| APHC | Army Public Health Center |
| A.K.A. | Also Known As |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| IMS List | Interstate Milk Shippers List |
| IRC | Inspection Responsibility Code |
| MRE | Meals, Ready-to-Eat |
| NSA | No Street Address |
| NZDB | New Zealand Dairy Board |
| OCONUS | Outside the Continental United States |
| PUFI | Packed Under Federal Inspection |
| PWRMS | Prepositioned War Reserve Material Stock |
| ROP | Reduced Oxygen Packaged |
| RTE | Ready-To-Eat |
| UGR-A | Unitized Group Ration-A |
| USAPHC | United States Army Public Health Command |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDC | United States Department of Commerce |