23 ridiculously long military acronyms (and what they mean)
SUMMARY
The military is notorious for using acronyms and abbreviations, and here are 23 of them that approach YGTBSM status:
1. AARDACONUS - Army Air Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment in the Continental United States
2. ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC - Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command (US Navy)
3. ARCCbtWMD - Army Council for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
4. ASTAMIDS - Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System
5. CASTFOREM - Combined Arms and Support Task Force Evaluation Model
6. COMNAVAIRSYSCOM - Commander, Naval Air Systems Command
7. DEFREMANEDCEN - Defense Resources Management Education Center
8. FLEASWTRACENPAC - Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center - Pacific
9. HERCULES - Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (pictured below being loaded on to a C-17)
11. HRCCIOSPB - Human Resources Command Chief Information Office Strategic Planning Branch
12. INCONMOVREP - Intra‐Continental United States Movement Report
13. MARCORSYSCOM - Marine Corps Systems Command
14. MILPERSIMS - Military Personnel Information System
15. MOBAALOCO - Mobilization Active Army locator
16. NAVCOMTELSTA ASCOMM DET WHIDBEY - Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station, Antisubmarine Warfare Communications Center Detachment Whidbey Island
17. NAVEODTECHDIV - Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division
18. POPNAMRAD - Policies, Organizations, and Procedures in Non‐atomic Military Research and Development
19. Prime BEEF - Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force. Pictured below, members of the U.S. Air Force 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron constructs a dome shelter on Camp Marmal, Afghanistan.
20. RED HORSE - Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron, Engineers
21. SINCGARS - Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
22. SLAMRAAM - Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile.
23. USAADACENFB - United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center, Fort Bliss
