Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and AbbreviationsC 1computer, 2aircraft symbol- cargo, 3centigrade, 4programming language, 5carrier, 6cumulus, 7[FM 101-5-1] chemical (graphics), 8[JP 1-02] coverage factor, 9[JP 1-02] creeping line pattern, 10[JP 1-02] clock
C di [JP 1-02] conditioned diphase
C SPEC product specification
C&A certification and accreditation
C&C command and control
C&CR command and control reports
C&DH satellite communications and data handling
C&I 1compatibility and interoperability, 2[AR 310-50] commercial and industrial
C&J collection and jamming
C&L [AR 310-50] control and line
C&LAT [JP 1-02] cargo and loading analysis table
C&M care and maintenance
C&O concept and objectives
C&P characteristics and performance
C&RE cost and resource estimate
C&S computers and systems
C&T 1chips and technologies, 2clothing and textile, 3[AR 310-50] contingency and training
C+I compatibility and interoperability
C(V) capacitance as a function of voltage
C, DoD Comptroller of the Department of Defense
C-130 Hercules
C-141 Starlifter
C-4 cord, block of explosives
C-5 Galaxy
C-AMB [AR 310-50] Chinese-oriented antiballistic missile system
C-B 1center of balance, 2[JP 1-02] chemical-biological
C-BITE continuous built-in test equipment
C-C center to center
C-CS communication computer systems
C-CSS communication computer system security
C-D convergent–divergent
C-DAY deployment date
C-E communications – electronics
C-E ESR communications – electronics equipment status reporting (USAF)
C-HUMINT counter-human intelligence
C-IMINT counter-imagery intelligence
C-level [JP 1-02] category level
C-MNS combat mission need statement
C-MASINT counter-measurements and signature intelligence
C-NET COMPESNET (USAF)
C-Rations combat rations
C-Rating combat readiness rating
C-RISTA counter-reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
C-SIGINT counter-signals intelligence
C-SPAN Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network
C-STAR critical threat assessment report
C-U command-unique
C-V-P cost-volume-profit
C.G. Comptroller General
C/A 1corrective action, 2coarse acquisition, 3contract administrator
C/B center of balance
C/C 1[JP 1-02] cabin cruiser, 2[JP 1-02] cast off and clear
C/D control data
C/E calculation/experiment
C/F/M corrosion/film/moisture
C/kT carrier-to-receiver-noise density
C/M communications multiplexer
c/n 1construction number, 2constructor's number
C/N carrier to noise
C/O in care of
C/PD cost/pricing data
c/s cycles per second (obsolete, see Hz)
C/S 1client/server, 2call sign, 3cost/schedule
C/SC cost/schedule control
C/SCS cost/schedule control systems
C/SCSC 1cost/control system criteria, 2[DoD/DSMC] cost/schedule control systems criteria (obsolete, see EVM)
C/SPCS cost/schedule planning and control specification
C/SSR cost/schedule status report
C/STCS Cost/Schedule Technical Control System
C/TDS count/time data system
C2-protection command and control warfare
C2BM command and control battle management
C2CDM command and control core data model
C2CM command, control, and communications countermeasures
C2CN Command and Control Computer Network (USCENTCOM)
C2D command and control disruption
C2D character to decimal [REXX]
C2E 1continuous comprehensive evaluation, 2command and control element
C2FAC command and control facility
C2FACRP command and control functional analysis and consolidation review panel
C2I command, control, and intelligence
C2IE command and control information exchange
C2IP 1Command and Control Initiatives Program, 2command, control, and intelligence processor
C2IPS Command and Control Information Processing System
C2IS command and control information system
C2ISM command and control information systems manager
C2ISMO command and control information systems management office
C2MPPCS Command and Control Manpower and Personnel Contingency Support System (HQ USAF)
C2MS command and control modernization methodology
C2P 1command and control processor, 2[JP 2-02] command and control protection
C2S 1command and control system, 2command, control, and status, 3[JP 1-02] command and control support
C2SPMO Command and Control Systems Program Management Office
C2V command and control vehicle
