1LT first lieutenant
1SG first sergeant
2LT second lieutenant
AA antiaircraft
AAA antiaircraft artillery
AAAD all-arms air defense
AAC Alaskan Air Command
AAM air-to-air missile
AATF air assault task force
AAV amphibious assault vehicle
AAW antiair warfare
AAW anti-aircraft warfare
ABC atomic, biological, chemical
ABCS Army Battlefield Command System
ABCT armored brigade combat team
abn airborne
ABNTF airborne task force
abn div airborne division
AC active component
AC alternating current
AC army corps
AC hydrogen cyanide
ACAA automatic chemical agent alarm
ACADA automatic chemical agent detection alarm
ACC Air Combat Command
ACE air combat element
ACE armored combat earthmover
ACE Army Corps of Engineers
ACP air control point
ACU Army combat uniform
acft aircraft
ACOM Army Command
ACP air control point
ACR armored cavalry regiment
ACS agile combat support
ACU Army combat uniform
AD active duty
AD air defense
ADA Air Defense Artillery
ADF automatic direction finding
ADI attitude director indicator
admin administration; administrative
admin spt administrative support
AEF Aerospace Expeditionary Force
AESA active electronically scanned array
AETC Air Education and Training Command
AEW airborne early warning
AF Air Force
AFATDS advanced field artillery tactical data system
AFB air force base
AFC US Army Futures Command
AFCC Air Force Communication Command
AFCYBER Air Force Cyber Command
AFGSC Air Force Global Strike Command
AFMC Air Force Materiel Command
AFRС Air Force Reserve Command
AFSB afloat forward staging base
AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command
AFSPACECOM Air Force Space Command
AFSPC Air Force Space Command
AFU air filtration unit
AGC Adjutant General’s Corps
AGOS surveillance ship
AGR active guard and reserve
agt agent
AHC assault helicopter company
AHD anti-handling device
AHS Army health system
AIP air-independent propulsion
air aslt div air assault division
air aslt opn air assault operation
airmob airmobile
air recon trp air reconnaissance troop
AKE dry cargo and ammunition ship
ALCM air-launched cruise missile
altn alternate
AM amplitude modulation; amplitude-modulated
AMC Air Mobility Command
AMC US Army Materiel Command
AMD air and missile defense
AMDWS air and missile defense workstation
AMEDD Army Medical Department
AMEV armored medical evacuation vehicle
AMG antenna mast group
ammo ammunition
amph amphibious
AMPV Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missile
AMS Army Medical Service
AMSC Army Medical Specialists Corps
ANC Army Nurse Corps
ANR Alaska NORAD Region
ant antenna
antipers antipersonnel
antisub antisubmarine
AO oiler
AOE fast combat support ship
AOR area of responsibility
AP ammunition point
AP armor-piercing
APAM antipersonnel and antimateriel
APC armor-piercing capped
APC armored personnel carrier
APDS armor-piercing discarding sabot
APERS anti-personnel
APS active protection system
ARCYBER US Army’s Cyber Command
ARes Army reserve
ARG Amphibious Ready Group
armd armored
armd cav armored cavalry
armd cav sqdn armored cavalry squadron
armd cav trp armored cavalry troop
armd div armored division
armd veh armored vehicle
armt armament
ARNG Army National Guard
ARNORTH US Army North Command
AR-PERSCOM Army Reserve Personnel Command
ARS salvage ship
ARSTAF Army Staff
ARSTRAT US Army Forces Strategic Command
arty artillery
arty wpn sys artillery weapon system
AS submarine tender
ASAS all-source analysis system
ASB aviation support battalion
ASCC Army Service Component Command
ASETF Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force
aslt assault
aslt ech assault echelon
ASM air-to-surface missile
ASROC anti-submarine rocket
assy assembly
ASU Army service uniform
ASUW antisurface ship warfare
ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASW anti-submarine warfare
AT antitank
AT annual training
ATAS air-to-air Stinger
ATC Air Training Command
ATEC Army Test and Evaluation Command
ATF Amphibious Task Force
ATF fleet ocean tug
ATGM anti-tank guided missile
ATGW anti-tank guided weapon
atk attack
atk avn attack aviation
atk hel attack helicopter
atker attacker
ATHP ammunition transfer and holding point
ATKHB attack helicopter battalion
ATS towing, salvage, and rescue ship
AT wpn antitank weapon
AU Air University
AUS Army of the United States
auto automatic
aux auxiliary
AVLB armored vehicle launched bridge
avn aviation
AW air warfare
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
BAD blast attenuator device
bat battle
bat battleship
BAS battalion aid station
BB battleship
BCC battlefield circulation control
BCS battle command system
BCS3 battle command sustainment & support system
BCT brigade combat team
BCU battery/-coolant unit
BD base-detonating
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
bde brigade
bde comdr brigade commander
bde rr CP brigade rear command post
BDO battledress overgarment
BDU battle dress uniform
BEB bridge-erection boat
