List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions - wikipedia List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2016 ) 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 ). Many terms also have equivalents among other service branches that are not acceptable amongst Marines, but are comparable in meaning. Many acronyms and terms have come into common use from voice procedure use over communication channels, translated into the NATO phonetic alphabet, or both. The scope of this list is to include words and phrases that are unique to or predominantly used by the United States Air Force. For other military slang lists, see the `` See also '' section. Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References 0 -- 9 1st Lt -- First Lieutenant ; officer pay grade O - 2 2d Lt -- Second Lieutenant ; officer pay grade O - 1 3C -- Cross Cultural Competence A / C -- Aircraft A1C -- Airman First Class ; enlisted pay grade E-3, known as Airman Second Class ( A2C ) from 1952 to 1967 A2C -- Airman Second Class ; former enlisted pay grade E-3 from 1952 to 1967, now designated as A1C A3C -- Airman Third Class ; former enlisted pay grade E-2 from 1952 to 1967, now designated as Amn AADS -- Alaskan Air Defense Sector AAFES -- Army and Air Force Exchange Service ( pronounced `` A-Fees '' ) AB -- Airman Basic ; enlisted pay grade E-1 AB -- Air Base ABDR -- Aircraft Battle Damage Repair ABM -- Air Battle Manager ABU -- Airman Battle Uniform ABW -- Air Base Wing ACA -- Airspace Control Authority ACC -- Air Combat Command ACOT -- Advanced Communications Officer Training ACSC -- Air Command and Staff College ACW -- Air Control Wing ADC -- Area Defense Counsel ADC -- ( Obsolete term ) Air Defense Command, later Aerospace Defense Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ) ADCON -- Administrative Control ADP -- Airman Development Plan ADPE -- Automated Data Processing Equipment ADR -- Airfield Damage Repair ADSC -- Active Duty Service Commitment AEF -- Aerospace Expeditionary Force AES -- Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AETC -- Air Education and Training Command AEW -- Air Expeditionary Wing AFA -- Air Force Academy AFA -- Air Force Association AFAA -- Air Force Audit Agency AFAM -- Air Force Achievement Medal AFAMS -- Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation AFB -- Air Force Base AFC2IC -- Air Force Command and Control Integration Center AFCA -- Air Force Communications Agency AFCAA -- Air Force Cost Analysis Agency AFCAT -- Air Force Catalog AFCEC -- Air Force Civil Engineering Center AFCEE -- Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment AFCENT -- Air Forces Central AFCESA -- Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency AFCFM -- Air Force Career Field Manager AFCLC -- Air Force Culture and Learning Center AFCM -- Air Force Commendation Medal AFDC -- Air Force Doctrine Center AFDW -- Air Force District of Washington AFE -- Aircrew Flight Equipment AFETS -- Air Force Engineering and Technical Services AFFMA -- Air Force Frequency Management Agency AFFSA -- Air Force Flight Standards Agency AFFSC -- Air Force Financial Services Center AFGSC -- Air Force Global Strike Command AFH -- Air Force Handbook AFHRA -- Air Force Historical Research Agency AFI -- Air Force Instruction ; or as a duty status, awaiting further instructions AFIA -- Air Force Inspection Agency AFIAA -- Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency AFIS -- Air Force Inspection System AFISRA -- Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency AFIT -- Air Force Institute of Technology AFLC -- Air Force Logistics Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ; merged with AFSC in 1992 to form AFMC ) AFLMA -- Air Force Logistics Management Agency AFLOA -- Air Force Legal Operations Agency AFMA -- Air Force Manpower Agency AFMAN -- Air Force Manual AFMC -- Air Force Materiel Command AFMOA -- Air Force Medical Operations Agency AFMPC -- Air Force Military Personnel Center ( obsolete ), replaced with AFPC AFMS -- Air Force Medical Service or Air Force Manpower Standards AFMSA -- Air Force Medical Support Agency AFNIC -- Air Force Network Integration Center AFNOC -- Air Force Network Operations Center AFNORTH -- Air Forces Northern AFNSEPO -- Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office AFNWCA -- Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency AFOG -- Air Force Operations Group AFOQT -- Air Force Officer Qualifying Test AFOTEC -- Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center AFPAA -- Air Force Public Affairs Agency AFPAM -- Air Force Pamphlet AFPC -- Air Force Personnel Center AFPCA -- Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency AFPD -- Air Force Policy Directive AFPEO -- Air Force Program Executive Office AFPET -- Air Force Petroleum Agency AFPOA -- Air Force Personnel Operations Agency AFRBA -- Air Force Review Boards Agency AFRC -- Air Force Reserve Command