N
nano (one thousand millionth)    n
(Chem.) nitrogen, normal, north, northern     N
name, nephew, net, neuter, new, nominative, noon, north, northern, note, noun, number    n.
nationalist, navy, new, noon, Norse,
north, northern, November     N.
no date     N. D.
North Dakota     N. Dak. or N.D.
New Mexico     N. Mex. or N.M.
National Research Council     N. R. C.
news series, new style, not specified, not sufficient     N. S.
National Security Council     N. S. C.
not applicable    n.a.
National Army, North America     N.A.
nota bene    N.B.
National Basketball Association, National Boxing Association     N.B.A.
National Broadcasting Company     N.B.C
North Calorina    N.C.
noncommissioned officer     N.C.O.
National Council of Teachers of English     N.C.T.E.
New English, northeast, northeastern     N.E.
National Education Association     N.E.A.
National Guard     N.G.
New Hampshire     N.H.
Northern Ireland     N.I.
New Jersey     N.J.
not known    n.k.
no place, no protest, notary public     N.P.
noun plural     n.pl.
New Testament     N.T.
New York     N.Y.
New York City    N.Y.C
New Zealand     N.Z. or N.Zeal.
(Chem.) sodium     Na
not available    NA
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People     NAACP,
Nerve Agent Antidote Kit, Mark I    NAAK
NATO anti-air warfare system    NAAWS
Northern Area Command    NAC
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics    NACA
North Atlantic Cooperation Council    NACC
NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (formerly NICSMA)    NACISA
NATO Air Defense Ground Environment    NADGE
Non-Aqueous Equipment Decontamination System    NAEDS
Nerve Agent Immobilized enzyme Alarm and Detection    NAIAD
Naval Amphibious Liaison Element    NALE
Norwegian Army Low-Level Air Defense System    NALLADS
Nonaligned Movement    NAM
National Association of Manufacturers     NAM,
Nerve Agent Pyridostigmine Pretreatment    NAPP
Nerve Agent Pretreatment Tablets    NAPS
narcotics (funding for anti-drug operations)    Narcs
Naval Air Station    NAS
National Academy of Science     NAS,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration    NASA
Norwegian Advanced SAM system    NASAMS
Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System    NASAMS
US Naval Air Systems Command (also several other aerospace meanings).    NASC
NASA Communications Network    NASCOM
national, native, natural, naturalist     nat.
US Naval Air Training Command or Test Center    NATC
national     natl.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization    NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization     NATO.
nautical     naut.
naval, navigable, navigation     nav.
Naval Air Systems Command    NAVAIR
Naval Component, Central Command    NAVCENT
U.S. Navy, Central Command    NAVCENT
Naval Communications Processing And Routing System    NAVCOMPARS
Naval Forces, Europe    NAVEUR
Naval Modular Automated Communications System    NAVMACS
Naval Sea Systems Command    NAVSEA
Navigational Satellite Timing and Ranging    NAVSTAR
(Chem.) niobium     Nb,
US National Business Aircraft Association.    NBAA
Nuclear, biological and chemical (warfare)    NBC
NBC Center    NBCC
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Fire    NBCF
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protective Cover    NBCPC
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System    NBCRS
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Shelter System    NBCSS
NBC Warning and Reporting System    NBCWRS
Narrow Band Secure Voice    NBSV
Nordic Council    NC
National Command Authorities     NCA
Non-Commissioned Officer    NCO
Noncooperative Target Recognition    NCTR
Network Control Unit    NCU
(Chem.) neodymium     Nd
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet    Nd:YAG
nuclear depth bomb    NDB
Non-Developmental Item    NDI
National Defense Reserve Fleet    NDRF
NPIC Data Systems    NDS
Non-destructive testing.    NDT
(Chem.) neon     Ne
Nuclear Energy Agency    NEA
National Emergency Airborne Command Post    NEACP
Nebraska     Nebr. or Neb.
negative, negatively     neg.
negligible    NEGL
Nuclear ElectroMagnetic Pulse    N-EMP
Net registered tonnage    net
Netherlands     Neth.
neurological, neurology     neurol.
neuter     neut.
Nevada     Nev.
New England     New. Eng.
Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals    NF or NOFORN
nuclear forces communications satellite    NFCS
National Foreign Intelligence Program    NFIP
National Guard Bureau    NGB
Naval Gunfire Support    NGFS
Nozzle guide vane.    NGV
(Chem.) nickel     Ni,
nickel/cadmium (battery, as opposed to lead/acid)    Ni/Cd
Nordic Investment Bank    NIB
newly industrializing country    NIC
NATO Integrated Communications System    NICS
NATO Integrated Communications System Management Agency (now NACISA)    NICSMA
navigation/identification deception jammer    NIDJAM
National Intelligence Estimate    NIE
newly industrializing economy    NIE
NATO Identification System    NIS
network interface unit    NIU
non-line of sight    NLOS
nautical mile    nm
Near Mid-Air Collision    NMAC
Not Mission Capable Maintenance    NMCM
National Military Command System    NMCS
Not Mission Capable Supplies    NMCS
National Military Intelligence Center    NMIC
nautical mile, 1.852 km, 1.15078 miles.    n mile
National Military Intelligence Support Teams    NMIST
net material product    NMP
Nordic Mobile Telephone    NMT
non-nuclear kill    NNK
(Chem.) nobelium     No,
north, northern, number     no.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration    NOAA
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.    NOAA
Norwegian adapted HAWK    NOAH
Naval Order of Battle    NOB
Night Observation Device    NOD
Naval Oceanographic Data Dissemination System    NODDS
night observation device, long range    NODLR
Nap-of-the-Earth (low flying in military aircraft, using natural cover of hills, trees etc).    NOE
nominative     nom.
North American Air Defense Command    NORAD
normal     norm.
Norway     Norw.
Night observation surveillance.    NOS
numbers     nos.
Novelist     nov.
November     Nov.
Generalized term for oxides of nitrogen.    NO-x
(Chem.) neptunium     NP
Nuclear Planning Group    NPG
National Photo Interpretation Center    NPIC
design and manufacturing facility (Russia)    NPO
Non-Proliferation Treaty    NPT
near, number     nr.
Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center    NRDEC
Non-Return to Zero    NRZ
Newton-second (1 N thrust applied for 1 second.)    Ns
National Security Agency     NSA
National Security Council    NSC
Nuclear Suppliers Group    NSG
non-strategic nuclear forces    NSNF
Naval Staff Requirement    NSR
NATO Sea Sparrow surface missile system    NSSMS
NATO Secure Voice Network    NSVN
net weight     nt. wt. or n.wt.
national testbed    NTB
national training center    NTC
Night Targeting Cell    NTC
Naval Tactical Distribution System     NTDS
normal temperature and pressure     ntp.
National Television Standards Committee    NTSC
New Threat Upgrade    NTU
nuclear    nuc
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water    Nuclear Test Ban
numeral, numerals     num.
Night Vision    NV
Night Vision Goggles    NVG
north west, north western     NW
North Warning System    NWS
New Zealand    NZ