List of government and military acronyms

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List of acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable") used by the government and the military:

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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] 0-9

[edit] A

  • ADF - Australian Defence Force (Australia)
  • ADFC - Australian Defence Force Cadets (Australia)
  • AAFC - Australian Air Force Cadets (Australia)
  • AAC - Australian Army Cadets (Australia)
  • ADFA - Australian Defence Force Academy (Australia)
  • AIM - Airborne Intercept Missile (U.S. military)
  • AIRTC - Air Training Corps (former name for the Australian Air Force Cadets)
  • An - Antonov (Russian)
  • APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
  • APOAE - Army Post Office Armies in Europe
  • APPN - Appropriation Number (U.S. Military)
  • ARA - Australian Regular Army (Australia)
  • ARes - Army Reserve (Australia)
  • ARM - Anti-Radiation (or Radar) Missile
  • ARMS - Automated Recruit Management System (U.S. military)
  • ARVN - Army of the Republic of (South) Viet Nam (U.S. Military)
  • ASAP - As Soon As Possible (U.S. military)
  • ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
  • ASM - Anti-Ship Missile; ASM- Air to Surface Missile
  • ASV - Anti-Surface Vessel (airborne radar)
  • AWOL - Absent Without Leave; Absent Without Official Leave;
  • AOL - Absent Over Leave (U.S. Navy)
  • ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

[edit] B

  • BDF - Barbados Defence Force (Barbados)
  • BEA - Budget Execution Authority (U.S. Navy)
  • Be - Beriev (Russian)

[edit] C

  • CAG - Commander, Air Group (U.S.)
  • CAGE - Commercial and Government Entity
  • CAS - Close Air Support
  • CDIAC - Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
  • CENTCOM - Central Command (U.S. Military)
  • CIC - Command Intelligence Center (U.S. Navy)
  • CINCLANT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Forces (U.S. Navy)
  • CINCLANTFLT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy)
  • CINCPAC - Commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces (U.S. Navy)
  • CIWS - Close-In Weapon System
  • CONUS - CONtinental United States (U.S. military)
  • CORDS - (U.S. military, Vietnam era)
  • CQB Close Quarters Battle
  • CVN Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear-powered (from Carrier, V for heavier than air flying machine {as opposed to Z, airship, from Zeppelin})

[edit] D

  • DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (U.S. Military)
  • DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service (U.S. Military)
  • DoDAF - Department of Defense Architectural Framework
  • DMS - Defense Message System (U.S. Military)
  • DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

[edit] E

  • EOD-Explosive Ordnance Disposal

[edit] F

  • FEBA - Forward Edge of the Battle Area
  • FLOTUS - First Lady of the United States (U.S. - see POTUS)
  • FOB - Forward Operating Base
  • FOD - Foreign Object Damage / Foreign Object Debris (U.S.)

[edit] G

  • GOCO - Government owned, contractor operated
  • GPMG General Purpose Machine Gun
  • Gulag The Chief Administration of Collective Labor Camps (Russian Главное Управление Лагерей, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagerey")

[edit] H

  • HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (U.S. Military)
  • HMAS - Her Majesty's Australian Ship (Australia)
  • HMS - Her Majesty's Ship (UK)
  • HMNZS - Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (New Zealand)
  • HMCS - Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (Canada)
  • HYT - High Year Tenure (USAF)

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] K

  • KIA - Killed In Action

[edit] L

  • LZ- Landing Zone

[edit] M

  • MBT - Main Battle Tank
  • MCEN - Marine Corps Internet (U.S. Military)
  • MFA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Mi - Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (Russian)
  • MIA-Missing In Action
  • MICV - Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle
  • MiG - Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian)
  • MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (U.S. military)
  • MOB - Main Operating Base
  • MRE - Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. Military)

[edit] N

  • NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
  • NAS - Naval Air Station
  • NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  • NMC - Not Mission Capable
  • NMCI - Naval Marine Corps Internet (U.S. Navy)

[edit] O

  • O&M, MC - Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps (U.S. Navy)
  • O&M, N - Operations & Maintenance, Navy (U.S. Navy)
  • OBE- Overcome by Events (DoD)

[edit] P

  • PMS - Planned Maintenance Schedule (U.S. Navy)
  • PO - Post Office
  • POTUS - President of the United States
  • PT - Physical Training
  • POW-Prisoner Of War

[edit] Q

[edit] R

  • RFP - Request for Proposal (U.S.)
  • RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force (Australia)
  • RAN - Royal Australian Navy (Australia)
  • RMC - Royal Military College of Canada (Canada) Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario
  • RN - Royal Navy (UK)
  • RAF - Royal Air Force (UK)
  • RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force (New Zealand)
  • RCSCC - Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Canada)
  • RSS - Regional Security System (Caribbean)

[edit] T

  • TAD - Temporary Additional Duty (U.S. Military)
  • TDY - Temporary Duty (U.S. Military)

[edit] U

  • USA PATRIOT Act - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
  • USAF - United States Air Force
  • USMC - United States Marine Corps
  • USN - United States Navy
  • USO - United Service Organizations (U.S. Military)
  • UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • UCAV - Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
  • UN - United Nations

[edit] V

  • VFD - Volunteer Fire Department

==X==WIA wounded in action

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

See also: List of acronyms, List of U.S. Army acronyms and expressions

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