List of U.S. Government and Military Acronyms - C

C

• C1 – Command
• C2 – Command And Control
• C3 – Command Control And Communication
• C4IR – Command Control Communication Computers Intelligence And Recognition
• CAC – Common Access Card (U.S. DoD, pron. "cac")
• CAG – Commander, Air Group (U.S. Navy, pron. "cag")
• CAGE – Commercial and Government Entity
• CAPT – Captain (US Navy, USCG O-6)
• Capt – Captain (USMC, USAF O-3)
• CAS – Close Air Support
• CASEX – Coordinated Antil-Submarine EXercise
• CAT – Combat Application Tourniquets
• CBRN – Chemical Biological Nuclear Radiological
• CBU – Cluster Bomb Unit
• CCIR – Commanders Critical Information Requirements
• CDIAC – Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
• CDRUSPACOM Commander United States Pacific Command
• CENTCOM – Central Command (U.S. Military)
• CF – Cluster Fuck (always pronounced phonetically "Charlie Foxtrot")
• CH – Cunt Hair (a unit of measurement)
• CIA – Central Intelligence Agency
• CIC – Command Intelligence Center (U.S. Navy)
• CINCLANT – Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Forces (U.S. Navy before 2002)
• CINCLANTFLT – Commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy before 2002)
• CINCPAC – Commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces (U.S. Navy before 2002)
• CIWS – Close-In Weapon System
• CMSgt – Chief Master Sergeant (USAF E-9; highest AF enlisted rank)
• CMSAF – Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (USAF E-9 – Senior Enlisted Member)
• CO – Commanding Officer
• CO – Company
• COA – Course of Action
• COCOM – Combatant Commander
• CODELS – Congressional Delegations
• COMINT – Communications Intelligence
• COMPACFLT – Commander, Pacific Fleet (U.S. Navy)
• COMSEC' – Communication Security
• CONUS – Continental United States (U.S. military, pron. "cone-us")
• CONUSA – Continental United States Army (numbered Armies of U.S. military)
• CORDS – (U.S. military, Vietnam era)
• CoS – Chief of Staff
• CPL – Corporal (U.S. Army and Marine Corps E-4)
• CPO – Chief Petty Officer (USCG/USN E-7)
• CPT – Captain (US Army O-3)
• CPX – Command Post Exercise
• CQB – Close Quarters Battle
• CRC – CONUS Replacement Center (a military processing center at Fort Benning, Georgia, US)
• CSM – Command Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E9 highest Army enlisted rank))
• CT – Counter-terrorism Team
• CTR – Close Target Reconnaissance
• CUB – Commander Update Brief
• CVN – Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier (NOTE: the V comes from the expression "heavier than air flying machine")
• CZN – Nuclear-powered Airship Carrier (NOTE: the Z comes from the use of the word Zeppelin although non-Zeppelin airships would also be transported on a CZN)