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| | From:  Lettie011 (Original Message) | Sent: 4/5/2005 2:34 PM |
Q QA -- Quality Assurance
QUICK FIX
R R&D -- Research and Development
R&R -- Rest and Recreation
RA -- Regular Army (slang)
RAAF -- Royal Australian Air Force
Radar -- Radio Detection And Ranging
RADINT -- RADAR INTELLIGENCE
RADINT -- Radar Intelligence
RAF -- Royal Air Force (British)
RAG -- Replacement Air Group (later Readiness Air Ground)
RAM -- Radar Absorbent Material
RAM -- Rolling Airframe Missile
RAMICS -- Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (Hughes Acft)
RAN -- Royal Australian Navy
RAP -- Rocket Assisted Projectile
RAST -- RECOVERY ASSIST SECURING AND TRAVERSING EQUIPMENT
RAT -- Rocket Assisted Torpedo (discarded)
RATO -- Rocket Assisted Take-Off
RATT -- Radio Teletypewriter
RAV -- Restricted Availability (USN)
RBOC -- Rapid Blooming Overboard Chaff
RC -- Reserve Component
RCS -- Radar Cross Section
RCVW -- Reserve Carrier Air Wing
RD -- Restricted Data (security handling descriptor)
RDA -- Research, Development, and Acquisition (USA)
RDF -- Rapid Deployment Force
RDSS -- Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System
RDT&E -- Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RDY -- Royal Dockyard
Re/Re -- Reinforcement/Resupply (to Europe)
REC -- Radio-Electronic Combat (Soviet)
REC -- Regional Evaluation Center (USN/SOSUS)
Recce -- Reconnaissance
Recon -- Reconnaissance
REFORGER -- Return of Forces to Germany (strategic exercise)
reg -- regulation
Regt -- Regiment
REMBASS -- Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
REMS -- Remotely Employed Sensors
Res -- Reserve
RETORC -- Research Torpedo Configuration (Mk 48)
RF -- Radio Frequency
RFI -- Radio Frequency Interference
rfl -- rifle
RFP -- Request For Proposal
RFQ -- Request For Quotation
RIF -- Reduction In Force
RIMS -- Revised Intertheater Mobility Study
RINT -- RADIATION INTELLIGENCE
RINT -- Radiation Intelligence
RIP -- Readiness Improvement Program (USN)
rkt -- rocket
RL -- Rocket Launcher
RM -- Royal Marines (British)
RN -- Royal Navy (British)
RO/FLO -- Roll-On/Float-Off
RO/RO -- Roll-on/Roll-off
ROB -- Radar Order of Battle
ROC -- Required Operational Capability
ROH -- Regular Overhaul (USN)
ROK -- Republic of Korea (South)
ROMS -- Remote Ocean surface Measurement Sensing system
RORSAT -- Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
ROS -- Reduced Operating Status
ROTC -- Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTHR -- Relocatable Over-The-Horizon (radar)
ROV -- Remote Operating Vehicle
rpm -- Revolutions per Minutes
RPV -- Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RRF -- Ready Reserve Force (USN)
RSI -- Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability
RSRA -- Rotor System Research Aircraft (NASA) (X-wing)
RSTA -- Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition
RU -- intelligence directorate (Soviet designation)
RV -- Reentry Vehicle
RWR -- Radar Warning Receiver
RZ -- Recovery Zone
S S -- Speed
S&T -- Science & Technology
S1 -- Staff officer for personnel
S2 -- Staff officer for intelligence
S3 -- Staff officer for operations
S4 -- Staff officer for supply/logistics
SA -- Surface-to-Air missile
SA-N -- Surface-to-Air missile, naval
SA/BM -- Systems Analysis/Battle Management
SABMIS -- Sea-based Anti-Ballistic Missile Intercept System
SABOT
SAC -- Strategic Air Command (USAF)
SAC -- Supreme Allied Commander
SACEUR -- Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
SACLANT -- Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (NATO)
SACLOS -- Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight
SADARM -- Sense And Destroy Armor (smart munition)
SAE -- SHARED ANALYSIS EFFORT
SAF -- Secretary of the Air Force
SAF -- Soviet Air Forces
SAG -- Surface Action Group
SAGA -- Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Agency
SAL -- Semi-Active Laser
SALT -- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SAM -- Surface-to-Air Missile
SANITIZE
SAO -- Special Activities Office
SAP -- Semi-Armor Piercing
SAPHEI -- SEMI-ARMOR-PIERCING HIGH-EXPLOSIVE INCENDIARY
SAR -- Search And Rescue
SAR -- Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAS -- Special Air Service (British Army)
SASC -- Senate Armed Services Committee
Sat -- satellite
SATCOM -- Satellite Communications
SATKA -- Surveillance, Acquisition, Tracking and Kill Assessment
SAW -- Squad Assault Weapon (USMC)
SB -- Shipbuilding
SBIRS -- Space Based Infrared System
SBS -- Special Boat Squadron (Royal Marines)
SCAMP -- Single-Channel, Anti-Jam Man Portable (Radios)
SCG -- Special Consultative Group
SCI -- Special Compartmented Intelligence
SCN -- Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (funding)
SCOTT -- Single Channel Objective Tactical Terminal
SCP -- Secure Conferencing Project
SCP -- Strategic Computing Program (DARPA)
SCPS -- Survivable Collective Protection System (USAF)
SCS -- Sea Control Ship
Scuba -- Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SDAF -- Special Defense Acquisition Fund
SDI -- Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")
SDIO -- Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
SDS -- Strategic Defense System
SDV -- Swimmer Delivery Vehicle
SEA -- Southeast Asia
SEABEE -- Sea Barge
SEAL -- Sea-Air-Land (USN)
SEASAT -- Sea Satellite
SEATO -- Seatheast Asian Treaty Organization (defunct)
Sec -- Security
SecDef -- Secretary of Defense
SecNav -- Secretary of the Navy
SECURITY ASSISTAC -- SECURITY ASSISTANCE
SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS
SEI -- SPECIFIC EMITTER IDENTIFICATION
SELRES -- Selected Reserve
SEMA -- Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (USA)
Sep -- Separate (USA)
SES -- Surface Effect Ship
SETTER
sfc -- Specific Fuel Consumption
SHALLOW FORDING
SHAPE -- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO)
SHF -- Super High Frequency
SHIP DESIGNATIONS
SHORAD -- C2 Short-Range Air Defense Command and Control
SHORAD -- Short-Range Air Defense (missile)
shp -- Shaft Horsepower
SI -- Special Intelligence
SICBM -- Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
SIGINT -- SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE
SIGINT -- Signals Intelligence
SIGINT-RELATED ACTIVITY
SIGNAL
SINCGARS -- Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SINCGARS-V -- Single-Channel Ground and Air Radio System, VHF
SIO -- Senior Intelligence Officer
SIOP -- Single Integrated Operational Plan
SKR -- STOROZHEVOY KORABL'
SLAM -- Standoff Land Attack Missile
SLAR -- Side-Looking Airborne Radar
SLAT -- Ship-Launched Air-Targeted (missile)
SLAT -- Supersonic Low-Altitude Target system (drone)
SLBM -- Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
SLC -- Submarine Laser Communications
SLCM -- Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (formerly Submarine-Launched)
SLEP -- Service Life Extension Program (USN/USCG)
SLKT -- Survivability, Lethality, and Key Technologies
SLMM -- Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine
SLOC -- Sea Line(s) Of Communication
SLV -- Space Launch Vehicle
SM -- Standard Missile
SMART-T -- Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminals
SMCR -- Selected US Marine Corps Reserve
SMG -- Submachine Gun
SMP -- SOVIET MILITARY POWER (DoD annual assessment)
SNA -- Soviet Naval Aviation
SNAFU -- Situation Normal, All Fouled Up (slang)
