/3 - Branch 3 /4 - Branch 4 C.G. - Commanding General C/ - Chief of CE - Counter-Espionage CI - Counter-Intelligence (Staff in DDP) CIA - Central Intelligence Agency CINCLANT - Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic CNO - Chief of Naval Operations COPS - Chief of Operations of the Clandestine Services CPO - Civilian Personnel Office DC/ - Deputy Chief of DCI - Director, Central Intelligence DD/I - Deputy Director for Intelligence DD/P - Deputy Director for Plans DD/R - Deputy Director for Research DD/S - Deputy Director for Support DDCI - Deputy Director of Intelligence DIO - Division of International Organization DOD - Domestic Operations Division DPD - Development Projects Division DSC - Distinguished Service Cross E.O.D. - Entered On Duty ETO - European Theatre of Operations (WWII) FCC - Federal Communications Commission FE - Far East (Division of DDP) FI - First Intelligence FRD - Frente Revolutionario Democratico (Democratic Revolutionary Front) FSO - Foreign Service Officer G-2 Military Intelligence Staff G-3 Military Operations Staff IO - Intelligence Officer JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff LCI - Landing Craft, Infantry O.B. - Order of Battle O/IC - Office of Intelligence Coordination OPC - Office of Policy Coordination OSO - Office of Special Operations OSS - Office of Strategic Services (WWII) OTR - Office of Training P&P - Plans and Policy PA - Political Action PM - Paramilitary POW - Prisoner of War PP - Plans and Programs PW - Psycholgical Warfare SE - South East (Division of DDP) SF - Special Forces SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces SSU - Strategic Services Unit (post OSS) TDY - Temporary Duty USACARIB - Unites States Army, Caribbean USMC - United States Marine Corps USMCR - Unites States Marine Corps Reserves WE - Western Europe (Division of the DDP) WH - Western Hemisphere (Division of DDP) __________________________________________________________________________ State Department list of acronyms: AA, aircraft artillery AAA, anti-aircraft artillery AAM, air-to-air missiles Abn Div, Airborne division ACSI, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence AEC, Atomic Energy Commission AEW, Aircraft Early Warning Station AEW&C Det, Airborne Early Warning and Control Detachment AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFB, Air Force Base AFCIN, Air Force Intelligence AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations AFTF, Air Force Task Force AJOC, Alternative Joint Communications Center (Air Force) AJR, Asociation de Juventud Rebelde (Association of Rebel Youth) ALTCOMLANT, Alternate Commander, Atlantic (Navy) ammo, ammunition amphib, amphibious ANG, Air National Guard ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State ARA/CCA, Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State ARA/CMA, Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State ARA/RPA, Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State Armd Cav Regt, Armored Cavalry Regiment ARS, Aerial Reconnaissance and Security ASAP, as soon as possible ASW, Anti-Submarine Warfare AWOL, absent without leave BLT, Battalion Landing Team Bn, battalion Brig Hq., Brigade Headquarters BW/CW, Biological Warfare/Chemical Warfare CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board CAP, Combat Air Patrol CEF, Cuban Expeditionary Force CENTO, Central Treaty Organization CGCONARC, Commanding General, continental Army command CGUSACARIB, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Caribbean CGUSARLANT, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Atlantic CGUSCONARC, Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command ChiCom, Chinese Communist CIA, Central Intelligence Agency CINCARIB, Commander in Chief, Caribbean CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic CINCLANTFLT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet CINCONAD, Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief, Strike command CJTF, Commander, Joint Task Force CMA, Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State CMC, Commandant, United States Marine Corps CNO, Chief of Naval Operations C.O., Commanding Officer COAS, Council of the Organization of American States COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group of Nations COMAFTASKOR, Commander, Air Force Task Force COMANTDEFCOM, Commander, Antilles Defense Command COMCARIBSEAFRON, Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier COMFAIRJAX, Commander, Fleet Air, Jacksonville, Florida COMINT, Communications Intelligence COMJTF, Commander, Joint Task Force COMKWESTFOR, Commander, Key West Forces COMNAVBASE GTMO, Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo COMNAVTASKFOR, Commander, Naval Task Force COMSECONDFLT, Commander, Second Fleet COMTAC, Commander, Tactical Air command CONAD, Continental Air Defense Command CONUS, continental United States COSAC, Commanding Officer, Strategic Air Command CRC, Consejo Revolucionario Cubano, Cuban Revolutionary Council CTC, Confederacion de Trabajadores Cubanos, Confederation of Cuban Workers CTG, Commander, Special Task Group CVA, attack aircraft carrier CW, Chemical Warfare DCI, Director of Central Intelligence, DO, destroyer DD/P, Office of the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency Dels, Delegations Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram Dept, Department of State Deptel, Department of State telegram DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency DIO, District Intelligence Officer Div, Division DIRNSA, Director, National Security Agency DLF, Development Loan Fund DOD, Department of Defense DR, Directorio Revolucionario, Revolutionary Directorate DRE, Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil, Student Revolutionary Directorate DTG, date-time-group (date and exact time on telegrams) DZ, drop zone ECE, Economic Commission for Europe ECM, electronic countermeasures ELINT, Electronic Intelligence ETA, estimated time of arrival EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EW, early