P - 6 ( B ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁named ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁NAT O ▁Military ▁Sym b ology ▁to ▁better ▁reflect ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁publication . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁AP P - 6 ( C ), ▁the ▁named ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁NAT O ▁J oint ▁Military ▁Sym b ology . ▁The ▁US ▁military ▁required ▁new ▁symbols ▁to ▁support ▁on going ▁operations ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan , ▁so ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁change ▁between ▁AP P - 6 ▁and ▁M IL - ST D - 2 5 2 5 ▁remained ▁une ven ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁chairman ▁for ▁DO D ▁Sym b ology ▁Standard ization ▁Management ▁Committee ▁was ▁appointed , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁configuration ▁management ▁organizations ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁together . ▁The ▁two ▁organizations ▁held ▁joint ▁meet ings ▁with ▁full ▁participation ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁both ▁groups ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁compreh ensive ▁joint ▁military ▁sym b ology ▁that ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁both ▁organizations ▁to ▁the ▁greatest ▁extent ▁possible . ▁AP P - 6 ( C ) ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁changing ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁publications ▁and ▁introduced ▁new ▁symbol ▁identification ▁codes . ▁M IL - ST D - 2 5 2 5 D ▁has ▁carried ▁that ▁one ▁step ▁further ▁with ▁more ▁symbols ▁and ▁more ▁symbol ▁sets ▁derived ▁from ▁recent ▁NAT O ▁and ▁US ▁operations . ▁M IL - ST D - 2