BEB brigade engineer battalion
BFSB battlefield surveillance brigade
BFT blue force tracking
BFV Bradley fighting vehicle
BG brigadier general
biol biological
biol agt biological agent
biol atk biological attack
biol wpn biological weapon
BL Bradley Linebacker
BL butt line
BLOS beyond line-of-site
BM ballistic missile
BMC4I battle management command, control, communications, computers and intelligence
BMD ballistic missile defense
BMDS ballistic missile defense system
bmdr bombardier
BMEWS ballistic missile early warning system
bmr bomber
BMSO brigade medical supply office
bn battalion
bn comm sec battalion communication section
bn hq battalion headquarters
BOC battery operations center
br branch
BRBM battlefield range ballistic missile
Brig. Gen. Brigadier General
BSA brigade support area
BSB brigade support battalion
BSFV Bradley Stinger fighting vehicle
BSMC brigade support medical company
BSN brigade subscriber node
bt boat
btry battery
BVO black vinyl overboots
BVR beyond visual range
BW biological warfare
BW agt biological warfare agent
C2 command and control
C2V command and control vehicle
C3 command, control and communications
C3I command, control, communications and intelligence
C4I command, control, communications, computers and intelligence
C4ISR command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
C5ISR command, control, communications, computers, cyber-defense, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
C6ISR command, control, communications, computers, cyber-defense, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
CA civil affairs
CAAD combined arms for air defense
CAB combat aviation brigade
CAB combined arms battalion
CAC command aviation company
CAC common access card
CAFAD combined arms for air defense
cal caliber
cam camouflage
CAM chemical agent monitor
CANR Canada NORAD Region
CAP combat air patrol
Capt captain
CAR Chief, Army Reserve
CARGRU carrier group
cas casualty
CAS close air support
cas agt casualty agent
CATCC carrier air traffic control center
catk counterattack
cav cavalry
cav sqdn cavalry squadron
CB chemical and biological
CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
CBRN recon plat chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear reconnaissance platoon
CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive
cbt combat
cbt aslt trans hel combat assault transportation helicopter
cbt engr plat combat engineer platoon
cbt orgn combat organization
cbt spt combat support
cbt spt br combat support branch
cbt svc spt combat service support
cbt veh combat vehicle
CBU cluster bomb unit
CBV Combat Breacher Vehicle
CCD camouflage, concealment, and deception
CCD charged coupled device
CCDR Regional Combatant Commander
CDC combat direction center
CDR commander
CDR NORAD NORAD commander
CE chemical energy
CE command element
CE Corps of Engineers
CE; C-E; C/E communications-electronics
CECOM Communications-Electronics Command
CENTCOM US Central Command
CEP circular error probable
CEV combat engineer vehicle
CEWI combat electronic warfare and intelligence
cft craft
CFV cavalry fighting vehicle
CG Coast Guard
CG commanding general
CG guided-missile cruiser
CG phosgene
CH cargo helicopter
char characteristic
CHC Chaplain Corps
chem chemical
CHEMO chemical officer
CHOP Change in Operational Control
CHS combat health support
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CID commander’s integrated display
CinC; CINC Commander-in-Chief
CINCNORAD Commander-in-Chief, NORAD
CIO Chief Information Officer
CITV commander’s independent thermal viewer
CIWS close-in weapon system
CJCS chairman of the joint chiefs of staff
ckt circuit
Cl chlorine
CLU command launch unit
CM court-martial
CM countermobility
CM cruise missile
CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
CMD countermeasure dispenser
cml chemical
cml agt chemical agent
cml atk chemical attack
Cml C Chemical Corps
cml co chemical company
cml wpn chemical weapon
cmpr, cmptr computer
CNI communication, navigation, and identification
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
CNO computer network operation
CNR combat net radio
CO commanding officer
co company
COCOM combatant command
CofS chief of staff
COGARD Coast Guard
co hq company headquarters
COIN counterinsurgency
COL colonel
colm column
COLPRO collective protection
COLT combat observation/lasing team
comd command
comdr commander
comd sec command section
comd veh command vehicle
COMFLTFORCOM Commander, Fleet Forces Command
COMINT communications intelligence
COMLANTFLT Commander, Atlantic Fleet
comm communication (s)
comms communications
COMMCEN communications center
COMMZ communications zone
ComO commissioned officer
comp component
COMPACFLT Commander, Pacific Fleet
COMSEC (101) communications security
COMUSFLTFORCOM Commander, U.S Fleet Forces Command
COMUSNAVCENT Commander, United States Navy, Central Command
con control
con surf control surface
