| Acronym | Meaning |
| STF | Short-Term Forecast |
| BPI | Budget |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |
| DETEC | Defense Technology Evaluation Code |
| S&R | Search And Rescue |
| FPD | Flight Projects Directorate |
| OIRTD | Office Of Industrial Relations And Technology Development |
| ANRHRD | Air Noise Radiation Health Research Division |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |