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 |
|---|---|
| 1LT | First Lieutenant |
| 2LT | Second Lieutenant |
| AFSC | Army Field Support Command |
| AMC | Air Mobility Command |
| AMC | Army Materiel Command |
| AMCCOM | Armament Munitions and Chemical Command |
| ARMCOM | Armament Command |
| ATB | Advanced Tactical Bomber |
| ATF | Advanced Tactical Fighter |
| ASC | Army Sustainment Command |
| ASL | Artillery Systems Laboratory |
| BCE | Before Common Era |
| BG | Brigadier General (1-star) |
| CALF | Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| COL | Colonel |
| CONAD | Continental Air Defense Command |
| CPL | Corporeal |
| CPT | Captain |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| GEN | General (4-star) |
| GWOT | Global War On Terror |
| IOC | Industrial Operations Command |
| ISAF | International Security Assistance Force |
| JAST | Joint Advanced Strike Technology |
| JMC | Joint Munitionis Command |
| JSF | Joint Strike Fighter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RCS | Radar Cross-Section |
| RDE | Research, Development, and Engineering |
| ReARM | Renovation of Armament Manufacturing |
| SGT | Sergeant |
| STOL | Short Take-Off and Landing |
| TACOM | Tank-automotive and Artillery Command |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAAF | United States Army Air Force |
| 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 |