| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC | Defense Mission Category | In English | |
| DME | Direction des Missiles et de l'Espace | In French | → Military engineering → Astronautics |
| DMJ | Defense Management Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| DMR | Délégué Militaire Régional | In French | |
| DMSA | Defense Medical Support Activity | In English | → Medicine |
| DMSO | Defense Modeling and Simulation Office | In English | → Computer simulation |
| DMSP | Defense Meterological Satellite Program | In English | → Meteorology, climatology → Astronautics |
| DNA | Defense Nuclear Agency | In English | → Military engineering → Nuclear technology |
| DNI | Defense and the National Interest | In English | |
| DO | Disbursing Officer | In English | |
| DO | Defense Order | In English | |
| DOD | Department of Defense (www.defenselink.mil) | In English | |
| DODI | Department of Defense Instruction | In English | |
| DODISS | Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards | In English | → Standardization |
| DODSTP | Department of Defense Standard Satellite | In English | → Astronautics |
| DPAS | Defense Priorities and Allocation System | In English | |
| DPCC | Defense Planning and Programming Categories | In English | |
| DPDO | Defense Property Disposal Office | In English | |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | In English | → United Nations |
| DPS | Department of Defense Project Specification | In English | → Military engineering |
| DRMS | Defense Reutilization Marketing Service | In English | |
| DS | Drill Sergeant | In English | |
| DSA | Defense Supply Agency | In English | → Military engineering |
| DSA | Designed Security Authority | In English | |
| DSIS | Defense Satellite Information System | In English | → Astronautics |
| DSJ | Defense Science Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| DSMA | Détachement du Service Militaire Adapté | In French | |
| DSN | Defense Switched Network | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| DSP | Defense Support Program | In English | |
| DSRMC | Defense Systems Review Military Communications | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Military engineering |
| DST | Defense Suppression Threat | In English | |
| DTC | Developmental Test Command (www.dtc.army.mil) | In English | → Military engineering |
| DVIS | Defense Visual Information School | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Public relations |
| EAI | École d'Application de l'Infanterie | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| EDC | European Defence Community = EVG | Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft | In German = CED | Communauté Européenne de Défense | In French = CED | Comunità Europea di Difesa | In Italian = EDG | Europese Defensie Gemeenschap | In Dutch = EWO | Europejska Wspólnota Obronna | In Polish = CED | Comunidade Europeia de Defesa | In Portuguese |
In English | → European Union |
| EDF | Equatoria Defense Force | In English | |
| EDG | Europese Defensie Gemeenschap = EDC, EVG, CED, EWO (look above) |
In Dutch | → European Union |
| EEI | Escadron d'Éclairage et d'Investigation | In French | |
| EEM | École d'État-Major | In French | |
| EFMS | Équipe de France Militaire de Ski | In French | → Sport, physical exercises → France |
| EHC | Earthwind Holding Corporation | In English | → Military engineering |
| ELPS | Ejército de Liberación del Pueblo de Sudán = APLS | Armée Populaire de Libération du Soudan | In French = SPLA | Sudan People's Liberation Army | In English = SLOA | Súdánská lidově osvobozenecká armáda | In Czech |
In Spanish | → Political parties and movements |
| EMA | État-Major des Armées | In French | |
| EMAA | État-Major de l'Armée de l'Air | In French | |
| EMAT | État-Major de l'Armée de Terre | In French | |
| EMIA-FE | État-major Interarmées de Force et d'Entraînement | In French | |
| ERSSM | École Royale du Service de Santé Militaire | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Medicine |
| Esat | École Supérieure d'Application des Transmissions | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Telecommunications |
| ESOAR | Escuela de Suboficiales de la Armada | In Spanish | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| ESRAB | European Security Research Advisory Board | In English | → European Union → Europe |
| EUDAC | European Defense Analysis Center | In English | |
| EVG | Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft = EDC, CED, EDG, EWO (look above) |
In German | → European Union |
| EWO | Europejska Wspólnota Obronna = EDC, EVG, CED, EDG (look above) |
In Polish | → European Union |
| FAA | Forces Armées aux Antilles | In French | |
| FAAD | Forward Area Air Defense | In English | |
| FCI | Foreign Counterintelligence | In English | → International relations |
| FFA | Forces Françaises en Allemagne | In French | → Germany |
| FFI | Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur | In French | → History → France |
| FFSA | Forces Françaises Stationnées en Allemagne | In French | → Germany |
| FHQ | Force HeadQuarter | In English | |
| FIAS | Force Internationale d'Assistance à la Sécurité | In French | → International relations |
| FMP | Force Multinationale de Protection | In French | → United Nations |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales | In English | |
| FSTE | Foreign Service Tour Extension | In French | |
| FTTD | Full-Time Training Duty | In English | → Education |
| FYDP | Future Year Defense Program | In English | |
| G4G | Guerre de 4ème Génération | In French | |
| GAE | Grupos Armados Españoles | In Spanish | → Organizations and associations → Spain |
| GAL | Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación | In Spanish | → Organizations and associations |
| GDIP | General Defense Intelligence Program | In English | |
| GF | Groupe Franc | In French | → History |
| GG | Groupe Géographique | In French | |
