| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPV | Offshore Patrol Vessel |
| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| AID | U.S. Agency For International Development |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| GMFSC | Ground Mobile Forces Satellite Communications |
| UMES | University Of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| YG | Yoctogram |
| ACM | Many |
| DOA | Dead On Arrival - Dead Or Alive |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |