(Main list of acronyms)
__NOTOC__ J – (s) Joule
J0–9 J1 – (s) Joint [Manpower &] Personnel Directorate J2 – (s) Joint Intelligence Directorate J2EE – (i) Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition J2ME – (i) Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition J2SE – (i) Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition J3 – (s) Joint Operations Directorate J4 – (s) Joint Logistics Directorate J5 – (s) Joint Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate J6 – (s) Joint Information Technology Directorate (Command, Control, Communications & Computer Systems) J7 – (s) Joint Operational Plans & Interoperability Directorate J8 – (s) Joint Force Structure, Resources, & Assessment Directorate J9 – (s) Joint Public Affairs Directorate (Civilian-Military Cooperation)
JA ja – (s) Japanese language (ISO 639-1 code) JA – (s) Japan (FIPS 10-4 country code) Jabodetabek – (p) Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi (urban agglomeration of Jakarta) JAFT – (s) Just A Field Test JAG – (a) Judge Advocate General Corps (military law) JAL – (p) Japan Airlines JALLC – (a) Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (NATO) JAM – (s) Jamaica (ISO 3166 trigram) JAMA – (i) Journal of the American Medical Association JAOA- (i) Journal of the American Osteopathic Association JANET (p) Joint Academic Network (a) Just Another Non-Existent Terminal or Joint Air Network for Employee Transportation or Janet Airlines, a highly classified air shuttle service for the USAF, serving Area 51 and the Tonopah Test Range JANUS (a) Joint Academic Network Using Satellites (UK) Joint Army Navy Uniform Simulation (p) Joint Army-Navy Staff Just ANother Useless Simulation (Note: The U.S. Army Janus simulation is not an acronym) JAS (i) Japan Air System, defunct Japanese airline Japanese Agricultural Standard Jericho Appreciation Society, former professional wrestling stable Journal of Applied Statistics JATO – (a) Jet-Assisted Take-Off jav – (s) Javanese language (ISO 639-2 code)
JB JB – (i) Junior Branch JB – (i) Jail Bait JBFSA – (i) Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness JB- Justin Bieber
JC JCATS – (a) Joint Conflict And Tactical Simulation ("djay-catts") JCDB – (i) Joint Common Data Base JCDS – (i) Joint Chiefs of the Defence Staff JCIDS – (i) Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System JCIET – (i) Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Team JCL – (i) Job Control Language JCMOTF – (a) Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force JCP – (a) Java Community Process JCS – (i) Joint Chiefs of Staff JCW – (i) Juggalo Championship Wrestling
JD JD (i) Jack Daniel's (whiskey) Julian day Juris Doctor (Latin, "doctor of jurisprudence") JDAM – (a/i) Joint Direct Attack Munition ("djay-dam") JDBC – (i) Java Data Base Connectivity JDCC – (i) UK Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre, now the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) JDEM – (i) Joint Dark Energy Mission JDK – (i) Java Development Kit JDL – (i) Jewish Defense League JDM (i) Japanese domestic market, referring specifically to automobiles and parts Java Data Mining Joint design manufacturing
JE JE – (s) Jersey (FIPS 10-4 territory code) JEB (a) James Ewell Brown (Stuart) John Ellis Bush JEDP – (i) Jahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, Priestly (according to the documentary hypothesis, the sources of the Torah) JEE – (i) Java Platform, Enterprise Edition JEFX – (p) Joint Expeditionary Force eXperiment JEPD (i) Jahwist, Elohist, Priestly, Deuteronomist Jointly Exhaustive, Pairwise Disjoint JET – (a) Joint European Torus JEZ – (a) Joint Engagement Zone
JF JFACC – (i) Joint Force Air Component Commander JFACTSU – (a) U.K. Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit JFC – (i) Joint Force Commander JFCOM – (p) U.S. Joint Forces Command ("jiff-comm") JFET – (i/a) Junction Field-Effect Transistor ("jay-fett") JFHQ-NCR – (i) Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region JFK – (i) John Fitzgerald Kennedy or the airport named after him. JFLCC – (i) Joint Force Land Component Commander JFMCC – (i) Joint Force Maritime Component Commander JFO – (i) Journal of Field Ornithology JFSOCC – (i) Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander JFTX – (i) Joint Field Training Exercise JFF- Jamaica Football Federation
