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SEPCOR
— Separate Correspondence
EA
— Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
UBRAT
— Unfair Blame Reparations Army Territory
EDAS
— Eta Data Assimilation System
OPS
— Operations
LAN
— Local Area Network
N/A
— Not Applicable
UNSAT
— Unsatisfactory
SSAN
— Social Security Account Number
SITEREP
— Situation Report
WARNO
— Warning Order
ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
SPOTREP
— Spot Report
TCTO
— Time Compliance Technical Order
TAFMS
— Total Active Federal Military Service
NHA
— Next Higher Assembly
WARNORD
— Warning Order
ARPANET
— Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
TARFU
— Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR.
RSSI
— Received Signal Strength Indicator
USDHHS
— United States Department of Health and Human Services
VMF-214
— Marine Fighter Air Squadron 214, the Black Sheep Squadron
RADAY
— Radio Day
VCRM
— Verification Cross-Reference Matrix
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
WAYM
— WayMark
OBE
— Overtaken By Events
PPM
— parts per million
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
MSG
— Message
TACREP
— Tactical Report
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
LRU
— Line Replaceable Unit
T&EO
— Training & Evaluation Outline
STTE
— Special to Type Test Equipment
SAFE-CP
— Selected Area for Evasion-Contact Point
S-8
— Army Resource Management Staff at the Battalion/Brigade Level
FCFS
— First Come First Served
UK
— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MOS
— Military Occupational Speciality
UBACS
— Under Body Armour Combat Shirt
BTW
— By The Way
C/SSR
— Cost/Schedule Status Report
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
SS-21
— Scarab Missile
TAC CP
— Tactical Command Post
SARDOT
— Search and Rescue Point
IT
— Information Technology
CSMA/CD
— Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
T-AKR
— Fast Logistics Ship
TIM
— Technical Interchange Meeting
R.S.M.
— Regimental Sergeant Major
COB
— close of business (End of duty day)
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
UAV-GCS
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Ground Control Station
IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
W TK
— water tank
W SUP
— water supply
SCMODS
— State/County Municipal Offender Data System
RSSIA
— Regional Security Strategy Implementation Analysis
TACLAN
— Tactical Local Area Network
SCONUM
— Ship Control Number
SAEDA
— Subversion and Espionage Directed Against the Army
S SCAN
— Sector Scan
R/EW
— Radar/ Electronic Warfare
UCOFT
— Unit Conduct Of Fire Trainer
S-7
— Army Inter-Component Integration Staff at the Battalion/Brigade Level
IP
— Internet Protocol
R2T2
— Rapid Response Topographic Teams
EPRDF
— Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
T-AH
— Hospital Ship
PDR
— Preliminary Design Review
SAACONS
— Standard Army Automated Contracting System
RHRDF
— Royal Hutt River Defence Forces
UANF
— United Achik National Front
QC
— Quality Control
S/C N
— Signal-to-Clutter Plus Noise
RFP
— Request For Proposal
S&TI
— Scientific & Technical Intelligence
TACMAR
— Tactical Multifunction Array Radar
TARSS
— Tactical Airborne Remote SIGINT System
VBTM
— Virtual Brigade Training Methodology
AC
— Alternating Current
TACRON
— Tactical Air Control Squadron
WAWF-RA
— Wide Area Work Flow - Receipt and Acceptance
WAOB
— World Agricultural Outlook Board
SA-2
— Guideline Missile
S/RTF
— Search and Recovery Task Force
SA-5
— Gammon Missile
CY
— Calendar Year
WHO
— World Health Organization
WATCHCON
— Watch Condition
CDR
— Critical Design Review
R-AFF
— Regimental Affiliation
S-9
— Army Facilities Management Staff at the Battalion/Brigade Level
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
TAC(A)
— Tactical Air Coordinator (Airborne)
T&DE
— Test and Diagnostic Equipment
RADCAD
— Radar Computer-Aided Design
Q-SHIP
— Decoy Ship
SADFRAD
— Synthetic Aperture Dual Frequency Radar
S-6
— Army Communications and Information Management Staff at the Battalion/Brigade Level
S.530
— Super 530 Missile
TACTRAGRULANT
— Tactical Training Group, Atlantic
RAC-OT
— Readiness Assessment System - Output Tool
RAMADCS
— Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Automated Data Collection System
WATWG
— WWMCCS ADP Traffic Working Group
SA-6
— Gainful Missile
CCB
— Change Control Board
S-ARM
— Standard-Antiradiation Missile
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
SPS
— Standard Positioning Service (GPS)
S-QUAD
— Silent Sound Spread Spectrum
S/EWOC
— Signals Intelligence/electronic Warfare Operations Center
T-JTB
— Theater-Joint Transportation Board
T&A TM
— Traffic and Analysis Team
SACMFCS
— Small Arms Common Module Fire Control System
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
RADBN
— Radio Battalion
TAFIES
— Tactical Air Force Intelligence Exploitation System
CEO
— Chief Executive Officer
SL3
— STOCK LIST
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
TACSATCOM
— Tactical Satellite Communications
SS-20
— Saber Missile
SA-4
— Ganef Missile
TAIHOD
— Total Army Injury and Health Outcomes Database
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
RAPOE
— Regional APOE
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
R.550
— Magic Misile
RADAGS
— Radar Aimpoint Guidance System
SAFWIN
— Secure Air Force Weather Information Network
SA-8
— Gecko Missile
QEEM
— Quick Erect Expandable Mast
RAS-OT
— Readiness Assessment System - Output Tool
RF
— Radio Frequency
SOP
— Standard Operational Procedure
T-JMC
— Theater-Joint Movement Center
TA/CP
— Technology Assessment/Control Plan
LOI
— Letter Of Intent
TACCDAS
— Tactical Army Command & Control Data System
SA-13
— Strella Missile
WAAFB
— Walker Air Force Base
TADIXS-A
— Tactical Data Information Exchange System - Data and Test Communications System
TAFDS
— Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing System
S&GSLCMC
— Soldier and Ground Systems Life Cycle Management Command
VAQ-131
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 131, The Lancers
WAVELL
— United Kingdom Command and Control System
V-DAY
— Victory Day
TACTERM
— Tactical Terminal
VAH-8
— Heavy Attack Squadron 8, The Fireballers
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
TQM
— Total Quality Management
MM
— Million
RAH-66
— Reconnaissance Attack Helicopter
UAOBS
— Upper Air Observation
VASRD
— Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities
WAC(I)
— Women's Auxiliary Corp (India)
VAW-124
— Naval Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124, The Bear Aces
R&D
— Research & Development
RAFGSA
— Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association
WAPJ
— World Air Power Journal
SA-3
— Goa Missile
IV
— Intravenous
TACWAR
— Tactical Warfare
QFEA
— Quartermaster Field Evaluation Agency
WARMAPS
— Wartime Manpower Planning System
VAQ-138
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138, Yellow Jackets
TAC-D
— Tactical Deception
WAQC
— Western Army Training Center Aviation Qualification Course
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
RAIDES
— Rapid Air Defense Evaluation System
VAQ-137
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137, The Rooks
OFP
— Operational Flight Program
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
SA-9
— Gaskin Missile
TACO2
— Tactical Communications Protocol 2
QF ACFT
— Quick Fix Aircraft
TACCIMS(K)
— Theater Army Command and Control Information Management System ( Korea)
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
QBGS
— Queens Body Guard for Scotland
OJT
— On the Job Training
TACSCAN
— Tactical Scanner
PPS
— Precise Positioning Service
CLIN
— Contract Line Item Number
LAOES
— Laser Ablation Optical Emission Spectroscopy
TACWARS
— Tactical Air Warfare Simulation
VAQ-129
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 129, The New Vikings
R.440
— Crotale Missile
VAQ-140
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140, The Patriots
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
VAQ-134
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 134, The Garudas
CMOS
— Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
VAW-113
— Naval Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113, The Black Eagles
CTRL
— Control
UNCLOS
— United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
RAVAF
— Royal Australian Virtual Air Force
RAMEP
— RAM and Enhanced Performance
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
TACSTANS
— Tactical Standards
VAQ-135
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135, Black Ravens
VAQ-136
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 136, The Gauntlets
SA-N-3
— Goblet Missile
VAW-120
— Naval Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120, The Greyhawks
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
ARPA
— Advanced Research Projects Agency (made early internet)
SA-N-1
— Naval Goa Missile 1
SA-N-2
— Naval Guideline
TABILS
— Target and Background Information Library System
ANFO
— Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Explosive
VAQ-33
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33, The Firebirds
VAQ-128
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 128, Phoenix
VAQ-141
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141, The Shadowhawks
OTC
— Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
QVO
— Qualified Vehicle Operator
VAQ-139
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139, The Cougars
UFO
— Unidentified Flying Object
VAQ-130
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130, The Zappers
VAW-126
— Naval Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126, The Seahawks
SECDEF
— United States Secretary of Defense
TAAMDCOORD
— Theater Army Air and Missile Defense Coordinator
ASME
— American Society of Mechanical Engineers
OT
— Overtime
VAQ-34
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34, The Flashbacks
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
KEK
— Key Encryption Key (COMSEC Key)
EXCOM
— Executive Committee
SATURN
— Second-Generation Anti-Jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO
BLUF
— Bottom Line Up Front
TBD
— To Be Determined
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
RQMTS
— Requirements
VAQ-142
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 142, The Gray Wolves
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
CDRL
— Contract Data Requirements List
WWW
— World Wide Web
RFI
— Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below).
ATA
— Area Transportation Authority
SALM
— Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
OIC
— Office in Charge
APB
— All Points Bulletin
BAOR
— British Army of the Rhine
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
SDD
— Software Design Document
MUX
— Multiplexer
DSS
— Decision Support System
RAM
— random-access memory
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
NTSB
— US National Transportation Safety Board
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
SYS
— System
POP
— Point Of Presence (Internet)
ADM
— Advanced Development Model
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
DES
— Data Encryption Standard
SS-19
— Stiletto Missile
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
EEOC
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
BITE
— Built In Test Equipment/Battle Management Interoperability T&E Training Exercises
SS-18
— Satan Missile
SVEST
— Suicide Vest
SQ
— Square
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
RIF
— Reduction In Force
EDM
— Engineering Development Model
SOPS
— Standard Operating Procedures
BT
— Bhutan
CTR
— Center
STD
— Standard
DEPT
— Department
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
QOS
— Quality of Service
CIS
— Commonwealth of Independent States
POTUS
— President Of The United States. Acronym used by Whitehouse staff. See also FLOFTUS.
UV-B
— UltraViolet band B
CDT
— Central Daylight Time
VIZ
— Visibility
DAC
— Discretionary Access Control
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
DRAM
— Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
DPKO
— Department of Peacekeeping Operations
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
CO
— Company
ADC
— Air Data Computer
CST
— Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
PRI
— Primary Rate Interface (ISDN)
ECO
— Engineering Change Order
ATC
— Air traffic control
DNS
— Domain Name Service
BVR
— Beyond Visual Range
AC
— annual closing
SQA
— Software Quality Assurance
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
SLQ-32
— Electronic Warfare Jamming System
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
PC
— Personal computer (host)
ECD
— Estimated Completion Date
URD
— User Requirements Document
TMI
— Too Much Information (Internet Slang)
WILCO
— Will Comply
CAM
— computer aided manufacturing
PMR
— Program Management Review
TS/SCI
— Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information
NPS
— Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
NFS
— Network File System
UDR-13
— Pocket Radiac Set
WAN
— Wide Area Network
LAB
— Laboratory
PST
— Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8 Hours)
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
SNAFU
— Situation Normal All Fouled Up
PM
— Preventive Maintenance
APP
— Application
AASHTO
— American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ALT
— Alternate
MT
— Metric Ton
LNG
— Liquefied Natural Gas
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
TB
— Tuberculosis
BPS
— bits per second
SHSM
— System High Security Mode
AOA
— Angle Of Arrival
SCIF
— Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
CKO
— Chief Knowledge Officer
ATA
— Actual Time of Arrival
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
SQL
— Structured Query Language
BOM
— Bill of Material
COG
— Continuity Of Government
FBW
— Fly By Wire
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
UNODIR
— Unless Otherwise Directed
TO&E
— Table of Organization and Equipment
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
NTIS
— National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
UVCE
— Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosion
BPR
— Business Process Re-engineering
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
UNRWA
— United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
MMIC
— Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
SEATO
— Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
PERT
— Program Evaluation and Review Technique
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
DOS
— Disk Operating System
DBA
— Data Base Administrator
NA
— Not Applicable
TASO
— Terminal Area Security Officer
SOHO
— Small Office Home Office
AFCS
— Automatic Flight Control System
NLT
— No Later Than
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
MGR
— Manager
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
DC
— Direct Current
COMM
— Communication
SECREL
— SECret RELeasable
AT&T
— American Telephone and Telegraph (U.S. company, also known as "Ma Bell")
DSA
— Digital Signature Algorithm
STR
— Software Test Report
TYCOM
— Type Commander
SITSUM
— Situation Summary
PROG
— Program
K
— Kilo-
DFD
— Data Flow Diagram
PM
— Project Manager
QTD
— Quarter-to-Date
BRI
— Basic Rate Interface
COTR
— Contracting Officer Technical Representative
DCN
— Design Change Notice
ACL
— Access Control List
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
CARIFTA
— Caribbean Free Trade Association
NZ
— New Zealand
UFN
— Until Further Notice
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
CNN
— Cable News Network's
STP
— Software Test Plan
PY
— Prior Year
DOMSAT
— Domestic Communications Satellite System
EOM
— End Of Month
SQQ-89
— Undersea Warfare Combat System
CRS
— Can't Remember Stuff
SOSTAC
— Situation, Objectives and Strategy, Tactics, Action, and Control
VHF
— Very High Frequency
PSTN
— Public Switched Telephone Network
TQJBR
— Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn
MBO
— Management by Objective
MIL
— Military
KBS
— Knowledge-Based System
ALT
— Altitude
AWGN
— Additive White Gaussian Noise
CAT
— Category (e.g. CAT-5 cable)
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
TRADOC
— United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
VA
— Veterans Administration
SCF
— Sectional Center Facility
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
OCR
— Optical Character Reader
KSA
— Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
DBMS
— Data Base Management System
RON
— Remain Overnight
PATOLIS
— Patent Online Information System
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
OP
— Operator
LOS
— Line Of Sight
RSPL
— Recommended Spare Parts List
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
NFIP
— National Flood Insurance Program
ABR
— Available Bit Rate
RPG
— Report Program Generator
UNK
— Unknown
POC
— Proof Of Concept
PBX
— Private Branch eXchange (company phone system)
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
WETSU
— We Eat This Shit Up
CAVU
— Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
SECT
— Section
ECP
— Engineering Change Proposals
SNMP
— Simple Network Management Protocol (ATM)
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
DOI
— Date of Injury
MARV
— Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle
EBS
— Emergency Broadcast System
RM
— Resource Management
EMP
— Electromagnetic Pulse
USAF
— United States Air Force
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
DJMS
— Defense Joint Military Pay System
WIMPY
— When In Military Play Yankee
STS
— Space Transportation System
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
FFP
— Firm Fixed Priced
CFA
— Cognizant Field Activity
USPS
— United States Postal Services
AFC
— Automatic Frequency Control
EM
— Electromagnetic
AWL
— Absent Without Leave
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
SW
— Switch
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
RIDDOR
— Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
SVBIED
— Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device
SEC
— Second
STC
— Sensitivity Time Control
TCP
— Transmission Control Protocol
CM
— Configuration Management
IPTF
— International Police Task Force
TNA
— Training Needs Analysis. The TNA term is most commonly given to the process of identifying and planning personal/skills development for an individual, group, or entire workforce. This can be the responsibility of a supervisor, group leader, senior manager
FDMA
— Frequency Division Multiple Access
SUPPO
— Supply Officer
MAINT
— Maintenance
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
RAC
— Resident Agent in Charge
AE
— Application Entity
NBS
— National Bureau of Standards (US)
STAMIS
— Standard Army Management Information System
EFTA
— European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
SQR-18
— Sonar Tactical Towed Array System
SONAR
— (DOD) A sonic device used primarily for the detection and location of underwater objects.(This term is derived from the words "sound navigation and ranging.")
