List of Acronyms

ACADA    -Advanced Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm
AFIS     -American Forces Information Service
AFRTS    -Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
BT       -botulinum toxoid
BW       -biological warfare
CBW      -chemical and biological warfare
CCEP     -Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program
CDC      -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CentCom  -Central Command
CIA      -Central Intelligence Agency
CW       -chemical warfare
DHHS     -Department of Health and Human Services
DMDC     -Defense Manpower Data Center
DOD      -Department of Defense
DSB      -Defense Science Board
DU       -depleted uranium
ESG      -Environmental Support Group
FDA      -Food and Drug Administration
GAO      -General Accounting Office
IIRs     -Intelligence Information Reports
IND      -investigational new drug
IOM      -Institute of Medicine
IRB      -institutional review board
NIH      -National Institutes of Health
OMB      -Office of Management and Budget
PB       -pyridostigmine bromide
PGIT     -Persian Gulf Investigation Team
PHS      -Public Health Service
PSAs     -public service announcements
UNSCOM   -United Nations Special Commission (on Iraq)
VA       -Department of Veterans Affairs
VBA      -Veterans Benefits Administration
VHA      -Veterans Health Administration