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T&E -- Test and Evaluation
T/O -- Take Off
Tac -- Tactical
TAC -- Tactical Air Command (now ACC)
TACAIR -- Tactical Air
TACAMO -- Take Charge And Move Out (E-6A aircraft)
TACAN -- Tactical Air Navigation (system)
TACC -- Tactical Air Command Center (USMC)
TACMS -- Tactical Missile System
TACO -- Tactical Coordinator
TACOM -- Tank-Automative Command (USA)
TACS -- Tactical Air Control System
TACTAS -- Tactical Towed-Array Sonar
TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE
TACTICAL WARNING
TAD -- Temporary Additional Duty
TADS -- Target Acquisition and Designation Sight
TAKR -- TAKTICHESKOYE AVIANOSNYY KREYSER
TAO -- Tactical Action Officer (USN)
TAOC -- Tactical Air Operations Center
TARCAP -- Target Combat Air Patrol
TARGET INTELLIGENCE
TARPS -- Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System
TASK FORCE
TASM -- Tomahawk anti-ship missile
TAV -- Technical Availability (USN)
TBMCS -- Theater Battle Management Core System
TBS -- The Basic School (USMC)
TCAC -- Technical Control and Analysis Center
TCAS -- Traffic Alert & Collision Avoicance System
TCPS -- Transportable Collective Protection System (USAF)
TDAC -- Training Data and Analysis Center
TDY -- Temporary Duty
TECHELINT -- TECHNICAL ELINT
TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
TELINT -- Telemetry Intelligence
TEMP -- Test and Evaluation Master Plan
TEMPEST -- TEMPEST COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY PROGRAM
TENCAP -- Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities
TERCOM -- Terrain Contour Matching (guidance)
TERRORISM
TEUE -- Training Effectiveness User Evaluation
TF -- Task Force
TFW -- Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF)
TG -- Task Group
TGSM -- Terminally Guided Submunitions
THAAD -- Theater High Altitude Area Defense
TIAP -- Theater Intelligence Architecture Program
TIARA -- Tactical Intelligence And Related Activities
TIC -- Tactical Information Coordinator
TJS -- Tactical Jamming System
TK -- Talent Keyhole (compartmented classification)
Tk -- tank
TLAM/C -- Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (Conventional)
TLAM/N -- Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (Nuclear)
TMD -- Theater Missile Defense
Tng -- Training
Tnr -- Trainer
TO -- Table of Organization
TO&E -- Table of Organization and Equipment
TOA -- Total Obligational Authority (budget)
tot -- Total
TOW -- Takeoff Weight
TOW -- Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile
TPS -- Test Pilot School (USN)
TRADOC -- Training and Doctrine Command (USA)
TRADOC -- Training and Doctrine Command (USA)
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRAM -- Traget Recognition Attack Multisenor
Trans -- Transport
TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
TRENCH BURIAL
TRIAD -- US strategic nuclear forces--bombers, ICBMs, and SLBMs
TRIAGE
TRITAC -- Tri-service Tactical Communications system
TROPICAL STORM
TROPOSPHERE
TRS -- Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron/System
TRUE ALTITUDE
TRUE BEARING
TRUE NORTH
TSSAM -- Tri-services Standoff Attack Missiles
TT -- Teletype
TT -- Torpedo Tube
TTS -- Tank Thermal Sight (USA)
TTTs -- Tanker Transport Training System (USAF)
TTWS -- Terminal Threat Warning System
TTY -- Teletypewriter
TU -- Task Unit
Tu -- Tupelov (Soviet aircraft designation)
TURNAROUND
TVA -- Target Value Analysis
TVC -- Thrust Vectoring Control
TVD -- TEATR VOYENNYKH DEYSTVIY
TVD -- theater of military operations (Soviet)
TW/AA -- Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment
TWS -- Track-While-Scan

