US Army Dictionary of Military Terms

NAVMTO

naval military transportation office

NAVORD

naval ordnance

NAVORDSTA

naval ordnance station

NAVSAFECEN

naval safety center

NAVSAT

navigation satellite

NAVSEA

naval sea

NAVSEAINST

naval sea instruction

NAVSEALOGCEN

naval sea logistics center

NAVSEASYSCOM

Naval Sea Systems Command

NAVSO

United States Navy Forces, Southern Command

NAVSOC

naval special operations command; naval special

operations component; naval special warfare special

operations component; Navy special operations

component

NAVSOF

naval special operations forces

NAVSPACECOM

Naval Space Command

NAVSPECWARCOM

Naval Special Warfare Command

NAVSPOC

Naval Space Operations Center

NAVSUP

naval supply

NAVSUPINST

Navy Support Instruction

NAVSUPSYSCOM

Naval Supply Systems Command

NAWCAD

Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division

NB

narrowband

NBC

nuclear, biological, and chemical

NBCCS

nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) contamination

survivability

NBDP

narrow band direct printing

NBG

naval beach group

NBI

nonbattle injury

NBS

National Bureau of Standards

NBST

narrowband secure terminal

NC3A

nuclear command, control, and communications (C3)

assessment

NCA

National Command Authorities

NCAA

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Civil Airlift

Agency

NCB

naval construction brigade

NCC

naval component commander; Navy component

command; network control center; North American

Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Command

Center

NCCS

Nuclear Command and Control System

NCD

net control device

NCF

naval construction force

NCFSU

naval construction force support unit

NCHB

Navy cargo handling battalion

NCHF

Navy cargo handling force

NCIC

National Crime Information Center

NCIS

Naval Criminal Investigative Service

NCISRA

Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident agent

NCISRO

Naval Criminal Investigative Service regional office

NCISRU

Naval Criminal Investigative Service resident unit

NCMP

Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan

NCO

noncombat operations; noncommissioned officer

NCOIC

noncommissioned officer in charge

NCR

national cryptologic representative; National Security

Agency/Central Security Service Representative; naval

construction regiment

NCRDEF

national cryptologic representative defense

NCS

National Communications System; naval control of

shipping; net control station

NCSC

National Computer Security Center

NCSE

national intelligence support team (NIST) communications

support element

NCSORG

naval control of shipping organization

NCT

network control terminal

NCTAMS

naval computer and telecommunications area master

station

NCTS

naval computer and telecommunications station

NCW

naval coastal warfare

NCWC

naval coastal warfare commander

NDA

national defense area

NDAA

National Defense Authorization Act

N-day

day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or

redeployment

NDB

nondirectional beacon

NDCS

national drug control strategy

NDHQ

National Defence Headquarters, Canada

NDL

national desired ground zero list

NDMC

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense

Manpower Committee

NDMS

National Disaster Medical System

NDOC

National Defense Operations Center

NDP

national disclosure policy

NDPB

National Drug Policy Board

NDPC

National Disclosure Policy Committee

NDRF

National Defense Reserve Fleet

NDSF

National Defense Sealift Fund

NDU

National Defense University

NEA

Northeast Asia

NEAT

naval embarked advisory team

NEMT

National Emergency Management Team

NEO

noncombatant evacuation operation

NEOPACK

noncombatant evacuation operation package

NEREP

Nuclear Execution and Reporting Plan

NESDIS

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information

Service (DOC)

NETS

Nationwide Emergency Telecommunications System

NETT

new equipment training team

NEW

naval expeditionary warfare; net explosive weight

NEWAC

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Electronic

WarfareAdvisory Committee

NFA

no-fire area

NFD

nodal fault diagnostics

NFIB

National Foreign Intelligence Board

NFIP

National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA); National

Foreign Intelligence Program

NFLS

naval forward logistic site

NFO

naval flight officer

NG

National Guard

NGB

National Guard Bureau

NGFS

naval gunfire support

NGIC

National Ground Intelligence Center

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NHCS

nonhostile casualty

NI

national identification (number); noted item

NIBRS

National Incident-Based Reporting System

NIC

National Intelligence Council; naval intelligence center

NICI

National Interagency Counternarcotics Institute

NID

naval intelligence database

NIDMS

National Military Command System (NMCS) Information

for Decision Makers System

NIDS

National Military Command Center (NMCC) information

display system

NIE

national intelligence estimate

NIEX

no-notice interoperability exercise

NIEXPG

No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Planning Group

NII

national information infrastructure

NIMA

National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NIMCAMP

National Information Management and Communications

Master Plan

NIPRNET

Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network

NIPS

Naval Intelligence Processing System

NISH

noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) intelligence

support handbook

NISP

Nuclear Weapons Intelligence Support Plan

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology; national

intelligence support team

NITF

national imagery transmission format

NIU

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interface unit

NIWA

naval information warfare activity

NL

Navy lighterage

NLO

naval liaison officer

.NL.

