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ATT'D
— attached
ADVON
— Advanced Echelon
HR/MR
— Human Readable/Machine Readable (Data)
JBMOU
— Joint Ballistic Memorandum of Understanding
ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
D OF W
— Died of Wounds
AMCIT
— American Citizen
TARFU
— Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR.
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
BTW
— By The Way
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
FCFS
— First Come First Served
C4I
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence
C3I
— Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
DISSO
— Deputy Information Systems Security Officer
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
I&SS
— Intelligence and Security Service
A-TM
— Alpha Team (Special Forces Operational Detachment)
MOS
— Military Occupational Speciality
AC
— Alternating Current
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
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)
CSSP
— Combined Services Support Program
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
AN/VRC
— Army Navy Vehicle Radio Communications
CY
— Calendar Year
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
ARFORGEN
— Army Force Generation
FVDD
— Fighting Vehicle Development Division
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
FWD
— Forward
E-NET
— Ethernet
MAHEM
— MAgnetoHydrodynamic Explosive Munition
EADSIM
— Extended Air Defense Simulation
D-CELL
— Deployment Cell
C-QUIP
— Combined Quarterly Intelligence Production Listing
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
C-MASINT
— Counter-Measures and Signature Intelligence
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
CCIRM
— Collection Coordination and Intelligence Requirements Management
B-H
— Bosnia-Hercegovina
DATAINT
— Data Intelligence
HOTSIT
— Hot Situation Message
FAAD C3I
— Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
CDR
— Critical Design Review
E&MD
— Engineering & Manufacturing Development
C-LAMP
— Community Laser Measurement Program
C-RISTA
— Counter-Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
A/JSIC
— Alternate JSIC
VIRSS
— Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System
BADGE FINDER
— Proper Name of System
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
D&SA
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack
FY
— Fiscal Year
D&SABL
— Depth & Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
EEO
— Equal Employment Opportunity
C-SIGINT
— Counter-Signals Intelligence
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
QRF
— Quick Reaction Force. On standby to react to any situation.
C-C3
— Counter Command, Control, and Communications
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
FYI
— For Your Information
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
ARDF
— Airborne Radio Direction Finding
CO6
— Combined Staff Judge Advocate
F3S
— Field Station Support System
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
RDF/LT
— Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (US)
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
APPROX
— Approximate
MOLF
— Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany)
RARDE
— Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (UK)
POA&M
— Plan Of Action & Milestones
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
SPS
— Standard Positioning Service (GPS)
ARSST
— Army Space Command Space Support Team
H-SIP
— H-Camera Spectral Improvement Program
C&LB
— Coasts and Landing Beaches
BADGE KEEPER
— Proper Name of System
D/TWP
— Director, Tactical Warfare Programs
CBRN
— Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
BICES
— Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems (NATO)
E-OPTINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence
C/MC
— Command Master Chief
CAT-1
— RECategory-1 Receive Equipment
E-MIPE
— Enhanced MIPE
EAMAS
— Emergency Action Message Authentication System
E-DRB
— Expanded Defense (Planning &) Resources Board
PCB
— printed circuit board
XO
— Executive Officer
ESA
— European Space Agency
C2S2LAN
— Command and Control Support System LAN
IAS WS
— IAS Work Station
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
AM
— Ante Meridian
EXCOM
— Executive Committee
FBI
— Federal Bureau of Investigation
RADIRS
— Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System (US)
CAP
— Civil Air Patrol
PPS
— Precise Positioning Service
RFI
— Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
G-OIS
— Investigations and Security Division (USCG/G-O)
D/DARO
— Director, DARO
DARSP
— Defense Academic Research Support Program
I-MAE
— Interim Medium Altitude Endurance UAV (formerly Tier I)
DOT
— Department of Transport
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
GBCS(-L OR -H)
— Ground-Based Common Sensor (-Light or -Heavy)
G-OINS
— Intelligence Division (USCG/G-O)
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
DSS
— Decision Support System
DALATS
— Data Logging and Transmission System
ANFO
— Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Explosive
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
FRAGO
— FRAGmentary Order. (see OPORD)
CADOB
— Consolidated Air Defense Order of Battle
C3NET
— Command, Control, and Communications Networks
ENTNAC
— Entrance National Agency Check
CDT
— Central Daylight Time
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.
C3OB
— C3 Order of Battle
DALASP
— Defense Advanced Language and Area Studies Program
KIA
— Killed in Action
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
AGL
— Above Ground Level
DACOS/I
— Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff-Intelligence
FRIES
— Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
FLRA
— Federal Labor Relations Authority's
PC
— Personal computer (host)
DASVA
— Defense Attache System Vehicle Accounting
CBT
— Computer Based Training
AAFES
— Army and Air Force Exchange Service
BLDG
— Building
DAJDIA
— Office Symbol for JMITC
FARRFAA
— Air Replacement Radar
DARSC
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Steering Committee
IAIPS
— Integrated Automated Intelligence Processing System
C4S
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems
ATTN/ATTN
— Attention (to the attention of)
ATC
— Air traffic control
GNP
— gross national product (economics)
VARRV
— Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
IPB
— Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
AAR
— After Action Review
HARDLOOK
— Special Data Analysis Product of NAVSPACECOM/N24
DAREOD
— damaged airfield reconnaissance explosive ordnance disposal
METL
— Mission Essential Task List (mettle)
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
DASD(I&S)
— Deputy ASD (Intelligence and Security)
OIC
— Officer In Charge
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
EEOC
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
SNAFU
— Situation Normal All Fouled Up
ATA
— Actual Time of Arrival
C3ISC
— C3I Systems Committee
EACTPC
— Echelon-Above-Corps Theater Production Center
MADLS
— Mobile Air Defence Launching System
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
DOD, DOD
— Department of Defense
DAIRSDIA
— Advanced Imagery Reproduction System
CPS
— Cardinal points specification (UK)
ACFT
— Aircraft
FUBAR BUNDY
— fucked up beyond all recognition but unfortunately not dead yet
CIS
— Commonwealth of Independent States
BAOR
— British Army of the Rhine
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
GRG
— Gridded Reference Graphic
ACU
— Army Combat Uniform
DZ
— Drop Zone
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
EDM
— Engineering Development Model
BR/BR
— Branch
FOIA
— Freedom of Information Act
ABCOMM
— Alternate/Backup Communications
IATA
— International Air Transport Association
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ACDUTRA
— Active Duty Training
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
C4ISR
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
ALO
— Air Liaison Officer
DPKO
— Department of Peacekeeping Operations
FFGH
— Guided-Missile Aviation Frigate
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
BVR
— Beyond Visual Range
ELNOT
— ELINT Notation
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
GND
— Ground
TTG
— Time-To-Go
HEAT-FS
— high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised
DIV
— Division
IAEA
— International Atomic Energy Agency
ARCH
— Architect
COOP
— Continuity of Operations
DLA
— U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
DC
— Direct Current
CEFO
— Combat equipment fighting order (webbing contents)
ACL
— Access Control List
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
CCJ6
— USCENTCOM Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate
BPR
— Business Process Re-engineering
EPIRB
— Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
CEP
— Circular Error Probable
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
EEFI
— Essential Elements of Friendly Information
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
DBA
— Data Base Administrator
IR
— Infrared
FISA
— Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FROSS
— Foreign Reliance on Space Systems
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
H
— Hour
CIA
— Central Intelligence Agency
I/O
— Input/Output
DZ/LZ
— Drop Zone/Landing Zone
IAW
— In Accordance With
VMF
— Marine Fighter Squadron
PLC
— Programmable Logic Control
M
— Million
CPR
— Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
DEA
— Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
DSETS
— Direct Support Electrical Test System
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
AF
— Air Force
HOSP
— Hospital
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
ADAM
— Area Denial Artillery Munition
VCR/TT
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier)
LOS
— Line Of Sight
EM
— Electromagnetic
GPO
— Government Printing Office
AOR
— Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit.
ETC
— Estimated Time of Completion
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
ETD
— Estimated Time of Departure
FM
— frequency modulation
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
SWAT
— Special Weapons and Tactics
CSRS
— Civil Service Retirement System
SAE
— Society of Automotive Engineers
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
COTR
— Contracting Officer Technical Representative
TIC
— Troops In Contact
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
EXEC
— Executive
GSW
— GunShot Wound
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
CAI
— Computer-Aided Instruction
TV
— Television
IOC
— Initial Operational Capability
GB
— Gigabyte
AWGN
— Additive White Gaussian Noise
TRADOC
— United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
USAF
— United States Air Force
TP-SP
— target practice - spotting
FUBB
— Fucked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario)
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
APHIS
— U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ERFB-BB
— extended range full-bore - base bleed
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
AGT
— Agent
CRA
— Canada Revenue Agency
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
ASP
— Ammunition Supply Point
EBS
— Emergency Broadcast System
CCJ5
— USCENTCOM Plans and Policy Directorate
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
CAVU
— Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
EMP
— Electromagnetic Pulse
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
EFTA
— European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
CARIFTA
— Caribbean Free Trade Association
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
EPROM
— Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EW
— Electronic Warfare
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
ELINT
— Electronic Intelligence Satellite
AA
— Anti-Aircraft
HE-FS
— high-explosive - fin-stabilised
F/D
— Ratio of focal-length to diameter (of reflector type antennas)
ENGR
— Engineer
APPL
— Application
LMAW
— Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon
MIA
— Missing In Action
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
H2O
— Water (vapor)
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
EAM
— Emergency Action Message
BITS
— Base Information Transfer System
AWL
— Absent Without Leave
FUBAR
— Fucked Up Beyond All Reason
COG
— Course Over Ground
GLATGM
— Gun Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile
AWE
— Advanced Warfighting Experiment
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
CCO/SCO
— Central Control Office/Sub-Control Office
OP
— Observation Post
ALMS
— Automated Logistics Management System
CO
— Commanding officer
AFLC
— Air Force Logistics Command's
ADF
— Australian Defence Force
DSTE
— Digital Subscriber Terminal Equipment
ECMA
— European Computer Manufacturer's Association
ACPERS
— Army Civilian Personnel System
COLL
— Collect
CAD
— Computer-Assisted Design
HF
— High Frequency
C4
— Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
BDC
— Business Development Bank of Canada
IFF
— Identification Friend or Foe (radar)
CASEVAC
— Casualty Evacuation
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
IADS
— Integrated Air Defense System
CCJ3
— USCENTCOM Operations Directorate
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
AB
— Air Base
CQB
— Close quarters battle
FPS
— Feet Per Second
CACM
— Central American Common Market
FMJ
— Full Metal Jacket
NTC
— National Training Center (USA)
GHZ
— Gigahertz
CEOI
— Communications electronics operating instruction
CCPDS-R
— Command Center Processing & Display System Replacement
AACB
— Aeronautics & Astronautics Coordinating Board
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
USA
— United States Army
AMU
— Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
ACCHAN
— Allied Command Channel
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
BAN
— Base Area Network
MEPS
— Military Entrance Processing Station
AVUM
— Aviation Unit Maintenance
DV
— Distinguished Visitor
ELEV
— Elevator
AFM
— Air Force Manual
CDU
— Control Display Unit
BI
— Background Investigation
ICU
— Interface Control Unit
AFSPC
— Air Force Space Command
EC
— European Community
AFWAL
— Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
CEAO
— West African Economic Community
OPORD
— OPerations Order
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
/S/
— Signature
CALS
— Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CAALS)
HCA
— head of contracting activity; humanitarian and civic assistance
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
BPI
— bits per inch
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
BITE
— Built-In Test Equipment
KE
— Kinetic Energy
IAI
— Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.
EHF
— Extremely High Frequency
AFSAT
— Air Force Satellite
AAE
— Army Acquisition Executive
A/D
— Analog/Digital
COMINT
— Communications Intelligence
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
LRIP
— Low-Rate Initial Production
DEMEX
— Demonstration Exercise
AR
— Assault Rifle
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
AAN
— Army After Next
BDA
— Bomb Damage Assessment
ERP
— Effective Radiated Power
EXSUM
— Executive Summary
DWFK
— Deep Water Fording Kit
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
BN
— Battalion
FOBS
— Fractional Orbital Bombardment System
IRU
— Inertial Reference Unit
C3
— Command, Control, and Communications
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
AKM
— Apogee Kick Motor
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
GFE
— Government-Furnished Equipment
EFC
— Equivalent Full Charge
ISR
— Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
GREEN FLAG
— ACC live-fly electronic combat exercise
FSCL
— Fire Support Coordination Line
LZ
— Landing Zone
FINTRAC
— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
VLAP
— Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile
FLT
— Flight
COMSPOT
— Communications Spot Report
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
ATD
— Actual Time of Departure
CTE
— Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
ATP
— Allied Tactical Publication (NATO)
CEPA
— Canadian Environmental Protection Act
DFAC
— Dining Facility
OCOKA
— Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach.
CW
— Chemical Warfare
PW
— Prisoner of War
APC
— Armoured personnel carrier
CPMIEC
— China Precision Machinery Import Export Corporation
WP
— White Phosphorus (ammunition)
HELW
— High-Energy Laser Weapons
HW/SW
— Hardware/Software
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ETP
— Extended Tether Program
ABMA
— Army Ballistic Missile Agency
HE-FRAG-FS
— high-explosive fragmentation - fin-stabilised
DLPT
— Defense Language Proficiency Test
FERS
— Federal Employees Retirement System
BOA
— Broad Ocean Area
BCT
— Basic Combat Training (familiarly Basic Training Or Basic)
CPX
— Command Post Exercise
ACR
— Armored Cavalry Regiment
ATR
— Automatic Target Recognition
AEW
— Airborne Early Warning
F
— Degrees Fahrenheit
BMNT
— beginning (of) morning nautical twilight
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
BOG-DWELL
— Boots on the ground – dwell (down time)
EIB
— European Investment Bank
CCJ1
— USCENTCOM Manpower, Personnel, and Administration Directorate
BWC
— Biological Weapons Convention
FDC
— Fire Direction Center
SOG
— Speed Over Ground
MG
— Machine Gun
SACLOS
— Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight
ITT
— Invitation To Tender
CLOCE
— Contingency Lines Of Communication, Europe
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
AABNCP
— Advanced Airborne National Command Post
EOS
— Earth Observation Satellite
GOS
— Grade Of Service
SOCOM
— United States Special Operations Command
AFSTC
— Air Force Space Technology Center
CCU
— Central Control Unit
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
ADFH
— Air Deployable Forward Headquarters
MI
— Military Intelligence
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
FTX
— Field Training Exercise
CEC
— Cooperative Engagement Capability
BHP
— Brake Horse Power
GKS
— Graphics Kernel System
BB
— Battleship
AFOTEC
— Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
GRP
— Glass Reinforced Plastic
DHFN
— Direct Hire Foreign National
MAC
— Military Airlift Command
AFSC
— United States Air Force specialty code
DRSN
— Defense Red Switch Network
HVSS
— Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (Sherman Tank suspension system)
HAA
— Helicopter Alighting Area
DDT
— Training Destroyer
DPICM
— Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions
EXCRIT
— Exercise Critique System
NVD
— Night Vision Device
GOLDWING
— Army HF Radio; HF communications system for meteorological and other operations
BW
— Biological Warfare
ASMT
— Assessment
TRACKSTAR
— Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US)
DPG
— Defense Planning Guidance
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
MEDEVAC
— Medical Evacuation
DESRON
— Destroyer Squadron
AOE
— Fast Combat Support Ship (underway Replenishment)
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
V
— Volt (measurement)
HLZ
— Helicopter Landing Zone
AUTOVON
— Automatic Voice Network
DNA
— Defense Nuclear Agency
ACDA
— Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's
RCS
— Radar Cross Section
ADA
— Air Defense Artillery
AWADS
— Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System
CCM
— Cross-Country Movement
EO
— Engineering Order
CU
— Channel Unit
NUGP
— nominal unit ground pressure
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
GES
— Ground Entry Station
SHP
— Shaft Horsepower
PPI
— Plan Position Indicator
CIOP
— Controlled Intelligence Operational Proposal
HAZCON
— Hazardous Condition
SUSAT
— Sight Unit, Small Arms, Trilux
COTP
— Captain Of The Port
GDOP
— Geometric Dilution Of Precision
HESH-T
— high-explosive squash head - tracer
FBR
— Fast Breeder Reactor
ANR
— Alaskan NORAD Region
ADJ
— Adjutant
FEBA
— Forward Edge of the Battle Area
DB/K
— Decibels per Degrees Kelvin
DIA
— Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
ALICE
— All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
HPT
— High-Payoff Target
ARDC
— Air Research and Development Command
FAC
— Forward Air Control
BIU
— Bus Interface Unit
FEP
— Front End Processor
HRS
— Hours
SAS-EAS
— Sealed Authenticator System - Emergency Action Procedures (Nuclear Weapons Release Control)
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
CSGB
— Canadian General Standards Board
POS
— Postes Optiques de Surveillance
BAA
— Broad Agency Announcement
ACINT
— Acoustic Intelligence
AIRS
— Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere
CISION
— Enciphered Television
SMK
— Smoke
ABE
— Automated Buyer Environment (Bilingual client/server that automates the federal government's procurement operations)
G/T
— Ratio of Antenna Gain to Noise Temperature
MBT
— Main Battle Tank
CBR
— California Bearing Ratio
DEPSECDEF
— (U.S.) Deputy Secretary Of Defense
FACE
— Field Artillery Computer Equipment
AH
— Ampere-Hour
TO
— Technical Order
ASOC
— Air Support Operations Center
COMSTAT
— Communication Status Report
DAD
— Dual Air Density
GPS
— Gunner's Primary Sight
AWOP
— Absent Without Pay
ICOD
— Intelligence/Information Cut-Off Date
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
CTR
— Close Target Recce
EMCON
— Electromagnetic Emission Control
B&W
— Babcock & Wilcox - Black And White - Bowers & Wilkins
ALB
— Air-Land Battle Doctrine (FM 100-5)
DSNET 3
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 3 (TS/SCI level)
AFAITC
— Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GTC
— Gas Turbine Compressor
AOB
— Air Order of Battle
GDT
— Ground Data Terminal
A/C
— Aircraft Commander
C4I2
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Information
USN
— United States Navy
AMST
— Advanced Medium STOL Transport
AWS
— Air Weather Service
A2
— Air Force Intelligence Staff Officer
FO
— Forward Observer
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
OCU
— Operational Centre Unit
FOM
— Figure Of Merit
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
CANSIM
— Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System
DFOV
— Dual Field of View
HERO
— electromagnetic radiation hazards; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
TAD
— Temporary Additional Duty
TTB
— Tank TestBed (US)
DISA
— U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency
CD
— Candela
GVW
— gross vehicle weight (transportation)
AEF
— Allied Expeditionary Force
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
NCIS
— Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)
MPI
— Mean Point of Impact
ICE
— Independent Cost Estimate
DMS
— Data Management System
C6
— Combined Staff Command, Control and Communications Systems Officer
CDC
— Career Development Course
BCE
— Battlefield Coordination Element
ANDVT
— Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
CRRES
— Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
ADIZ
— Air Defense Identification Zone
COMMO
— Communications Officer
VMFA(AW)
— Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron
PMO
— Program Management Office (US)
LMG
— Light Machine Gun
EENT
— End Evening Nautical Twilight
RPG
— Rocket-Propelled Grenade
AZ
— Azimuth
ANMCC
— Alternate National Military Command Center
SRU
— Shop Replaceable Unit
FITOW
— Further Improved TOW (US)
FIBUA
— Fighting In Built-Up Areas
SABR
— Selectable Assault Battle Rifle
AEW&C
— Airborne Early Warning and Control
FET
— Future Engineer Tank
DII
— Defense Information Infrastructure
COMJAM
— Communications Jamming
DRU
— Direct Reporting Unit
ATE
— Automatic Test Engineer
CBI
— Complete Background Investigation
GBU
— Guided Bomb Unit
CAP
— Combat Air Patrol
OEG
— Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight)
ROKIT
— Republic Of Korea Indigenous Tank
GCA
— Ground-controlled approach
5D
— Demand-Driven Direct Digital Dissemination
DUA
— Directory User Agent
EI SIT
— Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team
DSU
— Direct Support Unit
RPV
— Remotely Piloted Vehicle
HESH
— High-Explosive Squash Head
MTL
— Material
FGN
— Foreign
FMC
— Food Machinery Corporation
MDMP
— Military Decision-Making Process
DG
— Defense Guidance
ESRO
— European Space Research Organisation
CDB
— Central Data Base
CG
— Commanding General
AFMPC
— Air Force Military Personnel Center
COMECON
— Council For Mutual Economic Assistance (economic Counterpart Of The Warsaw Pact
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
DIVARTY
— Division Artillery
GDBI
— Generic Data Base Interface
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
FROG
— Free Rocket Over Ground
EPS
— Electrical Power Subsystem
ILS
— Instituteument Landing System
DTM
— Data Transfer Module
BH
— Busy Hour
3M
— Material, Maintenance, Management
ALL
— Airborne Laser Laboratory
RAAMS
— Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (US)
ALRAAM
— Air-Launched Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
GDSS
— Global Decision Support System
HVAPDS-T
— high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
DZ/LZ/RZ
— Drop/Landing/Recovery Zone
AFARN
— Air Force Air Request Net
CCIR
— International Radio Consultative Committee (French Acronym)
EEI
— Essential Elements of Information
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
DAB
— Defense Acquisition Board
LE
— Law Enforcement
HP
— Horsepower (measurement)
AIMD
— Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
CNWDI
— Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information
TMP
— Tactical Machine Pistol
FOB
— Forward Operating Base
GALE
— Generic Area Limitation Environment
CFSR
— Contract Funds Status Report/ing
FMPDS
— Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot
AUTODIN
— Automatic Digital Network
GMC
— General Motors Corporation
BT
— Basic Training
EKMS
— Electronic Key Management System
AESC
— Aerospace Environmental Support Center
GRD
— Ground Resolved Distance
EMD
— Engineering and Manufacturing Development
CEOI
— Communications Electronics Operations Instructions
FMJBT
— Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail
OPSEC
— Operational Security
CAX
— Combined Arms Exercise
AO
— Area of operations
DIMMD
— Diver Integral Magnetic Mine Detector
ADCON
— Administrative Control
CNO
— Chief of Naval Operations
POW
— Prisoners Of War
ACSC
— Air Command and Staff College
FDU
— Force Design Update
SAW
— Squad Automatic Weapon
CBJB
— Congressional Budget Justification Book
APERS-T
— Anti-personnel tracer
RAE
— Royal Aircraft Establishment
FH
— Frequency Hopping
CMT
— Crisis Management Team
BA
— Budget Authority
ANLYS
— Analysis
DPPDB
— Digital Point Positioning Database
ABN
— Airborne
AFCSC
— Air Force Cryptologic Support Center
HMMWV
— High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
FOA
— Field Operating Agency
AFWL
— Air Force Weapons Laboratory
ECU
— Environmental Control Unit (GSM)
ADDS
— Army Data Distribution System
AFOSI
— Air Force Office of Special Investigations
FEL
— Free Electron Laser
APG
— Aberdeen Proving Ground
EMT
— Emergency Management Team
AFFOR
— Air Force (Component) Forces
DT&E
— Developmental Test & Evaluation
SAMM
— Société d'Applications des Machines Motrices
RN
— Royal Navy
AVCS
— Attitude and Velocity Control System
ALCS
— Airborne Launch Control System
BST
— Basic Skills Trainer
FAISA
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support Activity
HOJ
— Home On Jam
ETL
— Endorsed Tools List
AASLT
— Air Assault
AAG
— Army Artillery Group
ATH
— Above the Horizon
RFC
— Royal Flying Corps
DIAC
— Defense Intelligence Analysis Center
BMDO
— (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
ANALIT
— Analyst-to-Analyst Message Format
AAC
— Alaskan Air Command
C-IMINT
— Counter-Imagery Intelligence
DPOB
— Date, Place of Birth
ASAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
AAA
— anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A"
AAW
— Anti-Air Warfare
BMEWS
— Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (bee-mews)
MLRS
— Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
CINC
— Commander in Chief
ACDS
— Advanced Combat Direction System
BATES
— Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System
FTM
— Full-Time Manning
BEF
— British Expeditionary Force
FEA
— Front End Analysis
ACAAM
— Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
DC
— District Commissioner
TPFSDS-T
— target practice fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer
DIFAR
— Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording System
NV
— Night Vision
BES
— Budget Estimate Submission
GRT
— Gross Registered Tonnage/Tons
AOIC
— Assistant Officer in Charge
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
AUTH
— authorized, authority
EPC
— Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank)
HRDC
— Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
SOF
— Special Operations Force(s)
EIA
— Electronics Industry Association (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
ARW
— Air Refueling Wing
BIM
— Ballistic Intercept Missile
ERDAS
— Earth Resources Data Analysis System
FLOT
— forward line of own troops
OPCON
— Operational Control
AMOS
— Advanced Mortar System
AAG
— Anti-Aircraft Gun
FICEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Europe & Atlantic
HLLV
— Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
MACS
— Modular Artillery Charge System
ELSET
— Element Set
AFMSS
— Air Force Mission Support System
TNT
— Trinitrotoluene
TC
— Tank Commander
CAOCC
— Combined Air Operations Coordination Center
JDAM
— Joint Direct Attack Munition (djay-dam)
MOA
— Minute Of Angle
SLEP
— Service Life Extension Program
COMCO
— Canadian SSO
LPO
— Leading Petty Officer
DITCO
— Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (formerly DECCO)
HEP
— High-Explosive Plastic (ammunition)
AETC
— Air Education and Training Command's
ARMISE
— Army Reserve Military Intelligence Support Element
AECL
— Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's
DBSM
— Decibels Per Square Meter
FINPLAN
— Financial Plan
FAADS
— Forward Area Air Defense System
ARF
— Airborne Relay Facility
DTU
— Data Transfer Unit
COMNAVAIRPAC
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, PACific
DTIC
— (U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
ADF
— Automatic Direction Finding
GORB
— General Officer Review Board
DLAB
— Defense Language Aptitude Battery
LAD
— Light Aid Detachment
SNCOIC
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC)
CAS
— Close Air Support
AMP
— Amplification
MAB
— Marine Amphibious Brigade
DTMF
— Dual-Tone MultiFrequency
ALC
— Accounting Legend Code
CCI
— Controlled Cryptographic Item
C2
— Command and Control Class C2
CRF
— Crisis Response Force
TADS
— Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)
C2W
— Command and Control Warfare
AOSS
— automated office support system
FTR
— Fighter
FDM
— Frequency Division Multiplex
COMMCEN
— Communications Center
CCJ4/J7
— USCENTCOM Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate
GOSC
— General Officer Steering Committee
AFSPACECOM
— Air Force Space Command
FRAG
— Fragmentary Order
APOD
— Aerial Port of Debarkation
DA
— Department of the Army's
FCC
— Fire Command Centre
GBR
— Ground-Based Radar
CVSD
— Continuously Variable-Slope Delta Modulation
FRG
— Federal Republic of Germany's
DISN
— Defense Information Systems Network
VMR
— Marine Transport Squadron
GC BADGE
— Good Conduct Badge
BF(S)BL
— Battle Focus (Support) Battle Lab
FSSG
— force service support group (Marine air-ground task force)
CBW
— Chemical and Biological Warfare
AP
— Armor-Piercing
AUGTDA
— Augmentation Table of Distribution & Allowances
CLAMS
— Clear lane marking system (US)
CTBT
— Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
FYIP
— Five-Year Intelligence Plan
CAIMS
— Conventional Ammunition Information Management System
BDU
— Battle Dress Uniform
FUNT
— French Underground Nuclear Test
EMC
— Executive Management Committee
GM
— Guided Missile
MSR
— Missile Simulation Round (Army)
COTAC
— Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire)
AOL
— Area of Limitation
DDHG
— Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
LAPES
— Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System
DIRLAUTH
— Direct Liaison Authorized
AVP
— Authorized Vendor Program
NVG
— Night Vision Goggle
ARIS
— Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship
AKL
— Light Cargo Ship
ROKMC
— Republic Of Korea Marine Corps
MOUT
— Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US)
ATK
— Alliant Techsystems Inc.
