| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOR | Emergency Operations Center |
| ITWS | Integrated Terminal Weather System |
| MSE | Mean Square Error |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| AF/INX | Air Force Assistant Chief Of Staff |
| LIMS | Limb Infrared Monitor Of The Statosphere |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| GOCO | Government Owned |
| BP | Boundary Profile |