Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and AbbreviationsB 1aircraft symbol – bomber, 2billion, 3[FM 101-5-1] biological (graphics), 4[JP 1-02] cross-over barrier pattern
B SPEC development specification
B&A [JP 1-02] boat and aircraft
B&P bid and proposal
B-CHANNEL bearer channel
B-H binary to hexadecimal
B-LRIP beyond low rate initial production
B-O binary to octal
B-rations dehydrated food
B/B 1[JP 1-02] break bulk, 2[JP 1-02] baseband
B/F background/foreground
B/L bill of loading
B/P 1blueprint, 2[FM 101-5-1] be-prepared mission
B/U build-up
B2C2 brigade and below command and control (obsolete, now AB2 )
B2X binary to hexadecimal [REXX]
B3500 Burroughs 3500 Computer
B3700 Burroughs 3700 Computer
BA 1binary add, 2breathing apparatus, 3buffer amplifier, 4budget authority, 5budget authorization, 6basic agreement (DECCO), 7budget activity, 8[FM 101-5-1] Bahrain
BAA 1broad agency announcement, 2[AR 310-50] budget activity account
BAAF [AR 310-50] Badger Army Ammunition Plant
BAAN 1budget activity account number, 2budget authorization account number
BAAPD Buy American Act percent difference
BAC 1budgeted cost at completion, 2billing advice code, 3budget at completion
BACE basic automatic checkout equipment
BACP bandwidth allocation control protocol
BAD 1broken as designed, 2BLACKER/AUTODIN/DDN
BADD battlefield awareness and data dissemination
BADGE Budget and Accounting Data General Purpose Extract (PACAF)
BAF 1bioaccumulation factor, 2baseline asset file, 3Benefield Antioch Facility, 4[JP 1-02] backup alert force
BAFO best and final offer
BAG 1budget aggregate group, 2budget activity group, 3[JP 1-02] baggage, 4[AR 310-50] ballistic attack game
BAH [JP 1-0] basic allowance for housing
BAI 1back-up aircraft inventory, 2battlefield air interdiction
BAIM baseline advanced industrial management
BAK binary adaptation kit [Microsoft]
BAKER NUNN groundbased optical system
bal [AR 310-50] balance
BAL basic assembly language
BALFRAM 1balanced force requirements analysis methodology, 2balanced force requirements attrition model
BALLUTE balloon parachute (bomb retarder)
BALLWIN [AR 310-50] ballistic winds
BALS balancing set
BALUN balanced to unbalanced (device)
BAM 1basic access method, 2Boyan Action Module
BAMB bending annular missile body
BAMBI ballistic missile boost intercept
BAMC [AR 310-50] Brooke Army Medical Center
BAMP battlefield automation management plan
BAMS Base Automated Mobility System (TAC)
BAN basic access node
BAO basic attack options
BAP 1basic assembly program, 2branch arm piping
BAPREP [AR 310-50] beds and patient report
BAQ basic allowance for quarters
BAQ/SITW basic allowance quarters/state income tax withholdings
BAR 1base address register, 2battery acquisition radar
BARITT barrier injected transit time
BARTS Bell Atlantic regional timesharing
BAS 1battlefield automated system(s), 2basic allowance for subsistence, 3battalion aid station
BASCOP base communications plan
BASD basic active service date
BASE 1basic Army strategic estimates, 2[TR 350-70] Basic Army Skills Exam
BASH bird aircraft strike hazard
BASIC 1basic algebraic symbolic interpretive compiler, 2basic automatic stored instruction computer, 3Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code [computer language]
BASIS 1Burroughs applied statistical inquiry system, 2bank automated service information system
BASM built-in assembler
BASOPS 1base operations, 2Base Operating Information System
BASS 1base augmentation support set, 2base automated service store
BASYS basic system
BAT 1battery, 2brilliant anti-tank, 3block address translation, 4baby AT board, 5brillant anti-armor submunition
BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
BATS 1broadband antenna test system, 2Billing Action Tracking System
BAUD a unit of signaling speed equal to one code element per second
BAV ballistic accuracy verification
BAWS Basic Acoustic Warfare System
BB 1base band, 2broadband [emission), 3bulk burning, 4[USN] battleship, 5ball bearing, 6bare base, 7break bulk, 8business board
BBAS Base Budget Automation System (USAF)
BBBG battleship battle group
BBC broadband conducted
BBEST black box estimator
BBL 1basic business language, 2[JP 4-01.2] barrel (42 US gallons)
BBL(s) barrel(s)
BBM blocking and bracing materials
BBP break bulk point
BBR broadcast radiated
BBS 1bulletin board service, 2baseline build standard, 3battalion battle simulation, 4brigade battle simulation, 5brigade battle simulation, 6bulletin board system
BBU bit buffer unit