conn control room
CONR Continental US NORAD Region
conrod connecting rod
const construction
CONUS continental United States
COP common operating picture
corr corridor
COS chief of staff
COSCOM corps support command
CP command post
CP concrete-piercing
CPE chemical protective equipment
CPL corporal
CPOF command post of the future
CPT captain
CPU central processing unit
C-RAM counter rocket, artillery and mortar
CRBM close range ballistic missile
CRUDESGRU cruiser-destroyer group
crypto cryptographic
CS combat support
CSG carrier strike group
CSM Command Sergeant Major
CSS combat service support
CSSB combat sustainment support battalion
CSSCS combat service support control system
CSUSA Chief of Staff, US Army
CSUSAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
CTOL conventional take off and landing
CV aircraft carrier
CV command vehicle
CVN aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion)
CVBG Carrier Battle Group
CW chemical warfare
CW continuous wave
CW telegraphy
CW agt chemical warfare agent
CZ combat zone
DA diphenylchlorarsine
DA department of the Army
DAF department of the Air Force
DC diphenylcyanarsine
DC Dental Corps
DC District of Columbia
DCA defensive counterair
DCGS distributed common ground system
DCGS-A distributed common ground system-Army
DCI Director of Central Intelligence
DCO defensive cyberspace operations
DCS/LOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
DCU desert camouflage uniform
DDG guided missile destroyer
DE directed energy
decon decontamination
decon elm decontamination element
def defense; defensive
Def-Aids defensive aids
dept department
desron destroyer squadron
det detachment
DF direction-finding
DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service
dia diameter
DID driver’s integrated display
dir direction
dis distance
DISCOM division support command
dist co distribution company
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DIVEN divisional engineer
DIVENG divisional engineer officer
DIV – IT Institutional Training Division
DIVSURG division surgeon
DIV-TS Training Support Division
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLI Defense Language Institute
DM adamsite
DM designated marksman
DME distance measuring equipment
DMR designated marksman rifle
DN Department of the Navy
DoB date of birth
DOD Department of Defense
DODAC Department of Defense ammunition code
DODIC Department of Defense identification code
DOW died of wounds
DP diphosgene
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munition
DRU direct reporting unit
DS direct support
DS discarding sabot
DSA division support area
DSN Defense Switched Network
dspo disposition
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DTSS digital topographic support system
DU depleted uranium
DVH Double-V-Hull
dvr driver
DZ drop zone
EA electronic attack
EAB echelon above brigade
EAC echelon (s) above corps
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ech echelon
ECM electronic countermeasures
ECS engagement control station
EFIS electronic flight instrument system
EH explosive hazard
EHCC explosive hazard coordination cell
EHF extremely high frequency
EKV exoatmospheric kill vehicle
elct electronic
elec elecrtical
ELINT electronic intelligence
elm element
EM electromagnetic
EM enlisted man (men)
EMCON emission control
EMP electromagnetic pulse
EMS electromagnetic spectrum
empl emplacement
en enemy
eng engine
eng spd engine speed
engr engineer
ENM Enhanced Position Location Reporting System Network Manager
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
EP electronic protection
EPF expeditionary fast transport
EPLRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
EPM electronic protective measures
EPP electric power plant
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
ER extended range
ERA explosive-reactive armor
ES electronic warfare support
ESB expeditionary sea base
ESB expeditionary signal battalion
ESC Electronic Security Command
ESC expeditionary sustainment command
ESD expeditionary transfer dock
ESF Expeditionary Strike Force
ESG Expeditionary Strike Group
ESM electronic warfare support measures
ESV Engineer Squad Vehicle
ET electronic time
EUCOM US European Command
EUSA Eighth US Army, Korea
evac evacuation
EW electronic warfare
EWO electronic warfare officer
exam examination
explo explosion; explosive
FA Field Artillery
FAAD Forward Area Air Defense
FAASV (M992A2) field artillery ammunition supply vehicle
fac facility
FAE fuel-air explosive
FaF fire and forget
FAST Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team
fax facsimile
FBCB2 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below
FC Finance Corps
FCP forward command post
FCS fire control system
FDC fire direction center
FEC fires and effects cell
FEST-A forward engineer support team – advanced
FEST-M forward engineer support team – main
FF frigate
FFAR folding-fin aircraft rocket
FFC Fleet Forces Command
