double Action Only
FDU
— Force Design Update
AAW
— Anti-Air Warfare
ACCHAN
— Allied Command Channel
CINC
— Commander in Chief
AMST
— Advanced Medium STOL Transport
SIP
— System Improvement Plan
OP
— Operator Panel
USP
— Universal Self-Loading Pistol
AW
— Air Warning
CATIS/IESS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System/Imagery Exploitation Support System
GBL
— Ground-Based Laser
FRAG
— Fragmentation
NRF
— NATO Response Force
AGF
— Army ground forces
BMEWS
— Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (bee-mews)
HRDC
— Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
FAST
— Forward Area Support Team
ATE
— Automatic Test Engineer
FH
— Frequency Hopping
AV
— Armored Vehicle
EMC
— Executive Management Committee
IADS
— Integrated Air Defense System
HESH-T
— high-explosive squash head - tracer
AAAV
— Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
COMINT
— Communications Intelligence
RAAM
— Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition
EIB
— European Investment Bank
HAA
— Helicopter Alighting Area
AFMPC
— Air Force Military Personnel Center
ALS
— Active Laser Seeker
BOIP
— Basis Of Issue Plan
CISION
— Enciphered Television
HVAPDS-T
— high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
HAZCON
— Hazardous Condition
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
HCA
— head of contracting activity; humanitarian and civic assistance
AUGTDA
— Augmentation Table of Distribution & Allowances
GBR
— Ground-Based Radar
DEA
— Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
AWADS
— Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System
BMS
— Battlefield Management System
A/C
— Aircraft Commander
APAM
— Anti-personnel, anti-matériel
ATTN/ATTN
— Attention (to the attention of)
EXSUM
— Executive Summary
HE-FRAG-FS
— high-explosive fragmentation - fin-stabilised
CBJB
— Congressional Budget Justification Book
CUCV
— Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
VDC
— Voltage Direct Current
DUA
— Directory User Agent
CNO
— Chief of Naval Operations
ENGR
— Engineer
AIPS
— Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (US)
V
— Volt (measurement)
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
CCJ4/J7
— USCENTCOM Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate
AAG
— Army Artillery Group
DWS
— Disaster Warning System
AEW&C
— Airborne Early Warning and Control
SOF
— Special Operations Force(s)
BFE
— BLACKER Front End
FBR
— Fast Breeder Reactor
COTP
— Captain Of The Port
CFD
— Common Fill Device
ACOG
— Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
CE
— Chemical Energy
RCT
— Regimental Combat Team
DIAL-J
— DIA Liaison Office for Japan
BUA
— Built-Up Area
SAMM
— Société d'Applications des Machines Motrices
CTAK
— Cypher-Text Auto-Key
F
— Degrees Fahrenheit
GOLDWING
— Army HF Radio; HF communications system for meteorological and other operations
CS
— Confined Space
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
ABN
— Airborne
OCOKA
— Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach.
COMSTRATCOMWING ONE
— Commander, Strategic Communications Wing One
/S/
— Signature
DAA
— Designated Approval Authority
BMG
— Basic Mission Guidance
DFAC
— Dining Facility
NCIS
— Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)
AECL
— Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's
CTL
— Critical Task List
FOM
— Figure Of Merit
EURATOM
— European Atomic Energy Community
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
LR
— Long-Range
AUTODIN
— Automatic Digital Network
DSI
— Defense Simulation Internet
SWS
— Sniper Weapon System
ALC
— Accounting Legend Code
CCIR
— International Radio Consultative Committee (French Acronym)
BIM
— Ballistic Intercept Missile
AFSPACECOM
— Air Force Space Command
FFGH
— Guided-Missile Aviation Frigate
ITT
— Invitation To Tender
MBA
— Main Battle Area
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
CDU
— Computer Display Unit
BB
— Base Bleed
DN
— Data Network
AAFIF
— Automated Air Facilities Information File
ADDS
— Army Data Distribution System
FEA
— Front End Analysis
CTBT
— Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
FAE
— Fuel-Air Explosive
FMFLANT
— Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
FAISA
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support Activity
CDB
— Central Data Base
CCTT
— Close Combat Tactical Trainer
ANDVT
— Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
EFC
— Equivalent Full Charge
F/D
— Ratio of focal-length to diameter (of reflector type antennas)
CSH
— Combat Support Hospital
BE
— Basic Encyclopedia
MAG
— Marine Aircraft Group
CPIC
— Coastal Patrol & Interdiction Craft
DRSN
— Defense Red Switch Network
CSR
— Current Situation Room
ACP
— Automatic Colt Pistol
DSRV
— Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (US)
BRU
— Bomb Release Unit
AVP
— Authorized Vendor Program
BPI
— bits per inch
DDI
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
FMJBT
— Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail
EKMS
— Electronic Key Management System
FAARP
— Forward Area Arming & Refueling Point
JHP
— Jacketed Hollow Point
DIVARTY
— Division Artillery
DISN
— Defense Information Systems Network
ACR
— Advanced Combat Rifle
ARB
— Battle Damage Repair Ship
SOG
— Speed Over Ground
GORB
— General Officer Review Board
FTT
— Field Tactical Trainer
EPC
— Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank)
CEF
— Canadian Expeditionary Force
DD
— Detroit Diesel
LAD
— Light Aid Detachment
FSCM
— Fire Support Coordination Measure
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
AFAS
— Advanced Field Artillery System
ASAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
FQ&P
— Flying Qualities & Performance
ALRAAM
— Air-Launched Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
CLAMS
— Clear lane marking system (US)
EOBS
— Electronic Order of Battle Server
AZ
— Azimuth
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
BUR
— Bottom Up Review
ADDU
— Additional Duty
ASD(C4I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence)
NVS
— Night Vision System
GVW
— gross vehicle weight (transportation)
ADCON
— Administrative Control
CAOCC
— Combined Air Operations Coordination Center
ANLYS
— Analysis
RPV
— Remotely Piloted Vehicle
ACAAM
— Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
HRS
— Hours
BIFF
— Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe
FISTV
— Fire Support Team Vehicle (US)
USN
— United States Navy
AWL
— Absent Without Leave
FERS
— Federal Employees Retirement System
BES
— Budget Estimate Submission
FAAS
— Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
EBS
— Emergency Broadcast System
DLAB
— Defense Language Aptitude Battery
HOJ
— Home On Jam
FOSIF/WESTPAC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, Western Pacific
FTM
— Full-Time Manning
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
BDM
— Bunker Demolition Munition
APOE
— Aerial Port of Embarkation
EIA
— Electronics Industry Association (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
SUSAT
— Sight Unit, Small Arms, Trilux
GLOMR
— Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
ASV
— Ammunition Supply Vehicle
MIA
— Missing In Action
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
HB
— Heavy Barrel
FDO
— Foreign Disclosure Officer
RDJTF
— Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US)
AEN
— Arbitrary ELINT Notation
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
HSLLADS
— High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
CQB
— Close quarters battle
ATACMS
— (U.S.) Army Tactical Missile System
AAWC
— Anti-Air Warfare Commander
CET
— Combat Engineer Tractor
HULTEC
— Hull-To-Emitter Correlation
ARIS
— Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship
ACDS
— Advanced Combat Direction System
ABC
— Atomic, Biological, Chemical
CLOCE
— Contingency Lines Of Communication, Europe
GALE
— Generic Area Limitation Environment
ICS
— Intercommunications System
NDI
— Non-Developmental Item
HALO
— High Altitude Low Opening (parachute Jump)
ALCE
— Airlift Control Element
APL
— Barracks Craft (non self-propelled)
BEF
— British Expeditionary Force
AAC
— Alaskan Air Command
ALCS
— Airborne Launch Control System
AFV
— Armored Fighting Vehicle
ERS
— Emergency Relocation Site
CAP
— Combat Air Patrol
ROKIT
— Republic Of Korea Indigenous Tank
GDL
— Gas Dynamic Laser
CTT
— Challenger Training Tank
ATAS
— Air-To-Air Stinger (missile)
AGARD
— Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development
FISH
— Fighting in Someone's House
MMG
— Medium Machine Gun
AUM
— Air-to-Underwater Missile
GNC
— Global Navigation Chart
AMH
— Automated Message Handling
DWFK
— Deep Water Fording Kit
CEPA
— Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CIS
— Chartered Industries of Singapore
APM
— Anti-Personnel Mine
ACPERS
— Army Civilian Personnel System
TIM
— Thermal Imaging Module
DSA
— Defense Supply Agency
A3I
— Accelerated Architecture Acquisition Initiative
UMP
— Universal Machine Pistol
TGSM
— Terminally Guided Submunition
ABC
— Automatic Brightness Control
BMDO
— (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
EI
— Effectiveness Index
EW/GCI
— Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept
DTU
— Data Transfer Unit
CD
— Candela
AWDS
— Automated Weather Distribution System
AADP
— Area Air Defense Plan
MOLLE
— Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
CNWDI
— Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information
SPR
— Special Purpose Rifle
AUTH
— authorized, authority
AMPL
— Amplitude
PD
— Point Detonating
CRM
— Collection Requirements Management
DRU
— Direct Reporting Unit
TP
— Target Practice
ESI
— Extremely Sensitive Information
ADDISS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery Support System
CINCENT
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe
CBR
— California Bearing Ratio
CPT
— Command Post Terminal
FSSG
— force service support group (Marine air-ground task force)
MCT
— Mercury Cadmium Telluride detector (ir)
HTOHL
— Horizontal Takeoff and Horizontal Landing
AOIC
— Assistant Officer in Charge
NTC
— National Training Center (USA)
DITCO
— Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (formerly DECCO)
AIMD
— Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
ARMSCOR
— Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)
VMFA
— Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
DGS
— Deployable Ground Station
AFMIC
— Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
TRADOC
— United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
CIT
— Counterintelligence Team
FITOW
— Further Improved TOW (US)
FORGE
— Force Generation
FSCC
— Fire Support Coordination Center
H&K
— Heckler and Koch
DOB
— Depth Of Burst
AFSAC
— Air Force Special Activities Center
GDS
— General Declassification Schedule
ALCM
— Air-Launched Cruise Missile
CBI
— Complete Background Investigation
DT&E
— Developmental Test & Evaluation
FAME
— FORSCOM Automated Modernization Effort
TD
— Tank Destroyer
FRYM
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia-Macedonia
ECU
— Environmental Control Unit (GSM)
CRAF
— Civil Reserve Air Fleet
ROKMC
— Republic Of Korea Marine Corps
ER
— Enhanced Radiation
HW/SW
— Hardware/Software
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
BMNT
— beginning (of) morning nautical twilight
BFV
— Bradley Fighting Vehicle
PD
— Point of Departure
MTL
— Material
APM
— Army Program Memorandum
ACCB
— Army Configuration Control Board
AUSA
— Association of the United States Army's
HVAPFSDS
— High Velocity Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot
ELEV
— Elevator
GMG
— Grenade Machine Gun
SLEP
— Service Life Extension Program
HEDP
— High-Explosive Dual-Purpose
DACT
— Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics
FSOC
— Fairchild Satellite Operations Center
DHFN
— Direct Hire Foreign National
HEP
— High-Explosive Plastic (ammunition)
FROKA
— First Republic Of Korea Army
CONV
— Convalescent
E3
— End-to-End Encryption
GDA
— Gimbaled Dish Antenna
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
CDSE
— Cryptologic Direct Support Element
BF
— Battle Force
ESPAWS
— Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US)
COMNAVSURFLANT
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, US Atlantic Fleet
ARTY
— Artillery
RLG
— Ring Laser Gyro
COTAC
— Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire)
DODNACC
— Department Of Defense National Agency Check Center
DDA
— Detroit Diesel-Allison
FDOA
— Frequency Difference Of Arrival
FFM
— Full Face Mask
PMO
— Program Management Office (US)
BDU
— Battle Dress Uniform
APOD
— Aerial Port of Debarkation
CJB
— Congressional Justification Book
ECG
— Emergency Coordination Group
FCC
— Fire Command Centre
HERO
— electromagnetic radiation hazards; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