SNCO -- Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
SNDL -- Special Navy Distribution List
SNDV -- Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicle
SNEP -- Saudi Naval Expansion Program
SNF -- Secret/No Foreign Dissemination
SNF -- Short-range Nuclear Forces
SNR -- Signal-to-Noise Ratio (sonar)
SOA -- Speed of Advance (ship)
SOB -- SAM OB
SOB -- Soviet Order of Battle
SOB -- Space OB
SOCS -- Ship Operational Characteristics Study
SODS -- Strategic Ofensive Delivery Systems
SOF -- Special Operations Force(s)
SOFA -- Status Of Forces Agreement
SOJ -- Stand-Off Jamming
SOJS -- Stand-Off Jammer Suppression
SOLIS -- SIGINT Online Intelligence/Information System
sonar -- Sound Navigation & Ranging (originally Sounding, Navigating,
SOP -- Standard Operational Procedure
SOPA -- Senior Officer Present Afloat (USN)
SOSS -- Soviet Ocean Surveillance System
SOSUS -- Sound Surveillance System (seafloor)
SOURCE
SOW -- Stand-Off Weapon
SP -- Security Police (USAF)
SP -- Self-Propelled
SP -- Shore Patrol (USN)
SP -- Single-Purpose (gun)
SPADATS -- Space Detection And Tracking System
SPADOC -- Space Defense Operations Center
SPAWAR -- Space and Naval Warfare Command (USN)
SPCC -- Ships Parts Control Center (USN)
Spec -- Special
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
SPECIFIED COMMAND
SPO -- Special Projects Office (USN)
SPRAA -- Strategic Plans and Resource Analysis Agency
SPS -- Self-protection Subsystem
SPS -- Simplified Processing Station
Sqdn -- Squadron
SRA -- Selected Restricted Availability (in shipyard)
SRAM -- Short-Range Attack Missile (AGM-69A)
SRB -- Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (USN)
SRBM -- Short-range Ballistic Missile
SRC -- Submarine Rescue Chamber (McCann rescue bell)
SRF -- Strategic Rocket Forces (Soviet)
SRINF -- Shorter Range Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces
SRP -- Sealift Readiness Program (USN)
SRT(s) -- Strategic Relocatable Targets
SS -- Attack Submarine (designation)
SS -- Surface-to-Surface missile
SS-N -- Surface-to-Surface missile, Naval
SSB -- Ballistic Missile Sub, diesel-electric propelled
SSBN -- Ballistic Missile Sub, nuclear-propelled
SSC -- Surface-to-Surface missile, Coastal
SSG -- Ships Service Generator, Staff Sergeant (USAF)
SSM -- Surface-to-Surface Missile
SSN -- Attack Submarine, Nuclear (designation)
SSPO -- Strategic Systems Projects Office (USN)
SST -- Supersonic Transport
SSTS -- Space Surveillance and Tracking System
st -- Static Thrust
STANG -- Standarized Agreement
START -- Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (follow-on to SALT)
STD -- Standard
STO -- Short Take-Off
STOL -- Short Take-Off and Landing
STOVL -- Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing
STP -- Submarine Technology Program (DARPA)
Strat -- strategic
STRATEGIC WARNING
Su -- Sukhoi (Soviet aircraft designation)
Sub -- Submarine
SUBACS -- Submarine Advanced Combat System (now AN/BSY-1)
SUBROC -- submarine rocket
SUM -- Shallow Underwater Missile
Sup -- Superiority
Supp -- Support
SupShip -- Supervisor of Shipbuilding
SURTASS -- Surveillance Towed-Array Sonar System
SUW-N -- Surface-to-Underwater missile (naval)
SVIP -- Secure Voice Improvement Program
SVLA -- Steered Vertical Line Array (sonobuoy)
SW -- Surface Warfare
SWA -- Southwest Africa
SWA -- Southwest Asia
SWATH -- Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (ship)
SWI -- Special Weather Intelligence
SWO -- Surface Warfare Officer (USN)
SWS -- Special Warfare Systems
SWS -- Strategic Warning Staff
SY -- Shipyard (also SYd, US usage is generally NSY)
syst -- System
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