FFE field force engineering
FFG guided missile frigate
FH frequency hopping
FHP force health protection
FHSS frequency hopping spread spectrum
FIST fire support team
FIST-V fire support team vehicle
fld field
FLIR forward-looking infrared
FLOLS Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System
FLOT forward line of own troops
flot flotilla
flt flight
flt con flight control
flt con sur flight control surface
FM (97) frequency modulation; frequency-modulated
FMC field maintenance company
FMF Fleet Marine Force
FMFLANT Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
FMFPAC Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
fmn formation
FMS flight management system
FMT field maintenance team
FO forward observer
FOA field operating agency
F of F field of fire
FORSCOM US Army Forces Command
fps feet per second
frag fragmentation
frd friend (ly)
freq frequency
FS fin-stabilized
FS fire support
FS force sustainment
FS fuselage station
FSB forward support battalion
FSC forward support company
FSE fire support element
FSN federal stock number
FSNCO fire support noncommissioned officer
FSO fire support officer
FSO free-space optics
FSO comm free-space optical communication
FSSG Force Service Support Group
FSV fire support vehicle
ft foot
Ft fort
ftn fortification
ftr fighter
ftr-bmr fighter-bomber
FU fire unit
fus fuselage
FW fixed-wing
fwd forward
G1 (14) personnel section (officer)
G2 (14) intelligence section (officer)
G3 (14) operations (and training) section (officer)
G4 (14) logistics section (officer)
G5 (14) (уст.) civil affairs/military government section (officer); plans section (officer)
G6 Chief Information Office (officer); signal section (officer)
G7 information operations section (officer)
G8 financial management section (officer)
G9 civil affairs operations section (officer)
GA tabun
GAN global area network
GAS gunner’s auxiliary sight
GB sarin
GBI Ground Based Interceptor
GBMD Ground-based Midcourse Defense
GBS global broadcast system
GBU guided bomb unit
GCC geographic combatant commander
GCCS Global Command and Control System
GCCS-A Global Command and Control System-Army
GCCS-M Global Command and Control System-Maritime
GCE ground combat element
GCS guidance and control section
gd guard
GD soman
GE General Electric
gen general
GEO (93) geosynchronous
GEV ground effect vehicle
GIG global information grid
GLCM ground-launched cruise missile
gli glider
GM guided missile
GMD Ground-based Midcourse Defense
GMLA guided missile launch assembly
GMLRS guided MLRS (rocket)
GMLRS-ER guided MLRS extended range (rocket)
gnd ground
gnd cbt ground combat
gnd recon ground reconnaissance
gnr gunner
gp group
GP general purpose
GPMG general purpose machine gun
GPS Global Positioning System
GPWS ground proximity warning system
gr grade
GRF Global Response Force
GS general support
GSR general support reinforcing
GTP ground tactical plan
GVO green vinyl overboots
GZ ground zero
HCLOS high-capacity line-of-site
HD (sulphur) mustard
HDD head-down display
HDSB heavy dry support bridge
HDTV high-definition television
HE high-explosive
HEAT (122) high explosive antitank
HEAT proj (122) high explosive antitank projectile
HEDP high-explosive dual purpose
hel helicopter
HEMAT heavy expanded mobility ammunition trailer
HEMTT heavy expanded mobility tactical truck
HEP high-explosive plastic
HERA high-explosive rocket assisted
HF high frequency
HGV hypersonic glide vehicle
HHB headquarters and headquarters battalion
HHB headquarters and headquarters battery
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment
HHS headquarters, headquarters and service
HHT headquarters and headquarters troop
HIMAD high-to-medium-altitude air defense
HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HMD helmet-mounted display
HMG heavy machine gun
HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
HN nitrogen mustard
horiz horizontal
horiz stblz horizontal stabilizer
HOTAS hands on throttle and stick
how howitzer
HP, hp horsepower
HPK hull protection kit
HQ, hq headquarters
HQ co headquarters company
HQDA headquarters, department of the army
HQ ech headquarters echelon
HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps
HQ USAF Headquarters US Air Force
hr hour
HRC Army Human Resources Command
HSC headquarters support company
HSC Homeland Security Council
HSS health service support
HTA acft heavier-than-air aircraft
HUD head-up display
HUMINT human intelligence
HVAP hypervelocity armor-piercing
HVM hypervelocity missile
HVU high value unit
HW hardware
I2 image intensifier; image intensification
I2R sys imaging infrared system
I2T image intensifier tube
IAC improved armor cab
IBAS improved Bradley acquisition subsystem
IBCT infantry brigade combat team
IC Intelligence Community
IC internal combustion
IC3 Integrated Combat Command and Control digital communications suite
ICAD individual chemical agent detector
ICAW integrated caution, advisory and warning