C2VTC command and control VTC
C2W command and control warfare
C2X character to hexadecimal [REXX]
C3 command, control, and communications
C3/IRM command, communications, and control/information resource management (Coast Guard)
C3A command, control. communications, and automation
C3AG [JP 1-02] command, control, and communications advisory group
C3CM command, control, and communications countermeasures
C3CMSDB command, control, and communications countermeasures support database
C3I 1command, control, communications, and intelligence, 2command, control, communications, and information
C3I&SCM coordination with the Director, Defense Security Programs, ODASD
C3I2 command, control, communications intelligence and interoperability
C3IC 1coalition, coordination, communications and integration center, 2command, control, communications, and intelligence systems committee
C3OB command, control, and communications order of battle
C3P2 command, control, communications program plan
C3RIS C3S Readiness Information System (JCS)
C3S command, control and communications systems
C3SMP [JP 1-02] command, control, and communications systems master plan
C3SPPBS C3S Planning Programming and Budgeting System
C3T concept, capability, consenses, and technology
C4 1command, control, communications, and computers, 2command, control, and communications countermeasures
C4CM [JP 1-02] command, control, communications, and computer countermeasures
C4I command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
C4I2 command, control, communications, computers, intelligence and information
C4IFTW command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence for the Warrior
C4ISP command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence support plan
C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
C4ISR AF [DoD/DSMC] command, control, communications, computers intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance architecture framework
C4RDP Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Requirements Definition Program
C4S 1Center for Command and Control Communication Systems (DCA), 2[JP 1-02] command, control, communications, and computer systems
C4SMP C4 Systems Master Plan
C4SSTAG command, control, communications, computers system security training advisory group
CA 1combat arms, 2civil affairs, 3cable, 4California, 5clear aperture, 6computers and automation, 7construction authorization, 8contract administrator, 9contract authorization, 10contract analysis, 11contract award, 12cost analysis, 13crisis alerting, 14[USN] heavy gun cruiser, 15combat assessment, 16combined arms, 17configuration audit, 18connection approval, 19corrective action, 20cost account, 21current awareness bulletin, 22collision avoidance, 23combined arms Army, 24commercial activites, 25contract administration, 26contract authority, 27contractor assessment, 28control account, 29criticality analysis, 30[FM 101-5-1] Canada, 31[AR 310-50] combat assault
CA/CRL custody authorization/custody receipt listing
CAA 1combined arms Army, 2[Army] Concepts Analysis Agency, 3crypto access authorization, 4computer assisted accounting, 5computer aided animation, 6civilian agency acquisition , 7Clean Air Act, 8competent authority approval, 9Concept Analysis Agency, 10[JP 1-02] civil air augmentation, 11[JP 1-02] command arrangement agreements, 12[AR 310-50] Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAAA [AR 310-50] Crane Army Ammunition Activity
CAAC civilian agency acquisition council
CAAD corps area air defense
CAAH contracting officer shall contact
CAAIS computer aided action information system
CAAM computer-assisted artillery meteorological
CAAP [AR 310-50] Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant
CAAS 1contracted advisory and assistance services, 2combined arms and support
CAAT computer assisted audit techniques
CAB 1combat aviation brigade, 2Civil Aeronautics Board, 3centralized accounting and billing, 4corrective action board
CABE computer aided business engineering
CABERS Command Automated Budget Execution and Retrieval System
CABS 1Command Automated Budget System (Army), 2cockpit airbag system
