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Glossary
Command/location abbreviations and titles
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AFMED: Allied Forces Mediterranean (NATO)
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AFSOUTH: Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
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ALUSNA: American Litigation, U.S. Naval Attache
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AIG: Address Indicating Group
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AMCON: American Consulate
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AMCONSULT: American Consulate
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AMEG: Aeromedical Evacuation Group
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AMEMBASSY: American Embassy
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BUMED: Bureau of Naval Medicine
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BUPERS: Bureau of Naval Personnel
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CHINFO: Chief of Naval Information
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CHMAAG: Chief, Military Assistance Group
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CINCAFMED: Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Mediterranean (NATO)
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CINCLANT: Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic
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CINCLANTFLT: Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
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CINCMEAFSA: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia
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CINCSOUTH: Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
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CINCSTRIKE: Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command
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CINCUSAFE: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Air Force Europe
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CINCUSAREUR: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Army Europe
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CINCUSNAVEUR: Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe
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CMC: Commandant Marine Corps
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CNO: Chief of Naval Operations
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COMCARDIV: Commander, Carrier Division
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COMCRUDESLANT: Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Force Atlantic
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COMDESRON: Commander, Destroyer Squadron
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COMEIGHT: Commandant, Eight Naval District, New Orleans, LA
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COMELEVEN: Commandant, Eleventh Naval District, San Diego, CA
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COMFAIRMED: Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean
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COMFIVE: Commandant, Fifth Naval District, Norfolk, VA
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COMFOUR: Commandant, Fourth Naval District, Philadelphia, PA
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COMIDEASTFOR: Commander, Middle East Force
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COMONE: Commandant, First Naval District, Boston, MA
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COMNAVDIST WASHDC: Commandant, Naval District, Washington, D.C.
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COMNAVSOUTH: Commader, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
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COMNINE: Commandant, Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes, IL
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COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT: Commander, Service Force Sixth Fleet
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COMSERVLANT: Commander, Service Force Atlantic
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COMSERVRON: Commander, Service Squadron
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COMSIX: Commandant, Sixth Naval District, Charleston, SC
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COMSIXTHFLT: Commander, Sixth Fleet
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COMTHREE: Commandant, Third Naval District, New York, NY
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CTF: Commander, Task Force
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CTF 60: Sixth Fleet Carrier Strike Force
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CTF 61: Sixth Fleet Amphibious Assault Force
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CTF 62: Sixth Fleet Marine Expeditionary Force
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CTF 63: Sixth Fleet Service Force
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CTF 67: Sixth Fleet Land-Based Maritime Patrol Force
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CTG: Commander, Task Group (a sub-component of any task force)
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CTU: Commander, Task Unit (a sub-component of any task group)
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DCA: Defense Communications Agency
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DIA: Defense Intelligence Agency
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DIRNAVSECGRU: Director, Naval Security Group
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DIRNSA: Director, National Security Agency
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DIRNSG: Director, Naval Security Group
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DOS: Department of State
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DTG: Date-Time-Group
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EUCOM: European Command (short designation for USCINCEUR)
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FPO: Fleet Post Office
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HAFMED: Headquarters, Allied foreces Mediterranean (NATO)
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JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JRC: Joint Reconnaissance Center (part of JCS with representation in other
major commands)
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MRO: Movement Report Office
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NAF: Naval Aviation Facility
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NALCOEURREP: Naval Aviation Logistics Control Office European Representative
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NAVCOMMSTA: Naval Communication Station
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NAVEUR: Naval Forces Europe (short designation for CINCUSNAVEUR)
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NAVFINCEN CLEVE: Naval Finance Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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NAVSCIENTECHINTELCEN: Naval Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center