JH JH – (i) Japan Highway Public Corporation JH – (s) Jharkhand (Indian state code)
JI JI – (i) Joint Implementation JIB – (a) Joint Information Bureau JIC – (a) Joint Intelligence Centre JINI – (a) Java Intelligent Network Infrastructure JITC – (i) Joint Interoperability Test Command JIVE – (a) Joint Institute for VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) in Europe
JJ JJAP – (i) Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
JK JK – (i) Jedi Knight – Just Kidding – (s) Spanair (IATA airline designator) – Jammu & Kashmir (Indian state code)
JL JL – (s) Japan Airlines (IATA airline designator) JLA – (i) Justice League of America
JM JM – (s) Jamaica (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) JMD – (s) Jamaican dollar (ISO 4217 currency code) JMS – (i) Java Message Service
JN JN – (s) Jan Mayen Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code) JNI – (i) Java Native Interface JNLP – (i) Java Network Launch Protocol
JO JO – (s) Jordan (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) JOA – (a/i) Joint Operations Area JOD – (s) Jordanian dinar (ISO 4217 currency code) Jofa – (p) Jonssons fabriker (Swedish, "Jonsson's Factories") JOPES – (a) Joint Operations Planning and Execution System JOR – (s) Jordan (ISO 3166 trigram) JOTS – (a) Joint Operations Tactical System JSP – (a) Joint Services Publication
JP JP – (s) Japan (ISO 3166 digram) – (i) Justice of the Peace JPEG – (a) Joint Photographic Experts Group ("jay-peg") JPL – (i) Jet Propulsion Laboratory jpn – (s) Japanese language (ISO 639-2 code) JPN – (s) Japan (ISO 3166 trigram) JPY – (s) Japanese yen (ISO 4217 currency code)
JQ JQ – (s) Jetstar (IATA airline designator) – (i) Johnny Quick – (s) Johnston Atoll (FIPS 10-4 territory code) – (i) Jonny Quest – Joshua Quagmire
JR JRA – (i) Japanese Red Army – Joint Rear Area JRDF – (i) Joint Rapid Deployment Forces JRE – (i) Java Runtime Environment JREF – (i) James Randi Educational Foundation JROC – (i) Joint Requirements Oversight Council JROCM – (i) JROC Memorandum JRRF – (i) Joint Rapid Reaction Force JRSAI – Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
JS JSAB − (a) Just Shapes & Beats ("djus-sab") JSAF – (a) Joint Semi-Automated Forces ("jay-saff") JSAP – (i) Japan Society of Applied Physics JSCSC – (i) Joint Services Command and Staff College JSD – (i) juris scientiae doctor (Latin, "doctor of science of law") JSDF – (i) Japan Self-Defense Forces JSEAD – (i) Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (see SEAD) JSF – (i) Joint Strike Fighter JSIMS – (p) Joint Simulation System JSOA – (i) Joint Special Operations Area JSOTF – (i) Joint Special Operations Task Force JSP – (i) JavaServer Page JSR – (i) Java Specification Request JSS – (i) Joint Support Ship Project JSTARS – (p) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ("djay-starz")
JT JT – (s) Johnston Atoll (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1986) – (i) Junior Technician (RAF) -- Jizz trumpet (Vulgar slang) JTAG – (p) Joint Test Action Group ("djay-tag") JTAGS – (p) Joint Tactical Ground Station ("djay-tagz") JTC – (i) Joint Training Confederation J-TENS – (a) Joint-Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities JTF – (i) Joint Task Force JTFEX – (p) Joint Task Force Exercise JTIDS – (p) Joint Tactical Information Distribution System ("djay-tidz") JTLS – (i) Joint Theater Level Simulation JTMD – (i) Joint Theatre Missile Defence JTN – (s) Johnston Atoll (ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1986) JTRS – (a/i) Joint Tactical Radio System ("jitters")
JU JU – (s) Juan de Nova Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code) JUGFET – (p) JUnction Gate Field-Effect Transistor JUICE – (p) JUpiter ICy Moon Explorer JUO – (i) Joint Urban Operations
JV jv – (s) Javanese language (ISO 639-1 code) JV – (i) Joint Venture – Junior Varsity JVM – (i) Java virtual machine
JW JW – (i) Jehovah's Witnesses JWARS – (p) Joint Warfare System (simulation) JWP – (i) Joint Warfare Publication JWST – (i) James Webb Space Telescope
JY JY – (s) Japanese Yen
JZ JZ – (i) Joint Zone