| U.S. Naval Air Group Abreviations |
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| AAA |
Anti Aircraft Artillery |
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| ACM |
Air Combat Maneuvers |
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| ACT |
aircrew coordination
training (old term for CRM, see below) |
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| ADB |
aircraft discrepancy book |
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| ADEX |
air defense exercise |
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| ADF |
automatic direction
finding |
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| ADIZ |
air defense
identification zone |
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| AEW |
airborne early warning |
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| AFCS |
Automatic Flight Control
System |
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| AGL |
above ground level |
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| AHARS |
Artificial Heading and
Attitude Reference System |
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| AI |
air intelligence; air
intercept |
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| AIM |
aeronautical information
manual |
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| ALS |
approach lighting system |
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| ALSS |
aviation life support
system |
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| AMB |
Aircraft Mishap Board |
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| AMCM |
airborne mine
countermeasures |
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| AMO |
Assistant Maintenance
Officer |
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| angel |
1,000 feet |
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| AO |
Admin Officer |
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| AOA |
angle of attack |
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| AOR |
area of responsibility |
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| AR |
Aerial Refueling |
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| ARB |
Air Reserve Base,
Aircraft Recover Bulletin |
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| ARG |
Amphibious Ready Group |
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| ARTCC |
Air Route Traffic Control
Center |
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| ASAC |
antisubmarine air
controller |
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| ASAP |
as soon as possible |
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| ASI |
aviation status indicator |
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| ASO |
Aviation Safety Officer |
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| ASTAC |
ASW/ASST Tactical
Controller |
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| ASW |
antisubmarine warfare |
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| ASUW |
anti-surface warfare |
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| ATC |
air traffic control |
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| ATCF |
air traffic control
facility |
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| ATO |
Airborne Tactical Officer |
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| AUTEC |
Atlantic Undersea Test
and Evaluation Center |
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| AWAC |
Airborne Warning and
Control System |
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| BAM |
Basic Air Maneuvers |
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| BFM |
Basic Fighter Maneuver |
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| BGAD |
battle group air defense |
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| BuNo |
Bureau Number (each
aircraft has a unique one) |
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| CAD |
Cartridge Actuated Device |
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| CAG |
Carrier Air Group; term
also refers to the commander of this entity |
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| CAINS |
carrier inertial
navigation system |
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| CALA |
combat aircraft landing
area |
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| CAP |
combat air patrol |
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| CAPC |
Carrier Aircraft Plane
Commander |
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| Carquals |
carrier qualifications |
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| CAS |
Close Air Support |
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| Case I |
landing with ceiling
above 3K feet, visibility more than 5 miles |
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| Case II |
landing with ceiling
1K-3K feet, visibility more than 5 miles |
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| Case III |
landing at night, or with
ceiling below 1K feet, visibility less than 5 miles |
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| Casrep |
casualty report |
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| CATCC |
Carrier Air Traffic
Control Center |
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| CATM |
captive air training
missile |
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| CAVU |
Ceiling And Visibility
Unlimited |
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| CCA |
carrier-controlled
approach |
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| CDQAR |
Collateral Duty Quality
Assurance Representative |
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| CFIT |
controlled flight into
terrain |
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| CFL |
critical field length
(how much runway an aircraft needs for certain weights |
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| Cherub |
100 feet |
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| CIC |
combat information center |
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| Clara |
pilot can't see meatball
(on the fresnel optical landing system) |
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| CO |
Commanding Officer |
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| COD |
Carrier On-board Delivery |
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| COMPTUEX |
Composite Task Unit
Exercise |
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| CONUS |
Continental United
States. CONUS refers to the 48 contiguous states. It is not synonymous with
United States |
| COTAC |
copilot tactical
coordinator |
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| CQ |
Carrier Qualification |
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| CRM |
crew resource management |
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| CSC |
communications signal
computer |
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| CTF |
Commander Task Force |
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| CV |
aircraft carrier |
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| CVN |
nuclear powered aircraft
carrier |
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| CVW |
carrier air wing |
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| DACT |
dissimilar air combat
training |
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| DAST |
Dedicated At Sea Test |
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| DCA |
drift correction angle;
Damage Control Assistant |
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| DCAG |
deputy carrier air group
commander |
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| DDI |
digital-display indicator |
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| DH |
decision height;
department head |
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| DLQ |
Deck Landing
Qualification |
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| DMB |
datum-marker buoy |
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| DME |
distance-measuring
equipment |
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| DoD |
Department of Defense |
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| ECM |
electronic
countermeasures |
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| ECMO |
electronic
countermeasures officer |
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| ECS |
environmental control
system |
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| EDC |
engine-driven compressor |
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| ELP |
Emergency Landing Pattern |
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| ELT |
Emergency Locator
Transmitter |
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| EMI |
electromagnetic
interference |
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| EP |
emergency procedure;
external pilot (for UAVs) |
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| ESM |
Electronic Support
Measures |
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| ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
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| ETD |
estimated time of
departure |
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| FAA |
Federal Aviation
Administration |
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| FAARP |
Forward Area Arming and
Refueling Point |
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| FAC(A) |
Forward Air Controller
(Airborne) |
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| FACSFAC |
Fleet Area Control and
Surveillance Facility |
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| FAM |
familiarization flight |
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| FAR |
Federal Aviation
Regulation |
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| Fast Eddie |
a metal cover on a
catapult shuttle in a landing area on a flight deck |
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| father |
home ship's TACAN |
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| FCF |
Functional Check Flight |
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| FCLP |
Field Carrier Landing
Practice |
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| FCS |
flight control system |
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| FDD |
flight deck director |
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| FDO |
flight duty officer |
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| FE |
flight engineer |
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| FL |
flight level |
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| FLIP |
Flight Information
Publication |
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| FLIR |
forward-looking infrared |
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| FMC |
Full Mission Capable |
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| FNAEB |
field naval aviator
evaluation board |
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| FOD |
Foreign Object Damage |
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| FRS |
Fleet Replacement
Squadron |
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| FSDO |
Flight Standards District
Office |
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| FSS |
Flight Service Station |
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| GBU |
guided bomb unit |
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| GCA |
ground-controlled
approach |
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| GCI |
ground-controlled
intercept |
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| GIG |
global information grid |
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| GLOC |
G-induced loss of
consciousness |
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| GPS |
global positioning system |
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| GQ |
General Quarters |
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| GSE |
Ground Support Equipment |
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| GSO |
Ground Safety Officer |
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| H2P |
Helicopter Second Pilot |
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| HAC |
Helicopter Aircraft
Commander |
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| HAR |
Helicopter Aerial
Refueling |
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| HARS |
heading and altitude
reference system |
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| HARM |
high speed anti-radiation
missile |
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| hazmat |
hazardous material |
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| HEEDS |
Helicopter Emergency
Egress Deployment System |
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| HERO |
Hazards of
Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance |
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| HF |
high frequency |
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| HET |
Hostile Environment
Training |
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| HMIS |
Hazardous Material
Information System |
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| HOSTAC |
Helicopter Operations on
Ships other than Aircraft Carriers |
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| HIS |
Horizontal Situation
Indicator |
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| HUD |
Head-Up Display |
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| IAW |
in accordance with |
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| ICAO |
International Civil
Aviation Organization |
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| ICS |
intercommunication system |
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| IFARS |
individual flight
activity reporting system |
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| IFEI |
integrated-fuel-engine
indicator |
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| IFF |
identification friend or
foe |
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| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules,
in-flight refueling |
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| ILS |
instrument landing system |
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| IMC |
Instrument Meteorological
Conditions |
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| INAV |
Instrument Navigation
(usually, a type of training flight) |
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| INS |
Inertial Navigation
System |
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| IP |
Instructor Pilot;
internal pilot (for UAVs) |
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| IPI |
integrated position
indicator |
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| IROK |
Inflate, Release, Oxygen,
Koch (post-ejection procedures) |
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| IUT |
Instructor Under Training |
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| JASSM |
joint air-to-surface
standoff missile |
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| JDAM |
joint direct attack
munition |
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| JO |
junior officer |
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| JSOW |
joint standoff weapon |
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| J-SHIP |
Joint Shipboard
Integration Process |
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| KIAS |
knots indicated airspeed |
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| LPU |
life preserver unit |
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| LSO |
Landing Signal Officer |
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| LZ |
Landing Zone |
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| MAD |
Magnetic Anomaly Detector |
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| MAG |
Marine Aircraft Group |
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| Mark I, Mod. 0 |
the basic or simplest
version of something |
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| MARSA |
military assumes
responsibility for separation of aircraft |
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| marshal |
aircraft circling
overhead a carrier, waiting their turn to trap |
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| MASD |
marine aviation support
detachment |
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| MAW |
Marine Aircraft Wing |
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| MC 1 |
mission computer 1 |
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| MCAS |
Marine Corps Air Station |
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| MDA |
minimum descent altitude |
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| MEA |
minimum en-route altitude |
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| medevac |
medical emergency
evacuation |
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| MEF |
Marine Expeditionary
Force |
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| METL |
Mission Essential Task
List |
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| MEU |
Marine Expeditionary Unit |
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| midrats |
midnight rations |
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| MIM |
Maintenance Instruction
Manual |
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| MO |
Maintenance Officer |
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| MOA |
military operation area |
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| MOSA |
minimum operational safe
altitude |
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| mother |
home ship |
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| MOVLAS |
manually operated visual
landing aids system |
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| MRC |
Maintenance Requirement
Card |
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| MSDS |
Material Safety Data
Sheets |
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| MSL |
mean sea level |
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| MTR |
military training route |
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| NAF |
Naval Air Field |
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| NALF |
Naval Auxiliary Landing
Field |
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| NAS |
Naval Air Station |
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| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization |
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| NATOPS |
