From Steve Bridges
From Steve Bridges
ACRONYMS.
Note -- This is a congolmeration of many files, and isn't it too much of
order, which will change by October.
The military is famous for acronyms, and to help out new readers, a list
of common acronyms is below. In addition there is some other info in there
that may enhance your understanding of the topics
AAA: Anti Aircraft Artillery
Aardvark: F-111 fighter-bomber
ALCM: Air Launched Cruise Missle
Atrite: to loose troops by attrition
Apache: AH64 helicopter
AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
Beaches: fighting terrain, arabian deserts
Buff: nickname for the B-52 bomber (Big Ugly Fat Fu@*er)
Collateral damage: Civ deaths, injuries and unexpected damage
Decapitating attack: behind the lines attack on enemy commanders
Eagle: F-15 Fighter
Electronic jammers: Computer controlled pulses that disarm or disorient radar
EPW's: Enemy prisoners of war
Fighting Falcon: F-16 Fighter
Fur Balls: fliers slang for the hectic tange of Air to Air dogfights
Hornet F-18 Fighter
Intruder: A-6 attack aircraft
Jink: move quickly to evade enemy fire
Killsack: Minefeilds or oil filled trenches
MIA: Mising In Action
NBC: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons
Patriot: a type of Anti ballistic missle missle
a type of anti-aircraft missile with limited anti-ballistic
missile capability
Pave Tack: Infrared laser system for pinpointing targets
POW: Prisoner Of War
Prowler: EA-6B Electronic warfare fighter (NAVY)
Raven: EF-111A Electronic warfare fighter (USAF)
SLAM: Standoff Land Attack Missle
Smart Bombs: self piloted microchip controlled weapon
Sortie: a single mission flown by a single military aircraft
Thunderbolt II: A-10A Attack Aircraft (Tank Killer)(SCUD Hunter)
Tomcat: F-14 Fighter
Tomahawk: Navy's cruise missle
Warthog: Nickname for the USAF A-10A
Wild Weasel: F-4G Fighter (SAM site Killer)
Zulu: Greenwhich Mean time (0000 Zulu = 7 P.M EST = 3 A.M. Bagdad)
7. Soviet Acronyms:
Surface combatants
BPK Bol'shoy protivolodochniy korabl' (large anti-submarine ship)
BRK Bol'shoy raketniy korabl' (large rocket ship)
EM Eskadrenniy minonosets (destroyer)
KR Kreyser (cruiser)
KRU Korabl' upravleniye (command ship)
PKR Protivolodochniy kreyser (anti-submarine cruiser)
RAKR Atomnaya raketniy kreyser (nuclear rocket cruiser)
RKR Raketniy kreyser (rocket cruiser)
TAKR Takticheskoye avianosniy kreyser (tactical aircraft-carrying
cruiser)
Submarines
PL Podvodnaya lodka (patrol submarine)
PLA Atomnaya podvodnaya lodka (nuclear attack submarine)
PLAP Atomnaya protivolodochnaya podlodka (nuclear hunter-killer
submarine)
PLARB Atomnaya podlodka raketnaya ballisticheskaya (nuclear ballistic
missile submarine)
PLARK Atomnaya podlodka raketnaya krilataya (nuclear cruise missile
submarine)
PLK Podlodka raketnaya krilataya (cruise missile submarine)
Patrol/attack vessels
MPK Maliy protivolodochniy korabl' (small anti-submarine ship)
MRK Maliy raketniy korabl' (small rocket ship)
PSKR Pogranichniy storozhevoy korabl' (border patrol ship)
RKA Raketniy kater (rocket cutter)
SKR Storozhevoy korabl' (patrol ship)
TKA Torpedniy kater (torpedo cutter)
Mine warfare vessels
BT Bazoviy tral'shchik (base minesweeper)
MT Morskoy tral'shchik (seagoing minesweeper)
RT Reydovoy tral'shchik (roadstead minesweeper)
ZM Zagraditel' minniy (minelayer)
Amphibious warfare vessels
BDK Bol'shoy desantniy korabl' (large landing ship)
DK Desantniy korabl' (landing ship)
SDK Sredniy desantniy korabl' (medium landing ship)
Auxiliary vessels
PB Plovuchaya baza (floating base)
PM Plovuchaya masterskaya (floating workshop)
VT Voyenniy transport (military transport)
8. U.S. Navy ship acronyms
Abbr. Type
--- --------------------
AE Ammunition Ship
AFS Fleet Stores Ship
AK General Cargo Ship
AO Oiler
AP Troop Ship (non-landing)
APD Fast Destroyer Transport
AR Repair Ship
AVT Aircraft Carrier (Training)
BB Battleship
BC Battlecruiser
BCGN Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Battlecruiser
CA Heavy (armored) Cruiser
CAH Through-Deck Cruiser (e.g. HMS _Invincible_)
CB Big Cruiser (e.g. US WW2 era _Alaska_ class)
CG Guided Missile Cruiser
CGN Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Cruiser
CL Light Cruiser
CS Seaplane Tender (WW2 usage)
CS Strike Cruiser (post-WW2 usage)
CV Aircraft Carrier (conventional power)
CVA Attack Carrier (post-WW2)
CVE Escort Carrier
CVH Helicopter Carrier
CVL Light Carrier
CVN Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier
CVS Anti-submarine Aircraft Carrier
DD Destroyer
DDG Guided Missile Destroyer
DE Escort Destroyer
DMS Destroyer/Minesweeper
FF Frigate
FFG Guided Missile Frigate
FFL Corvette
LCC Command Ship. (Used for amphibious operations)
LCI Landing Craft - Infantry
LCM Landing Craft - Mechanized
LCT Landing Craft - Tank
LHA Helicopter Assault Ship
LST Landing Ship - Tank
ML Minelayer
MS Minesweeper
PC Patrol Corvette/Patrol Craft
PG Patrol Gunboat
PHM Missile-armed Patrol Hydrofoil
PT Torpedo Boat
PTM Missile-armed Patrol Boat (Often carries torpedoes as well.)
SS Submarine (Conventional Deisel/Electric)
SSB Balistic Missile Sub (Convenitonal power)
SSBN Nuclear-powered Balistic Missile Submarine
SSG Guided Missile Sub (Conventional power)
SSGN Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Submarine
SSN Nuclear-powered (attack) Submarine
9. RANK STRUCTURES --
Note: Those from other countries are most welcome. I'm especially looking
for Great Britain, Germany, Former USSR (or CIS if they kept the same
structures), and any other countries!
U.S. Rank Structure
Pay
Grade USAF ARMY USMC USN
---- ---- ---- --------- ---------------
E-1 Airman Basic Private(E1) Private Seaman Recruit
E-2 Airman Private (E2) Private First Seaman
Class [PFC] Apprentice
E-3 Airman PFC Lance Corporal Seaman
1st Class
E-4 Senior Airman/ Specialist or Corporal Petty Officer
Sergeant Corporal 3rd Class
E-5 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant PO 2nd Class
E-6 Tech. Sergeant Staff Sgt. Staff Sgt. PO 1st Class
E-7 Master Sergeant Sgt 1st Class Gunnery Sgt. Chief PO
E-8 Senior Master Master Sgt or Master Sgt or Senior Chief
Sergeant 1st Sgt 1st Sgt PO
E-9 Chief Master Sgt Major or Master Gunnery Master Chief
Sergeant Command SgtMaj Sgt or SgtMaj PO
O-1 2nd Lieut. 2nd Lieut. 2nd Lieut Ensign
O-2 1st Lieut. 1st Lieut. 1st Lieut Lieut. (JG)
O-3 Captain Captain Captain Lieut.
O-4 Major Major Major Lieut. Comdr.
O-5 Lt. Col. Lt. Col. Lt. Col Commander
O-6 Colonel Colonel Colonel Captain
O-7 Brig. Gen. Brig. Gen. Brig. Gen. Rear Adm.(Lower)
O-8 Maj. Gen Maj. Gen Maj Gen. RAdm (Upper)
O-9 Lieut. Gen. Lieut. Gen. Lieut. Gen Vice Adm
O-10 General General General Admiral
US Coast Guard ranks are the same as for USN.
Canadian Rank Structure:
CANADA (rank structure in use today)
Navy Army Air Force
Noncommissioned: Ordinary Seaman Private Private
Able Seaman Private Private
Leading Seaman Corporal Corporal
Master Seaman Master Corporal Master Corporal
Petty Officer2 Sergeant Sergeant
Petty Officer 1 Warrant-Officer Warrant-Officer
Chief P.O. 2 Master W.O. Master W.O.
or Sergeant-Maj
Chief P.O. 1 Chief W.O. Chief W.O.
or Regt Sgt Maj
Commissioned: Acting Sub- Second- Second-
Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant
Lieutenant Captain Captain
Lieutenant- Major Major
Commander
Commander Lieutenant- Lieutenant-
Colonel Colonel
Captain Colonel Colonel
Commodore Brigadier- Brigadier-
General General
Rear Admiral Maj Gen Maj Gen
Vice Admiral Lt Gen Lt Gen
Admiral General General
Swedish Rank Structure
Army,
Air Force,
Coastal Artillery Navy Approximate U.S equivalent
----------------- --------- -------------------------
menig Private
korpral Corporal
furir Sergeant
sergeant Master Sergeant
fa"nrik 2nd Lieut. / Ensign
lo"jtnant 1st Lieut. / Lieut. (JG)
kapten Captain / Lieut.
major o"rlogskapten Major / Lieut. Cmdr.
o"verstelo"jtnant kommendo"rkapten Lt. Col. / Commander
o"verste kommendo"r Colonel / Captain
o"verste 1 gr. kommendo"r 1 gr. Brig. Gen / Rear Adm. (LH)
generalmajor konteramiral Maj. Gen. / Rear Adm. (UH)
generallo"jtnant viceamiral Lieut. Gen. / Vice Adm.
general amiral General / Admiral
German Army Ranks
Ranks in the German army come in groups. Everyone in a lower group has
to greet everyone in a higher group when he/she (there are women in the
Bundeswehr, but so far only as medics and in bands) meets one, and take
orders from him(/her). This does not, however, apply within a group (ie
a Major would not have to greet or take orders from an Oberstleutnant
because of rank alone; then again, there are other categories, like
position- if the OTL is in the same unit and commands the M, then he
would be greeted, and could give orders), and never outside a military
area- if I were still in the army, and stumbled across my korps general
in town, I wouldn't be obliged to do so much as say "Hi" - if I
recognised him at all, that is.
And anyway, we have conscription in Germany and so I am OG d.R. (der
Reserve - in reserve), and after basic training I wouldn't greet
(militarily) anyone except when on guard duty, and this was entirely
normal (I was in a staff company where a lot of officers ran around.
Presumably I'd have spent half my time with my hand on my temple
otherwise :). We - conscripts - would say "Gruess Gott" (Hello) to our
unit commander, an Oberst, and call him "Obi" when no officer listened...
Time periods given in the list below are how long you have to enlist
total to get to finish with this rank, except where explained
differently (ie enlisted men). On paper, people are not promoted because
of seniority. They just become eligible for promotion after so-and-so
many years. Draw your own conclusions on the influence seniority has on
promotions, and promotion expectations, please.
rank name group
abbreviation Schuetze, Jaeger, Panzergrenadier, Panzer-
Mannschaften S, J, PG, PS, P
schuetze, Pionier, Sanitaetssoldat... SanS (?)
Unterster Mannschaftsdienstgrad, if refer- lowest enlisted
red to in regulation, as there are several rank
names for different kinds of troops; Schuet-
ze covers all support troops except as men-
tioned; Jaeger is paras and mountain troops
(Fallschirmjaeger and Gebirgsjaeger, respec-
tively, but I think they are addressed just
as "Jaeger", too), and light infantry; Pan-
zergrenadier is mechanised infantry; Panzer-
schuetze is armoured troops; Pionier is com-
bat engineer; Sanitaetssoldat is combat pa-
ramedic.
Gefreiter (usually after six months of service) G
Obergefreiter (after another six months) OG
Stabsgefreiter (only for volunteers serving SG ?
longer time, max 8 years!)
(or upon leaving service even for conscripts if
you get your personnel officer to do a lot of
paperwork and bend some rules and give the
boss a reason to promote you to it, anyway)
Unteroffizier (must be volunteer, 2+ years) Unteroffiziere U, Uffz
Stabsunteroffizier (four years minimum?) SU, StUffz
Feldwebel (up to eight years?) Feldwebel Fw
Oberfeldwebel (up to eight years?) OF, OFw
Hauptfeldwebel (should be 12 years or life) HF, HFw
Stabsfeldwebel (only if for life) SF, SFw
Leutnant (officers are enlisted for six years. Leutnant L
During this time they study at a university of
the army, where they obtain a civilian degree,
Masters level, like in management or engineer-
ing. If they fail there, they're dismissed as
Leutnant after six years. Otherwise their time
is automatically prolonged to twelve years, and
they should eventually become Hauptmann).
Oberleutnant (I'm not sure whether the L or the H OL, OLt
stand alone in a group. I tend towards the H, though)
Hauptmann (needs 12 years) Hauptmann H, Hptm
Major (all following grades need at least twelve Stabsoffiziere M
years, and I do not think you can become anything
higher than Major if you do not stay in for life
- there is no third alternative between these two).
Oberstleutnant OTL
Oberst O
Brigadegeneral (there isn't really such a thing as a "Generale My unit
rank group. Each of them would theoretically have to greet any did not
higher-ranking general- well, theoretically). have any
of these
Generalmajor so I do
not know
Generalleutnant them...
