Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations

Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations

A 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

A³affordable 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

AACC⁴AAC 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

AB² ABCS brigade and below

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, ^⁷analogcomputer, 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, C^{^⁴}I [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, ^{^{^⁴}}assistant 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, ^{^⁴}armored 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), ^{^⁴}automated 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, ^{^⁴}alternate 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, ^{^⁴}alarm 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, ^²Air Characteristic Improvement Program, ^³[AR 310-50] aviation career incentive pay

ACIPS ^¹Acoustic Intelligence Processing System, ^²Army Casualty Information Processing System

ACIS ^¹American Committee for Interoperable Systems, ^²Automated Claim Information System (USMC)

ACIU advanced central interface unit

ack ^¹[AR 310-50] acknowledge, ^²[AR 310-50] acknowledged, ^³[AR 310-50] acknowledgment

ACK ^¹acknowledge character, ^²positive acknowledgment

ACL ^¹application control language, ^²Association for Computational Linguistics, ^³Atlas commercial language, ^{^⁴}all critical learning, ^⁵access control list [Lotus], ^⁶Ada Command Language, ^⁷allowable cabin load, ^⁸acquisition career level, ^⁹[FM101-5-1] allowable combat load, ^¹⁰[AR 310-50] allowable cargo load, ^¹¹[AR 310-50] authorized consumption list

ACLANT [NATO] Allied Command, Atlantic

ACLDB Army Central Logistics Data Bank

ACLICS Airborne Communications Location Identification and Collection System

ACLIS Airborne Communications Location Identification and Collection System

ACLM AUTODIN communication line module

ACLS ^¹air cushion landing system, ^²automatic carrier landing system

ACLV [AR 310-50] accrued leave

ACM ^{^¹}additional crew member, ^²audio compression manager [Microsoft], ^³Advanced Cruise Missile,AGM-129, ^{^⁴}air combat maneuver, ^⁵Association for Computing Machinery, ^⁶air combat maneuvering, ^⁷auxiliary crew member, ^⁸automated communications monitor, ^⁹advanced concept manager, ¹⁰allowable cost model, ¹¹authorized controlled material, ¹²automated contract manager, ^¹³[FM101-5-1] airspace control measures, ^¹⁴[AR 310-50] area club management, ^¹⁵[AR 310-50] Americal Campaign Medal

ACMA ^{^¹}acquisition career management advocate, ^²advanced concept manager

ACMB Acquisition Career Management Board

ACMC Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

ACME advanced computer for medical research

ACMI ^{^{^¹}}air combat maneuvering instrumentation, ^²Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation System

ACMIS Automated Configuration Management/ Integration System (WWMCCS®)

ACMO ^{^¹}Army career management office, ^²Afloat Communications Management Office [NSEC]

ACMP ^{^¹}Acquisition Career Management Program, ^²annual cost monitoring plan

ACMPP Annual Cost Monitoring Program Plan

ACMR ^{^¹}air combat maneuvering range, ^²annual cost monitoring report

ACMS ^{^¹}Applications Control and Management System, ^²aircraft condition monitoring system, ^³Advanced Cost Management System, ^{^⁴}Automated Configuration Management System, ^{^⁵}[AR 310-50] Army Command Management System, ^{^⁶}[AR 310-50] Automated Career management System

ACN ^{^¹}action control number, ^²advance change notice, ^³aircraft classification number, ^{^⁴}accounting control number, ^⁵administrative change notice, ^⁶[JP 1-02] assign commercial network

ACNET Federal Acquisition Computer Network (OMB)

ACNO Assistant Chief of Naval Operations

ACNOCOMM Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Communications and Cryptology

ACO ^{^¹}administrative contracting officer, ^²airspace control order, ^³airspace coordination order, ^{^⁴}associate contracting officer

ACOA(F&A) [AR 310-50] Assistant Comptroller of the Army for Finance and Accounting

ACOC ^{^¹}air command operations center, ^²airborne combat operations center, ^³allied combat operations center (NATO), ^{^⁴}alternate command operations center (NATO), ^⁵area communications operations centers (DISA), ^⁶area control operations center, ^⁷AUTODIN communication operations center

ACOCS-FMS Army Customer Order Control System for FMs

ACofS assistant chief of staff

ACOM ^{^¹}automatic coding system, ^²automated centralized operations and maintenance centers, ^³Atlantic Command

ACOMMW aerospace communications squadron

ACOP [AR 310-50] airborne corps operations plan

ACOPP abbreviated COBOL preprocessor

ACOR assistant contracting officer's representative

ACOS ^{^¹}automated commissary operation system, ^²Assistant Chief of Staff

ACOUSTINT [AR 310-50] acoustical intelligence

ACP ^{^¹}auxiliary communication package, ^²Army Cost Program, ^³air control point, ^{^⁴}aerospace computer program, ^⁵automated communications processor (see CSP), ^⁶airspace control plan, ^⁷allied communication publication, ^⁸airspace control plan, ^⁹airborne command post, ¹⁰airlift command post, ¹¹alternate command post, ¹²Army Capabilities Plan, ¹³ancillary control program, ¹⁴auxillary control process, ¹⁵allied communications procedures, ¹⁶Army classified program, ¹⁷automatic communications processor, ¹⁸Army cost position, ^¹⁹[JP 1-02] assign common pool

ACPA ^{^¹}adaptive controlled phase array, ^²Association of Computer Programmers and Analysts

ACPB ^{^¹}advanced concepts base program, ^²Acquisition Career Program Board

ACPD [AR 310-50] Army Control Program directive

ACPERS Army Civilian Personnel Records System

ACPI advanced configuration power interface

ACPM [AR 310-50] activity career program directive

ACPQMB Acquisition Processes Quality Management Board

ACPRB Acquisition Career Program Review Board

ACPS Automated Contract Preparation System

acq ^¹[FM101-5-1] acquisition, ^²[AR 310-50] acquittal

ACQ acquisition core courses

ACQ STRAT acquisition strategy

ACQN acquisition

ACR ^{^¹}armored cavalry regiment, ^²aircraft control room, ^³airfield control radar, ^{^⁴}antenna coupling regulator, ^⁵automatic compression regulator, ^⁶air control radar, ^⁷attenuation to crosstalk loss ratio, ^⁸advanced concepts and requirements, ^⁹ammunition consumption rate, ¹⁰authorization change request, ^¹¹[JP 1-02] assign channel reassignment, ^¹²[AR 310-50] ammunition condition report

ACRA Airlift Concepts and Requirements Agency

ACRB ^¹acquisition civilian record brief, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Council of Review Boards

acred [AR 310-50] accreditation

ACRES airborne communications relay station

ACRF African Crisis Response Force (PKO)

ACRL accessorial cost

ACRN accounting classification reference number

ACROSS automated cargo release and operations service system

ACRRP ^{^¹}Automated Contractor Responsibility Review Program, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Cost Reduction Program

ACRS accelerated cost recovery system

ACRV armored command and reconnaissance vehicle

ACS ^{^¹}accumulator switch, ^²alternating current synchronous, ^³attitude control system, ^{^⁴}automatic checkout system, ^⁵automated communications set, ^⁶auxillary cooling system, ^⁷auxilliary core storage, ^⁸[USN] auxiliary crane ship, ^⁹air commando squadron, ¹⁰Ada compilation system, ¹¹afloat correlation system, ¹²air control system, ¹³airborne control system, ¹⁴asset control system, ¹⁵Assistant Chief of Staff, ¹⁶access control system, ¹⁷advanced communications services, ¹⁸asynchronous communications server, ¹⁹access, ²⁰access control set, ²¹acquisition and command support, ²²automated cartography system, ²³Army Community Service, ²⁴automated conversion system, ²⁵[JP 1-02] airspace control system, ²⁶[JP 3-04.1] air-capable ship, ²⁷[AR 310-50] asset control subsystem

ACS/I Assistance Chief of Staff for Intelligence (USAF)

ACS³Allied Cooperative Support Sharing System (JCS)

ACSA ^{^¹}Allied Communications Security Agency, ^²acquisition and cross servicing agreement

ACSAG advanced composite supportability advisory group

ACSASALCM configuration status and accounting system

ACSC ^{^¹}association control service element, ^²armament cooperation steering committees

ACSCE Army Chief of Staff for Communications and Electronics

ACSE association control service element

ACSEP Aircraft Certification System Evaluation Program

ACSI Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence

ACSIM ^{^¹}Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Management, ^²Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, ^³[TP71-9] Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management and Environment

ACSIM-C^{^⁴} [AR 310-50] Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Management - Command, Control, Communication, and Computers

ACSL advanced continuous simulation language

ACSM ^{^¹}advanced conventional stand-off missile, ^²advanced composite supportability managers

ACSN advance change study notice

ACSQ airborne communications squadron

ACSR aluminum conductor steel reinforced

ACSS ^{^¹}Air Combat and Surveillance System, ^²analog computer subsystem

ACST access time

ACSTE Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Test and Evaluation

ACT ^{^¹}advanced communications terminal, ^²analysis and control team, ^³armored cavalry trainer, ^{^⁴}air control team, ^⁵algebraic compiler and translator, ^⁶automatic code translation, ^⁷armored cavalry troop, ^⁸active control technology, ^⁹Automated Circuit Test System, ¹⁰area capability training, ¹¹acoustic charge, ¹²advanced communications technology satellite (NASA), ¹³transport (DARPA), ¹⁴aerial combat tactics, ¹⁵air cargo terminal, ¹⁶air combat tactics, ¹⁷automated control of trainees, ¹⁸acquisition coordination team, ¹⁹[TTPIO-ABCS] analysis control team, ²⁰[JP 1-02] activity, ²¹[AR 310-50] American College Test

ACT II Advanced Concepts and Technology Program II

ACTA [AR 310-50] Advanced Combat Training Academy

ACTD advanced concepts technology demonstration

ACTEDS Army Civilian Training, Education, and Development System

ACTO automatic computing transfer oscillator

ACTPO [AR 310-50] accountable property officer

ACTS ¹Acoustic Control and Telemetry System, ²automatic computer TELEX services, ³advanced communications technology satellite (NASA), ⁴automated circuit test system, ⁵automated computer time service, ⁶Automated Centralized Ticketing System, ⁷Automated Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Tracking System

ACTT advanced communication and timekeeping technology [Seiko]

actv activity

ACU ^¹address control set, ^²arithmetic and control unit, ^³automatic calling unit, ^⁴access control unit, ^⁵assault craft unit (USN), ^⁶avionics control unit

