chemical protective equipment
CPL corporal
CPT captain
CRUDESGRU cruiser-destroyer group
crypto cryptographic
CS combat support
CSS combat service support
CSUSA Chief of Staff, US Army
CSUSAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
CTOL conventional take off and landing
CV aircraft carrier
CVN aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion)
CVBG Carrier Battle Group
CW chemical warfare
CW continuous wave
CW telegraphy
CW agt chemical warfare agent
CZ combat zone
DA diphenylchlorarsine
DA department of the Army
DAF department of the Air Force
DC diphenylcyanarsine
DC Dental Corps
DC District of Columbia
DCA defensive counterair
DCS/LOG Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
DDG guided missile destroyer
decon decontamination
decon elm decontamination element
def defense; defensive
Def-Aids defensive aids
dept department
desron destroyer squadron
det detachment
DF direction-finding
dir direction
dis distance
DISCOM division support command
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DIVEN divisional engineer
DIV—IT Institutional Training Division
DIV-TS Training Support Division
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DM adamsite
DME distance measuring equipment
DN Department of the Navy
DOD Department of Defense
DODAC Department of Defense ammunition code
DODIC Department of Defense identification code
DOW died of wounds
DP diphosgene
DRU direct reporting unit
DS direct support
DS discarding sabot
DSA division support area
dspo disposition
dvr driver
DZ drop zone
EAC echelon (s) above corps
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ech echelon
ECM electronic countermeasures
ECS engagement control station
EFIS electronic flight instrument system
elct electronic
elec elecrtical
ELINT electronic intelligence
elm element
EM enlisted man (men)
EMP electromagnetic pulse
empl emplacement
en enemy
eng engine
eng spd engine speed
engr engineer
EPW enemy prisoner of war
equip equipment
ERA explosive-reactive armor
ESC Electronic Security Command
ESM electronic warfare support measures
ET electronic time
EUCOM US European Command
EUSA Eighth US Army, Korea
EW electronic warfare
exam examination
explo explosion; explosive
FA Field Artillery
FAAD Forward Area Air Defense
fac facility
FAE fuel-air explosive
FAST Fleet Antiterrorism
