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N
N Not Classified but Sensitive
N2 Director of Intelligence (Naval Component)
N6 Space and Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Requirements (Navy)
NAC National Agency Check
North Atlantic Council
NACDF National Area Coverage Data File
NACIC National Counter Intelligence Center
NACSI National Communications Security Instruction (NSA)
NAF Numbered Air Force
NAI Named Area of Interest
NAIC National Air Intelligence Center
NALCOMIS Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System
NAM Nonaligned Movement
NAOC National Airborne Operations Center
NAP Network Access Protocol
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATSIM National (Satellite & Airborne Collection) Simulation (Component of JSIM)
NAVCAMS Naval Communications Area Master Station (Now NCTAMS)
NAVCENT US Naval Forces Central Command (also: USNAVCENT)
NAVCIRT Naval Computer Incident Response Team
NAVCOMDET US Naval Communications Detachment
NAVCOMMSTA Naval Communications Station (Now NCTS)
NAVCOMPARS Naval Communications Processing and Routing System
NAVCOMTELCOM Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
NAVFOR Naval Forces
NAVINTSUM Naval Intelligence Summary
NAVMACS Naval Modular Automated Communications Subsystem
NAVNET Navy Network
NAVSECGRU Naval Security Group
NAVSPASUR Naval Space Surveillance Activity
NAVSPAWAR Naval Space and Warfare Systems Command
NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (weapons)
NBRG National Basic Reference Graphic
NC Noncommunications
Node Center (MSE)
NCA National Command Authority
Net Control Afloat (HFDF)
NCC Network Control Center
NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, & Ocean Surveillance Center
NCCS Navy Command & Control System
NCD National Diplomatic Communications
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCITTP Naval Component Intelligence Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures (in draft NDP form)
NCLANT NSA/CSS Atlantic
NCMP Navy Capabilities and Mobilization Plan
NCO Net Control Officer
NCPAC NSA/CSS Pacific
NCR NSA/CSS Representative
National Capital Region
NCS Network Control Station
National Cryptologic School (NSA)
Naval Communication Station
National Communication Systems
NCTAMS Naval Computers & Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCTC Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
NCTS Naval Computer & Telecommunication Station/System
NCWR Noncodeword Reporting
NDA Nondisclosure Agreement
NDB Non Directional radio Beacon
NDI Non-Development Item (Budget Related)
NDP National Disclosure Policy
Navy Doctrine Publication
NDPC National Disclosure Policy Committee
NDPP National Disclosure Policy Office/Officer
NDS NPIC Data System
NECC Naval Expeditionary C4ISR Requirements Conference
Navy EHF Communications Controller
NECOS Net Control Station
NEDS Navy Electronic Direction System
NEF Naval Expeditionary Force
NEO Non-combatant Evacuation Operation
NES Network Encryption System
NESP Naval EHF Satcom Program
NEST National Exercise Support Team
NET New Equipment Training
NETCAP National Exploitation of Tactical Capabilities
NETF Naval Expeditionary Task Force
NEWSDEALER Communications Replacement For STREAMLINER
NF No Foreign (Dissemination)
NFA No Fire Area
NFI Not Further Identified
No Further Information
NFIB National Foreign Intelligence Board
NFM Narrow Frequency Modulated
NFO Naval Flight Officer
NFS Network File System
NGF Naval Gunfire
NGFS Naval Gunfire Support
NGIC National Ground Intelligence Center
NGLO Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer
NGO Non-Governmental Organizations
NHRTC National HUMINT Requirements Tasking Center
NI Network Interface
NIB Numeric Identification Basic
NIC Naval Intelligence Command
Network Information Center (card)
NICAD Nickel Cadnium (Battery)
NICSCOA NATO Integrated Communications Center Central Operating Authority
NID Naval Intelligence Database
NIE National Intelligence Estimate
NIEWS NTCSA Imagery Exploitation Work Station
NIEX No-notice Interoperability Exercise
NII National Information Infrastructure
NIIN Navy Integrated Information Network
NIIRS National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale
NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIMC National Imagery and Mapping College
NIMSUG National IMINT System User's Guide
NIP Notice of Intelligence Potential (CI/HUMINT)
NIPR Naval Intelligence Publication Register
NIPRNET Nonsecure (but Sensitive) Internet Protocol Router Network
NIPS Naval Intelligence Processing System
