defense and intelligence abbreviations and acronyms

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JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE

November 1997
DVP-2600-1828-97

DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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Joint Military Intelligence College
The Joint Military Intelligence College supports and encourages research on intelligence
issues that distills lessons and improves support to policy-level and operational
consumers.
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DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE
WASHINGTON, DC
NOVEMBER 1997

This document has been approved for unrestricted public release by the
Office of the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
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CONTENTS

Foreword...................................................................................
Abbreviations and Acronyms....................................................
Codes for Geopolitical Areas....................................................
Geopolitical Areas by Codes.....................................................
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DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Foreword

This comprehensive list of intelligence abbreviations and acronyms includes those used
presently, as well as those in use for approximately the last ten years.

Sources for this list include the last DIA Lexicon published in 1991, numerous
glossaries from Unified Command and Combat Support Agency documents, and
contributions, from the faculty of the Joint Military Intelligence College. The expansion
of any item may vary somewhat from one organization to another, but this list will
hopefully contribute to greater standardization.

This editor is indebted to kSgt Hannah Reddy (USA) and SSgt Angela Wimbush (USAF)
of the College, who spent many hours in collating this list. Debbie Linesberry of the
U.S. Special Operations Command collaborated by adding that command’s most
frequently used acronyms. 2LT Vincent Littrell (USAF) and SFC Mark McCurry (USA)
helped ensure that the list contains as few errors as possible, and the editor extends
his thanks for that dedicated assistance.

All users are invited to submit additions and corrections. To promote the usefulness of
the list, older or superseded acronyms will be discarded only if their retention would
create confusion. This list is also published under the JMIC home page on Intelink,
where it will be updated regularly. Readers are urged to send new acronyms or
abbreviations by mail to: Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Military Intelligence
College, MC Attn: Dr. R. Swenson, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC 20340-5100: by
Ingternet to [email protected], or by Fax to [phone].