AFRIMS -- Air Force Records Information Management System AFRL -- Air Force Research Lab AFROTC -- Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps AFRPA -- Air Force Real Property Agency AFS -- Air Force Station AFSA -- Air Force Sergeants Association AFSC -- Air Force Safety Center AFSC -- Air Force Specialty Code AFSC -- Air Force Systems Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ; merged with AFLC in 1992 to form AFMC ) AFSFC -- Air Force Security Forces Center AFSO 21 -- Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century AFSOC -- Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOUTH -- Air Forces Southern AFSPC -- Air Force Space Command AFSVA -- Air Force Services Agency AFT -- Alert Fire Team AFTO -- Air Force Technical Order AFVA -- Air Force Visual Aids AFVEC -- Air Force Virtual Education Center AFWA -- Air Force Weather Agency AG ( TAG ) -- Adjutant General, ( The ) AGE -- Aerospace Ground Equipment ; analogous to Ground Support Equipment ( GSE ) in USN, USMC and USCG ( Naval Aviation ) AGE Ranger -- An AGE Technician AGR -- Active Guard and Reserve AGS -- Aircraft Generation Squadron AGSM -- Anti-G Straining Maneuver AGOW -- Air - Ground Operations Wing AKRAOC -- Alaska Region Air Operations Center ALCM -- Air Launched Cruise Missile ALCON -- All Concerned ( used in message headers for mass emailings ) ALO -- Air Liaison Officer ALS -- Airman Leadership School AMC -- Air Mobility Command AMJAMS -- Automated Military Justice Analysis and Management System Amn -- Airman ; enlisted pay grade E-2 AMMO Troop -- Munitions Systems Technician AMMO ( U.S. Air Force ) AMMS -- Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron Missile Badge AMS -- Academy of Military Science AMT -- Aircraft Metals Technology AMW -- Air Mobility Wing AMXS -- Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ANG -- Air National Guard ANR -- Alaskan NORAD Region AO -- Authorized Outage AOC -- Air and Space Operations Center AOG -- Aircraft On Ground AP -- Air Police ( Obsolete term ) ; now called Security Forces ( SF ) APS -- Aerial Port Squadron ARI -- Alcohol Related Incident ARS -- ( Obsolete term ) Air Rescue Squadron ; formerly ARRS, now known as a Rescue Squadron ( RQS ) ARRS -- ( Obsolete term ) Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron ART -- AEF ( Air Expeditionary Force ) Reporting Tool ART -- Air Reserve Technician ART -- Armed or Alarm Response Team ARW -- Air Refueling Wing AS -- Airlift Squadron AS -- Air Station ASAP -- As Soon As Possible ASBC -- Air and Space Basic Course ASI -- Authorized Service Interruption ASR -- Airport Surveillance Radar ATAG -- Assistant to the Adjutant General ATC -- Air traffic control ATC -- Air Training Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ; superseded in 1992 by AETC ) ATCALS -- Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems ATO -- Air Tasking Order ATO -- Anti-Terrorism Officer AU -- Air University AU - ABC -- Air University Associate to Baccalaureate Cooperative AW -- Airlift Wing AWACS -- Airborne Warning and Control System on the E-3 Sentry aircraft AWACS -- A War Against Common Sense AWC -- Air War College AWOL -- Absent Without Leave AWP -- Awaiting Parts BAH -- Basic Allowance for Housing BAS -- Basic Allowance for Subsistence BASH -- Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard BAQ -- Bachelor Airman Quarters BCOT -- Basic Communications Officer Training BDOC -- Base Defense Operations Center BDU -- Battle Dress Uniform BEQ -- Bachelor Enlisted Quarters BIT -- Bystander Intervention Training BITC -- Base Information Transfer Center BITS -- Base Information Transfer System BFM -- Basic Fighter Maneuvers BFT -- Blue Force Tracking BLUF -- Bottom Line Up Front BMT -- Basic Military Training BOHICA -- Bend Over, Here It Comes Again ; used in response to unfavorable orders. BONE -- Nickname for the B - 1 Lancer, as in `` B - ONE '' BOQ -- Bachelor Officer Quarters BOS -- Base Operating Support BOT -- Basic Officer Training Box Nasty -- A sandwich & snack meal in a cardboard box handed out for flights BPZ -- Below Primary Zone ; early promotion of an officer ahead of peers to controlled statutory pay grades of O - 4, O - 5 and / or O - 6 BRAC -- Base Realignment and Closure Brig Gen -- Brigadier General ; officer pay grade O - 7 BRM -- Base Records Manager BS -- Bomb Squadron BSA -- Basic Surface Attack BTZ -- Below the zone ; USAF early promotion program from E-3 to E-4 BUFF -- Big Ugly Fat Fucker ( Nickname for Boeing B - 52 Stratofortress ) BW -- Bomb Wing BX -- Base Exchange ( see AAFES ) C - Day -- The unnamed day on which a deployment operation begins or is to begin C2 -- Command and Control C4ISR -- Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance CA -- Combat Arms CAF -- Combat Air Force CAFSC -- Control Air Force Specialty Code CAI -- Computer Aided Instruction CAOC -- Combined Air and Space Operations Center CAMS -- Core Automated