The list of military acronyms and abbreviations.
All military related acronyms and abbreviations.
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DRU: | Direct Reporting Units(Air Force, Medical, Military) |
DoDD: | Department of Defense Directive(Air Force, Medical, Military) |
FMC: | Fully Mission Capable(Air Force, Army, Military) |
FOA: | Field Operating Agency(Military jargon, US army, Military slang) |
GCA: | Ground Controlled Approach(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
GP: | General Purpose(Cargo shipping, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
HQ: | Headquarters(World War II, Military jargon, Morse aids) |
IAF: | Indian Air Force(India, Royal military, Armed Forces) | |
| Initial Approach Fix(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
IAW: | In Accordance With(Usenet, Military jargon, US army) |
LPD: | Low Probability Of Detection(Air Force, Army, Military) |
LST: | Landing Ship, Tank(Amphibious Warfare, Hull code, SHIP) |
MAP: | Missed Approach Point(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
MC: | Mission Capable(Air Force, Army, Military) |
MSA: | Minimum Safe Altitude(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
MSL: | Mean Sea Level(Geoscience, Geosciences, Earth Science) |
MTF: | Medical Treatment Facility(Air Force, Medical, Medicine) |
MTTR: | Mean Time To Repair(Maintenance, Logistics, US Post) |
N/A: | Not Applicable(Air Force, Online, Architectural) |
NAF: | Numbered Air Force(Air Force, Army, Military) |
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