Military Code Names
Alphabetical Blocks for Nicknames and Exercises

Block
Number
First Letters Command / DOD Component / Agency
1AA - AFUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
2AG - ALUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
3AM - ARUSSPACECOM (US Space Command)
4AS - AZUSEUCOM (US European Command)
5BA - BFUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
6BG - BLUSSOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
7BM - BRUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
8BS - BZUSSTRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
9CA - CFUS Army
10CG - CLUS Navy
11CM - CRUS Air Force
12CS - CZUS Marine Corps
13DA - DFNSA (National Security Agency)
14DG - DLDNA (Defense Nuclear Agency)
15DM - DRDIA (Defense Intelligence Agency)
16DS - DZDCA (Defense Communications Agency) (note 1)
17EA - EFUSCENTCOM (US Central Command)
18EG - ELJCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff)
19EM - ERUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
20ES - EZUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
21FA - FFUSSPACECOM (US Space Command)
22FG - FLUSEUCOM (US European Command)
23FM - FRUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
24FS - FZUSSOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
25GA - GFUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
26GG - GLUSSTRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
27GM - GRUS Army
28GS - GZUS Navy
29HA - HFUS Air Force
30HG - HLUS Marine Corps
31HM - HRNSA (National Security Agency)
32HS - HZDNA (Defense Nuclear Agency)
33IA - IFDIA (Defense Intelligence Agency)
34IG - ILDCA (Defense Communications Agency) (note 1)
35IM - IRUSCENTCOM (US Central Command)
36IS - IZJCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff)
37JA - JFUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
38JG - JLUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
39JM - JRUSSPACECOM (US Space Command)
40JS - JZUSEUCOM (US European Command)
41KA - KFUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
42KG - KLUSSOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
43KM - KRUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
44KS - KZUSSTRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
45LA - LFUS Army
46LG - LLUS Navy
47LM - LRUS Air Force
48LS - LZUS Marine Corps
49MA - MFNSA (National Security Agency)
50MG - MLDNA (Defense Nuclear Agency)
51MM - MRDIA (Defense Intelligence Agency)
52MS - MZDCA (Defense Communications Agency) (note 1)
53NA - NFUSCENTCOM (US Central Command)
54NG - NLJCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff)
55NM - NRUSEUCOM (US European Command)
56NS - NZUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
57OA - OFUSSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
58OG - OLUSSTRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
59OM - ORUS Army
60OS - OZUS Navy
61PA - PFUS Air Force
62PG - PLUS Marine Corps
63PM - PRJCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff)
64PS - PZUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
65QA - QFUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
66QG - QL-
67QM - QRUSSOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
68QS - QZUS Army
69RA - RFUS Navy
70RG - RLUS Air Force
71RM - RRUS Army
72RS - RZUS Navy
73SA - SFUS Air Force
74SG - SLUSEUCOM (US European Command)
75SM - SRUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
76SS - SZDIA (Defense Intelligence Agency)
77TA - TFUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
78TG - TLOSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)
79TM - TRUS Army
80TS - TZUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
81UA - UFUS Army
