| Acronym | Meaning |
| POW | Privately-Owned Weapon. A Soldier's Personal Weapon. |
| CIB | Combat Infantryman Badge; Combined Information Bureau; Controlled Image Base |
| LZ | Landing Zone |
| SFQC | Special Forces Qualification Course |
| AC | Aircraft Commander; Active Component; Alternating Current; Aircraft; Aircraft Carrier; Air Conditioning; Air Controller; Aircrew; Armament Computer; Associate Contractor |
| AAF | Army Airfield |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
| AN | Army/Navy; See JETDS |
| SPTT | Security Policy Translation Table |
| BRM | Basic Rifle Marksmanship |