Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviationsn nano [prefix]
N 1no, 2refractivity, 3aircraft symbol – permanent special test, 4[JP 1-02] number of search and rescue units (SRUs), 5[JP 1-02] number of required track spacings
N/A not applicable
N/AW night/adverse weather [evaluator]
N/E not exceeding
N/I non-interlaced
N/L navigation/localizer
N/N noise-to-noise
N-1 [JP 1-02] Navy component manpower or personnel staff officer
N-2 [JP 1-02] Navy component intelligence staff officer
N-3 [JP 1-02] Navy component operations staff officer
N-4 [JP 1-02] Navy component logistics staff officer
N-5 [JP 1-02] Navy component plans staff officer
N-6 [JP 1-02] Navy component communications staff officer
N-day [JP 1-02] day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment
N-ISDN 1narrowband ISDN, 2national ISDN
N-Sp/CC [JP 3-07.4] NORAD/US Space Command Center
n2 indefinite number
N2 Naval Intelligence
nA nanoampere
NA 1not applicable, 2not available, 3Naval adviser, 4Naval aircraft, 5Naval attaché, 6numerical aperture
NAA North Atlantic Assembly (NATO)
NAAD [AR 310-50] Navajo Army Depot
NAADM North American Defense Modernization (NORAD)
NAADS [AR 310-50] New Army Authorization Documents System
NAAFI Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
NAAG NATO Army Armament Group
NAAP [AR 310-50] New Port Army Ammunition Plant
NAAR night air-to-air refueling
NAAS 1Naval auxiliary air station, 2NORAD Attack Alert System
NABS NATO Air Base SATCOM (ESD)
NAC 1network adapter card, 2national agency check, 3[NATO] North Atlantic Council, 4network access centers, 5network access component, 6network access controller, 7NMCS automated control, 8Naval Avionics Center, 9[JP 3-07.4] NORAD Air Center
NAC/DPC North Atlantic Council/Defense Planning Committee (NATO)
NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NACC 1National Air Communications Council (NATO), 2National agency check and credit check
NACCB National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies
NACD National Association of Computer Dealers
NACDF National area coverage data files
NACE NMCS automated control executive
NACES Navy aircrew common ejection seat
NACF Naval Air Combat Fighter [the F-18 program]
NACHA National Automated Clearing House Association
NACI National agency check plus written inquires
NACISA NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency
NACISC NATO Communications and Information Systems Committee
NACISO NATO Communications and Information Systems Organization
NACM network authentication control module
NACMC Naval Acquisition Career Management Center
NACOM 1national alert communications, 2[AR 310-50] Northern Area Command
NACP NORAD/CONAD Airborne Command Post
NACS 1National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors, 2Northern Area Communications System
NACSEM [JP 1-02] National communications security/emanations security (COMSEC/EMSEC) information memorandum
NACSI National COMSEC instruction
NACSIM National COMSEC/EMSEC information memorandum
NACSM National communications security information memoranda
NAD 1network access device, 2Naval aviation depot
NAD(S) National armaments director(s)
NADAC [AR 310-50] National Damage Assessment Center
NADB network accessible database
NADC 1[USN] Naval Air Development Center, 2NATO Air Defense Committee
NADCAP National Aerospace and Defense Contractor Accreditation Program
NADEC Navy decision center
NADEFCOL [JP 1-02] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense College
NADEP Naval aviation depot
NADGE NATO air defense ground environment
NADIN National Airspace Data Interchange Network
NADIS NATO Defense Information System
NADS 1NATO Air Defense System, 2North Atlantic Defense System
NADWARN Natural Disaster Warning System
NAE 1not above or equal, 2Navy acquisition executive
NAEC Naval Air Engineering Center
NAEGIS NATO Airborne Early Warning and Ground Control Integration Segment
NAEW NATO airborne early warning
NAEWF NATO Airborne Early Warning Force
NAF 1Naval air facility, 2nonappropriated fund
NAFAG North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Force Armaments Group
NAFAX National facsimile
NAFCR NAF Computer Replacement (SAC)
NAFEC [Army] National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, Pomona, NJ.