Naval Air Training and
Operating Procedures Standardization program |
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| navaid |
navigation aid |
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| NDB |
non-directional beacon |
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| NEC |
Naval enlisted
classification |
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| NFO |
naval flight officer |
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| nm |
nautical mile |
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| NMCS |
Non-Mission-Capable
Status |
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| NOTAM |
Notice to Airmen |
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| NRFI |
Not Ready For Issue |
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| NSN |
National Stock Number |
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| NVD |
night-vision device |
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| NX |
night check |
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| OAT |
outside air temperature |
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| OCU |
Operational Conversion
Unit |
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| ODO |
Operations Duty Officer |
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| OFT |
operational flight
trainer |
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| OinC |
Officer In Charge |
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| OOCF |
out-of-control flight |
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| OPFOR |
Opposition Force |
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| Ops |
Operations (Department) |
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| Ops O |
Operations Officer |
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| OPTAR |
operating target |
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| ORM |
Operational Risk
Management |
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| OVC |
overcast |
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| PAC |
pilot at controls |
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| PAR |
pulsed acquisition radar |
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| PAX |
passengers |
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| PCL |
pocket checklist |
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| PCS |
Permanent Change of
Station |
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| PEL |
Precautionary Emergency
Landing |
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| PIC |
pilot in command |
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| PIM |
position of intended
movement |
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| PLAT |
Pilot Landing Aid
Television |
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| PMC |
Partially Mission
Capable; also passengers-mail-cargo |
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| PMS |
Preventive Maintenance
Schedule |
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| PNAC |
pilot not at controls |
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| PPC |
Patrol Plane Commander |
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| PPE |
Personal Protective
Equipment |
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| PPR |
Prior Permission Required |
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| PQM |
Pilot Qualified in Model |
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| QA |
Quality Assurance |
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| QAR |
Quality Assurance
Representative |
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| QAS |
Quality Assurance
Supervisor |
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| RAG |
Readiness Air Group |
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| RAST |
Recovery Assist Secure
and Traversing |
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| RCR |
runway condition reading |
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| RDO |
Runway Duty Officer |
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| RFI |
Ready For Issue |
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| RIO |
Radar Intercept Officer |
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| ROE |
Rules Of Engagement |
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| RSD |
Rapid Securing Device |
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| RTB |
return to base |
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| RVR |
runway visual range |
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| SA |
Situational Awareness |
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| SAS |
stability augmentation
system |
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| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
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| SDC |
signal data computer |
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| SDO |
Squadron (Staff) Duty
Officer |
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| SE |
Support Equipment |
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| SEAD |
suppression of enemy air
defenses |
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| SELRES |
Selected Reserve |
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| SFWT |
Strike Fighter Weapons
and Tactics program |
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| SHML |
Ship's Hazardous Material
List |
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| SIAP |
single integrated air
picture |
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| SLAM-ER |
Standoff Land-Attack
Missile-Expanded Response |
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| SO |
Safety Officer, Sensor
Operator |
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| SOCAL |
Southern California |
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| SOF |
Special Operations Forces |
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| SOP |
Standard Operating
Procedures |
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| SPIE |
simulated problem input
evaluation |
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| SSC |
Surface Surveillance |
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| SUS |
signal underwater sound |
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| SUW |
surface warfare (acronym
usually appears with "anti-") |
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| sweet |
working OK, functioning
normally |
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| SFWT |
strike fighter weapons
and tactics program |
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| TAC |
tactical air controller |
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| TACAN |
tactical air navigation
(system) |
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| TACTS |
Tactical Aircrew Combat
Training System |
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| TAO |
tactical air observer,
tactical action officer |
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| TCAS |
Traffic alert and
Collision Avoidance System |
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| TCP |
Tool Control Program |
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| T/M/S |
type, model and series |
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| TSTA |
training ships training
availability |
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| TYCOM |
type commander |
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| UAV |
unmanned aerial vehicle |
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| UHF |
ultrahigh frequency |
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| UNREP |
underway replenishment |
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| USASOC |
US Army Special
Operations Command |
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| VEN |
variable engine nozzles |
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| vertrep |
vertical replenishment |
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| VID |
visual identification |
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| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
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| VHF |
very high frequency |
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| VMC |
visual meteorological
conditions |
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| VNAV |
Visual Navigation
(usually, a type of training flight) |
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| VOD |
vertical on-board
delivery |
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| VOR |
VHF omnidirectional radio |
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| VSI |
vertical speed indicator |
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| WASEX |
War at Sea Exercise |
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| WCMD |
wind-corrected munitions
dispenser |
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| WOXOF |
sky totally obscured,
ceiling indefinite, visibility zero in fog |
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| WW |
weather watch |
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| XO |
Executive Officer |
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