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List of Commonly Used
U S Coast Guard
Acronyms JUNE 2005
A
Acronym Definition
AAC Activity Address Code
AAE Administration Acquisition Executive
AAP Affirmative Action Plan
AAPS Automated Aid Positioning System
AAR After Action Report
AAW Anti-Air Warfare
ABCI Allocated Baseline Configuration Index
ABCM Activity Based Cost Management
ABL Allocated Baseline
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
AC Alternating Current
ACADIS Coast Guard Academy Information System
ACD Allocated Configuration Documentation
ACE American Council on Education
AC&I Acquisition, Construction & Improvement
ACI Allocated Configuration Identification
ACINT Acoustic Intelligence
ACIP Aviation Career Incentive Pay
ACMS Aviation Computerized Maintenance System
ACN Advance Change Notice
ACN Activity Control Number
ACO Authorized Certifying Officer
ACO Administrative Contracting Officer
ACP Area Contingency Plans
ACP Alternate Compliance Program
ACP Agency Capital Plan
ACR Allowance Change Request
ACU Air Control Unit
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAS Automatic Data Annotation System
ADF Automatic Direction Finding
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADM Admiral
ADM Acquisition Decision Memorandum
ADNET Anti Drug Network
ADOC Air Defense Operations Center
ADOT Active Duty Other Than Training
ADP Automated Data Processing
ADPL Active Duty Promotion List
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADS Application Development System
ADS Automated Data Systems
ADSEG Active Duty Supplemental Education Grants
ADSW-AC Active Duty Special Work in Support of Active Component
ADSW-RC Active Duty Special Work in Support of Reserve Component
ADT Active Duty for Training
ADT-AT Active Duty for Annual Training
ADT-OTD Active Duty for Training - Other Training Duty
AEL Allowance Equipage List
AEP Affirmative Employment Program
AEW Airborne Early Warning
AF Audio Frequency
AFB Air Force Base
AFC Allotment Fund Code
AFDD Accumulated Freezing-Degree Days
AFTS Automated Funds Transfer System
AHP Analytic Hierarchy Process
AI Airborne Interceptor
AICP Aviation Inventory Control Point
AIM Academy Introduction Mission
AIM Accountable Item Management
AIM Administrative Investigations Manual
AIRSTA Air Station
AIS Automated Information System
AIS Automatic Identification System
ALCOAST Message Traffic Intended for Service-wide Distribution
ALCON All Concerned
ALDIST Message Traffic Intended for District-wide Distribution
ALE Automatic Link Establishment
ALJC Administrative Law Judge Circular
ALJIPP Administrative Law Judge Internal Practices and Procedures
ALMIS Aviation Logistics Management Information System
ALPAT Alaskan Patrol
ALT Administrative Lead Time
AMB Ambassador
AMCONSUL American Consulate
AMEMBASSY American Embassy
AMIO Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations
AMMI Aviation Maintenance Management Information System
AMS Customs' Automated Manifest System
AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician
AMVER Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
ANB Aids to Navigation Boat
ANG Air National Guard
ANGRC Air National Guard Readiness Center
ANS Aquatic Nuisance Species
ANSC Auxiliary National Supply Center
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ANSO Association of Naval Service Officers
AO Assignment Officer
AOI Area of Interest
AOO Area of Operations
AOP Area of Probability
AOPS Abstract of Operations Data System
AOR Area of Responsibility
AOU Area of Uncertainty
AP Acquisition Plan
APA Appropriation Purchase Account
APB Acquisition Project Baseline
APCIS Asian Pacific Computerized Information System
APEC Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
API American Petroleum Institute
APL Allowance Parts List
APLMRI Atlantic Protected Living Marine Resources Initiative
APP Application Portability Profiles
APS Acquisition Phase Summary
APSO Asylum Pre-Screening Officer
AQL Acceptable Quality Level
AR&SC Aircraft Repair and Supply Center
ARMS Automated Requisitioning Management System
ARNG Army National Guard
ARNGRC Army National Guard Readiness Center
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTIC Abolish Red Tape in Contracting Program
ASAP As Soon as Possible
ASCM Anti Ship Cruise Missile
ASGEN As Generated
ASM Anti-Ship Missile/Air-to-Surface Missile
ASMD Anti-Ship Missile Defense
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNE American Society of Naval Engineers
ASO Aviation Supply Office
ASPR Armed Services Procurement Regulations
ASREQ As Requested
ASSM Anti-Surface Ship Missile
AST Aviation Survival Technician
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ASUW Anti-Surface Warfare
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare
AT Annual Training
AT Avionics Technician
ATB Aviation Training Boat
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATC Aviation Training Center
ATE Automated Test Equipment
AT/FP Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection
ATON Aids to Navigation
ATONIS Aids to Navigation Information System
ATP Allied Tactical Publication
ATP Acceptance Test Plan
ATR Ammunition Transaction Report
ATU Administrative Target Unit
ATU Appropriation Target Unit
ATW Airborne Tactical Workstation
AURS Aviation Utilization to Recapitalization Study
AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network
AUXMIS Auxiliary Management Information System
AUXOP Auxiliary Operated Stations
AUXSARDET Auxiliary Search & Rescue Detachment
AV Audiovisual
AVDET Aviation Detachment
AVIP Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
AVTRACEN Aviation Training Center
AW Air Warfare
AWACS Airborne Early Warning and Command System
AWO American Waterways Operators
AY Anniversary Year
B
Acronym Definition
BA Bridge Administration
BA Business Analysis
BAFO Best and Final Offer
BAH Basic Allowance for Housing
BAQ Basic Allowance for Quarters
BARD Boat Accident Reporting Data
BCCP Business Continuity Contingency Plan
BCN Billet Control Number
BDT British Dependent Territories
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEEP Black Executive Excellence Program
B&I Benchmark and Improve
BIB Budget in Brief
BIC Basic Instructor Course
BIMCO Baltic and International Maritime Council
BINM Bureau of International Narcotics Matters
BIT Built-In Test
BITE Built-In Test Equipment
BLG Bulk Liquids and Gases
BM Boatswain's Mate
BMR Boat Mission Report
BNTM Broadcast Notice to Mariners
BO Boarding Officer
BOD Board of Directors
BOSS Boat Outfit and System Support
BP Business Plan
BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement
BPR Business Process Review
BPR Business Process Redesign
BRAC Base Realignment and Closure
BRD By-Catch Reduction Device
BRF Best Replacement Factor
BRPSU Battle Roster Port Security Unit
BST Builder's Sea Trials
BT Break Transmission
BTM Boarding Team Member
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BURRIER Airline Drug Smuggler (Peru)
BUSL Stern Loading Buoy Boat
BVI British Virgin Islands
BW Biological Warfare
BWI Boating While Intoxicated
BWM Ballast Water Management
BY Budget Year
BZ Bravo Zulu (well done)
C
Acronym Definition
C2 Command and Control
C2CEN Command and Control Engineering Center
C2PC Command and Control Personal Computer
C3I Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C4 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Sensors, and Reconnaissance
CA Competition Advocate
CAA Commander, Atlantic Area
CAB Civilian Advisory Board
CAGE Commercial and Government Entity Code
CAI Computer-Assisted Instruction
CAIRO Consulted, Approves, Informed, Responsible, Not Involved or No Role
CALMS Combined Allowance for Logistics and Maintenance Support
CALS Continuous Acquisition Life-Cycle Support
CAMP Competitive Acquisition Management Panel
CAMS Communications Area Master Station
CANTRAC Catalog of Navy Training Courses
CAP Combat Air Patrol
CAP Civil Air Patrol
CAPMAN Capabilities Manual
CAPT Captain
CARICOM Caribbean Common Market and Community (28 countries)
CART Concept analysis and Review Team
CAS Cost Accounting Standards
CAS Combined Antenna System
CASCOR Casualty Correct
CASP Computer Assisted Search Planning
CASREP Casualty Report
CAT Conformance Acceptance Test
CB Change Bulletin
CB Citizen's Band
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis
CBD Commerce Business Daily
CBR Chemical, Biological and Radiological
CBT Computer Based Training
CBW Chemical and Biological Warfare
CCA Clinger-Cohen Act
CCA Contamination Control Area
CCARIB Central Caribbean
CCB Configuration Control Board
CCDB Consolidated Counterdrug Database
CCDG# Commander, Coast Guard District #
CCDR Central Configuration Data Responsibility
CCLEC Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council
CCMP Cutter Class Maintenance Plan
CCS Communication Station Control System
CD Counter Drug
CD Collateral Duty
CDA Career Development Advisor
CDB Corporate Database
CDC Center For Disease Control
CDC Course Designers Course
CDCP Central Data Collection Point
CDCRO Collateral Duty Civil Rights Officer
CDM Configuration Data Manager
CDOC Counterdrug Operations Center
CD-ROM Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
CDR Commander
CDR Contract Deficiency Report
CDR Critical Design Review
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CDSP Coast Guard Counter Drug Strategic Plan
CDSPP Counter Drug Strategic Planning Process
CE Concept Exploration
CE Civil Engineering
CEA Cost Effectiveness Analysis
CEB Concept Exploration Benchmark