NTCS-A Intelligence Processing System
NIPSSA Naval Intelligence Processing System Support Activity
NIPS Systems Administration
NIS Naval Investigative Service
National Intelligence Survey
National Imagery Segment
National Input Segment
Network Information Security
N-ISDN Narrowband ISDN
NISH NEO Intelligence Support Handbook
NIST National Intelligence Support Team
National Institute of Standards & Technology
NITES NTCS-A Integrated Tactical Enviroment System
NITF National Imagery Transmission Format
NITS National Intelligence Topics
NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity
NIWTWG National IW Threat Working Group (Formerly Joint IW Threat Analysis WG)
NLM Netware Loadable Module
NLT Non Lethal (weapons) Technology
NLW Non Lethal Weapons
NM/Nm Nautical Mile
NMCC National Military Command Center (J3 Joint Staff)
NMCS National Military Command System
NMD National Missile Defense
NMIA National Military Intelligence Association
NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center
NMICC National Military Intelligence Collection Center (DIA)
NMIPC National Military Intelligence Production Center (DIA)
NMISC National Military Intelligence Support Center (DIA)
NMIST National Military Intelligence Support Team
NMITC Navy-Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (Dam Neck, VA)
NMJIC National Military Joint Intelligence Center
NMS Network Management System
National Military Strategy
NNI Network to Network Interface
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOB Naval Order of Battle
NOC Network Operations Center
NOE Nap of the Earth
NOFORN Not Releasable To Foreign Nationals
NOIC Navy Operational Intelligence Center
NOIWON National Operations & Intelligence Watch Officer Network
NONCOM Non communications
NOP Nuclear Operations
NOPLAN No Plan Available or Prepared
NORAD North American Air Defense
NORDO Jet Jock slang for "No Radio" radio failure
NORTHAG Northern Army Group, Central Europe (NATO)
NOS Night Observation System
NOSC Naval Ocean System Center
NOSIC Naval Ocean Surveillance Information Center
NOTAL Not To All Addees
NOTAM Notice to Airmen/Mariners
NPA New Peoples Army (Philippines)
NPC Non-Proliferation Center
NPIC National Photographic Interpretation Center (now NMIA)
NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty
NR Nuclear Radiation Detection
NRaD Naval Command & Control & Ocean Surveillance Research Ctr
(San Diego)
NRI Net Radio Interface
NRIS National Radar Interpretability Scale
NRL Naval Research Laboratory
NRO National Reconnaissance Office
NRP National Reconnaissance Program
NRSA Naval Reconnaissance Support Activity
NRT Non-Real Time
Near-Real Time
NRTD Near Real Time Dissemination (Formerly BINOCULAR, NSA)
NRTI Near Real Time Intelligence
NRZ Nonreturn to Zero
NS Nonstandard
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
NSD Network Security Directive
NSDD National Security Decision Directive
NSEP National Security Emergency Preparedness
NSG Naval Security Group
NSGA Naval Security Group Activity
NSI National Security Information
NSN National Stock Number
NSOC National Security Operations Center (NSA) (formerly Nat SIGINT Op Ctr)
NSRL National SIGINT Requirements List
NSRS National SIGINT Requirements System
NSS Network Security System
NST Navy Standard Terminal
NSTISSI National Security Telecommunications & Information System Security Instructions
NSTS NSA Secure Telephone System
NSWG Naval Special Warfare Group
NSWP Non-Soviet Warsaw Pact
NSWTG Naval Special Warfare Task Group
NSWTU Naval Special Warfare Task Unit
NSWU Naval Special Warfare Unit
NT Network Termination
NTC National Training Center (Ft. Irwin, CA)
NTCC Naval Telecommunications Center
NTCS-A Navy Tactical Command System-Afloat
NTCSS Naval Tactical Command Support System
NTD Non-Time Dominant
NTDR Near Term Digital Radio
NTDS Navy Tactical Data System
NTEWS NTCSA Imagery Exploitation W/S
NTIS Naval Tactical Input Segment
NTP Naval Tactical Publication
Naval Telecommunications Publications
NTR Net Time Reference
NTS Naval Telecommunications System
NTSC National Television Standards Committee
NTSS National Time Sensitive System
NUCINT Nuclear Intelligence
NUDET Nuclear Detonation
NVD Night Vision Device
NVG Night Vision Goggles
NVIS Nearly Vertical Incident Skywave
NWARS National Wargaming System
NWIP Naval Warfare Information Publication
NWISS Naval Warfare Interactive Simulation System
NWP Naval Warfare Publication
NWPL Naval Warfare Publication Library
NWTDB Naval Warfare Tactical Database

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