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ADVON
— Advanced Echelon
HR/MR
— Human Readable/Machine Readable (Data)
ATT'D
— attached
JBMOU
— Joint Ballistic Memorandum of Understanding
ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
AMCIT
— American Citizen
D OF W
— Died of Wounds
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
TARFU
— Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR.
DISSO
— Deputy Information Systems Security Officer
C3I
— Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence
C4I
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
A-TM
— Alpha Team (Special Forces Operational Detachment)
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
I&SS
— Intelligence and Security Service
FCFS
— First Come First Served
MOS
— Military Occupational Speciality
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
CSSP
— Combined Services Support Program
BTW
— By The Way
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
ARFORGEN
— Army Force Generation
MAHEM
— MAgnetoHydrodynamic Explosive Munition
D-CELL
— Deployment Cell
E-NET
— Ethernet
FVDD
— Fighting Vehicle Development Division
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
DATAINT
— Data Intelligence
CCIRM
— Collection Coordination and Intelligence Requirements Management
EADSIM
— Extended Air Defense Simulation
C-QUIP
— Combined Quarterly Intelligence Production Listing
HOTSIT
— Hot Situation Message
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
C-MASINT
— Counter-Measures and Signature Intelligence
AN/VRC
— Army Navy Vehicle Radio Communications
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
FWD
— Forward
VIRSS
— Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System
B-H
— Bosnia-Hercegovina
C-LAMP
— Community Laser Measurement Program
C-RISTA
— Counter-Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
A/JSIC
— Alternate JSIC
RDF/LT
— Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (US)
FAAD C3I
— Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
ARDF
— Airborne Radio Direction Finding
C-C3
— Counter Command, Control, and Communications
D&SABL
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab
C-SIGINT
— Counter-Signals Intelligence
D&SA
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack
CO6
— Combined Staff Judge Advocate
E&MD
— Engineering & Manufacturing Development
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
ARSST
— Army Space Command Space Support Team
F3S
— Field Station Support System
MOLF
— Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany)
BADGE FINDER
— Proper Name of System
AC
— Alternating Current
CDR
— Critical Design Review
C&LB
— Coasts and Landing Beaches
CY
— Calendar Year
C/MC
— Command Master Chief
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
E-MIPE
— Enhanced MIPE
D/TWP
— Director, Tactical Warfare Programs
RARDE
— Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (UK)
H-SIP
— H-Camera Spectral Improvement Program
SPS
— Standard Positioning Service (GPS)
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
EAMAS
— Emergency Action Message Authentication System
E-DRB
— Expanded Defense (Planning &) Resources Board
AKA
— Also Know As
CBRN
— Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
C2S2LAN
— Command and Control Support System LAN
E-OPTINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence
BADGE KEEPER
— Proper Name of System
DARSP
— Defense Academic Research Support Program
I-MAE
— Interim Medium Altitude Endurance UAV (formerly Tier I)
POA&M
— Plan Of Action & Milestones
FRAGO
— FRAGmentary Order. (see OPORD)
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
QRF
— Quick Reaction Force. On standby to react to any situation.
CADOB
— Consolidated Air Defense Order of Battle
D/DARO
— Director, DARO
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
ENTNAC
— Entrance National Agency Check
IAS WS
— IAS Work Station
CAT-1
— RECategory-1 Receive Equipment
RADIRS
— Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System (US)
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
DALASP
— Defense Advanced Language and Area Studies Program
C3NET
— Command, Control, and Communications Networks
C3OB
— C3 Order of Battle
G-OINS
— Intelligence Division (USCG/G-O)
DALATS
— Data Logging and Transmission System
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
G-OIS
— Investigations and Security Division (USCG/G-O)
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
PPS
— Precise Positioning Service
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
FRIES
— Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
EEO
— Equal Employment Opportunity
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
DASVA
— Defense Attache System Vehicle Accounting
DARSC
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Steering Committee
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
DACOS/I
— Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff-Intelligence
DAREOD
— damaged airfield reconnaissance explosive ordnance disposal
GBCS(-L OR -H)
— Ground-Based Common Sensor (-Light or -Heavy)
XO
— Executive Officer
DAJDIA
— Office Symbol for JMITC
ANFO
— Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Explosive
CAP
— Civil Air Patrol
FLRA
— Federal Labor Relations Authority's
BICES
— Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems (NATO)
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
FARRFAA
— Air Replacement Radar
VARRV
— Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
FYI
— For Your Information
IAIPS
— Integrated Automated Intelligence Processing System
FY
— Fiscal Year
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
C3ISC
— C3I Systems Committee
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.
DASD(I&S)
— Deputy ASD (Intelligence and Security)
EACTPC
— Echelon-Above-Corps Theater Production Center
MADLS
— Mobile Air Defence Launching System
HARDLOOK
— Special Data Analysis Product of NAVSPACECOM/N24
DAIRSDIA
— Advanced Imagery Reproduction System
APPROX
— Approximate
AM
— Ante Meridian
EXCOM
— Executive Committee
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
AAFES
— Army and Air Force Exchange Service
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
ACFT
— Aircraft
FBI
— Federal Bureau of Investigation
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
PCB
— printed circuit board
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
RFI
— Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
BAOR
— British Army of the Rhine
IPB
— Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
GRG
— Gridded Reference Graphic
ESA
— European Space Agency
ATTN/ATTN
— Attention (to the attention of)
ABCOMM
— Alternate/Backup Communications
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
METL
— Mission Essential Task List (mettle)
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
CPS
— Cardinal points specification (UK)
BR/BR
— Branch
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
DSS
— Decision Support System
ELNOT
— ELINT Notation
OIC
— Officer In Charge
DOT
— Department of Transport
KIA
— Killed in Action
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
AAR
— After Action Review
DOD, DOD
— Department of Defense
ACDUTRA
— Active Duty Training
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
GNP
— gross national product (economics)
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
FUBAR BUNDY
— fucked up beyond all recognition but unfortunately not dead yet
CEFO
— Combat equipment fighting order (webbing contents)
DZ
— Drop Zone
HEAT-FS
— high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised
BLDG
— Building
EEOC
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
AGL
— Above Ground Level
ACU
— Army Combat Uniform
EDM
— Engineering Development Model
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
CIS
— Commonwealth of Independent States
C4ISR
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
FROSS
— Foreign Reliance on Space Systems
IATA
— International Air Transport Association
CDT
— Central Daylight Time
CBT
— Computer Based Training
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
DPKO
— Department of Peacekeeping Operations
BVR
— Beyond Visual Range
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
ATC
— Air traffic control
VMF
— Marine Fighter Squadron
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
FISA
— Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
ALO
— Air Liaison Officer
VCR/TT
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier)
CCJ6
— USCENTCOM Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
EEFI
— Essential Elements of Friendly Information
ADAM
— Area Denial Artillery Munition
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
DSETS
— Direct Support Electrical Test System
PC
— Personal computer (host)
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
FFGH
— Guided-Missile Aviation Frigate
IAEA
— International Atomic Energy Agency
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
EPIRB
— Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
TIC
— Troops In Contact
SWAT
— Special Weapons and Tactics
GND
— Ground
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
ATA
— Actual Time of Arrival
SNAFU
— Situation Normal All Fouled Up
CEP
— Circular Error Probable
DIV
— Division
FOIA
— Freedom of Information Act
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
DZ/LZ
— Drop Zone/Landing Zone
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
PLC
— Programmable Logic Control
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
BPR
— Business Process Re-engineering
HE-FS
— high-explosive - fin-stabilised
TP-SP
— target practice - spotting
DLA
— U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
TTG
— Time-To-Go
CSRS
— Civil Service Retirement System
ETC
— Estimated Time of Completion
ERFB-BB
— extended range full-bore - base bleed
DBA
— Data Base Administrator
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
IAW
— In Accordance With
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
DC
— Direct Current
ARCH
— Architect
CARIFTA
— Caribbean Free Trade Association
EXEC
— Executive
COTR
— Contracting Officer Technical Representative
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
ACL
— Access Control List
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
CCJ5
— USCENTCOM Plans and Policy Directorate
CRA
— Canada Revenue Agency
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
CPR
— Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
FM
— frequency modulation
CIA
— Central Intelligence Agency
HOSP
— Hospital
AWGN
— Additive White Gaussian Noise
GSW
— GunShot Wound
TRADOC
— United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
AGT
— Agent
H
— Hour
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
APPL
— Application
AOR
— Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit.
GLATGM
— Gun Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile
GPO
— Government Printing Office
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
COG
— Course Over Ground
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
LOS
— Line Of Sight
CCO/SCO
— Central Control Office/Sub-Control Office
F/D
— Ratio of focal-length to diameter (of reflector type antennas)
CAVU
— Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
AF
— Air Force
IOC
— Initial Operational Capability
AWE
— Advanced Warfighting Experiment
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
SAE
— Society of Automotive Engineers
USAF
— United States Air Force
FUBB
— Fucked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario)
LMAW
— Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon
M
— Million
EMP
— Electromagnetic Pulse
EAM
— Emergency Action Message
CCJ3
— USCENTCOM Operations Directorate
AWL
— Absent Without Leave
EBS
— Emergency Broadcast System
IADS
— Integrated Air Defense System
ETD
— Estimated Time of Departure
BITS
— Base Information Transfer System
ACPERS
— Army Civilian Personnel System
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
FMJ
— Full Metal Jacket
AA
— Anti-Aircraft
EM
— Electromagnetic
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
ACCHAN
— Allied Command Channel
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
OP
— Observation Post
EFTA
— European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
ELINT
— Electronic Intelligence Satellite
DSTE
— Digital Subscriber Terminal Equipment
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
EW
— Electronic Warfare
ASP
— Ammunition Supply Point
CASEVAC
— Casualty Evacuation
TV
— Television
ADF
— Australian Defence Force
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
DEA
— Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
BDC
— Business Development Bank of Canada
APHIS
— U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
CCPDS-R
— Command Center Processing & Display System Replacement
COLL
— Collect
ICU
— Interface Control Unit
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
H2O
— Water (vapor)
FUBAR
— Fucked Up Beyond All Reason
CAD
— Computer-Assisted Design
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
BAN
— Base Area Network
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
CEAO
— West African Economic Community
DV
— Distinguished Visitor
IR
— Infrared
I/O
— Input/Output
DEMEX
— Demonstration Exercise
ENGR
— Engineer
ALMS
— Automated Logistics Management System
C4
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
IFF
— Identification Friend or Foe (radar)
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
EFC
— Equivalent Full Charge
IAI
— Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.
CACM
— Central American Common Market
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
HELW
— High-Energy Laser Weapons
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
USA
— United States Army
DWFK
— Deep Water Fording Kit
FOBS
— Fractional Orbital Bombardment System
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
FSCL
— Fire Support Coordination Line
GB
— Gigabyte
AFSPC
— Air Force Space Command
AFLC
— Air Force Logistics Command's
BI
— Background Investigation
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
AVUM
— Aviation Unit Maintenance
ETP
— Extended Tether Program
AMU
— Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
CEOI
— Communications electronics operating instruction
FINTRAC
— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
BITE
— Built-In Test Equipment
ELEV
— Elevator
FPS
— Feet Per Second
VLAP
— Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile
EPROM
— Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
/S/
— Signature
HCA
— head of contracting activity; humanitarian and civic assistance
AACB
— Aeronautics & Astronautics Coordinating Board
CQB
— Close quarters battle
CEPA
— Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
CO
— Commanding officer
AFM
— Air Force Manual
CPMIEC
— China Precision Machinery Import Export Corporation
AB
— Air Base
MIA
— Missing In Action
BOG-DWELL
— Boots on the ground – dwell (down time)
AR
— Assault Rifle
AFSAT
— Air Force Satellite
ATP
— Allied Tactical Publication (NATO)
DDT
— Training Destroyer
EXCRIT
— Exercise Critique System
COMSPOT
— Communications Spot Report
GREEN FLAG
— ACC live-fly electronic combat exercise
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
HE-FRAG-FS
— high-explosive fragmentation - fin-stabilised
BB
— Battleship
EXSUM
— Executive Summary
DESRON
— Destroyer Squadron
DLPT
— Defense Language Proficiency Test
CDU
— Control Display Unit
AAE
— Army Acquisition Executive
MEPS
— Military Entrance Processing Station
KE
— Kinetic Energy
BMNT
— beginning (of) morning nautical twilight
GOLDWING
— Army HF Radio; HF communications system for meteorological and other operations
FERS
— Federal Employees Retirement System
ADFH
— Air Deployable Forward Headquarters
HVSS
— Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (Sherman Tank suspension system)
IRU
— Inertial Reference Unit
CLOCE
— Contingency Lines Of Communication, Europe
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
BDA
— Bomb Damage Assessment
COMINT
— Communications Intelligence
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
OPORD
— OPerations Order
HAA
— Helicopter Alighting Area
SOG
— Speed Over Ground
DFAC
— Dining Facility
BOA
— Broad Ocean Area
AFWAL
— Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
BWC
— Biological Weapons Convention
ERP
— Effective Radiated Power
AOE
— Fast Combat Support Ship (underway Replenishment)
A/D
— Analog/Digital
DHFN
— Direct Hire Foreign National
HF
— High Frequency
BN
— Battalion
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
ITT
— Invitation To Tender
SACLOS
— Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight
NUGP
— nominal unit ground pressure
ATD
— Actual Time of Departure
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
ADJ
— Adjutant
PW
— Prisoner of War
CSGB
— Canadian General Standards Board
GFE
— Government-Furnished Equipment
FLT
— Flight
ISR
— Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
CCJ1
— USCENTCOM Manpower, Personnel, and Administration Directorate
POS
— Postes Optiques de Surveillance
GKS
— Graphics Kernel System
CW
— Chemical Warfare
ATR
— Automatic Target Recognition
DEPSECDEF
— (U.S.) Deputy Secretary Of Defense
CPX
— Command Post Exercise
CALS
— Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CAALS)
EO
— Engineering Order
C3
— Command, Control, and Communications
WP
— White Phosphorus (ammunition)
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
ACR
— Armored Cavalry Regiment
LRIP
— Low-Rate Initial Production
DPICM
— Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions
CIOP
— Controlled Intelligence Operational Proposal
HESH-T
— high-explosive squash head - tracer
AABNCP
— Advanced Airborne National Command Post
LZ
— Landing Zone
MEDEVAC
— Medical Evacuation
GRP
— Glass Reinforced Plastic
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
CTE
— Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
GES
— Ground Entry Station
ASMT
— Assessment
NVD
— Night Vision Device
HPT
— High-Payoff Target
TRACKSTAR
— Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US)
FDC
— Fire Direction Center
SMK
— Smoke
SAS-EAS
— Sealed Authenticator System - Emergency Action Procedures (Nuclear Weapons Release Control)
MG
— Machine Gun
OCU
— Operational Centre Unit
GPS
— Gunner's Primary Sight
SUSAT
— Sight Unit, Small Arms, Trilux
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
CISION
— Enciphered Television
FAC
— Forward Air Control
FACE
— Field Artillery Computer Equipment
C4I2
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Information
FEBA
— Forward Edge of the Battle Area
HW/SW
— Hardware/Software
EHF
— Extremely High Frequency
CEC
— Cooperative Engagement Capability
GHZ
— Gigahertz
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
DPG
— Defense Planning Guidance
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
HAZCON
— Hazardous Condition
EOS
— Earth Observation Satellite
ABMA
— Army Ballistic Missile Agency
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AEW
— Airborne Early Warning
GTC
— Gas Turbine Compressor
MI
— Military Intelligence
CANSIM
— Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System
MAC
— Military Airlift Command
DFOV
— Dual Field of View
FTX
— Field Training Exercise
AWADS
— Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
CCU
— Central Control Unit
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
SOCOM
— United States Special Operations Command
BW
— Biological Warfare
COMSTAT
— Communication Status Report
APC
— Armoured personnel carrier
EIB
— European Investment Bank
ICOD
— Intelligence/Information Cut-Off Date
TTB
— Tank TestBed (US)
GOS
— Grade Of Service
F
— Degrees Fahrenheit
CTR
— Close Target Recce
AFSTC
— Air Force Space Technology Center
EC
— European Community
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
ADA
— Air Defense Artillery
FITOW
— Further Improved TOW (US)
DIVARTY
— Division Artillery
COMJAM
— Communications Jamming
SABR
— Selectable Assault Battle Rifle
AWOP
— Absent Without Pay
ACINT
— Acoustic Intelligence
RCS
— Radar Cross Section
ICE
— Independent Cost Estimate
5D
— Demand-Driven Direct Digital Dissemination
DRSN
— Defense Red Switch Network
DB/K
— Decibels per Degrees Kelvin
A2
— Air Force Intelligence Staff Officer
AKM
— Apogee Kick Motor
OCOKA
— Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach.