CAC 1Combined Arms Command, 2[Army] Combined Arms Center, 3Capabilities Assessment Center, 4combat analysis capability, 5combat assessment capability, 6control and analysis center, 7computer assisted classification, 8current actions center, 9combat air command, 10combat alert cell, 11combat alert center, 12cancellation administrative charges, 13contract audit coordinator, 14cost at completion
CAC-TNG combined arms center training
CAC2 Combined Arms Command and Control Program
CACB compressed-air circuit breaker
CACC commander, air component command
CACDA Combined Arms Combat Development Activity
CACES computer aided cost estimating support
CACO corporate administrative contracting officer
CACO/DACO corporate/division administrative contracting officer
CACPT combined arms and command post trainer
CACS 1computer assisted command system, 2contract audit closing statement
CACTIS [JP 2-01.2] community automated intelligence system
CAD 1course administrative data, 2cartridge-activated device, 3computer-access device, 4computer-aided design, 5computer-aided detection, 6containment atmosphere dilution, 7collective address designator, 8counter-arm decoy (USN), 9combat arms directorate, 10condemnation at depot , 11contract administration data
CAD/CAM computer aided design/ computer aided manufacturing
CAD/PAD cartridge actuated/propellant activated
CAD2 computer aided design, second acquisition
CADAM computer graphics augmented design and manufacturing system
CADAR computer-aided design, analysis, and reliability
CADBIT computer aided design for built-in test
CADC 1central air data computer, 2Crown Asset Disposal Corporation
CADD 1computer aided design and drafting, 2computer aided drafting and design
CADE 1computer-aided design evaluation, 2client/server application development environment, 3combined allied defense experiment/effort
CADEP computer-aided design of electronic products
CADES computer-aided design evaluation system
CADESS computer aided data exchange standards/ specifications
CADET computer-aided design of experimental translator
CADETS classroom-aided dynamic educational time-sharing
CADF cathode-ray tube automatic direction finding
CADFISS computation and data flow integration circuits
CADIC computer-aided design of integrated circuits
CADIZ [AR 310-50] Canadian air defense identification zone
CADMAT computer-aided design, manufacture, and test
CADMINI [AR 310-50] computer administrative instruction
CADOP [AR 310-50] Continental Air Defense Objectives Plan
CADOSS computer-aided development of standards/specifications
CADQAD computer-aided development of quality assurance data
CADR contract administration data record
CADRE 1Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, 2current awareness and document retrieval for engineers
CADRG compressed arc digitized raster graphic
CADRS [JP 1-02] Concern and Deficiency Reporting System
CADS 1computer assisted display system, 2concept and design study, 3computer aided design system, 4[JP 1-02] cartridge actuated devices, 5[JP 4-01.7] containerized ammunition distribution system
CADSAME [AR 310-50] call signs and/or address group remain same
CADSS combined analog-digital systems simulator
CADW [AR 310-50] civil air defense warning
CAE 1computer-assisted enrollment, 2computer-aided education, 3computer-aided engineering, 4client application enabler, 5common applications environment, 6Component acquisition executive
CAE/CAD computer aided engineering/computer aided design
CAEDS computer aided emulation design system
CAEMS Computer-Aided Embarkation Management System (USMC)
CAES component acquisition executives
CAEWIS Computer Aided Electronic Warfare Information System
CAEX computer aided exploration
CAF 1chemical analysis facility, 2command advisory function (USAF), 3commander airlift forces, 4combat air forces, 5contract audit follow-up, 6[JP 1-02] Canadian Air Force
CAFC court of appeal for the Federal Circuit
CAFIT computer aided fault isolation testability
CAFM [AR 310-50] commercial air freight movement
CAFMS Computer-Assisted Force Management System (USAF)
CAFSC control Air Force specialty code
CAFVIMS Command Air Force Vehicle Integrated Management System (USAF)
