Robert Podboy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Google custom search on the main page does a good job of finding information, but is there a way to find acronym descriptions without leaving C-130 Hercules .net and searching the WEB? Attached is a list of some acronyms that I found on C-130 Hercules .net Maybe the list could be expanded and be added to the Forum: Tips and Tricks section. Many acronyms are well known, for example USAF, Sgt, FU, but many related to C-130’s / aircraft are unique. A list might help 'just enlisted' or non-military guests figure out what were talking about. Repost if you want to add to, update or change the list…. Acronym Description AAF Afghan Air Force ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control AFP Armed Forces of the Philippines AKA Also Known As AMARC Aircraft Maintenance And Regeneration Center "the bone yard" AMC Air Mobility Command ANG Air National Guard AO Agent Orange was an herbicide used by the U.S. military to kill shrubs and plants during the war in Vietnam. APU Axillary Power Unit C / N The Construction Number, also known as manufacturer's serial number (msn), is the permanent identity of an aircraft assigned by the manufacturer. C-130 AKA Hercules, Herc CCK Ching Chuan Kang Air Base is a Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) base located in Taichung, Taiwan. CRB Cam Ranh Bay CWB Center Wing Box CYA Cover Your Asp DOD Department Of Defense E & E Electrical and Environmental Systems EAS Expeditionary Airlift Squadron ECS Electronic Combat Squadron EWP FADACs FOB Forward Operating Base FOD Foreign Object Debris or Foreign Object Damage HERP Hostile Environment Repair Procedures HOC Hercules Operation Council IAR International Air Response IED Improvised Explosive Device LMCO Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT NYSE symbol Lockheed Martin LRUs LVIS Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor MRE Meal, Ready-to-Eat PACAF Pacific Air Forces PCA (ed) Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA), which describes the reassignment of active duty personnel to a new unit within the same military base. PCS (ed) Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is the official relocation of an active duty military service member—along with any family members living with her or him—to a different duty location, RAF Royal Air Force SEA South East Asia STC (ed) TDY Temporary Duty Assignment TIT TO The Air Force Technical Order (TO) System provides educational and operational tools for supporting AF-wide operations and maintenance programs. TOLD TSN Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955– 1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 AMC-Alcoholics Moving Cargo ABDR-Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconner2 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 TAC - Tactical Airlift Command TAS - Tactical Airlift Squadron TCS - Troop Carrier Squadron LAPES - Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System CDS - Container Delivery System LMAP - Left hand mill around pattern HUW - Hurry Up and Wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 SKE - Station Keeping Equipment APU - Auxiliary Power Unit ATM - Air Turbine motor FNG - F&*^ing New Guys K9P - Holy grail for FNG's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 CLSS Combat Logistics Support Squadron GTC Gas Turbine Compressor LPU Life Preserver Unit RAM Tapid Area Maintenance Team TATG Tactical Airlift Training Group TATS Tactical Airlift Training Squadron TDS Temperature Datum System TG Test Group TIT Turbine Inlet Temperature TOLD Takeoff and Landing Data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 AA Air America ACC Air Combat Command ACS Air Commando Squadron AB Air Base AFB Air Force Base AFRES Air Force Reserve AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment AS Airlift Squadron AW Airlift Wing AWAD All Weather Airborne Delivery System Cr Crashed Dam Damaged ECM Electronic Counter Measures FIGMO Finally I Got My Orders FUBAR F&*^ed Up Beyond All Repair Gelac Lockheed-Georgia Marietta, GA IAP International Airport MAC Military Airlift Command MATS Military Air Transport Service SOS Special Operations Squadron SOG Special Operations Group SOW Special Operations Wing SVAF South Vietnam Air Force Wfu Withdrawn from use W/O Written off WRS Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 The Navy used TAD in place of TDY. It meant Temporary Attached(?) Duty. The Navy guys knew it actually meant Travelling Around Drunk. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 How about SNAFU???? Situation Normal, All Fouled( or word of your choice) UP!! I don't think it was on the list, and then there was BOHICA, Bend over, here it comes again, MATS- Might Arrive Tomorrow Sometime TAC- Traveling Air circus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Updated list; Added WAF Women in the Air Force Added FAF Fly Around the Flagpole Acronym Description AA - Air America AAF - Afghan Air Force AB - Air Base ABCCC - Airborne Battlefield Command and Control ABDR - Aircraft Battle Damage Repair ACC - Air Combat Command ACS - Air Commando Squadron AFB - Air Force Base AFP - Armed Forces of the Philippines AFRES - Air Force Reserve AGE - Aerospace Ground Equipment AKA - Also Known As AMARC - Aircraft Maintenance And Regeneration Center "the bone yard" AMC - Air Mobility Command ANG - Air National Guard AO - Agent Orange was an herbicide used by the U.S. military to kill shrubs and plants during the war in Vietnam. APU - Axillary Power Unit AS - Airlift Squadron ATM - Air Turbine motor AW - Airlift Wing AWAD - All Weather Airborne Delivery System BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again C / N - The Construction Number, also known as manufacturer's serial number (msn), is the permanent identity of an aircraft assigned by the manufacturer. C-130 - AKA Hercules, Herc CCK - Ching Chuan Kang Air Base is a Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) base located in Taichung, Taiwan. CDS - Container Delivery System CLSS - Combat Logistics Support Squadron Cr - Crashed CRB - Cam Ranh Bay CWB - Center Wing Box CYA - Cover Your Asp DAM - Damaged DOD - Department Of Defense E & E - Electrical and Environmental Systems EAS - Expeditionary Airlift Squadron ECM - Electronic Counter Measures ECS - Electronic Combat Squadron EWP - Emergency War Plan FAF - Fly Around the Flag pole FIGMO - Finally I Got My Orders FNG - F&*^ing New Guys FOB - Forward Operating Base FOBAR - F&*^ed Up Beyond All Repair FOD - Foreign Object Debris or Foreign Object Damage Gelac - Lockheed-Georgia Marietta, GA GTC - Gas Turbine Compressor HERP - Hostile Environment Repair Procedures HOC - Hercules Operation Council HUW - Hurry Up and Wait IAP - International Airport IAR - International Air Response IED - Improvised Explosive Device LAPES - Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System LMAP - Left hand mill around pattern LMCO - Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT - NYSE symbol Lockheed Martin LPU - Life Preserver Unit LVIS - Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor MAC - Military Airlift Command MATS - Military Air Transport Service MRE - Meal, Ready-to-Eat PACAF - Pacific Air Forces PCA (ed) - Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA), which describes the reassignment of active duty personnel to a new unit within the same military base. PCS (ed) - Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is the official relocation of an active duty military service member—along with any family members living with her or him—to a different duty location, RAF - Royal Air Force RAM - Rapid Area Maintenance Team SEA - South East Asia SKE - Station Keeping Equipment SNAFU . Situation Normal, All Fouled ( or word of your choice) UP SOG - Special Operations Group SOS - Special Operations Squadron SOW - Special Operations Wing SVAF - South Vietnam Air Force TAC - Tactical Airlift Command TAD - .Navy in place of TDY. Temporary Attached Duty. TAS - Tactical Airlift Squadron TATG - Tactical Airlift Training Group TATS - Tactical Airlift Training Squadron TCS - Troop Carrier Squadron TDS - Temperature Datum System TDY - Temporary Duty Assignment TG - Test Group TIT - Turbine Inlet Temperature TO - The Air Force Technical Order (TO) System provides educational and operational tools for supporting AF-wide operations and maintenance programs. TOLD - Takeoff and Landing Data TSN - Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955– 1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. W/O - Written off WAF - Women in the Air Force, the program ended in 1976 when women were accepted into the USAF on an equal basis with men. WFU - Withdrawn from use WRS - Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Talon F/E Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Updated list; STAR; Surface To Air Recovery (Fulton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwylie Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Klong Airlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Here is a few more. AB: Air Base AD: Air Division AF: Air Force AFB: Air Force Base ANG: Air National Guard AP: Airport AMARC: Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ ANLC: Army-Navy Liquidation Commission BG: Bombardment Group BS: Bombardment Squadron C/N: Construction Number or Control Number CAP: Civil Air Patrol CCTS: Combat Crew Training Squadron DOW: Died of Wounds. FMS: Foreign Military Sales FY: Fiscal Year IAAFA: Intra-America Air Forces Academy JASDF: Japan Air Self Defense Force KIA: Killed In Action MAP: Military Assistance Program MASDC: Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center MIA: Missing In Action NACA: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASM: National Air and Space Museum NE: North