DNA
— Defense Nuclear Agency
HLZ
— Helicopter Landing Zone
COTP
— Captain Of The Port
ALB
— Air-Land Battle Doctrine (FM 100-5)
FET
— Future Engineer Tank
BHP
— Brake Horse Power
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
PPI
— Plan Position Indicator
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
FROG
— Free Rocket Over Ground
AH
— Ampere-Hour
DZ/LZ/RZ
— Drop/Landing/Recovery Zone
ACDA
— Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's
MPI
— Mean Point of Impact
BAA
— Broad Agency Announcement
FIBUA
— Fighting In Built-Up Areas
C6
— Combined Staff Command, Control and Communications Systems Officer
HERO
— electromagnetic radiation hazards; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
BCT
— Basic Combat Training (familiarly Basic Training Or Basic)
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
OEG
— Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight)
CBI
— Complete Background Investigation
FBR
— Fast Breeder Reactor
AESC
— Aerospace Environmental Support Center
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
TAD
— Temporary Additional Duty
GBU
— Guided Bomb Unit
DIA
— Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
GDSS
— Global Decision Support System
3M
— Material, Maintenance, Management
GDBI
— Generic Data Base Interface
BA
— Budget Authority
AFOTEC
— Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's
FO
— Forward Observer
TO
— Technical Order
DSNET 3
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 3 (TS/SCI level)
CCM
— Cross-Country Movement
GVW
— gross vehicle weight (transportation)
MBT
— Main Battle Tank
HRS
— Hours
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
SHP
— Shaft Horsepower
AOB
— Air Order of Battle
DIMMD
— Diver Integral Magnetic Mine Detector
GDOP
— Geometric Dilution Of Precision
CU
— Channel Unit
CMT
— Crisis Management Team
APERS-T
— Anti-personnel tracer
EENT
— End Evening Nautical Twilight
EMCON
— Electromagnetic Emission Control
AFSC
— United States Air Force specialty code
ABE
— Automated Buyer Environment (Bilingual client/server that automates the federal government's procurement operations)
FMC
— Food Machinery Corporation
SRU
— Shop Replaceable Unit
GDT
— Ground Data Terminal
CAX
— Combined Arms Exercise
MDMP
— Military Decision-Making Process
HESH
— High-Explosive Squash Head
FGN
— Foreign
GCA
— Ground-controlled approach
AIRS
— Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere
GALE
— Generic Area Limitation Environment
FMPDS
— Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot
DAD
— Dual Air Density
VMFA(AW)
— Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron
AUTOVON
— Automatic Voice Network
CAI
— Computer-Aided Instruction
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
TMP
— Tactical Machine Pistol
GRD
— Ground Resolved Distance
RAAMS
— Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (US)
BCE
— Battlefield Coordination Element
AEF
— Allied Expeditionary Force
ESRO
— European Space Research Organisation
ROKIT
— Republic Of Korea Indigenous Tank
A/C
— Aircraft Commander
RPG
— Rocket-Propelled Grenade
C-IMINT
— Counter-Imagery Intelligence
FOM
— Figure Of Merit
AFAITC
— Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
ALICE
— All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
EEI
— Essential Elements of Information
BIU
— Bus Interface Unit
POW
— Prisoners Of War
CAP
— Combat Air Patrol
ANDVT
— Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
FAISA
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support Activity
ARDC
— Air Research and Development Command
DII
— Defense Information Infrastructure
AWS
— Air Weather Service
HVAPDS-T
— high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
DSU
— Direct Support Unit
DPOB
— Date, Place of Birth
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
ADIZ
— Air Defense Identification Zone
CEOI
— Communications Electronics Operations Instructions
AAG
— Army Artillery Group
BATES
— Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System
EPS
— Electrical Power Subsystem
AASLT
— Air Assault
ALL
— Airborne Laser Laboratory
FEP
— Front End Processor
DG
— Defense Guidance
CDC
— Career Development Course
COMMO
— Communications Officer
FMJBT
— Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail
ASOC
— Air Support Operations Center
FTM
— Full-Time Manning
SAW
— Squad Automatic Weapon
APG
— Aberdeen Proving Ground
SAMM
— Société d'Applications des Machines Motrices
BPI
— bits per inch
AAW
— Anti-Air Warfare
DIFAR
— Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording System
AAA
— anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A"
GMC
— General Motors Corporation
ATE
— Automatic Test Engineer
AFOSI
— Air Force Office of Special Investigations
LMG
— Light Machine Gun
CRRES
— Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
FDU
— Force Design Update
AMOS
— Advanced Mortar System
EPC
— Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank)
ARMISE
— Army Reserve Military Intelligence Support Element
B&W
— Babcock & Wilcox - Black And White - Bowers & Wilkins
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
FINPLAN
— Financial Plan
NCIS
— Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)
ANMCC
— Alternate National Military Command Center
ANALIT
— Analyst-to-Analyst Message Format
GOSC
— General Officer Steering Committee
HOJ
— Home On Jam
V
— Volt (measurement)
CBR
— California Bearing Ratio
AMP
— Amplification
AAG
— Anti-Aircraft Gun
PMO
— Program Management Office (US)
ALC
— Accounting Legend Code
CDB
— Central Data Base
ALRAAM
— Air-Launched Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
EI SIT
— Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team
HRDC
— Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
FOA
— Field Operating Agency
MOA
— Minute Of Angle
BST
— Basic Skills Trainer
DTM
— Data Transfer Module
DLAB
— Defense Language Aptitude Battery
ADCON
— Administrative Control
FICEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Europe & Atlantic
DMS
— Data Management System
FEL
— Free Electron Laser
TPFSDS-T
— target practice fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer
FRAG
— Fragmentary Order
ARF
— Airborne Relay Facility
DIAC
— Defense Intelligence Analysis Center
EMC
— Executive Management Committee
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
ATH
— Above the Horizon
AKL
— Light Cargo Ship
EMT
— Emergency Management Team
AIMD
— Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
CD
— Candela
ACSC
— Air Command and Staff College
CRF
— Crisis Response Force
ANR
— Alaskan NORAD Region
BH
— Busy Hour
BT
— Basic Training
TC
— Tank Commander
ABN
— Airborne
GM
— Guided Missile
MACS
— Modular Artillery Charge System
DUA
— Directory User Agent
OPSEC
— Operational Security
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
HEP
— High-Explosive Plastic (ammunition)
ARW
— Air Refueling Wing
DRU
— Direct Reporting Unit
AFARN
— Air Force Air Request Net
AFMPC
— Air Force Military Personnel Center
LE
— Law Enforcement
CLAMS
— Clear lane marking system (US)
BES
— Budget Estimate Submission
ADDS
— Army Data Distribution System
RAE
— Royal Aircraft Establishment
AZ
— Azimuth
MLRS
— Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
AP
— Armor-Piercing
MTL
— Material
DPPDB
— Digital Point Positioning Database
EMD
— Engineering and Manufacturing Development
OPCON
— Operational Control
DAB
— Defense Acquisition Board
G/T
— Ratio of Antenna Gain to Noise Temperature
AMST
— Advanced Medium STOL Transport
CNWDI
— Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information
DWS
— Disaster Warning System
MSR
— Missile Simulation Round (Army)
DBSM
— Decibels Per Square Meter
VMR
— Marine Transport Squadron
ATK
— Alliant Techsystems Inc.
