Appendix a-glossary
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3DNEPH 3-Dimensional Nephanalysis A1C Airman First Class A2C Airman Second Class A3C Airman Third Class A2P2 Air Weather Service Annual Programming Plan AAC Army Air Corps AACS Army Airways Communications System AAF Army Air Forces AB Air Base ABNCP Airborne Command Post ACC Air Combat Command ACFP Advanced Computer Flight Plan ACMES Advanced Climate Modeling and Environmental Simulations ACN Air Force Weather Agency Consolidated Network ADFS Automated Digital Facsimile System ADM Acquisition Decision Memorandum ADVCLD Advect Cloud Model ADWS Automated Digital Weather Switch AEF American Expeditionary Forces or Aerospace Expeditionary Force AF Air Force AFB Air Force Base AFCAC Air Force Communications Acquisition Center AFCENT Air Forces Central Command or Allied Forces Central Europe AFCRL Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory AFCS Air Force Communications Service AFCC Air Force Communications Command AFCCC Air Force Combat Climatology Center AFCWC Air Force Combat Weather Center AFDD Air Force Doctrine Document AFOTEC Air Force Test and Evaluation Center AFDIGS Air Force Digital Graphics System AFFOR Air Force Forces AFGWA Air Force Global Weather Agency AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Central (Center) AFGL Air Force Geophysics Laboratory AFI Air Force Instruction AFLC Air Force Logistics Command AFMC Air Force Material Command AFMEA Air Force Management Engineering Agency AFMPC Air Force Military Personnel Center AFN American Forces Network AFNWC American Forces Network Weather Center AFOAT-1 AF Office of Atomic Engery-1 AFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center AFPEO Air Force Procurement Executive Officer AFRES Air Force Reserves AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory AFROC Air Force Requirements Oversight Council AFSC Air Force Systems Command or Air Force Specialty Code AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command AFSPC Air Force Space Command AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center AFN Armed Forces Network AFW Air Force Weather AFWA Air Force Weather Agency AFWIN Air Force Weather Information Network AFWSEP Air Force Weather Standardization and Evaluation Program AFW-WEBS Air Force Weather-Web Services AFWWS Air Force Weather Weapon System AGRMET Agricultural Meteorology AGU Airborne Guidance Unit AIN Army Installation ALC Air Logistics Center AMC Air Mobility Command AMS American Meteorological Society or Automatic Meteorological Station AME Atmospherics Measuring Equipment AMN Afghan Mission Network or Airman AMS American Meteorological Society ANG Air National Guard ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center AOC Air and Space Operations Center AOR Area of Operations AOWG Air Ground Operations Wing AOY Airman of the Year APT Automatic Picture Transmission ARCENT Central Command, Army ARL Army Research laboratory ARPA Advanced Research Project Agency ARQ Automatic Response to Query ARRS Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer ASAT Air-launched, Antisatellite ASOS Automated Surface Observation System ATC Air Transport Command or Air Training Command AUTODIN Automatic Digital Information Network AWAPS Advanced Weather Analysis and Prediction system AWC Aviation Weather Center AWDS Automated Weather Distribution System AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment AWN Automated Weather Network AWOS Air War Over Serbia AWS Air Weather Service
BMT Basic Military Training BWOFS Battlefield Weather Observation and Forecast System BRAC Base Realignment and Closure Brig Brigadier
C3P2 Command, Control, and Communications Programming Plan C4I Command, Control, Communications, and Computers C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance CACDA Combined Arms Combat Development Activity Capt Captain CARMISH Commander, Army Mission CARP Computed Aerial Release Point CAT Crisis Action Team CAWSS Crisis Action Weather Support System CC Commander CCB Configuration Control Board CCG Combat Communications Group CDD Capability Development Document CDFS Cloud Depiction and Forecast System CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read Only Memory CDS Container Delivery System CDT Central Daylight Time CES Civil Engineering Squadron CENTAF Central Command Air Forces CENTCOM Central Command CENTRIXS Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange system CFP Computer Flight Plan CFEP Communications Front-end Processor CHECKMATE An Air Force Studies Group CINC Commander in Chief CIS Commonwealth of Independent States C/JTMK Commercial/Joint Mapping Toolkit CM Change Management; Configuration Management; or Capability Module CMEF Combat Mission Execution Forecast CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant CNO Chief of Naval Operations COA Course of Action Col Colonel COMEDS CONUS Meteorological Data System COMET CONUS Meteorological Teletype COMIREX Committee on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation CONOPS Concept of Operations CONUS Continental United States COOP Cooperation COTS Commercial-off-the-shelf CRC Contingency Response Capability CRRA Capabilities Review and Risk Assessment CRRES Combined Release and Radiation Effects CSAF Chief of Staff of the Air Force CTECS Compact Total Electron Content Sensor CWSS Combat Weather System Squadron CWF Combat Weather Facility CWT Combat Weather Team DAR Data Automation Requirement DECCO Defense Commercial Communications Office Det Detachment DEPFOR Deputy for DIFAX Digital Facsimile DISS Digital Ionospheric Sounding System DIST Defense Integration Support Tools DMR Defense Management Review DMRD Defense Management Review Decision DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DOC Department of Commerce DoD Department of Defense DOW Directorate of Weather DSAP Defense System Applications Program DTA Dust Transport Algorithm DUAT Direct User Access Terminal DWSS Defense Weather Satellite System
ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts EEC Enterprise Electronics Corporation EF Ensemble Forecasting ECM Electronic Counter Measures EAM Emergency Action Messages E-O Electro-Optical EOP Executive Office of the President EOTDA Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid ESSA Environmental Science Services Administration ESC Electronic Systems Center ESD Electronic Systems Division ESG Environmental Scenario Generator ETAC Environmental Technical Applications Center Eurfax European Facsimile EURDIGS European Digital Graphics System FA Forecaster apprentice FAA Federal Aviation Administration FASCAP Fast Payback Capital Investment Program FITL Forecaster-in-the-loop FMH Federal Meteorological Handbook FNMOC Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center FOA Field Operating Agency FOC Full Operational Capability FORSCOM Forces Command FY Fiscal Year GAO Government Accounting Office or Government Accountability Office GCCS Global Command and Control System Gen General GFS Global Forecast System GHQ General Headquarters GIS Geospatial Information System GLCM Ground Launched Cruise Missile GMGO German Military Geophysical Office GMS Geostationary Meteorological Satellite GOC Ground Observer Corps GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOR General Operational Requirement GOSG General Officer Steering Group GPS Global Positioning System GSA Government Services Administration GSM Global Spectral Model GTWAPS Global Theater Weather Analysis and Prediction system GWC Global Weather Central GWIP Global Weather Intercept Program
HF High Frequency HFRB High Frequency Regional Broadcast HIRAS High Resolution Analysis System HPC High Performance Computing HQ Headquarters HWD Horizontal Weather Depiction
ICAMR Interdepartmental Committee for Applied Meteorological Research ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile ICD Initial Capabilities Document ICMS Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services ICMSSR Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research IDPS Interface Data Processing Segment IFOR Implementation Force (NATO) IG Inspector General IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee IMETS Integrated Meteorological System IOC Initial Operational Capability IOP Input/output Processor IOT&E Initial Operational Test and Evaluation IP Interservice Publication or Internet Protocol IPADS Interactive Product and Display System IPOMS International Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite IRTSS Infrared Target Scene Simulation ISC Initial Skills Course ISOON Improved Solar-Optical Observing Network IWEDA Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid ITWR Interim Tactical Weather Radar IWR Improved Weather Reconnaissance IWSM Integrated Weapon System Management
JADOCS Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System JCB Joint Capabilities Board JCF Joint Contingency Force JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSDA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation JEFS Joint Ensemble Forecast System JET Joint Environmental Toolkit JFACC Joint Force Air Component Commander JFLCC Joint Force Land Component Commander JFSOCC Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander JMCC Joint METOC Coordination Cell JMCCB Joint METOC Configuration Control Board JMCO Joint METOC Coordination Organization JMIB Joint METOC Interoperability Board JMIST Joint METSAT Ingest, Software, and Terminals JMTC Joint Multinational Training Command JNWPU Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit JPADS Joint Precision Airdrop System JPSS Joint Polar Satellite System JROC Joint Requirements Oversight Council JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target attack Radar System JTFEX Joint Task Force Exercise JTF-SWA Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center JUON Joint Urgency Operational Need KBG Kiewit Building Group KIA Killed in Action KFOR Kosovo Force LAR Launch Acceptability Region LDAS Land Data Assimilation System LEADS® Leading Environmental Analysis & Display System LIS Land Information System LLC Limited Liability Corporation Lt Lieutenant
