Acronyms and Abbreviations

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1	Air Force Acronym Guide
2	Acronym	Translation
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4	ADLS	Advanced Distributed Learning System
5	A1	Personnel / Pay / State Awards / Hardship Request Process
6	A2	Intelligence / Threat Assessment
7	A3	Operations / Personal Safety / Emergency Services
8	A4	Logistics / Supplies
9	A6	Communications and Network Access / INFOSEC
10	AAFES	Army and Air Force Exchange Service
11	AB	Airman Basic
12	ABU	Airman Battle Uniform
13	ACA	Airman Comprehensive Assessment
14	ACH	Advanced Combat Helmet
15	AEG	Air Expeditionary Group
16	AETC	Air Education and Training Command
17	AETC	Air Education and Training Command
18	AFB	Air Force Base
19	AFCM	Air Force Commendation Medal
20	AFI	Air Force Instruction
21	AFNOC	Air Force Network Operations Center
22	AFPC	Air Force Personnel Center
23	AFSC	Air Force Specialty Code
24	AFSPC	Air Force Space Command
25	ALCON	All Concerned (used in message headers for mass emailings)
26	ALS	Airman Leadership School
27	AMC	Air Mobility Command
28	ANG	Air National Guard
29	AROWS	Air Force Reserve Order Writing System
30	ASI	Authorized Service Interruption
31	ASVAB	Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test
32	ATC	Air traffic control
33	AU	Air University
34	BAH	Basic Allowance for Housing
35	BAQ	Basic Allowance for Quarters
36	BAS	Basic Allowance for Subsistence
37	BCP	Board Certified Pay
38	BDOC	Base Defense Operations Center
39	BDU	Battle Dress Uniform (No longer worn)
40	BEB	Brigade Engineer Battalion
41	BLUF	Bottom Line Up Front
42	BMT	Basic Military Training
43	BPT	Be Prepared To
44	BVLOS	Beyond visual line of sight
45	BX	Base Exchange
46	CA	Combat Air Force
47	CAC	Common Access Card
48	CAT 6	Category 6
49	CATM	Combat Arms Training and Maintenance aka M4 Qual
50	CBT	Computer Based Training
51	CC	Company Commander, Component Commander or Commander in Charge
52	CCAF	Community College of the Air Force
53	CE	Civil Engineering or Civil Engineers
54	CFEPT	Career Field Education and Training Plan
55	CGO	Company Grade Officer
56	CHES	Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services
57	Chief	Proper term of address for Chief Master Sergeant
58	CI	Counterintelligence
59	CI	Critical Information
60	CIL	Critical Information and Indicators List
61	CIPS	Cyberspace infrastructure planning system
62	CLEP	College Level Examination Program
63	CLS	Combat Life Saver Course
64	COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
65	CONOPS	Concepts of Operations
66	CONUS	Continental United States
67	CROWS	Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station
68	CSAR	Combat Search and Rescue
69	CSS	Commanders Support Staff
70	CV	Vice Commander
71	DAFSC	Duty Air Force Specialty Code
72	DCOS	Deputy Chief of Staff
73	DDO	Direct Deployment Operation
74	DEERS	Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System
75	DFAC	Dining Facility
76	DFT	Deployment for Training
77	DHS	Department of Homeland Security
78	DISA	Defense Information Systems Agency
79	DMD	Deployment Manning Document
80	DOMOPS	Domestic Ops
81	DSG	Drill Status Guardsman
82	DSN	Defense Switched Network
83	DTS	Defense Travel System
84	EEIs	Essential Elements of Information
85	EI	Engineering & Installation
86	EIS	Engineering & Installation Squadron
87	EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
88	EPB	Enlisted Performance Brief
89	EPR	Enlisted Performance Report
90	ePubs	E-Publishing
91	FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
92	FAB	Forward Air Base
93	FMC	Fully Mission Capabale
94	FOUO	For Official Use Only
95	FW	Fighter Wing
96	GOV	Government Owned Vehicle
97	GPC	Government Purchase Card
98	GPS	Global Positioning System
99	GV	Giant Voice
100	GWOT	Global War On Terrorism