U
UAV -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Autonomous Vehicle
UBA -- Underwater Breathing Apparatus (British)
UCA -- Undefinitized Contractual Actions
UCMJ -- Uniformed Code of Military Justice
UCP -- Unified Command Plan
UDT -- UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM
UDT -- Underwater Demolition Team (no longer used)
UH -- Utility Helicopter (designation)
UHF -- Ultra-High Frequency
ULCC -- Ultra-Large Crude Carrier (ship)
ULMS -- Underwater Long-range Missile System (now Trident)
UMOP -- Unintentional Effectiveness User Evaluation
UN -- United Nations
UNAVM -- UN Angola Verification Mission
UNC -- UN Command
unclas -- unclassified
UNCONV WARFARE -- UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT FORCE OR GROUP
UNDOF -- UN Disengagement Observer Force (Golan Heights)
UNFICYP -- UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
UNGOMAP -- UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan & Pakistan
UNIFIED COMMAND
UNIFIL -- UN Interim Force In Lebanon
UNIIMOG -- UN Iran--Iraq Military Observers Group
UNIT
UNIT LOADING
UNIT STRENGTH
UNMOGIP -- UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNTSO -- UN Truce Supervision Organization (Middle East)
US ARMED FORCES
US COUNTRY TEAM
US SPECIAL FORCES -- US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES
USA -- US Army
USAEUR -- US Army Europe
USAF -- US Air Force
USAFE -- US Air Forces Europe
USAFR -- US Air Force Reserve
USAIA -- US Army Intelligence Agency
USAR -- US Army Reserve
USC&GS -- US Coast and Geodetic Survey
USCENTCOM -- US Central Command
USCG -- US Coast Guard
USCGC -- US Coast Guard Cutter
USCINCCENT -- Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command
USCINCEUR -- Commander-in-Chief, Europe
USCINCLANT -- Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Command
USCINCPAC -- Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command
USCINCRED -- Commander-in-Chief, US Readiness Command
USCINCSO -- Commander-in-Chief, US Southern Command
USCINCSOC -- Commander-in-Chief, US Special Operations Command
USCINCSOUTH -- Commander-in-Chief, US Southern Command
USCINCSPACE -- Commander-in-Chief, US Space Command
USD -- Under Secretary of Defense
USEUCOM -- US European Command (unified)
USFORSCOM -- US Forces Command (specified)
USLANTCOM -- US Atlantic Command (unified)
USMA -- US Maritime Academy
USMA -- US Maritime Administration (now MarAd)
USMA -- US Military Academy
USMC -- US Marine Corps
USMMA -- US Merchant Marine Academy
USN -- US Navy
USNA -- US Naval Academy
USNAVEUR -- US Navy, Europe
USNI -- US Naval Institute
USNR -- US Naval Reserve
USNS -- US Naval Ship (MSC operated)
USPACOM -- US Pacific Command
USREDCOM -- US Readiness Command (no longer operational)
USS -- United States Ship
USSOC -- US Special Operations Command
USSOUTHCOM -- US Southern Command
USSPACECOM -- US Space Command
USSR -- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSS -- UNITED STATES SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM
USTOL -- Ultra-Short Take-off and Landing
USTRANSCOM -- US Transportation Command
USUTC -- US Unified Transportation Command
UUV -- Untethered Underwater Vehicle

V
V/STOL -- Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing
VA -- Veteran's Administration
VALIDATION
VATAR -- Variable Search and Track Air Defense Radar
VCNO -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations
VDL -- Video Data Link
VECTOR
VERTICAL ENVELOPM -- VERTICAL ENVELOPMENT
VERTREP -- Vertical Replenishment
VGK -- Supreme High Command (Soviet)
VHA -- Variable Housing Allowance
VHF -- Very High Frequency
VHSIC -- Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
VIP -- Very Important Person
VLA -- Vertical Launch ASROC
VLAD -- Vertical Line Array DIFAR (sonobuoy)
VLCC -- Very Large Crude Carrier (ship)
VLF -- Very Low Frequency
VLS -- Vertical Launch System
VLSI -- Very Large Scale Integration
VOD -- Vertical On-board Delivery (VERTREP is preferred)
VPK -- Military Industrial Commission (Soviet)
VTA -- Military Transport Aviation (Soviet)
VTOL -- Vertical Take-Off and Landing

W
WAA -- Wide Aperture Array (sonar)
WAG -- "Wild-Ass Guess" (slang)
WAR GAME
WAR RESERVE (NUCL) -- WAR RESERVE (NUCLEAR)
WAR RESERVES
WARHEAD
WARMAPS -- WARTIME MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEM
WARMAPS -- Wartime Manpower Planning System
WARNING
WARNING OF WAR
WARSAW PACT
WASS -- Wide Area Augumentation System (f/GPS Signals)
WATCHCON -- Watch Conditions
WATCHING MINE
WCMD -- Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
WEAPON DEBRIS
WEAPON SYSTEM
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WEATHER CENTRAL
WEATHER MINIMUM
WEU -- Western European Union
WHITE PROPAGANDA
WHNS -- Wartime Host Nations Support
WIA -- Wounded In Action
WIG -- Wing-In-Ground (effect)
WILD WEASEL
WIN -- WWMCCS Intercomputer Network
WING
WINK -- Warning IN Korea
WIS -- WWMCCS Information System
Wks -- Works
wl -- Waterline
WOUNDED IN ACTION
WP -- Warsaw Pact
WPN -- Weapons Procurement, Navy
WRSA -- War Reserve Stock for Allies
WSCS -- Weapons System Computional Subsystem
WSO -- Weapons System Officer
WST -- Weapon System Trainer
WWABNCP -- Worldwide Airborne Command Post
WWABNRES -- WWMCCS Airborne Resources
WWIMS -- Worldwide Warning Indicator Monitoring System
WWMCCS -- Worldwide Military Command and Control System

X
Xmtl -- Experimental
XO -- Executive Officer
XROD -- EXTERNAL PROPULSION ROUND

Y
Yak -- Yakovlev (Soviet aircraft designation)
YAW

Z
ZERO POINT

zero-zero -- zero altitude-zero speed
ZONE I (NUCLEAR)
ZONE II (NUCLEAR)
ZONE III (NUCLEAR
ZULU TIME

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