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WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical ORI Operational Readiness Inspection IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee Performance Statements avoid using acronyms and abbreviations. N KOM Knowledge Operations Management U MAJCOM Major Command NLT Not Later Than AF NBC OCONUS Outside Continental United States USAFRICOM United States Africa Command STRATCOM US Strategic Command VHF Very High Frequency NVG Night Vision Goggles V SrA Senior Airman USACOM United States Atlantic Command 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Quarter or Qtr, 2004 or '04 * Airmen NET Not Earlier Than STRATCOM US Strategic Command Use FY04 (not FY 04) . PIRR Participating Individual Reservist CMT Charge Medical Technician NCOA Non-commissioned Officer Academy POC Point of Contact SWA Southwest Asia S SAV Staff Assistance Visit ORI Operational Readiness Inspection SSS Senior Service School I OPR Officer Performance Report SDE Senior Developmental Education POC Professional Officer Course H SECDEF Secretary of Defense CJTF-HOA Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces MSgt Master Sergeant TSgt Technical Sergeant PACAF Pacific Air Forces Minimize the use of acronyms that arent commonly understood across the Air Force. USACOM United States Atlantic Command UAC Unit Advisory Council PCA Permanent Change of Assignment PM Program Manager EUCOM European Command SQ Squadron WRM War Reserve Materiel, C3I Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence, C4 Command, Control, Communications and Computers, C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence, C4ISR C4, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, CJTF-HOA Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, CY Calendar Year LIMFAC Limiting Factor PACAF Pacific Air Forces CY Calendar Year IAW In Accordance With SJA Staff Judge Advocate POTUS President of the United States W WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command . COMSEC Communications Security IR Individual Reservist RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers MSgt Master Sergeant DAV Deployment Assistance Visit UN United Nations CY Calendar Year M Million (as in dollars) PIRR Participating Individual Reservist O&M Operating and Maintenance MAJCOM Major Command GWOT Global War on Terrorism SPINS Special Instructions These include training, deployment, position, weapons, equipment and much more. RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation UMD unit manning document PIRR Participating Individual Reservist UN United Nations STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers L ORE Operational Readiness Exercise CE Civil Engineer MEL Mission Essential Listing SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network NCO Non-commissioned officer In order to not waste space in the body of the EPR, the most efficient way to define acronyms you plan to use is in the admin blocks of the EPR (Organization, Job Description, Duty Title). BAH - Basic Allowance for Housing. SSS Senior Service School USAFRICOM United States Africa Command IAW In Accordance With OPlan Operations Plan JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff The information contained herein is based on input and analysis from January 2022 to August 2022. TSgt Technical Sergeant EUCOM European Command IAW In Accordance With ORI Operational Readiness Inspection MPF Military Personnel Flight ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps TMO Traffic Management Office UE Unit Equipped UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle JFC Joint Forces Commander OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM OTS Officer Training School OPSEC Operations Security UIF Unfavorable Information File OPSEC Operations Security USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command OPR Office of Primary Responsibility SOS Squadron Officers School USAFA United States Air Force Academy SPINS Special Instructions SDE Senior Developmental Education SPINS Special Instructions PT Physical Training STRATCOM US Strategic Command Acronyms and Abbreviations that don't have to be defined before using in an EPR, AFFSC Air Force Financial Service Center, AFOSH Air Force Office of Safety and Health, AFOSI Air Force Office of Special Investigations, AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command, AFSO21 Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System, AWC Air War College TDY Temporary Duty PIRR Participating Individual Reservist USEUCOM United States European Command LAN Local Area Network SSS Senior Service School USA United States Army Air Force Abbreviations 13. SOS Squadron Officers School RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation JFC Joint Forces Commander BPZ Below Promotion Zone OIC Officer in Charge EPRs will be read by people from a wide variety of career fields so it must be written using words that are understandable to everyone. day-to-day operations G - Inclusive example: "Commanders must help our Airmen understand the purpose of SRBs." OPR Office of Primary Responsibility USA United States Army USAFRICOM United States Africa Command IG Inspector General IDE WarFit NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds MSM Meritorious Service Medal R USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces UHF Ultra High Frequency USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command USCENTCOM United States Central Command USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces GWOT Global War on Terrorism USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command TMO Traffic Management Office PME Professional Military Education O VIP Very Important Person USAFA United States Air Force Academy OTS Officer Training School OER: Officer Evaluation . OPR Officer Performance Report PACAF Pacific Air Forces It is a consolidated list of terms, definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms from all approved AFDDs, as well as terms and definitions from other publications with broad FOD Foreign Object Damage UCI Unit Compliance Inspection US United States UMD unit manning document ORE Operational Readiness Exercise H OI Operational Instruction USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds W STRATCOM US Strategic Command SDE Senior Developmental Education "Excellent" rating PIRR Participating Individual Reservist Use prgm (not prog) for program SQ Squadron NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization KOM Knowledge Operations Management