82UG - ULUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
83UM - URUSACOM (US Atlantic Command)
84US - UZUS Army
85VA - VFUSPACOM (US Pacific Command)
86VG - VLUSSPACECOM (US Space Command)
87VM - VRUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
88VS - VZ-
89WA - WFDMA (Defense Mapping Agency) (note 2)
90WG - WLUS Army
91WM - WRUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
92WS - WZ-
93YA - YFDIS (Defense Investigative Service) (note 3)
94YG - YLUSTRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
95YM - YRUSSTRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
96YS - YZ-
97ZA - ZFOSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)
98ZG - ZL-
99ZM - ZR-
100ZS - ZZ-
101XA - XZWhite House Military Office
Notes:
  1. DCA (Defense Communications Agency) has been renamed as DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)
  2. DMA (Defense Mapping Agency) has been incorporated into NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), now named NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
  3. DIS (Defense Investigative Service) has been renamed as DSS (Defense Security Service)
  4. DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) is listed without any assigned blocks


Permanently Assigned First Words for Air Force Names

First Word Assigned To
AMALGAMNORAD
AMAZONNORAD Cheyenne Mountain
AMBUSHNORAD
ANCHORNORAD
ANGRYNORAD
ANTHEMNORAD
ANTLERNORAD
ASSUREDUSEUCOM
BACHELORUSPACOM
BACKUSPACOM
BACONUSPACOM
BADGEUSPACOM
BADGERUSN Pacific Fleet
BAGUSPACOM
BALANCEUSPACOM; joint exercises
BALEUSPACOM
BALLISTICUSN Pacific Fleet
BALMUSPACOM
BANJOUSPACOM
BANNERUSPACOM
BANYANUSPACOM
BASICUSPACOM
BASTIONPacific Fleet
BATONUSPACOM
BEACHUSN Pacific Fleet
BEANUSN Pacific Fleet
BEARUSN Pacific Fleet
BEARDUSN Pacific Fleet
BEARERUSN Pacific Fleet
BEARINGUSN Pacific Fleet
BEAUTYUSN Pacific Fleet
BEAVERUSN Pacific Fleet
BEIGEUSN Pacific Fleet
BELFRYUSN Pacific Fleet
BELLUSN Pacific Fleet
BELTUSN Pacific Fleet
BENCHPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BENDPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BENDIXPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BERETPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BERRYPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BESTPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BEVELPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
BUGGYUSAF SAC (Strategic Air Command)
BURNINGUSSTRATCOM (formerly USAF SAC); RC-135 missions
BUSYUSSTRATCOM (formerly USAF SAC)
CHAIRONR (Office of Naval Research)
CHALKUSN (N89/N7SP); Special Access Programs
CHALLENGEUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N6)
CHANNELUSN (N89/N7SP); Special Access Programs
CHARADEUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N2)
CHECKUSN Naval Criminal Investigative Service
CHEESEUSN Chief of Naval Operations
CHERRYUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N2)
CHIPPEDUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N2)
CHOCOLATEUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N2)
CHURCHUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N095)
CINNAMONUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N2)
CIRCUITUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N6)
CLAMPUSN Naval Criminal Investigative Service
CLARINETUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N61)
CLASSICUSN Naval Security Group
CLAYMOREUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N87)
CLIPPERUSN Chief of Naval Operations (N3)
CLUSTERUSN Naval Intelligence
COBBLERUSAF AAC (Alaskan Air Command)
COBRAUSAF Headquarters (Air Force Intelligence)
COLDUSAF MAC (Military Airlift Command)
COLLEGEUSAF ADC (Air Defense Command)
