TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AAA	Antiaircraft artillery
AAF	Army Air Forces
AC	Aircraft commander in SAC
AFB	Air Force Base
AGL	Above ground level
Aileron	Moveable wing control surface to bank an airplane
ATC	Air Training Command
CFC	Central Fire Control RB-29/RB-50
CG	Center of gravity
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
CO	Commanding Officer
CP	Copilot
DFC	Distinguished Flying Cross
DIA	Defense Intelligence Agency
DMZ	Demilitarized Zone
ECM	Electronic countermeasures
EGT	Exhaust gas temperature
EOB	Electronic Order of Battle
EW	Electronic warfare
EWO	Electronic warfare officer
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FEAF	Far East Air Forces
GCA	Ground control approach radar
GCI	Ground control intercept radar
Heart Throb	RB-57A-1 reconnaissance aircraft
HF	High frequency
IFF	Identification friend or foe (responder)
IFR	Instrument flight rules
Indicated	Airspeed as shown on an airspeed indicator; not necessarily the actual speed of the aircraft
IP	Instructor pilot
LSO	Landing ship officer
Mach	Speed in relation to the speed of sound
MiG	Russian aircraft designed by the Mikoyan and Gurovich Design Bureau—MiG-15, -17, -19, and -21
NCO	Noncommissioned officer
NRO	National Reconnaissance Office
NSA	National Security Agency
PARPRO	Peripheral Reconnaissance Program
POW	Prisoner of war
PRC	Peoples Republic of China (Communist China)
RAF	Royal Air Force
Raven	Electronic warfare officer (55th SRW)
ROK	Republic of Korea (South Korea)
SAC	Strategic Air Command
SAM	Surface-to-air missile
SENSINT	Sensitive Intelligence Program
Slick Chick	F-100A aircraft modified into an RF-100A-1
SRS	Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
SRW	Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Stall	The point at which a wing no longer produces lift
TAC	Tactical Air Command
TDY	Temporary duty
TRS	Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
TRW	Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
UHF	Ultrahigh frequency (radio)
USAF	United States Air Force
USAFE	United States Air Forces Europe (USSTAF)
USSTAF	United States Strategic Air Forces
USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
VFR	Visual flight rules