Maintenance System ( database behind IMDS ) CAP -- Civil Air Patrol, the civilian USAF Auxiliary Capt -- Captain ; officer pay grade O - 3 CAS -- Close Air Support CAST -- Combat Airman Skills Training CAT -- Crisis Action Team CAT -- Camper Alert Team ( Security Forces, Missile Field Security ) CATM -- Combat Arms Training and Maintenance CBCS -- Combat Communications Squadron CBMC -- Communications Battlespace Management Course CBT -- Computer Based Training CBRNE -- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives CC -- Commander CCAF -- Community College of the Air Force CCE -- Executive Officer CCF -- First Sergeant CCT -- Combat Control CD -- Deputy Commander CDC -- Career Development Course CE -- Civil Engineering or Civil Engineers CEG -- Combat Evaluation Group CEM -- Chief Enlisted Manager CES -- Civil Engineering Squadron CEVG -- Combat Evaluation Group CFEPT -- Career Field Education and Training Plan CFP -- Communications Focal Point CFR -- Crash Fire Rescue CFT -- Cockpit Familiarization Trainer CGO -- Company Grade Officer ( lieutenants and captains ) CGOC -- Company Grade Officers ' Council Charlie Bravo -- Cut - back, or being released early from duty Charlie Foxtrot -- Cluster Fuck Chief -- Proper term of address for Chief Master Sergeant. Also frequently used by pilots to informally refer to maintenance personnel, specifically `` Crew Chiefs. '' CI -- Counterintelligence, Compliance Inspection CISM -- Close In Security Mobile Class Six -- BX - administered store where beer, wine & liquor is sold at a discounted price with no sales tax CJCS -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CMO -- Civil - Military Operations CMO -- Chief Medical Officer ( term for senior medical officer at each MEPS -- Military Entrance Processing Station ) CMSAF -- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force ; senior active duty enlisted member of the Air Force and a direct advisor to CSAF ( holds enlisted pay grade E-9 ) CMSgt -- Chief Master Sergeant ; enlisted pay grade E-9 CNA -- Computer Network Attack CND -- Could Not Duplicate CND -- Computer Network Defense CNO -- Computer Network Operations CNT -- Counter Narco - Terror COA -- Course of Action Col -- Colonel ; officer pay grade O - 6 COLA -- Cost of Living Adjustment COMINT -- Communications Intelligence CONOPS -- Concept of Operations CONS -- Contracting Squadron CONUS -- Continental United States COMAFFOR -- Commander, Air Force Forces Cop -- Term for Air Force Security Forces personnel COT -- Commissioned Officer Training CPF -- Civilian Personnel Flight CPTS -- Comptroller Squadron Crew Chief -- Generally used as an informal slang term for Aerospace Maintenance Personnel, AFSC 2A5. More formally used to refer to an individual in charge of an aircraft maintenance related task requiring multiple people. CRO -- Combat Rescue Officer ; commissioned officer equivalent of an enlisted PJ CRO -- COMSEC Responsible Officer CS -- Communications Squadron CSAF -- Chief of Staff of the Air Force ; senior ranking active duty General in USAF unless the CJCS or VCJCS post is held by a USAF General ( holds officer pay grade O - 10 ) CSAR -- Combat Search and Rescue CSC -- Central Security Control CSS -- Commander 's Support Staff ( orderly room ) CSO -- Combat Systems Officer ; a commissioned officer aeronautical rating known as Navigator until 1992 CUI -- Combined Unit Inspection CWO -- Chief Warrant Officer ; commissioned officer pay grades W - 2 through W - 5, currently discontinued in USAF D - Day -- The unnamed day on which an operation begins or is to begin DACBT -- Dissimilar Air Combat Training DAFSC -- Duty Air Force Specialty Code DART -- Dumbass Radio Troop DAS -- Date Arrived Station DBA -- Dirtbag Airman ( An Airman who does not represent the Air Force Core Values ) DCO -- Defensive Cyber Operations DEAD -- Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses DEERS -- Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System DEROS -- Date Estimated Return from OverSeas Dependent -- Non-Military family member of a service member, typically a non-military spouse and / or children, entitled to a DD 1173 Military Dependent ID Card DFAC -- Dining Facility DFAS -- Defense Finance and Accounting Service Dickbeaters -- term referring to one 's hands. Often yelled by MTIs in the form of `` pin those Dickbeaters to your side ! '' DINSTAAR -- Danger Is No Stranger To An AGE Ranger ( See AGE ) DMSP -- Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DNIF -- Duties Not Including Flying DOE -- Date of Enlistment Dollar Ride -- A pilot 's first flight in an airframe Doolie -- nickname for a first year Air Force Academy cadet DOR -- Date of Rank Double Dip -- Term used for certain full - time Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel when in a dual status and receiving income from two sources ( e.g., Air Reserve Technician on civilian military leave as a Department of