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AFPC |
Air Force Personnel Center |
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BA |
Bachelor of Arts (clear in education line) |
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COMPUSEC |
computer security |
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DVQ |
distinguished visitor quarters |
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GCCS |
Global Command & Control System |
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JAG |
Judge Advocate General |
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NAF |
numbered air for |
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NAF |
non appropriated funds |
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OPORD |
operation order |
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ROTC |
Reserve Officer Training Corps |
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STAFFDEL |
congressional staff delegation |
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USSTRATCOM |
United States Strategic Command |
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& |
Ampersand |
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1st Lt |
First Lieutenant |
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2d Lt |
Second Lieutenant |
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2x |
Twice |
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3C |
Cross Cultural Competence |
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A/C |
Aircraft |
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A1C |
Airman First Class |
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A2C |
Airman Second Class |
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A3C |
Airman Third Class |
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AADD |
Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving |
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AADS |
Alaskan Air Defense Sector |
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AAFES |
Army and Air Force Exchange Service |
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AB |
Air Base |
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AB |
Airman Basic |
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ABG |
Air Base Group |
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ABM |
Air Battle Manager |
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ABU |
Airman Battle Uniform |
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ABW |
Air Base Wing |
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ACA |
Airspace Control Authority |
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ACC |
Air Combat Command (formerly TAC) |
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ACOT |
Advanced Communications Officer Training |
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ACSC |
Air Command and Staff College |
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ADC |
Area Defense Council |
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ADCON |
Administrative Control |
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ADP |
Airman Development Plan |
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ADPE |
Automatic Data Processing Equipment |
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ADSC |
Active Duty Service Commitment |
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ADVON |
Advanced Echelon |
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AE |
Aeromedical Evacuation |
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AEF |
Aerospace Expeditionary Force |
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aetc |
Air Education and Training Command's |
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AEW |
air and space expeditionary wing |
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AEW |
Air Expeditionary Wing |
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AF |
Air Force |
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AFAA |
Air Force Audit Agency |
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AFAF |
Air Force Assistance Fund |
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AFAM |
Air Force Achievement Medal |
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AFAMS |
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation |
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AFB |
Air Force Base (USAF) |
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AFCA |
Air Force Communications Agency |
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AFCAA |
Air Force Cost Analysis Agency |
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AFCAT |
Air Force Catalog |
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AFCEC |
Air Force Civil Engineering Center |
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AFCEE |
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment |
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AFCENT |
Air Forces Central Command |
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AFCENT |
Air Forces Central |
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AFCESA |
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency |
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AFCFM |
Air Force Career Field Manager |
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AFCLC |
Air Force Culture and Learning Center |
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AFCM |
Air Force Commendation Medal |
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AFDC |
Air Force Doctrine Center |
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AFFMA |
Air Force Frequency Management Agency |
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AFFOR |
Air Force Forces (a Service component of a joint force) |
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AFFSA |
Air Force Flight Standards Agency |
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AFFSC |
Air Force Financial Services Center |
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AFGSC |
Air Force Global Strike Command |
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AFH |
Air Force Handbook |
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AFHRA |
Air Force Historical Research Agency |
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AFI |
Air Force Instruction |
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AFIA |
Air Force Inspection Agency |
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AFIAA |
Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency |
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AFISRA |
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency |
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AFIT |
Air Force Institute of Technology |
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AFLMA |
Air Force Logistics Management Agency |
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AFLOA |
Air Force Legal Operations Agency |
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AFMA |
Air Force Manpower Agency |
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AFMAN |
Air Force Manual |
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AFMC |
Air Force Materiel Command |
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AFMOA |
Air Force Medical Operations Agency |
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AFMS |
Air Force Manpower Standards |
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AFMSA |
Air Force Medical Support Agency |
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AFNIC |
Air Force Network Integration Center |
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AFNOC |
Air Force Network Operations Center |
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AFNORTH |
Air Forces Northern |
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AFNSEPO |
Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office |
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AFNWCA |
Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency |
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AFOG |
Air Force Operations Group |
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AFOQT |
Air Force Officer Qualifying Test |
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afpaa |
Air Force Public Affairs Agency |
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AFPAM |
Air Force Pamphlet |
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AFPCA |
Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency |
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AFPD |
Air Force Policy Directive |
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AFPET |
Air Force Petroleum Agency |
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AFPOA |
Air Force Personnel Operations Agency |
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AFRBA |
Air Force Review Boards Agency |
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AFRES |
Air Force Reserves |
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AFRICOM |
Africa Command |
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AFROTC |
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp |
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AFRPA |
Air Force Real Property Agency |
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AFSA |
Air Force Sergeants Association |
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AFSC |
United States Air Force specialty code |
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AFSFC |
Air Force Security Forces Center |
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AFSO 21 |
Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century |
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AFSO21 |
Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century |
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AFSOC |
Air Force Special Operations Command |
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AFSOUTH |
Air Forces Southern |
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AFSOUTH |
Allied Forces, Southern Europe |
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AFSPC |
Air Force Space Command |
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AFSVA |
Air Force Services Agency |
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AFTO |
Air Force Technical Order |
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AFVA |
Air Force Visual Aids |
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AG (TAG) |
Adjutant General, (The |
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AGE |
Aerospace Ground Equipment |
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AGS |
Aircraft Generation Squadron |
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AGSM |
Ainti-G Straining Maneuver |
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AIRCENT |
Allied Air Forces, Central Europe |
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AIRNORTH |
Allied Air Forces North |
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AKRAOC |
Alaska Region Air Operations Center |
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ALCON |
All Concerned |
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ALO |
Air Liaison Officer |
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ALS |
Airman Leadership School |
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AMC |
Air Mobility Command |
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AMMO Troop |
Munitions Systems Technician AMMO |
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AMMS |
Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron Missile Badge |
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AMN |
Airman |
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AMS |
Academy of Military Science |
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AMW |
Air Mobility Wing |
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AMXS |
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron |
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ANG |
Air National Guard |
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ANR |
Alaskan NORAD Region |
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AO |
Authorized Outage |
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AO |
Assistance Objective |
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AOC |
air operations center (USAF) |
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AOG |
Aircraft On Ground |
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AOG |
Air Operations Group |
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AOR |
Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit. |
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AOS |
Air Operations Squadron (US) |
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ARFOR |
Army Forces Commander |
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ARI |
Alcohol Related Incident |
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ARPC |
Air Reserve Personnel Center |
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ARRS |
Air Rescue and Recovery Squardon |
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ARS |
Air Rescue Squadron |
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ART |
AEF reporting tool |
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ARW |
aerial reconnaissance wing |
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ARW |
Air Refueling Wing |
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ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
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ASBC |
Air and Space Basic Course |
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ASEV |
Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit |
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ASI |
Authorized Service Interruption |
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ASOC |
Air Support Operations Center |
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AT |
Antiterrorism Force |
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AT/FP |
Antiterrorism/Force Protection |
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ATAG |
Assistant to the Adjutant General |
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ATC |
Air traffic control |
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ATSO |
Ability To Survive & Operate |
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AU |
Air University |
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AW |
airlift wing, unless you specify, i.e, 86th Airlift Wing |
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AW |
Airlift Wing |
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AWACS |
Airborne Warning And Control System |
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AWC |
Air War College |
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AWOL |
Absent Without Leave |
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BAH |
Basic Allowance for Housing |
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BAS |
Basic Allowance for Subsistance |
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BCGs |
Birth Control Glasses |
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BCOT |
Basic Communications Officer Training |
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BDU |
Battle Dress Uniform |
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BF |
Buddy Fucker |
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BFE |
Bum-fuck Egypt |
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BFM |
