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Defense Travel System. The Defense Travel System (DTS) is a software application used by the U.S. Department of Defense which allows defense travelers to manage their commercial travel in accordance with the government's Joint Travel Regulations. [1]
On Display. 41-18471 – C-47 on static display at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. [27] 42-92419 – CC-129 on static display at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Astra, Ontario. [28] 42-108960 – C-47A on static display at the Aero Space Museum of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta. [29]
A major command (MAJCOM) represents a major Air Force subdivision having a specific portion of the Air Force mission. Each MAJCOM is directly subordinate to Headquarters, Air Force. MAJCOMs are interrelated and complementary, providing offensive, defensive, and support elements. An operational command consists (in whole or in part) of strategic ...
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 Enterprise Information Technology Data Repository (EITDR) is the United States Air Force official database, presented as a webservice, for registering information technology (IT) systems and maintaining portfolio management data. This database provides IT portfolio managers and senior leaders with investment decision support and the ability ...
Although "Air Force One" is commonly used to refer to the president's primary aircraft, the designation is, strictly speaking, a call sign used to identify any U.S. Air Force aircraft the president is aboard, rather than the name of a particular aircraft. (See below.) Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an aircraft while in office.
In 1963, the U.S. Department of Defense established a designation system for rockets and guided missiles jointly used by all the United States armed services. [1] It superseded the separate designation systems the Air Force and Navy had for designating US guided missiles and drones, but also a short-lived interim USAF system for guided missiles and rockets.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Tin City Long Range Radar Site is a United States Air Force radar station. It is located 106.3 miles (171.1 km) west-northwest of Nome, Alaska. It is the former Tin City Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-04, LRR ID: A-11). The radar surveillance station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as ...