Table of Acronyms and Abbreviations
A
AA Anti-Aircraft AAW Anti-Air Warfare AAWC Anti-Air Warfare Commander ACD Automatic Clutter Detection ACDS Advanced Combat Direction System ACM Anti-ship Cruise Missile ADT Automatic Detection and Tracking AEW Airborne Early Warning AFB Air Force Base AFWR Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range AMD Advanced Micro Devices AP Armor Piercing ARRS Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service ASAC Airborne Surveillance and Control ASCM Anti-ship Cruise Missile ASMD Anti-Ship Missile Defense ASROC Anti-Submarine Rocket ASUW Anti-Surface Warfare ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare ASWEX Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise AW Alpha Whisky (Task Force 77 at Yankee Station)
B
BARCAP Barrier Combat Air Patrol BFIT Battle Force Inport Training BIT Built-In Test BIW Bath Iron Works BECCE Basic Engineering Casualty Control Exercises BOQ Bachelor Officers Quarters BT Builder’s Trials. Beam-rider Tail, Boiler Technician BUORD Bureau of Ordnance BUSHIPS Bureau of Ships BVP Beacon Video Processor BW Beamrider, Wing
C
CAP Combat Air Patrol CASREP Casualty Repair CBT Continuous Boat Track CDS Combat Direction System, Comprehensive Display System CEC Cooperative Engagement Capability CHAFFROC Chaff Rocket CHENG Engineering Officer CIC Combat Information Center CICO CIC Officer CINCLANTFLT Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet CINCPAC Commander in Chief Pacific CINCPACFLT Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet CINCPACAF Commander in Chief Pacific CIWS Close-In Weapons System CMS Control Systems Material COMCRUDESLANT Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Force, US Atlantic Fleet COMDESRON Commander Destroyer Squadron COMSIXTHFLT Commander Sixth Fleet COMSUBRON Commander Submarine Squadron CONUS Continental United States CNO Chief of Naval Operations COH Complex Overhaul COMNAVFORV Commander Naval Forces Vietnam COMNAVSOUTH Commander, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe CPA Central Pulse Amplifier CPO Chief Petty Officer CRB Change Review Board CRT Cathode Ray Tube CRUDESLANT Cruiser Destroyer Atlantic (Fleet) CSAR Combat Search And Rescue CSMTC Combat System Maintenance Training Center CSRR Combat Systems Readiness Review CSSQT Combat System System Qualification Test CTF Carrier Task Force CWO Chief Warrant Officer
D
DASH Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter DATAR Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving System DC Damage Control DCA Damage Control Assistant DDSOT Daily Digital Systems Operability Tests DLOS Disturbed Line Of Sight DNSI/NTPI Defense Nuclear Surety Inspection/Nuclear Technical Proficiency Inspection DS Data System (Technician) DSDS Dynamic Synchro Data Source DSOT Daily Systems Operability Tests DMZ Demilitarized Zone
E
ECC Electronic Casualty Control ECM Electronic Counter Measures EDS Electronic Data System ELINT Electronic Intelligence EM Electricians Mate ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer ER Extended Range ERA Engineering Research Associates ESM/ASMD Electronic Support Measure/Anti-Ship Missile Defense ET Electronics Technician EW Electronic Warfare (Technician)
F
FCP Field Change Proposal FOIA Freedom of Information Act FROG Free Rocket Over Ground FRUIT False Replies Uncorrelated In Time FT Fire Control Technician
G
GFCS Gun Fire Control System GITMO Guantanamo Bay, Cuba GOT Gulf of Tonkin GQ General Quarters GPS Global Positioning System
H
HCO Helicopter Operations HMAS Her Majesty’s Australian Ship HMS Her Majesty’s Ship HT Homing, Tail
I
IDAC Interconnecting Digital to Analog Converter IFF/SIF Identification Friend Foe/Selective Identification Feature IMAV Intermediate Maintenance Availability INCSEA U.S. Soviet Incident at Sea INSURV Inspection and Survey
L
