SELECTED ACRONYMS

AAF: Army Air Forces (short for USAAF)

AEAF: Allied Expeditionary Air Force

AWPD: Air War Plans Division (also the acronym for documents prepared by the division)

ETOUSA: European Theater of Operations, United States Army

MAAF: Mediterranean Allied Air Forces

MASAF: Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force

MATAF: Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force

MTOUSA: Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army

NAAF: Northwest African Air Forces

NASAF: Northwest African Strategic Air Force

NATAF: Northwest African Tactical Air Force

NATOUSA: North African Theater of Operations, US Army (later MTOUSA)

RAF: Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)

SHAEF: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force

USAAF: US Army Air Forces

USASTAF: US Army Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (aka US Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific)

USSTAF: United States Strategic Air Forces (Europe)