CEDS Civil Engineering Database System
CENTAM Central America
CEO Central Engine Overhaul
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
CEU Civil Engineering Unit
CF Contractor Furnished
CFATF Caribbean Financial Action Task Force
CFIVAC Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee
CFIVSA Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFP Contractor Furnished Property
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFTRR Centralized First Term Reenlistment Review
CFVS Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety
CFVSC Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Coordinator
CFVSE Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner/Exam
CG Coast Guard
CGA Coast Guard Academy
CGAA Coast Guard Authorization Act
CGAAA Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association
CGAAP Coast Guard Affirmative Action Program
CGAP Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures
CGARC Coast Guard Acquisition Review Council
CGAUX Coast Guard Auxiliary
CGC Coast Guard Cutter
CGCOE Coast Guard Common Operating Environment
CGDF Coast Guard Dining Facility
CGDN Coast Guard Data Network
CGDS Coast Guard Directives System
CGHQ Coast Guard Headquarters
CGHRMS Coast Guard Human Resources Management System
CGI Coast Guard Institute
CGI Coast Guard Intelligence
CGI Coast Guard Investigations
CGISS Coast Guard Intelligence Support System
CGLC Coast Guard Leadership Council
CGMA Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
CGMS Coast Guard Message System
CGPC Coast Guard Personnel Command
CGPMS Coast Guard Preventive/Planned Maintenance System
CGRIT Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for the 20th Century
CGSD Coast Guard Support Date
CGSIC Civil Global Positioning System (GPS) Service Interface Committee
CGSW Coast Guard Standard Workstation
CGSWAP Coast Guard Software Application Conversion
CGWeb Coast Guard Intranet
CGYD Coast Guard Yard
CHCP Cargo Handling Cooperative Program
CHET Customs High Endurance Tracker
CHIL Consolidated Hazardous Item List
CHOP Change of Operational Commander
CHRIS Chemical Hazard Response Information System
CI Counterintelligence
CI Configuration Information/Identification
CI Commandant Instruction
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CIC Combat Information Center
CID Component Identification
CIFP Change in Financial Plans
CIM Commandant Instruction Manual
CINC Commander-In-Chief
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Capital Investment Plan
CIP Container Inspection Program
CIPA Classified Information Procedures Act
CIS Contract Information System
CITAT Container Inspection Training Assistance Team
CITS Commandant International Technical Series
CIVNA Civilian Needs Assessment
CIVPMIS Civilian Personnel Management Information System
CIWS Close-In Weapon System
CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CJTK Chief Joint Task Force
CLAMS Clinic Automated Management System
CLEP College-Level Examination Program
CLIA Cruise Lines International Association
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CM Configuration Management
CMAN Configuration Manager
CMC Center for Marine Conservation
CMC Classified Material Control
CMC Command Master Chief
CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
CME Courtesy Marine Examination
CMP Configuration Management Plan
CMP (Cutter) Class Maintenance Plan
CMP Commodity Management Plan
CMPLUS Configuration Management Unit Level System
CMS COMSEC Material System
CN Counter Narcotics
CN Commandant Notice
CNA Center for Naval Analysis
CNIWG Crime and Narcotics Imagery Working Group
CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
CO Commanding Officer
CO/OIC Commanding Officer/Officer-in-Charge
COB Close of Business
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
COCO Command and Control
COCO Commander of Chain Operations (LORAN)
COCO Chief of Contracting Operations
COD Certificate of Documentation
COD Collect on Delivery
CODEL Congressional Delegation
COE Common Operating Environment
COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility
COG Cognizance
COI Certificate of Inspection
COI Critical Operational Issue
COLA Cost of Living Allowance
COMCEN Communications Center
COMCON Command Concern
COMDT Commandant, U S Coast Guard
COMDTINST Commandant Instruction
COMDTNOTE Commandant Note
COMLANTAREA Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area
COMMS Communications
COMMSYS Communications System
COMPACAREA Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area
COMPSTAT Enlisted Comparative Status Report
COMSEC Communications Security
COMSTA Communications Station
COMTAC Communications Tactical
CONFIG Configuration
CONOP Concept of Operations
CONOPS Contingency Operations
CONREP Continuous Alongside Underway Replenishment
CONUS Continental United States
COOP Continuity of Operations Planning
COORD Coordinator
COR Circular of Requirements
CORM Commission on Roles and Missions
CORMV Coalition of Retired Military Veterans
COSAL Consolidated Shipboard Allowance List
COT Consecutive Overseas Tour
COTHEN Customs Over-the-Horizon Enforcement Network
COTP Captain of the Port
COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf
COWP Contracting Officer Warrant Program
CP Center Point
CPA Commander, Pacific Area
CPA Closest Point of Approach
CPB Coastal Patrol Boat
CP/DO Contingency Preparedness/Defense Operations
CPEB Central Physical Evaluation Board
CPM Critical Path Method
CPO Chief Petty Officer
CPO Chemical Protective Over-Garment
CPOA Chief Petty Officer Academy
CPONA Chief Petty Officer Needs Assessment
CPRL Contingency Personnel Requirements Lists
CPRMS Civilian Personnel Resource Management System
CPU Central Processing Unit
CQA Commandant's Quality Award
CR Configuration Review
CR Civil Rights
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRB Contract Review Board
CRO Civil Rights Officer
CSA Command Staff Advisor
CSA Configuration Status Accounting
CSAT Combat System Alignment Test
CSC Civil Service Commission
CSCC Coastal Sea Control Commander
CSCI Computer Software Configuration Item
CSD Combat System Doctrine
CSFR Continental Shelf Fisheries Resources
CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CSMTT Combat System Mobile Training Team
CSP Career Sea Pay
CSPI College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative
CSR Cutter Support Review
CSR Contractor Status Report
CSRS Civil Service Retirement System
CSS Centralized Shipboard/Shoreside Supply
CSSQAT Combat System Ship Qualification Assistance Team
CSSQT Combat System Ship Qualification Trial
CST Caribbean Support Tender
CSTT Combat System Training Team
CT Country Team
CTAC Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee
CTG Commander Tactical Group
CTOS Convergent Technologies Operating System
CTT Communications Training Team
CTU Commander Task Unit
CTVEP Cooperative Towing Vessel Examination Program
CUPS Civilian Unified Pay System
CVN C- Carrier, (V) Fixed Wing, (N) Nuclear Powered
CVS Commercial Vessel Safety
CW Chemical Warfare
CW Continuous Wave
CWA Clean Water Act
CWBS Contract Work Breakdown Structure
CWO Chief Warrant Officer
CWS Compressed Work Schedule
CY Calendar Year
CZ Coastal Zone
CZ Contiguous Zone
D
Acronym Definition
DAAS Defense Automatic Addressing System
DAC Diversity Advisory Committee
DACOWITS Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
DAFIS Departmental Accounting and Financial Information System
DANTES Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DATT Defense Attache
DAU Defense Acquisition University
DAVIS Defense Audiovisual Information System
DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
DB Data Base
DBA Database Administrator
DBOF Defense Business Operating Fund
DC Damage Control/Damage Controlman
DC Direct Current
DCA Damage Control Assistant
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCC Damage Control Central
DCM Dangerous Cargo Manifest
DCN Design Change Notice
DCO Direct Commission Officer
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
DEERS Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System
DEFCON Defense Condition
DEMIL Demilitarization
DEMVAL Demonstration and Validation
DEOMI Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
DES Digital Encryption Standard
D&F Determinations and Findings
DF Direction Finding
DFD Data Flow Diagram
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DHS Department of Homeland Security
D/I Due In
DI Domestic Icebreaking
DI Detect and Identify
DID Data Item Description
DIDS Defense Integrated Data System
DII COE Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment
DIOC Domestic Interdiction Operations Center
DIRLAUTH Direct Liaison Authorized
DISA Defense Information Systems Agency
DIST District Commander
DISTNET District's Record Message System
DITCO Defense Information Telecommunication Certification Office
DITY Do-It-Yourself Move
DIU Digital Interface Unit
DIW Dead in the Water
DLA Dislocation Allowance
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLEA Drug Law Enforcement Agency
DLR Depot Level Reparable
DLRP Data Link Reference Point
DLS Decoy Launching System
DLSC Defense Logistics Service Center
D&M Detection and Monitoring
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
DMACS Debt Management and Collection System
DMB Disposition Medical Board
DMB Datum Marker Buoy
DMI Depot Maintenance Inter-Service
DMISA Defense Maintenance Interservice Support Agreement
DMS Debt Management Services
DMS Defense Message System
D/O Due Out
DO Defense Operations
DO Diesel Oil
DO Delivery Order
