DA
Department of the Army
DAACA
Department of the Army Allocation Committee, Ammunition
DAACCE
Department of the Army Alternate Command and Control Element
DAAMP
Department of Army Avionics Master Plan
DAAS
Defense Automatic Addressing System
DAB
Director of the Army Budget
DAC
Department of the Army Civilian
DACAN
Military Committee Distribution and Accounting Agency, NATO
DACC
Department of the Army Communications Center
DACCS
Department of the Army Command and Control System
DACG
departure airfield control group
DACOWITS
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
DACRP
Department of the Army Communication Resources Plan
DADAC
Department of the Army Distribution/Allocation Committee
DADCMI
Department of the Army Policy for Disclosure of Classified Military
Information to Foreign Government
DAEDARC
DA Equipment Data Review Committee
DAF
Department of the Air Force; departure airfield
DAFC
departure airfield control
DAFD
Department of the Army Forward Depot
DAFFD
Department of the Army Forward Floating Depot
DAFS
direct aerial fire support
DAG
division artillery group (opposing forces)
DAI
Director of Army Instruction
DAIP
Department of the Army Intelligence Plan
DAIRO
Department of the Army International Rationalization Office
DAIS
defense automatic integrated switching
DALC
deployment area location code
DALRLV
DA logistics readiness liaison visits
DALT
Department of the Army Liaison Team; drop altitude
DAM
defended area model
DAM II-EE
defended area model II engagement evaluation
DAM II-EP
defended area model II engagement planning
DAMA
Department of the Army Materiel Annex
DAMIS
Department of the Army Management Information System
DAMPL
Department of the Army Master Priority List
DAMPMT
Department of the Army Military Personnel Management Team
DAMP/TVPB
Department of the Army Motion Picture/Television Production Board
DAMP/TVPP
Department of the Army Motion Picture/Television Production Program
DAMRIP
Department of the Army Management Review and Improvement Program
DAMWO
Department of the Army modification work order
D&F
determination and finding
DAO
division ammunition officer
DAP
Director of Army Programs
DAR
data automation requirement; defense acquisition radar; Defense
Acquisition Regulation
DARC
data acquisition and reports control
DARFAX
Department of Army Secure facsimile
DARK
discrimination analysis technique adapted and refined at Kwajalein
DARR
Department of Army Regional Representative
DARRIS
Department of the Army Requisitioning, Receipt, and Issue System
DARS
Department of the Army relocation sites
DART
direct advisory of recorded transactions
DAS
Director of the Army Staff
DASC
direct air support center
DASD
direct access storage device
DASEB
Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board
DASH
drone antisubmarine helicopter
DASL
Department of the Army Strategic Logistics
DASO
demonstration and shakedown operational; Department of the Army special
order
DASPO
Department of the Army Special Photographic Office
DASSO
Department of the Army Systems Staff Officer
DAT
development acceptance test
DATI
Director of Army Technical Information
DATSC
Department of the Army Training and Support Committee
DATT
Defense Attache
DAVIE
DA Vocabulary of Information Elements
DAXREP
Department of the Army Command and Control Reporting System
DBA/M
data base administrator/manager
DBC
deputy brigade commander
DBF
data base file
DBK
data bank
DBMS
data base management system
DBOI
development basis of issue
DC
defense counsel; Dental Corps
DCA
Defense Communications Agency
DCAI
Defense Communications Agency Instruction
DCAS
Defense Contract Administration Services
DCASD
Defense Contract Administration Services District
DCASO
Defense Contract Administration Services Office
DCASPRO
Defense Contract Administration Services Plant Representative Office
DCASQ
Defense Contract Administration Services Residency
DCASR
Defense Contract Administration Services Region
DCC
Defense Control Center
DCCB
Defense Center Control Building
DCDP
defense center data processing
DCDU
data collection and distribution units
DCE
defense combat evaluation
DC-E
Director of Communications-Electronics
DCEO
division communications-electronics officer
DCG
deputy commanding general
DCI
Director, Central Intelligence
DCII
Defense Central Index of Investigations
DCL
design capability line
DCNG
District of Columbia National Guard
DCO
deputy commanding officer
DCO
dial central office
DCP
dental continuation pay; development concept paper; Director of Civilian
Personnel
DCPG
Defense Communications Planning Group
DCS
Defense Communications System; Deputy Chief of Staff; Director,
Comptroller Systems
DCSC
Defense Construction Supply Center
DCSCD
Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments
DCSC-E
Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications-Electronics
DCSCOMPT
Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller
DCSFOR
Deputy Chief of Staff, Force Development
DCSI
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
DCSLOG
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
DCMIS
Deputy Chief of Staff, Management Information Systems
DCSO&T
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Training
DCSOT
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Intelligence
DCSOPS
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
DCSPA
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration
DCSPER
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
DCSRDA
Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, and Acquisition
DCSRM
Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management
DCSROTC
Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Officers' Training Corps
DCSTS
Deputy Chief of Staff for Training and Schools
DD
dishonorable discharge
DDA
digital drive amplifier (MSR)
DDB-P
Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
DDB-R
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
DDC
Defense Documentation Center for Scientific and Technical Information;
division data center
DDEP
Defense Development Exchange Program
DDL
digital data link
DDP
distribution drop point
DDPS
discrimination data processing system
DDRE
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
DDS
Director of Dental Services
DDSM
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
DDUS
data departed United States
DEA
data exchange annex
DEAC
Defense Economic Analysis Council
DECCO
Defense Commercial Communications Office
DECEA
Defense Communications Engineering Agency
DECEO
Defense Communications Engineering Office
decon
decontaminate; decontamination
DEDS
digital error detection subsystem
def
defend; defended; defense; defensive
DEFCON
defense readiness condition
DEFLOWH
Defense Liaison Officer to the White House
DEFREPNAMA
Defense Representative, North Atlantic Mediterranean Area
DEH
Directorate of Engineering and Housing
demil
demilitarize
DEMOD
deployment model
DENTAC
dental activity
DEP
delayed entry program
dep
depot
DEPACTV
depot activity
DEPEX
Deployment on NIKE/X Study
depn
dependent
DEPREP
deployment reporting system
DEPSECDEF
Deputy Secretary of Defense
DEPSTAR
deployment status of Army units
dept
department
DEPTAR/MAIN
Department of the Army/Main
DEROS
date eligible for return from overseas
DES
data encryption standard
DESC
Defense Electronics Supply Center
DESCOM
United States Army Depot System Command
DESPORT
daily equipment status report
dest
destination; destroy
DET
displaced equipment training
det
detach; detached; detachment
DEVA
development acceptance
DEW
distant early warning
DEWTZ
distant early warning identification zone
DF
defensive fire; direction finding
DF
disposition form
DFARS
Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross
DFE
Directorate of Facilities Engineering; division force equivalents
DFH
defense family housing
DFM
Director, Food Management
DFMO
doppler filter mixer-oscillator
DFR
dropped from rolls
DFRIF
Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet
DFSC
Defense Fuel Supply Center
DFSR
detailed functional system requirement
DGM
Defense Guidance Memorandum
DGSC
Defense General Supply Center
DGZ
desired ground zero
DH
decision height
DHA
dependent housing area
DHEW
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
DHS
Director of Health Services
D/I
distinctive insignia
DIA
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIALS
Defense Information Automated Locator System
DIAM
Defense Intelligence Agency Manual
DIC
dependency and indemnity compensation; document identifier code
DICOMSS
Direct Commissary Support System
DID
data item description
DIDS
Defense Integrated Data Systems
DIDS-CD
Decision Information Distribution System-Civil Defense
DIECO
Defense Item Entry Control Office
DIECP
Defense Item Entry Control Program
DIMES
Defense Integrated Management Engineering Systems
DINFOS
Defense Information School
DIO
Director of Industrial Operations
DIP
display information processor
DIPR
Departmental Industrial Plant Reserve
dir
direct; directed; direction; director
DIRFM
director, field maintenance
DIRLAUTH
direct liaison authorized
DIRNSA
Director, National Security Agency
DIROCD
Director, Office of Civil Defense
DIRPA
Director of Personnel and Administration
DIS
Defense Investigative Service
DISC
Defense Industrial Supply Center; delay in separation code
disc
discontinue
DISCO
Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office
DISCOM
division support command
DISP
DOD Industrial Security Program
DISREP
discrepancy in shipment report
dist
district
DISTENGR
district engineer
DISTO
Defense Industrial Security Education and Training Office
distr
distribute; distribution
DISTRA
distribution authority
di
division; divisional
DIVAD
division air defense
DIVENGR
Division Engineer
DJS
Director, Joint Staff
DJSM
Director, Joint Staff Memorandum
DJUOL
daily JUMPS update output listing
DL
data link; deadline; document log
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DLAR
Defense Logistics Agency regulation
DLAT
Defense Language Aptitude Test
DLCC
Division Logistics Control Center
DLIEL
Defense Language Institute, English Language Center
DLIFLC
Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center
DLOC
Division Logistical Operation Center
DLOGS
Division Logistics system
DLP
Defense Language Program
DLPT
Defense Language Proficiency Test
DLSC
Defense Logistics Services Center
DLST
Division Logistics System Test
DLT
decision logic table
DM
destroyer minelayer; draft manual
DMA
Defense Mapping Agency; Director of Military Assistance
DMAAC
Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
DMAHC
Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center
DMATC
Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center
DMCC
depot maintenance control center
DMD
digital message device
DME
distance measuring equipment
DMEDA
Director of Medical Activities
DMG
distinguished military graduate
DMIS
Director, Management Information Systems
DMISA
depot maintenance interservice support agreement
dml
demolition
DMMB
Defense Medical Materiel Board
DMMC
division materiel management center
DMO
Directory of Mortuary Operations; directed military overstrength
DMOS
duty military occupational specialty
DMS
Defense Mapping School; defense materials system; data management system
DMSM
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