the Air Force civil servant and on concurrent active duty USAF orders ) DRSN -- Defense Red Switch Network DRU -- Direct Reporting Unit DSCS -- Defense Satellite Communications System DSD -- Developmental Special Duty DSN -- Defense Switched Network DSP -- Defense Support Program DSPD -- Defense Support to Public Diplomacy DT -- Development Team DTS -- Defense Travel System DV -- Distinguished Visitor ; visiting enlisted personnel in pay grade E-9, visiting officer personnel in pay grades O - 6 through O - 10, or visiting civilian equivalents such as GS - 15, SES or politically - appointed or elected government officials DVQ -- Distinguished Visitors Quarters DVOQ -- Distinguished Visiting Officers Quarters DWC -- Deputy Wing Chaplain EAD -- Extended Active Duty EADS -- Eastern Air Defense Sector ECM -- Electronic Counter Measures ECP -- Entry Control Point EELV -- Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle EET -- Exercise Evaluation Team EFMP -- Exceptional Family Member Program EI -- Engineering & Installation EIS -- Engineering & Installation Squadron ELINT -- Electronic signals Intelligence EGI -- Embedded GPS / Inertial Navigation Embrace The Suck -- Slang used among junior enlisted referencing they have little say in undesirable decisions, effectively advice that one should not worry themselves over things they can not control EMEDS -- Expeditionary Medical Support EMSEC -- Emission Security ENJJPT -- Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training EO -- Equal Opportunity EOC -- Emergency Operations Center EOD -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal EPR -- Enlisted Performance Report ERCC -- Engine Run Crew Change E-VAR -- Electronic Visitor Access Request ERO -- Engine Running Onload / Offload EW -- Electronic Warfare EWO -- Electronic Warfare Officer FA -- Fitness Assessment FAA -- Federal Aviation Administration FAB -- Forward Air Base FAC -- Forward Air Controller FAIP -- First Assignment Instructor Pilot FAM -- Functional Area Manager Farts and darts -- clouds and darts embroidery found on field grade and general officers ' service cap visors Fat Albert -- Nickname used for the C - 5A Galaxy until revoked by USAF as `` derogatory ''. Name came from Bill Cosby 's recording of `` Revenge '' in 1968, with the story of `` Buck Buck '' and Fat Albert shaking the ground as he ran. FGO -- Field Grade Officer ( majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels ) FIGMO -- Fuck it I Got My Orders Fini Flight -- A pilot 's last flight in the aircraft before he / she leaves a squadron, a wing, or retires from the Air Force FLPP -- Foreign Language Profeciency Pay FM -- Financial Management Comptroller FMC -- Fully Mission Capable FMS -- Foreign Military Sales FMS - Field Maintenance Squadron FNG -- Fucking New Guy FOA -- Field Operating Agency FOD -- Foreign Object Damage or debris that can cause damage FOUO -- For Official Use Only Four Fan Trash Can -- Nickname for the C - 130 Hercules Four Fans of Freedom -- Nickname for the C - 130 Hercules FRED -- Fucking Ridiculous Economic Disaster ( term for the C - 5 Galaxy ) FS -- Fighter Squadron FSB -- Force Shaping Board FSS -- Force Support Squadron FTAC -- First Term Airman 's Center FTS -- Flying Training Squadron FTU -- Formal Training Unit FTW -- Flying Training Wing FUBAR -- Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition FW -- Fighter Wing FYSA - For Your Situational Awareness G - LOC -- G - induced Loss of Consciousness GBS -- Global Broadcast Service ( pronounced : jibz -- IPA : dʒɪbz ) GC / GNC -- Guidance and Control GCCS -- Global Command and Control System ( pronounced : geeks -- IPA : giks ) GCIC -- Global Cyberspace Integration Center GCS -- Ground Control Station GDT -- Ground Data Terminal Gen -- General ; officer pay grade O - 10 GLCM -- Ground Launched Cruise Missile GO -- General Officer ; officers in pay grades O - 7, O - 8, O - 9 and O - 10 -- analogous to Flag Officer in USN and USCG GOCO -- Government Owned, Contractor Operated GOGO -- Government Owned, Government Operated GOV -- Government Owned Vehicle Gp -- Group GPC -- Government Purchase Card GPS -- Global Positioning System GTC -- Government Travel Card GWOT -- Global War On Terrorism HAF -- Headquarters Air Force HALO -- High Altitude, Low Opening HAHO -- High Altitude, High Opening Hangar `` ( # ) '' -- A nonexistent hangar ( e.g., if there are 4 hangars, then it would be Hangar 5 ) ; heard most often over radios as slang code for latrine / bathroom / Porta John. Example : `` Get me to Hangar 5 ! '' HARM -- High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile HARM -- Host Aviation Resource Management HARRT -- Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team Hawg -- Nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II HAZCON -- Hazardous Condition HC -- Chaplain Headquarters HIA -- Held in Abeyance HO -- Historian 's Office HPC -- Historic Properties