Basic Fighter Maneuvers |
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BFT |
Blue Force Tracking |
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BIO |
Beefeaters, Ice, and an Olive |
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BIT |
Bystander Intervention Training |
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BITC |
Base Information Transfer Center |
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BITS |
Base Information Transfer System |
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BMT |
Basic Military Training |
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BOHICA |
Bend Over, Here It Comes Again |
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BONE |
Nickname for the B-1 Lancer |
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BOQ |
Bachelor Officer Quarters |
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BOS |
Base Operating Support |
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BOT |
Basic Officer Training |
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BPC |
Building Partnership Capacity |
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BRIG GEN |
Brigadier General |
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BS |
Bachelor of Science (clear in education line) |
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Bs |
Bomb Squadron |
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BSA |
Basic Surface Attack |
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BTZ |
Below the zone Early promotion from E-3 to E-4 |
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BW |
Bomb Wing |
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c&i |
Communications and Information |
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C-Day |
The unnamed day on which a deployment operation begins or is to begin |
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C2 |
Command and Control Class C2 |
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C3 |
Command, Control, and Communications |
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C4I |
command, control, communications, computers and intel |
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C4ISR |
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
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CA |
Combat Arms |
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CAF |
Combat Air Forces (US) |
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CAI |
Computer Aided Instructional |
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CAMS |
Core Automated Maintenance System |
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CAOC |
Combat Air Operations Center |
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CAOC |
Combined Air and Space Operations Center |
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CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
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CAPT |
Captain |
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CAS |
Close Air Support |
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CASF |
Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility |
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CAST |
Combat Airman Skills Training |
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CATM |
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance |
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CBCS |
Combat Communications Squadron |
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CBMC |
Communications Battlespace Management Course |
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CBRNE |
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives |
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CBRNE |
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive |
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CBT |
Computer Based Training |
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CC |
Commander |
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CCAF |
Community College of the Air Force |
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CCE |
Executive Officer |
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CCF |
First Sergeant |
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CD |
Deputy Commander |
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CDC |
Career Development Course |
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CDC |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CE |
Civil Engineer |
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CEG |
Combat Evaluation Group |
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CENTCOM |
Central Command (U.S. Army) |
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CES |
Civil Engineering Squadron |
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CEVG |
Combat Evaluation Group |
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CFACC |
Combined Force Air Component Commander's |
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CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
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CFEPT |
Career Field Education and Training Plan |
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CFETP |
career field education and training plan |
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CFR |
Crash Fire Rescue |
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CFT |
Cockpit Familiarization Trainer |
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CGO |
Company Grade Officer |
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CGOC |
Company Grade Officers' Council |
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cgoc |
Company Grade Officer Council |
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CGOQ |
Company Grade Officer of the Quarter |
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CGOY |
Company Grade Officer of The Year |
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Charlie Bravo |
Cut-back, or being released early from duty |
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Chief |
Proper term of address for Chief Master Sergeant |
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CI |
Counterintelligence |
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CINC |
Commander in Chief |
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CJCS |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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Class Six |
Shoppette where beer, wine & liquor is sold. |
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CMSAF |
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
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CMSGT |
Chief Master Sergeant |
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cnt |
Counter Narco-Terror |
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COA |
Course Of Action |
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COC |
Change of Command |
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COCOM |
Combatant Command |
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CODEL |
Congressional Delegation |
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COL |
Colonel |
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COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment (or Allowance) |
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COMAFFOR |
Commander, Air Force Forces |
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COMINT |
Communications Intelligence |
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COMSAT |
Communications Satellite Corporation |
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COMSEC |
Communication Security |
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COMSOCEUR |
Commander, Special Operations Command, United States European Command |
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COMSOF |
Commander, Special Operations Forces |
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COMUSAFCENT |
Commander, United States Air Force Central Command |
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COMUSAFE |
Commander United States Air Forces in Europe |
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CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
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CONUS |
Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC) |
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Cop |
Term for Air Force Security Forces |
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COP |
Community of Practice |
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CP |
command post |
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CPF |
Civilian Personnel Flight |
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CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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CPTS |
Comptroller Squadron |
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Crew Chief |
Generally used as an informal slang term for Aerospace Maintenance Personnel, AFSC 2A5 |
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CRG |
Contingency Response Group |
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CS |
Communications squadron |
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CSAF |
Chief of Staff, Air Force |
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CSAR |
Combat Search and Rescue |
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CSS |
Commander's Support Staff (orderly room |
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CSS |
Commanders Support Staff |
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CTF |
Combined Task Force |
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CUI |
Combined Unit Inspection |
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CWO |
Commissioned Warrant Officer |
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CY |
Calendar Year |
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D-day |
unnamed day on which operations commence or are scheduled to commence |
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D-Day |
The unnamed day on which an operation begins or is to begin |
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DACBT |
Dissimilar Air Combat Training |
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DAO |
Defense Attach Office |
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DART |
Dumbass Radio Troop |
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DBA |
Dirtbag Airman |
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DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency |
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DEAD |
Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses |
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DeCA |
Defense Commissary Agency |
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DEERS |
Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System |
|
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Dependapotamus |
Name given to overbearing & overweight bitchy dependent wives |
|
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DEPORD |
Deployment Order |
|
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DEROS |
Date Estimated Return from OverSeas |
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DFAC |
Dining Facility |
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DIRMOBFOR |
Director of Mobility Forces |
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DLA |
U.S. Defense Logistics Agency |
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DMS |
Defense Messaging System |
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DMSP |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.) |
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DO |
Director of Operations |
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DOC |
Designed Operational Capability |
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DOD |
United States Department of Defense |
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DOE |
Date Of Enlistment |
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Dollar Ride |
A pilot's first flight in an airframe |
|
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Doolie |
nickname for a first year Air Force Academy cadet |
|
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DOR |
Date Of Rank |
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DOS |
United States Department of State |
|
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Double Dip |
Term used when in a dual status and receiving income from two sources |
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DRMO |
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office |
|
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DRSN |
Defense Red Switch Network |
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DRU |
Direct Reporting Unit |
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DSCS |
U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System |
|
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DSN |
Defense Switched Network |
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DSP |
Defense Support Program |
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|
DSPD |
Defense Support to Public Diplomacy |
|
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DT |
Development Team |
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DTG |
date=Time Group |
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DUI |
driving under the influence of alcohol |
|
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DV |
Distinguished Visitor |
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DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
|
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EAD |
Extended Active Duty |
|
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EADS |
Eastern Air Defense Sector |
|
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eaf |
Expeditionary Aerospace Force |
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ECM |
Electronic Counter Measures |
|
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EELV |
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle |
|
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EET |
Exercise Evaluation Team |
|
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EGI |
Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation |
|
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EI |
Engineering and Installation |
|
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EIS |
Engineering and Installation Squadron |
|
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ELINT |
Electronic signals Intelligence |
|
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EMEDS |
Expeditionary Medical Support |
|
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ENJJPT |
Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training |
|
|
EO |
Equal Opportunity |
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|
EOC |
Emergency Operating Center |
|
|
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
|
|
EOY |
End-Of-Year |
|
|
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
|
|
EPR |
Enlisted Performance Report |
|
|
EPR |
enlisted performance reports |
|
|
ERCC |
Engine Run Crew Change |
|
|
ERO |
Engine Running Onload/Offload |
|
|
EUCOM |
European Command |
|
|
EW |
Electronic Warfare |
|
|
EWO |
Electronic Warfare Officer |
|
|
EXORD |
Executive Order |
|
|
F.U.C.K. |
Fornication Under Consent (of the) King |
