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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).
AFOQT – Air Force Officer Qualifying Test; AFOSI – United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations; AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code; AHA – Ammunition Holding Area; AIM – Airborne Intercept Missile (U.S. Military) AIP - Assignment Incentive Pay [2] AIPD – Army Institute For Professional Development; AIS – Automated ...
The air reserve components (ARC) are the reserve forces of the United States Air Force, consisting of the Air Force Reserve (AFR) and the Air National Guard (ANG). [1] ‘ARC’ is a designation used to refer to the entire reserve structure of the Air Force; It is not a command or organization in and of itself.
AF – Air Force. AF – And following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR radar") AFB – Air Force Base; AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/aerial rocket artillery (US, Vietnam war era attack helicopter batteries employing 2.75 in. FFAR) AFARV – Armored, forward area, re-arm vehicle (US) AFAS – Advanced Field Artillery System
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commissioned officers and enlisted airmen.
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The Air Force Reserve Command shall be operated as a separate command of the Air Force. (b) Commander.— The Chief of Air Force Reserve is the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command. The commander of the Air Force Reserve Command reports directly to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. (c) Assignment of Forces.— The Secretary of the Air ...
The ART program was first implemented in 1958 as the result of an Air Force study which showed that Air Force Reservists and Air National Guardsmen could be trained, and their operational readiness maintained, by fewer full-time Air Reserve Technicians than by a larger number of full-time active duty Regular Air Force personnel. The Air Reserve ...