U.S. Military Abbreviations & Acronyms: Q

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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QA: Quality Assessment

Q&A: Question and Answer

QBE: Query by Example

QC: Quality Control

QEA: Quick Erect Antenna

QM: Quartermaster

Q-MESSAGE: Classified Message on Navigational Hazard

QOL: Quality of Life

QPQ: Quid Pro Quo

QPSK: Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

Q/R: Query/Response

QRA: Quick Reaction Alert

QRA: Quick Reaction Antenna (TRC-167; TRC-170)

QRC: Quick Reaction Capability

QRF: Quick Response Force

QRG: Quick Response Graphic

QRLS: Quick Reaction Launch System

QRMP: Quick Response Multicolor Printer

QRP: Quick Reaction Package

QRRC: Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress

QRT: (1) Quick Reaction Task; (2) Quick Reaction Terminal

QRSA: Quick Reaction Satellite Antennae

QRSP: Quick Reaction Shuttle Payload

QSR: Quick Strike Reconnaissance

QSTAG: Quadripartite Standardization Agreement

QUICKSAT: Modified AN/FSC-78

QUIP: Quarterly Intelligence Production Listing

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