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NAVSECGRUACT: Naval Security Group Activity
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NAVSECSTA: Naval Security Station
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NAVSHIPSSYSCOM: Naval Ships System Command
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NAVSOUTH: Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
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NAVSTA: Naval Station
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NAVSTA ANNA: Naval Station Anacostia
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NAVSUPPACT: Naval Support Activity
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NCS: Naval Communication Station
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NFOIO: Naval Field Operational Intelligence Office
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NLO: Navy Liaison Officer
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NNSY: Norfolk Naval Ship Yard
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NORVA: Norfolk, Virginia
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NSA: National Security Agency or Naval Support Activity
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NSG: Naval Security Group
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OASD(PA): office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
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OASD(ISA): office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security
Affairs)
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OPA: unknown NSA designation/location
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RPIO: Register Publication Issuing Office
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SECDEF: Secretary of Defense
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SECNAV: Secretary of the Navy
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SECSTATE: Secretary of State
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SENAV: senior naval aviator
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STAHOSP: Station Hospital
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TUSLOG: The United States Logistics Group
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TUSLOG DET 28: Naval Security Group Activity, Karamursel AB, Izmit, Turkey
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TUSLOG DET 115: most likely a DCA post located in Turkey
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USAH LANDSTUHL: U.S. Army Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany
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USASTRATCOMFAC: U.S. Army Stratosphere Communications Facility
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USCINCEUR: U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Europe
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USCINCMEAFSA: see CINCMEAFSA
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USDAO: U.S. Defense Attache Office
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USDOCOSOUTH: U.S. Documents officer, Allied Forces, Southern Europe (NATO)
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USEUCOM: U.S. European Command (short for USCINCEUR)
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USN-855: Designation of the Signals Intellignce unit assigned to USS
Liberty
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USNATREP: U.S. National Representative
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USNAVRESTRACEN: U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center
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USNRTC: U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center
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USS: United States Ship
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USS America: one of two aircraft carriers; flagship to Commander,
Task Force 60 who also was Commander, Carrier Division 4 (as his permanent
billet) as well as Commander, Task Group 60.1 when not operating with the
second aircraft carrier
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USS Atapaka: fleet tug assigned to signal intelligence duty
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USS Davis: one of two destroyers sent to render aid to USS
Liberty; flagship to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 12 and Commander,
Task Group 60.5 (same individual)
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USS Fred T. Berry: destroyer
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USS Intrepid: aircraft carrier in transit to Southeast Asia via the
Suez Canal
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USS Liberty: intelligence-collector attacked by Israeli armed forces
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USS Little Rock: guided missile cruiser and Sixth Fleet flagship
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USS Massey: one of two destroyers sent to render aid to USS
Liberty
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USS Mattabesset: fleet oiler
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USS Papago: fleet tug sent to render aid to USS Liberty
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USS Saratoga: one of two aircraft carriers; operated as Task Group
60.2 when steaming independent of Task Force 60
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USS Sylvania: fleet combat store ship
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USS Tidewater: tender berthed at Soudha Bay, Crete
Message text abbreviations
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ADDEE: addressee
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ALCON: all concerned
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ASAP: as soon as possible
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ASD: Assistant Secretary of Defense
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AUB: American University, Beirut
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AUTHGRA: authority granted
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BOM: by other means
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(C): confidential (normally associated with a subject and/or paragraph)
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CACP: casualty assistance calls program
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CAMS: communication area master station
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CAPT: captain
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CFMD: Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean
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CHOP: change of operational control
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CLNC: clearance
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COD: carrier onboard delivery
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COMINT: communications intelligence
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CONUS: continental U.S.
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CPA: closest point of approach
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CUS: course
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DC: damage control
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DERLAUTH: direct liaison of authority
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DIW: dead in water
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DOD: Department of Defense
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DR: dead reckoning
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DTG: date-time-group (expression of date and GMT time combined as ddhhmmz
mmm yy)
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EFTO: encryption for transmission only
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ENR: enroute
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ETA: estimated time of arrival
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FFT: for further transfer
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FLO: Foreign Liaison Office
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FONECON: telephone conversation
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FONOFF: foreign office
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FORAC: for action (shorthand for use with "take for action")
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GOI: government of Israel
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GOM: governament of Malta
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GP-1: Group 1 (highest declassification schedule status)
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GP-2: Group 2 (a declassification schedule status)
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GP-3: Group 3 (a declassification schedule status)
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GP-4: Group 4 (lowest declassification schedule status)
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HF: high frequency
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HI COM: High Command; non-secure HF voice net utilized by CINCUSNAVEUR and
others
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IAW: in accordance with
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IDF: Israel Defense Force
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KIA: killed in action
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LIMDIS: limited distribution
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MIDN: midshipmen
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MOPIX: motion picture
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MOVORD: movement orders
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MOVREP: movement report
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MWB: motor whale boat
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NFC: Naval Finance Center
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NIB: not-to interfere basis
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NLT: no later than
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NMN: no middle name
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NOFORN: not for foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) dissemination
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NOK: next of kin
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NOTAL: not held by all addresses
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O/A: on or about
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OASD: office of Assistant Secretary of Defense
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OBOE: pre-1957 phonetic word for letter O; replaced by OSCAR
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OPCON: operational control
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OPORD: operations order
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ORESTES: code word for a devise allowing encrypted teletype communications
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O/W: order wire
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PA: public affairs
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PARA: paragraph
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PAO: public affairs office/officer/official
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PASEP: passed separately
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PAX: passenger
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PHC: Chief Photographer's Mate (a Navy rating)
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PHONCON: phone conversion
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PIM: position/point of intended movement
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PNOK: primary next of kin
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PNT: patient
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POLAD: political advisor
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PUBS: publications
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RADM: rear admiral
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RDUV: rendezvous
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RETEL: referenced telegram
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REQ: request
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REQD: required
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RFS: ready for sea
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RHN: Royal Hellenic Navy
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RPT: repeat
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(S): secret (normally associated with a subject and/or paragraph)
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SAR: search and rescue
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SFC: surface
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SITREPS: situation reports
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SKED: schedule
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SNOK: secondary next of kin
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SOA: speed of advance
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SOPA: senior officer present afloat
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TAD: temporary attached duty
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TAV: tender availability
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TELCON/TELECON: telephone/teletype conference/conversation
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TEMADD: temporary attached duty
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THISTA: this station
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TOR: time of receipt
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TOT: time of transmission
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TRF: transfer
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(TS): top secret (normally associated with a subject and/or paragraph)
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(U): unclassified (normally associated with a subject and/or paragraph)
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UAR: United Arab Republic (i.e., Egypt)
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UNOADV: unless otherwise advised
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UNODIR: unless otherwise directed
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UNREP: underway replenishment
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UNTSO: United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
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USG: United States government
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VADM: vice admiral
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VIC: vicinity
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VOCOM: voice communication (i.e. telephone usually)
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WIRENOTE: inserted to differentiate a command-level message from a personal
message
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ATLAS: USS Intrepid
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BELMONT: CINCUSNAVEUR
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BIG DIPPER: USS Massey
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BLUE CAT (or CAP): Naval Security Group Department, NCS Morocco
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CACTUS PETE: NAVCOMMSTA Greece
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COURAGE: USS America
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DEPUTY: USS Fiske
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DERAIL: CTF 60/CTG 60.1
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EMPRESS DOROTHY: CTG 60.5
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FANFARE: NAVCOMMSTA Morocco
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FAST CHARGER: COMSIXTHFLT
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GAYTIME GOLF: COMDESRON TWELVE
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MATADOR: USS Davis
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PAWNEE: NAVCOMMSTA Spain
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ROCKSTAR: USS Liberty
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SCHEMATIC: CTU 60.2.9 (embarked aboard USS Saratoga)
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STEEL JAW: VAW-122 (E-2A squadron embarked in USS America)
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TOP HAND: CNO
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