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A- Army, Amperes, Area, Antenna
AA- Approving Authority, Anti-Aircraft
AA- Achieved Availability
A/A- Air to Air
AAA- Anti-Aircraft Artillery; Allocations, Assessments, and Analysis; Awaiting Aircraft Availability; Army Audit Agency; Arrival and Assembly Area
AAAM- Advanced Air-To-Air Missile
AAAS- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Simulator
AAB- Aviation Armament Bulletin
AABFS- Amphibious Assault Bulk Fuel System
AAC- Aviation Armament Change
AACG- Arrival Airfield Control Group
AACTS- Automatic Anechoic Chamber Test System
AADARS- Afloat Automated Data Acquisition and Retrieval System
AADC- All Applications Digital Computer
AAE- Aerospace Ancillary Equipment; Aircraft Armament Equipment
AA&E- Arms, Ammunition and Explosives
AAFIS- Advanced Avionics Fault Isolation System
AAI- American Armament, Inc.
AAL- Acquisition After Launch; Additional Authorization List; Authorized Allowance List
AALW- Assembled Air Launched Weapon
AAM- Air-to-Air Missile; Automated Acquisition Module
AAMO- Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Officer
AAOE- Arrival and Assembly Operation Elements
AAOG- Arrival and Assembly Operations Group
AAP-Allied Administrative Publications; Allowance Appendix Pages
AAR- Aircraft Accident Report
AARM- Advanced Anti-Radiation Missile
AAS- Automated Accounting System
AASP- Airfield Ammunition Supply Point
AATS- Armament Auxiliaries Test Set
AAURTS- AMRAAM AUR Test Set
AAV- Airborne Assault Vehicle; Amphibious Assault Vehicle
AAVI- AMRAAM Air Vehicle- Instrumented
AAW- Anti-Air Warfare
AAWC- Anti-Air Warfare Commander/Center
AAWS- Automatic Attack Warning System; Anti-Air Warfare System; Airborne Adverse Weather Weapons System
AB- Aviation Boatswain (mate); Afterburner; Air Base
ABATE- Analog Based Automatic Test Equipment
ABC- Advanced Base Components
ABCAIRSTD- ABC Air Standardization Agreement
ABCD- Advanced Base Construction Depot
ABCL- As-Built Configuration List
ABF- Annular Blast Fragmentation; Advanced Bomb Family
ABFC- Advance Base Functional Components
ABFRL- Advanced Base Facilities Requirements List
ABIOL- Advanced Base Initial Outfitting List
ABISL- Advanced Base Initial Support List
ABL- Allegheny Ballistics Lab; Allocated Base Line, Armored Box Launcher
ABLE- Acquisition Based on Logistics Effects; Advanced Base Logistics Envelope
ABM- Anti-Ballistic Missile; Advance Bill of Materials
ABO- Aviators Breathing Oxygen; Air Base Order
ABSLA- Approved Basic Stock Level Allowance
AC- Alternating Current; Aircraft; Air Controller; Air Traffic Control; Aircrew; Active Component; Associate Contractor
A-C, A/C- Aircraft; Account
ACA- Automatic Collision Avoidance
ACAT- Acquisition Category
ACB- Aircrew System Bulletin
ACC- Aircraft Controlling Custodian
ACCB- Aircraft Configuration Control Board
ACCESS-Afloat Consumption, Cost and Effective Surveillance System
ACCS- Army Command and Control System; Automated Calibration and Checkout System
ACCUM- Accumulated
ACD- Aircraft Change Directive
ACDS- Advanced Combat Direction System
ACDUTRA- Active Duty for Training
ACE- Aircraft Condition Evaluation; AMRAAM Captive-Carry Equipment; Acceptance Checkout Equipment; Aviation Combat Element
ACES- Arrow Continuation Experiments (Israel interceptor missile program)
ACGIH- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ACFT- Aircraft
ACHC- Aircraft Handling Crew
ACHO- Aircraft Handling Officer
ACI- Allocated Configuration Identification
ACIB- Air Characteristics Improvement Board
ACIMD- Advanced Concept Intercept Missile Demonstration
ACL- Aircraft Circular Letter
ACLS- Automated Control and Landing System
ACM- Air Combat Maneuver; Anti-Cruise Missile; Advanced Cluster Munitions; Advanced Missile Cruise
ACMM- Air Combat Maneuver Mode
ACMI- Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation
ACMR- Air Combat Maneuvering Range
ACN- Advance Change Notice; Activity Control Number
ACNO- Assistant Chief of Naval Operations
ACO- Administrative Contracting Office; Airfield Coordination Officer; Amphibious Contruction Battalion
ACOMTRAK- Aircraft Composition Tracking (system)
ACP- Allied communications Publications; Area Coordinating Paper
ACQ- Acquisition
ACR- Allowance Change Request
ACRA- Airlift Concepts and Requirement Agency
ACRC- Area Calibration and Repair Center
ACS- Aviation Capable Ship, Assistant Chief of Staff
ACSM- Advanced Conventional Standoff Missile
ACSN- Advance Change Study Notice
ACT- Action; Action Taken; Actual Instrument Time
ACTS- Advanced Communications and Technology Satellite
ACU- Assault Craft Unit
AD- Advanced Development; Air Data; Destroyer Tender; Armament Division
ADA- DOD Computer Programming Language; Automatic Data Acquistion
ADAMS- Attribute Data Management System
ADAPS- Automatic Display and Plotting System
ADAPT-Analog-Digital Automatic Program Tester
ADATS- Anti-Tank Air Defense System; Air Defense Anti-Aircraft Tracking System
ADB- Aircraft Discrepancy Book
AD&C- Ammunition Distribution and control
ADC- Air Data Computer; Air Defense Command; Aircraft Directives Configuration; Analog to Digital Converter
ADCAP- Acquisition Deficiency Corrective Action Program, Advanced Capability
ADCN- Advance Design Change Notice
ADCON- Advise All Concerned; Administrative Control
ADDS- Army Data Distribution System
ADEPT- Analysis-Based Data Exchange for Publication and Training
ADF- Automatic Direction Finder; Air Defense Fighter; Acquisition Data Form
ADFS- Automated Data Filing System
ADI- Attitude Direction Indicator; Air Defense Initiative
ADIMS- Ammunition Disposal Information Management System
ADIZ- Air Defense Identification Zone
ADJ- Adjustment
ADL- Authorized Data List; Automated Data List; Ammunition Data List; Air Datum Line
ADM- Administrative Lead Time; Advanced Development Model
ADMAPS- Automated Document Management and Publishing System
ADMIN- Administrative
ADMRL- Application Data Material Readiness List
ADMSG- Advise by Message
ADO- Advance Development Objective
ADP- Automatic Data Processing; AMRAAM Data Processor; Acceptance Data Package; Advanced Development Proposal
ADPA- American Defense Preparedness Association
ADPC- Automatic Data Processing Center
ADPCM- Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADPE- Automatic Data Processing Equipment
ADPEC- Automatic Data Processing Equipment Code
ADPM- Automatic Data Processing Machine
ADPMU- Automatic Data Processing Maintenance Unit
ADPO- Advanced Development Project Officer
ADPOU- Automatic Data Processing Operations Unit
ADPS- Automatic Data Processing System
ADR- Aircraft Discrepancy Report; Applied Data Research
ADS- Address Directory System; Automatic Data System
ADSHIPDA- Advise Shipping Data
ADT- Administrative Delay Time; Automatic Detection and Tracking
ADTAC- Air Defense Tactical Air Command
ADTAXE- Advise Action Taken
ADTS- Automated Deliverable Tracking System
ADU- Adapter Unit; Azimuth Display Unit
ADVANCE- Army Data Validation and Netting Capability Establishment
ADVCAP- Advanced Capability
ADVON- Advanced Echelon
A&E- Architectural/Engineering; Ammunition and Explosives
AE- Ammunition Ship; Aviation Electrician; Assault Echelon; Active Emitter; Age Exploration
AEA- Acquisition Engineering Agent
AEC- Atomic Energy Commission; Architure Engineering Construction; Armament Equipment Change
AECL- Aircraft and Equipment Configuration List
AED- Automated Engineering Design; Active Emitter Decoy
AEDA- Ammunition Explosives and Dangerous Articles
AEGIS- Automatic Electronic Guided Intercept System
AEL- Allowance Equipage List
AEMS- Aircraft Engine Management System
AEP- Allied Equipment Publications
AFPI- Air Force Procurement Instruction
AEPS- Aircrew Escape Propulsion System
AER- Alteration Equivalent to Repair
AERO- Automatic Engineering Readout; Aeronautical Equipment Reference Ordinal
AERPA- Advanced Equipment Repair Program
AESF- AMRAAM Engineering Support Office
AESO- Aircraft Environmental Support Office
AESR- Aeronautical Equipment Service Record
AESS-Aircraft Electrical Servicing Station
AETAS- Active Emitter Target Auxiliary System
AETSP- Active Emitter Threat Simulation Program
AEW- Airborne Early Warning; Airborne Electronic Warfare
AEWTS- Advanced Electronic Warfare Test Set
AF- Air Force; Audio Frequency; Stores Ship
A/F- Arm/Fire
AFAD- Air Force Acquisition
AFALC- Air Force Acquisition Logistic Center
AFAO- Approved Force Acquisition Objective
AFB- Approved Force Acquisition Objective
AFB- Airframe Bulletin; Air Force Base
AFC- Airframe Change
AFCMC- Air Force Contract Maintenance Center
AFCS- Automatic Flight Control System
AFCOLA- Air Force Coordinated Office for Logistics Analysis
AFCOLR- Air Force Coordinating Committee for Logistics Research
AFCOS- Armed Forces Courier Service
AFD- Arm/Fire Device
AFEMMIS- Air Force Equipment Management Information System
AFFF- Aqueous Film Forming Foam
AFFTC- Air Force Flight Test Center
AFIMMSS- Air Force Information Maintenance Manufacturing Support System
AFIMS- Air Force Information Management System
AFISA- USAF Intelligence Service
AFIT- Air Force Institute of Technology
AFLC- Air Force Logistics Command
AFLCR- Air Force Logistics Command Regulation
AFM- Aviation Fleet Maintenance; Air Force Manual
AFMETCALP-Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program
AFOG- Airfield Operation Group
AFOTEC- Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
AFP- Approval for Full Production; Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFPCH- Army Force Planning Cost Handbook
AFPE- Air Force Preliminary Evaluation
AFPI- Air Force Procurement Instruction
AFPR- Air Force Plant Representative
AFPRO- Air Force Plant Representative's Office
AFQT- Armed Forces Qualification Test
AFR- Aircraft Flight Record; Air Force Regulation
AFREP- Aviation Supply Office Field Representative
AFRS- Automatic Flight Reference System
AFS- Combat Stores Ship
AFSC- Air Force Systems Command; Air Force Specialty Code
AFSCM- Air Force Systems Command Manual
AFSK- Audio Frequency Shift Keying
AFSWP- Armed Forces Special Weapon Project
AFTA- Avionics Fault Tree Analysis
AFTEC- Air Force Test and Evaluation Center
AFTO- Air Force Technical Order
AFTOMS- Air Force Technical Order Management System (formerly ATOS)
AFTP- AMRAAM Flight Test Plan
AFTPWG- AMRAAM Flight Test Plan Working Group
AFTS- Airborne Flight Termination System
AFTU- Airborne Flight Termination Unit
AFV- Armored Family of Vehicles
AFWTF- Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility
AG- Arresting Gear; Angle Gate
AGC- Automatic Gain Control
AGDS- Deep Submergence Support Ship
AGE- Aerospace Ground Equipment; Angle Gate Enable
AGERD- Aerospace Ground Equipment Requirement Document
AGES- Air-to-Ground Engagement System
AGFCS- Automatic Gunfire Control System
AGI- Auxiliary Gathering Intelligence
AGL- Above Ground Level
AGM- Air to Ground Missile; Missile Range Instrumentation Ships, Air Surface Attack Missile
AGM-88A- Air to Ground Missile 88A
AGMC- Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center
AGOR- Oceanographic Research Ship
AGP- Aircraft Gun Pod
AGS- Aircraft Generation Squadron, Surveying Ship
AHIP- Army Helicopter Improvement Program
AHRS- Attitude Heading Reference System
AI- Airborne Intercept; Artificial Intelligence; Airspeed Indicator; Action Item
AIA- Aerospace Industries Association Autopilot Integral Antenna
AIAA- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAAM- Advanced Intercept Air to Air Missile (Phoenix Follow-On)
AIC- Allowance Item Code; Air Intercept Controller; Activity Identification Code
AICUZ- Air Installations Compatible Use Zone
AIG- Address Indicator Group
AII- Automated Item Identification
AIIM- Association of Information and Image Management
AIK- Assistance In Kind
A/I/M- Accident/ Incident/ Malfunction
AILC- AMRAAM International Licensing Company
AILS- Automated Integrated Logistic System
AIM- Air Intercept Aerial Missile; Authoring of Instructional Material; Airmen Information Manual; Air Launched, Aerial Intercept, Guided Missile
AIMD- Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
AIMI- Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Improvement Program
AIMS- Airborne Inert Missile Simulator; Aircraft In-flight Monitoring System; Navy ATC Radar Beacon System Identification, Friend or Foe MK XII System
AIMSO- Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Support Office
AIMT- Artificial Intelligence- Based Maintenance Tutor
AIP- Ammunition Issue Point
AIPS- Advanced Integrated Propulsion System
AIR- Aviation Item Reports; Aircraft Incident Report; Aircraft Inventory Record; Aerospace Information Report
AIRLANT- Commander, Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
AIRPAC- Commander, Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
AIS- Automated Information System; Avionics Intermediate Shop; Airborne Instrumentation Station; Aircraft Instrumentation Subsystem
AISF- Avionics Integrated Support Facility
AIT- Advanced Infantry Training; Advanced Individual Training
AITI- Automated Interchange of Technical Information
AIU- Airborne Instrumentation Unit
AIWS- Advanced Interdiction Weapon System
AKR- Vehicle Cargo Ship
AL- Acquisition Logistician
ALADIM- Air Base Local Area Digital Network
AMFSO- (Launch) Area Support Ship Missile Flight Safety Officer
AMH- Aviation Structural Mechanic
AMHAZ- Ammunition & Hazardous Material Handling
AMIS- Acquisition Management Information System; Advanced Management Information System; Automated Maintenance Information System
AMM- Anti-Missile Missile
AMMH- Annual Maintenance Man-Hours
AMMRL- Aircraft Maintenance Material Readiness List
AMO- Aircraft Material office (Norfolk, San Diego); Aircraft Maintenance Officer
AMP- Analytical Maintenance Program; Ampere; Avionics Modernization Program; Acquisition Management Plan
AMPHIB- Amphibious
AMPS- Airborne Meteorological Pod System
AMR- Aircraft Maintenance Radio; Advanced Material Request
AMRAAM- Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile (AIM-120)
AMRF- Automated Manufacturing Research Facility
AMRIU- Advanced Missile Remote Interface Unit
AMS- Air Missile System; Automated Management Support; Aerospace Material Specification; Automated Maintenance System (C-5 Aircraft); Aviation Structural Mechanic Structures
AMSC- Acquisition Method Suffix Code; Acquisition Management System Control; Aircraft Structural Mechanic
AMSDL- Acquisition Management System and Data Requirement Control List
AMSE- Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment
AMSL- Acquisition Management System List
AMSU- Aeronautical Material Screening Unit; Aircraft Maintenance Support Unit
AMU- Aviation Monitoring Unit
AN- Air Force - Navy (Standard or Specification); Army-Navy (Standard)
ANA- Association of Naval Aviation
ANC- Analysis Console
(A/N)- Alpha-Numeric Designator
AN/AWG- Army-Navy/Air Weapons Guidance
AND- Air Force-Navy Design or Army-Navy Design
AN/DSM- Army-Navy/Display System Multipurpose
ANG- Air National Guard
A-NORS- Anticipated - Not Operational Ready Supply
ANOVA- Analysis of Variance
ANSI- American National Standards Institute
ANZUS- Australia-New Zealand-United States Treaty
AO- Aviation Ordnance; Fleet Oiler; Action Officer, Oiler Sailor
AOA- Angle of Attack; Airborne optical Adjunct; Amphibious Objective Area; Aviation Ordnance Association
AOC- Auxiliary Output Chips; Aviation Ordnance Chief
AOCP- Aircraft Out of Commission for Parts (see Nors)
AOD- Age of Data; As of Date
AODE- Age of Data Ephemeris
AOE- Fast Combat Support Ships; Multi-purpose Stores Ships
AOG- Gasoline Tanker
AOH- Awaiting Overhaul
AOI- Area of Interest
AOJ- Angle of Jam
AOL- All Operator Letter
AOO- Aviation Ordnance Officer
AOOCP- Aviation Ordnance Officer Career Progression (Course)
AOQL- Average Outgoing Quality Limit
AOR- Auxiliary Oiler Ship; Allowance Overrides; Replenishment Oiler; Area of Responsibility
AOS- Acquisition of Signal
AOT- Active on Target; Acquisition On Target, Tanker Ship
AOTD- Active Optical Target Detector
AOWS- Aircraft Overhaul Work Stoppage
AP- Acquisition Plan; Anti-personnel; Armor Piercing
APA- Appropriation Purchase(s)/(ing) Account; Antenna Processor Assembly
APADE- Automation of Procurement and Accounting Data Entry
APAN- Anti-Personal/Anti-Material
APC- Approach Power Control; Approach Control; Accelerated Provision Concepts; Assistant Project Coordinator; Armored Personnel Carrier; Air Project Coordinator, Air Program Coordinator
APD- Advanced Planning Document
APDF- Aircraft Program Data File
APDS- Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot
API- Armor Piercing Incendiary
APICS- American Production and Inventory Control Society
APL- Allowance Parts List
APL/JHU- Applied Physics Lab, John Hopkins Univ.
