U.S. Military Abbreviations & Acronyms:  J

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).

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J3

Director(ate) of Operations

J4

Logistics Directorate

J5

Director(ate) of Plans, Policy, and Programs

J6

(1) Director(ate) of Command, Control, Communications; (2) Director(ate) of Command, Control, Communications, and

Computer

Systems

J7

Joint Operational Plans Staff

J8

Director(ate) of Resource Management

JA

Judge Advocate (General)

JAADS

Joint Allied Air Defense System

JAAT

Joint Air Attack Team

JAC

Joint Analysis Center

JACC/CP

Joint Airborne Communications Center/Command Post

JAD

Joint Assessment Data

JAEIC

Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee

JAG

Judge Advocate General

JAI

Joint Administrative Instruction

JAIEG

Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group

JAIS

Japan Air Intelligence System

JAIS-PAC

Joint Area Information system-USPACOM

JAMIP

Joint Analytic Model Improvement Program

JAN

Joint Army-Navy

JANAF

Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication

JANAP

Joint Army/Navy Publication

JAO

Joint Area of Operations

JAOC

Joint Air Operations Center

JAOP

Joint Air Operations Plan

JAPC

Joint Attrition and Penetration Committee

JAR

JIC Analysis Report

JARCC

Joint Air Reconnaissance Control Center

JARIC

(1) Joint Aerial Reconnaissance Intelligence Center; (2) Joint Air Reconnaissance Interpretation Center (UK)

JAROC

(B) Joint Allied Refugee Operations Center (Berlin)

JARP

Joint Aerospace Reserve Program

JASDF

Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces

JASORS

Joint Advanced Special Operations Radio System

JASPO

Joint Airborne SIGINT Program Office

JASS

Joint Airborne SIGINT System

JAST

Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program

JATCCCS

Joint Advanced Tactical C3 System

JAWS

(1) Joint Analytical Workstation; (2) Joint Advanced Weapons System; (3) JDISS-Army Workstation

JBS

(1) Joint Base Station; (2) Joint Broadcast Service

J2C

CIA Liaison

JC2WC

Joint C2 Warfare Center

JCAT

(1) Joint Crisis Action Team; (2) Joint Crisis Analysis Tool

JCC

Joint Coordination Center

JCCC

Joint Communications Control Center

JCCOC

Joint Communications & Control Operational Concept

JCCWC

Joint Command and Control Warfare Center

JCET

Joint/Combined Exercises for Training

JCEOI

Joint CEOI

JCF

Joint Communications Facility

JCISB

Joint Counterintelligence Support Branch

JCISOC

Joint CI Staff Officer’s Course

JCMB

Joint Collection Managers Board

JCMC

(1) Joint Crisis Management Capability; (2) Joint Crisis Management Center

JCMEC

Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center

JCMO

Joint Collection Management Office

JCMOTF

Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force

JCMPO

Joint Cruise Missile Project Office

JCMST

Joint Collection Management Support Tool (renamed JCMT)

JCMT

Joint Collection Management Tool

JCNJSIC

Center Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base (CMAFB) Node

JCNICC

Joint Counternarcotics Intelligence Coordination Center

JCP

Joint Congressional Committee on Printing

JCPES

Joint Chiefs Planning and Execution System

JCPX

Joint Command Post Exercise

JCRC

Joint Casualty Resolution Center

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JCSAN

JCS Alert Network

JCSAR

Joint Combat Search and Rescue

JCSE

(1) Joint Communications Support Element; (2) Joint Contingency Support Element

JCSM

Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum

JCSS

(1) Japan Combat Support System; (2) Joint Communications Support Squadron

JCTG-ME

Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness

J2D

DIA Liaison

JDA

(1) Joint Deployment Agency; (2) Japan Defense Agency; (3) Joint Duty Assignment

JDAC

Joint District Area Command

JDAL

Joint Duty Assignment List

JDAM

Joint Direct Attack Munition

JDC

Joint Debriefing Center

J-DEC

JICPAC-Detachment Japan

JDEC

Joint Document Exploitation Center

JDF

Joint Development Facility

JDGW

Joint Digital Geopositioning Workstation

JDIA

Joint Digital Intelligence Assessment

JDIPC

Joint Deployable Imagery Production Center

JDISS

(1) Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System; (2) Joint Defense Intelligence Support Services

