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