Air Force Acronyms

[Pages:12]The intent of the following list is to provide a general collection of common acronyms and abbreviations. It is not intended to be an all encompassing list of Air Force acronyms or abbreviations. All acronyms and abbreviations can be made plural (s) or conjugated (`d) if necessary. If an acronym is not listed below, it can be used but must be listed in the remarks section of the appropriate performance report. If an abbreviation is not listed below, it cannot be used.

Air Force Acronyms

Acronym & / < > 2X (event) AAFES AADD AB ABG ABW ACC ADVON AE AEF AETC AEW AF AFAF AFAM AFB AFCENT AFCM AFFOR AFI AFIT AFMAN AFMC AFPAM

Definition and use sparingly if unable to sp out "and" or "&" less than (i.e. 24 hrs) twice Army and Air Force Exchange Service Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving air base unless you specify, i.e. Ramstein Air Base//Airman Basic air base group air base wing air combat command advanced echelon aeromedical evacuation Air Expeditionary Forces//aerospace expeditionary force Air Education and Training Command air and space expeditionary wing air force unless you specify US Air Force Air Force Assistance Fund Air Force Achievement Medal air force base Air Forces Central Command Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force forces Air Force instruction Air Force Institute of Technology Air Force manual Air Force Materiel Command Air Force pamphlet

AFPC AFRES AFRICOM AFROTC AFSA AFSC

AFSO21 AFSOC AFSOUTH AFSPC AGE AFISRA AIRCENT AIRNORTH ALS AMC ANG AO AOC AOG AOR AOS ARFOR ARPC ART ARW ASAP ASOC ASEV AT ATC AT/FP ATSO AW AWACS AWC

Air Force Personnel Center Air Force Reserves Africa Command Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Air Force Sergeants Association Air Force specialty code Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Air Force Special Operations Command Allied Forces Southern Europe Air Force Space Command aerospace ground equipment Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces North airman leadership school Air Mobility Command Air National Guard action officer air operations center air operations group, unless you specify, i.e. 32d Air Operations Group area of responsibility air operations squadron Army forces Air Reserve Personnel Center AEF reporting tool air refueling wing//aerial reconnaissance wing as soon as possible air support operations center Aircrew Standardization & Evaluation Visit antiterrorism air traffic control antiterrorism/force protection Ability to Survive and Operate airlift wing, unless you specify, i.e, 86th Airlift Wing Airborne Warning and Control System Air War College

BA BAH BPC BPZ/BTZ BS C2 C3 C4I C&I CAF CAOC CAS CASF CATM CBT CBRNE CC CCAF CD CDC CE CENTCOM CFACC CFC CFETP CGO CGOC CGOQ CGOY CINC CJCS COA CoC COCOM CODEL COMAFFOR

Bachelor of Arts (clear in education line) Basic Allowance for Housing Building Partnership Capacity below the zone OPR/EPR Bachelor of Science (clear in education line) command and control command, control, and communications command, control, communications, computers and intel communications & information Combat Air Forces combined air operations center/combat air operations center close air support Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility combat arms training and maintenance computer based training Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive commander Community College of the Air Force deputy commander career development course/Center for Disease Control civil engineering Central Command combined force air component commander Combined Federal Campaign career field education and training plan company grade officer Company Grade Officer Council Company Grade Officer of the Quarter Company Grade Officer of the Year commander in chief Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff course of action change of command combatant commander congressional delegation Commander, Air Force forces

COMPUSEC COMSAT COMSEC COMSOCEUR COMSOF COMUSAFE COMUSAFCENT CONOPS CONUS CoP CP CPR CRG CSAF CSAR CSS CTF CY DAO D-day DEA DECA DEPORD DIRMOBFOR DLA DMS DO DOC DoD DoS DRMO DRU DSN DTG DUI DV

computer security communications satellite communication security Commander, Special Operations Command, United States European Command commander, special operations forces Commander United States Air Forces in Europe Commander, United States Air Force Central Command concept of operations continental United States community of practice command post cardiopulmonary resuscitation contingency response group Chief of Staff, Air Force combat search and rescue commander's support staff combined task force calendar year Defense Attach? Office unnamed day on which operations commence or are scheduled to commence Drug Enforcement Agency Defense Commissary Agency deployment order director of mobility forces Defense Logistics Agency defense message system director of operations designed operational capability Department of Defense Department of State Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office direct reporting unit Defense Switched Network Date/time group driving under the influence distinguished visitor

