SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
VHF Very High Frequency
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
PT Physical Training
SWA Southwest Asia
selectively-manned position
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
USN United States Navy
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
S
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
UAC Unit Advisory Council
** mission-ready or mission ready
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
UAC Unit Advisory Council
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
POC Point of Contact
SITREP Situation Report
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
UTC Unit Type Code
LIMFAC Limiting Factor
POTUS President of the United States
UTA Unit Training Assembly
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
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USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
GWOT Global War on Terrorism
OSI Office of Special Investigations
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FOD Foreign Object Damage
SQ Squadron
Sort. R&D Research and Development
MPE Military Personnel Element
COMAFFOR Commander Air Force Forces
OPR Office of Primary Responsibility
Downtime
AFCM OT&E IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
TR Traditional Reservist
USN United States Navy
e-mail
Air Force Instruction.
ORI Operational Readiness Inspection
O&M Operating and Maintenance
SQ CC Squadron Commander
SWA Southwest Asia
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SECDEF Secretary of Defense
IR Individual Reservist
M Million (as in dollars)
GSU Geographically Separated Unit
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US United States
PACOM Pacific Air Command
SDE Senior Developmental Education
AFI. GSA General Services Administration
V
Web. SAV Staff Assistance Visit
JOA Joint Operating Area
UHF Ultra High Frequency
OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
TMO Traffic Management Office
UN United Nations
SDE Senior Developmental Education
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
USN United States Navy
TRICARE TRICARE
M Million (as in dollars)
IDT Inactive Duty Training
** high-interest or high interest K Thousand (as in dollars)
JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander
NLT Not Later Than
OJT On-the-Job Training
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
UTA Unit Training Assembly
SITREP Situation Report
CJTF-HOA Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa
USEUCOM United States European Command
JFCOM Joint Forces Command
J
SQ CC Squadron Commander
R
TMO Traffic Management Office
EPR: Enlisted Performance Report.
HQ Headquarters
BDE Basic Developmental Education
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USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
OPR Officer Performance Report
SSgt Staff Sergeant
CE Civil Engineer
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
IR Individual Reservist
NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
WRM War Reserve Materiel, VIP Very Important Person
MSgt Master Sergeant
RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation
UMD unit manning document
I
UIF Unfavorable Information File
TRICARE TRICARE
FCC Federal Communications Commission
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
SOS Squadron Officers School
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
SDE Senior Developmental Education
UAC Unit Advisory Council
GPA Grade Point Average
OJT On-the-Job Training
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SPINS Special Instructions
Sort. USAFA United States Air Force Academy
Multiple factors must be considered when deciding on the use of an acronym. MPE Military Personnel Element
OTS Officer Training School
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USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
R
OPR Office of Primary Responsibility
IG Inspector General
C-E Communications Equipment
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ORE Operational Readiness Exercise
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
FAV Functional Assistance Visit
Wing CC Wing Commander
D
SME Subject Matter Expert
PACOM Pacific Air Command
NLT Not Later Than
RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
This means that a feat that may have taken months of planning and effort must be fully described in one line.
IP Instructor Pilot
JFC Joint Forces Commander
USAF United States Air Force
USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
SQ Squadron
SQ Squadron
IP Instructor Pilot
UE Unit Equipped
FY Fiscal Year
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
R&D Research and Development
W
OI Operational Instruction
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
OPR Officer Performance Report
There are many Air Force acronyms and abbreviations. R&D Research and Development
M Million (as in dollars)
