| Acronym | Meaning |
| O AND M | Operations And Maintenance |
| MRIS | Media Relations & Information Services |
| TIME | Thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamics |
| AG | Australia Group |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| AL | Ames Laboratory |
| AID | Agency For International Development |
| FLMPA | Federal Land Management Policy Act |
| ICWWP | Interagency Committee For World Weather Programs |
| DOS | Department Of Space |