by James Rosone
LST — Land Ship Tanks
LT — Lieutenant
LTC — Lieutenant Colonel
NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NDA — Non-Disclosure Agreement
NSA — National Security Advisor OR National Security Agency
ODA — Operational Detachment Alpha
PC — Politically Correct
PLA — People’s Liberation Army (Chinese Army)
PLAAF — People’s Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese Air Force)
PLAM — People’s Liberation Army Militia (Chinese Reserves)
PLAN — People’s Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy)
PM — Prime Minister
PRC — People’s Republic of China
QRF — Quick Reaction Force
ROK — Republic of Korea (South Korea)
RPG — Rocket Propelled Grenade
RSO — Regional Security Officer
SAM — Surface-to-Air Missile
SDG — Sensory Deprivation Google
SecDef — Secretary of Defense
TOW — Tube-Launched Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided
WP — White Phosphorus
XO — Executive Officer