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SEPCOR
— Separate Correspondence
STAFFDEL
— congressional staff delegation
F.U.C.K.
— Fornication Under Consent (of the) King
CPR
— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
LAN
— Local Area Network
SPO
— System Program Office (Air Force)
ADVON
— Advanced Echelon
YTD
— Year To Date
QWEEP
— A task or duty that is completely useless and ultimately unrelated to your primary job
NONNER
— Non-sortie generating
OPR
— Office of Primary Responsibility
FLT/CC
— flight commander
US
— United States of America
TCTO
— Time Compliance Technical Order
SECRET SQUIRREL STUFF
— Material classified above secret or compartmentalzed information.
WARNORD
— Warning Order
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
SITREP
— Situation Report
TAFMSD
— Total Active Federal Military Service Date
IT
— Information Technology
SLICK SLEEVE
— Nickname for an Airman Basic
POC
— Point Of Contact
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
WRT
— "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
TACEVAL
— Tactical Evaluation
MVP
— Most Valuable Person
ALCON
— All Concerned
COA
— Course Of Action
W/OP
— Wireless Operator
SSN
— Social Security Number
QC
— Quality Control
R&D
— Research & Development
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
S OF TT
— School of Technical Training
PFM
— Pure Fucking Magic
T.T.
— Trade Training
FINI FLIGHT
— A pilot's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron
OCR
— Office of Collateral Responsibility
CY
— Calendar Year
U/T
— Under Training
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
S OF AN
— School of Air Navigation
RF
— Radio Frequency
W/CDR
— Wing Commander
O-5
— Lieutenant Colonel
TAFSU
— Tactical Air Force Support Unit
O-4
— Major
T/F/SGT.
— Temporary Flight Sergeant
X-PLANE
— Experimental aircraft
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
TAG (AG)
— The Adjutant General
OJT
— On the Job Training
RAFITS
— Royal air Force Initial Training School
OPSTEMPO
— Operations Tempo
SME
— Subject Matter Expert
SAF/SECAF
— Secretary of the Air Force
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
IV
— Intravenous
S/LDR
— Squadron Leader
O-6
— Colonel
FY
— Fiscal Year
RAFVR
— Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
ZOOMIE
— Nickname for an Air Force Academy graduate or cadet
OBS
— Observation
RAT FLIGHT
— Radio Aids Training Flight
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
SOW
— Statement Of Work
RDFCF
— Radio Direction Finding Calibration Flight
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
T/SGNT.
— Temporary Sergeant
MILPDS
— Military Personnel Data System
AWOL
— Absent Without Leave
T/W/O
— Temporary Warrant Officer
S&TT
— Station & Target Towing
R&SU
— Repair & Salvage Unit
RAFARS
— Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society
RAFTC
— Royal Air Force Technical College
RAFASU
— RAF Armament Support Unit
SWAG
— Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A Close Approximation.
RAFRS
— Royal Air Force Regiment School
MTF
— Medical Treatment Facility
CHARLIE BRAVO
— Cut-back, or being released early from duty
CAP
— Civil Air Patrol
TAC-P
— Tactical Air Control Party
RAFSAA
— RAF Small Arms Association
RAFALO
— RAFA Liaison Officer
FDA
— Food Drug Administration
TOUREX
— Tour-Expired
DACBT
— Dissimilar Air Combat Training
RAFMB
— Royal Air Force Maintenance Base
AOG
— Aircraft On Ground
OADU
— Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit
RAFSCOCF
— Royal Air Force Staff College Overseas Communication Flight
MACAF
— Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces
CCF
— First Sergeant
HVAC
— Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
AAFES
— Army and Air Force Exchange Service
PC
— Personal computer (host)
CBT
— Computer Based Training
SECDEF
— United States Secretary of Defense
RAFNI
— Royal Air Force Northern Ireland
FOUR FANS OF FREEDOM
— Nickname for the C-130 Hercules
ATC
— Air traffic control
OAPTER
— An officer in OAPT status
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
HANGAR "[#]"
— A nonexistent hangar
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
OIC
— Officer In Charge
PICNIC
— Problem in Chair Not in Computer
LIMFAC
— Limiting Factor
SAR
— Search And Rescue
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
CDC
— Center for Disease Control and Prevention
EOY
— End-Of-Year
KISS
— Keep It Simple Stupid
SNAFU
— Situation Normal All Fouled Up
DWI
— Driving While Intoxicated
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
VHF
— Very High Frequency
RFI
— Ready For Issue
ASI
— Authorized Service Interruption
POTUS
— President Of The United States. Acronym used by Whitehouse staff. See also FLOFTUS.
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
&
— Ampersand
RIF
— Reduction In Force
COLA
— Cost of Living Adjustment (or Allowance)
RNAW
— Radar Navigation Aids Wing
FOUR FAN TRASH CAN
— Nickname for the C-130 Hercules
FOIA
— Freedom of Information Act
LAWN DART
— Nickname for F-16 Fighting Falcon or any other fast, pointy, single-engine aircraft.
PSYOP
— Psychological Operations
C4ISR
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
ALO
— Air Liaison Officer
PCM
— Primary Care Manager
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
VPOTUS
— Vice President of the United States
DOLLAR RIDE
— A pilot's first flight in an airframe
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
TDY
— temporary duty (non-unit-related personnel)
MK
— Mark (Navy weapon designation)
DLA
— U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
HAZMAT
— Hazardous Material
NSC
— National Security Council
RCR
— Runway Condition Reading
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
CI
— Counterintelligence
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
UN
— United Narions
PM
— Program Manager
IM
— Information Management
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
BOS
— Base Operating Support
BS
— Bachelor of Science (clear in education line)
RCIFF
— Reserve Command Intensive Flying Flight
IAW
— In Accordance With
DOR
— Date Of Rank
AF
— Air Force
IFFCC
— Integrated Flight and Fire Control Computer
BMT
— Basic Military Training
AOR
— Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit.
GEN
— General Motors
NM
— Nautical Mile
QOL
— Quality of Life
VA
— Veterans Administration
TTP
— Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
LNO
— Liaison Officer
NICU
— Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
AEF
— Aerospace Expeditionary Force
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
IOC
— Initial Operational Capability
USAF
— United States Air Force
PME
— Prime Mission Equipment
ROE
— Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
BAH
— Basic Allowance for Housing
FRED
— Fucking Ridiculous Economic Disaster (term for the C-5 Galaxy
POP TART
— Airman who's technical career schools are 6 weeks or less
TF
— Task Force
EW
— Electronic Warfare
MILCON
— Military Construction
CCAF
— Community College of the Air Force
SA
— Situation(al) Awareness
MTD
— Mechanical Transport Driver
NSA
— National Security Agency
BITS
— Base Information Transfer System
LWOP
— Leave Without Pay
CONOPS
— Concept of Operations
CE
— Civil Engineer
FUBAR
— Fucked Up Beyond All Reason
CLASS SIX
— Shoppette where beer, wine & liquor is sold.