TCO
— Tactical Combat Operations
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
AFFOR
— Air Force (Component) Forces
CINC
— Commander in Chief
ELSET
— Element Set
MAB
— Marine Amphibious Brigade
FUNT
— French Underground Nuclear Test
CNO
— Chief of Naval Operations
HLLV
— Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
AFWL
— Air Force Weapons Laboratory
AAFIF
— Automated Air Facilities Information File
CBJB
— Congressional Budget Justification Book
CAIMS
— Conventional Ammunition Information Management System
GTN
— Global Transportation Network
CCIR
— International Radio Consultative Committee (French Acronym)
RFC
— Royal Flying Corps
CFSR
— Contract Funds Status Report/ing
RPV
— Remotely Piloted Vehicle
HMMWV
— High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
COMARFOR
— Commander, Army Forces
ADF
— Automatic Direction Finding
HP
— Horsepower (measurement)
APOD
— Aerial Port of Debarkation
CEL
— Celestial
NV
— Night Vision
AEW&C
— Airborne Early Warning and Control
C2W
— Command and Control Warfare
MWSS
— Marine Wing Support Squadron
AOL
— Area of Limitation
LAD
— Light Aid Detachment
BT
— Boat Tail
EN
— Enemy
HOE
— Holographic Optical Element
ELOS
— Extended Line Of Sight
COMECON
— Council For Mutual Economic Assistance (economic Counterpart Of The Warsaw Pact
ECU
— Environmental Control Unit (GSM)
ILS
— Instituteument Landing System
CNFM
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas
EOR
— Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
CAOCC
— Combined Air Operations Coordination Center
AVCS
— Attitude and Velocity Control System
GORB
— General Officer Review Board
SNCOIC
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC)
CVSD
— Continuously Variable-Slope Delta Modulation
AVP
— Authorized Vendor Program
FOB
— Forward Operating Base
FYIP
— Five-Year Intelligence Plan
CCJ4/J7
— USCENTCOM Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate
FAPDS
— Frangible Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot
DOSCOM
— Division Support Command
DTMF
— Dual-Tone MultiFrequency
SPR
— Special Purpose Rifle
FORGE
— Force Generation
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
FCC
— Fire Command Centre
ER
— Extended Range
FH
— Frequency Hopping
SIC
— Second In Command
COMCO
— Canadian SSO
USN
— United States Navy
JDAM
— Joint Direct Attack Munition (djay-dam)
CMC
— Cheyenne Mountain Complex
DISN
— Defense Information Systems Network
COTAC
— Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire)
FROKA
— First Republic Of Korea Army
GC BADGE
— Good Conduct Badge
CRISAT
— Collaborative research into small arms technology
ETL
— Endorsed Tools List
CNR
— Chief of Naval Research
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
CTBT
— Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
BMEWS
— Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (bee-mews)
ANLYS
— Analysis
VDC
— Voltage Direct Current
COMMCEN
— Communications Center
FRAG
— Fragmentation
AFCSC
— Air Force Cryptologic Support Center
BICC
— Battlefield Information Coordination Center
FAADS
— Forward Area Air Defense System
DIRLAUTH
— Direct Liaison Authorized
TIS
— Thermal Imaging System
CLNC
— Clearance
FLOT
— forward line of own troops
A3I
— Accelerated Architecture Acquisition Initiative
FEA
— Front End Analysis
BMS
— Battlefield Management System
PLOS
— Predicted Line of Sight
TNT
— Trinitrotoluene
EKMS
— Electronic Key Management System
AAC
— Alaskan Air Command
FTR
— Fighter
AWDS
— Automated Weather Distribution System
CES
— Concept Exploration Studies
AFMSS
— Air Force Mission Support System
AUTH
— authorized, authority
FOSIF/WESTPAC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, Western Pacific
GD
— General Dynamics Corporation
GBR
— Ground-Based Radar
AO
— Area of operations
ACDS
— Advanced Combat Direction System
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
NTC
— National Training Center (USA)
ELS
— Emitter Location System
CDE
— Conference on Disarmament in Europe
ASCON
— Automatic Switched Communications Network
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
AUTODIN
— Automatic Digital Network
EFP
— Explosively Formed Penetrator
EXFIL
— Exfiltration
PAR
— Pulse Acquisition Radar
AVR
— Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance
BMG
— Basic Mission Guidance
DIRCM
— Direct Infrared Countermeasures
DC
— District Commissioner
FDO
— Foreign Disclosure Officer
AAAV
— Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
ASSIST
— Army System for Standard Intelligence Support Terminals
BDU
— Battle Dress Uniform
CO7
— Combined Staff Command Surgeon
BPS
— Battery Power Source
AUGTDA
— Augmentation Table of Distribution & Allowances
DISTAFF
— Directing Staff (NATO Commands, JECG)
GSD
— Ground Sample Distance
FSI
— Foreign Service Institute
SOF
— Special Operations Force(s)
BPE
— Beacon Precision Enlarger
GEP
— Ground Entry Point
VMFA
— Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
ADDU
— Additional Duty
BF(S)BL
— Battle Focus (Support) Battle Lab
BOIP
— Basis Of Issue Plan
DSI
— Defense Simulation Internet
SLEP
— Service Life Extension Program
CUCV
— Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
DTU
— Data Transfer Unit
AOIC
— Assistant Officer in Charge
BEF
— British Expeditionary Force
ERTZ
— Equipment Radiation TEMPEST Zone
AAD
— Armoured Amphibious Dozer
BOSS
— Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System
HVT
— High-Value Target
HB
— Heavy Barrel
AECL
— Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's
DAO
— Double Action Only
ACP
— Automatic Colt Pistol
BMDO
— (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
DIAL-J
— DIA Liaison Office for Japan
EIA
— Electronics Industry Association (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
RA
— Royal Artillery
DSRV
— Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (US)
DGIS
— Director General Intelligence and Security
ACAAM
— Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
CTTA
— Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority
AADP
— Area Air Defense Plan
KPA
— Korean People's Army
AW
— Air Warning
ACOG
— Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
GRT
— Gross Registered Tonnage/Tons
HSLLADS
— High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
LPO
— Leading Petty Officer
NRF
— NATO Response Force
MILSTAR
— MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
CG
— Commanding General
RAP
— Rocket-Assisted Projectile
ERDAS
— Earth Resources Data Analysis System
FSCM
— Fire Support Coordination Measure
DAA
— Designated Approval Authority
AMPL
— Amplitude
LAPES
— Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System
FAARP
— Forward Area Arming & Refueling Point
EXDEF
— Exercise Deficiency Program
EPG
— Enhanced Performance Grenade
APFSDS
— Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot
ALTREV
— Altitude Reservation
CMAFB
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base
FSSG
— force service support group (Marine air-ground task force)
BL
— Blank
CEF
— Canadian Expeditionary Force
APL
— Barracks Craft (non self-propelled)
DA
— Department of the Army's
APOE
— Aerial Port of Embarkation
RAAM
— Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition
FACP
— Forward Air Control Post
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
BFE
— BLACKER Front End
AFOC
— Air Force Operations Center
BFV
— Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BDM
— Bunker Demolition Munition
CEO
— Communications Electronic Officer (USMC)
FSCC
— Fire Support Coordination Center
DDHG
— Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
ABC
— Automatic Brightness Control
ELKE
— Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)
ASAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
ICW
— In Coordination With
TCTO
— Time-Compliance Technical Order
HVAPFSDS
— High Velocity Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot
AAWC
— Anti-Air Warfare Commander
BIM
— Ballistic Intercept Missile
CIS
— Chartered Industries of Singapore
CLU
— Command Launch Unit
AAO
— Analysis of the Area of Operations
BATF
— Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
CEI
— Communications Electronic Instructions
AFSPACECOM
— Air Force Space Command
FISTV
— Fire Support Team Vehicle (US)
RCT
— Regimental Combat Team
HIMARS
— High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US)
DOIM
— Directorate Of Information Management
FAE
— Fuel-Air Explosive
G4
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics)
AIPS
— Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (US)
LRU
— Line Replacement Unit
AT
— Anti-Tank
BUA
— Built-Up Area
BRU
— Bomb Release Unit
MR
— Medium-Range
FAST
— Forward Area Support Team
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
CATIS/IESS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System/Imagery Exploitation Support System
DN
— Data Network
ADDISS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery Support System
ABC
— Atomic, Biological, Chemical
GOCO
— government-owned, contractor-operated (US)
FRYM
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia-Macedonia
ADP-MIS
— Automated Data Processing Management Information System
CAJIT
— Central America Joint Intelligence Team
MPV
— Multi-Purpose Vehicle
AGF
— Army ground forces
AFAS
— Advanced Field Artillery System
E3
— End-to-End Encryption
AFV
— Armored Fighting Vehicle
AV
— Armored Vehicle
AFEWC
— Air Force Electronic Warfare Center
HULTEC
— Hull-To-Emitter Correlation
DEC(VAX)
— Digital Equipment Corporation (Virtual Address Extension)
HH
— Hand-Held
AETC
— Air Education and Training Command's
ROKMC
— Republic Of Korea Marine Corps
MOLLE
— Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
BN/BN
— Battalion
CONVL
— Conventional
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
A
— Acting Rank
RN
— Royal Navy
BDE
— Brigade
MVRS
— Muzzle Velocity Radar System
HAS
— Hardened Aircraft Shelter
DTIC
— (U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
OP
— Operator Panel
BTY
— Battery
CFD
— Common Fill Device
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
JPO
— Joint Project Office
ATACMS
— (U.S.) Army Tactical Missile System
ARIS
— Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship
DNC
— Director, Naval Communications
ALCE
— Airlift Control Element
CDU
— Computer Display Unit
AADCCS
— Area Air Defense Command and Control System
CO3
— Combined Staff Public and Governmental Affairs Officer
MV
— Muzzle Velocity
COMSTRATCOMWING ONE
— Commander, Strategic Communications Wing One
GL
— Grenade Launcher
FLOT
— Forward Line of Troops
GNC
— Global Navigation Chart
GEDIS
— Government Electronic Delivery Infrastructure Service
CAS
— Close Air Support
OT
— Operational Test
AFMIC
— Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
LRBB
— long-range base bleed
DT&E
— Developmental Test & Evaluation
CSR
— Current Situation Room
NVG
— Night Vision Goggle
ESPAWS
— Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US)
CT&E
— Certification Test and Evaluation
AAPCI
— Atlantic Agri-Products Competitiveness Initiative
BIFF
— Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe
SIP
— System Improvement Plan
HML/A
— Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron
DSAA
— (U.S.) Defense Security Assistance Agency
DITCO
— Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (formerly DECCO)
GBL
— Ground-Based Laser
FOP
— Forward Observation Post
AMES
— Aerospace, Marine and Electronics Systems Sector (Procurement organization within PWGSC)
COIC
— Combat Operations Intelligence Center (USAFE)
COMNAVAIRPAC
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, PACific
ASN(RDA)
— Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
EURATOM
— European Atomic Energy Community
SAFIRE
— Surface-to-Air Fire
BMNT
— Begin Morning Nautical Twilightight
ERAP
— Economic Recovery Assistance Program
C5
— Combined Staff Strategic Planning and Policy Officer
RDJTF
— Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US)
DIWO
— Duty Intelligence Watch Officer
AUM
— Air-to-Underwater Missile
FAAS
— Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
LRASS
— Long-Range Advanced Scout System
CCO
— Close Combat Optic
ARTY
— Artillery
DFAA
— Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements
AUSCANUKUS
— Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
EELV
— Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
CANSIS
— Canadian Soil Information System
COMPUSEC
— Computer Security
ASDIA
— All-Source Document Index
BB
— Base Bleed
ASD(C4I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence)
CS
— Confined Space
CSH
— Combat Support Hospital
CIHS
— Classified Information Handling System
SAS
— Special Air Service
MOUT
— Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US)
NDI
— Non-Developmental Item
APAM
— Anti-personnel, anti-matériel
ANZUS
— Australia-New Zealand-United States Treaty
ALS
— Active Laser Seeker
CCTT
— Close Combat Tactical Trainer
COVCOM
— Covert Communications
CP TANGO
— Command Post Tactical Air, Naval, Ground Operations
CADST
— Civil Affairs Direct Support Team
ARSOF
— Army Special Operations Forces
ETE
— Estimated Time of Endurance
C2
— Command and Control Class C2
DD
— Detroit Diesel
DVI
— Digital Video Interactive
SMG
— Sub-Machine guns
CBW
— Chemical and Biological Warfare
AGARD
— Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development
AAK
— Appliqué armor kit (US)
CE
— Chemical Energy
ACH
— Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet)
AIF
— Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI)
CTAK
— Cypher-Text Auto-Key
ARMVAL
— Anti-armor vehicle evaluation (US)
CET
— Combat Engineer Tractor
GEDS
— Government Electronic Directory Service
AOSS
— automated office support system
DMDG
— Digital Message Device Group
CIV
— Civil
FFM
— Full Face Mask
EOBS
— Electronic Order of Battle Server
ALCS
— Airborne Launch Control System
ACST
— Advisory Council on Science and Technology
DPRK
— Democratic People's Republic of Korea
FMFLANT
— Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
FRG
— Federal Republic of Germany's
MCT
— Mercury Cadmium Telluride detector (ir)
CFV
— Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (M-3 Bradley)
BCA
— Broadcast Control Authority
AMOS
— Air Force Maui Optical System
TP-S
— or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature
DSRP
— Defense Space Reconnaissance Program
ROK
— Republic Of Korea
DGZ
— Desired Ground Zero
C2I
— Command, Control, & Intelligence
CATT-B
— Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US)
ETRO
— Estimated Time Return to Operation
USP
— Universal Self-Loading Pistol
ATAS
— Air-To-Air Stinger (missile)
CP OSCAR
— Command Post Operations Support Center and Rear
COMNAVSECGRU
— Commander, Naval Security Group
MPDS
— Missile-Piercing Discarding Sabot
BTG
— Basic Target Graphic
DU
— Depleted Uranium
BE
— Basic Encyclopedia
FED
— Federal Reserve System
AAI
— Air-to-Air Intercept
AECB
— Atomic Energy Control Board
DPA
— Defence Procurement Agency (UK)
GEO
— Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
AFIWC
— Air Force Information Warfare Center
EW/GCI
— Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept
COVRT
— Commanders (and Staff) Visualization Research Tool
BUR
— Bottom Up Review
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
FOFA
— Follow-on Forces Attack
AAPC
— Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier (Turkey)
EI
— Effectiveness Index
HDX
— Half Duplex
POF
— Pakistan Ordnance Factory
TELAR
— Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar
CPIC
— Coastal Patrol & Interdiction Craft
CIO
— Central Imagery Office
SUB
— Substitute
AEXDP
— Accelerated Executive Development Program(Learning program under CCMD)
COMMZ
— Communications Zone (military)
FAAR
— Forward Area Alerting Radar (US)
ACTEDS
— Army Civilian Training, Education & Development System
CENTCOM
— Central Command (U.S. Army)
GOSIA
— Government Open System Interconnect Architecture
ACCB
— Army Configuration Control Board
AIOEC
— Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
DMOB
— Defensive Missile Order of Battle
DOB
— Depth Of Burst
AFSAC
— Air Force Special Activities Center
AACS
— Attitude and Antenna Control Subsystem
LTFCS
— Laser Tank Fire-Control System
AAN
— Army After Next
DISE
— Deployable Intelligence Support Element
FISH
— Fighting in Someone's House
ASD(C3I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)
ESI
— Extremely Sensitive Information
ASV
— Ammunition Supply Vehicle
HTOHL
— Horizontal Takeoff and Horizontal Landing
CPT
— Command Post Terminal
TADS
— Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)
AUSA
— Association of the United States Army's
DMED
— Digital Message Entry Device
EP-3
— U.S. Navy Reconnaissance Aircraft
APFSDS-T
— Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer
ASAS-AS
— All-Source Analysis System All-Source Workstation
CVBG
— Carrier Battle Group
EPL
— ELINT Parameters List
ADC-B
— Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support
RAW
— Rifleman's Assault Weapon
AGLS
— Automatic Gun Laying System
FPN
— Field Post Number
CVG
— Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
ERW
— Enhanced Radiation Weapon
BM/C2
— Battle Management/Command and Control
CIRT
— Computer Security Incident Response Team
DPPG
— Defense Policy & Planning Guidance
AB
— Air Burst
COMIDEASTFOR
— Commander, Middle East Force (USN)
ACES
— Automated Command and Control Evaluation System
HYPAK
— Hydraulic Power Assist Kit
ISU
— Integrated Sight Unit
ETF
— Enhanced tactical fighter
CAT/FCS
— Command adjusted trajectory/fire-control system (US)
AMX
— Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
GLOMR
— Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
JHP
— Jacketed Hollow Point
APM
— Anti-Personnel Mine
HNS
— Host-Nation Support
ATGM
— Anti-tank Guided Missile
UMP
— Universal Machine Pistol
CONV
— Convalescent
DEW
— distant early warning (radar)
MAG
— Marine Aircraft Group
ARFCOS
— Armed Forces Courier Service
CTL
— Critical Task List
CAT/LCV
— Combined arms team/lightweight combat vehicle (US)
AVF
— All-Volunteer Force
ICS
— Intercommunications System
FAAD
— Forward Area Air Defense
CDSE
— Cryptologic Direct Support Element
CFDC
— Community Futures Development Corporation
FN
— Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer)
FISINT
— Foreign Instrumentation and Signature Intelligence
GFR
— Gap Filler Radar
DEP
— Deflection Error Probable
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CBRS
— Concept Based Requirements System
HIMAG
— High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US)
CUDIXS
— Common-User Digital Information Exchange System
DSA
— Defense Supply Agency
BATS
— Ballistic Aerial Target System
DPAC
— Defense Program Analysis Center
CTT
— Challenger Training Tank
DIEOB
— Defense Intelligence Electronic Order of Battle
ALCM
— Air-Launched Cruise Missile
MBA
— Main Battle Area
ATAF
— Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO)
DAHA
— Dual-Axis Head Assembly
AACOMS
— Army Area Communications System
FDOA
— Frequency Difference Of Arrival
AEN
— Arbitrary ELINT Notation
ESC
— Electronic Security Command (U.S. Air Force)
CRM
— Collection Requirements Management
ADDO
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations
CORCEN
— Correlation Center
IDF
— Indirect Fire
GDL
— Gas Dynamic Laser
DEB
— Digital European Backbone
CDIST
— Canadian Department of Industry, Science, and Technology
ATAS
— Automatic Target Acquisition System
FEMD
— Far East Military District
ABCCC
— Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
CEMA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
AB(C)
— Aviation battalion(combat)
DACT
— Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics
CCITT
— Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph
AMTF
— Airmobile Task Force
TGSM
— Terminally Guided Submunition
SWS
— Sniper Weapon System
COV
— Counter obstacle vehicle (US)
CDV
— Compressed Digital Video
SANDF
— South African National Defence Force
GDIP
— General Defense Intelligence Program
ASPJ
— Airborne/Advanced Self-Protection Jammer
DSV
— Deep Submergence Vehicle
DISOB
— Defense Intelligence Space Order of Battle
ABIC
— Army Battlefield Interface Concept
FG
— Field Gun
CINCENT
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe
HEI
— high-explosive incendiary (ammo)
BRL
— Bomb Release Line
AKMC
— Automated Key Management Center
AMH
— Automated Message Handling
ATDU
— Armoured Trials and Development Unit (UK)
BOL
— Bearing-only launch
BNCC
— Base Network Control Center
DGS
— Deployable Ground Station
CAL
— Canadian Arsenals Limited
CSCE
— Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Now OSCE)
DESIST
— Decision Support and Information System for Terrorism
ENSIT
— Enemy Situation
ACR
— Advanced Combat Rifle
B2C2
— Brigade and Below Command and Control System
DDI
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
AKMS
— Automated Key Management System
DS&T
— Director of Science and Technology
CSTVRP
— Computer Security Technical Vulnerability Reporting Program
ASU SWA
— Administrative Support Unit Southwest Asia
ASARC
— Army Systems Acquisition Review Council
PRP
— Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)
CVW
— Carrier Air Wing (US Navy)
CARE
— Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc.
