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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.
Enlisted Performance Report. An Enlisted Performance Report ( EPR) is an evaluation form used by the United States Air Force. Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s.
Marksmanship ribbon. A marksmanship ribbon is a United States Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard award that is issued to its members who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. Additionally, there are select state National Guard organizations that award marksmanship ribbons for high placement in state ...
A buildup of ground combat forces began. The center of this buildup was the expansion of the Air Force Air Police from 10,000 in July 1950 to 39,000 in December 1951. Still, one year into the war the Air Provost Marshal reported that "the Air Force is without policy or tactical doctrine for Air Base Ground Defense."
e. Vandenberg Space Force Base ( IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG, FAA LID: VBG ), previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing.
Darleen A. Druyun (born November 7, 1947) is a retired Senior Executive Service official of the United States Department of the Air Force and a former Boeing employee. In 2004, Druyun pleaded guilty to a felony in relation to her role in the United States Air Force tanker contract controversy, for engaging in corruption while serving as Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for ...
NC212i, C-295M. The Vietnam People's Air Force ( VPAF; Không quân nhân dân Việt Nam (KQNDVN) ), officially the Air Defence - Air Force Service ( ADAF Service; Vietnamese: Quân chủng Phòng không - Không quân (Quân chủng PKKQ)) or the Vietnam Air Force ( Không quân Việt Nam (KQVN) ), is the aerial and space service branch of ...
e. 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 Forces in 1947 ...