APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS

APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS A/A— Air to air. AAB— Aviation armament bulletin. AAC— Aviation armament change, ABSLA— Approved basic stock level of ammunition. ACM— Air combat maneuver. AFB— Airframe bulletin. AFC— Airframe change. AFTER ENGINE TURNUP– That time in the prior-to-launch phase when the pilot has completed his pretaxi checklist. AFTER LANDING/GROUND ABORT— That time after landing or ground abort phase when the pilot has completed the after landing checklist. AIG— Air to ground. AGM– Air-launched, surface attack, guided missile. AIM— Air-launched, aerial intercept, guided missile. AIMD— Aviation intermediate maintenance department. AIRBORNE STORE— Fuel and spray tanks, nonexpendable training weapons, pods (refueling, gun, ECM, etc.). This includes all similar items intended for carriage by aircraft, including racks, launchers, and detachable pylons that do not normally separate from the aircraft in flight. AIRBORNE WEAPON— All missiles, rockets, bombs, mines, torpedoes, and all similar items intended for carriage by aircraft that are normally separated from the aircraft in flight. AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT SYSTEM– Aircraft armament subsystems that, when interconnected, give the aircraft its airborne weapons/stores capability. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION— The system and components required to carry or deliver a specific airborne weapon/store. AIRCRAFT LOAD PLAN— A chart/form used to assign weapons to a particular bomb rack/station for loading. AMAC— Aircraft monitor and control. A functional test of the aircraft monitor and control system, release system, and jettison system for nuclear weapons. AOCS– Aviation ordnance control station. ARM– Antiradiation missile. ARM, ARMING— The action that changes ammunition from a safe condition to a state of readiness for initiation. ASW— Antisubmarine warfare. AT– Arming time. ATM– Air-launched, training, guided missile. AT/PERS– High-explosive antitank/antipersonnel. ATR– Ammunition transaction report. AUR– All-up-round. The complete assembly of a weapon normally shipped to the operating forces. The weapon requires no assembly or functional checks before loading on the aircraft for delivery to the target. AVB— Avionics bulletin. AVC– Avionics change. AI-1