ICBM intercontinental ballistic missile
ICC integrated circuit chip
ICM improved conventional munition
ICP integrated control panel
ICV infantry carrier vehicle
ID identification document
ident identification
IED improvised explosive device
IFCS improved fire control system
IFF identification friend-or-foe
IFLIR improved forward looking infrared
IFPC indirect fire protection capability
IFV infantry fighting vehicle
IG inspector general
IGB intermediate gearbox
ILMS improved launcher mechanical system
ILS instrument landing system
IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee
IMCOM Army Installation Management Command
IMETS integrated meteorological system
IMINT image [imagery] intelligence
in inch
IN inertial navigation
incd incendiary
inf infantry
info information
ING Inactive National Guard
INR initial nuclear radiation
INS inertial navigation system
INSCOM Army Intelligence and Security Command
instal installation
instl installation
intel intelligence
IO information operation
IOE irregular outer edge
IOS instrumental observation and survey
IPE individual protective equipment
IR infrared
IRBM intermediate-range ballistic missile
IRR Individual Ready Reserve
ISR intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
ITW/AA integrated tactical warning and attack assessment
IVIS inter-vehicular information system
JAG Judge Advocate General
JAGC Judge Advocate General’s Corps
JCC joint command and control ship
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JDAM joint direct attack munition
JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander
JFCOM US Joint Forces Command
JNN joint network node
JS joint staff
JSLIST Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology
JTF joint task force
KE kinetic energy
KE proj kinetic energy projectile
KIA killed in action
kph kilometer per hour
kt knot
KV kill vehicle
L lewisite
LAAB Light Armored Assault Battalion
LAN local area network
LANTFLT Atlantic Fleet
LANTIRN Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night
LAR launch acceptance region
laser light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LAV Light Armored Vehicle
lb pound
LBP length between perpendiculars
LCAC landing craft, air cushion
LCC amphibious command ship
LCE logistics combat element
lchr launcher
LCS littoral combat ship
LCU landing craft, utility
LDGP low-drag general purpose
ldr leader
LDS light decontamination system
LF landing force
LG landing gear
LGB laser-guided bomb
LHA amphibious assault ship (general purpose)
LHD amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose)
LIDAR light radar
LJDAM laser joint direct attack munition
LLM launcher-loader module
LMG light machine gun
LNO liaison officer
LOA length overall
LOC line (s) of communication
loc location
log logistic; logistical
LOGGRU (combat) logistics group
LORAN long range navigation
LOS line-of-site
LPC launch pod container
LPD amphibious transport dock
LRBM long-range ballistic missile
LRF laser rangefinder
LRR long range rocket
LS launching station
LSD dock landing ship
LTA acft lighter-than-air aircaft
LTC lieutenant colonel
Lt. Col lieutenant colonel
LTG lieutenant general
LW light weapons
LWL length on load waterline
LWR laser warning receiver
LZ landing zone
M mobility
MAC Military Airlift Command
MACOM major command
MAGTF Marine Air Ground Task Force
maint maintenance
maint sec maintenance section
maint spt maintenance support
MAJ major
MAJCOM major command
MANPADS man-portable air defense system
MARCORLOGCOM Marine Corps Logistics Command
MARDIV Marine Division
MARFOR Marine Corps Forces
MARFORCOM Marine Forces Command
MARFORLANT Marine Forces Atlantic
MARFORPAC Marine Forces Pacific
MARFORRES Marine Forces Reserve
MARSOC Marine Special Operations Command
MaRV maneuverable re-entry vehicle
maser microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
MASINT measurement and signature intelligence
M-ATV MRAP all-terrain vehicle
MAW Marine Aircraft Wing
max maximum
mbl mobile
mbr member
MBT main ballast tank
MBT main battle tank
MC Marine Corps
MC Medical Corps
MC mortar carrier
MCCDC Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCB mine-clearing blade
MCB movement control battalion
MCDU multifunction control display unit
MCG mobile command group
MCICOM Marine Corps Installations Command
MCM mine countermeasures ship
mcmron mine countermeasures squadron
MCP main command post
MCP multichannel plate
MCR mine-clearing roller
MCRD Marine Corps Recruit Depot
MCS maneuver control system
MCSC Marine Corps Systems Command
MCSF MC Security Forces
MCT movement control team
M-day sol man-day soldier
MDR medium data rate
MDW Military District of Washington
MEB maneuver enhancement brigade
MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade
mech mechanized
mech inf mechanized infantry
mech inf bn mechanized infantry battalion
mech inf co mechanized infantry company
mech inf div mechanized infantry division
