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Acronyms & Commonly Used Abbreviations
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A
AAF-Army Airfield
AAFES-Army Air Force Exchange System
AB-Air Base
A/C-Air Conditioning
AD-Active Duty
ADT-Active Duty for Training
AE-Army Europe
AF-Air Force
AFAF-Air Force Auxiliary Field
AFB-Air Force Base
AFRC-Armed Forces Reserve Center or Armed Forces Recreation Center
AFRES-Air Force Reserve
AFS-Air Force Station
AGS-Air Guard Station
AIRVAC-Air Evacuation
AMC-Air Mobility Command or Army Medical Center
ANG-Air National Guard
ANGB-Air National Guard Base
AP-Army Pacific
APG-Army Proving Ground
APT-Airport
APO-Army Post Office
APS-Army Port Squadron
ARB-Air Reserve Base
ARNGB-Army National Guard Base
ARS-Air Reserve Station
ARW-Air Refueling Wing
AS-Air Station
AST-Area Support Team
ATC-Air Traffic Control
ATL-Atlantic
ATM-Automatic Teller Machine
Attn-Attention
AUX-Auxiliary
AW-Air Wing
B
BAQ-Bachelor Airmen’s Quarters
BEQ-Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
Bldg-Building
BOH-Bachelor Officers’ Housing
BOQ-Bachelor Officers Quarters
BQ-Bachelor Quarters
BRAC-Base Realignment and Closure
BSB-Base Support Battalion
BX-Base Exchange
C
C-Commercial Telephone System
CATV-Cable Television
CBH-Combined Bachelors Housing
CBQ-Combined Bachelors Quarters
CG-Coast Guard
CGAS-Coast Guard Air Station
CGES-Coast Guard Exchange System
CGISC-Coast Guard Integrated Support
CGSC-Coast Guard Support Center
CGTC-Coast Guard Training Center
CGO-Cargo
CIV-Civilian
CMD-Command
CMSgt-Chief Master Sergeant
CO-Commanding Officer
Comm-Commercial
CONUS-Continental United States
CPO-Chief Petty Officer
CPOQ-Chief Petty Officer Quarters
CSM-Command Sergeant Major
CU-Credit Union
CWO-Chief Warrant Officer
D
DAV-Disabled American Veterans
DSN-Defense Switched Network
DGQ-Distinguished Guest Quarters
DHS-Department of Homeland Security
DoD-Department of Defense
DoT-Department of Transportation
DSN-Defense Switched Network
DV-Distinguished Visitor
DVOQ-Distinguished Visiting Officers’ Quarters
DVQ-Distinguished Visitor Quarters
E
EFQ-Enlisted Family Quarters
EM-Enlisted Members
EML-Environmental & Morale Leave
EMTG-European Military Travel Guide
ext-Telephone Extension
F
FAMCAMP-Family Campground
FCU-Federal Credit Union
FIS-Federal Inspection Services
FPO-Fleet Post Office
FSS-Force Support Squadron
FW-Fighter Wing
G
GAFB-Greek Air Force Base
GH-Guest House
GMT-Greenwich Mean Time
Gov-Government
Gov’t-Government
GS-General Schedule
H
Hq-Headquarters
I
I-Interstate
IAP-International Airport
IATA-International Air Transport Association
ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organization
INTL- International
ITR-Information, Ticketing and Registration
ITT-Information, Ticket and Tours
J
JFTB-Joint Forces Training Base
JRB-Joint Reserve Base
K – None
L
LI-Location Identifier
LPR-Legal Permanent Residents
LRS-Logistics Readiness Squadron
LST-Local Standard Time
M
MCAF-Marine Corps Air Facility
MCAS-Marine Corps Air Station
MCB-Marine Corps Base
MCCS-Marine Corps Community Services
MCLB-Marine Corps Logistics Base
MCPO-Master Chief Petty Officer
MCRD-Marine Corps Recruit Depot
MCX-Marine Corps Exchange
MEDEVAC-Aeromedical Evacuation
Mil-Military
MP-Military Police
MWR-Morale, Welfare and Recreation
N
NAB-Naval Amphibious Base
NAES-Naval Air Engineering Station