JDISS-C

Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System-CENTCOM

JDISS-E

JDISS-EUCOM

JDISS-S

Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System-SOCOM or

SOCRATES

JDIVS

Joint Deployable Intelligence Video/Data System

JDMAG

Joint Deployable Maintenance Analysis Group

JDS

Joint Deployment System

JDSS

Joint Decision Support System

JDSIR

Joint Deployment System Incident Reporting System

JDSSC

Joint Data System Support Center

JEAP

(1) Joint Electronic Analysis Program; (2) Joint Electronic Analysis Position

JEC

Joint Economic Committee

JECC(G)

Joint Exercise Control Center (Group)

JECG

Joint Exercise Control Group

JECM

Joint Electronic Countermeasures

JEEP

Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan

JEIO

Joint Engineering and Interoperability Organization

JEFPROS

JAC EUCOM Force Protection Summary

JEIR

JAC EUCOM Intelligence Review

JEL

Joint Electronic Library

JEM

Joint Exercise Manual

JES

JDISS Embedded Support

JESS

Joint Exercise Support System

JET

JWICS Earth Terminal

JETDS

Joint Electronics Designation System

JEWC

Joint Electronic Warfare Center

JFACC

Joint Force Air Component Commander

JFC

(1) Joint Fusion Center; (2) Joint Force Commander

JFFC

Joint Force Fires Coordinator

JFFSC

Joint Force Fire Support Coordinator

JFI

Joint Force Integrator

JFIC

Joint Force Interdiction Coordinator

JFITL

Joint Force Integrator Task List

JFK

CTRMA John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance

JFLCC

Joint Force Land Component Commander

JLOTS

Joint Logistics Over the Shore

JFM

Joint Force Memorandum

JFMCC

Joint Force Maritime Component Commander

JFMO

Joint Frequency Management Office

JFSOCC

Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander

JGITSS

Joint General Intelligence Training System Subarchitecture

JGSDF

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces

JIATF

Joint InterAgency Task Force

JIATF-E

Joint InterAgency Task Force - East

JIATF-W

Joint InterAgency Task Force - West

JIB

Joint Intelligence Bureau (Commonwealth Countries)

JIC

(1) Joint Intelligence Center; (2) Joint Interrogation Center; (3) Joint Intelligence Cell

JIC-E

Joint Intelligence Center-Europe

JIC-SOUTH

Joint Intelligence Center-U.S. SOUTHCOM

JIC-2000

Designation of JICSOUTH upon movement to CONUS

JICEUR

Joint Intelligence Center Europe

JICPAC

Joint Intelligence Center Pacific

JICREP

Joint Intelligence Center Report

JICTRANS

Joint Intelligence Center for Transportation

JIEO

Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization (DISA)

JIEP

Joint Intelligence Estimate for Planning

JIF

Joint Interrogation Facility

JIFF

Joint Interdiction of Follow-on Forces

JIIKS

Joint Imagery Interpretation Key Structure

JIIM

Joint Intelligence Information Management

JILE

Joint Intelligence Liaison Element

JIM

JESS Intelligence Model

JINTACCS

Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems

JINTC

Joint Intelligence Task Force

JIO

Joint Intelligence Organization

JIOC

Joint Intelligence Operations Center

JIPC

Joint Imagery Production Center

JIPTL

Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List

JISA

Joint Intelligence Support Architecture

JISAD

JTF Intelligence Support Architecture Document

JISC

(1) Joint Intelligence Support Center; (2) Joint Intelligence Support Concept

JISE

Joint Intelligence Support Element

JISI

Joint Intelligence System Integration

JISS

Japan Intelligence Support System

JITAP

Joint Intelligence Training Activity Pacific

JITC

Joint Interoperability Test Center (DISA)

JITF

Joint Integration Testing Facility

JIVA

Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture

JLA

Joint Logistics Assessment

JLARG

Joint Logistics Assessment Review Group

JL-COE

Joint Logistics Center of Excellence

JLD

Joint Liaison Detachment

JLE

Jammer Locator Electronics

JLMIS

Joint Logistics Management Information System

JLOTS

Joint Logistics Over the Shore

JLPPG

Joint Logistics and Personnel Policy and Guidance

JLRC

Joint Logistics Readiness Center

J4/LRC

Joint Logistics Readiness Center

JLREID

Joint Long-Range Estimating Intelligence Document (JSPS)

JLRSA

Joint Long-Range Strategic Appraisal

JLSP

Joint Logistics Steering Panel

JM

Joint Mission

JMA

(1) Joint Mobilization Augmentation; (2) Joint Mission Analysis

JMAT

Joint Mobility Assistance Team

JMC

Joint Movement Center

JMCC

(1) Joint MC&G Coordination Center; (2) Joint Mobile Command Center

JMCIS

Joint Maritime Command Information System

JMEM

Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual

JMENS

Joint Mission Element Needs Statement

JMETL

(1) Joint Mission Essential Target List; (2) Joint Mission Essential Task List

JMI

JTIDS Modular AOC Integration System

JMIC

Joint Military Intelligence College

JMICS

JWICS Mobile Integrated Communications System

JMIE

Joint Maritime Information Element

JMIE/JEM

JMIE Support System and Modernization

JMINI

Joint UHF MILSATCOM Network Integrated

JMIP

Joint Military Intelligence Program

JMISE

Joint Military Intelligence Support Element

JMITC

Joint Military Intelligence Training Center

JMNS

Joint Mission Needs Statement

JMO

Joint Management Office

JMOCC

Joint Mobile Operations Command Center

JMP

(1) Joint Manpower Program; (2) Joint Mobilization Program

JMPAB

Joint Material Priorities Allocation Board

JMPP

Joint Munitions Production Panel

JMRR

Joint Military Readiness Review

JMSDF

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JMSIP

Joint Modeling and Simulation Integration Program

JMSNS

Justification for Major System New Start

JMST

Joint Management Support Tool

JMTB

Joint Military Transportation Board

JMTG

(1) Joint Military Terminology Group; (2) Joint Master Training Guide

JMTK

Joint Mapping Tool Kit

JNACC

Joint Nuclear Accident Coordinating Center

JNAF

Yugoslavia National Air Force

JNC

Jet Navigation Chart

JNC-A

Jet Navigation Chart-Air

JNIDS

(1) Joint National Intelligence Dissemination System; (2) Joint National Intelligence Development Staff

