| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITM | Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere |
| VU | Voice Unit |
| AFWL | Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| FATS | Forward Area Target Surveillance System |
| GCRP | Global Change Research Program |
| DOE/SR | DOE Savannah River |
| ROC | Republic Of China |
| ALP | Assemble Language Preprocessor |
| MWO | Mt. Washington Observatory |
| FPA | Focal Plane Assembly |