CUFON Computer UFO Network --------------------------------- INFORMATION ON ACRONYMS - 1986 A2 - Air Force Intelligence AAC - Alaskan Air Command AAF - Army Air Force ACOM - Asian Communist - One of NSA's 4 major operational divisions ADC - Aerospace Defense Command ADLA - Assistant Director for Legal & Legislative Affairs - (NSA) ADPL - Assistant Director for Policy & Liason - (NSA) ADPR - Assistant Director for Plans / Resources - (NSA) ADT - Assistant Director for Training ADVA - Advanced Soviet - One of the 4 major operational divisions of NSA's production organization: Combined with GENS into a group AEC - Atomic Energy Commission AFB - AIR FORCE BASE AFESC - AIR FORCE ELECTRONIC SECURITY COMMAND AFGWC - AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CONTROL AFIS - AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AFOC - AIR FORCE OPERATIONS CENTER AFR - AIR FORCE REGULATION AFSA - ARMED FORCES SECURITY AGENCY AFSAC - ARMED FORCES SECURITY AGENCY COUNCIL AFSS - AIR FORCE SECURITY SERVICE ALLO - ALL OTHERS- ONE OF THE 4 MAJOR OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION - NOW KNOWN AS G GROUP ALP - ADVANCED LANGUAGE PROGRAM AMB - AMBASSADOR ANCIB - ARMY-NAVY COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE BOARD ANCICC- ARMY-NAVY COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE ANG - AIR NATIONAL GUARD APRO - AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH ARC - AD HOC REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE ARDF - AIRBORNE RADIO DIRECTION- FINDING ARFCOS- ARMED FORCES COURIER SERVICE ARPA - ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ASA - ARMY SECURITY AGENCY ASD - APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION (CIA) AST - ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME ATIC - AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER (AIR FORCE) UFORC - UFO REPORTING CENTER BMW - BOMB WING UFOIS - UFO INFORMATION SERVICE CAUS - CITIZENS AGAINST UFO SECRECY CFS - CANADIAN FORCES STATION CGS - COAST GUARD STATION CIA - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CIC - COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS CINC/NORAD - COMMANDER IN CHARGE, NORAD CUFOS - CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES COMINT - COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE (NSA) CP - COMMAND POST CSC - CENTRAL SECURITY CONTROL (AIR FORCE) DATT - DEFENSE ATTACHE (US EMBASSY) DCD - DOMESTIC COLLECTIONS DIVISION (CIA) DCSOPS - DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS AND PLANS (AIR FORCE) DDO - DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (AIR FORCE) DIA - DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DMZ - DEMILITARIZED ZONE (VIETNAM) DO - DUTY OFFICER FAA - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FBI - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FISA - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT FOIA - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT G2 - ARMY INTELLIGENCE GAO - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE GCCS - GOVERNMENT CODE AND CYPHER SCHOOL GCHQ - GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS GCI - GROUND CONTROL INTERCEPT GENS - GENERAL SOVIET - ONE OF THE 4 MAJOR OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION COMBINED WITH ADVA INTO (A GROUP) GG - GOVERNMENT GRADE - USED IN PLACE OF GS1 TO GS18 - ONLY FOR GOV'T EMPLOYEES SUCH AS NSA EMPLOYEES GMT - GREENWICH MEAN TIME GSW - GROUND SAUCER WATCH HFDF - HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDING HUAC - HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE HUMINT- HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ICI - INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE IDA-CRD - INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSIS-COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH DIVISION IDP - INTERCEPT DEPLOYMENT PLAN IEC - INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE INSCOM- U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND INTELPOST - INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST INTELSAT - INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMINCATIONS SATELLITE INYSA - ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BRANCH, DIRECTORATE OF RESPONSE MANAGEMENT INZ - AEROSPACE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION (AFIS) INZA - EDITING, DEBRIEFING, AND CONTINUITY BRANCH (AFIS) IPB - INTERCEPT PRIORITIES BOARD JACL - JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, LITIGATION DIVISION (USAF) JANAP - JOINT ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE PUBLICATION JCS - JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF JOSAF - JOINT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ACTIVITY - FRANKFURT JRC - JOINT RECONNAISSANCE CENTER JSPC - JOINT SOBE PROCESSING CENTER JTLS - JOINT TECHNICAL LANGUAGE SERVICE KGB - KOMITET GOSUDARSTVENNOY BEZOPASNOSTI (COMMITTEE FOR STATE SECURITY) USSR KISR - KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH KM - KILOMETER LASP - LOW ALTITUDE SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM LCF - LAUNCH CONTROL FACILITY (AIR FORCE) LOB - RAYMOND E. LINN OPERATIONS BUILDING LPMEDLEY - CIA CRYPTONYM FOR AN OPERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NSA LRTS - LONG RANGE TECHNICAL MI-8 - MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION 8 - CODES AND CIPHERS SEARCH MID - MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION M5 - NSA OFFICE OF SECURITY MIT - MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MPRO - MACHINE PROCESSING SECTION OF NSA'S PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION MUFON - MUTUAL UFO NETWORK NAVSPASUR - NAVAL SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM NCOC - NATIONAL COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER NEPA - NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE PROPULSION OF AIRCRAFT NICAP - NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA NM - NAUTICAL MILE NMCC - NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND CENTER NORAD - NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND NPIC - NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER NRL - NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY NSA - NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY NSF - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OAM - OPERATION ANIMAL MUTILATION ONI - OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OSI - OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (AIR FORCE) OSI - OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (CIA) OSS - OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES PSAPR - PUGET SOUND AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH INC. RAPCOM - RADAR APPROACH COMMUNICATIONS RAPCON - RADAR APPROACH CONTROL RCMP - ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SA - SPECIAL AGENT SAC - STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SAC/HO - STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFICE OF HISTORY SAFOI - SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF INFORMATION SAO - SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY SAT - SECURITY ALERT TEAM SBI - SPECIAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SDS - STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY SIGLEX- SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON LEXICOGRAPHY SIGNIT - SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (NSA) SIGTRAN - SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON TRANSLATION SIGVOICE- SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON VOICE SIPG - SPECIAL INTERCEPT PRIORITIES GROUP SIS - SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SOLIS - SIGNIT - ON LINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM SPADATS - SPACE DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM (NORAD) SPS - SECURITY POLICE SQUADRON SSA - SIGNAL SECURITY AGENCY SSB - SOFT SUPPORT BUILDING (USAF) TIA - TEMPERATURE INVERSION ANALYSIS USAF - UNITED STATES AIR FORCE USG - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Z - ZULU (UNIVERSAL TIME) THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LISTING...... 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