NAF-Naval Air Facility
NAF-Non-appropriated Funds
NALF-Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
NARS-Naval Air Reserve Station
NAS-Naval Air Station
NASA-National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAWC-Naval Air Warfare Center
NAWS-Naval Air Weapons Station
NB-Naval Base
NCBC-Naval Construction Battalion Center
NCO-Non-commissioned Officer
NETC-Naval Education Training
NEX-Navy Exchange
NFCU-Navy Federal Credit Union
NG-National Guard
NMC-Nearest Major City
NMI-Nearest Military Installation
NNMC-National Naval Medical Center
NOAA-National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NS-Naval Station
NSA-Naval Support Activity
NSB-Naval Submarine Base
NSCS-Naval Supply Corps School
NSGA-Naval Security Group Activity
NSWC-Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSYD-Naval Shipyard
NTC-National Training Center or NTC-Naval Training Center
NTTC-Naval Technical Training Center
NWC-Naval Weapons Center
O
OAFB-Oman Air Force Base
O’Club or O Club-Officers’ Club
OCONUS-Outside Continental United
States
OIC-Officer in Charge
OOD-Officer of the Day
Ops-Operations
O/S-Over-Stuffed
P
PAC-Pacific
PAO-Public Affairs Officer
PAX-Passenger
P/C-Plastic/Contour
PCS-Permanent Change of Station
PG-Proving Ground
PHS-Public Health Service
PMO-Provost Marshall’s Office
POV-Privately Owned Vehicle
PMRF-Pacific Missile Range Facility
PX-Post Exchange
Q – None
R
RAAFB-Royal Australian Air Force Base
RAF-Royal Air Force
RAFB-Royal Air Force Base
Rec-Recording or Recreation
ROKAB-Republic of Korea Air Base
RON-Remain Over Night
RSAF-Royal Singapore Air Force
RV-Recreational Vehicle
RVC-Recreational Vehicle Center
S
SARPS-Standard and Recommended Practices
SATV-Satellite Television
SDO-Staff Duty Officer
SES-Senior Executive Service
Sgt-Sergeant
SHAPE-Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
SNCO-Senior Non-commissioned Officer
SNCOQ-Senior Noncommissioned Officers’ Quarters
SOFA-Status of Forces Agreement
SOQ-Senior Officers’ Quarters
SP-Security Police
Space-A-Space available
T
TAD-Temporary Attached Duty
TAQ-Temporary Airmen’s Quarters
TCH-Trans-Canada Highway
TDY-Temporary Duty
Term-Terminal
TEQ-Temporary Enlisted Quarters
TFQ-Temporary Family Quarters
TLA-Temporary Lodging Allowance
TLF-Transient Lodging Facility
TLQ-Temporary Living Quarters
TML-Temporary Military Lodging
TRANS-Transportation Squadron
TOQ-Transient Officers’ Quarters
TQ-Temporary Quarters
TSQ-Transient Staff NCO Quarters
TVEQ-Temporary Visiting Enlisted Quarters
TVOQ-Temporary Visiting Officers’ Quarters
TVQ-Temporary Visiting Quarters
U
UPH-Unaccompanied Personnel Housing
USA-United States Army
USAF-United States Air Force
USCG-United States Coast Guard
USDAO-United States Defense Attaché Office
USEUCOM-United States European Command
USMC-United States Marine Corps
USMLO-United States Military Liaison Office
USMRA-United States Military Road Atlas
USN-United States Navy
USPS-United States Postal Service
USO-United Service Organization
USPHS-United States Public Health Service
V
VA-Veterans’ Administration
VAQ-Visiting Airmen’s Quarters
VAT-Value Added Tax
VEQ-Visiting Enlisted Quarters
VFQ-Visiting Female Quarters
VHA-Variable Housing Allowance
VIP-Very Important Person
VOQ-Visiting Officer Quarters
VQ-Visiting Quarters, All Ranks
W
WO-Warrant Officer
X, Y & Z – None