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
ATS
— applications technology satellite
CRL
— Certificate Revocation List
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
UNHCHR
— United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
PVC
— Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM)
TV
— Television
LF
— Low Frequency
LWOP
— Leave Without Pay
DBMS
— Defense Business Management System
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
APHIS
— U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
VR
— Virtual Reality
CW
— Continuous Wave
VISCOM
— VISual COMmunication
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
N
— North
AV
— Audio Visual
COMMS
— Communications
BW
— Bandwidth
WADR
— With All Due Respect
JEC
— Joint Economic Committee
SOLAS
— Safety of Life at Sea
MODEM
— Modulator-Demodulator
LAT
— Latitude
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
IRS
— Interface Requirements Specification
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
VTC
— Video Teleconference
LANL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory
RSOI
— Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement & Integration
CBD
— Commerce Business Daily (Changed To FBO)
SCUBA
— self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
EMS
— Earn Money Sleeping (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Service)
STMP
— Science and Technology Master Plan
TCP/IP
— transmission control protocol/internet protocol
OS
— Operating System
SELCOM
— Select Committee
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
IR
— Infrared
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
PDU
— Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.)
CE
— Civil Engineer
PPP
— Point-to-Point Protocol
SPAWAR
— The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), based in San Diego, is an echelon II organization within the United States Navy and Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (
VBR
— Variable Bit Rate (ATM)
TCB
— Trusted Computing Base
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
CACM
— Central American Common Market
MSA
— Minimum Safe Altitude
TOS(D)
— Tactical Operations System- Division
UNEF
— United Nations Emergency Force
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
POS
— Position
TBN
— To Be Named
CCTV
— Closed Circuit Television
POTS
— Plain Old Telephone System
UNOCHA
— United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
QAD
— Quality Assurance Division
SEQ
— Sequence
TBI
— Traumatic Brain Injury
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency
OLA
— Office of Legal Affairs
AA
— Australian Army
ROV
— Remotely Operated Vehicle
NRL
— Naval Research Laboratory
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
MAD
— Magnetic Anomaly Detector/Detection
RFS
— Request For Service
MF
— Medium Frequency
SGT
— Sergeant
MAC
— Message Authentication Code
WUC
— Work Unit Code
UNCIVPOL
— United Nations Civilian Police
STE
— Special Test Equipment
QBU
— Qualified Business Unit
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
NDA
— Nondisclosure Agreement
DPS
— Department of Public Safety
QBO
— Quick Battle Orders
EPROM
— Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
UYK-43
— U.S. Navy standard 32-bit computer (replacement for UYK-7)
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
DFCS
— Digital Flight Control System
TTWG
— Technology Transfer Working Group
CAGE
— Commercial and Government Entity
RFN
— Rifleman
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
CAB
— Cabinet
SRSG
— Special Representative of the Secretary-General
RD&A
— Research, Development & Acquisition
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
EST
— Estimated Starting Time
VOCC
— Vessel Operating Common Carriers
SDVOSB
— Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
TOEL
— Time Ordered Event List
AACB
— Aeronautics & Astronautics Coordinating Board
DSA
— Directory System Agent
PCMCIA
— Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
SW
— Software (SFTWE Preferred)
VERT
— Vertical
RECCE
— Reconnaissance
DSU
— Data Service Unit
APEC
— Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
RIP
— Routing Information Protocol
REDCON
— Readiness Condition
UNAMIR
— United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
LPF
— Low Pass Filter
SFOR
— Stabilization Force
SCBA
— Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SIG
— Signal
MIB
— Management Information Base (ATM)
QBE
— Query By Example
TMDE
— Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment
PCP
— Program Change Proposal
NOC
— Network Operations Center
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
SL
— Sea Level
CDU
— Control Display Unit
PRF
— Pulse Repetition Frequency
CVR
— Cockpit Voice Recorder
NIS
— Network Information System
RACF
— Resource Access Control Facility
SINE
— Short Interspersed Nuclear Element
CG
— Center of Gravity (DXS)
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
TD
— Technical Directive
PAW
— Projector Augmented-wave [ab-initio Method]
OSPF
— Open Shortest Path First (ATM)
COS
— Cosine
RIM-66
— Standard Missile
LT
— Light
REPL DET
— Replacement Detachment
CQC
— Close Quarters Combat
SALT
— Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
NC
— No Change
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
USCIS
— US Citizenship and Immigration Services
DAC
— Development Assistance Committee
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
LPI
— Lines Per Inch
SAMOC
— Surface-to-Air Missile Operations Center
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
VOL
— Volume
UNPROFOR
— United Nations Protection Force (in Former Yugoslavia)
UNAVEM
— United Nations Angola Verification Mission
SS-17
— Spanker Missile
ASD
— Army Shipping Document
AFWAL
— Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
STRUCE
— Structure Strength, Enlisted
AGE
— Aerospace Ground Equipment
SS-23
— Spider Missile
LST
— Local Standard Time
VIAGRA
— Vertical Installation Automated Group Receiver Antenna
ERP
— Effective Radiated Power
VIHT
— voluntary isocapnic hyperpnea training
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
DMZ
— Demilitarized Zone
NACA
— National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
VOSB
— Veteran-Owned Small Business
JT
— Joint
UNIDIR
— United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
SIPRNET
— Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
DREN
— Defense Research and Engineering Network
BGP
— Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
TBO
— Time Between Overhaul
MBPS
— Megabytes Per Second
A/D
— Analog/Digital
AMSF
— Army Maintenance Supply Facilities
AP
— Associated Press
OA
— Office Automation
NIC
— Network Information Center
MIL STD
— Military Standard
LEP
— Linear Error Probable
BIT
— Built-In Test
EMMA
— Expert Missile Maintenance Aid
AU
— Audio Unit
DGPS
— Differential Global Positioning System
TAFCSD
— Total Active Federal Commissioned Service Date
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
TBMCS
— Theater Battle Management Core Systems
RADAR
— RAdio Detection And Ranging
REDCOM
— Readiness Command
USV
— United States Volunteers
MVS
— Multiple Virtual Storage
R2P2
— Rapid Response Planning Process
WG
— Working Group
BAMF
— Bad Ass Mother Fucker
CALS
— Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CAALS)
FCS
— Flight Control System (Subsystem)
SOTA
— Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Operational Tasking Authority
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
CTE
— Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
TEWT
— Tactical Exercise Without Troops
CW
— Carrier Wave
DS
— Direct Sequence
AMR
— Atlantic Missile Range
EMS
— Emergency medical service
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
MAC
— Mandatory Access Control
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
LAC
— Local Area Coverage
TEMP
— Test and Evaluation Master Plan
MTBCF
— Mean Time Between Critical Failures
RIO
— Radar Intercept Officer (US Navy)
SRW
— Software Requirements Workshop
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
SCN
— Specification Change Notice
STP
— Space Test Program
SIGACTS
— Significant Activities
WHIP
— White House Invasion Prayer
TBA
— To Be Announcede
DOS
— United States Department of State
LIDAR
— Lander Light Detection and Ranging
NIS
— Network Information Service
NMS
— Network Management System
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
NCS
— National Communications System
TWS
— Track While-Scan
RT
— Real Time (R/T Preferred)
VSWR
— Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
SUSAT
— Sight Unit, Small Arms, Trilux
TCSEC
— Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria
D
— Director
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
AOD
— Administrative Officer of the Day
ADCCP
— Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
ABMA
— Army Ballistic Missile Agency
NRV
— Non Return Valve
ASN
— Abstract Syntax Notation
TMI
— TRMM Microwave Imager
CRT
— Crisis Response Team
BE
— Beryllium
CCAFS
— Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, an air force base in Florida where NASA launches satellites from.
FAX
— Facsimile
TJAG
— The Judge Advocate General
BNL
— Brookhaven National Laboratory
AFS
— Air Force Station
LEA
— Law Enforcement Agency
UNDAC
— United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
RCV
— Receive
UA
— User Agent
SEM
— Space Environment Monitor
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
FDX
— Full Duplex
SAPO
— Subarea Petroleum Office
TSCE
— Total Ship Computing Environment
DIB
— Directory Information Base
EC
— European Community
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
EIB
— European Investment Bank
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
VV&C
— Verification, Validation and Certification
SOCOM
— United States Special Operations Command
FIG
— Figure
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
TOR
— terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)
SPMIG
— Standard PMS Materials Identification Guide
ESS
— Electronic Switching System
MINURSO
— United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
WS
— Workstation
DAR
— Defense Acquisition Regulation
RGB
— red-green-blue (signal)
VTR
— Video Tape Recorder
TLE
— Target Location Error
CD
— Civil Defense
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
SMA
— Supply Management, Army
FADEC
— Full Authority Digital Engine Control
MDT
— Mean Down Time
ITO
— International Trade Organization
TED
— Total Energy Detector
MPEG
— Motion Picture Experts Group
AKM
— Apogee Kick Motor
TN
— Target Number
RIK
— Replacement in Kind
WPM
— speech--words per minute
MCW
— Modulated Continuous Wave
VHS
— Video Home System
DRSN
— Defense Red Switch Network
LPC
— Linear Predictive Coding
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power System
SVD
— Software Version Description
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
USRA
— Universities Space Research Association
USNO
— United States Naval Observatory
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
RLA
— Repair-Level Analysis
SQS-53
— Submarine Sonar
TOCS
— Tactical Operation Combat System
MCS
— Mesoscale Convective System
PPI
— Plan Position Indicator
TAV
— Total Asset Visibility
ABE
— ARM-Based Electronics
RFC
— River Forecast Center
AD
— airworthiness directives (FAA)
RXU
— Receiver Unit
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
NADS
— Norwegian Association for Defence Suppliers
VM
— Virtual Memory
SABA
— Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
VLS
— Vertical Launch System
SDDD
— software detailed design document
ELT
— Emergency Locator Transmitter
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
SATF
— Second Amendment Task Force
SHF
— Super High Frequency
PHS
— Public Health Service (U.S.)