BC 1branch code(s), 2battery commander, 3back-connected, 4binary code, 5binary counter, 6Bradley commander, 7[USN] battlecruiser, 8[FM 101-5-1] battle command, 9[JP 1-02] bottom current
BC(G) Battle Command (Gordon)
BC(H) Battle Command (Huachuca)
BC(L) Battle Command (Leavenworth)
BC2 battlespace command and control
BC4SSO base C4 system security officers
BCA 1base contracting automated system, 2broadcast control authority, 3Board of Contract Appeal, 4[AR 310-50] battery control area
BCAA business clearance approval authority
BCAS Base Contracting Automated System (USAF)
BCAT Bedouin Capability Assessment Tool
BCB base communication computer system comprehensive blueprint
BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory
BCBL-H Battle Command Battle Lab – Huachuca
BCC 1base communications center, 2battery control center, 3block check character, 4[FM 101-5-1] battlefield circulation control, 5[AR 310-50] battery control central
BCC: blind carbon copy
BCCSWG base communications center strategy working group
BCD 1baseline concept description, 2binary-coded decimal, 3bad conduct discharge, 4[FM 101-5-1] battlefield coordination detachment (formerly battlefield coordination element)
BCDIC binary coded decimal interchange code
BCE 1base-level commercial equipment, 2baseline cost estimate [Army] (see POE, sense 5), 3base civil engineer, 4battlefield coordination element [obsolete], 5battlefield control element
BCE-IWP base civil engineer in-service work plan
BCEFM business, cost estimating, and financial management
BCEG Base Closure Executive Group
BCEP base communications – electronics plan
BCF business, cost estimating and financial management
BCGN [USN] nuclear-powered, guided missile battlecruiser
BCI 1binary coded information, 2broadcast interference, 3broadcast control intercept, 4[JP 1-02] bit count integrity
BCID battlefield combat identification
BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System
BCL 1basic contour line, 2Burroughs common language, 3batch command language, 4binary closed loop
BCM baseline correlation matrix [USAF]
BCMC Block Change Management Council
BCMR board for correction of military records
BCN 1beacon, 2bureau control number
BCO 1binary coded octal, 2bridge cutoff, 3battle coordination detachment, 4base contracting office
BCOC base cluster operations centers
BCP 1best current practice, 2bulk copy program, 3base communications processor, 4binary control protocol [Adobe], 5base comprehensive plan, 6baseline change proposal
BCPL basic computer programming language
BCR 1Baseline Change Request (USAF Form 1773), 2byte count register, 3base condemnation rate
BCRA business clearance reviewing authority
BCS 1Baseline Comparison System, 2Battery Computer System, 3broadcast control station, 4bar code sorter, 5baseline comparative system
BCSA base communications-computer system assessment
BCSSO base comm computer system security officer
BCT 1basic combat training, 2bushing current transformer, 3battle coordination team, 4battlefield command terminal, 5battlefield command trainer, 6[TTPIO-ABCS] brigade combat team
BCTF 1base central technical facility, 2base central test facility, 3battle commanders training facility
BCTP Battle Command Training Program
BCTT battle command training team
BCU 1binary counting unit, 2buffer control unit, 3block cycle updates, 4[JP 4-01.6] beach clearance unit
BCV battle command vehicle
BCW buffer control word
BCWP budgeted cost for work performed
BCWR budgeted cost of work remaining
BCWS budgeted cost for work scheduled
BD 1base detonating, 2base injection, 3binary decoder, 4battlefield distribution, 5battle director, 6battle doctrine, 7bomb disposal, 8battle damage assessment, 9battle damaged aircraft, 10bomb damage assessment
BDA 1battle damage assessment, 2BIOS data area, 3bomb damage assessment
BDAR battle damage assessment and repair
BDAS Battle Damage Assessment System
BDB base development board
BDC 1backup domain controller, 2bomb data center, 3business development committee, 4[JP 1-02] blood donor centers, 5[AR 310-50] brigade data center
bdcst broadcast
BDD [AR 310-50] blanket delivery data
bde brigade
BDE 1brigade, 2Borland Database Engine
BDELT [AR 310-50] brigade landing team
BDF Adobe Glyph bitmap distribution format
BDFA basic daily food allowance
BDG battalion and brigade
BDHT blowdown heat transfer program
BDI bearing deviation indicator
BDIA base diameter
BDL 1[JP 1-02] beach discharge lighter, 2[AR 310-50] battery data link
BDM bomber defense missile
BDMS Baseline Data Management System
BDN bulk data network
BDO 1battle dress overgarment, 2basic delivery order, 3blanket delivery order