General
Shoulder patches are one to four diagonal stripes for Mannschaften, an
overturned U for Uffze, closed by a bar for Stuffze, one to three silver
stars for Offze (Offiziere: L - H), one to three silver stars with
silver oak leaves for Stoffze, and one to four golden stars with oak
leaves for generals. There is a little coloured band on the shoulder
patch in a troop type specific colour- pink for Panzer, green for
Jaeger, blue for Maintenance and Transport,...
Most troops wear red berets; Jaeger and Panzergrenadiere have green ones
and Panzertruppe black ones. Sanis (medics) have blue ones. The
Luftwaffe don't have any, they wear the "Schiffchen" (like a little ship
you can fold out of a sheet of paper, overturned). Rumour had it some
time ago they'd get yellow berets...
On the berets is a metal insignia identifying the exact troop type, eg
artillery, maintenance, transport (yes, doesn't match with the above),
psychological warfare, what you want...
ODDITIES: pilots usually have to stay longer because they are more
expensive to train (both fixed-wing and helicopter).
In the Luftwaffe (air force) the lowest rank is "Flieger", but
afterwards it seems to go on pretty much like in the army.
The Bundesmarine (navy) should of course have its own lowest enlisted
rank though I don't know it; for sure they call the Feldwebel Bootsmann,
and I think they have different levels of Kapitaen (as equivalent of
Stoffz levels, I think). I'm sure again that in place of Generale, they
have Admirale (various levels, one of which is Flotillenadmiral).
The medics have a prefix of San- (short for Sanitaets-, meaning medical
xxx) for their Uffze. Their Hauptmann is a Stabsarzt, and from then on
they have some combination of rank and -arzt, meaning doctor.
While prospecitve Offze and Uffze do their basic training they have
enlisted ranks with the suffix OA for Offiziersanwaerter (officer-to-be)
or UA for Unteroffiziersanwaerter (Uffz in the making). OAs wear a
silver band on their shoulder patch. I have forgotten what identifies
UAs.
Somewhere in that Faehnrich (F, Fhr) and Oberfaehnrich (OFhr) fit in.
These are intermediary ranks between xx OA and Lt. I honestly do not
remember where they fit into the groups, but theoretically I had to
greet them as an OG.
If Fw want to become Officer they can, but only as "Offizier des
Militaerfachlichen Dienstes", and can then have only certain special
positions, and are promoted much slower, to Hptm maximum. There is no
way to recognise these guys from the outside, except that they are far
too old for their rank :).
Royal Navy Rank Structure
RN rank structure.
Junior Seaman
Ordinary Seaman
Able Seaman
Leading Seaman (sl 'killick')
Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer
Warrant Officer
RAF Officers Army Officers
Midshipman Pilot Officer 2nd Lt
Sub Lieutenant Flying Officer Lt
Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant Captain
Lt Commander Squadron Leader Major
Commander Wing Commander Lt Colonel
Captain Group Captain Colonel
Commodore Air Commodore Brigadier
Rear Admiral Major General
Vice Admiral Air Vice Marshall Lt General
Admiral Air Marshall General
Admiral of the Fleet Air Chief Marshall Field Marshall
The RN rank of Commodore is held by Captains in certain jobs thus Captain- Rr
Adml is the normal promotion.
British army rank titles for ncos vary from regiment to regiment.
10. More Acronyms
1MC - [One-M-C] Ship's Primary Broadcast System
AAW - Antiaircraft Warfare
ACB - Amphibious Construction Battalion
ADAC - Acoustic Data Analysis Center
ADCOM - Administrative Command
ADIZ - Air Defense Identification Zone
ADS - Advanced Deployable System
ADSW - Antidiesel Submarine Warfare
AEW - Airborne Early Warning
AIMD - Avionics Integrated Maintenance Department
ALNAV - [All Navy] Message for distrubution to all naval personnel
ALUSNA - U.S. Naval Attache (followed by location, e.g., ALUSNA, London)
AMDP - Aircraft Maintenance Delayed For Parts
ANFE - Aircraft Not Fully Equipped
ANGLICO - Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
AOC - Aviation Officer Cadet
AOCP - Aircraft Out-of-Commission for Parts
APFSDS-DU Armor Penetrating Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot - Depleted Uranium
ARG - Amphibious Ready Group
ASOC - Air Support Operations Center
ASROC - Antisubmarine Rocket
ASTOVL - Advanced Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing
ASUW - Antisurface Warfare
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (was GCT)
ASW - Antisubmarine Warfare
ATO - Air Tasking Order
AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
AWOL - Absent Without Leave
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BADRA - Blackhawk and Assigned Destroyers Reunion Association (Asiatic)
BAI - Battlefield Air Interdiction
BARCAP - Barrier Combat Air Patrol
BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge
BDA - Bomb Damage Assessment
BDS - Battle Dressing Station
BLT - Battalion Landing Team
BNEP - Basic Naval Establishment Plan
BT - Bathythermograph
BUSANDA - Bureau of Supplies And Accounts
C(4)I - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence
CAG - Carrier Air Group
CAP - Combat Air Patrol
CARQUAL - Carrier Qualification
CAS - Close Air Support
CASREP - Casualty Report
CB - Construction Batallion (Seabee)
CBI - Computer Based Instruction
CBMU - Maintenance Unit Construction Battalion
CBR - Chemical, Biological, and Radiological
CC - Tactical Command Ship
CCA - Carrier Controlled Approach
CCIR - Commander's Critical Information Requirement
CEP - Circular Error Probable
CIC - Combat Information Center
CNO - Chief of Naval Operations (The Most Senior Navy Officer)
CO - Commanding Officer
COD - Carrier Onboard Delivery
COLREGS - International Nautical Rules of the Road
COM - Prefix referencing the "Commander" of a Command (not the Command)
COMRATS - Commuted Rations
CONUS - Continental United States
COOP - Craft-Of-Opportunity Program
CRUD - Corrosive, Radioactive, Undetermined Deposit (nuclear Navy)
CS - Commissaryman (now MS)
CSAR - Combat Search And Rescue
CSMP - Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CTE - Commander, Task Element
CTF - Commander, Task Force
CTG - Commander, Task Group
CTU - Commander, Task Unit
CVBG - Carrier Battle Group
CW - Carrier Wave
D-DAY - Day on which an operation is to commence
DAB - Defense Acquisition Board
DADCAP - Dawn and Dusk Combat Air Patrol
DASH - Drone Antisubmarine Helicopter
DDS - Digital Data System
DECM - Defensive Electronic Countermeasures
DMA - Defense Mapping Agency
DOD - Department of Defense
DR - Dead Reckoning
DRT - Dead Reckoning Tracer
DSRV - Deep-Submergence Rescue Vehicle
DTG - Date-Time-Group
EAB - Emergency Air Breathing (Mask)
ECM - Electronic Countermeasures
EDO - Engineering Duty Officer
EFPH - Equivalent Full-Power Hours
EHF - Extremely High Frequency
ELF - Extremely Low Frequency
EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOOW - Engineering Officer Of the Watch
EP - Estimated Position
EPANS - Enlisted Personnel Allocation and Nomination System
ESM - Electronic Support Measure
ESR - Equivalent Service Round
ETC - Electrothermal Chemical (Guns)
FAST - Fast Automatic Shuttle Transfer System
FBM - Fleet Ballistic Missile
FIFO - First-In-First-Out
FLIR - Forward Looking Infrared
FLY(#) - Flight Deck Subdivisions (Fly 1, Fly 2, and Fly 3)
FMF - Fleet Marine Force
FOD - Foreign Object Damage
FOUR-0 - Perfect
FPV - Force Projection Vehicle
FRAM - Fleet Rehabilitation And Modernization (Program)
FSCL - Fire Support Coordination Line
FXR - Foxer Gear
GCA - Ground-Controlled Approach
GCI - Ground-Controlled Interception
GCT - General Classification Test (now ASVAB)
GEM - Ground Effects Machine
GEOREF - Geographical Reference (System)
GHA - Greenwich Hour Angle
GLORIA - Geographical Long Range Inclined Asdic
GQ - General Quarters (Battle Stations)
H-HOUR - Time at which an operation is to commence (usually on D-DAY)
HALO High Altitude Low Opening - SF parachute insertion technique
HCS - Helicopter Combat Support
HEAT Tank ammo - High Explosive Anti-Tank
HESH Tank ammo - High Explosive Squash Head
HHW - Higher High Water
HIHO High Insertion High Opening - SF parachute insertion technique
HILO High Insertion Low Opening - another name for HALO
HLW - Higher Low Water
HUK - Hunter-Killer Force
HZ - Hertz
IADS - Integrated Air Defense System
IFF - Identification, Friend or Foe
ILW - International Low Water
IMC - Image/Motion Compensation
JAG - Judge Advocate General
JAN - Joint Army-Navy
JATO - Jet-Assisted Take-Off
JFACC - Joint Force Air Component Commander
JFC - Joint Task Force Commander
JLRSS - Joint Long Range Strategic Study
JOOD - Junior Officer Of the Deck
JOOW - Junior Officer Of the Watch
JPATS - Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (USN & USAF)
JSCP - Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
JSOP - Joint Strategic Objectives Plan
JTF - Joint Task Force
LAMPS - Light Airborne MultiPurpose System
LAN - Local Apparent Noon
LDO - Limited Duty Officer
LFA - Low Frequency Active
LHW - Lower High Water
LIDAR - Laser-Light-Detection-And-Ranging
LLW - Lower Low Water
LORAD - Long-Range Active Detection (System)
LPO - Leading Petty Officer
LTA - Lighter-Than-Air
LW - Low Water
MAA - Master-At-Arms
MAD - Magnetic Airborne Detector
MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detection
MAD - Mutual Assured Destruction
MAG - Maritime Action Group
MAGTF - Marine Air-Ground Task Force
MCB - Mobile Construction Battalion
MCM - Mine Countermeasures
MEB - Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEF - Marine Expeditionary Force
MERCAST - Merchant Ship Broadcast System
MEREP - Merchant Ship Report
MEU - Marine Expeditionary Unit
MIFASS - Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System
MILSTRIP - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issuing Procedures
MK - Mark (specific equipment designation - followed by MOD)
MLRS - Multiple Launch Rocket System
MOD - Model or Modification (variety of MK)
MOS - Military Occupational Specialty
MPA - Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MRC - Movement Report Center
MRO - Movement report Office
MS - Mess Management Specialist (was CS)
MSB - Minesweeping Boat
MSC - Military Sealift Command
MTACCS - Marine Tactical Command and Control System
MTI - Moving Target Indicator
NAAS - Naval Auxiliary Air Station
NAF - Naval Air Facility
NAS - Naval Air Station
NATF - Navy Advanced Tactical Fighter
NAVALT - Naval Alteration
NAVSAT - Navy (Navigation) Satellite (System)
NDRF - National Defense Reserve Fleet
NEC - Navy Enlisted Classification (Code)
NEWRADS - Nuclear Explosion Warning and Radiological Data System
NEX - Navy Exchange
NFO - Naval Flight Officer
NFST - National Fleet Surgical Team
NMPC - Naval Military Personnel Command
NOL - Naval Ordnance Laboratory
NOMAD - Navy Oceanographic and Meteorological Automatic Device
NOS - National Ocean Survey
NOTAL - Not To (nor needed by) All
NOTAMS - Notice to Airmen
NROTC - Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
NSFO - Navy Standard Fuel Oil (i.e., Black Oil)
NSFS - Naval Surface Fire Support
NTDO - Navy Technical Data Office
NUC - Navy Unit Commendation
NVG - Night Vision Goggles
OBA - Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
OBOGS - On-Board Oxygen Generating System
OCONUS - Outside Continental United States
ODR - Omnidirection Range
OOD - Officer Of the Deck
OOW - Officer Of the Watch
OPCON - Operational Control
OPNAV - Entire Pentagon staff under control of the CNO
OPORD - Operation Order
OPPLAN - Operation Plan
ORE - Operational Readiness Evaluation
ORI - Operational Readiness Inspection
PAE - Program Analysis & Evaluation
PAL - Prisoner At Large
PDL - Pass Down the Line (Book)
PDR - Periscope Detection Radar
PECM - Passive Electronic Countermeasures
POD - Plan Of the Day
PPI - Plan Position Indicator
PUC - Presidential Unit Citation
QM - Quartermaster
RADAR - Radio Detection And Ranging
RADIAC - Radioactivity Detection, Indication, And Computation
RATAN - Radio And Television Aid to Navigation
RATT - Radioteletype
RAWIN - Radar Wind Sounding
RAWINSONDE - Radar Wind Sounding and Radiosonde
RCM - Radio Countermeasures
RDF - Radio Direction Finder
RECSHIP - Receiving Ship
RECSTA - Receiving Station
RESCAP - Rescue Combat Air Patrol
RO/RO - Roll-On/Roll-Off
ROC - Reserve Officer Candidate
ROTC - Reserve Officer Training Corps
SAR - Search And Rescue
SAU - Search and Attack Unit
SCN - Shipbuilding and Conversion Navy
SDI - Strategic Defense Initiative
SEAL - Sea, Air, Land
SEBS - Submarine Emergency Buoyancy System
SECNAV - The Secretary of the Navy
SELF - Submarine Extremely Low Frequency
SERB - Selective Early Retirement Board
SERVFOR - Service Force
SES - Surface Effect Ship
SEW - Space and Electronic Warfare
SHF - Super High Frequency
SHIPALT - Ship Alteration
SIV - Special Interest Vehicle
SK - Storekeeper
SLAM - Standoff Land Attack Missle
SLCM - Submarine Launched Cruise Missle
SLEP - Service Life Extension Program
SLOC - Sea Lines Of Communication
SLR - Side Looking Radar
SNAP - Shipboard Nontactical Automated Data Processing
SNAPII - Shipboard Nontactical Automated Data Processing - 2nd Generation
SOBT - Submarine On-Board Training
SOFA - Status Of Forces Agreement
SOFAR - Sounding, Fixing, And Ranging
SONAR - Sound Navigation And Ranging
SOP - Senior Officer Present
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOPA - Senior Officer Present Afloat
SORD - Submerged Ordnance Recovery Device
SP - Shore Patrol
SPC - Specific Fuel Consumption
SSBN - Fleet Ballistic Missle Submarine
SSC - Supply Systems Command
STOL - Short Take-Off/Landing
SUBCAP - Submarine Combat Air Patrol
SUBROC - Submarine Rocket
TACAN - Tactical Air Navigation
TACGRU - Tactical Air Control Group
TACRON - Tactical Air Control Squadron
TAD - Temporary Additional Duty
TAO - Tactical Action Officer
TAR - Reservist on Active duty for Training
TASM - Tomahawk Conventional Antishipping Missle
TERF - Terrain Flight
TLAM - Tomahawk Conventional Land Attack Missle
TO - Table of Organization
UA - Unauthorized Absence
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice
UDT - Underwater Demolition Team
UHF - Ultra High Frequency
UNREP - Underway Replenishment
USNI - United States Naval Institute
USNR - United States Navy Reserve
USNR(R) - United States Navy Reserve (Ready)
USNS - United States Naval Ship
USS - United States Ship
UUV - Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
VERTREP - Vertical Replenishment
VHF - Very High Frequency
VLF - Very Low Frequency
VOR - Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range
VORTAC - Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range & Tactical Air Navigation
VPR - Virtual PPI Reflectoscope
VSTOL - Vertical Short Take-Off/Landing
VT - Variable Time (Proximity) Fuze
WIG - Wing-In-Ground (Effect)
XO - Executive Officer (slang)
SS - Silent Service or Submersable Ship
SSN - Submersable Ship Nuclear (fast attack sub)
11. U.S. DOD DESIGNATION SYSTEM
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATION 4120.15-L
MISSION, DESIGN, AND SERIES SYSTEM (MDS)
The current military vehicle designation system for military aircraft
was introduced as a standard for all services in 1962. It is used for
three purposes:
1) Aircraft
2) Guided missiles, rockets, boosters, and satellites
3) Electronic equipment
The system consists of designations of the following type:
XXXX-...X (-..-XX)
where X indicates a letter, and . indicates a number. Not all letters are
used all the time.
