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  2. List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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    Fly-Fight-Win" [7] The United States Air Force ( USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. [12] Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed ...

  4. Air Staff (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Air Staff. The Air Staff is one of the Department of the Air Force's two statutorily designated headquarters staffs: the other staff is the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, also known as the Secretariat. The Air Staff is headed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Allvin. The Air Staff is primarily composed of ...

  5. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AAP – Advance Authority to Procure. AAPC – advanced armoured personnel carrier (Turkiye) AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command. AAR – After Action Review. AAV – Amphibious assault vehicle. AAV – Assault Amphibious Vehicle. AAW – Anti-Aircraft Warfare. AAWC – Anti-Aircraft Warfare Coordinator. AB – Air burst.

  6. United States Department of the Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Security Act of 1947 (codified into Title 10 of the United States Code) and it is the military department within which the United States Air Force and the ...

  7. United States Special Operations Command - Wikipedia

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    The 353d Special Operations Group (353 SOG) is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) theater. Headquartered at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan the group is prepared to conduct a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions.

  8. United States Space Force - Wikipedia

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    Logo. The United States Space Force ( USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Along with the Air Force, it is part of the Department of the Air Force, led by the secretary of the Air Force. [8] Its military heads are the chief of space operations, who is one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the vice chief of space ...

  9. Schriever Space Force Base - Wikipedia

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    This Space Force Base is named in honor of General Bernard Schriever, who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. It is the home of the 50th Space Wing of the United States Space Force, and this base provides command and control for over 170 [4] Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications ...