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This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
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AADC – Area Air Defense Commander; AADP – Area Air Defense Plan; AA&E – Arms, Ammunition, And Explosives; AAEC – Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team; AAFC – Australian Air Force Cadets (Australia) AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service; AAFIF – Automated Air Facility Information File; AAFS – Amphibious Assault Fuel System
The Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) is an alphanumeric code used by the United States Air Force to identify a specific job. Officer AFSCs consist of four characters and enlisted AFSCs consist of five characters. A letter prefix or suffix may be used with an AFSC when more specific identification of position requirements and individual ...
Directive/informative call to take Surface/Air action or establish an air-to-air (A/A) posture that will allow engagement of a specified target or threat. Cowboys Ships of an ASW Search and Attack Unit (SAU). Crank To maneuver beyond the range of a missile; implies illuminating target at radar gimbal limits in a beyond visual range engagement ...
Old USAF senior airman rank insignia 1975-1991. Formerly, from 1976 to 1991, this grade was divided into ranks with separate titles: sergeant (referred to unofficially but almost universally within the USAF as "buck sergeant" or simply "buck"), a non-commissioned officer; and senior airman, which is the equivalent of specialist, a non-supervisory rank.
Another version of FUBAR, said to have originated in the military, gives its meaning as "Fucked Up By Assholes in the Rear". [citation needed] This version has at least surface validity in that it is a common belief among enlistees that most problems are created by the military brass (officers, especially those bearing the rank of general, from one to four stars).