Pacific Air Forces
PACFLT Pacific Fleet
PACOM US Pacific Command
pantel panoramic telescope
PATRIOT Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target
PBR river patrol craft
PC coastal patrol craft
pcht parachute
PD point-detonating
perm permanent
pers personnel
PFD primary flight display
PIBD point-initiating base-detonating
PGM precision guided munitions
PGRV precision-guided re-entry vehicle
PHIBGRU amphibious group
phibron amphibious squadron
plat platoon
plat ldr platoon leader
plat sgt platoon sergeant
plt pilot
PMFD primary multifunction display
PO petty officer
POC platoon operations center
POL petroleum, oil and lubricants
pos position
POSNAV inertial position navigation system
POST passive optical seeker technique
POW prisoner of war
PR personnel recovery
pri-fly primary flight control
prim primary
prim msn primary mission
prin principal
proj projectile
prop propeller
prox proximity
PS chloropicrin
psi pound per square inch
psn position
PSYOP Psychological Operations
pt point
PT physical training
pvt private
PW prisoner of war
PZ pickup zone
QMC Quartermaster Corps
R reinforcing
RA Regular Army
RA rocket assisted
radn radiation
RAM radar-absorbent material
RAP rocket assisted projectile
RC reserve component
rct recruit
rcvr receiver
rd round
rd/min rounds per minute
rdo radio
rdr radar
recon reconnaissance
reg regular
regt regiment
rel release
res reserve
resp responsibility; responsible
RF radio frequency
rfl refuel, refuelling
RH rhesus
RHA rolled homogeneous armor
RISTA reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition
rkt rocket
RMP reprogrammable processor
RN Royal Navy
ROTC reserve officer training corps
ROV [битая ссылка] remotely operated vehicle
RP release point
rpm rotations per minute; rounds per minute
rr rear
RRC Regional Readiness Command
RRG Regional Readiness Group
RS radar set
RSO Regional Security Officer
RT radiotelephony
RTT Recapture Tactics Team
RV re-entry vehicle
RW rotary-wing
RWR radar warning receiver
S survivability
S1 (14) personnel officer
S2 (14) intelligence officer
S3 (14) operations and training officer
S4 (14) logistics officer; supply officer
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