| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALBM | Air-launched Ballistic Missile |
| CAP | Civil Air Patrol |
| BCL | Battelle Columbus Laboratory |
| ADS | Aircraft Data Systems |
| DIR | Director's Office |
| RDF | Real-data Forecast |
| MAPS | Multiple Aircraft Positioning System |
| ISRDB | Incoherent Scatter Radar Data Base |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |