| Acronym | Meaning |
| EERU | Environmental Emergency Response Unit |
| ADCLS | Advanced Data Collection And Location System |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |
| SMM | Solar Maximum Mission |
| SGML | Standard Generalized Markup Language |
| AE | Atmospheric Explorer |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| MO&DSD | Mission Operations And Data Systems Directorate |
| APEX | Advance Purchase Excursion |
| DOE/HQ-EH | DOE Headquarters |