List of acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable") used by the government and the military:

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A

• ADF - Australian Defence Force (Australia)
• ADFC - Australian Defence Force Cadets (Australia)
• AAFC - Australian Air Force Cadets (Australia)
• AAC - Australian Army Cadets (Australia)
• ADFA - Australian Defence Force Academy (Australia)
• An - Antonov (Russian)
• APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
• APOAE - Army Post Office Armies in Europe
• APPN - Appropriation Number (U.S. Military)
• ARA - Australian Regular Army (Australia)
• ARes - Army Reserve (Australia)
• ARMS - Automated Recruit Management System (U.S. Military)
• ASAP - As Soon As Possible (U.S. Military)
• ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
• ASM - Anti-Ship Missile
• AWOL - Absent Without Leave

B

• BEA - Budget Execution Authority (U.S. Navy)
• Be - Beriev (Russian)

C

• CAG - Commander, Air Group (U.S.)
• CAGE - Commercial and Government Entity
• CAS - Close Air Support
• CENTCOM - Central Command (U.S. Military)
• CINCLANT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Forces (U.S. Navy)
• CINCLANTFLT - Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy)
• CINCPAC - Commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces (U.S. Navy)
• CIWS - Close-In Weapon System
• CVN Carrier Vehicle, Nuclear

D

• DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (U.S. Military)
• DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service (U.S. Military)
• DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

E

• EOD-Exsplosive Ordinance Disposal

F

• FLOTUS - First Lady of the United States (U.S. - see POTUS)
• FOB - Forward Operating Base
• FOD - Foreign Object Damage / Foreign Object Debris (U.S.)

G

• Gulag The Chief Administration of Collective Labor Camps (Russian Главное Управление Лагерей, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagerey")

H

• HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (U.S. Military)
• HMAS - Her Majesty's Australian Ship (Australia)
• HMS - Her Majesty's Ship (UK)
• HMNZS - Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (New Zealand)
• HMCS - Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (Canada)

I

• IED-Improvised Exsplosive Device
• Il - Ilyushin
• Interpol - International Criminal Police Organization
• IFF - Identification Friend or Foe
• IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle

J

K

• Ka - Kamov (Russian)
• KIA-Killed In Action

L

M

• MBT - Main Battle Tank
• MCEN - Marine Corps Internet (U.S. Military)
• MFA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Mi - Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (Russian)
• MIA-Missing In Action
• MiG - Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian)
• MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (U.S. military)
• MOB - Main Operating Base
• MRE - Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. Military)

N

• NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
• NAS - Naval Air Station
• NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• NMC - Not Mission Capable
• NMCI - Naval Marine Corps Internet (U.S. Navy)

O

• O&M, MC - Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps (U.S. Navy)
• O&M, N - Operations & Maintenance, Navy (U.S. Navy)
• OBE- Overcome by Events (DoD)

P

• PMS - Planned Maintenance Schedule (U.S. Navy)
• PO - Post Office
• POTUS - President of the United States
• PT - Physical Training
• POW-Prisoner Of War

Q

R

• RFP - Request for Proposal (U.S.)
• RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force (Australia)
• RAN - Royal Australian Navy (Australia)
• RN - Royal Navy (UK)
• RAF - Royal Air Force (UK)
• RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force (New Zealand)
• RCSCC - Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Canada)

S

• SAF - Singapore Armed Forces (Singapore)
• SAM - Surface to Air Missile
• SCAP - Supreme Commander Allied Powers (Allied occupation of Japan)
• SCDF - Singapore Civil Defence Forces (Singapore)
• SEAD - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
• SECNAV - Secretary of the Navy
• SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (historic)
• Su - Sukhoi (Russian)

T

• TAD - Temporary Active Duty (U.S. Military)
• TDY - Temporary Duty (U.S. Military)

U

• USA PATRIOT Act - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
• USAF - United States Air Force
• USMC - United States Marine Corps
• USN - United States Navy
• USO - United Service Organizations (U.S. Military)
• UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
• UCAV - Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
• UN - United Nations

V

X

Y

Z

See also: List of acronyms, List of U.S. Army acronyms and expressions

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