med medical
MEDCOM US Army Medical Command
medevac medical evacuation
med spt medical support
MEF Marine Expeditionary Force
MEHEL mobile expeditionary high energy laser
met meteorological
MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEV Medical Evacuation Vehicle
MFD multifunction display
MFE maneuver, fires, and effects (branch)
mfld minefield
MFOM MLRS family of munitions
MFSB multi-finctional support brigade
MG, mg machine gun
MG major general
MGB main gearbox
MGB medium girder bridge
MGS mobile gun system
MHC mine hunter, coastal
MHTK miniature hit-to-kill projectile
MHz MegaHertz
mi mile
MI Military Intelligence
MIA missing in action
mic microphone
MICLIC mine-clearing line charge
MICO military intelligence company
mil military
MILDEC military deception
mil ops military operations
MILSATCOM military satellite communications
Milstar military strategic and tactical relay
min minimum
MIRV multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle
misc miscellaneous
MLC military load classification
MLG Marine Logistics Group
MLRS (67) multiple launch rocket system
MLS microwave landing system
MMG medium machine gun
MML multi-mission launcher
mnvr, mvr maneuver
mob mobile
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
mort mortar
mort sec mortar section
MOS military occupational specialty
MP military police
MPC Military Police Corps
MPF maritime prepositioning force
mph miles per hour
MR main rotor
MRAP mine resistant ambush protected
MRBM medium-range ballistic missile
MRE meals ready to eat
MSB main support battalion
MSC Medical Service Corps
MSC Military Sealift Command
msec millisecond
MSG Marine Security Guard
msg message
msgr messenger
M-SHORAD Maneuver SHORAD
MSL maneuver SHORAD launcher
msl missile
msl whd missile warhead
msn mission
MSR main supply route
MST maintenance support team
MT mechanical time
MTF military treatment facility
MTLR moving target locating radar
MTMC US Army Military Traffic Management Command
mtr motor
MULO Multipurpose Rain/Snow/CB Overboots
mvmt movement
mvr maneuver
mvr bn maneuver battalion
mvr elm maneuver element
MWR missile warning receiver
NAF numbered air force
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
navaid navigation aid
NAVSTAR (360) Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging
NBC nuclear, biological and chemical
NBCRV Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle
NCA National Command Authority
NCO noncommissioned officer
NCO Network-Centric operations
NCW Network-Centric Warfare; Netcentric Warfare
ND Navy Department
NDO nuclear deterrence operations
NDU National Defense University
nec necessary
NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
NERA non-energetic reactive armor
NETCOM Army Network Enterprise Technology Command
NETF naval expeditionary task force
NG National Guard
NGB National Guard Bureau
NIC network interface controller
NIIN national item identification number
NIR near-infrared
NMAWC Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command
NMD national missile defense
NOD night optical/observation device
noncom noncommissioned officer
nonnuc nonnuclear
NORAD North American Aerospace Defense
NOTAR no tail rotor
NSC National Security Council
NSFS naval surface fire support
NSN national stock number; NATO stock number
NSW Naval Special Warfare
NTDR Near-Term Digital Radio
nuc nuclear
nuc atk nuclear attack
nuc wpn nuclear weapon
NVD night vision device
NVG night vision goggles
nw network
NxRA non-explosive reactive armor
obj objective
obs obstacle
obsn observation
obsn hel observation helicopter
OCA offensive counterair
OCAR Office of the Chief, Army Reserve
OCE Office of the Chief of Engineers
OCO offensive cyberspace operations
OCP operational camouflage pattern
OCS officer candidate school
OCSA Office of the Chief of Staff, US Army
OD officer of the day
OD olive drab
OF Operating Force (s)
off officer
OOD officer of the deck
op operation
OP observation post
OPCON operational control
opn operation
opns scty operations security
OPSEC operations security
ord ordnance
Ord C Ordnance Corps
orgn organization
OS operations support (branch)
OSA Office of the Secretary of the Army
OSB option selection button
OSD office of the Secretary of Defense
PA Public Affairs
PAC personnel and administration center
PAC-3 Patriot Advanced Capability-3
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
PACFLT Pacific Fleet
PACOM US Pacific Command
PADS position and azimuth determining system
pantel panoramic telescope
PAO Public Affairs Officer
PATRIOT Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target
PB patrol boat
PBR river patrol craft
PC coastal patrol craft
pcht parachute
PD point-detonating
PDW personal defense weapon
perm permanent
pers personnel
PFD primary flight display
PIBD point-initiating base-detonating
PGM precision guided munitions
PGRV precision-guided re-entry vehicle
PHIBGRU amphibious group
