List of government and military acronyms (original) (raw)

List of acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable") used by the government and the military:

Please add your own, in alphabetical order.

APPN - Appropriation Number (U.S. Military)
ARMS - Automated Recruit Management System (U.S. Military)
ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
AWOL - Absent Without Leave (military jargon)
BEA - Budget Execution Authority (U.S. Navy)
CAG - Commander, Air Group (U.S.)
CENTCOM - United States Central Command (U.S. Military)
CINCLANT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Forces (U.S.)
CINCLANTFLT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy)
CINCPAC - Commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces (U.S.)
DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service (U.S. Military)
DMZ - Demilitarized Zone
FOD - Foreign Objects or Debris (U.S.)
Gulag The Chief Administration of Collective Labor Camps (Russian Главное Управление Лагерей, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagerey")
Interpol -- International Criminal Police Organization
MCEN - Marine Corps Internet (U.S.)
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. Army)
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
NAS - Naval Air Station
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NMCI - Naval Marine Corps Internet (U.S. Navy)
O&M, MC - Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps (U.S. Navy)
O&M, N - Operations & Maintenance, Navy (U.S. Navy)
PMS - Preventative Maintenance Schedule (U.S. Navy)
PO - Post Office
RFP - Request for Proposal (U.S.)
SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (historic)
TAD - Temporary Active Duty (U.S. Military)
TDY - Temporary Duty (U.S. Military)
USA PATRIOT Act - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
USAF - United States Air Force
USN - United States Navy
USO - United Service Organizations (U.S. Military)