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)
10. HELANTISUBRON5 – Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five
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
