| Acronym | Meaning |
| MANPADS | MAN-Portable Air Defence System |
| DOD | U.S. Department Of Defense |
| SLBM | Sea/Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile |
| TRY | Turkish Lira (ISO 4217 Currency Code) |
| CUP | Cuban Peso (ISO 4217 Currency Code) |
| BDU | Battle-Dress Uniform |
| CO | Cobalt |
| ALGOL | ALGOrithmic Language |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant - Predicted Drift Angle - Public Display Of Affection - Push-Down Automaton |
| ASD(S&R) | (U.S.) Assistant Secretary Of Defense (Strategy & Requirements)) |