AAD
— Armoured Amphibious Dozer
AFV
— Armored Fighting Vehicle
CNFM
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas
CSR
— Current Situation Room
EOR
— Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
CUCV
— Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
GTN
— Global Transportation Network
SPR
— Special Purpose Rifle
AFAS
— Advanced Field Artillery System
CRISAT
— Collaborative research into small arms technology
DWS
— Disaster Warning System
CES
— Concept Exploration Studies
ABC
— Automatic Brightness Control
ROK
— Republic Of Korea
TCO
— Tactical Combat Operations
ABC
— Atomic, Biological, Chemical
VDC
— Voltage Direct Current
ADP-MIS
— Automated Data Processing Management Information System
VMFA
— Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
EELV
— Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
DSI
— Defense Simulation Internet
AFEWC
— Air Force Electronic Warfare Center
DAA
— Designated Approval Authority
AWDS
— Automated Weather Distribution System
MWSS
— Marine Wing Support Squadron
AMPL
— Amplitude
DIRCM
— Direct Infrared Countermeasures
AAFIF
— Automated Air Facilities Information File
COMPUSEC
— Computer Security
AMES
— Aerospace, Marine and Electronics Systems Sector (Procurement organization within PWGSC)
FROKA
— First Republic Of Korea Army
AFMIC
— Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
ACP
— Automatic Colt Pistol
MILSTAR
— MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
CIHS
— Classified Information Handling System
FISTV
— Fire Support Team Vehicle (US)
CIE
— Communication Intercept and Exploitation
SIC
— Second In Command
PLOS
— Predicted Line of Sight
CEL
— Celestial
FAAS
— Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
EN
— Enemy
RA
— Royal Artillery
E3
— End-to-End Encryption
TIS
— Thermal Imaging System
COMARFOR
— Commander, Army Forces
ADDISS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery Support System
LRU
— Line Replacement Unit
MOLLE
— Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
CNR
— Chief of Naval Research
DGIS
— Director General Intelligence and Security
APFSDS
— Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot
SUB
— Substitute
BT
— Boat Tail
FAPDS
— Frangible Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot
DEW
— distant early warning (radar)
CDE
— Conference on Disarmament in Europe
ELOS
— Extended Line Of Sight
MEWSS
— Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System
HVT
— High-Value Target
HSLLADS
— High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System
AGARD
— Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development
CLNC
— Clearance
DU
— Depleted Uranium
AUSA
— Association of the United States Army's
EFP
— Explosively Formed Penetrator
AAIFF
— Air-to-Air Identification Friend or Foe
CTTA
— Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority
GNC
— Global Navigation Chart
HVAPFSDS
— High Velocity Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot
COMSTRATCOMWING ONE
— Commander, Strategic Communications Wing One
EXFIL
— Exfiltration
ER
— Extended Range
FORGE
— Force Generation
COMNAVSECGRU
— Commander, Naval Security Group
CIO
— Central Imagery Office
RDJTF
— Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US)
ETF
— Enhanced tactical fighter
DVI
— Digital Video Interactive
BOIP
— Basis Of Issue Plan
GOCO
— government-owned, contractor-operated (US)
HOE
— Holographic Optical Element
ALTREV
— Altitude Reservation
BICC
— Battlefield Information Coordination Center
AOO
— Air Operations Order
CCITT
— Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph
GSD
— Ground Sample Distance
BFE
— BLACKER Front End
BTY
— Battery
EXDEF
— Exercise Deficiency Program
BL
— Blank
CMC
— Cheyenne Mountain Complex
CEI
— Communications Electronic Instructions
BMS
— Battlefield Management System
AFIWC
— Air Force Information Warfare Center
ASSIST
— Army System for Standard Intelligence Support Terminals
OP
— Operator Panel
BMD
— Ballistic Missile Defense; Boyevaya Mashina Desantika (Russian: airborne combat vehicle)
AAAV
— Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
BATF
— Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
FOSIF/WESTPAC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, Western Pacific
DN
— Data Network
CFD
— Common Fill Device
CIK
— crypto-ignition key
ATGM
— Anti-tank Guided Missile
CEMA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
ASCON
— Automatic Switched Communications Network
BN/BN
— Battalion
FDO
— Foreign Disclosure Officer
DOSCOM
— Division Support Command
LRASS
— Long-Range Advanced Scout System
DIAL-J
— DIA Liaison Office for Japan
DSAA
— (U.S.) Defense Security Assistance Agency
AAO
— Analysis of the Area of Operations
CEO
— Communications Electronic Officer (USMC)
A3I
— Accelerated Architecture Acquisition Initiative
EWO
— Electronic Warfare Officer
AVR
— Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance
IRBM
— Intermediate-range ballistic missile
ELS
— Emitter Location System
ASD(C4I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence)
APL
— Barracks Craft (non self-propelled)
ALCE
— Airlift Control Element
GEP
— Ground Entry Point
EURATOM
— European Atomic Energy Community
FSI
— Foreign Service Institute
ACIS (NOW BIS)
— Automated Customs Information Service
JPO
— Joint Project Office
CFV
— Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (M-3 Bradley)
BMG
— Basic Mission Guidance
AADP
— Area Air Defense Plan
ASN(RDA)
— Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
FRAG
— Fragmentation
ICW
— In Coordination With
BOSS
— Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System
CO7
— Combined Staff Command Surgeon
CCS2
— Command and Control Subordinate System
CATIS/IESS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System/Imagery Exploitation Support System
AW
— Air Warning
AMOS
— Air Force Maui Optical System
CSTVRP
— Computer Security Technical Vulnerability Reporting Program
TCTO
— Time-Compliance Technical Order
AIPS
— Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (US)
FFM
— Full Face Mask
ACOG
— Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
PAR
— Pulse Acquisition Radar
CMAFB
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base
AAWC
— Anti-Air Warfare Commander
FAAR
— Forward Area Alerting Radar (US)
CEF
— Canadian Expeditionary Force
C-E
— Communications-Electronics
FAPC
— Food and Agriculture Planning Committee
GPH
— Gallons Per Hour
FSCM
— Fire Support Coordination Measure
AVF
— All-Volunteer Force
CAT/LCV
— Combined arms team/lightweight combat vehicle (US)
DSRP
— Defense Space Reconnaissance Program
HULTEC
— Hull-To-Emitter Correlation
FED
— Federal Reserve System
DAO
— Double Action Only
AFOC
— Air Force Operations Center
ABCCC
— Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
ASU SWA
— Administrative Support Unit Southwest Asia
FAE
— Fuel-Air Explosive
RAP
— Rocket-Assisted Projectile
GD
— General Dynamics Corporation
DSRV
— Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (US)
CRAF
— Civil Reserve Air Fleet
CDU
— Computer Display Unit
DOIM
— Directorate Of Information Management
FBS
— Forward-Based Systems
BPE
— Beacon Precision Enlarger
COIC
— Combat Operations Intelligence Center (USAFE)
OT
— Operational Test
AECB
— Atomic Energy Control Board
FSCC
— Fire Support Coordination Center
CIS
— Chartered Industries of Singapore
GEO
— Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
CENTCOM
— Central Command (U.S. Army)
CCTT
— Close Combat Tactical Trainer
DCSLOG
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army
BFV
— Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BPS
— Battery Power Source
HB
— Heavy Barrel
DISTAFF
— Directing Staff (NATO Commands, JECG)
ADDU
— Additional Duty
RAAM
— Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition
ERTZ
— Equipment Radiation TEMPEST Zone
ECMC
— Enhanced Crisis Management Capability
HDX
— Half Duplex
DGZ
— Desired Ground Zero
HIMARS
— High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US)
BDE
— Brigade
APOE
— Aerial Port of Embarkation
RAN
— Royal Australian Navy
ARFCOS
— Armed Forces Courier Service
NRF
— NATO Response Force
AMPE
— Automated Message Processing Exchange
EMI
— Electromagnetic interface
MPDS
— Missile-Piercing Discarding Sabot
C5
— Combined Staff Strategic Planning and Policy Officer
FAARP
— Forward Area Arming & Refueling Point
BUA
— Built-Up Area
BCA
— Broadcast Control Authority
DEC(VAX)
— Digital Equipment Corporation (Virtual Address Extension)
CT&E
— Certification Test and Evaluation
FACP
— Forward Air Control Post
EP-3
— U.S. Navy Reconnaissance Aircraft
CP OSCAR
— Command Post Operations Support Center and Rear
EI
— Engineering and Installation
AADCCS
— Area Air Defense Command and Control System
FAST
— Forward Area Support Team
GP NAF
— General Purpose Numbered Air Force
AUM
— Air-to-Underwater Missile
RLG
— Ring Laser Gyro
AAPCI
— Atlantic Agri-Products Competitiveness Initiative
FOP
— Forward Observation Post
KPA
— Korean People's Army
CP TANGO
— Command Post Tactical Air, Naval, Ground Operations
BIFF
— Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe
APFSDS-T
— Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot - tracer
BGN
— United States Board on Geographic Names
ELKE
— Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)
CCO
— Close Combat Optic
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force (US)
DMDG
— Digital Message Device Group
EPG
— Enhanced Performance Grenade
CLU
— Command Launch Unit
MPV
— Multi-Purpose Vehicle
MR
— Medium-Range
FOFA
— Follow-on Forces Attack
CFBAS
— Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services
GEDIS
— Government Electronic Delivery Infrastructure Service
FLOT
— Forward Line of Troops
FRYM
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia-Macedonia
AACS
— Attitude and Antenna Control Subsystem
FAAD
— Forward Area Air Defense
AAPC
— Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier (Turkey)
HH
— Hand-Held
COVCOM
— Covert Communications
SFIRR
— solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet
CIRT
— Computer Security Incident Response Team
MV
— Muzzle Velocity
AHFEWS
— Army High Frequency Electronic Warfare System
GEDS
— Government Electronic Directory Service
FIPC
— Foreign Intelligence Priorities Committee
OOTW
— Operations Other Than War (now SSO)
HTOHL
— Horizontal Takeoff and Horizontal Landing
DON
— Department Of the Navy
ALCM
— Air-Launched Cruise Missile
HML/A
— Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron
DDRS
— Defense Data Repository System
EI
— Effectiveness Index
DEW (LINE)
— Distant Early Warning(Radar system)
CBRS
— Concept Based Requirements System
LRBB
— long-range base bleed
HAS
— Hardened Aircraft Shelter
BDM
— Bunker Demolition Munition
AT
— Anti-Tank
CACDA
— Combined Arms Combat Development Activity
ACH
— Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet)
ARTY
— Artillery
AIF
— Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI)
CIN
— Cargo Increment Number
ASAS-AS
— All-Source Analysis System All-Source Workstation
RCT
— Regimental Combat Team
ATAF
— Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO)
ATAS
— Air-To-Air Stinger (missile)
GL
— Grenade Launcher
RCN
— Royal Canadian Navy
ASD(C3I)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence)
AAI
— Air-to-Air Intercept
ESPAWS
— Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US)
ASARC
— Army Systems Acquisition Review Council
AAK
— Appliqué armor kit (US)
BRU
— Bomb Release Unit
COMSUBGRU 8/CTF MED
— Commander Submarine Group (Mediterranean)/Commander Task Force Mediterranean
DARP
— Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program
APAM
— Anti-personnel, anti-matériel
MVRS
— Muzzle Velocity Radar System
AGLS
— Automatic Gun Laying System
AICS
— Accuracy International Chassis System
FMFLANT
— Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
HEMTT
— Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US)
CMEA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
ERAST
— Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology
CET
— Combat Engineer Tractor
AB(C)
— Aviation battalion(combat)
ACST
— Advisory Council on Science and Technology
AV
— Armored Vehicle
CONVL
— Conventional
DMOB
— Defensive Missile Order of Battle
NDI
— Non-Developmental Item
CAJIT
— Central America Joint Intelligence Team
DPL
— Degausser Products List
ERAP
— Economic Recovery Assistance Program
SANDF
— South African National Defence Force
PRP
— Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)
SIP
— System Improvement Plan
GRO
— Gamma Ray Observatory (NASA)
A
— Acting Rank
ANZUS
— Australia-New Zealand-United States Treaty
ARSOF
— Army Special Operations Forces
RNZAF
— Royal New Zealand Air Force
ATACMS
— (U.S.) Army Tactical Missile System
STARTLE
— Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)
CE
— Chemical Energy
CS
— Confined Space
FMTV
— Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
ASV
— Ammunition Supply Vehicle
DAES
— Defense Acquisition Executive Summary
CO3
— Combined Staff Public and Governmental Affairs Officer
DNC
— Director, Naval Communications
DU
— Decision Unit
GBL
— Ground-Based Laser
ASDIA
— All-Source Document Index
FAD
— Fleet Air Defense
CSH
— Combat Support Hospital
CUDIXS
— Common-User Digital Information Exchange System
COC
— Combat Operations Center
CDV
— Compressed Digital Video
AGF
— Army ground forces
DIMSS
— DSN Integrated Management Support System
G4
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics)
CGSC
— Command and General Staff College (U.S. Army)
TP-S
— or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature
CTAK
— Cypher-Text Auto-Key
GSTN
— General Switched Telephone Network
CNET
— Chief of Naval Education and Training
CAT/FCS
— Command adjusted trajectory/fire-control system (US)
FPB
— Fast Patrol Boat
CONOPS
— United States Army Intelligence Command Continental (United States) Operations
EW/GCI
— Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept
TELAR
— Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar
ASD(SO/LIC)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
FG
— Field Gun
CADST
— Civil Affairs Direct Support Team
AF ACSI
— Air Force Chief of Staff Intelligence
RFPI
— Rapid Force Projection Initiative
AFTF
— Air Force Task Force
APM
— Army Program Memorandum
SMG
— Sub-Machine guns
POF
— Pakistan Ordnance Factory
EOBS
— Electronic Order of Battle Server
ADC-B
— Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support
DCG
— Deputy Commanding General
GDL
— Gas Dynamic Laser
CIV
— Civil
DIIPS
— Digital Imagery Interactive Processing System
CANSIS
— Canadian Soil Information System
NCOIC
— Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
ETE
— Estimated Time of Endurance
BB
— Base Bleed
CMCA
— Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft
CSCE
— Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Now OSCE)
DAMPL
— Department of the Army Master Priority List
AFSOUTH
— Allied Forces, Southern Europe
DIWO
— Duty Intelligence Watch Officer
DSV
— Deep Submergence Vehicle
BMNT
— Begin Morning Nautical Twilightight
DOB
— Depth Of Burst
MCT
— Mercury Cadmium Telluride detector (ir)
ACSA
— Allied Communications Security Agency
ATAS
— Automatic Target Acquisition System
DAHA
— Dual-Axis Head Assembly
BUR
— Bottom Up Review
FOGM
— Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
MEB
— Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US)
COVRT
— Commanders (and Staff) Visualization Research Tool
DPAC
— Defense Program Analysis Center
COMMZ
— Communications Zone (military)
GP
— General Purpose
BDE/BDE
— Brigade
BM/C2
— Battle Management/Command and Control
CVW
— Carrier Air Wing (US Navy)
EPL
— ELINT Parameters List
AIM
— Air Intercept Missile
DISOB
— Defense Intelligence Space Order of Battle
ATCCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
ADDO(MA)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Affairs
DFAA
— Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements
ARMVAL
— Anti-armor vehicle evaluation (US)
DPA
— Defence Procurement Agency (UK)
BRAC
— Base Realignment and Closure (Commission)
UMP
— Universal Machine Pistol
D/A
— Digital/Analog
AACE
— Army Alternate Command and Control Element
CORCEN
— Correlation Center
CMTC
— Combat Maneuver Training Center
ERW
— Enhanced Radiation Weapon
DIEOB
— Defense Intelligence Electronic Order of Battle
BRL
— Bomb Release Line
CTT
— Challenger Training Tank
ACLOS
— Automatic Command to Line of Sight
DD
— Detroit Diesel
ACTEDS
— Army Civilian Training, Education & Development System
SAFIRE
— Surface-to-Air Fire
AFSOS
— Air Force Special Operations School
CATT-B
— Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US)
M/S
— metres per second
GOSIA
— Government Open System Interconnect Architecture
IDF
— Indirect Fire
DISNET
— Defense Integrated Secure Network
SAS
— Special Air Service
AMH
— Automated Message Handling
ACES
— Automated Command and Control Evaluation System
BE
— Basic Encyclopedia
ACR
— Advanced Combat Rifle
ABM
— anti-ballistic missile
CSSCS
— Combat Service Support Control System
ECG
— Emergency Coordination Group
AUSCANUKUS
— Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
ALASAT
— Air-Launched Antisatellite
CPIC
— Coastal Patrol & Interdiction Craft
DPRK
— Democratic People's Republic of Korea
AMTP
— Army Mission Training Plan
AFIA
— Air Force Intelligence Agency
ICS
— Intercommunications System
AIOEC
— Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
AACOMS
— Army Area Communications System
MEF
— Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
EPDS
— Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
DIAND
— Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
BATS
— Ballistic Aerial Target System
CARE
— Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc.