CATT-B
— Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US)
COMMO
— Communications Officer
CCEP
— Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program
RIS
— Rail Interface System
APC
— Armoured personnel carrier
EI SIT
— Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team
DMDG
— Digital Message Device Group
CDIS
— Communications Data Interface System
AFMSS
— Air Force Mission Support System
IBA
— Individual Body Armor
BATF
— Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
AAD
— Armoured Amphibious Dozer
FICEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Europe & Atlantic
CEE
— Captured Enemy Equipment
CIHS
— Classified Information Handling System
EFP
— Explosively Formed Penetrator
POF
— Pakistan Ordnance Factory
TRACKSTAR
— Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US)
BCC
— Battery Control Centre (Hawk)
ERW
— Enhanced Radiation Weapon
ETS
— European Telephone System
CIN
— Cargo Increment Number
CCJ1
— USCENTCOM Manpower, Personnel, and Administration Directorate
ETF
— Enhanced tactical fighter
CENTCOM
— Central Command (U.S. Army)
CFSR
— Contract Funds Status Report/ing
SAFIRE
— Surface-to-Air Fire
MBT
— Main Battle Tank
MILSPEC
— Military Specification
MALOS
— Miniature Laser Optical Sight
AADCCS
— Area Air Defense Command and Control System
CAS
— Close Air Support
SANDF
— South African National Defence Force
BICM
— Battlefield Intelligence Collection Model
ALASAT
— Air-Launched Antisatellite
ADDIS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery System
FAAR
— Forward Area Alerting Radar (US)
BRL
— Bomb Release Line
CEV
— Combat Engineer Vehicle
BCA
— Broadcast Control Authority
HIMAG
— High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US)
BW
— Bacteriological Warfare
LB
— Long Barrel
CFV
— Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (M-3 Bradley)
EXFIL
— Exfiltration
DEP
— Deflection Error Probable
BE
— Base Ejection
CALT
— Civil Affairs Liaison Team
FAD
— Fleet Air Defense
CGEUSA
— Commanding General, 8th US Army
LNS
— Land Navigation System
ASPJ
— Airborne/Advanced Self-Protection Jammer
ATAF
— Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO)
FCCVS
— Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US)
CRE
— Combat Readiness Evaluation
C2W
— Command and Control Warfare
AKL
— Light Cargo Ship
DISTAFF
— Directing Staff (NATO Commands, JECG)
VVSS
— Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
DGIS
— Director General Intelligence and Security
CTR
— Close Target Recce
GRT
— Gross Registered Tonnage/Tons
AAPC
— Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier (Turkey)
CCM
— Cross-Country Movement
CP TANGO
— Command Post Tactical Air, Naval, Ground Operations
EPL
— ELINT Parameters List
GFR
— Gap Filler Radar
FOP
— Forward Observation Post
ARD
— Anti-Reflective Device
ASD(SO/LIC)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
FAPC
— Food and Agriculture Planning Committee
ELS
— Emitter Location System
ROK
— Republic Of Korea
MASS
— Marine Air Support Squadron
RAW
— Rifleman's Assault Weapon
FDBM
— functional data base manager
CACDA
— Combined Arms Combat Development Activity
AFLE
— Air Force Liaison Element
GEDS
— Government Electronic Directory Service
EEI
— Essential Elements of Information
DCG
— Deputy Commanding General
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force (US)
LPO
— Leading Petty Officer
AB
— Air Burst
RN
— Royal Navy
DVI
— Digital Video Interactive
RAAMS
— Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (US)
COMPUSEC
— Computer Security
ASCON
— Automatic Switched Communications Network
G4
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics)
FBA
— Fighter Bomber Attack
ASD(C3I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)
DTIO
— Deputy Target Intelligence Officer
FMAS
— foreign media analysis subsystem
BF(S)BL
— Battle Focus (Support) Battle Lab
FVDD
— Fighting Vehicle Development Division
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
ERDAS
— Earth Resources Data Analysis System
ETC
— Estimated Time of Completion
ISGU
— Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit
OOTW
— Operations Other Than War (now SSO)
AIF
— Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI)
COMECON
— Council For Mutual Economic Assistance (economic Counterpart Of The Warsaw Pact
AMOS
— Air Force Maui Optical System
CT&E
— Certification Test and Evaluation
BNCC
— Base Network Control Center
ACTEDS
— Army Civilian Training, Education & Development System
APW
— American Prisoner of War
GSTN
— General Switched Telephone Network
HMG
— Heavy Machine Gun
BBS
— Brigade/Battalion Simulation System
PFPX
— prefragmented proximity fuzed
COMNAVAIRPAC
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, PACific
DPPDB
— Digital Point Positioning Database
BATS
— Ballistic Aerial Target System
PNU
— Position Navigation Unit
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
ALTREV
— Altitude Reservation
DEW
— distant early warning (radar)
CGS
— Coast & Geodetic Survey
AETC
— Air Education and Training Command's
DPRK
— Democratic People's Republic of Korea
BPE
— Beacon Precision Enlarger
FPN
— Field Post Number
COMNAVSECGRU
— Commander, Naval Security Group
EOR
— Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
AMT
— ACTS Mobile Terminal
FMFPAC
— Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
DPPG
— Defense Policy & Planning Guidance
EAD
— Echelon Above Division
APFSDS
— Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot
CIP
— Consolidated Intelligence Program
ANVIS
— Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System
AMTF
— Airmobile Task Force
STARTLE
— Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)
DPA
— Defence Procurement Agency (UK)
CCF
— Collection Coordination Facility
ATD
— Automatic Target Detection
CMTC
— Combat Maneuver Training Center
CORE
— Contingency Response Program
FME
— foreign materiel exploitation
DTIC
— (U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
FAI
— Fuel Air Incendiary Concussion Bomb
VMFA(AW)
— Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron
EAC
— Emergency Action Console
FIPC
— Foreign Intelligence Priorities Committee
DEC(VAX)
— Digital Equipment Corporation (Virtual Address Extension)
GOR
— General Operational Requirement
FAISS
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System
AAPCI
— Atlantic Agri-Products Competitiveness Initiative
CBW
— Chemical and Biological Warfare
FAC-A
— Forward Air Control(er)-Airborne
GPSCS
— General Purpose Satellite Communications System
FED
— Federal Reserve System
AAO
— Analysis of the Area of Operations
SMU
— Special Mission Unit
TNT
— Trinitrotoluene
APDS-T
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
MGB
— Medium Girder Bridge
AMES
— Aerospace, Marine and Electronics Systems Sector (Procurement organization within PWGSC)
AMX
— Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
ETP
— Extended Tether Program
CRISAT
— Collaborative research into small arms technology
CMIC
— Combined Military Interrogation Center
AF ACSI
— Air Force Chief of Staff Intelligence
DDRS
— Defense Data Repository System
BOULOGNE
— Boulogne
CEMA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
ACST
— Advisory Council on Science and Technology
AGF
— Miscellaneous Command Ship
LFL
— Light Fighter Lethality
ACSA
— Allied Communications Security Agency
BBO
— Booster Burnout
FOB
— Forward Operating Base
CFP
— Contingency Force Pool
COVRT
— Commanders (and Staff) Visualization Research Tool
ASED
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration
GTS
— Global Telecommunications Service
ADDO(MA)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Affairs
CIV
— Civil
FICM
— Fleet Intelligence Collection Manual
CVBG
— Carrier Battle Group
C-E
— Communications-Electronics
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
BTY
— Battery
ARSOTF
— Army special operations task force (US DoD)
CADST
— Civil Affairs Direct Support Team
BAC
— Budget Activity Code
CETC
— CANMET Energy Technology Centre
BSS
— Broadcast Satellite Service
FUNT
— French Underground Nuclear Test
AATS
— Automated Architecture Tool Suite
FMIS
— Force Management Information System
RCN
— Royal Canadian Navy
ASAS-AS
— All-Source Analysis System All-Source Workstation
CFSSU
— Canadian Forces Supply System Upgrade
PFHE
— Prefragmented High-Explosive
CAL
— Canadian Arsenals Limited
AHFEWS
— Army High Frequency Electronic Warfare System
ICIG
— IDHSS CSSR Interface Guard
CDV
— Compressed Digital Video
COMSTAT
— Communication Status Report
APERS
— Anti-Personnel
COMUSNAVEUR
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
CVA
— Clandestine Vulnerability Analysis
EUCOM
— European Command
AFIWC
— Air Force Information Warfare Center
AFLO
— Air Force Liaison Office
AAA
— anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A"
ATCCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
AOSS
— automated office support system
A
— Acting Rank
FAAD
— Forward Area Air Defense
HIMARS
— High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US)
FAASV
— Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (US)
FAARP
— Forward Area Armament and Refuel Point
AKR
— Vehicle Cargo Ship
CPV
— Command Post Vehicle
BMD
— Ballistic Missile Defense; Boyevaya Mashina Desantika (Russian: airborne combat vehicle)
ICM
— Improved Conventional Munitions
RAC
— Royal Armoured Corps
AO
— Area of operations
CSSCS
— Combat Service Support Control System
AGLS
— Automatic Gun Laying System
EGLM
— Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module
COMSPOT
— Communications Spot Report
FSRS
— Functional Security Requirements Specification
HOL
— High-Order Language
TAD
— Temporary Additional Duty
FARP
— Forward Area Refueling Point
BOL
— Bearing-only launch
AMSC
— Advanced Military Spaceflight Capability
AECB
— Atomic Energy Control Board
AKMC
— Automated Key Management Center
AFIA
— Air Force Intelligence Agency
ASARC
— Army Systems Acquisition Review Council
MPDS
— Missile-Piercing Discarding Sabot
HVAP
— high-velocity armor-piercing
AUTOSEC
— Automation Security
ACES
— Automated Command and Control Evaluation System
DMD
— Digital Message Device
LOBL
— Lock-On Before Launch
AKMS
— Automated Key Management System
ADIC
— Aerospace Defense Intelligence Center
JPO
— Joint Project Office
CIOB
— Chief Information Officer Branch
ATDS
— Airborne Tactical Data Systems (USN)
FPB
— Fast Patrol Boat
CESM
— Cryptologic Electronic Warfare Support Measures
ATOC
— Allied Tactical Operations Center (NATO)
GIGSTER
— NSA Video Teleconferencing System
COMUSNAVPHIL
— Commander, US Naval Forces, Philippines
AAI
— Air-to-Air Intercept
PWP
— Plasticised White Phosphorus
RFPI
— Rapid Force Projection Initiative
DGZ
— Desired Ground Zero
AFEWC
— Air Force Electronic Warfare Center
DS
— Defense Suppression
DISNET
— Defense Integrated Secure Network
AISS
— Automated Information Systems Security
CCTC
— Command & Control Technical Center
ELKE
— Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)
CARVER
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effects and Recognizability
AACS
— Attitude and Antenna Control Subsystem
ASWCCS
— Antisubmarine Warfare Command and Control System
EFCR
— equivalent full charge rounds
HNS
— Host-Nation Support
EPDS
— Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
FFR
— Radar Picket Frigate
COMSUBLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, US Atlantic Fleet
AKD/RCU
— Automatic Key Distribution/Rekeying Control Unit
EOW
— Electro-Optic Warfare
DIMOB
— Defense Intelligence Missile Order of Battle
FAPDS
— Frangible Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot
FALD
— Field Administration & Logistics Division
FSS
— Fast Sealift Ship
ARFCOS
— Armed Forces Courier Service
BRAC
— Base Realignment and Closure (Commission)
AFSOS
— Air Force Special Operations School
DSRP
— Defense Space Reconnaissance Program
AFTF
— Air Force Task Force
AICS
— Accuracy International Chassis System
OEO
— Optical and Electro-Optical
DMOB
— Defensive Missile Order of Battle
COMBALTAP
— Commander, Allied Forces, Baltic Approaches
SEME
— School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
HYPAK
— Hydraulic Power Assist Kit
DMED
— Digital Message Entry Device
FITCPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific
AEM
— Missile Tender
ESM
— Experiment Support Module
FFH
— Aviation Frigate
CANSIS
— Canadian Soil Information System
FIRSTPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Pacific
COMMCEN
— Communications Center
ICR
— Intelligence Collection Requirement
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
EELV
— Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
DIAND
— Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
DA
— Department of the Army's