NAFI [AR 310-50] nonappropriated fund instrumentality
NAFISS Non-Appropriated Funds Information Standard System (Army)
NAFMIS Non-Appropriated Funds Management Information System (USAF)
NAFRMFC Naval air facility resource management flight chief
NAFRMS 1Naval air facility resource management section, 2nonappropriated fund resource management section
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAG Navy Astronautics Group
NAGE [AR 310-50] North Atlantic Treaty Organization air defense group environment
NAI named area(s) of interest
NAIC 1nuclear accident/incident control, 2National Air Intelligence Center
NAICC [AR 310-50] Nuclear Accident Incident Control Center
NAICO nuclear accident/incident control officer
NAICP [AR 310-50] nuclear accident and incident control plan
NAIOP navigational aid inoperative for parts
NAIPS NMCS Automated Input Processing System
NAK 1negative acknowledgment character [ASCII], 2non-acknowledgment, 3not acknowledged
NALC 1Naval Aviation Logistics Command, 2Naval aviation logistic centers, 3[JP 1-02] Naval ammunition logistics code
NALCOMIS Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System (USN)
NALDA 1Naval Aviation Logistic Data Analysis System, 2Naval Aviation Logistic Data Analysis Program
NALE Naval amphibious liaison element
NALL 1Naval aviation lessons learned, 2Navy acquisition lessons learned
NALLA National Long Lines Agency
NALSS [JP 1-02] Naval advanced logistic support sites
NALTOACS Naval Laboratories Technical Office Automation and Communications System
NAM 1number assignment module, 2Netware Application Manager [Novell], 3Naval Armaments Model (DIA)
NAMAP [AR 310-50] Northern Air Material Area, Pacific
NAMB National Association of Minority Business
NAMFI NATO Missile Firing Installation, Akrotiri, Crete
NAMILCOM [AR 310-50] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee
NAMILPO [AR 310-50] North Atlantic Treaty Organization military posture
NAMLS Naval Automated Medical Logistics System
NAMMA NATO MRCA Development and Procurement Management Agency
NAMMOS Navy Manpower Mobilization System
NAMO Naval aviation maintenance office
NAMP 1National Association of Meat Purveyors, 2[JP 1-02] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Annual Manpower Plan
NAMPS narrow-band analog mobile phone service [Motorola]
NAMS 1NATO AWACS Maintenance System, 2[AR 310-50] nurses and medical specialists
NAMSA NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
NAMSO 1Navy maintenance support office, 2NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization
NAMTO [JP 1-02] Navy material [sic] transportation office
NANO one thousand-millionth
NAOC National Airborne Operations Center [formerly known as NEACP]
NAOGE National Association of Government Engineers
NAOMI NADIN/AUTODIN Mode-1 Interface
NAOMIS Navy Materiel Transportation Office Operations and Management Information System
NAP 1network access point, 2Naval air plan, 3not authorized POMCUS, 4not authorized prepositioning
NAPC Naval Air Propulsion Center
NAPCAP [JP 1-02] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Pre-Committed Civil Aircraft Program
NAPDD Non-Acquisition Program Definition Document (Navy)
NAPLDS North American Presentation Level Autocol Syntax
NAPLPS North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (graphics)
NAPM National Association of Purchasing Managers
NAPMA NATO AWACS Program Management Agency
NAPPS Navy Automated Publishing and Printing System
NAPR NATO armaments planning review
NAPS 1Nimbus Automatic Programming System, 2Navy Acquisition Procedure Supplement
NAPSS Numerical Analysis Problem Solving System
NAQ National Agency Questionnaire
NAR 1net assimilation rate, 2[JP 1-02] notice of ammunition reclassification, 3[AR 310-50] no answer (action) required
NARA National Archive and Record Administration
NARC [JP 1-02] non-automatic relay center
NARDAC Naval regional data automation center
NARDIS Navy Automated Research and Development Information System
NAREC Naval Research Electronic Computer
NARF Naval Air Reserve Force
NARM Navy resources model
