APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS-Cont.

AWB— Airborne weapons bulletin. AWC– Airborne weapons change. AYB— Accessory bulletin. AYC– Accessory change. BD– Base detonating. BDU– Bomb dummy unit. CHAFF— A radar reflective material used to deceive or counteract unfriendly radar or destructive offensive ordnance. C H E C K L I S T – An individual sequence of procedures bearing a title and constituting a part of a publication designated as the loading checklist. CINCLANTFLT— Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet. BEFORE ENGINE TURNUP– That time in the CINCPACFLT– Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet. prior-to-launch evolution when the pilot is commencing general aircraft ground inspection CNO– Chief of Naval Operations. or checks and extending until the inspections or checks are complete. CO– Commanding Officer. BIT, BITE— Built-in test. COG— Cognizance symbol, Indicates the command, bureau, or office that has control over supply BPDSMS– Basic Point Defense Surface Missile and/or distribution of the material. System. CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS– Nonnuclear CAD— Cartridge-actuated device. weapons. This excludes all biological weapons and generally excludes chemical weapons except CAIMS— Conventional Ammunition Integrated for existing smoke, incendiary agents, and agents Management System. of riot-control weapons. CARTRIDGE— A complete assembly consisting of an initiator and a pressure-producing propellant in a suitable case. Impulse cartridges have no projectiles. A cartridge may be electrically or mechanically fired. CAUTION— An operating procedure, practice, or condition that, if not strictly observed, could result in damage to or destruction of equipment. CBU— Cluster bomb unit. It consists of a number of bombs contained in a dispenser or clustering device and suspended from a bomb rack. A CBU may function while on the rack or after release. CV– Aircraft carrier. DAAS— Defense Automatic Addressing System. DEARMING AREA– That area where a weapon is changed from a state of readiness for initiation to a safe condition. When forward-firing weapons are involved, the area ahead of the aircraft must be clear and kept clear until weapon safing procedures are completed. DODIC– Department of Defense Identification Code. DOT– Department of Transportation. CCG— Computer control group. DOWNLOADING— An operation that removes airborne weapons/stores from aircraft. CCO— Combat cargo officer. DROPPING SAFE– Releasing an airborne CG— Center of gravity. weapon/store in a safe or unarmed condition so that it will not function upon impact. AI-2