USP
— Universal Self-Loading Pistol
HNS
— Host-Nation Support
CVBG
— Carrier Battle Group
GFR
— Gap Filler Radar
C1
— Combined Staff Personnel Officer
AFTAC
— Air Force Technical Applications Center
TGSM
— Terminally Guided Submunition
DDI
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
BTA
— Best Technical Approach
CPT
— Command Post Terminal
RCAF
— Royal Canadian Air Force
GLOMR
— Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
CVG
— Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
JHP
— Jacketed Hollow Point
CINCUSARPAC
— Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
ALS
— Active Laser Seeker
HN
— Host Nation
AEXDP
— Accelerated Executive Development Program(Learning program under CCMD)
METT-TC
— Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available—Time available, Civilians
LTFCS
— Laser Tank Fire-Control System
BTG
— Basic Target Graphic
FISH
— Fighting in Someone's House
AIO
— Air Intelligence Officer
COMUSNAVPHIL
— Commander, US Naval Forces, Philippines
ADAMS
— Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US)
ENSIT
— Enemy Situation
E&E
— Escape And Evasion (training)
BMDSCOM
— Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command
DS&T
— Director of Science and Technology
ATDS
— Airborne Tactical Data Systems (USN)
GRU
— FSU General Staff Intelligence Organization
ICWG
— Interface Control Working Group
FISINT
— Foreign Instrumentation and Signature Intelligence
AFSOF
— Air Force Special Operations Forces
MILES
— Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (live Combat Simulation)
OTEA
— United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
ETRO
— Estimated Time Return to Operation
DESIST
— Decision Support and Information System for Terrorism
CORE
— Contingency Response Program
OEO
— Optical and Electro-Optical
ACCV
— Armored Cavalry Cannon Vehicle (US)
ACCB
— Army Configuration Control Board
HMH
— Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
COMAFFOR
— Commander, Air Force Forces
AWC
— Air War College
COMNAVSURFLANT
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, US Atlantic Fleet
C/NO
— Ratio of carrier to noise in a 1Hz bandwidth
AJCC
— Alternate Joint Communications Center
AARADCOM
— Army Armament Research and Development Command
CCP
— Computer Control Panel
AMX
— Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
DISE
— Deployable Intelligence Support Element
DSA
— Defense Supply Agency
CTL
— Critical Task List
FN
— Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer)
CCEP
— Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program
FPA
— Focal Plane Array
CFDC
— Community Futures Development Corporation
DPPG
— Defense Policy & Planning Guidance
MRAP
— Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle)
COMIDEASTFOR
— Commander, Middle East Force (USN)
DSARC
— Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council
A2C2
— Army Airspace Communications and Control
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
AMTF
— Airmobile Task Force
CATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
ESI
— Extremely Sensitive Information
G3
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans)
AME
— Airspace Management Element
RAW
— Rifleman's Assault Weapon
FEMD
— Far East Military District
HEI
— high-explosive incendiary (ammo)
AKMS
— Automated Key Management System
DODIIS SCINET
— DoDIIS Sensitive Compartmented Information Network
FSED
— full-scale engineering development (US)
HELSTF
— High-Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
BSS
— Broadcast Satellite Service
ACVT
— Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US)
USAAF
— United States Army Air Forces
ATDU
— Armoured Trials and Development Unit (UK)
ADDO
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations
AFISA
— Air Force Intelligence Support Agency
EUCOM
— European Command
HPS
— Helmet Pointing System (or Sight)
COMNAVSPECWARCOM
— Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
HIMAG
— High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US)
GMLRS
— Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
AFSAC
— Air Force Special Activities Center
B2C2
— Brigade and Below Command and Control System
FAISS
— FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System
DTP
— Drug Testing Program
CMSA
— Cruise Missile Support Activity
AFV
— Armored Family of Vehicles (US)
CECOM
— U.S. Army Communications And Electronics Command
CMCC
— Commander in Chief, Mobile Command Center
ARDEC
— Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
FQ&P
— Flying Qualities & Performance
ERCS
— Emergency Rocket Communications System
EI (FORMERLY UI)
— Employment Insurance
AB
— Air Burst
AEN
— Arbitrary ELINT Notation
DACT
— Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics
ATCAE
— Army Technical Control and Analysis Element
AAD
— Airborne Assault Division
ESC
— Electronic Security Command (U.S. Air Force)
CDIST
— Canadian Department of Industry, Science, and Technology
ASAS
— All-Source Analysis System
ISU
— Integrated Sight Unit
FBA
— Fighter Bomber Attack
HEDP
— High-Explosive Dual-Purpose
CSG-SOCOM
— Cryptologic Support Group/USSOCOM
GDIP
— General Defense Intelligence Program
SEME
— School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
ADACP
— Alcohol & Drug Abuse Control Program
C2I
— Command, Control, & Intelligence
GDS
— General Declassification Schedule
CCE
— Contingency Communications Element
BNCC
— Base Network Control Center
APDS-T
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
AATS
— Automated Architecture Tool Suite
COTS
— Commercial-off-the-shelf
AB2
— Air Battle Command System Brigade and Below
DIMOB
— Defense Intelligence Missile Order of Battle
GDA
— Gimbaled Dish Antenna
CATT
— Combined arms tactical trainer (UK)
AR/AAV
— Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US)
ATTG
— Automated Tactical Target Graphic
CURR
— Current
MAG
— Marine Aircraft Group
DPRB
— Defense Planning and Resources Board
DCOS
— Deputy Chief Of Staff
PCI
— Pre-combat inspection
FPN
— Field Post Number
ASPJ
— Airborne/Advanced Self-Protection Jammer
ALES
— AIRES Life Extension System
HYPAK
— Hydraulic Power Assist Kit
GEODSS
— ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance
AKMC
— Automated Key Management Center
ASWOC
— Antisubmarine Warfare Operations Center
CTF-B
— Combined Task Force-Bomber
GM, MVO
— General Motors, Military Vehicle Operations
FISS
— Foreign Intelligence and Security Services
HE-APERS
— high-explosive anti-personnel
ANAD
— Anniston Army Depot
DAWN
— Defense Attache Worldwide Network
HUMRO
— Humanitarian Relief Operations
CAA
— Concepts Analysis Agency (U.S. Army)
COMUSNAVEUR
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
CDSE
— Cryptologic Direct Support Element
DST
— Daylight Savings Time
CINCENT
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe
DVE
— Driver's Vision Enhancer
APM
— Anti-Personnel Mine
COV
— Counter obstacle vehicle (US)
DMED
— Digital Message Entry Device
DEP
— Deflection Error Probable
COMP
— company
EWIR
— Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming
ITV
— Improved TOW Vehicle (US)
CJB
— Congressional Justification Book
CINCIBERLANT
— Commander-In-Chief Iberian Atlantic Area
ARB
— Battle Damage Repair Ship
EXPER
— Experience
LRN
— Lead Round Nose (round, lead bullet with no outer jacket)
VMBT
— Vickers Main Battle Tank
AVGAS
— Aviation Gasoline
FTT
— Field Tactical Trainer
AFSPOC
— Air Force Space Operations Center
CCTC
— Command & Control Technical Center
SAFCS
— Small Arms Fire Control System
CCV-L
— Close combat vehicle – light
AMOPES
— Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System
CERT
— Computer Security Emergency Response Team
DACCO
— Department of the Army Central Control Office
FDOA
— Frequency Difference Of Arrival
AGMET
— Agriculture and Meteorology
ABSV
— Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle
DGS
— Deployable Ground Station
MMG
— Medium Machine Gun
BETA
— Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition
AFSATCOM
— Air Force Satellite Communications System
APB
— Self-propelled Barracks Ship (misc)
AIRES II
— Airborne Reconnaissance Electronic System II
CMDR
— Commander
SWS
— Sniper Weapon System
EMA
— European Monetary Agreement
FAME
— FORSCOM Automated Modernization Effort
H&K
— Heckler and Koch
ABIC
— Army Battlefield Interface Concept
AGV
— Assault Gun Vehicle
DEB
— Digital European Backbone
LF–ATGW
— Light Forces' Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
ACCO
— Army Central Control Office
SPARK
— solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile
FITCPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific
CINCUSNAVEUR
— Commander in Chief, US Naval Forces, Europe
CAL
— Canadian Arsenals Limited
CRM
— Collection Requirements Management
FCU
— Fire Control Unit
CISA
— (U.S.) C4I Integration Support Activity
LNS
— Land Navigation System
COEA
— Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
RIS
— Rail Interface System
CGS
— Coast & Geodetic Survey
CVA
— Clandestine Vulnerability Analysis
EEA
— Essential Elements of Analysis
COMIREX
— Committee On Imagery Requirements & Exploitation
AUD
— Arbitrary Unit Designator
MBA
— Main Battle Area
AVGP
— Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Canada)
AMCC
— Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications
SFIM
— Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure
DIRNSA/CHCSS
— Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
CATS
— Combined Arms Training Systems (pmtrade)
CWS
— Cupola weapon station
APW
— American Prisoner of War
TIM
— Thermal Imaging Module
DVTC
— Digital Voice Transmit Communications
AIRES
— Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System
AVT
— Advanced Vehicle Technologies (US)
C3S
— Command, Control, and Communications Systems
CAPSULE JACK
— Proper Name of System
ABRO
— Army Base Repair Organisation
EFCS
— Electronic Filmless Camera System
AWESS I
— Automatic Weapon Effect Signature Simulator
AFLO
— Air Force Liaison Office
AFMD/GF
— Air Forces of the Military District/Group of Forces
RDT&E
— Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
AFEOC
— Air Force Emergency Operations Center
FAASV
— Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (US)
DODNACC
— Department Of Defense National Agency Check Center
AMAB
— Air Mobile Assault Brigade
ASOG
— Air Support Operations Group
LR
— Long-Range
CETC
— CANMET Energy Technology Centre
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory
DESC
— Defense Electronics Supply Center
ALWT
— Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
GIGSTER
— NSA Video Teleconferencing System
ERS
— Emergency Relocation Site
HTTB
— High-Technology TestBed (US)
CMCS
— COMSEC Material Control System
RIN
— Royal Indian Navy
FNU
— First Name Unknown
DCID
— Director of Central Intelligence Directive
ACAVP
— Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform
AFARV
— Armored, Forward Area, Re-arm Vehicle (US)
DDA
— Detroit Diesel-Allison
BIAP
— Baghdad International Airport
TACOM
— Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)
MGB
— Medium Girder Bridge
CONV
— Convalescent
CALT
— Civil Affairs Liaison Team
CFSSU
— Canadian Forces Supply System Upgrade
DINAH
— Desktop INterface to AUTODIN Host
ELNET
— European Liaison Network
ADDIS
— Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery System
FUG
— Felderitц Usу Gépkosci
ETS
— European Telephone System
DASD
— (U.S.) Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense
MAV
— maintenance assist vehicle
ADDO(MS)
— Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Support
HALO
— High Altitude Low Opening (parachute Jump)
ALSA
— Air-Land-Sea Application (Center)
ATLAS
— Advanced Technology Light Artillery System
EWSM
— Electronic Warfare Support Measures
H
— Symbol for the magnetic field of the propagated radio wave
ADIC
— Aerospace Defense Intelligence Center
ASV
— Armored Security Vehicle (US)
IEPG
— Independent European Program Group
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
— Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
FLR
— Forward-Looking Radar
TP-FL
— target practice flash
BSTS
— Boost Surveillance Tracking System
DCSCA
— Defense Communications System Central Area
FAO
— Foreign Area Officer
EOC
— Essential Operational Capability
FCS
— Future Combat System
CILOP
— Conversion In Lieu Of Procurement
CEV
— Combat Engineer Vehicle
CTAPS
— Contingency Theater Automated Planning System
ADATS
— Agricultural Development And Training Society - Air Defence Anti-Tank System - Australian Defence Air Traffic System
HERT
— Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team
GAT
— Government Acceptance Test
CONF
— Confidential
FSIC
— Forward Sensor Interface and Control
TUA
— TOW Under Armor (US)
D&D
— Denial and Deception
ASAB
— All-Source Analysis Branch
BOL
— Bearing-only launch
ACACS
— Army Command & Area Communications System
FTAA
— Free Trade Area of the Americas
FMFPAC
— Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
AOG
— Gasoline Tanker (misc)
AEV
— Armored Engineer Vehicle
ADTOC
— Air Defense Tactical Operations Center
BISS
— Baseline Intelligence Summary Supplement
AGL
— Automatic Grenade Launcher
CCPP
— Cover Crop Protection Program
GPSCS
— General Purpose Satellite Communications System
AKR
— Vehicle Cargo Ship
EDI
— European Defense Initiative
ALCATS
— Automated Lines of Communication and Target System
AAAOB
— Antiaircraft Artillery Order of Battle
ATGW
— Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
ADARS
— Army Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement
CMA
— Countermission Analysis
ANVIS
— Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System
AIU
— Army Interrogation Unit
FUBAR
— Fouled Up Beyond All Reason
CANMET
— Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology(An arm of NRCan)
C3CM
— Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures
FSA
— Forward Sortation Area(first three characters of postal code; see also LDU)
DRB
— Defense Resources Board
DJ2
— Deputy Director of Intelligence
BBO
— Booster Burnout
EWCS
— Electronic Warfare Control System
ALSV
— Armoured Logistics Support Vehicle
MSTAR
— Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar
CNES
— Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French National Space Agency)
ARMSCOR
— Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)
DISO
— Defense Intelligence Support Office
AFD
— Alternative Forms of Delivery(PWGSC initiative)
C-BAND
— 3.9 to 6.2 GHz Communications Band
QE
— Quadrant Elevation
CENTAM
— Central America
DDG
— Guided Missile Destroyer (US)
ASAS-SS
— All-Source Analysis System Single-Source Workstation
GNST
— Glossary of Naval Ship Types
CM
— Continue Mission
DPICM
— dual-purpose improved conventional munition (US)
CMIC
— Combined Military Interrogation Center
FIST
— Future Integrated Soldier Technology
CRR
— Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car)
HEMP
— High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
VVSS
— Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
BF
— Battle Force
EOTS
— Electro-Optical Tracking System
ASED
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration
CESD
— Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
MRE
— Meal Ready To Eat (U.S. Military Rations)
AFSOD
— Air Force Special Operations Detachment
RAC
— Royal Armoured Corps
FAV
— Fast Attack Vehicle (US)
ASIDS
— Airborne Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
SAL
— Semi-Active Laser
HEDI
— High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
PNU
— Position Navigation Unit
AREC
— Air Element Coordinator
CLS
— Contractor Logistics Support
EIS
— Engineering and Installation Squadron
CCMD
— Canadian Centre for Management Development
COG
— Combined Operations Group
DOD TCSEC
— DOD Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
DRASH
— Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelters
CTA
— Case Telescoped Ammunition
MASS
— Marine Air Support Squadron
AGCCS
— Army's Global Command and Control System
D&M
— Detection and Monitoring
CALANDAR
— Da Vinci E-Mail Application
TP-T
— Target Practice Tracer
AUTUMN FORGE
— NATO Exercise
ER
— Enhanced Radiation
DAISY
— Daily Summary
NVS
— Night Vision System
MALOS
— Miniature Laser Optical Sight
CIOB
— Chief Information Officer Branch
CEDO
— Community Economic Development Opportunity
GSC
— Geological Survey of Canada (DEMR)
HMG
— Heavy Machine Gun
CESM
— Cryptologic Electronic Warfare Support Measures
ATOC
— Allied Tactical Operations Center (NATO)
L/O
— Liaison Officer
CAN
— Coastal Air Navigation Supplement
EPIC
— El Paso Intelligence Center
HVA
— High Value Asset
FCCVS
— Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US)
GHQ
— General Headquarters
COMM(S)
— Communication(s)
FSM
— Federated States of Micronesia
ARSV
— Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle (US)
AFIP
— Air Force Intelligence Plan
DRA
— Defense Research Assessment
AGR
— Army Guard Reserve
FT-1
— Fractional T-1
CLMD
— COMSEC Local Management Device
AFLE
— Air Force Liaison Element
ELI
— Emitter Location & Identification
BARV
— Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
CFP
— Contingency Force Pool
RATELO
— Radio Telephone Operator
AEV
— Armoured engineer vehicle
LWIR
— Long-Wave Infrared
GRU
— Glavnoe Razvedyvatelnoe Upravlenie
ECAC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
TOP
— Total Obscuring Power
ADX
— Air Defense Exercise
DECA
— Digital Electronic Control Assembly
DIGITS
— Digital Geographic Information Tailoring System
COMUSMARTF
— Commander, United States Marine Task Force
ASTEC
— Advanced Satellite Technology and Extremely High Frequency Communications
C-DAY
— Day in Which Movement From Origin Begins
NBC
— Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
ASTMP
— Army Science and Technology Master Plan
OBR
— Optical Beam-Riding
AKD/RCU
— Automatic Key Distribution/Rekeying Control Unit
CBC
— Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Christmas Bird Count - Cipher-Block Chaining - Cornering Brake Control
FORMICA
— Foreign Military Intelligence Collection Activity
AISA
— Automated Intelligence Support Activity
DINOB
— Defense Intelligence Naval Order of Battle
CEE
— Captured Enemy Equipment
AC-130
— AFSOF Spectre Gunship
ANEX
— Analyst-to-Analyst Exchange Message Format
AUTOSEC
— Automation Security
GNR
— Gunner
CL/TECH
— Clear Language Technical Report
ABIT
— advanced built-in test
CDIS
— Communications Data Interface System
GOR
— General Operational Requirement
EAAK
— Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)
SANG
— Saudi Arabian National Guard
CDA
— Congressionally Directed Action
SPG
— Self-Propelled Gun
FSOC
— Fairchild Satellite Operations Center
CEWI
— Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence
HELRATS
— High Energy Laser Radar Acquisition & Tracking System
DECON
— Decontaminate(ion)
AADS
— antiaircraft defense system
HED-D
— Hybrid Electric Drive - Demonstrator
EOW
— Electro-Optic Warfare
RNZN
— Royal New Zealand Navy
DCN
— Defense Communications Network
LOAL
— Lock-On After Launch
BICM
— Battlefield Intelligence Collection Model
COMBAT DF
— Combat Direction Finding
ELMT
— Element
FICPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Center, Pacific
DTNSRDC
— David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center
APCR
— Armour-piercing composite rigid
AGS
— armored gun system (US)
DSR
— Defense Source Register
AGHS
— Patrol Combatant Support Ship
ESJ
— Escort Jamming
ADCAP
— Advanced Capability
EPLRS
— Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System
BARCS
— Battlefield Area Reconnaissance System
ABC
— Airborne Corps
CDCS
— Communications Distribution Control Segment
RMG
— ranging machine gun
AGB
— Icebreaker
ATG
— Antitank Gun
CAO
— Crisis Action Organization
SAM
— Special Airlift Mission
BBS
— Brigade/Battalion Simulation System
ARPS
— Advanced Radar Processing System
GOTS
— Government off-the-shelf
CBEC
— Canadian Book Exchange Centre
APERS
— Anti-Personnel
DIOBS
— Defense Intelligence Order of Battle System
DS
— Defense Suppression
CVAST
— Combat vehicle armament system technology (US)
CMAS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Station
AMSC
— Advanced Military Spaceflight Capability
GMG
— Grenade Machine Gun
ACCE
— Abrams/Crusader Common Engine
CCAC
— Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
DIGOB
— Defense Intelligence Ground Order of Battle
BFA
— Blank-firing adaptor or blank-firing attachment
EAD
— Echelon Above Division
HE-FRAG
— high-explosive fragmentation
CTLZ
— Control Zone (formerly CTR)
ADISS
— Advanced Defense Intelligence Support System
AEICC
— Area Emergency Information Coordination Center
DCP
— Disaster Control Plan
COMSUBLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, US Atlantic Fleet
ADAPT
— Automated Decisionmaking and Program Timeline
FMIS
— Force Management Information System
FEDSIM
— Federal Computer Performance Evaluation and Simulation Center
FMS
— Foreign Military Sales
DODCI
— DoD Computer Institute
HEC
— Helicopter Element Coordinator
BIS (FORMERLY ACIS)
— Border Information Service
ATD
— Automatic Target Detection
FCG
— Foreign Clearance Guide (military)
FMAS
— foreign media analysis subsystem
CIT
— Counterintelligence Team
VADS
— Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
BLITS
— Beta Lighted Infantry telescope System
DFCS
— digital fire-control system
AFA
— Aerial Field Artillery
FTC
— Fast Time Constant (ECCM)
DISC4
— Director of Information Systems Command, Control, Communications and Computers
FAI
— Fuel Air Incendiary Concussion Bomb
DIM
— Defense Intelligence Memorandum
CSP
— Communications Support Processor
GLLD
— Ground Laser Locator Designator (US)
SPATG
— self-propelled anti-tank gun
FEDNOR
— (Federal Economic Development Iniative for Northern Ontario )
CICC
— Consolidated Intelligence Communications Center
ACOS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
HEAT
— high-explosive anti-tank
CNTL
— Command Nuclear Target List
TARFU
— Totally And Royally Fucked Up
ACS/I
— Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
MCLOS
— Manual Command to Line Of Sight
FPTOC
— Force Projection Tactical Operations Center
TOW
— Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US)
COMMS CTR
— Communications Center
C&D
— Cover & Deception
AVH
— Armoured Vehicle Heavy
CANARIE
— Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education
ATCC
— Air Traffic Control Center
CARL
— Category Assignment Responsibility List
AGF
— Miscellaneous Command Ship
ASR
— Submarine Rescue Ship (fleet Support)
COSCOM
— Corps support command (US Army)
EWS
— Electronic Warfare Support
PSO
— Peace Support Operations
DLIFLC
— Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center
DSEC
— Directorate of Security
EWR
— Early Warning Radar
ESM
— Experiment Support Module
BPPBS
— Biennial Planning, Programming, & Budgeting System
ARSOTF
— Army special operations task force (US DoD)
CPM
— Cycles Per Minute
FFR
— Radar Picket Frigate
COP
— Command Observation Post
ICV
— Infantry Combat Vehicle
AGVT
— Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology
ADCC
— Air Defense Command Center
BDSP
— Battle Dress System Project
MFC
— Mortar Fire Controller
DTIO
— Deputy Target Intelligence Officer
IDW
— Individual Defence Weapon
ADATS
— Air Defense Antitank System Threat Simulators
AGDS
— Deep Submergence Support Ship (misc)
AFIS
— Air Force Intelligence Service/Study
ETAWG
— ELINT Technical Analysis Working Group
AFCEA
— Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association
GPSS
— Gunner's Primary Sight Subsystem
GENIC
— German National Intelligence Cell (NATO)
COMFIVEATAF
— Commander, Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southern Europe
GIST
— Graphical Intelligence Support Terminal
EFCR
— equivalent full charge rounds
RBL
— Range and Bearing Launch
DARS
— Daily Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance
ATIMS
— Advanced Technical Information Management System
CMB
— Collection Management Branch
DDR&E
— Director, Defense Research and Engineering
ALCC
— Airlift Control Center
COMUSFOR KOREA
— Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
ADOC
— Air Defense Operations Center
EXTAC
— Experimental Tactics
DDS/RL
— Defense Dissemination System/Receive Location
COMNAVMARIANAS
— Commander, Naval Forces, Marianas
CBI/T
— Computer-Based Instruction/Training
HEL
— High-Energy Laser (US)
COMOCEANSYSLANT
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems Atlantic
CPSU
— Communist Party of the Soviet Union's
CIEF
— Consolidated Imagery Exploitation Facility
HVAP
— high-velocity armor-piercing
ATI
— Automated Tactical Intelligence
IBE
— Field-Initiated BE Number
DIR
— Defense Intelligence Report
ALD
— Airlift Division
DIW
— Dead In Water
AEDS
— Atomic Energy Detection System
HEAT-T-HVY
— high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - heavy
CINCAFLANT
— Commander in Chief, United States Air Forces, Atlantic
DCSOPS
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
COMNAVAIRLANT
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, atLANTic
AMLCD
— Active-matrix liquid crystal display
STANAG
— (NATO) Standardisation Agreement
AFSST
— Air Force Space Support Team
AAV
— Assault Amphibious Vehicle
DODSI
— Department of Defense Security Institute
AFDM
— Auxiliary Floating Drydock Medium
FASTFAX
— Tactical Digital Facsimile
CMAH
— CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters
BMF
— Belgian Mechanical Fabrication
CSRD
— Communication-Computer Systems Requirement Document
CVL
— Light Aircraft Carrier
MILSPEC
— Military Specification
CVHG
— Guided-Missile V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
DISCOM
— Division Support Command
TP
— Target Practice
EGLM
— Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module
BMCT
— Beginning of Morning Civil Twilight
DISA WESTHEM
— DISA Western Hemisphere
VIB
— Véhicule d'Intervention du Base
FLTSATCOM
— fleet satellite communications
CMTS
— Critical Mobile Target Server
BOULOGNE
— Boulogne
CVT
— Training Aircraft Carrier
ATSS
— Alaskan Transportable Satellite System
CIPO
— Canadian Intellectual Property Office
GIPMIS
— General Intelligence Production Management Information System
ASFC
— All-Source Fusion Center
CS
— Communications squadron
CARGRU
— Carrier Group
CFSO
— Counterintelligence Force Protection Source Operations
C&E
— Collection and Exploitation
ATDT
— Automatic Target Detection and Tracking
ASTAG
— Army Service and Technology Advisory Group
FICM
— Fleet Intelligence Collection Manual
EDN
— Emergency Data Network
BCV
— Battle Command Vehicle
LAV
— Light Assault Vehicle (US)
CPV
— Command Post Vehicle
AFWCCS
— Air Force Wing Command and Control System
SSG
— Single Shot Gun
OSS
— Operational Support Squadron
BDA
— Browning Double Action
FLAGE
— Flexible Lightweight Agile-Guided Experiment
BAO
— Basic Attack Option
AC2MP
— Army Command & Control Master Plan
DBMAINT
— Data Base Administrator
FORD-Q
— Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec
ERIS
— Exo-atmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interception System
ANCC
— Ashore Navy Communications Capability
DDPO
— Defense Dissemination Program Office
AOCS
— Aviation Officer's Candidate School
BMR
— Blindado Medio de Ruedas
DPI
— Desired Point of Impact
ADSW
— Active Duty for Special Work
HCHE
— High-Capacity High-Explosive
ADSS
— Aerospace Defense Systems Subcommittee
CMF
— Combat Mission Folder
SEALOCK
— Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill
COMDT COGARD
— Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
ARC
— Cable Ship
CFR
— Commander Force Reconnaissance
UW
— Urban Warfare
CMAFS
— Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
AKDC
— Automatic Key Distribution Center
BBSP
— Blowback shifted pulse
ACCIS
— Allied Command and Control Information System
COR
— Command Operationally Ready
ACA
— Ammunition Container Assembly
DICON
— Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria
DAG
— Defense Special Security Communications Systems Address Group
REME
— Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
VCR/PC
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ)
AIB
— Atlantic Intelligence Board
APSE-T
— Armour-piercing secondary effect – tracer
AFCS
— automatic fire-control systems
AMHA
— Army Management Headquarters Activity
SMU
— Special Mission Unit
AVRE
— Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (UK)
SUC
— Square Ultra Compact
AFAL
— Air Force Armament Laboratory
ELISA
— Electronic Intelligence Search & Analysis
CGEUSA
— Commanding General, 8th US Army
ARD
— Anti-Reflective Device
COFS
— Chief Of Staff
HLW
— Higher Low Water
NG
— New Generation
ECOA
— Enemy Courses of Action
COMSTRIKFLTLANT
— Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic
LFL
— Light Fighter Lethality
UET
— Universal Engineer Tractor (US)
SADA
— Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly
ABS
— ANTI-SKID BRAKING SYSTEM
BOLTS
— Bolt-on loading tray system
AFIISP
— Air Force Intelligence Information Systems Plan
FAC-A
— Forward Air Control(er)-Airborne
IBA
— Individual Body Armor
CSCT
— Combat Support Coordination Team
EAOS
— Enhanced Artillery Observation System
ICM
— Improved Conventional Munitions
IMU
— Inertial Measurement Unit
CONOP(S)
— Concept of Operation(s)
BBLS
— Barrels
DCINC
— Deputy Commander in Chief
CVTS
— Compressed Video Transmission Service
CIW
— Consolidated Intelligence Watch
FDDS
— Flag Data Display System
DSCSOC
— Defense Satellite Communications System Operations Center
ATTCS
— Army Tactical Command and Control System
AVLB
— Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
COMUSNAVCENT
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command
ARP
— Anti-Radiation Projectile
AFICP
— Air Force Intelligence Communications Plan
CIRC
— Central Information Reference and Control
ASSET
— All-Source Satellite Evaluation Tool
DACCS
— Digital Access Cross-Connect System/Switch
AVL
— Armoured Vehicle Light
AOT
— Transport Oiler
CVRDE
— Combat vehicle research and development establishment (India)
DCII
— Defense Central Index of Investigations
NG
— Next Generation
DCSO
— Deputy Commander for Space Operations
PD
— Point Detonating
CZ
— Combat Zone
SNCO
— Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 - E-9)
ASOS
— Air Support Operations Squadron
CDIC
— Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation
CCF-SS
— Collection Coordination Facility-Support System
BAC
— Budget Activity Code
COMTHIRDFLT
— Commander, Third Fleet
DISIDS
— Display and Information Distribution System/Subsystem
PD
— Point of Departure
CRP
— Committee To Re-elect The President - Control And Reporting Post
CAO(SOP)
— Coordination of Atomic Operations (Standard Operating Procedure)
DVM
— Digital Voice Module
ESAF
— Electronic Safety and Arm Function
ASPAC
— Asian and Pacific Council
DODSPECREP
— DoD Special Representative
CADS
— Containerized Ammunition Distribution System
ESLDE
— Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow
HAB
— Heavy Assault Bridge (US)
CRE
— Combat Readiness Evaluation
TD
— Tank Destroyer
FTSC
— Fleet Technical Support Center
DOF
— Disposition of Forces
AISS
— Automated Information Systems Security
AIFS
— Advanced Indirect Fire System
DSI/TCCS
— Defense Simulation Internet/Theater Command and Control System
CSS
— Communications Security System
OPDW
— Objective Personal Defense Weapon
ARPV
— Advanced Remotely Piloted Vehicle
GTS
— Global Telecommunications Service
MAU(SOC)
— Marine Amphibious Unit (Special Operations Capable)
BG
— Battle Group (naval)
COMBENE-CHAN
— Commander, Benelux Sub-Area Channel
ALFA
— Advanced Liaison Forward Area
CCGP
— Combat Communications Group
DMD
— Digital Message Device
ACIS
— Arms Control Intelligence Staff
EWMIS
— Electronic Warfare Management Information System
BLUE FLAG
— ACC command and control exercise
CNIC
— Combined Naval Intelligence Center
ATMG
— Arms Transfer Management Group
CSAS
— Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat
D2
— Data Distribution
AFSOE
— Air Force Special Operations Element
IC/EC
— Intelligence Community/Executive Committee
FBRV
— Future Beach Recovery Vehicle (UK)
EOA
— Early Operational Assessment
ACRV
— Armoured Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle
ATACMS ER
— Army Tactical Missile System Extended Range
FCA
— Foreign Counterintelligence Activity
COMSIXATAF
— Commander, Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force, Southeastern Europe
CISR
— Communications Intelligence Security Regulation
CQBW
— Close-Quarters Battle Weapon
BLIP
— Background Limited IR Photography
COSPO
— Community Open Source Program Office Cotangent
SCORE
— Stratified Charge Omnivorous Rotary Engine
HRU
— Heading Reference Unit
COMVAT
— Combat vehicles armament technology (US)
DODD
— DoD Directive
BCC
— Battery Control Centre (Hawk)
GW/R
— Gateway/Router
ISGU
— Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit
CANTERBURY
— Canterbury
ASWCCS
— Antisubmarine Warfare Command and Control System
WAM
— Wide Area Mines (US)
METO
— Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact
FIROPS
— Freedom of Air Operations
LOBL
— Lock-On Before Launch
RISE
— Reliability Improved Selected Equipment
FOSIC-E
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Europe
ALTALR
— ARPA Long-Range Tracking and Instrumentation Radar
CCTB
— Canada child tax benefit
HI-PAR
— High-Performance Precision-Approach Radar
BE
— Base Ejection
APE
— Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug (amphibious front-line reconnaissance vehicle)
CIP
— Consolidated Intelligence Program
DICBM
— Depressed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
CGS
— Crew Gunnery Simulator
DNCC
— Data Network Control Center
GLS
— Gesellschaft für logistischen Service
FARP
— Forward Area Refuel Point
HCU
— High-capacity Computer Unit
AAVS
— Aerospace Audiovisual Service
APSE
— Armour-piercing secondary effect
FSRS
— Functional Security Requirements Specification
AMRAAM
— Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
CATIS
— Computer-Aided Tactical Information System
AMBISS
— Automated Map-Based Intelligence Support System
FARP
— Forward Area Refueling Point
COMAMC
— Commander, Air Mobility Command
AOA
— Amphibious Objective Area
GBAD
— Ground Based Air Defence
CNOM
— Chief of Naval Operations Memorandum
IAGC
— Instantaneous Automatic Gain Control
BW
— Bacteriological Warfare
CDS
— Chief of Defence Staff (Canadian)
DAMI
— Department of the Army Military Intelligence
EAC
— Emergency Action Console
CCV
— Command and control vehicle (US)
ATD/IFD
— Advanced Technology Demonstration/Integrated Feasibility Demonstration
FANT
— French Atmospheric Nuclear Test
AICW
— Advanced Individual Combat Weapon
DOCS
— DSCS Operations Control System
AE
— Action Express
COMA
— Court Of Military Appeals
CANDOB
— Consolidated Aerospace Defense Order of Battle
HERA
— high-explosive rocket-assisted
APSA
— Armour piercing secondary effect
FV
— Fighting Vehicle
HHC
— Headquarters and Headquarters Company
ASTROS
— Artillery Saturation Rocket System (Brazil)
DERA
— British Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1995–2001)
C&P
— Characteristics & Performance
DESO
— Defence Export Sales Organisation (UK)
AFMSIS
— Air Force Modeling and Simulation Information System
BPF
— Bandpass Filter
ROTA
— Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition
ARSOFE
— Army Special Operations Forces, Europe
PWP
— Plasticised White Phosphorus
HE-T
— High-Explosive Tracer
ESAC
— El Salvador Analysis Cell
ECC
— Eurasian Communist Countries
FME
— foreign materiel exploitation
CINCUSAFE
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe
AFAP
— Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile
DIA/CS
— Defense Intelligence Agency/Command Support
GIUK
— Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom
CCJA
— USCENTCOM Staff Judge Advocate
CLSC
— COMSEC Logistics Support Center
FAP
— Fisheries Alternative Program
DISSEM
— Dissemination
BBBG
— Battleship Battle Group
IAD
— Intelligence Analysis Division
CHODC INDIA
— Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, India
VDA
— Véhicule de Défense Anti-aérienne (anti-aircraft defence vehicle)
ATACS
— Analyst-to-Analyst Communications Service
ASD(ISA)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
FFH
— Aviation Frigate
ATETS
— Atomic Heat and Powerplant
COMCRUDESGRU
— Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group
DISP
— Defense Industrial Security Program
EUDAC
— European Defense Analysis Center
CIWS
— Close-In Weapon System
ESS
— Electronic Security Squadron
C-HUMINT
— Counter Human Resources Intelligence
CANUS LANDOP
— Canada-United States Land Operations Plan
EMEW
— Electromagnetically-Augmented High Explosive Warhead
FSV
— Future Scout Vehicle (US)
FSS
— Fast Sealift Ship
DGCS
— Downsized Ground Control Station
AGMS
— Armored Ground Mobility System
BAT-D
— Battlefield Deception
ACSI
— Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, HQ USAF
DIDS
— Defense Intelligence Dissemination System
FH/DS
— Frequency Hopping/Direct Sequence
ASU
— FSU Airborne Self-Propelled Antitank Gun
COMPACAF
— Commander, Pacific Air Forces
CIMOC
— Civil Military Operations Center
ICEDEFOR
— Iceland Defense Forces
DRZ
— Deep Reconnaissance Zone
DLTV
— Daylight Television
EMCP
— Electromagnetic Compatibility Program
AMS-H
— Advanced Missile System - Heavy
EFD
— Electronic Fill Device
GDIPP
— General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program
ADTLP
— Army Doctrine and Training Literature Program
COMBALTAP
— Commander, Allied Forces, Baltic Approaches
ATARS
— Advanced Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance System
BRP
— Bomb Release Point
AVM
— Armoured Vehicle Medium
CCPDS
— Command Center Processing and Display System
DOMS
— Directorate Of Military Support
HQ USAF
— Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
PMEE
— U.S. Air Force abbreviation for Prime Mission Electronic Equipment
CAPS
— Canadian Annual Procurement Strategy
FFAR
— Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
GAMA
— Gun Automatic Multiple Ammunition
FOTRS
— Follow-On Tactical Reconnaissance System
ALAAVS
— Advanced Light Armored/Amphibious Vehicle System (US)
HS
— Helicopter Squadron
CTOL
— Conventional Takeoff & Landing
QCB
— Quick Change Barrel
HPT
— high-pressure test
ARRADCOM
— Armament Research and Development Command
MFCS
— Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System
EMCS
— ELINT Mission Control System
DARCOM
— US Army Matériel Development and Readiness Command
IVPDL
— Inter-Vehicle Positioning and Data Link (US)
HACC
— Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center
AUS
— Army of the United States
CIWS
— Close-in weapons system
CRMA
— Collection Requirements Management Architecture/Application
CNOR
— Command Not Operationally Ready
DMAI
— Defense Mapping Agency Instruction
CAMC
— Canadian Army Medical Corps
CHMDO JAPAN
— Chief, Military Defense Office, Japan
CBSA
— Canada Border Services Agency
HOL
— High-Order Language
DBMS
— dead bodies make sense
CAFI
— Canadian Agriculture and Food International
AML
— Automitrailleuse Légère (light armoured car)
HMCS
— Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
DAF
— Department of the Air Force
HIRMS
— Human Intelligence Requirements Management System
AVT
— Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship (misc)
CRUDESGRU
— Cruiser-Destroyer Group
CTF/JTF
— Crisis Task Force
FIRSTPAC
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Pacific
DMI
— Directorate of Military Intelligence
CANUK
— US Canada, United Kingdom, United States
CSP/HOL
— Communications Support Processor/High Order Language
HEAP-T
— high-explosive anti-personnel - tracer
AITE
— Advanced Indications Technology Experiment
GCU
— Gun Control Unit
ART
— Aerial Reconnaissance Team
DIEB
— Defense Intelligence Executive Board
AIRA
— Air Attache
EBRC
— Engine Blindé à roues de Contact
PGMM
— Precision Guided Mortar Munition
SHORAD
— Short-Range Air Defence System
CCF
— Collection Coordination Facility
DEDAC
— Deception and Denial Analysis Committee
LOC
— Line Of Communication
CUPE
— Canadian Union of Public Employees(Pronounced: KEW-pee.)