ECG
— Emergency Coordination Group
DIAND
— Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
DARP
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program
AACE
— Army Alternate Command and Control Element
ERS
— Emergency Relocation Site
COMUSNAVPHIL
— Commander, US Naval Forces, Philippines
ARB
— Battle Damage Repair Ship
DPRB
— Defense Planning and Resources Board
AHFEWS
— Army High Frequency Electronic Warfare System
AICS
— Accuracy International Chassis System
CSG-SOCOM
— Cryptologic Support Group/USSOCOM
CACDA
— Combined Arms Combat Development Activity
DODNACC
— Department Of Defense National Agency Check Center
MEWSS
— Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System
CRAF
— Civil Reserve Air Fleet
EXPER
— Experience
FAME
— FORSCOM Automated Modernization Effort
ASWOC
— Antisubmarine Warfare Operations Center
AUTOSEC
— Automation Security
BSS
— Broadcast Satellite Service
FAPC
— Food and Agriculture Planning Committee
GPH
— Gallons Per Hour
FAD
— Fleet Air Defense
DIMOB
— Defense Intelligence Missile Order of Battle
FBA
— Fighter Bomber Attack
G3
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
CCS2
— Command and Control Subordinate System
HMH
— Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
DCOS
— Deputy Chief Of Staff
CORE
— Contingency Response Program
APM
— Army Program Memorandum
CCEP
— Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program
AF ACSI
— Air Force Chief of Staff Intelligence
EWO
— Electronic Warfare Officer
COC
— Combat Operations Center
CCTC
— Command & Control Technical Center
GDA
— Gimbaled Dish Antenna
HALO
— High Altitude Low Opening (parachute Jump)
GMLRS
— Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
HMG
— Heavy Machine Gun
DAMPL
— Department of the Army Master Priority List
LR
— Long-Range
DDA
— Detroit Diesel-Allison
BMD
— Ballistic Missile Defense; Boyevaya Mashina Desantika (Russian: airborne combat vehicle)
EWIR
— Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming
MMG
— Medium Machine Gun
AFTF
— Air Force Task Force
APB
— Self-propelled Barracks Ship (misc)
GIGSTER
— NSA Video Teleconferencing System
CJB
— Congressional Justification Book
LNS
— Land Navigation System
DDRS
— Defense Data Repository System
FTT
— Field Tactical Trainer
DAES
— Defense Acquisition Executive Summary
C1
— Combined Staff Personnel Officer
FIPC
— Foreign Intelligence Priorities Committee
DVE
— Driver's Vision Enhancer
ADDIS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery System
CMCC
— Commander in Chief, Mobile Command Center
C-E
— Communications-Electronics
BIAP
— Baghdad International Airport
AGMET
— Agriculture and Meteorology
HEMTT
— Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US)
ABSV
— Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle
HTTB
— High-Technology TestBed (US)
CATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
CFSSU
— Canadian Forces Supply System Upgrade
CISA
— (U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity
FLR
— Forward-Looking Radar
AIM
— Air Intercept Missile
CINCIBERLANT
— Commander-In-Chief Iberian Atlantic Area
SFIM
— Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure
CGS
— Coast & Geodetic Survey
STARTLE
— Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)
ASD(SO/LIC)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
COMIREX
— Committee On Imagery Requirements & Exploitation
AFLO
— Air Force Liaison Office
EI
— Engineering and Installation
COMNAVSURFLANT
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, US Atlantic Fleet
CINCUSARPAC
— Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
TIM
— Thermal Imaging Module
BGN
— United States Board on Geographic Names
ATCAE
— Army Technical Control and Analysis Element
MILES
— Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (live Combat Simulation)
FAASV
— Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (US)
DCSLOG
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army
RIS
— Rail Interface System
EEA
— Essential Elements of Analysis
ABRO
— Army Base Repair Organisation
DJ2
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
HEDP
— High-Explosive Dual-Purpose
VVSS
— Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
FQ&P
— Flying Qualities & Performance
ITV
— Improved TOW Vehicle (US)
BF
— Battle Force
AB2
— Air Battle Command System Brigade and Below
DCG
— Deputy Commanding General
ACSA
— Allied Communications Security Agency
ER
— Enhanced Radiation
COMSUBGRU 8/CTF MED
— Commander Submarine Group (Mediterranean)/Commander Task Force Mediterranean
GSTN
— General Switched Telephone Network
FSOC
— Fairchild Satellite Operations Center
H
— Symbol for the magnetic field of the propagated radio wave
AKR
— Vehicle Cargo Ship
FISS
— Foreign Intelligence and Security Services
AATS
— Automated Architecture Tool Suite
DTP
— Drug Testing Program
CETC
— CANMET Energy Technology Centre
AIO
— Air Intelligence Officer
ARMSCOR
— Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)
CWS
— Cupola weapon station
MALOS
— Miniature Laser Optical Sight
A2C2
— Army Airspace Communications and Control
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force (US)
AAIFF
— Air-to-Air Identification Friend or Foe
ACIS (NOW BIS)
— Automated Customs Information Service
FPB
— Fast Patrol Boat
HELSTF
— High-Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
ACCV
— Armored Cavalry Cannon Vehicle (US)
GRU
— FSU General Staff Intelligence Organization
DESC
— Defense Electronics Supply Center
HPS
— Helmet Pointing System (or Sight)
CALANDAR
— Da Vinci E-Mail Application
ELNET
— European Liaison Network
ALWT
— Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
AFSOS
— Air Force Special Operations School
CURR
— Current
CMTC
— Combat Maneuver Training Center
BICM
— Battlefield Intelligence Collection Model
AFISA
— Air Force Intelligence Support Agency
ERCS
— Emergency Rocket Communications System
BDE/BDE
— Brigade
RLG
— Ring Laser Gyro
AFLE
— Air Force Liaison Element
DVTC
— Digital Voice Transmit Communications
E&E
— Escape And Evasion (training)
ADACP
— Alcohol & Drug Abuse Control Program
AFIA
— Air Force Intelligence Agency
BDSP
— Battle Dress System Project
MEB
— Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US)
FCCVS
— Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US)
FMTV
— Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
CIN
— Cargo Increment Number
ADAMS
— Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US)
ATTG
— Automated Tactical Target Graphic
TP-FL
— target practice flash
ALASAT
— Air-Launched Antisatellite
AARADCOM
— Army Armament Research and Development Command
AAD
— Airborne Assault Division
ADDO(MA)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Affairs
ANAD
— Anniston Army Depot
AVGP
— Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Canada)
AMPE
— Automated Message Processing Exchange
COMUSNAVEUR
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
COTS
— Commercial-off-the-shelf
DON
— Department Of the Navy
OOTW
— Operations Other Than War (now SSO)
ETS
— European Telephone System
BRAC
— Base Realignment and Closure (Commission)
NVS
— Night Vision System
ABM
— anti-ballistic missile
GDS
— General Declassification Schedule
AFV
— Armored Family of Vehicles (US)
CEDO
— Community Economic Development Opportunity
FAISS
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System
RCN
— Royal Canadian Navy
AFD
— Alternative Forms of Delivery(PWGSC initiative)
AEICC
— Area Emergency Information Coordination Center
BTA
— Best Technical Approach
BBS
— Brigade/Battalion Simulation System
TP
— Target Practice
DTNSRDC
— David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center
DCSCA
— Defense Communications System Central Area
CMIC
— Combined Military Interrogation Center
CTA
— Case Telescoped Ammunition
CIT
— Counterintelligence Team
ETAWG
— ELINT Technical Analysis Working Group
AGF
— Miscellaneous Command Ship
OBR
— Optical Beam-Riding
CMA
— Countermission Analysis
EOC
— Essential Operational Capability
ACVT
— Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US)
CDA
— Congressionally Directed Action
EDI
— European Defense Initiative
APW
— American Prisoner of War
DECON
— Decontaminate(ion)
IEPG
— Independent European Program Group
CMCA
— Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft
ERAST
— Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology
AIU
— Army Interrogation Unit
CCV-L
— Close combat vehicle – light
AMOPES
— Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System
SPARK
— solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile
ALCATS
— Automated Lines of Communication and Target System
APDS-T
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
AFSOUTH
— Allied Forces, Southern Europe
DS
— Defense Suppression
GMG
— Grenade Machine Gun
CATT
— Combined arms tactical trainer (UK)
HE-APERS
— high-explosive anti-personnel
ABC
— Airborne Corps
ASOG
— Air Support Operations Group
IRBM
— Intermediate-range ballistic missile
CIOB
— Chief Information Officer Branch
CONOPS
— United States Army Intelligence Command Continental (United States) Operations
MEF
— Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
DRA
— Defense Research Assessment
COSCOM
— Corps support command (US Army)
FCU
— Fire Control Unit
DCN
— Defense Communications Network
AFSOF
— Air Force Special Operations Forces
AUD
— Arbitrary Unit Designator
CALT
— Civil Affairs Liaison Team
CSSCS
— Combat Service Support Control System
ECMC
— Enhanced Crisis Management Capability
BISS
— Baseline Intelligence Summary Supplement
DACCO
— Department of the Army Central Control Office
H&K
— Heckler and Koch
DEW (LINE)
— Distant Early Warning(Radar system)
FAV
— Fast Attack Vehicle (US)
ASED
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration
ASAS
— All-Source Analysis System
CEV
— Combat Engineer Vehicle
FMFPAC
— Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
EAD
— Echelon Above Division
CNET
— Chief of Naval Education and Training
CGSC
— Command and General Staff College (U.S. Army)
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
CCP
— Computer Control Panel
CENTAM
— Central America
GNST
— Glossary of Naval Ship Types
MSTAR
— Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar
CMDR
— Commander
COG
— Combined Operations Group
FSED
— full-scale engineering development (US)
GM, MVO
— General Motors, Military Vehicle Operations
CVA
— Clandestine Vulnerability Analysis
ASR
— Submarine Rescue Ship (fleet Support)
CL/TECH
— Clear Language Technical Report
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory
CFP
— Contingency Force Pool
ESLDE
— Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow
RAC
— Royal Armoured Corps
CTLZ
— Control Zone (formerly CTR)
PCI
— Pre-combat inspection
FASTFAX
— Tactical Digital Facsimile
FSIC
— Forward Sensor Interface and Control
HVAP
— high-velocity armor-piercing
DDS/RL
— Defense Dissemination System/Receive Location
ESJ
— Escort Jamming
RATELO
— Radio Telephone Operator
RFPI
— Rapid Force Projection Initiative
CDIS
— Communications Data Interface System
ATD
— Automatic Target Detection
OEO
— Optical and Electro-Optical
EFCS
— Electronic Filmless Camera System
EUCOM
— European Command
ELI
— Emitter Location & Identification
ANEX
— Analyst-to-Analyst Exchange Message Format
FT-1
— Fractional T-1
FAO
— Foreign Area Officer
CCAC
— Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
SUC
— Square Ultra Compact
DASD
— (U.S.) Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense
CESD
— Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
TOW
— Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US)
BARCS
— Battlefield Area Reconnaissance System
ACAVP
— Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform
CCPP
— Cover Crop Protection Program
COMUSMARTF
— Commander, United States Marine Task Force
EOW
— Electro-Optic Warfare
DCP
— Disaster Control Plan
CESM
— Cryptologic Electronic Warfare Support Measures
DSR
— Defense Source Register
CDIC
— Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation
CBEC
— Canadian Book Exchange Centre
DSEC
— Directorate of Security
ASV
— Armored Security Vehicle (US)
METT-TC
— Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available—Time available, Civilians
SEME
— School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
CAO
— Crisis Action Organization
AEDS
— Atomic Energy Detection System
AR/AAV
— Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US)
C3S
— Command, Control, and Communications Systems
AVLB
— Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
CARGRU
— Carrier Group
BBO
— Booster Burnout
CAN
— Coastal Air Navigation Supplement
FOGM
— Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
OTEA
— United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
HN
— Host Nation
DIIPS
— Digital Imagery Interactive Processing System
ATDS
— Airborne Tactical Data Systems (USN)
VMBT
— Vickers Main Battle Tank
EXTAC
— Experimental Tactics
LRN
— Lead Round Nose (round, lead bullet with no outer jacket)
DODSI
— Department of Defense Security Institute
ADIC
— Aerospace Defense Intelligence Center
DU
— Decision Unit
AFMD/GF
— Air Forces of the Military District/Group of Forces
CBC
— Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Christmas Bird Count - Cipher-Block Chaining - Cornering Brake Control
EMA
— European Monetary Agreement
EAAK
— Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)
AFIP
— Air Force Intelligence Plan
CEE
— Captured Enemy Equipment
MRAP
— Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle)
FTAA
— Free Trade Area of the Americas
ARDEC
— Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
TARFU
— Totally And Royally Fucked Up
AVGAS
— Aviation Gasoline
DIGOB
— Defense Intelligence Ground Order of Battle
PNU
— Position Navigation Unit
AIRES
— Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System
FORMICA
— Foreign Military Intelligence Collection Activity
ACCO
— Army Central Control Office
FITCPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific
ADX
— Air Defense Exercise
CIE
— Communication Intercept and Exploitation
ICM
— Improved Conventional Munitions
EPDS
— Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
FCA
— Foreign Counterintelligence Activity
MILSPEC
— Military Specification
PD
— Point of Departure
DCINC
— Deputy Commander in Chief
BOLTS
— Bolt-on loading tray system
DISCOM
— Division Support Command
CMSA
— Cruise Missile Support Activity
CM
— Continue Mission
APERS
— Anti-Personnel
ACLOS
— Automatic Command to Line of Sight
GRO
— Gamma Ray Observatory (NASA)
DRASH
— Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelters
CRE
— Combat Readiness Evaluation
GEODSS
— ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance
CMAS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Station
SAFCS
— Small Arms Fire Control System
AMSC