Maj Major MAIS Military Aircrew Information System MAJCOM Major Air Command MARCENT Marine Forces Central Command MATS Military Air Transport Service MDS Meteorological Data System as used with AN/GMD-5 MEDS Meteorological Data System as used in COMEDS and other weather communication dedicated circuits MES Meteorological Enhancement Seminars MET Management Engineering Team METAR Meteorological Aerodrome Report [ICAO] [Aviation Routine Weather Report (AFM 15-111)] METOC Meteorological and Oceanographic METSAT Meteorological Satellite METTIPS Meteorological Technical Information Publication System MFSC Military Flight Service Center MIA Missing in Action MILCON Military Construction MIST Meteorological Information Standard Terminal MM5 Mesoscale Model 5 MNS Mission Need Statement MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOC Meteorological Operations Capability MOS Model Output Statistics or Manual Observing System MOU Memorandum of Understanding MP Mission Planning MSEA Air and Space Natural Environment Modeling & Simulations Executive Agent MSgt Master Sergeant MSI Mission Success Indicators MSP Mission Support Plan MTA MAC Training Advisory MWWC Military Weather Warning Center
NASA National Aeronautics Space Administration NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVAF Navy and Air Force (as used in coordination efforts) NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCEP National Center for Environmental Prediction NCO Non-Commissioned Officer NECC Network Enabled Command and Control NEO Noncombatant Evacuation Order NESS NMCC Environmental Support System NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System N-TFS New-Tactical Forecast System NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NextGen Next Generation NEXRAD Next Generation Weather Radar NGA National Geospatial-intelligence Agency NGB National Guard Bureau NIPRNET Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network NMCC National Military Command Center NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOGAPS Navy’s Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System NORAD North American Air Defense Command NOTAM Notice to Airmen NOWS Night Vision Goggle Operations Weather Software NPOESS National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System NPP NPOESS Preparatory Project NRO National Reconnaissance Office NVG Night Vision Goggle NWP Numerical Weather Prediction
OID Operator Interface Display OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM OFCM Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research OL Operating Location O&M Operation and Maintenance OMB Office of Management and Budget OND Operation NEW DAWN OPS Operational Production System OPUP Open Principal User Processor OpVer Operational Verification ORD Operational Requirements Document ORDA Open Radar Data Acquisition OS21 Observing System 21st Century OSD Office of Secretary Defense OSR Occupational Survey Report OSS Operational Support Squadron OTH-B Over the Horizon Backscatter (radar) OUE Operational Utility Evaluation OWS Operational Weather Squadron
PACAF Pacific Air Forces PAD Program Action Directive PADS Precision Airdrop System PAR Point Analysis Reengineering PBD Program Budget Decision PCS Permanent Change of Station PDR Portable Doppler Radar PGSS Persistent Ground Surveillance System PGS/S Program Generation Scheduler/Server PIBAL Pilot Balloon PI Point of Impact PIP PADS Interface Processor PIREPS Pilot Reports PKI Public Key Infrastructure PMD Program Management Directive POG Psychological Operations Groups POM Program Objective Memorandum PRESSURS Pre-Strike Surveillance/Recon System PSS Persistent Surveillance System PSU Pennsylvania State University PTDS Persistent Threat Detection System PUP Principal User Processor QOR Qualitative Operational Requirement QOT&E Qualification Operational Test and Evaluation RCA Radio Corporation of America RDJTF Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force RDT&E Research Development Testing and Engineering REIP Reengineered Enterprise Infrastructure Program RGR Ranger Regiments ROC Required Operational Capability ROS Representative Observation Site RSTN Radio Solar Telescope Network RTNEPH Real-Time Nephanalysis RVN Republic of Vietnam RVR Runway Visual Range RWM Relocatable Window Model SAC Strategic Air Command SAES Special Assistant for Environmental Services SAGE Semi-Automatic Ground Environment SAF Secretary of the Air Force SAFSP Secretary of the Air Force for special Projects SAF/US Under Secretary of the Secretary of the Air Force SAIC Science Applications International Corporation SAMSO Space and Missile Systems Organization SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SATCOM