GOV
— Government Owned Vehicle
AE
— Aeromedical Evacuation
GPA
— Grade Point Average
RACON
— Radar Beacon
DEPENDAPOTAMUS
— Name given to overbearing & overweight bitchy dependent wives
VOIP
— Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol)
OPLAN
— Operation Plan (also OpPlan)
IP
— Instructor Pilot
HF
— High Frequency
AFB
— Air Force Base (USAF)
WEF
— With Effect From
STINK BUG
— Nickname for the F-117 Nighthawk
FAA
— Federal Aviation Authority
AB
— Air Base
TOT
— Time Over Target
AMXS
— Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
CAPT
— Captain
DOS
— United States Department of State
A/C
— Aircraft
ULN
— Unit Line Number
LST
— Local Standard Time
FOUO
— For Official Use Only
SGT
— Sergeant
JOPES
— Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
USA
— United States Army
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
DV
— Distinguished Visitor
DUI
— driving under the influence of alcohol
OCONUS
— Outside the Continental United States
AFSPC
— Air Force Space Command
PAR
— Precision Approach Radar
MBPS
— Megabytes Per Second
MASINT
— Measurement And Signature Intelligence
AGE
— Aerospace Ground Equipment
OPORD
— OPerations Order
LT COL
— Lieutenant Colonel
DEA
— Drug Enforcement Agency
MOSQUITO WINGS
— Nickname for the Airman rank insignia
SVOIP
— Secure Voice Over Internet Protocol
CGO
— Company Grade Officer
RECCE
— Reconnaissance
IYAAYAS
— If You Ain't Ammo, You Ain't Shit
COMINT
— Communications Intelligence
JSUPT
— Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
STRIKE EAGLE
— Nickname for F15 E
C3
— Command, Control, and Communications
MICAP
— Mission Incapable
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
ANG
— Air National Guard
ISR
— Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
JWICS
— Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
AMMS
— Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron Missile Badge
EO
— Equal Opportunity
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
OG/CC
— Operations Group Commander
DFAC
— Dining Facility
PFT
— Physical Fitness Test
TPFDD
— Time-Phased Force Deployment Data
CGOY
— Company Grade Officer of The Year
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
RDF
— Radio Direction Finder
NAF
— non appropriated funds
OG
— Operations Group
FGOQ
— Field Grade Officer of the Quarter
DOOLIE
— nickname for a first year Air Force Academy cadet
RNP
— Required Navigation Performance
ACA
— Airspace Control Authority
MG
— Machine Gun
MTO
— Mechanical Transport Officer
CCE
— Executive Officer
MI
— Military Intelligence
SF
— Standard Form
NOTAM
— Notice to Airmen
MAC
— Military Airlift Command
DRSN
— Defense Red Switch Network
PERSCO
— Personnel Support for Contingency Operations
AFSC
— United States Air Force specialty code
IW
— Information Warfare
SAV
— Staff Assistance Visit
UTC
— Unit Type Code
IA
— Information Assurance
CSS
— Commander's Support Staff (orderly room
FGO
— Field Grade Officer
GTC
— Government Travel Card
ABG
— Air Base Group
COL
— Colonel
MOOTW
— Military Operations Other Than War (moot-double-you)
JOAP
— Joint Oil Analysis Program
A3C
— Airman Third Class
IMINT
— Imagery Intelligence
FM
— Financial Management
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
AFMAN
— Air Force Manual
HAZCON
— Hazardous Condition
NCOQ
— NCO of the Quarter
DECA
— Defense Commissary Agency
OT&E
— Operational Test and Evaluation
PING
— Person In Need of Graduation
CREW CHIEF
— Generally used as an informal slang term for Aerospace Maintenance Personnel, AFSC 2A5
HUD
— Head-Up Display
DSCS
— U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
SOG
— Special Operations Group-Tactical
ECM
— Electronic Counter Measures
LGB
— Laser-Guided Bomb
TO
— Technical Order
ASOC
— Air Support Operations Center
AFSO 21
— Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century
JTF
— Joint Task Force
SERE
— Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
OIF
— Operation Iraqi Freedom
GDT
— Ground Data Terminal
TB
— Technical Bulletin
MAJ
— Major
ROTC
— Reserve Officer Training Corps
ANR
— Alaskan NORAD Region
BRIG GEN
— Brigadier General
USN
— United States Navy
NBC
— Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
RTB
— Return to Base
PFPS
— Portable Flight Planning Software
DSN
— Defense Switched Network
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.
UCC
— Unit Control Center
OTW
— Operational Training Wing
AMMO TROOP
— Munitions Systems Technician AMMO
PME
— Professional Military Education
CDC
— Career Development Course
LMG
— Light Machine Gun
NORAD
— North American Air Defense (Command)
AFSOC
— Air Force Special Operations Command
MFNU
— Malta Night Fighter Unit
DART
— Dumbass Radio Troop
SOE
— Special Operations Executive
DRU
— Direct Reporting Unit
FMC
— Fully Mission Capable
MOAB
— Massive Ordnance Air Blast
SCI
— Sensitive Compartmented Information
SAC
— Strategic Air Command
LT GEN
— Lieutenant General
RAE
— Royal Aerospace Establishment
SGLI
— Servicemans Group Life Insurance
VML
— Vulnerable to Move List
MANPAD
— Man-Portable Air Defense
SIPRNET
— Secure Internet Protocol Router Network
IG
— Inspector General (HHS)
DRMO
— Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
BFT
— Blue Force Tracking
RAP
— Recognised Air Picture
CODEL
— Congressional Delegation
FGOY
— Field Grade Officer of the Year
NORDO
— No-Radio
ILS
— Instituteument Landing System
FAM
— Functional Area Manager
PAX
— Air passengers
OFO
— Out Fucking Off
OL
— Operating Location
GOGO
— Government-Owned, Government-Operated
MOB
— Main Operating Base
OC
— Officer Commanding
RMS
— Royal Mail Ship
SPINS
— Special Instructions
SR
— Strategic Reconnaissance
FOB
— Forward Operating Base
MRT
— Mountain Rescue Team
FLOTUS
— First Lady Of The United States
MAF
— mobility air forces
SRA
— Senior Airman
STN
— Station
ARI
— Alcohol Related Incident
U/I
— Unidentified
ADCON
— Administrative Control
ACSC
— Air Command and Staff College
AOC
— air operations center (USAF)
QM
— Quartermaster
GCS
— Ground Control Station
IP
— Initial Point
RAE
— Royal Aircraft Establishment
FOA
— Field Operating Agency
OP
— Operational
HAWG
— Nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II
CAMS
— Core Automated Maintenance System
MAP
— Military Assistance Program
HMMWV
— High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
INOSC
— Integrated Network Operations and Security Center
MIN TECH
— Ministry of Technology
TFCSD
— Total Federal Commissioned Service to Date
A2C
— Airman Second Class
RN
— Royal Navy
SECAF
— Secretary of the Air Force