warning FA, Field Artillery FAA, Federal Aviation Agency FA Bn, Field Artillery Battalion FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation FMFLANT, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic FonMin, Foreign Minister FonOff, Foreign Office FRC, Federal Records Center FRD, Frente Revolucionario Democratico, Democratic Revolutionary Front FY, fiscal year FYI, for your information G-2, Army General Staff section dealing with intelligence at the divisional level or higher GA, United Nations General Assembly GOA, Government of Argentina GOB, Government of Brazil GOC, Government of Cuba GOC, Good Offices Committee GOF, Government of France govt, government Gtmo, Guantanamo Guat, Guatemala GUS, Government of the United States HEW, Department of Health, Education and Welfare HP, horsepower HQ MC, Headquarters, Marine Corps Hv Gun Bn, Heavy Gun Battalion IA-ECOSOC, Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ICA, International Cooperation Administration IDB, Inter-American Development Bank ILO, International Labor Organization Inf Bde, Infantry Brigade info, information INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State IRM, intermediate-range ballistic missile ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum JTF, Joint Task Force KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines KOMAR, Soviet missile-carrying patrol boat kts, knots, one nautical mile per hour L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State LA, Latin America LANTCOM, Atlantic Fleet Command lat, latitude LCI, Landing Craft, Infantry LCT, Landing Craft, Tank LCU, Landing Craft, Utility LCVP, Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel long, longitude LOU, Limited Official Use LPH, Landing Platform Helicopter LSD, Landing Ship, Dock MAG, Marine Aviation Group MAP, Military Assistance Program MarCorps, Marine Corps MATS, Military Air Transport Service MDC, Movimiento Democratico Cristiano, Christian Democratic Movement MEB, Marine Expeditionary Brigade MEF, Marine Expeditionary Force MFM, Meeting of Foreign Ministers MIG, Russian-made fighter aircraft mort., mortar MP, Member of Parliament (British) MRBM, medium range ballistic missile MRP, Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo, People's Revolutionary Movement MAR, Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucion, Movement To Recover the Revolution MSTS, Military Sea Transport Service MTB, motor torpedo boat NAD, Naval Air Detachment NAS, Naval Air Station NATO, North Atlantic Treaty organization NavAide, Naval Aide NDU, National Defense University NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State Niact, night action, telegram indicator requiring immediate action Nic, Nicaragua NIE, National Intelligence Estimate nm, nautical miles Noforn, no foreign distribution NPIC, National Photographic Interpretation Center NSA, National Security Agency NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum NSC, National Security Council OARS, Ocean Area Reconnaissance Satellite OAD, organization of American States OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense OCB, Operations Coordinating Board OPLAN, Operations Plan OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State PAA, Pan American Airways PACOM, Pacific Command PC, Patrol Craft, Submarine chaser PM, paramilitary PNG, persona non grata POE, Port of Embarkation POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants POW, prisoner of war Pres, President PSP, Partido Socialista Popular, Popular Socialist Party (Cuban Communist Party) PT, Motor Torpedo Boat recco, reconnaissance Reps, Representatives R, Resolution; Republican RLT, Regimental Landing Team RPA, Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State SAC, Strategic Air Command SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe SAM, surface-to-air missile SATS, short airfield for tactical support SC, United Nations Security Council SCCS, Special Consultative Committee on Security (OAS) SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SecDef, Secretary of Defense SecNav, Secretary of the Navy Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his party to Washington SIGINT, Signals Intelligence SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate S/O, Operations Center, Department of State Sov, Soviet SSM, surface-to-surface missile Stat., United States Statutes at Large SW, surface warfare SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations TAC, Tactical Air Command TAD, Tactical Air Defense TAF, Tactical Air Force TASS, Telegraphnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskogo Soyuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union) TCS, Tactical Control Squadron TF, Task Force TFS, Tactical Fighter Squadron TG, Task Group T/O, Table of Organization T/O&E, Table of Organization and Estimates TRS, Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron U, Office of the Under Secretary of State UAR, United Arab Republic UDT, Underwater Demolition Team UDU, Underwater Demolition Unit UK, United Kingdom UN, United Nations UNESCO-ECLA, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Economic Commission for Latin America UNGA, United Nations General Assembly UNSC, United Nations Security Council UR, Unidad Revolucionario (Cuban political movement) urtel, your telegram USA, United States Army USAF, United States Air Force USDel, United States Delegation USG, United States Government USIA, United States Information Agency USIB, United States Intelligence Board USMC, United States Marine Corps USN, United States Navy USRO, United States Mission to European Regional Organizations USS, United States Ship USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSTRICOM, United States Strike Command UST, United States Treaties and other International Agreements USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations UW, Unconventional Warfare VOA, Voice of America VS, Search Plane; Shore-based Search Squadron WH, White House W/T, wireless transmitter