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F
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F
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Fahrenheit
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FA
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Field Artillery
Frontal Aviation (CIS)
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FAAD
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Forward Area Air Defense
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FAAO
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Field Artillery Aerial Observer
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FAC
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Forward Air Controller
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FAC-A
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Forward Air Controller - Airborne
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FAC-P
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Forward Air Control Post (USAF)
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FAD
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Fighter Air Direction
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FAE
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Fuel Air Explosive
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FAF
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Fast Access Format
Fast Area Format
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FAISS
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FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System (Army)
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FAO
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Forward Area Operation
Foreign Area Officer
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FAP
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Fleet Assistance Program
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FAPES
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Force Augmentation Planning & Execution System
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FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions (Internet)
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FARP
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Forward Arming and Refueling Point
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FASMO
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Field Assistance Supply MGMT Officer
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FAST
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Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team (USMC)
Forward Area Support Terminal
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FAST-I
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Forward Area SID and TRAP-Improved
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FAT
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Forward Area Training
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FAV
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Fast Attack Vehicle
Field Assistance Visit
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FAX
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Facsimile
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FBH
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Force Beach Head
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FBHL
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Force Beach Head Line
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FBI
|
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBIS
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service
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FBM
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Fleet Ballistic Missile
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FC
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Fire Control
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FCC
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Federal Communications Commission
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FCD
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Future Concepts Development
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FCWL
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Force Commander's Warfighting Lab (MarForDAC)
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FDC
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Fire Direction Center
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FDCC
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Forward Deployable Command Center
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FDDI
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Fiber Distributed Data Interface
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FDDS
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Flag Data Display System
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FDM
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Frequency Division Multiplexing
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FDMA
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Frequency Division Multiple Access
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FDO
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Flexible Deterrent Option(s)
Foreign Disclosure Officer
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FDS
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Fixed Distribution System
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FDSE
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Full Duplex Switched Ethernet
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FDUX
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Full-Duplex Operation
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FDX
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Full Duplex
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FEBA
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Forward Edge of the Battle Area
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FEP
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Front-end Processor
FLTSATCOM EHF Package
Final Exercise Program
Final Evaluation Period (IDTC)
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FES
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Fleet Electronic Support (NAVSECGRU)
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FF
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Fast Frigate (USN)
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FFA
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Free Fire Area
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FFCC
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Force Fires Coordination Center
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FFG
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Guided Missile Frigate
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FFIR
|
Friendly Forces Information Requirement
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FGDR
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Fixed Ground Data Reduction
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FHMA
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Frequency Hop Multiple Access
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FHS
|
First Heard Support
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FHSS
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Frequency Hopped Spread Spectrum
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FIA
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Future Imagery Architecture
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FIC
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Fleet Intelligence Center
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FIE
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Fly In Echelon
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FIFO
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First-In First-Out
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FIIU
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Force Imagery Interpretation Unit
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FIPS
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Federal Information Processing Standards
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FIR
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Frequency Interference Report
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FIREFLEX
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Flexible Fire Support System
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FISINT
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Foreign Instrumentation Systems Intelligence (also TELINT)
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FISS
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Foreign Intelligence & Security Service(s)
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FIST
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Fleet Imagery Support Terminal
Fire Support Terminal
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FITCPAC
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Fleet Intelligence Training Center - Pacific
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FIWC
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Fleet Information Warfare Center
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FLAMES
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Family of Lightweight, Advanced, Mobile-mounted, Electronic Attack Systems (Marine Corps - EW)
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FLAMRIC
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Foreign Language Maintenance Refresher & Improvement Course
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FLEX
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Force Level Execution
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FLIP
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Flight Information Publication
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FLIR
|
Forward Looking Infrared
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FLO
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Foreign Liaison Office/Officer
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FLOT
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Forward Line of Troops
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FLPP
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Foreign Language Proficiency Pay
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FLT BCST
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Fleet Broadcast
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FLTSAT
|
Navy UHF Fleet Satellite
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FLTSATCOM
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Fleet Satellite Communications
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FLTSEVOCOM
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Fleet Secure Voice Communications
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FM
|
Frequency Modulation
Field Manual (Army)
Force Module
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FMF
|
Fleet Marine Force
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FMFM
|
Fleet Marine Force Manual
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FMFRP
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Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication
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FMIB
|
Foreign Material Intelligence Battalion
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FO
|
Forward Observer
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FOB
|
Forward Operating Base
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FOC
|
Full Operational Capability
Final Operational Capability
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FOCUS
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Family of Collection & Utilization Systems (Marine Corps - SIGINT)
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FOIA
|
Freedom of Information Action
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FOM
|
Fiber Optic Modem
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FONS
|
Fleet Operational Needs Statement (Prior To ROC)
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FOP
|
Forward Observation Post
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FOPEN
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Foilage Penetrating (RADAR)
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FORMICA
|
Foreign Military Intelligence Collection Activities
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FORSCOM
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US Forces Command (U.S. ARMY)
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FOSIC
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Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
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FOSIF
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Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility
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FOT
|
Frequency of Optimum Traffic
Frequency of Optimum Transmission
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FOTC
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Force Over the Horizon Track Coordinator
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FOT&E
|
Follow-On Test and Evaluation
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FOUO
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For Official Use Only
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FOV
|
Field of View
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FPC
|
Final Planning Conference
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FPLMTS
|
Future Public Land Mobile Telephone Services
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FRAG
|
Fragmentation
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FRAGO
|
Fragmentation Order
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FREQ
|
Frequency
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FRIAR
|
Fast Response Intelligence Analyst Resource (COMINT analytical equip.)
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FROG
|
Free Rocket Over Ground (Russian)
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FROKA
|
First Republic of Korea Army
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FSA
|
Fire Support Area
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FSAS
|
Fire Support Automation System
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FSB
|
Fleet Satellite Broadcast
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FSBS
|
Fleet Submarine Broadcast System
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FSC
|
Fire Support Coordinator
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FSC2S
|
Fire Support Command & Control System
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FSCC
|
Fire Support Coordination Center
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FSCL
|
Fire Support Coordination Line
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FSE
|
Fire Support Element
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FSFM
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Full-Screen Full-Motion
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FSI
|
Foreign Service Institute
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FSK
|
Frequency Shift Keying
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FSN
|
Full Service Network
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FSO
|
Fire Support Officer
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FSPG
|
Force Structure Planning Group
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FSS
|
Fire Support Stations
Fixed Satellite Services
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FSSG
|
Force Service Support Group
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FSSS
|
Field Site Support System
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FSTC
|
Foreign Science and Technology Center
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FSTS
|
Federal Secure Telephone Service
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FSU
|
Former Soviet Union
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FSWG
|
Force Structure Working Group
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FT
|
Fleet
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FTAM
|
File Transfer, Access and Management
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FTEWA
|
Force Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment
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FTI
|
Fixed Target Indicator
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FTN
|
Fiber Transmission Network
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FTP
|
File Transfer Protocol (Program)
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FTS 2000
|
Federal Telephone System (2000)
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FTSC
|
Fleet Tactical/Technical Support Center (also TICC)
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FTX
|
Field Training Exercise
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FUT
|
Field Users Test
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FWD
|
Forward
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FX
|
Foreign Exchange
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FXP
|
Fleet Exercise Publication
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FY
|
Fiscal Year
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FYDP
|
Future Year Defense Plan/Program
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FYP
|
Five Year Plan
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References 