These include: the intended reader, the format, the forum, the type of document and the context. SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy UCI Unit Compliance Inspection EPR US (not U.S.) SOUTHAF Southern Air Forces STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation PT Physical Training Use FY04 (not FY 04) O UCI Unit Compliance Inspection OTS Officer Training School SQ CC Squadron Commander NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization ORI Operational Readiness Inspection UMD unit manning document OPlan Operations Plan Air force approved epr abbreviations listing 2021. M Million (as in dollars) UAC Unit Advisory Council UTC Unit Type Code OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM EPR = Enlisted Performance Report. AFCM OT&E RAV Readiness Assistance Visit 11 September 2001 EPA Environmental Protection Agency SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy WRM War Reserve Materiel, FY Fiscal Year US United States D USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command US United States U USAFRICOM United States Africa Command K Thousand (as in dollars) CGO Company Grade Officer UAC Unit Advisory Council NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan MAJCOM Major Command SITREP Situation Report UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ISO In Support Of JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander ORI Operational Readiness Inspection US United States . PME Professional Military Education TR Traditional Reservist RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation In an ironic twist that defies logic, there is no formal or official guidance when it comes to using abbreviations in EPRs. ISR Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaisance CGO Company Grade Officer EPR: Enlisted Performance Report: FINI FLIGHT: A pilot's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron, a wing, or retires from the Air Force . ISO In Support Of USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command UTA Unit Training Assembly R&D Research and Development ISR Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaisance A well-written Officer Performance Report (OPR) or Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) is . RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network TSgt Technical Sergeant PCS Permanent Change of Station GSA General Services Administration SWA Southwest Asia GSA General Services Administration on Feb. 28, 2023, lieutenant colonels and majors on May 31, 2023, and captains on Aug. 31, 2023. K SSS Senior Service School To accomplish this, familiar, everyday words should be used and words and phrases that are not universally understood should be avoided. UE Unit Equipped USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command SQ Squadron TMO Traffic Management Office VA Veterans Administration NET Not Earlier Than UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle WRM War Reserve Materiel, JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander, JTF Joint Task Force FDA Food and Drug Administration SME Subject Matter Expert NCO Non-commissioned officer ORE Operational Readiness Exercise O POTUS President of the United States UTC Unit Type Code TRICARE TRICARE C3I Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence SSS Senior Service School This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. JFCOM Joint Forces Command USAF United States Air Force UMD unit manning document CJCS Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Below is what one generous reader submitted as local guidance for their unit: Here is what we use for our unit. IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical E USA United States Army JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force I C COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment. Airforce Abbreviations and Acronyms List. UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice COMAFFOR Commander Air Force Forces STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe SSgt Staff Sergeant UIF Unfavorable Information File ORI Operational Readiness Inspection SOP Standard Operating Procedure TR Traditional Reservist SWA Southwest Asia UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle MPE Military Personnel Element CENTCOM Central Command SJA Staff Judge Advocate EET Exercise Evaluation Team USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command M Million (as in dollars) UMD unit manning document IFK In Flight Kit NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization UN United Nations Recommended abbreviations are listed below for standardization: . NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration USAFRICOM United States Africa Command JFCOM Joint Forces Command WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction Downtime SWA Southwest Asia USN United States Navy USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation S MEL Mission Essential Listing VIP Very Important Person FOUO For Official Use Only NET Not Earlier Than SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy SME Subject Matter Expert UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle TDY Temporary Duty SQ Squadron SrA Senior Airman CAOC Combined Air Operations Center UAC Unit Advisory Council I STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation M Million (as in dollars) SAV Staff Assistance Visit M Million (as in dollars) MPE Military Personnel Element JOA Joint Operating Area OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration USCENTCOM United States Central Command NLT Not Later Than UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice NCOIC Non-commissioned Officer in Charge SECDEF Secretary of Defense RAV Readiness Assistance Visit WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System EPR: Enlisted Performance Report. USSPACECOM United States Space Command SNCO Senior Noncommissioned Officer SPINS Special Instructions OPSEC Operations Security SAV Staff Assistance Visit SAV Staff Assistance Visit STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers JFCOM Joint Forces Command H POC Professional Officer Course TDY Temporary Duty US United States U SOP Standard Operating Procedure O&M Operating and Maintenance DE Developmental Education UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle W SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan PT Physical Training USCENTCOM United States Central Command OI Operational Instruction JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff USCENTCOM