Airforce
562 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| NEADS | Northeast Air Defense Sector | |
| NIPR | Non-secure Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network | |
| NKAWTG | Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas | |
| NMC | Non Mission Capable | |
| NOSC | Network Operations and Security Center | |
| NOTAM | Notice To Airmen | |
| NSI | Nuclear Surety Inspection | |
| NUB | New Useless Bitch (reference for new person on station; contraction from newbie (which was originally new boy), and then backronymed) | |
| NVG | Night Vision Goggles | |
| OA | Occupational Analysis | |
| OA | Outstanding Airman | |
| OAPT | Officer Awaiting Pilot Training. | |
| OAPTer | An officer in OAPT status. While other 2nd Lt's begin their training and leadership, OAPTers complete menial tasks in support of the mission, while they wait for their assigned training date (this is known as "casual status"). It is important for all operational bases, as OAPTers are most often supplement workforce. | |
| OAR | Occupational Analysis Report | |
| OAY | Outstanding Airman of the Year | |
| OAYA | Outstanding Airman of the Year Award | |
| OCONUS | Outside the Continental United States | |
| OCR | Office of Collateral Responsibility | |
| OFO | Out Fucking Off | |
| OG | Operations Group | |
| OIC | Officer in Command | |
| OL | Operating Location | |
| OODA | Observe Orient Decide Act | |
| OPCON | Operational Control | |
| OPR | Office of Primary Responsibility | |
| OPR | Officer Performance Report | |
| OPSEC | Operations Security | |
| OPTN | Operationalizing and Professionalizing the Network | |
| ORI | Operational Readiness Inspection | |
| ORM | Operation Risk Management | |
| OSI | Office of Special Investigation | |
| OSR | Occupational Survey Report | |
| OSS | Operations Support Squadron | |
| OT&E | Operational Test and Evaluation | |
| OTS | Officer Training School | |
| PA | Public Affairs | |
| PACAF | Pacific Air Forces | |
| PAR | Precision Approach Radar | |
| PAS | Political Affairs Strategist | |
| PAX | Air passengers | |
| PCS | Permanent Change of Station | |
| PDS | Permanent Duty Station | |
| Perpes | Humorous nickname for PRP, take on herpes | |
| PFE | Promotion Fitness Examination | |
| PFM | Pure Fucking Magic; Term to refer to a technical problem that somehow resolved itself | |
| PFT | Physical Fitness Test | |
| PING | Person In Need of Graduation | |
| PITT | Person In need of Technical Training | |
| PJ | Pararescueman | |
| PMC | Partially Mission Capable |