JNPE

Joint Nuclear Planning Element

JOA

Joint Operations Area

JOC

Joint Operations Center

JOC/INT

Joint Operations Center/Intelligence Team

JOG

Joint Operations Graphic

JOG-A

Joint Operations Graphic-Air

JOG-C

Joint Operations Graphic-Combined

JOG-G

Joint Operations Graphic-Ground

JOG-R

Joint Operations Graphic-Radar

JOIC

Joint Operational Intelligence Center/Cell

JOIN

Joint Operations Intelligence Network

JOINT

REDTRAIN Joint Readiness Training

Joint

STARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JOP

Joint Operating Procedure

JOPES

Joint Operations Planning and Execution System

JOPS

Joint Operational Planning System

JOS

Joint Operational Stocks

JOSE

Joint Operations Support Element

JOTS

Joint Operational Tactical System

JP

(1) Jet Petroleum; (2) Joint Publication

JPAM

Joint Program Assessment Memorandum

JPAT

Joint Planning and Assistance Team

JPD

Joint Planning Document

JPEA

Joint Planning and Exercise Activity

JPEC

Joint Planning and Execution Community

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPM

Joint Program Manager

JPMIE

Joint Program for Military Intelligence Education

JPMO

Joint Program Management Office

JPN

JSIC Peterson Node

JPO

Joint Project Office

JPOTF

Joint Psychological Operations Task Force

JPOTG

Joint Psychological Operations Task Group

JPPR

Joint Planning and Program Review

JPRS

Joint Publications Research Service

JPSD

Joint Precision Strike Demonstration

JPSS

Joint Planning Staff for Space

JPSIO

Joint Precision Strike Integration Office

JRA

Joint Rear Area

JRB

Joint Reconnaissance Board

JRC

(1) Joint Reconnaissance Center; (2) Joint Recovery Center

JRCB

Joint Reconnaissance Coordination Board

JRCC

Joint Rescue Coordination Center

JRCP

Joint Readiness Command Program

JRDC

Joint Regional Defense Command

JRDOD

Joint Research and Development Objectives Document

JRFL

Joint Restricted Frequency List

JRIP

Joint Reserve Intelligence Program

JRMB

Joint Requirements and Management Board

JRO

Joint Reconnaissance Office

JROC

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JROC-B

Joint Refugee Center, Berlin

JRS

Joint Reporting System/Structure

JRSC

Jam-Resistant Secure Communications

JRTC

(1) Joint Readiness Training Center; (2) Joint Regional Training Center

JRTC-IS

JRTC Instrumentation System

JRX

Joint Readiness Exercise

JRX

MILES JRX Milestone System

JS

Joint Staff

J/S

Ratio of received power level of a jamming signal and a desired signal

JSAJAC

Security Activity

JSAC

Joint State Area Command

JSAM

Joint Security Assistance Memorandum

JSAMSA

Joint Security Assistance Memorandum Supporting Analysis

JSB

Joint Synthetic Battlespace

JSC

(1) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; (2) Joint Spectrum Center

JSCP

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

JSCS

Joint Strategic Connectivity Staff

JSDF

Japanese Self-Defense Forces

JSEAD

(1) Joint Surveillance Enemy Air Defense; (2) Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

