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AADS – Alaskan Air Defense Sector. AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service (pronounced "A-Fees") AB – Airman Basic; enlisted pay grade E-1. AB – Air Base. ABDR – Aircraft Battle Damage Repair. ABM – Air Battle Manager. ABU – Airman Battle Uniform. ABW – Air Base Wing. ACA – Airspace Control Authority.
The Department of the Air Force first began issuing awards and decorations in 1947. At that time, airmen were eligible to receive most U.S. Army decorations. In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Department of the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own distinctive awards, separate from the Army.
Enlisted Performance Report. An Enlisted Performance Report ( EPR) is an evaluation form used by the United States Air Force. Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s.
The Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon ( AFESR) is a military award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force which was first created in June 2003 as the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon. The ribbon is awarded to any member of the Air Force or Space Force who completes a standard contingency deployment.
The 27th Special Operations Wing, also known as "The Steadfast Line", [8] is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It is assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The wing mission includes infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces; air refueling of ...
The United States Air Force Security Forces ( SF) are the ground combat force and military police service of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. [7] The USAF Security Forces were formerly known as Military Police ( MP ), Air Police ( AP ), and Security Police ( SP) at various points in their history. Due to its significant ground combat ...
The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force's first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman ...
The Air National Guard, often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Air National Guard ...