QIO
— Quality Improvement Organization
KDC
— Kerberos Key Distribution Center
PMS
— Planned Maintenance System
TAC
— Terminal Access Controller
EIRP
— Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
BUREC
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
CFLCC
— Combined Force Land Component Command
NSIA
— National Security Industrial Association (now part of NDIA)
DPU
— data processing unit
MDA
— Minimum Descent Altitude
WCDMA
— Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
UNDP
— United Nations Development Program
TKM
— Total Knowledge Management
SB
— Service Bulletin
PAR
— Perimeter Acquisition Radar
TDMA
— Time Division Multiple Access
EMMA
— Expert Missile Maintenance Aim
SARNEG
— Search and Rescue Numerical Encryption Group
TOL
— Tolerance
OSTP
— Office of Science and Technology Policy
TWT
— Traveling Wave Tube
USMOG-W
— United States Military Observer Group - Washington
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
CMP
— Configuration Management Plan
BERT
— Bit Error Rate Tester (telecommunication)
ERS
— Environmental Research Satellite
MECO
— Main Engine Cutoff
CIDR
— Classless Inter-Domain Routing (ATM)
SDLC
— Synchronous Data Link Control
ROEX
— rules of engagement exercise
USA PATRIOT ACT
— Uniting & Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
MOS
— Marine Observation Satellite
MCC
— Mission Control Center (JSC)
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
SGL
— Small Group Leader
TEC
— Total Electron Content
AFOTEC
— Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's
OCD
— Operational Concept Description
TDL
— Tactical Data Link
MAG
— Magnetic
NSW
— New South Wales
OMV
— Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
ARS
— United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
LES
— Lincoln Experimental Satellite
SKE
— Station-Keeping Equipment
DAD
— Dual Air Density
DPI
— Differential Pressure Indicator
LALLS
— Low-Angle Laser Light Scattering
AOA
— Angle Of Attack
SPR
— Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
UYH-16
— Mass Memory Storage Device
ATT
— At This Time
OTA
— Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.; abolished by Congress, Fall 1995)
SDLC
— Software development life cycle
SONET
— Synchronous Optical Network
QPSK
— aeronautical quadrature phase shift keying
IPO
— Integrated Program Office
MTNS
— Mountains
TNI
— Trusted Network Interpretation
E&I
— Engineering & Installation
EMS
— Element Management System (ATM)
TSIP
— Task Force XXI System Integration Plan
TOAI
— Total Overall Aircraft Inventory
VAG
— VOTING ASSISTANCE GUIDE
AUTOVON
— Automatic Voice Network
QAP
— Quality Assurance Plan
AIRS
— Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere
SRS
— Software Requirements Specifications
ECM
— Electronic Counter Measures
SSC-1
— Shaddock Missile (Coastal Defense)
TTY
— Teletype Telex Machine
NACE
— National Association of Corrosion Engineers
PROM
— Programmable Read-Only Memory
TPF
— Total Package Fielding
TTWCS
— Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System
MOH
— Medal Of Honor
RECAU
— Receipt Acknowledged And Understood
ERD
— Entity-Relationship Diagram
STAAS
— Surveillance & Target Acquisition Aircraft System
TOD
— Time of Day (Have Quick)
SMB
— Suck My Balls
MSS
— Multispectral Scanner System
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
CPS
— characters per second
UFC
— Unified Facilities Criteria
LSA
— Logistics Support Analysis
W/D
— Withdrawal
TASKORD
— Tasking Order
PDL
— program design language
MCS
— Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
OC
— Optical Carrier
SERE
— Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
OMARNG
— Operation & Maintenance, Army National Guard
WI
— What If?
BIU
— Bus Interface Unit
SP AMMO
— Special Ammunition
SUM
— Software User's Manual
NARA
— United States National Archives And Records Administration
TNO
— Trust No One
DECU
— Digital Engine Control Unit
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
TOA
— Time Of Arrival
VAR
— Variable
ANDVT
— Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
USAID
— United States Agency for International Development
TOE
— Table of Organization and Equipment
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
S
— Secret
NCSC
— National Computer Security Center (NSA)
TED
— Trunk Encryption Device
VSAT
— Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service)
ARDC
— Air Research and Development Command
SBIR
— Small Business Innovation Research
MPA
— Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer
IPR
— Impulse Response
LAGEOS
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
TVM
— Track Via Missile
ROP
— Rate of Penetration
NRC
— Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
LOX
— Liquid Oxygen
RUP
— Rational Unified Process
IRAS
— Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
SDR
— System Design Review
STRATOPS
— Strategic Operations Division
MLG
— Main Landing Gear
SAAFR
— Standard Use Army Aircraft Flight Route (safer)
FEP
— Front End Processor
AFRL
— Air Force Research Laboratory
LFC
— Large Format Camera
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
CBR
— Constant Bit Rate
TADIL-J
— Tactical Data Information Link-J
COMMO
— Communications Officer
VCJCS
— Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
BPI
— bits per inch
CBR
— Case-Based Reasoning
TRNG
— Training
TECHINT
— Technical Intelligence
MLV
— Medium Launch Vehicle
UPI
— United Press International
VMI
— Virginia Military Institute
QAE
— Quality Assurance Engineer
RCD
— Residual Current Device
EVAC
— Evacuation System
QRCT
— Quick Reaction Communications Terminal
NT
— Northern Territory
WBGTI
— Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature Index
VOR
— VHF Omnidirectional Range
SAPF
— Special Access Program Facility
SDS
— Satellite Data System
NOR
— Notice Of Revision
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
MMS
— Multimission Modular Spacecraft
DMS
— Data Management System
LDR
— Leader
SRD
— System Requirements Document
NEACP
— National Emergency Airborne Command Post
TECHCON
— Technical Control
SPIR
— Spare Parts Interchangeability Report
UTP
— unshielded twisted pair
VSLI
— Veterans Special Life Insurance
ANR
— Active Noise Reduction
SIQ
— Sick In Quarters
SQQ-32
— Variable Depth Minehunting Sonar
LCC
— Launch Control Center (KSC)
VICE
— As opposed to ....
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
SWEBOK
— Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
CDB
— Central Data Base
SLAR
— Side-Looking Airborne Radar
RAU
— Radio Access Unit (Army)
VETRONICS
— Vehicle Electronics
VT
— Virtual Terminal
VF
— Voice Frequency
B&W
— Babcock & Wilcox - Black And White - Bowers & Wilkins
DCE
— Data Communication Equipment
CRRES
— Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
LNA
— Low-Noise Amplifier
MFD
— Multi-Function Display
NLP
— Natural Language Processing
PMS
— Project Management System
RESCORT
— Rescue Escort
SIMM
— Single Inline Memory Module
SPINS
— Special Instructions
DTM
— Data Transfer Module
SECAF
— Secretary of the Air Force
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
ACE
— Access Control Encryption
EMI
— Electro-Magnetic Interference
REPGEN
— Reports Generator
SOSO
— State Owned, State Operated
VDD
— Version Description Document
QI
— Quality Indicator
RIM-7
— Sea Sparrow Missile
MEDALS
— Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System
DIDS
— Defense Integrated Data System
VQV
— Voice Quality Value
BMO
— Ballistic Missile Office
NTZ
— No Transgression Zone
RI
— Routing Indicator
PASADENA
— Para-Hydrogen And Synthesis Allow Dramatically Enhanced Nuclear Alignment
TCF
— Technical Control Facility
DUA
— Directory User Agent
RUR-4
— Weapon Alpha ( Anti-submarine Rocket Launcher)
SMR
— source, maintenance, and recoverability
DCS
— Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
TEV
— Travel Expense Voucher
TVC
— Total Variable Cost
SMDS
— Switched Multimegabit Data Service (ATM)
OPS
— Operations Squadron
ACRIMSAT
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite
USG
— United States Government
VOCO
— verbal order of the Commanding Officer
CFE
— Center For Engineering
SRP/PDS
— Stabilization Reference Package/Position Determining System
SPM
— Software Programmer's Manual
AZ
— Azimuth
RPMA
— Real Property Maintenance Activities
SLV
— Sleeve
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
CFSR
— Contract Funds Status Report/ing
DMSS
— Defense Meteorological Satellite System
TOMA
— Technical Order Management Agency
Q&A
— Questions & Answers
CWGC
— Commonwealth War Graves Commission
QLQ
— Quality of Life Questionnaire
OPSEC
— Operational Security
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
AFMPC
— Air Force Military Personnel Center
DIR
— Direction Interdépartementale des Routes
SWE
— Snow Water Equivalent
SSB
— Single SideBand
CBJB
— Congressional Budget Justification Book
NIU
— Network Interface Unit
VHSIC
— Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit
OO
— On Order
PMR
— Pacific Missile Range
MMU
— Manned Maneuvering Unit
KMP
— Key Management Protocol
MPC
— Marine Prediction Center
SDHS
— Satellite Data Handling System
SNA
— System Network Architecture
RPV
— Remotely Piloted Vehicle
WGI
— Within Grade Increase
UYK-7
— U.S. Navy standard 32-bit computer
AFSC
— Air Force Systems Command
AMST
— Advanced Medium STOL Transport
PUA
— Private Use Area (Unicode E000-F8FF)
CARICOM
— Caribbean Common Market and Community
COMECON
— Council For Mutual Economic Assistance (economic Counterpart Of The Warsaw Pact
PZT
— Piezoelectric Transducer
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
SLV
— Space Launch Vehicle
MT
— Machine Translation
TISA
— Troop Issue Subsistence Activity
ATP
— Advanced Technology Program
IUS
— Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
ECU
— Environmental Control Unit (GSM)
PTDO
— Prepare To Deploy Order
MIJI
— Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming and Interference
MDT
— Message Distribution Terminal
PUP
— Principal User Processor (NEXRAD)
SXN
— Section
RPF
— Raster Product Format
OOP
— Of an Object Oriented Programming
TRD
— Technical Requirements Document
QUP
— Quantity Per Unit Pack
QALI
— Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction
RWIP
— Risk Work In Progress
SST
— States Supersonic Transport
VIN
— vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
REMIS
— Reliability & Maintainability Information System
LAS
— Land Analysis System
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
RECON
— Reconnaissance
TDIG
— Time Division Interface Group
WRF
— Weather Research and Forecasting
SUGG
— Suggestion
ROMO
— Range of Military Operations
SAMSTATREP
— Surface-to-Air Missile Status Report
VAX
— Virtual Address Extension
UGM-84
— Harpoon Missile
SMSGT
— Senior Master Sergeant
MMW
— Millimeter Wave
FH
— Frequency Hopping
DAU
— Data Acquisition Unit
SL
— Sick Leave
IPX
— Internet Packet Exchange
SVC
— Switched Virtual Circuit (ATM)
ETL
— Endorsed Tools List
SKD
— Schedule
RADINT
— Radar Intelligence
ASSIST
— Automated Special Security Information System Terminal
SECNAV
— United States Secretary of the Navy
LADD
— Lifetime Average Daily Dose
SERA
— Sequential Electrochemical Reduction Analysis
PPS
— Post-Production Support
OSDPE
— Office of the Secretary of Defense Program Element
VRU
— Voice Response Unit
SWBD
— Switchboard
EKMS
— Electronic Key Management System
NII
— National Information Infrastructure (USA)
SSGT
— Staff Sergeant
ANLYS
— Analysis
ASI
— Air Speed Indicator
USMMO
— United States Merchant Marine Officer
RX
— Receive
NN
— Neural Network
TRB
— Technical Review Board (MRR)
CARDE
— Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment
USATA
— United States Army TMDE ( Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment) Activity
VLAN
— Virtual Local Area Network
TWCF
— Transportation Working Capital Fund
SPS
— Software Product Specification
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
AFAMPE
— Air Force Automated Message Processing Exchange
TLS
— Top Level Specification
SW
— Short Wave
TAMMS
— The Army Maintenance Management System
WGS-84
— World Geodetic System 1984
F
— Frequency
PU
— Physical Unit (IBM)
SNACKO
— SNACK Officer
EMC
— Environmental Modeling Center
CETS
— Contractor Engineering and Technical Services
SDREN
— Secure Defense Research and Engineering Network
PRT
— Personal Rapid Transit
SVGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
RATELO
— Radiotelephone Operator
ORM
— Other Regulated Materials
DC
— District Commissioner
SSRA
— System Safety Risk Assessment
SORTS
— Status of Resources and Training System
PWS
— Performance Work Statement
SDI
— Strategic Defense Initiative
SMDC/ARSTRAT
— United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/United States Army Forces Strategic Command
TBR
— To Be Resolved
MPP
— Massively Parallel Processing/Processor
VESA
— Video Electronics Standards Association
MTWY
— Motorway
SOJ
— Stand Off Jammer
USCMH
— United States Commission on Military History
AUTODIN
— Automatic Digital Network
SQK
— Squawk
DTU
— Data Transfer Unit
NESS
— National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
SIDPERS
— Standard Installation/Division Personnel System
OSS
— Operations Support System
TEK
— Traffic Encryption Key
SMIB
— Security Management Information Base
PTL
— Primary Target Line
VDU
— Video Display Unit
SMG
— Spaceflight Meteorology Group
NPR
— National Performance Review (office)
CAS
— Calibrated Air Speed
STOW
— Synthetic Theater of War
ACAAM
— Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
AOIC
— Assistant Officer in Charge
BEF
— British Expeditionary Force
FCOC
— Fuel Cooled Oil Cooler
EIA
— Electronics Industry Association (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
MDT
— Mobile Data Terminal
LAP
— Laboratory Accreditation Program
SIL
— System Integration Laboratory
SUM
— Software User Manual
ECHR
— European Court of Human Rights
LAAS
— Local Area Augmentation System
QAZ
— Quick Access Zone
SGV
— Self Guided Vehicle
RESPECT
— Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching
APPS
— Applications (software)
SOCC
— Satellite Operations Control Center
QPQ
— Quid Pro Quo
ITS
— Intelligent Transportation System
ERDAS
— Earth Resources Data Analysis System
AP
— Application Processor
CME
— Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
CMW
— Compartmented Mode Workstation
PSN
— Packet Switched Network
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
CWI
— Crutch Walking Instructions
EST
— Estimated Ship Time
SECM
— Shop Equipment, Contact Maintenance
SSTO
— Single-Stage-to-Orbit
LCM
— Life Cycle Management
PAM
— Payload Assist Module
TPN
— Tactical Packet Network
SAAF
— South African Air Force
SO/LIC
— Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict
OPF
— Orbiter Processing Facility
SODARS
— Special Operations Debrief and Retrieval System
LONG
— Longitude
PX
— Post Exchange
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
QAR
— Quality Assurance Representative
PDS
— Post Design Services
UTE
— Utilization Rate
AMPL
— Amplitude
NASICON
— Na Super-ionic Conductor
SN1
— Seaman First Class
UVV
— Upward Vertical Velocity
OR
— Operational Requirement
AOT
— Aerosol Optical Thickness
SNJ
— North American Aircraft Company TEXAN, W W II Trainer Aircraft
ROICC
— Resident Officer In Charge of Construction
WGYN
— We've Got Your Number
SMLM
— Soviet Military Liaison Mission
AIR
— American Institute for Research
CAMS
— Core Automated Maintenance System
UCR
— Unsatisfactory Condition Report
SDIO
— Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
BIM
— Ballistic Intercept Missile
VFY
— Verify
PECP
— Preliminary Engineering Change Proposal
SEWIP
— Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program
USD(R&E)
— Under Secretary of Defense For Research and Engineering
PTR
— Paper Tape Reader
CSREES
— Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
ROKMC
— Republic Of Korea Marine Corps
RNVC
— Reference Number Variation Code
MSS
— Mission Support System
RADM
— Rear Admiral
SLJO
— Shitty Little Jobs Officer
NM
— Network Management
CTS
— communications technology satellite
ADGE
— Air Defence Ground Environment
ASAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
AMGOT
— Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories
LOC
— Location Number
ESE
— Earth Science Enterprise
TT&E
— Technical Test & Evaluation
TPQ-37
— Weapon Locating Radar
RN
— Royal Navy
CSU
— Channel Service Unit
SSR
— secondary surveillance radar (ICAO/FAA)
SITMAP
— Situation Map
SSMA
— Spread-Spectrum Multiple Access
SURPIC
— Surface Picture
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
VQO
— Visual Quality Objective
SA
— Special Agent
PDM
— Pulse Duration Modulation
QXS
— Quick Access
SQE
— Software Quality Evaluation
WFO
— Weather Forecast Office
NAV
— Navigator
RICC
— Reportable Item Control Code
REI
— Restricted Entry Interval
SPLA/M
— Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
SIMM
— Single In-line Memory Module
UPRN
— Unique Property Reference Number
UXE
— Upkeep by Exchange
TERM
— Terminal
DT&E
— Development, Test, & Evaluation
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
TTNT
— Tactical Targeting Network Technology
TECHEVAL
— Technical Evaluation
TAPOC
— Theater Army Personnel Operations Center
PPM
— Pulse Position Modulation
LMI
— Layer Management Interface
SNT
— Serial Number Tracking
LMR
— Land Mobile Radio
SOL
— Solenoid
UV
— Ultra Violet
TYQ-69
— Commmunications Control Set
RDBMS
— Relational Data Base Management System (Oracle)
ULSI
— Ultra Large Scale Integration
MRC
— Maintenance Requirement Card
RAR
— Royal Australian Regiment
PSYOPS
— Psychological Operations
IU
— Interface Unit
PRB
— Problem Review Board
RNAV
— Random Navigation Area Navigation
SARSS
— Standard Army Retail Supply System
RLY
— Relay
EOB
— Executive Office Building
WGS 84
— World Geodetic System 1984
TDWR
— Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
CSR
— Current Situation Room
UJTL
— Universal Joint Task List
VASI
— Visual Approach Slope Indicator
NVG
— Night Vision Goggle
TIREM
— Terrain Integrated Rough Earth Model
UDA
— Ulster Defence Association
RTS
— Remote Tracking Station
RKH
— Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital
SPMN
— Software Program Managers Network
QAC
— Quality Assurance Checklist
SA
— Selective Availability (on GPS transmissions)
SEWS
— Satellite Early Warning System
CPE
— Customer Premise Equipment
STU
— Secure Telephone Unit
SIOP-ESI
— Single Integrated Operational Plan-Extremely Sensitive Information
RET
— Retired
TAPDB
— Total Army Personnel Database
UQL
— Unacceptable Quality Level
YAG
— Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
FAAS
— Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
DAC
— Data Assembly Center
IPM
— Interpersonal Messaging
POC/ET
— Proof Of Concept/Experimental Testbed
EO
— End Office
TSP
— Telecommunications Service Priority
NEL
— National Exploitation Laboratory
TASMO
— Tactical Air Support for Maritime Operations
AFGWC
— Air Force Global Weather Central (U.S.)