CAG 1cost advisory group, 2combat arms group, 3[USN] commander air group, 4combat analysis group, 5[USN] guided missile heavy cruiser, 6carrier air group (commander), 7civilian advisory group, 8column address generator, 9concept action group, 10[JP 1-02] civil affairs group
CAGE 1computerized aerospace ground equipment, 2commercial and government entity, 3contractor and government entity
CAGEL consolidated AGE list
CAGR compounded average growth rate
CAHE core auxiliary heat exchanger
CAI 1computer-assisted instruction, 2close approach indicator, 3computer-aided instruction, 4computer-administered instruction, 5computer analog input, 6[AR 310-50] configuration audit inspection
CAI/O computer analog input/output
CAICO [AR 310-50] chemical accident/incident control officer
CAID 1clear accountability in design, 2contractor accountability in design
CAIF Command Automated Installation File (REDCOM/JDA)
CAIG Cost and Analysis Improvement Group (OSD)
CAIL contingency operation team
CAIMS 1Computer Aided Instruction Management System, 2Conventional Ammunition Integrated Management System (USN)
CAINS 1carrier airborne inertial navigation system, 2[CJCSI 6130.01] carrier aircraft inertial navigation system
CAIRS 1CA Inventory Reporting System, 2Commercial Activities Inventory and Reporting System, 3Commercial Activities Management Information System
CAIS 1Casualty Assistance Information System (USMC), 2common Ada interface set, 3common APSE interface set, 4Common Airborne Instrumentation System
CAIS-A Common APSE Interface Set Version A
CAISS Computer Assisted Information Support System (USAF)
CAIV cost as an independent variable
CAJ cooperative angle jammer
cal [FM 101-5-1] caliber
CAL 1Center of Army Leadership, 2computer animation language, 3computer-assisted learning, 4conversational algebraic language, 5common assembler language code, 6Communications Application Language, 7calendar, 8command asset list, 9computer aided learning, 10contractor alert list, 11[JP 1-02] caliber
CALFEX [TR 350-70] combined arms live fire exercise
CALL 1Center for Army Lessons Learned, 2combined automated lesson learned, 3combined automated lesson learned information centers
CALM 1collected algorithms for learning machines, 2computer-assisted library mechanization, 3computer assisted load manifest (USAF)
CALOW contingency and limited objective warfare
CALPS COMPES Automated Load Planning System
CALS 1computer-aided acquisition and logistics support, 2computer aided logistics support (DoD), 3committee for ammunition logistic support, 4continuous acquisition and life-cycle support, 5computer aided logistic system
CALS MIO CALS Management Information Office
CALS RIC CALS Resource and Implementation Cooperative
CALS TIMS CALS Technical Information Management System
CALS/ATI computer aided logistics support/automation of technical information
CALS/EDI cycle support/electronic data interchange
CALSA 1computer aided logical support analysis, 2computer aided integrated logistics life cycle support analysis (Congress)
CALSIP computer aided acquisition and logistic support implementation plan
CALSTAT Cargo Location and Status Program (MSC)
cam 1[AR 310-50] camouflage, 2[AR 310-50] camouflaged
CAM 1central address memory, 2computer address matrix, 3content addressable memory, 4computer-aided manufacturing (sometimes seen as CAD/CAM), 5compass angle measurement, 6containment atmospheric monitoring, 7common access method, 8combat airlift mission, 9common access model, 10concentrator access module, 11contract audit manual, 12cost account management, 13cost account manager, 14[JP 1-02] crisis action module, 15[JP 1-02] chemical agent monitor, 16[AR 310-50] commercial air movement number
CAMA centralized automatic message accounting
CAMAC computer automated measurement and control
CAMAR common-aperture multifunction array radar
CAMB civilian acquisition management branch
CAME corps air space management element (Army)
CAMIS Continental Army MIS (now RCAS)
CAMMIS Command Aircraft Maintenance and Manpower Information System (USAF)
CAMMP Capabilities Assessment Model for Munitions Production (USAF)
CAMMS Computer Aided Maintenance Management System
CAMO contracting and acquisition management office
CAMO-PAC [AR 310-50] Central Ammunition Management Office - Pacific
