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The military and
government are famous for using - or overusing - abbreviations and acronyms for designating equipment, programs,
and agencies. These eight pages are chock full of nearly every commonly used abbreviations and acronyms used by
the U.S. military (at least up through around the year 2000).
G Gain G1 Assistant Chief of Staff, G1 (Personnel) G2 or G-2 (1) Assistant Chief of Staff,
G2 (Intelligence); (2) Army or Ground Directorate of Intelligence; (3) General Corps Staff Intelligence Officer
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations and Plans) G4
Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (Logistics) G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs)
G6 Director(ate) of C4 G8 Director(ate) of Resource Management GA Ground Attack GaAs
Gallium Arsenide GACC Ground Attack Coordination Center GAD
Guards Artillery Division GADT Ground/Air Defense Threat GAF Ground Alert Facility (of PAC ABNCP)
GAFIA German Armed Forces Intelligence Agency GALE Generic Area Limitation Environment GALS
FSU Satellite (“Horizon”) GAMO Ground and Amphibious Military Operations GAO General
Accounting Office GAS (1) Gray Area Systems; (2) Getaway Special GAT (1) Government Acceptance
Test; (2) Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (UN) GB (1) Gigabyte; (2) Guardband
GBCS(-L or -H) Ground-Based Common Sensor (-Light or -Heavy) GBI Ground-Based Interceptor
GBL Ground-Based Laser GBMD Global Ballistic Missile Defense GBR Ground-Based Radar GBS
Global Broadcast System GBU Guided Bomb Unit GC Gun Camera
GCA Ground Controlled Approach GCC (1) Government Control Center; (2) Ground Component Commander; (3)
Gulf Cooperation Council; (4) Global Control Center GCCS (1) Ground Command and Control System; (2) Global
Command and Control System GCDCAL Great Circle Distance Calculator
GCE Ground Combat Element GCI Ground-Controlled Intercept GCN Ground Communications Network
GCNTTY Ground Communications Network Teletype GCP Ground-Controlled Processor
GCP-E Ground-Controlled Processor-ELINT GCS (1) Graphics Compatibility System; (2) Ground Control
Station; (3) Global Connectivity Services; (4) Global Communications System
GCSS Global Combat Support System GDA Gimbaled Dish Antenna GDBI Generic Data Base Interface
GDBMS Generic Data Base Management Server GDIC General Defense Intelligence Community GDIP
General Defense Intelligence Program GDIPP General Defense Intelligence Proposed Program GDL Gas
Dynamic Laser GDOP Geometric Dilution of Precision
GDP (1) General Defense Plan; (2) Gross Defense Product; (3) Ground Defense Position; (4) Gross Domestic
Product GDPS Ground Data Processing System GDRS Ground Data Reduction System GDS (1)
General Declassification Schedule; (2) FSU Guards; (3) Group Decision Support
GDSS Global Decision Support System GDT Ground Data Terminal Gen General
GEM Ground Effects Machine GEN (1) Generation; (2) General GENIC German National
Intelligence Cell (NATO) GENREP General Reports GENSER General Service (Communications) GEO
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit GEODIS Geographic Display GEODSS
Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance System GEOFILE (1) Geographic Locations Code File
System; (2) Geolocation File (JOPES) GEOREF Global Reference System, a worldwide position reference system
that may be applied to any map or chart graduated in latitude and longitude regardless of projection. GEOSAT
Geological Satellite GEP Ground Entry Point
GEPS Generic Electronic Publishing System GES Ground Entry Station GFAC Ground Forward Air
Controller GFCP Generic Front-End Communications Package GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GFTD Global Force Trends Data Base GFR Gap Filler Radar
GGI&S Global Geospatial and Information Services GHz Gigahertz GIGSTER NSA Video
Teleconferencing System GIIPS Geographic Installation Intelligence Production Specifications
GIITS General Intelligence Imagery Training System GIN Greenland-Iceland-Norway
GIPD (1) General Intelligence Production Detachment; (2) General Intelligence Production Division GIPMIS
General Intelligence Production Management Information System GIPS
Geographic Installation Intelligence Production Specifications GIPSY Graphics Information or
Presentation System GIS Geographical Information System GIST Graphical Intelligence Support
Terminal GITAC General Intelligence Training Advisory Committee GITC General Intelligence Training
Center GITS General Intelligence Training System GIUK Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom GKNT
State Committee for Science and Technology (FSU) GKS Graphics Kernel System GL Grenade Launcher
GLCM Ground-Launched Cruise Missile GLLD U.S. Ground Laser Locator Designator (for COPPERHEAD)
