| AO | area of operations |
| attn | attention |
| C | centigrade |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DEET | 75 percent N, N-diethyl-M-Toluamide |
| DNBI | disease and nonbattle injury |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| FM | field manual |
| FST | field sanitation team |
| gal | gallon |
| GTA | graphic training aid |
| hr | hour |
| HSS | health service support |
| HTH | calcium hypochlorite, 70 percent available chlorine |
| lb | pound |
| LP | listening post |
| MCRP | Marine Corps Reference Publication |
| mg/L | milligrams per liter |
| min | minute |
| MOPP | mission-oriented protective posture |
| mph | miles per hour |
| MRE | meal(s), ready to eat |
| MSDS | material safety data sheets |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| NL | no limit |
| NSN | National Stock Number |
| OP | observation post |
| PMM | preventive medicine measures |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| PVNTMED | preventive medicine |
| qt | quart |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| US | United States |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WBGT | wet bulb globe temperature |