1) AIRCRAFT DESIGNATIONS:
Starting at the first dash in the designation above, and moving to
the LEFT, we encounter:
VEHICLE TYPE:
It indicates the type of vehicle at hand, e.g. helicopter, V/STOL. For
normal aircraft, this designator is NOT used. (Example: the SH-2F uses
the H to indicate it is a helicopter. The F-16A is a regular aircraft,
and does not have a vehicle type designator).
G - Glider
H - Helicopter
S - Spaceplane
V - VTOL/STOL
Z - Lighter than air
BASIC MISSION:
This is the most important designator. It indicates the primary design
task of the aircraft. (Example: The B-1B uses a B because it is a bomber).
A - Attack
B - Bomber
C - Cargo/ transport
E - Special electronic installation
F - Fighter
O - Observation
P - Patrol
R - Reconnaissance:
ER - Electronic Reconnaissance
SR - Strategic Reconnaissance
TR - Tactical Reconnaissance
S - Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
T - Trainer
U - Utility
X - Research
MODIFIED MISSION:
Indicates the vehicle has been modified for a specific mission.
Only one modified mission symbol is allowed. The modified mission
symbol precedes the basic mission symbol.
A - Attack
C - Cargo/ transport
D - Drone director
E - Special electronic installation
F - Fighter
H - Search and Rescue (SAR)
K - Tanker (from Kerosine tanker)
L - Cold weather
M - Multi-mission
O - Observation
P - Patrol
Q - Drone
R - Reconnaissance
S - Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
T - Trainer
U - Utility
V - Staff/ VIP transport
W - Weather
STATUS PREFIX:
Indicates that the vehicle is not standard due to tests, modifications,
or experiments. This prefix precedes the modified and basic mission
symbols.
G - Permanently grounded
J - Special test temporary
N - Special test permanent
X - Experimental
Y - Prototype
Z - Planning
Returning to the first dash, and moving RIGHT, we encounter:
DESIGN NUMBER:
Supposedly in sequential order, it indicates the model aircraft
within the basic mission catagorie. For example, C-20D, C-21A, C-22A,
C-23B, EC-24A, VC-25A, C-26A, C-27A, etc. Obviously, the order is
not always sequential, e.g. F-23, F-111, F-117.
SERIES:
Indicates alphabetically major modifications to the original design,
which is indicated by the A. For example, the F-16B is a major
modification of the F-16A. I and O are skipped.
Then we officially encounter another dash, and two more designators.
These are not used very often, however, and are not always indicated
on the aircraft. Moving to the right from the dash, we find:
BLOCK NUMBER:
Indicates the block of identical aircraft to which the aircraft
belonges.
(another dash)
MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION CODE:
Indicates the manufacturer.
Let's take an example: NKC-135A
||| | |
Status prefix ----------------------------+|| | |
|| | |
Modified mission --------------------------+| | |
| | |
Basic mission ------------------------------+ | |
| |
Design number ---------------------------------+ |
|
Series ------------------------------------------+
Sometimes, the block number and manufacturer code are added to the
designation: F-4G-43-MC
| || | |
Basic mission ----------------------------+ || | |
|| | |
Design number ------------------------------+| | |
| | |
Series --------------------------------------+ | |
| |
Block number ----------------------------------+ |
|
Manufacturer--------------------------------------+
2) GUIDED MISSILES, ROCKETS, BOOSTERS, AND SATTELITES:
Starting at the first dash in the designation above, and moving to
the LEFT, we encounter:
VEHICLE TYPE:
Indicates the type of (unmanned) vehicle.
B - Booster
M - Guided missile or drone
N - Probe
R - Rocket
S - Satellite
BASIC MISSION:
This is the most important designator. It indicates the primary design
task of the vehicle.
C - Cargo/ transport
D - Decoy
E - Electronic or communication
G - Surface attack
I - Intercept aerial or space
L - Launch detection or surveillance
M - Scientific/ calibration
N - Navigation
Q - Drone
S - Space support
T - Training
U - Underwater attack
W - Weather
LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT:
Type of launching platform.
A - Air
B - Multiple
C - Coffin
F - Individual
G - Runway
H - Silo stored
L - Silo launched
M - Mobile
P - Soft pad
R - Ship
S - Space
U - Underwater
STATUS PREFIX:
C - Captive
D - Dummy
J - Special test temporary
M - Modified
N - Special test permanent
X - Experimental
Y - Prototype
Z - Planning
The same rules as for aircraft apply to the rest of the designation,
except for the block and manufacturer. This might be replaced by a
CONFIGURATION NUMBER, which indicates a modification.
Let's take an example: AIM-9L
||| ||
Launch environment -----------------------+|| ||
|| ||
Basic mission -----------------------------+| ||
| ||
Vehicle type -------------------------------| ||
||
Design number --------------------------------+|
|
Series ----------------------------------------+
3) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT:
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Starting at the first dash in the designation above, and moving to
the LEFT, we encounter:
PURPOSE:
The primary task of this electronic equipment.
A - Auxilary assemblies
B - Bombing
C - Communications
D - Direction finding, recon, and/or surveillance
E - Ejection and/or release
G - Fire control or light finding
H - Recording or reproducing
K - Computing
M - Maintenance or test assemblies
N - Navigational aids
Q - Special or combinations of purposes
R - Receiving/ passive detecting
S - Detecting and/or range bearing, search
T - Transmitting
W - Automatic flight or remote control
X - Identification and recognition
Y - Surveillance and control
EQUIPMENT TYPE:
A - Infrared or invisible light
C - Carrier (wire)
D - Radiac
E - Nupac
F - Photographic
G - Telegraph or teletype
I - Interphone or public address
J - Electromechanical or inertial wire covered
K - Telemetering
L - Countermeasure
M - Meteorological
N - Sound in air
P - Radar
Q - Sonar and underwater sound
R - Radio
S - Special types, magnetic combination of types
T - Telephone (wire)
V - Visual or visible light
W - Armament
X - Facsimile or TV
Y - Data processing
PLATFORM/ INSTALLATION:
A - Airborne (piloted aircraft)
B - Underwater mobile (submarine)
C - Air transportable
D - Pilotless carrier
F - Fixed (ground)
G - General purpose use
K - Amphibious
M - Ground mobile
P - Portable
S - Water
T - Ground transportable
U - General utility assemblies
V - Ground vehicular
W - Water surface and underwater combination
Z - Piloted and pilotless airborne combination
JOINT SERVICE INDICATOR:
AN - Joint services
The same rules as for aircraft apply to the rest of the designation,
except for the block and manufacturer. This might be replaced by a
VARIABLE GROUPING, which indicates a modification.
Let's take an example: AN/APG-68A
| ||| ||
Approved for joint services -------------+ ||| ||
||| ||
Installation ------------------------------+|| ||
|| ||
Equipment type -----------------------------+| ||
| ||
Purpose -------------------------------------+ ||
||
Design number ----------------------------------+|
|
Series ------------------------------------------+
12. Military Associations
The Marine Corps Association maintains a military book store with
an extensive collection of interest to the military reader. Their
selection includes many books addressing military issues not
explicitly connected to the Marine Corps.
A free catalog of current listings may be obtained by writing to:
Marine Corps Association
(attn: Book Service)
Box 1775, Quantico VA 22134
The book store may also be reached by telephone at:
local (Northern Virginia) 703.640.6161
Autovon 278.3171
Toll Free 1.800.336.0291
FAX 703.640.0823
Major topic areas listed in the catalog (of 1993) include:
MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND HERITAGE AVIATION *
CIVIL WAR ** WORLD WAR II
KOREA VIETNAM
MIDDLE EAST GENERAL READING
REFERENCE LEADERSHIP
* The largest population group of Marine officers are pilots.
This often comes as a surprise to people who think of the
Marine Corps as light infantry only.
** For those with a Southern background, such as Texas Aggies,
this is what the Yankees call the War of Northern Aggression.
There is also a gift shop that carries a variety of flags, posters,
postcards, videos, and boardgames. The MCA bookstore can also provide
formal and informal calling cards.
This information is provided solely for the benefit of the users of
sci.military and other related electronic media. I have no official
connection with the MCA book service.
Also available by anonymous ftp from byrd.mu.wvnet.edu, in
/pub/history/submissions/eg (temporarily, latest versions) or
/pub/history/military/airforce.
Nothing guaranteed. Any corrections, additions and comments are very
welcome -- please mail to gustin@uia.ac.be
Emmanuel Gustin Lucus a non lucendo
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NOTE:
See the sov_mil.txt file for NATO codenames for soviet equipment.
See the jap_mil.txt file for the Japanese WWII designation system,
Allied WWII codenames for Japanese equipment and translations of
Japanese aircraft names.
See the us_mil.txt file for the US designation systems.
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AAA
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
AAAM
[USA] Advanced AIr-to-Air Missile. A replacement for AIM-54 Phoenix.
Cancelled.
AAC
[UK] Army Air Corps
AAC
[USA] Alaskan Air Command
A&AEE
[UK] Aerospace & Armament Experimental Establishment, at Boscombe Down,
UK.
AAF
[USA] Army Airfield
AAFA
[USA] Army Aviation Flight Activity
AAFCE
[NATO] Allied Air Forces Central Europe
AAFTC
[USA] Air Force Flight Test Center (Edwards AFB)
AAH
[USA] Advanced Attack Helicopter, the AH-64.
AALAW
Advanced Air-Launched Anit-armour Weapon
AAM
Air-to-Air Missile
AAOFA
[USA] Army Aviation Operating Facility
AAR
Air-to-air refuelling
AAS
[USA] Aeromedical Airlift Squadron
AASF
[USA] Army Aviation Support Facility
AAW
Anti-Aircraft Warfare
ABC
[UK] AirBorne Cigar, codename for equipment used during WWII to
jam German communications.
ABCCC
[USA] Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center.
ABG
[USA] Air Base Group
ABM
Anti-Ballistic Missile
ABS
[USA] Air Base Squadron
ABW
[USA] Air Base Wing
ACA
Airspace Coordination Area
ACBT
Air Combat training
ACC
[Allied] Armored Column Cover, continous presence of tactical
aircraft to support advancing armored forces.
ACC
[USA] Air Combat Command; created at 1 June 1992 by merging TAC and
SAC.
ACC
Air Component Commander
ACCP
Anti-Char Courte Portee -- short-range anti-tank missile.
ACCS
[USA] Airborne Command & Control Squadron
ACE
[NATO] Allied Command Europe
ACE
Airborne Command Element
ACF
Air Combat Fighter
ACLS
Automatic Carrier Landing System
ACLS
Air Cushion Landing System
ACM
[UK] Air Chief Marshal
ACMR
[USA] Air Combat Maneuvering Range
ACO
Airspace Control Order
ACR
[USA] Armoured Cavalry Regiment
ACS
[USA] Air Commando Squadron
ACT
[USA] Armoured Cavalry Troop
ACT
[USA] Air Combat Tactics
ACTIVE
[USA] Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles; application
of fully thrust-vectoring nozzles to the F-15 SMTD.