WAG
— Wild-Ass Guess
PCA
— Permanent Change of Assignment
SNACKO
— A highly underestimated, mission critical position held most often by Lieutenants in a new flying squadron
CP
— command post
CINC
— Commander in Chief
SHIRT
— A unit first sergeant
LPD
— Low Probability of Detection
DEPORD
— Deployment Order
LAC
— Leading Aircraftman
BFM
— Basic Fighter Maneuvers
SEAD
— Suppression of Enemy Air Defense
SORTS
— Status of Resources and Training System
RTU
— Return To Unit
QDR
— Quality Deficiency Report
US
— Unserviceable
BOQ
— Bachelor Officer Quarters
SOF
— Special Operations Force(s)
ARW
— Air Refueling Wing
2D LT
— Second Lieutenant
ICBM
— Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
1ST LT
— First Lieutenant
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
LOWAT
— Low Altitude Training
JDAM
— Joint Direct Attack Munition (djay-dam)
OPCON
— Operational Control
AFCM
— Air Force Commendation Medal
HALO
— High Altitude, Low Opening (skydiving term)
ACC
— Air Combat Command (formerly TAC)
OEF
— Operation Enduring Freedom
AETC
— Air Education and Training Command's
NCC
— Network Control Center (GSFC)
SIF
— Selective Identification Feature
AFI
— Air Force Instruction
AFFOR
— Air Force Forces (a Service component of a joint force)
GC / GNC
— Guidance and Control
OSD
— U.S. Office Of The Secretary Of Defense
SSGT
— Staff Sergeant
MHS
— Medical Health Service
SMSGT
— Senior Master Sergeant
TU
— Training Unit
CAS
— Close Air Support
STS
— Special Tactics Squadron
JA
— Judge Advocate
C2
— Command and Control Class C2
OO
— Orderly Officer
WSO
— Weapon Systems Officer
AT
— Antiterrorism Force
COP
— Community of Practice
DTG
— date=Time Group
PSP
— Perforated Steel Planking
TWCF
— Transportation Working Capital Fund
AFPOA
— Air Force Personnel Operations Agency
AB
— Airman Basic
NIPR
— Non-secure Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network
ORI
— Operational Readiness Inspection
MSM
— Meritorious Service Medal
RV
— Reentry Vehicle
PIREP
— Pilot (weather) Report
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
EAD
— Extended Active Duty
AFPC
— Air Force Personnel Center
AOG
— Air Operations Group
JFACC
— Joint Force Air Component Commander
OPR
— Officer Performance Report
JROTC
— Junior Reserve Officer Training Corporation
CJCS
— Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WMD
— Weapons of mass destruction
WG
— Wing
CASF
— Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility
CAI
— Computer Aided Instructional
BDU
— Battle Dress Uniform
AFROTC
— Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp
NVG
— Night Vision Goggle
AFLMA
— Air Force Logistics Management Agency
LAPES
— Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System
PEE
— Proof & Experimental Establishment Shoeburyness
BA
— Bachelor of Arts (clear in education line)
EELV
— Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
COMUSAFCENT
— Commander, United States Air Force Central Command
SQ
— Squadron
MUD HEN
— Nickname for the F-15E Strike Eagle
SFT
— School of Flying Training
ISB
— Intermediate Staging Base
AW
— Airlift Wing
NKAWTG
— Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas
ROKAF
— Republic Of Korea Air Force
POW
— Prisoner of war
RLG
— Relief Landing Ground
SAAF
— South African Air Force
ATSO
— Ability To Survive & Operate
PERPES
— Humorous nickname for PRP, take on herpes
LOR
— Letter Of Reprimand
CRG
— Contingency Response Group
OCO
— Overseas Contingency Operations
ORM
— Operational Risk Management
PTSD
— Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
NDI
— Nondestructive Inspection
AMC
— Air Mobility Command
CMSAF
— Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
SATT
— Satellite
AFCFM
— Air Force Career Field Manager
ME
— Middle East
SW
— Space Wing
PRIME BEEF
— A Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force
RFF
— Request For Forces
CGOQ
— Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
FTD
— Field Training Detachment
LOAC
— Law Of Armed Conflict
HTS
— Harm Targeting System
AFLOA
— Air Force Legal Operations Agency
BW
— Bomb Wing
EWO
— Electronic Warfare Officer
OCU
— Operational Conversion Unit (RAF)
AFMC
— Air Force Materiel Command
2X
— Twice
MK
— Market
RSO
— Range Safety Officer
JCS
— Joint Chiefs of Staff
HUAW
— Hurry Up And Wait
PDS
— Permanent Duty Station
PRF
— Promotion Recommendation Form
GCCS
— Global Command & Control System
SJA
— Staff Judge Advocate
AFGSC
— Air Force Global Strike Command
AFCAA
— Air Force Cost Analysis Agency
JAG
— Judge Advocate General
AW
— airlift wing, unless you specify, i.e, 86th Airlift Wing
KTAS
— Knots True Airspeed
HHQ
— Higher Headquarters
RM
— Royal Marines
SIPR
— Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
RTD
— Return To Duty
GSU
— Geographically Separated Unit
TER FLW
— Terrain Following
TCICU
— Transport Command Initial Conversion Unit
LAF
— Line of the Air Force
MTI
— Military Training Instructor
MT
— Mechanical Transport
AG (TAG)
— Adjutant General, (The
RPA
— Remotely Piloted Aircraft
AFTO
— Air Force Technical Order
PCS
— Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
USSTRATCOM
— United States Strategic Command
IPE
— Individual Protective Equipment
SECSTATE
— Secretary of State
TWDU
— Tactical weapons Development Unit
SOF
— Supervisor Of Flying
DSP
— Defense Support Program
A1C
— Airman First Class
AFMSA
— Air Force Medical Support Agency
DOUBLE DIP
— Term used when in a dual status and receiving income from two sources
ADC
— Area Defense Council
CENTCOM
— Central Command (U.S. Army)
REACT
— Rapid Execution And Combat Targeting
NCOY
— NCO of the Year
CSAR
— Combat Search and Rescue
MSG
— Mission Support Group
FMB
— Financial Management Board
CFEPT
— Career Field Education and Training Plan
CFC
— Combined Federal Campaign
EI
— Engineering and Installation
AFISRA
— Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
ME
— Messerschmitt
PAS
— Personnel Accounting Symbol
TAP
— Transition Assistance Program
PTL
— Physical Training Leader
SAV
— Staff Assisted Visit
DMS
— Defense Messaging System
D-DAY
— unnamed day on which operations commence or are scheduled to commence
EET
— Exercise Evaluation Team
RQS
— Rescue Squadron
UMD
— Unit Manning Document
ABW
— Air Base Wing
SWTS
— Supplementary Wireless Telegraphy School
INOP
— Inoperative
TAFCSD
— Total Active Federal Commission Service Date
AFSO21
— Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century
VTC
— Video Teleconferencing
JSTARS
— Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System
AFFSA
— Air Force Flight Standards Agency
