Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and AbbreviationsA 1annual, 2accelerating contactor or relay, 3aircraft symbol, 4attack, 5acting, 6active, 7advanced, 8assistant, 9[JP 1-02] analog, 10[AR 310-50] Army (in combinations only)
A SPEC system specification
A&DCP analysis and data collection plan
A&E 1architect and engineer, 2architecture and engineering, 3ammunition and explosives, 4analysis and evaluation
A&F Accounting and Finance
A&P [JP 3-07.3] administrative and personnel
A&SEA Air and Space Executive Agent
A&T acquisition and technology
A-4 Skyhawk
A-6 Intruder
A-7 Corsair II
A-10 Thunderbolt II
A-109 OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Circular A-109, Major Systems Acquisition
A-A air to air
A-D analog to digital converter
A-E 1architect-engineer, 2architect engineering, 3architectural and engineering, 4architectural-engineering
A-G air to ground
A-HOUR alert-hour
A-P-A aircraft-propulsion-avionics
a.k.a. also known as
A/A air-to-air
A/B airborne
A/C 1air conditioning, 2absolute ceiling, 3aircraft
A/CA aircraft attrition
A/D 1analog to digital, 2air defense, 3analog to digital converter (see ADC)
A/DACG [JP 1-02] arrival/departure airfield control group
A/DCG [JP 1-02] arrival/departure control group
A/E architecture/engineering
a/f airfield
A/G 1air-to-ground, 2air/ground
A/J anti-jam
A/M [JP 1-02] approach and moor
A/N 1alpha numeric, 2as needed
A/NM [JP 1-02] administrative/network management
A/P accounts payable
A/R 1accept/refuse message, 2accounts receivable
A/UX Apple UNIX
A2 antiarmor
A2 asset record
A2C2 Army airspace command and control
A2C2S 1Army aviation command and control system, 2[TTPIO-ABCS] Army Airborne Command and Control System
A3 affordable acquisition approach
A3P advanced avionics architecture and policy
Aa achieved availability
AA 1arrival angle, 2avenue of approach, 3assembly area, 4Active Army, 5antiaircraft, 6air-to-air, 7access authorization, 8arithmetic average, 9armature accelerator, 10attack assessment, 11auto answer, 12affirmative action committee, 13Alcoholics Anonymous, 14achieved availability, 15Acquisition Activity, 16advance agreement, 17aircraft availability, 18analysis of alternatives
AA&E arms, ammunition, and explosives
AAA 1antiaircraft artillery, 2[Army] assessment of aircraft attrition (USAFE), 3Automated Airlift Analysis System (AMC), 4automatic anti-aircraft, 5Army Audit Agency, 6Authorization Accounting Activity (USN), 7[JP 1-02] assign alternate area
AAAAAA the Association for the Abolition of Abused Abbreviations and Asinine Acronyms
AAAOB anti-aircraft artillery order-of-battle
AAAS 1American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2[JP 3-04.1] amphibious aviation assault ship
AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle Program
AAB 1Aircraft Accident Board, 2all-to-all broadcast, 3administrative appeal board
AABB [JP 4-02.1] American Association of Blood Banks
AABFS [JP 1-02] amphibious assault bulk fuel system
AABL advanced atmospheric burst locator
AABM air-to-air battle management
AABNCP Advanced Airborne National Command Post (USAF)
AABP Aptitude Assessment Battery Program
AABWS [JP 1-02] amphibious assault bulk water system
AAC 1Army Acquisition Corps, 2acquisition advice code, 3anti-aircraft, 4Alaskan Air Command, 5automatic answering capability, 6Apple Assistance Center, 7all-aspect capability, 8automatic amplitude control, 9automatic approach control, 10activity address code, 11Army acquisition circular, 12[AR 310-50] aerial ambulance company
AACC Army airborne command and control
AACC4 AAC command control communications computers
AACE 1American Association of Cost Engineers, 2aircraft alerting communications EMP (electromagnetic pulse)
AACFT Army aircraft
AACG arrival airfield control group
AACISP AAC Information Systems Plan
AACISS AAC Intelligence Support System
AACM active access control module
AACMO Army Acguisition Corps Management Office
AACOM Army area communications
AACOMS Army Area Communications System [now ATACS]
AACP advanced airborne command post