APM-L- Assistant Program Manager-Logistics
APM (L)- Assistant Program Manager-Logistics
APML- Assistant Program Manager for Logistics
APMSE- Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering
APMT&E- Assistant Program Manager for Test & Evaluation
APN- Aircraft Procurement, Navy
APO- Acquisition Program Office
APOES- Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System
APOD- Aerial Port of Debarkation
APOE- Aerial Port of Embarkation
APP- Advance Procurement Plan
APPL- Application Rate
APPN- Appropriation
APPS- Automated Publications Production System (Army) Automated Publications Preparation System
APR- Agency Procurement Request
APRB- Acquisition Program Review Board
APREP- AMRAAM Productibility Enhancement Program
APS- Auxiliary Power Supply
APT- Automated Programming of Tools, Armor Piercing Tracer
APTS- Advanced Programmable Test Set
APU- Autopilot Unit; Auxiliary Power Unit
APUS- Automated Publications Update System
AOM- Air Launched Target Drone
AOS- Air Launched Sonar Surveillance System
AQ- Aviation Fire Control Tech
AQL- Acceptable Quality Level
AQM-37C- High Altitude, High Speed Target
AR- Assembled Round; Aeronautical Requirement; Army Regulation; As Required; Repair Ship, Anti-radiation Missile
A/R- Arrests/RAST
ARA- Attitude Reference Assembly; Aircraft Replaceable Assembly; Assigned Responsible Agency
ARABS- Active Radar Augmenter Beacon System
AP-ADMAC- U.S. Army Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center
ARAR- Applicable and relevant or appropriate requirements
ARB- Acquisition Review Board; Aircraft Recovery Bulletin
ARBUT- Automatic Resupply and Buildup Time
ARC- Atlantic Research Corp.; Acquisition Review Council, Ames Research Center; Accessory Record Card; Acquisition Review Committee; Cable Repairing Board
ARD- Acceptance Requirement Document
ARDS- Advanced Range Data System
AREC- Air Element Coordinator
ARIA- Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft
ARL- Average Run Length
ARM- Anti-Radiation Missile; Automated Requisition Module
ARM-88A- Air Training Missile 88A
ARMMS- Automated Reliability Maintainability Measurement System
ARMS- Aircraft Resources Management System
ARN- Additional Reference Number
ARO- After Receipt of Order; Asset Readiness objective
ARP- Analytical Rework Program; Aerospace Recommended Practice
ARPA- Advanced Research Projects Agency; Archaeological Resources Protection Act
ARPANET- Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ARPN- Aircraft and Related Procurement, Navy
ARR- Allocated Requirements Review; Allowance Requirements Register
ARRCOM- Armament Readiness Command (Army)
ARS- Analysis and Reporting System (formerly PMS); Salvage Ship; Aerial Refueling System
ARSR- Automatic Range Surveillance System Radar
ARSSS- Automated Ready Supply Stores System
ARTS- Automated Remote Tracking Station (AF)
AS- Approved Source; Submarine Tender; Analysis System; Aerospace Standard; Anti-Spoofing; Aviation Support Equipment Technician
ASA- American Standard Association; Aspect Angle
ASAC- Antisubmarine Air Controller
ASAP- As Soon As Possible; Army Streamlined Acquisition Process
ASAPR- Accelerated Strike Aircraft Program Requirements
ASAR- Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile; Air Search Acquisition Radar
ASAT- Anti-Satellite
ASBCOS- Assembly Cost
ASBISS- Assembly Storage Space
ASWT- Assembly Shipping Weight
ASC- Aircraft Service Change; Advanced Systems Concept
ASCAC- Anti-Submarine Classification and Analysis Center
ASCAT- Antisubmarine Classification Analysis Team
ASCII- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCS- Advanced Satellite Control System
ASCTS- At Sea Combat Training System
ASCU- Air Support Control Unit; Armament Station Control Unit
ASCM- Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
ASD- Activity Support Date; Aircraft Statistical Data; Assistant Secretary of Defense; Aeronautical Systems Division (AF)
ASDR- Automatic Surface Detection Radar
ASHARE- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASI- Authorized Shipping Instructions; Automated Shore Interface; Additional skill Identifier
ASIC- Application Specific Integrated Circuits
ASIDE- Associated Support Items of Equipment
ASIM- Aircraft/Stores Interface Manual
ASIMS- Air Staff Information Management System
ASIS- Amphibious Support Information System
ASL- Authorized Stockage List
ASM- Air-To-Surface Missile; Analog Switch Matrix; Aviation Support Equipment Technician
ASMD- Anti-ship Missile Defense
ASME- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASMRA- Adjustment of Scheduled Maintenance Requirements through Analysis Program
ASMU- Aeronautical Matrix Screening Unit
ASN- Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Average Sample Number
ASN (RE&S)- Assistant Secretary of the Navy Research, Engineering & Systems
ASN (S&L)- Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics)
ASO- Navy Aviation Supply Office; Aviation Support Office
ASOJ- Anti-Standoff Jammer
ASOW- Anti-Ship Standoff Weapon
ASP- Aspect
ASPA- Aircraft Service Period Adjustment
ASPC- Aerojet Solid Propellant Company
ASPIRE- Automatic Status of Purchase Information Recorded Electronically
ASPJ- Airborne Self-Protection Jammer
ASPR- Armed Services Procurement Regulations (Defunct)
ASQC- American Society for Quality Control
AS/QVPL- Approved Source/Quality Verified Parts List
ASR- Air Surveillance Radar; Assembly Service Record; Submarine Rescue Ship; Assault Support Point
ASRAAM- Advanced Short-Range Range Air-to-Air Missile
ASROC- Anti-Submarine Rocket
ASRT- Air Support Request
ASSD- Avionics Systems Support Division; Avionics Systems Support Department
ASSP- Army Secondary Stock Point
ASSR- Airborne System Support Requirement
ASSW- Application Support Software
ASSY- Assembly
AST- Aircrew Systems Trainers
ASTE- Armament System Test Equipment
ASTM- American Society for Testing and Materials
ASU- Approval for Service Use; Administrative Screening Unit
ASUW- Anti-Surface Warfare
ASW- Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASWEPS- Antisubmarine Warfare Environmental Prediction System
ASWOC- Antisubmarine Warfare Operations Center
AT- Airtask; Aviation Electronics Tech; Action Taken; Acceptance Trial; Anti-tank
A&T- Assembly and Test
ATA- Advanced Tactical Aircraft; Antenna Train Angle; Advanced Tactical Assessment
ATAAM- Advanced Tactical Air-to-Air Missile
ATAC- Advanced Traceability and Control
ATACMS- Army Tactical Missile System
ATAP- Average Time Awaiting Parts
ATAR- Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System
ATB- Advanced Tactical Bomber
ATC- Air Traffic Control; Air Training Command; Allowance Type Code, Active Transfer Command
ATCF- Air Traffic Control Facility
ATCRBS- Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATDR- Aeronautical Technical Directive Requirement
ATDS- Airborne Tactical Data System
ATE- Automatic Test Equipment; Automated Test Equipment
ATF- Advanced Tactical Fighter (AF); Ocean Tug
ATFR- Advanced Terrain Following Radar
ATDR- Aeronautical Technical Directive Requirements
ATDS- Aviation/Airborne Tactical Data System
ATI- Automated Technical Information; Average Total Inspection; Active Transfer Initiate
ATIDS- Airborne Tactical Data System
ATIGS- Advanced Tactical Inertial Quidance System
ATIMS- Airborne Turret Infrared Measurement System
ATIP- Aviation Training Improvement Program
ATIS- Advanced Telemetry Instrumentation System; Airport Terminal Information System
ATKRON- Attack Squadron
ATLAS- Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems
ATM- Air Training Missile; Anti-Tactical Missile
ATM-L- Assistant Technical Manager/Logistics
ATO- Aircraft Transfer Order; Air Tasking Order
ATOS- Automated Technical Order System (AF) (now AFIOMS)
ATP- Acceptance Test Procedure; Allied Tactical Publications; Authority/Authorized to Proceed
ATR- Ammunition Transaction Report; Automated Transaction Report; Ammunition Transaction Record
ATS- Automatic Test Set/System; Air Tracking System; Aircrew Training System, Salvage and Rescue Ship
ATSDR- Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
ATSS- Aviation Training Support System
ATT- Advanced Tactical Transport; Attenuator
ATTD- Advanced Technical Transition Demonstration
ATTMA- Advanced Technology Transport Mission Analysis
ATTR- Average-Time-To-Repair
ATTS- Automated Test Technology Standards
ATU- Airspeed Transducer Unit
ATV- Aerodynamic Test Vehicle
ATW- Authorized to Work
ATWS- Automatic Track While Scan
AUL- Authorized Use List
AUOL- Age Unfilled Order List
AUR- All-Up-Round
AURC- All-Up-Round Container
AURT- All-Up-Round Tester
AURTG- All-Up-Round Test Group
AUTEC- Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center
AUTODIN- Automatic Digital Network
AUTOVON- Automatic Voice Network (See DSN)
AUW- Advanced Undersea Weapon
AUWC- Advanced Undersea Weapon Circuitry
AUXMEA- Auxiliary Maintenance Engineering Analysis
AVB- Avionics Bulletin
AVC- Avionics Change
AVCAL- Aviation Consolidated Allowance List
AVCO- Active Voltage Controlled oscillator
AVDLR- Aviation Depot Level Repairable
AVE- Aerospace Vehicle Equipment
AVGFE- Aviation Gas Free Engineering
AVIP- Avionics Integrity Program
AVLETS- Air Vehicle Launch Equipment Test Set
AVM- Guided Missile Ship
AVMI- Automated Video Maintenance Information System
AVO- Avionics Officer
AVP- Advanced Video Processor
AVR- Aviation Rescue Boat
AVSCCM- Army Aviation Systems Command
AV3M- Aviation Maintenance and Material Management
AV/WEPS- Avionics/Weapons
A/V- Air Vehicle
AVT- Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship
AWACS- Airborne Warning and Control System
AWARS- Airborne Weapons Analysis Reporting System
AWE- Airborne Weapon Bulletin
AWC- Air Weapon Change; Airborne Weapons Change
AWCAP- Airborne Weapons Corrective Action Program
AWCLS- All-Weather Carrier Landing System
AWCRE- Airborne Weapons Control and Release Equipment
AWD- Air Weapons Department
AWG- Air Weapons Guidance
AWIS- Airborne Weapons Information System
AWM- Awaiting Maintenance
AWP- Awaiting Parts
AWPU- Awaiting Parts Unit
AWS- Airborne Weapon System; American Welding Society
AWSE- Armament/Weapon Support Equipment
AWSEP- Armament/Weapons Support Equipment Program
AWSM- Automated Weapons System Management
AWTU- Air Weapons Training Unit
AWWS- Airborne Weapons Workload Schedule
AYE- Accessory Bulletin
AYC- Accessory Change
AZ- Azimuth
B- Byte; Binary Number
BA- Budget Activity; Budget Authority
BACE- Basic Automatic Checkout Equipment
BAFO- Best and Final Offer
IBAM- Basic Accounting Module
BARCAP- Barrier Combat Air Patrol
BARJAM- Barrage Jammer
BARSTUR- Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range
BASIC- Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BAT- Boresight Alignment Tool; Ballistic Aerial Target; Best available technology
BATAE- Best available technology economically achievable
BATDD- Battlefield Automation Technical Data Directorate
BATIS- Basic Air Training Information System
BATS- Ballistic Aerial Target System
BATV- Ballistic Aerodynamic Test Vehicle
BB- Building Block; Battle Ship
BBDL- Basic Binary Disk Loader
BCB- Battery Switchboard
BCCB- Base Configuration Control Board
BCD- Binary Coded Decimal; Bad Conduct Discharge
BCE- Baseline Cost Estimate
BCM- Beyond Capability of Intermediate Maintenance
BCM- Beyond Capability of Maintenance;
BCNR- Board for Correction of Naval Records
BCR- Bar Code Reader
BCS- Baseline Comparison System
BCT- Best conventional technology
BDA- Bomb Damage Assessment; Battle Damage Assessment
BDAT- Best demonstrated available technology
BDE- Brigade, Basic Design Engineering
BDSR- Below Depot Scrap Rate
BDTSS- Bullseye Data Transfer Subsystem
BDU- Bomb, Dummy Units, Aircraft, Simulated, Unit
BE- Batch Environment
BENESUG- Beneficial Suggestion
BER- BIT Error Rate; Beyond Economic Repair
BETA- Battlefield Exploitation Target Acquisition System
BEU- Battery Emergency Unit
BFC- Battle Force Capable
BFDL- Blue Force Data Link
BFIT- Battle Force In-Port Training
BFO- Best & Final Offer
BFPRB- Budget, Funding, and Procurement Review Board
BFRL- Basic Facilities Requirements List
BFTS- Bomber-Fighter Training System
BFV- Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BG- Battle Group
BGM- Multiple Platform Missile
BGPHES- Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System
BGU- Basic Generation Unit
BI- Background Investigation
BII- Basic Issue Item
BIIL- Basic Issue Items List
BIL- Bulk Items List
BIN- Binary
BIS- Board of Inspection and Survey
BIST- Built-In-Self-Test; built-in Systems Test
BISTEP- Binary Stream
BIT- Built-In-Test
BITE- Built-In-Test-Equipment
BJM- Budget Justification Materials
B/L- Bill of Lading
BL- Base Locator; Baseline
BLAHA- Basic Load Ammunition Holding Area
BLIS- Base Level Inventory System
BLR- Basic Labor Rate
BLSS- Base Level self-sufficiency Spares
BLU- Bomb/Mine Live Unit; Bombs, Explosives or loaded Units
BMD- Ballistic Missile Defense
BMEP- Brake Mean Effective Pressure
BMEW- Ballistic Missile Early Warning
BMH- Base (Repair) Man Hours
BMIC- Battle Management Interoperability Center
BMO- Ballistic Missile Office
BMR- Base (Consumable) Material(s) Rate
BMTS- Booster Motor Test Set
BMU- Beachmaster Unit
B/N- Bombing/Navigation
BO- Back Order
BOA- Basic Ordering Agreement; Broad Ocean Area
BOAF- Birds of a Feather
BOB- Bureau Of Budgets (Now Office of Management and Budget)
BOD- Beneficial Occupancy Date (Facilities)
BOE- Bureau of Explosives
BOG- Beach Operations Group
BOI- Basis of Issue; Break of Inspection
BOIP- Basis of Issue Plan
BOL- Bill of Labor
BOM- Bill of Materials, Multiple Rack Target Drone Missile
BOP- Balance of Payments
BOSS- Buy Our Spares Smart; Barking Sands Operational Support System
BP- Budget Project
BPA- Battery Power Assembly
BPCT- Best practical control technology
BPDS- Basic Point Defense System
BPDSMS- Basic Point Defense Surface Missile System
BPG- Beach Party Group
BPI- Bits Per Inch
BPN- Budget Project Number
BPRN- Blinking Pseudo-Random Noise
BPS- Bytes Per Second
BPU- Barometric Pressure Unit
BRA- Bench Replacement Assembly
BRAM- Bysolor Random Access Memory
BRAS- Bench Replaceable Assemblies
BRASC- Branch Aviation Supply Office
BRCT- Base Repair Cycle Time
BRM- Budget Renovation Model
BRN- Burn-In-Test
BRP- Blue Ribbon Panel
BRU- Bomb Release Unit, or Bomb Rack Unit
BSA- Base Support Area
BSSG- Brigade Service Support Group
BSTR- Booster
BSTS- Boost Surveillance and Tracking System;, Base-Shop Test Station
BT- Builder Trials
BTA- Best Technical Approach
BTD- Bulletin Technical Directive
BTI- Balanced Technology Initiative
BTU- British Thermal Unit
BTV- Blast Test Vehicle
BULA BULA- Direct Hit
BUMED- Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
BUNO- Bureau Number, or Aircraft Serial Number
BUPERS- Bureau of Personnel
BUWEPS- Bureau of Weapons
BW- Bandwidth
BWAR- Budget-Workload Analysis and Report
BY- Budget Year
BZ- (Bravo/Zulu) Well Done; Good Job
C- Celsius; Cancelled; Centigrade
C-DAY- The unnamed day on which a deployment operation commences or it is to commence
C2- Command and Control
C3- Command, Control, and Communications
C3I- Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
CA- Criticality Analysis; California; Contract Award
CAA- Clean Air Act
C/A- Course/Acquisition
CAB- Cost Analysis Brief; Contract Adjustment Board
CAAS- Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services
CAC- Cumulative Average Cost; Combat Analysis Capability
CACO- Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer; Casualty Assistance Calls Officer
CAD- Cartridge Actuated Device; Computer Aided Design; Contract Award Date; Contingency Augmentation Detachment
CADC- Central Air Data Computer
CADESS- Computer-Aided Data Exchange Standards/Specification
CADMSS- Configuration Automated Data Management Support System
CADS- Computer Aided Design System
CAD- Computer Aided Design
CAE- Computer-Aided Engineering; Control Area Extension
CAEDOS- Computer-Aided Engineering and Documentation System
CAFIT- Computer-Aided Fault Isolation Testability
CAFSU- Carrier and Field.Service Unit
CAG- Catapult and Arresting Gear; Carrier Air Group
CAGE- Commercial And Government Entity (Replaces FSCM)
CAGEL- Combined Aerospace Ground Equipment List
CAI- Computer Aided Instruction
CAIG- Cost Analysis Improvement Group
CAIMS- Conventional Ammunition Integrated Management System
CAINS- Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System
CAL- Calibration
CALA- Combat Aircraft Loading Area
CALMMS- Computerized Air Launched Missile Management System
CALMS- Computer Aided Logistics Management Systems
CALMSS- Conventional Ammunition Logistics Management Support System
CALS- Computer-Aided (Acquisition and) Logistic Support
CALSA- Computer-Aided Logistic Support Analysis
CAM- Computer-Aided Manufacturing; Crisis Action Module
CAMEL- Critical Aeronautical Material Equipment List
CAMI- Continued Action Maintenance Instruction
CAMPEN- Camp Pendleton Marine Base
CAMS- Central Air Monitoring System; Core Automated Maintenance System
CAMSEE- Carrier Aircraft Maintenance/Supply Effectiveness Evaluation
CANN- Cannibalization
CANTRAC- Catalog of Navy Training Courses
CAO- Contracts Administration Office; Collateral Action Office
CAP- Combat Air-patrol; Civil Air-patrol; Contract Administration Panel
CAP/CAN- Capsule/Container; Capsule/Canister
CAPP- Computer Aided Production Planning
CAPS- CINCPACFLT Automated Priority System
CAR- Configuration Audit Review; Corrective Action Request
CARDS- Catalog of Approved Requirements Documents
CARMISH- Commander, Army Mission
CAL- Aircraft Carrier Qualifications for Pilots
CRS- Cost Analysis Reporting System
CART- Central Automated Replenishment Technique
CAS- Corrective Action System; Contract Administrative Services; Calibrated; Airspeed; Center/Aft Section (IR MAVERICK); Consolidated Aircraft Support; Contract Action Status; Crisis Action System; Close Air Support; Combat Ammunition System
CASCA- Casualty Cancelled
CASCOR- Casualty Corrected
CASEE- Comprehensive Aircraft Support Effectiveness Evaluation
CASO- Contract Administration Services Office
CASP- Centralized Ammunition Stock Point
CASPER- Computer-Aided Spares Evaluation and Reporting
CASREP- Casualty Report
CASS- Command Active Sonobuoy System; Consolidated Automated Support System
CAT- Catapult; Civilian Augmented Training; Correlated Angle Threshold; Computed Aided Testing, Category
CATCC- Carrier Air Traffic Control Center
CATEN- Correlated Angle Threshold Enable
CATF- Commander Amphibious Task Force
CAT I QDR- Category I Quality Deficiency Report
CAT II QDR- Category II Quality Deficiency Report
CATIS- Computer Aided Technical Information System
CATM- Captive Air Training Missile
CATOT- CAT on Target
CATT- Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
CAU- Customer Assist Unit
CAVU- Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
CB- Citizen's Band
CEAT- Computer-Based Aid for Troubleshooting
CBC- Cipher Block Chaining; Construction Battalion Center
CBD- Commerce Business Daily (a Government publication)
CBEMA- Computer and Business Computer Manufacturers Association
CBI- Computer Based Instruction
CBIL- Common (and) Bulk Items List
CBL- Commercial Bill of Lading; Conceptual Base Line; Central Bedders List
CEO- Congressional Budget office
CBR- Chemical, Biological and Radiological
CBS- Cost Breakdown Structure
CBT- Computer-Based Training
CBU- Cluster Bomb Unit
CBX- Copilot Control Box
CC- Consumable Code
CCB- Change Control Board; Configuration Control Board; Cognizant Controlling Custodian
CCBD- Configuration Control Board Directive
CCC- Change Control Center; Center Computer Complex
CCCB- Component Configuration Control Board
CCD- Charge Coupled Device; Computer Controlled Display
CCEU- Component Control Expeditor Unit
CCF- Configuration Control Form; Component Characteristics File
CCITT- Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy Telephony
CCIU- Component Control Issue Unit
CCM- Counter-Countermeasure; Completed Controlling Method
CCMP- Computer Centralization and Modernization Program
CCN- Contract Change Notice
CCO- Contract Change Order
CCP- Contract Change Proposal; Consolidated Cryptologic Program; Computer Connector Panel
CCPO- Consolidated Civilian Personnel Office
CCR- Component Characteristics (Record Card) (Register); Critically Constrained Resources
CCRP- Captive Carry Reliability Program
CCRV- Captive Carry Reliability Vehicle
CCS- Component control Section; Control and Computation Subsystem; Command and Control System; Central Control System
CCSR- Contract Change Status Report
CCSS- Commodity, Command Standard System (Army)
CCST- Control Sector Tester; Classroom Systems Trainer
CCT- Center Channel Track
CCTR- Captive Carry Training Round
CCTT- Close Combat Tactical Training
CCTV- Closed Circuit Television
CCU- Component Control Unit; Cockpit Control Unit, Cartridge Unit, Actuator Cartridge
CD- Collateral Duty; Compact Disk; Change Directive; Classification of Defects; Contract Definition
CDA- Command and Data Acquisition, Central Design Inspector
CDB- Control Distribution Box
CDC- Combat Direction Center; Control Data Corporation
CDCA- Central Data Collection Agency
CDF- Controlled Detonating Fuze
CDI- Collateral Duty Inspector; Conventional Defense Improvements
CDM- Configuration Data Manager
CDMS- Contract Data Management System
CDN- Central Design Agent
CDO- Change Design Order; Command Duty officer
CDO- Crash Damage Overhaul
CDP- Course Data Processing
CDQAR- Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative
CDR- Commander; Critical Design Review
CDRL- Contract Data Requirements List
CD-ROM- Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
CDRS- Container Design Retrieval System
CDS- Console Display Subsystem; Centralized Data System (F-16), Countermeasures Dispensing Set; Container Delivery System
CDT- Contract Development Test; Command Destruct Transmitter
CDU- Control and Display Unit
CE- Concept Exploration; Conducted Emissions; Cost Effective; Critical Examination; Command Element
CEB- CNO Executive Board
CEC- Change Entry Certification
CECR- Change Evaluation Requirements Board
CECOM- Communications Electronics Command
CEE- Commercial Equivalent Equipment
CEI- Contract End Item
CEIL- Controlled Equipage Item List
CEIN- Contract End Item Number
CEM- Combined Effects Munitions
CENO- Central Nomis Office
CENTCOM- Central Command
CENTO- Central Treaty Organization
CEP- Circular Error Probability; Concept Exploration Phase
CEQ- Council on Environmental Quality
CER- Cost Estimating Relationship; Complete Engine Repair
CERCLA- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERRC- Complete Engine Repair Requirements Cards
CERR/SCC- Complete Engine Repair Requirements /Sequence.control Chart/Card
CERT- Combined Environmental Reliability Test
CES- Contractor Evaluation System
CESE- Civil Engineering Support Equipment
CEST- Classroom EOD System Trainer
CETM- Captive Exercise Training Missile
CETR- CDRL External Tracking Report
CETS- Contractor Engineering and Technical Services (Personnel)
CEU- Continuing Education Unit
CF- Captive Flight; Concept Formulation
CFA- Cognizant Field Activity; Contractor Furnished Accessories
CFAE- Contractor Furnished Aerospace/Aeronautical Equipment
CFC- Chlorofluorocarbons
CFE- Contractor Furnished Equipment
CFI- Card Format Identifier
CFIUS- Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
CFM- Contractor Furnished Material
CFP- Contractor Furnished Property; Concept Formulation Package
CFR- Code of Federal Regulation; Crash, Fire and Rescue
CFS- Coolant Flush Station; Contract or Field Services Personnel; Contract or Field Services; Contractor Field Service
CFSE- Contractor Furnished Support Equipment
CFSR- Contract Funds Status Report
CFSS- Contractor Field Support Services
CFST- Contaminated fuel settling tank
CFT- Captive Flight Test
CFY- Current Fiscal Year
CG- Guided Missile Cruiser; Cruiser, Guided Missile; Center of Gravity; Commanding General; Coast Guard
CGA- Compressed Gas Association
CGFMF- Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force
CGFMFLANT- Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
CGFMFPAC- Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
CGI- Computer-Generated Imagery
CGL- Command Guidance Link
CGLVP- Command Guidance Link Video Pulse
CGM- Computer Graphics Metafile
CGMARBDE- Commanding General, Marine Brigade
CGMAW- Commanding General, Marine Aircraft Wing
CGN-Guided Missile Cruiser Nuclear Powered
CGSE- Common Ground Support Equipment
CGSEL- Common/Consolidated Ground Support Equipment List
CHD- Cargo Handling Detachment
CHIL- Consolidated Hazardous Items List