BDOC base defense operations center
BDOS basic disk operating system
BDP 1battlefield development plan, 2base development planning, 3[AR 310-50] base development plan
BDPI base data processing installation
BDR 1base destination requirements (HQ USAF), 2battle damage repair, 3bus device request
bdry [AR 310-50] boundary
BDS 1battle dressing station, 2battlefield data system, 3battlefield distribution simulation, 4Budget Development System [USMC], 5business development specialist (Small Business Administration), 6[AR 310-50] British Defense Staff
BDS-D battlefield distribution simulation – development
BDSR base dental service report (USAF)
BDT 1binary deck to binary tape, 2bulk data transfer
BDU 1battle dress uniform, 2basic display unit, 3practice versions of nuclear bombs, 4battery display unit
BDZ base defense zone
BE 1basic encyclopedia, 2back end, 3base injection, 4best estimate model, 5breaker end, 6bulk encryption, 7below or equal, 8brilliant Eye System, 9budget estimate, 10[FM 101-5-1] Belgium
BE number [JP 1-02] basic encyclopedia number
BE SPO Brilliant Eye System Program Office
BEA 1budget estimate agreement, 2Budget Enforcement Act
BEAMS base engineer automated management system
BEAR Bonus Extension and Retraining Program
BEC beginning of the equilibrium cycle
BECAMP [AR 310-50] Ballistic Environmental Characteristics and Measurement Program
BECN backward explicit congestion notification
BECS Battlefield Electronic Communications System
BED bridge-element delay
BEDO burst extended data out
BEEC binary error erasure channel
BEEF 1business and engineering enriched FORTRAN, 2base emergency engineering force, 3base engineer emergency force
BEES Basic ECM Environment Simulator
BEFAP Bell Laboratories FORTRAN assembly program
BEFOURRA [AR 310-50] Belgian Fourragere
BEG budget estimate guidance
BELLCORE Bell Communications Research
BEMAR [AR 310-50] backlog of essential maintenance and repair
BEMO base equipment management office
BEMT Basic Electronics Maintenance Trainer
BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
BENT [AR 310-50] beginning evening nautical twilight
BEP 1basic emergency plan, 2[AR 310-50] budget execution plan
BEQ 1best estimated quantity, 2[AR 310-50] bachelor enlisted quarters
BER 1budget execution review, 2bit error rate, 3basic encoding rules, 4[JP 1-02] bit error ratio
BERADEV [AR 310-50] Berlin Airlift Device
BERH [AR 310-50] Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
BERL 1base excess requirement list, 2base excess review listing
BERM basic encyclopedic redundancy media
BERT 1basic energy reduction technology, 2bit error rate test, 3bit error rate tester
BES 1budget estimate submission, 2budget execution system
BESD [AR 310-50] basic enlisted service date
BESEP base electronics systems engineering plan
BESI budget execution system installation
BESRL [AR 310-50] Behavior and Systems Research Laboratory
BEST 1Business EDO System Technique, 2business electronic systems techniques, 3base engineering support-technical (USN), 4business equipment software techniques
BET baseline evaluation test
BETA battlefield exploitation and target acquisition
BETS building energy technical survey
BEU bulk encryption unit
beV billion electronvolts
BEWSS Battlefield Environment Weapon System Simulation
BEX broadband exchange
BEXEC [AR 310-50] budget execution
BF 1back-feed, 2backface, 3base fuse, 4boldface [type], 5bottom face, 6bad flag, 7brought forward, 8backup force, 9[FM 101-5-1] beginning of radioactive fallout
BFA battlefield functional area
BFACS Battlefield Functional Area Control System
BFAP blocking factor analysis program
BFBI brute force and bloody ignorance
BFC2 battle forces command and control (USN)
BFCO band filter cutoff
BFD 1back focal distance, 2[AR 310-50] budget formulation directive
BFE blacker front end
BFF binary file format [IBM]
bfg [AR 310-50] briefing
BFG binary frequency generator
BFI brute force and ignorance
BFIM battle force information management (USN)
BFIST Bradley fire support team
BFIST-V Bradley fire support team vehicle
BFITC battle focused instructor training course
BFL back focal length
BFM 1battle-scale forecast model, 2basic flight maneuver, 3business and financial manager, 4budget financial manager
BFMA battlefield functional mission area
BFMO base fuel management office
BFO 1beat frequency oscillator, 2beat frequency oscillation
BFORM [AR 310-50] budget formulation
BFPDDA binary floating point digital differential analyzer
BFS 1brute force [unregulated] supply, 2breadth first search [algorithm]
BFT binary file transfer
BFTP batch FTP
