| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| GTOS | Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| HR | Human Resources |
| AFGWC | Air Force Global Weather Central |
| FASTEX | Fronts Atlantic Storm Track Experiment |
| ABFEL | Air-based Free-electron Laser |
| RAF | Research Aviation Facility |
| TAO | Thermal Array In The Ocean |
| CDW | Critical Design Walk-through |