United States Central Command IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee Not only is work super busy this time of year, but then I have to worry about writing perfect bullets as well. UMD unit manning document HQ Headquarters NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization OPR Office of Primary Responsibility FAV Functional Assistance Visit USA United States Army NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical USAF United States Air Force 195.201.2.11 LIMFAC Limiting Factor PM Program Manager E NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization OJT On-the-Job Training USCENTCOM United States Central Command OI Operational Instruction RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers UCI Unit Compliance Inspection STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers POC Point of Contact PACOM Pacific Air Command SSgt Staff Sergeant USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command R R PCS Permanent Change of Station LOR - Letter of Reprimand. BDE Basic Developmental Education NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve O USMC United States Marine Corps RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date CC Commander NLT Not Later Than FCC Federal Communications Commission CDC Career Development Course U SECAF Secretary of the Air Force PME Professional Military Education USACOM United States Atlantic Command MSM Meritorious Service Medal GSU Geographically Separated Unit HQ Headquarters OPR Officer Performance Report NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds E NCO Non-commissioned officer MPE Military Personnel Element RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation S Cloudflare Ray ID: 78b8491109e6c226 SSS Senior Service School USAF United States Air Force OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM SECDEF Secretary of Defense USMC United States Marine Corps O USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces TR Traditional Reservist FOIA Freedom of Information Act 30 Article 15s Commander in Chief ISO In Support Of OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM SrA Senior Airman SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy That way you don't waste space in the body of the EPR where space is more critical. AF = Air Force. WRM War Reserve Materiel, OCONUS Outside Continental United States, OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OTS Officer Training School U BRAC Base Realignment and Closure USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command fDVQ. POC Professional Officer Course OSI Office of Special Investigations USAF United States Air Force TR Traditional Reservist Common ranks/tiers across all services (SrA, Maj, BrigGen, SNCO, etc), Common office symbols (CC, CMSAF, A4, JA, etc), Common organizations at squadron and above (CPTS, AFGSC, DoD, FBI, STARCOM, CCMD, FW, CJTF, etc), Common weapons and platforms (F-16, AIM-9, HH-60, MILSTAR, etc), Common symbols and measurements (lbs, MPH, $25B, 5%, hrs, FY23, etc). U SrA Senior Airman IP Instructor Pilot SORTS Status of Resources and Training System UTC Unit Type Code MSgt Master Sergeant OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM SSgt Staff Sergeant POC Point of Contact IADT Initial Active Duty Training TRICARE TRICARE UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice SJA Staff Judge Advocate OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration W USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces SAV Staff Assistance Visit PRP Personnel Reliability Program J SPINS Special Instructions V STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers TSgt Technical Sergeant OCONUS Outside Continental United States themuse 135 14 14 comments Best Add a Comment [deleted] 3 yr. ago [removed] DontActDrunk 3 yr. ago Don't I know it. SORTS Status of Resources and Training System R&D Research and Development PACAF Pacific Air Forces SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SSgt Staff Sergeant LAN Local Area Network PRP Personnel Reliability Program USA United States Army TR Traditional Reservist MPF Military Personnel Flight CPR Cardio-Pulmonary Resusatation Air Force EPR bullets for Education. RC Reserve Component SWA Southwest Asia OCONUS Outside Continental United States OPR. ATC - Air Training Command [1946-1993] (later, AETC); Air Transport Command [1942-1948] ATTF - Alaska Tanker Task Force Aux - Auxiliary AW - Airlift Wing AWADS - Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System BMEWS - Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Brig Gen - Brigadier General BW - Bombardment/Bomb Wing c. - circa (about or approximately) Use CY04 (not CY 04) TR Traditional Reservist UE Unit Equipped USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SQ Squadron USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central MAJCOM Major Command EPA Environmental Protection Agency USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces Use addnl for additional SECDEF Secretary of Defense POC Professional Officer Course USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command C4 Command, Control, Communications and Computers PACOM Pacific Air Command VIP Very Important Person STRATCOM US Strategic Command ITT - Information, Tickets, and Travel. USMC United States Marine Corps IP Instructor Pilot PCA Permanent Change of Assignment USMC United States Marine Corps USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers USSPACECOM United States Space Command OPlan Operations Plan VHF Very High Frequency NET Not Earlier Than USAF United States Air Force TSgt Technical Sergeant IADT Initial Active Duty Training CAOC Combined Air Operations Center USN United States Navy MAJCOM Major Command NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical VA Veterans Administration IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee OPlan Operations Plan SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network If your organization has a documented standard listing approved abbreviations and acronyms, you should use it. JFCOM Joint Forces Command GPS Global Positioning System UMD unit manning document UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice USAFA United States Air Force Academy EPRs are required to be written in a format peculiar to the U.S. Air Force. USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command SQ CC Squadron Commander It may be more efficient to spell out the word every time and avoid using the acronym or abbreviation. Wing CC Wing Commander USAFRICOM United States