The list of air force acronyms and abbreviations.
All air force related acronyms and abbreviations.
FAA: | Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning) |
RF: | Radio Frequency(Radio, Meterology, Energy) |
ICAO: | International Civil Aviation Organization(Air transport industry) |
OSHA: | Occupational Safety and Health Administration(Mechanical sealing) |
FY: | Fiscal Year(Financial, Taxation, US taxation) |
AFB: | Air Force Base(United States, Air Force, Aviation) |
NIOSH: | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
ATC: | Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation) |
USAF: | United States Air Force(Nation ship prefix, Military law, Ship name) |
UHF: | Ultra High Frequency(Physics, Computer Security, Computer) |
SBIR: | Small Business Innovation Research(RESEARCH, Air Force, Army) |
ATSDR: | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry(Health, Air Force) |
AMC: | Air Mobility Command(Air Force, Army, Military) |
ILS: | Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport) |
INS: | Inertial Navigation System(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
IFF: | Identification Friend or Foe(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
IFR: | Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight) |
OEM: | Original Equipment Manufacturer(Online auction, Ebay, CORPORATE) |
ETA: | Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon) |
FAR: | Federal Acquisition Regulations(Federal, Air Force, Army) |
For more, try AIR FORCE on ALL ACRONYMS DICTIONARY
| APA | Smart Define. (2018). air force. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/air_force/abbreviations/r |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2018. "air force" http://smartdefine.org/air_force/abbreviations/r (accessed September 25, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2018, air force, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/air_force/abbreviations/r>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "air force" 15 February 2018. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/air_force/abbreviations/r> |