Acronym
- ABDU: Aircrew BDU
- ACH: Advanced Combat Helmet
- ACS: Army Combat Shirt
- ACU: Army Combat Uniform
- AIN: Approved Item Name
- AIRSAVE: Aircrew Integrated Recovery Survival Armor Vest and Equipment
- AISAP: Aircrew Integrated Survival/Armor Protection
- ALICE: All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
- AMAL: Authorized Medical Allowance List
- APECS: All Purpose Environmental Clothing System
- APES: Armor Protection Enhancement System
- APL: Armor Protection Level
- ASIP: Advanced Lightweight SINCGARS Improved Program
- ASTAPA: Armed Services Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency
- ATTP: Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
- BALCS: Body Armor/Load Carriage System
- BDU: Battle Dress Uniform
- CAGE: Commercial and Government Entity
- CDJ: Combat Desert Jacket
- CFP-90: Combat Field Pack M1990
- CID: Commercial Item Description
- CUU: Camouflage Utility Uniform
- CW: Cold Weather
- DAP: Deltoid Axillary Protector
- DAPS: Deltoid Axillary Protection System
- DCU: Desert Camouflage Uniform
- DLA: Defense Logistics Agency
- DOD: Department of Defense
- DODAC: DOD Ammunition Code
- DODIC: DOD Identification Code
- DSA: Defense Supply Agency
- DSCP: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
- ECH: Enhanced Combat Helmet
- ECW: Extreme Cold Weather
- ECWCS: Extended Cold Weather Clothing System
- EHWBDU: Enhanced HWBDU
- ELCS: Equipment Load Carrying Subsystem
- ERDL: Engineer Research and Development Laboratory
- ESAPI: Enhanced SAPI
- ESBI: Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts
- E-SSAPI: Enhanced S-SAPI
- ETLBV: Enhanced Tactical Load Bearing Vest
- FM: Field Manual
- FMFM: Fleet Marine Force Manual
- FPLIF: FIELD PACK, LARGE, WITH INTERNAL FRAME
- FR-ACS: Flame Resistant ACS
- FSBE: Full Spectrum Battle Equipment
- FSC: Federal Supply Class
- FSN: Federal Stock Number
- HWBDU: Hot Weather BDU
- IACS: Improved ACS
- IBA: Interceptor Body Armor
- ICAF: Industrial College of the Armed Forces
- ICW: Intermediate Cold/Wet
- IIFS: Integrated Individual Fighting System
- ILBE: Improved Load Bearing Equipment
- IMTV: Improved MTV
- INC: Item Name Code
- IOTV: Improved OTV
- ISAPI: Improved SAPI
- ITLBV: Individual Tactical Load Bearing Vest
- JQMD: Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot
- LEP: Lightweight Environmental Protection
- LCN: Local Control Number
- LIN: Line Item Number
- LWCWUS: Lightweight Cold Weather Underwear System
- LWH: Lightweight Helmet
- MAGTF: Marine Air-Ground Task Force
- MARPAT: Marine Pattern
- MCCUU: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform
- MCN: Management Control Number
- MCRP: Marine Corps Reference Publication
- MCWCS: Mountain/Cold Weather Clothing System
- MCWP: Marine Corps Warfighting Publication
- MOLLE: Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
- MTV: Modular Tactical Vest
- NCB: National Codification Bureau
- NCTRF: Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility
- NIIN: National Item Identification Number
- NSC: National Supply Classification
- NSN: National Stock Number, NATO Stock Number
- NWU: Navy Working Uniform
- NYQMPA: New York Quartermaster Procurement Agency (1949), New York Quartermaster Purchasing Agency (1953)
- NYQMPO: New York Quartermaster Purchasing Office
- OCIE: Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment
- OCP: Operational Camouflage Pattern, previously OEF-CP
- OEF-CP: OEF Camouflage Pattern
- OEF: Operation Enduring Freedom
- OIF: Operation Iraqi Freedom
- OTV: Outer Tactical Vest
- PALS: Pouch Attachment Ladder System
- PC: Plate Carrier
- PCU: Protective Combat Uniform
- PGC: Product Group Code, Procurement Group Code
- PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
- PQMD: Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
- QMC: Quartermaster Corps
- QMPONY: Quartermaster Procurement Office New York
- SAPI: Small Arms Protective Insert
- SINCGARS: Single Channel Ground Airborne Radio System
- SPC: Scalable Plate Carrier
- SPCS: Solder Plate Carrier System
- SPEAR: Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements
- S-SAPI: Side SAPI
- T/E: Table of Equipment
- T/O: Table of Organization
- TAM: Table of Authorized Material
- TAMCN: TAM Control Number
- TAP: Tactical Assault Panel
- TBDU: Temperate BDU
- UCP: Universal Camouflage Pattern
- UCP-D: UCP - Delta
- USON: Urgent Statement of Need
- UUNS: Urgent Universal Need Statement
- XSAPI: X-Threat SAPI
- XSBI: X Side Ballistic Insert