| 16 AAB | 16 Air Assault Brigade
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| AFF | Army Families' Federation
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| ANGLICO | Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, United States Marine Corps
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| AS90 | Self-propelled gun, Royal Artillery
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| BATUS | British Army Training Unit Suffield (Canada)
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| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation
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| BMA | British Medical Association
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| CAM | Chemical Agent Monitor
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| CAOC | Combined Air Operations Centre
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| C4I | Command, control, communications, computers and intelligence
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| CDL | Chief of Defence Logistics
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| CDS | Chief of Defence Staff
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| CEA | Captured Enemy Ammunition
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| Centcom | Central Command (US)
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| CFLCC | Coalition Force Land Component Commander
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| CIS | Command and Information Systems
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| CJO | Chief of Joint Operations
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| CPA | Coalition Provisional Authority
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| DfID | Department for International Development
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| DIS | Defence Intelligence Staff
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| DLO | Defence Logistics Organisation
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| DMS | Defence Medical Services
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| DoD | Department of Defense (US)
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| DTIO | Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations
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| DTMA | Defence Transport and Movements Agency
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| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal
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| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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| FRES | Future Rapid Effects System
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| FTRS | Full Time Reserve Service
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| FTU | Forward Transmission Unit
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| HRW | Human Rights Watch
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| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency
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| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross
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| IFF | Identification Friend or Foe
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| Info Ops | Information Operations
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| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation
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| ITC | Independent Television Commission
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| ITN | Independent Television News
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| JDAMs | Joint Direct Attack Munitions
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| JRRF | Joint Rapid Reaction Force
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| KI-CAS | Kill-box interdiction - close air support
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| LCVP | Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel
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| LPD | Landing Platform Dock
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| LPH | Landing Platform Helicopter
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| MAW | Marine Air Wing (United States Marine Corps)
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| MEF | Marine Expeditionary Force (United States Marine Corps)
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| MEU | Marine Expeditionary Unit (United States Marine Corps)
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| MOAB | Massive Ordnance Airburst Bomb (US)
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| MoD | Ministry of Defence
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| NAIAD | Nerve Agent Immobilised-enzyme Alarm and Detector
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| NAO | National Audit Office
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| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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| NBC | Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
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| NEC | Network Enabled Capability
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| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation
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| NHS | National Health Service
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| NIAT | National Infrastructure Assessment Team
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| NSW | Naval Special Warfare (US)
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| NUMAST | National Union of Marine Aviation and Shipping Transport officers
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| ORHA | Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (US)
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| OSMDS | One-Shot Mine Disposal System
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| OWP | Operational Welfare Package
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| PGM | Precision guided munitions
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| PJHQ | Permanent Joint Headquarters
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| PoW | Prisoner of War
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| PsyOps | Psychological Operations
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| QIP | Quick Impact Project
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| RAB | Resource Accounting and Budgeting
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| RAF | Royal Air Force
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| REME | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
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| RFA | Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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| RoE | Rules of Engagement
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| ro-ros | Roll-on roll-off ferries
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| RN | Royal Navy |
| RUSI | Royal United Services Institute
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| SA80 A2 | Individual weapon, British Army
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| SEALS | Sea Air Land Teams (US Navy)
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| SDR | Strategic Defence Review
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| SWIMS | Shallow Water Influence Mine-Sweeping System
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| TA | Territorial Army
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| TAV | Total Asset Visibility
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| TLAM | Tomahawk land attack missile
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| TSA | Target Systems Analysis
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| UAE | United Arab Emirates
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| UAV | Unmanned Air Vehicle
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| UOR | Urgent Operational Requirement
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| UN | United Nations |
| UNMACT | United Nations Mine Action Clearance Team
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| UNMOVIC | United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
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| UNSCR | United Nations Security Council Resolution
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| USAF | United States Air Force
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| USMC | United States Marine Corps
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| UXO | Unexploded ordnance
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| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction
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