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|
FAA |
Federal Aviation Authority |
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|
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
|
|
FAC |
Forward Air Controller |
|
|
FAIP |
First Assignment Instructor Pilot |
|
|
FAM |
Functional Area Manager |
|
|
FARM |
Functional Area Records Manager |
|
|
FDA |
Food Drug Administration |
|
|
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
|
|
FGO |
Field Grade Officer |
|
|
FGOQ |
Field Grade Officer of the Quarter |
|
|
FGOY |
Field Grade Officer of the Year |
|
|
FIGMO |
Fuck it I Got My Orders |
|
|
Fini Flight |
A pilot's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron |
|
|
FLOTUS |
First Lady Of The United States |
|
|
FLPP |
Foreign Language Profeciency Pay |
|
|
Flt/CC |
flight commander |
|
|
FM |
Financial Management |
|
|
FMB |
Financial Management Board |
|
|
FMC |
Fully Mission Capable |
|
|
FOA |
Field Operating Agency |
|
|
FOB |
Forward Operating Base |
|
|
FOD |
Foreign Object Damage |
|
|
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
|
|
FOUO |
For Official Use Only |
|
|
Four Fan Trash Can |
Nickname for the C-130 Hercules |
|
|
Four Fans of Freedom |
Nickname for the C-130 Hercules |
|
|
FP |
Force Protection |
|
|
FPCON |
Force Protection Condition |
|
|
FPWG |
Force Protection Working Group |
|
|
FRED |
Fucking Ridiculous Economic Disaster (term for the C-5 Galaxy |
|
|
FSB |
Force Shaping Board |
|
|
FTAC |
First Term Airman Center |
|
|
FTAC |
First Term Airman's Center |
|
|
FTD |
Field Training Detachment |
|
|
FTU |
Formal Training Unit |
|
|
FTW |
Flying Training Wing |
|
|
FTX |
flight training exercise |
|
|
FUBAR |
Fucked Up Beyond All Reason |
|
|
FW |
Fighter Wing |
|
|
FWG |
Financial Working Group |
|
|
FY |
Fiscal Year |
|
|
G-LOC |
G-induced Loss of Consciousness |
|
|
GBS |
Global Broadcast Service |
|
|
GC / GNC |
Guidance and Control |
|
|
GCC |
Group Control Center |
|
|
GCIC |
Global Cyberspace Integration Center |
|
|
GCS |
Ground Control Station |
|
|
GDT |
Ground Data Terminal |
|
|
Gen |
General Motors |
|
|
GLCM |
Ground Launched Cruise Missile |
|
|
GOCO |
Government Owned, Contractor Operated. An admission by government that they have the expertise to run the country (supposedly) but not anything as practical as a hot-dog stall. |
|
|
GOGO |
Government-Owned, Government-Operated |
|
|
GOV |
Government Owned Vehicle |
|
|
GPA |
Grade Point Average |
|
|
GPC |
Government Purchase Card |
|
|
GPS |
Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR) |
|
|
GSU |
Geographically Separated Unit |
|
|
GTC |
Government Travel Card |
|
|
GWOT |
Global War on Terrorism |
|
|
HAF |
Headquarters Air Force |
|
|
HALO |
High-Altitude Low-Opening Parachute Technique (type Of Parachute Jump |
|
|
HALO |
High Altitude, Low Opening (skydiving term) |
|
|
Hangar "[#]" |
A nonexistent hangar |
|
|
HARM |
High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile |
|
|
HARRT |
Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team |
|
|
Hawg |
Nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II |
|
|
HAZ |
Hazardous Cargo |
|
|
HAZCON |
Hazardous Condition |
|
|
HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
|
|
HF |
High Frequency |
|
|
HHQ |
Higher Headquarters |
|
|
HIA |
Held in Abeyance |
|
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HMMWV |
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
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HN |
Host Nation |
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ho |
Historian's Office |
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HPC |
Historic Properties Custodian |
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HQ |
Headquarters (HDQ Preferred) |
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HSI |
Health Services Inspection |
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HTS |
Harm Targeting System |
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HUAW |
Hurry Up And Wait |
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HUD |
Head-Up Display |
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HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
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IA |
Information Assurance |
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IAW |
In Accordance With |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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ICBM |
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
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ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
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IDE |
Intermediate Development Education |
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IED |
Improvised Explosive Device |
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IFE |
In-Flight Emergency |
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IFFCC |
Integrated Flight and Fire Control Computer |
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IFT |
Introductory Flight Training |
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IG |
Inspector General (HHS) |
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ILS |
Instituteument Landing System |
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IM |
Information Management |
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IMDS |
Integrated Maintenance Database System |
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IMINT |
Imagery Intelligence |
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INFOCON |
Information Operations Condition |
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Inmarsat |
International Maritime Satellite |
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INOP |
Inoperative |
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INOSC |
Integrated Network Operations and Security Center |
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IOC |
Initial Operational Capability |
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IOIC |
Information Operations Integration Course |
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IP |
Initial Point |
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IP |
Instructor Pilot |
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IPB |
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace |
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IPE |
Individual Protective Equipment |
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IS |
Intelligence Squadron |
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ISB |
Intermediate Staging Base |
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ISR |
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITS |
Initial Training School |
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ITT |
Information, Tickets, and Travel |
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IV |
Intravenous |
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IW |
Information Warfare |
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IYAAYAS |
If You Ain't Ammo, You Ain't Shit |
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J-STARS |
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System |
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JA |
Judge Advocate |
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JA/ATT |
Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training |
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JAOC |
Joint Air and Space Operations Center |
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JAOC |
Joint Air Operations Center |
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JARIC |
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre |
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JATO |
Jet-Assisted Take-Off |
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JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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JDAM |
Joint Direct Attack Munition (djay-dam) |
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JEFTS |
Joint Elementary Flying Training Squadron |
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JFACC |
Joint Forces Air Component Commander |
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JFACC |
Joint Force Air Component Commander |
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JFCOM |
Joint Forces Command |
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JOAP |
Joint Oil Analysis Program |
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JOPES |
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System |
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JPATS |
Joint Primary Air Training System |
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JPPT |
Joint Primary Pilot Training |
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JROC |
Joint Requirement Oversight Council |
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JROTC |
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corporation |
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JS |
Joint Staff |
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JSIVA |
Joint Service Integrated Vulnerability Assessment |
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JSOW |
Joint Standoff Weapon |
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JSSPT |
School for Jungle Self Preservation Training |
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JSTARS |
Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
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JSUPT |
Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training |
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JTAC |
Joint Tactical Air Controller |
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JTF |
Joint Task Force |
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JWICS |
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System |
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KD |
Khaki drill |
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KIAS |
Knots Indicated Air Speed |
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KISS |
Keep It Simple Stupid |
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KRs |
King's Regulations |
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KTAS |
Knots True Airspeed |
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LAC |
Leading Aircraftman |
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LACW |
Leading Aircraft woman |
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LAF |
Line of the Air Force |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LAPES |
Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System |
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LATN |
Low Altitude Tactical Navigation |
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Lawn Dart |
Nickname for F-16 Fighting Falcon or any other fast, pointy, single-engine aircraft. |
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LCAP |
Logistics Compliance Assessment Program |
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LCCS |
Life Cycle Cost Study or Life Cycle Contractor Support |
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LCP |
Launch Control Post |
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LEAP |
Language Enabled Airman Program |
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LER |
Longitudinal Exposure Record |
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LGB |
Laser-Guided Bomb |
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LIMFAC |
Limiting Factor |
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LLF |
Light Liaison Flight |
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LLTU |
Leigh Light Training Unit |
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LMG |
Light Machine Gun |
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LNO |
Liaison Officer |
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LNSF |
Light Night Striking Force |
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LOA |
Letter Of Appreciation |
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LOAC |
Law Of Armed Conflict |
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LOC |
Letter Of Counseling |
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LOGI |
Logistics NCOIC |
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LOR |
Letter Of Reprimand |
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LOWAT |
Low Altitude Training |
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LPD |
Low Probability of Detection |
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LRDF |
Long Range Development Flight |
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LRDG |
Long Rang Desert Group |
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LRDU |
Long Range Development Unit |
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LRFU |
Long Rang Ferry Unit |
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LRS |
Logistics Readiness Squadron |
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LRWE |
Long Range Weapons Research Establishment |
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LRWRE |
Long Range Weapons Research Establishment |
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LST |
Local Standard Time |
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LT COL |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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LT GEN |
Lieutenant General |
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LTW |
Lyneham Transport Wing |
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LW |
Light Warning |
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LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
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m&d |
Medicine and Duties |
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MAAF |
Mediterranean Allied Forces |
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MAAF |
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force |
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MAC |
Military Airlift Command |
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MAC |
Mediterranean Air Command |
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MACAF |
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces |
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MACOM |
Major Command |
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MACP |
Medic Air Command Post |
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MAD |
Marine Acceptance Depot |
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MAED |
Marine Aircraft Experimental Depot |
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MAEE |
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment |
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MAEU |
Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit |
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MAF |
mobility air forces |
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MAF |
Mobility Air Force |
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Maj |
Major |
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Maj Gen |
Major General |
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MAJCOM |
Major Command |
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MANPAD |
Man-Portable Air Defense |
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MAP |
Ministry of Aircraft Production |
