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Glossary of Military Acronyms
B
cross-over barrier pattern
B&A
boat and aircraft
B-52
Stratofortress
BAF
backup alert force
BAG
baggage
BAH
basic allowance for housing
BAI
backup aircraft inventory; battlefield air interdiction
BAS
basic allowance for subsistence; battalion aid station
BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
B/B
baseband
BB
breakbulk
BBL
barrel (42 US gallons)
BC
bottom current
BCAT
beddown capability assessment tool
BCD
battlefield coordination detachment
BCI
bit count integrity
BCN
beacon
BCOC
base cluster operations center
BCR
baseline change request
BCTP
battle command training program
BCU
beach clearance unit
BDA
battle damage assessment
BDAREP
battle damage assessment report
BDC
blood donor center
BDE
brigade
BDI
battle damage indicator
BDL
beach discharge lighter
BDOC
base defense operations center
BDR
battle damage repair
BDRP
Biological Defense Research Program
BDZ
base defense zone
BE
basic encyclopedia
BEN
base encyclopedia number
BE number
basic encyclopedia number
BER
bit error ratio
BES
budget estimate submission
BfV
Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (federal office for defending
theConstitution)
BGC
boat group commander
BHR
Bureau of Humanitarian Response
BI
battle injury
BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIAS
Battlefield Illumination Assistance System
BIDDS
Base Information Digital Distribution System
BIDE
basic identity data element
BIFC
Boise Interagency Fire Center
BIH
International Time Bureau (Bureau International d'l'Heure)
BII
Base Information Infrastructure
BINM
Bureau of International Narcotics Matters
BIO
biological; Bureau of International Organizations
BISS
base installation security system
BIT
built-in test
BITE
built-in test equipment
BIU
beach interface unit
BKA
Bundeskriminalamt (federal criminal office)
BL
biocontainment level
BLCP
beach lighterage control point
BLDREP
blood report
BLDSHIPREP
blood shipment report
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BLOS
beyond line of sight
BLS
beach landing site
BLT
battalion landing team
BM
battle management; beachmaster
BMC4I
Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
and Intelligence
BMC4I
Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
and Intelligence
BMCT
begin morning civil twilight
BMD
ballistic missile defense
BMDO
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BMEWS
ballistic missile early warning system
BMNT
begin morning nautical twilight
BMU
beachmaster unit
BN
battalion
BND
Bundesnachrichtendienst (federal intelligence service)
BOA
basic ordering agreement
BOC
base operations center
BOCCA
Bureau of Coordination of Civil Aircraft (NATO)
BOG
beach operations group
BOH
bottom of hill
BOS
base operating support; battlefield operating system
BOSG
base operations support group
BP
battle position; block parity
BPA
blanket purchase agreement
BPD
blood products depot
BPG
beach party group
BPI
bits per inch
BPO
blood program office
BPPBS
bi-annual planning, programming, and budget system
BPS
bits per second
BPSK
biphase shift keying
BPT
beach party team
BPWRR
bulk petroleum war reserve requirement
BPWRS
bulk petroleum war reserve stocks
BR
budget review
BRAC
base realignment and closure
BRACE
base resource and capabillity estimator
BRC
base recovery course
BS
battle staff; broadcast source
BSA
beach support area; brigade support area
BSC
black station clock
BSC ro
black station clock receive out
BSP
base support plan
BSSG
brigade service support group
BSU
blood supply unit
BT
bathythermograph
BTB
believed-to-be
BTC
blood transshipment center
BTG
basic target graphic
BTOC
battalion tactical operations center
BTU
beach termination unit
BULK
bulk cargo
BVR
beyond visual range
BW
bandwidth; biological warfare; biological weapon
BWC
Biological Weapons Convention
BZ
buffer zone |
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