DEROS
— Date Estimated Return from OverSeas
MOA
— Military operations area
MATS
— Military Air Transport Service
BITC
— Base Information Transfer Center
LOA
— Letter Of Appreciation
EGI
— Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation
IPB
— Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
UOR
— Urgent Operational Requirement
UAS
— Unmanned Aircraft System
TAC
— Tactical Air Command (U.S. Air Force bases) (now ACC)
SHAPE
— Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO)
RTO
— Rail Transport Officer
DOE
— Date Of Enlistment
GPC
— Government Purchase Card
FPCON
— Force Protection Condition
AFVA
— Air Force Visual Aids
SARC
— Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
PRP
— Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)
AFMS
— Air Force Manpower Standards
AMN
— Airman
JFCOM
— Joint Forces Command
ADSC
— Active Duty Service Commitment
RNZAF
— Royal New Zealand Air Force
AEW
— Air Expeditionary Wing
CEVG
— Combat Evaluation Group
LCCS
— Life Cycle Cost Study or Life Cycle Contractor Support
CTF
— Combined Task Force
RA
— Resource Advisor
FAIP
— First Assignment Instructor Pilot
CC
— Commander
AFMOA
— Air Force Medical Operations Agency
AFSVA
— Air Force Services Agency
MSR
— Morse Slip Reader
UDM
— Unit Deployment Manager
NCOIC
— Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
DEAD
— Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses
MAJ GEN
— Major General
STU-III
— Secure Telephone Unit III
AFIAA
— Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency
RW
— Reconnaissance Wing
AFSOUTH
— Allied Forces, Southern Europe
UHF
— Ultrahigh Frequency
CD
— Deputy Commander
NAF
— Numbered Air Force (US)
MPF
— Military Personnel Flight
SD
— Special Duty
RED HORSE
— Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers
REU
— Radio Engineering Unit
AFAM
— Air Force Achievement Medal
ZERO
— Officer
EPR
— Enlisted Performance Report
SF
— Security Forces
BTZ
— Below the zone Early promotion from E-3 to E-4
AGS
— Aircraft Generation Squadron
COP
— Term for Air Force Security Forces
RAFA
— RAF Association
MDG
— Medical Group
PIP/SBM
— Primary Injection Point / Satellite Broadcast Manager
RCM SQUADRON FLIGHT
— Radio Counter Measures Squadron Flight
MARE
— Major Accident Response Exercise
VCO
— Vehicle Control Officer
KIAS
— Knots Indicated Air Speed
MSGT
— Master Sergeant
VC
— Victoria Cross
IMDS
— Integrated Maintenance Database System
AKRAOC
— Alaska Region Air Operations Center
PEFTS
— Polish Elementary Flying Training School
LOGI
— Logistics NCOIC
RCAF
— Royal Canadian Air Force
RNLTD
— Report No Later Than Date
AFNIC
— Air Force Network Integration Center
AMS
— Academy of Military Science
USAFCENT
— United States Central Command Air Forces
HN
— Host Nation
WADS
— Western Air Defense Sector
MACOM
— Major Command
COMAFFOR
— Commander, Air Force Forces
STE
— Secure Telephone Equipment
AFPD
— Air Force Policy Directive
MCV
— Mobile Communications Vehicle
CA
— Combat Arms
ABU
— Airman Battle Uniform
ARFOR
— Army Forces Commander
MEAC
— Middle East Air Command
JPPT
— Joint Primary Pilot Training
AWC
— Air War College
NTS
— Training Squadron
AADS
— Alaskan Air Defense Sector
ZOO
— Nickname for the Air Force Academy
AFMA
— Air Force Manpower Agency
EUCOM
— European Command
OAY
— Outstanding Airman of the Year
USAAF
— United States Army Air Forces
PWR
— Personnel Warning Roster
BONE
— Nickname for the B-1 Lancer
SATCOM
— Satellite Communication
WIC
— Weapons Instructor Course
BPC
— Building Partnership Capacity
MAJCOM
— Major Command
AFCEC
— Air Force Civil Engineering Center
IFE
— In-Flight Emergency
SBIRS
— Space-Based Infrared System
WO1
— Warrant Officer First Class
USAREUR
— United States Army European Command
JS
— Joint Staff
HALO
— High-Altitude Low-Opening Parachute Technique (type Of Parachute Jump
SIGS
— Signals
AFAA
— Air Force Audit Agency
MRU
— Mobile Radio Unit
SOS
— Special Operations Squadron
SQN
— Squadron
SRO
— Station Routine Order
ALS
— Airman Leadership School
AFRPA
— Air Force Real Property Agency
VMPF
— Virtual Military Personnel Flight
AFCENT
— Air Forces Central Command
TSGT
— Technical Sergeant
C-DAY
— The unnamed day on which a deployment operation begins or is to begin
AFIA
— Air Force Inspection Agency
AFFSC
— Air Force Financial Services Center
BFE
— Bum-fuck Egypt
AGSM
— Ainti-G Straining Maneuver
FIGMO
— Fuck it I Got My Orders
FARM
— Functional Area Records Manager
HIA
— Held in Abeyance
CAF
— Combat Air Forces (US)
C4I
— command, control, communications, computers and intel
OCTU
— Officer Cadet Training Unit
SSF
— Special Service Flight
TDS
— Towed Decoy System
OSC
— Officers Senior Course officers
ROAD
— Retired On Active-Duty
PATP
— Packed Aircraft Transit Pool
RIAF
— Royal Indian Air Force
RNETHAF
— Royal Netherlands Air Force
SOFRT
— School of Recruit Training
ABM
— Air Battle Manager
PCO
— Procuring Contracting Officer
BCGS
— Birth Control Glasses
3C
— Cross Cultural Competence
AFH
— Air Force Handbook
RAFC
— Royal Air Force College
MSU
— Maintenance Sub Unit
NAVAID
— Navigational Aid
CWO
— Commissioned Warrant Officer
AU
— Air University
SACEUR
— Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)
SAA
— Small Arms Association
CHIEF
— Proper term of address for Chief Master Sergeant
AIRCENT
— Allied Air Forces, Central Europe
ERO
— Engine Running Onload/Offload
BF
— Buddy Fucker
SU
— Support Unit
AFRBA
— Air Force Review Boards Agency
VISTRE
— Visual Inter-service Training & Research Establishment
TS
— Training Squadron
NOSC
— Network Operations and Security Center
GBS
— Global Broadcast Service
UKADGE
— UK Air Defence Ground Environment
MC
— Mission Capable
OEH-MIS
— Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System
AFAMS
— Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
RMAF
— Royal Malaysian Air Force
NEADS
— Northeast Air Defense Sector
AFCESA
— Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
UKRAOC
— UK Regional Air Operations Centre
MXG
— Maintenance Group
AADD
— Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving
SAPI
— Semi-Armor Piercing Incendiary
CFT
— Cockpit Familiarization Trainer
WCAD
— War Casualty Accounts Department
FTU
— Formal Training Unit
TF
— Terrain Following
VSP
— Voluntary Separation Pay
MRE
— Meal Ready To Eat (U.S. Military Rations)
WAF
— Women in the Air Force
MTL
— Military Training Leader
DVQ
— distinguished visitor quarters
OAS
— Offensive Avionics System
PHU
— Personnel Holding Unit
EOC
— Emergency Operating Center
C&I
— Communications and Information
COC
— Change of Command
MXS
— Maintenance Squadron
OSS
— Operations Support Squadron
RAPO
— Records and Pay Office
ATAG
— Assistant to the Adjutant General
SIGINT
— Signals Intelligence
WEE
— Wireless Experimental Establishment
SUPY
— Supernumery
TWG
— Threat Working Group
SNC
— School of Naval Cooperation
VGS
— Volunteer Gliding School
EIS
— Engineering and Installation Squadron
RRH
— Remote Radar Head
USAFSOC
— United States Air Force, Special Operations Command
POR
— Personnel Occurrence Records
ORE
— Operational Readiness Evaluation
SROS
— Station Routine Orders
MTF
— Maintenance Test Flight
LLTU
— Leigh Light Training Unit
AFRICOM
— Africa Command
TADU
— Training Aids Development Unit
SEG
— similar exposure groups
MACP
— Medic Air Command Post
SHQ
— Station Head Quarters
AFSFC
— Air Force Security Forces Center
SABC
— self aid and buddy care
WT
— Wireless Telegraphy
UNWT
— Undergraduate Network Warfare Training
AFNOC
— Air Force Network Operations Center
OSR&AP
— Observers School of Reconnaissance & Aerial Gunnery
OEHWG
— Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group
CMSGT
— Chief Master Sergeant
AFCEE
— Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
JSOW
— Joint Standoff Weapon
CSS
— Commanders Support Staff
D-DAY
— The unnamed day on which an operation begins or is to begin
SAM
— Special Airlift Mission
FTAC
— First Term Airman Center
NAF
— numbered air for
STAFF
— Informal shortening for Staff Sergeant
RDAF
— Royal Danish Air Force
INFOCON
— Information Operations Condition
CPTS
— Comptroller Squadron
PHA
— Preventive Health Assessment
LOC
— Letter Of Counseling
AFFMA
— Air Force Frequency Management Agency
PDU
— Personnel Dispersal Unit
NFT
— Night Flying Test
TACON
— Tactical Control
USSOUTHCOM
— United States Southern Command
TRG
— Training Resources Group, Inc
PID
— Plan Identification number
MCA
— Ministry of Civil Aviation
USSPACECOM
— United States Space Command
MCJTF
— Maintenance Command Jet Training Flight
RAS
— Regional Affairs Strategist
ASEV
— Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit
MAF
— Mobility Air Force
SENGO
— Senior Engineering Officer
SKT
— Specialty Knowledge Test
AFAF
— Air Force Assistance Fund
SEADS
— Southeast Air Defense Sector
CBRNE
— Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives
TFU
— Telecommunications Flying Unit
SAC
— Senior Aircraftman
MFH
— Military Field Hospital
STEP
— Stripe Through Exceptional Performance
PDRC
— Personnel Dispatch and Reception Centre
GWOT
— Global War on Terrorism
SASO
— Senior Air Staff Officer
CBCS
— Combat Communications Squadron
WO2
— Warrant Officer Second Class
SOCSOUTH
— Special Operations Component, United States Southern Command
NMC
— Non-Mission Capable
AFSA
— Air Force Sergeants Association
USCENTCOM
— United States Central Command
G-LOC
— G-induced Loss of Consciousness
M&D
— Medicine and Duties
TLF
— Temporary Lodging Facility
AFHRA
— Air Force Historical Research Agency
LCP
— Launch Control Post
SONC&AN
— School of Naval Cooperation & Aerial Navigation
ERCC
— Engine Run Crew Change
AEW
— air and space expeditionary wing
MLR
— Management Level Review
WAAF
— Women's Auxiliary Air Force (World WarII UK)
CS
— Communications squadron
BCOT
— Basic Communications Officer Training
REAF
— Royal Egyptian Air Force
SGR&AN
— School of General Reconnaissance & Air Navigation
HSI
— Health Services Inspection
TTS
— Torpedo Training Squadron
RFU
— Refresher Flying Unit
AT/FP
— Antiterrorism/Force Protection
USTRANSCOM
— United States Transportation Command
MET RES
— Meteorological Research
TFF
— Target Facilities Flight
J-STARS
— Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
RAFMS
— Royal Air Force Music Services
TFP
— Training Ferry Pool
ELINT
— Electronic signals Intelligence
SHAEF
— Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
MEDME
— Mediterranean and Middle East
OEHED
— Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data
ACOT
— Advanced Communications Officer Training
SOCEUR
— Special Operations Command, Europe
SFU
— Signal Flying Unit
TT&G
— Target Towing & Gunnery
MWS
— Major Weapon(s) System
RAAF
— Royal Auxiliary Air Force
TSCU
— Transport Support Conversion Unit
FAC
— Forward Air Controller
MTW
— Major Theater War
NTU
— No take up
NSI
— Nuclear Surety Inspection
SOSF
— School of Special Flying
SAASS
— School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
LER
— Longitudinal Exposure Record
AFCENT
— Air Forces Central
NORTHCOM
— Northern Command
SAGW
— Surface-to-Air Guided Weapon
RMU
— Radio Maintenance Unit
MILDEC
— Military Deception
AFCA
— Air Force Communications Agency
MID
— Mentioned in Dispatch
NCOA
— Noncommissioned Officer Academy
NI CF
— Night Conversion Flight
AFIT
— Air Force Institute of Technology
LACW
— Leading Aircraft woman
AFOG
— Air Force Operations Group
MEL
— Minimum Essential List
SEAC
— South East Asia Command
PRU
— Photographic Reconnaissance Unit
AFNWCA
— Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency
TSTS
— Telecommunications Simulator Test Station
POTU
— Polish Operational Training Unit
COCOM
— Combatant Command
SVS
— Services Squadron
RHAF
— Royal Hellenic Air Force
RNEFTS
— Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School
ARS
— Air Rescue Squadron
UPT
— Undergraduate Pilot Training
AFCAT
— Air Force Catalog
PFF
— Pathfinder Force
T/O
— Take Off
PTU
— Parachute Test Unit
SOS
— Squadron Officer School
MAC
— Mediterranean Air Command
VIPER
— Nickname for the F-16 Fighting Falcon
SOASR
— School of Air Sea Rescue
NTU
— Navigation Training Unit
QRS
— Queen's Regulations
O-3
— Captain
MAAF
— Malayan Auxiliary Air Force
SSTT
— Supplementary School of Technical Training
NEA
— Non Effective Airframe
PMC
— Partially Mission Capable
SCCS
— Strike Command Communication Squadron
AFPET
— Air Force Petroleum Agency
SNCOQ
— Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter
PPBE
— Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
TCEU
— Transport Command Examining Unit
PFE
— Promotion Fitness Examination
SAM
— Surface To Air Missile
MUG
— Mid Upper Gunner
RRFU
— Radio Reconnaissance Flight Unit
T&A
— Test & Acceptance
MC&TTS
— Malta Communication & Target Towing Flight
OPORD
— operation order
BSA
— Basic Surface Attack
RPDS
— Radar Photographic Display System
HARRT
— Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team
UXO
— Unexploded Explosive Ordnance
NMSU
— Nimrod Major Servicing Unit
JAOC
— Joint Air Operations Center
AFOQT
— Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
RAF
— Royal Air Force (U.K.)
SON&BD
— School of Navigation & Bomb Dropping
USNORTHCOM
— United States Northern Command
SOAN&BD
— School of Aerial Navigation & Bomb Dropping
NWASAF
— North West African Strategic Air Forces
MESM
— Minimum Equipment/System Matrix
LCAP
— Logistics Compliance Assessment Program
TAMU
— Transport Aircraft Maintenance Unit
MATAF
— Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces
DEERS
— Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System
LNSF
— Light Night Striking Force
MTMA
— Military Terminal Manoeuvring Area
RED HORSE
— Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers
MTSS
— Mechanical Transport Servicing Section
ROTC
— Reserve Officer Training Corps
RSU
— Repair and Salvage Unit
TRU
— Transportable Radar Unit
ARPC
— Air Reserve Personnel Center
USAFSAM
— United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
CGOC
— Company Grade Officer Council
OEHSA
— Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment
MIF
— Maneuver Item File
TGP
— Targeting Pod
SOAF
— School of Air Fighting
UCI
— Unit Compliance Inspection
TCU
— Transport Conversion Unit
SSO
— Station Standing Order
CBMC
— Communications Battlespace Management Course
MOS
— Maintenance Operations Squadron
MASR&CF
— Malta Air Sea Rescue & Communications Flight
LATN
— Low Altitude Tactical Navigation
PRC
— Personnel Reception Centre
CATM
— Combat Arms Training and Maintenance
STT
— School of Technical Training
RRE
— Radar Research Establishment
RDU
— Radar Development Unit
TADU
— Target Aircraft Development Unit
LRS
— Logistics Readiness Squadron
USACOM
— United States Atlantic Command
SCDU
— Strike Command Development Unit
SIS
— Secret Intelligence Service
CGOC
— Company Grade Officers' Council
RFF
— Refresher Flying Flight
RNAS
— Royal Naval Air Station
ASBC
— Air and Space Basic Course
WTT
— Wireless Telephony
MEO
— Military Equal Opportunity
USPACOM
— United States Pacific Command
OAPU
— Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit
SFTS
— Service Flying Training School
NEI
— Netherlands East Indies
SAS
— Servicing Aircraft Section
CEG
— Combat Evaluation Group
FW
— Fighter Wing
TTU
— Torpedo Training Unit
SRF
— Sea Rescue Flight
R
— Reserve
USEUCOM
— United States European Command
NWACAF
— North West African Coastal Air Force
CAOC
— Combat Air Operations Center
CBRNE
— Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
SFF
— Service Ferry Flight
OEHME
— Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination
MG
— Motor/Generator
MORU
— Mobile Operations Room Unit
JSIVA
— Joint Service Integrated Vulnerability Assessment
SSC
— Senior Supervisor's Course
NEO
— Noncombatant Evacuation Operation
NWATAF
— North West African Tactical air Force
EAF
— Expeditionary Aerospace Force
PRU
— Pilot Replacement Unit
SATCO
— Senior Air Traffic Controller
AMW
— Air Mobility Wing
NHS
— New Hampshire
OATS
— Officers Advanced Training School
MRES
— Missing Research and Enquiry Service
LEAP
— Language Enabled Airman Program
NFD
— No further Data
WRAFVR
— Women's Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
CUI
— Combined Unit Inspection
SEF
— Special Experimental Flight
PMC
— Partial Mission-Capable
SRU
— Strategic Reconnaissance Unit
RAFFC
— Royal Air Force Flying College
MAAF
— Mediterranean Allied Forces
ART
— AEF reporting tool
SRTU
— Survival& Rescue Training Unit
AFCLC
— Air Force Culture and Learning Center
TPO
— Teleprinter Operator
OAYA
— Outstanding Airman of the Year Award
USAFRICOM
— United States Africa Command
IOIC
— Information Operations Integration Course
RLF
— Rapid Landing Flight
SOW
— Special Operations Wingz
MCC&FF
— Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Flight
LLF
— Light Liaison Flight
PCCS
— Protectorate Communication & Support Unit
AIRNORTH
— Allied Air Forces North
DBA
— Dirtbag Airman
ORS
— Operational Research Section
SMC/CC
— Space and Missile Systems Center Commander
PFU
— Practice Flying Unit
RFTS
— Refresher Flying Training School
EADS
— Eastern Air Defense Sector
TBF
— Torpedo Bomber Fighter
MOPP
— mission oriented protective postures
FPWG
— Force Protection Working Group
SSLC2
— Smart Systems for Logistics Command and Control
PTU
— Parachute Training Unit
VRED
— Virtual Record of Emergency Data
SNCOY
— Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
STF
— Seaplane Training Flight
NFT
— No Further Trace
LRWE
— Long Range Weapons Research Establishment
SOPT
— School of Parachute Training
OTU
— Operational and Refresher Training Unit
WAPS
— Weighted Airman Promotion System
NTB
— Norwegian Training Base
T.O.
— Technical Order
DOC
— Designed Operational Capability
NARD
— Northern Aircraft Repair Depot
PRFS
— Pilots Refresher Flying School
S/L
— Squadron Leader
AFPAM
— Air Force Pamphlet
PMC
— President of the Messing Committee
VOS
— Vazdvhoplovna Oficirsva Skola
JATO
— Jet-Assisted Take-Off
NCOIC
— Noncommissioned Officer In Charge
AFPAA
— Air Force Public Affairs Agency
RU
— Reception Unit
SERE
— survival, evasion, resistance, escape
CFETP
— career field education and training plan
NWAASC
— North West African Air Service Command
JTAC
— Joint Tactical Air Controller
SSOS
— Station Standing Orders
WOP
— Wireless Operator
W/O
— Warrant Officer
OPTEMPO
— Operating Tempo
TFS
— Target Facilities Squadron
AO
— Assistance Objective
TTU
— Target Towing Unit
LRDU
— Long Range Development Unit
RAPDS
— Recognised Air Picture Display System
NIPRNET
— nonsecure internet protocol router network
TF
— Training Flight
SOAF&BD
— School of Air Fighting & Bomb Dropping
RMF
— Radar Meteorological Flight
SOAF&G
— School of Air Fighting and Gunnery
PRFU
— Pilots Refresher Flying Unit
KD
— Khaki drill
COMUSAFE
— Commander United States Air Forces in Europe
SSQ
— Station Sick Quarters
JFACC
— Joint Forces Air Component Commander
MTU
— Mosquito Training Unit
SOAS
— School of Air Navigation
MAREL
— Moveable Air Reconnaissance Exploitation Unit
FTW
— Flying Training Wing
WOT1
— War Office Type 1
RS&RE
— Royal Signals & Radar Establishment
T
— Transmitter
NA
— North Africa
SOAT
— School of Air Transport
SWO
— Station Warrant Officer
AFDC
— Air Force Doctrine Center
DO
— Director of Operations
RAA
— Route Abort Altitude
SIU
— Signals Intelligence Unit
NCS
— Northern Communication Squadron
SOAFTT
— School of Air Force Technical Training
ADP
— Airman Development Plan
OAP
— Offset Aim Point
TAMU
— Transport Aircraft Modification Unit
SNCO
— Senior None Commissioned Officer
METS
— Middle East Training School
MCV
— Milstar Communications Vehicle
HAZ
— Hazardous Cargo
SOC
— Sector Operations Control
SOAC
— School of Army Co-operation
NAOC
— Nation Airborne Operations Center
CAOC
— Combined Air and Space Operations Center
TSTS
— Trade Selection Test Section
JARIC
— Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
NRT
— Non-Reporting Time
OAR
— Obusna Aeroplansva Radionica
IS
— Intelligence Squadron
SEAAC
— South East asia Air Command
SRC
— Solid Rock Cafe
FWG
— Financial Working Group
SRCU
— Short Range Conversion Unit
SRAF
— Southern Rhodesian Air Force
WACS
— West Africa Communication Squadron
LTW
— Lyneham Transport Wing
NCO
— Noncommissioned Officer
TRACKING
— Reference to offensive avionics on combat aircraft
COMPUSEC
— computer security
HAF
— Headquarters Air Force
OS
— Observers School
SDE
— Senior Development Education
MKV
— Mark V fire tender
WDU
— Wireless Development unit
KRS
— King's Regulations
ENJJPT
— Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training
MRU
— Medical Rehabilitation Unit
COMSOCEUR
— Commander, Special Operations Command, United States European Command
NCOA
— Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
NS
— Normalization Sustainment
SNCO
— senior noncommissioned officer
NCU
— Night Conversion Unit
USAFA
— United States Air Force Academy
SNCOA
— Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
NEAR
— Near East Air Force
OTS
— Officer Training School
NFDS
— Night Fighter Development Squadron
SSU
— Sentry Standards Unit
SAGM
— Surface to Air Guided Missile
RDFS
— Radio Direction Finding School
FSB
— Force Shaping Board
R&SS
— Repair & Salvage Section
OI
— Office of Intelligence (USCS); operating instruction
PTS
— Parachute Training School
HARM
— High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
WL
— Wing Leader
SAN
— School of Air Navigation
PACT
— Pre Aircrew Training
SLAW
— School of Land
TCBU
— Transport Command Base Unit
WIDU
— Wireless Intelligence Development Unit
PFTS
— Polish Flying Training School
NUB
— New Useless Bitch
MAEE
— Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
RNAF
— Royal Norwegian Air Force
RAFSC
— Royal Air Force Staff College
TSPC
— Transport Support Practice Camp
TAG
— Telegraphist Air Gunner
OPREP
— Operational Report
RWE
— Radio Warfare Establishment
MWR
— Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
RPAF
— Royal Pakistan Air Force
RTIC
— Real Time In the Cockpit
TS
— Training School
MTBD
— Mechanical Transport Base Unit
TTF
— Towed Target Flight
MOA
— Ministry of Aviation
ORTU
— Operational & Refresher Training Unit
NWAAF
— North West African Air Forces
OCONUS
— Outside of the Continental United States
TRS
— Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
OPTN
— Operationalizing and Professionalizing the Network
USAAF
— United States Army Air Flight
STDU
— Synthetic Training development Unit
MR
— Medium Reconnaissance
WTS
— Wireless Telephony School
SPOD
— Seaport of Debarkation
JROC
— Joint Requirement Oversight Council
MU
— Maintenance Unit
OIC
— Officer's Initial Course officers
MRF
— Meteorological Research Flight
BOT
— Basic Officer Training
NFDU
— Night Fighter Development Unit
SOAG
— Observers School of Reconnaissance & Aerial Gunnery
SOPS
— Space Operations Squadron
OFU
— Overseas Ferry Unit
SOAG
— School of Air Gunnery
AFNSEPO
— Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office
QF
— Queens Flight
FP
— Force Protection
PITT
— Person In need of Technical Training
RAFO
— Reserve of Air Force Officers
MSS
— Mission Support Squadron
PTC
— Personnel Transit Centre
OAPT
— Officer Awaiting Pilot Training.