NARS National Archives and Records Service
NARSOC Navy Acquisition Reform OverSight Council
NAS 1network application support [DEC], 2Naval air station, 3Naval air squadron, 4National Academy of Sciences, 5National Airspace System (FAA), 6network access switch, 7Naval Air Transport Service, 8NORAD Alert System, 9numerical aerodynamic simulation (NASA)
NAS computer [JP 1-02] national airspace system computer
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA PR National Aeronautic and Space Administration Procurement Regulation
NASAR [JP 1-02] National Association for Search and Rescue
NASARR North American Search and Range Radar [in the F-104]
NASC 1[USN] Naval Air Systems Command, 2National Aeronautic and Space Council
NASCOM 1NASA communications systems, 2naval air station communication
NASD NMCS applications software description
NASDAQ National Association of Security Dealers’ Automation Quotations
NASI NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface [Novell]
NASIRC NASA Automated Systems Internet Response Capability
NASKER NASA Ames Kernel (benchmark)
NASMO NATO Starfighter Management Office
NASP 1National Aero-Space Plane, 2National Airspace System Plan (FAA), 3NATO atomic supply point
NASPO Naval Air System Program Office
NASRS Non-Available Status Reporting System (Army)
NASSL new activation supply support list
NAT 1normal allowed time, 2not air transportable
NATACMS Navy Version Army Tactical Missile System
NATC 1Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent, MD, 2Naval Air Training Command
NATF Navy advanced tactical fighter
NATFAX National Weather Facsimile Network
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO/SHAPE North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
NATO STANAG North Atlantic Treaty Organization standardization agreement
NATOPS Naval air training and operating procedures standardization
NATS 1NMCS AUTODIN terminal subsystem, 2North Atlantic Track System
NAU 1network addressable unit, 2network access unit, 3[JP 3-07.4] Narcotics Assistance Unit
NAUHF Northern Area Ultra High Frequency Radio System [Green Pine]
NAUN nearest active upstream neighbor
NAVADS Navy Automated Transportation Documentation System
NAVAID navigational aid
NAVAIR 1Naval Air Systems Command, 2[JP 3-04.1] Naval air
NAVAIRSYSCOM [JP 1-02] Naval Air Systems Command (Also called NAVAIR)
NAVALT Naval alteration
NAVAR Radar Air Navigation and Control System
NAVATAC 1[JP 1-02] Navy Antiterrorism Analysis Center, 2[JP 2-02] Navy Antiterrorist Alert Center
NAVCAMS Naval communications area master station
NAVCAMS EASTPAC Naval Communication Area Master Station East Pacific
NAVCAMSLANT Naval Telecommunication Area Master Station Atlantic
NAVCENT Navy, Central Command (USN)
NAVCHAPDET [JP 1-0] Naval cargo handling and port group detachment
NAVCHAPGRU [JP 1-02] Navy cargo handling and port group (Navy cargo handling battalion)
NAVCM navigation countermeasures and deception
NAVCO-SSACT Naval command system support activity
NAVCOCS Navy Case Obligation Control System
NAVCOM naval communications
NAVCOMSTA [JP 1-02] Naval communications station
NAVCOMPARS Naval Communications Processing and Routing System
NAVCOMPT Navy Comptroller
NAVCOMSTA Naval communications station
NAVCOMTELSTA Naval computer and telecommunications station
NAVCRIMINVSERV Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NAVDAC Naval Data Automation Command
NAVDF Naval direction finding network
NAVEDTRACOM Naval Education and Training Command
NAVELEX Naval Electronics System Command
NAVEODTECHCEN Naval SOEOD [special explosive ordinance disposal] Technology Center
NAVEUR Naval Forces, Europe
NAVEX 1navigation exercise, 2navigation experiment
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFACENGCOM Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFLIRS Naval Flight Record System
NAVFOR naval forces
NAVICP 1Naval inventory control point, 2Navy inventory control point
NAVICP-M Naval Inventory Control Point – Mechanicsburg
NAVICP-OF Navy Inventory Control Point – International Programs Directorate
NAVICP-P Naval Inventory Control Point – Philadelphia
NAVILCO Navy International Logistics Control Office
NAVIMP Naval Imaging Program
NAVINTCOM Naval Intelligence Command
NAVMAC Naval Manpower Analysis Center
NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System
NAVMAG [JP 1-02] Naval magazine
NAVMAT Navy Materiel Command (now ONAS)
NAVMASSO Navy Management System Support Office
NAVMEDCOM Naval Medical Command
NAVMEDCOMINST [JP 1-02] Navy Medical Command instruction
NAVMEDLOGCOM [JP 1-02] Navy Medical Logistical Command
NAVMEDP [JP 1-02] Navy Medical pamphlet
NAVMIC 1Naval Military Intelligence Center, 2Naval Military Intelligence Center
NAVMOD Navy model
NAVMTO 1Naval Materiel Transportation Office, 2[JP 1-02] Naval military transportation office
NAVORD [JP 1-02] Naval ordnance
NAVORDSTA [JP 1-02] Naval ordnance station
NAVPRO 1Naval Procurement Office (USN), 2Naval plant representative office
NAVRADSTA Naval radio station
NAVSAFECEN [JP 1-02] Naval safety center
NAVSAT United States Navy Navigation Satellite System
NAVSCOLEOD Navy School of Explosive Ordinance Disposal
NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEA SYSCOM Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEACENTLANT Naval Sea Support Center, Atlantic (USN)
NAVSEAINST [JP 3-04.1] Naval sea instruction
NAVSEALOGCEN [JP 1-02] Naval sea logistics center
NAVSEASYSCOM [JP 1-02] Naval Sea Systems Command (also called NAVSEA)
NAVSECGRU Navy Security Group
NAVSHIPS Naval Ship Systems Command
NAVSO [JP 1-02] United States Navy Forces, Southern Command
NAVSOC Naval special warfare special operations component
NAVSOF Naval special warfare forces
NAVSOUTH Naval Forces, Southern Region
NAVSPACECOM [JP 1-02] Naval space Command
NAVSPASUR Naval Space Surveillance System
NAVSPECWARCOM Navy Special Warfare Command
NAVSPOC [JP 1-02] Naval Space Operations Center
NAVSTAR navigation system using timing and ranging [now known as GPS]
NAVSUP 1Naval Supply Systems Command, 2[JP 1-02] naval supply
NAVSUPINST [JP 1-02] Navy support instruction
NAVSUPSYSCOM Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVTACSTANS Naval Standards For Tactical Data Systems
NAVTELCOM Naval Telecommunications Command
NAVWAR navigation warfare
NAVWASS navigation and weapon aiming sub system
NAVWPNCEN Naval Weapons Center
NAVY IPO Navy International Programs Office
NAWAS National Warning System (FEMA)
NAWC 1Naval Air Warfare Center, 2Naval Air Weapons Center
NAWC WD Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
NAWC/AD Naval Air Warfare Center/Aircraft Division
NAWC/WD Naval Air Warfare Center/Weapon Division
NAWCAD [JP 1-02] Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division
NAWCAD LKE Naval Aviation Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst
NAWCTSD Naval Air Warfare Center, Training System Division
NAWS negotiate about window size
NB 1narrowband, 2Nebraska, 3no bias [relay], 4narrowbeam (satellite), 5[AR 310-50] nonbattle
NBAA National Business Aircraft Association
NBC 1nuclear, biological, chemical, 2narrow-band conducted
NBC-1 nuclear, biological, chemical-1 report
NBC-6 nuclear, biological, chemical-6 report
NBCC nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination
NBCCS [JP 3-11] NBC contamination survivability
NBCD [AR 310-50] nuclear, biological, and chemical defense
NBCDCE [AR 310-50] nuclear, biological, and chemical defense control element
NBCE [AR 310-50] nuclear, biological, and chemical element
NBCRS NBC Reconnaissance System
NBCV narrow-band coherent video
NBCWRS 1Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare Reporting System, 2Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Warning and Reporting System
NBDP [JP 1-02] narrow band direct printing
NBDVS narrow-band digital voice system
NBE not below or equal
NBFM narrowband frequency modulation
NBG Naval beach group
NBH network busy hour
NBI 1nothing but initials, 2non-battle-injury
NBO network buildout
NBP name binding protocol
NBPRP National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice
NBR narrow-band radiated
NBRF [JP 3-07.4] Northern Border Response Force (Mexican)
NBS 1National Bureau of Standards, 2numeric backspace
NBSS narrowband switching system
NBST 1narrowband secure terminal, 2narrowband subscriber terminal
NBSV narrowband secure voice
NBT null-balance transmissometer
NBTDR narrow-band time-domain reflectometry
NBTU narrowband trunking unit
NBVM narrow band voice modulation
nc [AR 310-50] no change
NC 1node center, 2narrowbeam coverage, 3no coil, 4no connection, 5noise criteria [value], 6normally closed, 7North Carolina, 8numerical control, 9network control, 10network computer, 11no carry, 12narrow coverage [antenna], 13no change, 14non cataloged, 15nonrecurring cost, 16numerical control, 17numerically controlled
NC3A 1NATO C3 Agency, 2[JP 1-02] nuclear C3 assessment
NCA 1network communications adapter, 2National Command Authority, 3network computing architecture [Oracle], 4Northern Communications Area, 5Naval Center for Cost Analysis, 6nuclear consumable annual analysis
NCAA 1NATO Civil Air Augmentation, 2Non-Nuclear Consumable Annual Analysis System, 3[JP 1-02] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Civil Airlift Agency
NCAD [AR 310-50] New Cumberland Army Depot
NCAPS Naval control and protection of shipping (LANTFLT)
NCARAI Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NRL)
NCARC NATO Conventional Armament Review Committees
NCAT Naval Center for Acquisition Training
NCB 1Naval Communications Board, 2nuclear contingency branch, 3National Codification Bureau
NCBFAA National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America
NCC 1network control center, 2National Coordinating Center (NCS/DCA), 3NORAD Command Center, 4NORAD Control Center, 5National Computer Center, 6negotiated contract cost, 7[JP 1-02] Naval component commander, 8[JP 1-02] Navy component command
NCCA Naval Center For Cost Analysis
NCCDPC NATO Command, Control, and Information System and ADP Committee
NCCF Network Communications Control Facility
NCCIS NATO Command, Control, and Information System
NCCOSC Naval Command Control and Oceanic Surveillance Center
NCCS 1Navy Command and Control System, 2NORAD Command and Control System, 3nuclear command and control system
NCD net control device
NCDRS NMCS Crisis Data Retrieval System
NCE 1navigation and command equipment, 2network control element, 3[AR 310-50] nuclear capability exercise
NCEB NATO Communications-Electronics Board
NCEE National Commission On Excellence In Education
NCEL Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA
NCEPA National Civil Emergency Planning Authorities
NCEUR National Security Agency Europe
NCF 1net control facility, 2network control facility, 3nuclear capable forces, 4[JP 4-04] Naval construction force
NCFSK non-coherent frequency shift keying
NCGA National Computer Graphics Association
NCHB [JP 1-02] Navy cargo handling battalion
NCHF [JP 1-02] Navy cargo handling force
NCI non-commercial items
NCIC National Crime Information Center (FBI)
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCISC Naval Counterintelligence Support Center
NCISRA [JP 2-01.2] Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident agent
NCISRO [JP 2-01.2] Naval Criminal Investigative Service regional office
NCISRU [JP 2-01.2] Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident unit
NCIU NITF communications interface unit
NCM network configuration management
NCMA National Contract Management Association
NCMB NATO Configuration Management Board
NCMC 1National Critical Materials Council, 2NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex
NCMD [JP 1-02] nine channel MUX/DEMUX
NCMO NAVAIDS Communications Management Office
NCMP 1NATO Configuration Management Plan, 2Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan
NCMT numerical control for machine tools
NCN [United States] New Century Network
NCO 1net control operator, 2noncommissioned officer, 3National Credit Office
NCOA 1Noncommissioned Officers Academy, 2Noncommissioned Officers Association
NCOC NORAD Combat Operations Center
NCODP Noncommissioned Officer Development Program
NCOER noncommissioned officer evaluation report
