ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
| AASB | Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch (1956-1965) became MASDC |
| AEW&C | Airborne Early Warning & Control |
| AMARC | Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center (1985-2007) |
| AMC | Air Mobility Command (USAF) |
| AMI | Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force - Italy) |
| ANG | Air National Guard (US) |
| ASW | Air-Sea Warfare / Anti-Submarine Warfare |
| c/n | Construction Number |
| CAF | Canadian Armed Forces (1968-present) |
| CTOL | Conventional Take-Off and Landing |
| ECM | Electronic Counter Measures |
| ELINT | ELectronic INTelligence |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales (US 1982-present) |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HBR | High Bypass Ratio (jet engine) |
| IIAF | Imperial Iranian Air Force |
| JASDF | Japanese Air Self Defense Force |
| JGSDF | Japanese Ground Self Defense Force |
| JMSDF | Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force |
| MAP | Military Assistance Program (US 1954-1982) became FMS |
| MDAP | Military Defense Assistance Program (US 1949-1954) became MAP |
| MASDC | Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center
(1965-1985) became AMARC |
| MDAP | Mutual Defense Acquisition Program |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NEIAF | Netherlands East Indies Air Force |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force (1919-1968) |
| RCN | Royal Canadian Navy |
| RDAF | Royal Danish Air Force |
| RMAF | Royal Malaysian Air Force |
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| ROCA | Republic of China Army (Taiwan) |
| RSAF | Royal Saudi (Arabia) Air Force |
| RSiAF | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| s/n | Serial Number |
| SAAF | South African Air Force |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command (USAF) |
| SAR | Search And Rescue |
| STOL | Short Take-Off and Landing |
| STOVL | Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing |
| TNIAU | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (Indonesian Republic Air Force) |
| u/c | undercarriage |
| USAAC | United States Army Air Corps. (1926-1941) |
| USAAF | United States Army Air Force (1941-1947) |
| USAF | United States Air Force (1947-present) |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps. |
| USN | United States Navy |
| VIP | Very Important Person |
| VTOL | Vertical Take-Off and Landing |
| VVIP | Very Very Important Person (usually Royalty) |