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MAP |
Military Assistance Program |
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MARE |
Major Accident Response Exercise |
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MAREL |
Moveable Air Reconnaissance Exploitation Unit |
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MARFOR |
Marine Corps Forces |
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MASFS |
Midlands area School of Special Flying |
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MASINT |
Measurement And Signature Intelligence |
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MASR&CF |
Malta Air Sea Rescue & Communications Flight |
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MATAF |
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces |
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MATS |
Military Air Transport Service |
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MATZ |
Military Air Traffic Zone |
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MBps |
Megabytes Per Second |
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MC |
Mission Capable |
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MC&TTS |
Malta Communication & Target Towing Flight |
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MCA |
Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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MCC&FF |
Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Flight |
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MCJTF |
Maintenance Command Jet Training Flight |
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MCS |
Metropolitan Communication Squadron |
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MCU |
Mosquito Conversion Unit |
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MCU |
Marine Craft Unit |
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MCU |
Meteorological Conversion Unit |
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MCV |
Milstar Communications Vehicle |
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MCV |
Mobile Communications Vehicle |
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MDG |
Medical Group |
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ME |
Messerschmitt |
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ME |
Middle East |
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MEAC |
Middle East Air Command |
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MEAF |
Middle East Air Force |
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MEAFTTU |
Middle East Air Force Target Towing Unit |
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MEAS |
Middle East Armament School |
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MECGS |
Middle East Central Gunnery School |
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MedMe |
Mediterranean and Middle East |
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MEECN |
Mission Essential Emergency Communications Network |
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MEF |
Middle East Forces |
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MEFC |
Middle East Ferry Control |
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MEL |
Minimum Essential List |
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MENVTS |
Middle East Night Vision Training School |
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MEO |
Military Equal Opportunity |
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MEP&AP |
Middle East Pilot & Aircrew Pool |
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MESM |
Minimum Equipment/System Matrix |
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Met Res |
Meteorological Research |
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METS |
Middle East Training School |
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MFH |
Military Field Hospital |
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MFNU |
Malta Night Fighter Unit |
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MFPU |
Mobile Field Photographic Unit |
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MG |
Machine Gun |
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MG |
Motor/Generator |
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MGSP |
Mobile Glider Servicing Party |
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MHS |
Medical Health Service |
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MI |
Military Intelligence |
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MICAP |
Mission Incapable |
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MID |
Mentioned in Dispatch |
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MIF |
Maneuver Item File |
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MILCON |
Military Construction |
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MILDEC |
Military Deception |
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MilPDS |
Military Personnel Data System |
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Min Tech |
Ministry of Technology |
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MK |
Market |
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MK |
Mark (Navy weapon designation) |
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MKV |
Mark V fire tender |
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ML |
Mission Lead |
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MLR |
Management Level Review |
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MMCCS |
MILSTAR Mobile Constellation Control |
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MMESTF |
Mediterranean & Middle East Special Transport Flight |
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MMESTS |
Mediterranean & Middle East Special Transport Squadron |
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MNF |
multinational forces |
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MOA |
Military operations area |
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MOA |
Memorandum Of Agreement |
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MOA |
Ministry of Aviation |
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MOAB |
Massive Ordnance Air Blast |
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MOB |
Main Operating Base |
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MOOTW |
Military Operations Other Than War (moot-double-you) |
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MOPP |
mission oriented protective postures |
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MORU |
Mobile Operations Room Unit |
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MOS |
Marine Observation School |
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MOS |
Maintenance Operations Squadron |
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Mosquito Wings |
Nickname for the Airman rank insignia |
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MOTU |
Marine Operational Training Unit |
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|
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections) |
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MPF |
Military Personnel Flight |
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MR |
Medium Reconnaissance |
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MRE |
Meal Ready To Eat (U.S. Military Rations) |
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MRES |
Missing Research and Enquiry Service |
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mRF |
Meteorological Research Flight |
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MRS |
Maritime Recognisance School |
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MRT |
Mountain Rescue Team |
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MRU |
Mobile Radio Unit |
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MRU |
Medical Rehabilitation Unit |
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|
MSFU |
Merchant Ship Fighter Unit |
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|
MSG |
Mission Support Group |
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|
MSGT |
Master Sergeant |
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|
MSM |
Meritorious Service Medal |
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|
MSR |
Morse Slip Reader |
|
|
MSS |
Mission Support Squadron |
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|
MSu |
Mobile Signals Unit |
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MSU |
Maintenance Sub Unit |
|
|
MT |
Mechanical Transport |
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MTBD |
Mechanical Transport Base Unit |
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MTD |
Mechanical Transport Driver |
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MTF |
Maintenance Test Flight |
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MTF |
Medical Treatment Facility |
|
|
MTI |
Military Training Instructor |
|
|
MTL |
Military Training Leader |
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MTLRU |
Mechanical Transport Light Repair Unit |
|
|
MTMA |
Military Terminal Manoeuvring Area |
|
|
MTO |
Mechanical Transport Officer |
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MTRU |
Motor Transport Repair Unit |
|
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MTSS |
Mechanical Transport Servicing Section |
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|
MTTR |
Mean Time To Report |
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MTU |
Mosquito Training Unit |
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|
MTW |
Major Theater War |
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|
MU |
Maintenance Unit |
|
|
Mud Hen |
Nickname for the F-15E Strike Eagle |
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MUG |
Mid Upper Gunner |
|
|
MVP |
Most Valuable Person |
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MWR |
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation |
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|
MWS |
Major Weapon(s) System |
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MXG |
Maintenance Group |
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|
MXS |
Maintenance Squadron |
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N/E |
Non Effective |
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NA |
North Africa |
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NAF |
Numbered Air Force (US) |
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|
NAOC |
Nation Airborne Operations Center |
|
|
NAP |
Navigation Action Point |
|
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NARD |
Northern Aircraft Repair Depot |
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|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US) |
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|
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
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|
NAVAID |
Navigational Aid |
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NAVEUR |
Naval Forces, Europe |
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|
NAVEX |
Navigation Exercise |
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NAWW |
Night All-weather Wing |
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|
NBC |
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical |
|
|
NCC |
Network Control Center (GSFC) |
|
|
NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer |
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|
NCO |
Noncommissioned Officer |
|
|
NCOA |
Non-Commissioned Officer Academy |
|
|
Ncoa |
Noncommissioned Officer Academy |
|
|
NCOIC |
Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge |
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|
NCOIC |
Noncommissioned Officer In Charge |
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|
NCOQ |
NCO of the Quarter |
|
|
NCOY |
NCO of the Year |
|
|
NCS |
Northern Communication Squadron |
|
|
NCU |
Night Conversion Unit |
|
|
NCW |
Network-Centric Warfare |
|
|
NDI |
Nondestructive Inspection |
|
|
NEA |
Non Effective Airframe |
|
|
NEADS |
Northeast Air Defense Sector |
|
|
NEAR |
Near East Air Force |
|
|
NEI |
Netherlands East Indies |
|
|
NEO |
Noncombatant Evacuation Operation |
|
|
NFD |
No further Data |
|
|
NFDS |
Night Fighter Development Squadron |
|
|
NFDU |
Night Fighter Development Unit |
|
|
NFDW |
Night Fighter Development Wing |
|
|
NFF |
Night Fighter Flight |
|
|
NFLS |
Night Fighter Leaders School |
|
|
NFT |
Night Flying Test |
|
|
NFT |
No Further Trace |
|
|
NFTS |
Night Fighter Training Squadron |
|
|
NHS |
New Hampshire |
|
|
NI CF |
Night Conversion Flight |
|
|
NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
|
|
NIPR |
Non-secure Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network |
|
|
NIPRNET |
nonsecure internet protocol router network |
|
|
NKAWTG |
Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas |
|
|
NM |
Nautical Mile |
|
|
NMC |
Non-Mission Capable |
|
|
NMC |
nonmission capable |
|
|
NMSU |
Nimrod Major Servicing Unit |
|
|
Nonner |
Non-sortie generating |
|
|
NORAD |
North American Air Defence |
|
|
NORAD |
North American Air Defense (Command) |
|
|
NORDO |
No-Radio |
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|
NORTHCOM |
Northern Command |
|
|
NOSC |
Network Operations and Security Center |
|
|
NOTAM |
Notice to Airmen |
|
|
NRC |
Nuclear Reporting Cell |
|
|
NRT |
Non-Reporting Time |
|
|
NS |
Normalization Sustainment |
|
|
NSA |
National Security Agency |
|
|
NSC |
National Security Council |
|
|
NSDU |
Navigation synthetic Development Unit |
|
|
NSI |
Nuclear Surety Inspection |
|
|
NSPTF |
Navigators Staff Pilot Training Flight |
|
|
NT |
No Trace |
|
|
NTB |
Norwegian Training Base |
|
|
NTS |
Training Squadron |
|
|
NTU |
No take up |
|
|
NTU |
Navigation Training Unit |
|
|
NUB |
New Useless Bitch |
|
|
NVG |
Night Vision Goggle |
|
|
NVTS |
Night Vision Training School |
|
|
NwAAF |
North West African Air Forces |
|
|
NwAASC |
North West African Air Service Command |
|
|
NwACAF |
North West African Coastal Air Force |
|
|
NwASAF |
North West African Strategic Air Forces |
|
|
NwATAF |
North West African Tactical air Force |
|
|
NwATBF |
North West African Training Bomber Force |
|
|
NwATC |
North West African Training Command |
|
|
NZF |
New Zealand Flight |
|
|
O&M |
Operation and Maintenance |
|
|
O-3 |
Captain |
|
|
O-4 |
Major |
|
|
O-5 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
|
|
O-6 |
Colonel |
|
|
OADF |
Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight |
|
|
OADU |
Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit |
|
|
OANS |
Observers Air Navigation School |
|
|
OAP |
Offset Aim Point |
|
|
OAPT |
Officer Awaiting Pilot Training. |
|
|
OAPTer |
An officer in OAPT status |
|
|
OAPU |
Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit |
|
|
OAR |
Occupational Analysis Report |
|
|
OAR |
Obusna Aeroplansva Radionica |
|
|
OAS |
Offensive Avionics System |
|
|
OATS |
Officers Advanced Training School |
|
|
OAY |
Outstanding Airman of the Year |
|
|
OAYA |
Outstanding Airman of the Year Award |
|
|
OBS |
Observation |
|
|
OC |
Officer Commanding |
|
|
OC |
Optimum Cruise |
|
|
OCO |
Overseas Contingency Operations |
|
|
OCONUS |
Outside of the Continental United States |
|
|
OCONUS |
Outside the Continental United States |
|
|
OCR |
Office of Collateral Responsibility |
|
|
OCTU |
Officer Cadet Training Unit |
|
|
OCU |
Operational Conversion Unit (RAF) |
|
|
OEF |
Operation Enduring Freedom |
|
|
OEH-MIS |
Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System |
|
|
OEHED |
Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data |
|
|
OEHME |
Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination |
|
|
OEHSA |
Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment |
|
|
OEHWG |
Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group |
|
|
OFO |
Out Fucking Off |
|
|
OFU |
Overseas Ferry Unit |
|
|
OG |
Operations Group |
|
|
OG/CC |
Operations Group Commander |
|
|
OI |
Office of Intelligence (USCS); operating instruction |
|
|
OIC |
Officer in Command |
|
|
OIC |
Officer's Initial Course officers |
|
|
OIC |
Officer In Charge |
|
|
OIF |
Operation Iraqi Freedom |
|
|
OJT |
On the Job Training |
|
|
OL |
Operating Location |
|
|
OO |
Orderly Officer |
|
|
OODA |
Observe, Orient, Decide, Act |
|
|
OP |
Operational |
|
|
OPCON |
Operational Control |
|
|
OPLAN |
Operation Plan (also OpPlan) |
|
|
OPORD |
OPerations Order |
|
|
OPR |
Office of Primary Responsibility |
|
|
OPR |
Officer Performance Report |
|
|
OPREP |
Operational Report |
|
|
OPSTEMPO |
Operations Tempo |
|
|
OPTEMPO |
Operating Tempo |
|
|
OPTN |
Operationalizing and Professionalizing the Network |
|
|
ORB |
Operations Record Book |
|
|
ORE |
Operational Readiness Evaluation |
|
|
ORI |
Operational Readiness Inspection |
|
|
ORM |
Operation Risk Management |
|
|
ORM |
Operational Risk Management |
|
|
ORS |
Operational Research Section |
|
|
ORS |
Offensive Radar Set |
|
|
ORTU |
Operational & Refresher Training Unit |
|
|
OS |
Observers School |
|
|
OSC |
Overseas Staff College |
|
|
OSC |
Officers Senior Course officers |
|
|
OSD |
U.S. Office Of The Secretary Of Defense |
|
|
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970) |
|
|
OSI |
Office Of Special Investigation |
|
|
OSO |
Offensive Systems Officer |
|
|
OSR |
Occupational Survey Report |
|
|
OSR&AP |
Observers School of Reconnaissance & Aerial Gunnery |
|
|
OSS |
Operations Support Squadron |
|
|
OT&E |
Operational Test and Evaluation |
|
|
OTS |
Officer Training School |
|
|
OTSCU |
Officer Training School Conversion Unit |
|
|
OTU |
Operational and Refresher Training Unit |
|
|
OTW |
Operational Training Wing |
|
|
P/O |
Pilot Officer |
|
|
PACAF |
Pacific Air Forces |
|
|
PACT |
Pre Aircrew Training |
|
|
PAF |
Polish Air Force |
|
|
PAR |
Precision Approach Radar |
|
|
PAS |
Political Affairs Strategist |
|
|
PAS |
Personnel Accounting Symbol |
|
|
PAS/U |
Pilotless Aircraft Section Unit |
|
|
PATP |
Packed Aircraft Transit Pool |
|
|
PAX |
Air passengers |
|
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PC |
Personal computer (host) |
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PCA |
Permanent Change of Assignment |
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PCCS |
Protectorate Communication & Support Unit |
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PCM |
Primary Care Manager |
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PCO |
Procuring Contracting Officer |
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PCS |
Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station. |
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PD |
Packing Depot |
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PDC |
Personnel Despatch Centre |
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PDC |
Port Defence Committee |
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PDRC |
Personnel Dispatch and Reception Centre |
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PDS |
Permanent Duty Station |
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PDU |
Personnel Dispersal Unit |
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PDU |
Photographic Development Unit |
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PEE |
Proof & Experimental Establishment Shoeburyness |
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PEFTS |
Polish Elementary Flying Training School |
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Perpes |
Humorous nickname for PRP, take on herpes |
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PERSCO |
Personnel Support for Contingency Operations |
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PES |
Parachute Exercise Squadron |
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PF |
Practice Flight |
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PFE |
Promotion Fitness Examination |
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PFF |
Pathfinder Force |
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PFFNTU |
Pathfinder Force Navigational Training Unit |
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PFM |
Pure Fucking Magic |
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PFPS |
Portable Flight Planning Software |
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PFS |
Parachute Flying Section |
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PFS |
Primary Flying School |
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PFT |
Physical Fitness Test |
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PFTS |
Polish Flying Training School |
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PFU |
Practice Flying Unit |
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PGTF |
Polish Grading & Testing Flight |
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PGTS |
Parachute & Glider Training School |
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PHA |
Preventive Health Assessment |
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PHU |
Personnel Holding Unit |
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PI |
Practice Interception |
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PICNIC |
Problem in Chair Not in Computer |
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PID |
Plan Identification number |
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PING |
Person In Need of Graduation |
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PIP/SBM |
Primary Injection Point / Satellite Broadcast Manager |
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PIREP |
Pilot (weather) Report |
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PITT |
Person In need of Technical Training |
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PIU |
Photographic Intelligence Unit |
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PM |
Program Manager |
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PMC |
Partial Mission-Capable |
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PMC |
President of the Messing Committee |
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PMC |
Partially Mission Capable |
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PMC |
Personnel Management Centre |
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PME |
Prime Mission Equipment |
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PME |
Professional Military Education |
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PMO |
Product Managers Office |
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POC |
Point Of Contact |
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Pop Tart |
Airman who's technical career schools are 6 weeks or less |
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POR |
Personnel Occurrence Records |
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POTU |
Polish Operational Training Unit |
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POTUS |
President Of The United States. Acronym used by Whitehouse staff. See also FLOFTUS. |
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POW |
Prisoner of war |
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PPBE |
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution |
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PPF |
Parachute Practice Flight |
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PPLAN |
Programming Plan |
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PPP |
Pupils Pilots Pool |
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PRC |
Personnel Reception Centre |
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PRDE |
Photographic Reconnaissance Development Establishment |
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PRDU |
Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit |
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PRF |
Promotion Recommendation Form |
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PRFS |
Pilots Refresher Flying School |
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PRFU |
Pilots Refresher Flying Unit |
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Prime Beef |
A Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force |
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PRP |
Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons) |
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PRRP |
Pilots Reserve & Reinforcement Poll |
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PRTU |
Pilot Refresher Training Unit |
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PRU |
Personnel Readiness Unit |
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PRU |
Personnel Reception Unit |
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PRU |
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit |
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PRU |
Pilot Replacement Unit |
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PS |
Parachute School |
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PSP |
Perforated Steel Planking |
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PSYOP |
Psychological Operations |
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PTC |
Personnel Transit Camp |
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PTC |
Personnel Transit Centre |
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PTC |
Parachute Training Centre |
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PTF |
Parachute Test Flight |
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PTL |
Physical Training Leader |
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PTS |
Parachute Training Squadron |
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PTS |
Parachute Training School |
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PTS |
Parachute Training Section |
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PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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PTU |
Parachute Training Unit |
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PTU |
Parachute Test Unit |
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PTURP |
Pilots Training Unit & Reinforcement Pool |
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PWF |
Psychological Warfare Unit |
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PWR |
Personnel Warning Roster |
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QAF |
Quality Air Force |
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QC |
Quality Control |
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QCS |
Queen's Colour Squadron |
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QDR |
Quality Deficiency Report |
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QF |
Queens Flight |
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QM |
Quartermaster |
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QOL |
Quality of Life |
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QRs |
Queen's Regulations |
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Qweep |
A task or duty that is completely useless and ultimately unrelated to your primary job |
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R |
Reserve |
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R&D |
Research & Development |
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R&SS |
Repair & Salvage Section |
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R&SU |
Repair & Salvage Unit |
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R/G |
Rear Gunner |
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R/T |
Radiotelephony |
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R/T |
Radio Telegraphy |
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RA |
Resource Advisor |
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RAA |
Route Abort Altitude |
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RAAF |
Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
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RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
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RACON |
Radar Beacon |
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RAE |
Royal Aircraft Establishment |
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RAE |
Royal Aerospace Establishment |
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RAF |
Royal Air Force (U.K.) |
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RAFA |
RAF Association |
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RAFALO |
RAFA Liaison Officer |
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RAFARS |
Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society |
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RAFASU |
RAF Armament Support Unit |
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RAFBF |
RAF Benevolent Fund |
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RAFC |
Royal Air Force College |
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RAFFC |
Royal Air Force Flying College |
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RAFG |
Royal Air Force Germany |
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RAFITS |
Royal air Force Initial Training School |
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RAFM |
Royal Air Force Mesopotamia |
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RAFMB |
Royal Air Force Maintenance Base |
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RAFMS |
Royal Air Force Music Services |
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RAFNI |
Royal Air Force Northern Ireland |
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RAFO |
Reserve of Air Force Officers |
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RAFRS |
Royal Air Force Regiment School |
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RAFSAA |
RAF Small Arms Association |
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Rafsc |
Royal Air Force Staff College |
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RAFSCOCF |
Royal Air Force Staff College Overseas Communication Flight |
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RAFTC |
Royal Air Force Technical College |
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RAFVR |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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RAP |
Recognised Air Picture |
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RAP |
Reserve Aircraft Pool |
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RAPDS |
Recognised Air Picture Display System |
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RAPO |
Records and Pay Office |
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RAS |
Regional Affairs Strategist |
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RAS |
Reserve Aeroplane School |
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RAT Flight |
Radio Aids Training Flight |
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RATG |
