ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
| AASB | Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch
(1956 - 1965) was: 4105th Aircraft Storage Depot (1945 - 1948), then 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot (1948 - 1949), then 3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron (1949 - 1956). became: MASDC. |
| AMARC | Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Center (1985 - present) was: MASDC. |
| AMC | Air Mobility Command |
| AMI | Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) |
| ANG | Air National Guard |
| ASW | Air-Sea Warfare / Anti-Submarine Warfare |
| c/n | Construction number |
| CAF | Canadian Armed Forces (1968 - present) |
| CTOL | Conventional Take-Off and Landing |
| ECM | Electronic Counter Measures |
| ELINT | ELectronic INTelligence |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales. |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HBR | High Bypass Ratio (refers to jet engines) |
| IIAF | Imperial Iranian Air Force |
| JASDF | Japan Air Self Defense Force |
| JGSDF | Japan Ground Self Defense Force |
| JMSDF | Japan Maritime Self Defense Force |
| MAP | Military Assistance Program |
| MASDC | Military Aircraft Storage and
Disposition Center (1965 - 1985) became: AMARC. |
| NASA | National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NEIAF | Netherlands East Indies Air Force |
| NORAD | North American Aerospace Defence Command |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force (1919 - 1968) |
| RCN | Royal Canadian Navy |
| RDAF | Royal Danish Air Force |
| RMAF | Royal Malaysian Air Force |
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| RSAF | Royal Saudi (Arabia) Air Force |
| RSiAF | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| s/n | Serial number |
| SAAF | South African Air Force |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command |
| SAR | Search And Rescue |
| STOL | Short Take-Off and Landing |
| STOVL | Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing |
| TNIAU | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (Indonesian Republic Air Force) |
| u/c | Undercarriage (landing gear) |
| USAAC | United States Army Air Corps. (1926 - 1941) |
| USAAF | United States Army Air Force (1941 - 1947) |
| USAF | United States Air Force (1947 - present) |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps. |
| USN | United States Navy |
| VIP | Very Important Person |
| VTOL | Vertical Take-Off and Landing |
| VVIP | Very Very Important Person (usually Royalty) |