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U.S. Military Abbreviations & Acronyms:  E

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).

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N

O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

 

e: Elipticity

E: Evaporites (soil type)

EA: (1) Emergency Action(s); (2) Electronic Attack; (3) Executive Agent

E&A: (1) Exploitation and Analysis; (2) Engineering and Administration

E3: (1) End-to-End Encryption; (2) Emergency and Extraordinary Expenses

EAC: (1) Emergency Action Console; (2) Echelons Above Corps

EACTPC: Echelon-Above-Corps Theater Production Center

EACIC: Echelon-Above-Corps Intelligence Center

EAD: (1) Echelon Above Division; (2) Earliest Arrival Date; (3) Extended Air Defense

EADSIM: Extended Air Defense Simulation

EAM: (1) Emergency Action Message; (2) Event Analysis Matrix

EAMA: African States Associated with the EEC

EAMAS: Emergency Action Message Authentication System

EAP: (1) Emergency Action Procedure; (2) Emergency Action Plan

EAS: Emergency Action System

EASTLANT: Eastern Atlantic Command (NATO)

EASTPAC: Eastern Pacific

EATTG: Enhanced Automated Tactical Target Graphics

EBS: Emergency Broadcast System

EC: (1) European Community; (2) Expenditure Center; (3) Electronic Combat

ECA: (1) Enemy Capability Assessment; (2) Earth Central Angle; (3) Enemy Courses of Action

ECAC: Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center

ECB: Echelons Corps and Below

ECC: (1) Eurasian Communist Countries; (2) European Communist Countries; (3) European Community Commission

ECCM: Electronic Counter-Countermeasures

ECDB: EISS Consolidated Database

ECG: Emergency Coordination Group

ECI: External Communications Interface

ECM: (1) Electronic Countermeasures; (2) European Common Market

ECMA: European Computer Manufacturer’s Association

ECMC: Enhanced Crisis Management Capability

ECMO: European Collection Management Office

ECO: (1) Electronic Collection Outstations ; (2) Engineering Change Order

ECOA: Enemy Courses of Action

ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States

ECP: (1) Emergency Communications Plan; (2) Entry Control Point

ECPL: Endorsed Data Encryption Standard Products List

ECS: (1) Electronic Combat Support; (2) European Communications Satellite

ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community

ECSM: (1) Special Assistant for Security Matters; (2) Enhanced Capability Stand-Off Munition

ECSO: European Command Special Operations

ECU: Environmental Control Unit (GSM)

ED: (1) European Capability Datum; (2) EUCOM Directive

EDA: Emergency Dissemination Authority(ies)

E-DAY: Start Day of an Exercise

EDI: European Defense Initiative

EDL

Electric Discharge Laser

EDM

Engineering Development Model

EDMS

Electronic Dissemination Management System

EDN

Emergency Data Network

EDP

(1) Electronic Data Processing; (2) ELINT Data Processor

EDPSELINT

Data Processing System

E-DRB

Expanded Defense (Planning &) Resources Board

EDRE

Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises

E&E

Escape and Evasion

EEA

Essential Elements of Analysis

EEC: (1) European Economic Community; (2) East European Countries;