S
WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
** Hyphens are used when the word combination is used as a modifier.
SQ Squadron
USEUCOM United States European Command
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
UIF Unfavorable Information File
Use gp for group RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation
MAJCOM Major Command
POC Professional Officer Course
UTA Unit Training Assembly
C4ISR C4, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
TRICARE TRICARE
SrA Senior Airman
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
NCOIC Non-commissioned Officer in Charge
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
NVG Night Vision Goggles
PME Professional Military Education
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
UE Unit Equipped
MIGHTY GUARDIAN III USN United States Navy
IDT Inactive Duty Training
SOS Squadron Officers School
K Thousand (as in dollars)
NVG Night Vision Goggles
Use sq for squadron . CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
CHAMPUS
K Thousand (as in dollars)
IR Individual Reservist
Professional Performer or Professional Team
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
PACOM Pacific Air Command
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
MPA Military Personnel Appropriation
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
IAW In Accordance With
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
LAN Local Area Network
USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
IFK In Flight Kit
UTA Unit Training Assembly
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
NLT Not Later Than
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
SSgt Staff Sergeant
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
VA Veterans Administration
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
USN United States Navy
SOS Squadron Officers School
SOUTHAF Southern Air Forces
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
Commander in Chief RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
SOUTHAF Southern Air Forces
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
USEUCOM United States European Command
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
UE Unit Equipped
MSgt Master Sergeant
SAF Air Force Secretariat
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S
Military,. USAF United States Air Force
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
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MPA Military Personnel Appropriation
JTF Joint Task Force
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
flight commander or Flt/CC or Flight CC WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
R
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
GWOT Global War on Terrorism
OPSEC Operations Security
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
UN United Nations
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USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
These include training, deployment, position, weapons, equipment and much more. RC Reserve Component
U
O&M Operating and Maintenance
USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
M Million (as in dollars)
WRM War Reserve Materiel, KOM Knowledge Operations Management
OSI Office of Special Investigations
FAV Functional Assistance Visit
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
FOA Field Operating Agency
USA United States Army
ISO In Support Of
OI Operational Instruction
day-to-day operations OPlan Operations Plan
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WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System
SDE Senior Developmental Education
OIC Officer in Charge
warfighter USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
GSA General Services Administration
UTC Unit Type Code
FAV Functional Assistance Visit
CY Calendar Year
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NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds
TDY Temporary Duty
POTUS President of the United States
DIMHRS Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
PIRR Participating Individual Reservist
VHF Very High Frequency
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
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USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
Congressional staff SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
VIP Very Important Person
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
USEUCOM United States European Command
I
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
TR Traditional Reservist
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System
PT Physical Training
SQ Squadron
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical
NLT Not Later Than
RMG Readiness Management Group
R&D Research and Development
For everyone working on their EPR here is a list of 185 action verbs! DoD Department of Defense
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AFB ORM AEF NASA SAV Staff Assistance Visit
CJCS SECDEF EPR Enlisted Performance Report
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
1A0X1 In-flight Refueling.
W
UTA Unit Training Assembly
SrA Senior Airman
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
OJT On-the-Job Training
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
FDA Food and Drug Administration
P
MEL Mission Essential Listing
W
SWA Southwest Asia
PCS Permanent Change of Station
MSgt Master Sergeant
USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
** first-rate or first rate
PT Physical Training
SPINS Special Instructions
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
It is a consolidated list of terms, definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms from all approved AFDDs, as well as terms and definitions from other publications with broad C3I Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
Use prgm (not prog) for program . USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee
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UHF Ultra High Frequency
OJT On-the-Job Training
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
TMO Traffic Management Office
SOS Squadron Officers School
TR Traditional Reservist
O
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
It really depends on the people signing the evaluation and what their preference is. USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
TR Traditional Reservist
SPINS Special Instructions
TSgt Technical Sergeant
HSI Health Services Inspection
AFI PME MPE Military Personnel Element
FCC Federal Communications Commission
Other acronyms may be acceptable in certain circumstances.
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
SME Subject Matter Expert
VIP Very Important Person
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
SME Subject Matter Expert
F
SDE Senior Developmental Education
VIP Very Important Person
NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
SQ CC Squadron Commander
SOS Squadron Officers School
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Below is what one generous reader submitted as local guidance for their unit: Here is what we use for our unit. USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
MSgt Master Sergeant
OPR Officer Performance Report
NET Not Earlier Than
SQ CC Squadron Commander
MPF Military Personnel Flight
J
RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command
UE Unit Equipped
SDE Senior Developmental Education
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
FMC Fully Mission Capable
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
R&D Research and Development
OJT On-the-Job Training
DoE START NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
JFC Joint Forces Commander
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
V
JAG Judge Advocate General
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
Use sq for squadron VA Veterans Administration
K
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
USN United States Navy
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Capt Captain
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
MSgt Master Sergeant
MSgt Master Sergeant
UE Unit Equipped
TR Traditional Reservist
EUCOM European Command
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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