Acronyms

We generally avoid acronyms and abbreviations, but following are a few you should be familiar with:
  ABET — Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
  AF — Air Force
  AFB — Air Force Base
  AOC — Air Officer Commanding
  CIA — Central Intelligence Agency
  CINC — Commander in Chief
  DIA — Defense Intelligence Agency
  DoD — Department of Defense
  HQ — Headquarters
  NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  NCAA — National Collegiate Athletic Association
  ROTC — Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC — Air Force ROTC)
  SAC — Strategic Air Command
  SecAF — Secretary of the Air Force
  STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
  US — United States
  USAF — US Air Force
  USAFA — US Air Force Academy
  USAFE — US Air Forces in Europe
  USMA — US Military Academy
  USNA — US Naval Academy

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