        (3) Enhanced Explosives Charge

EECT

End of Evening Civil Twilight

EEFI

Essential Elements of Friendly Information

EEI

Essential Elements of Information

EELS

Early Entry Lethality and Survivability

EELV

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

EENT

End Evening Nautical Twilight

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEOB

Enemy Electronic Order of Battle

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EES

Emergency Evacuation Study

EFCS

Electronic Filmless Camera System

EFD

Electronic Fill Device

EFS

(1) Electronic Filing System; (2) Proper Name of System

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EFTO

Encrypted for Transmission Only

EFVS

Electronic Fighting Vehicle System

EGA

Enhanced Graphics Adapter

EGADS

Electronic Generation, Accounting, and Distribution System

EGIS

East German Intelligence Service

EHF

Extremely High Frequency

EI

Effectiveness Index

EIA

Electronics Industry Association

EIB

(1) European Investment Bank; (2) External Intelligence Bureau

EIC

Economic Intelligence Committee

EIDB

EISS Integrated Database

EIDS

Electronic Information Delivery System

EIF

(1) ECMC Interface Facility; (2) Enhanced Interface Facility

EIG

Explosive Incendiary Grenade

EIP

ELlNT Improvement Program

EIRP

Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

EIS

Enhanced Imagery System

EISI

(1) Electrical Interface-SWPS/lDHS 2000; (2) Electrical IDHS-90/SWPS Interface

EISS

EUCOM Intelligence Support System

EITO

EUCOM Intelligence Training Office EKIP Enhanced Korean

Information

Package

EKMS

Electronic Key Management System

ELDO

(1) European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization; (2) European Launcher Development

Organization

ELECTRO-OPINT

Electro-Optical Intelligence Element

ELECTRO-OPTINT

Electro-Optical Intelligence

ELEV

Elevation

ELF

Extremely Low Frequency

ELI

Emitter Location & Identification

Elm

Element

ELMT

Element

ELINT

Electronic Intelligence

ELISA

Electronic Intelligence Search & Analysis

ELNET

European Liaison Network

ELNOT

ELINT Notation

ELOS

Extended Line of Sight

ELS

Emitter Location System

ELSEC

Electronic Security

ELSET

(1) Element Set; (2) Proper Name of System

ELT

(1) Emergency Locator Transmitter; (2) Electronic Light Table

ELT

3000 Electronic Light Table for UNIX-based system

ELV

Expendable Launch Vehicle

EM

(1) Electromagnetic; (2) Enlisted Member; (3) Environmental Monitoring

E-Mail

Electronic Mail

EMA

European Monetary Agreement

EMAP

Electromagnetic Analysis Program

EMATS

Emergency Message Automatic Transmission System

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMCS

ELINT Mission Control System

EMCON

Emission Control

EMCP

Electromagnetic Compatibility Program

EMD

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

E&MD

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

EMGTN

Equivalent Megatonnage

EMHS

EUCOM Message Handling System

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

EMIDS

Experiment for Management Information Data Systems

EMINT

Emissions Intelligence

E-MIPE

Enhanced MIPE

EMIS

Early Mission Identification System

EMIT

Emergency Message Initiation Terminal

EMP

Electromagnetic Pulse

EMR

Electromagnetic Reconnaissance

EMSEC

Emanations/Emissions Security

EMT

(1) Emergency Management Team; (2) Equivalent Megatonnage

EMTR

Eastern Missile Test Range

EMUT

Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal

En

Enemy

ENDEX

End Date of an Exercise

E-NET

Ethernet

Engr

Engineer

ENL

Enlisted

ENMCC

Expanded National Military Command Center

ENSCD

Enemy Situation and Correlation Division

ENSCE

Enemy Situation Correlation Element

ENSIT

Enemy Situation

ENTNAC

Entrance National Agency Check

EO

(1) Electro-Optical; (2) Executive Order; (3) Escape Orbit; (4) End Office

EOA

Early Operational Assessment

EOB

(1) Electronic Order of Battle; (2) Executive Office Building; (3) Enemy Order of Battle

EOBS

Electronic Order of Battle Server

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

EOD

(1) Explosive Ordnance Disposal; (2) Erasable Optical Disks

EOINT

Electro-Optical Intelligence

EOP

Emergency Operating Procedures

E-OPTINT

Electro-Optical Intelligence

EORSAT

ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite

EOS

Earth Observation Satellite

EOSAT

Earth Observation Satellite

EOSS

Electro-Optic Sensor System

EOTDA

Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aids

EOW

Electro-Optic Warfare

EP

(1) ELINT Processor; (2) Electronic Protection

EP-3

U.S. Navy Reconnaissance Aircraft

EPA

(1) Environmental Protection Agency; (2) Evasion Plan of Action

EPAC

Eastern Pacific

EPAMS

Exercise Planning and Message System

EPAT

Earliest Possible Arrival Time

EPDS

(1) Electronic Processing and Dissemination System; (2) ELINT Processing and Dissemination System

