| 3M | Ships' Maintenance and Material Management |
| ACU | Assault Craft Unit |
| C4I | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence |
| CB | Naval Construction Battalion |
| CENTCOM | United States Central Command |
| CINC | Commander-in-Chief. In this document, the term evolves solely to denote a combatant commander-in-chief. |
| CINCLANTFLT | Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet |
| CINCLANTFLTnext* | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, next Navy |
| CINCPACFLT | Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet |
| CINCPACFLTnext* | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, next Navy |
| CINCUSNAVEUR | Commander-in-Chief, Naval Forces Europe |
| CJCS | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| COMNAVAIRFOR* | Commander, Naval Air Force |
| COMNAVSUBFOR* | Commander, Submarine Force |
| COMNAVSURFOR* | Commander, Naval Surface Force |
| COMNAVSURFPAC* | Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific |
| COMNAVUSA* | Commander, Naval Forces in the United States |
| COMSOLANT | Commander, South Atlantic Force |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| CV | aircraft carrier |
| CVN | aircraft carrier, nuclear power |
| EOD | explosive ordnance disposal |
| EUCOM | United States European Command |
| FISC | Fleet and Industrial Supply Center |
| FMB | Financial Management Budget |
| FTSC | Fleet Technical Support Center |
| JFC | Joint Force Commander |
| LAN | local area network |
| MDSU | Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit |
| MOOTW | military operations other than war |
| MPA | maritime patrol aircraft |
| MSTS | Military Sea Transportation Service (formerly MSC) |
| N8 | Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessment |
| NAVDOC | Naval Doctrine Command |
| NCA | National Command Authorities |
| NFC | Numbered Fleet Commander |
| NSAP | Navy Science Assistance Program |
| NSAWC | Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center |
| NWAD Corona | Naval Warfare Assessment Division, Corona, California |
| OPNAV | Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
| OPTEVFOR | Operational Test and Evaluation Forces |
| PACOM | United States Pacific Command |
| SEAL team | sea-air-land team; a naval force specially organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations in maritime, littoral, and riverine environments. |
| SOUTHCOM | United States Southern Command |
| STRATCOM | Strategic Command |
| SUBDEVRON | Submarine Development Squadron |
| SWDG | Surface Warfare Development Group |
| UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UNTL | Universal Naval Task List |
| USACOM | United States Atlantic Command |
| VX | Navy Air Development Squadron; Air Test and Evaluation Squadron |
| WAN | wide-area network |
| WMD | weapon(s) of mass destruction |
Term pertains to notional organizations described
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