ACUI automatic calling unit interface

ACUS ^¹Airborne Communications Location Identification and Collection System, ^²area common-user system, ^³Administrative Conference of the United States

ACV ^¹armored command vehicle, ^²air cushion vehicle, ^³auxiliary aircraft carriers [later renamed CVE]

ACVC Army commercial vehicle code

ACW ^¹air control wing, ^²aircraft control and warning, ^³alternating continuous waves, ^⁴anti-carrier warfare (USN)

ACWP actual cost of work performed

ACWS aircraft control and warning squadron

ACX advanced combat experimental

AD ^¹advanced development, ^²air defense, ^³armored division, ^⁴advanced design, ^⁵ampere demand meter, ^⁶[USN] destroyer tender, ^{^⁷}active duty, ⁸airdrop, ⁹[USAF] air division, ¹⁰airworthiness directive, ¹¹accidental damage, ¹²advanced deployability posture, ¹³air directive, ¹⁴analog/digital, ¹⁵armament division (AFSC), ¹⁶application development, ¹⁷absolute deviation, ¹⁸[JP 1-02] priority add-on, ¹⁹[AR 310-50] Army depot

AD/EXJAM artillery-delivered expendable jammer

Ada DoD computer programming language (ISO/ANSI/MILSTD1815A)

ADA ^¹air defense artillery, ^²airborne data automation, ^³automatic data acquisition, ^⁴aerial delivery adapter, ^⁵air defense aircraft, ^⁶air defense area, ^⁷action data automation, ^⁸advanced delivery alert, ^⁹[AR 310-50] advisory area

ADA FDC air defense artillery fire control direction center

Ada JUG Ada Joint Users Group

ADAC ^¹automatic direct analog computer, ^²[Army] Acoustic Data Analysis Center

ADACP air defense artillery command post

ADACS airborne digital automatic collection system

ADAD [AR 310-50] air defense artillery director

ADADO assistant division air defense officer

ADAF air defense alert facility

ADAL [JP 4-02.1] authorized dental allowance list

ADAM ^¹Armywide device automated management, ^²automatic distance and angle measurement, ^³advanced data management, ^⁴Associometrics Data Management System, ^⁵Administrative, Documentation, and Management System, ^⁶Aerial Port Documentation and Management System (MAC) –

ADAM I (OVERSEAS)
ADAM II (CONUS)
ADAM III (CAPS)

^⁷Automated Design and Maintenance System, ^⁸[AR 310-50] area denial artillery munitions

ADAM/RAAM Aerial Denial Artillery Munitions/Remote Antiarmor Minefield

ADANS Airlift Deployment Analysis System ( AMC)

ADAOD [AR 310-50] air defense artillery operations detachment

ADAOO [AR 310-50] air defense artillery operations office

ADAP ^¹Army Research and Development Plan, ^²Ammunition Demand Automated Process

ADAPCP [AR 310-50] alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control program

ADAPS ^¹automatic display and plotting system, ^²automatic data acquisition and processing

ADAPT ^¹adoption of automatically programmed tools, ^²ARPA Database Access and Presentation Terminal, ^³adaptive diagnostic approach to performance testing

ADAR ^¹advanced design array radar, ^²[AR 310-50] air defense area

ADARS Army Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement

ADARTS Ad Based Design Approach For Real Time System

ADAS ^¹automatic data acquisition system, ^²Airborne Data Acquisition System, ^³Airfield Damage Assessment System

ADASCC ADA support and control capability (NATO)

ADASP [AR 310-50] air defense annual service practice

ADAT automatic data accumulator and transfer

ADatP [AR 310-50] allied data processing publication

ADATP allied data publication (NATO)

ADATS ^¹air defense antitank system, ^²Airborne Digital Avionics Test System (USAF), ^³Adjustable Diversity Acoustic Telemetry System

ADBMT air defense battle management technology (ADI)

ADC ^¹air data computer, ^²airborne digital computer, ^³analog-to-digital converter, ^⁴automatic data collection, ^⁵architecture design contractor, ^⁶AUTODIN display console, ^⁷adaptive data, ^⁸add with carry, ^⁹Aerospace Defense Command, ¹⁰agreement on defense cooperation, ¹¹[Hayes] automated data collection compression [protocol], ¹²actual direct cost, ¹³applied direct cost, ¹⁴[FM101-5-1] area damage control, ¹⁵[FM101-5-1] assistant division commander. ¹⁶[AR 310-50] active duty commitment, ¹⁷[AR 310-50] aide-de-camp

ADC (M) [FM101-5-1] assistant division commander (maneuver)

ADC (S) [FM101-5-1] assistant division commander (support)

ADCAP advanced capabilities

ADCATT ^¹Army Defense Combined Arms Tactical Trainer, ^²[TR 350-70] Aid Defense Combined Arms Tactical Trainer

ADCC ^¹air defense control center, ^²Air Defense Coordination Center, ^³air defense command and control

ADCCP advanced data communications control procedure(s)

ADCCS Air Defense Command and Control System (Missile Command)

ADCCCS [AR 310-50] Air Defense Command, Control, and Coordination System

ADCEO [AR 310-50] assistant division communications-electronics officer

ADCM [TTPIO-ABCS] assistant division commander (maneuver)

ADCO ^¹[AR 310-50] air defense communications office, ^²[AR 310-50] alcohol and drug control officer

ADCOC [AR 310-50] area damage control center

ADCOM ^¹administrative command, ^²Aerospace Defense Command

ADCON ^¹administrative control code, ^²advise all concerned, ^³[JP 1-02] administrative control

ADCOORD [TTPIO-ABCS] air defense coordinator

ADCOP ^¹[AR 310-50] area damage control party, ^²[AR 310-50] area defense command post

ADCOS air defense combat operations staff (ACC)

ADCS Air Deployment and Control Squadron

ADCSCD Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Development

ADCSLOG(SA) Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Logistics (Security Assistance)

ADCSOPS Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans

ADCSOPS(FD) Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans Force Development

ADCSP Advanced Defense Communications Satellite Program [DCSP]

ADCSPER Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

ADCSSA Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Simulations and Analysis

ADCST [TRADOC] Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Training

ADCST-E [TRADOC] Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Training-East

ADCST-S [TRADOC] Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Training-Simulations

ADCST-W [TRADOC] Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Training-West

add ^¹[AR 310-50] addendum, ^²[AR 310-50] additional

ADD ^¹automatic document distribution, ^²Automatic Document Detection [WordPerfect], ^³airstream direction detector [measures the AoA], ^⁴[JP 1-02] assign on-line diagnostic

ADDAR automatic digital acquisition and recording

ADDAS automatic data assembly system

ADDC [AR 310-50] air defense direction center

ADDDS automatic direct distance dialing system

ADDER algorithm, description, development, evaluation and refinement

ADDIC [AR 310-50] Alcohol and Dependency Intervention Council

ADDISS Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery Support System (PACAF)

ADDO assistant deputy director for operations

ADDO (MS) ^¹[JP 1-02] associate deputy director for operations/military support, ^²[JP 2-02] Assistant Deputy Director for Operations/Military Support

ADDR address register

ADDS ^¹Army Data Distribution System, ^²applied digital data systems, ^³[AR 310-50] automatic data distribution system

ADE ^¹automated design engineering, ^²assistant division engineer, ^³air defense emergency, ^⁴application development environment, ^⁵authorized data element, ^⁶[JP 1-02] assign digit editing

ADEA Army Development and Employment Agency

ADEN armament development enfield

ADEPREP [AR 310-50] Army Deployment Report - System

ADEPT analysis-based data exchange for publications and training

ADES ^¹Automatic Digital Encoding System, ^²Alaska Department of Emergency Services

ADEW airborne directed energy weapons

ADEWS Air Defense Electronic Warfare System

ADEX air defense exercise

ADF ^¹automatic direction finder, ^²airborne direction finder, ^³automatically defined function, ^⁴automatic direction finding, ^⁵automatic document feeder

ADFSC [AR 310-50] Automatic Data Field Systems Command

ADG ^¹automated data generation, ^²aircraft delivery group, ^³[AR 310-50] advance development group

ADGE air defense ground environment

ADI ^¹attitude direction indicator, ^²air defense initiative (USAF), ^³analog digital interface, ^⁴attitude/direction indicator, ^⁵AUTODIN DNN interface, ^⁶AutoCad/AutoDesk Device Interface (driver), ^⁷automatic direction indicator

ADIC ^¹ADCOM Intelligence Center, ^²Aerospace Defense Command Intelligence Center, ^³automatic data interface console

ADIE [AR 310-50] acquisition data input system

ADINTELCEN advanced intelligence center

ADIOS automatic digital input-output system

ADIRS Aid Data and Inertial Reference System

ADIS ^¹air defense integrated system, ^²Association for the Development of Instructional Systems, ^³automatic data interchange system, ^⁴acquisition and due-in system

ADIT analog-digital integration translator

ADIZ air defense identification zone

adj ^¹adjustment, ^²[AR 310-50] adjutant

ADJPOD ARPA DISA Joint Project Office

ADKC/RCU [JP 1-02] Automatic Key Distribution Center/Rekeying Control Unit

ADL ^¹Army doctrine literature, ^²automatic data link (USAF), ^³Ada Design Language, ^⁴address data latch, ^⁵area dental laboratory, ^⁶authorized data list, ^⁷[JP 1-02] assign XX (SL) routing. ^⁸[JP 1-02] armistice demarcation line, ^⁹[AR 310-50] area dental laboratory

ADLAT adaptive lattice filter

ADLC ^¹asynchronous data link control, ^²adaptive lossless data compression [IBM]

ADLER (FRG) French/German Fire Support Command and Control System

ADLER (GER) German Fire Support Command and Control System

ADLIPS Automatic Data Link Plotting System

ADLO air defense liaison officer

ADLP Army Distance Learning Plan

ADLS Aeronautical Data Link System

ADM ^¹acquisition decision memorandum, ^²atomic demolition munitions, ^³advanced development model, ^⁴activity data method, ^⁵admiral, ^⁶air-launched decoy missile, ^⁷advanced demonstration model, ^⁸administrative surcharge, ^⁹aggregate data manager

ADM-20 Quail

ADMACS Apple Document Management and Control System

ADMAPS Automated Document Management and Publishing System

ADMC [AR 310-50] Air Defense Missile Command

ADMCEN [AR 310-50] administration center

ADMD administrative management domain [X.400]

admin ^¹[FM101-5-1] administrative, ^²[AR 310-50] administrate, ^³[AR 310-50] administration, ^⁴[AR 310-50] administered

ADMIN [JP 1-02] administration

ADMINIO [AR 310-50] administrative orders

ADMIRAL automatic and dynamic monitor with immediate relocation, allocation, and loading

ADMIRE automatic diagnostic maintenance information retrieval

ADMIS Administrator Management Information System

ADMN administrative data

ADMP adjusted month program

ADMS ^¹automatic digital message switch(ing) [AUTOVON/AUTODIN], ^²area denial munitions system, ^³AWIS Data Management System (Army), ^⁴automated data management system

ADMSC [AR 310-50] automatic digital message switching center

ADMSG [AR 310-50] advise by message

ADMSLBN [AR 310-50] air defense missile battalion

ADN ^¹advanced digital network, ^²agency disclosure notice, ^³[JP 1-02] ACE (Allied Command Europe) DGZ (desired ground zero) number

ADNAC [AR 310-50] Air Defense of North American Continent

ADNET anti-drug network

ADO ^¹Army Digitization Office, ^²advanced development objective, ^³Army distribution objective, ^⁴automated delivery order

ADOA air defense operations area

ADOC Air Defense Operations Center (SPACECMD)

ADOCS ^¹Automated Deep Operations Coordination System, ^²Aegis Documentation System

ADONIS automatic digital on-line instrumentation system

ADOT [AR 310-50] automatic digital optical tracker

ADP ^¹automated data processing, ^²automatic data processing, ^³air defense position, ^⁴airborne data processor, ^⁵airport deployment program, ^⁶allied defense publication (NATO), ^⁷advanced ducted propeller (P&W), ^⁸advanced data processing, ^⁹[AR 310-50] advance development plan

ADPA American Defense Preparedness Association

ADPC automatic data processing center

ADPCM adaptive differential pulse code modulation

ADPE ^¹automated data processing equipment, ^²auxiliary data processing equipment, ^³automatic data processing equipment

ADPE/S automatic data processing equipment/ system

ADPF automatic data processing facility

ADPLO automatic data processing liaison officer

ADPMIS automatic data processing management information system

ADPMP automated data processing master plan

ADPP [TTPIO-ABCS] automatic data processing printer

ADPR automatic data processing resources

ADPREP Army Automated Data Processing Resource Estimating Procedures

ADPS ^¹ASARS Deployable Processing Station, ^²Automated Data Processing System (USAF), ^³[JP 1-02] automatic data processing system

ADPSC [AR 310-50] automatic data processing service center

ADPSEC automated data processing security

ADPSO automatic data processing selection office

ADPSSO automated data processing systems security officer

ADR ^¹airborne data relay [UAV payload], ^²aircraft direction room, ^³address, ^⁴accident data recorder, ^⁵airbase damage repair, ^⁶automatic data relay, ^⁷accelerated delivery request, ^⁸aircraft damage repair, ^⁹alternative dispute resolution, ¹⁰applied data research, ¹¹[JP 1-02] armament delivery recording

ADRA ^¹Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, ^²[JP 3-08] Adventist Development and Relief Agency

ADRAC automatic digital recording and control

ADRB [AR 310-50] Army Disability Review Board

adrp [AR 310-50] airdrop

ADRRB [AR 310-50] Army Disability Rating Review Board

adrs ^¹[AR 310-50] address, ^²[AR 310-50] addressee

ADRS analog-to-digital data recording system

ADRSS Automated Data Reports Submission System (USAF)

ADRT analog data recorder transcriber

ADS ^¹automated data system, ^²accurately defined system, ^³activity data sheet, ^⁴air defense sector, ^⁵automatic door seal, ^⁶automatic decompression system, ^⁷advanced deployable system, ^⁸aerial delivery system, ^⁹advanced digital switch, ¹⁰application development system, ¹¹automatic distribution system, ¹²advanced distributed simulation, ¹³air data system, ¹⁴air defense suppression, ¹⁵application development solutions [AT&T], ¹⁶Artwork Delivery System [4-Sight], ¹⁷AutoCAD Development System [Autodesk], ¹⁸automatic data system, ¹⁹automation of design for supportability, ²⁰advanced display system, ²¹authoritative data source, ²²[JP 4-01.6] amphibian discharge site

ADS-TP Administrative Data System – Teleprocessing

ADSAF ^¹Automatic Data System for the Army in the Field, ^²[AR 310-50] Automatic Data Systems Within the Army in the Field

ADSAM air-directed surface-to-air missile

AdSAMS advanced surface-to-air missile system

ADSAS air-derived separation assurance system

ADSC ^¹automatic data service center, ^²automatic digital switching center, ^³address status changed, ^⁴automated data source collection, ^⁵Adobe document structuring conventions, ^⁶active duty service commitment

ADSEC [AR 310-50] advance section

ADSIA Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency (NATO)

ADSID [AR 310-50] Air Defense Systems, Integration Division

ADSL ^¹authorized depot stockage list, ^²asymmetric digital subscriber line

ADSLt asymmetric digital subscriber line technology

ADSM ^¹air-defense suppression missile, ^²[AR 310-50] Air Defense Service Medal, ^³[AR 310-50] automated systems manual

ADSN accounting and disbursing station number

ADSP AppleTalk Datastream Protocol

ADSR attack, decay, sustain, release

ADSS ^¹automated data subsystem, ^²Army Decision Support System

ADSSHPDA [AR 310-50] active shipping data

ADST advanced distributed simulation technology

ADSU air data sensor unit

ADSUP automated data systems uniform practices

ADSW ^¹anti diesel submarine warfare, ^²active duty for special work

ADT ^¹airborne data terminal, ^²active duty for training, ^³automatic data translator, ^⁴application data types, ^⁵advanced display terminal, ^⁶alphanumeric display terminal, ^⁷Atlantic Daylight Time, ^⁸automatic data transmission, ^⁹automatic detection and tracking, ^¹⁰[JP 1-02] automatic digital tester, ^¹¹[JP 1-02] assign digital transmission group, ^¹²[AR 310-50] atomic damage template

ADT³air defense tactical training theater

ADTAC air defense tactical air command

ADTC Armament Development and Test Center (USAF)

ADTDL Army Doctrinal Training Digital Library

ADTECH advanced decoy technology

ADTF [AR 310-50] artillery direct fire trainer

ADTL Armywide doctrinal and training literature

ADTLP Army-wide Doctrine and Training Literature Program

ADTS Automated Data and Telecommunications Service (GSA)

ADTU auxiliary data transfer unit

ADU ^¹automatic dialing unit, ^²accumulation and distribution unit, ^³air data unit, ^⁴auxiliary display unit, ^⁵asynchronous data unit

ADUM [AR 310-50] automated data unit movement

ADUS Avionic Data Utilization System

ADUSD(L)TP Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics (Transportation Policy)

adv ^¹advance, ^²[AR 310-50] advanced

ADVANCE Army Data Validation and Netting Capability Establishment

ADVANCENET Hewlett Packard's network supporting OSI and SNA

ADVCAP advanced capability

ADVDISC [AR 310-50] advance discontinuance of allotment

ADVMOS [AR 310-50] advanced military occupational specialty

ADVON ^¹advanced cadre, ^²advanced echelon

ADVPMT [AR 310-50] advance payment

ADW ^¹air defense warning, ^²area denial weapon

ADWC air division warning center

ADWEPS [AR 310-50] Air Defense Weapons Cost Effectiveness Study

ADWS automated digital weather switch

ADX ^¹automatic data exchange, ^²[AR 310-50] advanced development experimental, ^³[AR 310-50] air defense exercise

AE ^¹acoustic emission, ^²aeroelectronic, ^³air escape, ^⁴airborne electronics, ^⁵application engineer, ^⁶arithmetic element, ^⁷arithmetic expression, ^⁸[USN] ammunition ship, ^⁹aeromedical evacuation, ¹⁰assault echelon, ¹¹above or equal, ¹²abbreviate evaluate, ¹³acquisition executive, ¹⁴apportioned effort, ¹⁵[JP 1-02] attenuation equalizer, ¹⁶[AR 310-50] architectural engineering

AE&S [AR 310-50] air equipment and support

AEA ^¹Atomic Energy Act, ^²[AR 310-50] assignment eligibility and availability

AEAO airborne emergency action officer

AEAS ASW environmental aquatic support (USN)

AEB ^¹aerial exploitation battalion [Army], ^²auxiliary equipment building, ^³aircrew evaluation board, ^⁴analog expansion bus [Dialogic], ^⁵area exploration battalion

AEC ^¹Atomic Energy Commission (now DoE), ^²air event conference, ^³automatic engine control, ^⁴application essentiality code, ^⁵[AR 310-50] area equipment compounds, ^⁶[AR 310-50] Army education center, ^⁷The United States Army Evaluation Center

AECA Arms Export Control Act (1976)

AECB Arms Export Control Board

AECC aeromedical evacuation control center

AECE aeromedical evacuation control element

AECM ^¹active electronic countermeasures, ^²aeromedical evacuation crew member

AECO ^¹advance engineering change order, ^²[AR 310-50] aeromedical evacuation control officer

AECP Army Extension Course Program

AECS ^¹advanced entry control system, ^²advanced environmental control system

AECU advanced electronic control unit

AED ^¹automated engineering design, ^²allocation engineering division, ^³Aeronautical Engineering Division (Air Force)

AEDAS Automated ESM Data Analysis System

AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Center (AFMC)

AEDO aeronautical engineering duty officer (Navy)

AEDS atomic energy detection system

AEE airborne evaluation equipment

AEELS Automatic Airborne ELINT Emitter Location System

AEF [AR 310-50] American expeditionary force

AEFS [USN] fleet replenishment ship

AEG ^¹active element group, ^²aeromedical evacuation group

AEGIS ^¹Airborne Early Warning/Ground Environment Integration System, ^²airborne early warning ground integration segment

AEHA ^¹Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, ^²aeromedical evacuation and hospitalization model (3CS)

AEI average efficiency index

AEL ¹allowance equipage list, ²[AR 310-50] authorized equipment listing

AELP allied electrical publication (NATO)

AELT aeromedical evacuation liaison team

AEMR acquisition executive management report

AEMS ^¹Aircraft Engine Management System (USN), ^²Ammunition Executive Management System (Army)

AEO ¹acoustoelectrical oscillators, ²Army Energy Office

AEOO aeromedical evacuation operations officers

AEOS [JP 4-02.2] aeromedical evacuation operations squadron

AEOT [JP 4-02.2] aeromedical evacuation operations team

AEP ^¹annual execution plan, ^²allied engineering publication (NATO), ³affirmative employment programs, ⁴accrued expense paid