GLMX Geological Multi-Source Exploitation (System) GLOBIXS Global Information Exchange System
GLOMR Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System GM Guided
Missile GMD Global Missile Defense GMF Ground Mobile Forces GMFP Global Military Force
Policy GMFSC
Ground Mobile Force Satellite Communications GMI (1) General Medical Intelligence; (2) General Military
Intelligence GMIPP General Military Intelligence Production Plan GMIT
Ground Military Intelligence Team (ROK) GMRD Guards Motorized Rifle Division (FSU)
GMS (1) Ground Mobile System; (2) Geostationary Meteorological Satellite; (3) Ground Mission Supervisor
GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu) GMTI Ground Moving Target Indicator GNAS Gateway Network Access
System GNC Global Navigation Chart GND Ground
GNP Gross National Product GNS Global Network Segment GNST Glossary of Naval Ship Types
GO() Government of (Name of Country) G-O Office of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations (USCG)
G-OINS Intelligence Division (USCG/G-O) G-OIS Investigations and Security Division (USCG/G-O) GOB
Ground Order of Battle GOC (1) General Officer Commanding (UK); (2) Government of Canada; (3) Global
Operations Center GOCO Government Owned Contractor Operated GOES Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellites GOLDS
General On-Line Display System GOLDWING Army HF Radio; HF communications system for meteorological and
other operations GOMS Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite
GOP Generated Option Plan GOR General Operational Requirement GORB General Officer Review
Board GOS Grade of Service GOSC General Officer Steering Committee
GOSIA Government Open System Interconnect Architecture GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnected
Profile GOSPLAN State Planning Committee (FSU) GOSSNAB State Committee for Material-Technical
Supply (FSU) GOTS Government Off-the-Shelf GP (1) Group; (2) General Purpose GPALS Global
Protection Against Limited Strikes GPEE General Purpose Encryption Equipment GPF (1) General
Purpose Forces; (2) Ground Processing Facility
gph Gallons Per Hour GP NAF General Purpose Numbered Air Force GPNDS Global Positioning &
Nuclear Detection System GPO Government Printing Office GPS (1) Global Positioning System; (2)
Grid Producing Source; (3) Geographical Positioning System; (4) Ground Processing Stations GPSCS
General Purpose Satellite Communications System GR
(1) Graphical Reporting; (2) Gateway Router GRAD Graduate GRANITE SENTRY Proper Name of System
GRID Brand of Portable PC GRIPF GUARDRAIL Integrated Processing Facility
GRD Ground Resolved Distance GREEN FLAG ACC live-fly electronic combat exercise
GRG Gridded Reference Graphic GRO Gamma Ray Observatory GROFIS Ground Forces Intelligence
Study GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic GRT Gross Registered Tonnage
GRU FSU General Staff Intelligence Organization GS (1) General Staff, (2) General Support; (3)
Geological Survey; (4) General Schedule; (5) General Service; (6) Government Service (Federal Civil Service); (7)
Ground Station; (8) Government Civilian GSA General Services Administration
GSD (1) Ground Sample Distance; (2) Graphical Situation Display GSE Ground Support Equipment GSF
(1) Ground Support Fighter (FSU); (2) Group of Soviet Forces; (3) Ground Station Facility GSFC Goddard
Space Flight Center GSFG Group of Soviet Forces Germany
GSFM Group of Soviet Forces Mongolia GSICS General Support Interim Contractor Support
GSM (1) Ground Support Module (JSTARS); (2) Ground Station Module GSOAF GGI&S Special Operations
Applications Facility GSP General Strike Plan GSR (1) General Support Reinforcing; (2) Ground
Surveillance Radar GSRS U.S. General Support Rocket System
GSS (1) Global Support System; (2) General System Specification GST (1) Ground Sensor Terminal; (2)
Ground Station Terminal; (3) Ground Support Terminal GSTS Ground-Based Surveillance and Tracking System
GSTN General Switched Telephone Network GSU Geographically Separated Unit G/T Ratio of Antenna
Gain to Noise Temperature GTA Government Training Aid
GTAB Global Transportation Analysis Bulletin GTD Guards Tank Division (FSU)
GTN Global Transportation Network GTS Global Telecommunications Service GTC
Gas Turbine Compressor GTTC Goodfellow Technical Training Center GUI Graphics User Interface
GW (1) Guided Weapon; (2) Gateway; (3) Guerrilla Warfare G/W Gateway
GWC Global Weather Control GWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network GWIC Great Wall Industries
Corporation (China) GWIP Global Weather Intercept Program GWP General Work Plan GW/R
Gateway/Router GWS Gaps, Weaknesses, and Shortfalls (also GW&S)
GYRO Gyroscope or Gyroscopic GZ Ground Zero |