ACV
[USA] Auxiliary AIcraft Carriers, later renamed CVE. See CVE for
numbers.
ACW
[USA] Air Control Wing
ADA
Air Defense Artillery
ADC
[USA] Aerospace Defence Command
ADCOM
Administrative Command
ADCS
[USA] Air Deployment & Control Squadron
ADF
Automatic Direction Finder
ADG
[Canada] AIr Defence Group
ADIZ
Air Defense Identification Zone
Adler Tag
[Germany] Eagle's Day, 13 August 1940. Formal start of the German
bomber offensive against Britain.
ADM
[USA] Air-launched decoy missile. See "us_mil.txt" for a description
of the USA designation system.
ADM-20 Quail
ADS
Advanced Deployable System
ADS
[USA] Air Defense Sector
ADSM
[USA] Air-Defence Suppression Missile, an air-launched, anti-radiation
development of Stinger.
ADSW
Anti Diesel Submarine Warfare
ADV
[UK] Air Defence Variant, the interceptor version of the Panavia
Tornado.
AE
[USA] Ammunition ship.
AEAF
[Allied] Allied Expeditionary Air Force, the air support force for
'Overlord'.
AEB
[USA] Area Exploration Battalion
Aegis
[USA] Advanced anti-missile and anti-aircraft system fitted to a number
of USN ships.
Aeronautica Militare Italiana
[Italy] Italian Air Force
AEW
Airborne Early Warning
AEW&C
Airborne Early Warning & Control
Aeronavale
[France] Naval air force
AETC
[USA] Air Education & Training Command
AF
Air Force
AFAC
Airborne FAC
AFB
[USA] Air Force Base
AFBMD
[USA] Air Force Ballistic Missile Division.
AFMC
[USA] Air Force Materiel Command
AFPLA
[China] Air Force of the People's Liberation Army
AFRES
[USA] Air Force Reserve
AFS
[USA] Fleet Stores Ship
AFSOC
[USA] Air Force Special Operations Command
AFSPACECOM
[USA] Air Force Space Command
AFSS
[USA] Air Force Security Service
AFTI
[USA] Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
AFWL
[USA] Air Force Weapons Laboratory
AG
[USA] Airlift Group
AGL
Above Ground Level
AGM
[USA] Air-to-Ground Missile
AGM-12 Bullpup
AGM-28 Hound Dog
AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-53 Condor
AGM-62 Walleye
AGM-64 Hornet
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-69 SRAM
AGM-78 Standard ARM
AGM-84 Harpoon and SLAM
AGM-86 ALCM
AGM-88 HARM
AGM-109 Tomahawk TALCM
AGM-114 Hellfire
AGM-122 Sidearm
AGM-123 Skipper
AGM-131 SRAM II
AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow
AGM-142 Have Nap
AGT
[USA] Advanced Gun Technology.
AHAMS
[USA] Advanced Heavy Anti-tank Missile System
AHB
[UK] Air Historical Branch of the MoD.
AHC
Aircraft Handling Characteristics
AI
Air Interdiction
AI
Air Intercept
AIAAM
[USA] Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile, a proposed successor for
AIM-54 Phoenix.
AID
[UK] Aeronautical Inspection Directorate
AIM
[USA] Air-to-air missile. See "us_mil.txt" for
an explanation of the USA designation system.
AIM-4 Falcon
AIM-7 Sparrow
AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-26 (Falcon)
AIM-47 (Falcon)
AIM-54 Phoenix
AIM-82
AIM-92 Stinger
AIM-95 Agile
AIM-97 Seekbat
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AIM-132 ASRAAM
AIR
[USA] Air-to-air rocket
AIR-2 Genie
AK
[USA] General Cargo Ship
AKG
[Germany] Aufklarungsgeschwader -- reconaissance wing
AKG 51 'Immelmann'
AKV
[USA] Aircraft Ferry. Often old carriers.
ALAT
[France] Aviation Legere de l'Armee de Terre; 'light air force of the
land army'.
ALCM
[USA] Air-Launched Cruise Missile, the AGM-86 cruise missile carried
by the B-52 and B-1.
ALCS
[USA] Augmented Longitudinal Control System
ALF
[USA] Airlift Flight
ALFSEA
[Allied] Allied Land Forces South-East Asia, central command for
these forces, created in November 1944.
ALH
Active Laser Homing
ALIC
Aircraft Launcher Interface Computer
ALLNAV
[USA] All Navy, message to all navy personnel.
ALO
Air Liaison Officer
Alpha Check
Request for heading and distance to a specified point.
Alpha Scramble
Operational Alert mission.
Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya Marakishaya
[Maroc] Royal Maroccan Air Force
Al Quwwat al Jawwiya as Saudiya
[Saudi-Arabia] Royal Saudi Air Force.
Al Quwwat al Jawwiya bij Libiyya
[Libya] Libyan Air Force.
Al Quwwat bij Jawwiya il Misriya
[Egypt] Egyptian Air Force
ALS
[USA] Airlift Squadron
ALUSNA
[USA] U.S. Naval Attache
AMC
[USA] Air Mobility Command. Created in 1992, combining the transport
part of MAC, TAC and SAC.
AMDP
Aircraft Maintenance Delayed for Parts
AMF
[USA] Automatic Maneuvring Flaps, fitted to the A-7D.
AMI
[Italy] Aeronautica Militare Italiana -- Italian Air Force
AMPSA
[USA] Advanced Manned Precision Strategic Aircraft. Requirement, 1965.
AMRAAM
[USA] Advanced Medium Range AAM, also known as AIM-120, the replacement
for AIM-7 Sparrow, similar in layout but smaller, and with an active
seeker.
AMSA
[USA] Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft. Requirement, 1965.
AMW
[USA] Air Mobility Wing
ANFE
Aircraft Not Fully Equipped
ANG
[USA] Air National Guard
ANG
[France] Atlantique Nouvelle Generation
ANGB
[USA] Air National Guard Base
Angels
Altitude in thousands of feet.
ANGLICO
Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
ANP
[USA] Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion -- an attempt to build a
nuclear-powered aircraft, primarily a strategic bomber.
ANT
[France] Armament Nucleaire Tactique; the nuclear-armed part of
the air force.
Anvil
[Allied] Allied invasion in South France, originally intended to
contemporary with 'Overlord'. Postponed and renaled 'Dragoon'.
AO
[USA] Oiler ship.
AOA
Angle of attack
AOC
Aviation Officer Cadet
AOCP
Aircraft Out-of-Commission for Parts
AP
Armour Piercing
AP
[USA] Troop Ship, non-landing.
APAM
[USA] Anti-Personnel and Anti-Materiel
APD
[USA] Fast Destroyer Transport (ship category)
APU
Auxiliary Power Unit
AR
[USA] Training Ship
Archimedes
[Germany] WWII acoustic guidance system for missiles.
Arclight
[USA] Deployment of B-52s to Guam in support of the American forces
in Vietnam.
ARCP
Air Refuelling Control Point
ARCT
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Air Refuelling Control Time
AREFG
[USA] Air Refuelling Group
AREFS
[USA] Air Refuelling Squadron
AREFW
[USA] Air Refuelling Wing
ARG
[USA] Air Refuelling Group
ARG
[Canada] Air Reserve Group
Argument
[Allied] Offensive of the 8th AF to eliminate the Luftwaffe, beginning
of 1944.
ARH
Active Radar Homing
ARIP
Air Refuelling Initial Point
ARM
Anti-Radiation Missile
Armee de l'Air
[France] Air Force
ARNG
[USA] Army National Guard
ARP
[USA] Aero Rifle Platoon; infantrymen carried by helicopters.
ARPA
[USA] Advanced Projects Research Agency
ARPV
[USA] Advanced Remotely Piloted Vehicle. RPV development programme.
ARRS
[USA] Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service.
ARS
[USA] Air Rescue Squadron
Article 341
[USA] Name the CIA used for the Lockheed U-2.
ARV
[USA] Aviation Repair Vessel
ARW
[USA] Air Refuelling Wing
AS
Anti-Submarine
ASA
[USA] Army Security Service
ASALM
[USA] Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile, a Mach 4 air-breathing
missile. Cancelled in 1980.
ASARS
[USA] Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System
ASAT
[USA] Anti-SATtelite missile, launched by an F-15 at high altitude.
Some test have been completed.
ASF
[UK] Advanced Striking Force. RAF units sent to France in 1939.
ASM
Air-to-Surface Missile
ASMP
[France] Air-Sol Moyenne Portee -- medium-range air-to-surface missile.
Supersonic, air-breathing and nuclear-armed.
ASMS
[USA] Advanced Surface Missile Sytem. Became Aegis, see there.
ASOC
Air Support Operations Center
ASPJ
Airborne Self-Protection Jammer
ASRAAM
[USA] Advanced Short Range AAM, a Sidewinder replacement.
ASROC
[USA] Anti Submarine Rocket
AST
[UK] Air Staff Target, an operational requirement.
ASTOVL
[USA] Advanced STOVL
ASUW
Antisurface Warfare
ASW
Anti-Submarine Warfare
ATAF
[NATO] Allied Tactical Air Force
ATB
[USA] Advanced Technology Bomber. Development program for the Northrop
B-2.
ATC
[USA] Air Training Command
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATF
[UK] Air Transport Force
ATF
[USA] Advanced technology Fighter. F-22 and F-23 program.
ATG
[Canada] Air Transport Group
ATGM
Anti-Tank Guided Missile
ATGW
Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
ATM
Anti-Tank Missile
ATM
[USA] AGM Training Missile
ATM-12 Bullpup Trainer
ATO
Air Tasking Order
ATOC
[NATO] Allied Tactical Operations Center
ATRS
[USA] Areial Training Squadron
ATS
[USA] Airmanship Training Squadron
Aurora Express
[NATO] Exercise for European forces, involving deployment to
Eastern Turkey.
AV
[USA] Aircraft (seaplane) Tender
AV-4 Curtiss (Curtiss)
AV-5 Albemarle (Curtiss)
AV-7 Currituck (Currituck)
AV-8 Tangier (Tangier)
AV-9 Pocomoke (Tangier)
AV-10 Chandeleur (Chandeleur)
AV-11 Norton Sound (Currituck)
AV-12 Pine Island (Currituck)
AV-13 Puget Sound (Currituck)
AV-13 Salisbury Sound (Currituck)
AV-14 Kenneth Whiting (Whiting)
AV-15 Hamlin (Whiting)
AV-16 St. George (Whiting)
AV-17 Cumberland Sound (Whiting)
AVCRAD
[USA] Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot
AVEN
[USA] Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle, a vectoring nozzle
for the General Electric F-101 engine; applied to MATV.
AVG
[USA/China] American Volunteer Group, the 'Flying Tigers' unit.
AVG
[USA] Aicraft Escort Vessel, later renamed ACV. See CVE for numbers.
Aviation Legere / Licht Vliegwezen
[Belgium] army air force
AV-MF
[USSR] Aviatsiya Voenno-Morsko Flota (Naval Air Force)
AVP
[USA] Small Seaplane Tender
AVP-10 Barnegat (Barnegat)
AVP-32 Yukatat
AVP-34 Bering Strait
AVP-37 Corson (Barnegat)
AVP-38 Duxbury Bay (Barnegat)
AVP-39 Gardiners Bay (Barnegat)
AVP-40 Floyds Bay (Barnegat)
AVP-41 Greenwich Bay (Barnegat)
AVP-48 Onslow (Barnegat)
AVP-49 Orca (Barnegat)
AVP-51 San Carlos (Barnegat)
AVP-52 Shelikof (Barnegat)
AVP-53 Suisun (Barnegat)
AVP-54 Timbalier (Barnegat)
AVP-55 Valcour (Barnegat)
AVT
[USA] Auxiliary Aircraft Transport. Includes some former CV's of the
Essex class and CVL's of Saipan and Independence class.
AVT-6 Saipan (Saipan)
AVT-7 Wright (Saipan)
AW
[USA] Airlift Wing
AWACS
[USA] Airborne Warning And Control System, the Boeing E-3 Sentry.
Also Airborne Warning And Control Squadron.
AWACTS
[USA] Airborne Warning And Control Training Squadron.
AWAY
[France] Rocket extraction system for the pilot; made by Hurel-Dubois.
AWCW
[USA] Airborne Warning Composite Wing
Azon
[USA] See VB.
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B
[USSR] Bombardirovshkchik
BA
[Portugal] Base Aera -- Air (force) Base.
BAI
Battlefield Air Interdiction
Bandit
Hostile aircraft
Barbarossa
[Germany] German attack on the USSR, 22 June 1941.
BARCAP
Barrier Combat Air Patrol
Baritone
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 17 August 1942.
Barrel Roll
[USA] The north of Laos.
Bat
[USA] A winged bomb with active radar homing, used against Japanese
ships from May 1945 onwards.
Battleaxe
[UK] Counter-attack against Italian and German forces in North Africa,
15 June 1941.
BB
[USA] Battleship
BC
[USA] Battlecruiser
BCE
Battlefield Coordination Element
BCGN
[USA] Nuclear-powered, Guided Missile Battlecruiser
BDA
Battle / Bomb Damage Assessment
BDM
Bomber Defense Missile.
BDU
[USA] Practice versions of nuclear bombs.
BDZ
[NATO] Base Defense Zone
Beef Broth
[USA] Building of a strategical reserve in the USA for TAC units in
Vietnam.
Beethoven
[Germany] Official codename for the 'Mistel' combinations.
Bellows
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 11 August 1942.
Bell Tone
[USA] Transfer of F-100s to Bangkok, Thailand. 16 April 1961.
BG
[USA] Bombardment Group
91th BG 'The Ragged Irregulars'
345th BG 'Air Apaches'
BG
[USA] Bomb Glider.
Fletcher XBG-1
Fletcher XBG-2
Cornelius XBG-3
BGM
[USA]
BGM-71 TOW
BGM-109 Tomahawk
Bharatoya Vayusena
[India] Air Force.
Big Belly
[USA] Program to modify the B-52 to carry increased conventional bomb
loads.
Big Safari
[USA] Modification program of the Ryan Firebee target drone to create
the Firefly recce drone.
Big Team
[USA] The program for the RC-135B.
Bingo fuel
Fuel level necessary for return to base.
BITE
[USA] Built-In Test Equipment
BK
[Germany] Bordkanone
BK 3,7 37mm clip-fed 180rds/min 798m/s
BK 5 50mm 50rds/min 917m/s
BK 7,5 75mm 933m/s
Black Buck
[UK] Attacks on Argentine positions on the Falkland Islands, flown
by Vulcan bombers based on Ascension, with air refuelling.
The Vulcan was refuelled six times, by a fleet of twelve Victor
tankers.
Black Crow
[USA] This equipment detects the ignition systems of piston engines.
Fitted to AC-130 gunships.
Black Fly
Black Night
[USA] Code name for the RB-57D high-altitude recce aircraft.
Black Spot
[USA] Sensor package fitted to the NC-123.
BLT
Battalion Landing Team
BLu
[Belgium] FAB/Blu: Force Aerienne Belge / Belgische Luchtmacht. Belgian
Air Force.
BLU
[USA] Bomb Live Unit, subminution for cluster bombs or dispensers.
Blue Springs
[USA] The 4080th SRW unit, equipped with Ryan 147 recce drones.
BMDO
[USA] Ballistic Missile Defence Office
BMR
[NATO] Basic Military Requirement
Bogey
Unidentified aircraft
Bolo
[USA] Operation in Vietnam, 2 January 1967, that ended with the
shooting down of seven MiG-21s by F-4s.
Bookie Escort
[USA] Air cover for transport aircraft on resupply missions.
Bowery
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 9 May 1942.
BQ
[USA] Unmanned aircraft carrying explosives. See the "us_mil.txt" files
for details.
Brigg
[Germany] Receiver for Kogge.
Bright Star
[USA] Exercise.
BS
[USA] Bombardment Squadron
390th BS 'Crusaders'
498th BS 'Falcons'
499th BS 'Air Apaches'
500th BS 'Rough Raiders'
501th BS 'Black Panthers'
BTO
[USA] Bombing Trough Overcast, a WWII bombing radar.
Buffalo Hunter
[USA] Ryan AQM-34L or M for low-altitude reconaissance.
BUIC
[USA] Backup Interceptor Control
Bumblebee
[USA] Programme to develop an shipboard SAM, started in 1945.
BuOrd
[USA] Bureau of Ordnance of the USN.
BuWeps
[USA] Bureau of Weapons of the USN.
BVR
Beyond Visual Range
BW
[USA] Bombardment Wing
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C^2
Command and Control
C^3
Command, Control and Communications
C^3I
Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
C^3CM
Command, Control and Communications Countermeasures
CA
[USA] Heavy Cruiser
CAB
[USA] Civil Aeronautics Board
CADC
[USA] Central Air Data Computer
CAF
[Canada] Canadian Armed Forces
CAFDA
[France] Commandement Air des Forces Defence Aerienne -- Air Command,
Air Defence Forces.
CAFI
[France] Composante Air des Forces d'Intervention -- Air component of
the intervention force.
CAG
[USA] Carrier Air Group
CAH
[USA] Through-deck cruiser, i.e. a small carrier with helicopters and
VTOL aircraft, like the British HMS Invincible.
Calendar
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 20 April 1942.
CAMAL
[USA] A Continuous Airborne alert, Missile-launching Aircraft with Low
level penetration capability. The acronym doesn't mention the most
important part: CAMAL was going to have nuclear jet engines.
Cancelled in 1961.
CANA
[Argentina] Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina -- Argentine Naval
Aviation Command.
CAP
Combat Air Patrol
Capital
[Allied] Plan for an attack in Burma, late in 1944. Changed to
create 'Extended Capital'.
CARQUAL
[USA] Carrier Qualification
CAS
Close Air Support
CASF
[USA] Composite AIr Strike Force.
Castor
[France] The fight at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam.
CATac
[France] Commandement Aerien Tactique, tactical air command.
Catapult
[UK] British attempt to disable the remains of the French fleet, July
1940.
CATCS
[UK] Central Air Traffic Control School
CATGME
[Canada] Canadian Air Task Group Middle East.
CB
[USA] Construction Battalion
CB
[USA] Big Cruiser
CBI
[Allied ]China-Burma-India, an operational sector of the Allied forces
in WWII.
CBU
Cluster Bomb Unit
CC
[USA] Tactical Command Ship
CCA
Carrier Controlled Approach
CCA
Command and Control Agency
CCT
Combat Control Team
CCTS
[USA] Combat Crew Training Squadron
CCV
[USA] Control Configured Vehicle, a test program that involved
aircraft with additional control surfaces. At least a B-52, A F-104 and
and an F-16 were modified.
CEAM
[France] Centre d'Experiences Aeriennes Militaires
CEAT
[France] Centre d'Essais Aeronautiques de Toulouse
CECAT
[USA] Combat Enhancing Capability Aviation Team
Cefirm Leader
[USA] RU-21 mission.
Cefly Lancer
[USA] Electronic intelligence mission, flown by the RU-21J.
CEL
[France] Centre d'Essais des Landes -- Landes test centre.
CENTCOM
[USA] Central Command
Central Enterprise
[USA] Excercise mission to Southern Europe.
Central Exercise
[USA] Exercise in central Europe.
CEP
Circular Error Probability, the radius within which 50% of the launched
weapons hit.
CEV
[France] Centre d'Essais en Vol.
CEVSV
[France] Centre d'Entrainement en Vol Sans Visibility -- IFR training
centrum.
CFS
[UK] Central Flying School
CG
[USA] Guided Missile Cruiser
CGM
[USA] Missile. See "us_mil.txt" for an explanation of the USA
designation system.
CGM-13 Mace
CGN
[USA] Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Cruiser
Chung-kuo Kung Chuan
[Taiwan] Chinese Nationalist Air Force.
Chutai
[Japan] Squadron
CIEH
[France] Centre d'Instruction des Equipages d'Helicopeteres
CIFAS
[France] Centre d'Instruction de Force Aerienne Stragique -- training
center of the strategic air force
CINPAC
[USA] Commander-in-Chief, Pacific
CINPACAF
[USA] Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Air Force
CL
[USA] Light Cruiser
CLBRP
[USA] Cannon-Launched Beam-Rider Projectile.
CMCA
[USA] Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft
CNO
[USA] Chief of Naval Operations.
CO
Commanding Officer
Cobra
[Allied] Concentrated air attack on a 6 by 12 km sector near St. Lo, to
create a gap in the German lines. 25 July 1944.
COD
Carrier Onboard Delivery -- aircraft designed to deliver goods to
carriers, but not necessarily carrier-based.
COIN
Counter-insurgency, anti-guerilla warfare.
Cold Chuck
[USA] RB-57F mission.
Cold Dome
[USA] RB-57F mission.
Cold Speck
[USA] RB-57F mission.
Colmar
[Germany] Radio guidance receiver, used with Kehl. Fitted to Hs 298.
COMAO
[USA] Combined Air Operations
Combat Angel
[USA] Programme that used the Ryan AQM-34G, J and H RPV's.
Combat Beef
[USA] See Beef Broth.
Combat Bronco
[USA] Six-month combat evaluation of the Rockwell OV-10 Bronco in
Vietnam, from August 1968.
Combat Bullseye
[USA] Tests with the F-111A.
Combat Dawn
[USA] Programme that used the Ryan AQM-34Q and R.
Combat Hornets
[USA] Project to convert C-119's to gunships.
Combat Lancer
[USA] First deployment of F-111As to Southeast Asia, 1968.
Combat Martin
[USA] This involved specially-equipped F-105's that jammed
communications between Nort Vietnamese MiG's and their ground control.
Combat Pink
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[USA] RC-135U.
Combat Scent
[USA] RC-135 mission.
Combat Talon
[USA] Versions of the C-130 for the Special Forces, equipped for
low-altitude deep-penetration missions.
Comfy Levi
[USA] Psychological warfare version of the C-130 Hercules. EC-130E.
COMInt
Communications Intelligence
Commando Hunt
[USA] Attacks on North-Vietnamese supply lines in the south of Laos.
Commando Nail
[USA] F-105's equipped for low-level night bombardment missions.
Compass Arrow
[USA] Ryan AQM-91A, a high-flying reconaissance drone.
Compass Bin
[USA] Program that used a series of Ryan RPV's, the types AQM-34G, H,
L, M, K, Q, P and R.
Compass Call
[USA] Lockheed EC-103E and EC-130H electronic warfare aircraft.
Compass Cookie
[USA] Program to gather data on the SA-2 Guideline SAM missile by
unmanned recconaissance drones.
Compass Cope
[USA] A high-altitude long-range reconaissance RPV programme. Boeing
QM-94 and Ryan QM-98.
Compass Dawn
[USA] Program to locate ground-based enemy radars. Used the Ryan 147TE
RPV.
Compass Dwell
[USA] Program to locate ground-based enemy radars. Used the Ryan 147TE
drone.
COMPG
[USA] Composite Group
Cook-Craigie plan
[USA] The Cook-Craigie production plan intended to hasten service
entry of new aircraft by building the prototypes on actual production
lines, and incorporating any modifications while the production was
already running. It was troublesome because a large number of
unsuitable aircraft were delivered, and very costly if the aircraft had
to be completely redesigned, as was the case with the F-102 and F-105.
Coroner
[USA] Plan for the invasion of the Japanese island of Honshu. 1945.
Coronet Havoc
[USA] Deployment of F-117's to Gilze-Rijen in the Nederlands.
Corporate
[UK] British operation to retake the Falkland islands on Argentina,
in 1982.
CoTAM
[France] Commandement du Transport Aerien Militaire -- Military air
transport command.
Corvus
[USA] Missile project, cancelled in 1960. Intended as stand-off attack
missile for carrier aircraft.
CPIR
[France] Centre de Prediction et INstruction Radar
CP/VC
[Belgium] Centre de perfectionnement / Vervolmakingscentrum -- advanced
training centre.
CR
[USA] Control and Reporting
CRAF
[USA] Civilian Reserve Air Fleet; airliners that have special equipment
and can be used for military transport operations.
Crazy Dog
[USA] RU-21 mission.
CRC
[NATO] Control and Reporting Center
Credible Chase
[USA] Development programme of the AU-23 and AU-24 small gunships.
CRP
[USA] Control and Reporting Post
CS
[USA] Seaplane Tender (WW2)
CS
[USA] Strike cruiser (post WW2)
CSA
[USA] Combat Support Aircraft
CSAF
Czechoslovakian Air Force
CSAR
Combat Search And Rescue
CSRL
[USA] Common Strategic Rotary Launchers, launchers that can accept
both ALCM and SRAM.
CSW
[USA] Conventional Standoff Weapon.
CT
Case-Telescoped, a round that contains the bullet withing the
cartridge, to have a compact, cilindrical round.
CTOL
Conventional Take Off and Landing
CTS
[USA] Composite Training Squadron
CV
[USA] Aircraft Carrier, conventional power. Numbers are unique for
ships, names are not; CV-5 Yorktown and CV-10 Yorktown are
different ships, but CV-12 'Kearsage' and 'Hornet' indicates
that the ship was renamed. Double class names (Essex, Oriskany)
identify a modification.