ABMS
— air bursting ammunition system
FORMMS
— Foreign Materiel Management System
NFOV
— Narrow Field Of View
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organisation or Baghdad Pact
IW
— Individual Weapon
EORSAT
— ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
DMAAC
— Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
COPSTRAT
— Continuity of Operations Plan (USSTRATCOM)
CEPP
— Controlled Effect Police Projectile
DCO
— Defense Communications Office
BIF
— Basic Imagery File
DRSA
— Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities
AIAWS
— Automated Intelligence Analyst Workstation
CTOC
— Corps Tactical Operations Center (Main)
AMT
— ACTS Mobile Terminal
PRAC
— Practice
FLIR
— Forward-Looking Infrared (Radar)
CERD
— Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot
AR
— Advanced Readiness
ADI
— Australian Defence Industries Ltd
G8
— Director(ate) of Resource Management
FAARP
— Forward Area Armament and Refuel Point
MBC
— Mortar Ballistic Computer
IADB
— Inter-American Defense Board
FTMA
— Future Tank Main Armament
CITP
— Canadian Integrated Traceability Program
CVGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aircraft Carrier
S&W
— Smith and Wesson
BGT
— Brigade combat team
DISES
— Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
COMNAVSURFPAC
— Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific
CCTS
— Combat Crew Training Squadron
AESA
— Active Electronically Scanned Array
DGIF
— Deployable Ground Intercept Facility
CCSC
— Cryptologic Combat Support Console
COMNAVFOR
— Commander Naval Forces
KEM
— Kinetic Energy Missile (US)
DIN
— Defense Intelligence Notice
ASDEP
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Programs
ENSCE
— Enemy Situation Correlation Element
AT
— Antitank
FITT
— Forum for International Trade Training
CARDA
— Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
FCO
— Facility Control Office
MRBS
— mean rounds between stoppages
COMOPS
— Communications Operations Summary
AOFDA
— U.S. AID Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance
BTF
— battalion task force
DFAD
— Digitized Feature Analysis Data
AFC4A
— USAF Command, Control, Communications and Computer Agency
DIP
— Defense Intelligence Plan
CM&D
— Collection Management & Dissemination
CARVER
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effects and Recognizability
ADVAL
— Air Defense Evaluation Test
RSN
— Role Specialist Nation (US & NATO)
AOTF
— Acoustic-Optic Tunable Filter
LALO
— Low Altitude Low Opening
FUE
— First Unit Equipped
LB
— Long Barrel
CLRB
— Canada Labour Relations Board
CNCS
— Cryptonet Control Station
ERDA
— Economic and Regional Development Agreement
COSP
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems, Pacific
AMF
— Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (NATO)
CJTF-AK
— Commander, Joint Task Force-Alaska
CADIZ
— Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone
DSNET 1
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 1 (SECRET level)
COLISEUM
— Community On-Line Intelligence System for End Users and Managers
ICR
— Intelligence Collection Requirement
HITP
— High-Ignition Temperature Propellant
CEU
— Computer Electronics Unit
BLT
— Battalion Landing Team
FSK
— Field Station, Korea
SPH
— Self-Propelled Howitzer
FIFV
— Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (US)
AGE
— Experimental Auxiliary
PABD
— Pay Entry Base Date
ABM
— air bursting munition
ARSPOC
— Army space operations center (US DoD)
DMAR
— Deferred Maintenance And Repair
CCIP
— Command Center Improvement Program
BPA
— Battlefield Psychological Activities
DUSD(P)
— Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
GITC
— General Intelligence Training Center
FIS
— Fuze Interface System
COMGIBMED
— Commander, Gibraltar Mediterranean Command
COMANTDEF-COM
— Commander, Antilles Defense Command
ICIG
— IDHSS CSSR Interface Guard
AREPT
— Agent Report
COMAFSOC
— Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
AFSAA
— Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency
EVR
— Enemy Vulnerability Report
CGF
— Central Group of Forces (FSU Forces in Czechoslovakia)
CIPMS
— Career Intelligence Professional Management System
EV
— Enforcement Vector
AAS
— Analyst Automation Segment
DIRES
— Defense Imagery Requirements & Exploitation System
LSW
— Light Support Weapon
FDBM
— functional data base manager
CSST
— Combat Service Support Team
BCP
— Battery Command Post
ACE
— Armored Combat Earthmover (US)
ADIO
— Additional Duty Intelligence Officer
CAWS
— Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US)
CER
— Cryptographic Equipment Room
AHC
— Attack Helicopter Company (USA)
CCOHS
— Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health
DIDSRS
— Defense Intelligence Dissemination, Storage & Retrieval System
CCIS
— Command, Control and Intelligence Support
AEAO
— Airborne Emergency Action Officer
ANZAC
— Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
CTEA
— Cost & Training Effectiveness Analysis
EWIRS
— Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming System
ARCENT
— U.S. Army Forces Central Command
AEOS
— Advanced Electro-Optical Sensor
ARV
— Armored Recovery Vehicle
CISE
— (US) CENTCOM Intelligence Support Element
CEST
— Contingency Exploitation Support Team
DLEA
— Drug Law Enforcement Agency
COFI
— Court of Inquiry
ESV
— Earth Satellite Vehicle
RUC
— Royal Ulster Constabulary
COMSC
— Commander, Military Sealift Command
HVAPFSDS
— high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot
EWCC
— Electronic Warfare Coordination Center
DISA-EUR
— Defense Information Systems Agency-Europe
CROM
— Continuous Read-Only Memory
IAT
— Intelligence Augmentation Team
IBBS
— Interim Brigade/Battalion Simulation
PFHE
— Prefragmented High-Explosive
COMLANDJUT
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, Schleswig-Holstein & Jutland
VTOL
— Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft
DAWS
— Defense Automated Warning System
CARVE
— Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, and Effect
CINCFOR
— Commander in Chief, Forces Command
CIR
— Central Intelligence Report
ASRP
— Airborne SlGlNT Reconnaissance Program
BDM
— Budget Decision Memorandum
AXP
— Allied Exercise Publication
ADCSOPS
— Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations & Plans
LVTE
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer (US)
AIIRS
— Automated Intelligence Information Retrieval System
IIR
— Imaging Infrared
HTACC
— Hardened Tactical Air Control Center
BIDS
— Battlefield Information Distribution System
CEPR
— Compromising Emanation Performance Requirement
CMISE
— Corps Military Intelligence Support Element
MRSI
— Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact
TGP
— Terminally Guided Projectile
CINCLANTFLT
— Commander-in-chief (atlantic Fleet)
DR&E
— Defense Research and Engineering
APCT-BF
— Armour-piercing capped tracer – base fuze
ARV
— Armed Robotic Vehicle
FVS
— Fighting Vehicle System (US)
COMSUBEASTLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, Eastern Atlantic
BD
— Baud
ECPL
— Endorsed Data Encryption Standard Products List
AEMS
— Automated Edge Measurement System
HUD
— Heads-Up Display
SSW
— Squad Support Weapon
CEPG
— Combined Exercise Planning Group
MEV
— medical evacuation vehicle (US)
ADIEC
— Army Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
COMPHIBGRU
— Commander, Amphibious Group
CINCARLANT
— Commander in Chief, United States Army Forces, Atlantic
ATD
— Advanced technology demonstrator (US)
GSR
— General Staff Requirement (US)
ETAP
— Education Training Awareness Program
DESIGN
— Designator (U.S. Navy)
AF/VC
— Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
VCG
— Véhicule de Combat du Genie (armoured engineer vehicle)
BAR
— M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
ENDEX
— End Date of an Exercise
APCBC
— Armour-piercing capped ballistic cap
BEYOND DUTY
— Proper Name of System
IAMS
— Individual Aerial Mobility System
AIRREQRECON
— Air Request Reconnaissance
DET/DET
— Detachment
CDIP
— Consolidated Defense Intelligence Program
ARTADS
— Army Tactical Data System
AIST
— Air Intelligence Support Team
AIRTAPS
— Aerial Imagery Reconnaissance Tracking And Plotting System
CONR
— CONUS NORAD Region
DPPC
— Deployable Print Production Center
DESA
— Defense Evaluation Support Activity
CVRT
— Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked
COMSTS
— Commander, Military Sea Transportation Service
ADRI
— Arc Digital Raster Imagery
DIIN
— Defense Imagery Intelligence Notice
AMPDS
— Automated Message Processing Dissemination System
DITS
— Digital Imagery Transmission System
EFP
— Environmental Farm Plans
DMOS
— Daily Maritime OPINTEL Summary
PSD
— Propulsion System Demonstrator
CERP
— Combined Economic Reporting Program
ATOL
— Assisted Takeoff & Landing
COMEDS
— CONUS Meteorological Data System
DOCC
— Defense Communications Agency Operations Center Complex
DIIS
— DIA Integrated Intelligence System
FCB
— Functional Control Board
MPWS
— Mobile Protected Weapon System (US)
APV
— Armoured Patrol Vehicle
CLOS
— Command to line of sight
EMHS
— EUCOM Message Handling System
ACF
— Alternate Command Facility
AIFV
— Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle
DSNET 2
— Defense Integrated Secure Network 2 (TOP SECRET level)
FMPCP
— Foreign Military Personnel Contact Program
AFSPCIP
— Air Force Space Command Intelligence Plan
PFPX
— prefragmented proximity fuzed
ITAS
— Improved Target Acquisition System
ALSS
— Advanced Location Strike System
HEL
— U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory
AFSV
— armoured fire support vehicle
MAF
— Marine Amphibious Force
DRDC
— Defence R&D Canada
FOT&E
— Follow-On Test and Evaluation
AFSIP
— Air Force Satellite Intelligence Program
DATEXT
— Data Extract
CEPIR
— Current Exploitation Photographic Interpretation Report
COMTWOATAF
— Commander, Second Allied Tactical Air Force, Central Europe
AFCA
— Air Force Collection Assets
GCP-E
— Ground-Controlled Processor-ELINT
AFSCOORD
— Assistant Fire Support Coordinator
CTF PC II
— CTF Provide Comfort II
AMIP
— Army Model Improvement Plan
ATMP
— Air Target Materials Program
COMATF
— Commander, Amphibious Task Force
BLR
— Blindado Ligero de Ruedas
DTSA
— (U.S.) Defense Technology Security Administration
DISAM
— Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management
APDS
— Armour-piercing discarding sabot
ELSEC
— Electronic Security
AT
— Ape Tape
FIP
— Force Improvement Plan
CVHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
MENS
— Mission Element Need Statement (US)
FOC
— Final Operating Capability
BAD
— Baseline Assessment Document
ACEVAL
— Air Combat Evaluation
DFH
— Deployed Forward Headquarters
SJHP
— Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point
FTL
— Future Target List
AVLB
— Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
CITS
— CENTCOM Imagery Transmission System
EOSS
— Electro-Optic Sensor System
FIRSTEURLANT
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team, Atlantic
CAT
— Conventional Arms Transfer
DRSEM
— Deployable Receive Segment Engineering Model
DCCC
— Defense Collection Coordination Center
MOPP
— Mission Oriented Protective Posture (US)
CNVD
— Clip-on night vision device
DIFR
— Defense Intelligence Facility Report
WASAD
— Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device
ATTD
— Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration
ESAMS
— Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation
BANDIT
— Bragg Area Network for Digital Intelligence Transmission
COMNAVNON
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, North Norway
DIPOLES
— Defense Intelligence Photoreconnaissance On-Line Exploitation System
AETCAE
— Army Europe Technical Control and Analysis Element
DPSK
— Digital Pulse Shift Key
ERC
— Engin de Reconnaissance Canon
AFC
— Australian Flying Corps
STUP
— Spinning Tubular Projectile
CSSO
— Contractor Special Security Officer
CCIRID
— Charge-Coupled Infrared Imaging Device
SUSFU
— situation unchanged, still fucked up
FSBS
— Fleet Submarine Broadcast System
CRM
— Composite risk management (US)
BGW
— Battlefield Guided Weapon
EMPG
— Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade
I2R
— Imaging Infrared
COEF
— Canada-Ontario Export Forum
AFGWS
— Air Force Ground Weather Stations
CRFID
— Canadian Radio Frequency Identification
CSCR
— Computer System Change Request
HEMT
— High-Electron-Mobility Transistor
CHT
— Canada Health Transfer
ASAC
— All-Source Analysis Center
GEPS
— Generic Electronic Publishing System
ADC-A
— Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver
HDL
— Harry Diamond Laboratories
CBF
— Common Budget Framework
AO&M/NM
— Administration, Operations, and Maintenance/Network Management
APC-T
— Armour-piercing capped – tracer
COMNAVBALTAP
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Baltic Approaches
EECT
— End of Evening Civil Twilight
APFSDS(P)
— Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (practice)
DARC
— District Area Command
ATAC
— ASAP Technical Advisory Committee
EOP
— Emergency Operating Procedures
GCE
— Ground Combat Element
EFAB
— Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges
CELT
— Current Emitter Location Testbed
ELSAP
— Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)
AEM
— Missile Tender
FFAR
— Folding Fin Aerial Rocket
EUMETSAT
— European Meteorological Satellite
CCFC
— Commander in Chief, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command
FMSF
— Foreign Military Sales Financing
CRITICOM
— Critical Intelligence Communications Network
COS
— Combat Operations Staff
GYRO
— Gyroscope or Gyroscopic
CARRV
— Challenger armoured repair and recovery vehicle
CGY/HR
— CentiGray hour
CIAP
— CIA Program
CAST
— Catalogue of Approved Scientific and Technical Intelligence Tasks
AMDS
— Anti-Missile Discarding Sabot
ARSO
— Assistant Regional Security Officer
ARMA
— Army Attache
DH-7
— deHavilland Dash 7 (Drug Interdiction Aircraft)
DIFM
— Defense Intelligence Functional Manager
VBC
— Véhicule Blindé de Combat (armoured combat vehicle)
COMUSFORCARIB
— Commander, US Forces, Caribbean
DSC
— Defense Satellite Communications
IOF
— Indian Ordnance Factory
ARV
— Armoured Recovery Vehicle
C4IFTW
— C4I for the Warrior
DEDDF
— Digital Elevation Data Dubbing Facility
AMTRAC
— APC used by the Marines AO: Area of Operations.
BNS
— Bill Night Sight
AMIS
— Advanced Microwave Imaging Sensor
AMPS
— Automated Mission Planning System
AUG
— Armee-Universal-Gewehr
FAIO
— Field Artillery Intelligence Officer
ADPSSM
— Automated Data Processing Systems Security Manual
CINCPAC
— Commander in Chief, Pacific Command
FWVP
— Fallout Wind Vector Plot
CRRC
— Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
CIAC
— Computer Incident Assessment Capability
HEAT-MP(P)
— high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose (practice)
SUIT
— Sight Unit Infantry Trilux
AGMR
— Major Communications Relay Ship
FAMP
— Foreign Army Materiel Production
FDR
— Foreign Disclosure Representative
DOSTN
— Department Of State Telecommunications Network
NS
— Network Services
CQB
— Close Quarter Battle
FVRDE
— Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (UK)
CLAWS
— Close combat light armor weapon system (US)
BVITS
— Baseline Video Imagery Transmission System
VCR/AT
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Atelier Technique (salvage)
UDR
— Ulster Defence Regiment
ARA
— Aerial Rocket Artillery
GPEE
— General Purpose Encryption Equipment
DFO
— Department of Fisheries and Oceans(Pronounced: DEE-fete)
MMBF
— mean miles between failures
ADPSSO
— ADP Special Security Officer
BIFF
— Bistatic Identification Friend or Foe
DOSIP
— Department of State Intelligence Program
AP-I
— Armor Piercing Incendiary
CCJ2
— USCENTCOM Intelligence Directorate
DDHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aviation Destroyer
HEER
— High-Explosive Extended Range (ammunition)
HEAT-TP-T
— high-explosive anti-tank - target practice - tracer
STAFF
— Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US)
ICTF
— Interagency Crisis Task Force
COMAIRSOUTH
— Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe
HIRE
— Hughes Infrared Equipment
CGH
— Canadian General Hospital
SABS
— Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight
USAARMS
— Us Army Armor School
BMATT
— Briefcase Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal
LRD
— Long Range Deflagrator
CPI
— Communications Processor and Interface
BDA/PSA
— Bomb Damage Assessment/Post Strike Assessment
LTD
— Laser Target Designator
DUSD(AT)
— Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Technology)
ATACS
— Advanced tank cannon system (US)
FCSE
— Forward Control Support Element
CMV
— Combat mobility vehicle (US)
DPOMIS
— Directorate of Plans, Operations, Mobilization, Intelligence, and Security
ARCOM
— Army Command
APIT
— Armour-piercing incendiary tracer
ARSOC
— Army Special Operations Command
AMC
— Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey)
EMAP
— Electromagnetic Analysis Program
FCE
— fire-control equipment
DTAT
— Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres
ARABSAT
— Arab Satellite Communications
CIRVLS
— Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings
DCS/IN
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
AGOR
— Oceanographic Research Ship (misc)
APHE
— Armour-Piercing High Explosive
DUG
— Deep Underground
MANPADS
— Man-Portable Air Defense System
CHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aviation Cruiser
COMPATWINGSLANT
— Commander, Patrol Wings Atlantic
COMCARGRU
— Commander, Carrier Group
CONGEN
— Consul General
EIG
— Explosive Incendiary Grenade
FWIC
— Fighter Weapon School Intelligence Course
DISR
— Daily Indicator Status Report
E&A
— Exploitation and Analysis
IFVWCM
— Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures (US)
COMZ
— Communications Zone
CB
— Chemical, Biological
CEP
— Circular error of probability
WLR
— Weapon Locating Radar
DEMPC
— Data Exploitation, Mission Planning, Communications/Center
BCS
— Broadcast Control Station
DSVT
— Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
ARLO
— Air Reconnaissance Liaison Officer
DCA
— défense contre avions (anti-aircraft)
CINCPACFLT
— Commander-in-chief (pacific Fleet)
COMUSARSO
— Commander, United States Army Forces Southern Command
GPNDS
— Global Positioning & Nuclear Detection System
HEAB
— High-Explosive Air Burst
DISECS
— Defense Intelligence Space Exploitation and Correlation System
FYDP
— Fiscal Year Defense Program/Plan
COMAIR-BALTAP
— Commander, Allied Air Forces, Baltic Approaches
COMTASKFORNON
— Commander, Allied Task Force North Norway
CMSS
— Collection Management Support System
FARV-A
— Future Armored Resupply Vehicle - Artillery (US)
ASMD
— Antiship Missile Defense
GEOREF
— Global Reference System, a worldwide position reference system that may be applied to any map or chart graduated in latitude and longitude regardless of projection.
CIPR
— Consolidated Intelligence Production Requirement
CITA
— Combat Intelligence and Targeting on Arrival
ACSB
— Amphibious Contingency Support Briefs
HUS
— Hardened Unique Storage
CDEC
— Captured Document Exploitation Center
FIO
— Foreign Intelligence Officer
FCE
— Forward Control Element
LPG
— Liquid Propellant Gun
LLLTV
— Low-Light-Level Television
FDT&E
— Force Development Test & Experimentation
ACV
— Aardvark Cleaning Vehicle (US)
DCIP
— Defense Counterdrug Intelligence Program
COMACC
— Commander, Air Combat Command
BPSK
— Burst Pulse Shift Key
PH
— Probability of Hit
CMRS
— Collection Management Requirements System
DELORME
— a Digital Mapping Computer Program
RAM-D
— reliability, availability, maintainability and durability
FOSIC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
IAGS
— Inter-American Geodetic Survey
DAR
— Designated Area for Recovery
ASPIC
— Armed Services Personnel Interrogation Center
MAPS
— Modular Azimuth Position System
INSB
— Indium-antimonide
HALE
— High-Altitude Long-Endurance
SFMG
— Sustained Fire Machine Gun
CJIATF-E
— Commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-East
AWIS
— Army WWMCCS Information System
AFSSE
— Air Force Space Surveillance Element
ADAPCP
— Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Program
DDGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Destroyer
AC2SMAN
— Alaskan Command and Control System Military utomated Network
FEWSG
— Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group
DFSV
— Direct-Fire Support Vehicle
ATM
— Anti-Tank Mine
DIPP
— Defense Intelligence Projection for Planning
COMFLDCOMDASA
— Commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency
CIVIC
— Civilian Vulnerability Indicator Code
ATDB
— ACE Target Data Base
DMB
— DoDIIS Management Board
PRAC
— Practice and Research: Advancing Collaboration
CTIS
— Commander's Tactical Information System
CINCAL
— Commander in Chief, Alaska
CRIS
— Command Resources Information System
EBG
— Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle)
COMFOURATAF
— Commander, Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force Central Europe
FEAI
— Federal Environmental Assessment Index
DICP
— Defense Intelligence Counterdrug Program
ADZ
— Air Defense Zone
C/E
— Crew/enlisted (enlisted aircrew member)
VAE
— Vehiculo Armado Exploracion
AMOPS
— Army Mobilization Operations and Planning System
BR
— Blade Rate
C3IC
— Coalition Coordination and Communications Integration Center
AVMT
— Aviation Maintenance Trainer
CAMO
— Computer-Aided Manual Operation
ALCOP
— Alternate Command Post
EES
— Emergency Evacuation Study
DCS/SSI
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Safety, Security, and Intelligence
COPG
— Chairman, Operational Planners Group
FALD
— Field Administration & Logistics Division
EXDIR/ICA
— Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs
DHSS
— Data Handling Subsystem
BMS
— Battalion Mortar System
ADNET
— Antidrug Network
BOCV
— Battery Operations Centre Vehicle
NLOS-C
— Non-Line Of Sight-Cannon
DRIC
— Defense Resource Identification Code
DE-U
— Dissemination Element-Upgrade
MCSK
— Mine Clearance System Kit (US)
CBS
— Combat Battle Simulation
CRTC
— Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's
DRO
— Departmental Requirements Officer
ATFCS
— Automated Targeting and Fire Control System
ASSC
— Alternate Space Surveillance Center
GOL
— Government On-Line
DASP
— Demountable Artillery Surveillance Pod
BASE
— British Aerospace Systems and Equipment
DSSCS/DIN
— Defense Special Security Communications System/Digital Intelligence Network
I&W
— Indications and Warning
CSSA
— Cryptologic Shore Support Activity
ATS
— Atelier de Construction de Tarbes
BX
— Bionix AFV
CNIPS
— Counternarcotics Information Processing System
FPL
— Fire Protective Line
CORPS SAM
— Corps Surface-to-Air Missile
AIN
— Advanced Intelligence Network
COMTAFNORNOR
— Commander, Allied Tactical Air Force, North Norway
AMMS
— Allowance Material Management System
CSAW
— Cryptologic Support to Amphibious Warfare
DMACSC
— Defense Mapping Agency Combat Support Center
APFSDSDU
— Armour piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot, depleted uranium
ERFB
— extended range full-bore
GITAC
— General Intelligence Training Advisory Committee
FCRC
— Federal Contract Research Center
ASST
— Antiship Surveillance and Tracking
SADARM
— Sense And Destroy Armor (US)
AMPHI
— Aerial Mission Photographic Indoctrination
EFV
— Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV)
FRY
— Former Republic of Yugoslavia
COMSUBGRU
— Commander Submarine Group
DNAS
— DODIIS Network Access System
ATFD
— Automated Tactical Fusion Division
ALCOR
— ARPA Lincoln CBand Observable Radar
CPAT
— Collection Planning and Targeting
CNAC
— Customs National Air Command, Oklahoma City
ATLV
— Artillery Target Location Vehicle
CAMS
— COMIREX Automated Management System
ALE
— AIRES Lifecycle Extension
CIRCOL
— Central Information Reference and Control On-Line System
CSSR
— CSS Replacement
TADDS
— Target Alert Display Data Set (US)
VBM
— Véhicules Blindés Modulaires
HEF
— High-Explosive Fragmentation
CMS/RMG
— Community Management Staff, Resource Management Group
ALERT
— Attack and Launch Early Report to Theater (AF)
ARRV
— Armoured repair and recovery vehicle
DCMM
— Database Creation and Management Module
CVR(T)
— Combat vehicle reconnaissance(tracked)
DFLP
— Defense Foreign Language Program
COMSUBWESTLANT
— Commander, Submarine Force, Western Atlantic Area
CCC
— Combustible Cartridge Case
CWR
— Continuous Wave Radar
DSE
— Direct Support Element
AFFIS
— Airfield Facilities Information System
AS
— Submarine Tender (material Support)
CINCTRANSCOM
— Commander in Chief, US Transportation Command
IBDTF
— IBD Transaction Format
DIAL
— Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison
HSE-E
— HSE-Europe
AGP
— Patrol Craft Tender (misc)
CGN
— Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear Powered
ICOM
— Integrated COMSEC (SINCGARS)
EMIT
— Emergency Message Initiation Terminal
CSF
— Command Support Functions
BIIR
— Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
ADSTAR
— Advanced Document Storage & Retrieval System
AMC/IN
— AMC Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
CIDC
— Combined Interview and Debriefing Center
EXPLAN
— Exercise Plan
CPIA
— Chemical Propulsion Information Agency
TEL
— Transporter-Erector-Launcher
FOLAN
— Fiber-Optic Local Area Network
CMSI
— Civilian Multi-Spectral Imagery
ASM
— Armored Systems Modernisation (US)
GST
— General Staff Target
CUP
— COMSEC Utility Program
BMSS
— Ballistic Missile Systems Subcommittee
ATMDE
— Army Theater Missile Defense Element
FTD
— Foreign Technology Division (USAF)
AWWIMS
— Automated Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System
GMF
— Ground Mobile Forces
COMNAVSURF
— Commander, Naval Surface Forces
GDU
— Gun Display Unit
ARLEA
— Army Logistics Evaluation Agency
DCIA
— Director, Central Intelligence Agency
FASTC
— Foreign Aerospace Science and Technology Center (archaic, now NAIC)
SLAP
— saboted light armor penetrator
DESS
— Defense Exploitation Support System
BSSG
— Brigade Service Support Group
DGU
— Downgrade to Unclassified
CHARS
— Characters
ERIR
— Electronic Reconnaissance Intercept Report
ES
— Emplacement Site
KAAV
— Korean Armoured Amphibious Vehicle
MAMBA
— Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar
CFSQP
— Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program
CTD
— Collective Training Directorate
AGZ
— Actual Ground Zero
VLC
— Véhicule Léger de Combat (light armoured car)
ERMIS
— Extended Range Modification Integration System
FAL
— Fusil Automatique Légère
CIHR
— Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CME
— Communications Monitoring Equipment
BM/C3
— Battle Management/Command, Control, and Communications
CNAD
— Conference on NATO Armament Directors
GSFG
— Group of Soviet Forces Germany
ASDV
— Auxiliary SEAL Delivery Vehicle
HLA
— Helicopter Landing Areas
CMW/CMWS
— Compartmented Mode Workstation
SWARM
— Stabilised Weapon and Reconnaissance Mount
ARSP
— Advanced Reconnaissance Support Program
EGIS
— East German Intelligence Service
CVR(W)
— Combat vehicle reconnaissance(wheeled)
VSEL
— Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
ADPSSP
— Automated Data Processing System Security Program
CFER
— CFE Replacement
DBW
— Decibels Referenced to One Watt of Power
DIATS
— DIA Terrorism Summary
LAG
— Light Artillery Gun
FRS
— Fleet Readiness Squadron
FI&SS
— Foreign Intelligence and Security Service(s)
CIOC
— Combined Intelligence Operations Center (Korea)
SABCA
— Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques
EIDS
— Electronic Information Delivery System
DFV
— Desert Fighting Vehicle
DISS
— Digest of Intelligence and Security Services
FSST
— Forward Space Support in Theater
ICAP
— Improved Capabilities Program
MODA
— Ministry of Defence and Aviation
CHUSMLO
— Chief, U.S. Military Liaison Office
BILL
— Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal
BSSC
— Battle Staff Support Center
COD
— Carrier On-board Delivery
ETSS
— Electronic Telecommunications Switching System
CINCSOC
— Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command
DIMES
— Digital Image Manipulation & Enhancement System
ACLANT
— Allied Commander Atlantic
PD
— Point Defense
DEGRAD
— Degradation
HIROCC
— Hawaiian Islands Regional Operational Control Center
COMNORLANT
— Commander, Northern Submarine Area
CNRIU
— Combat Net Radio Interface Unit
CMDC
— Command Cell
LPC
— Launch Pod Container
CPBS
— Capabilities, Programming, and Budgeting System
EMUT
— Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal
PID
— Positive Identification
ASSR
— Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
LVT
— Landing Vehicle Tracked (US)
VRL
— Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle)
EAMA
— African States Associated with the EEC
HBWP
— Host-Based Word Processing
HSTV(L)
— High-Survivability Test Vehicle(Lightweight)
CTRA
— Carro de Transporte Sobre Rodas Anfibo (amphibious tracking scout car)
CROWS
— Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station
CRMS
— Collection Requirements Management System
CCPC
— Critical Collection Problems Committee
SPAS
— Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
DSAT
— Developmental Submarine Analysis Terminal
HELP
— Howitzer Extended Life Program (US)
DCAS
— Deployable Consolidated Applications Server
HBAR
— Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle
GIAT
— Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres
GRANITE SENTRY
— Proper Name of System
DP
— Dual-Purpose
FTU
— Forecast Tactical Unit
DMC
— Digital Magnetic Compass
AIRLO
— Air Liaison Officer
CSSD
— Combat Service Support Detachment
AFDD
— Air Force Doctrine Document
GITS
— General Intelligence Training System
D-DAY
— Day in which a particular operation begins
BASIC
— Battle Area Surveillance & Integrated Communications
ECOS
— Enhanced Combat Optical Sight
SRV
— Surrogate Research Vehicle (US)
CPB
— Charged Particle Beam
ADEA
— Army Development & Employment Agency
COIS
— Combat Operations Intelligence System
AFTACIES
— Air Force Tactical Imagery Exploitation System
BFA
— Battlefield Function Area
HMLC
— High-Mobility Load Carrier
WAVES
— Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
CIAD
— Combat Intelligence Applications Division
COMTAFSONOR
— Commander, Allied Tactical Air Force, South Norway
GLH-H
— Ground-Launched Hellfire-Heavy (US)
HAWK
— Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US)
CDAS
— Central Data and Applications Support
DRC
— Defense Review Committee (NATO)
SFCS
— Simplified Fire-Control System
AJFP
— Adaptive Joint Force Package
ERA
— Explosive Reactive Armour
APGM
— Autonomous precision-guided munition
OPV
— Observation Post Vehicle
ERPHO
— Earth Resources Photographic Satellite
TACMS
— Army Tactical Missile System (US)
GDIC
— General Defense Intelligence Community
CINCLANT
— Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command
ASD(S&R)
— Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements
DTUC
— Data Transfer Unit Cartridge
ESAA
— European Special Activities Area (U.S. Air Force)
ALF
— Auxiliary Landing Field
AEROFLOT
— Former Soviet Union Civil Airline
DCI&S
— Director of Counterintelligence and Security
LAV-AD
— Light Armored Vehicle - Air Defense
DSSCS
— Defense Special Secure Communications System
CSB
— Combat Support Boat
CTF-BM
— Combined Task Force-Battle Management
ENSCD
— Enemy Situation and Correlation Division
AICBM
— Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
JERRV
— Joint Engineer Rapid Response Vehicle
AMIM
— Army Modernization Information Memorandum
DSTS
— Deep Space Tracking System
CK
— Compartment Key
ACOUSTINT
— Acoustical Intelligence
STE/ICE
— Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine (US)
ALARM
— Alert Locate And Report Missiles
DTOC
— Division Tactical Operations Center
COMPW
— Composite Wing
ECB
— Engineering and Construction Bulletins
DAPA
— Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor
AFAMPE
— USAF Automated Message Processing Exchange
GW
— Guided Weapon
ADTS
— Adversary Threat Squadron
B/R
— Bridge/Router
NLOS-M
— Non-Line Of Sight-Mortar
ATTP
— ACOM Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
NLAW
— Next Light (weight) Anti-armour Weapon
ADBT
— Advanced Data Base Technology
ATCU
— Airfield Traffic Control Unit
LSVW
— Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada)
G5
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs)
ESRS
— electro-slag refined steel
COMUSAFTF
— Commander, United States Air Force Task Force
CVLN
— Nuclear-Powered Light Aircraft Carrier
COMEDNOREAST
— Commander, Northeast Mediterranean Area
DDH
— Aviation Destroyer (ASW)
FMFM
— Fleet Marine Field Manual
FOFF
— Field Of Fire
CINCUSAREUR
— Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe
DIWS
— Digital Imagery Workstation Suite
EWAC
— Electronic Warfare Anechoic Chamber
DTLS
— Descriptive Top-Level Specification
CENTJIC
— Joint Intelligence Center USCENTCOM
CIPE
— (US) CENTCOM Imagery Production Element
APEP
— Armour-Piercing Enhancement Programme
DAS
— Defense Attache System
FIRST
— Fleet Intelligence Reserve Support Team
CARG
— Crisis Action Review Group
ULC
— Unit Load Container
HRMS
— Human Intelligence Requirements Management System
BFM
— Basic Flight Maneuvers
AIPR
— Automated Information Processing Request
COMJTF
— Commander, Joint Task Force
DISCAS
— Defense Intelligence Special Career Automated System
DCSINT
— Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (U.S. Army)
CJTF-FA
— Commander, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting
ETTP
— EUCOM Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
HOW
— Howitzer
HFEA
— Human Factors Engineering Assessment
BFI
— Battlefield Interdiction
GHGMP
— Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program(for Canadian Agriculture)
EEOB
— enemy electronic order of battle
FMIG
— Foreign Materiel Intelligence Group
BC2A
— Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
DEFSMAC
— Defense Special Missile & Astronautics Center
DECM
— Defense Electronic Countermeasures
CLF
— cantilever lifting frame; combat logistics force; commander, landing force
CMAA
— Command Master at Arms
CDD
— Canadian Discharge Depot
CMST
— Collection Management Support Terminal
DIEC
— Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
OFW
— Objective Force Warrior
AVR
— Aircraft Rescue Vehicle
CSEL
— Combat Survivor-Evader Locator
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation
COMNAVSCAP
— Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Scandinavian Approaches
CTEM
— Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem Model
GDLS
— General Dynamics Land Systems
DDSP
— Defense Development Sharing Project
ESSM
— Electronic Shop, Shelter-Mounted
APORTS
— Aerial Ports File (JOPES)
BAWB
— Bomber Activity Weekly Brief
HEAT-MP
— high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose
CCTF
— Contingency Communications Test Facility
FV/GCE
— fighting vehicle gun control equipment
CHG
— Guided-Missile Aviation Cruiser
CUSRPG
— Canadian-U.S. Regional Planning Group (NATO)
I2
— Intelligence Information
ANGB
— Army National Guard Base
LRRP
— Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
CBSCS
— Canada Business Service Centres
LADS
— light air defense system (US)
DDDDD
— Demand-Driven Direct Digital Dissemination System
HAWS
— Hawaii Area Wideband System
CIRL
— Current Intelligence Requirements List
CINCNORTH
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)
LWS
— Laser Warning System
DSACS
— direct support armored cannon system (US)
TM&LS
— Textron Marine & Land Systems
BIC
— Battlefield Information Center
MSSG
— MAU/MEU Service Support Group (USMC)
CMOTF
— Civil Military Operations Task Force
AMRWS
— Advanced Multi-Role Weapon Station
DCSI/DCSINT
— Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence (USAREUR)
ATRS
— Advanced Tactical Reconnaissance System
ARTEP
— Army Readiness Training Evaluation Program
GPO
— Gun Position Officer
ASUW
— Antisurface Warfare
CINCSAC
— Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command
FCZ
— Forward Combat Zone
DEWLINE
— Distant Early Warning Line
COMJSOTF
— Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force
HEAT-T-MP
— high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - multipurpose
ARSOA
— Army Special Operations Aviation
HWAS
— High Wycombe Air Station
CINCEUR
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces Europe
CSBR
— Commander, Special Boat Squadron
TAM
— Tanque Argentino Mediano
ESW
— Electronic Security Wing
ALC
— Advanced Land Combat (US)
RLC
— Royal Logistic Corps
AOBTS
— Air Order of Battle Textual Summary
AFICE
— Air Forces Iceland
APTE
— Abrams Power Train Evolution (US)
GPMG
— General Purpose Machine Gun
AFDT
— AEELS Fixed Downlink Terminal
DJS
— Director, Joint Staff
CANR
— Canadian NORAD Region
HSMS
— Human Sources Management System
MARS
— Multiple Artillery Rocket System
COMLOGNET
— Combat Logistics Network
EMSEC
— Emanations/Emissions Security
DODFDCO
— Department Of Defense Foreign Disclosure Coordinating Office
BAS
— Broad Area Search
ARSOFSUPCOM
— Army Special Operations Forces Support Command
VCA
— Véhicule Chenillé d'Accompagnement
DISA-PAC
— DISA-Pacific
DISPEWT
— Defense Intelligence Space Electronic Warfare Threat Data Base
MGL
— Multiple Grenade Launcher
CSPO
— Consolidated SAFE Project Office
BGWU
— Battle Group Workup
ESG
— Electronic Security Group
DIO
— Defense Intelligence Officer (DIA)
ESIAC
— Electronic Satellite Image Analysis Center
CDRUSAJFKSWC
— Commander, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
VCTM
— Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Mortero (armoured mortar carrier)
ASPS
— All-Source Production Section
BASS
— Battlefield Surveillance System
DATS
— Data Automated Tower Simulation
AIMP
— Army Intelligence Management Plan
CBR
— Chemical, Biological, and Radiological
COMAAFCE
— Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
DIEPS
— Digital Imagery Exploitation and Production System
CINCONAD
— Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command
DGCT
— Downsized Ground Control Terminal
BEMT
— Basic Electronic Maintenance Trainer
ALRP-S
— Army Long-Range Plan for Space
FIGMO
— Fuck it, I've got my orders
DIRNSA
— Director, National Security Agency
ARTAS-K
— Army Training and Support-Kuwait
DTS
— Diplomatic Telecommunications System/Service
ECA
— Enemy Capability Assessment
CINCPACREP
— Commander in Chief, Pacific Representative
ATGL
— Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher
EMIDS
— Experiment for Management Information Data Systems
CINCCENT
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO)
C3SMP
— Command, Control, Communications System Master Plan
CRWG
— Current Requirements Working Group
ARDM
— Auxiliary Repair Drydock
ARRS
— Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
FFN
— Fleet Flash Net
FTDB
— Foreign Technology Data Base
ALBM
— Air-Launched Ballistic Missile
COMBISCLANT
— Commander, Bay of Biscay Submarine Area
FORMDEPS
— FORSCOM Mobilization & Deployment Planning System
HUSK
— Hardened Unique Storage Key
CDAC
— Canadian Divisional Ammunition Depot
GTI
— German Tank Improvement
C2IPS
— C2 Information Processing System
ANL
— Net-Laying Ship
DIOB
— Defense Intelligence Order of Battle
APMS
— Automated Production Management System
FMJLF
— Full Metal Jacket Lead Free
AFNORTH
— Air Force North; Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)
FYP
— Five-Year Plan (FSU)
LVA
— landing vehicle assault (US)
DIH
— Daily Intelligence Highlights
CTOCSE
— CTOC Support Element
ATOS
— Atlantic Theater Operational Intelligence System
CINCCFC
— Commander in Chief, Combined Forces Command, Korea
COMIS
— Collection Management Information System
CIPS
— Counterintelligence Periodic Summary
COMP
— Compatible
EGADS
— Electronic Generation, Accounting, & Distribution System
HWSTD
— High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator
CGR
— Canadian Garrison Regiment
CETA
— Chinese-English Translation Assistance
CF
— Canadian Forces
AMC
— Airspace Management and Control
CVHN
— Nuclear-Powered V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
ADN
— ACE DGZ Number
DISTS
— Defense Intelligence Secure Telephone System
ASPB
— Assault Patrol Support Boat
CINCLANTFLTDETSO
— Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet Detachment SOUTHCOM
GLLD
— U.S. Ground Laser Locator Designator (for COPPERHEAD)
CNFK
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea
CMPF
— Confidential Military Purpose Funds
CARC
— Corrective Action Review Committee
LACA
— Landing Craft Air Cushion
CONUSA
— Continental United States Army
DDSS
— Document Dissemination and Storage Segment
LRF
— Low Recoil Force
DTT
— Driver Training Tank
COMNAVSPACECOM
— Commander, Naval Space Command
ENGESA
— Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)
COMSUPNAVFOR
— Commander, Supporting Naval Forces
C7F
— Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
ARSA
— Annual Reevaluation of Safe Areas
ERP
— Extended Range Projectile
AMIRS
— Army Multispectral Imagery Requirements Study
CRU
— Cable Reel Unit
CCTP
— Continuously Computed Target Point
VCTP
— Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Personal (armoured personnel carrier)
LRM
— Laser Rangefinder Module
CAB
— Combat Aviation Battalion
DCSI
— Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence
EFTO
— Encrypt(ed) for Transmission Only
ATV
— Armoured TOW vehicle (Turkey)
CCTW
— Combat Control Training Wing
APCC
— Alternate Processing and Correlation Center
DRP
— Disaster Relief Program
ECSM
— Special Assistant for Security Matters
AIWS
— Advanced Interdiction Weapon System
AWSS
— Area Weapon Scoring System
CN-CMS
— Counternarcotics Command and Management System
ASSOTW
— Airfields and Seaplane Stations of the World
CISC
— Counterintelligence Support Cell
DIALOG
— DIA Information Retrieval System
APCRBC
— Armour-piercing composite rigid ballistic cap
CISD
— Command Intelligence Strategy Document
DBK
— Dominant Battlefield Knowledge
TCU
— Tactical Control Unit
HACCP
— Pathogen Reduction And Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
CDP
— Central Data Processor
AFSOUTHCOM
— Air Force Southern Command
FOSICLANT
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Intelligence Center, Atlantic
ELECTRO-OPTINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence
COMUSMARDEZLANT
— Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone, Atlantic
CINCSPACE
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command
ADG
— Deperming Ship
LRF
— Laser Rangefinder
DJTF
— Deployable Joint Task Force
GDP
— General Defense Plan
CILO
— Counterintelligence Liaison Officer
DIB
— Defense Intelligence Board
CIB
— Combat Infantryman's Badge
DIAOB
— Defense Intelligence Air Order of Battle
C2X
— CCTF C2 OBI/CI Support Element
FCC
— Fire-Control Computer
FSSG
— Force Service Support Group (USMC)
ETHICS
— European Theater High Capacity Intelligence Communications System
CONGINT
— Congressional Interest
GAFIA
— German Armed Forces Intelligence Agency
DITB
— Digital Imagery Test Bed
CHJUSMAGPHIL
— Chief, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, Philippines
ATTE
— Assistant Theater Topographic Engineer
FMAO
— Foreign Materiel Acquisition Operation
CRN
— Combat Radio Net
CINCTRANS
— Commander in Chief, Unified Transportation Command
DOI
— Date of Information
HX
— Half Duplex
APFIDS
— Armour-piercing fragmentation incendiary discarding sabot
ALWTIC
— Annual Land Warfare Technical Intelligence Conference
ATMOS
— Atmospheric Trace Molecules Spectroscopy
COMAFSPACE
— Commander, Air Force Space Command
FCLV
— Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (UK)
C
— Crisis
EAS
— Emergency Action System
DFS
— Direction Finding Subsystem
ARE
— Atelier de Construction Roanne
ATCH
— ASW Torpedo-Carrying Helicopter
DS/T
— practice discarding sabot/tracer
FMLM
— French Military Liaison Mission
HAG
— Heavy Artillery Gun
COMUSLANDFOR
— Commander, United States Land Forces
DITFOR
— Defense Intelligence Technical Forum
FLEA
— Frangible Low-Energy Ammunition (i.e. a fragmentation grenade or a low-yield IED)
MALS
— Marine Air Logistics Squadron
EWMS
— EW Mission Summary
HNIS
— Host Nation Intelligence Support
CATSS
— Cartographic Applications for Tactical and Strategic Systems
CWG
— Coordinates Working Group
FOMA
— Foreign Military Assistance
TP-SM
— target practice - smoke
DBCTRL
— Data Base Control
ECP
— Emergency Communications Plan
AIREW
— Airborne Infrared Early Warning
ICMC
— Intelligence Collection Management Course
G6
— Director(ate) of C4
RGGS
— Rifle Grenade General Service
COMUSARFOR
— Commander, United States Army Forces
ATACC
— Advanced Tactical Air Command Center
MAGTF
— Marine Air/Ground Task Force
COMEDOC
— Commander, Western Mediterranean Area
AUSD
— Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Defense
HVM
— Hypervelocity Missile
VCR/IS
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Intervention Sanitaire (stretchers)
TMUAS
— Turreted Mortar Under Armor System (US)
CINCEASTLANT
— Commander in Chief, Eastern Atlantic (NATO)
ROR
— Range Only Radar
FOTT
— Follow On To TOW
CPC
— Coastal Patrol Boat
CHA
— Cast homogeneous armour
DCR
— Data Change Request
CCSA
— USCENTCOM Scientific and Technical Advisor
IAG
— Intelligence Analysis Group (formerly ITAD)
DEPCOMUSNAVCENT
— Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
EWSE
— EW Support Element
CIDF
— Cultural Industries Development Fund
HARDS
— High-Altitude Radiation Detection System
BLEST
— Berm-Loaded Explosive Simulation Technique
DODIMS
— DoD Intelligence Management System
ESSA
— Expert System for Situation Assessment
CPSB
— Career Program Selection Board
MAW
— Marine Air Wing (US)
HEAA
— High-Explosive Anti-Armour
CROF
— Crete Remote Operating Facility
FORSTAT
— Force Status and Identity Report
HFCC
— Howitzer Fire-Control Computer (US)
CINCNORAD
— Commander in Chief North American Air Defense Command
DOD SAT COM
— DOD Satellite Communications
COMAFOSI
— Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
COMUSNAVFOR
— Commander, United States Naval Forces
DSFOB
— Daily Strategic Forces Order of Battle
CIRIS
— Consolidated Intelligence Resources Information System
HEAT
— High-Explosive AntiTank
MRBF
— mean rounds before failure
GOMS
— Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite
LCV
— Light Contingency Vehicle (LCV) (US)
AWARS
— All-Weather Reconnaissance System
ATTC
— All Terrain Tracked Carrier
LAR
— Light Automatic Rifle
BTU
— Bullet Trap Universal
ALPS
— Accidental Launch Protection System
EDRE
— Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises
CAIF
— Command Automated Intelligence File
GSRS
— General Support Rocket System (now MLRS)
RCL
— Recoilless rifle
DODEX
— DoDIIS Extended
FLIR
— forward-looking infra-red
AOIR
— ACE Operational Intelligence Requirements
AVSAT
— Aviation Satellite System
FWE
— Foreign Weapons Evaluation
CENTAF
