| A2 |
Air Force Intelligence |
| AAC |
Alaskan Air Command |
| AAF |
Army Air Force |
| ACOM |
Asian Communist - One
of NSA's 4 major operational divisions |
| ADC |
Aerospace Defense Command |
| ADLA |
Assistant Director for
Legal & Legislative Affairs - (NSA) |
| ADPL |
Assistant Director for
Policy & Liaison - (NSA) |
| ADPR |
Assistant Director for
Plans / Resources - (NSA) |
| ADT |
Assistant Director for
Training |
| ADVA |
Advanced Soviet - One of
the 4 major operational divisions of NSA's production organisation: Combined with GENS
into a group |
| AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission |
| AFB |
AIR FORCE BASE |
| AFESC |
AIR FORCE ELECTRONIC
SECURITY COMMAND |
| AFGWC |
AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER
CONTROL |
| AFIS |
AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE |
| AFOC |
AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
CENTER |
| AFR |
AIR FORCE REGULATION |
| AFSA |
ARMED FORCES SECURITY
AGENCY |
| AFSAC |
ARMED FORCES SECURITY
AGENCY COUNCIL |
| AFSS |
AIR FORCE SECURITY SERVICE |
| ALLO |
ALL OTHERS- ONE OF THE 4
MAJOR OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION - NOW KNOWN AS G GROUP |
| ALP |
ADVANCED LANGUAGE PROGRAM |
| AMB |
AMBASSADOR |
| ANCIB |
ARMY-NAVY COMMUNICATIONS
INTELLIGENCE BOARD |
| ANCICC |
ARMY-NAVY COMMUNICATIONS
INTELLIGENCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE |
| ANG |
AIR NATIONAL GUARD |
| APRO |
AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH |
| ARC |
AD HOC REQUIREMENTS
COMMITTEE |
| ARDF |
AIRBORNE RADIO
DIRECTION-FINDING |
| ARFCOS |
ARMED FORCES COURIER
SERVICE |
| ARPA |
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS
AGENCY |
| ASA |
ARMY SECURITY AGENCY |
| ASD |
APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION
(CIA) |
| AST |
Atlantic Standard Time |
| ATIC |
AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
CENTER (AIR FORCE) |
| UFORC |
UFO REPORTING CENTER |
| BMW |
BOMB WING |
| UFOIS |
UFO INFORMATION SERVICE |
| CAUS |
CITIZENS AGAINST UFO
SECRECY |
| CFS |
CANADIAN FORCES STATION |
| CGS |
COAST GUARD STATION |
| CIA |
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY |
| CIC |
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS |
| CINC/NORAD |
COMMANDER IN CHARGE, NORAD |
| CUFOS |
CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES |
| COMINT |
COMMUNICATIONS
INTELLIGENCE (NSA) |
| CP |
COMMAND POST |
| CSC |
CENTRAL SECURITY CONTROL
(AIR FORCE) |
| DATT |
DEFENSE ATTACHE (US
EMBASSY) |
| DCD |
DOMESTIC COLLECTIONS
DIVISION (CIA) |
| DCSOPS |
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR
OPERATIONS AND PLANS (AIR FORCE) |
| DDO |
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
OPERATIONS (AIR FORCE) |
| DIA |
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY |
| DMZ |
DEMILITARIZED ZONE
(VIETNAM) |
| DO |
DUTY OFFICER |
| FAA |
FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION |
| FBI |
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION |
| FISA |
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT |
| FOIA |
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT |
| G2 |
ARMY INTELLIGENCE |
| GAO |
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING
OFFICE |
| GCCS |
GOVERNMENT CODE AND CYPHER
SCHOOL |
| GCHQ |
GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS
HEADQUARTERS |
| GCI |
GROUND CONTROL INTERCEPT |
| GENS |
GENERAL SOVIET - ONE OF
THE 4 MAJOR OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION COMBINED WITH ADVA INTO
(A GROUP) |
| GG |
GOVERNMENT GRADE - USED IN
PLACE OF GS1 TO GS18 - ONLY FOR GOV'T EMPLOYEES SUCH AS NSA EMPLOYEES |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| GSW |
GROUND SAUCER WATCH |
| HFDF |
HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION
FINDING |
| HUAC |
HOUSE UN-AMERICAN
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE |
| HUMINT |
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE |
| ICI |
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON
INTELLIGENCE |
| IDA-CRD |
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE
ANALYSIS-COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH DIVISION |
| IDP |
INTERCEPT DEPLOYMENT PLAN |
| IEC |
INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION
COMMITTEE |
| INSCOM |
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND
SECURITY COMMAND |
| INTELPOST |
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC
POST |
| INTELSAT |
INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMINCATIONS SATELLITE |
| INYSA |
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BRANCH, DIRECTORATE OF RESPONSE MANAGEMENT |
| INZ |
AEROSPACE INTELLIGENCE
DIVISION (AFIS) |
| INZA |
EDITING, DEBRIEFING, AND
CONTINUITY BRANCH (AFIS) |
| IPB |
INTERCEPT PRIORITIES BOARD |
| JACL |
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL,
LITIGATION DIVISION (USAF) |
| JANAP |
JOINT ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE
PUBLICATION |
| JCS |
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF |
| JOSAF |
JOINT OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ACTIVITY - FRANKFURT |
| JRC |
JOINT RECONNAISSANCE
CENTER |
| JSPC |
JOINT SOBE PROCESSING
CENTER |
| JTLS |
JOINT TECHNICAL LANGUAGE
SERVICE |
| KGB |
KOMITET GOSUDARSTVENNOY
BEZOPASNOSTI (COMMITTEE FOR STATE SECURITY) USSR |
| KISR |
KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| KM |
KILOMETER |
| LASP |
LOW ALTITUDE SURVEILLANCE
PLATFORM |
| LCF |
LAUNCH CONTROL FACILITY
(AIR FORCE) |
| LOB |
RAYMOND E. LINN OPERATIONS
BUILDING |
| LPMEDLEY |
CIA CRYPTONYM FOR AN
OPERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NSA |
| LRTS |
LONG RANGE TECHNICAL |
| MI-8 |
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
SECTION 8 - CODES AND CIPHERS SEARCH |
| MID |
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
DIVISION |
| M5 |
NSA OFFICE OF SECURITY |
| MIT |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY |
| MPRO |
MACHINE PROCESSING SECTION
OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION |
| MUFON |
MUTUAL UFO NETWORK |
| NAVSPASUR |
NAVAL SPACE SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM |
| NCOC |
NATIONAL COMBAT OPERATIONS
CENTER |
| NEPA |
NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE
PROPULSION OF AIRCRAFT |
| NICAP |
NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS
COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA |
| NM |
NAUTICAL MILE |
| NMCC |
NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND
CENTER |
| NORAD |
North American AEROSPACE
DEFENSE COMMAND |
| NPIC |
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER |
| NRL |
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY |
| NSA |
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY |
| NSF |
NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION |
| OAM |
OPERATION ANIMAL
MUTILATION |
| ONI |
OFFICE OF NAVAL
INTELLIGENCE |
| OSI |
OFFICE OF SPECIAL
INVESTIGATIONS (AIR FORCE) |
| OSI |
OFFICE OF SPECIAL
INVESTIGATIONS (CIA) |
| OSS |
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC
SERVICES |
| PSAPR |
PUGET SOUND AERIAL
PHENOMENA RESEARCH INC. |
| RAPCOM |
RADAR APPROACH
COMMUNICATIONS |
| RAPCON |
RADAR APPROACH CONTROL |
| RCMP |
ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED
POLICE |
| SA |
SPECIAL AGENT |
| SAC |
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND |
| SAC/HO |
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
OFFICE OF HISTORY |
| SAFOI |
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF INFORMATION |
| SAO |
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL
OBSERVATORY |
| SAT |
SECURITY ALERT TEAM |
| SBI |
SPECIAL BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION |
| SDS |
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY |
| SIGLEX |
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON
LEXICOGRAPHY |
| SIGNIT |
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (NSA) |
| SIGTRAN |
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON
TRANSLATION |
| SIGVOICE |
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON
VOICE |
| SIPG |
SPECIAL INTERCEPT
PRIORITIES GROUP |
| SIS |
SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE |
| SOLIS |
SIGNIT - ON LINE
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM |
| SPADATS |
SPACE DETECTION AND
TRACKING SYSTEM (NORAD) |
| SPS |
SECURITY POLICE SQUADRON |
| SSA |
SIGNAL SECURITY AGENCY |
| SSB |
SOFT SUPPORT BUILDING
(USAF) |
| TIA |
TEMPERATURE INVERSION
ANALYSIS |
| USAF |
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE |
| USG |
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT |
| Z |
ZULU (UNIVERSAL TIME) |