— Advanced Military Spaceflight Capability
FMS
— Foreign Military Sales
AEV
— Armored Engineer Vehicle
CMCS
— COMSEC Material Control System
EDN
— Emergency Data Network
CILOP
— Conversion In Lieu Of Procurement
GOR
— General Operational Requirement
AWC
— Air War College
ESM
— Experiment Support Module
IBA
— Individual Body Armor
FSM
— Federated States of Micronesia
FFR
— Radar Picket Frigate
GAT
— Government Acceptance Test
AGB
— Icebreaker
AGL
— Automatic Grenade Launcher
CVAST
— Combat vehicle armament system technology (US)
SAL
— Semi-Active Laser
ATOC
— Allied Tactical Operations Center (NATO)
MGB
— Medium Girder Bridge
ATCCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
AGCCS
— Army's Global Command and Control System
ABIT
— advanced built-in test
BE
— Base Ejection
BDA
— Browning Double Action
ARD
— Anti-Reflective Device
HEMP
— High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
ASAB
— All-Source Analysis Branch
AME
— Airspace Management Element
TACOM
— Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)
DPI
— Desired Point of Impact
RDT&E
— Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
BCC
— Battery Control Centre (Hawk)
CVT
— Training Aircraft Carrier
ATI
— Automated Tactical Intelligence
FAI
— Fuel Air Incendiary Concussion Bomb
DISNET
— Defense Integrated Secure Network
OPDW
— Objective Personal Defense Weapon
AFSPOC
— Air Force Space Operations Center
DODIIS SCINET
— DoDIIS Sensitive Compartmented Information Network
DMD
— Digital Message Device
DECA
— Digital Electronic Control Assembly
DIRNSA/CHCSS
— Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
CPV
— Command Post Vehicle
DSARC
— Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council
COR
— Command Operationally Ready
GPSCS
— General Purpose Satellite Communications System
DISO
— Defense Intelligence Support Office
ATGW
— Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
PD
— Point Detonating
RNZAF
— Royal New Zealand Air Force
AWESS I
— Automatic Weapon Effect Signature Simulator
ANVIS
— Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System
DIW
— Dead In Water
CRP
— Committee To Re-elect The President - Control And Reporting Post
HEC
— Helicopter Element Coordinator
ASPAC
— Asian and Pacific Council
COMM(S)
— Communication(s)
MASS
— Marine Air Support Squadron
DAISY
— Daily Summary
BOULOGNE
— Boulogne
FMAS
— foreign media analysis subsystem
AFARV
— Armored, Forward Area, Re-arm Vehicle (US)
AAAOB
— Antiaircraft Artillery Order of Battle
BMR
— Blindado Medio de Ruedas
ACACS
— Army Command & Area Communications System
COMNAVSPECWARCOM
— Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
CIPO
— Canadian Intellectual Property Office
BETA
— Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition
DPICM
— dual-purpose improved conventional munition (US)
AVT
— Advanced Vehicle Technologies (US)
SANG
— Saudi Arabian National Guard
HVA
— High Value Asset
AMTP
— Army Mission Training Plan
FEDNOR
— (Federal Economic Development Iniative for Northern Ontario )
BLIP
— Background Limited IR Photography
DRSEM
— Deployable Receive Segment Engineering Model
DPL
— Degausser Products List
DBMAINT
— Data Base Administrator
COMSUBLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, US Atlantic Fleet
ARPS
— Advanced Radar Processing System
EOTS
— Electro-Optical Tracking System
AREC
— Air Element Coordinator
AEV
— Armoured engineer vehicle
EFCR
— equivalent full charge rounds
AMLCD
— Active-matrix liquid crystal display
CANMET
— Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology(An arm of NRCan)
COMP
— company
ATLAS
— Advanced Technology Light Artillery System
CICC
— Consolidated Intelligence Communications Center
AFTAC
— Air Force Technical Applications Center
RCAF
— Royal Canadian Air Force
ASFC
— All-Source Fusion Center
AGHS
— Patrol Combatant Support Ship
ASDEP
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Programs
BARV
— Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
ADCAP
— Advanced Capability
ASTAG
— Army Service and Technology Advisory Group
ARSV
— Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle (US)
BMCT
— Beginning of Morning Civil Twilight
IDW
— Individual Defence Weapon
ENDEX
— End Date of an Exercise
ADTOC
— Air Defense Tactical Operations Center
CRR
— Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car)
CINCUSNAVEUR
— Commander in Chief, US Naval Forces, Europe
CMB
— Collection Management Branch
CSRD
— Communication-Computer Systems Requirement Document
ICWG
— Interface Control Working Group
COP
— Command Observation Post
AISA
— Automated Intelligence Support Activity
ADARS
— Army Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement
EOA
— Early Operational Assessment
BAC
— Budget Activity Code
ACCE
— Abrams/Crusader Common Engine
FIST
— Future Integrated Soldier Technology
FBS
— Forward-Based Systems
RBL
— Range and Bearing Launch
GLLD
— Ground Laser Locator Designator (US)
TOP
— Total Obscuring Power
FICPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Pacific
GNR
— Gunner
ECOA
— Enemy Courses of Action
LFL
— Light Fighter Lethality
APE
— Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug (amphibious front-line reconnaissance vehicle)
ASTMP
— Army Science and Technology Master Plan
EAC
— Emergency Action Console
CIW
— Consolidated Intelligence Watch
DIR
— Defense Intelligence Report
GIPMIS
— General Intelligence Production Management Information System
FTC
— Fast Time Constant (ECCM)
PWP
— Plasticised White Phosphorus
BW
— Bacteriological Warfare
AIRES II
— Airborne Reconnaissance Electronic System II
EPLRS
— Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System
DEDAC
— Deception and Denial Analysis Committee
NCOIC
— Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
DTIO
— Deputy Target Intelligence Officer
TP-T
— Target Practice Tracer
QE
— Quadrant Elevation
FMIS
— Force Management Information System
ASIDS
— Airborne Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
BLITS
— Beta Lighted Infantry telescope System
IC/EC
— Intelligence Community/Executive Committee
DAWN
— Defense Attache Worldwide Network
AKD/RCU
— Automatic Key Distribution/Rekeying Control Unit
RAN
— Royal Australian Navy
HUMRO
— Humanitarian Relief Operations
FTSC
— Fleet Technical Support Center
FSA
— Forward Sortation Area(first three characters of postal code; see also LDU)
CCMD
— Canadian Centre for Management Development
DIGITS
— Digital Geographic Information Tailoring System
HCHE
— High-Capacity High-Explosive
EGLM
— Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module
RMG
— ranging machine gun
CDCS
— Communications Distribution Control Segment
EWS
— Electronic Warfare Support
CFBAS
— Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services
CERT
— Computer Security Emergency Response Team
AAV
— Assault Amphibious Vehicle
ARSOFE
— Army Special Operations Forces, Europe
SFIRR
— solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet
COMBALTAP
— Commander, Allied Forces, Baltic Approaches
AFEOC
— Air Force Emergency Operations Center
CGEUSA
— Commanding General, 8th US Army
COMFIVEATAF
— Commander, Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southern Europe
BAO
— Basic Attack Option
ERIS
— Exo-atmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interception System
BMDSCOM
— Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command
DICON
— Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria
DLTV
— Daylight Television
AMHA
— Army Management Headquarters Activity
CONF
— Confidential
HELRATS
— High Energy Laser Radar Acquisition & Tracking System
ASOS
— Air Support Operations Squadron
CIP
— Consolidated Intelligence Program
DNCC
— Data Network Control Center
DRSA
— Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities
D/A
— Digital/Analog
FME
— foreign materiel exploitation
ALSV
— Armoured Logistics Support Vehicle
FFH
— Aviation Frigate
ARSOTF
— Army special operations task force (US DoD)
CCTB
— Canada child tax benefit
SEALOCK
— Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill
C-BAND
— 3.9 to 6.2 GHz Communications Band
HEAT
— high-explosive anti-tank
CLMD
— COMSEC Local Management Device
ECAC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
GENIC
— German National Intelligence Cell (NATO)
FICM
— Fleet Intelligence Collection Manual
EWR
— Early Warning Radar
AFSATCOM
— Air Force Satellite Communications System
AMT
— ACTS Mobile Terminal
CFSO
— Counterintelligence Force Protection Source Operations
CAA
— Concepts Analysis Agency (U.S. Army)
DINAH
— Desktop INterface to AUTODIN Host
AFDM
— Auxiliary Floating Drydock Medium
CAPS
— Canadian Annual Procurement Strategy
DFCS
— digital fire-control system
HAB
— Heavy Assault Bridge (US)
CARL
— Category Assignment Responsibility List
ADISS
— Advanced Defense Intelligence Support System
AFSOD
— Air Force Special Operations Detachment
ISGU
— Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit
GBAD
— Ground Based Air Defence
ATSS
— Alaskan Transportable Satellite System
FCS
— Future Combat System
HHC
— Headquarters and Headquarters Company
CCF
— Collection Coordination Facility
ARP
— Anti-Radiation Projectile
CNIC
— Combined Naval Intelligence Center
TD
— Tank Destroyer
APSE-T
— Armour-piercing secondary effect – tracer
LAV
— Light Assault Vehicle (US)
ADSW
— Active Duty for Special Work
CONGEN
— Consul General
C-DAY
— Day in Which Movement From Origin Begins
SNCO
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 - E-9)
DCSOPS
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
CSS
— Communications Security System
IAGC
— Instantaneous Automatic Gain Control
USAAF
— United States Army Air Forces
L/O
— Liaison Officer
ICIG
— IDHSS CSSR Interface Guard
CNES
— Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French National Space Agency)
APCR
— Armour-piercing composite rigid
DDG
— Guided Missile Destroyer (US)
AADS
— antiaircraft defense system
CVRDE
— Combat vehicle research and development establishment (India)
AISS
— Automated Information Systems Security
EPIC
— El Paso Intelligence Center
CFR
— Commander Force Reconnaissance
ELISA
— Electronic Intelligence Search & Analysis
AC2MP
— Army Command & Control Master Plan
ANCC
— Ashore Navy Communications Capability
DINOB
— Defense Intelligence Naval Order of Battle
FPTOC
— Force Projection Tactical Operations Center
ECC
— Eurasian Communist Countries
ASTROS
— Artillery Saturation Rocket System (Brazil)
BFA
— Blank-firing adaptor or blank-firing attachment
ADDO(MS)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Support
METO
— Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact
AGMS
— Armored Ground Mobility System
FARP
— Forward Area Refueling Point
CEPP
— Controlled Effect Police Projectile
DDPO
— Defense Dissemination Program Office
DIMSS
— DSN Integrated Management Support System
AFICP
— Air Force Intelligence Communications Plan
FPA
— Focal Plane Array
ASTEC
— Advanced Satellite Technology and Extremely High Frequency Communications
DRB
— Defense Resources Board
HED-D
— Hybrid Electric Drive - Demonstrator
EWCS
— Electronic Warfare Control System
COMAFFOR
— Commander, Air Force Forces
AOO
— Air Operations Order
C/NO
— Ratio of carrier to noise in a 1Hz bandwidth
COMNAVMARIANAS
— Commander, Naval Forces, Marianas
DLIFLC
— Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center
CCGP
— Combat Communications Group
SMU
— Special Mission Unit
VIB
— Véhicule d'Intervention du Base
AFIS
— Air Force Intelligence Service/Study
CSAS
— Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat
AFWCCS
— Air Force Wing Command and Control System
ICV
— Infantry Combat Vehicle
COMOCEANSYSLANT
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems Atlantic
AGV
— Assault Gun Vehicle
GPSS
— Gunner's Primary Sight Subsystem
IBBS
— Interim Brigade/Battalion Simulation
ASWCCS
— Antisubmarine Warfare Command and Control System
BBSP
— Blowback shifted pulse
HLW
— Higher Low Water
COEA
— Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
LOAL
— Lock-On After Launch
GHQ
— General Headquarters
ABS
— ANTI-SKID BRAKING SYSTEM
HCU
— High-capacity Computer Unit
AREPT
— Agent Report
AUTUMN FORGE
— NATO Exercise
FAP
— Fisheries Alternative Program
BSTS
— Boost Surveillance Tracking System
PFPX
— prefragmented proximity fuzed
HOL
— High-Order Language
CER
— Cryptographic Equipment Room
C3CM
— Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures
CIEF
— Consolidated Imagery Exploitation Facility
DACCS
— Digital Access Cross-Connect System/Switch
CEWI
— Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence
ARC
— Cable Ship
ADTLP
— Army Doctrine and Training Literature Program
TUA
— TOW Under Armor (US)
CCF-SS
— Collection Coordination Facility-Support System
ADOC
— Air Defense Operations Center
MCLOS
— Manual Command to Line Of Sight
LOBL
— Lock-On Before Launch
AOG
— Gasoline Tanker (misc)
AFIISP
— Air Force Intelligence Information Systems Plan
QCB
— Quick Change Barrel
DOCS
— DSCS Operations Control System
REME
— Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
DAG
— Defense Special Security Communications Systems Address Group
EWSM
— Electronic Warfare Support Measures
BBLS
— Barrels
AFCEA
— Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association
AC-130
— AFSOF Spectre Gunship
ADCC
— Air Defense Command Center
AML
— Automitrailleuse Légère (light armoured car)
AGDS
— Deep Submergence Support Ship (misc)
FAC-A
— Forward Air Control(er)-Airborne
COMNAVAIRLANT
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, atLANTic
CANDOB
— Consolidated Aerospace Defense Order of Battle
IBE
— Field-Initiated BE Number
ALFA
— Advanced Liaison Forward Area
GTS
— Global Telecommunications Service
ARPV
— Advanced Remotely Piloted Vehicle
IVPDL
— Inter-Vehicle Positioning and Data Link (US)
EBRC
— Engine Blindé à roues de Contact
DARS
— Daily Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance
AKDC
— Automatic Key Distribution Center
DMI
— Directorate of Military Intelligence
CLRB
— Canada Labour Relations Board
FFAR
— Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
CAPSULE JACK
— Proper Name of System
CONOP(S)
— Concept of Operation(s)
AE
— Action Express
EUDAC
— European Defense Analysis Center
COSPO
— Community Open Source Program Office Cotangent
COMVAT
— Combat vehicles armament technology (US)
HRU
— Heading Reference Unit
ACF
— Alternate Command Facility
CIWS
— Close-In Weapon System
CMAH
— CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters
FMPCP
— Foreign Military Personnel Contact Program
FARP
— Forward Area Refuel Point
ASAS-SS
— All-Source Analysis System Single-Source Workstation
COMTHIRDFLT
— Commander, Third Fleet
AEM
— Missile Tender
FITT
— Forum for International Trade Training
CECOM
— U.S. Army Communications And Electronics Command
CUPE
— Canadian Union of Public Employees(Pronounced: KEW-pee.)