CHINFO- Chief of Information
CHOP- Change Operational Control
CHNAVMAT- Chief of Naval Material
CHT- Common Hand Tool; Collection, holding and transfer
CI- Configuration Item; Control Indicator; Counter Insurgency; Contractor Inquiry
CIA- Central Intelligence Agency
CIAC- Career Information and Counseling
CIC- Combat Information Center
CICA- Competition in Contracting Act
CID- Component Identification Document; Change in Design, Commercial Item Description
CIFS- Close in Fire Support
CII- Configuration Item Index or Identification
CIL- Configuration Identification List; Cargo Load Allowance
CILOP- Conversion In Lieu of Procurement, Conversion of Production
CIM- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing; Corporate Information Management
CIMM- Commodity Integrated Material Manager
CIN-Change or Configuration Identification Number; Course Identification Number
CINC-Commander-in-Charge
CINCLANTFLT- Commander-In-Charge U.S. Atlantic Fleet
CINCLANTFLT-Commander-In-Charge US Atlantic Fleet
CINCPACFLT- Commander-In-Charge U.S. Pacific Fleet
CINCUSNAVEUR- Commander in Charge, United States Naval Forces, Europe
CIO- Common Item Order
CIP- Class Improvement Plan; Cost Improvement Proposal
CIPL- CI Parts List
CIR- Cost Information Reports; Change Incorporation Record
CIRS- Combat Information Retrieval System
CITIS- Contractor Integrated Technical Information System, Central Integrated Test System (3-12)
CITR- CDRL Internal Tracking
CITS- Commercial Industrial Type Activity
CIVR- Configuration Item Verification Review
CIWS- Close In Weapons System (PHALANX)
CL- CENTER Line; Car Load
CLAMP- Closed Loop Aeronautical Management Program
CLASS- Comprehensive Logistics Analysis Support System
CLC- Command Launch Computer
CLE- Commodity Logistics Engineer
CLF- Combat Logistics Force; Commander Landing Force
CLI- Contract Line Item
CLIFS- Coordination, Life, Interchangeability, Function and Safety
CLIN- Contract Line Item Number
CLL- Consolidated Load List
CLM- Council of Logistics Management
CLS- Contractor Logistics Support
CLSA- Cooperative Logistics Support Arrangements
CM- Configuration Management; Corrective Maintenance
CMA- Configuration Management Agent; Central Magazine Area
CMADS- Camel-mounted Air-Defense System
CMAS- Computer-Based Maintenance Aid System (AF)
CMB- Configuration Management Bulletin
CMBL- Commercial Bill of Lading
CMC- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters
CMCO- Classified Material Control Officer
CMCRL- Consolidated Master Cross-Reference List
CMD- Configuration Management Directive; Catalog Management Data
CMEP- Class Maintenance Employment Profile
C/MH- Cost Per Man-hour
CMM- Contractor Monitoring Module; Configuration Management Manager
CMMH- Cannibalization Per Maintenance Man-Hour
CMO- Configuration Management Office
CMOML- Consumable Maintenance and Overhaul Material List
CMOS- Complementary Metal-oxide Semiconductor
CMP- Configuration Management Plan; CASS MTS Program; Class Maintenance Plan
CMPF- Commander Maritime Prepositioning Force
CMRI- Combined Maintenance Removal Interval
CMRS- Calibration/Measurement Requirements Summary
CMS- Contractor Maintenance Services; Consumable Material Section, Crypto Materials Security; Communications Material Security Systems; Combat Maintenance System
CMT- Change Management Team
CNBATRA- Chief, Naval Air Basic Training
CNAL- Commander Naval Air Force US Atlantic Fleet
CNAP- Commander Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet
CNARES- Chief Naval Air Reserves
CNARF- Commander Naval Air Reserve Force
CNAT- Chief of Naval Air Training
CNATECHTRA- Chief, Naval Air Technical Training
CNATRA- Commander/Chief Naval Air Training
CNATRAINST- Commander, Naval Air Training Instruction
CNAVRES- Chief of Naval Reserve
CNAVRESINST- Commander, Naval Reserve Instruction
CNC- Central Navigation Computer; Change Notice Code
CND- Charge Number Document, Chief of Naval Development
CNET- Chief of Naval Education and Training
CNI- Command, Navigation and Information
CNM- Chief of Naval Material (CHNAVMAT)
CNO- Chief of Naval Operations
CNP- Control/Navigation Processor; Chief of Naval Personnel
CNS-Committee for National Security
CNSE- Commander Navy Support Element
CNTECHTRA- Chief of Naval Technical Training
CNTNR- Container
CNTRL- Control Section
CNU- Container, Miscellaneous, Unit
CO- Commanding Officer; Contracting Officer; Change Order
COB- Close of Business; Collocated Operating Base
COBOL- Common Business Oriented Language
COC- Certificate of Competency
COCO- Contractor Owned-Contractor Operated
COD- Correction of Deficiency; Carrier Onboard Delivery, Cash on Delivery
CODSIA- Council of Defense and Space Industries Association
COE- Certification of Equivalency; Center Of Excellence; Corps of engineers
COEIL- Component of End Item List
COFT- Conduct-of-Fire Trainer
COG- Cognizant; Cognizance; Cognizance Symbol; Center of Gravity
COGB- Certified Official Government Business
COGSEL- Consolidated Ground Support Equipment List
COH- Complex Overhaul
COI- Critical Operational Issues; Course of Instruction
COL- Computer Oriented Language
COLDS- Common Optical-Electronic Laser Depletion System
COLSP- Consolidated Operational Logistic Support Plan
COLTS- CASS O-Level Test Set
COM- Computer Output Microfilm; Common
COMCARGRU- Commander Carrier Group
COMCRUDESGRU-Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group
COMDESRCN- Commander Destroyer Squadron
COMFAIR- Commander Fleet Air
COMFAIRWESTPAC-Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific Detachment PAC DET
COMFEWSG- Commander, Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group
COMFITAEWWINGPAC- Commander Fighter Air Early Warning Wing Pacific
COMFLEACTS/CFA- Commander Fleet Activities
COMFLETRAGRU- Commander, Fleet Training Group
COMINEDIV- Commander, Mine Division
COMINEWARCOM- Commander, Mine Warfare Command
COMLOG- Communications Log
COMLOGRU- Commander Logistics Group
COMLOGWESTPAC- Commander Logistics Forces Western Pacific
COMM- Communications
COMMARFORPAC- Commander Marine Forces Pacific
COMMCABS- Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases
COMMARFORLANT- Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic
COMNAB- Commander, Naval Base
COMNALC- Commander, Naval Aviation Logistics Center
COMNAVACT- Commander, Naval Activities
COMNAVAIRESFOR- Commander Naval Air Reserve Force
COMNAVAIRLANT- Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
COMNAVAIRLANTINST- Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic Instruction
COMNAVAIRPAC- Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMNAVAIRPACINST- Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific Instruction
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM- Commander, Naval Air System Command
COMNAVDAC- Commander, Naval Data Automation
COMNAVFACENGCOM- Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
COMNAVLEXSYSCOM- Commander Naval Electronic Systems Command
COMNAVRESFOR- Commander Naval Reserve Forces
COMNAVSEASYSCOM- Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
COMNAVSUPCOM- Commander Naval Supply Systems
COMNAVSUPSYSCOM- Commander Naval Supply Systems Command
COMNAVSURFLANT- Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
COMNAVSURFPAC- Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific
COMNAVSURFWARCENDIV- Commander Naval Surface Warfare Center Division
COMNAVTRADET- Commander, Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment
COMVAWC- Commander Naval Air Warfare Center
COMNUWPNTRAGRULANT- Commander, Nuclear Weapon- Training Group, Atlantic
COMNUWPNTRAGRUPAC- Commander, Nuclear Weapons Training Group, Pacific
COMO- Combat Oriented Maintenance Organization
COMOPTEVFOR- Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force
COMPACMISTESTCEN- Commander, Pacific Missile Test Center
COMPHIEGRU- Commander, Amphibious Group
COMPHIBRON- Commander, Amphibious Squadron
COMSC- Commander Military Sealift Command
COMSEC- Communications Security
COMSERVGRU- Commander, Service Group
COMSERVLANT INST - Commander Service Forces Atlantic Instruction
COMSERVLOGPAC- Commander, Service Logistics, Pacific
COMSPAWARSYSCOM- Commander Space and Naval Warfare Syscom
COMSUBLANT- Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
COMSUBPAC- Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMTAC- Combat Tactical
COMTRALANT- Commander, Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
COMTRAPAC- Commander, Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet
CONALOG- Contact Analog
CONAR- Commanding Officer Narrative Report
CONC- Weapons Station Concord
CONREP- Connected Replenishment
CONUS- Continental United States
COOPLOG- Cooperative Logistics
COPE- Conventional Ordnance Performance Evaluation; Computer Operating and Programming Environment
COPS- Contractor Operated Parts Store
COR- Contracting officer Representative
COSA- Combat Operational Support Aircraft
COSAL- Consolidated/Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List
COSBAL- Coordinated Shore Based Allowance List
COSD- CAD/CAM Operation Support Detachment
COSMAL- Coordinated Shore Based Material Allowance List
COMOS- Centralization of Supply Management Operations
COTR- Contracting Officers Technical Representative
COTS- Commercial Off-the-Shelf
CP- Command Post; Central Processor
CPA- Closest Point of Approach; Central Processing Assembly; Critical Path Analysis
CPAF- Cost Plus Award Fee
CPAM- CNO Program Analysis Memorandum; Vehicles for Displaying the Issues, Costs, and Risks Involved in Alternate Programs
CPAR- Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting
CPB- Change Planning Board
CPC- Computer Program Components
CPCEI- Computer Program Contract End-Item
CPCI- Computer Program Configuration Items
CPDP- Computer Program Development Plan
CPE- Contractor Performance Evaluation
CPFF- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
CPG- Change Planning Group
CPI- Computer Program Identification; Change Package Identification; Characters Per Inch
CPIF- Cost Plus Incentive Fee
CPIN- Computer Program Identification Number
CPL- Certified Professional Logistician
CPM- Critical Path Monitoring; Critical Patch Method; Cards Per Minute
CPMM- Central Processor Main Memory
CPN- Critical Path Network
CPO- Civilian Personnel Office; Chief Petty officer
CPP- Claimant Program Proposal
CPPD- Computer Program Product Document
CPR- Component Pilot Rework
CPR- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPRP- Component Pilot Repair Program
CPS- Contractor Plant Services; Characters Per Second
CPT- Cockpit Procedures Trainer; Computer Program Tests
CPTS- CASS Portable Test Set
CPU- Central Processing Unit (in a computer)
CR- Contrast Ratio; Capital Recovery; Carriage Return; Change Request
CRA- Component Pilot Rework
CRAB- Caging Retainer and Boresight; Centralized Requisitioning, Accounting and Billing, Civil Servant
CRAD- Contracted Research & Development Funds
CRAF- Civil Air Reserve Air Fleet
CRASP- COSAL Requisitioning and State Procedures
CRAM- Critical Random Access Memory
CRAW- Carrier Replacement Air Wing
CRB- Change Review Board; Carrier Review Board
CRC- Contractor Recommended Code; Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRDP- Composite Readiness Development Plan
CRDS- Component Repair Data Sheets
CREATE- Computational Resources for Engineering and Simulation, Training, and Education
CRF- Configuration Record File; Crypts Repair Facility
CRHE- Continuous Rod High Explosive
CRIMP- Cost Reduction and Improved Management Program
CRIPL- Consolidated Remain-In-Place List
CRISD- Computer Resources Integrated Support Document
CRISP- Computer Resources Integrated Support Plan
CRLCMP- Computer Resources Life Cycle Management Plan
C-RL- Consolidated Cross-Reference List
CRMP- Computer Resources Management Plan
CRN- Contract Release Notice/Change Request Number
CROSS- Cyber Real-time Operating Sub-System Number
CRP- Cost Reduction Program; Component Repair Program; Community Relations Plan
CRS- Calibration Requirements Summary; Computer Resources Support; Component Repair Squadron; Congressional Research Service
CRT- Cathode Ray Tube
CRU- Custody Records Unit
CRWG- Computer Resources Working Group
CRYPTO- Cryptographic
CS- Controlled Space; Control System; Competitive Strategies; Conducted Susceptibility; Control Section
CSA- Configuration Status Accounting; Continuous Semi-Active; Contract Services Association, Countermeasures Set, Acoustic
CSAM- Combat System Alignment Manual
CSAR- Configuration Status Accounting Report
CSAS- Configuration Status Accounting System
CSC- Computer Software Component; Conventional Systems Committee; Card Sequence Code; Computer Sciences Corp
CSCI- Computer Software Configuration Item
CSD- Critical Support Date; Computer Software Documentation; Check Sums Digits
CSDM- Computer System Diagnostic Manual
CSE- Common Support Equipment
CSE (FSD)- Common Support Equipment Floor Space for Discard
CSE (FSI)- Common Support Equipment Floor Space for "I" Repair
CSE (FSR)- Common Support Equipment Floor Space for I'D" Repair
CSEL- Consolidated Support Equipment List
CSF-Configuration Summary Form
CSI- Container Sentencing/Inspection; Contractor Source Inspection
CSIS- Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSL- Component Save List
CSLTS- Coolant System Leak Test Section
CSMP- Current Ships Maintenance Project
CSNAS- Computer Supported Network Automatic System
CSNP- Causeway Section Non-Powered
CSOC- Consolidated Space Operations Center
CSCOM- Computer System Operators Manual
CSP- Contingency Support Package; Causeway Section, Powered
CSPAR- CINC's Preparedness Assessment Report
CSR- Control and Status Register; Change Status Report
CSRDF- Crew Station Research and Development Facility
CSRG- Combat Support Requirement Guidance
CSS- Computer Special Systems
CSSA- Central Supply Support Activity
CSSE- Combat Service Support Element
CSSQT- Combat Systems Ships Qualification Trials
CSTOM- Combat System Technical Operations Manual
CSTS- Control Section Test Set
CSU- Control and Status Unit; Consumable Stocking Unit
CT- Card Type
CTA- Common Table of Allowance
CTAS- Control Target Auxiliary System
CTDO- Central Technical Documentation Office
CTE- Commercial Test Equipment; Contractor Test and Evaluation
CTF- Contractor Test Facility; Commander Task Force
CTIC- Contractor Technical Information Code
CTIS- Central Tire Inflation System
CTN- CALS Test Network
CTNO- CALS Test Network Office
CTPL- Central Technical Publications Library
CTS- Contractor Technical Services; Control Test Sets Course Training Standards; Contact Test Set; Cooperative Tracking System
CTSEL- Consolidated Training Support Equipment List
CTT- Chief of Naval Technical Training
CTV- Certification Training Vehicle
CUFT- Cubic Feet
CURS- Container Utilization/Reapplication System
CURTS- Consolidated Unsatisfactory Report Tracking System
CV- Aircraft Carrier
CVBD- Configuration Verification Baseline
CVBG- Carrier Battle Group
CVCA- Cognizant Verification Coordinating Activity
CIVIC- Aircraft Carrier Information Center
CVN- Aircraft Carrier (nuclear)
CVT- Training Aircraft Carrier, Control Variable Time
CVW- Carrier Air Wing
CVWR- Carrier Air Wing Reserve
CW- Continuous Wave; Command Word
CWA- Clean Water Act
CWC- Composite Warfare Commander
CWI- Continuous Wave Illuminator
CWO- Chief Warrant Officer
CWSE- Common Weapon Support Equipment
CWTPI- Conventional Weapons Technical Proficiency Inspection
CY- Calendar Year
CZMA- Coastal Zone Management Act
D- Depot- (Level Maintenance); Demonstration, Distance (from Antenna)
D-DAY- The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences or is to commence.
D&V- Demonstration and validation
DA- Department of the Army; Developing Agency; Design Agent, Development Activity
DAAS- Defense Automatic Addressing System
DAASO- Defense Automatic Addressing System Office
DAB- Defense Acquisition Board
DAC- Digital-to-Analog-Converter; Document Availability Code; Douglas Aircraft Company; Data Automation Center
DACG- Departure Airfield Control Group
DACON- Data Control
DACS- Data Analysis Center for Software
DACT- Dissimilar Air Combat Training
DADS- Deficiency Analysis Data System
DAE- Data Analysis Element
DAGC- Delayed Automatic Gain Control
DAGR-AG Dual Air-to-Ground Range
DAIR- Direct Altitude-Identification Readout
DAMA- Demand Assigned Multiple Access
DAP- Depot Acceptance Program; Digital Avionics Processor
DAPML- Deputy APML
DAR- Defense Acquisition Regulation; Daily Audit Report
DARMIS- Data Requirements Management Information System
DART- Decentralized Advanced Replenishment Technique; Automobile Made by Dodge; Detection, Action and Response Technique
DARMDRCOM- Department of the Army Material Development and Readiness Command
DARPA- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAS- Data Acquisition System; Deep Air Support
DASA- Defense Atomic Support Agency
DASC- Direct Air Support Center
DASD- Deputy, Assistant Secretary of Defense
DASH- Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter
DASS- Defense Automated Supply System
DATM- Dummy Air Training Missile
DATS- Data Acquisition and Transmission System
DBCMH- Depot Bench Check Man-hours
DBD- Data Base Design
DBDD- Data Base Design Document
DBT- Demand Based Item
DBM- Data Base Management
DBMC- Data Base Monitor Controller
DBMS- Data Base Management System
DBS- Drawing Breakdown Structure
DC- Direct Current; District of Columbia; Development Configuration, Dental Corp (Navy Dentist Only)
D/C- Down Converter
DCA- Damage Control Assistant; Digital Computer Assembly; Defense Communications Agency; Defensive Counter AIR
DCAA- Defense Contract Audit Administration
DCAP- Deficiency Corrective Action Program
DCAS- Defense Contract Administration Services (Now DCMC); Data Computer Application software
DCASMA- Defense Contract Administration Services Management Office
DCASPRO- Defense Contract Administration Services Plant Representative Office (Now DPRO)
DCASR- Defense Contract Administration Services Region
DCB- Dynamic Component Bulletin
DCC- Dynamic Component Change; Drone Control Center
DCCR- Design Change Completed Report
DCF- Document Control Form
DCIU- Discrete Command Interface Unit
DCM- Data Communication Module
DCMC- Defense Contract Management Command (See DCAS)
DCN- Design/Drawing Change Number/Notice
DCNM (L)- Deputy Chief of Naval material (Logistics)
DCNM (T)- Deputy Chief of Naval Material (Technology)
DCNO- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
DCNO (MP&T)- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (manpower, personnel, and training)
DCO- Delay Compliance Order
DCP- Designated Collection Point; Decision Coordination Paper; Development Concept Paper; Drone Control Panel
DCPS- Data Communication Protocol Standards
DCR- Data Cassette Recorder, Design Certification Review
DCS- Defense Communication System; Distributed Comnuting System; Deputy Chief of Staff; Data Collection System; Digital Computer System
DCSC- Defense Construction Supply Center
DCU- Document Control Unit, C-Band Diplexer Unit
DCUS- Drone Control Upgrade System
DD- Destroyer; Department of Defense
DDB- Digital Data Bus
DDC- Defense Documentation Center; DC Distribution Unit
DDCMP- Digital Data Communication Message Protocol
DDD- Deadline ' Delivery Date
DDESB- Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board
DDF- Data Descriptive File
DDG- Guided Missile Destroyer
DDI- Digital Data Indicator, Digital Display Indicator
DDMO- Defense Data Management Office
DDN- Defense Data Network
DDR- Delinquent Delivery Report
DDR&E- Director of Defense, Research & Engineering
DDS- Display and Debrief Subsystem
DDU- Disc Drive Unit; Document Distribution Unit
DE- Decoder - Encoder; Development Estimate
DEA- Drug Enforcement Administration
DEC- Digital Equipment Corporation
DECAN- De-containerize
DECAS- Defense Contract Administration Services
DECM- Deceptive Electronics Countermeasures
DED- Data Element Definition/Dictionary
DEDE- Data Element Dictionary Extended
DEEOO- Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
DEIS- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DEK- Data Encrypting Key
DEMC- Defense Electronics Management Center
DEMIL- Demilitarization Code
DEMO- Demonstration
DEMVAL- Demonstration and Validation
DEN- Data Element Number
DEP-APM (L)- Deputy Assistant Program Manager (Logistics)
DEPSECDEF- Deputy Secretary of Defense
DERA- Defense Environmental Restoration Account
DERP- Deficient equipage reporting procedure
DES- Data Encryption Standard
DESC- Defense Electronics Supply Center
DESEG- Defense System Electronics Group
DESR- Defense Environmental Status Report
DET- Detachment
DETLANT- Detachment Atlantic
DETPAC- Detachment Pacific
DETREP- Detachment Representative
DETS- Decoder - Encoder Test Set
DEU- Digital Electronics Unit
DEV- Development
DEW-Distant Early Warning
DEWMUS- Deployed Electronic Warfare Memory Update System
DF- Direction Finding
D&F- Determination and Findings
DFA- Designated Field Activity
DFAR- DOD FAR Supplement
DFC- Diagnostic Flow Chart
DFD- Data Flow Diagram
DFM- Diesel fuel, marine
DFOV- Dual Field Of View
DFS- Direct Fleet Support
DFSC- Defense Fuel Supply Center
DG- Defense Guidance
DGIS- DOD Gateway Information Systems
DGSE- Developmental Ground Support Equipment
DHF- Demand History File
DI- Design Instruction; Data Item; Document Identifier
D&I- Disassembly and Inspection
DIA- Diameter; Defense Intelligence Agency
DIAL- Deficiency In Allowance List
DID- Data Item Description
DIDISS- Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards
DIDS- Defense Integrated Data System
DIF- Document Interchange Format
DIFAR- Directional Frequency and Ranging; Directional Jezebel Sonobuoy System; Directional Low Frequency Acoustical Recording
DIFM- Due in for Maintenance
DIMES- Defense Integrated Management Engineering System(s)
DIMM- Defense Integrated Material Management
DIN- Document Identification Number
DIPEC- Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center
DIR- Disassembly Inspection Report; Data Item Requirement, Design Interchange Record
DIRLAUTH- Direct Liaison Authorized
DIS- Data Interface System; Draft International Standard
DISC- Defense Industrial Supply Center
DISCO- Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office
DISSY- Disassembly
DIT- Depot Implementation Team
DIU- Data Interface Unit; Drone Interface Unit; Digital Interface Unit
DIVAD- Division Air Defense (Army)
DIW- Dead In Water
DL- Data List; Data Link; Development Laboratory
DLA- Defense Logistics Agency
D-Level- Depot Level
DLH- Direct Labor Hours
DLM- Depot Level Maintenance
DLMF- Depot Level Maintenance Facility
DLMP- Depot Level Maintenance Plan
DLR- Depot Labor Rate; Depot Level Repairable
DLRA- Data Link Receiver Assembly
DLRP- Data Link Reference Point
DLS- Data Link System
DLSC- Defense Logistics Support/Service Center
DLSIE- Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange
DM- Data Manager; Data Management; Design Manual
DMA- Data Management Agent; Degraded Mission Assessment; Depot Maintenance Activity; Direct Memory Access; Defense Mapping Agency
DMAP- Depot Maintenance Activation Plan
DMAWG- Depot Maintenance Activation Working Group
DMCSF- Depot Maintenance Data Collection Systems Form I
DMDCS- Depot Maintenance Data Collection System
DME- Distance Measurement Equipment
DMEA- Damage Mode and Effects Analysis
DME/OH- Direct-Maintenance-Effort-Per Operating Hour
DMH- Depot Man-hours
DMI- Direct Material Inventory; Depot Maintenance Interservice
DMI (P)- Depot Maintenance Interservice (Program)
DMISA- Depot Maintenance Interservice Support Agreement
DMM/FC/OH- Direct-Maintenance-Man-hours-Per Flight-Hour or Operating Hour
DMMH- Direct-Maintenance-Man-hours
DMMH/FH- Direct Maintenance Man-hours per Flight Hour
DMMM- Direct Maintenance-Man-Minutes
DMOS- Drone Monitor and Override System
DMPDD- Depot Maintenance Planning Data Document
DMR- Depot (Consumable) Material Rate; Date Material Required
DMS- Data Management System; Defense Materials System; Deployed Maintenance System
DMSMS- Diminishing Manufacturing Source and Material Shortages
DMSO- Director of Major Staff Office
DMSP- Depot Maintenance Support Plan
DMSSO- Defense Material Specification and Standards Of f ice
DMWG- Depot Maintenance Working Group
DMWR- Depot Maintenance Work Requirements
DNA- Does Not Apply
DNEC- Distribution Navy Enlisted Classification
DNL- Downlink
DNSARC- Defense Navy Systems Acquisition Review Council
DO- Drill Ordnance; Delivery Order
DOA- Direction of Arrival; Data Operations Analyst; Designed Overhaul Activity
DOC- Department of Commerce