East NEIAF: Netherlands East Indies Air Force NW: North West PLAAF: People's Liberation Army Air Force POW: Prisoner of War RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force RAF: Royal Air Force RCAF: Royal Canadian Air Force RFC: Reconstruction Finance Corporation RMC: Returned to Military Control RNZAF: Royal New Zealand Air Force ROCAF: Republic of China Air Force RVN: Republic of Vietnam SE: South East SOC: Struck Off Charge SOS: Special Operations Squadron SS: Support Squadron SVN: South Vietnam SW: South West TAG: Tactical Airlift Group TAS: Tactical Airlift Squadron TAW: Tactical Airlift Wing TCS: Troop Carrier Squadron TCW: Troop Carrier Wing USAAC: United States Army Air Corps USAAF: United States Army Air Forces USAF: United States Air Force VIP: Very Important Person VNAF: South Vietnamese Air Force WAA: War Assets Administration W/O: Written Off WFU: Withdrawn From Use WPAFB: Wright Patterson Air Force Base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 C-130 - AKA Four Fan Trash Can C-130 - AKA Four Fans of Freedom JEEP - Just Enough Education To Pass IYAAYAS - If You Ain't Ammo, You Ain't Shit 3C - Cross Cultural Competence ARI - Alcohol Related Incident ERO - Engine Running Onload/Offload FGO - Field Grade Officer (majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels) PFM - Pure F&*^king Magic; Term to refer to a technical problem that somehow resolved itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 AC Gen - Alternating Current Generator or Aircraft Generator T Handle - Fire warning control devices (shaped like the letter T) located in the cockpit. Each engine had one handle. in the event of an engine fire, the T Handle for the affected engine would flash red lights. Pulling the handle would discharge fire extinguishers in the affected engine and would shut down the engine and feather the prop. (TMI?) ASS - Anti-skid system. Acted like Antilock brakes for the main landing gear. NERTS - Not repairable this station. Aircraft parts so severely damaged, they cannot be repaired locally and have to be sent to a major repair facility. Midnight Chow - SOS smothering toast and scrambled eggs. UMMMMM UMMMM GOOD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 One correction on you updated list: FUBAR (not FOBAR) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 "T Handle - Fire warning control devices (shaped like the letter T) located in the cockpit. Each engine had one handle. in the event of an engine fire, the T Handle for the affected engine would flash red lights. Pulling the handle would discharge fire extinguishers in the affected engine and would shut down the engine and feather the prop. (TMI?)" Could be my CRS again, but I am thinking pulling the "T" handle would position all the fire extingusher valves to that engine, Shut off all systems to that engine, feather the prop, but a button had to be pushed before the fire extinusher bottle would be activated. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronc Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 "T Handle - Fire warning control devices (shaped like the letter T) located in the cockpit. Each engine had one handle. in the event of an engine fire, the T Handle for the affected engine would flash red lights. Pulling the handle would discharge fire extinguishers in the affected engine and would shut down the engine and feather the prop. (TMI?)" Could be my CRS again, but I am thinking pulling the "T" handle would position all the fire extingusher valves to that engine, Shut off all systems to that engine, feather the prop, but a button had to be pushed before the fire extinusher bottle would be activated. ??? donwon, You are 100% correct, the act of pulling the fire handle provides power for the agent discharge switch, to fire the bottle you must activate the switch. One other small correction, a flashing light either red or green (NVG) is a turbine overheat while a steady light in the fire handle is a fire. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACGuy Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 WRONG! Pulling the T-handle does NOT provide power to discharge the fire bottles. Pulling the T-handle does nothing more than actuate the valves on the system to direct the agent to the appropriate engine. It also cuts fuel, bleed air, oil pumps, feathers the prop, etc. as stated above. However, at ANY TIME you can press the agent discharge switch to the 1 or 2 position and the agent will discharge BY DEFAULT to the #2 engine at anytime, provided no T-handles are pulled. If any of the T-handles are pulled, it will discharge to that particular engine or the APU based on valve positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzoomie32065 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Remember before they fixed the "B" model fire warning system the fire warning lights would illuminate when the aircraft was climbing towards the sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 WRONG! Pulling the T-handle does NOT provide power to discharge the fire bottles. Pulling the T-handle does nothing more than actuate the valves on the system to direct the agent to the appropriate engine. It also cuts fuel, bleed air, oil pumps, feathers the prop, etc. as stated above. However, at ANY TIME you can press the agent discharge switch to the 1 or 2 position and the agent will discharge BY DEFAULT to the #2 engine at anytime, provided no T-handles are pulled. If any of the T-handles are pulled, it will discharge to that particular engine or the APU based on valve positions. Think maybe there's a little confusion with this. My understanding, granted from an aging memory. 1. Pull the T handle. 2. closes both hydraulic valves to create run-a-round circuit, 1 solenoid operated, 1 motor operated. 3. closes fuel valves - 2 if I remember correctly, supply and from fuel control. 4. closes oil valve. 5. closes bleed air valve. 6. positions fire directional control valves to that engine. By design FDCV are defaulted to #2 eng. Has to be configured to start somewhere. 1 valve from the bottles (under bottles), 1 valve to select wing (under bottles), 1 valve (inbd dry bays - I always checked the positioning of these with my finger during the -1 preflight - only ever found 1 that was put in backwards) to select engine on that wing. 7. also energizes the fire agent discharge switch, else the agent could be discharged without a handle even being pulled. 8. feathers the prop. Something about speed sensitive control pops into my head but can't remember why or even if affected. Another note: if the 2nd bottle is needed it will be directed to where ever the last T handle was pulled. Thus if a 2nd engine gets shut down without agent discharge and the 2nd bottle is needed on the 1st engine shutdown, you have to reset the T handle for the 1st engine and re-pull it to reset the FDCV. 1986 was the last year i was on a Herc, so there's 27 years of dust on my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 FANG - F@*king Air National Guard RAFSOB - Regular Air Force SOB GCAS - Ground Collision Avoidance System GPWS - Ground Proximity Warning System (between GCAS and GPWS one was bitching Bob and the other Bitching Betty) TCAS - Traffic Collision Avoidance System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 TCTO - Time Compliance Technical Order TLAR - That Looks About Right WAG - Wild-Ass Guess SWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess NVG - Night Vision Goggles EGI - Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation FDCV - Fire Detection Control Valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronc Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 WRONG! Pulling the T-handle does NOT provide power to discharge the fire bottles. Pulling the T-handle does nothing more than actuate the valves on the system to direct the agent to the appropriate engine. It also cuts fuel, bleed air, oil pumps, feathers the prop, etc. as stated above. However, at ANY TIME you can press the agent discharge switch to the 1 or 2 position and the agent will discharge BY DEFAULT to the #2 engine at anytime, provided no T-handles are pulled. If any of the T-handles are pulled, it will discharge to that particular engine or the APU based on valve positions. GACGuy, First off, relax no need to shout, were all friends here! Could you provide schematics or T.O. references to support your theory that the discharge switch is always powered? Not saying you're wrong but it does go against all training I have received. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Not saying you're wrong but it does go against all training I have received. Ron Ronc, Very tactfully done. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 GACGuy, First off, relax no need to shout, were all friends here! Could you provide schematics or T.O. references to support your theory that the discharge switch is always powered? Not saying you're wrong but it does go against all training I have received. Ron WRONG! Pulling the T-handle does NOT provide power to discharge the fire bottles. Pulling the T-handle does nothing more than actuate the valves on the system to direct the agent to the appropriate engine. It also cuts fuel, bleed air, oil pumps, feathers the prop, etc. as stated above. However, at ANY TIME you can press the agent discharge switch to the 1 or 2 position and the agent will discharge BY DEFAULT to the #2 engine at anytime, provided no T-handles are pulled. If any of the T-handles are pulled, it will discharge to that particular engine or the APU based on valve positions. Ok, lets solve this issue. Right from the -1, or at least from the -1 that I have. Good to know that after 27 odd years my memory wasn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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