AACPB Army Acquisition Career Program Board
AACPB-WG Army Acquisition Career Program Board – Working Group
AACS 1Airborne Astrographic Camera System, 2Army Command and Control System, 3[AR 310-50] Airways and Air Communications Service
AACSCEDR Associate and Advisory Committee to the Special Committee on Electronic Data Retrieval
AAD 1[AR 310-50] admission and disposition, 2[AR 310-50] Army air defense
AADC area air defense commander
AADCCS [AR 310-50] Army Air Defense Control and Coordination System
AADCOM [AR 310-50] Army Air Defense Command(er)
AADCP Army air defense command post
AADE Army air defense element
AADGE [NATO] Allied Command Europe Air Defense Ground Environment
AADR Alaskan Air Defense Region
AADS [AR 310-50] antiaircraft defense system
AADV [AR 310-50] acquisition aid vehicle
AAE 1Army acquisition executive, 2Army aviation element, 3American Association of Engineers
AAED advanced airborne expendable decoy
AAEE American Academy of Environmental Engineers
AAES 1American Association of Engineering Societies, 2Automated Aeromedical Evacuation System
AAF 1Army airfield, 2Auxiliary Air Force
AAFA Army aviation flight activity
AAFARS advanced aviation forward area refueling system
AAFB Andrews Air Force Base
AAFCE [NATO] Allied Air Forces Central Europe
AAFES 1Auto Alert Force Exercise Schedule (SAC), 2Army and Air Force Exchange Service
AAFIF automated air facility information file
AAFSF [JP 1-02] amphibious assault fuel supply facility
AAFSS Advanced Aerial Fire Support System [IHAS]
AAFTC Air Force Flight Test Center (Edwards AFB)
AAFU [AR 310-50] augmented assault fire units
AAG 1Aeromedical Airlift Group (AMC), 2area auditor general, 3[AR 310-50] army artillery group (opposing forces)
AAGE [AR 310-50] Army Advisory Group on Energy
AAGR [AR 310-50] air-to-air gunnery range
AAGS 1Army air-ground system, 2aircraft adapter groups
AAH advanced attack helicopter, the AH-64
AAHA awaiting action higher headquarters
AAI 1angle of approach indicator, 2advanced communication technology, 3automated acquisition information
AAIMS Army Automated Information Management System
AAIS 1Atmospheric Attack Indications System, 2Automated Acquisition Information System
AAL 1additional authorization list, 2absolute assembly language, 3Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory [USAF], 4ATM adaption layer, 5asynchronous transfer mode adaptation layer
AALAAW advanced air-launched anti-armor weapon
AALPS Automated Aircraft Load Planning System (FORSCOM)
AALS Active Army Locator System
AAM 1air-to-air missile (i.e., Falcon, Sidewinder, Sparrow) [Also used by the USN to label its missiles, before the introduction of the tri-service designation system], 2aircraft availability model, 3application activity model, 4[AR 310-50] Army aircraft maintenance, 5[AR 310-50] Army Achievement Medal
AAMA 1antiaircraft and missile artillery, 2area airspace management authority
AAME 1automated multi media exchange, 2airspace management element (AAC)
AAMG antiaircraft machine gun
AAMMH annual available maintenance man hours
AAMMP Active Army Military Manpower Program
AAMP 1Army Automation Master Plan, 2Army Aviation Modernization Plan
AAMS 1Advanced AFSATCOM Monitoring System, 2Army Acquisition Management System, 3[AR 310-50] Army aircraft maintenance shop
AAN [DoD/DSMC] Army After Next
AANCP Advanced Airborne National Command Post
AAO 1authorized acquisition objective, 2Army acquisition objective, 3antiair output, 4airborne area of operation, 5approved acquisition objective
AAOD [AR 310-50] Army aviation operating detachment
AAOFA Army aviation operating facility
AAP 1Army Apprenticeship Program, 2affirmative action plan, 3allied administrative publication, 4attack assessment plan, 5Attack Assessment Program (JCS/USAFE), 6applications access point [DEC], 7affirmative action program, 8allied administrative procedure, 9Army acquisition process, 10abbreviated acquisition plan, 11advance acquisition planning, 12[AR 310-50] Army ammunition plant, 13[JP 1-02] Allied Administrative Publication; 14[JP 1-02] assign alternate parent
AAPI attack assessment predicted impact
AAPL additional programming language
AAPM [AR 310-50] Army Aviation Planning Manual
AAR 1after-action review, 2Army area representative, 3air-to-air refueling, 4aircraft accident report, 5automatic alternate routing, 6[JP 1-02] after-action report
AARA [AR 310-50] access and amendment refusal authority
AARAD attack assessment radar
AARADCOM Army Armament Research and Development Command
AARB advanced aerial refueling boom
AARDAC [AR 310-50] Army air reconnaissance for damage assessment in the continental United States
AARMS Authorized/Assigned Resource Management System (AFLC)
AARP AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
AARS Ammunition Asset Reporting System
AART airborne avionics research testbeds
AARTS Automated Audio Remote Test System
AAS 1advanced antenna system, 2American Astronautical Society, 3arithmetic assignment statement, 4automated accounting system, 5attack assessment system, 6all-to-all scatter, 7Advanced Automation System (FAA), 8aeromedical airlift squadron, 9advisory and assistance service
AASA 1administrative assistant to the Secretary of the Army, 2advanced airborne surveillance antenna
AASC [AR 310-50] Army area signal center
AASE [AR 310-50] Army aviation support element
AASF Army aviation support facility
AASHTO [AR 310-50] American Association of State Highway Officials
AASLT [FM101-5-1] air assault
AASM advanced air-to-surface missile
AASP 1Army Automation Security Program, 2Army Automation Standardization Program, 3ASCII asynchronous support package
AASR Advanced Airborne Surveillance Radar (RADC)
AASTA [AR 310-50] United States Army Aviation Systems Test Activity
AAT 1Army assault team, 2average access time, 3[JP 1-02] automatic analog test
AATC 1Antiaircraft Training Center, 2automatic air traffic control [system], 3Air Force Reserve Test Center
AATCO [AR 310-50] Army air traffic air coordinating office
AATH automatic approach to hover
AATRI [AR 310-50] Army Air Traffic Regulation and Identification System
AATU automatic antenna tuning unit
AAU [JP 1-02] analog appliqué unit
AAUB Associate Army Uniform Board
AAUSN Assistant Under Secretary of Navy
AAV amphibious assault vehicles (USMC)
AAVD automatic alternate voice/data
AAVN [AR 310-50] Army aviation
AAVS Aerospace Audiovisual Service (MAC)
AAW 1anti-air warfare [USN], 2Army acquisition workforce, 3advanced analysts' workstation, 4aeromedical airlift wing (MAC), 5active aeroelastic wing
AAWC anti-air warfare commander [USN]
AAWS automated attack warning system
AAWSSC [AR 310-50] Army Atomic Weapons Systems Safety Committee
AAWWS Airborne Adverse Weather Weapon System
AB 1adapter booster, 2afterburner, 3air blast, 4anchor bolt, 5[AR 310-50] air base, 6address bus, 7able seaman, 8allocated baseline, 9airborne (forces), 10assault breaker, 11ability to perform
AB/FS air base/force survivability
ABA 1Americam Bar Association, 2annual budget authority, 3[AR 310-50] American, British, Australian; 4[AR 310-50] appropriation and budget activity
ABAA appropriation and budget activity account
ABACUS Air Battle Analysis Center Utility System
ABAR 1advanced battery acquisition radar, 2alternate battery acquisition radar
abbr [AR 310-50] abbreviation
abbrev abbreviation
ABC 1airborne corps, 2approach by concept, 3automatic bandwidth control, 4automatic brightness control, 5Atanasoff-Berry Computer (First digital calculating machine that used vacuum tubes), 6America, Britain, and Canada, 7Acquisition Basic Course (Defense Systems Management College), 8activity-based costing
ABCA 1American, British, Canadian, and Australian, 2American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies, 3[JP 1-02] American, British, Canadian, Australian Armies Standardization Program
ABCA QSTAG American-British-Canadian-Australian Quadripartite Standardization Agreement
ABCANZ America Britain Canada Australia New Zealand
ABCB air blast circuit breaker
ABCC airborne command center
ABCCC airborne battlefield command and control center.
