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    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    DFRIF

    Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet

    In English

    DFS

    Détachement des Forces Spéciales

    In French

    DGA

    Délégation Générale pour l’Armement (https://www.defense.gouv.fr/dga/)

    In French

    DHP

    Defense Health Program

    In English

    DIA

    Defense Intelligence Agency (www.dia.mil)

    In English

      DICBM
      Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

      The abbreviation DICBM (Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) includes abbreviations BM (Ballistic Missile) and ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile).

      In English

      DID

      Defense In Depth

      In English

      DII

      Defense Industry Initiative

      In English

      DIPEC

      Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center

      In English

      DIPR

      Department Industrial Plant Reserve

      In English

      DIS

      Defense Investigative Service

      In English

        DIS

        Defense Industrial Security

        In English

        DIS

        Defense Information Service

        In English

        DISCO

        Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office

        In English

        DISO

        Defense Information Services Organization

        In English

        DJMS

        Defense Joint Military Pay System

        In English

        DLA

        Defense Logistics Agency (https://www.dla.mil/)

        In English

        DLO

        Defense Logistics Organization

        In English

        DLSC

        Defense Logistics Service Center

        In English

        DMA

        Defense Mapping Agency

        In English

          DMC

          Defense Mission Category

          In English

            DME

            Direction des Missiles et de l’Espace

            In French

            DMJ

            Defense Management Journal

            In English

            DMR

            Délégué Militaire Régional

            In French

              DMSA

              Defense Medical Support Activity

              In English

              DMSO

              Defense Modeling and Simulation Office

              In English

              DMSP

              Defense Meterological Satellite Program

              In English

              DNA

              Defense Nuclear Agency

              In English

              DNI

              Defense and the National Interest

              In English

                DO

                Disbursing Officer

                In English

                  DO

                  Defense Order

                  In English

                    DOD

                    Department of Defense (www.defenselink.mil)

                    In English

                      DODI

                      Department of Defense Instruction

                      In English

                        DODISS

                        Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards

                        In English

                        DODSTP

                        Department of Defense Standard Satellite

                        In English

                        DPAS

                        Defense Priorities and Allocation System

                        In English

                          DPCC

                          Defense Planning and Programming Categories

                          In English

                            DPDO

                            Defense Property Disposal Office

                            In English

                              DPKO

                              Department of Peacekeeping Operations

                              In English

                              DPS

                              Department of Defense Project Specification

                              In English

                              DRMS

                              Defense Reutilization Marketing Service

                              In English

                                DS

                                Drill Sergeant

                                In English

                                  DSA

                                  Defense Supply Agency

                                  In English

                                  DSA

                                  Designed Security Authority

                                  In English

                                    DSIS

                                    Defense Satellite Information System

                                    In English

                                    DSJ

                                    Defense Science Journal

                                    In English

                                    DSMA

                                    Détachement du Service Militaire Adapté

                                    In French

                                      DSN

                                      Defense Switched Network

                                      In English

                                      DSP

                                      Defense Support Program

                                      In English

                                      DSRMC

                                      Defense Systems Review Military Communications

                                      In English

                                      DST

                                      Defense Suppression Threat

                                      In English

                                        DTC

                                        Developmental Test Command (www.dtc.army.mil)

                                        In English

                                        DVIS

                                        Defense Visual Information School

                                        In English

                                        DVPE

                                        Diminution de la Vitesse de Pénétration Ennemie

                                        In French

                                          DeScE

                                          Defense Science Electronics

                                          In English

                                          DefEl

                                          Defense Electronics

                                          In English

                                          EDC
                                          European Defence Community

                                          = EVG | Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft | In German
                                          = CED | Communauté Européenne de Défense | In French
                                          = CED | Comunità Europea di Difesa | In Italian
                                          = EDG | Europese Defensie Gemeenschap | In Dutch
                                          = EWO | Europejska Wspólnota Obronna | In Polish
                                          = CED | Comunidade Europeia de Defesa | In Portuguese

                                          In English

                                          EDF

                                          Equatoria Defense Force

                                          In English

                                            EDG
                                            Europese Defensie Gemeenschap

                                            = EDC, EVG, CED, EWO (see above)

