ACE - ASAS Collateral Enclave
- Armored Combat Earthmover
- Allied Command Europe
- Analysis and Control Element
- Aviation Combat Element
- Assistant Chief of Engineers
- Analysis and Control Element
ACTFAST - Advanced Concepts and Technology Frequency Agile Solid-State Tuner
ABT - Air Breathing Target
[ Like us? ]
ASSIST - Army System for Standard Intelligence Support Terminals
AUTOROS - Automated Retail Outlet System
[ What the Army calls a bunch of vending machines. ]
BOING - Basis-of-Issue Narrative Guidance
[ And a swell cartoon sound. ]
COBRA - Combat Outcome Based on Rules for Attrition
[ We shoot, they shoot, last one to shoot wins. ]
DISCO - Defense Investigative Service Contract Office
FRACAS - Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System
FROG - Free Rocket Over Ground
HA - Hit Avoidance
[ Of course - "HA! You missed us!" ]
HERCULES - Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System
IMPACT - Insensitive Munitions Packaging Technology
[ Army talk for "It only goes bang when it's out of the box." ]
KEG - Knowledge Engineering Group
[ A bunch of engineers discussing plans over beer? ]
KISS - Korean Intelligence Support System
OY - Option Year
PASTRAM - Passenger Traffic Management System
[ On rye? Oy! Somebody in the Army Brass is Jewish. ]
PIOTA - (slang) Pull It Outa The Air (i.e. Make it up)
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
RASPUTIN - Rapid Scenario Preparation Unit for Intelligence
WAND - Wide Area Neutralization Device
[ Army talk for a really big bomb? ]
WARS - Worldwide Ammunition Reporting System
[ And you thought that meant just a bunch of guys shooting, right? ]
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