LAAWC Local Anti-Air Warfare Commander LAMPS Light Airborne Multipurpose System LDMX Local Digital Message Exchange LEDET Law Enforcement Detachment LEO Law Enforcement Operation LSO Landing Signal Officer
M
MACS Marine Air Control Squadron MDS Minimum Discernible Signal MFCS Missile Fire Control System MIF Maritime Interdiction Force MM Machinists Mate MRI Material Readiness Inspection MTB Motorized Torpedo Boat MTBF Mean Time Between Failure MTDS Marine Tactical Data System MTI Moving Target Indicator MTU Magnetic Tape Unit
N
NARA National Archives and Records Administration NAS Naval Air Station NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVMACS Naval Modular Automated Communications System NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSHIPS Naval Ship Systems Command NAVSECNORDIV Naval Ship Engineering Center, Norfolk Division NCS Net Control Ship NELC Naval Electronics Laboratory Center NGFS Naval Gunfire Support NRL Naval Research Laboratory NSA National Security Agency NSAR North Search and Rescue NTDS Naval Tactical Data System NTU New Threat Upgrade NVA North Vietnamese Army NWAI Nuclear Weapons Acceptance Inspection
O
OOD Officer Of the Deck OPAREA Operating Area OPFCO Operational Program Functional Checkout OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations OPPE Operation Propulsion Plant Exam OPTEVFOR Operational Test and Evaluation Force ORDALT Ordnance Alteration ORDSAT Ordinance Systems Assist Team ORE Operational Readiness Evaluation ORI Operational Readiness Inspection
P
PAT Preliminary Acceptance Trials PCO Prospective Commanding Officer PD Point Detonating PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique PIRAZ Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone PMS Planned Maintenance System PNSY Philadelphia Naval Shipyard PLO Palestine Liberation Organization PMS Planned Maintenance System POD Plan Of the Day POFA Programmed Operational Functional Appraisals POM Preparations for Overseas Movement POW Petty Officer of the Watch, Prisoner of War PPI Planned Position Indicator PU Participating Unit PRC Peoples Republic of China PSA Post Shakedown Availability
Q
QAST Quality Assurance Systems Test
R
RAC Radar Azimuth Converter RAF Royal Air Force RCN Royal Canadian Navy RD Radarman RM Radionam RESCAP Rescue Combat Air Patrol RF Radio Frequency ROH Regular Overhaul RTC Real Time Clock RSDS Radar Signal Distribution Switchboard
S
SAGE Semi-Automatic Ground Environment SAR Search and Rescue SCAT System Calibration and Alignment Tests SEALORDS Southeast Asia Lake, Ocean, River and Delta SHP Shaft Horse Power SIMA Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities SINKEX Sink Exercise SIT System Integration Test SM Standard Missile SMI Supply Management Inspection SONAR Sound Navigation and Ranging SORT Ship’s Operational Readiness Tests SOSMRC Senior Officer Steam Machinery Refresher Course SQAT Ship Qualification Assist Team SQT Ship Qualification Trial SRA Selected Restricted Availability SSAR South Search and Rescue SSORT Ship Systems Operational Readiness Tests SSOSS Soviet Strategic Ocean Surveillance System SUPPRAD Supplemental Radio SWC Ship’s Weapons Coordinator SWTW Surface Warfare Training Week (SWTW
T TACAN TACtical Air Navigation TAO Tactical Action Officer TDS Tactical Data System TG Task Group TBMD Theater Ballistic Missile Defense TSAM Training Surface to Air Missile TYCOM Type Command
U
UNREP Underway Replenishment USAF United States Air Force USMC United States Marine Corp USN United States Navy
V
VACAPES OPAREA Virginia Capes Operating Area VERTREP Vertical Replenishment VLS Vertical Launching System
W
WCP Weapon Control Panel WDS Weapons Direction System WESTPAC Western Pacific WSAT Weapons Systems Accuracy Team, Weapons System Alignment Tests
X XOI Executive Officer Investigation
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