                                            In Dutch

                                            EEI

                                            Essential Elements of Information

                                            In English

                                            EEM

                                            École d'État-Major

                                            In French

                                              EFMS

                                              Équipe de France Militaire de Ski

                                              In French

                                              EHC

                                              Earthwind Holding Corporation

                                              In English

                                              ELPS
                                              Ejército de Liberación del Pueblo de Sudán

                                              = APLS | Armée Populaire de Libération du Soudan | In French
                                              = SPLA | Sudan People's Liberation Army | In English
                                              = SLOA | Súdánská lidově osvobozenecká armáda | In Czech

                                              In Spanish

                                              EMA

                                              État-Major des Armées

                                              In French

                                                EMAA

                                                État-Major de l'Armée de l'Air

                                                In French

                                                  EMAT

                                                  État-Major de l’Armée de Terre

                                                  In French

                                                  EMIA-FE

                                                  État-major Interarmées de Force et d'Entraînement

                                                  In French

                                                    EMT

                                                    État-Major Tactique

                                                    In French

                                                    ERSSM

                                                    École Royale du Service de Santé Militaire

                                                    In French

                                                    ESAT

                                                    École Supérieure d’Application des Transmissions

                                                    In French

                                                    ESOAR

                                                    Escuela de Suboficiales de la Armada

                                                    In Spanish

                                                    ESR

                                                    Engagement à Servir dans la Réserve

                                                    In French

                                                      ESRAB

                                                      European Security Research Advisory Board

                                                      In English

                                                      EUDAC

                                                      European Defense Analysis Center

                                                      In English

                                                      EVG
                                                      Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft

                                                      = EDC, CED, EDG, EWO (see above)

                                                      In German

                                                      EWO
                                                      Europejska Wspólnota Obronna

                                                      = EDC, EVG, CED, EDG, EWO (see above)

                                                      In Polish

                                                      FAA

                                                      Forces Armées aux Antilles

                                                      In French

                                                        FAAD

                                                        Forward Area Air Defense

                                                        In English

                                                          FAR

                                                          Force d’Action Rapide

                                                          In French

                                                            FARC
                                                            Forces Armées Révolutionnaires de Colombie

                                                            = FARC | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia | In Spanish

                                                            In French

                                                            FARC
                                                            Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia

                                                            = FARC (see above)

                                                            In Spanish

                                                            FCI

                                                            Foreign Counterintelligence

                                                            In English

                                                            FFA

                                                            Forces Françaises en Allemagne

                                                            In French

                                                            FFI

                                                            Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur

                                                            In French

                                                            FFSA

                                                            Forces Françaises Stationnées en Allemagne

                                                            In French

                                                            FHQ

                                                            Force HeadQuarter

                                                            In English

                                                              FIAS

                                                              Force Internationale d'Assistance à la Sécurité

                                                              In French

                                                              FMP

                                                              Force Multinationale de Protection

                                                              In French

                                                              FMS

                                                              Foreign Military Sales

                                                              In English

                                                                FSD

                                                                Fonctionnaire Sécurité Défense

                                                                In French

                                                                FSTE

                                                                Foreign Service Tour Extension

                                                                In French

                                                                  FTTD

                                                                  Full-Time Training Duty

                                                                  In English

                                                                  FYDP

                                                                  Future Year Defense Program

                                                                  In English

                                                                    G4G

                                                                    Guerre de 4ème Génération

                                                                    In French

                                                                      GAE

                                                                      Grupos Armados Españoles

                                                                      In Spanish

                                                                      GAL

                                                                      Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación

                                                                      In Spanish

                                                                      GDIP

                                                                      General Defense Intelligence Program

                                                                      In English

                                                                        GEMS

                                                                        Global Emergency Missile Surveillance

                                                                        In English

                                                                        GF

                                                                        Groupe Franc

                                                                        In French

                                                                        GG

                                                                        Groupe Géographique

                                                                        In French

                                                                          GIGN

                                                                          Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale

                                                                          In French

                                                                          GMHM

                                                                          Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne

                                                                          In French

                                                                            GMR

                                                                            Groupes Mobiles de Réserve

                                                                            In French

                                                                            GOC

                                                                            Gestion Opérationnelle de Commandement

                                                                            In French

                                                                              GRANITE

                                                                              Gestion du Renseignement et ANalyse des Informations Transmises par les Équipes

                                                                              In French

                                                                              GRI

                                                                              Groupement de Recueil de l'Information

                                                                              In French

                                                                                GRU

                                                                                Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye

                                                                                In Russian

                                                                                  GTIA
                                                                                  Groupement Tactique Interarmes