HERA
— high-explosive rocket-assisted
ATDT
— Automatic Target Detection and Tracking
ADSS
— Aerospace Defense Systems Subcommittee
SCORE
— Stratified Charge Omnivorous Rotary Engine
ACA
— Ammunition Container Assembly
FIRSTPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Pacific
HE-FRAG
— high-explosive fragmentation
AJCC
— Alternate Joint Communications Center
ROTA
— Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition
BMF
— Belgian Mechanical Fabrication
BCP
— Battery Command Post
DISC4
— Director of Information Systems Command, Control, Communications and Computers
GOTS
— Government off-the-shelf
ACS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
DODCI
— DoD Computer Institute
DOMS
— Directorate Of Military Support
AMCC
— Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications
CPM
— Cycles Per Minute
GCU
— Gun Control Unit
ATIMS
— Advanced Technical Information Management System
COMCRUDESGRU
— Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group
AIB
— Atlantic Intelligence Board
BCV
— Battle Command Vehicle
DDR&E
— Director, Defense Research and Engineering
ESV
— Earth Satellite Vehicle
DGIF
— Deployable Ground Intercept Facility
FDDS
— Flag Data Display System
UET
— Universal Engineer Tractor (US)
CARVER
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effects and Recognizability
CPI
— Communications Processor and Interface
DATEXT
— Data Extract
EFAB
— Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges
FCO
— Facility Control Office
FUBAR
— Fouled Up Beyond All Reason
AGVT
— Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology
DODSPECREP
— DoD Special Representative
ADATS
— Air Defense Antitank System Threat Simulators
BAT-D
— Battlefield Deception
AAVS
— Aerospace Audiovisual Service
HITP
— High-Ignition Temperature Propellant
CNIPS
— Counternarcotics Information Processing System
DRZ
— Deep Reconnaissance Zone
CANTERBURY
— Canterbury
CMF
— Combat Mission Folder
CBSA
— Canada Border Services Agency
ASSET
— All-Source Satellite Evaluation Tool
GW/R
— Gateway/Router
AOA
— Amphibious Objective Area
PRAC
— Practice
CNTL
— Command Nuclear Target List
FUE
— First Unit Equipped
D&M
— Detection and Monitoring
LB
— Long Barrel
DCSO
— Deputy Commander for Space Operations
FIROPS
— Freedom of Air Operations
COMBENE-CHAN
— Commander, Benelux Sub-Area Channel
FOC
— Final Operating Capability
M/S
— metres per second
CADIZ
— Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone
CRUDESGRU
— Cruiser-Destroyer Group
BDM
— Budget Decision Memorandum
ICR
— Intelligence Collection Requirement
AFSST
— Air Force Space Support Team
BPPBS
— Biennial Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System
IOF
— Indian Ordnance Factory
ART
— Aerial Reconnaissance Team
AESA
— Active Electronically Scanned Array
ADVAL
— Air Defense Evaluation Test
ENSCE
— Enemy Situation Correlation Element
BPA
— Battlefield Psychological Activities
EWCC
— Electronic Warfare Coordination Center
AFSOE
— Air Force Special Operations Element
EMCS
— ELINT Mission Control System
MAU(SOC)
— Marine Amphibious Unit (Special Operations Capable)
AOCS
— Aviation Officer's Candidate School
IW
— Individual Weapon
CLS
— Contractor Logistics Support
CINCFOR
— Commander in Chief, Forces Command
DIN
— Defense Intelligence Notice
DIM
— Defense Intelligence Memorandum
AGR
— Army Guard Reserve
DIOBS
— Defense Intelligence Order of Battle System
FDBM
— functional data base manager
AXP
— Allied Exercise Publication
DAR
— Designated Area for Recovery
CATIS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System
D2
— Data Distribution
ELSEC
— Electronic Security
EORSAT
— ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
DCID
— Director of Central Intelligence Directive
ADATS
— Agricultural Development And Training Society - Air Defence Anti-Tank System - Australian Defence Air Traffic System
ABM
— air bursting munition
DICBM
— Depressed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
RIN
— Royal Indian Navy
GPEE
— General Purpose Encryption Equipment
ACCIS
— Allied Command and Control Information System
AOTF
— Acoustic-Optic Tunable Filter
CEPIR
— Current Exploitation Photographic Interpretation Report
FBRV
— Future Beach Recovery Vehicle (UK)
ADI
— Australian Defence Industries Ltd
PGMM
— Precision Guided Mortar Munition
DCII
— Defense Central Index of Investigations
NG
— Next Generation
CTAPS
— Contingency Theater Automated Planning System
DAF
— Department of the Air Force
EFP
— Environmental Farm Plans
COSP
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems, Pacific
CPSU
— Communist Party of the Soviet Union's
AICW
— Advanced Individual Combat Weapon
DH-7
— deHavilland Dash 7 (Drug Interdiction Aircraft)
HUS
— Hardened Unique Storage
FEAI
— Federal Environmental Assessment Index
FSRS
— Functional Security Requirements Specification
ATCC
— Air Traffic Control Center
MRBS
— mean rounds between stoppages
CIMOC
— Civil Military Operations Center
AFAL
— Air Force Armament Laboratory
AGE
— Experimental Auxiliary
PFHE
— Prefragmented High-Explosive
ALCC
— Airlift Control Center
FLAGE
— Flexible Lightweight Agile-Guided Experiment
COMPHIBGRU
— Commander, Amphibious Group
AMF
— Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (NATO)
HE-T
— High-Explosive Tracer
BRP
— Bomb Release Point
DIA/CS
— Defense Intelligence Agency/Command Support
DESA
— Defense Evaluation Support Activity
MFC
— Mortar Fire Controller
GIST
— Graphical Intelligence Support Terminal
CARVE
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, and Effect
GRU
— Glavnoe Razvedyvatelnoe Upravlenie
DET/DET
— Detachment
CAMC
— Canadian Army Medical Corps
EMCP
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Program
D&D
— Denial and Deception
FCG
— Foreign Clearance Guide (military)
CLSC
— COMSEC Logistics Support Center
AAS
— Analyst Automation Segment
IAD
— Intelligence Analysis Division
DST
— Daylight Savings Time
ICEDEFOR
— Iceland Defense Forces
CANARIE
— Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education
ACOS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
DIP
— Defense Intelligence Plan
FNU
— First Name Unknown
SAM
— Special Airlift Mission
LWIR
— Long-Wave Infrared
CAFI
— Canadian Agriculture and Food International
CBI/T
— Computer-Based Instruction/Training
RISE
— Reliability Improved Selected Equipment
AVT
— Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship (misc)
HIRMS
— Human Intelligence Requirements Management System
AR
— Advanced Readiness
AMRAAM
— Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
ACIS
— Arms Control Intelligence Staff
COMA
— Court Of Military Appeals
SPG
— Self-Propelled Gun
CARDA
— Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
DISES
— Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
AVH
— Armoured Vehicle Heavy
SSW
— Squad Support Weapon
BLT
— Battalion Landing Team
ADAPT
— Automated Decisionmaking and Program Timeline
CITP
— Canadian Integrated Traceability Program
DIEB
— Defense Intelligence Executive Board
CVL
— Light Aircraft Carrier
CCIP
— Command Center Improvement Program
FSS
— Fast Sealift Ship
CCV
— Command and control vehicle (US)
PSO
— Peace Support Operations
COMBAT DF
— Combat Direction Finding
COFS
— Chief Of Staff
CIR
— Central Intelligence Report
NFOV
— Narrow Field Of View
EV
— Enforcement Vector
DIIS
— DIA Integrated Intelligence System
BGT
— Brigade combat team
COMOPS
— Communications Operations Summary
DMAAC
— Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
CNOR
— Command Not Operationally Ready
GSC
— Geological Survey of Canada (DEMR)
FSV
— Future Scout Vehicle (US)
PABD
— Pay Entry Base Date
EMEW
— Electromagnetically-Augmented High Explosive Warhead
EUMETSAT
— European Meteorological Satellite
AIFS
— Advanced Indirect Fire System
ARSPOC
— Army space operations center (US DoD)
CMAFS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
CTOC
— Corps Tactical Operations Center (Main)
DISIDS
— Display and Information Distribution System/Subsystem
CVRT
— Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked
CISE
— (US) CENTCOM Intelligence Support Element
DAMI
— Department of the Army Military Intelligence
LVTE
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer (US)
APSE
— Armour-piercing secondary effect
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organisation or Baghdad Pact
BAR
— M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
EWMIS
— Electronic Warfare Management Information System
FORMMS
— Foreign Materiel Management System
COMEDS
— CONUS Meteorological Data System
CSCT
— Combat Support Coordination Team
CRMA
— Collection Requirements Management Architecture/Application
DLEA
— Drug Law Enforcement Agency
ESS
— Electronic Security Squadron
DOF
— Disposition of Forces
HI-PAR
— High-Performance Precision-Approach Radar
CAT
— Conventional Arms Transfer
AVL
— Armoured Vehicle Light
HACC
— Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center
GITC
— General Intelligence Training Center
DCO
— Defense Communications Office
BIF
— Basic Imagery File
DEDDF
— Digital Elevation Data Dubbing Facility
DVM
— Digital Voice Module
CDS
— Chief of Defence Staff (Canadian)
CS
— Communications squadron
COMPACAF
— Commander, Pacific Air Forces
CELT
— Current Emitter Location Testbed
HEAB
— High-Explosive Air Burst
BGW
— Battlefield Guided Weapon
CRRC
— Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
AFAP
— Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile
FAARP
— Forward Area Armament and Refuel Point
ATMG
— Arms Transfer Management Group
FCB
— Functional Control Board
ALTALR
— ARPA Long-Range Tracking and Instrumentation Radar
ADIO
— Additional Duty Intelligence Officer
DIRES
— Defense Imagery Requirements & Exploitation System
CIRC
— Central Information Reference and Control
KEM
— Kinetic Energy Missile (US)
AVRE
— Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (UK)
CSST
— Combat Service Support Team
CTF/JTF
— Crisis Task Force
DPPC
— Deployable Print Production Center
FV
— Fighting Vehicle
ARV
— Armed Robotic Vehicle
CME
— Communications Monitoring Equipment
APCBC
— Armour-piercing capped ballistic cap
SHORAD
— Short-Range Air Defence System
GPNDS
— Global Positioning & Nuclear Detection System
FIRSTEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Atlantic
CISR
— Communications Intelligence Security Regulation
CTEA
— Cost & Training Effectiveness Analysis
CGH
— Canadian General Hospital
ARSO
— Assistant Regional Security Officer
DMB
— DoDIIS Management Board
ENGESA
— Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)
AFC4A
— USAF Command, Control, Communications and Computer Agency
ERC
— Engin de Reconnaissance Canon
DUG
— Deep Underground
DBMS
— dead bodies make sense
COMNAVNON
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, North Norway
AT
— Ape Tape
STUP
— Spinning Tubular Projectile
RNZN
— Royal New Zealand Navy
ACRV
— Armoured Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle
APCT-BF
— Armour-piercing capped tracer – base fuze
BAS
— Broad Area Search
ASRP
— Airborne SlGlNT Reconnaissance Program
APSA
— Armour piercing secondary effect
ATETS
— Atomic Heat and Powerplant
ANZAC
— Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
FMSF
— Foreign Military Sales Financing
CADS
— Containerized Ammunition Distribution System
ALES
— AIRES Life Extension System
HTACC
— Hardened Tactical Air Control Center
FLTSATCOM
— fleet satellite communications
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
— Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
DISA WESTHEM
— DISA Western Hemisphere
EBG
— Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle)
DERA
— British Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1995–2001)
ALD
— Airlift Division
DMAI
— Defense Mapping Agency Instruction
FCG2
— FORSCOM G2
AFCS
— automatic fire-control systems
DIFR
— Defense Intelligence Facility Report
ALAAVS
— Advanced Light Armored/Amphibious Vehicle System (US)
MEV
— medical evacuation vehicle (US)
NBC
— Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
COMSTRIKFLTLANT
— Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic
CMISE
— Corps Military Intelligence Support Element
HEL
— High-Energy Laser (US)
DARCOM
— US Army Matériel Development and Readiness Command
CROM
— Continuous Read-Only Memory
SJHP
— Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point
COLISEUM
— Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers
CJTF-AK
— Commander, Joint Task Force-Alaska
DGCS
— Downsized Ground Control Station
CINCAFLANT
— Commander in Chief, United States Air Forces, Atlantic
APORTS
— Aerial Ports File (JOPES)
AITE
— Advanced Indications Technology Experiment
ACEVAL
— Air Combat Evaluation
COFI
— Court of Inquiry
AT
— Antitank
CCJA
— USCENTCOM Staff Judge Advocate
DASP
— Demountable Artillery Surveillance Pod
LTD
— Laser Target Designator
BD
— Baud
MAF
— Marine Amphibious Force
NG
— New Generation
GEPS
— Generic Electronic Publishing System
AFMSIS
— Air Force Modeling and Simulation Information System
HUD
— Heads-Up Display
DSC
— Defense Satellite Communications
EIG
— Explosive Incendiary Grenade
BMATT
— Briefcase Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal
ALE
— AIRES Lifecycle Extension
BLR
— Blindado Ligero de Ruedas
CCFC
— Commander in Chief, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command
AFC
— Australian Flying Corps
COMSIXATAF
— Commander, Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southeastern Europe
COPSTRAT
— Continuity of Operations Plan (USSTRATCOM)
SFMG
— Sustained Fire Machine Gun
PSD
— Propulsion System Demonstrator
DIDS
— Defense Intelligence Dissemination System
DOCC
— Defense Communications Agency Operations Center Complex
FTMA
— Future Tank Main Armament
HIRE
— Hughes Infrared Equipment
HEAP-T
— high-explosive anti-personnel - tracer
ECPL
— Endorsed Data Encryption Standard Products List
AMS-H
— Advanced Missile System - Heavy
MAMBA
— Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar
COMNAVFOR
— Commander Naval Forces
CEPR
— Compromising Emanation Performance Requirement
CEPG
— Combined Exercise Planning Group
CQB
— Close Quarter Battle
CCOHS
— Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health
AIST
— Air Intelligence Support Team
ATD
— Advanced technology demonstrator (US)
HVAPFSDS
— high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot
CAO(SOP)
— Coordination of Atomic Operations (Standard Operating Procedure)
ETAP
— Education Training Awareness Program
EI (FORMERLY UI)
— Employment Insurance
ARA
— Aerial Rocket Artillery
HERT
— Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team
FOSIC-E
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Europe
C&E
— Collection and Exploitation
CSP
— Communications Support Processor
ATM
— Anti-Tank Mine
GYRO
— Gyroscope or Gyroscopic
CINCUSAFE
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe
BEYOND DUTY
— Proper Name of System
CIWS
— Close-in weapons system
ACSI
— Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, HQ USAF
BSSC
— Battle Staff Support Center
EVR
— Enemy Vulnerability Report
AOFDA
— U.S. AID Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance
DISP
— Defense Industrial Security Program
HEDI
— High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
ATG
— Antitank Gun
DFAD
— Digitized Feature Analysis Data
ESAMS
— Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation
COMUSFOR KOREA
— Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
AIRA
— Air Attache
RUC
— Royal Ulster Constabulary
CAWS
— Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US)
CEP
— Circular error of probability
CGN
— Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear Powered
FDR
— Foreign Disclosure Representative
DMAR
— Deferred Maintenance And Repair
FIP
— Force Improvement Plan
FALD
— Field Administration & Logistics Division
AHC
— Attack Helicopter Company (USA)
COMSC
— Commander, Military Sealift Command
PMEE
— U.S. Air Force abbreviation for Prime Mission Electronic Equipment
AWWIMS
— Automated Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System
FWVP
— Fallout Wind Vector Plot
AVLB
— Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
DTSA
— (U.S.) Defense Technology Security Administration
AGMR
— Major Communications Relay Ship
BPF
— Bandpass Filter
CBF
— Common Budget Framework
MRE
— Meal Ready To Eat (U.S. Military Rations)
BANDIT
— Bragg Area Network for Digital Intelligence Transmission
AOT
— Transport Oiler
GST
— General Staff Target
EA
— Emergency Action(s)
ATARS
— Advanced Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance System
UDR
— Ulster Defence Regiment
AIAWS
— Automated Intelligence Analyst Workstation
FIS
— Fuze Interface System
CNCS
— Cryptonet Control Station
GITAC
— General Intelligence Training Advisory Committee
VCG
— Véhicule de Combat du Genie (armoured engineer vehicle)
AEMS
— Automated Edge Measurement System
ABMS
— air bursting ammunition system
PD
— Point Defense
CINCAL
— Commander in Chief, Alaska
HEER
— High-Explosive Extended Range (ammunition)
ARTADS
— Army Tactical Data System
SUIT
— Sight Unit Infantry Trilux
AMBISS
— Automated Map-Based Intelligence Support System
CITS
— CENTCOM Imagery Transmission System
IAMS
— Individual Aerial Mobility System
C&P
— Characteristics & Performance
DIAL
— Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison
FAMP
— Foreign Army Materiel Production
BR
— Blade Rate
LSVW
— Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada)
RSN
— Role Specialist Nation (US & NATO)
CCSC
— Cryptologic Combat Support Console
CZ
— Combat Zone
DARC
— District Area Command
DSCSOC
— Defense Satellite Communications System Operations Center
MENS
— Mission Element Need Statement (US)
ELSAP
— Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)
DOI
— Date of Information
COMLANDJUT
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, Schleswig-Holstein & Jutland
DE-U
— Dissemination Element-Upgrade
FANT
— French Atmospheric Nuclear Test
COMPW
— Composite Wing
CCIS
— Command, Control and Intelligence Support
AEOS
— Advanced Electro-Optical Sensor
BLUE FLAG
— ACC command and control exercise
COEF
— Canada-Ontario Export Forum
IBDTF
— IBD Transaction Format
CQBW
— Close-Quarters Battle Weapon
STAFF
— Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US)
CLOS
— Command to line of sight
SPATG
— self-propelled anti-tank gun
ATMP
— Air Target Materials Program
EFD
— Electronic Fill Device
CDIP
— Consolidated Defense Intelligence Program
DIFM
— Defense Intelligence Functional Manager
FSK
— Field Station, Korea
CHT
— Canada Health Transfer
C-HUMINT
— Counter Human Resources Intelligence
DAS
— Defense Attache System
GDIPP
— General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program
CERD
— Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot
AFSV
— armoured fire support vehicle
ATTCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
APIT
— Armour-piercing incendiary tracer
COMSTS
— Commander, Military Sea Transportation Service
GLS
— Gesellschaft für logistischen Service
EWIRS
— Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming System
AUS
— Army of the United States
DDHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
TAM
— Tanque Argentino Mediano
CEST
— Contingency Exploitation Support Team
ADZ
— Air Defense Zone
CCTS
— Combat Crew Training Squadron
BBBG
— Battleship Battle Group
FPL
— Fire Protective Line
CONR
— CONUS NORAD Region
UW
— Urban Warfare
COMMS CTR
— Communications Center
ATACS
— Analyst-to-Analyst Communications Service
DAWS
— Defense Automated Warning System
COMTWOATAF
— Commander, Second Allied Tactical Air Force, Central Europe
CCJ2
— USCENTCOM Intelligence Directorate
CHUSMLO
— Chief, U.S. Military Liaison Office
ADBT
— Advanced Data Base Technology
HALE
— High-Altitude Long-Endurance
ADN
— ACE DGZ Number
AGOR
— Oceanographic Research Ship (misc)
IAGS
— Inter-American Geodetic Survey
DOD TCSEC
— DOD Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
DMC
— Digital Magnetic Compass
CIAP
— CIA Program
CSCR
— Computer System Change Request
BMSS
— Ballistic Missile Systems Subcommittee
MOPP
— Mission Oriented Protective Posture (US)
CNVD
— Clip-on night vision device
AFSPCIP
— Air Force Space Command Intelligence Plan
FARV-A
— Future Armored Resupply Vehicle - Artillery (US)
ADSTAR
— Advanced Document Storage & Retrieval System
EOP
— Emergency Operating Procedures
SSG
— Single Shot Gun
AFSSE
— Air Force Space Surveillance Element
DISAM
— Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management
CAB
— Combat Aviation Battalion
GCE
— Ground Combat Element
AIRTAPS
— Aerial Imagery Reconnaissance Tracking And Plotting System
CGS
— Crew Gunnery Simulator
DEMPC
— Data Exploitation, Mission Planning, Communications/Center
STANAG
— (NATO) Standardisation Agreement
COD
— Carrier On-board Delivery
IAT
— Intelligence Augmentation Team
AP-I
— Armor Piercing Incendiary
FTD
— Foreign Technology Division (USAF)
CGF
— Central Group of Forces (FSU Forces in Czechoslovakia)
LOC
— Line Of Communication
CRM
— Composite risk management (US)
DSNET 2
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 2 (TOP SECRET level)
AEAO
— Airborne Emergency Action Officer
ALCOR
— ARPA Lincoln CBand Observable Radar
DTAT
— Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres
CCC
— Combustible Cartridge Case
ARV
— Armored Recovery Vehicle
CSP/HOL
— Communications Support Processor/High Order Language
VADS
— Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
APHE
— Armour-Piercing High Explosive
APC-T
— Armour-piercing capped – tracer
FSBS
— Fleet Submarine Broadcast System
DIPOLES
— Defense Intelligence Photoreconnaissance On-Line Exploitation System
PH
— Probability of Hit
ARCOM
— Army Command
BMS
— Battalion Mortar System
CVTS
— Compressed Video Transmission Service
DCA
— défense contre avions (anti-aircraft)
VDA
— Véhicule de Défense Anti-aérienne (anti-aircraft defence vehicle)
CENTJIC
— Joint Intelligence Center USCENTCOM
AVM
— Armoured Vehicle Medium
AFSAA
— Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency
ASDV
— Auxiliary SEAL Delivery Vehicle
ARSOA
— Army Special Operations Aviation
DMOS
— Daily Maritime OPINTEL Summary
HDL
— Harry Diamond Laboratories
CCTF
— Contingency Communications Test Facility
CGY/HR
— CentiGray hour
C&D
— Cover & Deception
ATDB
— ACE Target Data Base
AIIRS
— Automated Intelligence Information Retrieval System
HWAS
— High Wycombe Air Station
AMMS
— Allowance Material Management System
AGP
— Patrol Craft Tender (misc)
DGU
— Downgrade to Unclassified
COMATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
ARRADCOM
— Armament Research and Development Command
BIDS
— Battlefield Information Distribution System
ARTEP
— Army Readiness Training Evaluation Program
COMZ
— Communications Zone
BIIR
— Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
AMEMB
— American Embassy
FFAR
— Folding Fin Aerial Rocket
GDU
— Gun Display Unit
AMTRAC
— APC used by the Marines AO: Area of Operations.