CAT/LCV
— Combined arms team/lightweight combat vehicle (US)
MOUT
— Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US)
AFSOF
— Air Force Special Operations Forces
HUMRO
— Humanitarian Relief Operations
DCN
— Defense Communications Network
FMS
— Foreign Military Sales
C6
— Combined Staff Command, Control and Communications Systems Officer
TADS
— Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)
AB2
— Air Battle Command System Brigade and Below
AFISA
— Air Force Intelligence Support Agency
ATGM
— Anti-tank Guided Missile
HDX
— Half Duplex
FCG2
— FORSCOM G2
AAIFF
— Air-to-Air Identification Friend or Foe
CGSC
— Command and General Staff College (U.S. Army)
ASR
— Submarine Rescue Ship (fleet Support)
LRU
— Line Replacement Unit
CFSO
— Counterintelligence Force Protection Source Operations
ACIS (NOW BIS)
— Automated Customs Information Service
CPM
— Cycles Per Minute
DCP
— Disaster Control Plan
DPAC
— Defense Program Analysis Center
FCB
— Functional Control Board
CVG
— Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
FMSF
— Foreign Military Sales Financing
PD
— Point Defense
ARSOF
— Army Special Operations Forces
FISS
— Foreign Intelligence and Security Services
CMAH
— CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters
NVG
— Night Vision Goggle
FPTOC
— Force Projection Tactical Operations Center
SFIRR
— solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet
CVW
— Carrier Air Wing (US Navy)
FCU
— Fire Control Unit
SNCOIC
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC)
EWO
— Electronic Warfare Officer
ECMC
— Enhanced Crisis Management Capability
GHQ
— General Headquarters
APB
— Self-propelled Barracks Ship (misc)
OTEA
— United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
CMAFB
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base
BLIP
— Background Limited IR Photography
CIO
— Central Imagery Office
DIR
— Defense Intelligence Report
AUSCANUKUS
— Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
GDIP
— General Defense Intelligence Program
DISOB
— Defense Intelligence Space Order of Battle
AFIISP
— Air Force Intelligence Information Systems Plan
CDS
— Chief of Defence Staff (Canadian)
CALANDAR
— Da Vinci E-Mail Application
AACOMS
— Army Area Communications System
CSTVRP
— Computer Security Technical Vulnerability Reporting Program
ASOG
— Air Support Operations Group
AUD
— Arbitrary Unit Designator
AEXDP
— Accelerated Executive Development Program(Learning program under CCMD)
ATAS
— Automatic Target Acquisition System
COV
— Counter obstacle vehicle (US)
RBL
— Range and Bearing Launch
FMPCP
— Foreign Military Personnel Contact Program
CCS2
— Command and Control Subordinate System
GCU
— Gun Control Unit
DDR&E
— Director, Defense Research and Engineering
DACCO
— Department of the Army Central Control Office
HP
— Horsepower (measurement)
CENTAM
— Central America
HELRATS
— High Energy Laser Radar Acquisition & Tracking System
DARP
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program
AVF
— All-Volunteer Force
CMSA
— Cruise Missile Support Activity
ANAD
— Anniston Army Depot
DON
— Department Of the Navy
EI
— Engineering and Installation
AME
— Airspace Management Element
AMPE
— Automated Message Processing Exchange
HML/A
— Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron
EBRC
— Engine Blindé à roues de Contact
ERTZ
— Equipment Radiation TEMPEST Zone
GOSIA
— Government Open System Interconnect Architecture
IDW
— Individual Defence Weapon
ADSW
— Active Duty for Special Work
FMTV
— Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
CVT
— Training Aircraft Carrier
ABCCC
— Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
EFCS
— Electronic Filmless Camera System
IRBM
— Intermediate-range ballistic missile
ADTLP
— Army Doctrine and Training Literature Program
EWS
— Electronic Warfare Support
CESD
— Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
C2I
— Command, Control, & Intelligence
ELSET
— Element Set
FTR
— Fighter
CCAC
— Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
AIOEC
— Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
SUB
— Substitute
HEI
— high-explosive incendiary (ammo)
COMSUBGRU 8/CTF MED
— Commander Submarine Group (Mediterranean)/Commander Task Force Mediterranean
SPARK
— solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile
AAN
— Army After Next
CTLZ
— Control Zone (formerly CTR)
HUS
— Hardened Unique Storage
LPC
— Launch Pod Container
CLU
— Command Launch Unit
DTP
— Drug Testing Program
ASTEC
— Advanced Satellite Technology and Extremely High Frequency Communications
CDIC
— Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation
ARMVAL
— Anti-armor vehicle evaluation (US)
CMCA
— Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft
MEF
— Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
APE
— Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug (amphibious front-line reconnaissance vehicle)
LOAL
— Lock-On After Launch
C1
— Combined Staff Personnel Officer
ARSPOC
— Army space operations center (US DoD)
AFTAC
— Air Force Technical Applications Center
DU
— Depleted Uranium
COMM(S)
— Communication(s)
IBBS
— Interim Brigade/Battalion Simulation
FIS
— Fuze Interface System
ABM
— anti-ballistic missile
ARP
— Anti-Radiation Projectile
ACVT
— Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US)
ASAS
— All-Source Analysis System
AIM
— Air Intercept Missile
MFC
— Mortar Fire Controller
ADATS
— Air Defense Antitank System Threat Simulators
EMA
— European Monetary Agreement
IW
— Individual Weapon
HEC
— Helicopter Element Coordinator
FICPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Pacific
ATTG
— Automated Tactical Target Graphic
CSG-SOCOM
— Cryptologic Support Group/USSOCOM
EV
— Enforcement Vector
CEPP
— Controlled Effect Police Projectile
HDL
— Harry Diamond Laboratories
LRN
— Lead Round Nose (round, lead bullet with no outer jacket)
APFSDS-T
— Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer
CSS
— Communications Security System
DIP
— Defense Intelligence Plan
FAO
— Foreign Area Officer
ABE
— Automated Buyer Environment (Bilingual client/server that automates the federal government's procurement operations)
PRP
— Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)
CILOP
— Conversion In Lieu Of Procurement
DOMS
— Directorate Of Military Support
ARMISE
— Army Reserve Military Intelligence Support Element
CCGP
— Combat Communications Group
HPS
— Helmet Pointing System (or Sight)
DNC
— Director, Naval Communications
AGCCS
— Army's Global Command and Control System
AOE
— Fast Combat Support Ship (underway Replenishment)
DECA
— Digital Electronic Control Assembly
CCO/SCO
— Central Control Office/Sub-Control Office
DSARC
— Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council
AEV
— Armored Engineer Vehicle
TCU
— Tactical Control Unit
FV
— Fighting Vehicle
DSAA
— (U.S.) Defense Security Assistance Agency
EMD
— Engineering and Manufacturing Development
CCP
— Computer Control Panel
ADISS
— Advanced Defense Intelligence Support System
BISS
— Baseline Intelligence Summary Supplement
ANZUS
— Australia-New Zealand-United States Treaty
FISINT
— Foreign Instrumentation and Signature Intelligence
CP OSCAR
— Command Post Operations Support Center and Rear
DPL
— Degausser Products List
ABSV
— Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle
FLAGE
— Flexible Lightweight Agile-Guided Experiment
FSED
— full-scale engineering development (US)
CWS
— Cupola weapon station
CICC
— Consolidated Intelligence Communications Center
ATLAS
— Advanced Technology Light Artillery System
ASIDS
— Airborne Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
DIN
— Defense Intelligence Notice
DAWN
— Defense Attache Worldwide Network
FOFA
— Follow-on Forces Attack
L/O
— Liaison Officer
CATT
— Combined arms tactical trainer (UK)
EEA
— Essential Elements of Analysis
FIST
— Future Integrated Soldier Technology
DPI
— Desired Point of Impact
CAA
— Concepts Analysis Agency (U.S. Army)
AFICP
— Air Force Intelligence Communications Plan
CFBAS
— Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services
CMCC
— Commander in Chief, Mobile Command Center
DINAH
— Desktop INterface to AUTODIN Host
BMR
— Blindado Medio de Ruedas
DEW (LINE)
— Distant Early Warning(Radar system)
HEMP
— High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
DACCS
— Digital Access Cross-Connect System/Switch
ASK KIT
— Armor Survivability Kit. A kit designed in response to the high number of casualties produced by IEDs hitting unarmored vehicles. The kits consist of armor encapsulating the personnel compartment AT-4
AVGAS
— Aviation Gasoline
MRBS
— mean rounds between stoppages
FRS
— Fleet Readiness Squadron
FTC
— Fast Time Constant (ECCM)
DPPC
— Deployable Print Production Center
BARV
— Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
GPEE
— General Purpose Encryption Equipment
CVSD
— Continuously Variable-Slope Delta Modulation
DAF
— Department of the Air Force
DESA
— Defense Evaluation Support Activity
ADTOC
— Air Defense Tactical Operations Center
CDA
— Congressionally Directed Action
AML
— Automitrailleuse Légère (light armoured car)
DIRNSA/CHCSS
— Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
BD
— Baud
ADDO(MS)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Support
TP-SP
— target practice - spotting
AMHA
— Army Management Headquarters Activity
DIIS
— DIA Integrated Intelligence System
GRU
— FSU General Staff Intelligence Organization
ADARS
— Army Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement
HITP
— High-Ignition Temperature Propellant
ARPS
— Advanced Radar Processing System
CEWI
— Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence
C2
— Command and Control Class C2
FRG
— Federal Republic of Germany's
GOCO
— government-owned, contractor-operated (US)
DESIST
— Decision Support and Information System for Terrorism
DVM
— Digital Voice Module
ENSIT
— Enemy Situation
CIRT
— Computer Security Incident Response Team
COMNAVMARIANAS
— Commander, Naval Forces, Marianas
CCMD
— Canadian Centre for Management Development
BETA
— Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition
FWVP
— Fallout Wind Vector Plot
AGMS
— Armored Ground Mobility System
ADDO
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations
EXPER
— Experience
DTNSRDC
— David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center
DJ2
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
DIEOB
— Defense Intelligence Electronic Order of Battle
PCI
— Pre-combat inspection
AB(C)
— Aviation battalion(combat)
AEDS
— Atomic Energy Detection System
ANEX
— Analyst-to-Analyst Exchange Message Format
CLRB
— Canada Labour Relations Board
ABIT
— advanced built-in test
HEMTT
— Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US)
ADCAP
— Advanced Capability
BN/BN
— Battalion
AMTP
— Army Mission Training Plan
DVE
— Driver's Vision Enhancer
CFDC
— Community Futures Development Corporation
FCS
— Future Combat System
DFAA
— Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements
ACH
— Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet)
ASWOC
— Antisubmarine Warfare Operations Center
CCPP
— Cover Crop Protection Program
SJHP
— Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point
PSD
— Propulsion System Demonstrator
AARADCOM
— Army Armament Research and Development Command
HERA
— high-explosive rocket-assisted
CAT
— Conventional Arms Transfer
CMB
— Collection Management Branch
DSEC
— Directorate of Security
BIAP
— Baghdad International Airport
CPI
— Communications Processor and Interface
DISE
— Deployable Intelligence Support Element
CAO
— Crisis Action Organization
AAD
— Airborne Assault Division
COVCOM
— Covert Communications
COP
— Command Observation Post
SSW
— Squad Support Weapon
DATEXT
— Data Extract
BANDIT
— Bragg Area Network for Digital Intelligence Transmission
AREC
— Air Element Coordinator
ASPAC
— Asian and Pacific Council
DIFAR
— Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording System
CARVE
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, and Effect
EWCC
— Electronic Warfare Coordination Center
CRP
— Committee To Re-elect The President - Control And Reporting Post
ERAP
— Economic Recovery Assistance Program
PGMM
— Precision Guided Mortar Munition
AVLB
— Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
ERIS
— Exo-atmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interception System
CISA
— (U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity
DCSCA
— Defense Communications System Central Area
AMS-H
— Advanced Missile System - Heavy
IBE
— Field-Initiated BE Number
AFIS
— Air Force Intelligence Service/Study
AFEOC
— Air Force Emergency Operations Center
CTTA
— Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority
DAES
— Defense Acquisition Executive Summary
DISC4
— Director of Information Systems Command, Control, Communications and Computers