DVQ DWI EAF EET EOD EOY EPA EPR EUCOM EW EXORD FAA FAC FAM FARM FEMA FDA FGO FGOQ FGOY Flt/CC FLOTUS FM FMB FMC FOB FOD FOIA FP FPCON FPWG FTAC FTD FTX FWG FY GCC

distinguished visitor quarters driving while intoxicated Expeditionary Aerospace Force exercise evaluation team explosive ordnance disposal end of year Environmental Protection Agency enlisted performance reports European Command Electronic Warfare executive order Federal Aviation Administration forward air controller functional area manager functional area records manager Federal Emergency Management Agency Food and Drug Administration field grade officer Field Grade Officer of the Quarter Field Grade Officer of the Year flight commander First Lady of the United States financial management financial management board fully mission capable forward operating base foreign object damage Freedom of Information Act force protection force protection condition force protection working group First Term Airman Center field training detachment flight training exercise financial working group fiscal year group control center

GCCS GPA GPC GPS GSU GTC GWoT HAF HALO HAZ HAZMAT HF HHQ HMMWV HN HQ HSI HVAC IA IAW ICAO ICBM ICU IDE IED IFE IG IM INFOCON INMARSAT IOC IPE ISB ISR IT IV IW JA

Global Command & Control System Grade Point Average government purchase card global positioning system geographically separated unit government travel card Global War on Terrorism Headquarters Air Force high-altitude low-opening parachute technique hazardous cargo hazardous materials high frequency Higher Headquarters high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle host nation headquarters Health Services Inspection Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Information assurance in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization intercontinental ballistic missile Intensive Care Unit intermediate development education improvised explosive device in-flight emergency inspector general information management information operations condition international maritime satellite initial operational capability individual protective equipment intermediate staging base intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance information technology intravenous information warfare judge advocate

JAG JAOC JCS JFACC JFCOM JROC JROTC JSIVA JSTARS JTF LAF LAN LCAP LNO LIMFAC LOA LOAC MAF MAJCOM MARE MARFOR Mbps MC MDG MILCON MilPDS MNF MOA MOB MOPP MOU MPF MSG MSM MTW MWR MVP MXG

Judge Advocate General joint air operations center Joint Chiefs of Staff joint force air component commander Joint Forces Command Joint Requirement Oversight Council junior reserve officer training corps joint service integrated vulnerability assessment Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System joint task force Line of the Air Force local area network Logistics Compliance Assessment Program liaison officer limiting factor letter of appreciation law of armed conflict mobility air forces major command major accident response exercise Marine Corps forces megabytes per second mission capable/master of ceremonies medical group military construction Military Personnel Data System multinational forces memorandum of agreement main operating base mission oriented protective postures memorandum of understanding military personnel flight mission support group Meritorious Service Medal major theater war morale, welfare, and recreation most valuable person maintenance group

NAF NAOC NASA NATO NAVAID NAVEUR NBC NCO NCOA NCOIC NCOQ NCOY NEO NICU NIPRNET NMC NORAD NORTHCOM NOSC NOTAM NSA NSC NSI NVG O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O&M OCO OCR OEF OG OI OIC OIF OJT OPLAN

numbered air force/non appropriated funds(make sure you can tell which by context of bullet) Nation Airborne Operations Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration North Atlantic Treaty Organization navigational aid Naval Forces Europe Nuclear, biological and chemical noncommissioned officer noncommissioned officer academy noncommissioned officer in charge NCO of the Quarter NCO of the Year noncombatant evacuation operation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nonsecure internet protocol router network nonmission capable North American Aerospace Defense Command Northern Command Network Operations and Security Center Notice to Airmen National Security Agency National Security Council nuclear surety inspection night vision goggle Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel operations and maintenance Overseas Contingency Operations office of collateral responsibility Operation ENDURING FREEDOM operations group operating instruction officer in charge Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on-the-job training operation plan

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