CAMP 1compiler for automatic machine programming, 2computer-assisted mathematics program, 3Command ADP Modernization Program (USAF), 4computer assisted movie production, 5controls and monitoring processor, 6claim, 7command automation master plan, administrative management program, 8computer-aided message processing
CAMPS 1Compartmented ASAS Message Processing Set, 2computer aided mission planning system, 3computer assisted mission planning system, 4[NATO] Computer Assisted Message Processing System, 5[AR 310-50] centralized automated military pay system
CAMPSIM Campaign Simulation Expert System (PACFLT)
CAMPUS center automated manpower and project update system
CAMRAS computer-assisted mapping and records activities systems
CAMS 1Combat Aviation Management System (FORSCOM), 2Collection Automated Management System, 3Core Automated Maintenance System (USAF), 4Crisis Action Management System (MTMC), 5computer aided maintenance system
CAMSTA [AR 310-50] Cameron Station
CAN 1cancel [ASCII], 2customer access network, 3campus area network
CANA [JP 1-02] convalescent antidote for nerve agent
CANDI commercial and nondevelopmental items
CANDO commercial-off-the-shelf affordable near-term
CANE chemical and nuclear environment reports
CANR [JP 3-07.4] Canadian NORAD Region
CANS computer-assisted network scheduling system
CANTRAC Catalogue of United States Navy Training Courses
CANUS Canada,United States
CAO 1contract administration officer, 2contract administration office, 3counter air operations, 4case administering office, 5[JP 1-02] chief administrative officer, 6[AR 310-50] collateral action officer, 7[AR 310-50] central accounting office
CAO SOP [JP 1-02] Standing Operating Procedures for Coordination of Atomic Operations
CAOC 1constant axial offset control, 2[NATO] combined air operations center, 3[JP 4-01.1] combat air operations center
CAOCC combined air operations coordination center
CAOP copy budget phase data
CAORF computer aided operation research facility
CAOS completely automatic operational system
CAOSOP standing operating procedures for the coordination of atomic operations
CAP 1central arbitration point, 2combat air patrol, 3computer-assisted production, 4continuous audit program, 5cryotron associative processor, 6crisis action planning, 7contract administration plan, 8cable access protocol, 9communications access processor, 10communications – electronics authorization program, 11countermeasures advisory panel, 12countermeasures assessment program, 13carrierless amplitude and phase-modulation, 14capacitor, 15computer aided publishing, 16communication application platform, 17Civil Air Patrol, 18commander's audit program, 19contract administration plan, 20computer aided printing, 21consolidated aerial port, 22contractor assessment program, 23control and audio panel, 24critical acquisition position, 25centralized assignment procedure, 26contractor acquired property, 27corrective action plan, 28[JP 1-02] configuration and alarm panel, 29[JP 3-08] Consolidated Appeals Process (United Nations)
CAP III Centralized Assignment Procedures (Army)
CAP Report capability report
CAPAL computer and photographically assisted learning
CAPCAT capability category
CAPD computing to assist persons with disabilities [Johns Hopkins University]
CAPE 1communications automatic processing equipment, 2contractor assessment product evaluation
CAPERTSIM computer-assisted program evaluation review technique simulation
CAPES capability evaluation system
CAPL critical acquisition position list
CAPM 1computer-aided patient management, 2computer-aided project management
CAPPS 1contract appraisal system, 2[AR 310-50] Centralized Army Passenger Port Call System
CAPR capability requirement
CAPRI computerized advance personnel requirements and inventory
CAPS 1cell atmosphere processing system, 2computer-assisted problem solving, 3Computer Assisted Acquisition System, 4Configuration Analysis and Projection System, 5computerized airlift planning system, 6capitals (upper case letters), 7cassette programming system, 8Conventional Armaments Planning System
CAPST capacitor start
CAPSTONE Army program to align AC and RC units
CAPT conversational parts programming language