HOTSIT
— Hot Situation Message
DOSCOM
— Division Support Command
GNR
— Gunner
COMFIVEATAF
— Commander, Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southern Europe
GBAD
— Ground Based Air Defence
C5
— Combined Staff Strategic Planning and Policy Officer
AFSPOC
— Air Force Space Operations Center
SAFCS
— Small Arms Fire Control System
EOTS
— Electro-Optical Tracking System
HTTB
— High-Technology TestBed (US)
AR
— Advanced Readiness
FIRSTEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Atlantic
ACF
— Alternate Command Facility
ATG
— Antitank Gun
DIGITS
— Digital Geographic Information Tailoring System
CNIC
— Combined Naval Intelligence Center
DU
— Decision Unit
AGB
— Icebreaker
ENSCD
— Enemy Situation and Correlation Division
ARSO
— Assistant Regional Security Officer
HN
— Host Nation
BPA
— Battlefield Psychological Activities
DESO
— Defence Export Sales Organisation (UK)
FMIG
— Foreign Materiel Intelligence Group
HLZ
— Helicopter Landing Zone
ALWT
— Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
CINCFOR
— Commander in Chief, Forces Command
TARFU
— Totally And Royally Fucked Up
CSCE
— Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Now OSCE)
D/A
— Digital/Analog
GITC
— General Intelligence Training Center
CIR
— Central Intelligence Report
ASDEP
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Programs
AACE
— Army Alternate Command and Control Element
SHORAD
— Short-Range Air Defence System
GIAT
— Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres
ABRO
— Army Base Repair Organisation
AFSOUTH
— Allied Forces, Southern Europe
CRR
— Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car)
APCR
— Armour-piercing composite rigid
DSV
— Deep Submergence Vehicle
FPA
— Focal Plane Array
ADVAL
— Air Defense Evaluation Test
CCITT
— Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph
BMNT
— Begin Morning Nautical Twilightight
ESJ
— Escort Jamming
FDR
— Foreign Disclosure Representative
ADACP
— Alcohol & Drug Abuse Control Program
DS&T
— Director of Science and Technology
DCII
— Defense Central Index of Investigations
ALFA
— Advanced Liaison Forward Area
CADIZ
— Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone
AMCC
— Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications
AAK
— Appliqué armor kit (US)
ABC
— Airborne Corps
ACAVP
— Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform
OEG
— Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight)
MMBF
— mean miles between failures
GIST
— Graphical Intelligence Support Terminal
DAHA
— Dual-Axis Head Assembly
FOC
— Final Operating Capability
CNET
— Chief of Naval Education and Training
DARS
— Daily Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance
DOCC
— Defense Communications Agency Operations Center Complex
AFARV
— Armored, Forward Area, Re-arm Vehicle (US)
FTMA
— Future Tank Main Armament
AMOPES
— Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System
REME
— Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
LRBB
— long-range base bleed
CEO
— Communications Electronic Officer (USMC)
CCTB
— Canada child tax benefit
CONF
— Confidential
EBG
— Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle)
CUDIXS
— Common-User Digital Information Exchange System
FARP
— Forward Area Refuel Point
CATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory
CNTL
— Command Nuclear Target List
CCIRID
— Charge-Coupled Infrared Imaging Device
BDE/BDE
— Brigade
CM
— Continue Mission
ERAST
— Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology
AFC
— Australian Flying Corps
G3
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
ADNET
— Antidrug Network
MILES
— Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (live Combat Simulation)
BAT-D
— Battlefield Deception
BDSP
— Battle Dress System Project
CEPIR
— Current Exploitation Photographic Interpretation Report
ICW
— In Coordination With
ICOD
— Intelligence/Information Cut-Off Date
SWARM
— Stabilised Weapon and Reconnaissance Mount
COPSTRAT
— Continuity of Operations Plan (USSTRATCOM)
RAN
— Royal Australian Navy
CAPSULE JACK
— Proper Name of System
ASSET
— All-Source Satellite Evaluation Tool
GW/R
— Gateway/Router
HTACC
— Hardened Tactical Air Control Center
FLR
— Forward-Looking Radar
GDIPP
— General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program
AIST
— Air Intelligence Support Team
CER
— Cryptographic Equipment Room
LSVW
— Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada)
AC-130
— AFSOF Spectre Gunship
FUE
— First Unit Equipped
CISE
— (US) CENTCOM Intelligence Support Element
DDHG
— Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
EOC
— Essential Operational Capability
ICAP
— Improved Capabilities Program
ADX
— Air Defense Exercise
BCV
— Battle Command Vehicle
FCZ
— Forward Combat Zone
AP-I
— Armor Piercing Incendiary
MEB
— Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US)
DH-7
— deHavilland Dash 7 (Drug Interdiction Aircraft)
AJFP
— Adaptive Joint Force Package
CINCUSNAVEUR
— Commander in Chief, US Naval Forces, Europe
GRO
— Gamma Ray Observatory (NASA)
DIRLAUTH
— Direct Liaison Authorized
AFSOD
— Air Force Special Operations Detachment
TAM
— Tanque Argentino Mediano
CONOPS
— United States Army Intelligence Command Continental (United States) Operations
NCOIC
— Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
AJCC
— Alternate Joint Communications Center
ASOS
— Air Support Operations Squadron
COMNAVNON
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, North Norway
ALE
— AIRES Lifecycle Extension
COMPHIBGRU
— Commander, Amphibious Group
HS
— Helicopter Squadron
GM, MVO
— General Motors, Military Vehicle Operations
CCSC
— Cryptologic Combat Support Console
QE
— Quadrant Elevation
LTD
— Laser Target Designator
IOF
— Indian Ordnance Factory
AGVT
— Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology
CEPG
— Combined Exercise Planning Group
CBEC
— Canadian Book Exchange Centre
DCSLOG
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army
SAM
— Special Airlift Mission
DISCOM
— Division Support Command
LMAW
— Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon
D&D
— Denial and Deception
DGCS
— Downsized Ground Control Station
FUBAR
— Fouled Up Beyond All Reason
ADAMS
— Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US)
LVTE
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer (US)
AMRAAM
— Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
BICC
— Battlefield Information Coordination Center
EMAP
— Electromagnetic Analysis Program
ICOM
— Integrated COMSEC (SINCGARS)
CAMC
— Canadian Army Medical Corps
GEODSS
— ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance
CANTERBURY
— Canterbury
OPDW
— Objective Personal Defense Weapon
BTA
— Best Technical Approach
DGCT
— Downsized Ground Control Terminal
RIN
— Royal Indian Navy
CNES
— Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French National Space Agency)
FSST
— Forward Space Support in Theater
LWIR
— Long-Wave Infrared
ECAC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
CINCUSARPAC
— Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
BMDSCOM
— Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command
OPV
— Observation Post Vehicle
ATDB
— ACE Target Data Base
CCV-L
— Close combat vehicle – light
ALCOR
— ARPA Lincoln CBand Observable Radar
ESAMS
— Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation
AFD
— Alternative Forms of Delivery(PWGSC initiative)
FSIC
— Forward Sensor Interface and Control
DSCSOC
— Defense Satellite Communications System Operations Center
CNVD
— Clip-on night vision device
AFSOE
— Air Force Special Operations Element
AAAOB
— Antiaircraft Artillery Order of Battle
MRAP
— Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle)
ALCC
— Airlift Control Center
LAV
— Light Assault Vehicle (US)
ICWG
— Interface Control Working Group
SAL
— Semi-Active Laser
GAFIA
— German Armed Forces Intelligence Agency
HVT
— High-Value Target
ASTMP
— Army Science and Technology Master Plan
AIO
— Air Intelligence Officer
MAMBA
— Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar
HLA
— Helicopter Landing Areas
ACRV
— Armoured Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle
FSBS
— Fleet Submarine Broadcast System
BAO
— Basic Attack Option
DDPO
— Defense Dissemination Program Office
FCSE
— Forward Control Support Element
PL
— Phase Line
HALE
— High-Altitude Long-Endurance
DZ/LZ
— Drop Zone/Landing Zone
CECOM
— U.S. Army Communications And Electronics Command
CLSC
— COMSEC Logistics Support Center
FH/DS
— Frequency Hopping/Direct Sequence
ATDU
— Armoured Trials and Development Unit (UK)
MAPS
— Modular Azimuth Position System
GEDIS
— Government Electronic Delivery Infrastructure Service
SMG
— Sub-Machine guns
COMIREX
— Committee On Imagery Requirements & Exploitation
BAF
— Bagram Air Field
AGHS
— Patrol Combatant Support Ship
AMBISS
— Automated Map-Based Intelligence Support System
FAMP
— Foreign Army Materiel Production
AOL
— Area of Limitation
ADP-MIS
— Automated Data Processing Management Information System
COSP
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems, Pacific
FFAR
— Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
CTOC
— Corps Tactical Operations Center (Main)
FNU
— First Name Unknown
DODIIS SCINET
— DoDIIS Sensitive Compartmented Information Network
RCAF
— Royal Canadian Air Force
CAPS
— Canadian Annual Procurement Strategy
AGL
— Automatic Grenade Launcher
DICON
— Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria
EPLRS
— Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System
NG
— Next Generation
EDN
— Emergency Data Network
EWR
— Early Warning Radar
CEDO
— Community Economic Development Opportunity
APCRBC
— Armour-piercing composite rigid ballistic cap
DAISY
— Daily Summary
AMLCD
— Active-matrix liquid crystal display
RNZAF
— Royal New Zealand Air Force
HVM
— Hypervelocity Missile
CAJIT
— Central America Joint Intelligence Team
AFDM
— Auxiliary Floating Drydock Medium
CMDC
— Command Cell
AIRA
— Air Attache
RUC
— Royal Ulster Constabulary
AFAL
— Air Force Armament Laboratory
HWSTD
— High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator
GPH
— Gallons Per Hour
SABS
— Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight
C-IMINT
— Counter-Imagery Intelligence
PABD
— Pay Entry Base Date
ITV
— Improved TOW Vehicle (US)
DBSM
— Decibels Per Square Meter
ADCC
— Air Defense Command Center
AISA
— Automated Intelligence Support Activity
FCA
— Foreign Counterintelligence Activity
HVAPFSDS
— high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot
HSTV(L)
— High-Survivability Test Vehicle(Lightweight)
AFIP
— Air Force Intelligence Plan
CPSU
— Communist Party of the Soviet Union's
CANMET
— Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology(An arm of NRCan)
ASDV
— Auxiliary SEAL Delivery Vehicle
AIU
— Army Interrogation Unit
FAC
— Forward Air Control (Controller)
COIC
— Combat Operations Intelligence Center (USAFE)
ANCC
— Ashore Navy Communications Capability
ACACS
— Army Command & Area Communications System
COMATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
FORMMS
— Foreign Materiel Management System
CARDA
— Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
CATIS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System
COMOPS
— Communications Operations Summary
FAP
— Fisheries Alternative Program
BSTS
— Boost Surveillance Tracking System
DTS
— Diplomatic Telecommunications System/Service
ERCS
— Emergency Rocket Communications System
DZ/LZ/RZ
— Drop/Landing/Recovery Zone
ASSC
— Alternate Space Surveillance Center
ETAWG
— ELINT Technical Analysis Working Group
AOFDA
— U.S. AID Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance
BIDS
— Battlefield Information Distribution System
IAMS
— Individual Aerial Mobility System
ATI
— Automated Tactical Intelligence
CEPR
— Compromising Emanation Performance Requirement
ACCV
— Armored Cavalry Cannon Vehicle (US)
VMBT
— Vickers Main Battle Tank
CEOI
— Communications electronics operating instruction
CCJA
— USCENTCOM Staff Judge Advocate
ABIC
— Army Battlefield Interface Concept
AFSSE
— Air Force Space Surveillance Element
COSCOM
— Corps support command (US Army)
CINCAFLANT
— Commander in Chief, United States Air Forces, Atlantic
GMLRS
— Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
CVS
— Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier
ACCIS
— Allied Command and Control Information System
GSD
— Ground Sample Distance
CTEA
— Cost & Training Effectiveness Analysis
FORMDEPS
— FORSCOM Mobilization & Deployment Planning System
G/T
— Ratio of Antenna Gain to Noise Temperature
SPP
— Special Purpose Pistol
IADB
— Inter-American Defense Board
AESA
— Active Electronically Scanned Array
CITP
— Canadian Integrated Traceability Program
EAAK
— Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)