Custodian HTS -- HARM Targeting System HUA -- Heard, Understood, Acknowledged HUAW -- Hurry Up and Wait HUD -- Head - Up Display HUMINT -- Human Intelligence IA -- Information Assurance IAW -- In Accordance With ICBM -- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ID 10 T Problem -- A problem that is created by an `` idiot '' IFE -- In - Flight Emergency IFF -- Identification Friend or Foe IFF -- Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals IFFCC -- Integrated Flight and Fire Control Computer IFS -- Introductory Flight Screening IFT -- Introductory Flight Training IG -- Inspector General ILS -- Instrument landing system IMDS -- Integrated Maintenance Database System IMINT -- Imagery Intelligence INOP -- Inoperative / Inoperable INOSC -- Integrated Network Operations and Security Center IP -- Instructor Pilot IPB -- Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace IO -- Information Operations IOC -- Initial Operational Capability IOIC -- Information Operations Integration Course IS -- Intelligence Squadron ISR -- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance ITT -- Information, Tickets, and Travel IYAAYAS -- If You Ai n't Ammo, You Ai n't Shit IYAAYWOT -- If You Ai n't Ammo, You 're Waitin ' On Them J J - STARS -- Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System on the E-8 JSTARS aircraft JA -- Judge Advocate JA / ATT -- Joint Airborne / Air Transportability Training JAOC -- Joint Air and Space Operations Center JATO -- Jet - Assisted Take - Off JDAM -- Joint Direct Attack Munition JEEP -- Just Enough Education To Pass JEEP -- Just Entering Electronic Principals JEEP -- Just Educated Enough to Post ( Security Forces ) JFACC -- Joint Forces Air Component Commander JEIM -- Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance JOAP -- Joint Oil Analysis Program JOPES -- Joint Operation Planning and Execution System JPATS -- Joint Primary Air Training System JPME -- Joint Professional Military Education JPPT -- Joint Primary Pilot Training JSF -- Joint Strike Fighter JSOW -- Joint Standoff Weapon JSUPT -- Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training JWICS -- Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System KISS -- Keep It Simple Stupid LAPES -- Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System. LATN -- Low Altitude Tactical Navigation. Lawn Dart -- Nickname for F - 16 Fighting Falcon or any other fast, pointy - nosed, single - engine fighter aircraft. LCAP -- Logistics Compliance Assessment Program. LEAP -- Language Enabled Airman Program. LG -- Logistics Group. LGB -- Laser - Guided Bomb. LIFT -- Lead In Fighter Training. LIMFAC -- Limiting Factor. Linda Lovelace ( Reference to the C - 5 Galaxy aircraft, because it kneels and takes it from both ends. ) LMR -- Land Mobile Radio LOA -- Letter of Admonishment. LOA -- Letter of Appreciation. LOAC -- Law of Armed Conflict. LOC -- Letter of Counseling. LOGI -- Logistics NCOIC ( Squadron, Group, Wing ). LOR -- Letter of Reprimand. LOWAT -- Low Altitude Training. LRS -- Logistics Readiness Squadron. LT -- Familiar term for a Lieutenant, Second or First ; usually used as a form of address by those under his / her command. Lt Col -- Lieutenant Colonel ; officer pay grade O - 5. Lt Gen -- Lieutenant General ; officer pay grade O - 9. LWOP -- Leave Without Pay. MAC -- Military Airlift Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ) MAF -- Mobility Air Force Maj -- Major ; officer pay grade O - 4 Maj Gen -- Major General ; officer pay grade O - 8 MAJCOM -- Major Command MANPADS -- Man - Portable Air Defense System MARE -- Major Accident Response Exercise MASINT -- Measurement and Signature Intelligence MATS -- Military Air Transport Service ( disestablished command, superseded by MAC and then AMC MDG -- Medical Group MDS -- Mission Design Series of aircraft ; analogous to T / M / S for Type / Model / Series in USN & USMC ( Naval Aviation ) MEO -- Military Equal Opportunity MEPS -- Military Entrance Processing Station METL -- Mission Essential Task Listing MFLC -- Military and Family Life Counselor MFT -- Mobile Fire Team MICAP -- Mission Incapable MICT -- Management Internal Control Toolset MIF -- Maneuver Item File MILDEC -- Military Deception MILSTRIP -- Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedure MLR -- Management Level Review MOAB -- Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb / Mother Of All Bombs MOOTW -- Military Operations Other than War MOS -- Maintenance Operations Squadron Mosquito Wings -- Nickname for the Airman rank insignia MPF -- Military Personnel Flight MRE -- Meal Ready to Eat MS -- Missile Squadron MSG -- Mission Support Group MSME -- Medical Standard Management Element MSgt -- Master Sergeant ; enlisted pay grade E-7 MSS -- Mission Support Squadron MTI -- Military Training Instructor MTL -- Military Training Leader Mud Hen -- Nickname for the F - 15E Strike Eagle MW -- Missile Wing MWR -- Morale, Welfare