AAAM Air-to-Air Missile
ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center ACM Air Combat Maneuvering ADS Authoritative Data Source AETC Air Education and Training Command AEW Airborne Early Warning AF CEITB Air Force Consolidated Enterprise Information Technology Baseline AF ESD Air Force Enterprise Service Desk AFB Air Force Base AFCAP Air Force Certification and Accreditation Program AFCYBER Air Force Cyber Command AFECMO Air Force Enterprise Configuration Management Office AFFOR Air Force Forces AF GIG Air Force-Global Information Grid AFI Air Force Instruction AFIN Air Force Information Networks AFMAN Air Force Manual AFMC Air Force Material Command AFNET Air Force Network AFNIC Air Force Network Integration Center AFPD Air Force Policy Directive AFR Air Force Reserves AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command AFSPC Air Force Space Command AGM Air-to-Ground Missile AI Artificial Intelligence AIRCOM Air Communications AIS Automated Information Systems ALCM Air-Launched Cruise Missile AMC Air Mobility Command AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile ANG Air National Guard AO Authorizing Official (previously known as DAA) AOC Air Operation Center APC Area Processing Center APOBS Anti Personnel Obstacle Breaching System ARM Anti-Radiation Missile ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System AShM Anti-Ship Missile ASI Authorized Service Interruptions ASM Air-to-Surface Missile ASRAAM Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare ATGM Anti-Tank Guided Missile ATM Anti-Tank Missile ATO Air Tasking Order AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System BVR Beyond Visual Range C&A Certification and Accreditation C2 Command and Control C2W Command and Control Warfare C3I Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence C3I&N Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks CAF Canadian Armed Forces CAG Commander, Carrier Air Wing CAP Combat Air Patrol CAS Close Air Support CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation CBU Cluster Bomb Unit CCB Configuration Control Board CCMD Combatant Command CDC Core Data Center CEIG Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group CEM Combined Effects Munition CFACC Combined Forces Air Component Comander CFLCC Combined Ground Force Land Component Commander CFL Core Function Lead CFP Communications Focal Point CI Counter Intelligence CIO Chief Information Officer CIPS Cyberspace Infrastructure Planning System CIS Commonwealth of Independent States C-NAF Component Number Air Force CND Computer Network Defense COI Community of Interest COIN Counter-Insurgency COMINT Communications Intelligence CONOPS Concepts of Operations CONUS Continental United States COOP Continuity of Operations Plan COTS Commercial of the Shelf CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSAF Chief of Staff of the Air Force CSI Cyber Systems Integrator CTOL Conventional Take-Off and Landing DAA Designated Accrediting Authority (now referred to as AO) DaaS Data-as-a-Service DCO Defensive Cyberspace Operations DESMF Defense Enterprise Service Management Framework DIL Disconnected, Intermittent, Limited DIMA Defense Intelligence Mission Area DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DLIR Downward-Looking Infra-Red DMZ Demilitarized Zone DNI Director of National Intelligence DNS Domain Name Service DoDD Department of Defense Directive DoD Department of Defense DoDI Department of Defense Instruction DoDIN Department of Defense Information Networks DOTMLPF Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership & Education, Personnel & Facilities DRU Direct Reporting Unit DSCA Defense Security Cooperation Agency DSCC Defense Server Core Configuration EA Enterprise Architecture EAP Experimental Aircraft Program ECCM Electronic Counter-Counter Measures ECM Electronic Counter Measures ECR Electronic Combat Reconnaissance ECSB Enterprise Cloud Service Broker EFIS Electronic Flight Instrumentation System EITSM Enterprise Information Technology Service Manager ELINT Electronic Intelligence EO Electro-Optical EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal ESB Enterprise Service Bus ESD Enterprise Service Desk ESI Enterprise Software Initiative ESM Electronic Surveillance Measures ESSS External Stores Support System ESU Enterprise Services Unit EW Electronic Warfare FAA Fleet Air Arm FAC Forward Air Control FBW Fly-By-Wire FCS Flight Control System FLIR Forward-Looking Infra-Red FLM Focused Lethality Munition FMF Foreign Military Funding FMRAAM Future Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile FMS Flight Management System FMS Foreign Military Sales FOA Field Operating Agency FSA Functional System Administrator GIG Global Information Grid GPS Global Positioning System GSU Geographically Separated Unit HARM High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile HDD Head-Down Display HDU Hose-Drum Unit HMMWV High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle HOTAS Hands On Throttle and Stick HQ Headquarters HUD Head-Up Display HUMINT Human Intelligence IaaS Infrastructure-as-a Service IAF Indian Air Force IAF Israeli Air Force IA Information Assurance IAVA Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert IAVB Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletin IAVM Information Assurance Vulnerability Management IbC Internet-based Capabilities IB Implementation Baseline IC Intelligence Community IDF Israeli Defense Force IED Improvised Explosive Device IFF Identification, Friend or Foe IFR In-Flight Refueling IIR Imaging Infra-Red