CAPTOR encapsulated torpedo
CAQ computer aided quality assurance
CAR 1Chief, Army Reserve, 2channel address register, 3computer-assisted research, 4command assessment review [USAF], 5configuration audit review, 6corrective action report, 7customer account representative, 8civil airworthiness regulation, 9contract administration report , 10corrective action request, 11[AR 310-50] condition and recommendation
CARA combined altitude radar altimeter
CARC chemical agent resistant coating
CARCN Central American Regional Communications Network
CARCSLR [AR 310-50] career councilor
CARD 1channel allocation and routing data, 2compact automatic retrieval device, 3cost analysis requirements description, 4cost analysis requirement document
CARDA Continental United States Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
CARDPAC [AR 310-50] Card Packet System
CARDS 1Catalog of Army Requirements Documents, 2Carrier Dynamic Simulation Program (USN), 3comprehensive approach to reusable Defense software, 4catalog of approved requirements documents
CARE [JP 3-08] Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CAREUSA)
CARIBROC [JP 3-07.4] Caribbean Regional Operations Center
CARL 1Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries [Internet], 2Commercial Activities Resource Library
CARP 1computed air release point, 2contract award release package, 3contingency alternate routing plan, 4contingency alternate routing program, 5contract award review panel, 6Crisis action response plan
CARQUAL carrier qualification
carriage gun carriage
CARRS Cost Analysis Resource Reference System
CARS 1computer-aided routing system, 2Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System, 3community antenna relay service, 4computerized automotive reporting system, 5combat arms regimental system, 6Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System
CART 1central automatic reliability tester, 2central automated replenishment technique, 3conformal array radar technology, 4computerized automatic rating technique
CARTS Controlled Atmosphere Reliable Transportation System
CARVE criticality, accessibility, recuperability, vulnerability, and effect
CARVER criticality, accessibility, recuperability, vulnerability, effect, and recognizability
cas 1[FM 101-5-1] casualty, 2[AR 310-50] casualties
CAS 1close air support, 2calculated air speed, 3calibrated air speed, 4central alarm station, 5collision avoidance system, 6column-address strobe, 7command automation system, 8crisis action support, 9Command Automated System (CINCOM), 10contract administration service, 11cost accounting standard, 12computer aided styling, 13column address select, 14crisis action system, 15communications application specification, 16computer aided system engineering, 17casualty assessment system, 18Chief of Air Staff, 19combat advice system, 20Combat Ammunition System (USAF), 21combat aviation squadron, 22combined antenna system, 23computer aided search, 24conditional access system, 25computer-aided supportability, 26cumputer-assisted survey, 27contract administration surcharge, 28contract administrative services, 29[JP 1-02] civil aviation security, 30[AR 310-50] Coordinator of Army Studies
CAS ADD-ON contract administrative surcharge add on
CAS-B combat ammunition system base
CAS3 Combined Arms Staff Services School
CASA cost analysis strategy assessment
CASAT computer assisted system approach to training (USMC)
CASB cost accounting standards board
CASC 1cataloguing and standardization center, 2contract administration service component
CASCOM Combined Arms Support Command
CASD computer-aided system design
CASDE computer assisted software development environment
CASE 1computer-aided software engineering, 2computer automated support equipment, 3computer aided system evaluation, 4close air support evaluation, 5coherent active source experiment, 6combined arms systems engineering, 7computer assisted software engineering, 8computer aided system engineering
CASE/MIS Construction, Automation, and Specialized Equipment Management Information System (USN)
CASEE comprehensive aircraft support effectiveness evaluation
CASES Capabilities Assessment Expert System (PACFLT)