DOD- Department of Defense
DODAC- Dept of Defense Ammunition Code
DODD- Department of Defense Directive
DODHBK- Department of Defense Handbooks
DODI- Department of Defense Instruction
DODIC- Department of Defense Identification Code
DODDIR- Department of Defense Directive
DODISS- Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards
DODMNL- Department of Defense Manuals
DODPSTR- Department of Defense Posters
DODSSP- Department of Defense Single Stock Point
DOE- Department of Energy
DOF- Degree of Freedom
DOI- Department of Interior,
DOIS- Depot Operational Information System
DOJ- Department of Justice
DOL- Department of Labor
DOLT- Date of Last Test
DON- Department of the Navy
DONPPG- Department of the Navy Planning and Programming Guidance
DOP- Designated Overhaul Point; Development Options Paper; Depot Overhaul Point Dilution of Precision
DOR- Depth of Repair
DORTEX- DOD Repository Transaction Exchange
DOS- Disk Operating System; Day of Supply
DOT- Department of Transportation
DOT&E- Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
DP- Date Packaged; Data Processing; Decision Point
DPA- Digital Processing Activity; Destructive Physical Analysis, Designated Procuring Activity
DPAM- Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation
DPC- Data Process Computer; Data Process Center
DPCTS- Data Processor Computer Test Set
DPDO- Defense Property Disposal Officer
DPFU- Defense Procurement Fraud Unit
DPM- Deputy Program Manager; Direct Procurement Method
DPML- Deputy Program Manager of/for Logistics
DPP- Designated Pick-up Point
DPPG- Defense Policy and Force Planning Guidance
DPRC- Defense Program Review Committee
DPRO Defence Plant Representative Office (Replaces NAVPRO)
DPS Defense Printing Service; Data Processi ng System
DPSC Defence Personnel Support Center; Data Processing Service Center
E)PSO Defense Product Standards Office
DPT Design Proof Test
IDPU Digital Processing Unit
E)R Discrepancy Report; Deficiency Report; Dead Reckoning; Delta Range
E)RA Dead Reckoning Analyzer; Data Rate Adapter
DRAI Dead Reckoning Analyzer Indicator
DRAW Direct Read After Write
DRB Defense Resources Board; Data Review Board
DRC Digital Range Correlator
DRCT Depot Repair Cycle Time
DREO Design Revision Engineering Order
DRF Depot Recovery Factor
DRL Data Requirements List; Deficiency Reporting Log (see DRLOG)
DRLOG Deficiency Reporting Log
IDRM Drafting Requirements Manual; Drawing Room Manual
DRMO Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
DRN Documentation Revision Notice
DRO Data Readout
DRP Designated Rework Point; Direct Requisitioning Procedure; Distr'lbution Requirements Planning; Drone Recovery Platform
DRR Design Release Review
DRRB Data Requirements Review Board
DRP Designated Rework Point
DRS Deficiency Reporting System
DRSR Depot Repair Status Report; Depot Repair Survival Rate
DRT Dead Reckoning Tracer; Distribution Requirements Tables
DS Data Systems Technician; Direct Support, Discarding Sabot
DSA Defense Supply Agency; Defense Security Agency
DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency
DSACS Defense Standard Ammunition Computer System
DSA.HBK Defense Sunply Agency Handbook
DSAL Depot Spares Allowance List
DSAIM Defense Su-zlply Agency Manuals
DSAP- Defense Security Assistance Program
DSAR- Defense Supply Agency Regulation
DSARC- Defense Systems Acquisition (and) Review Council
DSB- Defense Science Board
DSC- Defense Supply Center; Defense Satellite Communications
DSCS- Defense Satellite Communications System
DSE- Developmental/Depot Support Equipment
DSF- Defense Services Facility; Data Services Facility
DSL- Data System Lab
DSMC- Defense Systems Management College
DSMOA- Defense/State memorandum of agreement
DSN- Defense Switched Network (formerly AUTOVON)
DSOT- Daily System Operational Test
DSP- Designated Stock Point; Digital Signal Processor
DSPO- Defense Standardization Program Office
DSR- Depot Scrap Rate
DSREDS- Digital Storage and Retrieval of Engineering Data System
DSRV- Deep Sea Submergence Rescue Vehicle
DSS- Deep Space Surveillance; Deployed Supply System
DSSC- Defense Subsistence Supply Center
DSSP- Defense Supply Support Point
DST- Destructor
DSTE- Digital Subscriber Terminal Equipment
DSU- Target Detecting Device, Unit
DT- Development Testing; Decision Tree
DTA- Decision Tree Analysis; Development Text Article; Differential Thermal Analysis
DTACCS- Directors Telecommunications and Command and Control Systems
DTAT- Depot Turn Around Time
DTC- Design to Cost
DTCS- Drone Target Control System
DTD- Decoder Transfer Data; Document Type Definition
DTE- Data Terminal Equipment
DT&E- Development, Test and Evaluation
DTG- Date Time Group
DTIC- Defense Technical Information Center
DTLCC- Design To Life Cycle Cost
DTLM- Dorsal Telemetering
DTM- Development Telemetry Unit; Data Transport Module (SLAM); Design Trade Model
DTMOS- Data Transfer Module Operational Software (SLAM)
DTMS- Defense Traffic Management Service
DTO- Direct Turn Over
DT/OT- Developmental & Operational Test
DTP- Detailed Test Plan
DTRA- Defense Technical Review Activity
DTRC- David Taylor Research Center
DTRM- Dual-Thrust Rocket Motor
DTU- Data Transfer Unit
DTUPC- Design to Unit Production Cost
DVAL- Demonstration and Validation
D&V- Demonstration and Validation
DVM- Digital Voltmeter
DVP- Depot Verification Program
DVS- Digital Voltage Source
DVU- Design Verification Unit
DW- Data Word
E- Examination, Electric Field Strength
E3- Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
EA- Electronics Assembly (Part of TDD); End Article; Environmental Assessment
EABSTA- Emergency Air Breathing Station
EAC- Estimate at Completion
EAD- Equipment Availability Date; Estimated Arrival Date
EAF- Expeditionary Air Field
EAG- Extended Active Gate; Element Assembly Group
EAH- Equipment Availability Hours
EALP- Engineering Assembly Parts List
EAM- Electric/Electronic Accounting Machine(s)
EAMP- Engine Analytical Maintenance Program
EAMPTJ- Enlisted Aviation Maintenance Personnel Training and Qualification Jacket
EAR- Electronically Agile Radar
EADS- Extended Area Defense System
EASTPAC- Eastern Pacific
EATS- Extended Area Tracking System; Extended Area Test System
EBCDIC- Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EBES- Exercise Briefing and Evaluation System
EC- Essentiality Code; Engineering Change
ECA- Equipment Condition Report; Engineering Change Analysis; Electronics Cable Amplifier, Engineering Cognizance Agreement
ECAC- Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center
ECAMS- Enhanced Comprehensive Asset Management System
ECIB- Electronic Code Book
ECC- Error Correcting Code; Evaluation Control Center
ECCM- Electronic Counter Countermeasure
ECD- Estimated Completion Date
ECE- Environmental Compliance Evaluation
ECEF- Earth Centered, Earth Fixed
ECHO- Explosive Component Historical Output
ECI- Engineering Change Instruction
ECIF- Exit Cone Installation Fixture
ECIP- Energy Conservation Investment Program
ECM- Electronic Countermeasures
ECMA- European Computers Manufacturing Association
ECMTAS- Electronic Countermeasure Target Auxiliary System
ECMTSP- Electronic Countermeasures Threat Simulation Program
ECMU- Extended Core Memory Unit
ECN- Engineering Change Notice
ECO- Engineering Change Order
ECOMTRAK- Engine Composition Tracking (System)
ECP- Engineering Change Proposal
ECR- Error Cause Removal; Engineering Change Request
ECRS- Environmental Compliance Reporting System
ECS- Environmental Control System; Engagement Control System
ECSA- Exchange Carrier Standards Association
ECSEL- Electronic Combat Simulation and Evaluation Laboratory
ECSU- Electronic Command Switching Unit
ECTS- Engineering Change Tracking System
ECU- Electrical Conversion Unit; Electronics Control Unit
ED- Engineering Development
EDA- Estimated Date of Arrival
EDAC- Equipment Distribution and Condition (Report)
EDB- Equipment Discrepancy Books
EDCARS- Engineering Data Computer-Assisted Retrieval Systems (AF)
EDD- Estimated Delivery Date
EDF- Engineering Data File
EDG- Exploratory Development Goals
EDI- Electronic Data Interchange
EDIF- Electronics Design Interchange Format
EDL- Expenditure Difference Listing
EDM- Engineering Development Model
EDMICS- Engineering Data Management Information
EDMP- Engineering Drawing Management Program
EDP- Electronic Data Processing; Engineering Department Procedure
EDPM- Electronic Data Processing Machine
EDR/CDR- Engineering Preliminary and Critical Design Review
EDRS- Engineering Data Retrieval System
EDS- Electronic Data Systems; Engine Diagnostic System
EDT- Estimated Delivery Time
EDU- Encoder/Decoder Unit
EDVR- Enlisted Distribution and Verification Report
EE- Electrical Engineer
E&E- Examination and Evaluation
EED- Electro-Explosive Device
EEFI- Essential Element of Friendly Information
EEMI- Electronic Equipment Maintenance Training System
EEO- Equal Employment Opportunity
EEPROM- Electronically Erasable-Programmable Read Only Memory
EET- Environmental Evaluation Test; Extended Evaluation Test; Engineering Evaluation Test Control System
EEU- Engineering Evaluation Unit
EFA- European Fighter Aircraft
EFD- Engineering Field Division
EFS- Electronic Firing Switch
EFTO- Encrypted for Transmission Only
EFTS- Evacuate and Fill Test Station
EGL- Equipment Guide List
EHCAP- Encapsulated HARPOON Collective Action Program
EHCLS- Encapsulated HARPOON Command and Launch (Sub)system/Set
EHCTV- Encapsulated HARPOON Certification Training Vehicle
EHF- Extremely High Frequency (30-300 GHz)
EHIFS- Encapsulated HARPOON Inert Figment Shape
EHM- Extremely Hazardous Material
EHR- Equipment History Record
EHW- Encapsulated HARPOON Weapon
EHWS- Encapsulated HARPOON Weapon System
EI- End Item; Engineering Investigation
EIA- Electronic Industry Association
EIAFR- Electronic Industry Association Feedback Report
EIB- Electronic Information Bulletin
EIC- Equipment Identification Code; Engineer In Charge
EID- End Item Designator/Description; Electronically Identification
EIDS- Electronics Information Delivery/Display System (Army); Extremely Intensive Detonating Substance
EIL- Expanded Intermediate Level (Maintenance)
EIMA- End Item Mission Application
EIMMR- Impact Matrices Report
EIMS- End Item Maintenance Sheet
EIR- Engineering Investigation Report; Equipment Identification Record
EIS- End Item Specification; Equipment In Service; Engineering Information Service/System (AF); Environmental Impact Statement
ELCF- Equivalent Low Cycle Fatigue
ELD- Edge Lighting Display
ELE- Engine Life Expectancy
ELF- Extremely Low Frequency
ELIN- Exhibit Line Item Number
ELINT- Electronic Intelligence
ELITE- Electric Insertion Transfer Experiment
ELV- Expendable Launch Vehicle
ELWG- Executive Level Working Group
EM- Emergency Maintenance; Engineering Model; Electromechanical
EMAIL- Electronic Mail
EMC- Electronic-Magnetic Compatibility
EMCAB- Electromagnetic Compatibility Advisory Board
EMCON- Emission Control
EMDB- Equipment Maintenance Data Base
EMF- Electro-Motive Force; Electric Magnetic Field
EMI- Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMO- Electronics Material Officer
EMP- Electromagnetic Pulse
EMPS- Electronics Maintenance Publication System (ARMY)
EMR- Electro Magnetic Radiation; Explosive Mishap Reporting
EMRC- Engine Maintenance Requirements Card
EMS- Equipment Maintenance Squadron; Engine Monitoring System
EMSEC- Emission Security
EMT- Elapsed Maintenance Time
EMTR- Emitter
EMV- Electromagnetic Vulnerability
ENG- Engine
ENL- Enlisted
ENSYN- Environmental Synthesizer
ENTP- Enable Test Point
EO- Engineering Order; Electro-optical; Executive Order
EOA- Early Operational Assessment
EOE- Expense Operating Budget; Electronic order of Battle
EOC- Engineering Operating Cycle; Equipment Operational Capability
EOD- Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EODB- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bulletin
EODGRU- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group
EODM- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Missile
EOM- End of Month; Equation of Motion; End of Mission
EOQ- End of Quarter; Economic Order Quantity
EOS- Equipment Out of Service Hours; End of Enlistment, Enclosed Operating Station
ECT- Equipment Operating Time
EOTV- Electric Orbital Transfer Vehicle
EOY- End of Year
EPA- Engines per Aircraft; Extended Planning Annex; Environmental Protection Agency
EPAD- Enlisted Personnel Action Document
EPCRA- Emergency Planning and Community Right-toKnow
EPG- Extended Planning Guide
EPIP- Exercise Participant information Package
EPMAC- Enlisted Personnel Management Center
EPE- End Piece of Equipment
EPROM- Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EPS- Electrical Power Supply; Engineering Performance Standards; Engine Performance Standards
EPU- Electrical Power Unit
EQIP- Equipment
EQT- Equipment Qualification Test
ER- Expeditious Repair; Enterprise and Entity and Relationship; Extended Range; Engineering Request
ERAM- Electronics Counter-Countermeasures Requirement and Assessment Manual
ERB- Engineering Review Board; Emergency Recall Bill
ERC- Engine RPM/Cutoff
ERD- Equipment Readiness Date; Equipment Requirements Document
ERDL- Extended Range Data Link
ERIS- Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor
ERL- Equipment Reference List; Equipment Required List
ERLCO- Exchange of RFI in Lieu of Concurrent Overhaul
ERPAL- Equipment Repair Parts Allowance List
ERRC- Expendability, Reparability, Recoverability Code
ERS- Equivalent Round Set
ES- Exposed Site
ESA- Engineering Support Activity; Explosive Safety Approval; Endangered Species Act
ESB- En Route Support Base
ESD- Equipment Statistical Data; Electronic Systems Division (Air Force); Electrostatic Discharge
ESL- Eastern Standards Laboratory
ESM- Electronic Support Measures
ESML- Expendable Supplies and Material List
ESO- Electronics Supply Office
ESP- Experimental Solids Proposal
ESQD- Explosive Safety Quantity-Distance
ESS- Equipment/Subsystem/System; Environmental Stress Screening
ET- Environmental Test; Electronics Technician
ETA- Estimated Time of Arrival; Exception Time Accounting; Engineering Task Assignment
ETADS- Enhanced Transportation Automated Data System
ETAP- Energy Technology Applications Program
ETC- Estimated Time of Completion, Engine Thermocouple Unit
ETE- Electronics Test Equipment
ETF- Engineering Test Fixture
ETH- Engine Thermocouple Harness
ETI- Elapsed Time Indicator
ETM- Exportable Training Material; Elapsed Time Meter
ETR- Engine Transaction Report; Eastern Test Range
ETRA- Electronic Test Requirements Analysis
ETS- Engineering (and) Technical Services (Request); Engineering Time Standards; Emergency Temporary Standard
ETS REQ- Engineering and Technical Services Request
EU- Electronic Unit; Engineering Unit
E/U- End Use
EUC- Engine Unit Cost- or Expected Unit Cost
EUT- Equipment Under Test
EUTS- Electron Unit Test Station
EVA- Extravehicular Activity
EVOP- Evolutionary Operations
EVU- Edit Verification Unit
EW- Electronic Warfare
EWD- Electronics Warfare Directorate
EWEPS- Environmental Weapons Effect Prediction System
EWSI- Electronic Warfare System Integration
EWTSED- Electronic Warfare and Target Systems Engineering Division
EX- Experimental
EXCAP- Extended Capability
EXHD- Exercise Head; Expenditure
EXREP- Expeditious Repair
EXT- Extension
EXTRACONUS- Outside Continental United States
F- Fahrenheit; Frequency
F3- Form, Fit, Function
FA- Field Activity; Failure Analysis; First Article
FAA- Federal Aviation Administration
FAAD- Forward Area Air-Defense (Army)
FAADC- Fleet Accounting and Disbursing Center
FAAO- Fleet Aviation Accounting Office
FAAT- First Article Acceptance Test
FAC- First Article Configuration
FACI- First Article Configuration Inspection
FACO- Final Assembly and Checkout; Factory Acceptance Check Out
FACR- First Article Configuration Review
F/ACS- Fuel/Actuator Control System
FACSFAC- Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility
FACT- Flexible Automatic Circuit Tester
FACTS- Air Control Tracking System
FACSFAC- Frequency Assignment Computer Terminal System
FAD- Force/Activity Designator; Fleet Air Defense
F/AD- Force/Activity Designator
FAE- Fuel-Air Explosive
FAG- Fleet Assistance Group
FAI- Federal Aeronautical International; First Article Inspection
FAILSAFE- Fleet Air Introduction Liaison Survival Aircrew Flight Equipment
FA-IPT- First Article - Initial Production Test
FA-PPT- First Article - Pre-production Test
FAIRSHARE- Percent of monitors given by CNO to subordinate activities as stipulated in the WRMR.
FAK- Fly Away Kit
FAMMS- Fixed Allowance Management and Monitoring System
FAR- Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Aviation Regulations; False Alarm Rate
FARP- Forward Arming and Refueling Point; Forward Arming Replenishment Package
FARS- Failure Analysis and Reporting System
FASO- Field Aviation Supply Office
FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group
FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational
DET- Training Group Detachment
FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational
LANT/PAC- Training Group Atlantic/Pacific
FAST- Fully Automated System Test; Fleet Assistance Support Team; Floating At-Sea Target
FASU- Fleet Air Support Unit; Fleet Assistance Support Team
FAT- First Article Testing; Factory Acceptance Test
FAWPRA- Fleet Air Western Pacific Repair Activity
FAX- Facsimile (machine)
FB- Function Buttons
FBA- Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach/Fallbrook Annex
FBL- Functional Baseline
FBM- Fleet Ballistic Missile
FBR- Feedback Report (PMS)
FBS- Fallbrook Site
FC- Flight Control; Fire Control; Fund Code
FCA- Functional Configuration Audit; Field Calibration Activity
FCC- Future Characteristic Change
FCDSSA- Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity
FCE- Flight Control Electronics; Fuel Control Electronics (Turbojet Engine)
FCEI- Facility Contract End Item
FCF- Functional Check Flight
FCFCL- Functional Check Flight Check List
FCI- Functional Configuration Identification; Fleet Controlled Item
FCLP- Field Carrier Landing Practice
FCN- Field Change Notice
FCPC- Fleet Computer Programming Center
FCR- Facility Change Request; Final Configuration Review
FCS- Fire Control System; Federal Catalog System; Flight Control System
FD- Functional Description; Flight Data
FDDI- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDC- Fire Direction Center
FDLS- Fast Deployment Logistics Ship
FDN- Family Designation Number
FDR- Force Distribution Report; Frequency Domain Reflectometry; Final Design Review
FDT- First Destination Transportation
FE- Facility Engineer; Fleet Equipment
FEBA- Forward Edge of Battle
FEC- Forward Acting Error Correction
FECL- Fleet Electronics Calibration Laboratory
FECP- Front End Communications Processor
FedEx- Federal Express
FED-SPEC- Federal Specification
FED-STD- Federal Standard
FEEDS- Facilities Engineering Expert and Diagnostic System
FEI- Firing Error Indicator
FEIS- Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEP- Front End Processor
FEWSG- Fleet Electronics Warfare Support Group
FF- Frigate; Flight Ferry
FFA- Functional Failure Analysis; Field Failure Analysis; Federal Facility Agreement
FFAR- Folding Fin Aircraft Rocket
FFBD- Functional Flow Block Diagram
FFD- Functional Flow Diagram
FFG- Guided Missile Frigate
FFIP- Firm Fixed Incentive Price
FFP- Firm Fixed Price
FFT- For Further Transfer
FFW- Failure Free Warranty
FG- File Group
FGC- Functional Group Code; Fiscal Guidance Category
FH- Frequency Hopping; Flight Hours
FI- Fault Isolation
FIC- Frequency Interference Control; Fleet Intelligence Center
FICHE- Microfiche
FID- Fleet Introduction Date; Fault Isolation Detection
FIE- Fly-In Echelon
FIFO- First In First Out
FIFRA- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FIG- Figure
FII- Federal Item Identification
FIIG- Federal Item Identification Guide
FIIN- Federal Item Identification Number (Replaced by NIIN)
FILL- Fleet Issue Load List
FILO- First In Last Out
FINEX- Finish of Exercise
FIR- Flight Information Region; Functional Item Replacement; Financial Inventory Report
FIP- Fleet Indoctrination Program
FIPS- Federal Information Processing Standard
FIREBOLT- Air Force High Altitude, High Speed Target
FIRL- Fleet Issue Requirements List
FIRM- Fleet Indoctrination Replacement Model
FIS- Fleet Introduction Site; Force Information System
FISAR- Fleet Information Storage and Retrieval
FISP- Fly-In Support Package
FIST-V- Fire Support Team Vehicles
FIT- Fault Isolation Test
FIU- Fault Isolation Unit
FIUL- Fleet Issue Unit Load
FIWD- Fault Isolation by MODAL Dependance Troubleshooting System
FL- Fault Location; Flight Model; Flight Level
FLAME- Full Logistics Analysis and Maintenance Evaluation
FLEBLMIS- Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine
SUBTRACEN- Training Center
FLEMATSUPPO- Fleet Material Support Office
FLETRACEN- Fleet Training Center
FLETRAU- Fleet Training Unit
FLEWEACEN- Fleet Weather Center
FLEWEAFAC- Fleet Weather Facility
FLEXSCOP- Flexible Signal Collection and Processing
FLIR- Forward-Looking Infrared
FLOLS- Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System
FLOT- Forward Line of Troops
FLR- Field Level Repairable; Forward Looking Radar
FLTAC- Fleet Analysis Center (Now NWAC)
FLTCORGRU- Fleet Composite Operational Readiness Group
FLU- First Line Unit
FM- Frequency Modulation; Failure Mcde
FMC- Full Mission Capable; Federal Manufacturers Code Federal Maritime Commission
FMCC- Force Movement Control Center
FMCM- Full Mission Capable Maintenance
FMCS- Full Mission Capable Supply
FMDCF- Fleet Maintenance Data Collection Form
FMDCS- Fleet Activity Maintenance Data Collection System
FMEA- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FMECA- Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
FMETA- Failure Modes and Effects and Task Analysis
FMF- Fleet Marine Force
FMFPAC- Fleet Marine Force Pacific
FMFLANT- Fleet Marine Force Atlantic
FMP- Fleet Modernization Program
FMPMIS- Fleet Modernization Program Management Information System
FMS- Foreign Military Sale(s)
FMSAEG- Fleet Missile System Analysis and Evaluation Group
FMSO- Fleet Material Supply Office; U.S. Navy Fleet Material Support Office
FMSO-1- Foreign Military Sales Order (Stock Level Case)
FMSO-2- Foreign Military Sales Order Under (CLSA)
FMTV- Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
FMU- Fuze Munitions Unit, or Fuze, Multiple Use
FND- Functional Non-Destructive
FO- Foreign Object
FOB- Free-On-Board
FOC- Fully Operational Capability
FOCSL- Fleet Oriented Consolidated Stock List (Replaced by NMDL)
FOD- Facilities Planning Document; Foreign .Object Damage
FOE- Follow-On Evaluation
FOFA- Follow-on Forces Attack
FOG- Foreign Object Guard; Fiber Optic Gyro
FOG-M- Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
FOHMD- Fiber Optic Helmet-Mounted Display System
FOIA- Freedom of Information Act
FOL- Forward Operating Location
FOM- Figures of Merit; Facilitate Other Maintenance
FOMIS- Fitting Out Management Information System
FOMM- Functionally oriented Maintenance Manual
FONECON- Telephone Conversation
FONSI- Finding of no significant impact
FOR- Formal Qualification Review
FORDAD- Foreign Disclosure Automated Data System
FORR- Fleet Orientation and Requirement Review
FORTRAN- Formula Translation
FOS- Follow-On-Sustainment
FOSAMS- Fleet Optical Scanning Ammunition Marking/Management System
FOSI- Formatting Output Specification Instance
FOSIC- Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
FOSIF- Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility
FOSS- Follow on System Stock
FOSSAC- Fitting Out Supply Support Assistance Center
FOT- Follow-On Test
FOT&E- Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation
FOUO- For Official Use Only
FOV- Field of View
FP- Failed Part, Fixed Price
FPA- Fixed Program Allowance
FPC- Flight Purpose Code; Financial Processing Center/ Flow Process Chart
FPDC- Federal Procurement Data Center
FPE- Fixed Price Escalation
FPG- Facilities Planning Guide
FPI- Fixed Price Incentive
FPIF- Fixed Price Incentive Fee
FPO- Fleet Post Office
FPS- Frames Per Second
FPU- Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tank
FQ&P- Flying Qualities and Performance
FQR- Formal Qualification Review
FQT- Formal Qualification Test
FR- Fleet Return; Failure Report
FRAC- Fleet Return Acceptance Criteria
FRACAS- R&M Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System
FRAG- Fleet Readiness Action Group; Bombing Mission
FRAM- Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (Program)
FRAMP- Fleet Readiness Aviation Maintenance Personnel (Training Program)/Program