CV-1 Langley (Langley)
CV-2 Lexington (Lexington)
CV-3 Saratoga (Lexington)
CV-4 Ranger (Ranger)
CV-5 Yorktown (Enterprise)
CV-6 Enterprise (Enterprise)
CV-7 Wasp (Ranger, modified)
CV-8 Hornet (Enterprise, modified)
CV-9 Essex (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-10 Bonhomme Richard (Essex)
CV-10 Yorktown (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-11 Intrepid (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-12 Kearsage (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-12 Hornet (Essex)
CV-13 Franklin (Essex)
CV-14 Hancock (Essex)
CV-14 Ticonderoga (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-15 Randolph (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-16 Cabot (Essex)
CV-16 Lexington (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-17 Bunker Hill (Essex)
CV-18 Oriskany (Essex)
CV-18 Wasp (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-19 Ticonderoga (Essex)
CV-19 Hancock (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-20 Bennington (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-21 Boxer (Essex)
CV-22 Independence (Independence)
CV-23 Princeton (Independence)
CV-24 Belleau Wood (Independence)
CV-25 Cowpens (Independence)
CV-26 Monterey (Independence)
CV-27 Crow Point (Independence)
CV-27 Langley (Independence)
CV-28 Cabot (Independence)
CV-29 Bataan (Independence)
CV-30 Reprisal (Independence)
CV-30 San Jacinto (Independence)
CV-31 Bonhomme Richard (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-32 Crown Point (Essex)
CV-32 Leyte (Essex)
CV-33 Kearsage (Essex)
CV-34 Oriskany (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-35 Reprisal (Cancelled)
CV-36 Antietam (Essex)
CV-37 Valley Forge (Essex)
CV-37 Princeton (Essex)
CV-38 Shangri-La (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-39 Lake Champlain (Essex, Oriskany)
CV-40 Tarawa (Essex)
CV-41 Midway (Midway)
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt (Midway)
CV-43 Coral Sea (Midway)
CV-45 Valley Forge (Essex)
CV-46 Iwo Jima
CV-47 Wright (Essex)
CV-47 Phillipine Sea (Essex)
CV-59 Forrestal (Forrestal)
CV-60 Saratoga (Forrestal)
CV-61 Ranger (Forrestal)
CV-62 Independence (Forrestal)
CV-63 Kitty Hawk (Kitty Hawk, improved Forrestal)
CV-64 Constellation (Kitty Hawk, improved Forrestal)
CV-66 America (Kitty Hawk, improved Forrestal)
CV-67 John F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy, improved Kitty Hawk)
CVA
[USA] Attack carrier
CVA-11 Intrepid
CVA-14 Ticonderoga
CVA-19 Hancock
CVA-34 Oriskany
CVA-41 Midway (Midway)
CVA-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt (Midway)
CVA-43 Coral Sea (Midway)
CVA-59 Forrestal (Forrestal)
CVA-60 Saratoga (Forrestal)
CVA-61 Ranger (Forrestal)
CVA-62 Independence (Forrestal)
CVA-63 Kitty Hawk (Kitty Hawk (improved Forrestal))
CVA-64 Constellation (Kitty Hawk (improved Forrestal))
CVA-66 America (Kitty Hawk (improved Forrestal))
CVA-67 John F. Kennedy (Kitty Hawk (improved Forrestal))
CVAN
CVAN-65 Enterprise (Enterprise)
CVB
[USA] Large Aircraft Carrier
CVB-41 Midway (Midway)
CVB-42 Coral Sea (Midway)
CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt (Midway)
CVB-43 Coral Sea (Midway)
CVBG
Carrier Battle Group
CVE
[USA] Escort aircraft carrier.
(Casablanca class also known as Anzio class)
CVE-1 Long Island (Long Island)
CVE-9 Bogue (Bogue)
CVE-11 Card (Bogue)
CVE-12 Copahee (Bogue)
CVE-13 Core (Bogue)
CVE-16 Nassau (Bogue)
CVE-18 Altamaha (Bogue)
CVE-20 Barnes (Bogue)
CVE-21 Block Island
CVE-23 Breton (Bogue)
CVE-25 Croatan (Bogue)
CVE-26 Sangamon (Sangamon)
CVE-27 Suwannee (Sangamon)
CVE-28 Chenango (Sangamon)
CVE-29 Santee (Sangamon)
CVE-30 Charger (Long Island)
CVE-31 Prince William (Prince William)
CVE-55 Ameer (Casablanca)
CVE-55 Alazon Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-55 Casablanca (Casablanca)
CVE-56 Liscombe Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-57 Alikula Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-57 Coral Sea (Casablanca)
CVE-57 Anzio (Casablanca)
CVE-58 Anguilla Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-58 Corregidor (Casablanca)
CVE-59 Atheling (Casablanca)
CVE-59 Mission Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-60 Astrolabe Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-60 Guadalcanal (Casablanca)
CVE-61 Bucareli Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-61 Manilla Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-62 Begum (Casablanca)
CVE-62 Natoma Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-63 Chapin Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-63 Midway (Casablanca)
CVE-63 St Lo (Casablanca)
CVE-64 Didrickson Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-64 Tripoli (Casablanca)
CVE-65 Dolomy Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-65 Wake Island (Casablanca)
CVE-66 Elbour Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-66 White Plains (Casablanca)
CVE-67 Nassuk Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-67 Solomons (Casablanca)
CVE-68 Kalinin Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-69 Kasaan Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-71 Kitkun Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-72 Fortezela Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-72 Tulagi (Casablanca)
CVE-73 Gambier Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-74 Nehenta Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-75 Hoggatt Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-76 Kadashan Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-77 Kanalku Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-77 Markus Island (Casablanca)
CVE-78 Kaita Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-78 Savo Island (Casablanca)
CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-80 Petrof Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-83 Sargent Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-85 Shipley Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-87 Steamer Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-88 Cape Esperance (Casablanca)
CVE-89 Takansis Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-90 Thetis Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-91 Makassar Strait (Casablanca)
CVE-92 Windham Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-93 Makin Island (Casablanca)
CVE-94 Lunga Point (Casablanca)
CVE-95 Alikula Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-95 Bismarck Sea (Casablanca)
CVE-96 Salamaua (Casablanca)
CVE-97 Astrolabe Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-97 Hollandia (Casablanca)
CVE-98 Bucareli Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-98 Kwajalein (Casablanca)
CVE-99 Chapin Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-99 Admiralty Islands (Casablanca)
CVE-100 Didrickson Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-100 Bougainville (Casablanca)
CVE-101 Dolomi Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-101 Manitakau (Casablanca)
CVE-102 Attu (Casablanca)
CVE-103 Alava Bay (Casablanca)
CVE-103 Roi (Casablanca)
CVE-104 Munda (Casablanca)
CVE-105 St Joseph Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-105 Commencement Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-106 Sunset Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-106 Block Island (Commencement Bay)
CVE-107 St Andrews Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-107 Gilbert Islands (Commencement Bay)
CVE-108 Vermillion Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-108 Kula Gulf (Commencement Bay)
CVE-109 Willapa Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-109 Cape Gloucester (Commencement Bay)
CVE-110 Salerno Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-111 Totem Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-111 Vella Gulf (Commencement Bay)
CVE-112 Frosty Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-112 Siboney (Commencement Bay)
CVE-113 Hobart Bay (Commencement Bay)
CVE-113 Puget Sound (Commencement Bay)
CVE-114 Rendova (Commencement Bay)
CVE-115 Bairoko (Commencement Bay)
CVE-116 Badoeng Strait (Commencement Bay)
CVE-117 Saidor (Commencement Bay)
CVE-118 Sicily (Commencement Bay)
CVE-119 Point Cruz (Commencement Bay)
CVE-120 Mindoro (Commencement Bay)
CVE-121 Rabaul (Commencement Bay)
CVE-122 Palau (Commencement Bay)
CVE-123 Tinian (Commencement Bay)
CVE-124 Bastogne (Cancelled)
CVE-125 Eniwetok (Cancelled)
CVE-126 Lingayen (Cancelled)
CVE-127 Okinawa (Cancelled)
CVH
[USA] Helicopter Carrier
CVHA
[USA] Assault Helicopter Transport
CVHA-1 Thetis Bay (Anzio)
CVHE
[USA] Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier.
CVL
[USA] Light aircraft carrier.
CVL-22 Independence (Independence)
CVL-23 Princeton (Independence)
CVL-24 Belleau Wood (Independence)
CVL-25 Cowpens (Independence)
CVL-26 Monterey (Independence)
CVL-27 Langley (Independence)
CVL-28 Cabot (Independence)
CVL-29 Bataan (Independence)
CVL-30 San Jacinto (Independence)
CVL-48 Saipan (Saipan)
CVL-49 Wright (Saipan)
CVN
[USA] Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
CVN-65 Enterprise (Enterprise)
CVN-68 Nimitz (Nimitz)
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nimitz)
CVN-70 Carl Vinson (Nimitz)
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt (Nimitz)
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln (Nimitz)
CVN-73 George Washington (Nimitz)
CVN-74 John Stennis (Nimitz)
CVN-75 United States (Nimitz)
CVS
[USA] Support (ASW) Aircraft Carrier. Includes some former CV-'s of the
Essex class.
CVS-11 Intrepid
CVS-12 Hornet
CVS-15 Randolph
CVS-20 Bennington
CVS-29 Lake Champlain
CVU
[USA] Utility Aircraft Carrier
CVW
[USA] Carrier Air Wing
CW
[USA] Composite Wing
CWW
[USA] Cruciform Wing Weapon, the GBU-15 guided bomb.
CX-X
[USA] Requirement for an utility aircraft for US emabassies.
The Beech C-12F was selected.
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DA
[USSR] Dalnaya Aviatsiya (Strategic Aviation)
DACM
[USA] Dissimilar Air Combat Maneuvring, i.e. training in air combat
with 'aggressor' aircraft.
DACT
[USA] Dissimilar Air Combat Training
DADCAP
Dawn And Dusk Combat Air Patrol
Daguet
[France] French participation in the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
DARPA
[USA] Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, a research institute.
DAS
Direct AIr Support
DASH
Drone Anti Submarine Helicopter
Dash Ten
[UK] Jamming pod.
DCA
Defensive Counter Air
DCMU
[UK] Digital Colour Map Unit
DD
[USA] Destroyer
DDG
[USA] Guided Missile Destroyer
DE
[USA] Escort Destroyer
Deadstick
[UK] Attack by glider and paratroop units to capture bridges over
the Orne river and the Caen canal, near Ouistreham, as part of
'Overlord'. These were the first soldiers to set foot on occupied
France.
Deny Flight
[NATO] NATO operation to enforce the 'no-fly' zone over Bosnia.
Desert Shield
[USA] Operation to reinforce the forces in the Gulf to defend
Saudi-Arabia and prepare for an eventual conflict with Iraq.
Desert Storm
[USA] Operation to remove the Iraqi Army from Kuwait.
DEW
[USA] Distant Early Warning, a line of radar sites close to the Arctic.
Dewey Canyon
[USA] Sweep of the A Shau and Da Krong valleys in Vietnam, April
1969.
DHA
[France] Detachement d'Helicopteres Armes -- Armed helicopter
detachment.
DIA
[USA] Defense Intelligence Agency
DIANE
[USA] Digital Integrated Attack and Navigation Equipment, for the
Grumman A-6 intruder.
Disclipined Guard
[USA] Operation to provide aircover for UN forces in Bosnia.
DIV
[USA] Division
Diver
[UK] Codename for the V-1.
DLZ
Dynamic Launch Zone
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
DMPI
Desired Mean Point of Impact
DOD
Department of Defense
Downfall
[USA] Plan for the invasion of Japan in 1945.
DR
Dead Reckoning
Dragon Fly
[USA] ?
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EA
[France] Ecole d'Application
EAATS
[USA] Eastern ARNG Aviation Training Site
Eagle Claw
[USA] The failed attempt in 1980 to free the hostages in the US embassy
in Teheran.
EAP
[UK] Experimental Aircraft Programma, technology demonstrator for the
EFA.
EB
[France] Escadre de Bombardement -- bombardment wing
EB 1/91 'Gascogne'
EB 2/91 'Bretagne'
EB 3/91 'Cevennes'
EB 1/94 'Guyenne'
EB 2/94 'Marne'
EB 3/94 'Arbois'
EC
Electronic Combat
EC
[France] Escadre de Chasse -- fighter wing
EC 1/2 'Cicognes'
EC 3/2 'Alsace'
EC 1/3 'Navarre'
EC 2/3 'Champagne'
EC 3/3 'Ardennes'
EC 1/4 'Dauphine'
EC 2/4 'La Fayette'
EC 1/5 'Vendee'
EC 2/5 'Ile de France'
EC 1/7 'Provence'
EC 2/7 'Argonne'
EC 3/7 'Languedoc'
EC 1/10 'Valois'
EC 2/10 'Seine'
EC 3/10 'Vexin'
EC 1/11 'Rousillon'
EC 2/11 'Vosges'
EC 3/11 'Corse'
EC 4/11 'Jura'
EC 1/12 'Cambresis'
EC 2/12 'Cornouaille'
EC 1/13 'Artois'
EC 2/13 'Alpes'
EC 3/13 'Auvergne'
ECCFFA
[France] Escadrille de Commandement Centralr de Forces Francais
Allemande -- flight of the central command of the French forces in
Germany.
ECE
[France] Escadron de Chasse et d'Entrainment -- fighter trainer
squadron.
ECS
[USA] Electronic Combat Squadron
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ECT
[France] Escadron de Chasse et de Transformation -- fighter
trainer conversion squadron.
ECTT
[France] Escadre de Chasse Tous Temps -- All-wheater fighter wing.
ECCM
Electronic Counter-Counter Measures
ECM
Electronic Counter Measures
EE
[France] Escadre Electronique
EFA
European Fighter Aircraft, also known as Eurofighter 2000.
EFIS
Electronic Flight Information System
EFM
[USA] Enhanced Fighter Maneuvrability, the X-31 test aircraft.
EH
Escadre d'Helicopteres -- helicopter wing
EH 1/67 'Pyrenees'
EH 2/67 'Valmy'
EH 3/67 'Parisis'
EH 4/67 'Durance'
EH 5/67 'Alpilles'
EHAC
Escadrille d'Helicopteres Anti-Chars -- Anti-tank helicopter flight.
EHL
Escadrille d'Helicopteres Legers -- light helicopter flight
ehp
Equivalent Horse Power
EID
[UK] Electronic Identification Device
Eisenhammer
[Germany] Late 1944 plan to attack the power stations in the Soviet
Union, at first with bombers, later the plan was modified to use the
'Mistel' combination. Never done.
ekW
Equivalent Kilowatt
ELA
[France] Escadre de Liaison Aeriennes
ELAS
[France] Escadre de Liaison Aeriennes et de Sauvetage
Eldorado Canyon
[USA] Attack on Libya in 1986.