APV
— Armoured Patrol Vehicle
CCPDS
— Command Center Processing and Display System
BOCV
— Battery Operations Centre Vehicle
DRC
— Defense Review Committee (NATO)
ESAC
— El Salvador Analysis Cell
CUP
— COMSEC Utility Program
EMPG
— Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade
DSAT
— Developmental Submarine Analysis Terminal
LPC
— Launch Pod Container
COMTASKFORNON
— Commander, Allied Task Force North Norway
C7F
— Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
ELMT
— Element
HEL
— U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory
ENSCD
— Enemy Situation and Correlation Division
FAL
— Fusil Automatique Légère
AIFV
— Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle
CMTS
— Critical Mobile Target Server
ARTAS-K
— Army Training and Support-Kuwait
ATS
— Atelier de Construction de Tarbes
FUG
— Felderitц Usу Gépkosci
ALCOP
— Alternate Command Post
MMBF
— mean miles between failures
LALO
— Low Altitude Low Opening
CLAWS
— Close combat light armor weapon system (US)
BVITS
— Baseline Video Imagery Transmission System
COMGIBMED
— Commander, Gibraltar Mediterranean Command
HBAR
— Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle
FORD-Q
— Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec
CCIRID
— Charge-Coupled Infrared Imaging Device
DELORME
— a Digital Mapping Computer Program
SWARM
— Stabilised Weapon and Reconnaissance Mount
APGM
— Autonomous precision-guided munition
ARCENT
— U.S. Army Forces Central Command
AFSCOORD
— Assistant Fire Support Coordinator
DFH
— Deployed Forward Headquarters
COMAMC
— Commander, Air Mobility Command
ASSC
— Alternate Space Surveillance Center
CINCPAC
— Commander in Chief, Pacific Command
DESO
— Defence Export Sales Organisation (UK)
TGP
— Terminally Guided Projectile
CITA
— Combat Intelligence and Targeting on Arrival
CVHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
FRS
— Fleet Readiness Squadron
CMDC
— Command Cell
ICTF
— Interagency Crisis Task Force
ES
— Emplacement Site
VAE
— Vehiculo Armado Exploracion
CNAC
— Customs National Air Command, Oklahoma City
GIUK
— Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom
CVGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
APTE
— Abrams Power Train Evolution (US)
HMCS
— Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
DOSTN
— Department Of State Telecommunications Network
DRP
— Disaster Relief Program
FSST
— Forward Space Support in Theater
MFCS
— Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System
AJFP
— Adaptive Joint Force Package
OPV
— Observation Post Vehicle
FEWSG
— Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group
DIPP
— Defense Intelligence Projection for Planning
COS
— Combat Operations Staff
FCRC
— Federal Contract Research Center
AFGWS
— Air Force Ground Weather Stations
MCSK
— Mine Clearance System Kit (US)
EIS
— Engineering and Installation Squadron
CDEC
— Captured Document Exploitation Center
ATOL
— Assisted Takeoff & Landing
CBS
— Combat Battle Simulation
COMUSARSO
— Commander, United States Army Forces Southern Command
CDD
— Canadian Discharge Depot
CTOL
— Conventional Takeoff & Landing
C2X
— CCTF C2 OBI/CI Support Element
SABS
— Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight
AGS
— armored gun system (US)
ASMD
— Antiship Missile Defense
LAG
— Light Artillery Gun
AO&M/NM
— Administration, Operations, and Maintenance/Network Management
IFVWCM
— Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures (US)
FWIC
— Fighter Weapon School Intelligence Course
ARSOC
— Army Special Operations Command
AFCA
— Air Force Collection Assets
CTD
— Collective Training Directorate
ARV
— Armoured Recovery Vehicle
AFSIP
— Air Force Satellite Intelligence Program
CCR
— Crown Copyright Reserved
ATAC
— ASAP Technical Advisory Committee
CNOM
— Chief of Naval Operations Memorandum
HEAT-T-HVY
— high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - heavy
ATD/IFD
— Advanced Technology Demonstration/Integrated Feasibility Demonstration
GW
— Guided Weapon
CUSRPG
— Canadian-U.S. Regional Planning Group (NATO)
BCS
— Broadcast Control Station
HEMT
— High-Electron-Mobility Transistor
ICAP
— Improved Capabilities Program
COMANTDEF-COM
— Commander, Antilles Defense Command
WAVES
— Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
HLA
— Helicopter Landing Areas
COMUSNAVCENT
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command
DISPEWT
— Defense Intelligence Space Electronic Warfare Threat Data Base
ERFB
— extended range full-bore
DBW
— Decibels Referenced to One Watt of Power
CRITICOM
— Critical Intelligence Communications Network
CERP
— Combined Economic Reporting Program
DBK
— Dominant Battlefield Knowledge
DSE
— Direct Support Element
ADCSOPS
— Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations & Plans
VCR/PC
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ)
CB
— Chemical, Biological
DESS
— Defense Exploitation Support System
EOSS
— Electro-Optic Sensor System
ECA
— Enemy Capability Assessment
ASAC
— All-Source Analysis Center
MANPADS
— Man-Portable Air Defense System
ATFD
— Automated Tactical Fusion Division
EECT
— End of Evening Civil Twilight
TADDS
— Target Alert Display Data Set (US)
ATTD
— Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration
FIFV
— Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (US)
DSSCS
— Defense Special Secure Communications System
AMPDS
— Automated Message Processing Dissemination System
ACV
— Aardvark Cleaning Vehicle (US)
BAF
— Bagram Air Field
EFTO
— Encrypt(ed) for Transmission Only
ESAF
— Electronic Safety and Arm Function
BIC
— Battlefield Information Center
DSNET 1
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 1 (SECRET level)
BPSK
— Burst Pulse Shift Key
AMAB
— Air Mobile Assault Brigade
DSVT
— Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
DRIC
— Defense Resource Identification Code
CNAD
— Conference on NATO Armament Directors
FCSE
— Forward Control Support Element
GIAT
— Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres
ADPSSM
— Automated Data Processing Systems Security Manual
COMNAVSURFPAC
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific
BAWB
— Bomber Activity Weekly Brief
HIROCC
— Hawaiian Islands Regional Operational Control Center
DRO
— Departmental Requirements Officer
BASS
— Battlefield Surveillance System
CIDF
— Cultural Industries Development Fund
DCCC
— Defense Collection Coordination Center
COMAIRSOUTH
— Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe
LPG
— Liquid Propellant Gun
EMUT
— Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal
CVS
— Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier
ADNET
— Antidrug Network
GAFIA
— German Armed Forces Intelligence Agency
DGCT
— Downsized Ground Control Terminal
ACE
— Armored Combat Earthmover (US)
AGZ
— Actual Ground Zero
DPOMIS
— Directorate of Plans, Operations, Mobilization, Intelligence, and Security
CIPE
— (US) CENTCOM Imagery Production Element
ASM
— Armored Systems Modernisation (US)
CAG
— Commander of the Air Group
ADTS
— Adversary Threat Squadron
ARSP
— Advanced Reconnaissance Support Program
CTEM
— Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem Model
FIRST
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team
FAIO
— Field Artillery Intelligence Officer
ALSA
— Air-Land-Sea Application (Center)
APCRBC
— Armour-piercing composite rigid ballistic cap
BAD
— Baseline Assessment Document
IIR
— Imaging Infrared
CIVIC
— Civilian Vulnerability Indicator Code
LSW
— Light Support Weapon
HEAT-TP-T
— high-explosive anti-tank - target practice - tracer
FTL
— Future Target List
CIRVLS
— Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings
ECOS
— Enhanced Combat Optical Sight
FMIG
— Foreign Materiel Intelligence Group
DP
— Dual-Purpose
EMIT
— Emergency Message Initiation Terminal
DSI/TCCS
— Defense Simulation Internet/Theater Command and Control System
AVMT
— Aviation Maintenance Trainer
ERDA
— Economic and Regional Development Agreement
COMNAVBALTAP
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Baltic Approaches
FCC
— Fire-Control Computer
ADEA
— Army Development & Employment Agency
BNS
— Bill Night Sight
IADB
— Inter-American Defense Board
DMACSC
— Defense Mapping Agency Combat Support Center
DITS
— Digital Imagery Transmission System
DFSV
— Direct-Fire Support Vehicle
ARLO
— Air Reconnaissance Liaison Officer
CMRS
— Collection Management Requirements System
ROR
— Range Only Radar
FOLAN
— Fiber-Optic Local Area Network
EMAP
— Electromagnetic Analysis Program
COMJTF
— Commander, Joint Task Force
ARE
— Atelier de Construction Roanne
DS/T
— practice discarding sabot/tracer
ESRS
— electro-slag refined steel
DODD
— DoD Directive
BC2A
— Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
DEFSMAC
— Defense Special Missile & Astronautics Center
CSEL
— Combat Survivor-Evader Locator
CIDC
— Combined Interview and Debriefing Center
WAM
— Wide Area Mines (US)
DMAHTC
— DMA Hydrographic and Topographic Center
CONGINT
— Congressional Interest
SPAS
— Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
MPWS
— Mobile Protected Weapon System (US)
CRN
— Combat Radio Net
ERP
— Extended Range Projectile
ERA
— Explosive Reactive Armour
AS
— Submarine Tender (material Support)
LAM
— Laser Aiming Module
CRFID
— Canadian Radio Frequency Identification
EAS
— Emergency Action System
AEROFLOT
— Former Soviet Union Civil Airline
EFV
— Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV)
CANUK
— US Canada, United Kingdom, United States
SABCA
— Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques
CIPR
— Consolidated Intelligence Production Requirement
ASPIC
— Armed Services Personnel Interrogation Center
DTS
— Diplomatic Telecommunications System/Service
DNAS
— DODIIS Network Access System
CSSD
— Combat Service Support Detachment
MRSI
— Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact
ADRI
— Arc Digital Raster Imagery
BASIC
— Battle Area Surveillance & Integrated Communications
ADPSSO
— ADP Special Security Officer
FLIR
— Forward-Looking Infrared (Radar)
BFOV
— Broad Field of View
COPG
— Chairman, Operational Planners Group
ARDM
— Auxiliary Repair Drydock
GSR
— General Staff Requirement (US)
CMV
— Combat mobility vehicle (US)
CVHG
— Guided-Missile V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
TCU
— Tactical Control Unit
AVR
— Aircraft Rescue Vehicle
HUSK
— Hardened Unique Storage Key
FEDSIM
— Federal Computer Performance Evaluation and Simulation Center
ARLEA
— Army Logistics Evaluation Agency
GDIC
— General Defense Intelligence Community
DCR
— Data Change Request
CSAW
— Cryptologic Support to Amphibious Warfare
CPIA
— Chemical Propulsion Information Agency
CF
— Canadian Forces
FCZ
— Forward Combat Zone
AFAMPE
— USAF Automated Message Processing Exchange
ARMA
— Army Attache
CCPC
— Critical Collection Problems Committee
ATMDE
— Army Theater Missile Defense Element
COMFLDCOMDASA
— Commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency
FH/DS
— Frequency Hopping/Direct Sequence
DTUC
— Data Transfer Unit Cartridge
FRY
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia
CPC
— Coastal Patrol Boat
FOTRS
— Follow-On Tactical Reconnaissance System
ACSB
— Amphibious Contingency Support Briefs
COMEDOC
— Commander, Western Mediterranean Area
DIAOB
— Defense Intelligence Air Order of Battle
BSSG
— Brigade Service Support Group
CRCR
— Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment
COMNORLANT
— Commander, Northern Submarine Area
ADC-A
— Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver
CSSA
— Cryptologic Shore Support Activity
DIATS
— DIA Terrorism Summary
FCE
— Forward Control Element
APDS
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot
CINCNORTH
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)
CCTP
— Continuously Computed Target Point
CONPG
— Chairman, Operational Nuclear Planning Group
FIMCLA
— Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act
AMIS
— Advanced Microwave Imaging Sensor
AC2SMAN
— Alaskan Command and Control System Military utomated Network
I2R
— Imaging Infrared
DFV
— Desert Fighting Vehicle
FHAP
— Federal Housing Action Program (Canada)
AMIP
— Army Model Improvement Plan
CRWG
— Current Requirements Working Group
BIS (FORMERLY ACIS)
— Border Information Service
ARABSAT
— Arab Satellite Communications
CVLN
— Nuclear-Powered Light Aircraft Carrier
CARRV
— Challenger armoured repair and recovery vehicle
BD
— Base Detonating
DCIA
— Director, Central Intelligence Agency
GAMA
— Gun Automatic Multiple Ammunition
DATS
— Data Automated Tower Simulation
C/E
— Crew/enlisted (enlisted aircrew member)
AIRREQRECON
— Air Request Reconnaissance
EWSE
— EW Support Element
COMAAFCE
— Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
GP
— General Purpose
COMCARGRU
— Commander, Carrier Group
HS
— Helicopter Squadron
LVT
— Landing Vehicle Tracked (US)
VRL
— Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle)
ATACS
— Advanced tank cannon system (US)
LRD
— Long Range Deflagrator
ATLV
— Artillery Target Location Vehicle
DITFOR
— Defense Intelligence Technical Forum
BDA/PSA
— Bomb Damage Assessment/Post Strike Assessment
DDH
— Aviation Destroyer (ASW)
DPSK
— Digital Pulse Shift Key
DCIP
— Defense Counterdrug Intelligence Program
DR&E
— Defense Research and Engineering
DTLS
— Descriptive Top-Level Specification
DRDC
— Defence R&D Canada
BMP
— Pronounced "bimp". A Former Warsaw Pact IFV
C4IFTW
— C4I for the Warrior
PRAC
— Practice and Research: Advancing Collaboration
COIS
— Combat Operations Intelligence System
EXPLAN
— Exercise Plan
MBC
— Mortar Ballistic Computer
DCMM
— Database Creation and Management Module
AIPR
— Automated Information Processing Request
AMC
— Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey)
HFEA
— Human Factors Engineering Assessment
ESW
— Electronic Security Wing
CNRIU
— Combat Net Radio Interface Unit
ESAA
— European Special Activities Area (U.S. Air Force)
CHG
— Guided-Missile Aviation Cruiser
FORMDEPS
— FORSCOM Mobilization & Deployment Planning System
S&W
— Smith and Wesson
I2
— Intelligence Information
ADIEC
— Army Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
CPFL
— Contingency Planning Facilities List
ALF
— Auxiliary Landing Field
BTF
— battalion task force
HWSTD
— High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator
AFDT
— AEELS Fixed Downlink Terminal
PID
— Positive Identification
FVRDE
— Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (UK)
DUSD(P)
— Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
MARS
— Multiple Artillery Rocket System
CSF
— Command Support Functions
EAMA
— African States Associated with the EEC
DISA-EUR
— Defense Information Systems Agency-Europe
EIDS
— Electronic Information Delivery System
FVS
— Fighting Vehicle System (US)
CHODC INDIA
— Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, India
ATGL
— Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher
CWR
— Continuous Wave Radar
DODFDCO
— Department Of Defense Foreign Disclosure Coordinating Office
AFFIS
— Airfield Facilities Information System
CMOTF
— Civil Military Operations Task Force
GSFG
— Group of Soviet Forces Germany
DAPA
— Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor
CIAD
— Combat Intelligence Applications Division
CARG
— Crisis Action Review Group
BIFF
— Bistatic Identification Friend or Foe
EDRE
— Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises
CANR
— Canadian NORAD Region
HAWK
— Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US)
AUG
— Armee-Universal-Gewehr
DASR
— Defense Analysis Special Report
ASB
— Air Surveillance Broadcast
FOSIC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
FWE
— Foreign Weapons Evaluation
CMSS
— Collection Management Support System
IMU
— Inertial Measurement Unit
EMHS
— EUCOM Message Handling System
EAOS
— Enhanced Artillery Observation System
CJIATF-E
— Commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-East
CEU
— Computer Electronics Unit
