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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC – Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored amphibious dozer. AADC – Area air defense commander. AAE – Army acquisition executive. AAG – Anti-aircraft gun. AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US) AAL – Additional authorization list.
ASW – Anti-Submarine Warfare. ASWO – Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. AT – Annual Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically less than 30 days) AT – Aviation Electronics Technician [1] ATS – Auxiliary, Towing and Salvage, class/type of ship. AUTEC – Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center.
Ship prefix. A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian ...
Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines. Breakout: exploiting a breach in enemy lines so that a large force (division or above) passes through. Bridgehead and its varieties known as beachheads and airheads. Camouflet. Chalk: a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft.
ANSI. 2-letter and 2-digit codes from the ANSI standard INCITS 38:2009 (supersedes FIPS 5-2) USPS. 2-letter codes used by the United States Postal Service. USCG. 2-letter codes used by the United States Coast Guard (bold red text shows differences between ANSI and USCG) Abbreviations: GPO. Older variable-length official US Government Printing ...
CDAT – Computerized Dumb Ass Tanker (M1 Abrams Crewmen) CDIAC – Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. CDRUSPACOM – Commander United States Pacific Command. CENTCOM – Central Command (U.S. Military) CF – Cluster Fuck (always pronounced phonetically "Charlie Foxtrot") CHU – Containerized Housing Unit.
The Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms is a compendium of terminology used by the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The print version consists of 574 pages of terms and 140 pages of acronyms. It sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces ...