IG Inspector General
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IFK In Flight Kit
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
R
VIP Very Important Person
SSS Senior Service School
UTA Unit Training Assembly
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
UN United Nations
GSA General Services Administration
USN United States Navy
NLT Not Later Than
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
CINC Commander in Chief
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
RMG Readiness Management Group
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
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CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant
HSI Health Services Inspection
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
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USCENTCOM United States Central Command
JOA Joint Operating Area
HELPING HAND SECDEF Secretary of Defense
UN United Nations
OTS Officer Training School
UN United Nations
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PRP Personnel Reliability Program
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PACOM Pacific Air Command
Air Force Task List AFTTP: Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures AFW2: .
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
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IDT Inactive Duty Training
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USAF United States Air Force
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SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
USEUCOM United States European Command
DRU Direct Reporting Unit
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
UTA Unit Training Assembly
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SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
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UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SOUTHAF Southern Air Forces
SPINS Special Instructions
O
IAW In Accordance With
R
JAG Judge Advocate General
NVG Night Vision Goggles
B
MPA Military Personnel Appropriation
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
NVG Night Vision Goggles
POC Point of Contact
LOR - Letter of Reprimand. JOA Joint Operating Area
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
. EET Exercise Evaluation Team
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
SSgt Staff Sergeant
GPS Global Positioning System
USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
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Action verbs to begin an effective bullet/action statement (Watch overuse of a word) Absorbed Achieved Acted Added Administered Advised Analyzed USACOM United States Atlantic Command
K Thousand (as in dollars)
SSS Senior Service School
NET Not Earlier Than
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
Wing CC Wing Commander
. IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
IDT Inactive Duty Training
TDY Temporary Duty
TSgt Technical Sergeant
Wing CC Wing Commander
OPSEC Operations Security
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
OSI Office of Special Investigations
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
C4ISR C4, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
RMG Readiness Management Group
MSgt Master Sergeant
LAN Local Area Network
POC Point of Contact
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
USEUCOM United States European Command
SrA Senior Airman
TSgt Technical Sergeant
SNCOA Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
TRICARE TRICARE
GSU Geographically Separated Unit
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
IFK In Flight Kit
ORI Operational Readiness Inspection
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
NVG Night Vision Goggles
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MSM Meritorious Service Medal
PIRR Participating Individual Reservist
WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
MPF Military Personnel Flight
MPF Military Personnel Flight
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
SQ Squadron
NLT Not Later Than
H
JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander
LIMFAC Limiting Factor
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
POC Professional Officer Course
NCOIC Non-commissioned Officer in Charge
ISO In Support Of
SPINS Special Instructions
SWA Southwest Asia
IADT Initial Active Duty Training
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
TRICARE TRICARE
IADT Initial Active Duty Training
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
PCS Permanent Change of Station
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
CONOP Concept of Operations
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Wing CC Wing Commander
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
SOS Squadron Officers School
OSI Office of Special Investigations
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USN United States Navy
R&D Research and Development
Below are some commonly accepted acronyms that do not have to be defined before using them. RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
ORE Operational Readiness Exercise
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
NCOA Non-commissioned Officer Academy
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UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
POC Professional Officer Course
FCC Federal Communications Commission
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
TRICARE TRICARE
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
SME Subject Matter Expert
UTA Unit Training Assembly
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
UHF Ultra High Frequency
Wing CC Wing Commander
SME Subject Matter Expert
PCS Permanent Change of Station
OJT On-the-Job Training
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
K
UMD unit manning document
R
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force
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JFCOM Joint Forces Command
USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force
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USSPACECOM United States Space Command
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USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
OIC Officer in Charge
C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
UN United Nations
FOD Foreign Object Damage
UAC Unit Advisory Council
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
SDE Senior Developmental Education
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
HSI Health Services Inspection
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
VA Veterans Administration
MPF Military Personnel Flight
USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force
UAC Unit Advisory Council
SOS Squadron Officers School
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USAF United States Air Force
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
FOUO For Official Use Only
SME Subject Matter Expert
US United States
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Downtime USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
HHQ Higher Headquarters
HHQ Higher Headquarters
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
NLT Not Later Than
ORE Operational Readiness Exercise
DEERS Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
FCC Federal Communications Commission
JOA Joint Operating Area
SITREP Situation Report
GWOT Global War on Terrorism
