Abbreviations

Short 	Meaning 	Explained in 	Notes
ASW 	Anti Submarine Warfare 	Sub Rosa (episode). 	
AWM 	Assistant Warehouse Manager 	One Shot, One Kill (episode).	
BOL 	Ball Of Light- usually associated with alien abductions or alien appearances. 	Vanished (episode). 	
BOLO 	Be On the Look-Out- a notice issued to look for a major suspect in a case, ie, a murder investigation.	Switch (episode). 	
COB 	Chief Of the Boat 	"Sub Rosa". 	
CWR 	Civil War Reenactors 	Silver War (episode). 	
EAM 	Emergency Action Message 	"Sub Rosa". 	
EI 	Enlisted Instructor 	2x15 	
EMT 	Emergency Medical Tech 	High Seas (episode). 	Gibbs first mentioned "Emergency Medical Tech" to Wilkes while interogating, Stan Burley later used the shorthand form "EMT".
EOD 	Explosive Ordnance Disposal 	Missing (episode). 	Incorrectly printed as "Explosive Ordinance Disposal" on a billboard within the Quantico base.
GIB 	Guy In Back 	The Curse (episode). 	Alternative naming for the "RIO" on a plane.
GSM 	Get Some Magazine 	Bikini Wax (episode). 	
HEAA 	High Explosive Anti Armor 	Split Decision (episode). 	Rocket type for a SMAW. Leaves a hole.
HEDP 	High Explosive Dual Purpose 	"Split Decision". 	Rocket type for a SMAW. Leaves a crater.
HRT 	Hostage Rescue Team 	Bête Noire (episode). 	
ICF 	Irregular Confederate Forces 	3x04 	
IM 	Instant Message 	2x20 	like an e-mail but live
JSOC 	Joint Special Operations Command 	2x01 	
LEO 	Law Enforcement Officer 	1x01 	
LES 	Leave and Earnings Statement 	1x09 	
LOD 	(in the) Line Of Duty 	1x09 	
MECEP 	Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Educational Program () 	1x13 	Kate only says "Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program".
MMORPG	Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game 	1x04 	
MOUT 	Military Operations -- (in Urban Terrain) 	2x15 	McGee didn't allow Tony to finish explaining.
MSG 	Marine Security Guard 	3x04 	
NCIS 	National Crop Insurance Service 	1x23 	
POI 	Person Of Interest 	2x15 	
PSA 	Personnel Support Activity 	2x04 	
RIO 	Radar Intercept Officer 	1x05 	also called "GIB"s.
SHC 	Spontaneous Human Combustion 	2x08 	
SK 	Store-Keeper 	3x05 	
SMAW 	Shoulder-launched Multi-purposes Assault Weapon 	1x21 	
SMU 	Special Military Unit(s) 	2x01 	
TAT 	Tactical Analysis Team 	2x17 	
TBA 	Tri-Border Area 	2x17 	
TBI 	Truth By Intimidation 	2x03 	According to Tony, this is how Gibbs gets even the most stubborn and toughest of suspects to reveal what they're hiding.
TFOA 	Things Fallen Off Aircraft 	1x05 	
UAV 	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 	2x23 	
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