. "Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Naval Forces' Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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Naval Forces’ Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats
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