— Central Region Air Forces (NATO)
CARIBJIC
— Caribbean Joint Intelligence Center
CIWG
— Cooperative Interaction Working Group
CAV
— Composite armored vehicle (US)
COMLANDSOUTH
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, Southern Europe
FAC
— Forward Air Control (Controller)
EELS
— Early Entry, Lethality, and Survivability
DTOLM
— Doctrine, Training, Organization, Leader Development and Material
COMUSAFFOR
— Commander, United States Air Force Forces
CVS
— Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier
DRA
— Defence Research Agency (UK)
CED
— Collection, Exploitation and Dissemination
COMMARDEZSECAK
— Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Sector, Alaska
AMEMB
— American Embassy
COINS-II
— Community On-Line Intelligence System-II
DPAE
— Director, Program Analysis & Evaluation
AIRK
— Area Interswitch Rekeying Key
HAMS
— Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron - Marine Aircraft Group (USMC)
FDW
— Forward Deployed Workstation
LAAW
— Light Anti-tank Assault Weapon
ETII
— External-to-Internal Interface
CAG
— Commander of the Air Group
ALRPG
— Army Long-Range Planning Guidance
DSCIS
— Daily Space Command Intelligence Summary
WAAC
— Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
BZ
— Buffer Zone
GDPS
— Ground Data Processing System
EXSCEN
— Exercise Scenario System
HASC
— House Armed Services Committee's
E-DAY
— Start Day of an Exercise
CCEB
— Combined Communications Electronic Board
ARTISS
— Advanced Requirements Tasking Information and Support System
C/W
— Crisis/Wartime
CRCR
— Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment
COMARSOC
— Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
GFTD
— Global Force Trends Data Base
EMTR
— Eastern Missile Test Range
ATDL
— Automated Tactical Data Link
ASIT
— Adaptable Surface Interface Terminal
DIE
— Defense Intelligence Estimate
VBL
— Véhicule Blindé Léger (light armoured vehicle)
WMD
— Weapon of mass destruction
DATT
— Defense Attache
CCGD
— Commander, Coast Guard District
CREST
— Covert Reconnaissance/Strike
BTI
— Balanced Technology Initiative
CIIC
— Current Intelligence and Indications Center
AIIC
— Advanced Imagery Interpretation Course
DATPS
— Diver Active Thermal Protection System
TYDP
— Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)
ATIC
— Aircraft Technical Intelligence Conference
DTOCSE
— Division Tactical Operations Center Support Element
CGFMFLANT
— Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic
DPAS
— Digital Patch & Access System
SM
— Smoke
FSWDS
— Fixed-Site Warning & Detection System
COMUSNAVTF
— Commander, United States Naval Task Force
HEIT
— high-explosive incendiary tracer
COMEDCENT
— Commander, Central Mediterranean Area
FCG2
— FORSCOM G2
BRIXMIS
— British Commanders-In-Chief Military Liaison Mission
SRU
— Slip Ring Unit
CINCUNC
— Commander in Chief, United Nations Command
BAF
— Bagram Air Field
EIS
— Enhanced Imagery System
DDL
— Direct Data Link
DID
— Data Line Description
ASCM
— Antiship Cruise Missile
AGER
— Intelligence Research Ship
ASGOBS
— Army Standard Ground Order of Battle System
FHAP
— Federal Housing Action Program (Canada)
BAE
— Battlefield Area Evaluation
DTWS
— Digital Topographic Work Station
BATO
— Balloon-Assisted Take-Off
CADC
— Canadian Army Dental Corps
DGIAP
— Defense General Intelligence Applications Program
CVN
— Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier
CCISS
— Command & Control Intelligence Support Squadron
COMUSARSPACE
— Commander, U.S. Army Space Command
CDTS
— Computer-Directed Training System
LRAR
— Long Range Artillery Rocket
BD
— Base Detonating
CMPS
— Compartmented Mode Processing System
CARIBROC
— Caribbean Regional Operations Center
FVSC
— Fighting Vehicle Systems Carrier (US)
CHABNCP
— Chief, Airborne Command Post
AMIDS
— Airborne Mine Detection System
AWX
— All-Weather
AMR
— Anti-materiel rifle
BUIC
— Backup Intercept Control
AFDL
— Auxiliary Floating Drydock (small)
COSA
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems, Atlantic
CINCFORSCOM
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces
DSC-SLEP
— Defense Satellite Communications System Service Life Enhancement Program
DTIR
— Defense Technical Intelligence Report
CRTA
— Chief of Rocket Troops and Artillery
RCAAS
— Remote-Controlled Anti-Armor System (US)
CKG
— Cooperative Key Generation
COMSEVENTHFLT
— Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
CAWS
— Commercial Analyst Work Station
CPSS
— Computer Systems Squadron
SPW
— Special Purpose Weapon
SH/PRAC
— squash head practice
ATTS
— Air-Transportable Towed System
ASDS
— Automated SlGlNT Dissemination System
EMG
— externally mounted gun
DZS
— Drop Zone Study
IBTA
— Integrated Battlefield Targeting Architecture
CDRUSELEMNORAD
— Commander, US Element, NORAD
DIAR
— DIA Regulation
CBZ
— Confidence Building Zone
FSP
— Fire Support Plan
CIFV
— Composite infantry fighting vehicle
BRDM
— FSU Wheeled Amphibious Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle
JSP
— Jacketed Soft Point
G/W
— Gateway
ALAIRCOM
— Alaskan Air Command
DASPA
— Defense Attache System Property Accounting
PVP
— Petit Véhicule Protégé
ARSPACECOM
— Army Space Command
TWS
— Thermal Weapon Sight
COMMARBASPAC
— Commander, Marine Corps Base, Pacific
HLA/DZ
— Helicopter Landing Area/Drop Zone
APS
— ASARS-II Processing Segment
CAMPS
— Computer-Aided Management Planning System
FARRP
— Forward Area Rearming and Refueling Point
FDC
— Fire Direction Centre
ODE
— Ordnance Development and Engineering (Singapore)
AFIES
— Armed Forces Imagery Exploitation System
HF/DF
— High-Frequency Direction-Finding
BLSS
— Base Level Self-Sufficiency Spares
COMUSARCENT
— Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command
UCVP
— Universal Combat Vehicle Platform
CRMO
— Collection Requirements Management Officer
BWP
— Basic Working Paper
LAAG
— Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
FIE
— Foreign Intelligence Element
ERV
— Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
ERINT
— Extended Range Intercept Missile
CLH
— Canadian Light Horse
DASH
— Deployable Automated Support Host
DBI
— Decibel (referenced to isotropic radiator)
ESD
— Electronique Serge Dassault
FAF
— Fast Access Format
ARTS
— Automated Remote Tracking Station
DCSIM
— Deputy Chief of Staff, Information Management
COMUSARTF
— Commander, United States Army Task Force
CIARDSCIA
— Retirement and Disability System
LAAM
— Light Anti-Aircraft Missile
AIRCENT
— Air Forces Central Region (NATO)
SSK
— Single Shot Kill
FITWING
— Fighter Wing
BCI
— Bit-Count Integrity
CSCG
— Communications Security Control Group
DOPS
— DIA Outline Plotting System
ARSGS
— Airborne Reconnaissance SIGINT Ground Systems
EISS
— EUCOM Intelligence Support System
CSE-SS
— Client Server Environment-System Services
FRES
— Future Rapid Effect System
FIMCLA
— Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act
HNSC
— House National Security Committee
DODCSC
— Department Of Defense Computer Security Center
EVO
— Event Verification Officer
CTIS
— Central tyre inflation system
CNSWTG
— Commander, Naval Special Warfare Task Group
ALUSNA
— American Legation U.S. Naval Attache
PLARS
— Position Location And Reporting System (US)
DDP
— Defense Dissemination Program
ISD
— In Service Date
ASIPS
— Army Standard Intelligence Plotter System
DROPS
— Demountable Rack Offloading and Pick-up System
MAR
— Micro Assault Rifle
COMPLYMCHAN
— Commander, Plymouth Submarine Area, Channel
EWK
— Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Gцppner
DAS
— Defensive Aid Suite
FUSS
— Fleet Undersea Surveillance System
APBC
— Armour-piercing ballistic cap
CDPS
— Coherent Data Processing System
FSV
— Fire Support Vehicle
EORD
— Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot
COMLANDNORWAY
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, Norway
ERADCOM
— Electronic Research and Development Command
BTR
— FSU Armored Personnel Carrier
BRET
— Bistatic Reflected Energy Target
DSDIO
— Director, Strategic Defense Initiative
IBIS
— Imaging Background Limited Infrared System
EATTG
— Enhanced Automated Tactical Target Graphics
DACOS
— Deputy Assistant Chief of Station
LAM
— Laser Aiming Module
IFV
— infantry fighting vehicle
BIACC
— Basic Integrated Aircraft Command & Control
CVH
— V/STOL Aircraft Carrier
DCIIS
— Defense CI Integrated Information System
CICAC
— Counterintelligence Control and Analysis Center
DDAC
— Foreign Denial and Deception Analysis Committee
GOP
— General Out Post
AFITC
— Air Force Intelligence Training Center
CTC
— Combat Targeting Center
BUNT
— British Underground Nuclear Test
TU
— Terminal Unit
OICW
— Objective Individual Combat Weapon (rifle)
COMPUINT
— Computer Intelligence
FIPA
— Farm Income Protection Act
CJIATF-W
— Commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-West
ASP
— Automatic, Self-Powered
EA
— Emergency Action(s)
AUTOSEVOCOM
— Automatic Secure Voice Communications Network
AQF
— Advanced QUICKFIX
DMAHTC
— DMA Hydrographic and Topographic Center
CNMI
— Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
UGV
— Unmanned Ground Vehicle
G
— Gain
CVLGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Light Aircraft Carrier
CILMS
— Covert Infrared Lighting and Marking System
ASIS
— Army Space Initiatives Study
PIAT
— Projector Infantry Anti-Tank
COMUSMARCENT
— Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Central Command
EUTE
— Early User Test and Evaluation
ATB
— Air Technical Battalion
DISUM
— Daily Intelligence Summary;(2) Defense Intelligence Summary
BOCCA
— Board for Coordination of Civil Aircraft (NATO)
ESAR
— Enhanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
COMANR
— Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region
COMEDSOUEAST
— Commander, Southeast Mediterranean Area
CPFL
— Contingency Planning Facilities List
COMMARFORPAC
— Commander Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
CNS
— Commercial Network Survivability
ADLP
— Advanced Datalink Protocol
COMCANLANT
— Commander, Canadian Atlantic Submarine Area
COMGIB
— Naval Commander, Gibraltar
DISMOB
— Defense Intelligence Strategic Missile Order of Battle
GMFSC
— Ground Mobile Force Satellite Communications
ARO
— Area Records Officer
BFOV
— Broad Field of View
CFIS
— Combined Forces Command Information System, (CFC)
ETUT
— Enhanced Tactical User Terminal
DBM
— decibels referred to 1 milliwatt
CASIC
— Combined All-Source Intelligence Center
ATGL
— Antitank Guided Launcher
HIU
— Heading Indicator Unit
FIIU
— Force Imagery Interpretation Unit
GCP
— Ground-Controlled Processor
CIG
— Computer Image Generation
AOCC
— Area Operations Control Center
IBAC
— Identity-Based Access Control
FOO
— Forward Observation Officer (British)
BMP
— Pronounced "bimp". A Former Warsaw Pact IFV
DIPS
— Defense Intelligence Production Schedule
AMSAT
— Amateur Radio Satellite
CINCUSACOM
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
VMA
— Marine Light Attack Squadron
AFD
— Automatic Feeding Device
C&J
— Collection and Jamming
WFSV
— Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle (Canada)
FDDAC
— Foreign Denial and Deception Analysis Committee
BST
— Battle Staff Team
FONS
— Fleet Operational Needs Statement for Intelligence
ADEW
— Airborne Directed Energy Weapons
ICITAP
— International Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program
FGHQ
— Fighter Group Headquarters (Canada)
MEU(SOC)
— Marine Expeditionary Unit(Special Operations Capable)
CONTEXT
— Conferencing and Text Manipulation System
DCMS
— Database Creation and Management Segment
COMSOC-K
— Commander, Special Operations Command, Korea
AMS
— Armoured Mortar System
COMMAIRCHAN
— Commander, Allied Maritime Air Force, Channel
ENMCC
— Expanded National Military Command Center
COMMAIRNORLANT
— Maritime Air Commander, Northern Submarine Area
CINCWESTLANT
— Commander in Chief, Western Atlantic (NATO)
IDAD
— Internal Defense And Development
NZSAS
— New Zealand Special Air Service
VTT
— véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter)
CTSCR
— Critical Time-Sensitive Collection Requirement
DIPC
— Defense Intelligence Production Council/Conference
GOCO
— Government Owned Contractor Operated Facility
HEAT-T
— high-explosive anti-tank - tracer
ARL
— Landing Craft Repair Ship
ERT
— Executive Reference Time
ASCOD
— Austrian Spanish Co-operative Development
CNK
— Cryptonet Key
CDA
— Combat Defensive Action
CORTRAIN
— Corps/Division Training Coordination Program
CIAS
— Counterintelligence Analysis Section
CRDC
— United States Army Chemical Research & Development Center
CAFMS
— Computer-Assisted Force Management System
VAPE
— Vehiculo Apoyo y Exploracion
ESMT
— External Supply Management Tools
AFLANT
— Air Forces, Atlantic
ASIC
— All-Source Intelligence Center
ETI
— Estimated Time of Impact
SPP
— Special Purpose Pistol
CINCSOUTH
— Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
KIFV
— Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BCDSS
— Battle Command Decision Support System
CFE-U
— Communications Front-End-Upgrade
BIIB
— Basic Imagery Interpretation Brief
DTC-2
— Desktop Computer-2 (Navy)
BOMREP
— Bombing Report
COFIR
— Compendium of Future Intelligence Requirements
CSE
— Cryptologic Support Element(s)
CBTDEV
— Combat Developer
COMJUWATF
— Commander, Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force
CGA
— Canadian Garrison Artillery
EBR
— Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle)
CMT
— Cadmium–mercury telluride
CINCSPECOMME
— Commander in Chief, Specified Command, Middle East
DMU
— Distance Measurement Unit
FEMP
— Front End Message Processors
GCT
— Grande Cadence de Tir (high rate of fire)
CRMP
— Collection Requirements Management Program or Plan
ADRG
— Advanced Digitized Raster Graphics
CINCTAC
— Commander in Chief, Tactical Air Command
AGEF
— Frigate Research Ship
CINCHAN
— Commander in Chief, Channel (NATO)
COINS
— Consolidated On-Line Intelligence System
AKTCAE
— Army Korea Technical Control And Analysis Element
FLSW
— Future Light Support Weapon
ELECTRO-OPINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence Element
CONPG
— Chairman, Operational Nuclear Planning Group
I&S
— Intelligence and Security
LVTC
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Command (US)
HCI/DV/AEX
— Human-Computer Interface/Data Visualization/Automated Expansion
DACOM
— Data Communications
MATCS
— Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron
ARL-I
— Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Imagery
DSRA
— DODSPECREP-Alameda
MLI
— Mid-Life Improvement
FSCV
— Fire Support Combat Vehicle
GIPD
— General Intelligence Production Detachment
HFM
— Heavy Force Modernisation (US)
DHS
— Defense HUMINT Service
DNVT
— Digital Non-secure Voice Terminal
ETDS
— Elapsed Time Distribution System
ECV
— Enhanced Capacity Vehicle
BFMA
— Battlefield Functional Mission Area
CINCMAC
— Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command (archaic)
COMNAVFORK
— Commander, Naval Forces, Korea
GMTI
— Ground Moving Target Indicator GNAS Gateway Network Access System
FITD
— FORSCOM Intelligence Training Detachment
DOO
— Daily Operations Order (NATO)
LIA
— Linear Induction Accelerator
DACU
— Device Access Control Unit
CCR
— Crown Copyright Reserved
JMAC
— Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon
BPS
— Basic Psychological Operations Study
RAO
— Rear Area Operations
AOI
— Area of Influence
GSICS
— General Support Interim Contractor Support
LIMAWS
— Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System
CASLAN
— Command Automated Software Local Area Network
DCE
— Defensive Counter Espionage
CLGP
— Cannon-launched guided projectile (US)
AGES
— Advanced Ground Exploitation System
AJ
— Antijamming
CACTIS
— Community/Computer Automated Counterterrorism Intelligence System
TT
— transport de troupes (troop transporter)
CSMO
— Cryptologic Support to Military Operations
HMM
— Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
AFDIGS
— Air Force Digital Graphic Systems
DEFCON
— Defense Condition
COMSUBACLANT
— Commander, Submarine Forces, Allied Command, Atlantic
TWMP
— Track Width Mine Plough
DECCO
— Defense Commercial Contracting Office (now DITCO)
FOCI
— Foreign Owned Controlled or Influenced
DPP
— Delegated Production Program
ASICC
— All-Source Intelligence Coordinating Center
CDM
— Coastal Defence Missile
SADF
— South African Defence Force
ACS
— Artillery communications system
ITPIAL
— Infra-red Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser
COMTECHREP
— Complementary Technical Report
MTU
— Motoren- und Turbinen-Union
BOQ
— Bachelor Officers'Quarters
DODSATCOM
— DoD Satellite Communications Program
CCO
— Communication Collection Outstation
DSIMS
— Deployable SouthCom Intelligence Management System
AIRCOMTERM
— Airborne Communications Terminal
ATCAS
— Advanced Towed Cannon System
EFVS
— Electronic Fighting Vehicle System (US)
COMSOC
— Commander, Special Operations Command
EDPSELINT
— Data Processing System
FFHGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Aviation Frigate
EWOPFAC
— Electronic Warfare Operating Facility
FSCOORD
— Fire Support Coordinator
AMPHIB
— Amphibious
DVITS
— Digital Video Imagery Transmission System
DSG
— Defense Steering Group
LWC
— Lead Wad Cutter
GREM
— Grenade, Rifle, Entry Munition
TPTF
— Target Practice Time Fuzed
HHW
— Higher High Water
CDLF
— Consolidated Domestic Launch Forecast
DCSTOP
— Damage Criteria Study Target Data Base
FMAR
— Foreign Materiel Acquisition Requirement
ETRAC
— Enhanced Tactical Radar Correlator
ESD
— Electronic Systems Division
COI
— Communities of Interest
VCTIS
— Vehicle Command and Tactical Information System
CILAS
— Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers
DASR
— Defense Analysis Special Report
EACIC
— Echelon-Above-Corps Intelligence Center
VMA(AW)
— Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron
EROS
— Earth Resources Observational System
DLED
— Dedicated Loop Encryption Device
CMTC-IS
— CMTC-Instrumentation System
COMUKADR
— Commander, UK NATO Air Defense Region
EPUU
— Enhanced PLRS User Units
ASB
— Air Surveillance Broadcast
WMRV
— Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada)
EUSA
— Eighth U.S. Army (Korea)
FIC
— Fleet Intelligence Center
ARCS
— Automated Reproduction and Collating System
EXPL
— Exploitation
CHMAAGDOMREP
— Chief, Military Assistance and Advisory Group, Dominican Republic
CINCACOM
— Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
DEACON
— Defense Estimates Analytical Computer On-Line Network
COMNAVAIR
— Commander, Naval Air Forces
CUBIC
— Common User Baseline for the Intelligence Community
IAR
— Imagery Analysis Report
PTO
— Power Take-Off
FOLPEN
— Foliage-Penetrating
DODIIS
— DoD Intelligence Information System
ANMIC
— Alternate National Military Intelligence Center
FDSWS
— Future Direct Support Weapon System
GSRS
— U.S. General Support Rocket System
FBH
— Force Beachhead
BND
— Bundesrepublik Nachrichtendienst (German Intelligence Service)
CI/SCM
— Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures
CINCSO
— Commander in Chief, Southern Command
ACI
— Airborne Controlled Intercept
SKOT
— Sredni Kolowy Opancerzny Transporter (armoured personnel carrier)
COMS
— Collection Operations Management System (HUMINT)
AEC
— ASARS Exploitation Cell
HVAP-T
— high-velocity armour-piercing tracer
ASIP
— All-Source Imagery Processor
CA
— Cryptanalysis
GLDNSM
— Grenade Launcher Day-Night Sight Mount
ARCENT-K
— USACENT forward element-Kuwait
GMIPP
— General Military Intelligence Production Plan
DSWS
— Division Support Weapon System
TGS
— Tank Gun Sight
DIROI
— Directorate Operating Instruction
VMS
— Vehicle Motion Sensor
LKP
— Loader Keyboard Panel
CFMS
— Combat Fuels Management System
ASTERIX
— Automated Analyst Support Tools
COMUSNAVSO
— Commander, US Naval Forces, South
CMFC
— Combined Marine Forces Command
CTF-C2
— Combined Task Force Director of Intelligence
FIN
— Fixed-Site Intelligence Network
FIRA
— Foreign Investment Review Agency.(Pronounced: FEAR-ah)
DIEM
— Defense Intelligence Estimates Memorandum
CIRK
— Common Interswitch Rekeying Key
GIIPS
— Geographic Installation Intelligence Production Specifications
MNVD
— Monocular Night Vision Device
CICWS
— Combined Intelligence Center Workstation
FOCUS
— Interagency Review of Defense Attache Offices
IAC
— Intelligence Analysis Center
COMINEWARCOM
— Commander, Mine Warfare Command
CINSGCY
— Counterinsurgency
RRPR
— Reduced Range Practice Rocket
BALTAP
— Baltic Approaches (NATO Naval Command)
HHS
— Headquarters and Headquarter Services
AMDT
— AEELS Mobile Downlink Terminal
CUL
— Combined User Language
CHJUSMAGTHAI
— Chief, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, Thailand
SICPS
— Standard Integrated Command Post Systems
FVS
— Foreign Visits System
CAL
— Canadian Agriculture Library
HOIS
— Hostile Intelligence Service(s)
CCCC
— Canadian Corps Composite Company
APS
— Artillery Pointing System
DCCT
— Dismounted Close Combat Trainer
AOI
— Arab Organisation for Industrialisation
ASAS-W
— All-Source Analysis System WARRIOR
TBAT
— TOW/Bushmaster Armored Turret (US)
FSTS
— Federal Security Telephone Service
FMEP
— Foreign Materiel Exploitation Program
RHA
— Royal Horse Artillery
GWIP
— Global Weather Intercept Program
GSR
— Ground Surveillance Radar; General Support Reinforcing
CMCI
— Computed Mission Coverage Index
DIALO
— DIA Liaison Office
EWC
— Electronic Warfare Center
IPPD
— Integrated Product Process Development
AFLAN
— AFSOC Local/Wide Area Network
PMCS
— Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services
TMBC
— Turret Management Ballistic Computer
BIOLWPN
— Biological Weapons
DABS
— Dynamic Air Blast Simulator
ARMLO
— Army Liaison Officer
DIAOLS
— DIA On-Line System
HS
— Headquarters Squadron
IBIP
— Industrial Building Incentive Program
PI
— Probability Of Incapacitation
CODIS
— Continuity of Defense Intelligence Systems
ASEDP
— Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program
HDM
— Hierarchical Development Methodology
DCAEUR
— Defense Communications Agency Europe
ERGP
— Extended Range Guided Projectile
LATS
— Light Armoured Turret System
I&A
— Imagery and Analysis
LION
— Lightweight Infra-red Observation Night sight
ILL
— illuminating
PDRR
— Program Definition and Risk Reduction
CCMF
— Consolidated Collection Management Facility
COP
— Combat Out-Post
EOTDA
— Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aids
ASDC
— Advanced Space Data Corporation
CRIMP
— Crisis Management Plan
SFM
— Sensor Fuzed Munitions
COMNAVINTCOM
— Commander, Naval Intelligence Command
RC/MAS
— Reserve Component/Modified Armament System
APHC
— Armour-piercing hard core
AMASS
— Advanced Marine Airborne SlGlNT System
ATGIN
— Atomic Ground Intercept
GCE
— Gun Control Equipment
CISPOTREP
— CI Spot Report
DIOP
— Defense Intelligence Objectives & Priorities
COMSUBPAC
— Commander, Submarine Forces, Pacific
ASEMA
— Army Special Electronic Mission Aircraft
VCR/TH
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Tourelle HOT (turret with four HOT ATGW)
VEDES
— Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejection System (US)
CNVFD
— Color Night Vision Fusion Device
CTP
— consolidated telecommunications program
BLEU
— Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
FDIU
— Fill Device Interface Unit
HI-RES
— High-Resolution
PLA
— People's Liberation Army
EFP
— Expanded Feasibility Phase
COMSTRIKFORSOUTH
— Commander, Striking Force, South
ASV
— Armored Support Vehicle
HQ/HQS
— Headquarters
BFCS
— Ballistic Framing Camera System
ALUSNLO
— American Legation U.S. Naval Liaison Officer
CCG-NB
— Communications Control Ground-Narrowband
BCRD
— British Columbia Regimental Depot
CTA
— Central Technical Authority
CDL
— Common (high bandwidth) Data Link
COMLANDZEALAND
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, New Zealand
CPA
— Chairman’s Program Assessment
ALOC(S)
— Air Line(s) of Communication
CCISCMO
— Community Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures Office
HCR
— HUMINT Collection Requirement
AFWARNS
— Air Force Warning System
VCI
— Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie; Vehiculo combate infanteria (infantry combat vehicle)
COMLANTAREA
— Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area
GIITS
— General Intelligence Imagery Training System
BIOLDEF
— Biological Defense
FRAC
— Fractured
COMSOCSOUTH
— Commander, Special Operations Command, Southern Command
EPWG
— Exploitation Plans Working Group
TDCS
— Tank Driver Command System
HEPD
— high-explosive point detonating
ERTM
— Electronic Intelligence Request Tasking Message
CFE
— Conventional forces Europe
AFSOB
— Air Force Special Operations Base
DIHEST
— Direct Induced High-Explosives Simulation Technique
AFOSP
— Air Force Office of Security Police
EMIS
— Early Mission Identification System
DIST
— Digital Imagery Support Terminal
CBTI
— Combat Intelligence
DTSG
— Digital Technology Subworking Group
CENTLANT
— Central Sub-Area of Eastern Atlantic Area
COMOCEANLANT
— Commander, Ocean Atlantic
T
— Tracer element (US military ammunition)
ISV
— Internal Security Vehicle
DEFA
— direction des études et fabrications d'armement
HTLD
— High-Technology Light Division
CCA
— Communications Control Authority
SRC
— Space Research Corporation
COMUSASOC
— Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
DJSM
— DJS Memorandum
HESS
— Hangul English Support System
ASSW
— Antisurface Ship Warfare
COMOCEANSYSPAC
— Commander, Oceanographic Systems Pacific Company
COMCM
— Communication Countermeasures & Deception
MIPS
— Medium Integrated Propulsion System (US)
CIPL
— ClNC's Integrated Priority List
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force(s)
CASAP
— Canadian Submarine Aquisition Program
IBAS
— Improved Bradley Acquisition System
DIDHS
— Deployable Intelligence Data Handling System
ARCENT-SA
— USACENT forward element-Saudi Arabia
DSSS
— Defense Special Security System
FADOC
— Future Air Defense Operation Concept
COLT
— Combat Observation and Laser Team
FMEC
— Foreign Materiel Exploitation Catalogue
MAOV
— Mobile Artillery Observation Vehicle
FASTL
— Future Analytic Strategic Target List
DV
— Demining Vehicle
LCU
— Landing Craft Utility
GGI&S
— Global Geospatial and Information Services
FSVS
— Future Secure Voice System
VERDI
— Vehicle Electronics Research Defence Initiative (UK)
COMSIXTHFLT
— Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet
CHAH
— Canada Health Accredited Herd
KEC
— Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation
FSTC
— Foreign Science and Technology Center (archaic; now NGIC)
CRRS
— Customer Requirements Registration System
ASI
— Additional Skill Indicator
ELB
— Extended Life Barrel
FIRF
— Future Information Requirements Forecast
ECSO
— European Command Special Operations
COPRA
— Comparative Postwar Recovery Analysis
DABM
— Defense Against Ballistic Missiles (Now SDI)
COMUSFORCNTY
— Commander US Forces Country
ELS
— Electromagnetic Launcher System
COMSOCEUR
— Commander, Special Operations Command, Europe
FIRMS
— Foreign Intelligence Relations Management System
HPFP
— High-Performance Fragmentation Projectile
HIFV
— Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BMC
— Battle Management Cell
ESAF
— European Special Activities Facility
HEO
— High-Earth-Orbit
HQDA
— Headquarters, Department of the Army
DRSP
— Defense Reconnaissance Support Program
ENL
— Enlisted
ELDO
— European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization
DARTS
— Digital Antijam Radio Teletype System
EUF
— ECME User Facility
CS1
— Critical-Sensitive Level 1
CS
— Communications subsystem
DTC
— Digital Tape Cassette
COMCENTAG
— Commander, Central Army Group, Central Europe
CRC
— Command and Reporting Center
HATS
— Heuristic Automated Transportation System
CIVC
— Carrier Intelligence Center
CHAALS-X
— CHAALS Exploitation
HEP-T
— high-explosive practice - tracer
AFDB
— Auxiliary Floating Drydock (large)
DMC&GP
— Defense MC&G Program
COMCENTLANT
— Commander, Central Submarine Area
HMD
— Helmet-mounted display
HAV
— High Acceleration Vehicle
CANUS
— Canadian - United States
DGITS
