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