QNQ
— Quality Not Quantity
SBL
— Space-Based Laser
MAD
— Message Address Directory
NNPT
— Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
TPQ-36
— Firefinder Radar
SECSTATE
— Secretary of State
IVD
— Interactive Video Disk
NDL
— Network Data Language
WE
— With Equipment
WIA
— Wounded In Action
WARC
— World Administrative Radio Conference
SNAFUBAR
— Situation Normal, All Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
RMN
— Royal Malaysian Navy
SW/OS
— Software/Operating System
QAO
— Quality Assurance Office
VLSI
— Very Large-Scale Integration
RUC
— Rapid Update Cycle
RUF
— Rules for the Use of Force (ROE)
CBW
— Chemical and Biological Warfare
WFNA
— White Fuming Nitric Acid
UNMOC
— United Nations Military Observers Course
MTA
— Message Transfer Agents (Internet)
PVU
— Portable Verification Unit
RICO
— Regional Interface Control Officer
NLM
— NetWare Loadable Module
PTT
— Push to Talk Taster
DVI
— Digital Video Interactive
VBIED
— Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosion Device
WHA
— Tungsten Heavy Alloy
PTT
— Push to Talk Technology
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
APNIC
— Asia Pacific Network Information Center
PTT
— Push to Talk Testing
SOFT
— Strengths, Opportunities, Faults, Threats
DITCO
— Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (formerly DECCO)
TPS
— Thermal Protection System
LF
— Live Fire
MIL-STD
— Military Standard
SIDS
— Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
RDJTF
— Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US)
DII
— Defense Industry Initiative
SD/D
— System Development and Demonstration life cycle phase
SBNPB
— Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
SCCB
— Software Configuration Control Board
CITIS
— Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
SADL
— Situation Awareness Data Link
SECARMY
— Secretary of the Army
CIHS
— Classified Information Handling System
TSOC
— Theater Special Operations Command
CPR
— Cost Performance Report
ECCM
— Electronic Counter-Counter-Measures
COMPUSEC
— Computer Security
TUH
— Tactical Utility Helicopter
SSSS
— Silent Sound Spread Spectrum
SCTS
— Single Channel Transponder System
QCP
— Quality Control Program
JTC
— Joint Technical Committee (USA)
R&R
— Rest & Recuperation
TCAE
— Technical Control and Analysis Element (obsolete term)
RPSTL
— Repair Parts and Special Tools Listing
RF/EMPINT
— Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence
CCIL
— Continuously Computed Impact Line
QAG
— Quality Assurance Group (TWG/TAT-14)
AOSS
— automated office support system
AMCS
— Alternate Master Control Station
ECS
— Environmental Control System (Subsystem)
IRM
— information resource management
TAOR
— Tactical Area Of Responsibility
SLC
— Space Launch Complex
TACSAT
— Tactical Satellite
VERTREP
— Vertical Replenishment
TLT
— Test Loop Translator
QUADCON
— Quadruple Container
PG
— Persian Gulf
PSN
— Public Switched Network
LASIK
— laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (eye surgery)
DCAS
— Defense Contract Administration Services
OII
— Operations-Intelligence Interface
SEO/SEP
— Special Enforcement Operation/Special Enforcement Program
QIP
— Quality Improvement Program
RIA
— Rock Island Arsenal
QOI
— Quality of Information
TOPMIS
— Total Officer Personnel Management Information System
SITP
— Subsystem Integration Test Plan
TAFIM
— Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management
WA
— Western Approaches
SWPC
— Space Weather Prediction Center
RESPROD
— Responsible Production
EI
— Effectiveness Index
LAMMA
— Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis
SFAF
— Standard Frequency Action Format
SPC
— Storm Prediction Center
SYD
— Subject to Your Discretion
SJA
— Staff Judge Advocate
OST
— Outer Space Treaty
VTAM
— Virtual Telecommunication Access Method
NSTC
— National Science and Technology Council (U.S.)
NCR
— No Carbon Required
RADIUS
— Remote Authentication dial In User Service
TOR
— Tentative Operational Requirement
AWOS
— Automated Weather Observing System
DODISS
— Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards
UUT
— Unit Under Test
ABET
— Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology
PWM
— pulsewidth modulation
ITWS
— Integrated Terminal Weather System
UTA
— Unit Training Assembly
SOSCOE
— System-Of-Systems Common Operating Environment
WHOI
— Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
JTWC
— Joint Typhoon Warning Center
TADS
— Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)
TM
— Technical Monitor
TELCO
— Telephone Company
SHTF
— Shit Hit The Fan
TCDL
— Tactical Common Data Link
TBU
— True But Useless
MVS
— Multiple Virtual System
RYE
— Retirement Year Ending
DCASR
— Defense Contract Administration Services Region
FA
— Forward Area
CERES
— Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
TQQ
— Total Quality is Questionable
SHA
— System Hazard Analysis
TSCIF
— Tactical Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
UIFG
— User Interface Functional Group
SECNAVINST
— Secretary of the Navy Instruction
RHIB
— Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
QVT
— Quality Verification Testing
MILNET
— Military Network
ETF
— Enhanced tactical fighter
SDNS
— Secure Data Network System
RQS
— Rescue Squadron
SVIP
— Secure Voice Improvement Program
TCSP
— Theater Consolidation and Shipping Point
QFQ
— Quest for Quality
S-1
— Army Adjutant/Personnel Staff at the Battalion/Brigade level
SS-14
— Scamp Missile
DTD
— Data Transfer Device
RECCEXREP
— Reconnaissance Exploitation Report
UMPR
— Unit Manpower Personnel Record
UJC
— Urgency Justification Code
LAOS
— Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear
RET.
— Retired
VISSR
— visible and infrared spin scan radiometer (GOES)
ETL
— Environmental Technology Laboratory
VQD
— Vendor Quality Diagnosis
USMHK
— United States Military Hospital, Kuwait
RSTN
— Radio Solar Telescope Network
NFDRS
— National Fire Danger Rating System
CRS
— Community Relations Service
SIRR
— Software Integration Readiness Review
MTBMA
— Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions
NNSA
— National Nuclear Security Administration
LC
— Library of Congress
TNP
— Take No Prisoners
PVP
— Planned Value Profile
DND
— Department of National Defence
SANDF
— South African National Defence Force
JAWF
— Joint Agricultural Weather Facility
TELEMED
— Telemedicine
CEMA
— Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
SFMS
— Special Forces Medical Sergeant
TF/TA
— Terrain Following / Terrain Avoidance
QIF
— Quality Inspection Function
IPC
— Industrial Planning Committee
PYQ-3
— COUNTER- INTELLIGENCE/ HUMAN INTELLIGENCE AUTOMATED TOOL SET
CCITT
— Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph
CCS2
— Command and Control Subordinate System
UXB
— Unexploded Bomb
IR&D
— Independent Research & Development
R&A
— Reliability & Availability
TGSM
— Terminally Guided Submunition
VMGR
— Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (heaVier-than-air, Marine, General, Refueling)
CLICK
— Kilometre
USD/P
— Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
QIM
— Quality Inspection Management
RORO
— Roll On, Roll Off
BEM
— British Empire Medal
RIM-67
— Standard Missile (ER)
RTD.COL
— Retired Colonel
SSB-SC
— Single Sideband-Suppressed Carrier
TCIM
— Tactical Communications Interface Module
TQV
— Technology Qualification Vehicle
CONFIG
— Configuration
SPL
— Software Products Library
RIU
— Radio Interface Unit
WAAS
— Wide Area Augmentation System
QPO
— Quick Purchase Order
WA
— War Arranger
VSHORAD
— Very Short Range Air Defense
CSTVRP
— Computer Security Technical Vulnerability Reporting Program
USPHS
— United States Public Health Service
OTH
— Over the Horizont
MARAD
— Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
MOC
— Maintenance Operational Check
STLDD
— Software Top-Level Design Document
DTS
— Dedicated Transmission Service
SAMS-E
— Standard Army Maintenance Management-Enhanced
VHSIC
— Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit
S/T
— Short Ton
RWIFE
— Rotary Wing Instrument Flight Examiner
SWATH
— Small-Waterplane Area Twin-Hull
FIPC
— Foreign Intelligence Priorities Committee
TAMPS
— Tactical Aircraft Mission Planning System
RRCC
— Regional Response Coordination Center
FAPC
— Food and Agriculture Planning Committee
RA
— Roughness Average
PXH
— Phoenix Hawk
UNREP CONSOL
— Underway Replenishment Consolidation
SE&I
— Systems Engineering & Integration
RC(SW)
— Regional Command (Southwest)
RADC
— Rome Air Development Center (Now Rome Laboratory)
TADIL-B
— Tactical Data Information Link-B
STARTEX
— Start of Exercise
NSCAT
— Nasa Scatterometer Project
VAS
— VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
DTD
— Directorate of Technical Development
DPD
— Diffuse Pulmonary Disease
SMT
— station management (protocol)
VRAM
— Video Random Access Memory
TAPDB-R
— Total Army Personnel Database - Reserve
SSC-2A
— Salish Missile
TT&P
— Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures
S&S
— Supply & Service
TEPP
— Test and Evaluation Program Plan
SINCGARS-SIP
— Single Channel Ground and Air(borne) Radio System - System Improvement Program
STARTLE
— Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)
WDGO
— War Department General Order
QMD
— Quality Management Division
DON
— Department Of the Navy
PCS
— Personal Communications Services
PSSP
— Personnel Security and Surety Program
RLG
— Ring Laser Gyro
LADD
— Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose
RDE
— Research Development and Engineering
WARM
— Wartime Reserve Mode
RELCAN
— Releasable to Canada
ODIF
— Open Document Interchange Format
RWT
— Right When Tested
ERL
— Environmental Research Laboratories (absorbed By OAR Or NOAA Research)
TERPROM
— Terrain Profile Matching
SBY
— Standby
SSPK
— Single Shot Probability of Kill
RSTA
— Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
QPT
— Quad Port Transceiver
MOPS
— Million Operations per Second
BGN
— United States Board on Geographic Names
SON
— Statement Of Need
RKS
— Record Keeping System
RC SOUTH
— NATO Regional Command SOUTH
TDOT
— Tennessee Department of Transportation's
UYK-70
— Standard 32-bit Naval processing computer (replaces the UYK-43)
CMAG
— Cruise Missile Advanced Guidance
NOSC
— Naval Ocean Systems Center (replaced by NCCOSC and now SPAWAR Systems Center)
RAMC
— Royal Army Medical Corps
SPM
— System Program Manager
USSR
— Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
SPETC
— Solid Propellant Electro-Thermal-Chemical
SARIR
— Search and Rescue Incident Report
RS-232
— Recommended Standard 232 (EIA standard for transmitting serial data)
RCTA
— Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
MCS
— Message Conversion System
NHCD
— National HUMINT Collection Directive
UK(I)
— United Kingdom and Ireland
VWX
— Visual Weather report
NSDD
— National Security Decision Directive
WIDS
— Wireless Intrusion Detection System
RM3
— Radioman Third Class
SCATANA
— Security Control of Air Traffic & Navigation Aids
SQL
— Standard Query Language
RQQ
— Recommendations on Quantity and Quality Committee
RCN
— Royal Canadian Navy
VNAV
— Vertical Navigation
SK3
— Storekeeper Third Class
STU-III
— Secure Telephone Unit III
SS-16
— Sinner Missile
UCA
— Unenclosed Covered Area
VRD
— Virtual Retinal Display
SBX-1
— Sea-Based X-Band Radar
TTFACOR
— Targets, Threats, Friendlies, Artillery, Clearance, Ordnance, Restrictions
ROIC
— Resident Officer In Charge
SETH
— Simulation Equipment Test Hardware
RSQ
— Rescue
RCF
— Repair Cycle Float
UCLA
— University of California, Los Angeles
IPA
— Independent-particle Approximation (in Quantum Calcns. On Solids)
VHA
— Vehicle Holding Area
PV
— Positive Vetting
ADEOS
— Advanced Earth Observing System
RCV
— Remotely Controlled Vehicle
SVLTU
— Service Line Termination Unit
MEPED
— medium energy proton and electron detector
QMB
— Quality Management Board
RECSTA
— Reception Station
VPF
— Vector Product Format
TELAR
— Transporter-Erector-Launcher & Radar
SSAA
— System Security Authorization Agreement
MTST
— Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter
OEU
— Operational Evaluation Unit
RSSC-LO
— regional satellite communications support center liaison officer; regional space support center liaison officer
RQMH
— Regimental Quarter Master Havildar
SSIPF
— Standard System Information Production Factory
TERCOM
— Terrain Contour Matching
SDP
— Service Delivery Point
ASED
— Assistant Secretary of Defense
QQI
— Quantitative Quality Indicator
POS
— Position Orientation Systems
TMDE/PST
— Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment/Production Surveillance Test
SSORD
— Service Support Order
RXW
— Receiver Workbook
SOMPF
— Special Operations Mission Planning Folder
TRF
— Tuned Radio Frequency
OPIC
— Overseas Private Investment Corporation
QRI
— Quality and Reliability Improvement
PSS
— Packet Switched Service
RECC
— Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator
TRANSEC
— Transmission Security
IRBM
— Intermediate-range ballistic missile
SND
— Send
LAST
— Lowest Anticipated Service Temperature
SOSCOM
— Special Operations Support Command
WHAG
— Wild Half-Assed Guess
KSOS
— Kernelized Secure Operating System
AFCC
— Air Force Communications Command
USCS
— United States Customs Service
RECAT
— Residual Capability Assessment Team
EDC
— European Defence Community
JAEIC
— Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee
STOMP
— Specialized Training of Military Parents
SOPA
— Senior Officer Present Afloat
SLQ
— Electronic Warfare System
ECMC
— Enhanced Crisis Management Capability
MOTIF
— Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility
VHY
— Very High Yield
RECBN
— Reception Battalion
PKC
— Public Key Cryptography
REQ
— Requisition
SSL
— Shop Stock List
TADA
— Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
PISA
— Pharmaceutical Information Systems Association
ETR
— Eastern Test Range (ESME Preferred)
REPSHIP
— Report of Shipment
SQUAD
— Squadron
QTA
— Qualification Test Article
RFPI
— Rapid Force Projection Initiative
SART
— Search and Rescue Transponder
ERAST
— Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology
SRL
— Survival Research Laboratories
SS-12
— Scaleboard Missile
OPAS
— Overpass
IPSO
— Internet Protocol Security Option
SMCA
— Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition
LACE
— Laser-Assisted Chemical Etching
DU
— Decision Unit
LAXRD
— Low-Angle X-Ray Diffraction
NAVELEX
— Naval Electronic Systems Command
REW
— Rewind
MERADCOM
— Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (U.S. Army)
DRGS
— Direct Readout Ground Stations
RWU
— Research Work Unit
SIP
— Site Implementation Plan
RLPG
— Regenerative Liquid Propellant Gun
EMA
— European Monetary Agreement
SURG
— Surgeon
STAMP
— Standard Air Munitions Package (USAF)
NF
— no foreign
SCOC
— Systems Control and Operations Concept
QEX
— Quality Evaluation eXercise
SRE
— Software Risk Evaluation
NPS
— National Park Service (US)
RMS
— Remote Monitoring System
RED HORSE
— Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers
RRI
— Response to Request for Information
PVL
— Priority Vehicle List
ES
— Expert System
VTOL
— Vertical Take-Off & Landing
TSGT
— Technical Sergeant
RO/RO
— Roll-On/Roll-Off (Ship)
TRADE
— Training Devices and Equipment
SMART-AID
— Special Medical Augmentation Response Team - Aeromedical Isolation Team
SO-PECULIAR
— Special Operations-Peculiar
TOBAS
— Take Out Back And Shoot
TAAF
— Test, Analyze, And Fix
T
— Training
TRU
— Transformer Rectifier Unit
CP
— Central Processor
SHORAN
— short-range navigation
DPC
— Direct Patient Care
VMAQ
— Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
SITC
— SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command) Information Technology Center
RDML
— Rear Admiral Lower Half
SMOW
— Standard Mean Ocean Water
RNZAF
— Royal New Zealand Air Force
QCA
— Quality Control Analysis
VKA
— Volatile Keying Assembly
PMSP
— Preliminary Message Security Protocol
RPQ
— Request for Price Quotation
SINS
— Ship’s Inertial Navigation System
SMIS
— Security Management Information System
VLP
— Very Low Power
SAFCS
— Small Arms Fire Control System
DPL
— Degausser Products List
TWY
— Taxiway
TSCP
— Theater Security Cooperation Plan
DIC
— Defense Intelligence College
T-AGOS
— Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance
SHSN
— Ship Serviceman Seaman
RAN
— Royal Australian Navy
ARL
— Air Resources Laboratory's
QEAM
— Quick Erect Antenna Mast
QOT&E
— Qualification Operational Test & Evaluation
TACOM
— Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)
RF/SAL
— Radio-Frequency Semi-Active Laser
UNODC
— United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
SLTA
— Small Laser Transmitter Assembly
QPL
— Qualified Parts List
SAK
— Swiss Army Knife
WIST
— Weather Information for Surface Transportation
SBV
— Space-Based Vehicle
RDTU
— Remote Data Transmission Unit
VZ
— Virtual Zone
TAMA
— Threat Assessment for Army Mission Areas
T/R
— Transmitter/Receiver
STUPID
— Secure Transmitter Unit Platform Integration Directorate
USNA
— United States Naval Academy
TSCM
— Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
FFG
— Federal Facilities program
PUR
— Purchase
JOP
— Joint Operating Procedure
REEFER
— Refrigerated or Cold Storage Unit
OIA
— Office of Imagery Analysis
QY
— Quarter Year
PTP
— Paper Tape Punch
SRY
— Ship Repair Yard
SLBM
— Submarine-launched ballistic missile
UNDHA
— United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs
VTS
— Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
DISNET
— Defense Integrated Secure Network
PUG
— Push-Up Game
SECAM
— Séquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire
RCMP
— Royal Canadian Mounted Police
QAPP
— Quality Assurance Program Plan
USWRP
— United States Weather Research Program
ULEV
— Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
SS-N-9
— Siren Missile
RABFAC
— Radar Beacon Forward Air Controller
DB
— Data Base
UO(S)
— Uniformed Officer(s)
QRG
— Quick Response Graphic
RADAM
— Radar Detection of Agitated Metals
USATC
— United States Army Training Center
CCMAT
— Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies
RB/ER
— Reduced Blast/Enhanced Radiation
FBS
— Forward-Based Systems
SSU
— Stratospheric Sounding Unit (TOVS)
WHFO
— When Hell Freezes Over
SROE
— Standing Rules of Engagement
TPC
— Tropical Prediction Center
QLP
— Quadrilateral Protocol
PIP
— Project Implementation Plan (AID)
UNC
— United Nations Command
SDIS
— Switched Digital Integrated Service
JSMB
— Joint Space Management Board
SOSI
— System-Of-Systems Integration
OPS
— Operations Planning System
TADDS
— Target Alert Data Display Set
SDLC
— Systems Development Life Cycle
IVAP
— Intimate Valence Alternation Pairs (bonding Model In Electronic Structure Calcns.)
WWOLS
— World Wide on-Line System
ER
— Eastern Range
ISLOCA
— Inter-System Loss-of-Coolant Accident
AHPS
— Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services
SHAPE
— Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO)
SARSIT
— Search and Rescue Situation Summary Report
TC ACCIS
— Transportation Coordinator's Automated Command, Control, and Information System
SRTM
— Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
PPPA
— Poison Prevention Packaging Act (1970)
VMF-312
— Marine Fighter Air Squadron 312, the Checkerboarders
SACT
— Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
RGL
— Reading Grade Level
MILSTAMP
— Military Standard Transportation & Movement Procedure
PRB
— Program Review Board
MMU
— Mass Memory Unit
RAST
— Recovery Assistance, Securing, and Traversing Systems
TAMIS
— Training Ammunition Management Information System
VHT
— Virtual Heat Treatment
SC2S
— Strategic Command and Control Software
OGP
— Office of Global Programs
TRACON
— Terminal Radar Approach Control
TRICON
— Triple Container
QRN
— Quick Response Network
TQL
— Total Quality Leadership
USDOE
— United States Department Of Energy
PVF
— Pipes, Valves, and Fittings
QRM
— Quantitative Risk Management
RTFL
— Rough Terrain Forklift
WADS
— Western Air Defense Sector
TUA
— TOW Under Armor (US)
SPID
— Strategic Power Infrastructure Defense
SSIMU
— Solid State Inertial Measurement Unit
PPL
— Preferred Products List
RWIS
— Road Weather Information System
SZ
— Surf Zone
QTF
— Quick Turnaround Facility
USAAF
— United States Army Air Forces
SBFEL
— Space-Based Free Electron Laser
NTCB
— Network Trusted Computing Base
OSF
— Operations Support Facility
SORD
— System Operational Requirements Document
DERA
— Defense Environment Restoration Account
STANO
— Surveillance, Target Acquisition, & Night Observation
SMKLS
— Smokeless
TFLIR
— Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared
SOBER
— Short of Being Entirely Ready
SGOC
— Standard Garrison Organization Chart
SWXS
— Space Weather Squadron
PTOC
— Part Time On Call
RM1
— Radioman First Class
RNX-62
— Epoxy Composite Propellant
WERM
— Width Equals Range times Mils
USIA
— United States Information Agency (changed To IIP)
TNT HP
— Track And Trace Hollow Point
PDA
— Phase Doppler Analysis
DCU
— Data Control Unit
QLF
— Quality Leadership Forum
SUBOPAUTH
— Submarine Operating Authority Sub-PIC Subordinate-Press Information Center
RTAD
— Relocatable Target Assessment Data
QMF
— Query Management Facility
REMBASS
— Radar and Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
SIPRNET
— Secret Ip Router Network
SPACECON
— Control of Space Information
ROZ
— Restricted Operation Zone
P&L
— Production & Logistics
RBL
— Results Based Leadership
SSEB
— Source Selection Evaluation Board
UDI
— Unique Device Identifier
WFP
— World Food Program
USCHA
— United States Colored Heavy Artillery
TACOPS
— Tactical Operations
Q&D
— Quick and Dirty
DU
— Display Unit
SATC
— Student Army Training Corps
USD/A
— Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
TRQ-32
— Teammate groundbased electronic warfare system
SXC
— Soldiers of Xtreme Combat
QCI
— Quality Conformance Inspections
TACT
— Tactical Aviation Control Team
MBB
— Modular Building Block
XA
— Extended Architecture (MVS)
LACBED
— Large-Angle Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction
JSAN
— Joint Staff Automation of the Nineties
SYNC
— Synchronization
SYG
— Secretary General (UN)
QSM
— Quality System Manual
RECBASS
— Reception Battalion Automated Support System
UYK-20
— U.S. Navy standard 16-bit computer
LABS
— laboratories
NSTAC
— National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
MODIS
— moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (NASA/GSFC)
DCA
— Defense Cooperation Agreements
LRP
— Long-range Plan
ARC
— Acquisition Review Committee
SCOOP
— System Concept of Operation Outline Plan
OSO
— Office of Satellite Operations
QTB
— Quarterly Training Brief
SSES
— Ships Signal Exploitation Space
FFI
— Free from Infection
UNREP
— Underway Replenishment
TSM
— TRADOC System Manager
ROSC
— Regional Operations and Security Center
LOEP
— List Of Effective Pages
TLAMM
— Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel
SAROS
— Synthetic Aperture Radar for Open Skies
SQ
— Super Quiet
DCP
— Decision Coordinating Paper
DOS
— Date of Surgery
UDC
— Unit Descriptor Code
TSZ
— Temporary Security Zone
RQL
— Requirements List
STOATD
— Science and Technology Objectives Advanced Technology Demonstration
DCA
— Defense Communication Agency
ROPOS
— Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science
RMW
— Regulated Medical Waste
SAPR
— Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
UN-DMT
— United Nations Disaster Management Team
SYQ
— Command and Control Systems
TARCOM
— Army Tank-Automotive Materiel Readiness Command, Warren, MI
SARTU
— Search and Rescue Training Unit (RAF)
VMFA 323
— Fixed wing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 Death Rattlers
ULF
— Ultra Low Frequency
RQD
— Required
LAC
— Liquid Adsorption Chromatography
CDIP
— Council of Defense Intelligence Producers
SACEUR
— Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)
SBIRS
— Space-Based Infrared System
SAE
— Service Acquisition Executive
SASP
— Special Ammunition Supply Point
OPS
— Operations Process System
VUL
— Vulnerability
