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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.
Since the Vietnam War, the official U.S. military term for enemy POWs is EPW (Enemy Prisoner of War). This name change was introduced in order to distinguish between enemy and U.S. captives. [36] In 2000, the U.S. military replaced the designation "Prisoner of War" for captured American personnel with "Missing-Captured".
Prisoner of War Medal; Type: Medal: Awarded for: Being taken prisoner and held captive while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict against an opposing foreign force; while serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force to which the United States is not a belligerent; or ...
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
Military Earthworks Terms Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior; Military Terms Dictionary Lookup on military terms offering you clear definitions by some of the most reliable reference works in this field. Military acronyms and abbreviations
Service number prefix and suffix codes were one and two letter designators written before or after a service number; a service member could only have one code at any given time. The purpose of these codes was to provide additional information regarding a military service member with the very first prefix codes created by the Army in 1920 and ...
An aging population requires additional medical care. Nearly half of U.S. veterans were 65 years or older in 2021, compared to about 17% of the general population, Census Bureau data shows. This ...
PMCS – Preventative Maintenance Checks & Service(s) PO(3/2/1) – Petty Officer (Third/Second/First Class) POC – Point of Contact; POD – Plan of the Day; POM – Plan of the Month; POOW – Petty Officer of the Watch; POTUS – President of the United States; POW – Plan of the Week; POW – Prisoner of War; PRD – Projected Rotation Date