Robert Podboy

BS - Black Syphilis. STD uncureable stran from East Asia. GI's that got it were sent to and island someware in the Pacific and written off

From: C-130 Broad Area Review January 1998 Section 9.1 Glossary of Terms http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/docs/c-130-bartoc.htm AFI - Air Force Instruction AFSOC - Air Force Special Operations Command. The major Air Force Command over special air operations (PSYOP, gunship, ABCCC, etc.) BAR - Broad Area Review CAD - Combat Air Delivery - delivering cargo by landing at an airfield (airland) or dropping it by parachute (aerial delivery). CRM - Cockpit Resource Management. Training which focuses on enhancing crew synergy and coordinating mission accomplishment and handling unusual or emergency situations. CVR - Cockpit Voice Recorder DFDR - Digital Flight Data Recorder - a tape recording system that constantly records some aircraft flight instrument readings. ESU - Electrical System Upgrade. The C-130 programmed modification to provide no-break power to the sensitive, critical components. FAA - Federal Aviation Administration FCF - Functional check flight. The test flight done immediately following major aircraft maintenance. FMEA - Failure Modes and Effects Analysis FMECA - Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis IDCU - Integrated Display Control Unit INU - Inertial Navigation Unit ISO - Isochronal inspection. A home station maintenance action requiring partial disassembly of the airframe. LTM - Lockheed Technical Manual NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board OJT - On-the-job training PDM - Programmed Depot Maintenance. Periodic major preventative maintenance performed on an aircraft at a maintenance depot. PQDR - Product Quality Deficiency Report PSI (or psi) - Pounds Per Square Inch PSYOP - (pronounced si-op) Psychological Warfare Operations RPM - Revolutions Per Minute. In reference to the C-130, 100% engine RPM is 13,820 RPM and 100% propeller RPM is 1020 RPM. SCNS - (pronounced "skins") The self-contained navigation system. SECAF - Secretary of the Air Force SPO - System Program Office. The Air Force office which handles life cycle management of a weapon system. TD - Temperature Datum System, which is composed primarily of the TD valve and TD amplifier (TD amp). NULL - Refers to the condition when the TD Amp sends no signal to the TD valve. PUT - Refers to the condition when the TD Amp sends a signal to the TD Valve to add fuel. TAKE - Refers to the condition when the TD Amp sends a signal to the TD Valve to restrict some fuel. Aerial Delivery - Combat Air Delivery wherein cargo or paratroopers are dropped by parachute. Airland - Combat Air Delivery wherein cargo or personnel are delivered by landing at an airfield. Assault Landing - A short field landing (3,500’ or shorter runway). Bailout - Emergency egress of an aircraft via parachute. Bold Face - Critical items in the flight manual that must be performed immediately to avoid aggravating an emergency and causing injury or damage. These items must be committed to memory. Class A Mishap - An accident which results in loss of life, permanent disability, loss of aircraft, or over $1M in damage. Commando Solo II - The name for the Psychological Warfare (PSYOP) Mission flown by one ANG unit. Crossfeed - To transfer fuel from any tank by routing the fuel through the crossfeed manifold. Ditching - An emergency procedure by which an aircrew attempts to land a land-based aircraft on the water. Fuselage tanks - Fuel tanks in the cargo compartment of some C-130 aircraft. Fuselage tanks - Fuel tanks in the cargo compartment of some C-130 aircraft. Gravity Feed - When fuel flows directly from a tank to its associated engine without the use of fuel tank boost pumps. Master Engine - Engine whose propeller RPM is used as the standard against which all other (slave) engines are synchronized. Pogo - Draining a small amount of fuel out of aircraft tanks to check for contamination. Rollback - An event in which multiple engines experience a sudden, relatively small, and simultaneous reduction in engine RPM--uncommanded by the crew and with no prior indications of engine problems. Slave Engine - Engine whose propeller blade angle is adjusted, via the synchrophaser, to remain in phase and pitch with the master engine. Sump - Draining a tank at its lowest point to check for and drain water or any other contaminants. Tank-to-Engine - A fuel management configuration in which each engine is fed by the corresponding fuel tank above it.

It’s interesting that Lockheed Martin web site states that Service News magazine was published by Lockheed Martin from 1974 to 2003. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/aeronautics/eoc/service-news-magazine-archive.html but the C-130Hercules.net main page link has Lockheed Martin Service News magazine copies from 1956 (with gaps 1965- 1973 and 2005 to present day). Are the gaps for ‘at war’ years? How does LMC update people who have a need-to-know during gap periods?

