ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Centre
ALSL Alternative Landing Ship Logistics
ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (NATO)
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
C3 Command, Control and Communications
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Enhanced high explosive
CDM Capabilities Development Mechanism (EU)
CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy (EU)
CJTF Combined Joint Task Force (NATO)
CONOPS Concepts of Operations
COREPER Committee of Permanent Representatives (EU)
COP Contingency Operations Plans
DoD Department of Defense (US)
DCI Defence Capabilities Initiative (NATO)
DSACEUR Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)
EC European Community
ECAP European Capabilities Action Plan (EU)
ESDI European Security and Defence Identity
ESDP European Security and Defence Policy (EU)
EMU European Monetary Union
EU European Union
EUROCORPS European Corps
EUROMARFOR European Maritime Force
FAWEU Forces Answerable to Western European Union
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GPS Global Positioning System
HFC Helsinki Force Catalogue (EU)
HHC Helsinki Headline Catalogue (EU)
HPC Helsinki Progress Catalogue (EU)
HTF Helsinki Headline Goal Task Force (EU)
HQ Headquarters
ICC International Criminal Court
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IFOR Implementation Force (NATO)
IMF International Monetary Fund
J-STARS Joint-Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JV Joint Vision (US)
KFOR Kosovo Force (NATO)
LPD Landing Platform Dock
NAC North Atlantic Council (NATO)
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical
NGO Non-Government Organisation
NRF NATO Response Force
OCCAR Organisation Conjoin te de Coopération en matière d'Armement
OPLAN Operations Plan
OSCE Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe
PfP Partnership for Peace (NATO)
RMA Revolution in Military Affairs
SACEUR Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)
SACLANT Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (NATO)
SAS Special Air Service (UK)
SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defence
SFOR Stabilisation Force (NATO)
SG/HR Secretary-General of the Council of the EU/High Representative for the CFSP
SHAPE Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO)
SITCEN Joint Situation Centre (EU)
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UN United Nations
UNPROFOR UN Protection Force
WEAG Western European Armaments Group
WEU Western European Union