| GIGN | Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale | In French | → France |
| GMHM | Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne | In French | |
| GMR | Groupes Mobiles de Réserve | In French | → History |
| GOC | Gestion Opérationnelle de Commandement | In French | |
| GRANITE | Gestion du Renseignement et ANalyse des Informations Transmises par les Équipes | In French | → Software |
| GRI | Groupement de Recueil de l'Information | In French | |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye | In Russian | |
| HERISSON | Habile Extraction du Renseignement d'Intérêt Stratégique à partir de Sources Ouvertes Numérisées | In French | → Software |
| HGM | Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (www.hgm.or.at) | In German | → Museums → Austria |
| HIAD | High-Altitude Defense Program | In English | → Military engineering → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| HQ | Headquarter | In English | |
| HQDA | Headquarters Department of the Army | In English | |
| HRK | Hezên Rojhilatê Kurdistan | In Kurdish | → Political parties and movements |
| IADB | Inter-American Defense Board | In English | → International relations |
| IADT | Initial Active Duty Training | In English | → Education |
| IDDS | Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies | In English | → Polemology |
| IDS | Initiative de Défense Stratégique | In French | |
| IDSA | Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses | In English | → Research institutes → Polemology |
| IDSNET | Integrated Defense System Network | In English | → Military engineering → Networks, communication |
| IDT | Inactive Duty Training | In English | → Education |
| IHEDN | Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale | In French | → Research institutes |
| IIC | International Instruction Corps | In English | → Education |
| IMA | Individual Mobilization Augmentee | In English | |
| IMET | International Military Education and Training | In English | → Education |
| INHES | Institut National des Hautes Études de Sécurité | In French | → Research institutes |
| INSCOM | United States Army Intelligence and Security Command | In English | → United States |
| IPT | International Civilian Peace-keeping and Peace-building Training | In English | → Education → Polemology |
| IRR | Individual Ready Reserve | In English | |
| ITTS | Instrumentation, Targets, and Threats Simulators | In English | → Military engineering |
| JA | Jugoslavenska armija | In Croatian | |
| JAN | Joint Army-Navy | In English | → 359 |
| JANNAF | Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force | In English | → Astronautics → United States |
| JARIC | Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre | In English | |
| JINTACCS | Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems | In English | |
| JMEC | Joint Multi-mission Expeditionary Craft | In English | → Military engineering |
| JMP | Joint Military Program | In English | |
| JNA | Jugoslavenska narodna | In Croatian | |
| JROTC | Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps | In English | → Education |
| KMA | Koninklijke Militaire Academie | In Dutch | → Education |
| KMS | Koninklijke Militaire School | In Dutch | → Education |
| KNIL | Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger | In Dutch | → Netherlands |
| LOMADS | Low Altitude Missile Air Defence System | In English | → Military engineering |
| LPM | Loi de Programmation Militaire | In English | → Law, jurisprudence |
| LVF | Légion des Volontaires Français | In French | → History → France |
| MA | Missile Alert | In English | |
| MAAG | Military Assistance Advisory Group | In English | → Military engineering |
| MAP | Military Assistance Program | In English | |
| MARDIS | Modernized Army Research and Development Information System | In English | → Knowledge management → Research policy |
| MARS | Military Affiliate Radio System | In English | → Telecommunications |
| MATES | Mobilization And Training Equipment Site | In English | → Education |
| MCA | Military Construction, Army | In English | |
| MCDA | Military Civilian Defence Assets = RMPC | Ressources Militaires et de la Protection Civile | In French |
In English | |
| MD | Missile Defence | In English | → Military engineering |
| MDW | Military District of Washington | In English | → United States |
| MEADS | Medium Extended Air Defence System | In English | → Military engineering |
| MEPCOM | Military Enlistment Processing Command | In English | |
| MEPS | Military Entrance Processing Station | In English | |
| MGK | Millî Güvenlik Kurulu (www.mgk.gov.tr) | In Turkish | → International relations |
| MGO | Marche Générale des Opérations | In French | |
| MIA | Missile Intelligence Agency | In English | → Military engineering |
| MIA | Missing In Action | In English | |
| MIVD | Militaire Inlichtingen en Veiligheids Dienst | In Dutch | |
| MOS | Military Occupational Speciality | In English | |
| MP | Military Police | In English | → Police |
| MPA | Military Personnel, Army | In English | |
| MRT | Méthode de Raisonnement Tactique | In French | |
| MSC | Military Sealift Command | In English | |
| MSC | Major Subordinate Command | In English | |
| MTMC | Military Traffic Management Command | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| MUAHAG | Military Usage and Harmonization Advisory Group | In English | |
| NADGE | NATO Air Defense Ground Environment | In English | → Military engineering |
