Soldier GID Group Identification GIF Graphics Interchange Format first used CompuServe GIGO Garbage Out rule of computing GIS Geographical Information System GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite Russian GPS GM CW brevity code Good Morning General Motors Manager GMDSS Maritime Distress Safety GMF Ground mobile forces GMRS Gneral Radio GMS Geostationary Meteorological Japanese GMT Greenwich Mean obsolete kept only by BBC GNA Gulf News Agency GNC guidance and computer control gnd GNDCON gnu Not Unix freeware opsystem Officer GOA Gone Arrival police GOES Geosynchronous Oceanic Environmental GOGO governmentowned GOJ GORIZONT Moscow State University Monitor GOSIP Open Systems Interconnection Profile UK site Internet GOWON Offshore Weather Observing. FMO Frequency Management Office FMOW Orderwire US military FMP Fleet Modernization Program FMS Foreign Sales FMTnet Training FN French Navy FNG Friendly new guy gal possible security risk FOB Field Operations Bureau FCC Freight Board shipping regs FOD Object Damage FOIA Freedom Information Act FORSCOM Forces Command FORTRAN Formula Translator early IBM computer language FOT Optimum Traffic fq that will work most days period Foxes THE QUICK BROWN . var Feedback function use strict tAttribute id genId [...]

