| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDS | Loral Defense Systems |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| VIL | Vertical Integrated Liquid |
| ISMG | International Scientific And Management Group |
| SPACE | Satellite Precipitaion And Cloud Experiment |
| QPF | Quantitative Prediction Of Precipitation |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| AI&O | Annual Inspection And Overhaul |
| DMAIAGS | Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic Survey |
| F-V | Fussell-Vesely |