Dr. Russell G. Swenson, Editor and Director, Office of Applied Research
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
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A2 Air Force Intelligence Staff Officer (component level)
AA (1) Attack Assessment; (2) Attrition Analysis; (3) Antiaircraft;
(4) Avenue of Approach; (5) Automatic Associator
AAA (1) Antiaircraft Artillery; (2) Air Avenue of Approach
AAAOB Antiaircraft Artillery Order of Battle
AABNCP Advanced Airborne National Command Post
AAC Alaskan Air Command
AACB Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordinating Board
AACE Army Alternate Command and Control Element
AACOMS Army Area Communications System
AACS Attitude and Antenna Control Subsystem
AAD Airborne Assault Division
AADC (1) Army Air Defense Command;
(2) Area Air Defense Commander
AADCCS Area Air Defense Command and Control System
AADP Area Air Defense Plan
AADS Antiaircraft Defense System
AAE Army Acquisition Executive
AAF Army Airfield
AAFES Army & Air Force Exchange Service
AAFIF Automated Air Facilities Information File
AAG Army Artillery Group
AAI Air-to-Air Intercept
AAIFF Air-to-Air Identification Friend or Foe
AAM Air-to-Air Missile
AAO Analysis of the Area of Operations
AAR (1) Active Array Radar; (2) After Action Report
AAS Analyst Automation Segment
AASLT Air Assault
AATS Automated Architecture Tool Suite
AAVS Aerospace Audiovisual Service
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AAW Anti Air Warfare
AAWC Anti Air Warfare Commander
AB Air Base
AB2 Air Battle Command System (ABCS) Brigade and Below
ABC Airborne Corps
ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
ABCOMM Alternate/Backup Communications
ABCS Army Battle Command System
ABIC Army Battlefield Interface Concept
ABIT (1) Airborne Imagery Transmission;
(2) Airborne Information Transmission Program
ABM (1) Antiballistic Missile; (2) Automatic Building Machines
ABMA Army Ballistic Missile Agency
ABN/Abn Airborne
ABNCP (1) Airborne Command Post;
(2) Airborne National Command Post
ABR Available Bit Rate
ABW Air Base Wing
AC (1) Air Crew; (2) Active Component;
(3) Air Conditioning; (4) Alternating Current
A/C Aircraft
A2C2 Army Airspace Communications and Control
AC-130 AFSOF Spectre Gunship
AC2SMAN Alaskan Command and Control System Military
Automated Network
AC2MP Army Command and Control Master Plan
ACA (1) Alternate Command Authority;
(2) Airspace Control Authority
ACAAM Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
ACACS Army Command and Area Communications System
ACAT Acquisition Category
ACC (1) Access Control Center; (2) Air Control Center; (3) Aviation
Component Commander, (4) Air Component Commander,
(5) Air Combat Command; (6) Army Component Command
ACCB Army Configuration Control Board
ACCHAN Allied Command Channel
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ACCIS Allied Command and Control Information System
ACCISS (1) Automated Command and Control Intelligence
Support System; (2) Alaskan C2 Intelligence Support System
ACCO Army Central Control Office
ACCS (1) Airborne Command and Control Squadron;
(2) Airborne Command and Control System;
(3) Advanced Communications Control System
ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACDS Advanced Combat Direction system
ACDUTRA Active Duty Training
ACE (1) Allied Command, Europe; (2) Advance Communications
Element; (3) Aviation Combat Element; (4) Analysis Control
Element; (5) Assistant Corps of Engineers;
(6) Airborne Command Element
ACES Automated Command and Control Evaluation System
ACEVAL Air Combat Evaluation
ACF Alternate Command Facility
ACFT Aircraft
ACI Airborne Controlled Intercept
ACINT Acoustic Intelligence
ACIS Arms Control Intelligence Staff
ACL Access Control List
ACLANT Allied Commander Atlantic
ACO (1) Access Control Officer; (2) Airspace Control Officer
ACOC (1) Area Communications Operations Center;
(2) Air Combat Operations Center
ACOM Atlantic Command
ACOS Assistant Chief of Staff
ACOS/I Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (Navy)
ACOUSTINT Acoustical Intelligence
ACP (1) Alternate Command Post; (2) Assault CP; (3) Allied Commu-nications
Publications; (4) Airspace Control Plan
ACPERS Army Civilian Personnel System
ACQ Acquisition
ACR (1) Armored Cavalry Regiment;
(2) Automated Change Recognition
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ACS (1) Afloat Correlation System; (2) Aerial Common
Sensor; (3) AUTODIN Switching Center; (4) Airborne
COMINT System; (5) Assistant Chief of Staff
ACS/I Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
ACSA Allied Communications Security Agency
ACSB Amphibious Contingency Support Briefs
ACSC Air Command and Staff College
ACSI Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, HQ USAF
ACT (1) Air Combat Tactics;
(2) Advanced Concepts and Technology Program
ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ACTEDS Army Civilian Training, Education, & Development System
ACTS (1) Advanced Communications Technology;
(2) Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
ACUS (1) Area Common User Systems;
(2) Army Common User System
ACV (1) Armored Command Vehicle; (2) Air Cushion Vehicle;
(3) Armored Combat Vehicle
ACW (1) Aircraft Control and Warning; (2) Anticarrier Warfare;
(3) Air Control Wing
AD (1) Air Defense; (2) Destroyer Tender; (3) Air Division;
(4) Artillery Division; (5) Active Duty
A/D Analog/Digital
ADA Air Defense Artillery
ADACP Alcohol & Drug Abuse Control Program
ADAPCP Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Program
ADAPT Automated Decisionmaking and Program Timeline
ADARS Army Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement
ADATS Air Defense Antitank System
ADBT Advanced Data Base Technology
ADC (1) Aide-de-Camp; (2) Air Direction Center;
(3) Assistant Division Commander;
(4) Air Data Computer; (5) Air Defense Coordinator
ADCAP Advanced Capability
ADCC Air Defense Command Center
ADCCP Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
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ADCOM (1) Aerospace Defense Command (now SPACECOM);
(2) Administrative Command
ADCON Administrative Control
ADCSOPS Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
ADD (1) Air Defense District; (2) Assistant Deputy Director (DIA)
ADDIS Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery System
ADDISS Advanced Deployable Digital Imagery Support System
ADDO Associate Deputy Director of Operations
ADDO(MA) Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Affairs
(DIA)
ADDO(MS) Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Military Support
(NSA)
ADDS Army Data Distribution System
ADDU Additional Duty
ADE (1) Audio Deception Emitter; (2) Aerial Delivery Equipment
ADEW Airborne Directed Energy Weapons
ADF Automatic Direction Finding
ADFH Air Deployable Forward Headquarters
ADG Deperming Ship
ADI Air Defense Initiative
ADIC Aerospace Defense Intelligence Center
ADIEC Army Deployable Imagery Exploitation Capability
ADIO Additional Duty Intelligence Officer
ADISS Advanced Defense Intelligence Support System
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADL (1) Ada Design Language; (2) Armistice Demarcation Line
ADLP Advanced Datalink Protocol
ADM (1) Atomic Demolition Munitions; (2) Advanced Development
Model; (3) Acquisition Decision Memorandum
Admin Administration/Administrative
ADN ACE DGZ Number (NATO)
ADNET Antidrug Network
ADOC Air Defense Operations Center
ADP (1) Automated Data Processing; (2) Airborne Data Processing
ADP-MIS Automated Data Processing Management Information System
ADP-T (1) Automated Data Processing and Associated
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