AEPDS ^¹AdvancedProcessing and Dissemination System, ^²automatic emergency action message

AEPG Army Electronic Proving Ground [Fort Huachuca, AZ]

AEPS ^¹Airlift Execution Planning System (AMC), ^²average expenditure per sortie, ^²[JP 1-02] aircrew escape propulsion system

AER ^¹academic evaluation report, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Emergency Relief

AERB [AR 310-50] Army Educational Requirements Board

AERDC Army Electronics Research and Development Command

AERDL Army Electronics Research and Development Laboratory

aero [AR 310-50] aeronautics

AEROMED Aeromedical Evacuation System (AMC)

AERS Army Education Requirements System

AES ^¹aeromedical evacuation squadron, ^²application environment services, ^³application environment specification, ^⁴Acquisition Executive Service, ^⁵Army experimentation site

AESAP [AR 310-50] Army Entertainment Scholarships and Awards Program

AESC automatic electronic switching center (AUTODIN)

AESO ^¹advanced engineering supplemental order, ^²Army experimentation site officer

AESOP ^¹an evolutionary system for on-line processing, ^²airborne electro-optical special operations payload

AESRS [AR 310-50] Army Equipment Status Reporting System

AET Army extension training

AET&CD acquisition education, training, and career development

AETACS airborne elements of the TACS (Tactical Air Control System)

AETC ^¹Aerospace Education and Training Command, ^²Air Education and Training Command

AETIS Army Extension Training Information System

AEtP [AR 310-50] allied electronics publication

AETP allied electronic publication

AEU ^¹airborne electronics unit, ^²accrued expense unpaid, ^³[JP 1-02] assign essential user bypass

AEW ^¹asset evaluation worksheet, ^²airborne early warning

AEW&C airborne early warning and control

AEWC [AR 310-50] airborne early warning and control

AEWIC Army Electronic Warfare Intelligence Committee (DCSOPS DA)

AEWIS Army electronic warfare information system

AEWS ^¹advanced electronic warfare system, ^²Aircraft Engine Warranty Sub Board

AEWSPS Aircraft Electronic Warfare Self-Protection System

AEWTU airborne early warning training unit

AF ^¹[U.S.] Air Force, ^²audio frequency, ^³automatic following, ^⁴availability factor, ⁵[USN] store ship, ⁶auxiliary carry flag

AF IMCO Air Force information management control officer

AF OIPT Air Force overarching integrated product team

AF TO Air Force technical order

AF-RF audio frequency-radio frequency

AF/DP [JP 1-02] Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Air Force

AF/IN [USAF] Assistant Chief of Staff/Intelligence

AF/LG [JP 1-02] Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, United States Air Force

AF/PC automatic frequency /phase controlled [loop]

AF/SC [JP 1-02] Deputy Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, United States Air Force

AF/XO [JP 1-02] Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, United States Air Force

AF/XOI [JP 2-02] Air Force Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

AF/XOO [JP 1-02] Director of Operations, United States Air Force

AFA ^¹Air Force Academy, ^²accelerated file access, ^³Army flight activity, ^⁴audio frequency amplifier

AFAA Air Force Audit Agency

AFAARS Air Force After-Action Reporting System

AFAC ^¹airborne forward air controller, ^²Air Force acquisition circular

AFACD Air Force Director of Data Automation

AFADPP Air Force Automation Data Processing Plan

AFAE Air Force Acquisition Executive

AFAFC Air Force Accounting and Finance Center

AFAISRC Air Force Automated Information Systems Review Council

AFAITC Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center

AFAK [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Assistance to Korea

AFALC Air Force Acquisition Logistics Center (AFMC)

AFALCIIS AFALC Integrated Information System

AFALD Air Force Acquisition Logistics Division

AFALT Air Force alternate command post

AFAM Air Force acquisition model

AFAMPE Air Force Automated Message Processing Exchange

AFAMRL Air Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (AFMC)

AFAMS automated flying and maintenance scheduling

AFAO approved force acquisition objective

AFAPG Air Force ADP Planning Guide

AFAR Azore Fixed Acoustic Range (USN)

AFARN Air Force air request net

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AFAS ^¹advanced field artillery system, ^²automated fuels accounting system

AFASC Air Force Aeronautical System Centers

AFATDS ^¹Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, ^²Advanced Field Artillery Target Designation System, ^³Air Force Airborne Tactical Data System, ^⁴Army field artillery tactical data system

AFATL Air Force Armament Laboratory

AFB ^¹antifriction bearing, ^²USAF base

AFBCA Air Force Base Conversion Agency

AFBCMR Air Force Board For Correction of Military Record

AFBMD Air Force Ballistic Missile Division

AFBOP Air Force Business Opportunitie Page

AFBS ^¹AF Corporate Board Structure, ^²Air Force Broadcasting Service

AFC ^¹area frequency coordinator, ^²automatic frequency control, ^³automatic font change, ^⁴Air Force Council

AFC²M²Air Force command and control modernization methodology

AFC²M²H Air Force Command and Control Modernization Methodology Handbook

AFC²S Air Force Command and Control Systems

AFC²SSPO Air Force Command and Control Systems Program Office

AFC³CMSDB Air Force CC³M Support Database

AFCA Air Force Communication Agency

AFCAA Air Force Cost Analysis Agency

AFCAIG Air Force Cost Analysis Improvement Group

AFCALS Air Force Computer Aided and Acquisition Logistics Support

AFCAP ^¹Air Force Contract Augmentation Program, ^²[JP 5-00.2] Armed Forces Contract Augmentation Program

AFCARA Air Force Civilian Appellate Review Agency

AFCAS automatic flight control augmentation system

AFCAT Air Force catalog

AFCC ^¹Air Force Communications Command, ^²Air Force component commander, ^³[AR 310-50] assault fire command console

AFCCPC Air Force Communications Computer Programming Center

AFCCR Air Force Communications Command regulation

AFCCS Air Force Cargo Coordination Support System

AFCD Air Force Cryptologic Depot

AFCDAd Air Force Component Data Administrator

AFCEA Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

AFCEE Air Force Center For Environmental Excellence

AFCEMI Air Force communication electronic maintenance instruction

AFCENT [NATO] Allied Force, Central Europe

AFCERT Air Force computer emergency response team

AFCESA Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency

AFCENT [NATO] Allied Force, Central Europe

AFCFM Air Force career field manager

AFCH Air Force component headquarters

AFCIMS Air Force Claims Information Management System

AFCIPS Air Force Communications-Computer Integration and Planning System

AFCMC Air Force Contract Maintenance Center

AFCMD Air Force Contract Management Division (AFMC)

AFCMO Air Force Contract Management Office (USAF)

AFCNF Air Force Central NOTAM Facility (AFCC)

AFCOLR Air Force Coordinating Office for Logistics Research

AFCOMAC Air Force Combat Ammunition Center

AFCOMSEC Air Force communication security

AFCOS Air Force Contingency Operations Staff (HQ USAF)

AFCPMC Air Force Civilian Personnel Management Center

AFCPO Air Force CALS Program Office

AFCRD Air Force contract requirement document

AFCS ^¹automatic flight control system(s), ^²Automatic Fire Control System, ^³Army facility components system, ^⁴Army facilities component systems, ^⁵[AR 310-50] active federal commissioned service, ^⁶[AR 310-50] Air Force Communications Service

AFCSA ^¹Air Force Center for Studies and Analysis, ^²Air Force C⁴ system architecture

AFCSC Air Force Cryptologic Support Center (AFIC)

AFCSDO Air Force Communications-Computer Systems Doctrine Office

AFCSI Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence

AFCSP Air Force Computer Security Program

AFCSPO Air Force Computer Security Program Office

AFCTL Air Force component team leader

AFCUISPD Air Force Common User Information Services Planning Document

AFCVIL Air Force Central Visual Information Library

AFD ^¹automatic file distribution, ^²axial flux density [difference], ^³advanced fullscreen debug, ^⁴abbreviated functional description, ^⁵automated file designator, ^⁶[JP 1-02] assign fixed directory

AFDA ^¹axial flux difference alarm, ^²Air Force data administrator

AFDAP Air Force Designated Acquisition Program

AFDATACOM Air Force data communications

AFDB large auxiliary floating dry dock

AFDC ^¹aid to families with dependent children, ^²Air Force Doctrine Center

AFDCB [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board

AFDCO Air Force Distribution Control Office

AFDD ^¹Air Force Data Dictionary, ^²Air Force doctrine document

AFDDA Air Force Director of Data Automation

AFDIGS Air Force Digital Graphics System

AFDIR Air Force Directory

AFDL small auxiliary floating dry dock

AFDLC [TR 350-70] Armed Forces Distance Learning Council

AFDM medium auxiliary floating dry dock

AFDMMF Air Force Development Manufacturing and Modification Facility

AFDO award fee determining official

AFDP Army Force Development Plan

AFDS ^¹Automatic Flight Director System, ^²automatic frequency deconfliction system

AFDTAMS Air Force Data Transmission and Message System

AFDTC Air Force Development Test Center

AFDW ^¹active framework for data warehousing [Microsoft], ^²Air Force District of Washington

AFE alternate fighter engine

AFEB ^¹award fee evaluation board, ^²[AR 310-50] Armed Forces Epidemiological Board

AFECO Air Force Electronic Combat Office

AFEDG Air Force engineering data group

AFEDSC Air Force Engineering Data Service Center (Scott AFB)

AFEEIP Air Force Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Program

AFEES [JP 1-02] Armed Forces examining and entrance station

AFEKDS Air Force Electronic Key Distribution System

AFELIS Air Force Engineering and Logistics Information System

AFELM Air Force element

AFEM [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

AFEMMIS Air Force Equipment Maintenance Management Information System

AFEMS Air Force Equipment Management System

AFEOC Air Force Emergency Operations Center

AFEP Air Force Exercise Program

AFEPL Air Force Electronic Publishing Library

AFESC ^¹Air Force Engineering and Services Center, ^²Air Force Explosive Safety Council

AFETAC Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Center

AFETC Air Force Education and Training Command

AFETS ^¹Air Force Engineering and Technical Service, ^²Air Force engineering and technical support

AFEWC Air Force Electronic Warfare Center (ESC)

AFEWES Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator

AFFARS Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AFFIF Air Field Facilities Information File (WWMCCS®)

AFFIS Air Field Facilities Information System (WWMCCS®)

AFFMA Air Force Frequency Management Agency

AFFMC Air Force Frequency Management Center (AFCC)