and Recreation MWS -- Major Weapons System MX -- Maintenance MXG -- Maintenance Group MXS -- Maintenance Squadron NAF -- Numbered Air Force Nav -- Navigator, now known since 2009 as a Combat Systems Officer NCC -- Network Control Center NCO -- Non-commissioned Officer NCOA -- Non-commissioned Officer Academy NCOIC -- Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge NCW -- Network - Centric Warfare NDI -- Nondestructive Inspection NEADS -- Northeast Air Defense Sector NGB -- National Guard Bureau NIPR -- Non-secure Internet Protocol ( IP ) Router Network NKAWTG -- Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas NMC -- Non Mission Capable NMSA -- Non-Nuclear Munitions Storage Area NMUSAF -- National Museum of the United States Air Force Nonner -- `` Non-sortie generating. '' Derogatory term used by aircraft maintenance personnel when referring to enlisted and officers who are not directly involved in aircraft maintenance or manning aircraft Non-rated Officer -- USAF commissioned officer not holding an aeronautical rating NOSC -- Network Operations and Security Center NOTAM -- Notice To Airmen NSI -- Nuclear Surety Inspection NVG -- Night Vision Goggles NUB -- New Useless Bitch ( reference for new person on station ; contraction from newbie ( which was originally new boy ), and then backronymed ) O OA -- Occupational Analysis OA -- Outstanding Airman OAPT -- Officer Awaiting Pilot Training. OAPTer -- An officer in OAPT status. While other 2nd Lt 's begin their flight training, non-flying technical training and / or initial leadership roles, OAPTers complete menial tasks in support of the mission while they wait for their assigned training date ( this is known as `` casual status '' ). It is important for all operational bases, as OAPTers are most often supplemental to the assigned commissioned officer workforce. OAR -- Occupational Analysis Report OAY -- Outstanding Airman of the Year OAYA -- Outstanding Airman of the Year Award OCO -- Offensive Cyber Operations OCONUS -- Outside the Continental United States OCR -- Office of Collateral Responsibility OFO -- Out Fucking Off OG -- Operations Group OIC -- Officer in Command OL -- Operating Location OODA -- Observe Orient Decide Act OPCON -- Operational Control OPR -- Office of Primary Responsibility OPR -- Officer Performance Report OPSEC -- Operations Security OPTN -- Operationalizing and Professionalizing the Network ORI -- Operational Readiness Inspection ORM -- Operation Risk Management OSI -- Office of Special Investigation OSR -- Occupational Survey Report OSS -- Operations Support Squadron OT&E -- Operational Test and Evaluation OTS -- Officer Training School PA -- Public Affairs PACAF -- Pacific Air Forces PAFSC -- Primary Air Force Specialty Code PAR -- Precision Approach Radar PAS -- Political Affairs Strategist PAX -- Air passengers PCS -- Permanent Change of Station PDS -- Permanent Duty Station PERSCO -- Personnel Support for Contingency Operations Perpes -- Humorous nickname for PRP, takeoff on herpes PFE -- Promotion Fitness Examination PFM -- Pure Fucking Magic ; Term to refer to a technical problem that somehow resolved itself PFT -- Physical Fitness Test PICNIC -- Problem In Chair, Not In Computer ; Used by help desk personnel to indicate user ignorance PING -- Person In Need of Graduation PITT -- Person In need of Technical Training PJ -- Pararescueman PMC -- Partially Mission Capable PME -- Professional Military Education PMEL -- Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Pocket Rocket -- Term for the missile badge on the uniforms of current and former ICBM and cruise missile launch operations and missile maintenance personnel POL - Petroleum, Oils, & Lubricants, the traditional name for the Fuels Management Flight Pop Tart -- Airman whose technical career schools are 6 weeks or less posn -- position Prime Beef -- Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force PRF -- Promotion Recommendation Form PRP -- Personnel Reliability Program PSDM -- Personnel Services Delivery Memorandum PSYOP -- Psychological Operations PTL -- Physical Training Leader Q QAF -- Quality Air Force Queep -- A task or duty that is completely useless and ultimately unrelated to your primary job. It is often assigned by superiors not of your career field as they assume that you have time to constantly work these tasks. Example : `` I have a lot of queep to do before I go home. '' `` I need to finish all of this queep before I can go fly. '' RA -- Resource Advisor RAF -- Royal Air Force Rainbow Flight -- Fresh trainees at BMT who have not yet received uniforms ( clothing colors represent the rainbow ) RAM -- Random Antiterrorism Measure RAPCON -- Radar Approach Control RAS -- Regional Affairs Strategist Rated Officer -- USAF commissioned officer holding an aeronautical rating as a Pilot ( to include Astronaut ), Combat Systems Officer ( to include Astronaut ), Navigator ( to include