COLONYUSAF Headquarters (AFCOR)
COLTUSAFE (U.S. Air Forces in Europe)
COLUMBINEUSAF AFAFC (Air Force Accounting & Finance Center)
COMBATUSAF Headquarters
COMETUSAF Headquarters (AFRDSC)
COMFORTAFRES (Air Force Reserve) Headquarters
COMFYUSAFSS (USAF Security Service), Air Intelligence Agency
COMMANDOPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
COMPASSUSAF Headquarters (AFRDR)
COMPETENTUSAF TAC (Tactical Air Command)
COMPLYPACAF (Pacific Air Forces)
CONCRETEUSAF Headquarters (AFOCE)
CONSTANTUSAF Headquarters
CONTRACTUSAF Headquarters (AFSLP)
CONTROLUSAF Headquarters (AFIGO)
COOLUSAF AAC (Alaskan Air Command)
COPEPACAF (Pacific Air Forces); exercises
COPPERUSAF Headquarters (AFSPP)
CORALUSAF AFMC (Air Force Material Command)
CORONAUSAF Headquarters (AFCCS)
CORONETUSAF ACC (Air Combat Command); formerly TAC (Tactical Air Command); fighter or bomber deployments
COSYUSAF AFLC (Air Force Logistics Command)
COUGARUSAF AFAFC (Air Force Accounting & Finance Center)
COUNCILUSAF Headquarters (AFBSA)
COUNTERUSAF AFAFC (Air Force Accounting & Finance Center)
COUNTRYUSAF Communications Command
COVERUSAF Headquarters
CREDIBLEUSAF AFMC (Air Force Material Command)
CREEKUSAFE (U.S. Air Forces in Europe)
CRESTEDUSAF Headquarters (AFOAP)
CREWUSAF AFTAC (Air Force Technical Applications Center)
CRISPYUSAF MAC (Military Airlift Command)
CROWFOOTAFRES (Air Force Reserve) Headquarters
CROWNUSAF ACC (Air Combat Command); formerly TAC (Tactical Air Command)
CRYSTALUSAF AAC (Alaskan Air Command)
HACIENDAUSAF OAR (Office of Aerospace Research)
HALLMARKAFRES (Air Force Reserve) Headquarters
HAMMERUSAF AFCS (Air Force Communications Service)
HANDYUSAF ACIC (Aeronautical Chart and Information Center)
HARDYUSAF AFLC (Air Force Logistics Command)
HARVESTUSAF Headquarters (AFSDC)
HASTYUSAF ATC (Air Training Command)
HAVEUSAF AFSC (Air Force Systems Command)
HAVENUSAF OAR (Office of Aerospace Research)
HAZYUSAF ACIC (Aeronautical Chart and Information Center)
HEADUSAF Headquarters
HEAVYUSAF Headquarters (AFXPD)
HECTICUSAF ACIC (Aeronautical Chart and Information Center)
HEROICUSAFA (U.S. Air Force Academy)
LOCKUSAF AFCS (Air Force Communications Service)
LOFTYUSAFA (U.S. Air Force Academy)
LONGUSAF Headquarters
LOOKUSAF Headquarters (AFIDI, AFISA, AFIIN) Norton AFB
LOWUSAF ATC (Air Training Command)
LOYALUSAF AU (Air University)
PACERUSAF AFLC (Air Force Logistics Command); Conversion/Modification/Update programs
PAGEUSAF Headquarters
PALACEUSAF Headquarters
PANDAUSAF AFCS (Air Force Communications Service)
PANELUSAF Headquarters
PAPAUSAF AAC (Alaskan Air Command)
PAPERUSAF Headquarters
PARDONUSAF Headquarters
PARTYUSAF ATC (Air Training Command)
PATCHUSAF Headquarters
PAVEUSAF Headquarters(?)
PEACEUSAF Headquarters; FMS/MDAP programs
PENNYUSAF Headquarters
PERKYUSAF Southern Command
PETUSAFE (U.S. Air Forces in Europe)
RHYTHMUSAF Headquarters
RICHUSAF ADC (Air Defense Command)
RIDINGUSAF Security Service
RITZYSecretary of the Air Force (SAFOS)
RIVETUSAF Headquarters; ELINT/ECM programs
SABERUSAF Headquarters
SACREDUSAF Headquarters
SAFEUSAF Headquarters
SAGEUSAF Security Service
SALTYUSAF MAC (Military Airlift Command)
SANDYUSAF AU (Air University)
SAVAGEUSAF Southern Command
SCARLETUSAF ADC (Air Defense Command)
SCENICUSAFA (U.S. Air Force Academy)
SCIENCEUSAF Headquarters (AFRDC)
SCOPEUSAF Headquarters
SCOUTUSAF Headquarters
SEARCHUSAF Headquarters (AFRRP)
SECUREUSAF Headquarters, Kirtland AFB
SEEDUSAF Headquarters (AFRPD)
SEEKUSAF Headquarters
SENIORUSAF Headquarters
SENTINELUSAF Headquarters
SENTRYUSAF Headquarters
SERIOUSUSAF AFSC (Air Force Systems Command)
SERVICEUSAF Headquarters
SEVENUSAF Headquarters


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