Rhodesian Air Training Group |
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RATW |
Rhodesian Air Training Wing |
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RC |
Recruiting Centre |
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RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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RCASU |
Radar Controlled Air Survey Unit |
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RCFS |
Rhodesian Central Flying School |
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RCIFF |
Reserve Command Intensive Flying Flight |
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RCM Squadron Flight |
Radio Counter Measures Squadron Flight |
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RCR |
Runway Condition Reading |
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RCTF |
Reserve Command Training Flight |
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RDAF |
Royal Danish Air Force |
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RDF |
Radio Direction Finder |
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RDFCF |
Radio Direction Finding Calibration Flight |
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RDFS |
Radio Direction Finding School |
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RDU |
Radar Development Unit |
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RDUK |
Repairable at Depot in UK |
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REACT |
Rapid Execution And Combat Targeting |
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READY |
Resource Augmentation Duty Program |
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REAF |
Royal Egyptian Air Force |
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RECCE |
Reconnaissance |
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RED HORSE |
Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers |
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RED HORSE |
Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers |
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REU |
Radio Engineering Unit |
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Revd |
Reverend |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFF |
Request For Forces |
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RFF |
Refresher Flying Flight |
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RFI |
Ready For Issue |
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RFS |
Reserve Flying School |
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RFTS |
Refresher Flying Training School |
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RFU |
Refresher Flying Unit |
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RHAF |
Royal Hellenic Air Force |
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RIAF |
Royal Indian Air Force |
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RIF |
Reduction In Force |
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RLF |
Rapid Landing Flight |
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RLG |
Relief Landing Ground |
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RM |
Royal Marines |
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RMAF |
Royal Malaysian Air Force |
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RMF |
Radar Meteorological Flight |
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RMS |
Royal Mail Ship |
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RMU |
Radio Maintenance Unit |
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RN |
Royal Navy |
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RNAF |
Royal Norwegian Air Force |
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RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Service |
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RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Station |
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RNAW |
Radar Navigation Aids Wing |
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RNCU |
Radar Navigation Conversion Unit |
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RNEFTS |
Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School |
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RNethAF |
Royal Netherlands Air Force |
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RNFS |
Royal Naval Fighter Squadron |
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RNLTD |
Report No Later Than Date |
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RNP |
Required Navigation Performance |
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RNZAF |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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ROAD |
Retired On Active-Duty |
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ROE |
Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation. |
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ROKAF |
Republic Of Korea Air Force |
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ROS |
Repairable on Site |
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ROTC |
Reserve Officer Training Corps |
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RP |
Regimental Police |
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RPA |
Remotely Piloted Aircraft |
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RPAF |
Royal Pakistan Air Force |
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RPDS |
Radar Photographic Display System |
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RQS |
Rescue Squadron |
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RQW |
Rescue Wing |
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RRE |
Radar Research Establishment |
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RRF |
Radio Reconnaissance Flight |
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RRFU |
Radio Reconnaissance Flight Unit |
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RRFU |
Radar Research Flight |
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RRH |
Remote Radar Head |
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RRU |
Raid Reporting Unit |
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RS |
Radio School |
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RS |
Reserve Squadron |
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RS |
Reserve School |
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RS&RE |
Royal Signals & Radar Establishment |
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RSO |
Range Safety Officer |
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RSS |
Radio Servicing Section |
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RSU |
Repair and Servicing Unit |
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RSU |
Repair and Salvage Unit |
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RT |
Reporting Time |
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RTB |
Return to Base |
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RTB |
Remote Test Basetmtreturn To Base |
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RTD |
Return to Depot |
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RTD |
Return To Duty |
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RTIC |
Real Time In the Cockpit |
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RTO |
Rail Transport Officer |
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RTP |
Recruit Training Pool |
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RTU |
Return To Unit |
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RU |
Repair Unit |
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RU |
Reception Unit |
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RV |
Reentry Vehicle |
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RW |
Receiving Wing |
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RW |
Reconnaissance Wing |
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RWE |
Radio Warfare Establishment |
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RYAFTU |
Royal Yugoslav Air Force Technical Unit |
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S of AN |
School of Air Navigation |
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S of TT |
School of Technical Training |
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S&TT |
Station & Target Towing |
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S/C |
Sergeant Chef |
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S/L |
Squadron Leader |
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S/Ldr |
Squadron Leader |
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S/S |
Staff Sergeant |
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SA |
Situation(al) Awareness |
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SAA |
Small Arms Association |
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SAAF |
South African Air Force |
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SAASS |
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies |
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SABC |
self aid and buddy care |
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SAC |
Senior Aircraftman |
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SAC |
Strategic Air Command |
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SACEUR |
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO) |
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SAF/SECAF |
Secretary of the Air Force |
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safu |
South Atlantic Ferry Unit |
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sagm |
Surface to Air Guided Missile |
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SAGW |
Surface-to-Air Guided Weapon |
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SAM |
Surface To Air Missile |
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SAM |
Special Airlift Mission |
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SAN |
School of Air Navigation |
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SAOEU |
Strike Aircraft Operational Evaluation Unit |
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sap |
School of Air Pilotage |
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SAPI |
Semi-Armor Piercing Incendiary |
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sar |
Sanostacna Aeroplansva Radionica |
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SAR |
Search And Rescue |
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SARC |
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator |
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SARD |
Southern Aircraft Repair Depot |
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sarts |
Search and Rescue Training Squadron |
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sas |
Servicing Aircraft Section |
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SASO |
Senior Air Staff Officer |
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satco |
Senior Air Traffic Controller |
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satcom |
Satellite Communication |
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satt |
Satellite |
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sav |
Staff Assisted Visit |
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SAV |
Staff Assistance Visit |
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SBC |
Small Bomb Container |
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SBIR |
Space Based Infra-Red |
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SBIRS |
Space-Based Infrared System |
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SBIRS |
Space Based Infrared Systems |
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SC |
Service Ceiling |
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SC |
Salvage Centre |
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SC |
Strike Commander |
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SCBS |
Strike Command Bombing School |
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sccs |
Strike Command Communication Squadron |
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scdu |
Strike Command Development Unit |
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SCF |
Squadron Conversion Flight |
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SCI |
Sensitive Compartmented Information |
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SCP |
Set Clearance Plane |
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SCR |
School of Control & Reporting |
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SCS |
Southern Communication Squadron |
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SCS |
Special Communication Squadron |
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SD |
Stores Depot |
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SD |
Special Duty |
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sddu |
Special Duties Development Unit |
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SDE |
Senior Development Education |
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SDF |
Special Duties Flight |
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SDF |
Standard Deployment Folder |
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sdu |
Signals Development Unit |
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seaac |
South East asia Air Command |
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SEAC |
South East Asia Command |
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SEACF |
South Eastern Area Communication Flight |
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sead |
Suppression of Enemy Air Defense |
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SEADS |
Southeast Air Defense Sector |
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SECAF |
Secretary of the Air Force |
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SECDEF |
United States Secretary of Defense |
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Secret squirrel stuff |
Material classified above secret or compartmentalzed information. |
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SECSTATE |
Secretary of State |
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sef |
Special Experimental Flight |
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SEG |
similar exposure groups |
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SENGO |
Senior Engineering Officer |
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SEngO |
Station Engineering Officer |
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Senior |
Informal shortening for Senior Master Sergeant |
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sep |
Special Erection Party |
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SEPCOR |
Separate Correspondence |
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SERE |
survival, evasion, resistance, escape |
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SERE |
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape |
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SF |
Security Forces |
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SF |
Standard Form |
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SF |
Station Flight |
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SFC |
School of Flying Control |
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sfcs |
Squadron & Flight Commanders School |
