In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean:

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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Unidentified Flying Object (superseded by UAS - Unusual Aerial Sighting)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