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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AF/SA
Air Force Studies and Analyses
ASW
antisubmarine warfare
AVCS
Assistant Vice Chief of Staff
B-1
nuclear bomber (aircraft)
B-2
multirole bomber (aircraft)
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CBP
capabilities-based planning
CBRNE
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive
CJCS
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
COCOM
combatant commander
CONOPS
concept of operations
CSG
carrier strike group
DCNO
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
DOD
Department of Defense
ESG
expeditionary strike group
IRCA
Integrated Readiness Capability Assessment
JCIDS
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JCS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JROC
Joint Requirements Oversight Council
N1
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO) for Manpower and Personnel
N4
DCNO for Fleet Readiness and Logistics
N6-/N7
DCNO for Warfare Requirements and Programs
N8
DCNO for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments
N70
Office of the DCNO for Warfare Requirements and Programs
N81
Assessments Division of the Office of the DCNO for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NSS
Naval Simulation System
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
O&M
operations and maintenance
OJCS
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
OP-96
Systems Analysis Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (has been dissolved)
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PA&E
Program Analysis and Evaluation
PNT
positioning, navigation, and timing
POM
Program Objective Memorandum
PPBE
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution
PPBES
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system
PPBS
planning, programming, and budgeting system
QDR
Quadrennial Defense Review
R&D
research and development
RDT&E
research, development, testing, and evaluation
SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPG
Strategic Planning Guidance
SYSCOM
Systems Command
USD(AT&L)
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)