List of U.S. government and military acronyms

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy datesList of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.

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0–9

  • 0K – Zero Killed (pronounced OK, as the expression that everything is okay)
  • 1LT – First Lieutenant (U.S. Army) (USMC uses "1stLt" and USAF uses "1st Lt")
  • 2LT – Second Lieutenant (U.S. Army) (USMC uses "2ndLt" and USAF uses "2d Lt")
  • 2IC – Second In Command
  • 1SG – First Sergeant (E-8 Army)
  • 777 – (Pronounced triple 7) Refers to the M777 howitzer, a towed 155 mm artillery weapon. It succeeded the M198 howitzer in the United States Marine Corps and United States Army in 2005. The M777 is also used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine. It made its combat debut in the War in Afghanistan.

A

  • A – Analog
  • A1C – Airman First Class (USAF E-3)
  • A2C2 – Army Airspace Command And Control
  • A-3 – (Operations Directorate (COMAFFOR))
  • A-5 – (Plans Directorate (COMAFFOR))
  • AA – Anti-Aircraft
  • AA – Armed Forces America
  • AA – Assembly Area
  • AA – Assessment Agent
  • AA – Avenue Of Approach
  • AAA – Army Audit Agency
  • AAA – Antiaircraft Artillery
  • AAA – Arrival And Assembly Area
  • AAA – Assign Alternate Area
  • AAAD – Airborne Anti-Armor Defense<ref>US Army Termonology/82nd Airborne Division Termonology (late 1970s era)</ref>
  • AAAS – Amphibious Aviation Assault Ship
  • AABB – American Association of Blood Banks
  • AABWS – Amphibious Assault Bulk Water System
  • AAC – Activity Address Code
  • AACG – Arrival Airfield Control Group
  • AADC – Area Air Defense Commander
  • AADP – Area Air Defense Plan
  • AA&E – Arms, Ammunition, And Explosives
  • AAEC – Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team
  • AAFC – Australian Air Force Cadets (Australia)
  • AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service
  • AAFIF – Automated Air Facility Information File
  • AAFS – Amphibious Assault Fuel System
  • AAFSF – Amphibious Assault Fuel Supply Facility
  • AAGS – Army Air-Ground System
  • AAI – Air-To-Air Interface
  • AAM – Air-To-Air Missile
  • AAMDC – US Army Air And Missile Defense Command
  • AAO – Approved Acquisition Objective
  • AAOE – Arrival And Assembly Operations Element
  • AAOG – Arrival And Assembly Operations Group
  • AAP – Allied Administrative Publication
  • AAP – Assign Alternate Parent
  • AAR – After Action Report
  • AAR – After Action Review
  • AAS – Army Apprentice School (Australia)
  • AAST – Aeromedical Evacuation Administrative Support Team
  • AAT – Automatic Analog Test
  • AAT – Aviation Advisory Team
  • AAU – Analog Applique Unit
  • AAV – Amphibious Assault Vehicle
  • AAW – Antiair Warfare
  • AB – Airbase
  • AB – Airman Basic (USAF E-1)
  • ABCA – American, British, Canadian, Australian Armies Program
  • ABCS – Army Battle Command System
  • ABD – Airbase Defense
  • ABU – Airman Battle Uniform (U.S. Air Force)
  • ABV – Assault Breacher Vehicle (U.S. Army)
  • ABFC – Advanced Base Functional Component
  • ACU – Army Combat Uniform (U.S. Army)
  • ADOS – Active Duty, Operational Support
  • ADSW – Active Duty, Special Work
  • AE – Armed Forces Europe
  • AEW&C – Airborne Early Warning And Control
  • AFI – Awaiting Further Instruction/Air Force Instruction (requirement guide)
  • AFMC – Armed Forces Medical College
  • AFOQT – Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
  • AFOSI – United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations
  • AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code
  • AHA – Ammunition Holding Area
  • AIM – Airborne Intercept Missile (U.S. Military)
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B

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D

E

F

G

  • G1 – General Staff Level office for Personnel and Manpower (Division and Above)
  • G2 – General Staff Level office for Military Intelligence (Division and Above)
  • G3 – General Staff Level office for Operations and Plans (Division and Above)
  • G4 – General Staff Level office for Logistics (Division and Above)
  • G5 – General Staff Level office for Military/Civil Affairs (Division and Above)
  • G6 – General Staff Level office for Signal and Communication (Division and Above)
  • G7 – General Staff Level office for Training and Exercises (Division and Above)
  • G8 – General Staff Level office for Force Development and Analysis (Division and Above)
  • G9 – General Staff Level office for Civil Operations (Division and Above)
  • GBU – Guided Bomb Unit
  • GEN – General
  • GI – Government Issue
  • GIG – Global Information Grid
  • GIGO – Garbage In Garbage Out
  • GM – Gone Mersault
  • GO – General Officer
  • GOCO – Government owned, contractor operated
  • GPMG – General Purpose Machine Gun
  • GPS – Global Positioning System
  • GS – General Schedule

H

I

J

  • JA – Judge Advocate [General]
  • JAFO – Just Another Fucking Observer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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K

L

M

N

O

P

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R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

  • YGBSM – You Gotta Be Shitting Me

See also

References

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