SMEC
— Single Module Engine Controller
TECHDOC
— Technical Documentation
SMTP
— Simple Message Transfer Protocol
SEATO
— South East Asia Treaty Organization
TAC
— Terrain Analysis Center
VPB-54
— Naval Patrol Bombing Squadron 54, the Black Cat Squadron
DPC
— Delayed Primary Closure
UVC
— Ultra-Violet C (250-260nm)
TMEP
— Theater Mortuary Evacuation Point
DCTN
— Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network
NGA
— NATO Guidelines Area
SOFSA
— Special Operations Forces Support Activity
USMMA
— United States Merchant Marine Academy
WSMC
— Western Space and Missile Center
LEAF
— Law Enforcement Access Field
VQR
— Vendor Quality Report
DST
— Daylight Savings Time
QVP
— Quality Verification Program
ODCSOPS
— Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (Army)
IVNAA
— In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis
CAB
— Cabin
SOTF
— Security Operations Training Facility
NTISSC
— National Telecommunications & Information Systems Security Committee
SAMOS
— Satellite and Missile Observation Satellite
TADIL-A
— Tactical Data Information Link-A
WFOE
— Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise
NAVNET
— Navy Network
RHQ
— Regimental Headquarters
PV2
— Private First Class - Army
SLQ-48
— Mine Neutralization System
UGF
— Underground Facility
SEPLO
— State Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
RNZN
— Royal New Zealand Navy
WGPU
— Weapons-Grade Plutonium
JPRS
— Joint Publications Research Service
RRE
— Royal Radar Establishment
SAAR
— Strength Accounting And Reporting
TCMD
— transportation control and movement document
SPORT
— Soldier's Portable On-System Repair Tool
SMKU
— Shelter Mock-Up
SFOD-A/B/C
— Special Forces Operational Detachment-A/B/CC
RDDS
— Range Data Distribution System
SOFME
— Special Operations Forces Medical Element
QQPRI
— Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirements Information
REJASE
— RE-using Junk As Something Else
SMC
— System Management Center
USDOC
— United States Department of Commerce
RJAF
— Royal Jordanian Air Force
SABC
— self aid and buddy care
QVJ
— Quality Verification Journal
ST&E
— Security Test and Evaluations
SST
— Safe Secure Transport
ASRAAM
— Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile
DST
— Decision Support Tools
PPA
— Pollution Prevention Act
USASSG
— United States Army Special Security Group
SPURV
— Self-Propelled Underwater Research Vehicle
RPZ
— Reduced Pressure Zone
NPN
— NOAA Profiler Network
RAE
— Right of Assistance Entry
TPQ-47
— Upgraded Weapon Locating Radar
PNAF
— Prime Nuclear Airlift Force
TACON
— Tactical Control
SNOK
— Secondary Next Of Kin
LAPS
— Local Analysis and Prediction System
SSCP
— Subsystem Service Control Point
SIG
— Signaling Channel
SHDS
— Safety and Health Data Sheet
QJT
— Quality Job Training
WSMCR
— Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
ARMS
— Automated Resource Management System
SOMO
— Suspension of Military Operations
SQIP
— Software Quality Improvement Process
QFPN
— Quick Fix Position Navigation
QE
— Quality Evaluation
SRQ
— Software Requirements Questionnaire
SOTAS
— Standoff Target Acquisition System
SAMMS
— Standard Automated Materiel Management System
SKO
— Sets, Kits, And Outfits
UIRV
— Unique Interswitch Rekeying Variable
ACARS
— ARINC Communication Addressing and Reporting System
STKG
— SturzKampfGeschwader (German dive bomber wing)
LAAFS
— Laser Ablation Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy
QBZ
— Qingwuqi Buqiang - Zidong
SRV
— Software Requirements Verification
SCATMINE
— Scatterable Mine
TAPDB-AE
— Total Army Personnel Database - Active Enlisted
PWAAS
— Passive Wide Area Alerting System
QCT
— Quality Control tool
WGWV
— Well Gulf War Veterans
NISAC
— National Industrial Security Advisory Committee
RERLE
— Radar Echo Return Loss Enhancement
TISEO
— Target Identification System Electro-Optical
UVL
— UltraViolet Lamp
PZJ
— Panzer JunkWagen
SHQ
— Station Head Quarters
NLG
— Nose Landing Gear
RFG
— Resource Funding Group
ULCANS
— Ultra-Lightweight CAmouflage Net System
STAFF
— Smart, Target Activated, Fire & Forget
REMODN72C7E
— Reception and Onward Movement of DoD-Sponsored Non-Combatant Evacuees
RIRA
— Real Irish Republican Army
BMG
— Browning Machine Gun
UCS
— Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set
PLSS
— Precision Location Strike System
VZE
— Virtual Zone Entrance
QCC
— Quality Control Center
TPW
— Total Precipitable Water
SYRS
— System Requirements Specification
TDBSS
— Theater Defense Blood Standard System
LAPW
— Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (for Band-structure Calcns.)
NMC
— Not Mission Capable
USPTO
— United States Patent and Trademark Office
SKC
— Chief Storekeeper
RAMCC
— Regional Air Movement Coordination Center
QME
— Quality Measurement Experiment
IRRAS
— Integrated Reliability and Risk Analysis System
RCACA
— Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association
SP HAWK
— Self-Propelled HAWK
ORA
— Office of Research and Applications
PNVS
— Pilot Night Vision System
SAGE
— Semi Automated Ground Environment
SWAN
— Shipwide Area Network
STREAM
— Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method
TEZ
— Total Exclusion Zone
UYK-44
— U.S. Navy standard 16-bit computer (replacement for UYK-20)
TFM
— Trusted Facility Manual
UMIB
— Urgent Marine Information Broadcast
MCEB
— Military Communications-Electronics Board
TADSS
— Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations
SSPP
— System Safety Program Plan
SNONI
— Senior Naval Officer Northern Ireland
MHD
— Moving-Head Disk
TARBUL
— Target Bulletin
USB
— Upper Sideband
BER
— Biological & Environmental Research
USSPACECOM
— United States Space Command
UFS
— Unified File System
RASC
— Royal Army Service Corps
UM
— Unit Manager
RAM-D
— Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Dependability
SEON
— Solar Electro-Optical Network
VADS
— Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
MISSI
— Multilevel Information System Security Initiative
UV-A
— UltraViolet A
RFL
— Restrictive Fire Line (military)
PTADS
— Point Target Defense System
SLQ-25
— Torpedo Countermeasures System
ULLC
— Unit Level Logistics Computer
RNX
— Richard Nakka Experimental Rocket Propellant
SOF/FID
— Special Operations Force/Foreign Internal Defense
TCCCS
— Tactical Command, Control, and Communications System
SFA
— Security Force Assistance
USACIDC
— United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
SOCSOUTH
— Special Operations Component, United States Southern Command
MSPB
— Merit System Protection Board
USACE
— United States Army Corps of Engineers
THZ
— TeraHertz
CFS
— Center For Standards
SQV
— Software Quality Verification
OPS
— Operations Shelter
KSK
— Kommando Spezialkräfte
LAMS
— Laser Mass Spectrometry
DON
— Demyelinating Optic Neuritis
SIMWIN
— Simulated Workstation Input
PSMS
— Personnel Status Monitoring System
MIMS
— Multimedia Integrated Modeling System
SQN
— Squadron
VDC
— Volts, Direct Current
UFA
— Until Further Advised
PAT
— Proficiency Analytical Testing (NIOSH)
SGA
— Standards of Grade Authorization
TW/AA
— Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment
SIGSEC
— Signal Security
STOC
— Special Technical Operations Coordinator
TAOM
— Tactical Air Operations Module
VTO
— Vertical Take Off
PWOD
— Proceed WithOut Delay
LAP
— Laboratory Analytical Protocol
ULCC
— Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil)
SOCC
— Sector Operations Control Center (NORAD)
TTHS
— Trainees, Transients, Holdees, and Students
TWPS
— Tactical Water Purification System
TRAS
— Training Requirements Analysis System
TMSA
— Tanker Management and Self Assessment
TFG
— Transportation Facility Guide
MW
— Missile Warning
UYQ
— Uranium Yield Quantity
SCF(US)
— Save The Children Federation (United States)
NCB
— Nuclear Contingency Branch
POS
— Position of Strength
USCENTCOM
— United States Central Command
RDYLD
— Ready to Load Date
QPU
— Quarterly Performance Update
DES
— Digital Encryption Standard
TCAM
— Theater Army Medical Management Information System (TAMMIS) Customer Assistance Module
ADR
— Accident Data Recorder
RHRN
— Royal Hutt River Navy
SOTSE
— Special Operations Theater Support Element
SIBYL
— Synergistic Image Building Yttrium LADAR
SPCP
— State Polytechnic College of Palawan
RO-RO
— Roll On-roll Off
RSM
— Regimental Sergeant Major
ISA
— Ionic Strength Adjuster
SHAG
— Simplified High Accuracy Guidance (Honeywell)
SWAG
— Special Warfare Action Group
SBIS
— Sustaining Base Information Services (or System)
SJS
— Secretary, Joint Staff
TADC
— Tactical Air Direction Center
PWIS
— Prisoner of War Information System
LDEF
— Long Duration Exposure Facility (for Spacecraft Material Testing)
T&E
— Test and Evaluation
SMMP
— System MANPRINT Management Plan
PXS
— Project Executive System
TREE
— Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics
USDOJ
— United States Department of Justice
RCSCC
— Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps
SCAMM
— Shaped Charge Anti- Mine Munition
WFX
— Warfighter Exercise
VRL
— Virtual Reality Laboratory
SOMA
— Status of Mission Agreement
USAFSOC
— United States Air Force, Special Operations Command
WETM
— Weather Team
RCPAC
— Reserve Components Personnel and Administrative Center
DOE
— Date of Examination
TYQ-23
— Tactical Air Operations Command and Control Set
REAP
— Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program
SDVT
— SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team
USAISC
— United States Army Information Systems Command
LAS
— Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants)
QIG
— Quality Improvement Group
STOMPS
— Stand-Alone Tactical Operational Message Processing System
SDRL
— Sea Date Required to Load
SMT
— Simultaneous Multi-Threading
VSW
— Very Shallow Water
EOSDIS
— EOS Data and Information System (NASA)
VP-8
— Navy Patrol Squadron Eight
SEKP
— Single Engagement Kill Probability
T-AVB
— Aviation Logistics Support Ship - MSC Manned
VTQ
— Voice Transmission Quality
SELRES
— Selected Reserve
USAMCC
— United States Army Meteorology and Calibration Center
UUR
— Unit Under Review
WAAF
— Women's Auxiliary Air Force (World WarII UK)
RNP
— Remote Network Processor
FEDSIM
— Federal Computer Performance Evaluation and Simulation Center
TMQ-41
— Meteorological data Measuring Set
TBQ
— To Be Questioned
ECSC
— European Coal And Steel Community (distant Ancestor Of The EU)
S-DAY
— day the President authorizes selective reserve call-up
STDN
— Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network
QSV
— Quality, Service, and Value
OSI
— Open System Interconnection
USSOUTHCOM
— United States Southern Command
WWMCCS
— Worldwide Military Command and Control System (obsolete)
SOON
— Solar Observing Optical Network
TGP
— Terminally Guided Projectile
PSRO
— Passenger Standing Route Order
SLAT
— Supersonic Low-Altitude Target
SWCD
— Soil and Water Conservation District
TASE
— TAACOM (Theater Army Area COMmand) Area Support Element
TAPDB-A
— Total Army Personnel Database - Active
VIDOC
— VIsual DOCumentation program
USTRANSCOM
— United States Transportation Command
SPQR
— Senatus Populesque Romanus (the Senate and the People of Rome)
RTFA
— Ready-Team-Fire-Assist
SCQ
— Situational Confidence Questionnaire
RBOL
— Rakovski Bulgarian Officers Legion
V
— Vertical
UR(S)
— Utilization Rate(s)
SKSN
— STOREKEEPER SEAMAN
RHOGI
— Radar Homing and Guidance Interceptors
SZM
— Security Zone Management
SRAAG
— Senior Army Advisor National Guard
RDECOM
— US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command
RGB
— Red, Green, Blue
PXO
— Prospective Executive Officer
RPFT
— Ranger Physical Fitness Test
LACE
— Lectin Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis
RWIFEC
— Rotary Wing Instrument Flight Examiner Course
EPL
— Evaluated Products List
QNR
— Quarterly Noncompliance Report
SIG
— Signaling equipment
UBL
— Unit Basic Load
SOIDC
— special operations independent duty corpsman
RSZ
— Runway Safety Zone
IPA
— Inverted Perturbation Approach (in Mol. Potential-energy Curves Calcn.)