FRB- Failure Review Board
FRC- Facilities Review Committee
FRD- Facility Requirement Document
FRE- Front Receiver Enable
FREDS- Flight Readiness Evaluation Data Sheet
FREST- Fleet Replacement Enlisted Skills Training
FRG- Federal Republic of Germany
FRO- Frequency Reference oscillator; Fleet Replenishment Oiler
FRP- Full-Rate Production; Facilities Requirements Plan
FRR- Functional Requirement Review; Flight Readiness Review
FRS- Fleet Replacement Squadron; Fleet Readiness Squadron; Frequency Reference System
FRSC- Fleet Readiness Support Conference
FRU- Frequency Reference Unit
FS- Fleet Support; Feasibility Study; Field Service
FSAT- Full Scale Afterburning Targets; Full Scale Aerial Target
FSC- Federal Supply Class(es)/Catalog/Code; Facilities Review Committee; Federal Stock Class; Filtered Shielded Cable
FSCC- Fire Support Control Center
FSCM- Federal Supply Code for Manufactures (Replaced by CAGE)
FSD- Full Scale Development; Fleet Support Date
FSE- Factory Support Equipment
FSED- Full Scale Engineering Development
FSET- Field Support Engineering Tuscon
FSG- Federal Supply Group
FSI- Functionally Significant Item; Flight Safety International
FSK- Frequency Shift Keying
FSM- Frequency Shift Modulation; Firmware Support Manual
FSN- Federal Stock Number (Replaced by National Stock Number)
FSO- Force Security Officer
FSOC- Force Security Operations Center
FSP- Functional Sponsor Plan
FSR- Field Service Representative; Facilities Support Requirements; Functional Support Requirements
FSS- Free Space Simulator; Fast Sealift Ships
FSSC- Flight Safety Services Corp
FSER- Final Safety Engineering Report
FSSG- Force Service Support Group
FSTJ- Munitions Fuze Safety-Arming Device, Unit
FT- Fire Control Technician; Flight Termination
FTA- Fault Tree Analysis
FTAT- Field Turn Around Time
FTB- Flight Termination Boundary
FTD- Field Training Detachment
FTE- Factory Test Equipment
FTG- Fire Control Technician Guns
FTIM- Frequency and Time Meter
FTM- Fire Control Technician Missile
FTP- Force Threat Presentation
FTR- Flight Test Round
FTS- Flight Test Simulation; Flight Termination System; Federal Telecommunications System
FTT- Flight Termination Transponder
FTV- Flight Test Vehicle
FUE- First Unit Equipped
FUR- Failure Unsatisfactory Report
FV- Failure Verification
FVA- Flux Value Assembly
FVPDS- Fielded Vehicle Performance Data System (Army)
FWD- Forward
FWED- Fleet Weapons Engineering Department
FWG- Facilities Working Group
FWPCA- Federal water pollution control act
FWS- Federal Wage Schedule
FY- Fiscal Year
FYDP- Five Year Defense Program
G- Gravitational Acceleration 32.2 feet per second per second; Antenna Gain
G&A- General and Administrative Expenses
GAC- Gruman Aircraft Corporation
GACB- General Aircraft Carrier Bulletin
GAFB- General Airframe Bulletin
GAFC- General Airframe Change
Gal- Gallon
GALE- GMP Assembler, Linker and Emulator
GAM- Ground-to-Air-Missile
GAO- General Accounting Office
GAP- Government Acceptance Procedure
GAPL- Group Assembly Parts Lists
GARB- General Aircraft Recovery Bulletin
GASSC- Group Aviation Supply Support Center (Marine)
GAU- Gun, Aircraft, Unit
GBFEL-TIE- Ground-Based Free-Electron Laser Technology Integration Experiment
GBI- Gain By Inventory
GBL- Government Bill of Lading
GBU- Glide Bomb Unit
G&C- Guidance and Control
GCA- Ground Control Approach; The Graphic Communications Association
GCBS- Ground Controlled Bombing System
GCC- Guidance Control Computer
GCE- Ground Combat Element; Ground Control Element
GCG- Guidance Control Group
GCI- Guidance Computer Instrumentation
GCS- Guidance Control Section; Ground Control Station
G/CSTS- Guidance/Control Section Test Set
GD- General Dynamics
GD/C- General Dynamics/Convair
GDIP- General Defense Intelligence Program
GDOP- Geometric Dilution of Precision
GD/P- General Dynamics/Pomona
GDPD- General Dynamics, Pomona Division
GDS- Ground Data System
GDSS- Global Decision Support System
GDT- Graphics Display Terminal
GDU- Guidance Dummy Unit
GE- General Electric
GEMM- Generalized Electronics Maintenance Model
GER- Greenwich-Equator-Radius
GEU- Generator Electrical Unit
GFA- Government Furnished Accessories
GFAE- Government Furnished Aerospace/Aircraft Equipment
GFB- Government Furnished Baseline
GFCS- Gunfire Control System
GFE- Government Furnished Equipment; Gas Free Engineering
GFEL- Government Furnished Equipment List
GFI- Government Furnished Information
GFM- Government Furnished Material
GFP- Government Furnished Property or Parts
GFR- General Functional Requirement
GFS- Government Furnished Software
GFSE- Government Furnished Support Equipment
GFTE- Government Furnished Test Equipment
GHIB- General Helicopter Bulletin
GHE- Ground Handling Equipment
GHz- Giga Hertz
GIDEP- Government/Industry Data Exchange Program
GIGO- Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIM- Global Information Model
GIMDAS- Generic Integrated Maintenance Diagnostic System
GIS- Ground Interrogation Station
GITMO- Guantanamo Day, Cuba
GIU- Guidance Interface Unit (SLAM)
GKS- Graphic Kernel System
GL- Gripe Life
GLAT- Government Lot Acceptance Test(ing)
GLCM- Ground Launched Cruise Missile
GLDT- Generic Logistics Decision Tree
GLOC-G- Induced Loss of Consciousness
GM- Guided Missile; Gunners Mate
GMAP- Geometric Modeling Applications Interface Program (AF)
GMFCS- Guided Missile Fire Control System
GML- Guided Missile Launcher
GMLS- Guided Missile Launching System
GMP- General Missile Processor
GMSR- Guided Missile Service Record
GMT- Greenwich Mean Time
GMTR- Guided Missile Test Round
GMTS- Guided Missile Test Set
GMU- Guided Missile Unit
GNP- Gross National Product
GOCO- Government Owned Contractor Operated
GOE- Government Owned Equipment
GOGO- Government Owned Government Operated
GOM- Government Owned Material
GOR- General Operational Requirement
GOSIP- Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile
GP- General Purpose
GP-3- Group 3 (Security Classification)
GPA- Government Property Administration
GPALS- Global Protection against Limited Strikes
GPAMS- General Purpose Automated Maintenance System
GPE- General Purpose Equipment
GPETE- General Purpose ETE
GPIB- General Purpose Interface Bus
GPM- Gallons per Minutes
GPO- Government Printing Office
GPPB- General Power Plant Bulletin
GPS- Global Positioning System; Ground Processing System
GPTE- General Purpose Test Equipment
GPU- Gas Power Unit; General Purpose User; Gun Pod, Unit
GQ- General Quarters, Shipboard combat condition
GQI- Government Quality Inspector
GQR- Government Quality Representative
GR- Gulf Range
GRAPES- Graphic Real-Time Application Program Executive System
GRC- General Research Corporation
GRDCUS- Gulf Range Drone Control Upgrade System
GRF- Gross Removal Factor
GRIDS- General Range Intelligent Display System
GRP- Group
GRS- Ground Reference Station
GRU- Grid Reference Unit
G/S- Guidance Section
GS- General Service; General Support; Guidance Section
GSA- General Services Administration
GSD- Government Support Data; Ground Support Data
GSE- Ground Support Equipment
GSEI- Ground Support Equipment Illustrations
GSEL- Ground Support Equipment List
GSERD- Ground Support Equipment Recommendation/Requirements Data
GSERDS- Ground Support Equipment Recommendation Data Sheets
GSESD- Ground Support Equipment Statistical Data
GSFC- Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)
GSH- Ground Simulation Hardware; Government Simulation Hardware
GSI- Government Source Inspection
GSO- Group Supply Officer
GSQA- Government Source Quality Assurance
GSTC- Guidance Section Test Set
GSTS- Ground-Based Surveillance and Tracking System; Guidance Section Test Set
GT- Ground Transmitter
GTC- Gas Turbine Compressor
GTE- Gas Turbine Enclosure
GUCL- General Use Consumables List
GW- Guided Weapon
H- Helicopter
HAC- Hughes Aircraft Company
HACLCS- HARPOON Air(craft) Command (and) Launch Control Set/System
HACLS- HARPOON Aircraft Command & Launch Subsystem
HAL- Helicopter Attack Squadron
HALO- High Altitude Learjet Observatory
HALP- HARPOON Aircraft/Action Logistics Proposal
HAMS- Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron
HAMOTS- High Accuracy Multiple Object Tracking System
HAP- High Altitude Performance; Harmonization Array Pedestal
HARDMAN- Hardware Manpower
HARM- High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
HARP- Historic Archaeological Resources Protection
HAS- Hydraulic Actuation System; HARM As Sensor; Hardened Aircraft Shelter
HASI- Hughes Aircraft-System International
HASL- HARPOON Augmented Spares List
HASP- High Altitude Sounding Projectile; Hardware and Software Problem
HASR- Hazard Action Status Report
HAT- HARPOON Assistance Team
HATS- Hybrid Assistance Team; Hybrid Automatic Test Set; HARPOON Assistance Teams; HARM Avionics Test Set
HAZMAT- Hazardous Material
HAZMIN- Hazardous waste minimization
HAZWASTE- Hazardous Waste
HB- Handbook; High Band; Hoist Beam
HBD- Happy Birthday
HC- Helicopter Combat Support Squadron; Hexachloroethane; High Capacity
HCA- HARPOON Control Assemble
HCATM- HARPOON CATM
HCCB- HARM Configuration Control Board
HCI- Hardness Critical Item
HCMOS- High-Speed Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-Conductor
HCP- HARPOON Control Panel
HCV- HARPOON Configuration Value
HDBK- Handbook
HDI- Head-To-Disk Interface
HDIS- High-Dynamics Instrumentation Set
HDLC- High-Level Data Link Control
HDOP- Horizontal Dilution of Precision
HDP- HARPOON Data Processor
HDU- HARPOON Data Unit
HDX- Half Duplex Transmission
HE- High Explosive; Handling Equipment
HEA- High Efficiency Anti-reflective
HEAA- High Explosive Anti-Armor
HEAT- High Explosive Antitank
HEC- Helicopter Element Commander
HEDI- High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
HEDSUPPACT- Headquarters Support Activity
HEFS- Helicopter Emergency Flotation System
HEI- High Explosive Incendiary
HEL- Human Engineering Laboratory; High Energy Laser
HELLFIRE- Laser/IR/TV/RF Guided Missile
HELO- Helicopter
HEMP- Hourly Engine Maintenance Program
HEMPS- Helicopter Displayed Meteorological Sounding Package
HEMTT- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
HEP- Heterogenous Element Processors; High Explosive Plastic
HERF- Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel
HERO- Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
HERP- Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
HETA- HARPOON Engagement & Training Aid
HF- High Frequency
HFDF- High Frequency Direction Finding
HFE- Human Factors Engineering
HFM- Heavy Forces Modernization
HGM- HARPOON Guided Missile
HGMS- HARPOON Guided Missile Simulator
HGT- Height
HHEC- Hughes Huntsville Engineering Center
H&HS- Headquarter and Headquarters Squadron (Marine)
HICHS- Helicopter Internal Cargo Handling System
HICOM- High Command (Communications Net)
HIL- Hardware in the Loop
HIMS- Harpoon Improvement/Information Management Systems
HIPRI- High Priority
HIR Handbook of Inspection Requirements
HI-REL- High Reliability
HIS- Hardman Information System
HICHS- Helicopter Internal Cargo Handling System
HICOM- High Command (Communications Net)
HIL- Hardware in the Loop
HIMS- HARPOON Improvement/Information Management Systems
HIPRI- High Priority
HIR- Handbook of Inspection Requirements
HI-REL- High Reliability
HIS- Hardman Information System
HIU- HARPOON Interface Unit
HIVAC- High Value Asset Control
HJB- HARPOON Junction Box
HLM- HARPOON Logic Module
HM- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron; Hazardous Material
HMA- Marine Helicopter Squadron
HMB- HARPOON Missile Body (SLICK)
HMC&M- Hazardous Material Control and Management
HM&E- Hull, Mechanical & Electrical
HMH- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
HMI- Handbook of Maintenance Instructions
HMIS- Hazardous Material Information System
HML- Marine Light Helicopter Squadron
HMLA- Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron
HMM- Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
HMO- Health Maintenance Organization
H&MS- Headquarters and Maintenance Section or Squadron (Marine)
HMR- Hazardous Material Report/Hazardous Material Regulations
HMS- HARPOON Missile System
HMT- Marine Helicopter Training Squadron
HMTA- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
HMTID- Hazardous Material Turned In for Disposal
HMTIS- Hazardous Material Turned In for Store
HMX- Marine Helicopter Squadron One (Presidential)
HNS- Host Nation Support
HOI- Handbook of Operating Instructions
HOJ- Home-on-Jam
HOL- High Order Language
HOLTS- HARPOON On-Line Tracking System
HOT- Hold on to
HP- Hewlett-Packard
HPN-01- WUA Designator
HPS- Hydraulic Power Supply
HPU- High Priority Unit
HPU-M- Hydraulic Power Unit
HQ- Headquarters
HQAFLC- Headquarters Air Force Logistics Center
HQMC- Headquarters, US Marine Corps
HR- Hazard Report/Reporting
HRAC- HARPOON Rapid Action Change (PUB)
HRB- Hoist Rotation Beam
HRS- Hazard Ranking System; Hours
HS- Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron; Hazardous Substance
HAS- High Strength Alloys
H/SAWS- HARPOON/SLAM Air-Launch Weapons Simulator
HSC- Hardman System Command; Hardware System Command
HSCLCS- HARPOON Ship(board) Command and Launch Control Set
HSCLS- HARPOON Shipboard Command & Launch Subsystem
HIS- Handbook of Service Instructions
HSL- Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light
HSS- Hybrid Simulation System
HST- Helicopter Support Team
HSTS- Hydraulic Subsystem Test Section
HSWA- Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
HTPB- Hydroxy Terminated Poly Butadiene
HUD- Heads Up Display
HUG- Hughes (Part Number Prefix)
HUMINT- Human-Source Intelligence
HVM- Hypervelocity Missile
HVPS- High Voltage Power Supply
HVST- High Value Surface Target
HW- Hazardous Waste
HWCI- Hardware Configuration Item
HWHS- Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
HWIL- Hardware-In-The-Loop
HWMP- Hazardous Waste Management Plan
HWS- HARPOON Weapons System
HZ- Hertz (Cycles Per Second)
I- Intermediate (Level Maintenance); Current (Electric)
I-CLAMP- Intensive Closed Loop Aeronautical Management Program
IAB- Interim Armament Bulletin/Interim Airframe Bulletin
IAC- Instrument-on-a-Card; Integrating Associate Contractor; Integration Assembly and Checkout
IAG- Interagency agreement
IACCR- Industrial Activity Capability and Capacity Response
IACS- Integrated Armament Control System
IADS- Integrated Air Defense System
IAFB- Interim Airframe Bulletin
IAFC- Interim Airframe Change
IAP- Interarray Processor
IAS- Immediate Access Storage
IAT- Individual Acceptance Test
IAW- In Accordance With
IAWB- Interim Airborne Weapons Bulletin
IAWTC- Integrated Air Warfare Training Center
IB- Interconnecting Box
IBM- International Business Machines
IC- Indenture Code; Interchangeability Code; Integrated Circuit; Interior Communications
I&C- Installation and Checkout
ICA- Independent Cost Analysis
ICAD- Interchangeability Demonstration; Integrated Computer Aided Design
ICAE- Integrated Computer Aided Engineering
ICAF- Industrial College of the Armed Forces
ICAO- International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAP- Interactive Computer Aided Provisioning
ICAM- Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing
ICASE- Integrated Computer Aided Sustaining Engineering
ICBM- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
ICC- Interstate Commerce Commission; Intermediate Operational Capability; Item Category Code
ICD- Interface Control Document; Interconnecting Control Device; Installation Control Drawing
ICE- Independent Cost Estimate
ICM- Interactive Configuration Management
ICNIA- Integrated Communications Navigation Identification Avionics
ICP- Inventory Control Point; Instrument Calibration Procedure
ICPI- Interim Change Report
ICRL- Individual Component Repair List
ICS- Information Consolidation Service/Subsystem; Interim Contractor Support; Intercommunication System
ICSS- Interim Contractor Supply Support
ICTP- Individual and Collective Training Plan
ICW- In Compliance With
ICWG- Interface Control Working Group
ID- Interconnective/ing Device (VAST); Identification, Interface Device
IDA- Institute for Defense Analysis
IDAS- Integrated Design Automation System
IDC- Information Design Change
IDD- Interface Design Document
IDEF- Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Definition
IDENT- Identification
IDF- Industrial Demand Forecasting; Israeli Defense Forces
IDIP- Intelligence Data Information Package
IDL- Indented Drawing List
IDLH- Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
IDP- Integrated Data Processing
IDS- Interface Design Specification; Intelligence Data System
IDSS- Integrated Design Support System (AF), Integrated Diagnostics Support System
IDTS- Instrumentation Data Transmission System
IE- Information Engineering
IEC- Interstate Electronics Corporation; International Electrotechnical Commission
IEE- Integrated Expendable Emitter
IEEE- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEG- Information Exchange Group
IEM- Inactive Equipment Maintenance
IERW- Initial Entry Rotary-Wing
IES- Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
IF- Industrial Fund; Intermediate Frequency
IFARS- Individual Flight Activity Reporting System
IFAST- Integrated Facility for Avionic System Testing
IFB- Invitation For Bid
IFBAM- Inadvertent Firing Brake Actuator Module
IFDAPS- Integrated Flight Data Processing System
IFF- Identification Friend or Foe
IFI- Intermediate Fleet Issue
IFL- In-Flight Lock
IFR- In-Flight Refueling; Instrument Flight Rules
IFT- In-Flight Training
IFTE- Intermediate Forward Test Equipment; Integrated Family of Test Equipment (Army)
IFV- Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IG- Issue Group; Inspector General
IGES- Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
IGPS- Intelligent Gateway Processing System
IGS- Integrated Graphics Software
IH- Indian Head
IHAS- Integrated Helicopter Avionics System
IHE- Intensive High Explosives
IIAF- Imperial Iranian Air Force
IIAFSD- Imperial Iranian Air Force Support Date
IIC- Item Identification Code
IIP- Instantaneous Impact Prediction/Point
IIR- Imaging Infrared
IISS- Integrated Information Support System (AF)
IL- Index List
I&L- Installation and Logistics
ILD- Item Logistics Data
ILDMT- Integrated Logistics Management Program
ILDR- Item Logistics Data Record
I-LEVEL- Intermediate Level
"I" Level- Intermediate Level Maintenance
ILF- Initial Load Format
ILFCA- Intermediate Level Field Calibration Activity
ILM- Intermediate Level Maintenance
IMER- Improved Multiple Ejector Rack
ILO- Interservice Liaison Office; Integrated Logistics Overhaul
ILPGSE- Intermediate Level Peculiar Ground Support Equipment
ILR- Integrated Logistics Review
ILS- Integrated Logistics Support; Instrument Landing System
ILSCR- Integrated Logistics Support Contract Requirements
ILSDS- ILS Development Schedule; ILS Critical Path Network; ILS Detailed Specification
ILSG- Interim Logistics Support Guide
ILSIM- ILS Impact Module
ILSM- ILS Management
ILSMIS- Industrial Logistics Support Management Information System
ILSMP- ILS Management Plan
ILSMRT- ILS Management Review Team
ILSMT- ILS Management Team
ILSN- ILS Network
ILSO- ILS Organization
ILSP- ILS Plan/Program/Procedures
ILSR- ILS Review
ILSRRF- ILS Resource Requirements Format
ILSS- ILS System
ILSSR- ILS Storeroom
ILSWG- ILS Working Group
ILV- Improved Low Visibility
IM- Inventory Manager; Item Manager; Insensitive Munitions; Inspection and Maintenance
I&M- Improvement and Modernization; Installation and Maintenance
IMA- Intermediate Maintenance Activity
IMAGE- Intermediate Maintenance Activity Generic Evaluation
IMAV- Intermediate Maintenance Availability
IMC- Item Management Coding; Initial Management Cost; Instrument Meteorological Condition
IMCR- Interim Manual Change Release
IMINT- Imagery Intelligence
IMIP- Industrial Modernization Incentive Program
IMIS- Integrated Maintenance Information System (AF)
IMM- Intermediate Maintenance Manual; Integrated Material Management
IMMH- Indirect Maintenance Man-Hours
IMMP- Intermediate Maintenance Management Program
IMMT- Integrated Maintenance Management Team
IMO- International Maritime Organization
IMU- Inertial Measurement Unit
IMP- Improved Maintenance Program
IMRL- Individual Material Readiness List
IMSD- Inventory Management and Systems Division
IMT- Integrated Maintenance Training
IMV- Instrumented Measurement Vehicle
IN- Inches NWS Intermediate (Maintenance Level)
INST- Instruction
INAS- Industrial Naval Air Station
INC- Incorporated; Item Name Code
INCHOP- INCHOP (Briefing Liaison)
INCO- Installation Check-out
INEWS- Integrated Electronic Warfare System
INF- Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
INFO- Information
INS- Inertial Navigation System
INST- Instruction
INT- Interim; Intermediate
INU- Inertial Navigation Unit
INV- Inventory
I/O- Input/Output
IOC- Initial Operating Capability
IOIC- Integrated Operational Intelligence Center
IOIS- Integrated Operational Intelligence System
IOL- Initial Outfitting List
IOP- Initial Operational Capability; Input/Output Processor
IOS- Integrated Ordnance Section
IOT- Interim Operating Time
IOT&E- Initial Operational Test & Evaluation
IP- Item Processed; Initial Point; Instrumentation Plan; Identification Point
IPAC- Intelligence Center Pacific
IPAL- Interim Publications Applicability List
IPB- Illustrated Parts Breakdown
IPBM- Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual
IPC- Illustrated Parts Catalog; Integrated Printed Circuit
IPD- Issue Priority Designator; Inter-Participant Distance
IPDSMS- Improved Point Defense Surface Missile System
IPE- Industrial Plant Equipment; Improved Performance Engine
IPG/ALM- Industrial Processing Guide for Air Launched Missiles
IPM- Inventory Projection Model
IPPS- Interrogation Pulse Position Code
IPR- In-Progress Review; Interdepartmental Purchase Request; Integrated Pretest Review; In-Process Review
IPS- In-Plant Support; Integrated Program Summaries; Integrated Procurement System (Army); Information Processing System, Industrial Performance Summary; Integrated Program Summary
IPSC- Information Processing Standards for Computers
IQL- Indifference Quality Level
IR- Infrared; Inspection Report; Installation Restoration; (IR) Iranian
IRAC- Interim Rapid Action Change
IRAM- Improved Repairable Asset Management
IRAN- Inspect(ion) and Repair(s) is (are) Necessary
IRCM- Infrared Countermeasures
IR&D- Independent Research & Development
IRDS- Information Resource Dictionary System
IRIG- Inter-Range Instrumentation Group
IRIL- Issue Receipt Inventory Location
IRIM- Intensive Repairable Item Management
IRIS- Infrared Instrumentation System
IRL- Instrumented Rail Launcher
IRML- Individual Material Readiness List
IRN- Interface Revision Notice
IROAN- Inspect and Repair Only as Necessary
IRP- Installation Restoration Program
IRPL- Interim Recommended Parts List
IRR- Improved Re-Arming Rate; Inspection Rejection Report
IRRP- Improved Re-Arming Rate Program
IRRP/IWHS- Improved Re-Arming Rate Program/Improved Weapons Handling System
IRS- Interface Requirements Specification
IRTS- Infrared Target Simulator
IR/TV- Infrared/Television
IRU- Inertial Reference Unit; Inspection Rejection Report; Internal Reference Unit
IS- Information System; Instrumentation Systemi Integrated System
I&S- Interchangeability and Substitutability
ISA- Inertial Sensor Assemble
ISAR- Information Storage and Retrieval
ISC- Item Selection Conference
ISD- Instructional System Development; Initial Search Depth of a torpedo
ISDB- Integrated Support Data Base
ISDN- Integrated Services Digital Network
ISE- In-Service Engineering
ISEA- In-Service Engineering Agent
ISEB- Interim Support Equipment Bulletin
ISEC- Interim Support Equipment Change
ISF- Integrated Support Facility
ISG- CALS/Industry Steering Group
ISIL- Interim Support Item List
ISITE- Integrated Self-Instructive Test Equipment
ISL- Initial/Integrated Stock List
ISM- Igniter Safety Mechanism; Industrial Security Manual
ISMIS- Interservice (Depot) Maintenance Interrogation System
ISMO- Integrated Systems Management Office
ISNAC- Inactive in Navy Custody
ISO- International Organization for Standardization
ISP- Integrated Support Plan; In-Service Repair
ISPPS- Item Support Plan Policy Statement
ISPS- Item Support Policy Statement
ISR- Interchangeable/Substitute Record; In-Service Repair
ISS- Interservice Supply Source
ISSA- Interservice Supply Support Statement/Agreement
ISSB- Information Systems Standards Board
ISSL- Initial Spares Support List
ISSP- Interservice Supply Source Program
ISSPP- Integrated System Safety Program Plan
ISSUE- The transfer of an item, regardless of material condition to another activity.
