Glossary TermDefinition AAMAir-to-Air Missile AARBAdvanced Aerial Refueling Boom ABCCAirborne Battlefield Command, Control and Communications ACAircraft Commander ACCAir Combat Command ACESAdvanced Concept Ejection Seat ACMAdvanced Cruise Missile ADFAir Defense Fighter AFBAir Force Base AFCSAutomated Flight Control System AFLCAir Force Logistics Command AFMCAir Force Materièl Command AFResAir Force Reserve AFSCAir Force Systems Command AFSOCAir Force Special AFTIOperations Command Advanced Fighter Technology Integration AFVArmored Fighting Vehicle AGMAir-to-Ground Missile AIMAir Intercept Missile AIRAir Inflatable Retard ALCMAir-Launched Cruise Missile AMCAir Mobility Command AMPAirlift Mater Plan ANGAir National Guard ANGBAir National Guard Base APIArmor Piercing/Incendiary ASWAnti-Submarine Warfare ATBAdvanced Technology Bomber ATCAir Training Command ATFAdvanced Tactical Fighter AWACSAirborne Warning And Control System AWADSAll-Weather Airborne Delivery System BAIBattlefield Area Interdiction BLUBomb, Live Unit BRUBomb, Release Unit BUFFBig Ugly Fat F***er BVRBeyond Visual Range C3ICommand, Control, Communications and Intelligence CAPCombat Air Patrol CASClose Air Support CBRChemical, Biological, Radioactive CBUCluster Bomb Unit CFTConformal Fuel Tanks CILOPConversion in Lieu Of Procurement COINCOunter Insurgency ComintCommunication Intelligence CRTCathode Ray Tube CSRLCommon Strategic Rotary Launcher DLIRDownward-Looking Infra-Red DSODefensive Systems Operator ECCMElectronic Counter-CounterMeasures ECMElectronic CounterMeasures EDSAEuropean Distribution System Aircraft EFCSElectronic Flight Control System ElintElectronic Intelligence EMPElectroMagnetic Pulse EOElectro-Optical EVSElectro-optical Viewing System EWElectronic Warfare EWOElectronic Warfare Officer FACForward Air Control FBWFly By Wire FFARFolding-Fin Aircraft Rocket FLIRForward Looking Infra-Red FMSForeign Military Sales FOLForward Operating Location FOT&EFollow-On Test and Evaluation FSATFull-Scale Aerial Target FSDFull-Scale Development FYFiscal Year BDUBomb, Dummy Unit GBUAircraft Gun Unit GPGuided Bomb Unit GPSGlobal Positioning System HARMHigh-speed Anti-Radiation Missile HFHigh Frequency HMMWVHigh-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle HOTASHands On Throttle And Stick HUDHead-Up Display HVACAPHigh-Value Asset Combat Air Patrol ICMBInter-Continental Ballistic Missile IFRInstrument Flight Rules IIRImaging Infra-Red INSInertial Navigation System IOCInitial Operating Capability IPInstructor Pilot IRInfra-Red JPATSJoint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System J-STARSJoint Primary Aircraft Trainer System JTIDSJoint Tactical Information Distribution System LANTIRNLow-Altitude Navigation and Targeting, Infra-Red, for Night LAPESLow-Altitude Parachute Extraction System LAULAuncher Unit LFLow Frequency LGBLaser-Guided Bomb LLTVLow Light Level TeleVision LOLow Observables LOROPLOng-Range Oblique Photography LPILow Probability of intercept MACMilitary Airlift Command MARMajor Aircraft Review MATSMilitary Air Transport Service MSIPMultiStage Improvement Program NCANational Command Authority NORADNORth American Air Defense NTCNational Training Center NVGNight Vision Goggles NWDSNavigation and Weapon Delivery System OCIPOffensive Capability Improvement Program OCUOperational Capability Update OCU*Operational Conversion Unit ODROVerland Downlook Radar OSAOperational Support Airlift OTHOver The Horizon PACAFPACific Air Forces PAVEPrecision Avionics Vectoring Equipment PGMPrecision-Guided Munitions PJPararescue technician PLZTPolarized Lead Zirconium Titanate R&DResearch and Development RAFRoyal Air Force RAMRadar-Absorbent Material RCSRadar Cross Section RFPRequest For Proposals RNRadar Navigator RPVRemotely Piloted Vehicle RRITARapid Response Intra-Theater Airlifter RTUReplacement Training Unit SACStrategic Air Command SAMSpecial Air Mission SAM*Surface-to-Air Missile SARSearch And Rescue SAR*Synthetic Aperture Radar SEADSuppression of Enemy Air Defenses SHFSuper High Frequency SigintSignals Intelligence SIOPSingle Integrated Operating Plan SIPService Improvement Program SLARSide-Looking Airborne Radar SLEPService Life Extension Program SRAMShort-Range Attack Missiles STOLShort Take-Off and Landing SUUSuspension Underwing Unit TACTactical Air Command TACANTACtical Air Navigation TFXTactical Fighter, Experimental TISLTarget Identification Set, Laser TPSTest Pilots School TTTSTanker Transport Trainer System UHFUltra-High Frequency USAFUnited States Air Force USAFEUnited States Air Forces in Europe VFRVisual Flight Rules VHFVery High Frequency VLFVery Low Frequency WAFARWrap-Around-Fin Aircraft Rocket OSOOffensive Systems Operator