| Acronym | Meaning |
| DFAS | Defense Finance And Accounting System |
| RPG | Rocket-Propelled Grenade |
| EIB | Expert Infantryman's Badge |
| UXO | UneXploded Ordnance |
| SFODA | Special Forces Operational Detachment (Alpha) |
| STX | Situational Training Exercise |
| AOC | Air And Space Operations Center; Air Operations Center; Army Operations Center; Air/Oil Cooler; Approach On Course; Auxiliary Output Chips; Aviation Ordnance Chief; Area Of Concentration |
| PERSCOM | PERSonnel COMmand |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
| SOCOM | Special Operations COMmand. This Is The Military Organization That Oversees The Activities Of Such Elite Units As The US Navy SEALs And US Army Delta Force |