AFFN Air Force foreign national

AFFOR ^¹Air Force forces, ^²Air Force theater command

AFFSA Air Force Flight Standard Agency

AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center

AFFTIC Air Force Foreign Technology Intelligence Center

AFG ^¹Army Force Guidance, ^²annual funding guidance

AFGE American Federation of Government Employees

AFGL Air Force Geophysical Laboratory (AFMC)

AFGR [AR 310-50] approved force gross equipment

AFGS automatic flight guidance system

AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central (AWS)

AFGWIS Air Force Global Weather Information System

AFH ^¹Army family housing, ^²Air Force handbook

AFHC Army family housing and construction

AFHIS Air Force Headquarters Information System

AFHO Army family housing (operation and maintenance)

AFHOI Air Force Headquarters operating instruction

AFHRA Air Force Historical Research Agency

AFHRL Air Force Human Resources Laboratory

AFI ^¹Air Force instruction, ^²Air Forces Iceland (LANTCOM), ^³Allied Forces Italy (NATO), ^⁴AppleTalk Filing Interface, ^⁵authority and format identifier

AFIAB Air Force incentive award board

AFIC ^¹Air Force Intelligence Command, ^²[AR 310-50] approved force inventory objective

AFICP Air Force Intelligence Communications Plan

AFID [JP 1-02] anti-fratricide identification device

AFIN Air Force intelligence

AFIF Air Force Industrial Fund

AFIFIO Air Force Information for Industry Office (AFMC)

AFII Association for Font Information Interchange

AFIISP Air Force Intelligence Information Systems Plans

AFIMMSS Air Force Integrated Maintenance Management Support System

AFINCC Air Force Internet Control Center

AFIND Air Force indexes

AFIP ^¹Air Force intelligence plan, ^²Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

AFIPS American Federation of Information Processing Societies

AFIRB [JP 4-06] Armed Forces Identification Review Board

AFIRDS Air Force Information Resource Dictionary Systems

AFIRM automated fingerprint image reporting and match

AFIS ^¹automated fingerprint identification system, ^²Air Force Intelligence Service

AFIS/IND Air Force Intelligence Service/Intelligence Data Management

AFISA ^¹Air Force Intelligence Support Agency, ^²Air Force information systems architecture, ^³Air Force integrated systems architecture

AFISC Air Force Inspection and Safety Center

AFISP Air Force Information Systems Plan

AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology

AFIT/LS Air Force Institute of Technology School of Systems and Logistics

AFIWC Air Force Information Warfare Center

AFJAM Air Force joint manual

AFJIMS Air Force Justice Information System

AFJMAN [JP 4-01.7] Air Force joint manual

AFJPO USAF JINTACCS Program Office

AFJQS Air Force job qualification standard

AFKN [AR 310-50] American Forces Korea Network

AFL/CIO American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations

AFLAN Air Force local area net

AFLANSPO Air Force Local Area Network Systems Program Office

AFLANT Air Force, Atlantic Command (ACC)

AFLAS aviation fuels logistical area summary

AFLC Air Force Logistics Command

AFLC/AFSC Air Force Logistic Command/Air Force System Command

AFLCIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

afld [AR 310-50] airfield

AFLE [JP 3-56.1] Air Force liaison element

AFLETS Air Force Law Enforcement Terminal System

AFLIF Air Force logistic information file

AFLMC Air Force Logistics Management Center (AU)

AFLNO [JP 3-09.3] Air Force liaison officer

AFLP Air Force lead program

AFLSA/JAJT Advocate General, through the Air Force Legal Service Agency/Trial Judiciary Division

AFM ^¹antifriction metal, ^²automatic flight management, ^³Air Force manual, ^⁴[AR 310-50] armed forces management

AFMAG Air Force management analysis group

AFMAM Air Force Medical Applications Model

AFMAN Air Force manual

AFMBP Air Force Model Base for Communications-Computer Systems Program

AFMC Air Force Materiel Command

AFMC FAR SUP Air Force Materiel Command Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AFMC/ASC Air Force Materiel Command/Aeronautical System Center

AFMC/LMSC AFMC/Logistics Management Support Center

AFMCAC Air Force Materiel Command acquisition circular

AFMCBEAMS AFLC Base Engineering Automated Management System

AFMCO Army Force Modernization Coordination Office

AFMCFARS Air Force Materiel Command Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AFMCLC/JANO Air Force Materiel Command Law Center/Operation Division

AFMCSCE Air Force Materiel Command Support Center, Europe

AFMD Air Force mission directive

AFME [JP 4-06] armed forces medical examiner

AFMEA Air Force Management Engineering Agency

AFMEDICS Air Force Medical Information and Control System

AFMETCAL Air Force metrology and calibration

AFMIC Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center

AFMIS ¹Air Force Major Command Information System, ²Air Force Management Information System (Project 6000), ³Army Food Management Information System

AFML Air Force Materiel Laboratory (AFSC)

AFMLO Air Force Medical Logistics Office

AFMMFO Air Force medical materiel field office

AFMPC ^¹Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, ^²[JP 1-02] United States Air Force Military Personnel Center

AFMR antiferromagnetic resonance

AFMS ^¹automatic flight management system, ^²Armed Forces Management School, ^³Air Force Medical Service

AFMSA/SGSF Air Force Medical Support Agency/Health Facilities Division

AFMSC ^¹Air Force Medical Service Center, [AR 310-50] ^²Armed Forces Menu Service Committee

AFMSISP Air Force Medical Services Information System Plan

AFMSL Air Force Measurement Standard Laboratory

AFMSS Air Force Mission Support System

AFMWG acquisition and financial management working group

AFMWRAB Air Force Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Advisory Board

AFN American Forces Network

AFNAF Air Force nonappropriated fund

AFNAFPO Air Force nonappropriated fund purchasing office

AFNE [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Network, Europe

AFNORTH Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO)

AFNP Air Force nonrecurring pamphlet

AFNT Air Force negotiation team

AFO accounting and finance offices

AFOAA Air Force Office of Attaché Affairs

AFOC ^¹Air Force Operations Center (HQ USAF), ^²Army flight operations center

AFOE assault follow-on echelon

AFOEA Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

AFOLDS Air Force on-line data systems

AFOMS Air Force Office of Medical Support (Formerly Air Force Medical Service Center - AFMSC)

AFOOF Accounting and Finance Office of the Future

AFOOTS Air Force Obligation/Outlay Tracking System

AFOREP Air Force Operational Reporting System

AFORMS Air Force Operations Resources Management System

AFOSC Air Force operation support centers

AFOSH Air Force occupational safety and health

AFOSH STD Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Standard

AFOSI Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AFOSP Air Force Office of Security Police

AFOSR Air Force Office of Scientific Research

AFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

AFP ^¹Air Force pamphlet, ^²Appletalk Filing Protocol [Macintosh], ^³[JP 1-02] armed forces publication, ^⁴[AR 310-50] annual funding program

AFPA automatic flow process analysis

AFPAM Act Program Air Force Pamphlet

AFPAN Air Force Public Affair Network

AFPB Air Force publishing bulletin

AFPC ^¹Armed Forces Policy Council, ^²[AR 310-50] Armed Forces Policy Committee

AFPCB [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Pest Control Board

AFPCDPPAT Air Force Personnel Center/Personnel Development

AFPCP ^¹Air Force Potential Contractor Program, ^²Armed Forces Policy Council

AFPD ^¹[AR 310-50] armed forces police detachment, ^²Air Force policy directive

AFPDA Army force planning data and assumptions

AFPDC Air Force Publishing Distribution Center

AFPDL Air Force Publishing Distribution Library

AFPEA Air Force Packaging Evaluation Activity

AFPEC Armed Forces Product Evaluation Committee

AFPEO ^¹Air Force program executive officer, ^²[JP 1-0] Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Overseas

AFPEO/FB Air Force Program Executive Office/ Fighter, Bomber

AFPG ^¹Air Force planning guide, ^²Air Force planning guidance

AFPM Air Force project manager

AFPNPRB Air Force Periodical and Nonrecurring Pamphlet Review Board

AFPOD Air Force point of debarkation

AFPOE Air Force point of embarkation

AFPR Air Force plant representative

AFPRO Air Force plant representative office

AFPS [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Press Service

AFPTEF Air Force Packaging Technology Engineering Facility

AFQT Armed Forces Qualification Test

AFQTP ^¹Air Force qualification training package, ^²Air Force quality training packages

AFQTVA [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Qualification Test Verbal Arithmetic Subtest

AFR ^¹Air Force regulation, ^²Air Force Reserve, ^³Africa, ^⁴[JP 1-02] assign frequency for network reporting, ^⁵[AR 310-50] artillery flash ranging

AFRA [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended

AFRAMS Air Force Recoverable Asset Management System

AFRAP Air Force Remedial Action Program

AFRB award fee review board

AFRC ^¹Air Force Reserve Command, ^²[JP 1-02] armed forces recreation center, ^³[AR 310-50] armed forces reserve center

AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

AFRCE Air Force regional civil engineer

AFRCS Air Force Reports Control System

AFRDR Air Force Director of Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare

AFREA Air Force Real Estate Agency

AFREP Air Force representative

AFRES Air Force Reserves

AFRIP Air Force Reuse Implementation Plan

AFRLC Air Force regional civil engineers

AFRM ^¹[AR 310-50] air frame, ^²[AR 310-50] Armed Forces Reserve Manual

AFRO Air Force recruiting office

AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

AFRP ^¹Air Force recurring publication, ^²Air Force recurring periodical

AFRPL Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (AFMC)

AFRRI [JP 1-02] Armed Forces Radiological Research Center

AFRS ^¹Air Force Recruiting Service, ^²Automated Fitness Reports System (USMC)

AFRSC [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Recipe Service Committee

AFRTS Armed Forces Radio and Television Service

AFS ^¹Air Force specialty, ^²audio frequency shift, ^³combat store ship, ⁴[USN] fleet stores ship, ⁵Air Force station, ⁶Andrew file system (protocols), ⁷automatic flight system, ⁸active federal service, ⁹[JP 1-02] aeronautical fixed service

AFSA Air Force Safety Agency

AFSAA Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency

AFSAC ^¹Air Force Special Activities Center, ^²Air Force Security Assistance Center

AFSAL Air Force specialized aid

AFSAMR Air Force Security Assistance Management Review

AFSARC Air Force Systems Acquisition Review Council

AFSAT ^¹Air Force satellite, ^²Air Force security assistance training

AFSATCOM Air Force Satellite Communications System

AFSC ^¹Air Force Systems Command, ^²Air Force specialty sode, ^³Armed Forces Staff College (NDU), ^⁴Air Force safety center