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sff |
Service Ferry Flight |
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sff |
Special Forces Flight |
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sft |
School of Flying Training |
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SFTS |
Service Flying Training School |
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sfu |
Signal Flying Unit |
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SGLI |
Servicemans Group Life Insurance |
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sgr |
School of General Reconnaissance |
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SGR&AN |
School of General Reconnaissance & Air Navigation |
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SGT |
Sergeant |
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SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
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SHAPE |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO) |
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Shirt |
A unit first sergeant |
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SHQ |
Station Head Quarters |
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SIF |
Selective Identification Feature |
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SIGINT |
Signals Intelligence |
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Sigs |
Signals |
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SIPR |
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network |
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Siprnet |
Secure Internet Protocol Router Network |
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SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service |
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SITREP |
Situation Report |
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SIU |
Signals Intelligence Unit |
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SJA |
Staff Judge Advocate |
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SKT |
Specialty Knowledge Test |
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slaw |
School of Land |
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SLC |
Search-Light Control |
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slg |
Satellite Landing Ground |
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Slick Sleeve |
Nickname for an Airman Basic |
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SMC |
Space and Missile Systems Center |
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SMC/CC |
Space and Missile Systems Center Commander |
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SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
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SMR |
School of Maritime Reconnaissance |
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SMSGT |
Senior Master Sergeant |
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Snacko |
A highly underestimated, mission critical position held most often by Lieutenants in a new flying squadron |
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SNAFU |
Situation Normal All Fouled Up |
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SNc |
School of Naval Cooperation |
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SNCO |
senior noncommissioned officer |
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snco |
Senior None Commissioned Officer |
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SNCOA |
Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy |
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SNCOA |
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy |
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SNCOQ |
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter |
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SNCOY |
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year |
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soac |
School of Army Co-operation |
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SOAF |
School of Air Fighting |
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SOAF&BD |
School of Air Fighting & Bomb Dropping |
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SoAF&G |
School of Air Fighting and Gunnery |
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SoAFTT |
School of Air Force Technical Training |
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SoAG |
School of Air Gunnery |
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soag |
Observers School of Reconnaissance & Aerial Gunnery |
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SoAN&BD |
School of Aerial Navigation & Bomb Dropping |
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soas |
School of Air Navigation |
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SoASR |
School of Air Sea Rescue |
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soat |
School of Air Transport |
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soatc |
School of Air Traffic Control |
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SOC |
Sector Operations Control |
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SOCEUR |
Special Operations Command, Europe |
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SOCSOUTH |
Special Operations Component, United States Southern Command |
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SOE |
Special Operations Executive |
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SOF |
Special Operations Force(s) |
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SOF |
Special Operations Flight |
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SOF |
Supervisor Of Flying |
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sofp |
School of Fighter Plotting |
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sofp |
School of Photography |
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SofRT |
School of Recruit Training |
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sog |
Special Operations Group-Tactical |
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soma |
School of Military Aeronautics |
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SoN&BD |
School of Navigation & Bomb Dropping |
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SoNC&AN |
School of Naval Cooperation & Aerial Navigation |
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sops |
Space Operations Squadron |
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sopt |
School of Parachute Training |
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SORTS |
Status of Resources and Training System |
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SOS |
Special Operations Squadron |
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SOS |
Squadron Officer School |
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SoSF |
School of Special Flying |
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SOW |
Special Operations Wingz |
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SOW |
Statement Of Work |
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SOWT |
School of Wireless Telephony |
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SP |
Service Police |
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sp |
Staging Post |
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SPINS |
Special Instructions |
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SPO |
System Program Office (Air Force) |
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SPOD |
Seaport of Debarkation |
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SPOE |
Seaport of Embarkation |
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sptu |
Staff Pilots Training Unit |
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SQ |
Squadron |
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SQN |
Squadron |
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SR |
Strategic Reconnaissance |
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SRA |
Senior Airman |
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SRAF |
Southern Rhodesian Air Force |
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SRC |
Solid Rock Cafe |
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srcu |
Short Range Conversion Unit |
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srf |
Sea Rescue Flight |
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SRF |
Search & Rescue Flight |
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srf |
School of Refresher Flying |
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SRO |
Station Routine Order |
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sros |
Station Routine Orders |
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srts |
Short Range Transport Squadron |
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srtu |
Survival& Rescue Training Unit |
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SRU |
Strategic Reconnaissance Unit |
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SRW |
Strategic Reconnaissance Wing |
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ss |
Signals School |
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ss |
Salvage Section |
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ssc |
Senior Supervisor's Course |
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SSF |
Special Service Flight |
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ssf |
Special Survey Flight |
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SSGT |
Staff Sergeant |
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SSLC2 |
Smart Systems for Logistics Command and Control |
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SSN |
Social Security Number |
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sso |
Station Standing Order |
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ssos |
Station Standing Orders |
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SSQ |
Station Sick Quarters |
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SST |
Supervisor Safety Training |
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sstt |
Supplementary School of Technical Training |
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SSU |
Sentry Standards Unit |
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SSVAF |
Straight Settlement Volunteer Air Force |
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Staff |
Informal shortening for Staff Sergeant |
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stdu |
Synthetic Training development Unit |
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stdu |
Special Torpedoe Development Unit |
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STE |
Secure Telephone Equipment |
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STEP |
Stripe Through Exceptional Performance |
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STF |
Seaplane Training Flight |
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STF |
Special Transport Flight |
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STF |
Special Training Flight |
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Stink Bug |
Nickname for the F-117 Nighthawk |
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STN |
Station |
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Strike Eagle |
Nickname for F15 E |
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STS |
Special Tactics Squadron |
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STS |
Seaplane Training Squadron |
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STT |
School of Technical Training |
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STU-III |
Secure Telephone Unit III |
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SU |
Support Unit |
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su |
Servicing Unit |
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Supy |
Supernumery |
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SVoIP |
Secure Voice Over Internet Protocol |
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SVS |
Services Squadron |
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SW |
Space Wing |
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SWA |
Southwest Asia |
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SWAG |
Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A Close Approximation. |
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SWO |
Station Warrant Officer |
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swts |
Supplementary Wireless Telegraphy School |
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t |
Transmitter |
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T&A |
Test & Acceptance |
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T.O. |
Technical Order |
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T.T. |
Trade Training |
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T/F/Sgt. |
Temporary Flight Sergeant |
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T/O |
Take Off |
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T/Sgnt. |
Temporary Sergeant |
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T/W/O |
Temporary Warrant Officer |
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TAC |
Tactical Air Command (U.S. Air Force bases) (now ACC) |
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TAC-P |
Tactical Air Control Party |
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TACEVAL |
Tactical Evaluation |
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TACON |
Tactical Control |
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TADU |
Training Aids Development Unit |
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TADU |
Target Aircraft Development Unit |
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TAFCSD |
Total Active Federal Commission Service Date |
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TAFMSD |
Total Active Federal Military Service Date |
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TAFSU |
Tactical Air Force Support Unit |
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TAG |
Telegraphist Air Gunner |
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TAG (AG) |
The Adjutant General |
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tamu |
Transport Aircraft Modification Unit |
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tamu |
Transport Aircraft Maintenance Unit |
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TAP |
Transition Assistance Program |
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taru |
Transport Aircraft Repair Unit |
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tb |
torpedo-bomber |
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TB |
Technical Bulletin |
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TBF |
Torpedo Bomber Fighter |
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tbs |
Torpedo & Bombing School |
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TC |
Training Command |
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TCAEU |
Transport Command Aircrew Examining Unit |
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TCASF |
Transport Command Air Support Flight |
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TCBU |
Transport Command Base Unit |
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TCDU |
Transport Command Development Unit |
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tceu |