I&T- Integration and Testing
ITA- International Telegraph Alphabet; Interface Test Adaptor
ITAWDS- Integrated Tactical Amphibious Warfare Data System
ITCS- Integrated Target and Control System
ITD- Interim Technical Directives
ITDR- Inspection Test Discrepancy Report
ITDS- Improved Technical Data System (AF)
ITEMP- Integrated Test and Evaluation Management Plan
ITEMS- Integrated Test and Maintenance System
ITL- Intent to Launch
ITP- In-process Test Procedure
ITSS- Individual Training Standards System
ITT- International Telephone and Telegraph
IUSS- Integrated Underseas Surveillance System
IUWG- Inshore Undersea Warfare Group
IV- Initial Vector
IV&V- Independent Verification and Validation
IW- Intermediate Naval Weapons Station
IWA- Internal Work Agreement
IWC- Integrated Weapons Complex
IWHS- Improved Weapon Handling System
IWPP- Industrial waste pretreatment process
IWS- Individual Work Station
IWSB- Integrated Weapon System Data Base
IWSDR- Integrated Weapon System Data Base
IWSR- Integrated Weapons System Review
J&A- Justification Approval
JAG- Judge Advocate General
JAMRASM- Joint Advanced Medium Range Anti-ship Missile
JAN- Joint Army and Navy
JANAF- Joint Army-Navy-Air Force
JANNAP- Joint Army-Navy-NASA & Air Force Publication
JASMMM- Joint Aviation Supply and Maintenance Material Management
JATO- Jet Assisted Takeoff
JAWS- Joint Air-Launched Weapons Task Group
JBD- Jet Blast Deflector
JCL- Job Control Language
JCMPO- Joint Cruise Missile Program Office
JCN- Job Control Number
JCP- Joint Committee on Printing
JCS- Joint Chiefs of Staff
JDA- Joint Deployment Agency
JDAM- Joint Direct Attack Munitions
JDC- Joint Deployment Community
JDMAG- Joint Depot Maintenance Analysis Group
JDP- Joint Development Plan
JET- Jamming Exceeds Threshold
JFM- Joint Force Memorandum
JHU/APL- Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
JIC- Joint Intelligence Center
JIEP- Joint Intelligence Estimate for Planning
JIFDATS- Joint Services In-Flight Data Transmission System
JIL- Joint Interest List
JIMPACS- Joint Improved Multi-Mission Payload Aerial Surveillance Combat Survivable
JIT- Just-in-Time
JLC- Joint Logistics Commander
JLRB- Joint Logistics Review Board
JLRSS- Joint Long Range Strategic Study
JMET- Joint Maintainability Evaluation Team
JMSNS- Justification of Major System New Starts (Formerly MENS, replaced by MNS)
JOA- Joint Operating Agreement
JOAP- Joint oil Analysis Program
JOCG- Joint Ordnance Commanders Group
JOG- Joint Operational Geographic
JON- Job Order Number
JOOD- Junior Officer of the Deck
JOP- Joint Operating Procedure
JOPES- Joint Operational Planning and Execution System
JOR- Joint Operational Requirements
JOTS- Joint Operational Tactical System
JOVIAL- Jules Own Version of International Algebraic Language
JP- Jet Propelled
JP-S- Standard Military Jet Fuel
JPA- Job Performance Aid(s)
JPASC- Joint Pacific Area Scheduling Office
JPCG- Joint Policy Coordinating Group
JPG- Job Performance Guide
JPL- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JRDOD- Joint Research and Development Objectives Document
JRME- Joint Requirements and Management Board
JRMET- Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team
JRTC- Joint Readiness Training Center
J/S- Jamming to Signal Ratio
JSBP- Joint Service Business Plan
JSC- Johnson Space Center (NASA)
JSCP- Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
JSD- Joint Service Depot
JSL- Joint Stock List
JSN- Job Sequence Number
JSOP- Joint System Objective Plan
JSOR- Joint Service Operational Requirement
JSOW- Joint Standoff Weapon
JSPD- Joint Strategic Planning Document
JSPO- Joint Systems Project Office; Joint Service Program Office
JSTARS- Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JSTM- Joint Service Technical Manual
JTB- Joint Transportation Board
JTCG-DMI- Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Depot Maintenance Interservicing
JTCG/MD- Joint Technical Coordination Group for Munitions Development
JTF- Joint Test Force
JTFP- Joint Tactical Fusion Program
JTIDS- Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
JUMPS- Joint Uniform Military Pay System
JUSMAG- Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group
JUSTIS- Joint Uniformed Services Technical Information System
KASS- Keyport Automated Shipping System (Keyport, WA.)
KB- Keyboard
KBD- Keyboard
KBU- Cluster Bomb, Unit, Simulated
KCN- Kit Control Number
KEK- Key Encrypting Key
KEW- Kinetic Energy Weapons
KFL- Key Facilities List
Kg- Kilogram
KHz- Kilohertz
KIA- Killed In Action
KIAS- Knots Indicated Airspeed
KIN- Kit Identification Number
KISS- Keep it Simple Stupid
KITE- Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment
KKV- Kinetic Kill Vehicle
KMN- Key Milestone Network
KN- Kit Number
KO- Contracting Officer (also CO)
KOH- Potassium Hydroxide
KP- Keypunch
KR- Contractor
KSC- Kennedy Space Center (NASA)
KSN- Kit Stock Number
KSR- Keyboard Send/Receive
KT- Contract
KTAS- Knots, True Air Speed
KVA- Kilovolt-ampere
KVS- kV Standards
KVYT- Keyboard Visual Display Terminal
L- Logic Flow
LA- Legislative Affairs
LABS- Low Altitude Bombing Systems
LACE- Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment
LALS- Linkless Ammunition Loading System
LAMPS- Light Airborne Multipurpose System (Helicopter)
LAMS- Local Asset Management Subsystem
LAMTR- Large Area Multi-Threat Training Range
LAN- Local Area Network
LANTIRN- Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night
LAP- Launcher Avionics Package
LAPES- Low-Level Parachute Extraction System
LAPL- Lead Allowance Parts List
LAR- Logistics Assessment Review
LARC- Landing Amphibious Recovery Craft Lighter, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo
LASA- Launch Area Support Aircraft
LASER- Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
LASR- Logistic Support Analysis Record
LASS- Launch Area Support ship; Language for Assembly
LAT- Lot Acceptance Testing
LATD- Logistics and Administrative Time Delay
LAU- Launcher
LAW- Light Attack Wing; Light-Weight Anti-Tank Weapon
LAWS- Light Attack Weapon School
LB- Pound; Low Band
LBTS- Land Based Teat Site
LC- Labor Group; Logistics Communication
LCA- Logistics Cognizance Activity
LCAC- Landing Craft Air Cushion
LCC- Life Cycle Cost; Amphibious Command Ship
LCCA- Life Cycle Cost Analysis
LCCB- Local Configuration Control Board
LCCTOM- LCC Trade-Off Model
LCDR- Lieutenant Commander
LCF- Low Cycle Fatigue
LCL- Less Than Carload
LCM- Landing Craft Mechanized
LCN- LSA Control Number
LCOM- Logistics Composite Model
LCP- Local Calibration Procedure; Life Cycle Profits; Logistic Capability Plan; Letter Change Proposal
LCS- Launch Control System
LCU- Landing Craft - Utility; Light Control Unit
LDA- Logistic Design Appraisal; Lowest Designate Assembly; Lead Design Activity
LDC- Logistics Data Communications
LDD- Logistics Development Plan
LDDI- Local Distributed Data Interface
LDGP- Low Drag General Purpose (bombs)
LDMT- Logistic Data Management Team
LDO- Limited Duty Officer
LDP- Logistics Documentation Program; Local Data Processor
LDT- Logistic Delay Time
LEA- Launcher Electronics Assembly
LEAD- Logistics Engineering and Data; Letterkenny Army Depot
LEAPS- Logistics Engineering/Analysis Precedence System
LEC- Local Engineering Change
LED- Light Emitting Diode
LEDET- Law Enforcement Detachment
LEI- Local Engineering Instruction
LEIDS- Logistic Electronic Information Delivery System
LEIP- Logistics Engineering Improvement Program
LEL- Lower Explosive Limit
LEPC- Local Emergency Planning Committee
LEM- Logistic Element(s) Manager; Lunar Excursion Module
LES- Local Engineering Specification
LESAT- Leased Satellite
LFA- Lead Field Activity
LFM- Lineal Frequency Modulation
LFORM- Landing Force Operational Reserve Material
LFR- Liquid Fueled Rocket
LFS- Landing Force Support Ship
L/FS- Logistics and Fleet Support
LFSMS- Logistics Forces Structure Management System
LFSP- Landing Force Support Party
LFT- Live Fire Test
LFV- Light Forces Vehicle
LG- Length
LGB- Laser Guided Bomb
LH- Labor Hour
LHA- Amphibious Assault Ship Landing Helicopter Assault
LHX- Light Helicopter, Experimental (Army)
LI- Letter of Intent
LIC- Low-Intensity Conflicts
LICA- Life Impact Cost Analysis
LID- Library Issue Document
LIFO- Last In First Out
LIMISS- Logistics Information Management Support System
LIN- Line Item Number
LIR- Logbook and Inventory Record
LIRSH- List of Items Requiring Special Handling
LIS- Laboratory Integrated System
LKA- Amphibious Cargo Ship
LLCSC- Lower Level Computer Software Components
LLIL- Long Lead Time Item List
LLL- Low Light Level
LLLGB- Low Level Laser Guided Bomb
LLLTV- Low Light Level Television
LLNL- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LLT- Long Lead Time
LLTI- Long Lead Time Item
LLTIL- Long Lead Time Items List
LM- Logistics Manager; List of Materials; Logic Module
LMA- Launcher Mechanical Assembly
LMCC- Logistics and Movement Control System
LMFC- Lower Motor Fire Connector
LMI- Logistics Management Institute
LML- Lower Maintenance Level
LMT- Local Mean Time; Logistics Management Team
LMTCE- Lead Maintenance Technology Center for the Environment
LNRFS- Low Noise Radio Frequency Source
LO- Local Oscillator
LCA- Letter of Officer and Acceptance; Level of Authority
LOAP- List of Applicable Publications (Air Force)
LOB- Line of Balance
LOC- Line of Communications
LOD- Launch on Demand
LODI- List of Deleted Items
LOE- Level of Effort
LOEP- List of Effective Pages
LOGAIR- Logistics Airlift
LOG-C3I- Logistics Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
LOGMARS- Logistics Applications of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols
LOGNET- Logistic System Information Network
LOGSR- Logistics Airlift
LOGJAM- Logistic Justification Analytical Model
LOGPARS- Logistics Planning and Requirements Simplification System
LOGREQ- Logistics Requirements
LOGSAT- Logistics Support Assistance Team
LOGSIP- Logistics Support Improvement Plan
LOI- Letter of Instruction
LOMIS- Logistics Management Information System
LP&P- Logistics Policy and Procedures
LOR- Level of Repair; Launch Off RWR
LORA- Level of Repair Analysis
LORO- Long Range Objectives
LOS- Line of Sight; Launch on Schedule; Loss Of Signal
LOS-F-H- Line of Sight, Forward, Heavy
LOSR- Line-Of-Sight Range
LOT- Life of Type
LOX- Liquid Oxygen
LP- Logistics Planner; Launch Point
LPAN- Logistics Action Planning Notice
LPC- Logistic Planning Consideration
LPD- Landing Platform Dock; Amphibious Transport Dock Ship
LPH- Amphibious Assault Ship
LPM- Logistic Project(ion) Model; Landing Party Manual
LPMES- Logistics Performance Measurement and Evaluation System
LPS- Local Process Specification; Logistics Policy Statement; Laboratory Program Summary
LPX- Liquid Plime Imaging Experiment
LR- Long Range
LRA- Launch Relay Assembly; Lowest Repairable Assembly
LRAACA- Long Range Anti-Submarine-Warfare Capable Aircraft
LRB- Ship Installed and Expeditionary Airfield Launch, Recovery and Visual Landing Aid Equipment Bulletin
LRC- Ship Installed and Expeditionary Airfield Launch, Recovery and Visual Landing Aid Equipment Change; Langley Research Center (NASA)
LRCA- Local Repair Cycle Asset
LREPS- Long Range Environmental Planning Simulator
LRFP- Logistic Research Funding Policy/Logistics Requirement Funding Plan
LRG- Logistic Review Group
LRGT- Logistic Requirement Generation Team
LRM- Line-Replaceable Module
LRNC- Long Reference Number Code
LRP- Logistics Requirement Plan
LRS- Light Replaceable Assembly
LRP- Logistics Readiness Review
LRU- Line Replaceable Unit; Lowest Relolaceable unit
LS- Length of Support; Logistics Support; Life Support
LSA- Logistic Support Analysis
LSACN- LSA Control Number
LSAP- LSA Plan
LSAR- LSA Record
LSARMS- LSAR Management System
LSB- Lower Side Band
LSC- Logistic Support Cost
LSD- Large Screen Display; Logistics Support. Directorate; Dock Landing Ship
LSDF- Logistics Support Data File
LSDS- Logistics Support Detailed Specification
LSE- Logistics Support Equipment
LSI- Large Scale Integration; Long Supply Indicator; Lear Siegler Inc.
LSIN- Logistics System Information Network
LS/IS- Logistic Support/Information System
LS&MHT- List of Standard Maintenance Hand Tools
LSMIS- Logistics Support Management Information System
LSMP- Logistics Systems Modernization Program
LSO- Landing Signal Officer; Laser Safety Officer
LSP- Logistics Support Plan
LSPC- Logistics System Policy Committee
LSPPS- Logistic Support Plan for Preoperational Support
LSR- Logistic Support Representative/Review/Requirement
LSRB- Laser Safety Review Board
LSS- Launch Support Structure
LSSC- Logistics Supply Status Code
LSSO- Laser System Safety Officer
LST- Landing Ship Tank, Laser Spot Tracker
LSTTL- Low-power Schottky Transistor-Transistor Logic
LSU- Launch Sequence Unit
LSW- Large Scale Warhead
LTA- Lead Technical Activity
LTATKWPNSCLPAC- Light Attack Weapon School Pacific
LT/CCM- Load Training/Captive Carry Missile
LTE- Launch-To-Eject
LTL- Less than Truckload
LTM- Load Training Missile; Long term monitoring
LTPD- Lot Tolerance Percent Defective
LUI- Life Usage Index
LUT- Line Under Test
LUU- Illuminating, Unit
LVPS- Low Voltage Power Supply
LW- Light Weight
LWC- Lead Work Center
LWOP- Leave Without Pay
LZ- Landing Zone
M+1- Mobilization Plus One Month
M- Mean Active Maintenance Time
M- Personal Memory; Mach; Mega; Maintainablility
M-Day- The term used ot designate the day on which mobilization is to begin
3M- Maintenance, material, Management
m- meter
MA- Missile Acquistion; Memory Address
MAA- Shipboard Police Force
MAARS- Marine Corps Ammunition Automated Inventory Record
MAAG- Military Assistance and Advisory Group
MAB- Marine Amphibious Brigade; Marine Air Base
MABS- Marine Air Base Squadron
MAC- Military Airlift Command; Maintenance Allocation Chart; Maintenance Action Code; Multiple Access Computers
MACCS- Marine Air Command and Control System
MACG- Marine Air Control Group and Wing Weapons Unit
MACH- A measurement of speed in relation to the speed of sound
MACS- Microwave Alignment and Calibration System; Marine Air Control Squadron
MAD- Magnetic Anomaly Detector; Marine Air Detection; Marine Aviation Detachment; Mutual Assured Destruction
MADAR- Malfunction Detection, Analysis and Recording
MADREC- Malfunction Detection and Recorder
MAF- Maintenance Action Form; Marine Amphibious Force
MA/FH- Maintenance Action Per Flight Hour
MAFI- Missile Auxiliary Firing Interlock Assembly
MAFIS- Mobile Automated Field Instrumentation System
MAG- Marine Aircraft Group; Magnetic; Magazine
MAGIC II- Matrix Analysis by Generative and Interpretive Computation
MAGTF- Marine Air Ground Task Force
MAI- Material Annex Item
MAIMS- Master Asset Inventory Management System
MAINAC- Maintenace Activity
MAINT- Maintenance
MAIR- Master Aircraft Inventory Record
MAISRC- Major Automated Information Systems Review Council
MAL- Mobilization Allowance List; Malfunction
MALI- Material Annex Line Item
MALS- Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
MALSP- Marine Aviation Logistics Support Program
MAM- Maintenance Assist Module
MANPRINT- Manpower and Personnel
MAP- Maintenance Analysis and Plans
MA/OH- Maintenance Action Per Operating Hour
MAOT- Maximum Allowable Operating Time
MAP- Military Assistance Program
MAPAD- Military Assistance Program Address Directory
MAPL- Maintenance Plan; Minimum Acquisition Power Level
MAPMIS- Manpower and Personnel Management Information System
MAPRAD- Manpower Personnel Research and Development
MAPS- Multiple Activity Processing System
MAR- Maintenance Action Record
MARAD- Maritime Administration
MARBDE- Marine Brigade
MARC- Material Accountability/Recoverability Codes
MARCOR- Marine Corps
MARCORSYSCOM - Marine Corps Systems Command
MARDIS- Modern Army Research and Development Information System
MARDIV- Marine Division
MARES- Marine Corps Automated Readiness Evaluation System
MARFORLANT- Marine Forces Atlantic
MARFORPAC- Marine Forces Pacific
MARLOG- Marine Logistics
MARMTD- Marine Air Reserve Missile Training Detachment
MARP- Manpower Allocation/Requirements Plan
MARPOL- International Maritime Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships
MARQ- Maximum Allowable Requisition Quantity
MARS- Mid-air Recovery System; Management Action Reporting System
MARSA- Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of the Aircraft
MARSO- Marine Ammo Requirements Support Order
MARTC- Marine Air Reserve Training Command
MARTD- Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment
MARTS- Multiple Agile Radar Target Simulator
MARTU- Marine Air Reserve Training Unit
MAS- Maintenance Action System; Management Action System
MASDC- Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center
MASS- Marine Air Support Squadron
MAT- Missile Assist Team
MATACQ- Material Acquisition
MATCS- Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron
MATCU- Marine Air Traffic Control Unit
MATE- Modular Automatic Teat Equipment
MATF- Missile Assembly and Test Facility
MATMEP- Maintenance Training Management and Evaluation Program
MATS- Military Air Transportation Service
MATVAQWINGPAC- Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wings Pacific
MATWING- Medium Attack Wing
MAU- Miscellaneous Armament Item, Unit
MAVERICK- Air Force TV or IR Guided Missile
MAVSO- MAVERICK Support Office
MAW- Marine Air(craft) Wing
MAWTS- Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron
MAWTU- Marine Air Weapons Training Unit; Marine Air Wing Training Unit
MAWTULANT- Marine Air Weapons Training Unit Atlantic
MAWTUPAC- Marine Air Weapons Training Unit Pacific
MAX- Maximum
MAX TTR- Maximum-Time-To-Restore
MB- Memory Buffer
MBA- Make or Buy Decision
MBAM- Main Beam Avoidance Maneuver
MBL- Master Bidders List
MBO- Management By Objective
Mbps- Megabytes per second
MBS- Manufacturing Breakdown Structure
MBTS- Missile BIT Test Set
MC- Maintenance Cycle; Mission Capable; Mission Computer; Maintenance Control; Medical Corp (Navy doctors only)
MCA- Missile Control Assembly; Military Coordinating Activity; Minor CONUS Activities
MCAF- Marine Corps Air Facility
MCAS- Marine Corps Air Station
MCB- Maintenance Cycle Base; Maintenance Control Board; Mobile Construction Battalion; Marine Corps Base
MCC- Material Control Center; Material Control Code; Master Control Console; Mission Criticality Codes
MCCRTG- Marine Corps/Combat (Crew) Readiness Training Group
MCDEC- Marine Corps Development and Education Command
MCE- Modular Control Equipment; Maximum Credible Event
MCF- Master Control File; Maintainability Consideration Form
MC&G- Mapping Charting & Geodesy
MCL- Master Configuration List; Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLB- Marine Corps Logistics Base
MCM- Missile Control Module; Mine Countermeasures Ship Database
MCMC- Marine Corps Maintenance Contractor
MCMSS- Master Configuration Management Scheduling System
MCMT- Mean Corrective Maintenance Time
MCO- Marine Corps Order; Movement Control Officer
MCON- Military Construction, Navy
MCOTEA- Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity
MCP- Military Construction Program; Mission Concept Paper; Manufacturing Change Point; Maintenance Change Procedure; Marine Corps Property
MCPO- Master Chief Petty Officer
MCR- Manual Change Request
MCRC- Master Component Rework Capability
MCRDA- Marine Corp Research and Development Acquisition
MCRDAC- Marine Corps Research & Development Acquisition Command
MCRL- Master Cross Reference List; Master Component Repair List
MCRS- Material Condition Reporting Status
MCS- Mine Countermeasure Support
MCSP MLAG- Computer Software Program
MCSTS- Missile Control System Test Set
MCTSSA- Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity
MCU- Maintenance Coordinator Unit
MDA- Manufacturing Data Acquisition
MDAC- McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company (Obsolete see MDMSC)
MDAC-E- McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company (East)
MDAP- Mutual Defense Assistance Program
MDC- Maintenance Data Collection; McDonnell Douglas Corp
MDCC- Maintenance Data Collection Center
MDCF- Maintenance Data Collection Form
MDCS- Maintenance Data Collection System (Obsolete, see MDS)
MDD- Maintenance Due Date
MDETR- Mean-Direct-Effort-To-Repair
MDEU- Material Delivery Expeditor Unit
MDF- Master Data File
MDI- Miss Distance Indicator
MDL- Management Data List
MDMSC- McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems Corporation (Formerly MDAC)
MDP- Master Data Package; MIARS Data Package
MDR- Maintenance/Master Data Report/Reporting; Material Deficiency Report
MDS- Maintenance Data System; Microprocessor Development System, Mission, Design Series; Minimum Detectable Signal
MD-SPR- Maintainability Design - Supportability Problem Report
MDT- Maintenance Down Time; Mean Down Time
MDT/OH- Mean Down Time Per Operating Hour
MDU- Missile Dummy Unit; Material Delivery Unit
ME- Maintenance Engineer
MEA- Maintenance Engineering Analysis
MEAD- Maintenance Engineering Analysis Data
MEAL- Mobile Equipment Allowance List
MEAR- Maintenance Engineering Analysis Records
MEASURE- Metrology Automated System for Uniform Recall and Reporting
MEAWS- Maintenance Engineering Analysis Work Sheet
MEB- Meteorological Equipment Bulletin
MEC- Metrology Engineering Center; Military Essentiality Codes; Meteorological Equipment Change
MECCA- Mechanical and Electrical Computer Controlled Analysis
MECFA- Maintenance Engineering Cognizant Field Activity
MECL- Motorola Emitter-Coupled Logic
MED- Mediterranean; Metrology Engineering Department
MEDALS- Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System
MEDVAC- Medical Evacuation
MEEL- Mission Essential Equipment List
MEGS- Missile End Game Scoring
MEI- Maintenance End Item; Maintenance Engineering Inspection
MEIDS- Miniaturized Electronic Information Delivery System (Army)
MEL- Master Equipment List
MENDS- Mission Elements Needs Statement
MENS- Mission Element Need Statement - (Replaced by JMSNS)
MEP- Micro-circuit Emulation Program
MEPP- Mobile Electric Power Plant
MER- Multiple Ejector/Ejection Rack
MERT- Maintenance Engineering Review Team
MES- Multiple Environment Simulator
MESA- Maintenance Engineering Support Analysis
MESIM- Military Essential Subsystems Inoperative Maintenance
MESL- Military Essential Subsystems List
MESM- Mission Essential Subsystem Matrices
MESS- Maintenance Engineering Support Subsystem
META- MAVERICK Engagement Training Aid
METCAL- Metrology and Calibration
METER- Metrology Equipment Recall
METR- Marine Environmental Test Range
METRI- Military Essentiality Through Readiness Indices
METRIC- Mulit-Echelon Technique for Recoverable Interm Control
METRL- Metrology Requirement Listing
METS- Modular Engine Test System; Mobile
MF- Mobile Facility; Maintenance Facility
MFG- Manufacturer
MFH- Missile Flying Hours
MFHBF- Mean Flight Hours Between Failures
MFI- Major Force Issues
MFR- Multiple Frequency Repeater
MFS- Monohull Fast Sealift
MFSA- Missile Flight Safety Analysis
MFSO- Missile Flight Safety Officer
Mg- Milligram
Mg/m3- Milligram per Cubic Meter
MGE- Maintenance Ground Equipment
MGFEL- Master Government Furnished Equipment List
MGMT- Management
MGRS- Military Grid Reference System
MGS- Missile Guidance Set
MGSS- Missile Guidance Set Sections
MGU- Midcourse Guidance Unit
MH- Manhour
MHA- Manhour Accounting
MHAC- Manhour Accounting Card
MHE- Material Handling Equipment
MHU- Munitions Handling Unit
MHU--/E- Munitions Handling Unit, Ground Not Fixed
MHU--/M- Munitions Handling Unit, Moveable But Not Self Propelled
MHz- Megahertz
MI- Maintenance Instruction
MIAC- Material Identification Accounting Code
MIAPL- Master Index of Allowable Parts List
MIARS- Maintenance Information Automated Retrieval System
MIC- Management Information Center; Microwave Integrated Circuits; Master Index of Consumables
MICAP- Mission Capability
MICO- Maintenance Interservice Coordinating Office
MICOM- Missile Command
MICRL- Mirocomputer Individual Component Repair List
MIDAS- Maintenance Information Data Automation System
MIDPAC- Middle Pacific
MIDS- MPAC Information Data System (Army)
MIF- Master Item File
MIG- Mikoyan-Gurevich (Soviet Aircraft)
MIL- Military
MILCON- Military Construction (Program)
MILES- Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
MILHBK- Military Handbook
MILPERS- Military Personnel
MILS- Missile Impact Location System
MIL-SPEC- Military Specification (Procedures)
MILSPEC- Military Specification
MILSPOT- Military Standard Purchase Operating Technique
MILSTAAD- Military Standard Activity Address Directory
MILSTAMP- Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures
MIL-STD- Military Standard
MILSTEP- Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedure
MILSTICCS- Military Standard Item Characteristics Coding Structure
MILSTRAP- Military Standard Transaction Reporting, (Requisitioning) and Accounting Procedures
MILSTRIP- Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedure (s)
MILVANS- Military Vans
MIM- Maintenance Instruction Manual
MIO- Management Integration Office (AF)
MIP- Maintenance Index Pages; Management Improvement Program; Material Improvement Program
MIPR- Military Interdepartment (al) Purchase Request
MIPS- Millions of Instructions Per Second
MIR- Master Index of Repairables; Multiple Instrumentation Radar
MIRR- Material Inspection and Receiving Report
MIRV- Multiple Independently - Targetable Reentry Vehicle
MIS- Management Information (Sub)System (ILSS)
MISG- Maintenance Interservice Support Group
MISG-C- Maintenance Interservice Support Group - Central
MISMO- Maintenance Interservice Support Management Office
MISO- Maintenance Interservice Support Office
MISP- Management Information System Plan
MISSILEX- Missile Exercise
MIT- Missile Interface Test; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITS- Missile Interface Test Set
MIU- Mission Initialization Unit (SLAM)
MK- Mark
MKRS,MLM- Marine Location Markers
ML- Missile Launch; Manufacturing Logistics; Maintenance Level; Master Library;
MLA- Mission Load Allowance
MLAG- Memory Loader Adapter Group
MLC- Mainlobe Clutter; Management Level Code
MLCAD- Maintenance and Logistics Factors in Computer-Aided Design (AF)
MLCLE- Main Lobe Clutter Leading Edge
MLDT- Mean Logistic Delay Time
MLG- Main Landing Gear
MLITS- Mission Loading Interface Training Simulator
MLL- Mission Operating Area; Mission of Aircraft
ML-N- Management Data List-Navy
MLOS- Memory Loader Operational Software
MLRP- Marine Corps Long Range Plan
MLRS- Multiple-Launch Rocket System
MLSC- Measured Logistic Support Cost
MLSF- Mobile Logistic Support Force
MLSR- Missing, Lost, Stolen, and Recovered
MLSS- Mobile Logistics Support Ship
MLT- Mobile Land Target
MLV- Memory Loader Verifier
MM (mm)- Millimeter; Model Manager; Man-on-the-Move Communications, Mickey Mouse; Martin Marietta
MMAC- Material Management Aggregate Coded
Mmax- Maximum Active Corrective Maintenance Time
MMC- MPF Maintenance Cycle
MMCCs- Maintenance Material Control Centers
MMCO- Maintenance Material Control Officer
MMF- Mobile Maintenance Facility; Missile Maintenance Facility
MMH/FH- Maintenance Man-Hours per Flight Hour (Aircraft)
MMH/FM- Mean Man-hours per Flight Hour
MMH/MA- Mean Man-hours per Maintenance Action
MMH/OH- Mean Man-hours per Operating Hour
MMHTR- Mean Man-hours to Repair
MMIC- Maintenance Management Information Center
MMM- Maintenance and Material Management (3M)
MMPD- Material Movement Priority Designator
MMQ- Merchant Marine Qualified
MMS- Munitions Maintenance Squadron; Material Management System
MMTR- Mean Man-hours to Repair
MMU- Missile Maintenance Unit (now NAWMU)
MMU-1- Missile Maintenance Unit One
MNS- Mission Need Statement; Mine Neutralization System
MNV- Mine Neutralizaton Vehicle
MO- Maintenance Officer; Manufacturing Order; Manual of Operation
M&O- Maintenance and Operating
MOA- Memorandum of Aareement, Military Operating Area
MOAT- Missile-On-Aircraft -Test
MOB- Main Operating Base
MOBCON- Mobilization Construction Plan
MOBILIZATION- Moving of Troops
MOBIS- Management Oriented Budget InformationSystem
MOC- Modular Operation Center; Master Ordnance Configuration
MOCC- MEASURE Operational Control Center
MOCS- Master Operation Control Station
MOD- Modification; Model; Modify; Ministry of Defense (British)
MODAS- Maintenance and Operational Data Access System
MODEM- Modulate Demodulate
MOE- Measure of Effectiveness; Major Organizational Entity
MOG- Maximum On Ground
MOI- Message of Instruction
MOL- Machine Oriented Language
MOLS- Mirror Optical Landing System
MOMAG- Mobile Mine Assembly Group
MOON- Meeting Our Operating Needs
MOP- Measure of Performance
MOS- Military Occupational Specialty; Metal Oxide Semiconductor; Measurement of suitability
MOSP- Multi-Mission Optronic Stabilized Payload
MOT- Maximum Operating Time; Maturity Operational Testing
M&OTA- Maintenance and Operator Task Analysis
MOTAR- Maintenance and Operator Task Analysis Review
MOTR- Multiple Object Tracking Radar
MOTT- Mobile Ordnance Training Team
MOTU- Mobile Technical Unit; Mobile Ordnance Technical Unit
MOU- Memorandum of Understanding
MOV- Material Outstanding Validation
MOVLAS- Manually Operated Visual Landing Aids System
MOVREP- Movement Report
MP- Maintenance Plan; Mission Profile; Military Police
MPA- Maintenance Planning Analysis; Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPAC- Materials and Parts Availability Control (Army)
MPAR- Maintainability Program Analysis Report
MPASS- Maintenance Plan and Supply Support System
MPC- Microwave Processing Circuit
MPCASS- Modernized Parts Control Automated Support System
MPD- Maintenance Plan Documentation
MPDT- Mean Personnel Delay Time
MPE- Maximum Permissible Exposure
MPE/S- Maritime Prepositioned Equipment and Supplies
MPF- Maritime Prepositioned Force
MPI -Missile Presentencing Inspection
MPL- Material Production List; Mandatory Parts List
MPM- Maintenance Planning Manual; Maritime Prepositioning Movement
MPN- Master Part Number; Missile Procurement, Navy
MPQT- Mission Profile Qualification Test
MPPCF- Million Parts per Cubic Foot
MPR- Maintenance Planning Report
MPRL- Master Parts Reference List
MPRSA- Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
MPS- Maintenance Planning Status; Maritime Prepositioning Ships
MPST- Maintenance Plan Status File
MPT- Maintenance Personnel and Training
MPTA- Manpower, Personnel, and Training Analysis
MPT- Medium Active Preventive Time
MPTC- Maintenance Personnel Training Concept
MPTCD- Maintenance Personnel Training Concept Document
MPTRR- Maintenance Personnel Training Resource Requirements
MQM- Mobile Ground Launched Target Drone Missile MR Material Reporting; Manufacturing Request; Medium Range; Mobile Range
MRA- Maintenance Requirements Analysis
MRB- Material Review Board; Mission Review Board
MRC- Maintenance Requirement Card(s)
MRD- Material Required Date
MRDP- Material Requirements Determination Planning
MRE- Meals Ready to Eat
MRF- Maintenance Re~acement Factor; Master Record File
MRIL- Master Repair(able) Item(s) List
MRIS- Material Readiness Index System
MRL- Material Requirements List; Master Repair List; Missile Rail Launcher; Modular Rail Launcher
MRN- Message Receipt Notification
MROC- Mobile Range Operation Center
MRP- Module Repair Program; Materials-Requirements Planning; Manufacturing Resource Planning
MRR- Maintenance Replacement Rate; Multiple Reference Release
MRRB- Material Release Review Board
MR- Master Roster
MRSA- Material Readiness Support Activity
MRT- Maintenance Readiness Training; Military Rated Thrust
MRTFB- Major Range Test Facility Base
MRU- Minimum Replacement Unit
MS- Military Standard; Main Supply; Master Station; Milestone
M&S- Methods and Standards
MSA- Munition Storage Area
MSAM- Medium Surface-to-Air Missile
MSB- Moat Significant Bit
MSC- Missile Surveillance Coordinator; Military Sealift Command; Maintenance Significant Consumable; Milestone Schedule Chart; Medical Service Corps.
MSD- Material Support Data; Material Support Date; Marine sanitation device; Mine Sweeper Drone
MSDD- Management System Development Directorate
MSDO- Management Systems Development Office
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet
MSDT- Mean Supply Delay Time
MSE- Multiple Simultaneous Engagement
MSER- Multiple Stores Ejector Rack
MSFC- Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA)
MSG- Maintenance Steering Group; Missile System Group; Marine Security Guard (Embassy); Message
MSH- Minesweeper Helicopter
MSI- Missile Sentencing Inspection(s) ; Medium Scale Integration
MSIP- Multi-Stage Improvement Program
MSL- Material Support List; Master Salvage List; Mean Sea Level; Missile
MSO- Maintenance Support Office; Ocean Minesweeper
MSP- Maintenance Support Package
MSPG- Material Support Planning Guide
MSPU- Maintenance Support Package Unit
MSR- Malfunction Summary Report; Master Stock Record; Mobile Sea Range; Minimum Sustaining Rate; Module Service Record; Main Supply Route
MSRB- Missile Software Review Board
MSRS- Mobile Sea Range Systems
MSS- Missile Support Stand; Master Station Subsystem, Management
Support System; Meteorological Sounding System;
Military Supply Standard
MSSG- Multiple Satellite Signal Generator; MEU Service Support Group
MSSL- Missile Software Support Laboratory
MSSLL- Master Stock Status and Location Listing
MST- Missile System Test
MSTS- Missile Subsystem Test Set; Military Sea Transportation Service
MSU- Motor Switch Unit
MSW- Mission Software
MT- Maintenance Trainer; Mission Trainer; Measurement Ton; Magnetic particle
MTA- Mean Time to Assemble; Maintenance Task Analysis; Minor Task Authorization
MTBCA- Mean Time Between Corrective Actions
MTBD- Mean Time Between Demands
MTBF- Mean Time Between Failure(s)
MTBO- Operational (Field) MTBF
MTBM- Mean Time Between Maintenance
MTBMA- Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions
MTBO- Mean Time To Break Out of Storage
MTBOMF- Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure
MTBR- Mean Time Between Repair, or Removal, or Replacement
MTBSD- Mean Time Between Supply Demand
MTBUMA- Mean Time Between Unscheduled Maintenance Activity
MTD- Maintenance Training Device; Maintenance Task Distribution
MTE- Mechanical Test Equipment
MTG- Multiple Threat Generator
MTI- Mechanical Test Instrument; Moving Target Indicator; Morton Thiokol Inc.