DMTB
deployment mobilization troop basis
DMWR
depot maintenance work requirements
DMZ
demilitarized zone
DN
Department of the Navy
DNA
Defense Nuclear Agency
DNC
Director, Naval Communications
DNCCC
Defense National Communications Control Center
DOA
dead on arrival
DOB
date of birth
DOCA
date of change of accountability; date of current appointment; Defense
Orientation Conference Association
DOCE
date of current enlistment
DOCO
Director of Commissary Operations
DOD
Department of Defense
DODAAC
DOD activity address code
DODAC
Department of Defense Ammunition Code
DODCI
Department of Defense Computer Institute
DODCLIPMI
DOD Consolidated List of Principal Military Items
DODCSC
DOD computer security center
DODD
Department of Defense directive
DODDAC
Department of Defense Damage Assessment Center
DODEP
Department of Defense Emergency Plans
DODFDCO
Department of Defense Foreign Disclosure Coordinating Office
DODHGFO
Department of Defense Household Goods Field Office
DODI
Department of Defense instruction
DODIC
Department of Defense identification code
DODIER
DOD Industrial Equipment Reserve
DODMPAC
Department of Defense, Military Pay and Allowance Committee
DODNACC
Department of Defense National Agency Check Center
DODPM
Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowances Entitlements Manual
DOPRT
date of departure
DODRE
Department of Defense research and engineering
DOE
Department of Energy; date of enlistment
DOI
Department of the Interior; died of injuries
DOJ
Department of Justice
DOMS
Directorate of Military Support
DOPR
Defense Order Priority Rating
DOR
date of rank
DORE
Defense Officer Record Examination
DOS
date of separation; disk operating system
DOT
Department of Transportation; Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DOTI
Director of Operations, Training, and Intelligence
DOV
disbursing officer voucher
DOW
died of wounds
DP
By Direction of the President; delivery point; displaced person
DPA
data processing activity
DPBO
division property book officer
DPC
data processing center; Defense procurement circular
DPCA
Director of Personnel and Community Activities
DPD
Data Project Directive
DPE
data processing equipment
DPG
data processing group; date of permanent grade; Dugway Proving Ground
DPI
data processing installation
DPICM
dual-purpose improved conventional munition
DPM
Defense Program Memorandum; Draft Presidential Memorandum
DPO
depot property officer
DPS
data processing system; Defense planning staff
DPSC
Defense Personnel Support Center
DPSPT
combat consumption support from D-day to P-day
DPT
Director of Plans and Training
DPU
data processing unit
DPWG
Defense Planning Working Group of Defense Ministers
DR
discrepancy report
DRAAG
Design Review and Acceptance Group
DRC
deployment readiness condition; district recruiting command; Disability
Review Council
DRE
district reserve equipment
DRF
division ready force
DRILS
Defense Retail Interservice Logistic Support
DRL
date required to load
DRO-LA
United States Army Element, Defense Research Office, Latin America
DROS
date returned from overseas
DRRF
division rapid reaction force
DRZ
deep reconnaissance zone
DS
directing staff; direct support; drill sergeant; data system
DSA
division support area
DSAC
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander
DSAFSM
Deputy SAFEGUARD System Manager
DSAR
Defense Supply Agency regulation
DSARC
Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council
DSAS
direct support aviation section
DSB
double sideband
DSC
Defense Supply Center; distribution of stockage code; Distinguished
Service Cross
DSEC
Director of Security
DSGS(CAR)
Deputy Secretary of the General Staff (Coordination and Report)
DSI
data systems inquiry
DSIATP
Defense Sensor Imagery Application Training Programs
DSIDBAD
Drill Sergeant Identification Badge
DSM
Distinguished Service Medal
DSMC
Defense Systems Management College
DSO
Defense Subsistence Office
DSP
distribution point
DSR
document status report
DSRE
Defense Subsistence Region-Europe
DSS
Direct Support System; Drill Sergeant School
DSSA
Direct Supply Support Activity
DSSCS
defense special security communications system
DSSM
Defense Superior Service Medal
DSSP
direct supply support point
DSTP
Director, Strategic Target Planning
DSU
direct support unit
DT
development testing; development type
DTA
dental therapy assistant
DT&E
development test and evaluation
DTC
Desert Test Center
dtd
dated
DTG
date-time group
dtl
detail
DTO
district transportation officer
DTOC
division tactical operations center
DTP
detailed test plan
DTRA
Defense Technical Review Agency
DTS
data transfer system; Defense Transportation System
DTUPC
design to unit production cost
DTZ
division tactical zone
DUC
Distinguished Unit Citation
dupe
duplicate
DUSA
Deputy Under Secretary of the Army
DUSAA
Davison United States Army Airfield
DVFR
Defense Visual Flight Rule
dvr
driver
DvrMechBadA
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Driver-A (for amphibious vehicles)
DvrMechBadM
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Driver-M (for motorcycles)
DvrMechBadMech
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Mechanic (for automotive or allied vehicles)
Dvr MechBadOp
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Operator-S (for special mechanical equipment)
DvrMechBadT
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Driver-T (for tracked vehicles)
DvrMechBadW
Driver and Mechanic Badge, Driver-W (for wheeled vehicles)
DWSA
Director of Weapon Systems Analysis
DX
direct exchange
DXA
direct exchange activity
DXI
direct exchange item
DZ
drop zone; dropping zone
DZSO
drop zone safety officer