UTC Unit Type Code
OSI Office of Special Investigations
OPlan Operations Plan
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
TDY Temporary Duty
UTC Unit Type Code
UE Unit Equipped
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SrA Senior Airman
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
HQ Headquarters
TRICARE TRICARE
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
PCS Permanent Change of Station
GPS Global Positioning System
POTUS President of the United States
SDE Senior Developmental Education
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
IG Inspector General
UMD unit manning document
R&D Research and Development
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
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UMD unit manning document
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
CDC Career Development Course
USAF United States Air Force
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
SNCO Senior Noncommissioned Officer
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
UHF Ultra High Frequency
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
day-to-day operations SJA Staff Judge Advocate
USAF United States Air Force
RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation
JFACC Joint Forces Air Component Commander
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PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds
PM Program Manager
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
VHF Very High Frequency
POC Point of Contact
SITREP Situation Report
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GWOT Global War on Terrorism
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
TDY Temporary Duty
1A0X1 In-flight Refueling.
DAV Deployment Assistance Visit
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
HHQ USSTRATCOM or STRATCOM SAF Air Force Secretariat
USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command
SQ Squadron
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
FY Fiscal Year
EPR Enlisted Performance Report
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PACAF Pacific Air Forces
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NCO Non-commissioned officer
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SPINS Special Instructions
GPS Global Positioning System
VA Veterans Administration
SSS Senior Service School
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
HQ Headquarters
G
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
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KOM Knowledge Operations Management
ORE Operational Readiness Exercise
UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
OPSEC Operations Security
IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee
POTUS President of the United States
MAJCOM Major Command
POTUS President of the United States
POTUS President of the United States
OI Operational Instruction
SPINS Special Instructions
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
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TR Traditional Reservist
VHF Very High Frequency
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
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MAJCOM Major Command
USN United States Navy
PIRR Participating Individual Reservist
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
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RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
LAN Local Area Network
ISO In Support Of
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M
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
MSgt Master Sergeant
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HQ Headquarters
USA United States Army
MSgt Master Sergeant
EUCOM European Command
RED HORSE Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers
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FMC Fully Mission Capable
SSS Senior Service School
OJT On-the-Job Training
OIC Officer in Charge
EUCOM European Command
R&D Research and Development
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
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OPSEC Operations Security
CDRUSSTRATCOM PCS Permanent Change of Station
NCO Non-commissioned officer
SAF Air Force Secretariat
VA Veterans Administration
USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
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JFCOM Joint Forces Command
MPA Military Personnel Appropriation
UCI Unit Compliance Inspection
1A7X1 Aerial Gunner. OIC Officer in Charge
ISR Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaisance
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
bombs on target OPR. IFK In Flight Kit
STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers
UIF Unfavorable Information File
CGO Company Grade Officer
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
TR Traditional Reservist
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
DSN Defense Switched Network
IG Inspector General
OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
1A2X1 Aircraft Loadmaster. USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
NET Not Earlier Than
UIF Unfavorable Information File
UTA Unit Training Assembly
FMC Fully Mission Capable
OPSEC Operations Security
UTA Unit Training Assembly
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
NAF Numbered Air Force/Non Appropriated Funds
SIOP Single Integrated Operational Plan
JAG Judge Advocate General
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
OI Operational Instruction
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
CAOC Combined Air Operations Center
OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
IDT Inactive Duty Training
USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command
OTS Officer Training School
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USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
OSI Office of Special Investigations
IR Individual Reservist
USN United States Navy
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
UAC Unit Advisory Council
RPA Reserve Personnel Appropriation
CHAMPUS
Air Force EPR bullets for Education. VIP Very Important Person
IP Instructor Pilot
UMD unit manning document
I
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
US United States
OPlan Operations Plan
SOUTHAF Southern Air Forces
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NVG Night Vision Goggles
Comm Communications
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POTUS President of the United States
OIC Officer in Charge
UHF Ultra High Frequency
USN United States Navy
V
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
RNLTD Report Not Later Than Date
USN United States Navy
V
NLT Not Later Than
TSgt Technical Sergeant
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
DoD Department of Defense
VIP Very Important Person
UTC Unit Type Code
K Thousand (as in dollars)
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
I
SDE Senior Developmental Education
Operational Readiness Inspection IADT Initial Active Duty Training
TSgt Technical Sergeant
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MPF Military Personnel Flight
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM H
SAV Staff Assistance Visit
POC Professional Officer Course
SAF Air Force Secretariat
USEUCOM United States European Command
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
PRP Personnel Reliability Program
K Thousand (as in dollars)
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.