DISP
— Defense Industrial Security Program
HFEA
— Human Factors Engineering Assessment
DGU
— Downgrade to Unclassified
ETE
— Estimated Time of Endurance
ALCOP
— Alternate Command Post
TACOM
— Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)
DEFSMAC
— Defense Special Missile & Astronautics Center
LTFCS
— Laser Tank Fire-Control System
ICV
— Infantry Combat Vehicle
MAF
— Marine Amphibious Force
ART
— Aerial Reconnaissance Team
ITAS
— Improved Target Acquisition System
ATGW
— Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
COMGIBMED
— Commander, Gibraltar Mediterranean Command
CMA
— Countermission Analysis
BAS
— Broad Area Search
DOIM
— Directorate Of Information Management
C-HUMINT
— Counter Human Resources Intelligence
GNST
— Glossary of Naval Ship Types
CLS
— Contractor Logistics Support
ADN
— ACE DGZ Number
C3S
— Command, Control, and Communications Systems
ADCSOPS
— Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations & Plans
DPICM
— dual-purpose improved conventional munition (US)
CINCIBERLANT
— Commander-In-Chief Iberian Atlantic Area
IBDTF
— IBD Transaction Format
BDM
— Budget Decision Memorandum
CNOR
— Command Not Operationally Ready
DIRES
— Defense Imagery Requirements & Exploitation System
CMAS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Station
BEYOND DUTY
— Proper Name of System
ARDEC
— Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
CMF
— Combat Mission Folder
GIUK
— Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom
DMC
— Digital Magnetic Compass
CTA
— Case Telescoped Ammunition
DLTV
— Daylight Television
CMISE
— Corps Military Intelligence Support Element
DIAL
— Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison
CIPO
— Canadian Intellectual Property Office
DIATS
— DIA Terrorism Summary
HAB
— Heavy Assault Bridge (US)
IDF
— Indirect Fire
ELI
— Emitter Location & Identification
EIS
— Enhanced Imagery System
CIEF
— Consolidated Imagery Exploitation Facility
ARA
— Aerial Rocket Artillery
AWESS I
— Automatic Weapon Effect Signature Simulator
CVRT
— Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked
CVRDE
— Combat vehicle research and development establishment (India)
DBMS
— dead bodies make sense
ATM
— Anti-Tank Mine
CUP
— COMSEC Utility Program
ASFC
— All-Source Fusion Center
DASD
— (U.S.) Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense
EWCS
— Electronic Warfare Control System
DCSOPS
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
ARTEP
— Army Readiness Training Evaluation Program
ATARS
— Advanced Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance System
EWMIS
— Electronic Warfare Management Information System
CELT
— Current Emitter Location Testbed
ATIMS
— Advanced Technical Information Management System
CPC
— Coastal Patrol Boat
FANT
— French Atmospheric Nuclear Test
AICW
— Advanced Individual Combat Weapon
ACIS
— Arms Control Intelligence Staff
ADI
— Australian Defence Industries Ltd
SANG
— Saudi Arabian National Guard
COD
— Carrier On-board Delivery
MSTAR
— Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar
BPPBS
— Biennial Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System
CIVIC
— Civilian Vulnerability Indicator Code
DLEA
— Drug Law Enforcement Agency
AGMET
— Agriculture and Meteorology
ACLOS
— Automatic Command to Line of Sight
DRSEM
— Deployable Receive Segment Engineering Model
ATCAE
— Army Technical Control and Analysis Element
BR
— Blade Rate
COMNAVAIRLANT
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, atLANTic
EDI
— European Defense Initiative
EXTAC
— Experimental Tactics
FIBUA
— Fighting In Built-Up Areas
DIEB
— Defense Intelligence Executive Board
DBMAINT
— Data Base Administrator
ROTA
— Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition
CCGD
— Commander, Coast Guard District
AFOC
— Air Force Operations Center
ATTCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
ASMT
— Assessment
AXP
— Allied Exercise Publication
AR/AAV
— Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US)
VTOL
— Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft
ETAP
— Education Training Awareness Program
CADS
— Containerized Ammunition Distribution System
CRN
— Combat Radio Net
FCO
— Facility Control Office
AMIP
— Army Model Improvement Plan
DOD TCSEC
— DOD Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
CINCUSAFE
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe
AT
— Antitank
CANARIE
— Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education
ESLDE
— Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow
AGMR
— Major Communications Relay Ship
COSPO
— Community Open Source Program Office Cotangent
LACA
— Landing Craft Air Cushion
DST
— Daylight Savings Time
ERP
— Extended Range Projectile
NG
— New Generation
ASU SWA
— Administrative Support Unit Southwest Asia
COMZ
— Communications Zone
ARTADS
— Army Tactical Data System
ARPV
— Advanced Remotely Piloted Vehicle
VADS
— Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
FCLV
— Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (UK)
DEB
— Digital European Backbone
APC-T
— Armour-piercing capped – tracer
ASSIST
— Army System for Standard Intelligence Support Terminals
AFCEA
— Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association
FVRDE
— Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (UK)
DIW
— Dead In Water
ATSS
— Alaskan Transportable Satellite System
IAGC
— Instantaneous Automatic Gain Control
COR
— Command Operationally Ready
ATGL
— Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher
AEAO
— Airborne Emergency Action Officer
DRC
— Defense Review Committee (NATO)
GDIC
— General Defense Intelligence Community
AOG
— Gasoline Tanker (misc)
DFH
— Deployed Forward Headquarters
BD
— Base Detonating
CIWS
— Close-In Weapon System
COMNORLANT
— Commander, Northern Submarine Area
AEICC
— Area Emergency Information Coordination Center
DGIF
— Deployable Ground Intercept Facility
ASTROS
— Artillery Saturation Rocket System (Brazil)
CDCS
— Communications Distribution Control Segment
CITA
— Combat Intelligence and Targeting on Arrival
CTOCSE
— CTOC Support Element
ASDIA
— All-Source Document Index
ASV
— Armored Security Vehicle (US)
EWIR
— Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming
CDD
— Canadian Discharge Depot
BMF
— Belgian Mechanical Fabrication
DSSCS
— Defense Special Secure Communications System
SNCO
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 - E-9)
BFOV
— Broad Field of View
BMS
— Battalion Mortar System
ELNET
— European Liaison Network
COEA
— Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
FBS
— Forward-Based Systems
MARS
— Multiple Artillery Rocket System
CMDR
— Commander
COEF
— Canada-Ontario Export Forum
APIT
— Armour-piercing incendiary tracer
COC
— Combat Operations Center
I2R
— Imaging Infrared
DIWO
— Duty Intelligence Watch Officer
AOCS
— Aviation Officer's Candidate School
CRRC
— Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
ATMP
— Air Target Materials Program
CVHN
— Nuclear-Powered V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
CBSA
— Canada Border Services Agency
DRB
— Defense Resources Board
ADSS
— Aerospace Defense Systems Subcommittee
BCP
— Battery Command Post
AIRTAPS
— Aerial Imagery Reconnaissance Tracking And Plotting System
FN
— Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer)
ENGESA
— Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)
BGN
— United States Board on Geographic Names
AOO
— Air Operations Order
CIMOC
— Civil Military Operations Center
DCID
— Director of Central Intelligence Directive
SABCA
— Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques
CB
— Chemical, Biological
ALD
— Airlift Division
EA
— Emergency Action(s)
CNCS
— Cryptonet Control Station
AWC
— Air War College
CFR
— Commander Force Reconnaissance
CTAPS
— Contingency Theater Automated Planning System
ATS
— Atelier de Construction de Tarbes
AIAWS
— Automated Intelligence Analyst Workstation
EUMETSAT
— European Meteorological Satellite
CERD
— Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot
DMAHTC
— DMA Hydrographic and Topographic Center
ACCE
— Abrams/Crusader Common Engine
COMJTF
— Commander, Joint Task Force
FIRST
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team
LALO
— Low Altitude Low Opening
DOCS
— DSCS Operations Control System
BARCS
— Battlefield Area Reconnaissance System
FOGM
— Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
COMUSMARDEZLANT
— Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone, Atlantic
STANAG
— (NATO) Standardisation Agreement
ARLEA
— Army Logistics Evaluation Agency
HELSTF
— High-Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
AMPHI
— Aerial Mission Photographic Indoctrination
AUTUMN FORGE
— NATO Exercise
DISO
— Defense Intelligence Support Office
FIM
— Force Integration Master Planner
ARSOA
— Army Special Operations Aviation
CSCT
— Combat Support Coordination Team
AITE
— Advanced Indications Technology Experiment
HWAS
— High Wycombe Air Station
VCR/PC
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ)
APSE-T
— Armour-piercing secondary effect – tracer
ITPIAL
— Infra-red Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser
RNZN
— Royal New Zealand Navy
SFIM
— Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure
EMUT
— Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal
DSC
— Defense Satellite Communications
FDDS
— Flag Data Display System
AVRE
— Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (UK)
ACOS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
AMIM
— Army Modernization Information Memorandum
AC2MP
— Army Command & Control Master Plan
FSV
— Future Scout Vehicle (US)
COPG
— Chairman, Operational Planners Group
ARTPP
— Airborne Reconnaissance Technology Program Plan
COFS
— Chief Of Staff
FRAG
— Fragmentary Order
HEMT
— High-Electron-Mobility Transistor
CCTF
— Contingency Communications Test Facility
AFAP
— Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile
AFV
— Armored Family of Vehicles (US)
CSCR
— Computer System Change Request
ASRP
— Airborne SlGlNT Reconnaissance Program
PVP
— Petit Véhicule Protégé
HBAR
— Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle
AGDS
— Deep Submergence Support Ship (misc)
DIMSS
— DSN Integrated Management Support System
ASPIC
— Armed Services Personnel Interrogation Center
CDIP
— Consolidated Defense Intelligence Program
APSE
— Armour-piercing secondary effect
COMEDCENT
— Commander, Central Mediterranean Area
CLMD
— COMSEC Local Management Device
CQB
— Close Quarter Battle
AFC4A
— USAF Command, Control, Communications and Computer Agency
ATCC
— Air Traffic Control Center
APHE
— Armour-Piercing High Explosive
CSST
— Combat Service Support Team
CSAW
— Cryptologic Support to Amphibious Warfare
FEWSG
— Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group
CARGRU
— Carrier Group
CCR
— Crown Copyright Reserved
ARTAS-K
— Army Training and Support-Kuwait
GEO
— Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
ADPSSO
— ADP Special Security Officer
ADATS
— Agricultural Development And Training Society - Air Defence Anti-Tank System - Australian Defence Air Traffic System
LRASS
— Long-Range Advanced Scout System
COMA
— Court Of Military Appeals
FOMA
— Foreign Military Assistance
APCT-BF
— Armour-piercing capped tracer – base fuze
ATOL
— Assisted Takeoff & Landing
RATELO
— Radio Telephone Operator
COMTASKFORNON
— Commander, Allied Task Force North Norway
DCA
— défense contre avions (anti-aircraft)
AMF
— Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (NATO)
FOSICLANT
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Intelligence Center, Atlantic
AWWIMS
— Automated Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System
BBLS
— Barrels
CCJ2
— USCENTCOM Intelligence Directorate
FRY
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia
HARDS
— High-Altitude Radiation Detection System
FASTFAX
— Tactical Digital Facsimile
DTUC
— Data Transfer Unit Cartridge
ACLANT
— Allied Commander Atlantic
EMHS
— EUCOM Message Handling System
BMATT
— Briefcase Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal
AAV
— Assault Amphibious Vehicle
DIPOLES
— Defense Intelligence Photoreconnaissance On-Line Exploitation System
EWSE
— EW Support Element
ECPL
— Endorsed Data Encryption Standard Products List
LRF
— Laser Rangefinder
DCINC
— Deputy Commander in Chief
ETUT
— Enhanced Tactical User Terminal
FAL
— Fusil Automatique Légère
AFMSIS
— Air Force Modeling and Simulation Information System
EMEW
— Electromagnetically-Augmented High Explosive Warhead
COMANTDEF-COM
— Commander, Antilles Defense Command
FORD-Q
— Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec
DPSK
— Digital Pulse Shift Key
TADDS
— Target Alert Display Data Set (US)
COTS
— Commercial-off-the-shelf
HE-T
— High-Explosive Tracer
CUPE
— Canadian Union of Public Employees(Pronounced: KEW-pee.)
