Robert Podboy

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.

At the end of the Vietnam War, did the US leave behind any C-130’s or enough cannibalized parts to make operational planes? If so is the status of the planes known?