ILCM Integrated Life Cycle Management IMDS Integrated Maintenance Data System INAA Internal Navigation and Attack INAS Indian Naval Air Station INFOCON Information Condition I-NOSC Integrated Network Operations and Security Center INS Inertial Navigation System IOC Initial Operating Capability IP Internet Protocol IPN Installation Processing Node IR Infra-Red IRAD Independent Research and Development IRADS Infra-Red Acquisition and Designation System IRIAF Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force IRST Infra-Red Search and Track ISAR Imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar IS Information Systems ISN Installation Services Node ITGEB IT Governance Executive Board ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library IT Information Technology ITS Information Transport System ITSM Information Technology Service Management JASDF Japan Air Self-Defense Air Force JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile JDAM Joint Directed Air Munition JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander JGSDF Japan Ground Self-Defense Force JIE Joint Information Environment JMSDF Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JOSTF Joint Special Operations Task Force JSF Joint Strike Fighter JSOW Joint Stand-Off Weapon J-STARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack JTAC Joint Terminal Attack Controller JTF Joint Task Force JTIDS Joint Tactical Information KO Knowledge Operations LANTIRN Low-Altitude, Navigation & Targeting by Infra-Red at Night LASTE Low-Altitude Safety and Targeting LCD Liquid Crystal Display LERX Leading-Edge Root Extensions LGB Laser-Guided Bomb LLAMPS Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System LLLTV Low-Light-Level Television LOCAAS Low-Cost Anti-Armor Sub Munitions LOROP Long-Range Oblique Photography M/ACCC MAJCOM/Air Force Forces Command Coordination Center MAD Magnetic Anomaly Detection MAJCOM Major Command MAARS Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System MFD Multi-Function Display MFUA Mission/Functional Unique Applications MLU Mid-Life Update MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Military Personnel Appropriation MPTO Methods and Procedures Technical Order MRAP Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle MSIP Multi-Stage Improvement MTOW Maximum Take-Off Weight MWR Morale, Welfare, and Recreation NACES Naval Aircrew Common Ejection NAFIS Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities NAF Numbered Air Force NAS Naval Air Station NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical NetD Network Defense NetOps Network Operations NIPRNET Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network NM Network Management NOE Nap Of the Earth NOS Network Operations Squadron NOTAR No Tail Rotor NS Name Server NSS National Security System NVG Night Vision Goggles OCU Operational Capability Upgrade OCU Operational Conversion Unit OLA Operational Level Agreement OPR Office of Primary Responsibility OTH Over The Horizon PaaS Platform-as-a-Service PAO Public Affairs Officer PA Public Affairs PBNM Policy Based Network Management PDLC Day/night (TV/thermal imaging) laser-designation pod PEO Program Executive Office PGM Precision-Guided Munitions PLA People’s Liberation Army PLAAF People’s Liberation Army Air Force PLANAF People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force PLSS Precision Location Strike System PMO Program Management Office QoL Quality of Life QoS Quality of Service RAF Royal Air Force RAM Radar Absorbent Material RDS Records Disposition Schedule RHAW Radar Homing And Warning RMAF Royal Malaysian Air Force RNS Russian Naval Ship RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle RS Reconnaissance Squadron RWR Radar Warning Receiver SA Situation Awareness SAC Strategic Air Command SAF Secretary of the Air Force SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks SAM Surface-to-Air Missile SAP Special Access Program SAR Search and Rescue SARH Semi-Active Radar Homing SATCOM Satellite Communications SCCM Systems Center Configuration Manager SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information SDB Small Diameter Bomb SDC Standard Desktop Configuration SDDP Service Development and Delivery Processes SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SECAF Secretary of the Air Force SIGINT Signals Intelligence SINE Single Integrated Network Environment SIPRNET SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network SLAM Stand-off Land Attack Missile SLAM-ER Stand-off Land Attack Missile-Extended Range SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar SLA Service Level Agreement SMD Stand-off Munitions Dispenser SOA Special Operations Aviation SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SOA Service Oriented Architecture SOM Stand-Off Munitions SPO System Program Office SPPN Special Purpose Processing Node SRAM Short-Range Attack Missile SSN Nuclear Attack Submarine START Strategic Arms Reduction Talks STO Short Take-Off STOL Short Take-Off and Landing STOVL Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing SWF Sensor-Fuzed Weapon SWORDS Special Weapons Observation Remote Direct-Action System T.O. Technical Order TAC Tactical Air Command TARPS Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Podded System TB Target Baseline TCM Technical Content Management TCNO Time Compliance Network Order TCTO Time Compliance Technical Order TERPOM Terrain Profile Matching TFR Terrain-Following Radar TFW Tactical Fighter Wing TIALD Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator TINS