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Polk LA JSC Johnson Space Center TX Joint Spectrum JSF Strike Fighter JSMSw Management for Windows software JSORS Advanced Special OPS Radio System JSTARS Surveillance Target Attack Radar aka aircraft heard HF during Haitian operation JTF Task Force usually Drugs Caribbean interdiction unit out Key West part JIATFE Pacific coast JIATFW South Central America JIATFSouth JTFEX Exercise JTIDS Tactical Information Distribution JU net member like PU Link JUHMTF user handbook message text JWICS Worldwide Intelligence Communications decimal anything loosely from hexadecimal CW prosign Go Ahead technically Invitation To Transmit thousand short kilo Index Logarithmic hourly geomagnetic activity reading Kilocycles second kiloHertz KAQ Packet protocol callsign its inventor KAM Kantronics AllMode digital controller KAWN Identifier attached weather products relayed by several stations KB Keyboard Kilobit kilobaud kilobits KBD Kbps kc now kHertz KCNA Korean News Agency kcs KGB Komitet Besopasnostij transliterated Russian Klingenfuss old USSR comint replaced FAPSI Keyhole optical recon satellite resembles Hubble kHz KISS Keep simple stupid engineering golden rule km kilometer kMc Kilomegacycle gigahertz knot Nautical mile KNRM Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij Dutch SAR org. EXE f Farad huge capacitor usually uf pf Frequency in Hertz Fiber optics Followon V Fishing Vessel Fixed wing airplane FM carrier no modulation sounds just like now NN FB Mode designator shift keying Audio frequencyshift FC fax FE voice broadcasting FAA Federal Aviation Administration Foreign Assistance Act FAADC Forward Area Defense Command Control Communications Intelligence System Army FAC FieldAligned Current irregular propagation FACSFAC Fleet Surveillance Facility Navy FAF French Force FAGDS Federation of Astronomical Geophysical Data Services FAPSI Agcy Govt Info Russian replaced KGB FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Internet USENET Regulations FARP Arming Refueling Point FAS Assignment Subcommittee IRAC American Scientists FASC signal center FAST Antiterrorist Strike Team Marines NASA Auroral Snapshot Small Explorer satellite FAT File Allocation Table MSDOS bit Newer MSWindows Facsimile CW brevity code Fine Business really good FBI Bureau Investigation FBO Base Operator funnel cloud FCC Commission FCMP Composite USCG Honolulu FCO Coordinating Officer FEMA FD Disk Floppy confusing FDD Drive FDDI Fibre Distribution Interface FDM Multiplex FDPT Parameter FDX Full Duplex FEC correction teleprinter FECA Oneway traffic FECC Emergency Coordinator FECTOR Teleprinting over radio FEK Exchange Management Agency FEP Front End Processor computers FLTSAT EHF Package FET Fieldeffect transistor FEW clouds Forces Transmission Formfeed ASCII FFH Frigate Helicopter Hopping spread spectrum scheme FFHTnet FastFrequency Training FFRDC Federally Funded Research Development MITRE Corp. SPF Shortest Path First SPI Service Provider Interface SPINCOM Special Intelligence Communications Spkr Speaker SPL Sound Pressure Level HighOrder Signal Processing Language SPO Security plans and operations SPOD Seaport of debarkation SPS Spectrum Planning Subcommittee IRAC SPSS Space Surveillance Squadron Spt Support SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange squalls sqdn SQL Structured Query computer databases SR Reconnaissance Blackbird SRA Specialized repair activity SRAM Static Random Access Memory SRB SolidRocket Booster NASA Shuttle recovered by BRV SRMS Smart Resource Management System SRWBR Range Wide Band Radio Transmission Spanish Sandstorm Supply SSB Single Sideband SSC Sudden Commencement geophysics SSE Southsoutheast SSF Southern Straits Florida SSG Systems Group Server Includes web Science Institute SSID Secondary Station Identifier SSL Secure Sockets Layer encrypted TCP IP networking SSN Sunspot Number Nuclear Submarine US Navy Social same TINFCC forms SSOM numbers male voice SSPAR State Power SSR Radar Soviet Socialist Republic obsolete IFF Identification Friend Foe SSRAM Synchronous SSRC Reduced Carrier SSSC Suppressed SST Supersonic Transport aircraft Surface Temperature SSTV Slow Scan Television SSW Southsouthwest SSYL female Send Timing EIA Status Temporary Authority from something STAJ Term AntiJam makes gurgling noise onair STAMIS Standard Army Information STANAG Standardization Agreement NATO STAR SHARES Transportable Auxiliary STARC Area Command STARS Tactical STARSV SystemVHF Old replaced version. space money sink SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control bitwise computer comm protocol SDLP Station SDNRIU Secure Digital Net Radio Interface Unit SDRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSL Symmetric Subscriber Line SDU SDX Semiduplex Southeast SEA Asia MWARA SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEAL Land Navy special op teams SEAM Emergency Action Message SEATO Treaty Organization now ASEAN Second SECAF Secretary Force SECAM SEquentiel Couleur Memoire weird French TV standard adopted by Russian bloc keep Western Simply Everything Contrary America SECDEF SECT SHARES Coordination State Capability Using Effectively SECURITE Prosign safety traffic follows uses pronunciation SEECURE EETAY Stimulated Electromagnetic Emissions SELCAL Selective Calling tones numbers SELFEC SELSCAN Proprietary name Collins scanning ALE HF system SENSE Synthetic Environments National Security Estimates SEP Solar Energetic Particle Event observation interval Ship Earth SESC Environmental Services Center SESEF Electronic Systems Evaluation Facility SETI Search Intelligence SEVOCOM voice communications SEW Warfare SF SFA Single Frequency Approach SFC surface SFCG Group SFDU formatted SFF Small Factor hard disks SFU flux SG Signal ground snow grains SGIN Subgroup Identification FCC SGML Generalised Markup Language Generalized SGRAM Graphic SGT Sergeant Bourne Shell originally Unix default command interpreter Showers SHAEF Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces SHAPE Powers Europe SHAred RESources Federal NCS SHF super high SHTTP Hypertext Transfer web Systeme Internationale Unites Shift ASCII SID Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance flare Signature Interest SIGCEN SIGINT Signals SIGMET Significant Meteorological warning SILENCE MAYDAY standby distress SEELONCE SIMM Inline Module SIMMS Modular SIMOP Simultaneous Operation radios interference Simulcast SINAD signalplus noiseplus distortion SINCGARS SingleChannel Airborne SINPFEMO report adds modulation propagation details SINPO SINS Inertial Navigation Strength Overall Serial Input Output SIOP Integrated Operational Plan SIPRNET Router Network SIS aka UK Scramble Information Dutch planespotter SITFAA InterAmerican Spanish SITOR Simplex Teleprinting Telex SITORA mode ARQ SITORB SITREP Situation SITSTAT status SJA Staff judge advocate CW End transmission usually written SKC Sky clear SKYWARN NWS ARRL amateur severe weather spotting SLB Letter Beacon marker xmsn SLBM SeaLaunched Ballistic Missile SLEP Life Extension Program SLIP SerialLine Internet older than PPP SLOC lines SLP Seaward Point sealevel pressure SLPNO not available SLR Shielded Loop Receiver SLS Squadron Statute Miles SMART Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology SelfManaged Arrival Resequencing Tool Segmented Method Analytical RayTracing SMB Server Block Windows SMF Field SMMW Submillimeter wave SMRS Specialized Mobile SMT mount SMTP Mail SNA Architecture SNAFU Normal Fouled SNINCR increasing rapidly SNMP Management computers SNR Sheriff Office DIMM Outline Dual SOAR Operations Regiment SOB Souls Board people aircraft SOCOM SODIMM SOF Flight SOH Start Heading SOHFRAD SOHO Heliospheric Observatory satellite Lagrange Home computing SOI instructions Object NORAD SOJ Jlead Spit Luck SOLAS series treaties Sonar Sound detection ranging SONET Bell optical fiber SONGS San Onofre Nuclear Generating SOP Standing operating procedure SOPS SOS Morse sent long character replaced CQD SOSB support battalion SOSEC Surveillance SOSEX SOSUS Exercise SOSS Stations Soviet Ocean Underwater hydrophones across Bering Straight listen SOUTHCOM Southern SOW Watch Statement Pacific Silent Period kHz obsolete Shore Patrol MPs RTTY Spectrum Planning Policy Advisory Committee SPACECOM SPAR VIP Seagoing Platform Acoustic Research Proton Aviation Selected from unscheduled taken when certain criteria have been SPEEDX Society Preservation Engrossing Enjoyment DXing [...]