Satellite Communications SCA Satellite Control Authority SCOMP Strategic Communications Program SDC System Development Corporation SDDS Satellite Data Support System SDHS Satellite Data Handling System SEA Senior Enlisted Advisor or Southeast Asia SELS Severe Local Storm SEON Solar Electro-optical Observing Network SESS Space Environmental Support System SFG Special Forces Groups SFMR Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometer Sgt Sergeant SIDAS Satellite Imagery Display and Analysis SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SLAM Swedish Limited Area Model SLFCS Survivable Low Frequency Communications System SMC Space and Missile System Center SMSgt Senior Master Sergeant SOAR Special Operations Aviation Regiments SOF Special Operations Forces SOFNET Solar Observing and Forecasting Network SOFWOC Special Operations Weather Operations Center SOS System Operations Squadron SOWT Special Operations Weather Team SPACEWOC Space Weather Operations Center SPO System Program Office SrA Senior Airman SRS Space Radio Spectrograph SSgt Staff Sergeant SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager SSM/IS Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Sounder START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty STRATCOM Strategic Command STS Space Transport System STT Small Tactical Terminal SWA Southwest Asia SWAFS Space Weather Analysis and Forecast System SWO Staff Weather Officer SWTG Special Warfare Training Groups SWWC Severe Weather Warning Center SYNCoC Synchronization Council of Colonels
TACC Tanker Airlift Control Center TACAMO Take Charge and Move Out TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast TAFVER Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Verification TAWS Target Acquisition Weather System TAMDAR Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting TCTCO Time Compliance Technical Change Order TDA Tactical Decision Aids TDAS Tactical Decision Aid Support TDL Techniques Development Laboratory TECAM Technical Conference on Aviation Meteorology TFS Tactical Forecast System TFU Tactical Forecast Unit TIROS Television Infrared Observation Satellite TMOS Tactical Meteorological Observing System TPMS Transition Power Maintenance Shelter TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command TSgt Technical Sergeant TTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TWESO TRADOC Weather and Environmental Support Office TWA Trailing Wire Antenna TWR Tactical Weather Radar
UAWS U.S. Army Europe Automated Weather System UKMO United Kingdom Meteorological Office UM Unified Model URL Uniform Resource Locator U.S. United States USA United States Army USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USDA United States Department of Agriculture USAF Headquarters, United States Air Force USAFA United States Air Force Academy USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe USAFETAC USAF Environmental Technical Applications Center USAREUR United States Army Europe USSPACECOM United States Space Command USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command USMC United States Marine Corps USS United States Ship USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command VCSAF Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force VHF Very High Frequency VLR Very Long Range VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
WAF Women in the Air Forces WAG World Aeronautical Grid WASP Women Airforce Service Pilots WBAN Weather Bureau-Air Force-Navy WBAWS Weather Briefing Advisory and Warning System WDA Weather Data Analysis WDCADS Weather Data Collection and Dissemination System WF Weather Flight WEBS Web Services WEM Weather Effects Matrix WG Wing or Weather Group WGP Weather Group (Provisional) WICU Weather Intercept Concentrator Unit WIN WWMCCS Intercomputer Network WIPS Weather Information Processing System WIPS-R Weather Information Processing System-Replacement WMO World Meteorological Organization WRF Weather Research and Forecasting (model) WRS Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WS Weather Squadron WSSC Weather Systems Support Cadre WSR Weather Search Radar WSU Weather Support Unit WWMCCS World-Wide Military Command and Control System WWW World-Wide Web Y2K Year 2000 A- Directory: heritage -> AFW%20Our%20Heritage%201937-2012 -> AFW 37 12 AFW 37 12 -> Chapter 8: chronology 1997-2006 AFW 37 12 -> Chapter 9: chronology 2007-2012 heritage -> What Will You Do for MayDay? AFW 37 12 -> Chapter 3—Chronology 1947 – 1956 heritage -> The New at&t a heritage of Innovation and Service heritage -> 2010 Kentucky State Historic Preservation Conference and 14th Annual International Preservation Trades Workshop heritage -> Decision of the Heritage Council heritage -> Heritage Fair Ideas (Remember you are not limited to the ideas given here) Firsts in Your Community Download 96.13 Kb. Share with your friends:
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