FG Fighter Group MAFFS Modular Airborne FireFighting System S-L sea level USAF & USSF ALMANAC 2020 FLIR forward-looking infrared MALD Miniature Air-Launched Decoy SLEP Service Life Extension Program FLTS Flight Test Squadron MASINT Measurement and signature intelligence SMC Space and Missile Systems Center FMV full-motion video MCE mission control element SOCOM U.S. Special Operations Command FTG Flying Training Group MDG Medical Group SOF Special Operations Forces FTU Formal Training Unit MDW Medical Wing SOG Special Operations Group FTW Flying Training Wing MFD Multifunction display SOPS Space Operations Squadron FW Fighter Wing MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications SOW Special Operations Wing FY fiscal year MISS Mission/s SPADOC Space Defense Operations Center GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS GA Guardian Angel (pararescuemen, combat MOH Medal of Honor SPC Specialist rescue officers, and survival, evasion, MSG Mission Support Group SPCS Space Control Squadron resistance, and escape specialists) MW Missile Wing START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty GATM Global Air Traffic N/A not available STOL short takeoff and landing & ABBREVIATIONS Management NAF Naval Air Facility STRATCOM U.S. Strategic Command GBU Guided Bomb Unit NAS Naval Air Station STS Special Tactics Squadron A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2020 Almanac. GCS ground control station NAOC National Airborne Operations Center SUPT Superintendent GEODSS Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep NAV Navigation/Navigator SW Space Wing Space Surveillance System NORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command SWS Space Warning Squadron A2/AD Anti-access, area-denial AMW Air Mobility Wing CEP circular error probable GPS Global Positioning System NOSS network operations SYS System/s AA Active associate: ANG/AFRC-owned ANG Air National Guard CENTCOM U.S. Central Command GSSAP Geosynchronous Space Situational security squadron T&E test and evaluation aircraft ANGB Air National Guard Base CFIN combat flight inspection Awareness Program NSSL National Security Space Launch TACAN tactical air navigation AAB Army Air Base ANGS Air National Guard Station CFAC combined force air component HARM High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile NVG night vision goggles TACC Tanker Airlift Control Center AAF Army Airfield APO AP Army/Air Force Post Office Pacific commander HE high explosive O&M Operations and Maintenance TACP tactical air control party AATTC Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center APO AE Army/Air Force Post Office Europe CFT conformal fuel tank HUD head-up display OPS Operations/Operators TAI total active inventory AB Air Base AOC/G/S Air and Space Operations CG Communications Group Helo helicopter OT&E operational test and evaluation TBD to be determined ABG Air Base Group Center/Group/Squadron CNS/ATM Communications, navigation, IADS integrated air defense system PACAF Pacific Air Forces TF/TA terrain-following/ ABW Air Base Wing APS Aerial Port Squadron surveillance/air traffic management IBS Integrated Battle Station PACOM U.S. Indo-Pacific Command terrain-avoidance ACC Air Combat Command ARB Air Reserve Base COMINT Communications intelligence ICBM Intercontinental ballistic missile PAR Presidential Aircraft Replacement TG Test Group ACG Air Control Group ARG Air Refueling Group CSO combat systems officer IFF identification, friend or foe PARCS Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack T-O takeoff ACS Air Control Squadron Arpt. Airport CONUS Continental U.S. IIR imaging infrared Characterization System TRANSCOM U.S. Transportation Command ACTS Air Combat Training Squadron ARS 1) Air Refueling Squadron COS Cyberspace Operations Squadron INS inertial navigation system PEO Program Executive Officer TRG Training Group ACW Air Control Wing 2) Reserve Station CRF Centralized repair facility IOC initial operational capability PGM precision guided munition TRW Training Wing ADS-B Automatic Dependent ARW Air Refueling Wing CRG Contingency Response Group IOF/S Information Operations Flight/Squadron PSP Precision Strike Package TTP tactics, techniques, and procedures Surveillance-Broadcast AS 1) Air Station CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center IOW Information Operations Wing RAOC Regional Air Operations Center TW Test Wing AE aeromedical evacuation 2) Airlift Squadron CRW Contingency Response Wing IR infrared R&D research and development UAV unmanned aerial vehicle AEHF Advanced Extremely High Frequency ASIP Airborne Signals CSAR combat search and rescue IS Intelligence Squadron RDT&E research, development, test, and UHF ultra-high frequency AESA active electronically scanned array Intelligence Payload CTS Combat Training Squadron ISR/G/W Intelligence, Surveillance, and