3M: Maintenance and Material Management
3MC: Maintenance Material Management Coordinator
AAW: anti-air warfare
AFFF: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
AIMD: Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
ASAU: Air Search and Attack Unit
ASUW: Anti-Surface Warfare
ASW: Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASWO: Anti-Submarine Warfare Officers
AUTEC: Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
AUXO: Auxiliaries Officer
AWOL: Absent Without Official Leave
BB: Battleship
BMOW: Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch
BUPERS: Bureau of Naval Personnel
C4I: Command Control Communications Computers & Intelligence
CA: Heavy Cruiser
CAG: Carrier Air Group
CAG: Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser
CAP: Combat Air Patrol
CARBATGRU: CARrier BATtle GRoUp
CB: Construction Battalion
CG: Guided Missile Cruiser
CGN: Guided Missile Cruiser Nuclear Power
CHENG: CHief ENGineer
CIC: Combat Information Center
CICO: Combat Information Center Officer
CINCLANTFLT: Commander-In-Chief, us atLANTic FLeeT
CINCPACFLT: Commander-In-Chief, us PACific FLeeT
CINCUSNAVEUR: Commander-In-Chief, US NAVal forces EURope
CIWS: Close-In Weapons System
CL: Light Cruiser
CLG: Guided Missile Light Cruiser
CLGN: Nuclear powered Guided Missile Light Cruiser
CM/C: Command Master Chief
CNET: Chief of Naval Education and Training
CNO: Chief of Naval Operations
CO: Commanding Officer
COB: Chief of the Boat
COMEX: Commence Exercise