Transport Command Examining Unit |
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TCFCS |
Transport Command Flight Commanders School |
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TCICU |
Transport Command Initial Conversion Unit |
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tcmf |
Transport Command Meteorological Flight |
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TCNVTS |
Transport Command Night Vision Training School |
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TCTO |
Time Compliance Technical Order |
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tcu |
Transport Conversion Unit |
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tdf |
Torpedo Development Flight |
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tds |
Torpedo Development Section |
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TDS |
Towed Decoy System |
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TDU |
Tactical Development Unit |
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TDU |
Torpedo Development Unit |
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TDY |
temporary duty (non-unit-related personnel) |
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Tech |
Informal shortening of Technical Sergeant |
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tee |
Test & Evaluation Establishment |
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TER FLW |
Terrain Following |
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TEU |
Tactical Exercise Unit |
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TF |
Terrain Following |
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TF |
Task Force |
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TF |
Training Flight |
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TFCSD |
Total Federal Commissioned Service to Date |
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tff |
Target Facilities Flight |
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tfp |
Training Ferry Pool |
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tfpp |
Training Ferry Pilots Pool |
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tfs |
Target Facilities Squadron |
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TFU |
Telecommunications Flying Unit |
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TGP |
Targeting Pod |
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TI |
Target Indicator |
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TIMEX |
Time-expired |
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TLF |
Temporary Lodging Facility |
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TLF |
Temporary Living Facility |
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TO |
Technical Order |
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TOT |
Time Over Target |
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Tourex |
Tour-Expired |
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TPFDD |
Time-Phased Force Deployment Data |
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tpo |
Teleprinter Operator |
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TPS |
Test Pilots School |
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tqf |
The Queens Flight |
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Tracking |
Reference to offensive avionics on combat aircraft |
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TRG |
Training Resources Group, Inc |
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TRS |
Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron |
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trs |
Torpedo Refresher School |
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tru |
Transportable Radar Unit |
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ts |
Training School |
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TS |
Training Squadron |
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tscu |
Transport Support Conversion Unit |
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TSGT |
Technical Sergeant |
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tspc |
Transport Support Practice Camp |
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TSR |
Torpedo-Spotter Reconnaissance |
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TSTS |
Telecommunications Simulator Test Station |
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tsts |
Trade Selection Test Section |
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tstu |
Transport Support Training Unit |
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TT |
Target Towing |
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TT&G |
Target Towing & Gunnery |
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TTC |
Technical Training Command |
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TTF |
Target Towing Flight |
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ttf |
Towed Target Flight |
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ttf |
Tanker Training Flight |
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TTP |
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures |
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tts |
Torpedo Training Squadron |
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TTS |
Torpedo Training School |
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TTU |
Target Towing Unit |
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ttu |
Torpedo Training Unit |
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TU |
Training Unit |
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TWCF |
Transportation Working Capital Fund |
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TWDU |
Tactical weapons Development Unit |
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TWG |
Threat Working Group |
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TWU |
Tactical Weapons Unit |
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U/I |
Unidentified |
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u/t |
Under Training |
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UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft System |
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UAV |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
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UCC |
Unit Control Center |
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UCI |
Unit Compliance Inspection |
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UDM |
Unit Deployment Manager |
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UHF |
Ultrahigh Frequency |
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UHF |
Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm) |
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UKADGE |
UK Air Defence Ground Environment |
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UKADR |
UK Air Defence Region |
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UKRAOC |
UK Regional Air Operations Centre |
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ULN |
Unit Line Number |
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UMD |
Unit Manning Document |
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UMD |
unit mission description |
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un |
United Narions |
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UNWT |
Undergraduate Network Warfare Training |
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UOR |
Urgent Operational Requirement |
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UPT |
Undergraduate Pilot Training |
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US |
Unserviceable |
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US |
United States of America |
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USA |
United States Army |
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USAAF |
United States Army Air Forces |
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USAAF |
United States Army Air Flight |
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USACOM |
United States Atlantic Command |
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USAF |
United States Air Force |
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USAFA |
United States Air Force Academy |
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USAFCENT |
United States Central Command Air Forces |
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USAFE |
United States Air Forces in Europe |
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USAFRICOM |
United States Africa Command |
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USAFSAM |
United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine |
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USAFSOC |
United States Air Force, Special Operations Command |
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USAREUR |
United States Army European Command |
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USCENTCOM |
United States Central Command |
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USEUCOM |
United States European Command |
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USMC |
United States Marine Corporation |
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USN |
United States Navy |
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USNORTHCOM |
United States Northern Command |
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USPACOM |
United States Pacific Command |
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USSOUTHCOM |
United States Southern Command |
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USSPACECOM |
United States Space Command |
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USTRANSCOM |
United States Transportation Command |
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UTC |
Unit Type Code |
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UXO |
Unexploded Explosive Ordnance |
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VA |
Veterans Administration |
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VC |
Victoria Cross |
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VCAS |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
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VCO |
Vehicle Control Officer |
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VCR |
Valve, Cathode-Ray |
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VGS |
Volunteer Gliding School |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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Viper |
Nickname for the F-16 Fighting Falcon |
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VISTRE |
Visual Inter-service Training & Research Establishment |
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VML |
Vulnerable to Move List |
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VMPF |
Virtual Military Personnel Flight |
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VOIP |
Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol) |
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vos |
Vazdvhoplovna Oficirsva Skola |
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VPOTUS |
Vice President of the United States |
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vr |
Vazovhoplovna Radionica |
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vRED |
Virtual Record of Emergency Data |
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VSP |
Voluntary Separation Pay |
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vtb |
Vazdvhoplovna-Tehnicki Battalion |
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VTC |
Video Teleconferencing |
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W/Cdr |
Wing Commander |
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W/O |
Warrant Officer |
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W/Op |
Wireless Operator |
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WAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (World WarII UK) |
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wacs |
West Africa Communication Squadron |
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WADS |
Western Air Defense Sector |
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WAF |
Women in the Air Force |
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WAG |
Wild-Ass Guess |
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WAPS |
Weighted Airman Promotion System |
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ward |
WEstern Aircraft Repair Depot |
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WARNORD |
Warning Order |
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wcad |
War Casualty Accounts Department |
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wcs |
Western Communication Squadron |
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WDCF |
Western Desert Communication Flight |
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wdcu |
Western Desert Communication Unit |
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wdu |
Wireless Development unit |
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wee |
Wireless Experimental Establishment |
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WEF |
With Effect From |
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WEM |
Wireless Electrical Mechanic |
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WG |
Wing |
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WIC |
Weapons Instructor Course |
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WIDU |
Wireless Intelligence Development Unit |
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wl |
Wing Leader |
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WMD |
Weapons of mass destruction |
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wo1 |
Warrant Officer First Class |
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wo2 |
Warrant Officer Second Class |
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wop |
Wireless Operator |
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wos |
Wireless operators School |
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WOT1 |
War Office Type 1 |
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wou |
Wireless Operators Unit |
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WRAFVR |
Women's Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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WRT |
"With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics. |
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WS |
Wireless School |
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WSO |
Weapon Systems Officer |
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WT |
Wireless Telegraphy |
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WTP |
Wireless Testing Park |
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wts |
Weapons Training Squadron |
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wts |
Wireless Telephony School |
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wtt |
Wireless Telephony |
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X-plane |
Experimental aircraft |
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YTD |
Year To Date |
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Zero |
Officer |
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Zoo |
Nickname for the Air Force Academy |
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