DOCARE Department of Conservation and Resource Enforcement
DOCR Departmental Office of Civil Rights
DOD Department of Defense
DODISS Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards
DOJ Department of Justice
DOP Designated Overhaul Point
DOS Disk Operating System
DOS Department of State
DOT Department of Transportation
DOTRES Department of Treasury
DP Deployment Plan
DP Data Processing Technician
DPB Deployable Pursuit Boat
DPOSD Deployed Port Operations, Security, and Defense
DPRI Directives, Publications, and Reports Index
DR Defense Readiness
DR Dead Reckoning
DRIS Defense Regional Interservice Support
DRM Direction of Relative Movement
DRT Dead Reckoning Tracer
DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency
DSC Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
DSC Digital Selective Calling
DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System
DSO Designated Senior Official
DSOT Daily System Operation Test
DSR Disability Separation Representative
DT Defense Tactics
DT Developmental Test
DTC Desktop Tactical Computer
DT&E Developmental Test and Evaluation
DTG Date-Time Group
DTO Drug Trafficking Organization
DTO Direct Turnover Material
DW DeepWater
DWFN Distant Water Fishing Nations
DWMA Deep Water Mission Analysis
DWRRA Deep Water Royalty Relief Act of 1995
E
Acronym Definition
E2CEN Electronics Engineering Center
E3 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
EA Environmental Assessment
EA Executive Assistant
EA Electronic Attack
EAD Extended Active Duty
EAR Enforcement Action Report
EARS Excellence, Achievement, and Recognition System
EBA Emergency Breathing Apparatus
ECARIB Eastern Caribbean
ECCTT Engineering Casualty Control Training Team
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems
ECDP Enlisted Career Development Program
ECE Environmental Compliance Evaluation Program
EC/EDI Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange
ECI Employment Cost Index
ECM Electronic Countermeasures
ECONOP Engineering Logistics Concept of Operations
ECP Engineering Change Proposal
EC&R Environmental Compliance and Restoration
ECR Engineering Change Request
ECS Electronic Charting Systems
ED Environmental Defense
EDA Excess Defense Articles
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EE Employee Express
EEBA Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus
EED Electro-Explosive Devise
EEIS Electronic Equipment Information System
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity (civilian)
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone
EFTO Encrypted for Transmission Only
EGICP Electronics General Inventory Control Point
EGL Equipment Guide List
EGT Emergency Gas Turbine
EHF Extremely High Frequency
EIA Environmental Impact Analysis
EIC Equipment Identification Code
EILSP Electronics Integrated Logistics Support Plan
EIR Electronic Installation Record
EIR Electronic Inventory Record
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
ELC Engineering Logistics Center
ELEX Electronics
ELEXALTS Electronics System Alterations
ELF Extremely Low Frequency
ELINT Electronic Intelligence
ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELT Enforcement of Laws and Treaties
ELT-A Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations
ELT-D Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Drugs
ELT-L Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Living Marine Resources
ELSC Engineering Logistics Steering Committee
E-MAIL Electronic Mail
EM Electrician's Mate
EMCON Emissions Control
EMD Electronics Maintenance Detachment
EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMI/EMC Electromagnetic Interface/Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMIS Enforcement Management Information System
EMR Electromagnetic Radiation
EMU Electronics Maintenance Unit
EMW Electromagnetic Wave
EN Ensign
ENR En Route
EO Equal Opportunity (military)
EO Enabling Objective
EO Engineer Officer
EO Executive Order
EOA Equal Opportunity Advisor
EOB Explanation of Benefits
EOC End of Contract
EOCT End-of-Course Test
EOD Explosive Ordnance Detail
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOIT Engineer Officer in Training Program
EOM End of Month
EOQ End of Quarter
EOQ Economic Order Quantity
EOS End of Season
EOS Equal Opportunity Specialist
EOW Engineer Officer of the Watch
EP Estimated Position
EP Electronic Protection
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPAC Eastern Pacific Ocean Area
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act
EPIC El Paso Intelligence Center
EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
EPOY Enlisted Person of the Year
EPPP Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Prevention Guide
ER Extended Range
ERPAL Electronic Repair Parts Allowance List
ERQ Economic Repair Quantity
ES Electronic Warfare Support
ESA Endangered Species Act
ESC Executive Steering Committee
ESD Electro-Static Discharge
ESD Estimated Shipping Date
ES/EA Electronic Support/Electronic Attack
ESERB Enlisted Selective Early Retirement Board
ESM Electronic Surveillance Measures
ESO Educational Services Officer
ET Electronic Technician
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETC Estimated Time of Completion
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
ETR Estimated Time of Repair
EU European Union
EW Electronic Warfare
EWO Electronic Warfare Officer
EWS Early Warning System
EXT Entity External to the Coast Guard
F
Acronym Definition
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FACNET Federal Acquisition Computer Network
FAD Force Activity Designator
FAI Final Acceptance Inspection
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FARA Federal Acquisitions Regulations Automated
FAT First Article Test
FAT Final Acceptance Test
FAX Facsimile
FBCI Functional Baseline Configuration Index
FBE Fleet Battle Experiment
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBL Functional Baseline
FBM Foot Board Measure
FBR Feedback Report
FC Firing Channel
FC Flotillia Commander
FCA Functional Configuration Audit
FCD Functional Configuration Documentation
FCI Functional Configuration Identification
FCS Fire Control System
FCZ Fisheries Conservation Zone
FD&CC Facilities Design & Construction Center
FD&CC Facilities Design and Construction Center
FDCC Facilities Design and Construction Center
FDSS Federal-Wide Drug Seizure System
FEEF Facilities Energy Efficiency Fund
FEHB Federal Employees Health Benefits
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEORP Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program
FERS Federal Employees Retirement System
FFA Forum Fisheries Agency
FFLA Family Friendly Leave Act
FFV Foreign Fishing Vessel
FG Fighter Group
FGP Fiberglass Pipe
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FI Facility Inventory
FIA Financial Inventory Accounting
FID Foreign Internal Defense
FIIG Federal Item Identification Guide
FIIN Federal Item Identification Number
FINAIDS Financial Aid Sheets
FINCEN Finance Center
FLAR Forward Looking Airborne Radar
FLC Fleet Logistics Center
FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar
FLIS Federal Logistics Information System
FLOCS Fast Lube Oil Change System
FLS Fleet Logistics System
FLS Fleet Logistics Savings
FLSA Fair Labor Standard Act
FLSIP Fleet Logistics Support Improvement Program
FM Field Manuals
FM Frequency Modulation
FMECA Failure Mode and Effects Criticality Analysis
FMFIA Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FMFP Foreign Military Financing Program
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FMP Fishery Management Plan
FMP Fleet Modernization Program
FMS Foreign Military Sales
FNP Federal Navigation Plan
FO Fuel Oil
FOB Forward Operating Base
FOB Free On Board
FOC Full Operational Capability
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FORACS Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sight
FORMICA Foreign Military Intelligence Collection Activity
FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator
FOT Force Optimization and Training
FOT&E Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation
FOUO For Official Use Only
FPA Financial Property Accounting
FPEB Formal Physical Evaluation Board
FPMR Federal Property Management Regulation
FPR Failed Parts Reporting
FR Force Revision
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FRAM Fleet Renovation and Modernization
FRC Federal Records Center
FREDIM FINCEN's Rapid Electronic Data Interchange Method System
FRMM Financial Resource Management Manual
FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastic
FRP Facility Response Plan
FS Fire & Safety Technician
FS Food Service Specialist
FSA Family Separation Allowance
FSC Federal Supply Classification
FSD Full Scale Development
FSG Federal Supply Group
FSO Flotilla Staff Officer
FSR Frequency Spectrum Reallocation
FT Fire Control Technician
FTA Federal Transit Authority
FTA Financial Transfer Authorization
FTE Full Time Equivalency
FTE Full Time Employee
FTP Full Time Permanent Position
FTQMC Flag Total Quality Management Coordinator
FTS Federal Telecommunications System
FTSC Fleet Technical Support Center
FTX Field Training Exercises
FV Fishing Vessel
FVS Fishing Vessel Safety
FWP Federal Women's Program
FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
FXP Fleet Exercise Publication
FY Fiscal Year
FYI For Your Information
G
Acronym Definition
G- USCG Headquarters Office Staff Symbol
GAO General Accounting Office
GBL Government Bill of Lading
GCM General Court-Martial
GCP Gun Control Panel
