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List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
The following is a partial list of military tombstone abbreviations used in American cemeteries. [1] ... SPC = Specialist; ... Mobile view; Search.
There are various lists of government and military acronyms, expressions and slang: List of military slang terms; List of established military terms; Glossary of military abbreviations; by country. Grande Armée slang (France of the Napoleonic Era) Glossary of German military terms (Germany) List of Philippine government and military acronyms
These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved DOD terminology for general use by all components of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense , by DOD Directive 5025.12, 23 August 1989, Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, has directed its use throughout the Department of ...
Specialist (rank), one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army; Special Purpose Cartridge, a rifle cartridge developed by Remington and the US military; Special police constable; Student Police Cadet Project, a government of Kerala initiative. State Police Chief (aka Director general of police), a rank in the Indian Police Service
Echelon formation: a military formation in which members are arranged diagonally. Encirclement: surrounding enemy forces on all sides, isolating them. Enfilade: a unit (or position) is "enfiladed" when enemy fire can be directed along the long axis of the unit. For instance, a trench is enfiladed if the enemy can fire down the length of the trench.
A U.S. Army Spc., with the 42nd Military Police Detachment, 16th Military Police Brigade, checks a driver's license at Fort Bragg, N.C. Military Police are considered maneuver support, and MP units may be organized at many different levels, based on the size of the unit it is meant to support.