phibron amphibious squadron
PIBD point-initiating base-detonating
PJ pararescueman
plat platoon
plat ldr platoon leader
plat sgt platoon sergeant
PLS palletized load system
plt pilot
PMFD primary multifunction display
PO petty officer
POC platoon operations center
POL petroleum, oil and lubricants
pos position
POSNAV inertial position navigation system
POST passive optical seeker technique
POTUS President of the United States
POW prisoner of war
PR personnel recovery
prep preparation
pri-fly primary flight control
prim primary
prim msn primary mission
prin principal
proj projectile
prop propeller
prox proximity
PS chloropicrin
psi pound per square inch
psn position
PSYOP Psychological Operations
pt point
PT physical training
pvt private
PW prisoner of war
PZ pickup zone
QMC Quartermaster Corps
R reinforcing
RA reactive armor
RA Regular Army
RA rocket assisted
racon radar beacon
radn radiation
RAM radar-absorbent material
RAP rocket assisted projectile
RAS rail adapter system
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RC reserve component
RCIED radio controlled improvised explosive device
rct recruit
rcvr receiver
rd round
rd/min rounds per minute
rdo radio
rdr radar
recon reconnaissance
reg regular
regt regiment
rel release
res reserve
resp responsibility; responsible
RF radio frequency
rfl refuel, refuelling
RH rhesus
RHA rolled homogeneous armor
RHAe rolled homogeneous armor equivalent
RHIB rigid hull inflatable boat
RISTA reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
rkt rocket
RMA revolution in military affairs
RMP reprogrammable processor
RN Royal Navy
ROTC reserve officer training corps
ROV remotely operated vehicle
ROZ restricted operations zone
RP release point
rpm rotations per minute; rounds per minute
rr rear
RRC Regional Readiness Command
RRG Regional Readiness Group
RRPR reduced-range practice rocket
RS radar set
RSO Regional Security Officer
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition
rt route
RT radiotelephony
RTT Recapture Tactics Team
RV re-entry vehicle
RV reconnaissance vehicle
RW rotary-wing
RWR radar warning receiver
S survivability
S1 (14) personnel officer
S1 (14) personnel section
S2 (14) intelligence section
S2 (14) intelligence officer
S3 (14) operations and training officer
S3 (14) operations and training section
S4 (14) logistics section
S4 (14) logistics officer; supply officer
S6 (14) signal officer; brigade communications officer
S6 (14) signal section
S7 (14) information operations officer
S7 (14) information operations section
S9 (14) civil affairs operations officer
S9 (14) civil affairs operations section
SA Secretary of the Army
SA situational awareness
SA small arms
SAC Strategic Air Command
SAF Secretary of the Air Force
SAG surface action group
SAM surface-to-air missile
SAP semiarmor piercing
SAR search and rescue
sat satellite
SatCom satellite communications
SATCOM satellite communications
SAW squad automatic weapon
SBCT Stryker brigade combat team
SCATMINE scatterable mine
scd scheduled
sct scout
sct hel scout helicopter
sct plat scout platoon
scty security
SD situation display
SDDC US Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
sec second
sec section
secd secondary
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SECNAV Secretary of the Navy
secy secretary
SF Special Forces
SF sustained fire
SFW sensor fused weapon
SG smoke generator
sgt sergeant
SHORAD short-range air defense
shp shaft horse power
sig signal
SigC Signal Corps
SIGCEN, sigcen signal center
SIGINT signals intelligence
SINCGARS single channel ground and airborne radio system
SISCO signal, intelligence and sustainment company
sit situation
SJA staff judge advocate
SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile
SLCM sea-launched cruise missile
SLERA self-limiting explosive reactive armor
SMART-T secure mobile anti-jam reliable tactical terminal
SMDC US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
SMFD secondary multifunction display
smg submachine gun
SN service number
SN secretary of the Navy
snd sound
SOA separate operating agency
SOCOM US Special Operations Command
sol soldier
sonar sound navigation and ranging
SOP standing operating procedure
SOUTHCOM US Southern Command
SP self-propelled
sp special, specialist
SP start point
SPACECOM US Space Command
SPC specialist (звание)
SPCE survey, planning and coordination element
spd speed
spec specification
SPIRIT special purpose integrated remote intelligence terminal
SPMAGTF Special Purpose Marine Air/Ground Task Force
SPO support operations officer
spt support
SQ superquick
sqd squad
sqdn squadron
SRAT Stryker reactive armor tile
SRBM short-range ballistic missile
SS spin-stabilized
SSA staff-support agency
SSA supply storage activity
SSBN (fleet) ballistic missile submarine (nuclear propulsion)
SSGN guided missile submarine (nuclear propulsion)
SSM surface-to-surface missile
SSN attack submarine (nuclear propulsion)
