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20MM = A LARGE SHELL FIRED FROM THE FOUR F-100 CANNONS
3RD SURGE = SLANG FOR 3RD SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT LONG BIEN
7TH = AIR FORCE
AAA = ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY
ABCCC = AIRBORNE BATTLEFIELD COMMAND & CONTROL CENTER
AC = AIRCRAFT COMMANDER
ADC = AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
ADF= AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER (RADIO)
ADI = ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR
AFB = AIR FORCE BASE
AFV = AMERICAN FRIENDS OF VIETNAM (QUAKERS)
AFVN = ARMED FORCES RADIO NETWORK VIET NAM
AGENCY = CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
AID = AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AIM = AIRBORNE INTERCEPT MISSILE (U.S. MILITARY)
AIRA = AIR ATTACHÉ
AK-47 = SOVIET-MADE MILITARY RIFLE
ALLEY CAT = CALLSIGN FOR AN ABCCC
AP =ARMOR PIERCING OR AIR POLICE
APC =ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER
API = ARMOR-PIERCING INCENDIARY
APO =ARMY POST OFFICE
APU = AUXILIARY POWER UNIT
ARVN = ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIET-NAM (ANTI-COMMUNIST)
ASAP = AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ASU = ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
ATC = AIR TRAINING COMMAND
AWOL = ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
AWP = AMERICANS FOR WINNING THE PEACE
B-52 = USAF HIGH-ALTITUDE (STRATEGIC) BOMBER
BAR = BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE (U.S MILITARY)
BASE = DAILY CODE ALTITUDE
BEAR = ELECTRONIC WARFARE OFFICER IN BACKSEAT OF F-105F
BINGO = CODE FOR JUST ENOUGH FUEL REMAINING TO RTB
BLUE CHIP = AIR CONTROL CENTER AT 7TH AIR FORCE
BNH = BIEN HOA
BOQ = BACHELOR OFFICERS QUARTERS, THE “Q”
CAG = COMMANDER, AIR GROUP (U.S. NAVY, PRONOUNCED "CAG")
CAMO = CAMOUFLAGE
CAP = COMBAT AIR PATROL
CAS = CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
CBU = CLUSTER BOMB UNIT
CHANDELLE = A CLIMBING TURN WHILE REVERSING DIRECTION
CHINA BOY = MIKE FORCE CALL SIGN; THE COMMANDER IS CHINA BOY ACTUAL
CIA = CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (FORMERLY THE OSS)
CIB = COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE
CID = ARMY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CINCLANT =COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ATLANTIC FORCES (U.S. NAVY)
CINCLANTFLT =COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET (U.S. NAVY)
CINCPAC =COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, PACIFIC FORCES (U.S. NAVY)
CINCPAC = COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, PACIFIC
CJCS = CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
CNO = CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
CNVA = COMMITTEE FOR NON-VIOLENT ACTION
CO = CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION/OR COMMANDING OFFICER
COMMO = COMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY GRADE = LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAINS
COMUSMACV = COMMANDER, U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND, VIETNAM
CORDS = CIVILIAN OPERATIONS AND REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
CORDS = SLANG FOR COORDINATES
COSVN = CENTRAL OFFICE OF SOUTH VIETNAM
CP = COMMAND POST
C-RATS = FIELD RATION TYPE C
CRICKET = CALLSIGN FOR AN ABCCC
CSAF = CHIEF OF STAFF AIR FORCE
DA = DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DASH K = SLANG FOR .51 CAL GUN
DCAO = DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR AIR OPERATIONS
DCI = DIRECTOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
DEROS = DATE ELIGIBLE FOR RETURN OVERSEAS
DISUM = DAILY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
DM = DAVIS MONTHAN AFB, TUCSON, AZ
DMZ = DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DIVIDING NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM)
DNIF = DUTY NOT INVOLVING FLYING
DO = DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
DOD = DE