BFTT 1Battle Force Tactical Trainer (USN), 2battle force tactical training
BFV Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BFVS Bradley Fighting Vehicle System
BFY budget fiscal year
BG 1back gear, 2background, 3brigadier general, 4[USN] battle group, 5bomb glider, 6bombardment group, 7[AR 310-50] beach group
BGA ball grid array [Intel]
BGC [JP 1-02] boat group commander
BGCOLOR background color [HTML]
BGDA [AR 310-50] Blue Grass Depot Activity
BGE branch if greater or equal
BGI Borland Graphics Interface
BGM ballistic guided missile
BGM-109 Tomahawk
BGM-71 Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire Guided Antitank Missile System
BGP border gateway protocol
BGPHES Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System
BGPHES ARS-ST Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System Acquisition Receiving Subsystem Surface Terminal
BGSS [AR 310-50] battalion ground surveillance section
BGT branch if greater than
BH 1flux density vs. magnetizing force, 2[FM 101-5-1] Belize
bhd [AR 310-50] beachhead
BHI branch if higher
BHIS branch if higher or same
BHP brake horsepower
BHWG Bird Hazard Working Group
BI 1background investigation, 2blanking input, 3battlefield interdiction, 4binary Input, 5[JP 1-02] battle injury, 6[AR 310-50] battlefield illumination, 7[AR 310-50] branch immaterial
BIA 1base information analysis (USAF), 2Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIAP Base Information Analysis Program (AFCC)
BIAS Battlefield Illumination Airborne System [Shed Light]
BIB bus interface board
BIC battlefield information center
BICC 1battlefield information and control center, 2battlefield information coordination center
BICES 1Battlefield Information Collection and Exploration System, 2Battlefield Information Correlation Enemy System, 3Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System
BICM Battlefield Intelligence Collection Model
BICS battlefield information control system
BID 1battlefield information distribution, 2built-in diagnostics
BIDDS Base Information Digital Distribution System (AFCC)
BIDDS STAR Base Information Digital Distribution System, Small Telecommunication Acquisition/Replacement
BIDE 1basic identity information, 2[JP 1-02] basic identity data element
BiDi bi-directional
BIDM basic interoperability data model
BIDS 1biological integrated detection system, 2battlefield information distribution system
BIET business initiatives, education and training
BIF basic in flow
BIFC [JP 1-02] Boise Interagency Fire Center
BIFET bipolar field effect transistor
BIFF battlefield identification friend or foe
BII basic issue item
BIIL basic issue items list
BIL 1basic impulse insulation level, 2basic impulse isolation level, 3basic insulation level, 4block input length
BIL SEC bill sector
BIM 1before image, 2beginning of information marker
BIMAC bistable magnetic core
BIMCO Business Information Management Corporation
BIML Battle Information Management Laboratory (RADC)
BIMOS bipolar metal-oxide semiconductor
BIMS Battle Staff Information Management System ( AAC)
BIN binary
BINAC binary automatic computer
BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BINM [JP 3-07.4] Bureau of International Narcotics Matters
BINOMEXP binomial expansion
bio [AR 310-50] biographies
BIO 1[JP 3-07.3] Bureau of International Organizations, 2[JP 3-07.3] Bureau of International Organizations
BIOFACS biomedical and facilities systems
biol [FM 101-5-1] biological
BIOLDEF [AR 310-50] biological defense
BIOLOPS [AR 310-50] biological operations
BIOLREPT [AR 310-50] biological report
BIOLRSCH [AR 310-50] biological research
BIOLWPN [AR 310-50] biological weapon
BIOLWPNSYS [AR 310-50] biological weapon system
BIONICS biological electronics
BIOR business input-output rerun
BIOS basic input/output system
BIOSTAT bio-statistical reporting system
BIP 1battlefield imaging projectile, 2balanced in plane
BIPO base information protection office
BIPT business integrated process team
BIRDIE battery integration and radar display equipment
BIRS basic indexing and retrieval system
BIS 1[USN] board of inspection and survey, 2binary synchronous, 3Bibliographic Information System [software], 4business information system
BISA basic information system acquisition
BISAM basic indexed sequential access method [IBM]
BISDN broadband integrated services digital network
BISEPS basic interceptor sortie evaluation program system
BISMC base information system management center
BISP base information systems plan
BISS 1base and installation security systems (DoD), 2base intrusion security system, 3base installation sensor system
