a. Under the terms of STANAG No. 1059, National Distinguishing Letters for use by NATO Armed Forces, the following national distinguishing letters will be used when it is necessary to use abbreviations in staff work and communications, including publications, documents, orders, or other media, to identify a NATO Nation, or any part of NATO Forces.
(1) Belgium--BE.
(2) Canada--CA.
(3) Denmark--DA.
(4) France--FR.
(5) Federal Republic of Germany--GE.
(6) Greece--GR.
(7) Iceland--IC.
(8) Italy--IT.
(9) Luxembourg--LU.
(10) Netherlands--NL.
(11) Norway--NO.
(12) Portugal--PO.
(13) Turkey--TU.
(14) United Kingdom--UK.
(15) United States--US.
b. The distinguishing letters listed above are to be used to denote the countries concerned in all documents or papers, irrespective of whether they are in the English or French Language.
c. Whenever the NATO Nations are listed in any paper or document, they are to be listed in the order shown above in both English and French versions.
d. When used to identify a National Force or component of a National Force, the distinguishing letters are to be bracketed immediately following the Force, formation, or unit number. Examples: 12(US) Army Group, 5(FR) Armored Division, 6(NL) Infantry Brigade, 6(IT) Infantry Regiment.