AFSC²ISA Air Force Standard Command and Control Information Systems Architecture

AFSC⁴ Air Force Systems for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers

AFSC⁴I Air Force Systems for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Intelligence

AFSCAPS Air Force Standard Civilian Automated Pay System

AFSCF Air Force Satellite Control Facility

AFSCN Air Force Satellite Control Network

AFSCOASO Air Force Small Computer/Office Automation Service Organization

AFSCOORD [AR 310-50] assistant fire support coordinator

AFSCP Air Force Systems Command pamphlet

AFSCS [AR 310-50] Army Field Stock Control System

AFSE automated fire support element

AFSEO Air Force Seek Eagle Office

AFSF Air Force Stock Fund

AFSFRS Air Force Stock Fund Reporting System

AFSG amphibious force support group (USN)

AFSHRC Albert F Simpson Historical Research Center

AFSIG Air Force Weapons Support Improvement Group

AFSINC Air Force Service Information and News Center

AFSIP Air Force Signals Intelligence Plan

AFSISC Air Force standard information systems center

AFSK automatic frequency shift keying

AFSMO Air Force Space and Missile Organization

AFSOB Air Force special operations base

AFSOC ^¹Air Force Special Operations Command, ^²Air Force special operations component

AFSOCC [JP 1-02] Air Force special operations control center

AFSOD Air Force special operations detachment

AFSOE Air Force special operations element

AFSOF Air Force special operations forces

AFSOS automated food service operations system

AFSOUTH Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO)

AFSPA Air Force Security Police Agency

AFSPACECMD Air Force Space Command

AFSPC Air Force Space Command

AFSPOC [JP 1-02] Air Force Space Operations Center

AFSS ^¹Air Force Security Service, ^²automated fuels service stations

AFSSI Air Force system security instruction

AFSSM ^¹Air Force system security manual, ^²Air Force system security memorandum

AFSSO Air Force Special Security Office

AFSTC Air Force Space Technology Center (AFSC)

AFSUP Air Force supplement

AFSVA Air Force Service Agency

AFSWF Air Force Software Facility (WIS)

AFT alert fire team

AFTAC ^¹Air Force Technical Applications Center (Patrick AFB), ^²Air Force Tactical Applications Center

AFTACIES Air Force Tactical Imagery Exploitation System (TAF)

AFTCCSEC Air Force Trusted Critical Computer System Evaluation Criteria

AFTCO Air Force Telecommunications Certification Office

AFTEC Air Force Test and Evaluation Center (now AFOTEC)

AFTER Army future test and evaluation requirement

AFTI ^¹advanced fighter technology integration, ^²automated interchange of technical information

AFTIP Air Force theater intelligence plan

AFTMS Air Force Training Management System

AFTN [JP 1-02] Aeronautical Feed Telecommunications Network

AFTO Air Force technical order

AFTP ^¹anonymous file transfer protocol, ^²[AR 310-50] aircrew flight training period

AFTPC Air Force teleprocessing center

AFTRA American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

AFU ^¹Alaska Forecast Unit, ^²[AR 310-50] assault fire unit

AFV ^¹airborne fighting vehicle, ^²armored fighting vehicle, ^³awaiting fix verification

AFVA Air Force visual aid

AFVE annual fuel utilization efficiency

AFWAB [AR 310-50] Army Fixed Wing Aptitude Battery

AFWAL Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories

AFWAM Air Force WWMCCS® ADP Modernization Program

AFWAR [AR 310-50] Air Force personnel on duty with Army

AFWC Air Force Wargaming Center

AFWCF [JP 4-02.1] Air Force Working Capital Fund

AFWIS Air Force WWMCCS® Information System

AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory

AFWMPRT Air Force wartime manpower personnel readiness team

AFWSIG Air Force Weapon System Improvement Group

AFWST [AR 310-50] Armed Forces Woman's Selection Test

AFWTF Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility

AFWWMCCS® Air Force Worldwide Military Command and Control System

AFY2KWG Air Force Year 2000 Working Group

AFYDP Army’s Five Year Defense Plan

ag [AR 310-50] anti-gas

AG ^¹Army guidance, ^²Adjutant General, ^³Adjutant General’s Corps, ^⁴air to ground, ^⁵armor grating, ^⁶arresting gear, ^⁷airlift group, ^⁸miscellaneous support ship, ⁹army group (NATO), ¹⁰air gunner, ¹¹attorney general, ¹²advisory group

AGA American Gas Association

AGACS automatic ground-to-air communications

AGADS advanced graphics avionics display system

AGARD [NATO] Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development

AGC automatic gain control

AGCA automatic ground-controlled approach

AGCCS Army Global Command and Control System

AGCF [AR 310-50] air-ground correlation factor

AGCL automatic ground-controlled landing

AGCM Army Good Conduct Medal

AGCT Army General Classification Test

AGDS ^¹American Gage Design Standard, ^²deep submergence support ship, ^³[USN] launch area support ship

AGE ^¹auxiliary ground equipment, ^²aerospace ground [support] equipment, ^³aircraft ground equipment

AGE-P aerospace ground equipment powered

AGES/AD air ground engagement system/air defense

AGF ^¹miscellaneous command ship, ^²[USN] command ship

AGI ^¹auxiliary general intelligence, ^²CIS intelligence collecting ship

AGIL airborne general illumination light [Shed Light]

AGILE autonetics general information learning equipment

AGL above ground level

AGM ^¹[USN] missile range instrumentation ship, ^²missile range instrumentation ship, ^³air-to-ground missile

AGMA American Gear Manufacturing Association

AGMC Aerospace Guidance and Meteorology Center

AGMS air to ground missile system

AGO administrative grant officer

AGOR oceanographic research ship

AGOS ^¹air-ground operations system, ^²ocean surveillance ship, ^³Air Ground Operations School (USAF)

AGP advanced graphics port [Intel]

AGPLAN Army general purpose local area net

AGPP Army-wide GTA Prioritization Program

AGR [JP 1-03.17] Active Guard and Reserve

AGRAS ^¹antiglare, ^²antireflective, ^³antistatic

AGRS [AR 310-50] American Graves Registration Service

AGS ^¹armored gun system, ^²surveying ship, ^³aircraft generation squadron, ^⁴armored gun system (Army), ^⁵[AR 310-50] Army General Staff

AGSEWG aircraft ground support equipment working group

AGSS [USN] auxiliary research/experimental submarine (conventional)

AGSSS Airborne Graphics Software Support System (ASD)

AGT ^¹above ground test, ^²advanced gun technology

AGTR [USN] auxiliary technical reconnaissance ship

AGU address-generation unit

AGVT advanced ground vehicle technology (Army)

AGW allowable gross weight

AGZ actual ground zero

AH ^¹ampere-hour, ^²available hours, ^³[USN] hospital ship, ^⁴Avalon Hill (major wargame manufacturer), ^⁵alternate headquarters, ^⁶attack helicopter, ^⁷[AR 310-50] airfield heliport

AH-1J Sea Cobra

AH-64A Apache Helicopter

AH/ERS alternate headquarters/ emergency relocation sites

AHA [JP 1-02] American Hospital Association

AHAMS [Army] Advanced Heavy Anti-tank Missile System

AHC ^¹aircraft handling characteristics, ^²[AR 310-50] assault helicopter company

ahd [AR 310-50] airhead

AHD [AR 310-50] arrowhead

AHE automated history entry

AHEAPS Automated Hazard Abatement Program System (USAF)

AHEP atmospheric electrical hazards protection

AHF adaptive high frequency

AHFRAC [AR 310-50] Army Human Factors Research Advisory Committee

AHFRDC Army Human Factors Research and Development Committee

AHHQ alternate hardened headquarters

AHIP ¹armed helicopter improvement program, ²[JP 1-02] Army Helicopter Improvement Program

AHM ampere-hour meter

AHMCM anti-helicopter mine countermeasure

AHMMO Army Heavy Metal Management Office

AHN [AR 310-50] Army health nurse

AHP ¹analytical hierarchy process, ²[AR 310-50] allied hydropublication, ³[AR 310-50] Army heliport

AHQ air headquarters

AHR acceptable hazard rate

AHRS altitude and heading reference system

AHS ¹Academy of Health Sciences, ²[AR 310-50] Arlington Hall Station

AHSR air-height surveillance radar

AHWG ad hoc working group

Ai Inherent Availability

AI ¹airborne intercept, ²Army intelligence, ³artificial intelligence, ⁴air interdiction, ⁵automatic input, ⁶analog input, ⁷air interception, ⁸assistant instructor, ⁹automatic identification, ¹⁰[JP 1-02] airborne interceptor, ¹¹[AR 310-50] assignment instructions

AIA ^¹application installation aid, ^²Army information architecture, ^³Army Intelligence Agency, ^⁴Air Force Intelligence Agency, ^⁵applications integration architecture [DEC], ^⁶Aerospace Industries Association, ^⁷avionic integration area

AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AIAAM advanced intercept air-to-air missile

AIAIT Army Intelligence and Threat Analysis Center

AIAS airborne integrated antenna system

AIASA annual integrated assessment of security assistance

AIB accident investigation board

AIC ^¹air intercept controller, ^²AIXwindows Interface Composer [IBM], ^³automated intelligence correlation, ^⁴allowance item code, ^⁵assignment instruction code, ^⁶[JP 1-02] assign individual compressed dial; ^⁷[JP 1-02]Atlantic Intelligence Command

AICARS Airlift Interim CAMS and REMIS System

AICBM anti-intercontinental ballistic missile

AICC airborne intercept command control

AICF/USA [JP 3-08] Action Internationale Contre La Faim (International Action Against Hunger)

AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

AID ^¹algebraic interpretive dialog, ^²AUTODIN interface device, ^³accident, incident, deficiency, ^⁴Agency for International Development

AIDA Airbase Damage Assessment (HQ USAF)

AIDE automated integrated design engineering

AIDECS [AR 310-50] Automatic Inspection Device for Explosive Charge Shell

AIDES Analyst's Intelligence Display and Exploitation System (JCS)

AIDRB [AR 310-50] Army Investigational Drug Review Board

AIDS ^¹automated integrated debugging system, ^²Advanced Integrated Display System, ^³Aircraft Integrated Data System, ^⁴Automated Information Distribution System (TRADOC), ^⁵Automated Intelligence Data System, ^⁶acoustic intelligence data system, ^⁷[JP 3-08] acquired immune deficiency syndrome, ^⁸[AR 310-50] Army inventory of data systems