MTIP- Missile Target Instrumentation Package; Maintenance Training Improvement Program
MTIR- Mandatory Turn-In Required
MTIS- Material Turned-In to Store; Maintenance Task Information System
MTL (mtl)- Mean-Time-To Load; Metal
MTM- Methods Time Measurements; Missile Test Modification; Missile Test Module
MTMC- Military Traffic Management Command (Army) MTMTS Military Traffic Management and Terminal Services
MTP- Master Test Plan
MTPSI- Multiple Test Program Set Inventory
MTR- Motor; Mandatory Turn-In Repairables
MTRR- Maintenance Training Requirements Review
MTS- Missile Test Set; Moving Target Simulator
MTSCO- Mean Time To Shop Checkout
MTT- Magnetic Tape Transport
MTTR- Mean Time To Repair
MTTRO- Operational (Field) MTTR
MTTSS- Multiple Target Tracking and Scoring Subsystem
MTV- Medium Tactical Vehicle
MTWS- Manual Track While Scan
MUA- Main Unit Assembly
MUL- Master Urgency List designation
MULTISIM- Multiple Simulator Networking Program
MUTT- Multi Unit Tactical Training system
MUX- Multiplexer
MVO- Money Value Only; Military Vehicles Operation
mW- Miliwatt (l0(-3) watts)
MW- Megawatt (10(6) watts)
MWCS- Marine Wing Communications Squadron
MWHS- Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
MWO- Modification Work Order
MWR- Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
MWSG- Marine Wing Support Group
MWSS- Marine Wing Support Squadron
MWWU- Marine Wing Weapons Unit
MX- Missile, Experimental
MXU- Miscellaneous Units
MYP- Multiyear Procurement
(N)- Numeric Designator
NA- Naval Air; Not Applicable
N/A- Not Applicable
NAAQS- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NABIT- Non-Avionic Build-In-Test
NAC- Naval Avionics Center; Navy Advanced Concepts; Navy Activity Control
NACE- National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NACES- Naval Aircrew Common Ejection Seat
NACIP- Navy Assessment and Control of Installation Pollutants
NACIS- Navy Air Control Identification System
NAD- Naval Ammunition Depot; North American Datum
NADC- Naval Air Development Center
NADCBP- Naval Aviation Depot Corporate Business Plan
NADEP- Naval Aviation Depot
NADIS- Naval Aviation Depot Information System
NADL- Navy Authorized Data List
NADOC- Naval Aviation Depot Operations Center
NAE- Navy Acquisition Executive
NAEC- Naval Air Engineering Center
NAESU- Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit
NAF- Naval Air Facility
NAFI- Naval Avionics Facility, Indianapolis
NAILSC- Naval Air Integrated Logistic Support Center
NAIMIS- Navy Integrated Management Information System
NAIRS- Naval Aircraft Readiness Systems
NALC- Naval Ammunition Logistic Code
NALCO- Naval Air Logistics Control Office
NALCOMIS- Naval Aviation Logistics/Command Management Information System
NALDA- Naval Aviation Logistics Data Analysis
NALF- Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
NALO- Naval Air Logistics Office
NAMDRP- Naval Aviation Maintenance Deficiency Reporting Program
NAMDU- Navy/Air Force MAVERICK Depot Upgrade
NAMMSS- Naval Aviation Maintenance and Material Support System
NAMO- Naval Aviation Maintenance Office
NAMP- Naval Aviation Maintenance Program
NAMSA- NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
NAMSO- Naval Air Maintenance Support Office
NAMT- Naval Aircraft Maintenance Trainers
NAMTD- Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment
NAMTG- Naval Air Maintenance Training Group
NAMTRA- Naval Air Maintenance Trainer(ing)
NAMTRADET- Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment
NAMTRAGRU- Naval Air Maintenance Training Group
NAMTRAGRU-DET- Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Detachment
NAO- National Audit Office
NAP- Naval Aviation Plan
NAPC- Naval Air Propulsion Center
NAPEC- Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
NAPI- Naval Aeronautics Publications Index
NAPS- Navy Automated Publishing System
NAR- Notices of Ammunition Reclassification
NARDAC- Naval Regional Data Automation Center
NARDET- Naval Air Reserve Detachment
NARF- Naval Air Rework Facility
NARSUP- Navy Acquisition Regulations Supplement
NARTU- Naval Air Reserve Training Unit
NARU- Naval Air Reserve Unit
NAS- Naval Air Station; Naval Aircraft Standard; National Airspace
System; National Aerospace/Aircraft Standards
NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASC- Naval Air Systems Command; National Standards Committee
NASCREPAC- Naval Air Systems Command Representative Pacific
NAS CRE PLANT- Naval Air Systems Command Representative Atlantic
NASP- National Aerospace Plane
NASSA- Naval (Airborne) Software Support Activity
NATC- Naval Air Test Center
NATM- Special Air Training Missile
NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATOPS- Naval Air Training Operational Procedures & Standardization
NATS- Naval Aviation Training System
NATSF- Naval Air Technical Services Facility
NATTC- Naval Air Technical Training Center
NAVAER- Naval Aeronautics
NAVAIDS- Navigational Aids
NAVAIR- Naval Air System Command
NAVAIRDEVCEN- Naval Air Development Center (Warminster, PA)
NAVAIRENGCEN- Naval Air Engineering Center
NAVAIREWORKFAC- Naval Air Rework Facility
NAVAIRFAC- Naval Air Facility
NAVAIRFS- Naval Air Systems Command Fleet Support
NAVAIRPAC- Naval Air Force, Pacific
NAVAIRHQ- Headquarters, Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIRINST- Naval Air Systems Command Instruction
NAVAIRLANT- Naval Air Force, Atlantic
NAVAIRESFOR- Naval Air Reserve Force
NAVAIROSH- Naval Aviation Occupational Safety and Health
NAVAIRPROP- Naval Air Propulsion Center (Trenton, NJ) CEN
NAVAIRSTA- Naval Air Station
NAVAl RSYSCOM-Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIRSYSCOMHQ- Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters
NAVAIRSYSCOMINST- Naval Air Systems Command Instruction
NAVAIRSYSCOMREP- Naval Air Systems Command Representative
NAVAIRTECHSERVFAC- Naval Air Technical Services Facility
NAVAIRTESTCEN- Naval Air Test Center (Patuxent River, MD)
NAVAIRTEST- Naval Air Test Facility FAC
NAVAIRTU- Naval Air Training Unit
NAVAIRWARCENACDIV- Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
NAVALEXINST- Naval Electronics Systems Command Instruction
NAVALOGCEN- Naval Aviation Logistics Center
NAVAVIONICCEN- Naval Avionics Center (Indianapolis, IN)
NAVAVIONIC- Naval Avionics Facility FAC
NAVAVLOGCEN- Naval Aviation Logistics Center
NAVAVNDEPOT- Naval Aviation Depot (Formerly NARF)
NAVAVNDEPOTOPCEN- Naval Aviation Depot Operations Center
NAVAVNMAINTOFF- Navy Aviation Maintenance Office
NAVAVNWPNS- Naval Aviation Weapons Facility FAC
NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV- Naval Air Warfare Center - Weapons Division
NAVAVSCOLSCOM- Naval Aviation Schools Command
NAVCALAB- Navy Calibration Laboratory
NAVCHAPGRU- Naval Cargo Handling and Port Group
NAVCOMPT- Comptroller of the Navy; Navy Computer
NAVCOSSACT- Naval Command System Support Activity
NAVDAC- Navigation Data Assimilation Computer
NAVEDTRA- Naval Education and Training
NAVELEX- Naval Electronics Systems Command
NAVELEX DETMECH- Naval Electronics Detachment Mechanicsburg
NAVELEXSYSCOM- Naval Electronics Systems Command
NAVENVIRONHLTECEN- Navy Environmental Health Center
NAVFACCOM- Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFACENGCOM- Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFITWEPSCOL- Navy Fighter Weapons School
NAVFLIRS- Naval Flight Record Subsystem
NAVFORMSPUBCEN- Naval Forms and Publications Center
NAVILCO- Navy International Logistics Control Office
NAVINFO- Navy Office of Information
NAVIS- Navy Automated Video Information System
NAVLIS- Navy Logistics Information Sharing
NAVLO- Navy Logistics Office
NAVLOGCEN- Naval Logistics Center
NAVLOGSIP- Naval Logistics Support Improvement Plan
NAVMAG- Naval Magazine
NAVMAG LLL- Naval Magazine Lualualei
NAVMASSO- Navy Management Systems Support Office
NAVMAT- Naval Material Command
NAVMATCOM- Naval Material Command Headquarters
NAVMATCOMNOR- Royal Norwegian Naval Material Command
NAVMATINST- Naval Material Systems Command Instruction
NAVMEC- Navy Manpower Engineering Center
NAVMILPERSCOM- Navy Military Personnel Command
NAVMINEWARENGACT- Naval Mine Warfare Engineering Activity
NAVMISCEN- Naval Missile Center
NAVMMAC- Navy Manpower and Material Analysis Center
NAVMTO- Navy Material Transportation Office
NAVORD- Naval Ordnance Systems Command
NAVORDCEN- Naval Ordnance Center
NAVORDFAC- Naval Ordnance Facility
NAVORDSTA- Naval Ordnance Station
NAVORDSTA/IN- Naval Ordnance Station/Indian Head
NAVOSH- Navy Occupational Safety and Health
NAVPHOTOCEN- Naval Photographic Center
NAVPRO- Naval Plant Representative's Office (Replaced by DPRO)
NAVPUBFORMCEN- Naval Publications and Forms Center
NAVSAFCEN- Naval Safety Center
NAVSAT- Navigation Satellite
NAVSCOLEOD- Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
NAVSEA- Naval Avionics Support Equipment Appraisal; Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEACENLANT- Naval Sea Systems Center Atlantic
NAVSEACENPAC- Naval Sea Systems Center Pacific
NAVSEAINST- Naval Sea Systems Command Instruction
NAVSEALOGCEN- Naval Sea Logistics Center
NAVSEALOGSUPENGACT- Naval Sea Logistics Support Engineering Activity
NAVSEASYSCOM- Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEC- Naval Ship Engineering Center
NAVSHIPWPNSYSENGSTA- Naval Ship Weapon System Engineering Station
NAVSHIPYD- Naval Shipyard
NAVSHIPSYSCOM- Naval Ships Systems Command
NAVSHIPS- Naval Ships System Command
NAVSO- Naval Staff Office
NAVSTA- Naval Station
NAVSTRI P- Navy Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
NAVSUBSCOLNLON- Navy Submarine School New London
NAVSUBLANT- Naval Submarine Force Atlantic
NAVSUBPAC- Naval Submarine Force Pacific
NAVSUBTRACENPACDET- Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific Detachment
NAVSUP- Naval Supply
NAVSUPCEN- Naval Supply Center
NAVSUPPUB- Naval Supply Systems Command Publication
NAVSUPSYSCOM- Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVSURFLANT- Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
NAVSURFPAC- Naval Surface Forces Pacific
NAVSURFWARCENDIV- Naval Surface Warfare Center Division
NAVTACDOCACT- Navy Tactical Doctrine Activity
NAVTACSUPPACT- Naval Tactical Support Activity
NAVTCS- Naval Teleconferencing System
NAVTECHREP- Naval Technical Representative
NAVTECHTRACEN- Naval Technical Training Center
NAVTIS- Naval Training Information System
NAVTRASYSCEN- Naval Training System Center
NAVTRAEQUIPCEN- Naval Training Equipment Center
NAVWARCOL- Naval War College
NAVWARP- Navy War Reserve Projects
NAVWEPS- Naval Weapons
NAVWEPCEN- Naval Weapons Center
NAVWPNSTA- Naval Weapons Station
NAVWPNENGSUPACT- Naval Weapons Engineering Support Activity
NAVWPNEVALFAC- Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility
NAVWPNSLAB- Naval Weapons Lab
NAVWPNSTA- Naval Weapons Station
NAVWPNSUPCEN- Naval Weapons Support Center
NAVWPNSUPPCEN- Naval Weapons Support Center
NAWC- Naval Air Warfare Center (WD-Weapons Division; AD-Aircraft Division)
NAWCWPNS- Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Department
NAWCWPNSDIV- Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
NAWF DET- Naval Aviation Weapons Facility Detachment
NAWMIS- Naval Airborne Weapons Management Information System
NAWMP- Naval Airborne Weapons Maintenance Program
NAWMU- Naval Airborne Weapons Maintenance Unit (formerly MMU)
NAWS- Naval Air Weapons Station
NBC (D)- Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (Defense)
NBG- Naval Beach Group
NBS- National Bureau of Standards
NBST- Narrow Ban Subscriber Terminal
NC- Not Carried; No Change; Numerical Control; Nurse Corp
NCA- National Command Authorities
NCAA- Non-nuclear Consumables Annual Analysis
NCAB- Navy Contract Adjustment Board
NCAR- Navy Center for Acquisition Research
NCB- Director of Budget and Reports
NCC- Navy Cost Center
NCCIS- Navy Command and Control Information System
NCD- Deputy Comptroller of the Navy
NCEA- Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation
NCER- Non-Combat Expenditure Requirement
NCEL- Navy Calibration Equipment List; Naval Civil Engineeri Laboratory
NCER- Non-Combat Expenditure Requirements
NCGA- National Computer Graphics Association
NCHF- Navy Cargo Handling Force
NCIS- Navy Cost Information System
NCL- Navy Calibration Laboratory
NCO- Non-Commissioned Officer
NCP- Navy Capabilities Plan; National Contingency Plan
NCPC- Naval Civilian Personnel Command
NCPDM- National Council of Physical Distribution Management
NCR- No Carbon Required; Non-Conformance Report; No Calibration Required
NCS- Naval Communications System; Net Control Station
NCTS- Navy Civilian Technical Specialist
NDCP- Navy Decision Coordinating Paper
NDFYP- Navy Department Five Year Plan
NDI- Non-Developmental Item; Non-destructive Inspection
NDL- Network Database Language
NDT- Nondestructive Test
NDTI- Nondestructive Testing and Inspection
NE- Navy Evaluation
NEAT- Naval Embarked Advisory Team
NEC- Navy Enlisted Classification
NEC- National Electrical Code; Navy Enlisted Classification
NECA- Navy Environmental Compliance Account
NECIS- Naval Environmental Information System
NECP- Non-Engineering Change Proposal
NEDDSARS- Navy Engineering Drawings Digital Storage and Repository System
NEDS- Navy Engineering Display System
NEDSA- Navy Engineering Drawing Support Activity
NEESA- Navy Energy and Environmental Support Activity
NEG- Negative
NELC- Navy Electronics Laboratory Center
NEMA- National Electrical Manufactures Association
NEC- Non-Combat Evacuation Operations
NEOCS- Navy Enlisted Occupational Classification System
NEODF- Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Facility
NEPA- National Environmental Policy Act
NEPDB- Navy Environmental Protection Data Base
NEPMG- Navy Environmental Program Management Group
NEPRS- New Equipment Personnel Requirement Summary
NEPSS- Naval Environmental Protection Support Service
NEQ- Net Explosive Quantity
NERRA- Naval European Repair and Rework Activity
NESEC- Naval Electronics Systems Engineering Center
NESHAP- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NESO- Navy Environmental Support Office
NESS- Navy Early Supply Support
NESSEC- Naval Electronic Systems Security Engineering Center
NESTEF- Naval Electronics System Test and Evaluation Facility
NET- New Equipment Training
NETC- Naval Education Training Center
NETS- Naval Engineering and Technical Services
NETT- New Equipment Training Team
NEW- Net Explosive Weight
NFC- Navy Finance Center
NFCU- Navy Federal Credit Union
NFE- Not Fully Equipped
NFO- Naval Flight Officer
NFPA- National Fire Protection Association
NFR- No Failure Reported
NFT- Norsk Forsvarsteknologi A/S
NGFS- Naval Gunfire Support
NGSC- Navy Gage and Standards Center
NGT- Nominal Group Technique
NHA- Next Higher Assembly
NHPA- National Historic Preservation Act
NIC- Naval Intelligence Command
NICE- Nonlinear Iterative Constrained Estimation
NICP- National Inventory Control Point
NICRISP- Navy Integrated Comprehensive Repairable Item Scheduling Program
NIF- Navy Industrial Fund
NIFMS- NAVAIR Industrial Financial Management System
NIG- Navy Inspector General
NIIN- National Item Identification Number
NIP- Navy Industrial Improvement Program
NILCO- Naval International Logistics Control Office
NIMSC- Noncomsumable Item Material Support Code
NIMSR- Nonconsumable Item Material Support Requirement
NIN- Navy Identification Number
NINC- Not Incorporated
NIOC- National Iranian Oil Company
NIOSH- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIP- Nonconsumable Item Program
NIPS- Naval Intelligence Processing System
NIR- No Individual Requirement
NIROP- Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant
NIS- Not in Stock; Not Issued (Directives) Nonconsumable Item Subgroup; Naval Investigative Service
NISC- Naval Intelligence Support Center
NISR- Navy Initial Support Requirements
NITRAS- Navy Integrated Training Resources and Administration System
NITWITPAC- Nuclear Weapons Training Group-Pacific
NJAG- Navy Judge Advocate General
NL- Navy Logistics
NLIS- Navy Logistics Information System
NLON- Submarine Base New London, CT
NLR&D- Naval Logistics Research & Development
NLRSS- Navy Long Range Strategic Study
NLT- No Later Than
NM- Nautical Mile; Naval Magazine
NMA- National Management Club
NMC- Not Mission Capable
NMCB- Navy Mobile Construction Battalion
NMCC- National Military Command Center
NMCN- Not Mission Capable - Maintenance
NMCS- Not Mission Capable - Supply
NMFS- National Marine Fisheries Service
NMDL- Navy Management Data List
NMI- Nautical Miles
NMIS- Navy Manpower Information System
NMMMS- Navy Maintenance and Material Management System
NMP- NAVAIR Manning Proposal
NMPS- Navy Manpower Requirements System
NMR- No Maintenance Required
NMT- Not More Than
NMTS- Navy Military Technical Specialists
NNMSB- Non-nuclear Munitions Safety Board (Air Force)
NNOR- Non-nuclear Ordnance Requirement
NNPI- Nuclear Propulsion plant information
NNPS- Nuclear Propulsion Plant Space
NNSS- Navy Navigation Satellite System
NO- Number
NOA- New Obligation Authority
NOAA- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOACT- Navy Overseas Air Cargo Terminal
NOAP- Naval Oil Analysis Program
NOBC- Navy Officer Billet Classification
NOC- Not Otherwise Coded; Naval Ordnance Center
NODAC- Navy Occupational Development and Analysis Center
NOEHEC- Naval Ordnance Environmental Health Engineering Center
NOF- Naval Ordnance Facility
NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals
NOGL- Naval Ordnance Gage Lab
NOI- Not Otherwise Identified; Notice of intent
NOIBN- Not Otherwise Identified by Number
NOIMS- Naval Ordnance Information Management System (OPNAV)
NO-JOY- Not Receiving ECM, SONAR, RADIO, RADAR, response.
NOK- Next of Kin
NOL- Naval Ordnance Lab
NOLO- No On-board Live Operator
NOMAD- Navy On-board Maintenance Aided Device
NOMIS- Naval Ordnance Management System (NAVSEA)
NON- Notice of non-compliance
NON-P- Non-Procurable Item
NonRFI- Not Ready For Issue
NOR- Not Operationally Ready; Revision
NORAD- North American Air Defense Command
NORDO- Non-Operational Radio
NORIS- NAS North Island
NORM- Not Operationally Ready, Maintenance
NORS- Not operationally Ready, Supply
NORVA- Naval Base Norfolk, VA
NOS- Naval Ordnance Station; New Old Stock; Network Operating System; Not Otherwise Specified
NOSC- Navy On-Scene Coordinator; Naval Oceans Systems Center
NOSCDR- Navy On-Scene Commander
NOSIH- Naval Ordnance Station (Indian Head)
NOSC- Naval Ocean Systems Center
NOSL- Naval Ordnance Station Louisville
NOTAL- Not to All
NOTAM- Notice to Airmen
NOTE- An operating procedure, condition, etc. which is essential to highlight
NOTMAR- Notice to Mariners
NOTTS- Naval Ordnance Transportation Tracking System
NOTW- Navy owned treatment works
NOV- Notice of Violation
NP- Navigation Processor (SLAM)
NPA- Navy Purchasing Activity
NPC- Naval Photographic Center; Navy Policy Council
NPD- Navy Procurement Directive
NPDES- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPDM- Navy Program Decision Meeting
NPE- Navy Preliminary Evaluation
NPFC- Naval Publications and Forms Center
NPL- National Priorities List
NPPSBO- Navy Publications and Printing Services Branch Office
NPO- Navy Purchasing Office
NPODS- Navy Print on Demand System
NPPC- Navy Programming Planning Council
NPPR- Navy Program Progress Report
NPPS- Navy Publications and Printing Service
NPPSMO- Navy Publications and Printing Service Management Office
NPPSO- Navy Publications and Printing Service Office
NPR- Naval Petroleum Reserve; Naval Plant Representative
NPRO- Navy Plant Representative Office
NP TAG- Naval Personnel Training Analysis Group
NPTC- Naval Propulsion Test Center
NPV- Net Present Value
NR- Not Ready
NRAS- Navy Readiness Analysis System
NRC- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCC- Navy Regional Contracting Center
NRD- Non-Replenishable Demand
NRF- Naval Repairs Facility
NRFC- Navy Regional Finance Center
NRFI- Not Ready For Issue
NRL- Naval Research Laboratory
NRLA- Network Repair Level Analysis
NRM- National resource management
NRMC- Naval Regional Medical Center
NRMPM- Natural Resources Management Procedures Manual
NRPO- Navy Regional Procurement Office
NRR- Naval Research Requirements
NRT- National Response Team
NRTS- Not Repairable This Station
NRZ- Non-Return to Zero
NS- Naval station
NSA- Navy Stock Account; National Security Agency; Naval Supervising Activity
NSARC- Navy System Acquisition Review Council
NSB- Navy Standardization Board
NSC- Naval Supply Center; National Safety Council
NSD- Navy Support Date; Naval Supply Depot
NSDM- National Security Decision Memorandum
NSDSA- Naval Sea Data Support Activity
Nsec- Nanosecond
NSE- Navy Support Element
NSF- Navy Stock Fund
NSFO- Naval Standard Fuel; (Also Called Black Oil)
NSG- Naval Security Group
NSI- Not Stocked Item
NSIA- National Security Industrial Association
NSL- Navy Stock List, NAVAIR Standards Laboratory
NS&MP- Navy Support and Mobilization
NSSP- Navy Secondary Stock Point
NSTM-Naval Ships' Technical Manual
NSN- National Stock Number
NSNF- Nonstrategic Nuclear Forces
NSO- Navy Supply Office; Nuclear Safety Officer
NSP- Navy Support Plan
NSPS- New Source Performance Standards
NSRDC- Naval Ship Research and Development Center (David Taylor)
NSRF- Naval Ship Repair Facility
NSSM- National Security Study Memorandum
NSSMS- NATO Sea SPARROW Surface Missile System
NSTIS- Navy standard Technical Information System
NSTM- Naval Ships Technical Manual
NSWC- Naval Surface Weapons (Warfare) Center
NSWSES- Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering
NSY- Navy Shipyard
NTB- National Test Bed
NTC- Naval Training Center; National Training Center
NTPC- Navy Training Plan Conference
NTDC- Naval Training Devices Center
NTDS- Navy Tactical Data System(s)
NTDS&R- Navy Technical Documents, Storage and Retrival
NTE- Naval Technical Evaluation; Not to Exceed
NTEC- Naval Training Equipment Center
NTF- Naval Technical Forecast
NTIC- Navy Technical Intelligence Center
NTIPS- Navy Technical Information Presentation System
NTIS- National Technical Information Service
NTO- Navy Training Outline
NTP- Navy Training Plan; Naval Telecommunication Procedures
NTPI- Naval Technical Proficiency Inspection
NTR- Naval Technical Representative
NTS- Navy Torpedo Station
NTSA- National Training Systems Association
NTSC- Naval Training Systems Center
NTSO- NAVAIR Technical Support Organization
NUC SPOOK- Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Personnel
NUGGET- Newly Commissioned Naval Aviator
NUSC- Naval Underwater Systems Center
NUWES- Naval Underseas Warfare Engineering Station (Keyport, WA.)
NWAC- Naval Warfare Assessment Center (Formerly FLTAC)
NWC- Naval Weapons Center
NWCCL- Naval Weapons Center, China Lake
NWEF- Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility
NWESA- Naval Weapons Engineering Support Activity
NWHC- Naval Weapons Handling Center
NWHL- Naval Weapons Handling Lab
NWIP- Naval Warfare Information Publication
NWL- Naval Weapons Laboratory
NWLD- Naval Weapons Laboratory Dahlgren
NWP- Naval Warfare Publication
NWPL- Naval Warfare Publications Location
NWS- Naval Weapons Station; National Weather Service
NWSA- Naval Weapons Support Activity
NWSAP- Naval Weapons Station Acceptance Program
NWSC- Naval Weapons Support Center (Crane, IN.)
NWTI- Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspection
O- Organizational; Obsolescent (Equipment)
OA- Operational Assist
OAB- Outer Air Battle
OAD- Operational Active Date
OADR- Originating Agency Determination Re qu i red
OALC- Ogden Air Logistic Center
OAR- Open Action Report
OAS- Organization of American States; Office of the Assistant Secretary (Navy)(Defense); Office Automation System; Offensive Air Support
OASD- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OB- Operating Budget
OBC- On-Board Checkout
OBE- Overcome By Events
OBEWS- On-Board Electronics Warfare Simulator
OBOGS- On-board Oxygen Generating System
OBRP- On-Board Repair Parts
OBS- Obsolete; On-Board System
OBT- On-Board Training; Operations Directive
OBY- Observer Bay
OC- Operations Conductor
OCA- Offensive Counter Air
OCAS- Ordnance Configuration Accounting System
OCAMA- Oklahoma City Air Material Area (USAF)
OCB- Office of Naval Technology Corporate Board
OCC- Operation Control Center
OCDN- Order for Correction of Defect or Non- conformance
OCE- Officer Conducting the Exercise
OC/IR- Out of Commission-In Reserve
OCL- Operators Check List
OCM- Oil content monitor
OCMM- Office of Civilian Manpower Management
OCONUS- Outside The Continental United States
OCP- Office of Civilian Personnel
OCR- Optical Character Reader; On-Line Configuration Retrieval
OD- Ordnance Data; Ordnance Directive; Operations Directive; Optical Digital Data Disk
ODA- Office Document Architecture
ODC- Other Direct Costs; Office of Deputy Comptroller
ODDR&E- Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
ODIF- Office Document Interchange Format
ODM- Operational Development Model
ODS- Operational Display System
OEM- Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEP- Office of Emergency Planning
OESO- Ordnance Environmental Support Office
OFC- OPTAR Functional Category
OFD- Operational Flow Program
OFF- Officer
OFP- Operational Flight Program
OFPP- Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OFT- Operational Flight Trainer
OF/WST- Operation Flight/Weapons System Training
OGC- Office of the General Counsel
OGE- Operating Ground Equipment
OHS- Oil or Hazardous Substance
OSHAT- Ordnance Handling Safety and Assistance Team
OIC- Officer in Charge
OICC- Operational Integrated Logistics Support
OILS- Operational Integrated Logistics Support
OINC- Officer in Charge
OJT- On the Job Training
"O" Level- Organizational Level Maintenance
OLA- Office of Legislative Affairs
OLMT- Organizational Level Maintenance Trainer
OLP- Off Line Processor
OLS- Optical Landing System; Operational Logistics Support
OLSP- Operational Logistic Support Plan
OLSS- Operational Logistic Support Summary
O&M- Operations and Maintenance
OMA- Organizational Maintenance Activity
OMB- Office of Management and Budget
OMCR- Organized Marine Corps Reserve
OMD- Operations Maintenance Division
OMI- Office of Management Information
OMMIC- Ordnance Maintenance Management Information Center
O&M,N- Operation and Maintenance, Navy
OMNI- Omnidirectional
OMS- Ordnance Management System
OMV- Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
ONAS- Office of Naval Acquisition Support
ONR- Office of Naval Research
ONT- Office of Naval Technology
OO- Operational Objective
OO-ALC- Air Logistics Center, Ogden Utah
OOB- Order of Battle
OOD- Officer of the Day/Deck
OOLD- Out of Line Device
OOM- Open Ocean Missile
OP- Ordnance Pamphlet; Ordnance Publication
OPA- Office of Program Appraisal (SECNAV)
OPC- Operations Process Chart
OPCON- Operational Control
OPDOC- Operational Document
OPEVAL- Operational Evaluation
OPINTELL- Operational Intelligence
OPM- Office of Personnel Management
OPN- Other Procurement, Navy
OPNAV- Office of the Chief Naval Operations; Chief of Naval Operations
OPNAVINST- Chief of Naval Operations Instruction
OP-OON- Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
OPORD- Operation Order
ZD- Zero Defects
ZMS- Zero Mechanical State
Zuni- A supersonic, unguided 5 inch folding fin aircraft rocket
ZZ- Pre-Planned Position