| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGOR | Oceanographic Research Ship (misc) |
| HELO | Helicopter |
| LASER | Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation |
| SWWBDS | Software Work Breakdown Structure (mil-std 881) |
| YON | Fuel Oil Barge (non Self-propelled)(lighter) |
| AEL | Allowance Equipage List |
| RTP | Request For Technical Proposal |
| PET | Propulsion Engineering Trainer |
| VAX | Digital Equipment Corp 32 Bit Mini-computer |
| CRR | Cognizant Regional Representative |