SORTS Status of Resources and Training System
W
CMSAF Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
TRICARE TRICARE
ORI Operational Readiness Inspection
MPF Military Personnel Flight
USAFCENT United States Air Forces Central
OIC Officer in Charge
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ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
FOA Field Operating Agency
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
OCONUS Outside Continental United States
USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
ISR Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaisance
PCA Permanent Change of Assignment
USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force
SITREP Situation Report
TR Traditional Reservist
OEF Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
ORE Operational Readiness Exercise
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UIF Unfavorable Information File
USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command
RAV Readiness Assistance Visit
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PACAF Pacific Air Forces
O&M Operating and Maintenance
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
FAV Functional Assistance Visit
POC Point of Contact
OTS Officer Training School
PME Professional Military Education
JOA Joint Operating Area
WAPS Weighted Airman Promotion System
Stratification 11 6.6.2.
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USAFRICOM United States Africa Command
JFC Joint Forces Commander
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
USA United States Army
MSgt Master Sergeant
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USCENTCOM United States Central Command
OSI Office of Special Investigations
STANDEVAL Standardization and Evaluation
OPR Office of Primary Responsibility
TSgt Technical Sergeant
US United States
USAF United States Air Force
FCC Federal Communications Commission
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
W
JTF Joint Task Force
UHF Ultra High Frequency
Capt Captain
MPE Military Personnel Element
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Abbreviated Abbreviations Common. R&D Research and Development
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SAF Air Force Secretariat
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
RMG Readiness Management Group
KOM Knowledge Operations Management
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
L
STRATCOM US Strategic Command
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
DoE START
Use CY04 (not CY 04) OIF Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
N
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentee
SSS Senior Service School
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
VHF Very High Frequency
PACAF Pacific Air Forces
TSgt Technical Sergeant
SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
TR Traditional Reservist
BRAC Base Realignment and Closure
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
SPINS Special Instructions
I
If the rater decides that its worth the space to introduce a new acronym to the EPR reader, it must be spelled out the first time it is used (as noted above) on each side of the EPR. TR Traditional Reservist
USAFA United States Air Force Academy
PME Professional Military Education
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
USCENTAF United States Central Command Air Force
STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers
POTUS President of the United States
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
USSOUTHAF United States Southern Command Air Forces
SSgt Staff Sergeant
IP Instructor Pilot
USCENTCOM United States Central Command
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Quarter or Qtr, 2004 or '04
V
UAC Unit Advisory Council
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
PRP Personnel Reliability Program
T
STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
JTF Joint Task Force
DE Developmental Education
POTUS President of the United States
STEP Stripes for Exceptional Performers
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
SITREP Situation Report
SSS Senior Service School
W
SQ CC Squadron Commander
AF = Air Force.
JTF Joint Task Force
CONOP Concept of Operations
IFK In Flight Kit
JFCOM Joint Forces Command
UHF Ultra High Frequency
MAJCOM Major Command
OSI Office of Special Investigations
US United States
M Million (as in dollars)
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps
CSAR Combat Search and Rescue
NCOIC Non-commissioned Officer in Charge
J
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
Wing CC Wing Commander
FOD Foreign Object Damage
PT Physical Training
K
GPA Grade Point Average
US United States
HQ Headquarters
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
USAFRES United States Air Force Reserve
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