DISPEWT
— Defense Intelligence Space Electronic Warfare Threat Data Base
ELISA
— Electronic Intelligence Search & Analysis
FITT
— Forum for International Trade Training
HHW
— Higher High Water
IBTA
— Integrated Battlefield Targeting Architecture
CBC
— Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Christmas Bird Count - Cipher-Block Chaining - Cornering Brake Control
DE-U
— Dissemination Element-Upgrade
DISIDS
— Display and Information Distribution System/Subsystem
CROM
— Continuous Read-Only Memory
DPRB
— Defense Planning and Resources Board
DIOBS
— Defense Intelligence Order of Battle System
IAT
— Intelligence Augmentation Team
AFSATCOM
— Air Force Satellite Communications System
USAAF
— United States Army Air Forces
HVA
— High Value Asset
CNAD
— Conference on NATO Armament Directors
CVHG
— Guided-Missile V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
FAIO
— Field Artillery Intelligence Officer
FCG
— Foreign Clearance Guide (military)
AFSAA
— Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency
EORSAT
— ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
BAWB
— Bomber Activity Weekly Brief
ARSV
— Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle (US)
SEALOCK
— Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill
CONUSA
— Continental United States Army
ECOA
— Enemy Courses of Action
AIIRS
— Automated Intelligence Information Retrieval System
FIC
— Fleet Intelligence Center
FTAA
— Free Trade Area of the Americas
FOLPEN
— Foliage-Penetrating
CJIATF-E
— Commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-East
COMSTRIKFLTLANT
— Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic
DFAD
— Digitized Feature Analysis Data
EFTO
— Encrypt(ed) for Transmission Only
CMAFS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
CCO
— Close Combat Optic
DFCS
— digital fire-control system
DNVT
— Digital Non-secure Voice Terminal
ECOS
— Enhanced Combat Optical Sight
IAR
— Imagery Analysis Report
LWS
— Laser Warning System
CIRL
— Current Intelligence Requirements List
BAE
— Battlefield Area Evaluation
FLEA
— Frangible Low-Energy Ammunition (i.e. a fragmentation grenade or a low-yield IED)
DMACSC
— Defense Mapping Agency Combat Support Center
AT
— Ape Tape
COMTAFSONOR
— Commander, Allied Tactical Air Force, South Norway
ESRS
— electro-slag refined steel
C&E
— Collection and Exploitation
AGV
— Assault Gun Vehicle
AFMD/GF
— Air Forces of the Military District/Group of Forces
FDCV
— fire direction centre vehicle
FTD
— Foreign Technology Division (USAF)
DMI
— Directorate of Military Intelligence
EFP
— Environmental Farm Plans
COMFLDCOMDASA
— Commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency
ASGOBS
— Army Standard Ground Order of Battle System
FHAP
— Federal Housing Action Program (Canada)
BBSP
— Blowback shifted pulse
ACEVAL
— Air Combat Evaluation
CS
— Communications squadron
MILSTAN
— MILitary STANdard
COMEDS
— CONUS Meteorological Data System
WAVES
— Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
DMB
— DoDIIS Management Board
CARG
— Crisis Action Review Group
GPNDS
— Global Positioning & Nuclear Detection System
COS
— Combat Operations Staff
CNRIU
— Combat Net Radio Interface Unit
IA
— Imagery Analyst
DITS
— Digital Imagery Transmission System
AFWCCS
— Air Force Wing Command and Control System
BSSG
— Brigade Service Support Group
TCTO
— Time-Compliance Technical Order
APGM
— Autonomous precision-guided munition
CCTS
— Combat Crew Training Squadron
TOP
— Total Obscuring Power
DIM
— Defense Intelligence Memorandum
ACSB
— Amphibious Contingency Support Briefs
GEP
— Ground Entry Point
CGH
— Canadian General Hospital
SPG
— Self-Propelled Gun
ETTP
— EUCOM Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
BDA
— Browning Double Action
EOSS
— Electro-Optic Sensor System
CTD
— Collective Training Directorate
DMAR
— Deferred Maintenance And Repair
CCIP
— Command Center Improvement Program
FSK
— Field Station, Korea
CLOS
— Command to line of sight
AADS
— antiaircraft defense system
HNSC
— House National Security Committee
FCE
— Forward Control Element
GPMG
— General Purpose Machine Gun
DDG
— Guided Missile Destroyer (US)
ASN(RDA)
— Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
HEAA
— High-Explosive Anti-Armour
ABM
— air bursting munition
CLF
— cantilever lifting frame; combat logistics force; commander, landing force
AFSV
— armoured fire support vehicle
COMTWOATAF
— Commander, Second Allied Tactical Air Force, Central Europe
DCSO
— Deputy Commander for Space Operations
VBC
— Véhicule Blindé de Combat (armoured combat vehicle)
ATR
— Automotive Test Rig
DELORME
— a Digital Mapping Computer Program
STUP
— Spinning Tubular Projectile
IEPG
— Independent European Program Group
OFW
— Objective Force Warrior
PH
— Probability of Hit
AIRES
— Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System
ETHICS
— European Theater High Capacity Intelligence Communications System
AMTRAC
— APC used by the Marines AO: Area of Operations.
COMARFOR
— Commander, Army Forces
FORMICA
— Foreign Military Intelligence Collection Activity
HEL
— High-Energy Laser (US)
AMPS
— Automated Mission Planning System
COMSIXATAF
— Commander, Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southeastern Europe
DRASH
— Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelters
GW
— Guided Weapon
DIEPS
— Digital Imagery Exploitation and Production System
FARRP
— Forward Area Rearming and Refueling Point
AFFIS
— Airfield Facilities Information System
FCE
— fire-control equipment
DISTS
— Defense Intelligence Secure Telephone System
AIRES II
— Airborne Reconnaissance Electronic System II
C3CM
— Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures
AFDD
— Air Force Doctrine Document
M/S
— metres per second
ADBT
— Advanced Data Base Technology
ELSEC
— Electronic Security
FTSC
— Fleet Technical Support Center
EMCP
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Program
CIRVLS
— Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings
FITD
— FORSCOM Intelligence Training Detachment
AGOR
— Oceanographic Research Ship (misc)
EIG
— Explosive Incendiary Grenade
CONVL
— Conventional
AMMS
— Allowance Material Management System
GENIC
— German National Intelligence Cell (NATO)
BRIXMIS
— British Commanders-In-Chief Military Liaison Mission
DSR
— Defense Source Register
AFTACIES
— Air Force Tactical Imagery Exploitation System
APDS
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot
DLIFLC
— Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center
DIALO
— DIA Liaison Office
FOLAN
— Fiber-Optic Local Area Network
JMAC
— Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon
AIRK
— Area Interswitch Rekeying Key
UDR
— Ulster Defence Regiment
CSP
— Communications Support Processor
ARDM
— Auxiliary Repair Drydock
COMNAVSURF
— Commander, Naval Surface Forces
C/NO
— Ratio of carrier to noise in a 1Hz bandwidth
BRP
— Bomb Release Point
PSO
— Peace Support Operations
COMSUBEASTLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, Eastern Atlantic
CAG
— Commander of the Air Group
CMOTF
— Civil Military Operations Task Force
AEV
— Armoured engineer vehicle
ATD/IFD
— Advanced Technology Demonstration/Integrated Feasibility Demonstration
BIFF
— Bistatic Identification Friend or Foe
BOMREP
— Bombing Report
COMUSARSO
— Commander, United States Army Forces Southern Command
CVLN
— Nuclear-Powered Light Aircraft Carrier
VAPE
— Vehiculo Apoyo y Exploracion
DRSA
— Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities
ATMDE
— Army Theater Missile Defense Element
HAMS
— Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron - Marine Aircraft Group (USMC)
FCRC
— Federal Contract Research Center
HUSK
— Hardened Unique Storage Key
EP-3
— U.S. Navy Reconnaissance Aircraft
FAF
— Fast Access Format
COMFOURATAF
— Commander, Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force Central Europe
CPFL
— Contingency Planning Facilities List
DICP
— Defense Intelligence Counterdrug Program
C&P
— Characteristics & Performance
APSA
— Armour piercing secondary effect
AFSST
— Air Force Space Support Team
AEMS
— Automated Edge Measurement System
GAT
— Government Acceptance Test
FIMCLA
— Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act
DNAS
— DODIIS Network Access System
HEAT-TP-T
— high-explosive anti-tank - target practice - tracer
DIFM
— Defense Intelligence Functional Manager
BTG
— Basic Target Graphic
FSCOORD
— Fire Support Coordinator
CLNC
— Clearance
DIFR
— Defense Intelligence Facility Report
HIRE
— Hughes Infrared Equipment
CVTS
— Compressed Video Transmission Service
GTI
— German Tank Improvement
FARV-A
— Future Armored Resupply Vehicle - Artillery (US)
LPG
— Liquid Propellant Gun
HEL
— U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory
ADIEC
— Army Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
AFDT
— AEELS Fixed Downlink Terminal
DECM
— Defense Electronic Countermeasures
DODFDCO
— Department Of Defense Foreign Disclosure Coordinating Office
ADOC
— Air Defense Operations Center
DICBM
— Depressed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
HED-D
— Hybrid Electric Drive - Demonstrator
APTE
— Abrams Power Train Evolution (US)
CGS
— Crew Gunnery Simulator
ARSOFE
— Army Special Operations Forces, Europe
ARRADCOM
— Armament Research and Development Command
ATK
— Alliant Techsystems Inc.
BPF
— Bandpass Filter
ARCOM
— Army Command
FGHQ
— Fighter Group Headquarters (Canada)
AMIS
— Advanced Microwave Imaging Sensor
AFCA
— Air Force Collection Assets
ASAS-SS
— All-Source Analysis System Single-Source Workstation
GOTS
— Government off-the-shelf
ACS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
DIDS
— Defense Intelligence Dissemination System
C&D
— Cover & Deception
FOSIC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
FEAF
— Far Eastern Air Forces
CARC
— Corrective Action Review Committee
COMCO
— Canadian SSO
SPAS
— Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
ETRO
— Estimated Time Return to Operation
APBC
— Armour-piercing ballistic cap
DTAT
— Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres
TOW
— Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US)
FONS
— Fleet Operational Needs Statement for Intelligence
APCBC
— Armour-piercing capped ballistic cap
FRIF
— Finished Recurring Intelligence File
CONGEN
— Consul General
CHT
— Canada Health Transfer
AVR
— Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance
AAS
— Analyst Automation Segment
FI&SS
— Foreign Intelligence and Security Service(s)
IIR
— Imaging Infrared
AMIRS
— Army Multispectral Imagery Requirements Study
SCORE
— Stratified Charge Omnivorous Rotary Engine
DSDIO
— Director, Strategic Defense Initiative
AIRLO
— Air Liaison Officer
DITFOR
— Defense Intelligence Technical Forum
DUG
— Deep Underground
CARIBJIC
— Caribbean Joint Intelligence Center
CAFI
— Canadian Agriculture and Food International
AFTOCONF
— Air Tasking Order Confirmation
AFA
— Aerial Field Artillery
CCOHS
— Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health
AIN
— Advanced Intelligence Network
CINCLANTFLT
— Commander-in-chief (atlantic Fleet)
BIOLWPN
— Biological Weapons
IFVWCM
— Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures (US)
CEP
— Circular error of probability
BIC
— Battlefield Information Center
GITAC
— General Intelligence Training Advisory Committee
DISECS
— Defense Intelligence Space Exploitation and Correlation System
BG
— Battle Group (naval)
ADRI
— Arc Digital Raster Imagery
GCE
— Ground Combat Element
CJTF-AK
— Commander, Joint Task Force-Alaska
AE
— Action Express
CENTJIC
— Joint Intelligence Center USCENTCOM
BDE
— Brigade
CCV
— Command and control vehicle (US)
CIAD
— Combat Intelligence Applications Division
WAAC
— Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
EUTE
— Early User Test and Evaluation
AIPR
— Automated Information Processing Request
EWSM
— Electronic Warfare Support Measures
GDPS
— Ground Data Processing System
ACCO
— Army Central Control Office
ASTAG
— Army Service and Technology Advisory Group
AMAB
— Air Mobile Assault Brigade
MBC
— Mortar Ballistic Computer
HERT
— Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team
MAV
— maintenance assist vehicle
CRITICOM
— Critical Intelligence Communications Network
CERP
— Combined Economic Reporting Program
CTOL
— Conventional Takeoff & Landing
ADZ
— Air Defense Zone
CGY/HR
— CentiGray hour
CTIS
— Commander's Tactical Information System
BLT
— Battalion Landing Team
ATMG
— Arms Transfer Management Group
CMSS
— Collection Management Support System
COMEDSOUEAST
— Commander, Southeast Mediterranean Area
CSAS
— Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat
CITS
— CENTCOM Imagery Transmission System
LTA
— Launch Tube Assembly
FEAI
— Federal Environmental Assessment Index
AIB
— Atlantic Intelligence Board
DB/K
— Decibels per Degrees Kelvin
ESW
— Electronic Security Wing
ARSGS
— Airborne Reconnaissance SIGINT Ground Systems
COMUSFOR KOREA
— Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
CZ
— Combat Zone
CERT
— Computer Security Emergency Response Team
AMR
— Anti-materiel rifle
CVL
— Light Aircraft Carrier
ASSR
— Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
ACS
— Artillery communications system
GSC
— Geological Survey of Canada (DEMR)
A2C2
— Army Airspace Communications and Control
COMTHIRDFLT
— Commander, Third Fleet
AICBM
— Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
CNAC
— Customs National Air Command, Oklahoma City
SAPHEI
— Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
CVGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
FTL
— Future Target List
AVLB
— Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
ENSCE
— Enemy Situation Correlation Element
ERC
— Engin de Reconnaissance Canon
FIO
— Foreign Intelligence Officer
LKP
— Loader Keyboard Panel
COMLANDJUT
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, Schleswig-Holstein & Jutland
ASIT
— Adaptable Surface Interface Terminal
VRL
— Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle)
ATLV
— Artillery Target Location Vehicle
EMCS
— ELINT Mission Control System
AFD
— Automatic Feeding Device
ISU
— Integrated Sight Unit
CRMS
— Collection Requirements Management System
AFSIP
— Air Force Satellite Intelligence Program
DNCC
— Data Network Control Center
EMSEC
— Emanations/Emissions Security
CILAS
— Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers
CBI/T
— Computer-Based Instruction/Training
CINCPAC
— Commander in Chief, Pacific Command
AAVS
— Aerospace Audiovisual Service
VLSMS
— Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System
STE/ICE
— Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine (US)
CMRS
— Collection Management Requirements System
ATD
— Advanced technology demonstrator (US)
BPSK
— Burst Pulse Shift Key
DOI
— Date of Information
HCU
— High-capacity Computer Unit
LAR
— Light Automatic Rifle
GSRS
— General Support Rocket System (now MLRS)
ADTS
— Adversary Threat Squadron
ARSP
— Advanced Reconnaissance Support Program
DAR
— Designated Area for Recovery
CISR
— Communications Intelligence Security Regulation
DEDAC
— Deception and Denial Analysis Committee
EVR
— Enemy Vulnerability Report
APFIDS
— Armour-piercing fragmentation incendiary discarding sabot
CAIF
— Command Automated Intelligence File
MANPADS
— Man-Portable Air Defense System
ALWTIC
— Annual Land Warfare Technical Intelligence Conference
CIE
— Communication Intercept and Exploitation
DP
— Dual-Purpose
DSAT
— Developmental Submarine Analysis Terminal
FWE
— Foreign Weapons Evaluation
AGR
— Army Guard Reserve
DCIIS
— Defense CI Integrated Information System
PLOS
— Predicted Line of Sight
GITS
— General Intelligence Training System
ANGB
— Army National Guard Base
FLIR
— forward-looking infra-red
BASIC
— Battle Area Surveillance & Integrated Communications
GEPS
— Generic Electronic Publishing System
CBR
— Chemical, Biological, and Radiological
COMTAFNORNOR
— Commander, Allied Tactical Air Force, North Norway
AOTF
— Acoustic-Optic Tunable Filter
DS/T
— practice discarding sabot/tracer
CBF
— Common Budget Framework
AWIS
— Army WWMCCS Information System
AOA
— Amphibious Objective Area
SRU
— Slip Ring Unit
DRA
— Defence Research Agency (UK)
GSR
— Ground Surveillance Radar; General Support Reinforcing
ADIO
— Additional Duty Intelligence Officer
TGP
— Terminally Guided Projectile
DIGOB
— Defense Intelligence Ground Order of Battle
AFIES
— Armed Forces Imagery Exploitation System
CJIATF-W
— Commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-West
FDSWS
— Future Direct Support Weapon System
AKDC
— Automatic Key Distribution Center
DSVT
— Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
BARB
— Beacon-Aided Radar Bombing
UCVP
— Universal Combat Vehicle Platform
HMLC
— High-Mobility Load Carrier
PRAC
— Practice
AFLAN
— AFSOC Local/Wide Area Network
ELSAP
— Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)
AJNPE
— Airborne Joint Nuclear Planning Element
ATB
— Air Technical Battalion
GEODIS
— Geographic Display
CIPE
— (US) CENTCOM Imagery Production Element
COMBISCLANT
— Commander, Bay of Biscay Submarine Area
ALRPG
— Army Long-Range Planning Guidance
DEFCON
— Defense Condition
BOLTS
— Bolt-on loading tray system
BVITS
— Baseline Video Imagery Transmission System
DISES
— Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
ARTS
— Automated Remote Tracking Station
APV
— Armoured Patrol Vehicle
DDHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
HEAT-T-MP
— high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - multipurpose
AEOS
— Advanced Electro-Optical Sensor
AFDIGS
— Air Force Digital Graphic Systems
COMAIRSOUTH
— Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe
ERPHO
— Earth Resources Photographic Satellite
AFSOUTHCOM
— Air Force Southern Command
ASMD
— Antiship Missile Defense
AVGP
— Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Canada)
CDEC
— Captured Document Exploitation Center
CRCR
— Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment
HI-PAR
— High-Performance Precision-Approach Radar
DERA
— British Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1995–2001)
CAMO
— Computer-Aided Manual Operation
AGZ
— Actual Ground Zero
FACSFAC
— Fleet Air Control and Surveillance Facility
ES
— Emplacement Site
AMOPS
— Army Mobilization Operations and Planning System
AFSPCIP
— Air Force Space Command Intelligence Plan
ALAAVS
— Advanced Light Armored/Amphibious Vehicle System (US)
GA
— Ground Attack
CONPG
— Chairman, Operational Nuclear Planning Group
CGA
— Canadian Garrison Artillery
EAMA
— African States Associated with the EEC
AIRCOMTERM
— Airborne Communications Terminal
NBC
— Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
FIFV
— Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (US)
HEAT
— high-explosive anti-tank
CK
— Compartment Key
ERMIS
— Extended Range Modification Integration System
CTP
— consolidated telecommunications program
CANR
— Canadian NORAD Region
COMSC
— Commander, Military Sealift Command
DSIMS
— Deployable SouthCom Intelligence Management System
AVMT
— Aviation Maintenance Trainer
EDRE
— Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises
COMBAT DF
— Combat Direction Finding
AFSCOORD
— Assistant Fire Support Coordinator
MFCS
— Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System
DZS
— Drop Zone Study
CORCEN
— Correlation Center
COG
— Combined Operations Group
HFHTB
— Human Factors Howitzer TestBed (US)
ARRV
— Armoured repair and recovery vehicle
DCMM
— Database Creation and Management Module
GLS
— Gesellschaft für logistischen Service
NLOS-C
— Non-Line Of Sight-Cannon
FMAO
— Foreign Materiel Acquisition Operation
C4IFTW
— C4I for the Warrior
FSWDS
— Fixed-Site Warning & Detection System
FVS
— Foreign Visits System
IAC
— Intelligence Analysis Center
CDL
— Common (high bandwidth) Data Link
IAM
— Imagery Analysis Memorandum
ACSI
— Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, HQ USAF
BIACC
— Basic Integrated Aircraft Command & Control
DMAAC
— Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
AIRREQRECON
— Air Request Reconnaissance
ADPSSM
— Automated Data Processing Systems Security Manual
BALTAP
— Baltic Approaches (NATO Naval Command)
CSSD
— Combat Service Support Detachment
DMAI
— Defense Mapping Agency Instruction
HELP
— Howitzer Extended Life Program (US)
CIRC
— Central Information Reference and Control
AFGWS
— Air Force Ground Weather Stations
CBS
— Combat Battle Simulation
DRO
— Departmental Requirements Officer
AF/VC
— Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
AMC
— Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey)
AS
— Submarine Tender (material Support)
COMMARDEZSECAK
— Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Sector, Alaska
DSI/TCCS
— Defense Simulation Internet/Theater Command and Control System
SFMG
— Sustained Fire Machine Gun
LSW
— Light Support Weapon
IAGS
— Inter-American Geodetic Survey
DIPC
— Defense Intelligence Production Council/Conference
BASS
— Battlefield Surveillance System
BIIR
— Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
CVAST
— Combat vehicle armament system technology (US)
COMAFFOR
— Commander, Air Force Forces
ATCH
— ASW Torpedo-Carrying Helicopter
DRA
— Defense Research Assessment
CAB
— Combat Aviation Battalion
OICW
— Objective Individual Combat Weapon (rifle)
DCSI/DCSINT
— Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence (USAREUR)
ECA
— Enemy Capability Assessment
AVL
— Armoured Vehicle Light
COIS
— Combat Operations Intelligence System
LIA
— Linear Induction Accelerator
EXPLAN
— Exercise Plan
CINCNORTH
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)
FPL
— Fire Protective Line
DFSV
— Direct-Fire Support Vehicle
CBRS
— Concept Based Requirements System
CARE
— Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc.
