This list details some of the abbreviations that you may find when visiting this web site. It also contains other abbreviations that I think will be useful to those interested in US military aviation.
U.S. States
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AR | Arkansas |
| AZ | Arizona |
| CA | California |
| CO | Colorado |
| CT | Connecticut |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DE | Delaware |
| FL | Florida |
| GA | Georgia |
| HI | Hawaii |
| IA | Iowa |
| ID | Idaho |
| IL | Illinois |
| IN | Indiana |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| LA | Louisiana |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | Maine |
| MI | Michigan |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MT | Montana |
| NC | North Carolina |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NV | Nevada |
| NY | New York |
| OH | Ohio |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SD | South Dakota |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TX | Texas |
| UT | Utah |
| VA | Virginia |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Washington |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |
U.S. Territories
| PR | Puerto Rico |
A-C
| AAF | Army Air Field |
| ABDR | Aircraft Battle Damage Repair |
| ABS | Air Base Squadron |
| ABW | Air Base Wing |
| ACC | Air Combat Command |
| ADC | Aerospace Defense Command |
| ADIZ | Air Defense Identification Zones |
| ADTC | Armament Development and Test Center |
| ADW | Air Defense Wing |
| ADWC | Air Defense Weapons Center |
| AEW & CS | Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron |
| AEW & CW | Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing |
| AF | Air Force |
| AFAF | Air Force Auxiliary Field |
| AFB | Air Force Base |
| AFCS | Air Force Communications Service |
| AFFTC | Air Force Flight Test Center |
| AFLC | Air Force Logistics Command |
| AFRES | Air Force Reserve |
| AFSC | Air Force Systems Command |
| AFSWC | Air Force Special Weapons Center |
| ALC | Air Logistics Center |
| AMARC | Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center |
| ANG | Air National Guard |
| ANGB | Air National Guard Base |
| ARCOM | Army Reserve Command |
| ARDC | Air Research and Development Center |
| ARRS | Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron |
| ARRW | Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing |
| ARS | Air Refuelling Squadron |
| ARW | Air Refuelling Wing |
| ATC | Air Training Command |
| ATS | Air Transport Squadron |
| ATTW | Aircrew Training and Test Wing |
| ATW | Air Training Wing |
| AvnBtn | Aviation Battalion |
| AvnCo | Aviation Company |
| BG | Bombardment Group |
| BS | Bombardment Squadron |
| BW | Bombardment Wing |
| CAP | Civil Air Patrol |
| CCTS | Combat Crew Training Squadron |
| CCTW | Combat Crew Training Wing |
| CCV | Control Configured Vehicle |
| CES | Civil Engineering Squadron |
| CGAS | Coast Guard Air Station |
| CNAVTRA | Chief of Naval Training |
| CS | Composite Squadron |
| CSG | Combat Support Group |
| CSS | Combat Support Squadron |
| CSW | Combat Support Wing |
| CVA | Attack Aircraft Carrier |
| CVN | Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier |
| CW | Composite Wing |
D-F
| Det | Detachment |
| DPDO | Defense Property Disposal Office |
| DRMO | Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office |
| DSES | Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron |
| EWO | Electronic Warfare Officer |
| ECM | Electronic Countermeasures |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FG | Fighter Group |
| FIS | Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
| FITS | Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales |
| FR | Fleet Readiness |
| FTW | Flying Training Wing |
| FWS | Fighter Weapons School |
G-L
| HC | Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (Navy) |
| HCT | Helicopter Combat Support Training Squadron (Navy) |
| HMA | Attack Helicopter Squadron (Marines) |
| HMH | Heavy Helicopter Squadron (Marines) |
| HML | Light Helicopter Squadron (Marines) |
| HMM | Medium Helicopter Squadron (Marines) |
M-O
| MAC | Military Airlift Command |
| MAG | Military Airlift Group |
| MAP | Military Assistance Program |
| MARTD | Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment |
