| Acronym | Meaning |
| APG | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| AL/SPD | AL Special Programs Division |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| MO&DSD | Mission Operations And Data Systems Directorate |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| QNH | Quasi-nonhydrostatic Model |
| STORM | Stormscale Operational And Research Meteorology |
| MSF | Magnetic Flux Structures |
| ARPANET | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
| AASM | Advanced Air To Surface Missile |