| Acronym | Meaning |
| PERSCOM | PERSonnel COMmand |
| ASCC | Army Service Component Command |
| TDY | Temporary Duty/Temporary Divorce For A Year |
| HE | High-Explosive; Handling Equipment; Housing Expense; Heavy Equipment |
| OPTEMPO | Operational Tempo. The Pace Of An Operation Or Operations; Includes All Of The Activities The Unit Is Conducting; Can Be A Single Activity Or Series Of Operations. |
| SOCOM | Special Operations COMmand. This Is The Military Organization That Oversees The Activities Of Such Elite Units As The US Navy SEALs And US Army Delta Force |
| O/A | On Or About |
| JETDS | Joint Electronics Type Designation System (e.g. AN/PRC-xx) |
| ASOC | Air Support Operations Center |
| HANO | High-Altitude No-Opening Parachute Technique (type Of Parachute Jump |