| Acronym | Meaning |
| MS | Mano Sinistra (Latin |
| CPD | Capabilities Production Document |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (see-dee-ack) |
| MEF | U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force - Minimum Essential Facility - Mission Essential Force |
| PAMELA | Payload For Antimatter Matter Exploration And Light-nuclei Astrophysics |
| TRUEX | Training In Urban Environment Exercise |
| NCI | U.S. National Cancer Institute |
| BWC | Biological And Toxin Weapons Convention |
| NIAMD | National Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| AMC | Adaptive Modulation And Coding (digital Communications) - U.S. Air Mobility Command - American Motors Corporation - U.S. Army Materiel Command |