Airforce Abbreviations and Acronyms List

The Air Force has become the world’s leading Aerospace Force. Its purpose is simply to protect the nation by controlling and exploiting the spirit and the environment. Although they are obviously given the job of flying, most of the crew works on a variety of construction, support, and technical tasks.

The Air Force Focuses on These Areas

Aerospace superiority: The ability to control air travel and space ensures freedom of action.

Information superiority: The ability to control and use information for the benefit of our country ensures the dominance of decisions.

Global Attack: The ability to include targeted enemies anywhere and anytime puts any enemy at risk.

Precision engagement: The ability to deliver the desired results, with minimal risk and collateral damage, denies the enemy’s sanctuary.

Rapid global movement: The ability to quickly deploy energy anywhere in the world ensures unprecedented responses.

Agile combat support: The ability to support flexible and efficient combat operations is the foundation of success.

There are many Air Force acronyms and abbreviations. These include training, deployment, position, weapons, equipment and much more.

Airforce Abbreviations and Acronyms List

A1C Airman First Class
AB Airman Basic
ABM Air Battle Manager
CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
COMAFFOR Commander, Air Force Forces
CSAF Chief of Staff of the Air Force
EWO Electronic Warfare Officer
IPB Instructor Pilot
NCO Non-commissioned Officer
PTL Physical Training Leader
ROAD Retired On Active-Duty
SNCO Senior Non-commissioned Officer
SRA Senior Airman
WAF Women in the Air Force
WASP Women Airforce Service Pilot
WSO Weapon Systems Officer
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
CFT Cockpit Familiarization Trainer
DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System
EELV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
EGI Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation
HARM High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
JPATS Joint Primary Air Training System
AFA Air Force Academy
AFA Air Force Association
AFAA Air Force Audit Agency
CAF Combat Air Force
CAFSC Control Air Force Specialty Code
CAI Computer Aided Instruction
CAOC Combined Air and Space Operations Center
CAMS Core Automated Maintenance System (database behind IMDS)
CANX Cancelled
CAP CIVIL AIRPORT
CAP-USAF Air Force support, liaison and oversight of Civil Air Patrol
CAS Close Air Support
CAST Combat Airman Skills Training
DOLLAR RIDE A pilot’s first flight in an airframe
DOOLIE nickname for a first year Air Force Academy cadet
DOR Date of Rank
DSD Developmental Special Duty
DSN Defense Switched Network
DSP Defense Support Program
DSPD Defense Support to Public Diplomacy
DT Development Team
DTG Days To Go
EOC Emergency Operations Center
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EPR Enlisted Performance Report
FINI FLIGHT A pilot’s last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron, a wing, or retires from the Air Force
FLPP Foreign Language Profeciency Pay
FMS Financial Management Comptroller
FMC Fully Mission Capable
HAF Headquarters Air Force
HALO High Altitude, Low Opening
HAHO High Altitude, High Opening
HIA Held in Abeyance
HO Historian’s Office
HPC Historic Properties Custodian
HTS HARM Targeting System
IPB Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
IO Information Operations
IOC Initial Operational Capability
IOIC Information Operations Integration Course
IS Intelligence Squadron
LOA Letter of Admonishment
LOA Letter of Appreciation
LOAC Law of Armed Conflict
LOC Letter of Counseling
PRD Pilot Reported Discrepancy
PRF Promotion Recommendation Form
PRP Personnel Reliability Program
FEAF far east air forces
FICON fighter interceptor carrier
FMS filed maintenance squardon
FOA field operating agency
FS fighter squardon ft
FT fort
FTW flight training wing
GHQAF general headquarters air force
GLCM ground launched missile hq