evaluation USAFA U.S. Air Force Academy AETC Air Education and Training Command ASOS/G Air Support Operations Squadron/Group CW 1) Cyberspace Wing 2) Combat Weather Reconnaissance Group/Wing RED HORSE Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy USAFE U.S. Air Forces in Europe AFB Air Force Base ASTF Aeromedical Staging Flight DAF Department of the Air Force IW Intelligence Wing Operational RepairSquadron Engineers VHF very high frequency AFDW Air Force District of Washington ATCS Air Traffic Control Squadron DCGS Distributed Common Ground System IWS Information Warfare Squadron RG Reconnaissance Group VLF very low frequency AFGSC Air Force Global Strike Command ATKW Attack Wing DMOC Distributed Mission Operations Center JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile RPA remotely piloted aircraft WCMD Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser AFMC Air Force Materiel Command ATP advanced targeting pod DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program JB Joint Base RQG Rescue Group WEG Weapons Evaluation Group AFNWC Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center AW Airlift Wing DOD Department of Defense JBSA Joint Base San Antonio RQS Rescue Squadron WGS Wideband Global Satcom AFRC Air Force Reserve Command AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System DSCS Defense Satellite Communications JDAM Joint Direct Attack Munition RQW Rescue Wing WF Weather Flight AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory BLOS beyond line of sight System JMS Joint Mission System ROTC Reserve Officer’s Training Corps WPS Weapons Squadron AFS Air Force Station BLU Bomb Live Unit DSP Defense Support Program JNGB Joint National Guard Base ROVER Remotely Operated Video WSO weapon systems officer AFSC Air Force Specialty Code BM battle management DSRP Defense Space Reconnaissance Program JRB Joint Reserve Base Enhanced Receiver WXF Weather Forecast/Weather Flight AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command BMEWS Ballistic Missile Early Warning System DTOC Distributed Training Operations Center JROTC Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps RS Reconnaissance Squadron AFSPC Air Force Space Command BW Bomb Wing DV distinguished visitors JSOW Joint Standoff Weapon RSC Resource/s AFTC Air Force Test Center C2 command and control EA electronic attack JSpOC Joint Space Operations Center RSG Regional Support Group AG Airlift Group C3 command, control, and communications ECG Electronic Combat Group JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack RW Reconnaissance Wing AGM air-to-ground missile C3I command, control, communications ECM Electronic countermeasures Radar System RWR radar warning receiver AGOW Air Ground Operations Wing and intelligence EELV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle JSUPT Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot SAR synthetic aperture radar AGS Air Guard Station C4 command, control, communications, EHF extremely high frequency Training SATCOM satellite communications AGS Alliance Ground Surveillance and computers EIS(G) Engineering Installation Squadron/Group JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution SBIRS Space-Based Infrared System AIM Air intercept missile CACS Command and Control Squadron (Space) ELINT Electronic intelligence System SCMS Supply Chain Management Squadron ALC Air Logistics Complex CALCM Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile ENG Engineering/Engineer LANTIRN Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting SCMG Supply Chain Management Group ALCM Air-Launched Cruise Missile CAS close air support EO electro optical Infrared for Night SCMW Supply Chain Management Wing ALCF Airlift Control Flight CBCS Combat Communications Squadron EOD explosive ordnance disposal LCD liquid crystal display SCOW Supply Chain Operations Wing AMC Air Mobility Command CBU cluster bomb unit ER extended range LDM Loadmaster SDB Small Diameter Bomb AMOG Air Mobility Operations Group CC combat communications EW electronic warfare LGB laser-guided bomb SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses AMOW Air Mobility Operations Wing CCG Combat Communications Group EWO electronic warfare officer LJDAM Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition SERE survival, evasion, resistance, and escape AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range CCW Command and Control Wing FAB-T Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of- LO low observable SHF superhigh frequency Air-to-Air Missile CEF civil engineering flight Sight Terminals LOS line of sight shp shaft horsepower AMS Air Mobility Squadron CEM combat effects munition FAC-A forward air controller airborne LRASM Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Sigint signals intelligence
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