                                                                                  The abbreviation GTIA (Groupement Tactique Interarmes) is included in the abbreviation SGTIA (Sous-Groupement Tactique Interarmes).

                                                                                  In French

                                                                                    GULiDef

                                                                                    Groupe des Utilisateurs de Linux dans la Défense

                                                                                    In French

                                                                                    HERISSON

                                                                                    Habile Extraction du Renseignement d'Intérêt Stratégique à partir de Sources Ouvertes Numérisées

                                                                                    In French

                                                                                    HFDS
                                                                                    Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité

                                                                                    Le Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité (HFDS) conseille et assiste son ministre de rattachement pour toutes les questions relatives à la stratégie de sécurité nationale, à la politique de défense et aux mesures de vigilance et de prévention des crises, ainsi que pour répondre aux situations d’urgence affectant la défense, la sécurité et la vie de la nation française (protection civile, permanence des institutions, sécurité économique…).

                                                                                    The abbreviation HFDS (Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité) is included in abbreviations such as HFDSA (Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité Adjoint) and SHFDS (Service du Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité).

                                                                                    In French

                                                                                    HFDSA
                                                                                    Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité Adjoint

                                                                                    The abbreviation HFDSA (Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité Adjoint) includes the abbreviation HFDS (Haut Fonctionnaire de Défense et de Sécurité).

                                                                                    In French

                                                                                    HGM

                                                                                    Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (https://www.hgm.at/)

                                                                                    In German

                                                                                    HHC

                                                                                    Headquarters and Headquarters Company

                                                                                    In English

                                                                                      HHV

                                                                                      Help Hospitalized Veterans

                                                                                      In English

                                                                                      HIAD

                                                                                      High-Altitude Defense Program

                                                                                      In English

                                                                                      HQ

                                                                                      Headquarter

                                                                                      In English

                                                                                        HQDA

                                                                                        Headquarters Department of the Army

                                                                                        In English

                                                                                          HRK

                                                                                          Hezên Rojhilatê Kurdistan

                                                                                          In Kurdish

                                                                                          IADB

                                                                                          Inter-American Defense Board

                                                                                          In English

                                                                                          IADT
                                                                                          Initial Active Duty Training

                                                                                          The abbreviation IADT (Initial Active Duty Training) includes abbreviations AD (Active Duty) and ADT (Active Duty Training).

                                                                                          In English

                                                                                          IAL

                                                                                          Immediate Action Letter

                                                                                          In English

                                                                                            ICP
                                                                                            Inventory Control Point

                                                                                            The abbreviation ICP (Inventory Control Point) is included in the abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point), and it includes the abbreviation CP (Control Point).