ELINT
Electronic Intelligence
Elliniki Aeroporia
[Greece] Greek Air Force
EMCON
Emission Control
EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse (from a nuclear explosion at high altitude)
Enzian
[Germany] SAM, designed and built during WWII. Abandoned in January
1945.
EO
Electro-Optically. Said of missile guidance systems and similar
equipment which can 'see', in the most primitive case steering on
contrasting objects, e.g. a dark ship at the horizon, but sometimes
a full-TV link is used.
EOGB
Electro-Optically Guided Bomb.
EPA
Evasive Plan of Action
EPA/VVS
[Belgium] Ecole de Pilotage Avance / Voortgezette Vliegopleidings
school -- advanced flying school.
EPE/EVS
[Belgium] Ecole de Pilotage Elementaire / Elementaire Vliegschool --
elementary flying school.
EPU
Emergency Power Unit
EPW
Enemy Prisoner of War
ER
[France] Escadre de Reconaissance -- reconaisssance wing
ER 1/33 'Belfort'
ER 2/33 'Savoie'
ER 3/33 'Moselle'
ERSA
[USA] Extended Range Strike Aircraft. Requirement, 1963.
ERV
[France] Escadre de Ravitaillement en Vol -- air tanker wing
ERV 1/93 'Aunis'
ERV 2/93 'Landes'
ERV 3/93 'Sologne'
ES
[France] Ecole de Specialisation
ESC
[USA] Electronic Security Command
ESM
Electronic Surveillance Measures
ESM
Electronic Support Measures
ESM
Electronic Signal Monitoring
ET
[France] Escadre de Transport -- transport wing
ET 3/60 'Esterel'
ET 1/61 'Touraine'
ET 2/61 'Franche Comte'
ET 3/61 'Poitou'
ET 1/62 'Vercors'
ET 1/64 'Bearn'
ET 2/64 'Anjou'
ET 2/64 'Maine'
ET 3/64 'Bigorre'
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETAC
[USA] Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller
ETOM
[France] Escadre de Transport d'Outre Mer -- overseas transport wing
Eureka
[UK] Beacon transmitter, used by paratroop 'pathfinders' during WWII
to identify a landing site to the dropping aircraft.
Eurofar
[Europe] European Future Advanced Rotorcraft.
EVS
[USA] Electro-Optical Viewing System -- system fitted in the turrets
under the nose of the B-52.
EW
Electronic Warfare
EW
Early Warning
EWO
[USA] Electronic Warfare Officer
EWSM
Early-Warning Support Measures
Extended Capital
[Allied] Attack in Burma, late 1944 and 1945.
--F--------------------------------------------------------------------------
FA
[USSR] Frontovaya Aviatsiya -- tactical air force.
FAA
[UK] Fleet Air Arm
FAA
[USA] Federal Aviation Administration
FAB
[Belgium] FAB/Blu: Force Aerienne Belge / Belgische Luchtmacht. Belgian
Air Force.
FAC
[USA] Forward Air Control
FACP
[USA] Forward Air Control Post
FAD
[USA] Fleet Air Defense
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAE
Fuel Air Explosive
FAEC
[Cuba] Fuerza Aerea del Ejercito Cubano -- Cuban Army Air Force.
FAHV
[Upper Volta] Force Aerienne de Haute Volta -- Air Force of Upper
Volta.
FAMG
[USA] Field Artillery Missile Group.
FAN
[USA] Forward Air Navigator
FAN
[Cuba] Fuerza Aerea Naval -- Naval Air Force.
FAP
[Portugal] Forca Aerea Portuguesa -- Portugese Air Force
Farm Gate
Detachement of the 440th 'Combat Crew Training Squadron', a COIN unit,
to Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
FAS
[France] Force Aerienne Strategique, Strategic Air Force
FAS
[El Salvador] Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena -- Air Force of El Salvador
FAST
[USA] Fighter Airborne Supply Tank, low-drag conformal tanks
attached to the sides of F-15s.
FAV
[Venezuela] Fuerzas Aereas Venezolanas -- Venezuelan Air Force
FBL
Fly By Light
FBM
Fleet Ballistic Missile
FBW
Fly By Wire
FCLP
[USA] Field Carrier Landing Practice
FCS
Fire Control System
FEAF
[USA] Far East Air Force
FEBA
[USA] Forward Edge of Battle Area
FEFA
[Europe] Future European Fighter Aircraft, renamed EFA.
Felix
[Germany] German plan, 1940, for operations in the Mediterranean.
Feuerlilie
[Germany] SAM under development in 1944. Never entered service. Had
radio command guidance.
FF
[USA] Frigate.
FFAR
Folding Fin Aircraft Rocket
FFG
[USA] Guided missile Frigate
FFL
[USA] Corvette
FG
[USA] Fighter Group
FGM
[USA] Man-launched, surface-target missile -- mainly anti-tank
missiles.
FGM-77 Dragon
FICON
[USA] FIghter CONveyer: a GRB-36 carried a RF-84K reconaissance
aircraft in its bomb-bay. Brief operational use in 1955-1956.
FIG
[USA] Fighter-Interceptor Group
177th FIG 'Jersey Devils'
FIM
[USA] Man-launched SAM.
FIM-43 Redeye.
FIM-92 Stinger
FIS
[USA] Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
87th FIS 'Red Bulls'
177th FIS 'Jersey Devils'
178th FIS 'Happy Hooligans'
Firebee
[USA] The Ryan BQM-34A / MQM-34D RPV.
Firebee II
[USA] The Ryan BQM-34E/F, a supersonic development of the Ryan 147 RPV,
model 166.
FLA
Future Large Airlifter
FLIR
Forward-Looking Infra-Red
FLOT
[USA] Forward Line of Own Troops
FOBS
Fractional Orbit Bombardment System
FOD
Foreign Object Damage, damage caused by dirt or stones sucked into
jet engines.
FOL
Forward Operation Location
Forca Aerea Portuguesa
[Portugal] Portugese Air Force
FPB
Fast Patrol Boat
Frantic
[Allied] 'Shuttle' bombardments of Germany. American bombers
flew over Germany to the USSR and back. The USSR allowed -- under
strict conditions -- American aircraft to use its bases.
Frequent Wind
[USA] The helicopter evacuation of Siagon, April 1975.
Friction
[Canada] Canadian participation in the 1991 Gulf War.
Friedensengel
[Germany] Winged torpedoes, developed during WWII. A more or less
standard torpedo was fitted with short wings with endplates and a
tail with twin fins. ABout 450 built.
Fritz X
[Germany] WWII guided bomb. Fritz-X sank the battleship Roma, damaged
the battleships Italia and Warspite, sank the cruiser Spartan, damaged
the cruisers Savannah and Uganda, and snak the destroyer Janus.
Numerous merchant ships also fell victim to Fritz-X.
Frog
[NATO] Free Rocket Over Ground, or Free flight Range Over Ground,
or something else... A family of USSR unguided artillery rockets.
FS
[USA] Fighter Squadron
526th FS 'Black Knights'
FSCL
Fire Support Control Line
FSD
Full Scale Development
FSS
[USA] Flight Screening Squadron
FSW
Forward Swept Wings
FTRFLT
[USA] Fighter Flight
FTS
[UK] Flight Training School
FTS
[USA] Flight Training Squadron
FTW
[USA] Flying Training Wing
Fuerza Area Argentina
[Argentina] Argentine Air Force
Fuerza Aerea del Ejercito Cubano
[Cuba] Cuban Army Air Force.
Fuerza Aero Moviles del Ejercito de Tierra
[Spain] Air-mobile force of the Spanish Army.
Fuerza Aerea Naval
[Cuba] Naval Air Force.
Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena
[El Salvador] Air Force of El Salvador
Fuerzas Aereas Venezolanas
[Venezuela] Venezuelan Air Force
Funryu
[Japan] 'Raging Dragon', a series of SAM's developed by the
Imperial Navy during WWII.
FW
[USA] Fighter Wing
FWS
Forward Swept Wing
FZG
[Germany] Flakzielgerat -- target for anti-aircraft artillery. The
cover designation FZG 76 was applied to the V-1.
--G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
GALCA
[France] Groupe d'Avitaion Legere de Corps d'Armee -- army corps
light aircraft group.
GALDiv
[France] Groupe d'Aviation Legere de Division -- division light
aircraft group.
GALReg
[France] Groupe d'Aviation Legere de la Region -- regional light
aircraft group.
GALSTA
[France] Groupement ALAT de Section Technique de l'Armee de Terre.
GAM
[France] Groupe Aerienne Mixte
GAM 56 'Vaucluse'
GAM
[USA] Air-to-Surface missile.
GAM-63 Rascal
Game Warden
[USA] USN operations in the Mekong Delta.
Garden
[Allied] Ground troop component of 'Market Garden'
Gargoyle
[USA] USN guided missile. Flown in 1944, but never operational.
GAU
[USA] Designation for aircraft guns.
GAU-2 Minigun 7.62mm 2000-6000rds/min 869m/sec
GAU-4 Vulcan
Derivative of the M61 Vulcan.
GAU-7 25mm
Cancelled in 1974, was intended to replace the M61 Vulcan.
GAU-8 Avenger 30mm 2100-4200rds/min 1066m/sec
GAU-12 Equaliser 25mm 3600-4200rds/min 1100m/sec
GAU-13 30mm 3000rds/min 1037m/sec
Derivative of the GAU-8.
GB
[USA] Guided bomb, a standard bomb fitted with wings and a tail on twin
booms. The GB-1 series weapons were used by the 8th AF from 1944
onwards, but had no guidance, effectively being glide bombs. GB-4
entered service in July 1944 with camera guidance, but suffered from
unreliability.
GB-1 glide bomb, unguided
GB-4 TV-guidance
GB-6 IR seeker
GB-8 radio, visual control
GB-12 Light-contrast anti-ship seeker
GB-13 Light flare seeker
GB-14 Active radar seeker
GBU
[USA] Guided Bomb Unit
GCA
Ground Controlled Approach
GCI
Ground-Control of Interception
GCHQ
[UK] Government Communications Headquarters
GE
[France] Groupement Ecole
GEM
Ground Effect Machine
GHL
[France] Groupe d'Helicopteres Legers -- light helicopter group
GI
[France] Groupement d'Instruction
GLAM
[France] Groupe de Liaison Aeriennes Ministerielles
GLCM
[USA] Ground Launched Cruise Missile.
Glomb
[USA] The Pratt-Read LBE glide bomb, a conversion of a light plane
with a 1814kg warhead. 1942--1944.
GMEA
[France] Groupe de Manoevre de l'Ecolde d'Applications
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
Gold
[Allied] One of the landing beaches used for 'Overlord'.
GOR
[USA] General Operational Requirement
GOR 49
[USA] The official requirement for the Republic F-105.
Gorgon
[USA] Missiles tested by the USN, 1945--1953.
GP
General Purpose
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPU
Ground Power Unit
GPU
[USA] Gun Pod.
GPU-2 Pod with the M197 20mm gun.
GPU-5 Pod with a GAU-13 gun.
Grand Slam
[UK] 22000lb bomb, larger version of 'Tallboy'. (See Tallboy)
Green Flag
Exercise held on Nellis AFB.
GRU
[USSR] Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye -- military intelligence
service.
Gunsmoke
[USA] Exercise and competition for fighter-bomber squadrons at Nellis
AFB, Nevada.
--H--------------------------------------------------------------------------
HA
[USA] USN attack helicopter squadron
HA(L)-3 'Seawolves'
HAC
[France] Helicoptere Anti-Char -- anti-tank helicopter.
Hagelkorn
[Germany] WWII long-range glided bomb. Range was up to 200km if
launched at 10500m; but guidance was a problem. Hagelkorn was
very streamlined and had high aspect ratio wings with steel cores
and _concrete- aerofoils.
HA-GO
[Japan] Plan for an attack in Birma, that began in February 1944.
Failed.
Han-guk Kong Goong
[Korea] Korean Air Force
HARM
[USA] High-Speed Anit-Radiation missile. AGM-88A.
Harvest Reaper
[USA] Modification programme for the F-111A.
HASPA
[USA] High Altitude Superpressure Powered Aerostat: Navy programma for
a high-altitude, remotely controlled airship for surveillance and
data relay purposes.
HAST
[USA] High-Altitude Supersonic Target: Project for a target drone that
is to fly at Mach 4 and at altitudes up to 30500m.
HAST
[UK] Harrier Avionics Systems Trainer
Have Blue
[USA] Precursor of the F-117, smaller, with inwards canted tailfins.
Have Dash
[USA] Project for an active radar-guided missile.
Have Dungeon
[USA] Project to track cruise missiles and locate their launchers.
Have Flag
[USA] Tactical missile project.
Have Nap
[USA] The AGM-142 missile, a development of the Israli Popeye missile.
Have Quick
[USA] Communications security system. A radio.
Hawk
[USA] Homing All the Way Killer -- the MIM-23 surface-to-air missile.
HC
[USA] USN helicopter combat support squadron
HCA
Heading Crossing Angle
HCS
Helicopter Combat Support
HDD
Head Down Display
HE
High Explosive
HEAT
High Explosive Anti-Tank
HESH
High Explosive Squash Head
Heyl Ha'Avir
[Israel] Israeli Air Force, part of the la Tsvah Haganah le Israel --
Israel Defence Force. IDF/AF.
Heeresflieger
[Germany] Army Air Force.
HFK
[Germany] Heeresflieger Kommando
HFR
Height Finding Radar
HFS
[Germany] Heeresfliegerstaffel -- army air squadron
HFWS
[Germany] Heeresfliegerwaffenschule -- army air weapons school
HGM
[USA] Silo-stored, guided ground-to-ground Missile. See "us_mil.txt"
for an explanation of the USA designation system. 'Silo stored' means
that the engines cannot be fired inside the silo.
HGM-16 Atlas
HGM-25 Titan
HHC
[USA] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
HHS
[USA] Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron
HHT
[USA] Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
HIAC
[USA] High Altitude Camera. This weighed nearly 2000kg, and was carried
in a side-looking configuration by the RB-47F.
HIDACZ
High Density Airspace Control Zone
High Flight
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[USA] Route from the US to Sidi Slimane, Morocco, where the USAFE
once had a training center.
Higspeed
[USA] Fly-off between the F-106 Delta Dart and F-4 Phantom, leading
to the selection of the F-4 by the USAF.
High Wire
[USA] Standardization and upgrading program for the F-100D.
Hiko
[Japan] Air-, as in Hiko Sentai, Hiko Rentai, Hiko Chutai, etc.
See Sentai, Rentai, Chutai...
HIMAD
High and Medium Altitude Air Defense
HiMAT
[USA] Highly Manoeuvrable Aircraft Technology: a research RPV for
investigation into the aerodynamics of highly-maneuvrable fighters.
HIMEZ
[NATO] High Missile Engagment Zone
HM
[USA] USN mine-sweeper helicopter squadron
HOBOS
[USA] Homing Bomb System. A large family of guided bombs, first
introduced in combat in 1969.
Holy Moses
[USA] 5in aircraft rocket. Also known as HVAR.
Horus
[France] See Orchidee. This name was applied to its deployment as
part of Daguet (See there too).
HOTAS
Hands on Throttle And Stick
HS
[USA] USN helicopter anti-submarine warfare squadron
HS-9 'Sea Griffens'
HSL
[USA] USN light helicopter anti-submarine warfare squadron
HUD
Head-Up Display
HUK
Hunter-Killer Force
HVAR
[USA] High-Velocity Aircraft Rocket, the 5 inch 'Holy Moses'.
HVM
[USA] High-Velocity Missile
--I--------------------------------------------------------------------------
IADS
Integrated Air Defense System
IAS
Indicated Airspeed
ICBM
Interconintal Ballistic Missile
IDF
[Taiwan] Indigenous Defence Fighter, the Ching-Kuo.
IDF/AF
[Israel] Israeli Defence Force / Air Force
Ieshi la Wanachi la Tanzania
Air Force, Tanzanian People's Army
IFF
Identification Friend or Foe
IGE
In Ground Effect. Noted by operational ceiling of helicopters; this is
the ceiling if the heli is flown near to the earth's surface, i.e. in
mountaineous terrain.
IHADSS
Integrated Helmet And Display Sighting System
IHE
[USA] Improved High Explosive -- mainly intended for nuclear bombs.
IIR
Imaging Infra-Red
IMI
[USA] Improved Manned Interceptor
INS
Inertial Navigation System
Insect
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 21 July 1942.
IOC
Initial Operational Capability
IR
Infra Red
IRAN
[USA] Inspect and Repair As Necessary -- a repair facility.
IRBM
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRCM
Infrared Counter Measures
IRH
Infrared Homing
IRIAF
[Iran] Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
Iron Hand
[USA] Early 'Wild Weasel' missions over Vietnam, 1965.
IRST
Infrared Search and Track
IX
[USA] Traing carrier
IX-64 Wolverine
IX-81 Sable
--J--------------------------------------------------------------------------
J
[China] Jian -- Fighter
JAAT
Joint Air Attack Team
JASDF
[Japan] Japan Air Self-Defence Force
JATO
Jet-Assisted Take-Off
JB
[USA] Jet powered bomb.
JB-1 Northrop JB-1 'Bat', a twin-jet flying-wing guided bomb.
JB-2 Americanized German V-1 flying bomb.
JB-3 Air-to-Air missile with rocket engine and SARH homing.
JB-4
JB-5 Rocket.
JB-6 Rocket.
JB-7 Pilotless bomber.
JB-10 Northrop JB-10 flying-wing jet-engined cruise missile.
JBG
[Germany] Jagdbombergeschwader -- fighter bomber wing
JBG 31 'Boelcke'
Jericho
[UK] Bombardment on the Amiens prison, on 18 February 1944, in a
desperate attempt to free 180 resistance members convicted to death.
JFACC
Joint Force Air Component Commander
JFC
Joint Force Commander
JG
[Germany] Jagdgeschwader -- fighter wing
JG 71 'Richthogen'
JG 74 'Molders'
JMO
Joint Maritime Operations
JPATS
[USA] Joint Primary Aircraft Trainer System
JPL
[USA] Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Caltech.
JSTARS
[USA] Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JTIDS
[UK] Joint Tactical Integrated Display System. A tactical display
that combines information from the aircraft own equipment with
information from an AWACS, gound stations or ships. Fitted to the
Sea Harrier FRS.2
JTS
[USA] Joint Training Squadron
Jungle Jim
[USA] See "Farm Gate".
Juno
[Allied] One of the landing beaches used for 'Overlord'.
--K--------------------------------------------------------------------------
KDF
[Denmark] Kongelige Danske Flygvabnet -- Royal Danish Air Force
Kehl
[Germany] Command transmitter for Fritz-X and Hs 193 guided weapons.
KGB
[USSR] Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopastny, secret service.
KIA
Killed in Action
Kingfisher
[USA] Anti-ship cruise missile. AQM-60. (Also a NATO codename for a
USSR cruise missile, see sov_mil.txt.)
Kit Carson
[USA] Ex-NVA or Viet Cong people, serving as scouts for the USA / South
Vietnamese forces.
KMU
[USA] Guidance unit for guided bombs.
KLu
[Netherlands] Koninklijke Luchtmacht -- Royal Air Force.
KNL
[Norway] Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret -- Royal Norwegian Air Force
Kogge
[Germany] WWII guidance transmitter, used for the Enzian missile.
Koku Hombu
[Japan] Air Headquarters of the Imperial Army.
Koku Jieitai
[Japan] Air Self-Defense Force.
Kongelige Danske Flygvabnet
Royal Danish Air Force
Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret
[Norway] Royal Norwegian Air Force
Koninklijke Luchtmacht
[Netherlands] Royal Air Force.
KP
[USA] Kitchen Punishment
KTO
Kuwait Theatre of Operations
Ku.Fl.Gr.
[Germany] Kustenfliegergruppen, coastal air group.
--L--------------------------------------------------------------------------
LABS
[USA] Low-altitude Bombing System -- 'tossing' nuclear bombs in
a half-loop, returning to low altitude on the opposite direction.
LADD
[USA] Low Altitude Drogue Delivery -- dropping nuclear bombs that
are retarded by a parachute and have a time fuse.
Laffing Eagle
[USA] RU-21 mission.
LAMPS
[USA] Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System
LANA
[USA] Low-Altitude Night Attack system. Podded system carrier by the
A-7.
LANDSS
[USA] Lightweight Advanced Night/Day Surveillance System. A
surveillance RPV programme.
LANTIRN
[USA] Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infra-Red, Night.
Equipment carried by aircraft configured for night attacks.
LASL
[USA] Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
LB
[UK] Delivery of Spitfires to Malta, 18 May 1942.
LCC
[USA] Command ship for amphibious operations.
LCC
[USA] Land Component COmmander
LCEHV
[USA] Low Cost Expendable Harassment Vehicle. RPV development
programme. Left Foot
RU-21 mission.
LCI
[USA] Landing Craft, Infantry
LCLM
[USA] Low-Cost Lightweight Missile, a possible Sidewinder replacement.
LCM
[USA] Landing Craft, Mechanized (units)
LCT
[USA] Landing Craft, Tank
Left Jab
[USA] RU-21 mission.
LEX
Leading Edge eXtension
LGB
[USA] Laser Guided Bomb
LGM
[USA] Silo-launched, guided ground-to-ground Missile. See "us_mil.txt"
for an explanation of the USA designation system.
LGM-25 Titan II
LGM-30 Minuteman
LHA
[USA] Helicopter Assault Ship. Carrier for helicopters and VTOL
aircraft, combined with loading dock for amphibious operations.
LHA-1 Tarawa (Tarawa)
LHA-2 Saipan (Tarawa)
LHA-3 Belleau Wood (Tarawa)
LHA-4 Nassau (Tarawa)
LHA-5 Da Nang (Tarawa)
LHA-5 Pelileu (Tarawa)
Licht Vliegwezen / Aviation Legere
[Belgium] army air force
Lightning Bug
[USA] Ryan 147B recconaissance drone.
LIM
[USA] Silo-launched SAM.
LIM-49 Nike Zeus / Spartan
Lineback I
[USA] Bombardment offensive in Vietnam, 8 May -- 22 October 1972.
Linebacker II
[USA] Bomber offensive in Vietnam, 18-30 December 1972.
Little Brother
[USA] Intended gunship version of the Cessna 337. Abandoned.
LKdo
[Germany] Luftflotten Kommando
LLLTV
Low-Light Level TeleVision
LLTR
[USA] Low-Level Transit Route
LOC
[USA] Line Of Communication
L&OG
[USA] Logistics & Operations Group
LOMEZ
[USA] Low Missile Engagement Zone
Lookout
[USA] ?
Loon
[USA] Navy version of the JB-2, the Americanized version of the German
V-1. Never operational, but fired from two submarines in tests.
LORAN
Long Range Air Navigation
LOROP
Long-Range Oblique Photography
LOX
Liquid Oxygen.
LPH
[USA] Amphibious Assault Ship. Includes a number of former CV's of
the Essex class and CVE's of the Anzio and Commencement Bay class. The
later 'Iwo Jima' class were purpose-designed helicopter carriers. They
are also suitable for AV-8 Harriers.
LPH-2 Iwo Jima (Iwo Jima)
LPH-3 Okinawa (Iwo Jima)
LPH-4 Boxer (Essex)
LPH-5 Princeton (Essex)
LPH-6 Thethis Bay (Anzio / Casablanca)
LPH-7 Guadalcanal (Iwo Jima)
LPH-8 Valley Forge (Essex)
LPH-9 Guam (Iwo Jima)
LPH-10 Tripoli (Iwo Jima)
LPH-11 New Orleans (Iwo Jima)
LPH-12 Inchon (Iwo Jima)
LRBM
Long-Range Ballistic Missile
LRCA
[USA] Long Range Combat Aircraft. The B-1B.
LRDMM
[USA] Long-Range Dual-Mission Missile. A ship-launched missile
programme, intended against both ships and aircraft.
LRMP
[USA] Long-Range Maritime Patrol
LRMTS
[UK] Laser Range Meter and Target Seeker, targeting equipment
fitted to the Jaguar.
LRU
Line Repleceable Unit
LST
[USA] Landing Ship, Tank
LTF
[UK] Lightning Training Flight
LTG
[Germany] Lufttransportgeschwader -- air transport wing.
Luftwaffe
[Germany] Air Force.
LVA
[Netherlands] Luchtvaartafdeling, Air Corps, name of home-based air
force before and during WWII.
LZC
[USA] Landing Zone Construction -- dropping blast bombs to clear an
area.
LZP
[USA] Landing Zone Preparation -- supressing enemy action to make
landing of aicraft or helicopters possible.
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M
[USSR] Modifikatsirovanny or Modifikatsiya; both indicating a
modification.
M
[USA] Code applied to designations for armament systems and equipment,
used by the US Army.
M1 Cluster bomb
M2 Browning .30 or .50 machine gun
M3 Browning .50 machine gun
M5 40mm grenade launcher
M6 The M6 combined four M60s with six 70mm rockets.
M8 MDD Grenade launcher.
M12 Incendiary cluster bomb
M13 Incendiary cluster bomb
M16 Combination of the M60 guns and two M158 rocket launchers.
M17 Incendiary cluster bomb
M19 Incendiary cluster bomb
M20 Incendiary cluster bomb
M21 Incendiary cluster bomb
M21 Emerson M21 armament system for helicopters; two M134 and
two M158.
M22 Incendiary cluster bomb
M24 20mm cannon.
M26 Cluster fragmentation bomb
M27 McDonnell Douglas M27, a nose turret for helicopters with
a single M134 gun or M8 grenada launcher, interchangeable.
M28 Emerson gun turret for helicopters with one M134 and one M129.
M28 Cluster fragmentation bomb
M30 Cluster adapter
M30A1 45.4 kg General Purpose bomb
M31 20mm cannon
M31 Incendiary cluster bomb
M32 Gas cluster bomb
M35 Installation of the M195 in helicopters.
M35 Incendiary cluster bomb
M36 Incendiary cluster bomb
M38A2 45.4 kg Practice bomb
M39 Pontiac M39, a 20mm revolver cannon, copy of the WWII German
MG213 gun.
M40A1 10.4 kg Fragmentation bomb
M41A 9.1 kg Fragmentation/ shaped-charge bomb
M43 Gas cluster bomb
M44 Gas generator
M47 45.4 kg Incendiary / Smoke bomb
M50 1.81 kg Thermite, incendiary bomb
M52 454 kg Armour-piercing bomb
M56 1814 kg Blast bomb
M57 113 kg General Purpose bomb
M58 227 kg Semi-armour piercing bomb
M59 454 kg Semi-armour piercing bomb
M60 7.62mm aicraft gun.
M61 General Electric 20mm 'Vu | | |
