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B/N -- Bombardier/Navigator
BA -- Budget Activity (funding)
BA -- Budget Authority (funding)
BACK-SCATTERING
BAe -- British Aerospace
BAI -- Battlefield Air Interdiction (USAF)
BALLISTICS
BALTAP -- Baltic Approaches
BAM -- Base Aerea Militar
BAN -- Base Aeronavale
BAOR -- British Army On the Rhine
BASE SECTION
BASIC INTELLIGENCE
BAT -- - Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition
BATTERY
BATTLE CASUALTY
BATTLE GROUP
BB -- Boatbuilding
BBG -- Battleship Battle Group
BCS -- battery computer system
BDA -- Bomb Damage Assessment
BDAT -- Battle Damage Assessment Team (Navy)
Bde -- Brigade (USA)
BDK -- BOL'SHOY DESANTNYY KORABL'
Be -- Beriev (Soviet aircraft designation)
BEAM RIDER
BEAM WIDTH
BERP -- British Experimental Rotor Programme
BFV -- Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BFVS -- - Bradley Fighting Vehicle System
BGAAWC -- Battle Group Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator
BGPHES -- BATTLE GROUP PASSIVE HORIZON EXTENSION SYSTEM
bhp -- Brake Horsepower
BICES -- BATTLEFIELD INFORMATION COLLECTION AND EXPLOITATION
BICES -- Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System
BIDS -- Biological Integrated Detection System
BITE -- Built-In Test Equipment
BIW -- Bath Iron Works, Maine
BKEP -- Boosted Kinetic Energy Penetrator
BLACK HULL
BLAST EFFECT
Bldr -- Builder
BLISTER AGENT
Blk -- Block
BLOOD AGENT
BLUE COMMANDER
BM/C3 -- Battlefield Management/Command, Control, and Communications
BMD -- Ballistic Missile Defense
BMEWS -- Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
BMR -- Bomber
BMS -- Ballistic Missile Ship (discarded concept)
Bn -- battalion
bomb/nav -- bombardier/navigator
bomb/nav -- bombing/navigation
BOTTOM MINE
BOUQUET MINE
BPDMS -- Basic Point Defense Missile System (Sea Sparrow)
BPK -- BOL'SHOY PROTIVOLODOCHNYY KORABL'
Brig -- Brigade
Brig -- Brigadier
BRITISH GLOSSARY
BSFV -- Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle
BSTF -- Base Shop Test Facilities
BSTS -- Boost Surveillance and Tracking System
BT -- Bathythermograph
BTI -- Balanced Technology Initiative
Bty/Btry -- Battery
BUDGET AUTHORITY
BUDGET RESOLUTION
BUFF -- Big Ugly Fat Fellow (slang for B-52)
BVR -- Beyond Visual Range
BW -- Biological Warfare
BW -- Boat Works
BWC -- Biological Weapons Command
BY -- Boat Yard

C
C-E -- Communications-Electronics
C2 -- Command and Control
C3 -- Command, Control, and Communications
C3BM -- C3 for Battle Management
C3CM -- C3 Countermeasures
C3I -- C3 and Intelligence
C4I2 -- C3, Computers, Intelligence, and Interoperability
CAAIS -- Computer-Assisted Action Information System
CACS -- Computer Assisted Command System (British)
CAD -- Computer Assisted Design
CAG -- Carrier Air Group (now CVW)
CAG -- Commander Air Group
CAINS -- Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System
cal -- caliber
CALL SIGN
CALS -- Computer Aided Logistics Support
CAN -- Canister
CAP -- Combat Air Patrol
CAPTOR -- encapsulated torpedo (mine)
CAS -- Close Air Support
CASS -- Command Active Sonobouy System
CASS -- Consolidated Automated Support System (Navy)
CASTOR -- Corps Airborne Stand-Off Radar
Cat -- Catapult
CATIES -- Combined Arms Training Integrated Evaluation System
CAV -- Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
CB -- Chemical-Biological
CBD -- Commerce Business Daily
CBO -- Congressional Budget Office
CBR -- Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (warfare)
CBRS -- Concept Based Requirements System
Cbt -- Combat
CBU -- Cluster Bomb Unit
CBW -- Chemical Biological Warfare
CCDD -- Charged-coupled Device Detectors
CCIS -- Command and Control Infromation System
CCTV -- Closed-Curcuit Television System
CD -- Conference on Disarmament
CDE -- Conference on Disarmament in Europe
CDI -- Conventional Defense Improvements
CDIP -- Combined Defense Improvement Projects
CDO -- Command Duty Officer
CDR -- Contractor Design Review
CEC -- Civil Engineer Corps (USN)
CEC -- Cooperative Engagement Capability
CECOM -- Communications and Electronics Command (USA)
CELV -- Complementary Expendable Launch Vehicle
CEM -- Combined Effects Munitions
CENTAG -- Central Army Group (NATO)
CEP -- Circular Error Probable
CEWI -- Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence
CFAR -- Constant False Alarm Rate
CFE -- Conventional Forces in Europe
CFI -- Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (Bradley)
CFT -- Conformal Fuel Tank
cg -- Center of Gravity
CG -- Coast Guard (usually USCG)
CG -- Commanding General
CG -- Cruiser, Guided Missile (designation USN)
CGAS -- Coast Guard Air Station
CGC -- Coast Guard Cutter (normally USCGC)
CGD -- Coast Guard District
CGN -- Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear (USN)
CGS -- Common Ground Station
CGS -- CONUS ground station
CH, -- Ch. Nav Builder, shipyard (Chantier, Chantier Naval)
CHAFF
CHAMPUS -- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service
CHEMICAL HORN
CI -- Counter Intelligence
CIA -- Central Intelligence Agency
CIB -- Command Information Bureau
CIC -- Combat Information Center
CID -- Criminal Investigation Division (USA)
CILOP -- Conversion-In-Lieu Of Procurement (USN)
CINC -- Commander-in-Chief
CINCEASTLANT -- Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic (NATO)
CINCHAN -- Commander-in-Chief Channel (NATO)
CINCs -- Commanders-in-chief of unified and specified commands
CINCUSNAVEUR -- Commander-in-Chief US Naval Forces Europe
CIS -- Combat Identification System
CIU -- Control Interface Unit
CIVIC ACTION
Civil Authorities (U.S.)