SSN social security number
SSR secondary surveillance radar
sta station
stblz stabilizer
std standard
str strength
strat strategic
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
STSS Space Tracking and Surveillance System
sub submarine
SUBGRU submarine group
subor subordinate
subron submarine squadron
sup supply
SUPCOM support command
sups supplies
sur surface
survl surveillance
sust bde sustainment brigade
SUW surface warfare
svc service
svc ammo service ammunition
SVML standard vehicle missile launcher
SW software
sys system
T time
T towed
T&E traversing and elevating
TA target acquisition
TA theater army
TAB target acquisition battery
TAC Tactical Air Command
tac tactical
TACAN tactical air navigation
TAC CP tactical command post
TACP tactical air control party
TAIS tactical airspace integration system
TASM tactical air-to-surface missile
TBM tactical ballistic missile
TBM theatre ballistic missile
TC tank commander
TC Transportation Corps
TCAS traffic alert and collision avoidance system
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
TE Task Element
TEC theater engineer command
tech technical
tel telephone
telecomm telecommunications
TERCOM terrain contour matching
TF task force
tfc traffic
TFR terrain following radar
TG task group
tg telegraph
TGB tail gearbox
tgt target
THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
THAAD Theater High Altitude Area Defense
TI tactical internet
TIS thermal imaging system
tj trajectory
tk tank
tk bn tank battalion
tm team
TMD theater missile defense
TN thermonuclear
tng training
TNT trinitrotoluene
TO theater of operations
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table of organization and equipment
TOM target object map
torp torpedo
TOW tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided
TOW msl tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile
TPU Troop Program Unit
TR tail rotor
TRADOC US Army Training and Doctrine Command
traj trajectory
trans transport; transportation
TRANSCOM US Transportation Command
trans hel transportation helicopter
trk truck
trp troop
trp hq troop headquarters
TSC theater sustainment command
TT teletypewriter
TU task unit
TUAS tactical unmanned aircraft system
TV television
TVM track-via-missile
TYCOM type command
UAS unmanned aerial system
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UCC unified combatant command
UFD up-front display
UH utility helicopter
UHF ultra high frequency
UMCP unit maintenance collection point
UNREP underway replenishment
USA United States Army
USACAPOC US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
USACE US Army Corps of Engineers
USACIDC US Army Criminal Investigation Command
USAF United States Air Force
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
USAFMCOM US Army Financial Management Command
USAFRICOM US Africa Command
USAHRC U.S. Army Human Resources Command
USAMC U.S. Army Materiel Command
USAMEDCOM U.S. Army Medical Command
USAR US Army Reserve
USARAF US Army, Africa
USARCENT US Army, Central
USAREC US Army Recruiting Command
USAREUR US Army, Europe
USARPAC US Army, Pacific
USARC US Army Reserve Command
USARSO US Army, South
USASC US Army Acquisition Support Center
USASMDC US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
USASOC US Army Special Operations Command
USATRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
USAWC US Army War College
USCENTCOM US Central Command
USCG US Coast Guard
USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command
USCYBERCOM US Cyber Command
USEUCOM US European Command
USFFC US Fleet Forces Command
USINDOPACOM US Indo-Pacific Command
USMA United States Military Academy
USMC United States Marine Corps
USMCR US Marine Forces Reserve
USN United States Navy
USNA US Naval Academy
USNORTHCOM US Northern Command
USS United States ship
USSOCOM US Special Operations Command
USSOUTHCOM US Southern Command
USSPACECOM US Space Command
USSTRATCOM US Strategic Command
USTRANSCOM US Transportation Command
USW undersea warfare
UV ultraviolet
UW opns unconventional warfare operations
VC Veterinary Corps
VC vehicle commander
veh vehicle
vent ventilation
vert vertical
vert stblz vertical stabilizer
ves vessel
VHF very high frequency
vis visual
VLS vertical launch system
VMS vehicle management system
VOR VHF omnirange
V/STOL vertical/short takeoff and landing
VT variable time
VTC video teleconference
VX VX agent
WAN wide area network
WARM wartime reserve mode
WCC weapon control computer
whd warhead
68w 68 whiskey
91w 91 whiskey
WIA wounded in action
WIG wing-in-ground-effect
WISE wing-in-surface-effect
WL waterline
WLR weapon locating radar
WLRS counterfire weapon locating radar station
WMD weapons of mass destruction
WO warrant officer
wpn weapon
wpn sys weapon system
WWI world war I
WWII world war II
xmission transmission
xmit transmit
xmitter transmitter
xmitting transmitting
xmsn transmission
XO executive officer
ZI zone of interior