List of government and military acronyms
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.)
- MiG - Mikoyan-Gurevich
- MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast (U.S. military)
- 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)