The relationship of following acronyms is described in Maintenance for a New Hercules By Scott Brinegar Dan Budde, Chris Crabb, and Duane Szalwinski LOCKHEED MARTIN Service News http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/aeronautics/eoc/service-news-magazine-archive.html Vol. 26, No. 2, April - June 1999 (starts on page 3) ACAWS - Advisory, Caution, and Warning System AMU - Avionics Management Unit CNI-SP - Communication, Navigation, Identification System Processor CMDU - Color Multipurpose Display Unit DGMP - Deployed Ground Maintenance Program DSDTS - Dual Slot Data Transfer System EMS - Engine Monitoring System GBDS - Ground Based Data System GMS - Ground Maintenance System MC - Mission Computer MWO - Maintenance Work Order OMP-MC - Operational Maintenance Program - Mission Computer OMS - Organizational Maintenance Software PMA - Portable Maintenance Aid RMM - Removable Memory Module SHM - Structural Health Monitoring

C-130 - AKA Mortar Magnets CMDS - Countermeasure Dispensing System AMLCD - Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display CMDU - Color Multipurpose Display Unit (cockpit display on KC-130J aircraft) MFCD - Multi-Function Color Display OPSEC - Operations Security

Evidently a C-130B was modified to JC-130 configuration for use as an ‘airborne satellite retriever’. How was it supposed to work? Did it ever retrieve a falling satellite?

C-130 - AKA 'Fat Alberts' Blue Angels support aircraft ASR - Airborne Satelite Retriever FOIA - Freedom of Information Act AIB - USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Board SIB - USAF Safety Investigation Board TERPS - Terminal Instrument Procedures (Forms) AWADS - Adverse Weather Air Drop System (corrected changed All to Adverse)

AWADS - All-Weather Air Drop System RFP - Requests For Proposals PBDs - Prop-Blast Deflectors CASF - Composite Air Strike Force GCA - Ground Controlled Approach DZ - Drop Zone

MAFFS - Modular Airborne FireFighting System AFW - Anti-flash white is a brilliant white color paint. The purpose of the color was to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants. WFU - Waiting Future Use, the more common use is Withdrawn From Use NC - Not Compliant TDCV - Temperature Datum Control Valve TDC - Temperature Datum Control