| MAS | Military Airlift Squadron |
| MASDC | Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center |
| MATS | Military Air Transport Service |
| MAW | Military Airlift Wing |
| MCAS | Marine Air Corps Station |
| MDS | Mission Design Series |
| NAAS | Naval Auxiliary Air Station |
| NADC | Naval Air Development Center |
| NAEC | Naval Air Engineering Center |
| NAF | Naval Air Facility |
| NARF | Naval Air Rework Facility |
| NARTC | Naval Air Reserve Training Center |
| NARU | Naval Air Reserve Unit |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASC | Naval Air Systems Command |
| NATC | Naval Air Test Center |
| NATF | Naval Air Test Facility |
| NATTC | Naval Air Technical Training Center |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NTPS | Naval Test Pilots School |
| NWC | Naval Weapons Center |
P-S
| PACAF | Pacific Air Forces |
| PMTC | Pacific Missile Test Center |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| RoKAF | Republic of Korea Air Force |
| RTS | returned to service |
| RVAH | Reconnaissance Attack Squadron (Navy) |
| RVAW | Airborne Early Warning Training Squadron (Navy) |
| RW | Reconnaissance Wing |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command |
| SHAPE | Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
| SMW | Strategic Missile Wing |
| SOC | Struck Off Charge |
| SOS | Special Operations Squadron |
| SOW | Special Operations Wing |
| SRW | Strategic Reconnaissance Wing |
T-V
| TAG | Tactical Air Command |
| TACW | Tactical Air Control Wing |
| TAG | Tactical Airlift Group |
| TAS | Tactical Airlift Squadron |
| TASG | Tactical Air Support Group |
| TASS | Tactical Air Support Squadron |
| TAW | Tactical Airlift Wing |
| TBS | Tactical Bombing Squadron |
| TDG | Tactical Drone Group |
| TDS | Tactical Drone Squadron |
| TEWS | Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron |
| TFS | Tactical Fighter Squadron |
| TFTS | Tactical Fighter Training Squadron |
| TFW | Tactical Fighter Wing |
| TFWC | Tactical Fighter Weapons Center |
| TRS | Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron |
| TRW | Tactical Reconnaissance Wing |
| TTC | Technical Training Center |
| TTW | Tactical Training Wing |
| TW | Training Wing |
| USA | United States of America |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAFE | United States Air Force Europe |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USFS | United States Forestry Service |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USN | United States Navy |
| USS | United States Ship |
V-Z
| VA | Attack Squadron (Navy) |
| VAH | Heavy Attack Squadron (Navy) |
| VAP | Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Navy) |
| VAQ | Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (Navy) |
| VAW | Airborne Early Warning Squadron (Navy) |
| VC | Composite Squadron (Navy) |
| VF | Fighter Squadron (Navy) |
| VFC | Fighter Composite Squadron (Navy) |
| VFP | Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Navy) |
| VMA | Attack Squadron (Marines) |
| VMAQ | Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (Marines) |
| VMAT | Attack Training Squadron (Marines) |
| VMCJ | Composite Reconnaissance Squadron (Marines) |
| VMF | Fighter Squadron (Marines) |
| VMFA | Fighter Attack Squadron (Marines) |
| VMFAT | Fighter Attack Training Squadron (Marines) |
| VMFP | Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Marines) |
| VMGR | Air Refuelling and Transport Squadron (Marines) |
| VMJ | Reconnaissance Squadron (Marines) |
| VMO | Observation Squadron (Marines) |
| VMR | Transport Squadron (Marines) |
| VO | Observation Squadron (Navy) |
| VP | Patrol Squadron (Navy) |
| VQ | Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron (Navy) |
| VR | Logistic Support Squadron (Navy) |
| VRC | Carrier Transport Squadron (Navy) |
| VSTOL | Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing |
| VS | Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron (Navy) |
| VT | Training Squadron (Navy) |
| VW | Airborne Early Warning/Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Navy) |
| VX | Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (Navy) |
| VXE | Antarctic Development Squadron (Navy) |
| VXN | Oceanographic Development Squadron (Navy) |
| WRS | Weather Reconnaissance Squadron |