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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.
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps squadron designation comprises a combination of letters and numerals, each having a precise meaning. From left to right, the designation includes the following three components: [1]
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
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).
The squadron code is usually presented along with an individual letter or character to form a call sign for the particular aircraft. Location of the call sign combination has usually been on the rear fuselage next to the RAF roundel. In instances when an unusually large numbers of aircraft comprise the squadron, multiple squadron codes have ...
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 , and is also used by other arms and services (frequently aviation , also naval ).
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.