D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AC
cyanide
ACADA
automatic chemical agent/detector alarm
ACPLA
agent-containing particle per liter of air
ACTD
advanced concept technology demonstration
AOR
area of responsibility
BAL
British Anti-Lewisite
BDO
battle dress overgarment
BW
biological warfare
BZ
3-quinuclidinyl benzilate
C3
command, control, and communications
CA
contamination avoidance
CANA
convulsant antidote for nerve agent
CB
chemical and biological
CBD
Chemical and Biological Defense (Joint Program)
CBIRF
Chemical and Biological Incident Response Force
CBR-D
chemical, biological, and radiological defense
CBRE
chemical, biological, radiological, and environmental
CBRNE
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high yield explosive
CBW
chemical and biological warfare
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFFC
Commander, Fleet Forces Command
CNAC
Center for Naval Analyses Corporation
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
CNR
Chief of Naval Research
COMNAVAIRLANT
Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
COMNAVAIRPAC
Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMUSNAVCENT
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
CONOPS
concept of operations
CONUS
continental United States
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
CPO
chemical protective overgarment
CPS
Collective Protection System
CST
civil support team
CTF 73
Commander, Task Force 73
CW
chemical warfare
CWDD
chemical weapon directional detector
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DDG
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer (designation)
DIAL
differential absorption LIDAR
DISC
differential scattering
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOTMLPF
doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, and facilities
DS2
diethylenetriamine, 2-methoxyethanol, and sodium hydroxide
DSB
Defense Science Board
DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
ECBC
Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EM
electromagnetic
ExCEL
Excellence through Commitment to Education and Learning
FBE F
Fleet Battle Experiment Foxtrot
FCBC
Field Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FD-EPMU
forward-deployable, environmental and preventive medicine unit
FMF
fleet Marine force
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared
FY
fiscal year
GAO
General Accounting Office
GB
sarin
GD
soman
GF
cyclosarin
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAZMAT
hazardous material
HD
mustard
HEPA
high-efficiency particulate air (filter)
HQMC
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
HSI
hyperspectral imaging
I&W
indications and warnings
IMS
ion mobility spectrometry
IND
Investigational New Drug/Vaccine
IPDS
improved point detection system
IPE
individual protective equipment
IR
infrared
JBPDS
joint biological point detection system
JCAD
joint chemical agent detector
JCBAWM
joint chemical/biological agent water monitor
JCE
joint chemical ensemble
JPO-BD
Joint Program Office for Biological Defense
JSCESS
joint Service contaminated environment survival suit
JSFSD
Joint Services Fixed Site Decontamination
JSLSCAD
joint service lightweight standoff chemical agent detector
JSPGM
Joint Services Program
JSSED
Joint Services Sensitive Equipment Decontamination
JTF/CS
Joint Task Force/Civil Support
JVAP
Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program
JWARN
Joint Warning and Reporting Network
L
lewisite
lidar
light detection and ranging
MARCORSYSCOM
Marine Corps Systems Command
MCBC
Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCM
mine countermeasures
MEB
Marine expeditionary brigade
MEB(AT)
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-terrorism)
MEU(SOC)
Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
MOPP
mission-oriented protective posture
MS
mass spectrometry
MSI
multispectral imaging
NAPPB
nerve agent pretreatment pyridostigmine bromide
N095
OPNAV, Director of Naval Reserve
N3
OPNAV, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy & Operations)
N4
OPNAV, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)
N70
OPNAV, Warfare Integration
N70CP
OPNAV, Office of Counter-Proliferation
N91
OPNAV, Director of Navy Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVCENT
Navy Component, Central Command
NAVFAC
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NBC
nuclear, biological, and chemical
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NMRC
Naval Medical Research Center
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NORTHCOM
U.S. Northern Command (Homeland Security)
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NSF
National Science Foundation
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
OCONUS
outside the continental United States
OJCS
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ONI
Office of Naval Intelligence
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
2-PAM
pralidoxime chloride
PB
pyridostigmine bromide
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
QDR
Quadrennial Defense Review
R&D
research and development
RADIAC
radiation detection, indication, and computation
RDA
research, development, and acquisition
RDT&E
research, development, testing, and evaluation
RSCAAL
remote sensing chemical agent alarm
S&T
science and technology
SAW
surface acoustic wave
SCPE
shipboard collective protection equipment
SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
SORTS
Status of Resources and Training System
SRBSDS
short-range biological detector system
SWAT
special weapons and tactics team
T&E
testing and evaluation
TARA
Technology Area Review and Assessment (panel)
TIC
toxic industrial chemical
TIM
toxic industrial material
TRAC
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee
TTPs
tactics, techniques, and procedures
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UGV
unmanned ground vehicle
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USAMRICD
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
USAMRIID
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases
USD(AT&L)
under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics
USJFCOM
U.S. Joint Forces Command
UV
ultraviolet
VIG
vaccinia-immune globulin
VX
O-ethyl S-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonothiolate
WMD
weapons of mass destruction
YAG
yttrium aluminum garnet