ARLO
— Air Reconnaissance Liaison Officer
CIDC
— Combined Interview and Debriefing Center
HQDA
— Headquarters, Department of the Army
FMLM
— French Military Liaison Mission
MRE
— Meal Ready To Eat (U.S. Military Rations)
AMPDS
— Automated Message Processing Dissemination System
FYIP
— Five-Year Intelligence Plan
DEWLINE
— Distant Early Warning Line
CRUDESGRU
— Cruiser-Destroyer Group
MENS
— Mission Element Need Statement (US)
CRWG
— Current Requirements Working Group
BCS
— Broadcast Control Station
COMJSOTF
— Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force
LF–ATGW
— Light Forces' Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
ARTBASS
— Army Training Battle Simulation Systems
JSSAMP
— Joint Services Small Arms Master Plan
CINCAL
— Commander in Chief, Alaska
CMSI
— Civilian Multi-Spectral Imagery
CCIS
— Command, Control and Intelligence Support
TP-T
— Target Practice Tracer
COMEDOC
— Commander, Western Mediterranean Area
AVT
— Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship (misc)
ROR
— Range Only Radar
H
— Symbol for the magnetic field of the propagated radio wave
COMNAVSURFPAC
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific
ANZAC
— Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
DMOS
— Daily Maritime OPINTEL Summary
DPP
— Delegated Production Program
METO
— Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact
LRAR
— Long Range Artillery Rocket
FITWING
— Fighter Wing
ASWTF
— Antisubmarine Warfare Task Force
CIPHONY
— Enciphered Telephone
CIDF
— Cultural Industries Development Fund
CHABNCP
— Chief, Airborne Command Post
FTDB
— Foreign Technology Data Base
PI
— Probability Of Incapacitation
EUDAC
— European Defense Analysis Center
OSS
— Operational Support Squadron
DIAOB
— Defense Intelligence Air Order of Battle
B2C2
— Brigade and Below Command and Control System
FMJLF
— Full Metal Jacket Lead Free
AEROFLOT
— Former Soviet Union Civil Airline
ERIR
— Electronic Reconnaissance Intercept Report
GFCP
— Generic Front-End Communications Package
CMFC
— Combined Marine Forces Command
ALTALR
— ARPA Long-Range Tracking and Instrumentation Radar
VAE
— Vehiculo Armado Exploracion
ARTISS
— Advanced Requirements Tasking Information and Support System
BC2A
— Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
ESV
— Earth Satellite Vehicle
HEDI
— High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
ESS
— Electronic Security Squadron
COMNAVSCAP
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Scandinavian Approaches
BC
— Battery Commander
TUA
— TOW Under Armor (US)
MNVD
— Monocular Night Vision Device
AREPT
— Agent Report
ECC
— Eurasian Communist Countries
KEM
— Kinetic Energy Missile (US)
HACC
— Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center
EPIC
— El Paso Intelligence Center
EPUU
— Enhanced PLRS User Units
DODSPECREP
— DoD Special Representative
ARV
— Armoured Recovery Vehicle
CDIST
— Canadian Department of Industry, Science, and Technology
DFLP
— Defense Foreign Language Program
CURR
— Current
BGW
— Battlefield Guided Weapon
BMP
— Pronounced "bimp". A Former Warsaw Pact IFV
DSE
— Direct Support Element
CAN
— Coastal Air Navigation Supplement
BOCV
— Battery Operations Centre Vehicle
BM/C3
— Battle Management/Command, Control, and Communications
DRIC
— Defense Resource Identification Code
DIEC
— Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
ATTC
— All Terrain Tracked Carrier
GTTC
— Goodfellow Technical Training Center
GMTI
— Ground Moving Target Indicator GNAS Gateway Network Access System
COMPATWINGSLANT
— Commander, Patrol Wings Atlantic
SAWS
— Squad Automatic Weapon System
FLTSATCOM
— fleet satellite communications
JSP
— Jacketed Soft Point
MCSK
— Mine Clearance System Kit (US)
ICEDEFOR
— Iceland Defense Forces
EIS
— Engineering and Installation Squadron
ABMS
— air bursting ammunition system
ASAC
— All-Source Analysis Center
CV90
— Combat Vehicle 90
DAMPL
— Department of the Army Master Priority List
COMAAFCE
— Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
TYDP
— Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)
NZSAS
— New Zealand Special Air Service
BGWU
— Battle Group Workup
AMS
— Armoured Mortar System
FMAR
— Foreign Materiel Acquisition Requirement
DDSP
— Defense Development Sharing Project
COMMAIRCHAN
— Commander, Allied Maritime Air Force, Channel
AWARS
— All-Weather Reconnaissance System
FFED
— FIREFINDER Elevation Data
AOIR
— ACE Operational Intelligence Requirements
EAS
— Emergency Action System
AIMP
— Army Intelligence Management Plan
CNIPS
— Counternarcotics Information Processing System
CTS
— Course Training Standards
ASB
— Air Surveillance Broadcast
GOL
— Government On-Line
ESIAC
— Electronic Satellite Image Analysis Center
AVH
— Armoured Vehicle Heavy
AOT
— Transport Oiler
HEIT
— high-explosive incendiary tracer
APS
— ASARS-II Processing Segment
COMNAVSPECWARCOM
— Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
ADC-A
— Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver
FLOT
— Forward Line of Troops
CUWTF
— Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force
CTSCR
— Critical Time-Sensitive Collection Requirement
TBAT
— TOW/Bushmaster Armored Turret (US)
ATFCS
— Automated Targeting and Fire Control System
EFD
— Electronic Fill Device
CINCUSAREUR
— Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe
CNK
— Cryptonet Key
APFSDS(P)
— Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (practice)
ATAC
— ASAP Technical Advisory Committee
CAWS
— Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US)
AMRWS
— Advanced Multi-Role Weapon Station
COMAINT
— Command Maintenance
BIF
— Basic Imagery File
ATL
— ACE Threat List
DSCIS
— Daily Space Command Intelligence Summary
AHC
— Attack Helicopter Company (USA)
ASUW
— Antisurface Warfare
BLR
— Blindado Ligero de Ruedas
COMEDNOREAST
— Commander, Northeast Mediterranean Area
DODD
— DoD Directive
FOFF
— Field Of Fire
FBH
— Force Beachhead
EI (FORMERLY UI)
— Employment Insurance
ERV
— Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
DAS
— Defense Attache System
FOSIC-E
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Europe
EFAB
— Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges
CINCCENT
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO)
FLOT
— forward line of own troops
DTWS
— Digital Topographic Work Station
ATACS
— Analyst-to-Analyst Communications Service
CCFC
— Commander in Chief, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command
HRMS
— Human Intelligence Requirements Management System
BSSC
— Battle Staff Support Center
ASP
— Automatic, Self-Powered
CINCSAC
— Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command
CIOP
— Controlled Intelligence Operational Proposal
CCTW
— Combat Control Training Wing
CSP/HOL
— Communications Support Processor/High Order Language
GDU
— Gun Display Unit
AEC
— ASARS Exploitation Cell
ERGP
— Extended Range Guided Projectile
COMIDEASTFOR
— Commander, Middle East Force (USN)
CNS
— Commercial Network Survivability
ERA
— Explosive Reactive Armour
TACMS
— Army Tactical Missile System (US)
BOCCA
— Board for Coordination of Civil Aircraft (NATO)
AMIDS
— Airborne Mine Detection System
BILL
— Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal
HAWK
— Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US)
DISMOB
— Defense Intelligence Strategic Missile Order of Battle
DESC
— Defense Electronics Supply Center
SADF
— South African Defence Force
EISS
— EUCOM Intelligence Support System
COMGIB
— Naval Commander, Gibraltar
EFV
— Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV)
CFSQP
— Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program
CAMS
— COMIREX Automated Management System
METT-TC
— Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available—Time available, Civilians
CSBR
— Commander, Special Boat Squadron
CILO
— Counterintelligence Liaison Officer
ALCATS
— Automated Lines of Communication and Target System
CKG
— Cooperative Key Generation
ATFD
— Automated Tactical Fusion Division
DIH
— Daily Intelligence Highlights
EEOB
— enemy electronic order of battle
COMACC
— Commander, Air Combat Command
DCSIM
— Deputy Chief of Staff, Information Management
IBAC
— Identity-Based Access Control
GMFSC
— Ground Mobile Force Satellite Communications
ADAPT
— Automated Decisionmaking and Program Timeline
COMOCEANSYSLANT
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems Atlantic
DTOC
— Division Tactical Operations Center
SPH
— Self-Propelled Howitzer
ASIPS
— Army Standard Intelligence Plotter System
CIW
— Consolidated Intelligence Watch
BDA/PSA
— Bomb Damage Assessment/Post Strike Assessment
COMPLYMCHAN
— Commander, Plymouth Submarine Area, Channel
CCF-SS
— Collection Coordination Facility-Support System
HFCC
— Howitzer Fire-Control Computer (US)
BM/C2
— Battle Management/Command and Control
ATGL
— Antitank Guided Launcher
AMPHIB
— Amphibious
LWC
— Lead Wad Cutter
DSTS
— Deep Space Tracking System
DOCKLAMP
— Defense Attache System Message Channel
HEAP
— High-Explosive Armor-Piercing
CPA
— Chairman’s Program Assessment
HEF
— High-Explosive Fragmentation
AKTCAE
— Army Korea Technical Control And Analysis Element