GDOC Geographic Display Operations Computer
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GE General Emergency
GF Government Furnished
GFCS Gun Fire Control System
GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GFI Government Furnished Information
GFM Government Furnished Material
GFP Government Furnished Property
GHA Greenwich Hour Angle
GILS Government Information Locator Service
GIS Geographic Information System
GLIB Great Lakes Icebreaker
GLIPM Great Lakes Icebreaking Performance Model
GM Gunner's Mate
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMF Ground Mobile Forces
GMR Ground Mobile Radar
GMS Gun Mount System
GOM Government of Mexico
GOMEX Gulf of Mexico
GOTS Government Off the Shelf
GOTS Government Off the Shelf System
GPETE General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment
GP Group
GPO Government Printing Office
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
GPS Global Positioning System
GQ General Quarters
GRP Group
GS General Schedule (civilian)
GSA Government Service Administration
GSR Ground Surveillance Radar
GTAW Gas Tungston Arc Welding
GTMO Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
GUCL General Use Consumables List
GWS Gun Weapon System
H
Acronym Definition
HA Humanitarian Assistance
HACS Hazards Assessment Computer System
HACU Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
HBA Health Benefits Advisor
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HCA Head of the Contracting Activity
HCG Haitian Coast Guard
HCPV High Capacity Passenger Vessel
HDC Harbor Defense Commander
HDCU Harbor Defense Command Unit
HDIP Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay
HDPS Harbor Defense/Port Security
HE High Explosive
HEC High Endurance Cutter
HEP Hispanic Employment Program
HERF Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel
HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
HERP Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
HF High Frequency
HFDL High Frequency Data Link
HH Small Arms Instructor Designator
HHG Household Goods
HHS Health and Human Services
HICOM High Command Worldwide Voice Network
HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HIG High Interest Grid
HIN Hull Identification Number
HITRON Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
HLS Homeland Security
HM Hazardous Materials
HM&E Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical
HMER Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
HMIN Hazardous Material Inventory
HMIS Hazardous Materials Information System
HMIS Housing Mangement Information System
HN Host Nation
HOA Head of Operating Administration
HOWG Haiti Operational Working Group
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System
HPT Human Performance Technology
HQINST Headquarters Instruction
HQPC Headquarters Planning Coordinator
HR Human Relations
HR Human Resources
HRP Human Resources Plan
HRSIC Human Resource Services and Information Center
HS Health Services Technician
HSC Headquarters Support Command
HSC Hardware Systems Command
HSDN High Seas Drift Net
HSE/HSI Human Systems Engineering/Human Systems Interface
HSI Human Systems Integration
HTA High Threat Area
HUMINT Human Intelligence
HW Hazardous Waste
HWCI Hardware Configuration Item
HYT High Year Tenure (enlisted)
I
Acronym Definition
IAC Information Analysis Center
IAC Intelligence Analysis Center
IACM Interagency Assessment of Cocaine Movement
IADT Initial Active Duty for Training
IAG Interagency Agreement
IAGC Independent Analysis Government Contractor
IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
IAMSAR International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue
IAP Incident Action Plan
IAS Initial Assessment Survey Program
IAW In Accordance With
IBU Inshore Boat Unit
IBUDS Integrated Budget Development System
IC Internal Combustion
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC Intelligence Coordination Center
ICCB Internet Configuration Control Board
ICCL International Council of Cruise Lines
ICD Interface Control Drawing/Documentation
ICLL International Convention on Load Lines
ICP Inventory Control Point
ICS Incident Command System
ICVE Initial Control Verification Examination
ICW Interactive Courseware
ICWG Interface Control Working Group
IDA Institute for Defense Analysis
IDAD Internal Defense and Development
IDP Individual Development Plan
IDPL Inactive Duty Promotion List
IDS Integrated Deepwater System
IDT Inactive Duty for Training
IE International Engagement
IEP Item Entry Proposal
IETMS Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
IF Intermediate Frequency
IFB Invitation for Bid
IFC Intelligence Fusion Center
IFF Identification Friend or Foe
IFQ Individual Fishing Quota
IFR Instrument Flight Rules
IG Inspector General
IHP Indicated Horsepower
IIP International Ice Patrol
IIR Intelligence Information Report
IL Identification List
ILS Integrated Logistics Support
ILSM Integrated Logistics Support Manager
ILSMT Integrated Logistics Support Management Team
ILSP Integrated Logistics Support Plan
IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentation
IMAGE International Mexican American Association of Government Employees
IMAT Incident Management Assist Team
IMB Initial Medical Board
IMET International Military Education and Training
IMINT Imagery Intelligence
IMISS International Maritime Information Safety System
IMO International Maritime Organization
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
IMPT Integrating Matrix Project Team
IMS Integrated Maintenance Standards
INCSR International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
INFO Information
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTEL Intelligence
INTELCOORDCEN Intelligence Coordination Center
INTERPOLE International Criminal Police Organization
INTERTANKO International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
INTSUM Intelligence Summary
IO Ice Operations
IO Investigating Officer
IOA Independent Operational Assessment
IOC Initial Operational Capability
IOL Initial Outfitting List
IOPP International Oil Pollution Prevention
IOT&E Independent Operational Test and Evaluation
IOTEA Independent Operational Test and Evaluation Advisor
IPB Illustrated Parts Breakdown
IPD Issue Priority Designator
IPDE Integrated Product Data Environment
IPG Issue Priority Group
IPO Indoctrination Petty Officer
IPPS Integrated Personnel and Payroll System
IPT Implementation Planning Team
IR Infrared
IRM Information Resources Management
IRR Individual Ready Reserve
IRT In Reference To
IR/UV Infrared/Ultraviolet
I&S Interchangeability and Substitutability
IS Information System
ISAR Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar
ISC Integrated Support Command
ISD Instructional Systems Design/Development
ISEA In-Service Engineering Activity/Agent
ISI Initial Safety Inspection
ISIL Interim Support Items List
ISL Inactive Status List
ISM International Ship Management
ISMC International Safe Management Code
ISO International Standards Organization
ISP Information Strategy Planning
ISP Information Systems Plan
ISS Instructional Systems Specialist
ISS Interservice Supply Support
ISSR Internal Supply support Request
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ISTU Inter-Service Training Unit
IT Information Technology
IT Instructor Training
ITD International Training and Technical Assistance Division
ITMRA Information Technology Management Reform Act
ITOS International Tug of Opportunity System
ITRO Inter-Service Training Review Organization
ITS Intelligent Transportation System
ITU International Telecommunications Union
IV Investigator
IV Initial Velocity
IV&V Independent Verification and Validation
IWG Counternarcotics Interagency Working Group
J
Acronym Definition
JAOC Joint Air Operations Center
JCET Joint/Combined Exercises for Training
JCN Job Control Number
JCP Joint Committee on Printing
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
JEEP Joint Emergency Evaluation Program
JFTR Joint Federal Travel Regulation
JIATF Joint Interagency Task Force
JLC Joint Logistics Commanders
JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information Exchange
JMIE Joint Maritime Information Element
JOMSCC Joint Operations/Marine Safety Coordinating Council
JONA Junior Officer Needs Assessment
JOOD Junior Officer of the Day/Deck
JOTFOC Justification For Other Than Full and Open Competition
JOTS Joint Operational Tactical System
JPR Job Performance Qualifications
JQR Job Qualification Requirement
JRCC Joint Rescue Coordination Center
JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
JRR Joint Rating Review
JSG Joint Steering Group
JTA Job Task Analysis
JTF Joint Task Force
JUMPS Joint Uniform Military Pay System
K
Acronym Definition
KDP Key Decision Point
KEYMAT Cryptological Keying Material
KO Contracting Officer
KSAA Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, and Abilities
L
Acronym Definition
LAC Leadership Advisory Council
LAMPS Light Airborne Multipurpose
LAMS Leadership and Management School
LANT Atlantic
LANTAREA Atlantic Area
LAT Latitude
LAT Local Apparent Time
LATAM Latin America
LAWSDB Legal Automated Workstation System Database
LC Leadership Council
LCC Life Cycle Cost
LCCB Local Configuration Control Board
LCCE Life Cycle Cost Estimate
LCCM Life Cycle Cost Manager
LCCS LORAN Consolidated Control System
LCDR Lieutenant Commander
LCP Legislative Change Proposal
LDC Leadership Development Center
LDP Coast Guard's Leadership Development Program
LE Law Enforcement
LEA Law Enforcement Agency
LEAN Law Enforcement Asset Needs
