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Acronym
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Meaning
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AAF
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Army Airfield |
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AAFES
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Army And Air Force Exchange Service |
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AAM
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Army Achievement Medal; Air-to-Air Missile (see ATAM); Automated Acquisition Module |
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AAR
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After-Action Review (formerly After-Action Report); Air-to-Air Receive; Air-to-Air Refueling; Aircraft Accident Report |
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ABN
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Airborne |
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AC
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Aircraft Commander; Active Component; Alternating Current; Aircraft; Aircraft Carrier; Air Conditioning; Air Controller; Aircrew; Armament Computer; Associate Contractor |
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ACU
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Army Combat Uniform; Assault Craft Unit; Annunciator Control Unit; Automatic Calling Unit; Administrative Control Unit |
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AIT
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Advanced Infantry Training; Advanced Individual Training (specialty Training Post-BCT); Aircraft Interface Tester; Automated Interactive Target; AUTODIN Interface Terminal; Automated Identification Technology |
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ALICE
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All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment |
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AMF
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Army Modular Force |
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AN
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Army/Navy; See JETDS |
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ANCOC
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Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course |
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AO
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Accounts Office; Acquisition Objective; Action Officer; Aircraft Operator; Oiler (underway Replenishment); Administration Officer; Air Officer; Area Of Operations; Aviation Ordnance Person |
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AOC
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Air And Space Operations Center; Air Operations Center; Army Operations Center; Air/Oil Cooler; Approach On Course; Auxiliary Output Chips; Aviation Ordnance Chief; Area Of Concentration |
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AOO (AO)
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Area Of Operations; Aviation Ordnance Officer |
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AOR
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Area Of Responsibility; Allowance Overrides; Annual Operating Requirement; Area Of Operations; Replenishment Oiler (underway Replenishment) |
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APFT
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Army Physical Fitness Test |
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ARCAM
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Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal |
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ARCOM
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Army Commendation Medal |
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ARFORGEN
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Army Force Generation |
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ASAP
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As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
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ASCC
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Army Service Component Command |
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ASI
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Additional Skill Identifier |
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ASOC
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Air Support Operations Center |
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AST
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Area Support Team |
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ASW
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Anti-Submarine Warfare; Average Surface Wind |
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ATAM
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Air-To-Air Missile |
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AVF
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All-Volunteer Force |
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AWOL
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Absent Without Official Leave. Not At One's Place Of Duty |
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AWR
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Air Worthiness Release |
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B/N
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Bombardier/Navigator. The Observer On A US Air Force Fighter-bomber. |
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BAH
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Basic Allowance For Housing (formerly BAQ) |
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BAQ
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Basic Allowance For Quarters; Basic Aircraft Qualification |
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BCD
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Bad Conduct Discharge; Binary-Coded Decimal; Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
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BCT
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Basic Combat Training (familiarly Basic Training Or Basic) |
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BDU
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Battle-Dress Uniform; Bomb Dummy Units |
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BEQ
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Bachelor Enlisted Quarters |
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BLUF
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Bottom Line Up Front (i.e. |
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BNCOC
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Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course |
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BOG
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Beach Operations Group |
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BOQ
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Bachelor Officers' Quarters |
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BRM
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Basic Rifle Marksmanship |
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BSB
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Base Support Battalion |
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BWT
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Battlefield Weather Team |
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BX
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Base EXchange. Air Force Name For A PX (see Below.) |
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CAB
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Combat Aviation Brigade; Cabin; Centralized Accounting & Billing (Navy); Contract Adjustment Board; Cost Analysis Brief; Combat Action Badge |
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CAC
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Common Access Card; Community Activity Center |
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CAPE
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Corrective Action Through Physical Exercise |
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CASEVAC
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CASualty EVACuation |
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CAV
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Cavalry (Armored Cavalry Regiment); Cavalry Fighting Vehicle |
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