                                                                                            In English

                                                                                            IDDS

                                                                                            Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies

                                                                                            In English

                                                                                            IDS

                                                                                            Initiative de Défense Stratégique

                                                                                            In French

                                                                                              IDSA

                                                                                              Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses

                                                                                              In English

                                                                                              IDSNET

                                                                                              Integrated Defense System Network

                                                                                              In English

                                                                                              IDT

                                                                                              Inactive Duty Training

                                                                                              In English

                                                                                              IFOR

                                                                                              Implementation FORce

                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                IHEDN

                                                                                                Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale

                                                                                                In French

                                                                                                IIC

                                                                                                International Instruction Corps

                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                IMA

                                                                                                Individual Mobilization Augmentee

                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                  IMASSA

                                                                                                  Institut de Médecine Aérospatiale - Service de Santé des Armées

                                                                                                  In French

                                                                                                  IMET

                                                                                                  International Military Education and Training

                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                  INHES

                                                                                                  Institut National des Hautes Études de Sécurité

                                                                                                  In French

                                                                                                  INSCOM

                                                                                                  United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                  IPT

                                                                                                  International Civilian Peace-keeping and Peace-building Training

                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                  IRR

                                                                                                  Individual Ready Reserve

                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                    ITTS

                                                                                                    Instrumentation, Targets, and Threats Simulators

                                                                                                    In English

                                                                                                    JA

                                                                                                    Jugoslavenska armija

                                                                                                    In Croatian

                                                                                                      JAN

                                                                                                      Joint Army-Navy

                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                      JANNAF
                                                                                                      Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force

                                                                                                      The abbreviation JANNAF (Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).

                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                      JARIC

                                                                                                      Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre

                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                        JINTACCS

                                                                                                        Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems

                                                                                                        In English

                                                                                                          JMEC

                                                                                                          Joint Multi-mission Expeditionary Craft

                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                          JMP

                                                                                                          Joint Military Program

                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                            JNA

                                                                                                            Jugoslavenska narodna

                                                                                                            In Croatian

                                                                                                              JROTC

                                                                                                              Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              JSTPS
                                                                                                              Joint Strategic Targeting Planning Staff

                                                                                                              The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) has produced the principal war plan of the United States, the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP), together with its target list, the National Strategic Target List (NSTL). The JSTPS was responsible for determining the targets for U.S. nuclear weapons and the priority in which they should be engaged in the event of a general nuclear war.

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              KL

                                                                                                              Koninklijke Landmacht

                                                                                                              In Dutch

                                                                                                              KMA

                                                                                                              Koninklijke Militaire Academie

                                                                                                              In Dutch

                                                                                                              KMS

                                                                                                              Koninklijke Militaire School

                                                                                                              In Dutch

                                                                                                              KNIL

                                                                                                              Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger

                                                                                                              In Dutch

                                                                                                              LEA

                                                                                                              Logistics Evaluation Agency

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              LOMADS

                                                                                                              Low Altitude Missile Air Defence System

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              LPM

                                                                                                              Loi de Programmation Militaire

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              LVF

                                                                                                              Légion des Volontaires Français

                                                                                                              In French

                                                                                                              MA

                                                                                                              Missile Alert

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              MAAG

                                                                                                              Military Assistance Advisory Group

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                              MAP

                                                                                                              Military Assistance Program

                                                                                                              In English

                                                                                                                MARDIS

                                                                                                                Modernized Army Research and Development Information System

                                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                                MARS

                                                                                                                Military Affiliate Radio System

                                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                                MATES

                                                                                                                Mobilization And Training Equipment Site

                                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                                MApn

                                                                                                                Ministerul Apărării Naţionale

                                                                                                                In Romanian

                                                                                                                MCA

                                                                                                                Military Construction, Army

                                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                                  MCDA
                                                                                                                  Military Civilian Defence Assets

                                                                                                                  = RMPC | Ressources Militaires et de la Protection Civile | In French

                                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                                    MCP

                                                                                                                    Mise en Condition avant Projection

                                                                                                                    In French

                                                                                                                      MD
                                                                                                                      Missile Defence

                                                                                                                      The abbreviation MD (Missile Defence) is included in the abbreviation NMD (National Missile Defence).

                                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                                      MDW

                                                                                                                      Military District of Washington

                                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                                      MEADS

                                                                                                                      Medium Extended Air Defence System

                                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                                      MEPCOM

                                                                                                                      Military Enlistment Processing Command

                                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                                        MEPS

                                                                                                                        Military Entrance Processing Station

                                                                                                                        In English

                                                                                                                          MGK

                                                                                                                          Millî Güvenlik Kurulu (www.mgk.gov.tr)

                                                                                                                          In Turkish

                                                                                                                          MGO

                                                                                                                          Marche Générale des Opérations

                                                                                                                          In French

                                                                                                                            MIA

                                                                                                                            Missile Intelligence Agency

                                                                                                                            In English

                                                                                                                            MIA

                                                                                                                            Missing In Action

                                                                                                                            In English

                                                                                                                              MIVD

                                                                                                                              Militaire Inlichtingen en Veiligheids Dienst

                                                                                                                              In Dutch

                                                                                                                                MOS

                                                                                                                                Military Occupational Speciality

                                                                                                                                In English

                                                                                                                                  MP

                                                                                                                                  Military Police

                                                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                                                  MPA