LEDET Law Enforcement Detachment
LEI Leadership Effectiveness Inventory
LEIS II Law Enforcement Information System
LEM Logistics Element Manager
LEMAN Law Enforcement Manual
LF Low Frequency
LHA Local Hour Angle
LLNR Light List Number
LMI Logistics Management Institute
LMP Logistics Master Plan
LMR Living Marine Resources
LMT Local Mean Time
LNB Large Navigational Buoy
LNG Liquid Natural Gas
LNM Local Notice to Mariners
LO Learning Objective
LOA Length Over All
LOB Line of Bearing
LOEP List of Effective Pages
LOIS LORAN Operations Information System
LONG Longitude
LOOP Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
LOP Line of Position
LORA Level of Repair Analysis
LORAN Long-Range Aid to Navigation
LOS Law of the Sea
LOS Line of Sight
LP Learning Point
LP Lesson Plan
LP Local Purchase
LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas
LPO Leading Petty Officer
LPO Lesson Plan Outline
LPOC Last Port of Call
LPOP Listening Post/Observation Post
LPV Low Profile Vessel
LR Lloyds Register
LRA Long Range Aircraft
LRF Limited Repair Facility
LRIP Low Rate Initial Production
LRMP Long Range Maintenance Plan
LRRAP Long Range Resource Allocation Plan
LRS Long Range Surveillance/Search
LRV Long Range Vessel
LSA Logistic Support Analysis
LSAR Logistic Support Analysis Record/Report
LSOS Local Site Operating Set
LSP Logistics Support Plan
LSU LORAN Support Unit
LT Lieutenant
LTJG Lieutenant Junior Grade
LUFS Large Unit Financial System
LWOP Leave Without Pay
M
Acronym Definition
MA Mission Analysis
MAAP Military Affirmative Action Plan
MAB Mishap Analysis Board
MAL Microcomputer Allowance List
MAM Maintenance Assistance Module
MAP Mission Analysis and Planning tool set of MISLE
MAPP Major Acquisition Policies and Procedures
MAR Major Acquisition Review
MAR Mission Analysis Report
MARAD Maritime Administration
MARB Major Acquisition Review Board
MARB Marine Assistance Request Broadcast
MARDEFCOM Marine Defense Commander
MARGRAD Maritime Academy Graduate
MARIS Marine Information System
MarOpsSim Maritime Operations Simulation
MARPOL The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARRB Mission Analysis Report Review Board
MARSEC Coast Guard Section Marianas
MARTP Maritime Academy Reserve Training Program
MASINT Measurement & Signatures Intelligence
MAT Maintenance Assistance Team
MAT Maintenance Augmentation Team
MBL Maritime Boundary Line
MBS Multi Year Budget Strategy
MCEB Military Communications Electronics Board
MCM Manual for Courts-Martial
MCR Material Condition Review
MCRC/F Military Civil Rights Counselors/Facilitators
MCRL Master Cross-Reference List
MDF Master Data File
MDL Management Data Letter
MDS Maintenance Data System
MDSU Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit
MDT Maintenance Delay Time
MDZ Maritime Defense Zone
MEA Mission Essential Applications
MEA Maintenance Engineering Analysis
MEB Machinery Evaluation Board
MEC Medium Endurance Cutter
MECP Military Employment Capability Plan
MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation
MEO Most Efficient Organization
MEP Marine Environmental Protection
MEPO Marine Environment Protection Committee
MER Marine Environmental Response
MERPAC Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
MF Medium Frequency
MFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MGR Manager
MGT Management
MHA Military Housing Area
MHC Manhole Cover
MHI Main Hawaiian Islands
MI Marine Inspection and Investigation
MIC Maritime Interception Commander
MIDET Marine Inspection Detachment
MIL-STD Military Standard
MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications
MILSBILLS Military Standard Billing System
MILSCAP Military Standard Contract Administration Procedures
MILSPEC Military Specifications
MILSTAMP Military Standard Transaction Reporting and Movement Procedures
MILSTEP Military Standard Supply and Transportation Evaluation Procedures
MILSTICCS Military Standard Item Characteristics Code Structure
MILSTRAP Military Standard Transaction Reporting and Accounting
MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
MIO Marine Inspection Office
MIO Marine Interdiction Operations/Maritime Interception Operations
MIP Maintenance Index Page
MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request
MIR Management Information Reporting
MIS Management Information System
MISLE Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement
MITAP Message Interface, Transition, and Automation Project
MIUWU Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit
MJM Military Justice Manual
MK Machinery Technician
ML Marine Licensing
ML Management Data List
MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
MLB Motor Life Boat
ML-C Management List - Consolidated
MLC Maintenance and Logistics Command
MLCLANT Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic
MLCPAC Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific
MLD Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program
MLD Merchant Marine Licensing and Documentation
MLDT Mean Logistics Delay Time
MLE Maritime Law Enforcement
MLEM Maritime Law Enforcement Manual
MLES Maritime Law Enforcement School
MMA Major Maintenance Availability
MMD Merchant Mariner Document
MMDOC Merchant Mariner's Documentation System
MMLD Merchant Mariner's Licensing and Documentation
MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act
MMS Mineral Management Service
MMTN Merchant Marine Technical Notes
MNS Mission Needs Statement
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOB Man Overboard
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MOE Measure of Effectiveness
MOE Major Organizational Entity
MOOTW Military Operations Other Than War
MOPP Mission Oriented Protective Posture
MORE Minority Officer Recruiting Effort
MOTS Modified Off The Shelf System
MOTU Mobile Ordnance Technical Unit
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MOV Material Obligation Validation
MP Military Police
MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPA Maritime Propulsion Assistant
MPAR Mission Performance Assessment Report
MPC Maintenance Procedure Card
MPI Mean Point of Impact
MPT Matrix Project Team
MP&T Manpower, Personnel, and Training
MRB Medium Response Boat
MRC Medium Range Cutter
MRC Maintenance Requirement Card
MRIL Master Reparable Item List
MRO Material Release Order
MRP Material Return Program
MRP Materials Requirements Planning
MRP Master Reference Plane
MRQ Maximum Release Quantity
MRRA Military Retirement Reform Act
MRS Medium Range Surveillance/Search
MS Marine Safety
MSC Marine Safety Center
MSD Marine Safety Detachment
MSD Marine Sanitation Device
MSD Material Support Date/Data
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MSEP Marine Safety/Environmental Protection
MSG Maintenance Support Guide
MSG Message
MSGID Message Identification
MSIS Marine Safety Information System
MSL Marine Safety Laboratory
MSM Marine Safety Manual
MSMB Monthly Summary of Military Billets
MSMP Modeling and Simulation Master Plan
MSN Marine Safety Network
MSO Marine Safety Office
MSO Maintenance Support Outline
MSODET Maintenance Safety Office Detachment
MSR Military Staffing Requirement
MSRT Mean Supply Response Time
MSR Maintenance Support Requirement
MSSC Maintenance Software Support Center
MST Marine Science Technician
MST Mean Solar Time
MSU Maintenance Support Unit
MSU Marine Safety Unit
MSU Mobile Support Unit
MT Metric Tons
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
MTBMF Mean Time Between Mission Failures
MTCC Multi-mission Transportable Communications Center
MTF Military Treatment Facility
MTIS Material Turned In To Store
MTL Master Training List
MTR Module Test and Repair
MTR Mandatory Turn-In Reparable
MTS Marine Transportation System
MTT Mobile Training Team
MTTR Mean Time to Repair
MTW Major Theatre War
MU Musician's Mate
MWR Moral, Welfare and Recreation
N
Acronym Definition
NA Non-Appropriated Fund
NA Not Available/Applicable
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NALC Naval Ammunition Logistics Code
NAPIC National Action Plan for Injury Control
NAPS Non-Appropriated-Fund Automated Personnel System
NAPS Naval Academy Preparatory School
NAR Notice Of Ammunition Reclassification
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NAS Naval Air Station
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAID Navigational Aid
NAVAIR/NAVAIRSYSCOM Naval Air Systems Command
NAVCEN Navigation Center
NAVGARD Navy-Coast Guard Board
NAVORDCEN IMSD Naval Ordnance Center Inventory Management and Systems Division (formerly SPCC)
NAVSEA/NAVSEASYSCOM Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEASUPCENLANT Naval Sea Supply Center, Atlantic
NAVSEASUPCENPAC Naval Sea Supply Center, Pacific
NAVSHIP/NAVSHIPSYSCOM Naval Ships Systems Command
NAVSUP/NAVSUPSYSCOM Naval Supply Systems Command
NBI National Bridge Inventory
NC National Coarse
NC Not Carried
NCB National Codification Bureau
NCBC National Codification Bureau Code
NCEA Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation
NCIC National Crime Information Center
NCMP Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan
NCO Non-Commissioned Officer
NCP National Contingency Plan
NCTAMS Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCW Naval Coast Warfare
NDBC National Data Buoy Center
NDCS National Drug Control Strategy
NDI Non-Developmental Item
NDRS National Distress and Response System
NDRSM National Distress and Response System Modernization
NDS National Distress System
NECOS Net Control Station
NEHC Navy Environmental Health Center