CIWS -- Close-in Weapon System
CLGP -- Cannon-Launched Guided Projectile (now Copperhead)
CLOS -- Command to Line Of Sight
CLUSTER GUARD
CMB -- Coastal Motor Boat (not USN ship designation)
Cmd -- Command (USA)
CMRS -- Countermeasures Receiver Set
CN, -- Cant. Nav. Naval Shipyard (Cantiere Navale)
CNA -- Center for Naval Analyses
CNET -- Chief of Naval Education and Training
CNO -- Chief of Naval Operations
CNR -- Chief of Naval Research
CO -- Commanding Officer
Co -- Company
COB -- Collocated Operating Base
COCOM -- Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls
COD -- Carrier Onboard Delivery
CODAG -- Combined Diesel And Gas turbine (propulsion)
CODLAG -- Combined Diesel-Electric And Gas turbine
CODOG -- Combined Diesel Or Gas turbine (propulsion)
COEA -- Cost and Economic Analysis
COGAG -- Combined Gas turbine And Gas turbine (propulsion)
COHORT -- Cohesion, Operational Readiness, and Training
COIN -- Counterinsurgency
COISEC -- Concept of Ops for Intel Support to Electronic Combat
COLLECTION REQUIREMENT
Comd -- Command
Comdt -- Commandant
COMINT -- Communications Intelligence
(COMINT) -- COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE
Comm -- Commission
Comm -- communications
COMMZ -- Communications Zone
COMPASS CALL
COMPUSEC -- Computer Security
COMSEC -- Communications Security
COMSTRIKEFORSOUTH -- Commander Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe
COMZ -- Communications Zone
CONAG -- Combined Nuclear And Gas turbine (propulsion)
CONAS -- Combined Nuclear And Steam (propulsion)
CONSTANT WEB
CONTACT MINE
CONTINUING RESOLUTION
CONUS -- Continental United States
COOP -- Craft Of Opportunity Program (minesweeper)
CORPS
Cort -- Escort
COS -- Chief of Staff
COSAN -- Combined Steam And Nuclear (propulsion)
COTAR -- Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
CP -- Command Post
CP -- Controllable-Pitch
CPA -- Closet Point of Approach
CPS -- Collective Protection System (USN)
CPU -- Central Processing Unit
CPX -- Command Post Exercise
CRAF -- Civil Reserve Air Fleet
CRAFTS -- CIVIL RESERVE AUXILIARY FLEET SHIPS
CRAFTS -- Civil Reserve Auxiliary Fleet Ships
CRS -- Congressional Research Service
CRT -- Cathode Ray Tube
CSAR -- Combat Search And Rescue (SAR)
CSBM -- Confidence and Security-Building Measures
CSCE -- Conference on Security and Co-op in Europe (now OSCE)
CSDT -- Control for Submarine Discharge Topedo
CSLT -- Control for Surface-launched Torpedo
CSOC -- Consolidated Space Operations Center
CSSCS -- Combat Service Support Control System
CSU -- Control Selection Unit
CT -- Counterterrorism
CTB -- Comprehensive Test Ban
CTF -- Commander Task Force
CTG -- Commander Task Group
CTOL -- Conventional Take-Off and Landing
CTU -- Commander Task Unit
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
CV -- Aircraft Carrier, Conventional (designation)
CV -- Cargo Variant (LSD-41 variant)
CV SLEP -- Carrier Service Life Extension Program
CVBG -- Carrier Battle Group
CVG -- carrier air group (no longer used)
CVN -- Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear (designation)
CVW -- Carrier Air Wing
CW -- Chemical Warfare
CW -- Continuous Wave
CWC -- Composite Warfare Commander (USN)
CY -- Calendar Year
CZ -- Convergence Zone (Sonar)

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