EPF

Exploitation Products File

EPIC

El Paso Intelligence Center

EPIRB

Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon

EPL

(1) ELINT Parameters List; (2) Evaluated Products List

EPLRS

Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System

EPMO

European Production Management Office

EPR

(1) Extended Planning Annex; (2) Enlisted Performance Report

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPS

(1) ELINT Processing System; (2) Electronic Publication System; (3) Exploitation Problem Set; (4) Encapsulated Postscript

EPW

(1) Earth Penetrator Weapon; (2) Enemy Prisoner of War

EPWG

Exploitation Plans Working Group

EPUU

Enhanced PLRS User Units

EQV

Equivalent

ER

(1) Enhanced Radiation; (2) Electronic Reconnaissance; (3) Eastern Region; (4) EAGLE REACH

ERA

(1) Extended Range Ammunition; (2) Equal Rights Amendment

ERADCOM

Electronic Research and Development Command

ERAST

Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology

ERBM

Extended Range Ballistic Missile

ERCS

Emergency Rocket Communications System

ERADCOM

Electronic Research and Development Command

ERDAS

Earth Resources Data Analysis System

ERF

Early Reinforcing Force

ERIN

Electronic Radio Intercept Network (USCS)

ERINT

Extended Range Intercept Missile

ERIR

Electronic Reconnaissance Intercept Report

ERIS

Exo-atmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interception System

EROS

Earth Resources Observational System

ERP

Effective Radiated Power

ERPHO

Earth Resources Photographic Satellite

ERRS

Emergency Regional Reporting System

ERS

(1) Emergency Relocation Site; (2) Earth Resources Satellite

ERSSO

Emergency Reaction Special Security Officer

ERT

Executive Reference Time

ERTM

Electronic Intelligence Request Tasking Message

ERTS

Earth Resources Technology Satellite

ERTZ

Equipment Radiation TEMPEST Zone

ERW

Enhanced Radiation Weapon

ES

(1) Emplacement Site; (2) Exploitation Support; (3) Electronic Warfare Support; (4) Expert System; (5) Electronic Support

ESA

(1) European Space Agency; (2) Electronically Steered Antenna

ESAA

European Special Activities Area (U.S. Air Force)

ESAC

El Salvador Analysis Cell

ESAF

European Special Activities Facility

ESAMS

Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation

ESAR

Enhanced Synthetic Aperture Radar

ESC

Electronic Security Command (U.S. Air Force)

ESD

(1) Electronic Systems Division; (2) Ephemeris Support Data; (3) Exploitation Support Section (JSIPS)

ESF

(1) Environmental Scale Factor; (2) Extended Superframe Formatted

ESG

(1) Electronic Security Group; (2) Exploitation Steering Group

ESI

Extremely Sensitive Information

ESIAC

Electronic Satellite Image Analysis Center

ESJ

Escort Jamming

ESM

(1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures: (2) Electronic Support Measures; (3) Electronic Security Measures

ESMC

Eastern Space and Missile Center

ESMT

External Supply Management Tools

ESP

Emergency Special Measures

ESR

ELINT Summary Report

ESRO

European Space Research Organization

ESS

(1) Electronic Security Squadron; (2) ELINT Support System; (3) Exploitation Support Segment; (4) Exercise Support Subsystem; (5) Electronic Switching System; (6) Exploitation Support Section (JSIPS)

ESSA

(1) Expert System for Situation Assessment; (2) Environmental Satellite Service Administration

