Acronyms & Commonly Used Abbreviations

A

AAF-Army Airfield

AAFES-Army Air Force Exchange System

AB-Air Base

A/C-Air Conditioning

AD-Active Duty

ADT-Active Duty for Training

AE-Army Europe

AF-Air Force

AFAF-Air Force Auxiliary Field

AFB-Air Force Base

AFRC-Armed Forces Reserve Center or Armed Forces Recreation Center

AFRES-Air Force Reserve

AFS-Air Force Station

AGS-Air Guard Station

AIRVAC-Air Evacuation

AMC-Air Mobility Command or Army Medical Center

ANG-Air National Guard

ANGB-Air National Guard Base

AP-Army Pacific

APG-Army Proving Ground

APT-Airport

APO-Army Post Office

APS-Army Port Squadron

ARB-Air Reserve Base

ARNGB-Army National Guard Base

ARS-Air Reserve Station

ARW-Air Refueling Wing

AS-Air Station

AST-Area Support Team

ATC-Air Traffic Control

ATL-Atlantic

ATM-Automatic Teller Machine

Attn-Attention

AUX-Auxiliary

AW-Air Wing

B

BAQ-Bachelor Airmen’s Quarters

BEQ-Bachelor Enlisted Quarters

Bldg-Building

BOH-Bachelor Officers’ Housing

BOQ-Bachelor Officers Quarters

BQ-Bachelor Quarters

BRAC-Base Realignment and Closure

BSB-Base Support Battalion

BX-Base Exchange

C

C-Commercial Telephone System

CATV-Cable Television

CBH-Combined Bachelors Housing

CBQ-Combined Bachelors Quarters

CG-Coast Guard

CGAS-Coast Guard Air Station

CGES-Coast Guard Exchange System

CGISC-Coast Guard Integrated Support

CGSC-Coast Guard Support Center

CGTC-Coast Guard Training Center

CGO-Cargo

CIV-Civilian

CMD-Command

CMSgt-Chief Master Sergeant

CO-Commanding Officer

Comm-Commercial

CONUS-Continental United States

CPO-Chief Petty Officer

CPOQ-Chief Petty Officer Quarters

CSM-Command Sergeant Major

CU-Credit Union

CWO-Chief Warrant Officer

D

DAV-Disabled American Veterans

DSN-Defense Switched Network

DGQ-Distinguished Guest Quarters

DHS-Department of Homeland Security

DoD-Department of Defense

DoT-Department of Transportation

DSN-Defense Switched Network

DV-Distinguished Visitor

DVOQ-Distinguished Visiting Officers’ Quarters

DVQ-Distinguished Visitor Quarters

E

EFQ-Enlisted Family Quarters

EM-Enlisted Members

EML-Environmental & Morale Leave

EMTG-European Military Travel Guide

ext-Telephone Extension

F

FAMCAMP-Family Campground

FCU-Federal Credit Union

FIS-Federal Inspection Services

FPO-Fleet Post Office

FSS-Force Support Squadron

FW-Fighter Wing

G

GAFB-Greek Air Force Base

GH-Guest House

GMT-Greenwich Mean Time

Gov-Government

Gov’t-Government

GS-General Schedule

H

Hq-Headquarters

I

I-Interstate

IAP-International Airport

IATA-International Air Transport Association

ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organization

INTL- International

ITR-Information, Ticketing and Registration

ITT-Information, Ticket and Tours

J

JFTB-Joint Forces Training Base

JRB-Joint Reserve Base

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K – None

L

LI-Location Identifier

LPR-Legal Permanent Residents

LRS-Logistics Readiness Squadron

LST-Local Standard Time

M

MCAF-Marine Corps Air Facility

MCAS-Marine Corps Air Station

MCB-Marine Corps Base

MCCS-Marine Corps Community Services

MCLB-Marine Corps Logistics Base

MCPO-Master Chief Petty Officer

MCRD-Marine Corps Recruit Depot

MCX-Marine Corps Exchange

MEDEVAC-Aeromedical Evacuation

Mil-Military

MP-Military Police

MWR-Morale, Welfare and Recreation

N

NAB-Naval Amphibious Base

NAES-Naval Air Engineering Station

NAF-Naval Air Facility

NAF-Non-appropriated Funds

NALF-Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

NARS-Naval Air Reserve Station

NAS-Naval Air Station

NASA-National Aeronautics & Space Administration

NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAWC-Naval Air Warfare Center

NAWS-Naval Air Weapons Station

NB-Naval Base

NCBC-Naval Construction Battalion Center

NCO-Non-commissioned Officer

NETC-Naval Education Training

NEX-Navy Exchange

NFCU-Navy Federal Credit Union

NG-National Guard

NMC-Nearest Major City

NMI-Nearest Military Installation

NNMC-National Naval Medical Center

NOAA-National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

NS-Naval Station

NSA-Naval Support Activity

NSB-Naval Submarine Base

NSCS-Naval Supply Corps School

NSGA-Naval Security Group Activity

NSWC-Naval Surface Warfare Center

NSYD-Naval Shipyard

NTC-National Training Center or NTC-Naval Training Center

NTTC-Naval Technical Training Center

NWC-Naval Weapons Center

O

OAFB-Oman Air Force Base

O’Club or O Club-Officers’ Club

OCONUS-Outside Continental United

States

OIC-Officer in Charge

OOD-Officer of the Day

Ops-Operations

O/S-Over-Stuffed

P

PAC-Pacific

PAO-Public Affairs Officer

PAX-Passenger

P/C-Plastic/Contour

PCS-Permanent Change of Station

PG-Proving Ground

PHS-Public Health Service

PMO-Provost Marshall’s Office

POV-Privately Owned Vehicle

PMRF-Pacific Missile Range Facility

PX-Post Exchange

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Q – None

R

RAAFB-Royal Australian Air Force Base

RAF-Royal Air Force

RAFB-Royal Air Force Base

Rec-Recording or Recreation

ROKAB-Republic of Korea Air Base

RON-Remain Over Night

RSAF-Royal Singapore Air Force

RV-Recreational Vehicle

RVC-Recreational Vehicle Center

S

SARPS-Standard and Recommended Practices

SATV-Satellite Television

SDO-Staff Duty Officer

SES-Senior Executive Service

Sgt-Sergeant

SHAPE-Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

SNCO-Senior Non-commissioned Officer

SNCOQ-Senior Noncommissioned Officers’ Quarters

SOFA-Status of Forces Agreement

SOQ-Senior Officers’ Quarters

SP-Security Police

Space-A-Space available

T

TAD-Temporary Attached Duty

TAQ-Temporary Airmen’s Quarters

TCH-Trans-Canada Highway

TDY-Temporary Duty

Term-Terminal

TEQ-Temporary Enlisted Quarters

TFQ-Temporary Family Quarters

TLA-Temporary Lodging Allowance

TLF-Transient Lodging Facility

TLQ-Temporary Living Quarters

TML-Temporary Military Lodging

TRANS-Transportation Squadron

TOQ-Transient Officers’ Quarters

TQ-Temporary Quarters

TSQ-Transient Staff NCO Quarters

TVEQ-Temporary Visiting Enlisted Quarters

TVOQ-Temporary Visiting Officers’ Quarters

TVQ-Temporary Visiting Quarters

U

UPH-Unaccompanied Personnel Housing

USA-United States Army

USAF-United States Air Force

USCG-United States Coast Guard

USDAO-United States Defense Attaché Office

USEUCOM-United States European Command

USMC-United States Marine Corps

USMLO-United States Military Liaison Office

USMRA-United States Military Road Atlas

USN-United States Navy

USPS-United States Postal Service

USO-United Service Organization

USPHS-United States Public Health Service

V

VA-Veterans’ Administration

VAQ-Visiting Airmen’s Quarters

VAT-Value Added Tax

VEQ-Visiting Enlisted Quarters

VFQ-Visiting Female Quarters

VHA-Variable Housing Allowance

VIP-Very Important Person

VOQ-Visiting Officer Quarters

VQ-Visiting Quarters, All Ranks

W

WO-Warrant Officer

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X, Y & Z – None

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