List of U.S.government and military acronyms
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List of U.ernment and military acronyms
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Listofinitialisms,acronyms("wordsmadefrom partsofother words,pronounceable"),and other abbreviationsused by thegovernmentand themilitaryoftheUnited States:
Contents: Top?0?9?A ?B ?C ?D ?E?F?G ?H ?I?J?K ?L?M ?N ?O ?P?Q ?R ?S?T?U ?V ?W ?X ?Y ?Z?Seealso
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0K -ZeroKilled (pronounced OK,astheexpressionthateverythingisallright) 1LT ?FirstLieutenant(U.S.Army)(USAFuses"1stLt") 2LT ?Second Lieutenant(U.S.Army)(USAFuses"2d Lt") 2IC ?Second InCommand
A
A ?analog A1C ?Airman1stClass(USAFE-3) A2C2 ?Armyairspacecommand and control A-3?(OperationsDirectorate(COMAFFOR)) A-5?(PlansDirectorate(COMAFFOR)) AA ?Anti-aircraft AA ?Armed ForcesAmerica AA ?assemblyarea AA ?assessmentagent AA ?avenueofapproach AAA ?antiaircraftartillery AAA ?arrivaland assemblyarea AAA ?assignalternatearea AAAS ?amphibiousaviationassaultship AABB ?AmericanAssociationofBlood Banks AABWS ?amphibiousassaultbulkwater system AAC ?activityaddresscode AAC ?ArmyAir Corps(British) AAC ?AustralianArmyCadets(Australia) AACG ?arrivalairfield controlgroup AADC ?areaair defensecommander AADP ?areaair defenseplan AA&E ?arms,ammunition,and explosives AAEC ?aeromedicalevacuationcontrolteam AAFC ?AustralianAir ForceCadets(Australia) AAFES ?Armyand Air ForceExchangeService AAFIF ?automated air facilityinformationfile AAFS ?amphibiousassaultfuelsystem AAFSF ?amphibiousassaultfuelsupplyfacility AAGS ?Armyair-ground system AAI ?air-to-air interface AAM ?air-to-air missile AAMDC ?USArmyAir and MissileDefenseCommand
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AAOE ?arrivaland assemblyoperationselement AAOG ?arrivaland assemblyoperationsgroup AAP ?Allied administrativepublication AAP ?assignalternateparent AAR ?after actionreport AAR ?after actionreview AAS ?ArmyApprenticeSchool(Australia) AAST ?aeromedicalevacuationadministrativesupportteam AAT ?automaticanalogtest AAT ?aviationadvisoryteam AAU ?analogappliqueunit AAV ?amphibiousassaultvehicle AAW ?antiair warfare AB ?airbase AB ?AirmanBasic(USAFE-1) ABCA ?American,British,Canadian,AustralianArmiesProgram ABCS ?armybattlecommand system ABD ?airbasedefense ABV -AssaultBreacher Vehicle(U.S.Army) ABFC ?advanced basefunctionalcomponent ACF ?armycadetforce(UK Military) ADF ?AustralianDefenceForce(Australia) ADFA ?AustralianDefenceForceAcademy(Australia) ADFC ?AustralianDefenceForceCadets(Australia) ADOS ?activeduty,operationalsupport ADSW ?activeduty,specialwork AE ?Armed ForcesEurope AEW&C -Airborneearlywarningand control AFI ?awaitingfurther instruction/Air ForceInstruction(requirementguide) AFMC ?armed forcesmedicalcollege AFOQT ?air forceofficer qualifyingtest AFOSI ?Air ForceOfficeofSpecialInvestigations AFSC -Air ForceSpecialtyCode AHA ?ammunitionholdingarea AIM ?airborneinterceptmissile(U.S.military) AIPD ?ArmyInstituteFor ProfessionalDevelopment AIRTC ?Air TrainingCorps(former namefor theAustralianAir ForceCadets) AIT ?advanced individualtraining(U.S.Army) Amn ?airman(USAFE-2) ALCON ?Allconcerned (U.S.military) AMU ?aircraftmaintenanceunit AMXG ?aircraftmaintenancegroup AMXS ?aircraftmaintenancesquadron An ?Antonov(Russian) ANZAC ?Australianand New Zealand ArmyCorps AOL ?absentover leave(U.S.Navy) AO ?areaofoperations A&P ?administrativeand personnel AP ?Armed ForcesPacifice AP ?armor-piercing APC ?armored personnelcarrier APFSDS ?armour-piercingfin-stabilized discardingsabot
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APO ?ArmyPostOffice;SeealsoFPO APPN ?appropriationnumber (U.S.Military) APRT ?ArmyPhysicalReadinessTest(U.S.Army) ARA ?AustralianRegular Army(Australia) ARes ?ArmyReserve(Australia) ARM ?anti-radar missile ARM ?anti-radiationmissile ARMS ?automated recruitmanagementsystem (U.S.military) ARMS ?aviationresourcemanagementsystem (USAF) ART ?alarm responseteam (USAF) ARVN ?ArmyoftheRepublicof(South)VietNam (U.S.Military) ASAP ?armysubstanceabuseprogram (U.S.military) ASAP ?assoonaspossible ASEAN ?AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations ASM ?air-to-surfacemissile ASCM ?anti-shipC missile ASV ?anti-surfacevessel(airborneradar) ASVAB ?armed servicesvocationalaptitudebattery ASW ?Anti-submarinewarfare ATC ?air trainingcorps ATC ?air trafficcontrol ATO ?air taskingorder ATO ?antiterrorism officer ATRRS ?armytrainingrequirementsand resourcessystem AWACS -AirborneW arningand ControlSystem AWOL ?absentwithoutleave
B
BAMCIS ?BeginplanningArrangeReconMaketheplanCompletetheplanIssuetheorder Supervise(US MarineCorps)
BAH ?BasicAllowancefor Housing BAR ?BrowningAutomaticRifle BAU ?BehaviouralAnalysisUnit BCD -Bad ConductDischarge(akaBigChickenDinner) BCG ?BirthControlGlasses(U.S.MilitarySlang) BCT ?BasicCombatTraining(U.S.Army) BDF ?BarbadosDefenceForce(Barbados) BDU ?BattleDressUniform (U.S.Military) Be ?Beriev(Russian) BEA ?BudgetExecutionAuthority(U.S.Navy) BFT ?BlueForceTracker (U.S.Military) BG ?Bodyguard BGHR ?ByGod He'sRight(U.SMilitary) BLUF ?Bottom LineUpFront(USMilitary) BMNT ?BeginMorningNauticalTwilightight(U.SArmy) BN -Battalion(U.S.Army) BDE -Brigade(U.S.Army) BOHICA ?Bend Over HereItComesAgain(USMilitarySlang) BRAC ?BaseRealignmentAnd Closure BRAT (American)?BornRaised And Transferred (Americanusage,referstodependentchildrenofmilitary
personnel)UsuallyPronounced "MilitaryBrat" (Or "Air ForceBRAT",or Army"Brat",Navy"Brat" etc.).[1]
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BRAT (British)?BritishRegimentAttachedTraveler (Britishmilitaryusage,mayhavebeentheoriginalusage, whichwaslater adapted totheAmericanmilitary:Means"child thattravelswithasoldier")Usuallypronounced "MilitaryBrat" or "BaseBrat".[2][3]
BUB ?BattleUpdateBrief BVR ?Beyond VisualRange(USAF) BX ?BaseExchange(USAF)
C
C1 ?Command C2 ?Command And Control C3?Command ControlAnd Communication C4IR ?Command ControlCommunicationComputersIntelligenceAnd Recognition CAC ?CommonAccessCard (U.S.DoD,pron."cac") CAG ?Commander,Air Group(U.S.Navy,pron."cag") CAGE ?Commercialand GovernmentEntity CAPT ?Captain(USNavy,USCG O-6) Capt ?Captain(USMC,USAFO-3) CAS ?CloseAir Support CASEX ?Coordinated Antil-SubmarineEXercise CAT ?CombatApplicationTourniquets CBRN ?ChemicalBiologicalNuclear Radiological CBU ?Cluster BombUnit CCIR ?CommandersCriticalInformationRequirements CDAT ?Computerized