ARRS
— Air Rescue and Recovery Squardon
AFNORTH
— Air Forces Northern
NORAD
— North American Air Defence
MEF
— Middle East Forces
PRU
— Personnel Reception Unit
SPOE
— Seaport of Embarkation
REVD
— Reverend
SOATC
— School of Air Traffic Control
WEM
— Wireless Electrical Mechanic
NAWW
— Night All-weather Wing
PI
— Practice Interception
TCASF
— Transport Command Air Support Flight
LRDF
— Long Range Development Flight
TI
— Target Indicator
SFCS
— Squadron & Flight Commanders School
MECGS
— Middle East Central Gunnery School
PWF
— Psychological Warfare Unit
MTTR
— Mean Time To Report
TEU
— Tactical Exercise Unit
SDF
— Special Duties Flight
ORB
— Operations Record Book
IDE
— Intermediate Development Education
TCMF
— Transport Command Meteorological Flight
MAED
— Marine Aircraft Experimental Depot
TCFCS
— Transport Command Flight Commanders School
CFACC
— Combined Force Air Component Commander's
TCDU
— Transport Command Development Unit
RNCU
— Radar Navigation Conversion Unit
SSVAF
— Straight Settlement Volunteer Air Force
JAOC
— Joint Air and Space Operations Center
LRWRE
— Long Range Weapons Research Establishment
ARW
— aerial reconnaissance wing
SOF
— Special Operations Flight
TLF
— Temporary Living Facility
GCIC
— Global Cyberspace Integration Center
TSTU
— Transport Support Training Unit
SST
— Supervisor Safety Training
SENGO
— Station Engineering Officer
DSPD
— Defense Support to Public Diplomacy
EMEDS
— Expeditionary Medical Support
QAF
— Quality Air Force
AO
— Authorized Outage
PRU
— Personnel Readiness Unit
P/O
— Pilot Officer
OANS
— Observers Air Navigation School
RRU
— Raid Reporting Unit
AFRES
— Air Force Reserves
MOTU
— Marine Operational Training Unit
RRF
— Radio Reconnaissance Flight
OIC
— Officer in Command
PRRP
— Pilots Reserve & Reinforcement Poll
NFTS
— Night Fighter Training Squadron
MEECN
— Mission Essential Emergency Communications Network
RAP
— Reserve Aircraft Pool
PTF
— Parachute Test Flight
VTB
— Vazdvhoplovna-Tehnicki Battalion
SPTU
— Staff Pilots Training Unit
TDU
— Torpedo Development Unit
MEAFTTU
— Middle East Air Force Target Towing Unit
MMCCS
— MILSTAR Mobile Constellation Control
WARD
— WEstern Aircraft Repair Depot
PTS
— Parachute Training Section
SLG
— Satellite Landing Ground
SNCOA
— Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
MEP&AP
— Middle East Pilot & Aircrew Pool
WCS
— Western Communication Squadron
NFF
— Night Fighter Flight
TCAEU
— Transport Command Aircrew Examining Unit
LRDG
— Long Rang Desert Group
SBIR
— Space Based Infra-Red
RNAS
— Royal Naval Air Service
MASFS
— Midlands area School of Special Flying
SAP
— School of Air Pilotage
COMSEC
— Communication Security
MCS
— Metropolitan Communication Squadron
TDU
— Tactical Development Unit
RRFU
— Radar Research Flight
MTLRU
— Mechanical Transport Light Repair Unit
SU
— Servicing Unit
OADF
— Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight
MAEU
— Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit
PRDU
— Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit
RSS
— Radio Servicing Section
CSAF
— Chief of Staff, Air Force
SAFU
— South Atlantic Ferry Unit
SRTS
— Short Range Transport Squadron
PES
— Parachute Exercise Squadron
RTB
— Remote Test Basetmtreturn To Base
STS
— Seaplane Training Squadron
RU
— Repair Unit
PAF
— Polish Air Force
MCU
— Meteorological Conversion Unit
PTC
— Personnel Transit Camp
STF
— Special Transport Flight
DAO
— Defense Attach Office
TTF
— Target Towing Flight
TARU
— Transport Aircraft Repair Unit
RAFM
— Royal Air Force Mesopotamia
PRTU
— Pilot Refresher Training Unit
SDDU
— Special Duties Development Unit
PDU
— Photographic Development Unit
JSSPT
— School for Jungle Self Preservation Training
TTF
— Tanker Training Flight
CPF
— Civilian Personnel Flight
SRF
— School of Refresher Flying
SC
— Strike Commander
RCASU
— Radar Controlled Air Survey Unit
OODA
— Observe, Orient, Decide, Act
JPATS
— Joint Primary Air Training System
PTS
— Parachute Training Squadron
SMR
— School of Maritime Reconnaissance
OTSCU
— Officer Training School Conversion Unit
SENIOR
— Informal shortening for Senior Master Sergeant
VCAS
— Vice Chief of the Air Staff
RCTF
— Reserve Command Training Flight
NSPTF
— Navigators Staff Pilot Training Flight
R/T
— Radiotelephony
WDCU
— Western Desert Communication Unit
MATZ
— Military Air Traffic Zone
RP
— Regimental Police
NVTS
— Night Vision Training School
IFT
— Introductory Flight Training
QCS
— Queen's Colour Squadron
JA/ATT
— Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training
PRDE
— Photographic Reconnaissance Development Establishment
MCU
— Mosquito Conversion Unit
SCS
— Special Communication Squadron
PFS
— Primary Flying School
USAFE
— United States Air Forces in Europe
CNT
— Counter Narco-Terror
OSR
— Occupational Survey Report
NZF
— New Zealand Flight
UMD
— unit mission description
RATG
— Rhodesian Air Training Group
EPR
— enlisted performance reports
SARD
— Southern Aircraft Repair Depot
TDF
— Torpedo Development Flight
MMESTF
— Mediterranean & Middle East Special Transport Flight
JEFTS
— Joint Elementary Flying Training Squadron
SOWT
— School of Wireless Telephony
ORM
— Operation Risk Management
RAFBF
— RAF Benevolent Fund
NWATC
— North West African Training Command
SFF
— Special Forces Flight
BS
— Bomb Squadron
LW
