| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| AAR |
After Action Review |
| AAV |
Amphibious Assault Vehicle |
| ABCT |
Armored Brigade Combat Team |
| ACU |
Army Combat Uniform |
| AD |
Air Defense |
| AFS |
Armed Forces Special |
| AFV |
Armored Fighting Vehicle |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| ALR |
Airborne Laser Radar |
| AMF |
Allied Mobile Force |
| AN/ALQ |
Airborne Electronic Warfare System |
| AO |
Area of Operations |
| AOC |
Air Operations Center |
| AOG |
Aircraft on Ground |
| APC |
Armored Personnel Carrier |
| ASAT |
Anti-Satellite Weapon |
| ASV |
Armored Security Vehicle |
| ATGM |
Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
| BAE |
Battle Area Estimate |
| BCTC |
Battle Command Training Center |
| BIS |
Bomb Impact Survey |
| BOB |
Battlefield Operations Base |
| BOM |
Bombing |
| BPD |
Battle Position Defense |
| BPI |
Battle Planning and Intelligence |
| BR |
Battle Ready |
| BRDM |
Soviet Amphibious Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle |
| BRV |
Ballistic Recovery Vehicle |
| BSE |
Battlefield Simulation Exercise |
| BSV |
Ballistic Shield Vehicle |
| BTR |
Armored Personnel Carrier (Soviet-made) |
| BUB |
Battle Update Briefing |
| BUL |
Battlefield Unit Line |
| BVE |
Ballistic Vulnerability Evaluation |
| BVR |
Beyond Visual Range |
| C4ISR |
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| CC |
Combat Commander |
| CF |
Combat Force |
| CIA |
Counterintelligence Agency |
| CIC |
Combat Information Center |
| CIE |
Combat Intelligence Estimate |
| CLF |
Combined Logistics Force |
| CMP |
Combined Military Police |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| COIN |
Counterinsurgency |
| CP |
Command Post |
| CRC |
Combat Recovery Center |
| CSEL |
Combat Survivor Evader Locator |
| CVE |
Carrier Vessel Escort |
| CVE |
Commando Vehicle Engineer |
| DAC |
Defense Acquisition Command |
| DART |
Disaster Assistance Response Team |
| DC |
Defense Command |
| DCG |
Deputy Commanding General |
| DEP |
Deployment |
| DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DIV |
Division |
| DLO |
Desired Learning Objective |
| DMP |
Defense Management Program |
| DMP |
Deployment Medical Procedure |
| DNB |
Do Not Block |
| DND |
Department of National Defense |
| DODIN |
Department of Defense Information Network |
| DROM |
Defense Response Operations Management |
| DS |
Direct Support |
| DSE |
Defense Support to Emergency |
| DSS |
Defense Security Service |
| DU |
Depleted Uranium |
| DUD |
Designated Unmanned Drone |
| EAF |
European Air Force |