| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARTCC | Air Route Traffic Control Center |
| IPM | Interpersonal Messaging |
| MCCS | Mesoscale Convective Complexes |
| NAO | North Atlantic Ocean |
| UCLA | University Of California At Los Angeles |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| USAP | United States Antarctic Program |
| SDHS | Satellite Data Handling System |
| AEERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |
| DPFC | Defense Program Field Council |