ABCCTC Advanced Base Combat Communications Training Center
ABCMR [AR 310-50] Army Board for Correction of Military Records
ABCS 1Army Battle Command System, 2Automated Budget Compilation System
ABCS SSM [TTPIO-ABCS] Army Battle Command System Simulation Support Module
ABDAR aircraft battle damage assessment and repair
ABDR 1air battle damage report, 2aircraft battle damage repair
ABDS Accounting Budget and Distribution System (USAF)
ABE [TTPIO-ABCS] assistant brigade engineer
ABEND abnormal end
ABES amended budget estimate submission
ABET Accreditation Board for Engineers and Technology (previously known as Engineers Council for Professional Development (EDPD))
ABF 1Adobe binary screen font, 2annular blast fragmentation, 3[AR 310-50] availability balance file
ABFC Advanced Base Functional Component System (USN)
ABFS [JP 1-02] amphibious bulk fuel system
ABG air base group
ABGD air base ground defense
ABI 1application binary interface, 2automated bidet interface
ABIC 1Army battlefield interface concept, 2automated battlefield interface concept
ABICS Ada based integrated control system
ABIDES Automated Budget Interactive Data Environment System (HQ USAF)
ABIOL advanced base initial outfitting list (Army)
ABIOS advanced BIOS
ABIR all-band intercept receiver
ABIRD aircraft-based infrared detector
ABIS Advanced Battlespace Information System
ABIST automatic built-in self-test (IBM)
ABIT advanced built-in test
ABL 1Atlas basic language, 2Armored Box Launcher, 3airborne lasers, 4[AR 310-50] Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory
ABLE 1activity balance line evaluation, 2adaptive battery life extender
ABM 1antiballistic missile, 2automated batch mixing, 3advanced battery management, 4asynchronous balance mode, 5acquisition and business management, 6area base maintenance
ABMC [AR 310-50] American Battle Monuments Commission
ABMDA [Army] Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Agency
ABMOC air battle management operation center
ABMS Assault Breach Marking System
abn airborne
ABN airborne
ABNCP Airborne National Command Post
ABNOC Airborne Nuclear Operations Center (SHAPE)
ABNSOTBD Airborne and Special Operation Test Board
ABO 1air base operability, 2airborne order, 3Army Budget Office, 4aviator breathing oxygen, 5[JP 4-02.1] blood typing system
ABOIP amended basis of issue plan
ABOM Ada Bit Oriented Message
abort 1to terminate a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion, 2to discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch
ABPB Aviation Business Process Board
ABPBD air base port biological detection
ABR 1automatic band rate, 2available bit rate
ABRES advanced ballistic reentry systems
ABRS Assault Ballistic Rocket System
ABS 1American Bureau of Shipping, 2air base squadron, 3air base survivability, 4address book synchronization [IBM], 5anti-lock braking system, 6acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, 7automated bid set, 8[AR 310-50] Army Broadcasting Service
ABSLOA approved basic stock list of ammunition
ABSS Automated Business Service Systems
ABT abort
ABTF airborne task force
ABTS ASCII block terminal services
ABV 1absolute value, 2annual buy value
ABVM automated best value model
ABW air base wing
ac alternating current
AC 1Active Component, 2assistant commandant, 3actual cost, 4analyst console, 5advisory committee, 6aerodynamic center, 7analog computer, 8automatic checkout, 9automatic computer, 10automatic control, 11air conditioning, 12aircraft commander, 13allied command, 14area coverage, 15Atlantic Council (NATO), 16attack characterization, 17autocheck, 18access control, 19analyst console, 20armament cooperation, 21Acquisition Corps
AC&W air control and warning [USAF site]
AC-130 Hercules aircraft
AC-130A/H Spectre aircraft
AC/RC Active Component/Reserve Component
AC/S, C4I [JP 2-02] Assistant Chief of Staff, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (USMC)
AC2MP Army Command and Control Master Plan
ACA 1adjacent channel attenuation, 2American Communication(s) Association, 3American Crystallographic Association, 4agile combat aircraft, 5airlift clearance authority, 6airspace control authority, 7airspace coordination area, 8associate contractor agreement, 9asynchronous communications adapter, 10application control architecture, 11agile combat aircraft, 12airlift clearance authority, 13air clearance authority