NEMIS National Pollution Funds Center Expert Management Information System
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NERO National Emergency Response Operations
NESU Naval Engineering Support Unit
NE-TIMS Naval Engineering Technical Information Management System
NEXTEA National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act
NF National Fine
NFIC National Foreign Intelligence Community
NFMP Navy Foreign Material Program
NGO Non-Governmental Agencies
NGB National Guard Bureau
NHS National Highway System
NHSC National Home Study Council
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NICN Navy Item Control Number
NII National Information Infrastructure
NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System
NIIN National Item Identification Number
NIS Navigation Information Service
NIS Not in Stock
NISA National Invasive Species Act of 1996
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NJP Non-Judicial Punishment
NLS Noxious Liquid Substance
NLT Not Later Than
NM Nautical Mile
NMC National Maritime Center
NMCS Not Mission Capable Supply
NMDMP National Marine Debris Monitoring Program
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center
NNOA National Naval Officers' Association
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOFORN Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals
NOR Notice of Revision
NOS Naval Ordnance Station
NOSAC National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
NOSRO National Oil Spill Removal Organization
NOTAL Not to All
NOTAM Notice to Airmen
NOV Notice of Violation
NPFC National Pollution Funds Center
NPFMC Northern Pacific Fisheries Management Council
NPOC Next Port of Call
NPR National Performance Review
NPRN National Port Readiness Network
NPT National Pipe Thread
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC National Response Center
NRFI Not Ready For Issues
NRT National Response Team
NSA National Security Agency
NSC Near Shore Cutter
NSC National Security Council
NSF National Strike Force
NSF National Science Foundation
NSFCC National Strike Force Command Center
NSIDN Navigation Systems Information Dissemination Network
NSN National Stock Number
NSTM Naval Ships Technical Manual
NSTT Navigation and Seamanship Training Team
NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center
NTCS-A Naval Tactical Command System Afloat
NTDS Naval Tactical Data System
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NTM Notice to Mariners
NTP Naval Tactical Publication
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NUWES Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station
NVDC National Vessel Documentation Center
NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
NWG National Wire Gauge
NWG Natural Work Group
NWP Naval Warfare Publication
NWPL Naval Warfare Publication Library
NWS Naval Weapons Station
NWSOCC Northwest Strategic Operations Command Center
O
Acronym Definition
OADR Originating Agency's Determination Required
OASIS Operational and Shore Facilities Information System
OA&TP Objective Architecture and Transition Plan
OAV Operational Alignment Verification
OAW Oxyacetylene Welding
OBA Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
OBC Officer Billet Code
OC On Center
OCMI Officers-In-Charge, Marine Inspection
OCMP Officer Corps Management Plan
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OCS Officer Candidate School
OD Officer of the Day
OD Ordnance Databook
OD Ordnance Drawing
OD Overdose
OE Operating Expense
OER Officer Evaluation Report
OET Office of Emergency Transportation
OFCO Operating Facility Change Order
OGA Other Government Agency
OHA Overseas Housing Allowance
OHMTADS Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data System
OIC Officer-In-Charge
OIG Office of Inspector General
OIR Offense Investigation Report
OIS Operational Information System
OJT On-the-Job Training
OLSP Operational Logistics Support Plan
OLSS Operational Logistics Support Summary
OLTP On Line Transaction Processing
O&M Operations and Maintenance
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMPT Overarching Matrix Project Team
OMT Operations Management Team
ONI Office of Naval Intelligence
ONSC Omega Navigation System Center
OOC Out of Commission
OOD Officer of the Deck/Day
OOH Out of Hemisphere
OOS Opportunities of Selection
OPA 90 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P L 101-380)
OPAREA Operational Area
OPCEN Operations Center
OPCON Operational Control
OPD Operating Program Director
OPDEC Operations Deception
OPFAC Operational Facility
OPFAC Operating Facility Code
OPGEN Operation General
OPLAN Operation Plan
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPM Operating Program Manager
OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OPNOTE Operational Note
OPORDER Operations Order
OPREP Operational Report
OPSEC Operational Security
OPSMSN U S Operations Mission
OPSUM Operational Summary
OPTAR Operating Target
OPTEMPO Operations Tempo
OR Operational Readiness
ORD Ordnance
ORD Operational Requirements Document
ORDALT Ordnance Alteration
ORL Open Rate List
O&S Operation and Support
OSC2 On-Scene Command and Control System
OSC Operations Systems Center
OSC On-Scene Commander
OSE Open System Environment
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSI Operating Space Items
OSINT Open Source Intelligence
OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
OSRO Oil Spill Response Organization(s)
OSS Optical Sighting System
OST Office of the Secretary of Transportation
OSV Offshore Supply Vessel
OT Operational Test
OTAD Over-The-Air-Key-Distribution
OTC Officer in Tactical Command
OTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange System
OTO Operations Training Officer
OT&E Operational Test & Evaluation
OVBD Overboard
P
Acronym Definition
P1P Phase 1 Proposal
PA Public Affairs Specialist
PAA Personnel Allowance Amendment
PAC Preaction Calibration
PAC Pacific
PACAREA Pacific Area
PACE Project Analysis and Cost Estimation
PAL Personnel Allowance List
PALT Procurement Acquisition Lead Time
PAT Preliminary Acceptance Trails
PAT&E Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation
PAWSS Ports and Waterways Safety Systems
PAX Passenger Vessel
PB Patrol Boat
PBCI Product Baseline Configuration Index
PBL Product Baseline
PBPM Planning, Budgeting, and Performance Management
PBX Private Branch Exchange
PCA Physical Configuration Audit
PCAF Preliminary Crew Assembly Facility
PCCMP Preliminary Cutter Class Maintenance Plan
PCCN President's Council on Counter Narcotics
PCD Product Configuration Documentation
PCI Product Configuration Identification
PCLT Procurement Cycle Lead Team
PCM Punched Cards Mechanized
PCN Position Control Number
PCO Procuring Contracting Officer
PCO/PXO Prospective Commanding Officer/Prospective Executive Officer
PEIS Programatic Environmental Impact Statement
PLMR Protected Living Marine Resources
PCS Permanent Change of Station
PD Presidential Directive
PD Position Description (civilian)
PD Project Director
PDD Presidential Decision Directive
PDD Priority Delivery Date
PDE Personnel Data Extract
PDES Physical Disability Evaluation System
PDO Property Disposal Officer/Official
PDR Personnel Data Records (military)
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PDR Project Deviation Report
PDS Permanent Duty Station
PDS Personnel Data System
PDS Project Development Submittal
PEAG Proposal Evaluation and Analysis Group
PE&E Peacetime Engagement and Enlargement
PEP Proposal Evaluation Procedures
PERSRU Personnel Reporting Unit
PERT Project Evaluation and Review Technique
PFD Personal Flotation Device
PGP Professional Growth Point
PHOTINT Photographic Intelligence
PHS Public Health Service
PHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage/Stowage and Transportation
PH&T Packaging, Handling and Transportation
PIAT Public Information Assist Team
PICA Primary Inventory Management Activity
PIE Partnership in Education
PIIN Procurement Instrument Identification Number
PIM Position and Intended Movement
PIQAT Process Implementation Quality Action Team
PIW Person in the Water
PLT Production Lead Time
PM Project/Program Manager
PM Preventive Maintenance
PMA Private Messes, Afloat
PMIS Personnel Management Information System
PMIS/JUMPS Personnel Management Information System/Joint Uniform Military Pay System
PMO Project/Program Management Office
PMP Project Management Plan
PMR Periodic Maintenance Requirement
PMS Preventive/Planned Maintenance System
PO Polar Operations
PO Petty Officer
PO Purchase Order
POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones
POAP Petty Officer Assignment Policy
POB Persons on Board
POC Point of Contact
POD Probability of Detection
POE Port of Embarkation
POE Port of Entry
POE Projected Operational Environment
POISE Port Operations Information for Safety and Efficiency
POM Planned Operations Memorandum
POP Planned Obligation Process/Program/Project
PORD Preliminary Operational Requirements Document
POSH Prevention of Sexual Harassment
POS/NAV DOT Positioning/Navigation Executive Committee
POV Privately Owned Vehicles
PP Performance Plan
PPA Personal Property Accountability
PPA Program, Projects, and Activities
PPBES Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation System
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PPEP Pre-Commissioning Program for Enlisted Personnel
PPI Plan Position Indicator
PPL Provisioning Parts List
PP&M Packing, Preservation and Marking
PPRB Planning Proposal Review Board
PPS Post-Production Support
PPV Public Private Venture
PQS Personnel Qualification Standard
PQT/OT Product Qualification Test/Operational Test
PR Procurement Request
PRA Primary Review Authority
PRANG Puerto Rico Air National Guard
PRC People's Republic of China
PREIS Performance and Results Executive Information System
PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency
PRI Pulse Repetition Interval
PRIDE Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education
PRO Project Resident Office
PRR Production Readiness Review
PRR Pulse Repetition Rate
PRS Performance Requirements Summary
PS Port Securityman
PSC Port State Control
PSRC Presidential Selective Reserve Call-Up
PSS Port Safety and Security
PSTFS Pollution Spill Trajectory Forecast Service
PSU Port Security Unit
PSWBS Project Summary Work Breakdown Structure
PTC Performance Technology Center
PTD Provisioning Technical Data/Documentation
PTP Part Time Position
PTP Project Termination Plan
PTP Prevention Through People
PTSA Port and Tanker Safety Act
PVA Passenger Vessel Association
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
P=V/C Productivity is Value Over Cost
PW Pulse Width
PWC Personal WaterCraft
PWS Performance Work Statement
PWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972
PY Promotion Year
Q
Acronym Definition
QA Quality Assurance
Q&A Questions and Answers
QAMP Quality Assurance Management Plan
QAT Quality Action Team
QAWTD Quick Acting Watertight Door
QAWTES Quick Acting Watertight Escape Scuttle
QAWTH Quick Acting Watertight Hatch
QAWTS Quick Acting Watertight Scuttle
QDR Quality Deficiency Report
QEC Quick Engine Change
QM Quartermaster
QMB Quality Management Board
QML Qualified Manufacturers List
QPC Quality Performance Consultant
QPL Qualified Products List
QPR Qualified Personnel Required
QRMC Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation
QSI Quality Step Increase
QSS Quality Standards System
QTP Quarterly Training Plan
QTR Quarter
QTR Quarterly Training Record
R
Acronym Definition
R21 Rescue 21
RA Radio Navigation Aids
RA Resident Agent
RA Requirements Analysis
RACON Radar Beacon
RADHAZ Radiation Hazard
RADM Rear Admiral
RADMIS Research and Development Management Information System
RAM Radio Active Material
RAM Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
RAP Remedial Action Program
RAS Remote Access Software
RATT Radio Teletype
RBOC Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff
RBS Recreational Boating Safety
RBS Requirements Based Sparing
RCC Rescue Coordination Center
RCE Regional Coordination Element - Immigration and Naturalization Service
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCP Resource/Requirements Change Proposal
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1986
R&D Research and Development
R&DC Research and Development Center
RD Radarman
RD&TM Research, Development and Technology Management
RDD Required Delivery Date
RDF Radio Direction Finding
RDO Regular Day Off
RDT&E Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
REC Regional Examination Center
REFTRA Refresher Training
REP Representative
RETCO Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator
RETREP Regional Emergency Transportation Representative
RF Radio Frequency
RFD Request for Deviation
RFI Ready for Issue
RFP Request for Proposal
RFPB Reserve Forces Policy Board
RFW Request for Waiver
RHI Rigid Hull Inflatable
RHIB Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
RIA Resource Impact Assessment
RIF Reduction in Force (civilian)
RIG SAFEARM
Recognition Identification Guide to Ship Associated Flags, Ensigns, and Aircraft Rondel Markings
RIU Riverine Interdiction Unit
RJTS Regional Jungle Training School
R&M Reliability and Maintainability
RMA Reliability, Maintainability, Availability
RML Relative Movement Line
RMP Risk Management Plan
RN Radio Navigation
ROC Regional Operations Center
ROD Report of Discrepancy
ROE Rules of Engagement
ROM Rough Order of Magnitude
ROM Read Only Memory
ROMIS Real Time Outfitting Management Information System
ROTC Reserve Officers' Training Corps
ROTHR Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar
RP Resource Program/Proposals
RP Reference Point
RP Responsibility Party
RPA Reserve Program Administrator
RPAL Reserve Personnel Allowance List
RPB Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RPI Roller Path Inclination
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
RQ Reportable Quantities
RRI Response Resources Inventory
RRT Regional Response Team
RRTC Regional Riverine Training Center
RSA Regional Strategic Assessment
RSA Reserve Special Agent
RSAT Reserve Strategic Assessment Team
RSD Required Support Dates
RSD Ready Stock Depot
RAD Redistribution Stop Date
RSL Reparable Item Support List
RSPA Research and Special Program Administration
RSS Ready Service Spares
RSS Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (7 countries)
RT Reserve Training
RTAT Repari Turn Around Time
RTB Reserve Transition Benefit
RTC Reserve Training Center
RW Relative Wind
S
Acronym Definition
SA South America
SA Special Agent
SAB Support Allowance Billet
SACA System Alignment and Calibration Appraisal
SADT Special Active Duty for Training
SAG Senior Advisory Group
SAG Surface Action Group
SAIL Systems to automate and Integrate Logistics
SAM Systems Acquisition Manual
SAM Surface-to-Air Missile
SANSS Structure and Nomenclature Search System
SAR Search and Rescue
SAR SHIPALT Record
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SARDET Search and Rescue Detachment
SARF Small Arms Repair Facility
SARMIS Search and Rescue Management Information System
SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
SARSIM Search and Rescue Simulation Model
SAT Systems Approach to Training
SATCOM Satellite Communications
SATE Security Awareness, Training and Education
SAU Search Attack Unit
SBA Small Business Administration
SBD Silent But Deadly
SBP Ship Base Plane
SBU Sensitive But Unclassified
SC Search and Rescue Coordinator
SCA Stock Control Activity
SCAA/APICOM Spill Control Association of America/Association of Petroleum Institute Cooperation Managers
SCAAIN Standardized Conventional Ammunition Automated Inventory Record
SCAMP Shipboard Computer-Aided Maintenance Program
SCANTS Ship Control and Navigation Training System
SCB Supply Center Baltimore
SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCCB Supply Center Curtis Bay
SCCR Supply Center Computer Replacement
SCCS Shipboard Command and Control System
SCLSIS Ship Configuration and Logistics Support Information System
SCM Summary Court-Martial
SCN Specification Change Notice
SDAP Special Duty Assignment Pay
SDD Standard Delivery Date
SDIF Standard Data Interface Format
SDL Standard Distribution List
SDR Systems Acquisition Review
SDR Supply Demand Review
SDTE Suspected Drug Trafficking Entity
SE Systems Engineering
SE Support Equipment
SEA South East Asia
SEACEN Naval Sea Logistics Center
SEAP Senior Enlisted Assignment Policy
SEAS Simplified Engineering Analysis System
SEB Source Evaluation Board
SECAS Ship Equipment Configuration Accounting System
SEER Summary of Enforcement Events Report
SEH Safety and Environmental Health
SEL Selected Equipment List
SELRES Selected Reserve
SEMCIP Shipboard Electromagnetic Compatibility Improvement Program
SEMP Systems Engineering Management Plan
SEMPER PARATUS Always Ready
SEP Student Externship Program
SEPRATS Separate Rations
SERB Selective Early Retirement Board
SES Senior Executive Service (civilian)
SESEF Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility
SESSOCC South East Strategic Operations Command Center
SF Shore Facilities
SFCAM Shore Facility Capital Asset Management
SFDL Shore Facility Divestiture List
SFMIS Shore Facility Management Information System
SFMP Shore Facility Master Plan
SFO Sector Field Office
SFPDM Shore Facilities Project Development Manual
SFRL Shore Facility Requirements List
SGML Standardized General Markup Language
SHA Sidereal Hour Angle
SHF Super High Frequency
SHP Sexual Harassment Prevention
SHPO State Historical Preservation Office
SICA Secondary Inventory Management Activity
SIGINT Signals Intelligence
SIM Selected Item Management
SIMA Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity
SINS Ship's Inertial Navigation System
SIO Senior Investigative Officer
SIP Streamlined Inspection Program
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Routing Network
SIRMP Strategic Information Resources Management Plan
SITOR Simplex Teletype Over Radio
SITREP Situation Report
SIV Special Interest Vessel
SK Storekeeper
SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar
SLEP Service Life Extension Program
SLOC Sea Lines of Communication
SLSDC Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
SLTG Shoulder Line-Throwing Gun
SMEF Systems Management Engineering Facility
SMGC Supply Management Grouping Code
SMGD Supply Management Grouping Designator
SM&R Source, Maintenance and Recoverability
SMS Subject Matter Specialist
SMT Senior Management Team
SMTJ Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction
SN Serial Number
SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
SNO Statement of No Objection
SNSL Stock Number Sequence List
SNTA Suspected Narcotics Trafficking Aircraft
SNTV Suspected Narcotics Trafficking Vessel
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea
SONS Spills of National Significance
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOP System Operating Program
SOPA Senior Officer Present Afloat
SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
SOS Source of Supply
SOSUS Sound Surveillance System