Tactical Inertial Navigation System TM Technical Manual TOW Tube-launched, Optically-sighted, Wire-guided UAE United Arab Emirates UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UC Unified Capabilities UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle UK United Kingdom UN United Nations USAF US Air Force USAFA United States Air Force Academy USAF United States Air Force USCG US Coast Guard USCYBERCOM United States Cyber Command USMC US Marine Corps USN US Navy USNR US Naval Reserve USSR Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics USV Unmanned Surface Vehicle UUV Unmanned Underwater Vehicle VHF Very High Frequency VIP Very Important Person VLAN Virtual Local Area Network VLF Very Low Frequency VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol VTO Vertical Take-Off WCMD Wind Corrected Munitions WVR Within Visual Range XML Extensible Markup Language XSLT Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation |
Foreign Military Sales
- Ukraine – National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)
- Germany – CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
- Slovakia – M1278A1/A2 Heavy Gun Carriers Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs)
- Poland – Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods
- Australia – Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) Mission Systems
- Czech Republic – AH-1Z and UH-1Y Refurbishment/Modernization
- Latvia – Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System
- United Kingdom – Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II
- Norway – C-130J Sustainment
- Norway – Defense Articles and Services Related to the MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters
USA CENTCOM AOR
- Ground crews amp up air power for rapid mobility
- French Warship Seizes $108 Million in Drugs during Indian Ocean Seizures
- U.S.-Led Multinational Partnership Launches New Task Force for Maritime Security Training in Middle East
- Ships Supporting Two Multinational Anti-Piracy Task Forces Train Together in Gulf of Aden
- Readout for Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Vice Adm. Brad Cooper's Video Call with Joint Commander of the French Forces Deployed in the Indian Ocean Vice Adm. Emmanuel Slaars
- U.S. to Increase International Coordination, Presence in Strait of Hormuz
- U.S., Israel Complete Unmanned Naval Exercise in Gulf of Aqaba
- U.S. Navy Completes Participation in Oman-led Naval Exercise
- U.S. Seizes $80 Million Heroin Shipment in Gulf of Oman
- CENTCOM’s Command Surgeon hosts 2023 MSCE
Intelligence Report | MI6
- UK spies to be investigated over claims they were complicit in torture of CIA prisoner
- Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture
- Is the UK true to its word on the prevention of torture?
- UK torture policy labelled ‘fatally flawed’ after watchdog report
- Operation Chiffon by Peter Taylor review – how they talked their way out of the Troubles
- On this day 20 years ago, Robin Cook tried to stop the Iraq war. I helped write that historic speech | David Clark
- Edinburgh school accused of discrimination by ex-spy is cleared
- British-Iranian man appears in heavily edited confession aired on Iranian TV
- ‘I did not let Kim Philby go. He gave me the slip’: what an MI6 spy told me over lunch
- Recruitment of UK spies no longer restricted to those with British parents
Pentagon News
- Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Pride Month
- DOD Hosts 2023 Climate Resilience Workshop
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Engagements With Japanese Leaders in Tokyo
- Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
- General Officer Announcements
- Fact Sheet: Secretary Austin's Seventh Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Statement in Honor of Memorial Day
- Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Travel to California
- DOD Identifies Army Casualty
- AUKUS Partners Demonstrate Advanced Capabilities Trial
NATO | Coalition
- Foreign Ministers address Vilnius Summit preparations, bringing Ukraine closer to NATO
- NATO Secretary General in Oslo: we need frameworks to provide guarantees for Ukrainian security
- NATO AWACS planes secure Moldova Summit airspace
- NATO’s Partnership Training and Education Centres commit to supporting Ukraine
- NATO Secretary General, Allies commemorate victims of 22 July terrorist attacks
- NATO Secretary General condemns North Korea military satellite launch
- Informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Oslo, Norway
- NATO Secretary General meets with Norwegian Prime Minister in Oslo
- Deputy Secretary General: Montenegro is stronger and safer as part of NATO
- NATO Secretary General: what we choose to do now will determine what the world looks like in future decades
NASA Space News
- NASA to Discuss Conclusions of Psyche Mission Independent Review Board
- NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
- España es el 25.º signatario de los Acuerdos de Artemis
- NASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory
- NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 2 Departure from Space Station
- NASA Pursues Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services for Artemis Missions
- NASA to Provide Briefing, Coverage of Spacewalks for Station Upgrades
- New Mexico Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
- NASA, Rocket Lab Complete Launch of TROPICS CubeSat Constellation
- NASA to Discuss Science on Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station
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