ACAA [JP 1-02] automatic chemical agent alarm
ACAB air cavalry attack brigade
ACAC automated direct analog computer
ACAF advanced counter-air fighter
ACAG Army Competition Advocate General
ACALA Armament and Chemical Acquisition and Logistic Activity
ACALS Army CALS
ACAMIS Army CA Management Information System
ACAP 1Army cost analysis paper, 2automatic circuit analysis program, 3Advanced Composite Airframe Program [a helicopter design study], 4application configuration access protocol, 5The Army Career and Alumni Program
ACAPS [JP 1-02] area communications electronics capabilities
ACARS ARINC [Aeronautical Radio Incorporated] Communications Addressing Reporting System
ACAs air clearance authorities
ACAS 1aircraft collision avoidance system, 2advanced counter-air system, 3Army Crisis Action System, 4airborne collision-avoidance system, 5airlift cycle analysis spreadsheet
ACASS A/E Contract Administration Support System
ACAT acquisition category
ACAT I Acquisition Category I (Major Defense Acquisition Program)
ACAT IA Acquisition Category I (Major Automated Information System)
ACAT IAC Acquisition Category I (Automation Component)
ACAT IAD Acquisition Category I (Automation Defense)
ACAT IC Acquisition Category I Component
ACAT ID Acquisition Category I Defense
ACAT II Acquisition Category II
ACAT IIA Acquisition Category II Automation
ACAT III Acquisition Category III
ACAT IIIA Acquisition Category III Automation
ACAT IV Acquisition Category IV (AR 70-1)
ACB 1air circuit breaker, 2amphibious construction battalion, 3advanced concepts base, 4allocated configuration baseline
ACBACCIS Allied Command Baltic Approaches Command Control and Information System (NATO)
ACBMDA Automated C3CM Battle Management Decision Aid (RADC)
ACBP advanced concepts base program
ACBT air combat training
ACC 1Army correspondence course, 2air control center, 3area control center, 4artillery control console, 5accumulator, 6aft cargo carrier, 7access control center, 8[USAF] Air Combat Command (created 1 June 1992 by merging TAC and SAC), 9air component commander, 10airlift coordination center, 11airspace control center, 12accumulator, 13Army command center, 14Army Communications Command, 15area control computer, 16Army component commanders, 17architecture control committee, 18accelerated case closure, 19approval cause code, 20architecture coordination council, 21[JP 1-02] area coordination center
ACC/MASS Airlift Coordination Center/Military Airlift Support Squadron ( AMC)
ACCAP autocoder to COBOL conversion and program [IBM]
ACCAT advanced command and control architectural testbed
ACCB 1Army Configuration Control Board, 2[AR 310-50] air cavalry combat brigade
ACCEL automated circuit card etching layout
ACCES 1automated Command and Control Evaluation System (WWMCCS®), 2Army Civilian Career Evaluation System, 3Advanced Cryptologic Carry On Exploitation System
ACCESS 1aircraft communications electronic signaling system, 2automatic computer controlled electronic signaling system, 3automated Catalog of Computer Equipment and Software System, 4Automated Command and Control Evaluation Systems, 5[AR 310-50] Army Commissary Computer Entry Store System
ACCHAN Allied Command Channel (NATO)
ACCIS 1Army Command and Control Information System, 2Automated Command and Control Information System (NATO)
ACCLAIMS Army COMSEC Commodity, Logistical, and Accounting Information Management System
ACCMB [AR 310-50] Aircraft Crewman Badge
ACCMP Army Command Control Master Plan
ACCMPS automated C2 message Processing System (NATO)
ACCNET 1Army Command and Control Network, 2Federal Acquisition Computer Network (OMB)
ACCOR [AR 310-50] Army COMSEC central office of record
ACCP the Army Correspondence Course Program
ACCS 1Army Command and Control System, 2[NATO] Air Command and Control System, 3airborne command and control squadron, 4allied command and control system, 5advanced communications control system, 6Air Combat Camera Service
ACCSA Allied Communications and Computer Security Agency
ACCT 1account code (SARAH), 2account
ACCTSTR [AR 310-50] accountable strength