Astronaut ), Air Battle Manager, Observer ( Astronaut ) or Flight Surgeon RED HORSE -- Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RET, Ret, ( Ret ) -- Designations for retired military personnel, typically following the service designation in a title, e.g., Col USAF ( Ret ) RF -- Radio frequency RFF -- Request ( F ) or Forces ( initiated by Army ) RHIP -- `` Rank Has Its Privileges '' RIF -- Reduction In Force RIP -- Report on Individual Personnel RNLTD -- Report No Later Than Date ROAD -- Retired On Active Duty RON -- Remain overnight ROTC -- Reserve Officers ' Training Corps RPA -- Remotely Piloted Aircraft RQG -- Rescue Group RQS -- Rescue Squadron ( formerly ARS ) RQW -- Rescue Wing RTB -- Return To Base RTIC -- Real Time In the Cockpit RS -- Reconnaissance Squadron RW -- Reconnaissance Wing SAASS -- School of Advanced Air and Space Studies SABC -- Self Aid Buddy Care SAC -- Strategic Air Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ) SAF / SECAF -- Secretary of the Air Force SAM -- Surface to Air Missile SAPR -- Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SARC -- Sexual Assault Response Coordinator SATCOM -- Satellite Communications SAV -- Staff Assistance Visit SBIRS -- Space - Based Infrared System SCOD -- Static Close Out Date SDF -- Standard Deployment Folder SEAD -- Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ( pronounced `` seed '' ) SEADS -- Southeast Air Defense Sector SEI -- Special Experience Identifier Secret squirrel stuff -- Material classified above secret or special compartmentalized information. Senior -- Informal shortening for Senior Master Sergeant SEPCOR -- Separate Correspondence SERE -- Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape SF -- Security Forces SFS -- Security Forces Squadron Sgt -- Sergeant ; a since discontinued additional rank in enlisted pay grade E-4 from 1976 to 1991 Shirt -- A unit first sergeant Short -- Close to a PCS date or retirement Sierra Hotel ( SH ) -- Shit Hot SIGINT -- Signals Intelligence SIPR -- Secret Internet Protocol SKT -- Specialty Knowledge Test Slick Sleeve -- Nickname for an Airman Basic ( owing to the absence of rank insignia on an individual 's sleeve ) SLUF -- Short Little Ugly Fucker ( Derogatory nickname for the LTV A-7 Corsair II ) SME -- Subject Matter Expert SMSgt -- Senior Master Sergeant, enlisted pay grade E-8 SNAFU -- Situation Normal All Fucked Up SNCO -- Senior Non-commissioned Officer ; enlisted pay grades E-7, E-8 and E-9 SNCOA -- Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy Snacko -- A highly underestimated, mission critical position held most often by newly reported Lieutenants in a flying squadron. Doing well at the Snacko position will prompt one for a laudable career. Failing at such a job will often entail severe ridicule and, if necessary, replacement and retraining by the flying squadron. Snuffy -- Generic term given to any Airmen of lower rank. `` And here came Airman Snuffy late to the party as usual. '' SOP -- Standard Operating Procedure SOPS -- Space Operations Squadron SOS -- Squadron Officer School SOS -- Special Operations Squadron SOW -- Special Operations Wing SOWT - Special Operations Weather Technician Spark Chaser -- Nickname for aircraft maintenance personnel dealing with electronic, non-mechanical systems Spirit Mission -- A good - natured act, commonly in the form of a prank, banner, or... reacquisition... of a person / thing, to show pride for a group of individuals. Usually harmless. Sq -- Squadron SrA -- Senior Airman ; enlisted pay grade E-4 SRC -- Solid Rock Cafe ( new as of 2011, located at Sheppard AFB, TX -- unofficial anogram that is used by officers as well as students ) SRT -- Security Response Team SSgt -- Staff Sergeant ; enlisted pay grade E-5 SST -- Supervisor Safety Training Staff -- Informal shortening for Staff Sergeant STEP -- Stripe Through Exceptional Performance Stick Actuator -- Pilot Stink Bug -- Nickname for the F - 117 Nighthawk Strike Eagle -- Nickname for the F - 15E Strike Eagle STS -- Special Tactics Squadron SURF -- Single Uniform Request Format SVS -- Services Squadron SW -- Space Wing SWA -- Southwest Asia SWAG -- Scientific Wild - Ass Guess SWO - Staff Weather Officer T&A -- Test and Acceptance TAC -- Tactical Air Command ( disestablished MAJCOM ) TAC - P -- Tactical Air Control Party TACAN -- Tactical Air Navigation TACON -- Tactical Control TAFCSD -- Total Active Federal Commission Service Date TAFMSD -- Total Active Federal Military Service Date TAG ( AG ) -- The Adjutant General Tail - End Charlie -- Person bringing up the rear of a formation or a tail gunner TAP -- Transition Assistance Program TBA -- Training Business Area TCNO -- Time Compliance Network Order TCTO -- Time Compliance Technical Order TDY -- Temporary Duty ; analogous to Temporary Additional Duty ( TAD / TEMADD ) in USN, USMC and USCG Tech -- Informal shortening of Technical Sergeant TFCSD -- Total Federal