| Acronym | Meaning |
| DASA | Defense Atomic Support Agency |
| NSRC | National Systems And Research Company |
| ADO | Associate Director For Operations |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| AXBT | Air-Deployed Expendable Bathythermographs |
| SIRS | Social Issues Resources Services |
| ISRDB | Incoherent Scatter Radar Data Base |
| MAYPOLE | May Polarization Experiment |
| LIE | Line Islands Experiment |
| FREON | DuPont Trade Name |