— Digital Graphics Information Tailoring System
HIP
— Howitzer Improvement Program (US)
DUPLEX
— Simultaneous Transmit and Receive
TTD
— Transformation Technology Demonstrator
SGTS
— Second-Generation Tank Sight
ERBM
— Extended Range Ballistic Missile
EISI
— Electrical Interface-SWPS/lDHS 2000
DBAS
— Data Base Applications System
CSMR
— Coarse Spatial Resolution, Multispectral
CFI&I
— Center for Integration and Interoperability
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite (or Support) Program
COMSECONDFLT
— Commander, U.S. Second Fleet
USAADS
— U.S. Army Air Defense School
CHCMSA
— Chief, Cruise Missile Support Activity
DCSP
— Design Controlled Spare Part(s)
KAC
— Knight's Armament Company
CHARM
— Challenger chieftain armament
GCI
— Ground-Controlled Intercept
CRJOIC
— Central Region Joint Operational Intelligence Center
CIDBS
— Combined Intelligence Center Integrated Database Server
ETPL
— Endorsed TEMPEST Products List item
TOGS
— Thermal Observation and Gunnery System (UK)
BL-T
— Black tracer
DFDS
— Data Facility Dataset Services
EDS
— Electric Drive System
FOSICPAC
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Pacific
DMPC
— Deployment Media Production Center Project
COMNORTHAG
— Commander, Northern Army Group, Central Europe
ARTPP
— Airborne Reconnaissance Technology Program Plan
HEAP
— High-Explosive Armor-Piercing
AMS
— Automated Message System
COMUSJTF
— Commander, United States Joint Task Force
COMARSOF
— Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations Forces
CIGSS
— Common Imagery Ground/Surface System
FORTIS
— Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System
VLSMS
— Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System
DISTP
— Defense Intelligence Special Technologies Program
COMUSAFJ
— Commander, U.S. Air Forces, Japan
LPTS
— Lightweight Protected Turret System
NI/CD
— Nickel Cadmium
COMTRAPAC
— Commander, Training Command, Pacific
ICL
— Intelligence Coordination Cell
CONTRA-
— Against, Opposite (Prefix)
ETS
— Elevated TOW System
DOCKLAMP
— Defense Attache System Message Channel
HPG
— Hardcopy Products Group
CJCS
— Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
CCWT
— Command Center Watch Team
FFED
— FIREFINDER Elevation Data
GWIC
— Great Wall Industries Corporation (China)
ASRRS
— Army Survivable, Recovery and Reconstitution System
FLEX
— Force-Level Execution System
CNOC
— Counternarcotics Operations Center
DIRS
— Defense Intelligence Reference Series
AWT
— Water Transport
CDRWESTCOM
— Commander, U.S. Army Western Command
IAPF
— Inter-American Peace Force
GSS
— Global Support System
CJIT
— Combined Joint Interrogation Team
DFM
— Deterrent Force Modules
ICON
— Image Communications and Operations Node
MGU
— Mid-course Guidance Unit
EASTPAC
— Eastern Pacific Ocean
COMUSMACTHAI
— Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Thailand
GOSPLAN
— State Planning Committee (FSU)
AMSSA
— Assured Mission Support Space Architecture
AIIF
— Automated Installation Intelligence File
CDF
— Central Document File
ECO
— Electronic Collection Outstations
HOM
— Head Of Media
VAB
— Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer
CORL
— Collection Opportunity Requirements List
GOSSNAB
— State Committee for Material-Technical Supply (FSU)
LAU
— Light Armoured Unit
DMR
— Dedicated Marksman Rifle
ETIBS
— Enhanced Tactical Information Broadcast Service
DSPO
— Defense Special Projects Office
BAG
— Battalion Artillery Group
BM
— FSU Truck-Mounted Multiple Rocket Launcher
FACSFAC
— Fleet Air Control and Surveillance Facility
DIANM
— DIA Analytical Memorandum
MTR
— Mobile Test Rig (US)
GTD
— Guards Tank Division (FSU)
COMUSMARDEZPAC
— Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone, Pacific
FPA
— Federal Preparedness Agency
DNSIX
— DODIIS Network Security for Information Exchange
AMD
— Activated Metal Decoy
FMRL
— Foreign Materiel Requirements List
AP
— Anti-personnel
COMUSFK
— Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea
ATR
— Automotive Test Rig
CYCLOPS
— Fleet Support Message
AIP
— Architecture Implementation Plan
COMUSFORAZ
— Commander, U.S. Forces, Azores
CTD
— Concept Technology Demonstrator
AIRCOM
— Air Command
ARDNOT
— Automatic day/night optical tracker
DIVISION
— Enciphered Television
EWRL
— Electronic Warfare Reprogrammable Library
MEWS
— Mobile Electronic Warfare System
EMB
— embarked
LEU
— Launcher Erector Unit
ETAC
— Enlisted Terminal Attack Controllers
IBOS
— Intelligence Battlefield Operating System
CSDS
— Command Spatial Display System
IDBM
— Integrated Data Base Maintenance
AFTOCONF
— Air Tasking Order Confirmation
MRVR
— Mechanised Repair and Recovery Vehicle (US)
VCR
— Véhicule de Combat à Roues (wheeled combat vehicle)
FDCV
— fire direction centre vehicle
DES
— Digital Exploitation System
EVC
— DoD Evasion Chart
VCR
— Variable Compression Ratio for co2-reduction of gasoline engine
FWAIS
— Free-World Air Intelligence Study
BARB
— Beacon-Aided Radar Bombing
HANE
— High-Altitude Nuclear Effects
DODIPP
— DoD Intelligence Production Program
FAFIC
— Federal Armed Forces Intelligence Center (FRG)
DPIC
— Decentralized Pacific Imagery Processing and Interpretation Center
CUWTF
— Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force
CCHC
— Headquarters Commandant
RFAS
— Russian Federation and Associated States
ASSM
— Antiship Surface Missile
HOBO
— Homing Optical Bomb
ICRS
— Imagery Collection Requirements Subcommittee (COMIREX)
CANT
— Chinese Atmospheric Nuclear Test
COMSOCLANT
— Commander, Special Operations Command, Atlantic
ARTBASS
— Army Training Battle Simulation Systems
RWS
— Remote weapon system (or station)
ATP-FO
— Automated Tracking Prototype Follow-On
COMMARFOR
— Commander Marine Forces
AFOE
— Assault Follow-On Echelon
TSFCS
— Tank Simplified Fire-Control System
FIM
— Force Integration Master Planner
AJNPE
— Airborne Joint Nuclear Planning Element
ERF
— Early Reinforcing Force
ATT
— Technical Assistance Training Team
HHD
— Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
FMC
— Field Maintenance Center
LTA
— Launch Tube Assembly
CWIS
— Crisis Window Information System
CMCM
— Commandant, U.S. Marine Corp Memorandum
FFG
— Guided-Missile Frigate
DBIDI
— Data Base of Imagery-Derived Information
MRS
— muzzle reference system
HETS
— Heavy Equipment Transport System
DTI
— Doppler-Time-Intensity
VCP
— Vehicle Check Point
FTLS
— Future Target List-Strategic
DITEQ
— Defense Intelligence Thesaurus Equivalency List
DCOSIPR
— Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence Plans and Requirements
GOB
— Ground Order of Battle
ARRN
— Andean Ridge Radar Network
CHJUSMAGK
— Chief, Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, Korea
BSP
— Bright Source Protection
CMGC
— Canadian Machine Gun Corps
COMUSNAVAK
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Alaska
EPAMS
— Exercise Planning and Message System
CSAFM
— Chief of Staff, Air Force Memorandum
BC
— Battery Commander
ROF
— Royal Ordnance Factory (UK)
AFGCCS
— USAF Global Command and Control System
FADS
— Foreign Area Data System
HRR
— High-Resolution Radar
COSIN
— Control Staff Instructions
DPQ
— Defense Planning Questionnaire (NATO)
PL
— Phase Line
HEFT
— High-Explosive Follow Through
SASR
— Special Air Service Regiment
VTP
— véhicule transport de personnel (personnel carrier)
AMCCOM
— Armament Munitions and Chemical Command
COMSOTFE
— Commander, Support Operations Task Force, Europe
FEAF
— Far Eastern Air Forces
MGS
— Mobile Gun System
CTG
— Commander, Task Group
BCR
— Battlefield Communications Review
VEC
— Vehiculo de Exploraciòn de Caballerie
CIMP
— COMSEC Interoperability Master Plan
EMATS
— Emergency Message Automatic Transmission System
EPG
— European Programme Group
CFB
— Canadian Forces Base
CGUSARPAC
— Commanding General U.S. Army Pacific
ATL
— ACE Threat List
GRIPF
— GUARDRAIL Integrated Processing Facility
AGEH
— Experimental Auxiliary (Hydrofoil)
DDU
— Distant Device Unit
AIWO
— Air Intelligence Warning Officer
DP
— Duplicate Positive
C-P
— Counterproliferation
COMALF
— Commander of Airlift Forces
COMUSMARFOR
— Commander, United States Marine Forces
CWI
— Conventional Weapons Index
SD
— Self-Destruct
ASWTF
— Antisubmarine Warfare Task Force
CIPHONY
— Enciphered Telephone
COMSOCPAC
— Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific
RFA
— Royal Field Artillery
EWCM
— Electronic Warfare Coordination Module
COMMARFORSOUTH
— Commander, Marine Corps Forces, South
NVESD
— Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate
ROBAT
— Robotic Counter-Obstacle Vehicle (US)
CIMAS
— CENTCOM Iranian Military Activities Summary
CVAN
— CINCPAC Voice Alert Network
GAD
— Guards Artillery Division
SLAW
— Shoulder-Launched Assault Weapon
API
— Armour-piercing incendiary
OSW
— Objective Sniper Weapon
AFTFWC
— Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center
GUI
— Graphics User Interface
COMSUBMED
— Commander, Submarines, Mediterranean
HAE
— High-Altitude Endurance
CHBDL
— Communications High Bandwidth Data Link
DITSUM
— Defense Intelligence Terrorism Summary
DCS/I
— Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence
HFHTB
— Human Factors Howitzer TestBed (US)
DIAPF
— DIA Part File
APCNR
— Armour-piercing Composite Non-rigid
CRDL
— Collateral Recurring Document Listing
DSSR
— Deep Space Surveillance Radar
FRIF
— Finished Recurring Intelligence File
DILC
— Dedicated Intelligence Loop Circuit
GTIS
— Government Technical Information Services
HITS
— Human Intelligence Tasking System
SPAAG
— self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
HTKP
— Hard-Target Kill Potential/Probability
GSR
— General Staff Requirement (UK)
ECDB
— EISS Consolidated Database
HNAF
— Host Nation Armed Forces
BMP
— FSU Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle
AMF
— Amphibische Mehrzweck-Fahrzeuge (multipurpose amphibious vehicle)
RCV
— Robotic Command Vehicle
FMBS
— Family of Muzzle Brake/Suppressors
AOSG
— Amphibious Operation Support Graphic
MARS
— Mini Assault Rifle System
CNAVSPACECOM
— Commander, Navy Space Command
CENTAG
— Central Army Group (NATO)
ASPADOC
— Alternate Space Defense Operations Command
DIRINT
— Director of Intelligence
AIMTB
— Artificial Intelligence Module Testbed
MWHS
— Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
I
— Inclination
VXB
— Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose armoured car)
DIT
— Defense Intelligence Thesaurus
FFGN
— Nuclear-Powered Guided-Missile Frigate
HEF
— Hostile Establishment File
HL-UAV
— Hand-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ICDP
— Intelligence Career Development Program
CTDR
— Commercial Training Device Requirements
MILSTAN
— MILitary STANdard
DBD
— Data Burst Device
COMJSOC
— Commander, Joint Special Operations Command
GEODIS
— Geographic Display
FPE
— Force Planning Estimate
G-O
— Office of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations (USCG)
COMAINT
— Command Maintenance
CTIA
— Counter Technical Intelligence Activities
FMIB
— Foreign Materiel Intelligence Board
RCT
— Royal Corps of Transport
EIF
— ECMC Interface Facility
ERIN
— Electronic Radio Intercept Network (USCS)
ANGLLCO
— Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
HVAP
— high-velocity armour-piercing
LLAD
— low-level air defence
BFACS
— BFA Control System
TES
— Tactical Environment Simulation
FPF
— Final Protection Fire
JSSAP
— Joint Services Small Arms Programme
JSDFA
— Japanese Self-Defence Force Agency
EIC
— Economic Intelligence Committee
FFSS
— Future Fighting Soldier System (UK)
DEFPLAN
— Defense Plan
IASD
— Instant Ammunition Selection Device
FU
— Forecast Unit
CESARS
— Chemical Evaluation Search and Retrieval System(Database containing environmental and health information on chemicals)
FORMAT
— Foreign Materiel
HRTV
— High-Resolution Television
HETF
— High Explosive Time Fuzed
COMUSMILGP
— Commander, United States Military Group
DNRS
— Day/Night Range Sight
EP
— ELINT Processor
GA
— Ground Attack
EITO
— EUCOM Intelligence Training Office EKIP Enhanced Korean Information Package
ERSC
— extended range subcalibre
DPM
— Dissemination Program Manager
F/O
— Fiber-Optics
GCW
— Gross Combat Weight
NDU
— Navigation Display Unit
UTS
— Universal Turret System
ATBM
— Antitactical Ballistic Missile
CNFJ
— Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan
G2
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence)
TLD
— Top Level Demonstrations
COSAL
— Consolidated Ship/Squadron Allowance
CIID
— Command Intelligence Implementation Document
GTTC
— Goodfellow Technical Training Center
TRACER
— Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (UK)
CSAM
— Chief of Staff, Army Memorandum
CDU
— Command Display Unit
GMFP
— Global Military Force Policy
HRV
— High-Resolution Visible Range Instruments
IDB
— Integrated Data Base
WM
— unofficial acronym for a Woman Marine
CVIC
— Carrier-Based Intelligence Center
CAC
— U.S. Army Combined Arms Command
CSTIP
— Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Program
CUPW
— Canadian Union of Postal Workers(Pronounced: CUP-DUB-uhl-yoo)
MGTS
— MultiGun Turret System
GIPS
— Geographic Installation Intelligence Production Specifications
GSFM
— Group of Soviet Forces Mongolia
EIDB
— EISS Integrated Database
COMEDEAST
— Commander, Eastern Mediterranean Area
WHA
— Weapons Head Assembly
IS
— Internal Security
LVTP
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel (US)
HSE-SOCOM
— HSE-USSOCOM
COMFAIRKEF
— Commander, Fleet Air Keflavik
DSTF
— Decision Support Task Force
ICRC
— Intelligence Contingency Readiness Center
COMUSKOREA
— Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea (also COMUSK)
CINCPACAF
— Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Force
SPAG
— self-propelled assault gun
CSGN
— Nuclear Strike Cruiser
CTT
— Commanders'Tactical Terminal
DSTP
— Director, Strategic Target Planning
FAST-I
— Forward Area SID and TRAP-Improved
COIR
— Commander's Operational Intelligence Requirements
CHAALS
— Communications High Accuracy Airborne Location System
JSSAMP
— Joint Services Small Arms Master Plan
ITOW
— improved TOW
CCRC
— Canadian Corps Reinforcement Centre
COMSTRICKFLANT
— Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic (Afloat)
GTAB
— Global Transportation Analysis Bulletin
MVEE
— Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (UK)
ETSC
— Electronic and Telecommunications Subcommittee
CSF
— Combined service forces
EPU
— Electronics Processing Unit
FLSG
— Force Logistics Support Group
MSV
— Modular Support Vehicle
IAWG
— Interagency Working Group
EMDG
— Euromissile Dynamics Group
ATWC
— Atmospheric Tactical Warning Connectivity
GFCP
— Generic Front-End Communications Package
CTTP
— USCENTCOM Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Manual
ASART
— AEELS Support Analysis Reporting Terminal
AMRWS
— Advanced Remote Miniaturized Weather Station
DOP
— Department of Productivity
CFI
— Canadian Foundation for Innovation
COMNSWU
— Commander, Naval Special Warfare Unit
DIIP
— Defense Intelligence Interoperability Panel
CEM
— Concepts Evaluation Model
EWAS
— Electronic Workorder Accounting System
ICCC
— International Council for Computer Communication
ASTP
— APOLLO-SOYUZ Test Program
FIRM
— Floating Integrated Rail Mount
TUR
— Tiefflieger-Ьberwachungs-Radar (low-level surveillance radar)
CLSP
— Composite Launch Sequence Plan
DCF
— DOCS Certification Facility
ASDIAZ
— All-Source Document Index Automated File-Compartmented
CSENCNET
— Satellite Education Network
EUCOM/JIC
— U.S. European Command/Joint Intelligence Command
DSIATP
— Defense Sensor Imagery Application Training Programs
CDSORG
— Civil Direction of Shipping Organization
SATCP
— Systиme Anti-aérien à Trиs Courte Portée (very short-range anti-aircraft system)
COMUSAFK
— Commander, U.S. Air Forces, Korea
DISC
— Daily Intelligence Summary Cable
CNA
— Center for Naval Analysis
MPGS
— Mobile Protected Gun System (US)
HPSCI
— House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
SEATO
— Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation
CCN
— Crisis Communications Network (CIA)
BUD/S
— Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL)
COMUSARAK
— Commander, U.S. Army Forces, Alaska
LLM
— Launcher Loader Module
FOAP
— Foreign Aircraft Production
TOE
— Table of Organisation and Equipment
RTT
— Roues Transporteur de Troupes
HLA/DZS
— Helicopter Landing Area/Drop Zone Study
HEMP
— High-Explosive Multi-Purpose
APVO
— FSU Air Defense Aviation
COMINTADTSK
— COMINT Advisory Tasking Message
CTS
— Course Training Standards
MABS
— Marine Air Base Squadron
COMMARFORJAPAN
— Commander, Marine Forces, Japan
EG
— External Gun
WAV
— Wide Angle Viewing
EPS
— ELINT Processing System
TDR
— Target Data Receiver
CTAI
— Continuous-Tone Aerial Imagery
TGTS
— tank gunnery training simulator
COMGTMODEFCOM
— Commander, Guantanamo Defense Command
DSSCC
— Defense Special Security Communications Center
GEOFILE
— Geographic Locations Code File System
HARM
— High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (AGM-88A)
CMD
— Collection Management Division
FAM
— Functional Area Model
DCSEC
— Deputy Chief of Staff, Security
GROFIS
— Ground Forces Intelligence Study
DIP
— Driver Instrument Panel
BSD
— Battlefield Surveillance Device
EMINT
— Emissions Intelligence
FCIAD
— FORSCOM Component Intelligence Architecture Document
NZDF
— New Zealand Defence Force
CINCUKAIR
— Commander in Chief, United Kingdom Air Defense Region (NATO)
HAC
— House Appropriations Committee
LRAT
— long-range anti-tank
CSI
— Commercial Satellite Interconnectivity
IDBR
— Integrated Data Base Retrieval
RR
— Recoilless Rifle
WP-T
— White Phosphorus Tracer
ANRPC
— Association of Natural Rubber-Producing Countries
ARS
— Salvage and Rescue Ship
IDBTF
— Intelligence Data Base Transaction Format
FCT
— Foreign Comparative Test
TDD
— Target Detection Device
CSSOC
— Combat Service Support Operations Center
DBQ
— Data Base Query
HMC
— Howitzer Motor Carriage
IDC
— Interagency Defector Committee
VCC
— Veicolo Corazzato de Combattimento
FMOCC
— Fleet Mobile Operations Command Center
HVTP-T
— high-velocity target practice - tracer
ARLANT
— U.S. Army Forces
BCT
— Base Consolidated Telecommunications
HEMAT
— Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer (US)
LVTH
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer (US)
EOINT
— Electro-Optical Intelligence
DPOM
— Directorate of Plans, Operations and Mobilization
AN
— Net Tender
CINF
— Community Imagery Needs Forecast
ASDIC
— Armed Services Documents Intelligence Center
CORD
— Central Ontario Regimental Depot
GIPSY
— Graphics Information or Presentation System
COMARSPACECOM
— Commander, Army Space Command
TPDS
— Target Practice Discarding Sabot
IAMP
— Imagery Acquisition and Management Plan
EUL
— Economically Useful Life
COUNTERMASINT
— Counter Measurements and Signature Intelligence
EXO
— Exoatmosheric
HDO
— Humanitarian Demining Operations
FORDTIS
— Foreign Disclosure Technical Information System
HES
— Hardcopy Exploitation Systems
COMMARFORK
— Commander, Marine Forces, Korea
ECM
— Error Correcting Memory
FAMS
— Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center Analytical Maritime Summary
ERGFCDS
— Extended Range Gunnery Fire-Control Demonstration System
HB
— High Burst
BT
— Bullet Trap
DSO
— Defence Sales Organisation
MLC
— Military Load Classification
BDS
— Base Development Survey
FLTSAT
— Fleet Satellite
HOTPHOTOREP
— Hot Photographic Interpretation Report
DCIB
— Defense Counterintelligence Board
SAPHEI
— Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
CECOM
— Communications-electronics command
GAF
— Ground Alert Facility (of PAC ABNCP)
CT
— Training Cruiser
HUMMV
— High Utility Mobile Mechanized Vehicle
FIS
— Foreign Instrumentation Signals
DTA
— Directorate of Threat Analysis
HIL
— High Interest List
SPSM
— Sensorgezundete Panzerabwehr SubMunition
EASTLANT
— Eastern Atlantic Command (NATO)
IAM
— Imagery Analysis Memorandum
IBD
— Intelligence Baseline Document
SMAW
— Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon
RAA
— Royal Australian Artillery
IAS
— Intelligence Access System
EPMO
— European Production Management Office
HOCNET
— HUMINT Operational Communications Network
IFCS
— Integrated Fire-Control System
EXCAP
— Exercise Capability (simulator)
SAWS
— Squad Automatic Weapon System
FFE
— Fire For Effect
PLS
— Palletised Load System (US)
GSM
— Ground Support Module (JSTARS)
RAPI
— Reactive Armour Protection
CWT
— Chemical Weapons Treaty
APT
— Armour-piercing tracer
NVE
— Night Vision Equipment
GO()
— Government of (Name of Country)
COPRL
— Command Operations Priority Requirements List
CNC
— Counternarcotics Center
FDMS
— Farm Debt Mediation Service
COMNORECHAN
— Commander, Northern Submarine Area, Channel
LTP
— Laser Target Pointer, Luminesant Training Projectile
EMGTN
— Equivalent Megatonnage
CPE
— Circular Probable Error
MPS
— Maritime Prepositioning Ships (US)
HOTOL
— Horizontal Takeoff & Landing
LUTE
— Lightweight Uncooled Thermal Imager Equipment
CLO
— Counterdrug Liaison Officer
FOM
— Fibre Optic Missile
HPM
— High-Power Microwave
FP
— Fire Position
FISAP
— FMFPac Intelligence Sub-Architecture Plan
WAPC
— Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (Canada)
FMPRB
— Foreign Military Program Review Board
LCS
— Loader Control System
HVCC
— High Velocity Canister Cartridge
DCL
— Direct Communications Link
GDBMS
— Generic Data Base Management Server
MWSG
— Marine Wing Support Group
SAPI
— semi-armour-piercing incendiary
NZEF
— New Zealand Expeditionary Force
GMRD
— Guards Motorized Rifle Division (FSU)
DOAT
— JAC Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Analysis Branch
HRU
— Hardcopy Reconstruction Unit
ILMS
— Improved Launcher Mechanical System
CIWC
— CIW Commander
CV90
— Combat Vehicle 90
LSS
— Lightweight Shotgun System
CJCSI
— Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
DE/EW
— Directed Energy/Electronic Warfare
TTS
— Tank Thermal Sight
DIAAPR
— Defense Intelligence Agency Appraisal
EUSC
— effective United States controlled shipping
PM
— porte mortier (mortar carrier)
CSA
— Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
DMFE
— DAWS Message Front End
ASUWC
— Antisurface Warfare Commander
DCAPSS
— Dual Criteria Aimpoint Selection System
ARETS
— Armour Remote Target System
CUBB
— Collateral Users Bulletin Board
IAFV
— infantry armoured fighting vehicle
COMEX
— Committee on Exchanges
BL
— Blank Line
GSTS
— Ground-Based Surveillance and Tracking System
FTAM
— File Transfer Access Management
DHCA
— Data Handling Capability Analysis
CAR
— Canadian Airborne Regiment
PLF
— protective line of fire
TICM
— thermal imaging common modules
FSB
— Fleet Satellite Broadcast (of FLTSATCOM)
DWIP
— Defense-Wide Intelligence Plan
CHCSS
— Chief, Central Security Service
LSB
— Landing Support Battalion
ADI
— Air Defense Initiative
BS
— Broadcast Service
MICV
— Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle
CMP
— Combat Mission Planning
HOTA
— HUMINT Operational Tasking Authority
GNS
— Global Network Segment
COMUSJUWTF
— Commander, United States Joint Unconventional WarfareTask Force
COMMDET
— Communications Detachment
HOB
— Height of Burst
EWSO
— EW Staff Officer
MARDI
— Mobile Advanced Robotics Defence Initiative (UK)
EUCI
— Endorsed for Unclassified Cryptographic Information
COMICEDEFOR
— Commander, Iceland Defense Force
GDRS
— Ground Data Reduction System
DIAI
— DIA Instruction
ARR
— Radiological Repair Ship
HMTV
— Head-Mounted Thermal Vision
EWS
— external weapon station
DCTN
— Defense Commercial Telecommunications/Teleconferencing Network
ASDIAZO
— All-Source Document Index Automated File-ORCON
TLP
— Troop Leading Procedures (US)
ERSSO
— Emergency Reaction Special Security Officer
ED
— European Capability Datum
HFA
— High-Frequency Antenna
ASCAMP
— Advanced Single-Channel Manpack
MULE
— Modular Universal Laser Equipment (US)
COMUSJAPAN
— Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan (also COMUSJ)
WSM
— Winchester Short Magnum
CSTOL
— Cargo Short Take-Off & Landing
COMZEALAND
— Commander, Allied Land Forces, New Zealand
GSP
— General Strike Plan
EXPRES
— Expoitation Process Reengineering Study
FLI
— Force-Level Information
GWC
— Global Weather Control
GLC
— gun lay computer
MPIM
— Multipurpose Individual Munition
HIFAR
— High-Frequency Fixed-Array Radar
AXT
— Training Ship
SOP
— Standart Operational Procedure
MTI
— Moving Target Indication
HISP
— Hostile Intelligence Service Profiler System
LVTR
— Landing Vehicle Tracked Recovery (US)
DODFIP
— DoD Futures Intelligence Program
DDHN
— Nuclear-Powered Aviation Destroyer
DCRSI
— Digital Cassette Recording System - Improved
LRSA
— Long Range Sniper Ammunition
FOMCAT
— Foreign Materiel Catalogue
DIDOP
— Digital Image Data Output Product
IASSA
— INSCOM Automated Systems Support Activity
LVS
— Lightweight Video Sight
SEAL
— Sea/Air/Land
GCCS
— Ground Command and Control System
CONNMJIC
— Contingency NMJIC
GBMD
— Global Ballistic Missile Defense
FEDS
— Front End Distribution System
TPCM
— Target Practice Colour-Marking
IDB-II
— PC-Based Integrated Data Base
COMUSJ
— Commander, US Forces Japan
AOS
— Add-on stabilisation
ETIWCS
— European Theater Intelligence Warning and Communications System
GMIT
— Ground Military Intelligence Team (ROK)
G1
— Assistant Chief of Staff, G1 (Personnel)
COMLANDFOR
— Commander, Land Forces
CTU
— Commander Task Unit
GCN
— Ground Communications Network (A/G Worldwide Net)
COMUSAFAK
— Commander, U.S. Air Forces, Alaska
RP
— rocket-propelled
MCWL
— Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
LP
— Liquid Propellant
CAF
— Crisis Augmentation Facility
DFRIF
— Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet
FTA
— Frangible Training Ammunition
HOE
— Homing Overlay Experiment
DWIO
— Duty Watch Intelligence Officer (Canadian)
FB
— Fighter Bomber
FOC
— Final Operational Capabilities
UTL
— Universal Tactical Light
IPF
— Initial Production Facility
FLTBCST
— Fleet Broadcast
ESF
— Environmental Scale Factor
MACS
— Marine Air Control Squadron
HICOM
— High Command (CINCPACFLT Voice Network)
EXDIS
— Exclusive Distribution (Pneumatic Tube Message Precedence)
MAC
— Medium Armored Car (US)
TLR
— Tank Laser Rangefinder
VIDS
— Vehicle Integrated Defence System
SR
— Short Rifle
II
— Image Intensification
VBCI
— Véhicule Blindé de Combat D'infanterie
TGMTS
— Tank Gunnery Missile Tracking System
CSABE
— Central and South African Basic Encyclopedia
YMRS
— Yugoslav multiple rocket system
COS
— Chief of Section
EXOPLAN
— Exercise Operations Plan
CVT
— Controlled variable time
GATS
— General Agreement on Trade in Services
MAGTEC
— Marine Air/Ground Training & Education Command
ICARIS
— Intelligence Communications Architecture and Requirements Information System
IM
— Insensitive Munition
IA
— Imagery Analyst
WAMI
— Wide Area Motion Imagery (US)
IBUR
— Intelligence Bottom-Up Review
HET-PF
— high-explosive tracer - percussion fuze
CIFAX
— Enciphered Facsimile
FOMP
— Foreign Missile Production
MWS
— Manned Weapon Station (US)
MARS
— Military Amateur Radio Station
CADES
— COMIREX Advanced Exploitation System
LWMS
— LightWeight Modular Sight
FANS
— Friendly Allied Nation Support Network
CPR
— Common Practice Round
GPF
— General Purpose Forces
FFS
— Fixed Field Site
FFL
— Corvette
CSPAR
— Central Strategic Processing, Analysis and Reporting
FPI
— Foreign Positive Intelligence
PLO
— Palestinian Liberation Army
MDU
— Map Display Unit
VLI
— Visible Light Illuminator
DFED
— Digitized Features Data
C6F
— Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet
VMGR
— Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron
FLA
— Foreign Launch Assessment
BRAMSHOTT
— Bramshott
DPTR
— diopter
DENAS
— Daily European Naval Activity Summary
RLT
— Regimental Landing Team
TAS
— Tracking Adjunct System
FPIR
— Force Protection Information Report
CONDECA
— Central America Defense Council
ARP
— Alert Response Plan
CRBIF
— Crisis Basis Imagery File
OCSW
— Objective Crew-Served Weapon
SINCGARS
— Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System
GIN
— Greenland-Iceland-Norway
ALASCOM
— Alaskan Communications Inc.