Commissioned Service to Date TGP -- Targeting Pod TIG -- The Inspector General TLAR -- That Looks About Right TLF -- Temporary Living Facility TO -- Technical Order TOT -- Time Over Target Tracking -- Reference to offensive avionics on combat aircraft. Following and understanding the subject at hand. ( IE : `` I need this done yesterday, Airman. Are you tracking ? '' ) TRG -- Training Group TRS -- Training Squadron TRW -- Training Wing TSgt -- Technical Sergeant ; enlisted pay grade E-6 TST -- Time - Sensitive Target TTP -- Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TU -- Tango Uniform, slang for ' tits up '. U UAS -- unmanned aircraft system UAV -- unmanned aerial vehicle UCI -- unit compliance inspection UCSOT -- Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training UHT -- Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training UIF -- unfavorable information file ULN -- unit line number UMD -- unit manpower document UNT -- Undergraduate Navigator Training ( superseded by UCSOT ) UNWT -- Undergraduate Network Warfare Training UPT -- Undergraduate Pilot Training ( superseded by ENJJPT, JSUPT and UHT ) USAF -- United States Air Force USAFA -- United States Air Force Academy USAFE -- United States Air Forces in Europe USAFEC -- United States Air Force Expeditionary Center USAFR -- United States Air Force Reserve USAFWC -- United States Air Force Warfare Center V VAQ -- visiting airman quarters VFR -- visual flight rules Viper -- nickname for the F - 16 Fighting Falcon VML -- vulnerable to move list vMPF -- virtual military personnel flight VOQ -- visiting officer quarters VOR -- VHF omnidirectional range V / R -- virtual regards / very respectfully ( closing salutation ) vRED -- virtual record of emergency data VSP -- voluntary separation pay WADS -- Western Air Defense Sector WAF -- Women in the Air Force WAG -- wild - ass guess WAPS -- Weighted Airman Promotion System WASP -- Women Airforce Service Pilots WC -- wing chaplain WG -- wing WIC -- weapons instructor course WIT -- wing inspection team Winchester -- out of ammo WOWWAJAA -- with out weapons we are just another airline WRM -- war reserve material WRT -- with regard to / with reference to WSA -- weapons storage area WSO -- weapon systems officer WX -- weather X X-plane -- experimental aircraft Y Y - plane -- prototype aircraft Z Zero -- officer Zoo -- nickname for the Air Force Academy Zoomie -- nickname for an Air Force Academy graduate or cadet See also United States Air Force portal List of acronyms List of U.S. government and military acronyms List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions List of U.S. Navy acronyms External links The dictionary definition of Appendix : Military slang at Wiktionary The dictionary definition of Appendix : U.S. Navy slang at Wiktionary Air Force Acronyms and Abbreviations Air Force Related Acronyms United States Air Force Leadership Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force Chief of Staff Vice Chief of Staff Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 4 - star generals House Armed Services Committee House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Senate Committee on Armed Services Senate Subcommittee on Airland Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Structure Commands Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations Direct Reporting Units District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy Major Commands Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific Numbered Air Forces First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty - Second Twenty - Fourth Twenty - Fifth Air Forces Central Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security forces Civilian auxiliary : Civil Air Patrol Personnel and training Airmen Rank Officers Enlisted Specialty Code Aeronautical ratings Judge Advocate General 's Corps RED HORSE Medical Service Chief of Chaplains Chief Scientist Training : USAF Academy Officer Training School Reserve Officer Training Corps Basic Training Airman Leadership School SERE Fitness Assessment Uniforms and equipment Awards and decorations Badges Equipment Uniforms History and traditions History Aeronautical Division / Aviation Section / Division of Military Aeronautics / Army Air Service / Army Air Corps / Army Air Forces `` The U.S. Air Force '' Air Force Band The Airmen of Note Tops In Blue Airman 's Creed Core Values Flag Symbol Memorial National Museum Air Force One Honor Guard Thunderbirds Service numbers Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._Air_Force_acronyms_and_expressions&oldid=794030389 '' Categories : Military terminology of the United States Military traditions United States Air Force lists Lists of acronyms Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 August 2017, at 11 : 11. 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Question: what does ccf stand for in the air force
Answer: First Sergeant