Glossary
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- U
- Unclassified
- U
- Uganda clasp to Australian Service Medal (ASM)
- U
- Unit
- U/LBDR
- Unpaid Lance Bombardier
- u/s
- Unserviceable
- UAE
- Unit Aircraft Establishment
- UAM
- Underwater to Air Missile
- UAS
- Unusual Aerial Sighting (from UFO - Unidentified Flying Object)
- UC
- Underwater Control
- UC
- Under Construction
- UC-123
- Fairchild Provider aircraft (Twin engine cargo)
- UDF
- Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
- UDT
- Underwater Demolition Teams
- UDTS
- Underwater Demolition Troops (USA)
- UE
- Unit Equipment
- UEO
- Unit Emplaning Officer
- UFN
- Until Further Notice
- UFO
- Unidentified Flying Object (superseded by UAS - Unusual Aerial Sighting)
- UFTRO
- Unfit for the rating of
- UK
- United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- UKINDEL
- United Kingdom/Indian Element
- UKSLS
- United Kingdom Service Liaison Staff
- UL
- Unattached list
- ULO
- Unit Landing Officer
- UMNO
- United Malay Nationalist Organisation
- UN
- United Nations
- UNAMET
- United Nations Assistance Mission East Timor
- UNAMIC
- United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (Peacekeeping)
- UNAVEM
- United Nations Angolan Verification Mission (Peacekeeping)
- UNBRO
- United Nations Border Relief Operation (Peacekeeping)
- UNCI
- United Nations Committee for Indonesia (Peacekeeping)
- UNCIO
- United National Council of Industrial Organisations
- UNCIVPOL
- United Nations Civilian Police (Peacekeeping)
- UNCLOD
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- UNCOK
- United Nations Commission on Korea
- UNCURK
- United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
- UNDOF
- United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Peacekeeping)
- UNDP
- United Nations Development Program
- UNEF
- United Nations Emergency Force (Peacekeeping)
- UNESCO
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
- UNFICYP
- United Nations Force in Cyprus (Peacekeeping)
- UNFS
- United Nations Field Service (United Nations permanent support staff)
- UNGCI
- Unite Nations Guard Contingent in Iraq (Peacekeeping)
- UNGOMAP
- United Nations Good Office Mission – Afghanistan and Pakistan (Peacekeeping)
- UNHCR
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Peacekeeping)
- UNIFIL
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Peacekeeping)
- UNIFIL
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Peacekeeping)
- UNIFIL
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Peacekeeping)
- UNIIMOG
- United Nations Iran Iraq Military Observers Group
- UNIKOM
- United Nations Iraq/Kuwait Observer Mission (Peacekeeping)
- UNIO
- United Nations Information Organisation
- UNIPOM
- United Nations India-Pakistan Observations Mission (Peacekeeping)
- Unit
- The unit is the individual component of the larger organisation that a person served with
- UNITAF
- Unified Task Force (Peacekeeping)
- UNMCTT
- United Nations Mine Clearance Training Team (Peacekeeping)
- UNMO
- United Nations military observer (Peacekeeping)
- UNMOGIP
- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (Peacekeeping)
- UNNY
- United Nations New York (Headquarters)
- UNO
- United Nations Organisation
- UNOGIL
- United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (Peacekeeping)
- UNOSOM
- United Nations Operation in Somalia (Peacekeeping)
- UNPA
- United Nations Protected Area (Peacekeeping)
- UNPROFOR
- United Nations Protection Force (Peacekeeping)
- UNREP
- Underway replenishment at sea
- UNRRA
- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
- UNSCOB
- United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans (Peacekeeping)
- UNSCOM
- United Nations Special Commission (Peacekeeping)
- UNSCR
- United Nations Security Council Resolution
- UNSF
- United Nations Security Force (West New Guinea, Peacekeeping)
- UNTAC
- United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Peacekeeping)
- UNTAET
- United Nations Transition Assistance East Timor
- UNTAG
- United Nations Transition Assistance Group (Peacekeeping)
- UNTEA
- United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (Peacekeeping)
- UNTSO
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (Peacekeeping)
- UNUC
- United Nations Operation in the Congo (Peacekeeping)
- UNYOM
- United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (Peacekeeping)
- UPO
- Unit Personnel Office (USA)
- UPU
- Universal Postal Union (United Nations Organisation - UNO)
- URDEF
- Urgent Defect
- URG
- Underway replenishment group(s)
- URTI
- Upper respiratory tract infection (First World War)
- US
- United States (of America)
- US of S
- Under Secretary of State
- USA
- United States of America
- USAAC
- United States Army Air Corps
- USAAF
- United States Army Air Force
- USACSR
- United States Air Corps Specialist Reserve
- USAF
- United States Air Force
- USAF
- United States Army Forces
- USAFBI
- United States Army Forces in the British Isles
- USAFE
- United States Army Forces in Europe
- USAFFE
- United States Army Forces in the Far East
- USAFIA
- United States Army Forces in Australia
- USAFISPA
- United States Army Forces in the South Pacific Area
- USAID
- United States Agency for International Development. USAID was the agency responsible for national level development assistance. Such assistance included road, industrial, harbour, and general economic development.
- USAIRR
- United States Army Investigative Records Repository
- USAIRR
- United States Army Investigative Records Repository
- USARV
- United States Army Vietnam
- USASOS
- United States Army Services of Supply
- USAT
- United States Army Transport
- USCG
- United States Coast Guard
- USF
- United States Forces
- USFBIS
- United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service
- USFIA
- United States Forces in Australia
- USGW
- Underwater to surface guided weapon(s)
- USI
- United Service Institution
- USMA
- United States Military Academy
- USMACV
- United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam
- USMC
- United States Marine Corps
- USN
- United States Navy
- USNA
- United States Naval Academy
- USNFEAAM
- United States Fleets in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
- USNR
- United States Naval Reserve
- USNS
- United States Naval Ship
- USS
- United States Ship/Steamer/Submarine
- USSAF
- United States Strategic Air Force
- USSR
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- USSTAF
- United States Second Tactical Air Force
- USW
- Under Secretary of War (USA)
- UTC
- Unit Training Center (USA)
- UTR
- University of Technology Regiment, Sydney
- UUGW
- Underwater to underwater guided weapon(s)
- UW
- Underwater weapons
- UXB
- Unexploded bomb
This Glossary is intended as a research tool that makes the Memorial’s records more accessible. As such, it contains terms that have been encountered in the Memorial’s collection of primary records as well as in secondary sources. Users should note, therefore, that some of the terms may not reflect accepted usage; some may even appear to be incorrect.