Africa Command SSS Senior Service School POTUS President of the United States Multiple factors must be considered when deciding on the use of an acronym. UIF Unfavorable Information File OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-only Memory UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle K Thousand (as in dollars) WRM War Reserve Materiel, GWOT Global War on Terrorism When accomplishments are listed in an annual performance report, they are limited to a single or sometimes two lines. OSI Office of Special Investigations SWA Southwest Asia USCENTCOM United States Central Command UN United Nations US United States WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System GWOT Global War on Terrorism USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve SME Subject Matter Expert UCI Unit Compliance Inspection USCENTCOM United States Central Command USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command V JAG Judge Advocate General DSN Defense Switched Network UAC Unit Advisory Council OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM NCO Non-commissioned officer UHF Ultra High Frequency OPR Officer Performance Report POC Professional Officer Course RC Reserve Component SDE Senior Developmental Education SAF Air Force Secretariat USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command JFCOM Joint Forces Command STRATCOM US Strategic Command POC Point of Contact UHF Ultra High Frequency TMO Traffic Management Office TRICARE TRICARE C US United States GSU Geographically Separated Unit PT Physical Training BTZ Below the Zone POC Professional Officer Course MPE Military Personnel Element 1A4X1 Airborne Operations. SPINS Special Instructions SAF Air Force Secretariat computer security. IP Instructor Pilot ORI Operational Readiness Inspection STRATCOM US Strategic Command To accomplish this, familiar, everyday words should be used and words and phrases that are not universally understood should be avoided. Wing CC Wing Commander USCENTCOM United States Central Command SJA Staff Judge Advocate PIRR Participating Individual Reservist SrA Senior Airman OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration SOP Standard Operating Procedure M wing commander or Wg/CC or Wing CC WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command The Air Force Supplement to the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms lists terminology that has been standardized for use within the US Air Force. USCENTCOM United States Central Command NLT Not Later Than NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical GSA General Services Administration flight commander or Flt/CC or Flight CC UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice . OPR Officer Performance Report NET Not Earlier Than K Thousand (as in dollars) SAV Staff Assistance Visit SECDEF Secretary of Defense "Service Before Self" OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PACAF Pacific Air Forces battlestaff or 91 SW Battlestaff AFAM ORI N USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central PRP Personnel Reliability Program These include acronyms commonly-used by an individual in the Air Force: AWOL - Absent Without Leave. TRICARE TRICARE TRICARE TRICARE USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe SOP Standard Operating Procedure NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical Recommended abbreviations are listed below for standardization: . POTUS President of the United States FMC Fully Mission Capable FOUO For Official Use Only TR Traditional Reservist POTUS President of the United States TDY Temporary Duty KOM Knowledge Operations Management IFK In Flight Kit GPS Global Positioning System POC Point of Contact R SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction SAF Air Force Secretariat USAFRICOM United States Africa Command W UIF Unfavorable Information File Military, Army, Aviation. USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe SDE Senior Developmental Education UN United Nations U WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction PT Physical Training USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central JOA Joint Operating Area SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network J JFC Joint Forces Commander NBC Nuclear Biological and Chemical USAFA United States Air Force Academy BDU - Battle Dress Uniform. OSI Office of Special Investigations SOP Standard Operating Procedure Inclusion on this list is associated with broad understanding; not frequency of use or functional significance. OSI Office of Special Investigations PM Program Manager DSN Defense Switched Network OCONUS Outside Continental United States Web. SSgt Staff Sergeant UTC Unit Type Code V STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation K Thousand (as in dollars) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration USAF United States Air Force USACOM United States Atlantic Command SWA Southwest Asia OI Operational Instruction NCOIC Non-commissioned Officer in Charge DoD Department of Defense VHF Very High Frequency USSPACECOM United States Space Command PIRR Participating Individual Reservist IADT Initial Active Duty Training OCONUS Outside Continental United States UN United Nations PACOM Pacific Air Command MPF Military Personnel Flight W IG Inspector General RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation USSPACECOM United States Space Command OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration USSPACECOM United States Space Command UHF Ultra High Frequency STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation K R L M OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration ICBM VPOTUS OJT On-the-Job Training T PCA Permanent Change of Assignment SITREP Situation Report P SSS Senior Service School SECAF Secretary of the Air Force UIF Unfavorable Information File SECDEF Secretary of Defense UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice Use sq for squadron . PME Professional Military Education Acronyms and Abbreviations for the Air Force EPR EPR Acronyms and Abbreviations The goal of the EPR is to convey accurate information as simply as possible. LIMFAC Limiting Factor HQ Headquarters USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle IAW In Accordance With SJA Staff Judge Advocate SITREP Situation Report FCC Federal Communications Commission * Per new CSAF guidance "Airmen" is capitalized when it used as an all-inclusive term, referring to all ranks within the AF. FOA Field Operating Agency
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