not less than

NLT

not later than

NM

network management

nm

nautical mile

NMB

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military

body

NMCB

naval mobile construction battalion

NMCC

National Military Command Center

NMCM

not mission capable, maintenance

NMCS

National Military Command System; not mission capable,

supply

NMD

national missile defense

NMET

naval mobile environmental team

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Services

NMIST

National Military Intelligence Support Team (DIA)

NMJIC

National Military Joint Intelligence Center

NMOC

network management operations center

NMPS

Navy mobilization processing site

NMR

news media representative

NMS

national military strategy

NMSA

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mutual

Support Act

NNAG

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Naval

Armaments Group

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOACT

Navy overseas air cargo terminal

NOC

network operations center

NOCONTRACT

not releasable to contractors or consultants

NOEA

nuclear operations emergency action

NOFORN

not releasable to foreign nationals

NOG

Nuclear Operations Group

NOIC

Naval Operational Intelligence Center

NOK

next of kin

NOMS

Nuclear Operations Monitoring System

NOP

nuclear operations

NOPLAN

no operation plan available or prepared

NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command

NORM

normal; not operationally ready, maintenance

NORS

not operationally ready, supply

NOSC

Network Operations and Security Center

NOTAM

notice to airmen

NOTMAR

notice to mariners

NPC

Nonproliferation Center

NPES

Nuclear Planning and Execution System

NPG

nonunit personnel generator

NPS

National Park Service; nonprior service; Nuclear Planning

System

NPWIC

National Prisoner of War Information Center

NQ

nonquota

NR

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) restricted;

number

NRC

National Response Center; non-unit-related cargo

NRCHB

Naval Reserve cargo handling battalion

NRCHF

Naval Reserve cargo handling force

NRCHTB

Naval Reserve cargo handling training battalion

NRFI

not ready for issue

NRG

notional requirements generator

NRL

nuclear weapons (NUWEP) reconnaissance list

NRO

National Reconnaissance Office

NROC

Northern Regional Operations Center (CARIBROC-CBRN)

NRP

non-unit-related personnel

NRPC

Naval Reserve Personnel Center

NRT

near real time

NRTD

near real time dissemination

NRZ

non-return-to-zero

NS

nuclear survivability

NSA

National Security Agency; national shipping authority;

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Standardization Agency

NSA/CSS

National Security Agency/Central Security Service

NSC

National Security Council

NSC/DC

Deputies Committee of the National Security Council

NSCID

National Security Council Intelligence Directive

NSC/IWG

National Security Council/Interagency Working Group

NSC/PC

National Security Council/Principals Committee

NSCS

National Security Council System

NSD

National Security Directive

NSDA

non-self deployment aircraft

NSDD

national security decision directive

NSE

national support element; Navy support element

NSEP

national security emergency preparedness

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSFS

naval surface fire support

NSG

north-seeking gyro

NSI

not seriously injured

NSL

no-strike list

NSM

national search and rescue (SAR) manual

NSN

National Stock Number

NSNF

nonstrategic nuclear forces

NSO

non-Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) option

NSOC

National Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Operations Center;

