Possible Clues:

• Laser or Nato, for instance
• 'AWOL' or 'FAQ,' e.g
• Initial word a friend mentioned firstly
• NASA or NATO, e.g
• NATO is one friend in a million
• Word of initials
• Many a bill's name in Congress
• Ally splitting in the morning is perhaps AWOL
• Radar or sonar
• GIF or TGIF