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(A) - Alphabetic Designator

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(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