| NAFO | Noard-Atlantyske Ferdrachsorganisaasje (www.nato.int) = OTAN | Organització del Tractat de l'Atlàntic Nord | In Catalan = NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | In English = OTAN | Organizazión d'o Tratau de l'Atlantico Norte | In Aragonese = OTAN | Organización del Tratáu del Atlánticu Norte | In Asturian = AFNA | Aozadur Feur-emglev Norzh-Atlantel | In Breton = OTAN | Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord | In French = ন্যাটো | উত্তর আটলান্টিক নিরাপত্তা জোট | In Bengali = NATO | Οργανισμός Βορειοατλαντικού Συμφώνου | In Greek = NATO | Nordatlantikvertrag-Organisation | In German = OTAN | Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte | In Spanish = NATO | Nord-Atlantika Traktat-Organizo | In Esperanto = OTAN | Organización do Tratado do Atlántico Norte | In Galician = ნატო | ჩრდილოატლანტიკური თანამშრომლობის ორგანიზაცია | In Georgian = OTAN | Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte | In Portuguese = OTNA | Organizaciya le Tratatosko le Nordutne Atlantikosko | In Vlax Romani = OTAN | Organizaţia Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord | In Romanian = NATO | Organisatschoon vun den Noordatlantikverdrag | In Low German = NAVO | Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie | In Dutch |
In Frisian | → International relations |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In English | → International relations |
| NATO | Οργανισμός Βορειοατλαντικού Συμφώνου (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Greek | → International relations |
| NATO | Nordatlantikvertrag-Organisation (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In German | → International relations |
| NATO | Nord-Atlantika Traktat-Organizo (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Esperanto | → International relations |
| NATO | Organisatschoon vun den Noordatlantikverdrag (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Low German | → International relations |
| NAVO | Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA (look above) |
In Dutch | → International relations |
| NCESGR | National Committee for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve | In English | → Labour, labour economics |
| NCO | Noncommissioned Officer | In English | |
| NDU | National Defense University (www.ndu.edu) | In English | → Education |
| NEB | Numérisation de l'Espace de Bataille | In French | → Computer-based techniques |
| NGB | National Guard Bureau | In English | |
| NGPA | National Guard Personnel, Army | In English | |
| NMCS | National Military Command System | In English | |
| NMD | National Missile Defence program | In English | → Military engineering |
| NNO | Numéro de Nomenclature OTAN = NSN | NATO Stock Number | In English |
In French | |
| NORTHAG | Northern Army Group | In English | |
| NSC | National Security Council (www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/) | In English | |
| NSN | National Stock Number | In English | |
| NSN | NATO Stock Number = NNO (look above) |
In English | |
| OASD | Office Of the Assistant Secretary of Defense | In English | |
| OCAR | Office, Chief of Army Reserves | In English | |
| OCC | Ordre Complémentaire pour le Chiffre | In French | |
| OCC | Obus à Charge Creuse | In French | |
| OCI | Officier Communication et Information | In French | |
| OCI | Officier Communication Information | In French | |
| OCRP | Officier Chargé des Relations Publiques | In French | |
| OCS | Officer Candidate School | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| OCT | Ordre Complémentaire pour les Transmissions | In French | → Telecommunications |
| OFAC | Office of Foreign Assets Control | In English | → Central administration |
| OMA | Operation and Maintenance, Army | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| OMAR | Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| OMARNG | Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| OMPF | Official Military Personnel File | In English | → Personnel management |
| OPA | Other Procurement, Army | In English | |
| OPDS | Organ on Politics, Defence and Security | In English | → International relations |
| ORA | Organisation de Résistance de l'Armée | In French | → History |
| OREM | Officier de Renseignement d'État-Major | In French | |
| ORGT | Officier Renseignement de Groupement Tactique | In French | |
| OSA | Officier Supérieur Adjoint | In French | |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense | In English | → Central administration |
| OSDPE | Office of the Secretary of Defense Program Element | In English | → Central administration |
| OTAN | Organització del Tractat de l'Atlàntic Nord (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Catalan | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organizazión d'o Tratau de l'Atlantico Norte (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Aragonese | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organización del Tratáu del Atlánticu Norte (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Asturian | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In French | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Spanish | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organización do Tratado do Atlántico Norte (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Galician | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Portuguese | → International relations |
| OTAN | Organizaţia Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord (www.nato.int) = NAFO, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, OTNA, NAVO (look above) |
In Romanian | → International relations |
| OTEA | United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency | In English | → Central administration → United States |
| OTNA | Organizaciya le Tratatosko le Nordutne Atlantikosko (www.nato.int) = NAFO, OTAN, NATO, AFNA, ন্যাটো, ნატო, NAVO (look above) |
In Vlax Romani | → International relations |
| PAFG | Portsmouth Action Field Gun (www.pafg.co.uk) | In English | |
| PCTC | Pentagon Consolidated Telecommunications Center | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PESD | Politique Européenne de Sécurité et de Défense | In French | → European Union |
| PLA | Palestina Liberiga Armeo | In Esperanto | |
| PMC | Private Military Company = SMP | Société Militaire Privée | In French |
In English |