SOV Special Operations Vessel
SOW Statement of Work
SP Selection Plan
SPBO Spare Parts Breakout
SPC Standard Personnel Costs
SPCC Ships Parts Control Center
SPCM Special Court-Martial
SPD Support Program Director
SPEAR Strategize, Publish, Engage, Act, Review
SPEARS Spill Planning, Exercise, and Response System
SPEC Specification
SPECWAR Special Warfare
SPERTERL Ship Portable Electrical/Electronic Test Equipment Requirement List
SPI Ship-Port Interface
SPM Support Program Manager
SPOE Sea Port of Embarkation
SPPBEE Strategic Planning, Business and Capital Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Budget Execution, and Evaluation
SPS System Performance Specification
SPTD Supplementary Provisioning Technical Documentation
SRA Short Range Aircraft
SRA Short Range Aids to Navigation
SRB Selective Reenlistment Board
SRBOC Super Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff
SRC Short Range Cutter
SRD Sponsor's Requirement Document
SRI Storeroom Items
SRM Speed of Relative Movement
SROE Standing Rules of Engagement
SRR System Requirements Review
SRU Search and Rescue Unit
SRU Surface Resource Unit
SRV Short Range Vessel
SS Subsistence Specialist
SSA Social Security Administration
SSA Senior Special Agent
SSAMPS Standard Semi-Automatic Message Processing System
SSB Single Side Band
SSB Special Separation Benefit (military)
SSC Scientific Support Coordinator
SSC Small Scale Contingencies
SSC Ship Structure Committee
SSDG Ship's Service Diesel Generator
SSIC Standard Subject Identification Code
SSN Social Security Number
SSO Special Security Officer
SSO Source Selection Official
SSR Software Specification Review
SSR Surface-Search Radar
SSR Supply Support Request
SSTG Ship's Service Turbo Generator
SSU Special Service Unit
SSMR Shore Station Maintenance Request
STA Station
STAFFDEL Congressional Staff Delegation
STANTEAM Standardization Team
STAR Standard Automated Requisitioning
STAV Shipboard Training and Alignment Verification
STB Surface Transportation Board
STBD Starboard
STCP Secure Telecommunications Plan
STCW Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping
STRIDE System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence
STU III Secure Telephone Unit
STW Standards of Training and Watchkeeping
SUBJ Subject
SUPCEN Supply Center
SUW Surface Warfare
SVRP Switched Voice Replacement Project
SVTT Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube
SWA South West Asia
SWBS Ship Work Breakdown Structure
SWE Servicewide Exam
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
SWS III Standard Workstation III (Computer Workstation)
SYS System
T
Acronym Definition
TAB Training Allowance Billets
TAC Tactical Computer
TACADE Department of Transportation Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Education
TACLET Tactical Law Enforcement Team
TACON Tactical Control
TACT Tailored Annual Cutter Training
TAD Theatre Area Deployment
TAD Temporary Assigned Duty
TAE Transportation Acquisition Executive
TAM Transportation Acquisition Manual
TANB Trailer Aids to Navigation Boat
TAO Tactical Action Officer
TAPS Trans Alaska Pipeline Service
TAR Department of Transportation Acquisition Regulation
TASC Transportation Administrative Service Center
TAT Technical Assessment Team
TAV Total Asset Visibility
TAV Training Audiovisual
TBA To Be Announced
TBD To Be Developed/Determined
TCC Transportation Communication Central
TCM Telecommunications Manual
TCM Task Commitment Memorandum
TCN Transportation Control Number
TCP Telecommunications Plan
TCT Tracking Comparison Test
TDA Tactical Decision Aid
TDS Target Designation System
T&E Test & Evaluation
TECH Technical
TECS Treasury Enforcement Communications System
TED Turtle Excluder Device
TEDS Treatment Episode Data Set
TEMAC Temporary Active Duty
TEMP Test and Evaluation Master Plan
TERA Temporary Early Retirement Authority
TFRIL Technical Feedback Response Information Letter
TGL Task Group Leader
TI Technical Information
TIC The Interdiction Committee
TINWG Training Infrastructure Natural Working Group
TIP Transition and Implementation Plan
TIS Technical Infrastructure Study
TIS Time in Service
TISCOM Telecommunications and Information Systems Command
TL Task Leader
TLE Temporary Living Expense
TM Technical Manual
TMCR Technical Manual Contract Requirement
TMOT Test Management Oversight Team
TMP Task Management Plan
TO Training Officer
TOI Targets of Interest
TONO Travel Order Number
TPFDD Time Phased Force Deployment Data
TPM Technical Performance Measurement
TPO Terminal Performance Objective
TQC Training Quota Management Center
TQM Total Quality Management
TR Trouble Report
TRACE Technical Review and Consolidation of Equipment
TSC Transportation Systems Center
TRACEN Training Center
TRADET Training Detachment
TRATEAM Training Team
TRE Training Readiness Evaluation
TRR Test Readiness Review
TSARC Transportation System Acquisition Review Council
TSD Time, Speed, and Distance
TSP Thrift Savings Plan
TSS Traffic Separation Scheme
TSTA Tailored Ships Training Availability
TT Telephone Technician
TTX Table Top Exercises
TWC Total Water Current
TWS Track-While-Scan
TWX Teletypewriter Message
TYCOM Type Commander
U
Acronym Definition
UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle
UCF Uniform Contract Format
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
UCN Unique Control Number
UCP Unified Command Plan
UD Unit Designation
UFS Unit Financial System
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UI Unit of Issue
UIC Unit Identification Code
UL Underwriters Laboratories
ULP Coast Guard Unit Leadership Program
UMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue Priority System
UN United Nations
UNCLAS Unclassified Information
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UND Urgency of Need Designator
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges
UNIDCP United Nations International Drug Control Program
UNIDOS II Mexican Counterdrug Operation
UNREP Underway Replenishment
UOFP Use of Force Policy
UPH Unaccompanied Personnel Housing
UPV Un-Inspected Passenger Vessel
URR Unconstrained Resource Request
USA United States Army
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAF United States Air Force
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USAR United States Army Reserve
USASOA United States Army School of the Americas
USBP United States Border Patrol
USC United States Code
USCG United States Coast Guard
USCG AUX United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
USCGA United States Coast Guard Academy
USCGAUX U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve
USCS United States Customs Service
USF United States Forces
USG United States Government
USIC United States Interdiction Coordinator (COMDT, USCG)
USMC United States Marine Corps
USMS United States Marshals Service (DOJ)
USN United States Navy
USNR United States Naval Reserve
USO United Services Organization
USPHS United States Public Health Service
USPS United States Postal Service
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
USVI U S Virgin Islands
USW Undersea Warfare
UTB Utility Boat
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
V
Acronym Definition
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VADM Vice Admiral
VBSS Visit, Board, Search and Seize
VCS Vapor Control System
VDC Volts Direct Current
VDS Visual Distress Signal
VE Value Engineering
VEAF Venezuelan Armed Forces
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
VENAV Venezuelan Navy
VERA Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (civilian)
VERTREP Vertical Replenishment
VHA Variable Housing Allowance
VHF Very High Frequency
VIDS Vessel Identification and Documentation System
VISTA Visit in Support of Training and Assistance
VLF Very Low Frequency
VMS Vessel Monitoring System
VNTSC Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
VOSS Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System
VRP Vessel Response Plan
VSC Vessel Safety Check
VSI Voluntary Separation Incentive (military)
VSIP Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (civilian)
VT Variable Time
VT-IR Variable Time - Infrared
VTM Vessel Traffic Management
VTOL Vertical Take-Off and Landing
VTS Vessel Traffic Services
W
Acronym Definition
WAGB Coast Guard Large Icebreaker
WAMS Waterways Analysis and Management System
WAT Weapons Augmentation/Assist Team
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WCA Workforce Cultural Audit
WCARIB Western Caribbean
WCC Weapon Control Console
WCO World Customs Organization
WCP Weapon Control Panel/Processor
WCRP Weapon Control Reference Plane
WET Waterways Evaluation Tool
WG Wage Grade (civilian)
WGMC Working Group on Maritime Cooperation
WHEC Coast Guard High-Endurance Cutter
WIC West Indian Commission
WLB Coast Guard Buoy Tender, Seagoing
WLI Coast Guard Buoy Tender, Inland
WLM Coast Guard Buoy Tender, Coastal
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMEC Coast Guard Medium-Endurance Cutter
WMS Workforce Monitoring System
WO Warrant Officer
WOPA Women Officers' Professional Association
WPA Workforce Policy Advisor
WPB Coast Guard Patrol Boat
WPRFMC Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council
WQSB Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
WSF Weapon System File
WTD Watertight Door
WTGB Coast Guard Icebreaking Tug
WTH Watertight Hatch
WTP Weekly Training Plan
WX Weather
WWM Waterways Management
WWW World Wide Web (Coast Guard's Internet)
X-Y-Z
Acronym Definition
XO Executive Officer
Y2K Year 2000
YD Yard
YN Yeoman
YR Year
YTD Year To Date
ZT Zero Tolerance
