| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANM | Alternate Nuclear Materials |
| HCN | Historical Climatology Network |
| JPS | Joint Planning Staff |
| I/O | Input/output |
| TIBEX | Tidewater Bermuda Experiment |
| ESTAR | Electrically Steered Thinned Array Radiometer |
| AGA | Automatic Gas Analyzer |
| STEPS | Severe Thunderstorm Electrification And Precipitation Study |
| VOR | VHF Omnidirectional Range |
| ALAP | As Low As Practical |