AIDSCOM Army Information Data Systems Command

AIE ^¹Ada integrated environment, ^²acceptance inspection equipment

AIEP Army Ideas for Excellence Program

AIEWS ^¹advanced integrated electronic warfare system, ^²advanced integrated ECM system

AIF ^¹Army Industrial Fund, ^²automated installation intelligence file, ^³Army installation file, ^⁴[AR 310-50] automated intelligence file

AIFF ^¹audio interchange file format, ^²advanced identification friend or foe

AIG ^¹address indicator group, ^²[AR 310-50] address indicating group

AIGA American Institute of Graphic Art

AII ^¹automated item identification, ^²[AR 310-50] Army intelligence interpreter

AIIM Association for Information and Image Management

AIIRS [JP 2-01.2] Automated Intelligence Information Reporting System

AIIS Automated Information Infrastructure System

AIK aid in kind

AIL airborne instruments laboratories

AILAS automatic instrument landing approach system

AILS automatic instrument landing system

AIM ^¹air intercept missile, ^²AFSATCOM/IEMATS microprocessor, ^³Air Force Office of Aerospace Industry Modernization, ^⁴automated input methodology, ^⁵Army Interaction Manager, ^⁶advanced industrial management, ^⁷application interpreted model, ^⁸authoring instructional material, ^⁹[JP 1-02] airman's information manual, ^¹⁰[AR 310-50] armored-infantry-mechanized

AIMACO air materiel computer

AIMCR alternative internal management control review

AIMD ^¹avionics integrated maintenance department, ^²aviation intermediate maintenance department

AIMES Automated Inventory Management Evaluation System

AIMI ^¹aviation intensive managed items (Army), ^²[AR 310-50] aviation intensive management items

AIMILO [AR 310-50] Army/industry materiel information liaison officer

AIMMM Artificially Intelligent Manager’s Media Model

AIMP Army Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Master Plan

AIMS ^¹Automated Instructional Management System, ^²Army Integrated Meteorological System, ^³automated information and management system, ^⁴Air-Launched Intercept Missile Record System (USAF), ^⁵Airlift Implementation and Monitoring System (MAC/PACAF),^⁶aircraft identification monitoring system, ^⁷automated inventory management system

AIMS-R Automated Instructional Management System – Redesign

AIMVAL air intercept missile evaluation

AIMW Advanced International Management Workshop

AIMXS Aircraft IFF Mark XII Section

AIN ^¹Advanced Intelligent Network [Bell Atlantic], ^²Army Interoperability Network, ^³advanced intelligent networks [IT], ^⁴approved item name

AIP ^¹approval in principle, ^²allied intelligence publication, ^³application input processor, ^⁴ATOC Implementation Plan, ^⁵AUTODIN Improvement Program, ^⁶adaptive interferometer processor, ^⁷[AR 310-50] aeronautical information publication

AIPAC American-Israel Public Affairs Committee

AIPC ^¹alternate indentured product code, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Installations Planning Committee

AIPD Army Institute for Professional Development

AIPPS Army Integrated Publishing and Printing Service

AIPS Army Information Processing Standards

AIQC [JP 1-02] antiterrorism instructor qualification course

AIR ^¹aerosport information report,^²air intercept rocket, ^³air inflatable retarder (bomb deceleration), ^⁴air intercept radar, ^⁵armament integration review

AIR CAD/CAM aviation computer aided design/ computer aided manufacturing

air recce air reconnaissance

AIR SEC ^¹air section, ^²air sector

AIR-2 Genie

AIRAD [AR 310-50] air administrative net

AIRASLT [AR 310-50] Air Assault Badge

AIRBM [AR 310-50] anti-intermediate range ballistic missile

AIRCAP air flying capability model

AIRCOM aerospace communications complex

AIRCOMD [AR 310-50] air command net

AIRCON automated information and reservations computer-oriented network

AIREP Automated Incident Report System (WWMCCS®)

AIRES ^¹Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System, ^²Automated Intelligence Reconnaissance Exploitation System

AIREVAC ^¹aeromedical evacuation, ^²air evacuation report

AIREVACCONFIRM [JP 1-02] air evacuation confirmation

AIREVACREQ [JP 1-02] air evacuation request

AIREVACRESP [JP 1-02] air evacuation response

AIRLOGSITREP air logistics situation report

AIRMICS Army Institute for Research in Management Information and Computer Science

AIRMOD air freight module

AIRMP Army Information Resources Management Program

AIRO Army Imagery Requirements Office

AIROPS ^¹air operations, ^²air operations report system

AIRP Airborne Instrumentation Research Program [NASA]

AIRREQRECON [JP 1-02] air request reconnaissance

AIRS ^¹automatic image retrieval system, ^²automatic information retrieval system, ^³AMDF Integration and Retrieval System, ^⁴advanced inertial reference sphere, ^⁵advanced infrared imaging seeker, ^⁶airborne integrated reconnaissance system, ^⁷[AR 310-50] Aircraft Inventory Reporting System

AIRSOUTH Air Forces, Southern Region (NATO)

AIRSUPREQ [JP 1-02] air support request

AIS ^¹automated information system, ^²automated intelligence system, ^³Air Intelligence System, ^⁴action information system, ^⁵avionics intermediate shop, ^⁶AUTODIN Information System, ^⁷active interference suppression, ^⁸advanced indication system, ^⁹AFWAL Information System (ASD), ¹⁰advanced instructional system, ¹¹Automated Identification System [NCIC], ¹²avionics integrated support, ¹³avionics intermediate supporter station

AIS MNS automated information system mission need statement

AISARC Automated Information Systems Acquisition Review Council

AISB Association of Imaging Service Bureaus

AISC Association of Independent Software Companies

AISEC Army Information Engineering Command

AISI ^¹Army Information System Integration, ^²American Iron and Steel Institute

AISP Association of Information Systems Professionals

AISRC Automated Information Systems Review Council

AISS airborne information systems squadron

AISSP AIS security plan

AIST ^¹automatic informational station, ^²air intelligence support team

AISWG Air Interface Standards Working Group (NATO)

AIT ^¹advanced individual training, ^²advanced identification techniques, ^³Army intelligence translator, ^⁴automatic identification technology, ^⁵Advanced Information Technology [ESPRIT Project], ^⁶advanced intelligent tape [Sony], ^⁷assembly integration test, ^⁸American Institute In Taiwan, ^⁹analysis and integration team, ¹⁰application/infrastructure tool, ¹¹automated identification technology, ¹²[AR 310-50] Automotive Information Test

AITS adopted information technology standard

AIU ^¹AUTODIN interface unit, ^²ADCOM IDHS Upgrade

AIWS Advanced Interdiction Weapon System (obsolete, see JSOW)

AIX advanced interactive executive [IBM's answer to UNIX]

aj [AR 310-50] antijamming

AJ ^¹anitjamm(ing), ^²assembly jig, ^³administrative judge, ^⁴[FM101-5-1] Azerbaijan

AJ/CM [JP 1-02] anti-jam control modem

AJAC automatic jamming avoidance circuitry

AJAG/CIV [AR 310-50] Assistant Judge Advocate General for Civil Law

AJAG/MIL [AR 310-50] Assistant Judge Advocate for Military Law

AJBPO [JP 1-02] Area Joint Blood Program Office

AJCC alternate joint communications center

AJCON automated job control

AJEM Army Joint Exercise Manual

AJMRO [JP 4-02] area joint medical regulating office

AJNPE [CJCSI 3410.01] airborne joint nuclear planning element

AJP advanced joint planning

AJPO Ada Joint Program Office

AJSS [AR 310-50] Australian Joint Staff Service

AJUA airport joint use agreement

AK ^¹Alaska, ^²[USN] general cargo ship

AKA ^¹also known as, ^²[USN] attack cargo ship

AKDC automatic key distribution center

AKN Army Knowledge Network

AKNLDG acknowledge

AKR [USN] vehicle cargo ship

AKROCC Alaskan Region Operations Control Center

AKV aircraft ferry [often old carriers]

AL ^¹Alabama, ^²air lock, ^³analytical limits, ^⁴assembly language, ^⁵AirLand, ^⁶acquisition logistic, ^⁷Armstrong Laboratory

ALA ^¹Army logistics assessment, ^²[AR 310-50] Army launch area

ALAAP [AR 310-50] Alabama Army ammunition plant

ALACS a la carte system

ALAIRS advanced low altitude reconnaissance sensor

ALAN aircraft landing authorization number

ALANF [AR 310-50] Army land forces

ALAP ^¹as low as possible, ^²AppleTalk Link Access Protocol

ALARA as low as reasonably achievable

ALARACT [AR 310-50] All Army activities

ALARM ^¹automatic light aircraft readiness monitor, ^²Advance Low Altitude Radar Model

ALAS asynchronous look-ahead simulator

ALAT [AR 310-50] Army Language Aptitude Test

ALB AirLand Battle

ALBE AirLand Battlefield Environment

ALBM ^¹air-launched ballistic missile, ^²AirLand Battle Management (Army/USAF/DARPA), ^³air-to-land ballistic missile

ALC ^¹Autodial Level Converter, ^²administrative and logistics center, ^³Army Logistic Center, ^⁴automatic level(ing) control, ^⁵automatic load control, ^⁶arithmetic and logic circuits, ^⁷assured logistics communications, ^⁸advanced land combat, ^⁹Air Logistics Center (AFMC), ¹⁰Air Logistics Command, ¹¹accounting legend code, ¹²American language course, ¹³aircrew laptop computer, ¹⁴[TR350-70] Army learning center

ALCAM air-launched conventional attack missile

ALCANUS [AR 310-50] Alaska, Canada, United States

ALCC ^¹air launch control center, ^²airborne launch control center, ^³airlift control center, ^⁴[JP 4-02.2] airlift coordination cell

ALCE airlift control element

ALCEP AUTOSEVOCOM Life Cycle Extension Program (DISA)

ALCG [JP 1-02] analog line conditioning group

ALCM ^¹air launched cruise missile, ^²Alaskan Command

ALCO [AR 310-50] airlift commanding office(r)

ALCOM ^¹algebraic compiler, ^²[JP 1-02] United States Alaskan Command

ALCON [JP 1-02] all concerned

ALCOP alternate command post

ALCOR [AR 310-50] ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar

ALCP ^¹area local control panel, ^²alternate command post

ALCPT American Language Course Placement Test

ALCS ^¹airborne launch control system, ^²airlift control squadron, ^³augmented longitudinal control system

