| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMR | Electomagnetic Radiation |
| OIR | Office Of Industry Relations |
| EM | Electron Microscope |
| AGL | Above Ground Level |
| AFWL | Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| AFD | Axial Flux Difference |
| LAPS | Local Analysis And Prediction System |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| ERTD | Environmental Research & Technology Division |