ACD 1automatic call distributor, 2automated call distribution, 3airlift communications division, 4assistant command director, 5administrative commitment document, 6administrative control desk
ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACDB 1Army Corporate Database, 2automated cost data base
ACDI asynchronous communications device interface
ACDO [JP 1-02] assistant command duty officer
ACDS 1Advanced Combat Direction System, 2Advanced Countermeasures Dispenser System
ACE 1[ASAS] Analysis and Control Element, 2American Council on Education, 3assistant chief of engineers, 4armored combat earth mover, 5airborne command element, 6acceptance checkout equipment, 7advanced control experiment, 8animated computer education, 9automatic checkout equipment, 10[NATO] Allied Command Europe, 11automatic computer evaluation, 12automatic computer engine,13Army Corps of Engineers, 14[JP 1-02] aviation combat element (MAGTF), 15advanced computing environment [SCO], 16automatic calibration and equalization, 17accelerated capital enrichment, 18adverse channel enhancements [Microcom], 19aircraft configuration equipment, 20alternate command element, 21automated cost estimator, 22[DoD/DSMC] Acquisition Center of Excellence, 23[FM101-5-1] air combat element (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 24[TTPIO-ABCS] assistant corps engineer, 25[AR 310-50] assessment of combat effectiveness
ACEB Army Clothing and Equipment Board
ACEE aircraft energy efficiency
ACEF Ada compiler evaluation facility
ACEIT Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tool
ACEMIS Automated Communications-Electronics Management Information System
ACEORBAT ACE order of battle (NATO)
ACEP Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACEREP Allied Command Europe Reporting System (NATO)
ACES 1Army Continuing Education System, 2ADP command and control evaluation system, 3Automated Command and Control Evaluation System (DSSO), 4automated cost evaluation system, 5Advanced Carry-on ELINT/ESM Suite, 6airborne collection electronic signals, 7Army Center of Excellence – Subsistence, 8Acquisition Center Executive System
ACESTRIKE Allied Command Europe Strike Command (NATO)
ACET 1Advisory Committee for Electronics and Telecommunications, 2air cushion transport, 3[AR 310-50] automatic cancellation of extended targets
ACETEF Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility
ACETS Army Corresponding Education and Training System
ACEVAL air combat evaluation (NATO)
ACEWS 1automated computer-assisted electronic warfare system, 2automatic communications electronic warfare system
ACF 1advanced communications function, 2alternate communications facility, 3area computing facilities, 4alternate command facility, 5Asynchronous Communications Facility (Honeywell), 6access control field, 7acquisition career field, 8air combat fighter, 9acceptance check flight, 10[JP 1-02] air contingency force, 11[AR 310-50] area confinement facility, 12[AR 310-50] Army Club Fund
ACFD applied computational fluid dynamic
ACFG automatic continuous function generation
ACFP advanced computer flight plan
ACFPS Advanced Computer Flight Planning System (AFGWC)
ACFT aircraft
ACG [AR 310-50] area coordination group
ACGP [AR 310-50] Army career group
ACH 1attempts per circuit hour, 2automated clearing house
ACI 1air combat intelligence, 2automatic card identification, 3air combat intercept, 4alarm control interface (tech control), 5allocated configuration identification, 6automated carrier interface (MTMC), 7advanced chip interconnection, 8analytic condition inspection, 9[JP 1-02] assign call inhibit
ACIA 1asynchronous communications interface adapter, 2[AR 310-50] Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974
ACIAS automated calibration interval analysis system
ACIB Air Characteristics Improvement Board (Navy)
ACIC 1ADCOM Current Intelligence Center, 2[JP 2-02] Army CI Center
ACID automatic classification and interpretation of data
ACIIB [AR 310-50] American Civilian Internee Information Bureau
ACIIB(Br) [AR 310-50] Branch American Civilian Internee Information Bureau
ACIMS [AR 310-50] Aircraft Component Interactive Maintenance System
ACINT acoustic intelligence
ACIP 1air characteristic improvement panels, 2