CASEUR Contract Administration Service -Europe (USAF)
CASEVAC casualty evacuation
CASF composite air strike force
CASFDD crisis action system force deployment data
CASH Cash Flow Computer Model
CASL 1competition advocate's shopping list, 2Crosstalk Application Scripting Language [DCA]
CASM Combined Arms Simulation Model (HQ USAF)
CASP 1contracting and acquisition support plan, 2computerized administrative software program, 3[JP 1-02] computer-aided search planning, 4[AR 310-50] Civilian Acquired Skills Program
CASPER 1[JP 1-02] contact area summary position report, 2[AR 310-50] Consolidated Army System for Processing Entitlements to Army Reservists
CASPR 1Command Automated System for Procurement (Army), 2Computer Assisted Planning–Reconnaissance (SAC)
CASRE computer aided software reliability estimation
CASREP 1casualty report, 2casualty reporting (USN)
CASREQ [JP 3-09.3] close air support request
CASS 1Computer Assisted Search Service, 2camouflage support system, 3common ATCCS support software, 4Consolidated Automated Support System (USN), 5consolidated automatic support system
CASSIS Classified and Search Support Information System
CAST 1catalog of approved scientific and technical intelligence tasks, 2combined arms staff trainer, 3computer-aided search technique, 4computerized automatic systems tester, 5computer-aided software testing, 6combat armament support team, 7computer-aided software translator, 8[DoD/DSMC] computer-aided software testing
CASTFOREM Combined Arms and Support Task Force Evaluation Model
CASTLE [AR 310-50] Computer Assisted System for Theater Level Engineering
cat category
CAT 1control and analysis tool, 2compile and test, 3computer-aided teaching, 4computer-aided translation, 5computer-assisted testing, 6conditionally accepted tag, 7controlled attenuator timer, 8computer-aided test(ing), 9computer assisted training, 10computer aided tomography, 11command action team, 12computer aided transcription, 13crisis action team,14concatenate, 15cockpit automation technology, 16common air tasking, 17computer aided technologies, 18computer automatic testing, 19conventional arms transfers, 20correlation analysis tool, 21[TR 350-70] combined arms training, 22[JP 1-02] category, 23[AR 310-50] contractor acceptance test, 24[AR 310-50] control and assessment team
CAT I category I
CAT SCAN computerized axial tomography scan
CATC 1Combined Arms Training Center, 2Computer Assist to Technical Control (NORAD)
CATCC [JP 1-02] carrier air traffic control center
CATCO chief air traffic control operation officers
CATCOMS credibility assessment team communications system
CATD crisis action team director
CATE computer-assisted threat evaluation
CATEX categorical exclusion
CATF commander, amphibious task force
CATI computer-assisted telephone inquiry
CATIES Combined Arms Training Integrated Evaluation System
CATIS 1Computer Aided Tactical Information System (AFIS), 2Computer Aided Technical Information System (WWMCCS®)
CATIS/IESS Computer Aided Tactical Information System/Imagery Exploitation
CATK [FM 101-5-1] counterattack (graphics)
CATM computer aided technical management
CATO compiler for automatic teaching operation
CATOX catalytic oxidation
CATREP crisis action team report
CATS 1Combined Arms Training Strategy, 2core analyst tools, 3computer-aided teaching system, 4computer automated test system, 5computer assisted training system, 6common automatic test system, 7carload and truckload shipments
CATSS Cartographic Applications for Tactical and Strategic Systems (RADC)
CATT 1Combined Arms Tactical Trainer, 2conventional arms transfer talks
CATTB Combined Arms Tank Test Bed
CATTS combined arms tactical training simulator
CATV 1cable television, 2[AR 310-50] community antenna television
Cau [AR 310-50] Caucasian
CAU 1crypto adapter unit, 2crypto auxiliary unit, 3controlled access unit, 4channel adapter unit, 5concentrator access unit, 6[JP 1-02] crypto ancillary unit, 7[JP 1-02] cryptographic auxiliary unit
cav cavalry
CAV constant angular velocity
CAVE contractual aspect of value engineering
CAVOK ceiling and visibility ok
CAVU ceiling and visibility unlimited
CAW channel address word
CAW/ESS [CJCSI 3410.01] Crisis Action Weather/Environmental Support System