NCOES Noncommissioned Officer Education System
NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge
NCOLP [AR 310-50] Noncommissioned Officer Logistics Program
NCOOM [AR 310-50] noncommissioned officers open mess
NCOP National Civic Outreach Program
NCOPD noncommissioned officer professional development
NCOPDR [AR 310-50] Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
NCOPDs Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Study
NCOS network computer operating system
NCP 1network control program (IBM), 2NetWare Core Protocol, 3not copy protected, 4network control processor, 5network control protocol, 6Navy Capabilities Plan, 7netware core protocol, 8network control points, 9NORAD command post
NCPS Nuclear Contingency Planning System (part of GWS)
NCR National Capital Region, 2[JP 1-02] National Security Agency/Central Security Service representative, 3[JP 2-01] National cryptologic representative
NCRC Navigational Aids (NAVAIDS) Communications Readiness Center (USAFE)
NCRDEF [JP 2-02] National cryptologic representative Defense
NCRST Noncommunications Signals Recognition Trainer
NCS 1net control station, 2network computing system, , 3network control subsystem, 4National Communications System, 5naval communications station, 6naval communications system, 7node center switch, 8NORAD computer system, 9NATO Committee for Standardization, 10[JP 1-02] Naval control of shipping
NCS-E net control station-Enhanced Position Location Reporting System [EPLRS]
NCS-J net control station – Joint Tactical Information Distribution System [JTIDS]
NCS-R NCS Replacement [see CCPDS, CCPDS-R]
NCS/DCAOC [JP 1-02] National Communications System and/or Defense Communication Agency Operations Center
NCSA National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NCSC 1National Computer Security Center, 2National Communications Security Committee, 3National Computer Security Council
NCSE [JP 2-01] NIST communications support element
NCSI network communications services interface [Network Products Corp.]
NCSO [AR 310-50] naval control of shipping officer
NCSORG Navy Control of Shipping Organization
NCSS Naval Control Shipping System (LANTFLT)
NCT 1network control terminal(s) (JRSC), 2non-cooperative target, 3NATO comparative test
NCTAF nuclear communications task force
NCTAM [JP 1-02] Naval computer and telecommunications area master station
NCTAMS Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCTAMSLANT Naval Computer and Telecommunication Area Master Station, Atlantic
NCTC Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
NCTE network channel terminating equipment
NCTI non-cooperative target identification
NCTI/R non-cooperative target identification/recognition
NCTR non-cooperative target recognition
NCTS naval computer and telecommunication station
NCU navigation computer unit
NCV no commercial value
NCW naval coastal warfare
NCWC naval coastal warfare commander
ND 1negative declaration, 2North Dakota, 3national defense, 4navigation display, 5Navy Department, 6no date, 7non-detectable, 8normal deployability posture, 9need date
NdA nondisclosure agreement
NDA 1national defense area, 2non-disclosure agreement, 3National Defense Act
NDAA 1non-developmental airlift aircraft, 2[JP 4-05.1] National Defense Authorization Act
NDAC 1National Defense Advisory Council, 2nuclear defense affairs committee
NDB 1nondirectional beacon, 2[AR 310-50] nondirectional radio beacon
NDC 1normalized device coordinate, 2NATO Defense College, 3Naval Doctrine Command (USN), 4nuclear detector circuit
NDCC National Defense Cadet Corps
NDCI nondivisional combat increment
NDCS 1network data control system, 2[JP 1-02] National drug control strategy
NDD network delivery device
NDDC [AR 310-50] NORAD Division Direction Center
NDDF National Drug Data File
NDDK network device development kit [Microsoft]
NDDP [AR 310-50] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense Data Program
NDE nondestructive evaluation
NDEF not to be defined
NDER National Defense Executive Reserve
NDEW nuclear directed energy weapons
NDF Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund
NDHQ [JP 1-02] National Defense Headquarters, Canada
NDI 1non-developmental item, 2no deception indicated, 3numerical designation index, 4non-destructive inspection
NDI-COTS non-developmental items, commercial off-the-shelf
NDIF non destructive inspection facility
NDIS 1network device interface specification, 2network driver interface specification
NDIT nondestructive testing and inspection
NDL 1network definition language, 2network data language, 3network database language
NDM 1negative differential mobility, 2network data mover
NDMC [JP 1-02] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense Manpower Committee
NDMS [JP 1-02] National Disaster Medical System
NDMTB [AR 310-50] nondeployment mobilization troop basis
NDN 1non-delivery notice, 2nodal data network
NDOC National Defense Operations Center
NDP 1numeric data processor, 2normal diametral pitch, 3National Disclosure Policy, 4[DoD/DSMC] National Defense Panel
NDPB [JP 3-07.4] National Drug Policy Board
NDPC 1National Disclosure Policy Committee, 2[AR 310-50] National Military Information Disclosure Policy Committee
NDPP NAVSEA Drawing Procurement Program
NDPR NASA defense purchase request
NDR network data representation
NDRC National Defense Research Committee
NDRF National Defense Reserve Fleet
NDRG NATO Defense Research Group
NDRO nondestructive readout
NDS 1netware directory services [Novell], 2NPIC Data System (DIA), 3NUDET Detection System
NDSEG National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
NDSF [JP 4-01.2] National Defense Sealift Fund
NDSL National Defense Student Loan
NDSM [AR 310-50] National Defense Service Medal
NDT 1nondestructive testing, 2nil-ductility transition,
NDTM National Defense Transportation Model
NDTT nil-ductility transition temperature
NDU National Defense University
NE 1nuclear energy, 2Netherlands Antilless, 3[AR 310-50] northeast
NEA 1negative electron affinity, 2Northeast Asia
NEACP National Emergency Airborne Command Post [obsolete, now National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)]
NEACP TTY NEACP Teletypewriter Network
NEAR [AR 310-50] National Emergency Alarm Repeater System
NEARTIP near-term improvement program
NEAT [JP 1-02] naval embarked advisory team
NEATS Northeast Asia troop strength
NEAWS NORAD/ADCOM Emergency Airborne Warning System
nec [AR 310-50] necessary
NEC 1Navy enlisted classification, 2Northern European Command (NATO)
NECC [AR 310-50] Northeast Computer Center
NECOS network coordination station
NECS Nationwide Educational Computer Service
NECSS Naval Electronic Combat Surveillance System
NED NASA Extragalactic Database
NEDALS Navy Engineering Drawing Asset Locator System
NEDBAG NATO Emitter Database Advisory Group
NEDBAS NATO Emitter Database
NEDN Navy Environmental Data Network
NEDS Naval Environmental Data System
NEDSA NAVSEA Engineering Drawing Support Activity
NEE used to identify a woman by her maiden or family name in official reports
NEFMA NATO EFA/Eurofighter Management Agency
neg negative
NEGRSBM [AR 310-50] negative report submitted
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (FEMA)
NEI 1not elsewhere included, 2[AR 310-50] new equipment introduction
NEIT [AR 310-50] new equipment introductory team
NEMP [AR 310-50] nuclear electromagnetic pulse
NEMS National Emergency Management System (FEMA)
NEMT [CJCSI 3410.01] National Emergency Management Team
NEO 1noncombatant evacuation order, 2noncombatant evacuation operation
NEOPACK [JP 3-07.5] NEO package
NEP 1network entry point, 2noise equivalent power
NEPA 1National Environmental Policy Act, 2National Environmental Protection Agency
NEPR [AR 310-50] North Atlantic Treaty Organization electronic parts recommendation
NEPRS [AR 310-50] new equipment personnel requirements summary
NEREP 1nuclear execution and reporting, 2[JP 1-02] Nuclear Execution and Reporting Plan
NERF Navy Emitter Reference File
NERRA [AR 310-50] new equipment resources requirements analysis
NES 1National Education Supercomputer, 2noise equivalent signal, 3not elsewhere specified, 4Navy Exchange Service
NESA Near East and South Asia