BIST built-in self-test
bisync bisynchronous transmission
BiSYNC see BSYNC
BISYNC binary synchronous communication protocol
bit binary digit
BIT 1built in test, 2binary digit
BIT/FI built-in test/fault isolation
BITC 1basic instructor training course, 2base information transfer center
BITE built-in test equipment
BITNET Because It's Time Network
BITNIC BITNET Network Information Center
BITS 1Base Information Transfer System, 2biweekly indicator tracking system
BIU 1bus interface unit, 2[JP 1-02] beach interface unit
BIV bivouac
BIX 1binary information exchange, 2Byte Information Exchange (BBS)
BIZ. Business [USENET Newsgroup Category]
BJA baseline jamming assets
BJC [Canon] Bubblejet Color
BJCEB [AR 310-50] British Joint Communications-Electronics Board
BJT bipolor junction transistor
BJU [AR 310-50] beach jumper unit
BK [FM 101-5-1] Bosnia - Herzegovina
BKEP boosted kinetic energy penetrator
BKS broadcast keying station
BKSP backspace
bl [AR 310-50] bomb line
BL 1base line, 2bell, 3bend line, 4bottom layer, 5battle lab, 6backlit, 7bit line, 8bill of lading, 9[FM 101-5-1] Bolivia, 10[AR 310-50] basic load (ammunition)
BL&T blind loaded and traced
BLA base level assessment
BLADE basic level automation of data through electronics
BLAIDS base-level AUTODIN incoming distribution
BLAMES Base-Level AUTODIN Message Extract System
BLARS Base Level Accounting and Reporting System (USAF)
BLAST 1battlefield laser acquisition sensor test, 2blocked asynchronous transmission (protocol) [Communications Research Group]
BLC boundary layer control
BLCP [JP 1-02] beach lighterage control point
BLCS base level contingency simulations
BLD 1beam-lead device, 2battalion level device
BLDASP base level data automation standardization program
bldg [AR 310-50] building
BLDREP [JP 1-02] blood report
BLDSHIPREP [JP 1-02] blood shipment report
BLE 1battle laboratory experiment, 2branch if less or equal
BLEP Battle Laboratory Experimentation Plan
BLER block error
BLESOR battle lab experiment senior officer review
BLESS battle lab support element
BLIN budget line item number
BLIND cell constant transport computer code
BLIP background limited infrared photoconductor
BLIS 1baffle/liner interface seal, 2Base Level Information Services Program (AFLC), 3Base Level Inquiry System
BLITCD [TRADOC] Battle Laboratory Integration, Technology, and Concepts Directorate
BLK block
BLL below lower limit
BLM 1basic language machine, 2Bureau of Land Management
BLMC buried logic macrocell
BLMPS base level military personnel system (USAF)
BLOB binary large object
bloc [AR 310-50] blockade
BLODIB block diagram compiler B
BLOS 1beyond line of sight, 2branch if lower or same
BLPP base level planning process
BLPO battlefield laboratory project officer
BLPS Base Level Personnel System (USAF)
BLPS-C Base Level Personnel System – Civilian (USAF)
BLPS-M Base Level Personnel System – Military (USAF)
BLR baseline restorer
BLRIP beyond low rate initial production
BLRSI Battle Lab Reconfigurable Simulator Initiative
BLS 1beach landing site, 2Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLSE battle lab support element
BLSJICP [AR 310-50] beam lead sealed junction integrated circuit package
BLSM base level system modernization
BLSS base-level self-sufficiency spares
BLT 1basic leadership training, 2branch liaison team, 3basic language translator, 4block transfer, 5battalion landing team (USMC), 6briefing and liaison team
BLTM battalion-level training model
BLU 1basic logic unit, 2bomb live unit, submunitions for cluster bombs or dispensers
BLUE $ Navy appropriation
BLUFOR blue forces
BLWE Battle Lab Warfighting Experiment
BLX basic launch complex
BM 1battle management, 2binary multiply, 3boundary marker, 4business manager, 5[AR 310-50] bench mark, 6[AR 310-50] branch material
BM/C3 battle management/command, control and communications
BMAR 1ballistic missile acquisition radar, 2backlog of maintenance and repair
BMB business management board
BMC Boeing Military Corporation
BMC3 battle management command, control, and communications
BMC4I [CJCSI 5112.01] battle management command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
BMCT [FM 101-5-1] begin morning civil twilight
BMD ballistic missile defense
BMD-NEAT [AR 310-50] Ballistic Missile Defense - Nuclear Effects and Threat committee
BMDATC [AR 310-50] Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center
BMDC ballistic missile defense center
BMDCP 1[AR 310-50] ballistic missile defense command post, 2[AR 310-50] battalion mortar and Davy Crockett platoon