| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFB | Air Force Base |
| GDR | Geophysical Data Record |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| BCWS | Budgeted Cost For Work Scheduled |
| AAW | Antiair Warfare |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| ILI | Instrumentation And Laboratory Improvement |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| MMD | Mass Median Diameter |
| ILP | International Lithosphere Programme |