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A squadron was historically a cavalry subunit, a company- or battalion-sized military formation. The term is still used to refer to modern cavalry units, ...
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).
List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
A squadron may include two or three subordinate flights. In turn the squadron may be part of a group and then a wing. An Air Force squadron is the basic unit of the service and may carry the lineage and honors of units over a century ago.
A squadron is usually commanded by a major (O-4) or lieutenant colonel (O-5); however lieutenant colonel is the most common rank for the squadron commander (SQ/CC) of most types of squadrons. Alternatively, a small number of squadrons are headed by civilian commander-equivalents, known as squadron directors (abbreviated as SQ/CL for civilian ...
VAW – Fixed Wing Airborne Early Warning Squadron; VBSS – Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure; VCNO – Vice Chief of Naval Operations; VDS – Variable Depth Sonar [2] VERTREP – Vertical Replenishment; VF – Fixed Wing Fighter (no longer used) VFA – Fixed Wing Strike Fighter Squadron; VLS – Vertical Launching System; VP – Fixed Wing ...
A squadron's designation describes its mission and therefore generally the type of aircraft it flies. The Formal form designation (e.g., Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six) indicates the mission. A subset of the formal form designation is a Navy acronym format in capital letters, e.g., STKFITRON EIGHT SIX