DumbAssTanker (M1AbramsCrewmen) CDIAC ?CarbonDioxideInformationAnalysisCenter CDRUSPACOM Commander United StatesPacificCommand CENTCOM ?CentralCommand (U.S.Military) CF ?Cluster Fuck(alwayspronounced phonetically"CharlieFoxtrot") CH ?CuntHair (aunitofmeasurement) CIA ?Central Intelligence Agency CIC ?Command IntelligenceCenter (U.S.Navy) CINCLANT ?Commander-in-chief,AtlanticForces(U.S.Navybefore2002) CINCLANTFLT ?Commander-in-chief,AtlanticFleet(U.S.Navybefore2002) CINCPAC ?Commander-in-chief,PacificForces(U.S.Navybefore2002) CIWS ?Close-InW eaponSystem CMSgt ?ChiefMaster Sergeant(USAFE-9;highestAFenlisted rank) CMSAF ?ChiefMaster SergeantoftheAir Force(USAFE-9?Senior Enlisted Member) CO ?CommandingOfficer COA ?CourseofAction COB -ChiefOftheBoat(ChiefPettyOfficer inchargeoftheBoatusuallyaMaster Chief(USN Submariner
Terminology)) COCOM ?CombatantCommander CODELS ?CongressionalDelegations "'Col.Colonel COMINT ?CommunicationsIntelligence COMPACFLT ?Commander,PacificFleet(U.S.Navy) COMSEC' ?Communication Security CONUS ?ContinentalUnited States(U.S.military,pron."cone-us") CONUSA ?ContinentalUnited StatesArmy(numbered ArmiesofU.S.military) CORDS ?(U.S.military,Vietnam era) COP ?CombatOutPost
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CoS ?ChiefofStaff COT ?Commissioned Officer Training CPL ?Corporal(U.S.Armyand MarineCorpsE-4) CPO ?ChiefPettyOfficer (USCG/USN E-7) CPT ?Captain(USArmyO-3) CPX ?Command PostExercise CQB ?CloseQuartersBattle CRC ?CONUSReplacementCenter (amilitaryprocessingcenter atFortBenning,Georgia,US) CSM ?Command SergeantMajor (U.S.ArmyE9highestArmyenlisted rank)) CT ?Counter-terrorism Team CTR ?CloseTargetReconnaissance CUB ?Commander UpdateBrief CVN ?Nuclear-powered AircraftCarrier (NOTE:theV comesfrom theexpression"heavier thanair flying
machine") CZN ?Nuclear-powered AirshipCarrier (NOTE:theZcomesfrom theuseoftheword Zeppelinalthoughnon-
Zeppelinairshipswould alsobetransported onaCZN)
D
DA ?DefenceAttach? DAC ?DepartmentoftheArmyCivilian DAGR ?DefenseAdvanced GPSReceiver DARPA ?DefenseAdvanced ResearchProjectsAgency(U.S.Military) DCAA ?DefenseContractAuditAgency DCMA ?DefenseContractManagementAgency DME -DepotMaintenanceEnterprise(U.S.Military) DFAC ?DiningFacility(U.S.Military) DFAS ?DefenseFinanceand AccountingService(U.S.Military)*D.I.A ?DefensiveIntelligenceAgency DINFAC ?DiningFacility(U.S.Military) DISA ?DefenseInformationSystemsAgency DLB ?Dead Letter Box DMEA -DefenseMicroelectronicsActivity DMS ?DefenseMessageSystem (U.S.Military) DMZ ?Demilitarized Zone DoDAAC ?DepartmentofDefenseActivityAddressCode(U.S.Military) DoDAF ?DepartmentofDefenseArchitecturalFramework(U.S.Military) DoDIC ?DepartmentofDefenseIdentificationCode(U.S.Military) DOP ?Drop-OffPoint DPMs ?DisruptivePatternMaterial DRT ?Dead RightThere;wounded insuchawayastoindicateimmediateand/or unavoidabledeath;oftenused
asasarcasticform ofthecivilianacronym DOA (Dead OnArrival) DTO ?DailyTaskingOrder DTRA -DefenseThreatReductionagency DZ ?DropZone
E
E&E ?Escapeand Evade EA -ElectronicAttack ECP ?EntryControlPoint EI ?Engineeringand Installation EIS ?Engineeringand InstallationSquadron,EnvironmentalImpactStatement
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