Navy Satellite Operations Center

NSOOC

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Staff Officer

Orientation Course

NSP

national search and rescue plan

N-Sp/CC

North American Aerospace Defense Command

(NORAD)-US Space Command/Command Center

NSRL

national signals intelligence (SIGINT) requirements list

NSS

national security strategy; non-self-sustaining

NSSA

National Security Space Architect

NSSCS

non-self-sustaining containership

NSST

naval space support team

NSTISSC

National Security Telecommunications and Information

Systems Security Committee

NSTL

national strategic targets list

NSTS

National Secure Telephone System

NSW

naval special warfare

NSWG

naval special warfare group

NSWTE

naval special warfare task element

NSWTG

naval special warfare task group

NSWTU

naval special warfare task unit

NSWU

naval special warfare unit

NT

nodal terminal

NTACS

Navy tactical air control system

NTAP

National Track Analysis Program

NTB

national target base

NTC

National Training Center

NTCS-A

Navy Tactical Command System Afloat

NTDS

naval tactical data system

NTF

nuclear task force

NTIC

Navy Tactical Intelligence Center

NTISS

National Telecommunications and Information Security

System

NTISSI

National Telecommunications and Information Security

System (NTISS) Instruction

NTISSP

National Telecommunications and Information Security

System (NTISS) Policy

NTMPDE

National Telecommunications Master Plan for Drug

Enforcement

NTMS

national telecommunications management structure

NTPS

near-term pre-positioned ships

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

NTSS

National Time-Sensitive System

NTU

new threat upgrade

NUC

non-unit-related cargo

NUCINT

nuclear intelligence

NUDET

nuclear detonation

NUDETS

nuclear detonation detection and reporting system

NUP

non-unit-related personnel

NURC

non-unit-related cargo

NUWEP

policy guidance for the employment of nuclear weapons

NVD

night vision device

NVG

night vision goggle

NW

not waiverable

NWARS

National Wargaming System

NWB

normal wideband

NWBLTU

normal wideband line termination unit

NWDC

Navy Warfare Development Command

NWFP

Northwest Frontier Province (Pakistan)

NWP

naval warfare publication

NWREP

nuclear weapons report

NWS

National Weather Service

NWT

normal wideband terminal

OD

operational detachment; other detainee

ODA

operational detachment-Alpha

ODATE

organization date

O-Day

off-load day

ODB

operational detachment-Bravo

ODC

Office of Defense Cooperation

ODCSLOG

Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (Army)

ODCSOPS

Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and

Plans (Army)

ODCSPER

Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (Army)

ODIN

Operational Digital Network

ODJS

Office of the Director, Joint Staff

ODR

Office of Defense representative

ODZ

outer defense zone

OEBGD

Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document

OEG

operational exposure guide

OER

operational electronic intelligence (ELINT) requirements

OES

office of emergency services

OET

Office of Emergency Transportation (DOT)

OF

officer (NATO)

OFDA

Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

OFHIS

operational fleet hospital information system

OFOESA

Office of Field Operational and External SupportActivities

OGA

other government agency

OGS

overseas ground station

OH

overhead

OI

Office of Intelligence (USCS); operating instruction

OIC

officer in charge

OICC

operational intelligence coordination center

OID

operation order (OPORD) identification

OIR

operational intelligence requirements; other intelligence

requirements

OJT

on-the-job training

OLD

on-line tests and diagnostics

OLS

operational linescan system; optical landing system

OM

contour multiunit

OMA

Office of Military Affairs (CIA)

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OMC

Office of Military Cooperation

OMF

officer master file

OMT

orthogonal mode transducer

OMT/OMTP

operational maintenance test(ing)/test plan

ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

ONI

Office of Naval Intelligence

OOB

order of battle

OOD

officer of the deck

OODA

observe, orient, decide, act

OOS

out of service

OP

observation post; operational publication (USN); ordnance

pamphlet

OP3

overt peacetime psychological operations (PSYOP)

program

OPBAT

Operation Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos

OPCEN

operations center (USCG)

OPCOM

operational command (NATO)

OPCON

operational control

OPDEC

operational deception

OPDOC

operational documentation

OPDS

offshore petroleum discharge system

OPELINT

operational electronic intelligence

OPFOR

opposing force; opposition force

OPG

operations planning group

OPLAN

operation plan

OPLAW

operational law

OPM

Office of Personnel Management; operations per minute

OPNAVINST

Chief of Naval Operations Instruction

OPORD

operation order

OPP

off-load preparation party; orderwire patch panel

OPR

office of primary responsibility

OPREP

operational report

OPS

operational project stock; operations

OPSDEPS

Service Operations Deputies

OPSEC

operations security

OPSTK

operational stock

OPSUM

operation summary

OPT

operational planning team

OPTAR

operating target

OPTEMPO

operating tempo

OPTINT

optical intelligence

OPZONE

operation zone

OR

operational readiness; other rank(s) (NATO)

ORBAT

order of battle

ORCON

originator controlled

ORD

Operational Requirements Document

ORG

origin (GEOLOC)

ORIG

origin

OS

operating system

OSA

operational support airlift

OSAT

out-of-service analog test

OSC

on-scene commander; operations support center

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSE

on scene endurance

OSG

operational support group

OSI

open system interconnection; operational subsystem

interface

OSIA

on-site inspection activity

OSINT

open-source intelligence

OSIS

open-source information system

OSO

operational support office

OSOCC

on-site operations coordination center

OSP

operations support package

OSPG

overseas security policy group

OSRI

originating station routing indicator

OSV

ocean station vessel

OT

operational test

OT&E

operational test and evaluation

OTC

officer in tactical command; over the counter

OTG

operational target graphic

OTH

over the horizon

OTH-B

over-the-horizon backscatter (radar)

OTHT

over-the-horizon targeting

OTS

Officer Training School

OUB

offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS) utility boat

OUSD

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

OUSD(AT&L)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,

Technology, and Logistics)

OUSD(P)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

OUT

outsize cargo

OVE

on-vehicle equipment

OVER

oversize cargo

OW

orderwire