Abbreviations
Grades
C/ - cadet
Amn - any airman grade
Sgt - any sergeant grade
C/AB - airman basic
C/Amn - airman
C/A1C - airman 1st class
C/SrA - senior airman
C/SSgt - staff sergeant
C/TSgt - technical sergeant
C/MSgt - master sergeant
C/SMSgt - senior master sergeant
C/CMSgt - chief master sergeant
C/2d Lt - second lieutenant
C/1st Lt - first lieutenant
C/Capt - captain
C/Maj - major
C/Lt Col - lieutenant colonel
C/Col - colonel
SM - senior member
Staff Positions
COC - chain of command
C/CC - cadet commander
C/DCC - deputy CC
C/XO - executive officer
C/1SG - first sergeant
C/Flt CC - flight commander
C/Flt Sgt - flight sergeant
C/Elt Ldr - element leader
Ops - operations
PAO - public affairs office(r)
LOG - logistics
TRNG - training
ADMIN - aministration
Activities
O Flight - orientation flight
O Course - obstacle course
SAREX - search and rescue exercise
ROA - radio operator autorization
GES - general emergency services
GTM - ground team member
CQ - charge of quarters
FTX - field training exercise
Unit Levels
Sqdn - squadron
OCS - Orange County Squadron
CMG - Catskill Mountain Group
NYW - New York Wing
NER - North East Region
Misc.
GK - general knowledge
SOPs - standard operating procedures
OIs - operating instructions
OPORD - operations order - detailed list of activity
WARNO - warning order - summary of activity
DF - direction finder - eleectronic equipment used for finding ELTs
ELT - emergency location transmitter
AAR - after action review/report
Phonetic Alphabet
A alpha
B bravo
C charlie
D delta
E echo
F foxtrot
G golf
H hotel
I india
J juliet
K kilo
L lima
M mike
N november
O oscar
P papa
Q quebec
R romeo
S sierra
T tango
U uniform
V victory
W whiskey
X x-ray
Y yankee
Z zulu