                                                                                                                                  Military Personnel, Army

                                                                                                                                  In English

                                                                                                                                    MRT

                                                                                                                                    Méthode de Raisonnement Tactique

                                                                                                                                    In French

                                                                                                                                      MSC

                                                                                                                                      Military Sealift Command

                                                                                                                                      In English

                                                                                                                                        MSC

                                                                                                                                        Major Subordinate Command

                                                                                                                                        In English

                                                                                                                                          MTMC

                                                                                                                                          Military Traffic Management Command

                                                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                                                          NADGE

                                                                                                                                          NATO Air Defense Ground Environment

                                                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                                                          NAFO
                                                                                                                                          Noard-Atlantyske Ferdrachsorganisaasje (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organització del Tractat de l'Atlàntic Nord | In Catalan
                                                                                                                                          = NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | In English
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organizazión d'o Tratau de l'Atlantico Norte | In Aragonese
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organización del Tratáu del Atlánticu Norte | In Asturian
                                                                                                                                          = AFNA | Aozadur Feur-emglev Norzh-Atlantel | In Breton
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord | In French
                                                                                                                                          = ন্যাটো | উত্তর আটলান্টিক নিরাপত্তা জোট | In Bengali
                                                                                                                                          = NATO | Οργανισμός Βορειοατλαντικού Συμφώνου | In Greek
                                                                                                                                          = NATO | Nordatlantikvertrag-Organisation | In German
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte | In Spanish
                                                                                                                                          = NATO | Nord-Atlantika Traktat-Organizo | In Esperanto
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organización do Tratado do Atlántico Norte | In Galician
                                                                                                                                          = ნატო | ჩრდილოატლანტიკური თანამშრომლობის ორგანიზაცია | In Georgian
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte | In Portuguese
                                                                                                                                          = OTNA | Organizaciya le Tratatosko le Nordutne Atlantikosko | In Romani
                                                                                                                                          = OTAN | Organizaţia Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord | In Romanian
                                                                                                                                          = NATO | Organisatschoon vun den Noordatlantikverdrag | In Low German
                                                                                                                                          = NAVO | Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie | In Dutch

                                                                                                                                          In Frisian

                                                                                                                                          NATO
                                                                                                                                          North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                                                          NATO
                                                                                                                                          Οργανισμός Βορειοατλαντικού Συμφώνου (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In Greek

                                                                                                                                          NATO
                                                                                                                                          Nordatlantikvertrag-Organisation (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In German

                                                                                                                                          NATO
                                                                                                                                          Nord-Atlantika Traktat-Organizo (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In Esperanto

                                                                                                                                          NATO
                                                                                                                                          Organisatschoon vun den Noordatlantikverdrag (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In Low German

                                                                                                                                          NAVO
                                                                                                                                          Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie (www.nato.int)

                                                                                                                                          = NAFO, OTAN, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (see above)

                                                                                                                                          In Dutch

                                                                                                                                          NCESGR

                                                                                                                                          National Committee for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve

                                                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                                                          NCO

                                                                                                                                          Noncommissioned Officer

                                                                                                                                          In English

                                                                                                                                            NDU

                                                                                                                                            National Defense University (www.ndu.edu)

                                                                                                                                            In English

                                                                                                                                            NEACP
                                                                                                                                            National Emergency Airborne Command Post

                                                                                                                                            The abbreviation NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post) includes the abbreviation ACP (Airborne Command Post).

                                                                                                                                            In English

                                                                                                                                            NEB

                                                                                                                                            Numérisation de l'Espace de Bataille

                                                                                                                                            In French

                                                                                                                                            NGB

                                                                                                                                            National Guard Bureau

                                                                                                                                            In English

                                                                                                                                              NGPA

                                                                                                                                              National Guard Personnel, Army

                                                                                                                                              In English

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