JSFC

Joint Space Fundamentals Course

JSIC

Joint SPACECOM Intelligence Center

JSIMS

Joint Simulation System

JSIOC

Joint Space Intelligence Operations Course

JSIOPC

Joint Space Intelligence Operations Policy Course

JSIP

Joint Services Imagery Processor

JSIPS

Joint Service Imagery Processing System

JSIPS-N

Joint Service Imagery Processing System-Navy

JSMB

Joint Space Management Board

JSO

(1) Joint Staff Office; (2) Joint Support Office

JSOA

(1) Joint Special Operations Agency; (2) Joint Special Operations Area

JSOACC

Joint Special Operations Air Component Commander

JSOC

(1) Joint Special Operations Center; (2) Joint Strategic

Operations

Center; (3) Joint Special Operations Command

JSODC

Joint Special Operations Deception Course

JSOFI

Joint Special Operations Forces Institute

JSOIC

Joint Special Operations Intelligence Course

JSOIT

Joint Special Operations Intelligence Training

JSOIO

Joint Special Operations Intelligence Orientation

JSOP

Joint Strategic Objectives Plan

JSOPW

Joint Special Operations Planning Workshop

JSOR

Joint Service Operational Requirement

JSOSOC

Joint Special Operations Staff Officer Course

JSOTF

Joint Special Operations Task Force

JSOTFSO

Joint Special Operations Task Force South

JSOTP

Joint Special Operations Training Project

JSOW

Joint Standoff Weapon

JSPD

Joint Strategic Planning Document

JSPDSA

Joint Strategic Planning Document Supporting Analysis

JSPO

Joint System Program Office

JSPS

Joint Strategic Planning System

JSR

(1) Joint Strategy Review; (2) Joint Special Reports

JSRC

Joint Search and Rescue Center

JSS

(1) Joint Surveillance System; (2) JMIE Support System

JSST

(1) Joint Space Support Team; (2) Joint Special Support Team

JSTARS

Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System

JSTPS

Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff

JSWG

(1) J-TENS Special Working Group; (2) Joint Service Working Group

JT

Joint

JTA

(1) Joint Task Analysis; (2) Joint Table of Allowances

JTAGS

Joint Tactical Ground Station

JTAO

Joint Tactical Air Operations

JTARS

Joint Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance System

JTASC

Joint Training, Analysis and Simulation Center

JTB

(1) Joint Transportation Board; (2) Joint Targets Board

JTC

(1) Joint Target Committee; (2) Joint Technology Center; (3) JFACC Target Cell

JTC3A

Joint Tactical Command, Control, and Communications Agency

JTCAE

Joint Tactical Control and Analysis Element

JTCB

Joint Targets Coordination Board

JTCG

Joint Technical Coordinating Group

JTCG(ME)

Joint Technical Coordinating Group (For Munitions

Effectiveness)

JTC/SIL

Joint Technology Center/ Systems Integration Laboratory

JTD

Joint Table of Distribution (Manning Authorization for a Joint

Organization)

JTDA

Joint Table of Distribution and Allowances

JTEB

Joint Test and Evaluation Board

J-TENS

Joint Tactical Exploitation of National Systems

JTENS

Joint-Service Tactical Exploitation of National Systems

JTF

(1) Joint Tactical Fusion; (2) Joint Task Force

JTF-6

Joint Task Force-6

JTF-B

USSOUTHCOM JTF in Honduras

JTFCEM

Joint Task Force Contingency Engineer Manager

JTF-FA

Joint Task Force-Full Accounting

JTF-LOCE

Joint Tactical Fusion-Limited Operational Capability Europe

JTF-PM

Joint Task Force-Panama

JTFPO

Joint Tactical Fusion Program Office

JTF-PP

Joint Task Force PROVIDE PROMISE

JTF-SWA

Joint Task Force-South West Asia

JTFHQ

Joint Task Force Headquarters

JTFP

Joint Tactical Fusion Program

JTFPMO

Joint Tactical Fusion Program Management Office

JTFSO

Joint Task Force South

JTG

Joint Task Group

JTIC

Joint Transportation Intelligence Center

JTID

Joint Digital Team Information Device

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JTL

Joint Target List

JTMD

(1) Joint Theater Missile Defense; (2) Joint Table of Mobilization and Distribution

JTN

Joint Targeting Network

JTOSS

Joint Task-Organized Software Subsystem

JTP

Joint Training Plan

JTR

Joint Travel Regulation

JTRU

Joint Transportation Reserve Unit

JTSC

Joint Technology Steering Committee

JTSG

Joint Targets Steering Group

JTT

Joint Tactics Terminal

JTTP

Joint Tactics, Techniques and Procedures

JTWS

Joint Threat Warning System

JTX

Joint Training Exercise

JUAVTC

Joint UAV Training Center

JUDI

Joint Universal Data Interpreter

JULL

Joint Universal Lessons Learned

JULLS

Joint Universal Lessons Learned System

JUMPS

Joint Uniform Military Pay System

JUSMAG

Joint United States Military Advisory Group

JUWC

Joint Unconventional Warfare Command

JUWTF

Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force

JVIDS

Joint Visual Integrated Display System

JWAC

Joint Warfare Analysis Center

JWARS

Joint Warfare Simulation

JWBCA

Joint Whole Blood Control Agency

JWC

(1) Joint Warfare Center; (2) Joint Working Group

JWCA

Joint Warfighting Capability Assessment

JWFC

Joint Warfighting Center

JWG

Joint Working Group

JWICS

(1) Joint Warning Indications Communications System; (2) Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

JWID

Joint Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration

J2X

JTF J2 Support Element