ESSM

Electronic Shop, Shelter-Mounted

Est

Estimated

ESV

Earth Satellite Vehicle

ESW

Electronic Security Wing

ET

(1) Enhanced Terminal; (2) Earth Terminal; (3) Embedded Training

ETA

(1) Estimated Time of Arrival; (2) Equivalent Target Area

ETAC

Enlisted Terminal Attack Controllers

ETAP

Education Training Awareness Program

ETAWG

ELINT Technical Analysis Working Group

ETC

(1) Estimated Time of Completion; (2) Et Cetera

ETD

(1) Estimated Time of Departure; (2) Effective Transfer Date

ETDS

Elapsed Time Distribution System

ETF

Enhanced Tactical Fighter

ETHICS

European Theater High Capacity Intelligence Communications

System

ETI

Estimated Time of Impact

ETIBS

Enhanced Tactical Information Broadcast Service

ETII

External-to-Internal Interface

ETIWCS

European Theater Intelligence Warning and Communications

System

ETL

(1) Endorsed Tools List; (2) Engineer Topographic Laboratories

ETO

(1) European Theater of Operations; (2) Earth-To-Orbit

ETP

(1) Extended Tether Program; (2) Enhanced Thermal Protection

ETPL

Endorsed TEMPEST Products List

ETR

(1) Estimated Time of Return; (2) Eastern Test Range

ETRAC

Enhanced Tactical Radar Correlator

ETRO

Estimated Time Return to Operation

ETS

(1) European Telephone System; (2) Estimated Time of Separation; (3) Expiration of Term of Service; (4) Earth Technology Satellite; (5) Engineer Test Satellite

ETSC

Electronic and Telecommunications Subcommittee

ETSS

Electronic Telecommunications Switching System

ETTP

EUCOM Tactics, Techniques and Procedures

ETUT

Enhanced Tactical User Terminal

EU

Expenditure Unit

EUCI

Endorsed for Unclassified Cryptographic Information

EUCOM

U.S. European Command

EUCOM/JIC

(1) U.S. European Command/Joint Intelligence Command; (2) EUCOM Joint Intelligence Center

EUDAC

European Defense Analysis Center

EUF

ECME User Facility

EUL

Economically Useful Life

EUMETSAT

European Meteorological Satellite (Organization)

EURATOM

European Atomic Energy Community

EUSA

Eighth U.S. Army (Korea)

EUSC

Effective United States Controlled

EUTE

Early User Test & Evaluation

EUTELSAT

European Telecommunications Satellite (Organization)

EUV

Extreme Ultraviolet

EUVE

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer

EV

Enforcement Vector

EVA

Extra-Vehicular Activity

EVC

DoD Evasion Chart

EVO

Event Verification Officer

EVR

Enemy Vulnerability Report

EVS

Electronic Visual Communications

EW

(1) Electronic Warfare; (2) Early Warning

EW/GCI

Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept

EWAC

Electronic Warfare Anechoic Chamber

EWAS

Electronic Workorder Accounting System

EWC

(1) Electronic Warfare Center; (2) Electronic Warfare Coordinator

EWCC

Electronic Warfare Coordination Center

EWCM

Electronic Warfare Coordination Module

EWCS

Electronic Warfare Control System

EWIR

Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming

EWIRS

Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming System

EWMIS

Electronic Warfare Management Information System

EWMS

EW Mission Summary

EWO

(1) Electronic Warfare Officer; (2) Emergency War Order

EWOPFAC

Electronic Warfare Operating Facility

EWR

(1) Early Warning Radar; (2) Electronic Warfare Reprogramming

EWRL

Electronic Warfare Reprogrammable Library

EWS

Electronic Warfare Support

EWSE

EW Support Element

EWSM

Electronic Warfare Support Measures

EWSO

EW Staff Officer

EXCRIT

Exercise Critique System

EXDEF

Exercise Deficiency Program

EXCAP

Exercise Capability (simulator)

EXCOM

Community Executive Committee

ExDir/ICA

Executive Director for Intelligence Community Affairs

EXDIS

Exclusive Distribution (Pneumatic Tube Message Precedence)

EXEC

Executive

EXERTAS

Exercise Timeline Analysis System

EXFIL

Exfiltration

EXO

Exoatmosheric

EXOPLAN

Exercise Operations Plan

EXPER

Experience

EXPL

Exploitation

EXPLAN

Exercise Plan

ExPReS

Expoitation Process Reengineering Study

EXRAND

Exploitation Research and Development (COMIREX)

EXSCEN

Exercise Scenario System

EXSUBCOM

Exploitation Subcommittee (COMIREX)

EXSUM

Executive Summary

EXTAC

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