US Herk, Thanks for getting us back on thread Here's an updated list: Acronym Description C-130 related? M for maybe related, N for Not related AA - Air America 3C - Cross Cultural Competence AAF - Afghan Air Force AB - Air Base or Airman Basic ABCCC - Airborne Battlefield Command and Control ABDR - Aircraft Battle Damage Repair ACC - Air Combat Command ACS - Air Commando Squadron AD - Air Division ADF - Automatic Direction Finder AF - Air Force AFB - Air Force Base AFP - Armed Forces of the Philippines AFRES - Air Force Reserve AFSC - Air Force Specialty Code AGE - Aerospace Ground Equipment AKA - Also Known As ALARP - Air-Landed Arming and Refueling Point (UK Herk) AMARC - Aircraft Maintenance And Regeneration Center, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ "the bone yard" AMC - Air Mobility Command AMC - Air Mission Commander AMC - Air Mission Commander ANCL - Army-Navy Liquidation Commission ANG - Air National Guard AOG - Aircraft On Ground AOR - Area Of Responsibility AP - Airport APU - Axillary Power Unit ARA - Airborne Radar Approach ARI - Alcohol Related Incident AS - Airlift Squadron ASAP - As Soon As Possible ATM - Air Turbine motor AW - Airlift Wing AWAD - All Weather Airborne Delivery System AWP - Awaiting Parts BS - Bombardment Squadron 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 C-130 - AKA 'The Samaritan of the Skies' C-130 - AKA Four Fan Trash Can C-130 - AKA Four Fans of Freedom CARP - Computed Air Release Point CCK - Ching Chuan Kang Air Base is a Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) base located in Taichung, Taiwan. CCTS - Combat Crew Training Squadron CDC - Control Display Computer CDS - Container Delivery System CDS - Container Delivery System CEP - Circular Error Probability CLSS - Combat Logistics Support Squadron Cr - Crashed CRB - Cam Ranh Bay CRL - Container Ramp Load CRS - Container Release System CWB - Center Wing Box CYA - Cover Your Asp DAM - Damaged DMC - Deputy Mission Commander DOD - Department Of Defense E & E - Electrical and Environmental Systems EAMs - Emergency Action Messages EAS - Expeditionary Airlift Squadron ECM - Electronic Counter Measures ECS - Electronic Combat Squadron EGI - Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation EMI - ElectroMagnetic Interference filters ERO - Engine Running Onload/Offload EWP - Emergency War Plan FAC - Forward Air Control (FAC; "Flare") FAF - Fly Around the Flag pole FARP - Forward Area Refuel Point FARRP - Forward Area Rearm and Refuel Point FGO - Field Grade Officer (majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels) FLIR - Forward Looking Infrared sensor FMC - Fully Mission Capable FMS - Field Maintence Squadron or Foreign Military Sales FOB - Forward Operating Base FOD - Foreign Object Debris or Foreign Object Damage FY - Fiscal Year G-LOC - G-induced Loss of Consciousness Gelac - Lockheed-Georgia Marietta, GA GPES - Ground Proximity Extraction System GRADS - Ground Release Airdrop System GTC - Gas Turbine Compressor HAPR - High Altitude Release Point HERP - Hostile Environment Repair Procedures HF - High Frequency HOC - Hercules Operation Council HSLLADS - High Speed Low-Level Aerial Delivery System IAP - International Airport IAR - International Air Response IAW . In Accordance With IDS - Infrared Detection Set IED - Improvised Explosive Device IFE - In-Flight Emergency INOP - Inoperative/Inoperable INS - Inertial Navigation System IRS - Inertial Reference System JASDF - Japan Air Self Defense Force JATO - Jet-Assisted Takeoff KIA - Killed In Action LAPES - Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System LAPES - Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System LCLA - Low Cost Low Altitude airdrop LMAP - Left hand mill around pattern LMCO - Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT - NYSE symbol Lockheed Martin LOAN - LOng RAnge Navigation LPU - Life Preserver Unit LVIS - Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor MAC - Military Airlift Command MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detector system (the Black Crow) MASDC - Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center MATS - Military Air Transport Service MC - Mission Computer MFD - Mutli-Function Display MPF - Military Personnel Flight NEIAF - Netherlands East Indies Air Force NKAWTG - Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas NLG - Nose Landing Gear NVD - Night Vision Device NVG - Night Vision Goggles aircraft compatible lighting NVIS - Night Vision Imaging System OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom OND - Operation New Dawn 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, PDS - Permanent Duty Station PFM - Pure F&*^king Magic; Term to refer to a technical problem that somehow resolved itself PI - Point of Impact PLADS - Parachute Low Altitude Delivery System POW - Prisoner of War R&R - (1) Remove and Replace,(2) Rest and Recuperation (or Rest and Relaxation)(or Rest and Recreation) RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force RAF - Royal Air Force RAM - Rapid Area Maintenance Team RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force RCR - Reverse Current Relay RFF - Request For Forces (initiated by Army) RGR - Rapid Ground Refueling RNAV - aRea NAVigation RNLTD - Report No Later Than Date RNV - Republic of Vietnam RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force ROCAF - Republic of China Air Force RTIC - Real Time In the Cockpit RTMC - Returned to Military Control SAR - Search And Rescue SCA - Self-Contained Approach SCNS - Self Contained Navigation System SEA - South East Asia SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape SKE - Station Keeping Equipment SKE - Station Keeping SOC - Struck Off Charge SOG - Special Operations Group SOS - Special Operations Squadron SOW - Special Operations Wing SS - Support Squadron STAR(S) - Fulton Surface To Air Recovery system or STARS (aka a Sky Hook Extraction) STOL - Short Take-Off and Landing SVAF - South Vietnam Air Force SVN - South Vietnam TA - Terrain Avoidance TAC - Tactical Airlift Command TACAMO - Take Charge and Move Out TACAN - TACtical Air Navigation TAD - .Navy in place of TDY. Temporary Attached Duty. TAG - Tactical Airlift Group TAS - Tactical Airlift Squadron TATG - Tactical Airlift Training Group TATS - Tactical Airlift Training Squadron TAW - Tactical Airlift Wing TCS - Troop Carrier Squadron TCS - Troop Carrier Squadron TCTO - Time Compliance Technical Order TCW - Troop Carrier Wing TDS - Temperature Datum System TDY - Temporary Duty Assignment TF - Terrain Following 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. UHF - Ultra-High Frequency USAF -- United States Air Force VG - Vertical Gyro VHF - Very High Frequency VOR - Visual Omni Range W/O - Written off WAA - War Assets Administration 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 WPAFB - Wright Patterson Air Force Base WRS - Weather Reconnaissance Squadron May be C-130 related BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again M DOW - Died of Wounds. M FIGMO - Finally I Got My Orders M FNG - F&*^ing New Guys M FUBAR - F&*^ed Up Beyond All Repair M HUW - Hurry Up and Wait M IYAAYAS - If You Ain't Ammo, You Ain't Shit M MRE - Meal, Ready-to-Eat M NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics M NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration M PFT - Physical Fitness Test M PLAAF - People's Liberation Army Air Force M RFC - Reconstruction Finance Corporation M SNAFU . Situation Normal, All Fouled ( or word of your choice) UP M SWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess M TLAR - That Looks About Right M VIP - Very Important Person M WAG - Wild-Ass Guess M Not C-130 related CAP - Civil Air Patrol N DBA - Dirtbag Airman (An Airman who does not represent the Air Force Core Values) N IAAFA - Intra-America Air Forces Academy N JEEP - Just Enough Education To Pass N MAP - Military Assistance Program N NASM - National Air and Space Museum N USAAC - United States Army Air Corps N USAAF - United States Army Air Forces N