UGP
— Unitary Guerilla Platoon (gaming group)
THO
— Target Hand-Off
SMFG
— System Management Functional Group
SLME
— Select Manual Entry
RCIED
— Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device
QVS
— Quality, Value, and Service
DOT
— Date of Transfer
TADCS
— Tactical Airborne Digital Camera System
TACSOP
— Tactical Standard Operating Procedures
UGM-27
— Polaris Missile
OSE
— Open System Environment
WAFE
— Wives of the Armed Forces, Emeritus
RFDC
— Radio Frequency Data Collection
RRN
— Rapid Response Network
SMH
— Society for Military History
RCOT
— Reserve Commissioned Officer Training
RACA
— Requiring Authority Competition Advocate
TFA
— Toxic Free Area
QBL
— Qualified Bidders List
SOCS
— School Of Corresponding Studies
TIARA
— Tactical Intelligence And Related Activities
RISTA
— Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
QRE
— Quick Reaction Element
MSK
— Minimum Shift Keying
SAFI
— Short-Term Average Failure Intensity
SUB
— Submarine
OFCM
— Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
VDO
— Video Display Operator
TLN
— Total Logistics Network
SQJ
— Software Quality Journal
RJTD
— Reconstitution Joint Table of Distribution
SDDCTEA
— Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency
RNLAF
— Royal Netherlands Air Force (also KLu)
PCS
— Personal Communications System
RCIEDS
— Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices
TEHO
— Tail-End-Hop-Off
TODD
— Training Observation Distribution And Documentation
RB53
— Bantam Missile
T/R
— Transmit/Receive
WHNS
— Wartime Host-Nation Support
QSTAG
— Quadripartite Standardization Agreement (cue-stag)
SVTP
— Software Verification Test Plan
SMILS
— Sonobuoy Missile Impact Location System
SOACMS
— Special Operations Aviation Combat Mission Simulator
SBTG
— Sabotage
SOSR
— Suppress, Obscure, Secure, and Reduce
QRS
— Quick Reaction Strike
SHORAD
— Short-Range Air Defense
USSBS
— United States Strategic Bombing Survey
URT
— User Requirements Testing
USPFO(P&C)
— United States Property and Fiscal Office (Purchasing and Contracting)
ITTFA
— Iterative Target Transformation Factor Analysis
RDTE
— Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RIR
— Reduction In Recruitment
VDSD
— Visual Distress Signaling Device
RTARF
— Royal Thai Armed Forces
NDIC
— National Drug Intelligence Center
QIL
— Quality Inspection Line
TACP
— Tactical Air Control Party
VVP
— Versatile Voice Processing
USPFO
— United States Property and Fiscal Officer
TESAR
— Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar
SS-X-24
— Scalpel Missile
REL
— Reference Exposure Level
QNE
— Quick n' Easy
QBX
— Question Before eXecution
PSNCO
— Personnel Staff NCO
REEM
— Reserves Embarked
NSARC
— Navy Systems Acquisition Review Council
RIW
— Reliability Improvement Warranty
USNORTHCOM
— United States Northern Command
VINSON
— Wide-Band Secure Voice system name
QJO
— Quality Job Operations
QWG
— Quadripartite Working Group (qwig)
SLWT
— Side Loadable Warping Tug
SECRA
— Secondary Radar Data Only
SWIT
— Software Integration and Test
PSRC
— Presidential Selected Reserve Call-Up
DOES
— Disorder of Excessive Somnolence
USARNORTH
— US Army Forces North
TRY
— Today Reunites Yesterday
RCVTP
— Reserve Component Virtual Training Program
WGQT
— Working Group on Qualification Technologies
RD&J
— Radar Deception & Jamming
URI
— University Research Initiative
QDK
— Quarterdeck
USACSC
— United States Army Computer Systems Command
LAMOFS-ETE
— Laser Excited Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy With Electrothermal Evaporation
KAL
— Key Asset List
SKSA
— STOREKEEPER SEAMAN APPRENTICE
QDV
— Are you flying in a horizontal visibility of less than ...?
TACTS
— Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System
ESIP
— Earth Science Information Partnership
SECORD
— Secure Cord Switchboard
PLIRRA
— Pollution Liability Insurance and Risk Reduction Act
RRDT
— Rapid Response Documentation Team
SXO
— Squadron Executive Officer
SHU
— Security Housing Unit
WDFR
— Worst Damage First Repair
CNC
— Computerized Numerical Control
QMW
— Quality Management Workshop
SADA
— Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly
DPC
— Distal Palmar Crease
ADS
— Aim Down Sights
BASC
— Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
N-ISDN
— Narrowband ISDN
QVD
— Qualified Vehicle Driver
TPDF
— Tanzania People's Defence Forces
RM2
— Radioman Second Class
REVTP
— Reserve Components Virtual Training Program
F
— Frequency of Lifting
TELINT
— Telemetry Intelligence
QOX
— Quality of Experience
MRCA
— Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
RESCAP
— Rescue Combat Air Patrol
TJD
— Trajectory Diagram
IPAD
— Integrated Pulsed Amperometric Detection
SPSC
— System Planning & System Control
READR
— Remain in Effect After Discharge and Re-Enlistment
QFF
— Quick Fix Force
PTRP
— Physical Training and Rehabilitation Program
SLI
— Strategic List Item
SOWT
— Special Operations Weather Team
UICIO
— Unit Identification Code Information Officer
MOPP
— Mission-Oriented Protective Posture
TC-ACCIS
— Transportation Coordinator's Automated Command and Control Information System
ROCU
— Remote Orderwire Control Unit
QAH
— Quality Assurance Hold
OCS
— Operational Control Segment
QEG
— Quality Evaluation Group
RBG
— Rocket Boosted Glider
SMAC
— Scene Matching Area Correlator
SWARM
— Smart Warfighting Array of Reconfigurable Modules
SKCS
— Senior Chief Storekeeper
VIRUS
— Very Important Resource Under Siege
SCITIS
— Single Channel Transponder Injection System
SRAM
— Short Range Attack Missile
PVNTMED
— Preventive Medicine
VVI
— Verification, Validation, and Inspection
SOFLAM
— Special Operations Laser Marker
SUSFU
— Situation Unchanged - Still Fouled Up
SPAR
— Semper Paratus Always Ready
USD
— Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
VMM
— Virtual Machine Monitor
SEL REL
— Selective Release
SSPH
— Single Shot Probability of Hit
SSPARS
— Solid-State Phased Array Radar System
SC EUR
— NATO Strategic Command, Europe
QAU
— Quality Assurance Unit
RDL
— Required Detection Level
SOAGS
— Special Operations Air-Ground System
QOW
— Quality of Work
OPDS
— Organ on Politics Defence and Security
TAFT
— Technical Assistance Field Team
SKV
— Storekeeper, Aviation
R&O
— Repair and Overhaul
SADC
— Sector Air Defense Commander
SOAS
— Special Operations ADP System
UWB
— Ultra Wide-Band
SAVA
— Standard Army Vetronics Architecture
QCF
— Quality Control Function
UBO
— UNIFORM BUSINESS OFFICE
SAMMC
— San Antonio Military Medical Center
ASD
— Atmospheric Sciences Division
RSTV
— Real-Time Synthetic Video
QMM
— Quality Monitoring Module
RTOS
— Re-configurable Tactics Operations Simulator
SISMS
— Standard Integrated Support Management System
SYQ-20
— Advanced Combat Direction System
TKT
— Tool KiT
SK1
— Storekeeper First Class
TXO
— Training, Exercise, & Operations
ROCK
— Representative of Canada in Kandahar (Afghanistan)
SAFOR
— Semi Automated Forces
TYQ
— Commmunications Set AN/ series
SPAD
— Simple Plastic Airplane Design
TADSTAND
— Tactical Automation Digital STANDard
RVC
— Remount and Veterinary Corps
SIMAIN
— Simulated Automatic Digital Network Input
PZE
— Project Zero-baseline Estimate
WSMR
— White Sands Missile Range (whiz-murr)
SECTRANS
— Secretary of Transportation
SFHD
— System Functional Hierarchical Diagram
SOSC
— Special Operations Support Command
ON
— Original Negative (film)
QOB
— Quality of Business
WHEC
— US Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter
VAC
— Volts, Alternating Current
SNCOIC
— Senior Non Commissioned Officer In Charge
STAR-21
— Strategic Technologies for the Army of the 21st Century
SHORADEZ
— Short-Range Air Defense Engagement Zone
RALH
— Raise a Little Hell
TPVS
— Third Party Verification Service
VMF-223
— Marine Fighter Air Squadron 223, the Fighting Bulldogs
SFCP
— Shore Fire Control Party
WWIMS
— Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System
TEWLS
— Theater Enterprise-Wide Logistics System
ULS
— Update of Legacy Systems
REMUS
— Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit System
VEO
— Violent Extremist Organization
SOCJFCOM
— Special Operations Command, Joint Forces Command
QTID
— Quadrilateral Technical Interface Design Plan
RDAP
— Research, Development, and Acquisition Plan
TEED
— Tactical End-to-End Encryption Device
SWZ
— Special Watch Zone
SLQ-31
— Electronic Warfare Jamming System
RGVTDB
— Rapidly Generated Virtual Terrain Data Base
SCIP
— Supply Chain Integration Program
RLE
— Rail Liaison Element
PWE
— Primary Weapons and Equipment
QFS
— Quality Fabrication Service
RCACS
— Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron
TLAM
— Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles
VIABLE
— Vertical Installation Automation Baseline
DSSNY
— Dental Society of the State of New York
SAINT
— Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport
RSAF
— Royal Saudi Air Force
TASCO
— Tactical Automatic Switch Control Officer
SEW
— Shared Early Warning
VQA
— Voice Quality Analyzer
SQG
— Software Quality Group
PSR
— Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer
RDG
— Reversal Discussion Group
RIAM
— Rock Island Arsenal Museum
TAPSTEM
— Training and Personnel Systems Science and Technology Evaluation and Management (Committee)
MRT
— Minimum Resolvable Temperature
TPRS
— Towed Paratrooper Retrieval System
TSS
— Timesharing System
RNA
— Rations Not Available
SDTC
— Standard Duty Title Code
VENOM
— Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem
TDAR
— Tactical Defense Alert Radar
SIDO
— Senior Intelligence Duty Officer
R2
— Reporting Responsibility
UMOC
— Unit Movement Officer Course
STGR
— Steam Generator Tube Rupture
DMSA
— Defense Medical Support Activity
SSCRA
— Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
SKCM
— Master Chief Storekeeper
PIAC
— Polymer Industrial Advisory Council
SDNMC
— San Diego Naval Medical Center
TLQ
— Transient Living Quarters
DP
— Displaced Person
QQR
— Quality, Quantity, Reliability
TFMS-M
— Transportation Financial Management System-Military
UPH
— Unaccompanied Personnel Housing
SXQ
— Military Secure Closed-Circuit Television
SFSG
— Special Forces Support Group
RKVDU
— Remote Keyboard Visual Display Unit
NDWAC
— National Drinking Water Advisory Council
TREAT
— Tactical Reconnaissance Engineering Assessment Team
SOUTHCOM
— (U.S.) Southern Command
RRL
— Road Research Laboratory
TBIS
— Technology Base Investment Strategy
DFA
— Defence Families of Australia
TALCE
— Tanker Airlift Control Element
TRAC2ES
— Transportation Command Regulating and Command and Control Evacuation System
TAPDB-AO
— Total Army Personnel Database - Active Officer
RLH
— Run Like Hell
TERPES
— Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing and Evaluation System
TAA
— Technical Assistance Agreement
TUO
— Technology Utilization Officer
UYQ-70
— Advanced Display System
USPACOM
— United States Pacific Command
USSOF
— United States Special Operations Forces
SFAS
— Special Forces Assessment and Selection
NSS
— National Seismic Station
VAW
— Naval Airborne Early Warning Squadron
NWS
— Nose Wheel Steering
PC
— Production Control
VQT
— Voice Quality Testing
USAREC
— United States Army Recruiting Command
QJ
— Quality Journal
SEDS
— Small Expendable Deployer System
TCIS
— Tactical Communications Interface Software
WGM
— Work Group Manager
USAISCBD
— United States Army Intelligence and Security Board
TESS III
— Tactical Environmental Surveillance System
SQW
— Software Quality Workshop
SLBD
— Sea Lite Beam Director
DIICOE
— Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment
PWW
— Planar Wing Weapon
USLO
— United States Liaison Officer
AWIPS
— Advanced Weather Interactive Processing Systems
RTSS
— Real Time Simulation System
TDADS
— Test Data Analysis and Decision System
WBITS
— Web-Based Integrated Training System
RRPP
— Rapid Response Planning Process
RIAF
— Royal Italian Air Force
RRDB
— Rapidly Reconfigurable Data Base
OPH
— Oph Ophthalmology
SUQ
— Standard Update Quantity
DRT
— dynamic regional thresholding
REPUNIT
— Reporting Unit
LAIS
— Liquid Alloy Ion Source
UPV
— Ultimate Police Vehicle
QHDA
— Qualified Hazardous Duty Area
STGT
— Second TDRSS Ground Terminal
SQEP
— Software Quality Evaluation Plan
VKF
— Variable Key Function
TAFSM
— Target Acquisition Fire Support Model
TDDS
— Tactical Data Distribution System (formerly TRAP)
STPR
— Software Test Procedure
RGN
— Retired Guys Network Of Kansas City
STAR-T
— Super High Frequency Tri-Band Advanced Range Extension Terminal
LAH
— Lithium Aluminum Hydride
TRIADS
— Tri-Wall Aerial Distribution System
WIMT
— Washington Incident Management Team
DEZ
— Desert Sun Mining Corp
MOCE
— Marine Optical Characterization Experiment
PTAI
— Primary Training Aircraft Inventory
SCAMPI
— Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index
USACOM
— United States Atlantic Command
SEAT
— Single Engine Air Tanker
TADIL
— Tactical Data Information Link
TASM
— Tactical Air-to- Surface Missile
WCV
— Waypoint Closing Velocity
WPC
— Word Processing Center
TII
— Total Inactive Inventory
TAACOM
— U.S. Theater Army Area Command
SNOI
— Signal-Not-Of-Interest
RYA
— Risk Your Ass
QIR
— Quality Inspection Requirement
DSV
— Dog Saphenous Vein
TA
— Terrain Avoidance
TASWC
— Theater Antisubmarine Warfare Commander
MMW
— multifunction millimeter wave
REQSTATASK
— Air Mission Request Status Tasking
QRB
— Quality Requiremens Board
S&P
— Stake and Platform
TNCC
— Theater Network Operations (NETOPS) Control Center
VKL
— Vegetation Killing Liquid
DISSEM
— Dissemination
SAMM
— Security Assistance Management Manual
SCC-WMD
— United States Strategic Command Center For Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
NASQAN
— National Stream Quality Accounting Network
WCDO
— War Consumables Distribution Objective
LAS
— Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
SSS
— Systems Science and Software
WEZ
— Weapon Engagement Zone
UMF
— User Message Format
WIK
— Water Injection Kit
UFPM
— Unit Fitness Program Manager
VTB
— Virtual Test Bed
RTAFB
— Royal Thai Air Force Base
SICPS
— Standardized Integrated Command Post Shelter
SRS
— Savannah River Site
QSAG
— Quadripartite Standardization Agreement
SARGE
— Surveillance and Reconnaissance Ground Equipment
TOCN
— Technical Order Change Notice
R-DAY
— Redeployment Day
PWS/DS
— Potable Water Storage/Distribution System
SLRP
— Strategic Long-Range Plan
QAHN
— QA Hold Notice
LARIS
— Laser Ablation and Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy
SETAF
— Southern European Task Force
SOTEP
— Software Operational Test & Evaluation Plan
SCAPS
— Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System
PSPS
— psychological operations (PSYOP) studies program subsystem
USAADASCH
— United States Army Air Defense Artillery School
SMAWT
— Short-Range Manportable Antitank Weapon Technology
UP&TT
— Unit Personnel and Tonnage Table
SPQ
— Surface Surveillance and Tracking Radar
VTL
— Virtual Test Laboratory
USAFAC&FS
— United States Army Finance and Accounting Center and Fort Sill
SUCCESS
— Synthesized UHF Computer Controlled Equipment Subsystem
SOCOORD
— Special Operations Coordination Element
TAC2IS
— Theater Army Command and Control Info System
QPD
— Qualified Public Depository
USAISEC
— United States Army Information Systems Engineering Command
NATAS
— North American Thermal Analysis Society
QMI
— Queensland Mounted Infantry
TTSM
— Theater Transition and Sustainment Model
VDB
— Vulnerability DataBase
SPBS-R
— Standard Property Book System-Redesign
QAW
— Quality Assurance Work
RSME
— Royal School of Military Engineering
SPOEALD
— Sea Port Of Embarkation Available to Load Date
CMAQ
— Community Multiscale Air Quality
USD(P&R)
— Under Secretary of Defense For Personnel and Readiness
SCTIS
— Single Channel Transponder Injection System
TIMMS
— TMDE Integrated Material Management System
WAGB
— US Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker
USNSCC
— United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps
ASDAR
— Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay
R&A
— Research and Analysis
U/C
— Undercarriage
TMOPS
— TRADOC Mobilization and Operations Planning System
RASPUTIN
— Rapid Scenario Preparation Unit for Intelligence
NSWP
— National Space Weather Program
TYQ-77
— Aviation Mission Planning System
RVO
— Remediation Venture Office
SBR
— Special Boat Squadron
RWD
— Rearward
VAFB
— Vandenberg Air Force Base
RRPG RATE
— Recruitment, retention progression & graduation. An academic term that refers to student attrition rate.