ALD ^¹analog line driver, ^²[DoD] accounting line designator, ^³Acquisition Logistics Division (USAF), ^⁴available to load date, ^⁵[JP 1-02] airborne laser designator, ^⁶[JP 1-02] available-to-load date at POE, ^⁷[AR 310-50] at a later date

ALDP automatic language data processing

ALDT administrative and logistics delay time

ALE ^¹annual loss expectancy, ^²Army liaison element, ^³application link enabling [SAP], ^⁴address latch enable, ^⁵annual loss estimate, ^⁶automated link establishment

ALERFA [JP 1-02] alert phase (ICAO)

ALERT ^¹aircraft low energy retrieval technique,^²automated extraction and retrieval technique, ^³air logistics early requirements technique

ALERTS airborne early warning and RV tracking system

ALESA American League for Exports and Security Assistance

ALF ^¹air lift forces, ^²auxiliary landing field

ALFA AirLand Force Application Agency (Army/USAF)

ALFI AirLand force interface

ALFS airborne low frequency sonar

ALFSE Allied Land Forces Southeast (NATO)

ALFT annual long-range airlift requirements

ALFTRAN ALGOL to FORTRAN translator

ALG [AR 310-50] advanced landing ground

ALGM air-launched guided missile

ALGOL ^¹algorithmic language (ALGOL was first called IAL), ^²[AR 310-50] algebraic oriented language

ALH ^¹active laser homing, ^²advanced light helicopter

ALI automatic logic implementation

ALIBI Adaptive Location of Internet-worked Bases of Information

ALIC aircraft launcher interface computer

ALICE Automated Logistics Integrated Computer Extracts (AFMC)

ALINK active link [HTML]

ALISS Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System

ALIWEB ARCHIE-like indexing in the Web [Internet]

ALL ^¹Army lessons learned, ^²Airborne Laser Laboratory

ALLA Allied Long Lines Agency (NATO)

ALLCARS Automated Lesson Learned Capture and Retrieval System

ALLNAV all Navy [message to all Navy personnel]

ALLOREQ [JP 3-50.2] air allocation request

ALM airlift loading model

ALMAG air launched missile analysis group

ALMC ^¹Army Logistics Management Center, ^²Army Logistics Management College

ALMDS Airborne Laser Mine Detection System

ALMEDS Alaskan Meteorological Data System

ALMIDS Army Logistics Management Integration Data System

ALMIS Acquisition Logistics Management Information System

ALMS analytic language manipulation system

ALMSA [AR 310-50] Automated Logistics Management Systems Agency

ALMSNSCD [JP 3-50.2] airlift mission schedule

ALN asynchronous learning network

ALNF application of limited nuclear forces

ALNOT alert notice

ALO ^¹authorized level(s) of organization (Army), ^²air liaison officer, ^³Army liaison officer, ^⁴at least once, ^⁵airlift liaison officer, ^⁶[FM101-5-1] artillery liaison officer

aloc [AR 310-50] allocate

ALOC ^¹administrative and logistics operations center, ^²airborne visual laser optical communication, ^³air lines of communication

ALOO [AR 310-50] Albuquerque Operations Office

ALORD [JP 3-50.2] alert launch order

ALOREP Airlift Operational Reporting System (USAFE)

alot [AR 310-50] allotment

ALOTS advanced lightweight optical tracking system

ALP ^¹Army Long-Range Plan, ^²assembly language preprocessor, ^³allied logistics publication, ^⁴assembly language program, ^⁵approval for limited production (Navy), ^⁶[AR 310-50] ambulance loading post

ALPA Air Line Pilots Association

ALPC [AR 310-50] Army Logistics Policy Council

ALPHA [AR 310-50] AMC Logistics Program Hardcore; Automated

ALPO AirLand Programs Office

ALPS ^¹associated logic parallel system, ^²automated library processing system, ^³automated logistics planning system, ^⁴Advanced Linear Programming System (Burroughs), ^⁵aggregate level simulation protocol, ^⁶automated logistic publishing systems

ALR ^¹Advanced Logic Research, Inc., ^²airlift requirement, ^³[AR 310-50] artillery locating radar

ALRAD airborne laser rangefinder and designator

ALRAR annual long range airlift requirements

ALRC airlift logistics readiness center

ALRE aircraft launch and recovery equipment

ALRI airborne long-range intercept

ALRP Army long-range planning

ALRPG Army Long-Range Planning Guidance

ALRS alternate landing strip

ALRTF [AR 310-50] Army long range technical forecast

ALRTP Army Long-Range Training Plan

ALS ^¹advanced logistics system, ^²approach-light system, ^³Ada Language System, ^⁴advanced low power Schottky, ^⁵airlift squadron, ^⁶action lead sheet, ^⁷[AR 310-50] air logistics service, ^⁸[AR 310-50] azimuth laying set

ALSE [AR 310-50] aviation life support equipment

ALSEAFRON [AR 310-50] Alaska Sea Frontier

ALSMT ALS management team

ALSP ^¹aggregate level simulation protocol, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Logistic Study Program

ALSS ^¹advanced logistic support site, ^²[JP 1-02] naval advanced logistic support site

alt ^¹alternate, ^²[FM101-5-1] altitude

ALT ^¹alternate (mode), ^²administrative lead time

ALTAC algebraic transistorized automatic computer translator

ALTAIR ARPA long-range tracking and instrumentation radar

ALTDS Army Laser Target Designator System

ALTHQ [AR 310-50] alternate headquarters

ALTHQ-BS alternate headquarters battle staff

altn ^¹alternate, ^²alternative

ALU ^¹arithmetic logic unit, ^²airlift unit

ALUSNA ^¹United States Naval attaché, ^²[AR 310-50] United States Navy attaché

alw [AR 310-50] allowance

ALW AirLand Warfare

AM ^¹acquisition manager, ^²amplitude modulation [modulated], ^³auxillary memory, ^⁴ante meridian [before noon], ^⁵asynchronous mode, ^⁶air manifest, ^⁷air movement message, ^⁸amplitude modulated, ^⁹active matrix, ¹⁰acquisition management office, ¹¹armament and munition, ¹²asset management, ¹³[AR 310-50] Air Medal

AM-CW amplitude modulated continuous wave

AM³affordable mullet missile manufacturing

AMA ^¹automatic memory allocation, ^²automatic message accounting, ^³area management activity, ^⁴[JP 1-02] American Medical Association, ^⁵[AR 310-50] air materiel area

AMAA [AR 310-50] Army Mutual Aid Association

AMAC [USAIC&FH] All Source Analysis System Master Analyst Course

AMACUS Automated Microfilm Aperture Card Updating System

AMAL [JP 4-02.1] authorized medical allowance list

AMANDDA automated messaging and directory assistance

AMARC aerospace maintenance and regeneration center

AMARS [AR 310-50] automatic message address routing system

AMAS ^¹automatic mobile aerostation, ^²AVFUEL Management Accounting System (USAF), ^³Aviation Management Accounting System, ^⁴Automated Materiel Acquisition System

AMASS Advanced Marine Airborne SIGINT System (USMC)

amb [AR 310-50] ambulance

AMB ^¹aviation maintenance battalion, ^²Airways Modernization Board, ^³aircraft maintenance branch, ⁴ambulatory, ^⁵[FM101-5-1] air mission brief, ^⁶[FM101-5-1] air mobility breach, ^⁷[JP 1-02] ambassador

AMBCS Alaska Meteor Burst Communications System

AMBF [AR 310-50] asset master balance file

AMBIT algebraic manipulation by identity translation

AMBLADS [AR 310-50] advise method, bill of lading, and date shipped

AMBUS [JP 4-02.2] ambulance bus

AMC ¹Army Materiel Command (formerly DARCOM), ²Army Missile Command, ³[USAF] Air Materiel Command, ⁴[USAF] Air Mobility Command, ⁵automatic message counting, ⁶automatic mixture control, ⁷aerospace maintenance cell, ⁸acceptable means of compliance, ⁹acquisition method code, ¹⁰[FM101-5-1] air mission commander, ¹¹[JP 1-02] midpoint compromise search area, ¹²[JP 3-50.21] airborne mission commander

AMC PAM Army Materiel Command pamphlet

AMC-R Army Materiel Command regulation

AMC-SWMO Army Materiel Command – Smart Weapons Management Office

AMC/AMSC acquisition method code/acquisition method suffix code

AMCAQ acquisition and contracting

AMCBO Army Materiel Command Battery Office

AMCC ashore mobile contingency communications

AMCCC Appeal Office of the Command Counsels

AMCCOM Armament, Munitions, and Chemical Command (Army)

AMCD⁴ advanced medical diagnostics communications for combat casualty

AMCEC Allied Military Communications Electronics Committee

AMCFARS Army Materiel Command FAR Supplement

AMCIT [JP 2-01.2] American citizen

AMCL approved MILSCAP change letter

AMCLAB Army Materiel Command Laboratory Command

AMCM ¹airborne mine countermeasure, ^²advance mission cost models

AMCOM Aviation and Missile Command (Army)

AMCOS Army Manpower Cost System

AMCP Army Materiel Command pamphlet

AMCROSS [AR 310-50] American National Red Cross

AMCS ^¹airborne missile control system, ^²[AR 310-50] Army Mobilization Capabilities Study

AMCSA Army Materiel Command Support Activity Office

AMCSAF Air Mobility Command studies and analysis flight

AMCSS Army military clothing sale store

AMD ^¹active matrix display, ^²Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ^³aerospace medical division, ^⁴air movement designator, ^⁵automatic message display, ^⁶average monthly demand, ^⁷[AR 310-50] administrative machine division

AMD W/S [TTPIO-ABCS] air missile defense workstation

AMDASS airborne mine detection and surveillance system

AMDC [AR 310-50] Army Missile Defense Command

AMDF Army Master Data File

AMDP aircraft maintenance delayed for parts

AMDS ^¹[IREMBASS] Advanced Monitor Display System, ^²advanced mine detection system

AME ^¹amplitude modulation equivalent, ^²airspace management element (Army), ^³auxiliary mission equipment, ^⁴alternate mission equipment, ^⁵[JP 1-02] air mobility element, ^⁶[JP 1-02] antenna mounted electronics, ^⁷[AR 310-50] aeromedical evacuation

AMEC Army Management Engineering College

AMED Army Medical Department

AMEDD Army Medical Department

AMEDDCS Army Medical