| Acronym | Meaning |
| EUCOM | United States European Command (Stuttgart-Vaihingen |
| MIA | Missing In Action. Missing In A Battle Situation |
| MRE | Officially |
| GFOQ | General/Flag Officers' Quarters |
| ATAM | Air-To-Air Missile |
| TOC | Tactical Operations Center |
| CTC | Combat Training Center |
| BOG | Beach Operations Group |
| CBR | Chemical-Biological-Radiological (see NBC); Charger Battery Relay |
| RFI | Rapid Fielding Initiative |