| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAMETAG | Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment On Tropospheric Aerosols And Gases |
| IPEI | Ionospheric Plasma And Electrodynamics Instrument |
| AC | Area Coordinator |
| AL | Aeronomy Laboratory |
| EMAD | Equatorial Middle Atmosphere Dynamics |
| BAM | Brooklyn Arts Museum |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| AMTL | Army Material Test Laboratory |
| SLU | Saint Louis University |
| AFSC | Air Force Systems Command |