ICA
— Intelligence Center Atlantic
CTH
— Aviation Training Cruiser
CPNET
— Custom Product Network
ERA
— Extended Range Ammunition
FETVD
— Far East Theater of Military Operations
TACBE
— Tacbe
EDA
— Emergency Dissemination Authorityies
HSI
— Human Systems Integration
MP
— Machine Pistol
HCER
— high-capacity extended range
CTT-H
— Commanders'Tactical Terminal-Hybrid
TLE
— Treaty Limited Equipment
EDMS
— Electronic Dissemination Management System
ATP/RMBUX
— Advance Tracking Prototype/Rocky Mountain Basic UNIX
MAP
— Military Aid Programme
EXSUBCOM
— Exploitation Subcommittee (COMIREX)
VNAS
— Vehicle Navigation Air System
HPSC
— High-Performance Computing Research System
COMALCOM
— Commander, Alaskan Command
CCIC
— Concentrated Counterdrugs Intelligence Collection
FDBPS
— Fleet Data Base Production System
TOPAS
— Transporter Obrneny Pasovy
DFT
— Deployed for Training Team
ECS
— Electronic Combat Support
ICTT
— Improved Commanders Tactical Terminal
BL
— Bomb Line
FSOF
— Forward Special Operations Facility
MTSQ
— Mechanical Time Semi-Quick
AVMF
— FSU Naval Aviation
CONOBJTR
— Conscientious Objector
CNIN
— Composite Network, Front-End Internal Network
FDB
— Fleet Database
HVAC
— High-Voltage Air Conditioning
RCDU
— Remote-Controlled Defence Unit
PRI
— projector reticle image
EPG
— European Production Group
CMCDS
— Community Multilateral Counterterrorism Database System
RSAF
— Royal Small Arms Factory (UK) (now closed)
MCWS
— Minor Calibre Weapons Station (US)
SPAAM
— self-propelled anti-aircraft missile
FIDB
— Fundamental Intelligence Database
ECMO
— European Collection Management Office
FCIP
— Foreign Counterintelligence Program
CHIP
— Communications Handbook for Intelligence Planners
EDL
— Electric Discharge Laser
SFW
— Special Forces Weapon
WHSA
— Weapons Head Support Assembly
COMPWING
— Composite Wing
DUCA
— Distributed Users Coverage Antennas
PMS
— Pedestal-Mounted Stinger
CRS
— COMIREX Requirements Structure
STAB
— Steered Agile Beams
CVTTS
— Combat vehicle targeting system
ARTCC
— Air Route Traffic and Control Center
GKNT
— State Committee for Science and Technology (FSU)
ICC
— Integrated Communications Center
COLOP
— Collection Opportunity (messages)
TIIPS
— Thermal Imaging and Integrated Position System
IAWS
— Improved Analyst Workstation
SJFN
— Semi-Jacketed Flat Nose
TLC
— Transport Launching Container
DTLOMS
— Doctrine, Training, Leadership, Organization, Material, Soldiers
TIPU
— Thermal Image Processing Units
CNI
— Communicating NATO Intentions
PRAC-T
— practice tracer
SPLL
— Self-propelled Loader Launcher
DIATP
— DIA Tactical Program
SAVA
— Standard Army Vectronics Architecture
MARDIV
— Marine Division (US)
MTVL
— Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light
FRPG
— Facility Reference Point Graphic
DEMONS
— Demonstration System
CTO
— Central Treaty Organisation
MCS
— Microclimate Conditioning System
TSQ
— time and super-quick
JGSDF
— Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force
HSE
— HUMINT Support Element
SWC
— Semi WadCutter
HD
— Horizontal Ground Distance
GOSIP
— Government Open Systems Interconnected Profile
SIPS
— Small Integrated Propulsion System
ST
— Staff Target
GENSER
— General Service (Communications)
CSAF
— Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
CR
— Capability Requirement
GGS
— Governor-General's literary awards(Pronounced: GEE-geez)
FMA
— Foreign Materiel Acquisition
GCDCAL
— Great Circle Distance Calculator
CIF
— Corps Interrogation Facility
VARV
— Vickers Armoured Recovery Vehicle
AUXCP
— Auxiliary Command Post
HMI
— Host-Message Interface
ES
— Extreme Spread
GADT
— Ground/Air Defense Threat
GPALS
— Global Protection Against Limited Strikes
HWC
— Hobart Walk-in Cooler
HEST
— High-Explosive Simulation Technique
ICF
— Intelligence Collection Flight
CH
— Aviation Cruiser
DBC
— Data Base Correlation
ALT
— Armoured Launching Turret
MTSQ
— mechanical time and super-quick
DEFCOS
— Defense Courier System
OCC
— Obus à Charge Creusé (shaped-charge shell)
DCAOC
— DCA Operations Control Center
FA
— Frontal Aviation (FSU)
LWT
— light weapon turret
FEWS
— Future Early Warning System
MCRV
— Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle
STOVL
— Short Take Off and Vertical Landing
IWS
— Improved Weapon System
PAT
— power-assisted traverse
FFA
— Free-Fire Area
ASAS-E
— All-Source Analysis System-Extended
LOSAT
— Line Of Sight Anti-Tank
HIMAD
— High- to Medium-Altitude Defense
DAT
— Direct Action Team
FLTCINC
— Fleet Commander in Chief
JLTA
— Javelin Composite Launch Tube
IAN
— Imagery Analysis Notice
SRAW
— Short Range Assault Weapon
EPAT
— Earliest Possible Arrival Time
FIRCAP
— Foreign Intelligence Requirement Capabilities and Priorities
HELIP
— HAWK European Limited Improvement Program
DSNET
— Defense Integrated Secure Network
FI
— Finished Intelligence
G
— gendarmerie
HCC
— HUMINT Contingency Cell
FIIC
— Force Imagery Interpretation Center
HM
— Helicopter Mine Warfare
AIS
— Automated Indicator System
HATMD
— High-Altitude Theater Missile Defense
MRAV
— MultiRole Armoured Vehicle
MPBAV
— MultiPurpose Base Armoured Vehicle
HCF
— High Command of Forces
IBO
— Intelligence Baseline Overview
ICPS
— Intelligence Communications Processing Shelter
CMS
— Compact Modular Sight
CLASS
— Computerised Laser Sight System
SFSW
— Special Forces Support Weapon
DAYLT
— Daylight
FARS
— Field Artillery Rocket System
GWS
— Gaps, Weaknesses, and Shortfalls (also GW&S)
IGLS
— Individual Grenade Launcher System
ETS
— Engineer Tank System
ECI
— External Communications Interface
HMCII
— Higher Military Command, Interior and Islands (Greece)
DMAL
— Defense Mapping Agency Liaison
FS
— fire support element
FTPS
— FORSCOM Topographic Production System (Facility)
HE
— high-explosive
TWD
— thermal warning device
HMMWV
— High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
INSAS
— Indian Small Arms System
HMT
— His Majesty's Troopship
MRS
— Multiple Rocket System
USAAVNS
— U.S. Army Aviation School
ERRS
— Emergency Regional Reporting System
GACC
— Ground Attack Coordination Center
EFM
— Explosives Factory Maribyrnong
LEP
— Life Extension Programme
TIRE
— Tank Infra-Red Elbow
FUWOB
— Forward Unconventional Warfare Operations Base
SRG
— shell replenishment gear
FLC
— Foreign Language Committee
WAC
— Women's Army Corporation
HC
— hexachloroethane
MFCV
— Missile Fire-Control Vehicle
DRM
— Defense Research Memorandum
FH
— Field Howitzer
ET
— Enhanced Terminal
JSC
— Joint Steering Committee
FSHB
— Fallout Safe Height of Burst
IMMLC
— Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier
CM
— Colour-Marking
VINACS
— Vehicle Integrated Navigation and Command System
ARMAD
— Armoured and Mechanised Unit Air Defence
ETC
— ElectroThermal Cannon
HPA
— High-Power Amplifier
GOLDS
— General On-line Display System
HCT
— HOT Compact Turret
LIW
— Lyttleton Engineering Works
HVAT
— High-Velocity Antitank
SPAW
— self-propelled artillery weapon
VDAA
— Véhicule d'Auto-Défense Anti-aérienne
ECS
— Environmental Control Subsystem
LAW
— light antitank weapon
HSS
— Hunter Sensor Suite
HJ
— HONEST JOHN (U.S. Surface-to-Surface Rocket)
TE
— Tangent Elevation
SASR
— Special Application Sniper Rifle
OFSA
— Objective Family of Small Arms
CBM
— Confidence Building Measure(s)
DPF
— Digital Processing Facility
DIFAX
— Defense Intelligence Facsimile
CR
— Crisis Relocation
FOAMP
— Foreign Aerospace Materiel Production
FFLG
— Guided-Missile Corvette
CDST
— C3CM Data Support Team
TOTE
— Tracker, Optical Thermally Enhanced
CRB
— Contingency Reference Book
PE
— Peace Enforcement
FOSCAS
— Foreign Ship Construction and Shipyards
HIMS
— HUMINT Information Management System
ERV
— Emergency Rescue Vehicle
DIAIAPPR
— DIA Intelligence Appraisal
PDNA
— Positioning Determining/Navigation Unit
HRCS
— High-Resolution Camera System
CSS
— Computer Sighting System
COMASPC
— Commander, Air Force Space Command
HVF
— Highly Volatile Fuel
DIPFAC
— U.S. Diplomatic Facilities Graphic
SRTS
— Short Range Thermal Sight
MRV(R)
— Mechanised Recovery Vehicle(Repair)
FAST/I2
— Improved FAST/I
CPO
— Command Project Officer
MT
— Mechanical Time
FYROM
— Federal Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
VDSL
— Vickers Defence Systems Ltd
HARV
— Harassment Vehicle (Drone)
GWP
— General Work Plan
FFT
— Training Frigate
CWS
— Compartmented Work Station
CTI
— Central Tyre Inflation
WES
— Wing Engineer Squadron (USMC)
CIS
— Country Intelligence Study
MBB
— Messerschmitt-Bцlkow-Blohm
GOP
— Generated Option Plan
DDU
— Digital Display Unit
GTCS
— Gun Test and Control System
FLENUMOCEANCEN
— Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (U.S. Navy)
HOT
— Haute subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé
LFHG
— LIGHTWEIGHT FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE
MCS
— Modular Charge System
GENREP
— General Reports
UBLE
— Universal Bridge Launching Equipment
FTS
— Future Tank Study
HQMC
— Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
HE-S
— high-explosive spotting
SMP
— Surface Mine Plough
DODFCIP
— DoD Foreign Counterintelligence Program
FAS
— (U.S.) Foreign Agriculture Service
DINSUM
— Defense Intelligence Summary
IBERLANT
— Iberian Atlantic Area
FOSD
— Family of Sabotage Devices
FWAOB
— Free-World Air Order of Battle
FRR
— Frequency Resource Records
LASIP
— Light Artillery System Improvement Plan
FYMOP
— Five-Year Master Objectives Plan
IAL
— Infra-red Aiming Light
MMS
— Mast-Mounted Sight
DEPCOMNAVCENT
— Deputy COMNAVCENT
BCC
— Base Communications Center
VMAQ
— Marine Electronic Warfare Attack Squadron
HAB
— High Altitude Burst
UMA
— Universal Mounting Adapter
FSD
— Field Support Division
CPS
— Collection Problem Set
MCV
— Mechanised Combat Vehicle
RPC
— Rocket Pod Container
DP
— Demonstration Purpose
HIT
— High-Interest Track
HRPT
— High-Resolution Picture Transmissions
GCNTTY
— Ground Communications Network Teletype
HANG
— Hawaii Air National Guard
IDF
— Israel Defense Forces
DJTFAC
— DJTF Augmentation Cell
FIST-T
— Transportable FIST
HAIS
— Hawaiian Air Intelligence System
HQJTF
— Headquarters, Joint Task Force
FRD
— Federal Research Division (Library of Congress)
CIMEX
— Civil Military Exercise (NATO)
MUGS
— Multipurpose Universal Gunner Sight
EU
— Expenditure Unit
LRSU
— Long-Range Surveillance Unit
ASA
— Advanced Security Agency
ASF
— All-Source Format
GLOBIXS
— Global Information Exchange System
MLA
— Manufacturing Licence Agreement
VAK
— Vehicle Adaptor Kit
SEN
— shell extended range NORICUM
FCISD
— FORSCOM Component Intelligence Strategy Document
VMFP
— Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron
GBI
— Ground-Based Interceptor
HFP
— Host Front-End Protocol
OHWS
— Offensive Hand Weapon System
LWL
— LightWeight Launcher
ESP
— Emergency Special Measures
DDS
— Department of Defense Support
OTA
— overflight top attack
FSAIS
— FICEURLANT SCI Analyst Information System
HSS
— Health Service Support -High-Speed Steel
PIBD
— Point Initiating Base Detonated
ALS
— Advanced laying system
GLCM
— Ground-Launched Cruise Missile
HP
— Headquarters Pamphlet
NBMR
— NATO Basic Military Requirement
EDD
— Explosive Detonation Disruption
GSOAF
— GGI&S Special Operations Applications Facility
COMNAVLOG
— Commander, Naval Logistics
EXERTAS
— Exercise Timeline Analysis System
GTA
— Government Training Aid
RO
— Royal Ordnance
EXRAND
— Exploitation Research and Development (COMIREX)
IPO
— International Programme Office
SLWAGL
— Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher
BRS
— Beachman Reporting System
GMI
— General Medical Intelligence
MAVD
— MLRS Aim Verification Device
VITS
— Video Image Tracking Systems
HMF
— Handbook of Military Forces
FAMSIM
— Family of Simulation
PMOD
— Platform Modifications
ETM
— Electronic Technical Manuals
CHIP
— Challenger improvement programme
ETO
— European Theater of Operations
SLR
— Super Low Recoil
SPL
— self-propelled launcher
DSO
— Direct Support Operator/Operations
FIRE
— Fused Intelligence Report in Europe
P
— How pack howitzer
I
— Incendiary
HELWING
— Helicopter Wing
D
— Deciduous
HIC
— High-Intensity Conflict
AOS
— Special Liquids Tanker
HAL
— Helicopter Light Attack
TMS
— Turret Modernisation System
GMS
— Gun Management System
DSIIB
— Direct Support Imagery Interpretation Brief
GRID
— Brand of Portable PC
GEM
— Ground Effects Machine
SAC
— Small Arms Collimator
BAT
— Biometrics Automated Toolset
CAM
— Computer-Assisted Modeling
MUSS
— Multifunctional Selfprotection System
PWI-SR(GR)
— Panser Wagen Infanterie-Standaard (Groep)
DAS
— Deep Air Support
HSD
— HUMINT Support Detachment
FCITTP
— FORSCOM Component Intelligence Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
FORT
— Force Trends Data Base
CRISCON
— Crisis Condition (I&W System)
CD
— Controlled Dissemination
ICC
— information co-ordination centre
DA
— double action
MARS
— Multi-purpose Aiming Reflex Sight
HVSW
— Hypervelocity Support Weapon
CMS
— Common Missile System
CSFOCI
— Force Protection Operations
JSCS
— Joint Service Combat Shotgun
BIOLOPS
— Biological Operations
SAP
— Semi-Armour-Piercing
COMNAVSOF
— Commander, Naval Special Operations Forces
FEP
— Firepower Enhancement Programme
FCITP
— Foreign Counterintelligence and International Terrorism Program (FBI)
VDM
— viscous damped mount
SSA
— Special Spaced Armour
ICES
— International Cooperation in Ocean Exploration
HRC
— Human Resources Committee
MRAR
— MultiRole Assault Round
FUD
— Full Unit Designator
LRHB
— long-range hollow base
MLR
— Marine Logistics Regiment
DI
— Director of Intelligence (USEUCOM)
DIC
— Defense Intelligence Community
GCS
— Graphics Compatibility System
EPR
— Extended Planning Annex
WAF
— Women Air Force
ART
— Armoured Recon Transport
FOG
— Fiber-Optics Guided
HC
— HUMINT Committee
GEOSAT
— Geological Satellite
EIP
— ELlNT Improvement Program
ESR
— ELINT Summary Report
RLEM
— Rifle-Launched Entry Munition
DIAMCP
— DIA Master Contingency Plan
MWCS
— Marine Wing Communications Squadron
FCLP
— FORSCOM Command Language Program
ROC
— required operational characteristics
FIR
— Field Investigative Region
IAB
— Imagery Analysis Branch
HMX
— Marine Special Mission Helicopter Squadron
ASC
— AUTODlN Switching Center
FOTELSYS
— Foreign Telecommunications Systems
DM
— Dissemination Manager
GLMX
— Geological Multi-Source Exploitation (System)
FIA
— Foreign Intelligence Agency
MATSG
— Marine Air Training Support Group
HIDSS
— Helmet-Integrated Display & Sight System
FST
— Future Soviet Tank
HOC
— History Of Coverage
FFHN
— Nuclear-Powered Aviation Frigate
CSI
— computer-synthesised image
CSM
— Company Sergeant-Major
CDM
— Common Digital Map
PDW
— Personal Defence Weapon
RSS
— Rosette Scanning Seeker
VHIS
— visual hit indicator system
EVS
— Electronic Visual Communications
MLO
— Muzzle Loaded Ordnance
GAMO
— Ground and Amphibious Military Operations
LPT
— Low-Profile Turret
PSS
— Primary Sight System
TAS
— Target Acquisition Subsystem
FOG
— Fibre Optic Gyrometer
GAS
— Gray Area Systems
TAS
— Turret Attitude Sensor
FTA
— Field Training Area
LF
— Linked Feed
GH
— gun-howitzer
HDS
— HOLOgraphic Diffraction Sight
PEC
— Printed Electronic Circuits
SEP
— Soldier Enhancement Programme
FM
— Titanium tetrachloride (code designation)
FOTARS
— Follow-On Tactical Reconnaissance System
IDA
— Institute for Defense Analysis
LWML
— LightWeight Multiple Launcher
DPS
— Delegated Production System
VC
— Vehicle Commander
RRTR
— Reduced Range Training Round
NOD
— Night Optical Device
WTS
— Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC)
MPM
— MultiPurpose Munition
HL
— Hand-Launched
MTB
— Mobility TestBed
MEP
— Modular Explosive Penetrator
RTE
— Rifle Team Equipment
HE/PR
— high-explosive practice
IBSSIR
— Background Signature Survey
RF
— Rimfire
ICP
— Intelligence Collection Platform
MLF
— Marine Logistics Force
RCC
— ROLAND Coordination Center (US)
MFF
— munition filling factory
TR
— Triple Rail
MCT
— Medium Combat Tractor (US)
GAP
— Gun Aiming Post
TI
— Thermal Image
LPC
— Launcher Pod Carrier
GSF
— Ground Support Fighter (FSU)
PIE
— Pyrotechnically Initiated Explosive
CP
— Concrete-Piercing
SB
— Short Barrel
DSM
— Data Systems Modernization
SAF
— Small Arms Fire
HMC
— HUMINT Management Center
GALS
— FSU Satellite ("Horizon")
MPC
— MultiPurpose Carrier (Netherlands)
PFD
— proximity fuze disconnector
EC
— Enhanced Carbine
SRI
— Short Range Insert
HQMRHITS
— Quarterly Management Report
GCC
— Government Control Center
GMS
— Ground Mobile System
TLS
— tank laser sight
FAST
— Fleet Antiterrorist Support Teams
HVIT
— High Volume Information Transfer
GR
— Graphical Reporting
PCC
— Police Compact Carbine
TES
— target engagement system
TSR
— Tavor Sporting Rifle
CON
— Control(led)
LC
— Laser Collimator
HCS
— Helicopter Combat/Search and Rescue
PIP
— Product Improvement Programme
MF
— Multifunction
STA
— shell transfer arm
SPM
— self-propelled mortar
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