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Appendix D


Acronyms

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


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