Nn Prefix for CCITT specsthese are phone modems V. US consortium INMARSAT Convention rep COMSEABASED Commander ASW Wings Atlantic COMSEC Communication Security COMSTAT Communications Status Report COMSUBLANT Submarine Forces USN COMSUBPAC Pacific COMTAC Tactical CONCISE Cosine Network Central Information Service Europe CONELRAD Control of Electromagnetic Radiation obsolete Config Configuration configure conmara Italian Consulate Maracaibo Venezuela conmars Marseille France conmopr possibly Montpellier conmpla del Plata Argentina CONOP Concept Operations continuous conspie . X [...]

Length return f in function p String place var for w . Defines interpersonal email X. Army Space Command COMASWFORLANT Commander Forces Atlantic COMCON Communications Condition MARS COMFAIRMED Fleet Mediterranean COMFAIRWINGTEN COMHSWINGONE Helicopter Antisubmarine COMINT Intelligence COMJAM jamming also commo COMMSTA Station COMMZ zone COMNAVCOMTELCOM Naval Computer COMOPTEVFOR Operational Test Evaluation COMPATWING Patrol COMPATWINGSLANT COMPUINT Compul Compulsory COMSAT SATellite Corp [...]

Operates COMSATs PAO Public affairs officer PAP Polska Agencja Prasowa Password Authentication Protocol computer networks PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator PAR Radar new name for GCA PARC Palo Alto Research Center Xerox obsolete PASR personnel accounting and strength reporting PAVE Acquisition Vehicle Entry PAWS Phased array SLBM warning system US Coastal sites . Sometimes we fail [...]

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G. Sometimes we fail. Maritime Satellite Org consortium leases bandwidth Marecs Intelsat Marisat for ship use. Atlantic Command ACP Allied Communication Publication ACR Armored cavalry regiment ACS Assistant chief of staff ACSB Amplitude Compandored SideBand ACSL altocumulus standing lenticular cloud ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration ACTS Automated Computer Time Service ACW Air Control Wing like AWACS Tinker ADA Americans with Disabilities Official DoD language not acronym named for Babbage the world first programmer ADAS AWOS Data Acquisition System Nice nested ADC Analogto Digital Convertor ADCC Defense Center addr Address ADES Airdrop equipment systems ADF Automatic direction finding Australian Defence Forces ADIZ Identification Zone ADM Admiral ADMD Administration Management Domain ADO ActiveX Objects ADOC operation ADONIS Article Delivery Over Network Information ADP processing ADPCM Adaptive differential pulsecode modulation ADPE ADPSIS Software Inventory ADPSO Security Officer ADPSSO ADR brevity ADS Dependent Surveillance ADSB ADSL Assymetric Subscriber Line Ae Auroral Electrojet magnetic activity index Audio Frequency Hz kHz AFAMPE Message Exchange AFATDS Field Artillery Tactical AFB Base AFC AFCA Communications Agency AFEPS ACARS FrontEnd Processor ground AFETR Eastern Test Range AFFSA Flight Standards AFGWC Global Weather Central Offutt AFI Africa Indian Ocean MWARA Instruction directive Film Institute AFN broadcast military AFNET Integrated Armed Radio AFRES Reserve AFRN AFRTS Television Services AFS Station Aeronautical Fixed AFSATCOM Satellite AFSK frequencyshift keying AFSOC Special Operations AFTCO Certification AFTN Adjutant general AGC gain Aerospace pronounced how old you when replace order New AGL Above level AGU Geophysical Union AHAMSL Antenna height mean sea AHF High AHMSL AHP Army Heliport Artificial intelligence AIC Intercept AICPITS Coordinated Ionosphere Thermosphere Studies AIDA Atmospheric Investigations Dynamics Arecibo AIDC Capture AIM AOL Instant Messenger popular internet talk Intelligent NCS AllIndia Aviation Incident Response Cross AIREP Report observation PIREP AIRK Area interswitch rekey AIRMET Meteorological AIS Universal AJ AntiJam AkDT Alaskan Daylight AkST Approach landing ALC logistics ALCC Airborne Launch ALCE Airlift Element ALCS ALE Link Establishment ALERT Attack Early Reporting Theater ALF Absorption Limiting realtime version LUF AlGaN AluminumGallium Nitride ALOC lines Aloha Widearea protocol developed Hawaii ALP airport location point Alpha Aircraft maintenance status best Hotel also Adam Henry ALQA Quality Assesment squadron Arithmetic Unit ALW Mobile Meridian hours between midnight local AMC Mobility MAC MATS Materiel AMCO company AMD MicroDevices Cyrix competition Display equivalent Alternate Mark Inversion AMMCS Multimedia Multiservices AMSA Maritime Safety AMSAT Amateur . prevents eavesdropping TEMPO Temporary weather change TERPES Technical Electronic Processing and Evaluation System TESTM Metar Message TEXN Traffic Exchange Network MARS Tfc TFE Tactical field TFEO officer TFW Fighter Wing THAAD Theater High Altitude Area Defense THD Total Harmonic Distortion audio THREATCON Condition Alpha Bravo [...]

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