TG
— training group
REFLUPS
— Resuscitation Fluids Production System
TM3
— Trade-off Mobilization Macro Model
SNIE
— Special National Intelligence Estimates
RIM-24
— Tartar Missile
TLOS
— Target Location and Observation System
RED
— Communist
SAL
— Strategic Arms Limitation
IRGCHAZ
— Intercritically Reheated Grain-Coarsened Heat-Affected Zone
STOW-E
— Synthetic Theater Of War - Europe
CRN
— Climate Reference Network
RDP
— Radar Data Processor
STACK
— Strategy, Tactics, Attributes, Conversation, and Knowledge
SRUF
— Standing Rules for the Use of Force
TUW
— Tabletop Universal Wargame
RC NORTH
— NATO Regional Command NORTH
ISRA
— Image-space Reconstruction Algorithm
RNM
— Resource Needs Model
WFM
— Workforce Management
DT
— Drug Therapy
SVLM
— Standard Vehicle Launcher Mounted
STDM
— Synchronous Time Division Multiplexer
STARCIPS
— Standard Army Civilian Payroll System
USDON
— United States Department of the Navy
SR-UAV
— Short-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SOTF
— Special Operations Task Forces
REGT
— Regiment
TAAA
— Total Active Aircraft Authorization
NASC
— North American Shale Composite
SOCA
— Special Operations Communications Assembly
SEMS
— Standard Embarkation Management System
QAL
— Quality Assurance Liaison
SRST
— Survivable Remote Site Telephony
USAR
— United States Army Reserve
OPS
— Operations Provisioning System
MIDS
— Multifunction Information Distribution System
TARPS
— Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System
TSSR
— Tropospheric Scatter (TROPO)-Satellite Support Radio
SAWG
— Small Arms Working Group
SOCRATES
— Special Operations Command, Research, Analysis, and Threat Evaluation System
SPARK
— Smart People Always Respect Knowledge
RGM
— Submarine launched Guided Missile
S/SU/AC
— Systems/ Systems Upgrades and Advanced Concepts
SYA
— Shoot Your Ass
SA-7
— Grail Missile
TISG
— Technical Interoperability Standards Group
SM(S)
— service member(s)
PWDS
— Protected Wire Distribution System
PSSM
— Physical Security and Stockpile Management
USAADBD
— United States Army Air Defense Board
RFK
— Rekylfri Kanon (recoilless canon, Carl Gustaf)
USAFRICOM
— United States Africa Command
SOFPARS
— Special Operations Forces Planning and Rehearsal System
ETO
— Earth-to-Orbit
SOTIC
— Strategic Operations Target Interdiction Command
SBA
— Sustaining Base Automation
SOV
— Soldiers of Valhalla
LAMMS
— Laser Micro Mass Spectrometry
NAPP
— National Aerial Photography Program
RSSA
— Regional Supply Support Activity
RBS70
— Ray Rider Missile
SDD
— Secure Data Device
RTLP
— receiver test level point
TSSP
— Tactical Satellite Signal Processor
RACO
— Rear Area Combat Operations
MILCOM
— Military Communications
SAFTA
— South African Flight Training Academy
IUAM
— Independent United Atom Model (in Positron Scattering By Mols.)
VAAP
— Vulnerability Assessment and Assistance Program
UHI
— Ultra- High Intensity
ATDD
— Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Divisionsion
TTPI
— Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
TRAAV
— Test Range Facility for Advanced Aerospace Vulnerability
TFCF
— Theater Field Confinement Facility
TDARDS
— Truth, Data Acquisition, Recording, and Display System
SOSG
— Station Operations Support Group
TWTA
— Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
RVM
— Remote Video Monitoring
VVD
— Visual Vessel Design
RLO
— Reduced Light Output
SADBU
— Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization
RRO
— Resource Recovery Office
SEES
— Standard Entry-Exit Service
DPC
— disseminated peritoneal cancer
USAJFKSWCS
— United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
SAMSO
— Space And Missile System Organization
SETTER
— Sensor Fusion for SHORADS
WBTG
— Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
VSN
— Vehicle Serial Number
RESTRACEN
— Reserve Training Center
RVNAF
— Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
SMW
— Society of Military Widows
STOD
— Special Technical Operations Division
RPG(S)
— rocket propelled grenade(s)
SPURT
— Spinning Unguided Rocket Trajectory
USEUCOM
— United States European Command
SEABEE
— Navy construction engineer; sea barge
QDH
— Quantico Diamond Hall
RIM-2
— Terrier Missile
SZE
— Security Zone Entry
WFH
— Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey
ISCA
— Ionization Spectroscopy For Chemical Analysis
WDGS
— War Department General Staff
SUR
— Small Unit Radio
SOCCET
— Special Operations Critical Care Evacuation Team
TRANSCOM
— United States Transportation Command
PWF
— Personnel Working File
RWIIPMI
— Rotary Wing Instrument Instructor Pilot Method of Instruction
WEEE
— Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
UAV-C GSC
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Close Range - Ground Control Station
V/STOL
— Vertical/Short Take-Off And Landing (vee-stoll)
UNOSOM
— UNOSOM (disambiguation)|United Nations Operations in Somalia
RAT
— Reliability Assessment Testtmtram Air Turbine
VCXO
— voltage controlled crystal oscillator; voltage controlled oscillator
TCCF
— Tactical Communications Control Facility
TMEC
— TRADOC Materiel Evaluation Committee
TASIP
— tailored analytic intelligence support to individual electronic warfare and command and control warfare projects
SOAF
— Status of Action File
USDOI
— United States Department of the Interior (also
TADS/PNVS
— Target Acquisition Designation/Pilot Nights Vision System
QXI
— Quality, Excellence, Integrity
SMCP
— Strategic Manpower Conversion Programme
UFF
— United Frag Force
S3I
— Signatures, Sensors, & Signal Procession Integration
SPINTCOMM
— Special Intelligence Communications Handling System
STAS
— Short Term Analysis Service
SUWC
— Surface Warfare Commander
SASSY
— Supported Activities Supply Systems
SWAK
— Swing Wing Adapter Kit
TF XXI
— Task Force for the 21st Century
USAFABD
— United States Army Field Artillery Board
LACO
— Linearized Atomic Cell Orbital (in Energy-band Calcn.)
VAQ
— Naval Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
RWIC
— Rotary Wing Instrument Course
QRO
— Queen's Regulations & Orders
RTCH
— Rough Terrain Container Handler
TBMD
— Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
IPPA
— Independent Pair-Potential Approximation
S-HTTP
— Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
REXREP
— Radar Exploitation Report
TASOSE
— Theater Army Special Operations Support Element
QRMP
— Quick Response/Reaction Multi-Color(-purpose) Printer
R/O
— Receive Only
TALO
— Tactical Airlift Liaison Officer
PCA
— Preliminary Consequence Analysis
TATRC
— Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
TD/CMS
— Technical Data/Configuration Management System
QARNNS
— Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
USIC
— United States Interdiction Coordinator
SASF
— SIDPERS Authorized Strength File
TS3
— Time Sensitive Support System
OSDPD
— Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
PWN
— Psychological Warfare Noise
STFU
— Superior Tactical Fragging Unit
SRTA
— Short Range Training Ammunition
SSSI
— Site of Special Scientific Interest
TCCS
— Tactical Command and Control System
QRWK
— Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
SOMAS
— Standard Operation and Maintenance Army System
LDR
— Leadership Development Roundtable
TAQ
— Total Army Quality
SDRT
— Supply Discrepancy Reports Team
USAFAC
— United States Army Finance & Accounting Center
SPST
— Structure, Process, Strategy, Tactics
RSAS
— RAND Strategy Assessment System
OPS
— Operations Procedure Support
VVR-1
— Laser Warning Receiver System
USACCSA
— United States Army Command and Control Support Agency
SEMT
— Signal Intelligence/ Electronic Warfare Equipment Maintenance Trainer
TRANSMO
— Transportation Model
RBSF
— Russian Black Sea Fleet
RWPD
— Radar Waveform Processor Demonstration
TAADS-R
— The Army Authorization Documentation System Redesign
URL
— Unfinanced Requirements List
TCG-WPMU
— Topical Classification Guide - Weapons Production and Military Utilization
QDD
— Quality Document Developer
QCE
— Quality Customer Experience
QG
— Quality Group
VFMAC
— Valley Forge Military Academy and College
SARK
— Small Arms Repair tool Kit
TCGST
— Tank Crew Gunnery Skills Test
RMEC
— Regional Military Emergency Coordinator
SAAS-DAO
— Standard Army Ammunition System - Division Ammunition Officer
RXI
— Receiver Input
RZB
— Regulated Zone Boundary
QOT
— Qualification Operational Test
VGT
— Variable Geometry Toroidal
IPA
— Independent-pair Approximation
UALS
— Universal Ammunition Loading System
QFU
— Query For runway Use
RZ
— Recovery Zone
SMRI
— service message routing indicator
TDDM
— Time Division Digital Multiplexing
RQN
— Reference Quotation Number
STOW-TMD
— Synthetic Theater Of War-Theater Missile Defense
T-1
— Jayhawk twin-engine trainer aircraft
TUOC
— Tactical Unit Operation Center
TACOPDAT
— Tactical Operational Data
STRP
— Scientific Technical Review Panel
SFF
— Self-Forging Fragment
TAEDP
— Total Army Equipment Distribution Program
VPV
— Virtual Prime Vendor
LCAO
— Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals
CWP
— Cell Wall Protein
PVSM
— Param Vishisht Seva Medal
RM
— Requirements Management
SEF
— Sealift Enhancement Feature
RLV
— Relieve
QYR
— Queen's York Rangers
SEDRE
— Sea Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
TEGFET
— Two-dimensional Electron Gas FET
RRBI
— Radar Range Bearing Indicator
SVE
— Survivability, Vulnerability, Endurability
RFSS
— Radio Frequency Simulation System B
SSWG
— System Safety Working Group
SBPO
— Service Blood Program Officer
STUAS
— Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System
UGW
— Urban Guerilla Warfare
RSIC
— Redstone Scientific Information Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL
TEREC
— Tactical ELINT Reconnaissance
DIPR
— Department Industrial Plant Reserve
MMW
— Microwave Millimeter Wave
SEWG
— Special Events Working Group
LSM
— Land-Surface Model
SPIC
— Spanish Person In Control
QVG
— Quality Verification Group
RHAW
— Radar Homing And Warning
PERALS
— Photon-Electron Rejecting Alpha Liquid Scintillation
POES
— Polarorbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
RMKS
— Remarks
TJTN
— Theater Joint Tactical Network
SBC
— Single Board Computer_home
QDE
— Quality Distance Education
VITD
— Vector Interim Terrain Data
UVU
— Union Veterans Union
REACH
— Reaffirming Ethnic Awareness And Cultural Harmony
RVK
— Revoke
TIDP
— Technical Interface Design Plan
RASCAL
— Rotocraft-Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory
SOPAC
— South Pacific Command