Today and everyday giving thanks for all you do. OEF - Operation ENDURING FREEDOM OIF - Operation IRAQI FREEDOM OND - Operation NEW DAWN

PFT - Physical Fitness Test MPF - Military Personnel Flight NKAWTG - Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas RNLTD - Report No Later Than Date RTIC - Real Time In the Cockpit SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape

INOP - Inoperative/Inoperable IFE - In-Flight Emergency G-LOC - G-induced Loss of Consciousness FMC - Fully Mission Capable PDS - Permanent Duty Station RFF - Request For Forces (initiated by Army)

How would you use the acronym PCOD in a sentence?

TACAMO - Take Charge and Move Out EAMs - Emergency Action Messages AOR - Area Of Responsibility JATO - Jet-Assisted Takeoff SAR - Search And Rescue R&R -(1) Remove and Replace,(2) Rest and Recuperation (or Rest and Relaxation)(or Rest and Recreation)

The National Museum of the USAF (Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 near Dayton) does a great job with it’s website virtual tours. I especially like the 360 degree cockpit tours @ http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/virtualtour/cockpits.asp But apparently, they haven’t videoed a C-130 cockpit yet. Does anyone know if other museums do virtual tours and have done a C-130 cockpit? A virtual tour of the outside of a AC-130A is in the Cold War section of the museum @ http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com Just click on the blue button on the Map by the top-view outline of the C-130.

You would think that all aircraft NLG – Nose Landing Gear lockout pins would be the same so that the CFR - Crash Fire Rescue team member who is supposed to pin it during an emergency wouldn’t have to carry a selection of pins. Or maybe there a pin available in the wheel-well?

NLG - Nose Landing Gear DBA - Dirtbag Airman (An Airman who does not represent the Air Force Core Values) AWP - Awaiting Parts AOG - Aircraft On Ground IAW . In Accordance With ALCON - All Concerned (used in message headers for mass emailings)

Maybe the squadron information will help jog someone’s memory. August 12, 1972 : C-130E 62-1853, c/n 3817, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down during take-off from Sóc Trăng, South Vietnam

C-130 - AKA 'The Samaritan of the Skies' MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detector system (the Black Crow) FLIR - Forward Looking Infrared sensor AFSC - Air Force Specialty Code FAC - Forward Air Control (FAC; "Flare") EMI - ElectroMagnetic Interference

These are not acronyms but are WOM - Worthily Of Mention Hangar "[#]" - A nonexistent hangar (e.g. if there are 4 hangars, then it would be hangar 5) heard most often over the radio. Code for the bathroom/Porta John. Example: "Get me to hangar 5!" Doolie - nickname for a first year Air Force Academy cadet Butterbar - Slang expression for the rank of second lieutenant; refers to the distinctive gold color of the rank insignia. Pop Tart - Airman who's technical career schools are 6 weeks or less Shirt - A unit first sergeant Tail-End Charlie - Person bringing up the rear of a formation or a tail gunner

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

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

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

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.