— Light Warning
TQF
— The Queens Flight
SRW
— Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
SAOEU
— Strike Aircraft Operational Evaluation Unit
PFFNTU
— Pathfinder Force Navigational Training Unit
SOFP
— School of Fighter Plotting
ITT
— Information, Tickets, and Travel
RC
— Recruiting Centre
RNFS
— Royal Naval Fighter Squadron
S/C
— Sergeant Chef
VR
— Vazovhoplovna Radionica
NAVEX
— Navigation Exercise
RFS
— Reserve Flying School
NAP
— Navigation Action Point
COMSOF
— Commander, Special Operations Forces
SWA
— Southwest Asia
FLPP
— Foreign Language Profeciency Pay
GLCM
— Ground Launched Cruise Missile
CES
— Civil Engineering Squadron
NCW
— Network-Centric Warfare
MTRU
— Motor Transport Repair Unit
TEE
— Test & Evaluation Establishment
RAFG
— Royal Air Force Germany
READY
— Resource Augmentation Duty Program
MARFOR
— Marine Corps Forces
SS
— Salvage Section
HO
— Historian's Office
TWU
— Tactical Weapons Unit
MNF
— multinational forces
CAST
— Combat Airman Skills Training
NAVEUR
— Naval Forces, Europe
NMC
— nonmission capable
RS
— Reserve School
FTX
— flight training exercise
PAS
— Political Affairs Strategist
MGSP
— Mobile Glider Servicing Party
RYAFTU
— Royal Yugoslav Air Force Technical Unit
N/E
— Non Effective
MAD
— Marine Acceptance Depot
PAS/U
— Pilotless Aircraft Section Unit
MEAF
— Middle East Air Force
NT
— No Trace
MOS
— Marine Observation School
AFPCA
— Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency
DIRMOBFOR
— Director of Mobility Forces
PDC
— Port Defence Committee
R/T
— Radio Telegraphy
CFR
— Crash Fire Rescue
MSU
— Mobile Signals Unit
LRFU
— Long Rang Ferry Unit
TFPP
— Training Ferry Pilots Pool
OAR
— Occupational Analysis Report
PPF
— Parachute Practice Flight
SDU
— Signals Development Unit
NSDU
— Navigation synthetic Development Unit
OSO
— Offensive Systems Officer
MSFU
— Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
SCBS
— Strike Command Bombing School
MFPU
— Mobile Field Photographic Unit
WOS
— Wireless operators School
DT
— Development Team
SOMA
— School of Military Aeronautics
OSC
— Overseas Staff College
FTAC
— First Term Airman's Center
MEAS
— Middle East Armament School
RSU
— Repair and Servicing Unit
SEACF
— South Eastern Area Communication Flight
SOFP
— School of Photography
MAP
— Ministry of Aircraft Production
PIU
— Photographic Intelligence Unit
PFS
— Parachute Flying Section
PPLAN
— Programming Plan
SCP
— Set Clearance Plane
NWATBF
— North West African Training Bomber Force
MCU
— Marine Craft Unit
RS
— Reserve Squadron
PTC
— Parachute Training Centre
SBIRS
— Space Based Infrared Systems
PS
— Parachute School
TRS
— Torpedo Refresher School
RS
— Radio School
TBS
— Torpedo & Bombing School
TTS
— Torpedo Training School
MRS
— Maritime Recognisance School
EXORD
— Executive Order
RDUK
— Repairable at Depot in UK
NFLS
— Night Fighter Leaders School
MEFC
— Middle East Ferry Control
STDU
— Special Torpedoe Development Unit
TC
— Training Command
UKADR
— UK Air Defence Region
BAS
— Basic Allowance for Subsistance
SSF
— Special Survey Flight
BIT
— Bystander Intervention Training
TTC
— Technical Training Command
R/G
— Rear Gunner
PPP
— Pupils Pilots Pool
ITS
— Initial Training School
SGR
— School of General Reconnaissance
ORS
— Offensive Radar Set
MENVTS
— Middle East Night Vision Training School
PGTF
— Polish Grading & Testing Flight
PGTS
— Parachute & Glider Training School
SP
— Staging Post
TCNVTS
— Transport Command Night Vision Training School
SFC
— School of Flying Control
PTURP
— Pilots Training Unit & Reinforcement Pool
TECH
— Informal shortening of Technical Sergeant
WS
— Wireless School
S/S
— Staff Sergeant
TIMEX
— Time-expired
ML
— Mission Lead
SARTS
— Search and Rescue Training Squadron
GCC
— Group Control Center
PDC
— Personnel Despatch Centre
TT
— Target Towing
HPC
— Historic Properties Custodian
RW
— Receiving Wing
SP
— Service Police
SMC
— Space and Missile Systems Center
MMESTS
— Mediterranean & Middle East Special Transport Squadron
RATW
— Rhodesian Air Training Wing
WTP
— Wireless Testing Park
SRF
— Search & Rescue Flight
PD
— Packing Depot
PMO
— Product Managers Office
WOU
— Wireless Operators Unit
PACAF
— Pacific Air Forces
SBC
— Small Bomb Container
PMC
— Personnel Management Centre
ROS
— Repairable on Site
SS
— Signals School
SD
— Stores Depot
TDS
— Torpedo Development Section
WTS
— Weapons Training Squadron
AFSOUTH
— Air Forces Southern
SLC
— Search-Light Control
SCS
— Southern Communication Squadron
SEP
— Special Erection Party
SF
— Station Flight
SAR
— Sanostacna Aeroplansva Radionica
RCFS
— Rhodesian Central Flying School
RTD
— Return to Depot
NRC
— Nuclear Reporting Cell
WDCF
— Western Desert Communication Flight
BIO
— Beefeaters, Ice, and an Olive
PF
— Practice Flight
TSR
— Torpedo-Spotter Reconnaissance
SCF
— Squadron Conversion Flight
STF
— Special Training Flight
SCR
— School of Control & Reporting
TB
— torpedo-bomber
RQW
— Rescue Wing
OC
— Optimum Cruise
NFDW
— Night Fighter Development Wing
VCR
— Valve, Cathode-Ray
TPS
— Test Pilots School
SDF
— Standard Deployment Folder
AOS
— Air Operations Squadron (US)
SC
— Salvage Centre
OSI
— Office Of Special Investigation
RAS
— Reserve Aeroplane School
RTP
— Recruit Training Pool
RT
— Reporting Time
SC
— Service Ceiling
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