List of Acronyms & Abbreviations
Described below is a list of acronyms and abbreviations that appear on this site. This is not all-inclusive and may miss a few. Double check the post you're referencing to see if any of these are spelled out there, and pay attention to the context that they are used in.
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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1LT | First Lieutenant |
2LT | Second Lieutenant |
ADM | Admiral (4-star) |
AFSB | Army Field Support Brigade |
AFSC | Army Field Support Command |
AMC - Blue | Air Mobility Command |
AMC - Green | Army Materiel Command |
AMCCOM | Armament Munitions and Chemical Command |
AO | Area of Operations |
APS | Army Prepositioned Stock |
ARMCOM | Armament Command |
ATB | Advanced Tactical Bomber |
ATF | Advanced Tactical Fighter |
ASC | Army Sustainment Command |
ASL | Artillery Systems Laboratory |
AWR | Army War Reserve |
AWRSPTCMD | Army War Reserve Support Command |
BCE | Before Common Era |
BG | Brigadier General (1-star) |
CALF | Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter |
CEB | Combat Equipment Battalion |
CEG | Combat Equipment Group |
CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
CMDR | Commander |
COL | Colonel |
CONAD | Continental Air Defense Command |
CPL | Corporeal |
CPT | Captain |
CPTP | Civilian Pilot Training Program |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DESCOM | Depot Systems Command |
DoD | Department of Defense |
ENS | Ensign (O-1) |
FSC | Field Support Command |
GEN | General (4-star) |
GWOT | Global War On Terror |
HMS | His/Her Majesty's Ship (Royal Navy) |
IOC | Industrial Operations Command |
ISAF | International Security Assistance Force |
JAST | Joint Advanced Strike Technology |
JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
JMC | Joint Munitionis Command |
JRSOI | Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration |
JSF | Joint Strike Fighter |
LCDR | Lieutenant Commander |
LT | Lieutenant |
LTC | Lieutenant Colonel |
LTG | Lieutenant General (3-star) |
MAC | Major Army Command |
MAJ | Major |
MG | Major General (2-star) |
MSC | Major Subordinate Command |
MUCOM | Munitions Command |
NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
NAB | Naval Amphibious Base |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NATF | Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter |
NORAD | North American Aerospace Defense |
NGB | Next Generation Bomber |
ODS | Operation Desert Storm |
ODS2 | Operation Desert Shield |
OEF | Operation Enduring Freedom |
OIF | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
OSC | Operations Support Command |
OWC | Ordnance Weapons Command |
PVT | Private |
RADM | Rear Admiral (2-star) |
RCS | Radar Cross-Section |
RDE | Research, Development, and Engineering |
ReARM | Renovation of Armament Manufacturing |
RMA | Revolution in Military Affairs |
RML | Revolution in Military Logistics |
RMS | Royal Mail Ship |
SEAL | Sea, Air, and Land |
SFC | Sergeant First Class |
SGT | Sergeant |
SSG | Staff Sergeant |
STOL | Short Take-Off and Landing |
SWA | Southwest Asia |
TACOM | Tank-automotive and Artillery Command |
TDA | Table of Distribution & Allowances |
USA | United States Army |
USAR | United States Army Reserve |
USAAC | United States Army Air Corps |
USAAF | United States Army Air Force |
USAF | United States Air Force |
USMC | United States Marine Corps |
USN | United States Navy |
USS | United States Ship |
USSF | United States Space Force |
VADM | Vice Admiral (3-star) |
VTOL | Vertical Take-Off and Landing |
WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
WASP | Women's Auxiliary Service Pilot |
WECOM | Weapons Command (U.S. Army) |
WOW | Women Ordnance Workers |
WRL | Weapons Research Laboratory |
WSO | Weapon Systems Operator |