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WHMO—White House Military Office
WRF—Wing Relieving Fuel
WX—Weather
XTRK—Cross-track
ZM—Zone Marker
Terms
Terms—The following is a list of common mobility terms and associated abbreviation.
Additional terms common to the aviation community may also be found in FAR, Part 1 and
DOD FLIP General Flight Planning, Chapter 2.
618th AOC Tanker Airlift Control Center (618 AOC (TACC))—The 618 AOC (TACC)
reports to the 18th Air Force and is the global air operations center responsible for centralized
command and control of Air Force and commercial air mobility assets. Plans, schedules and
tracks tanker, airlift, and aeromedical evacuation aircraft worldwide to efficiently and effectively
accomplish Air Mobility Command's Global Reach mission. The 618 (AOC) TACC provides
aircrews with mission details, support, training and authority necessary to successfully execute
their mission.
Advanced Computer Flight Plan (ACFP)—An Air Force-level system that is used by Flight
Managers to plan the fuel and flight plan for managed sorties. The program has current aircraft
models and weather feeds to produce an accurate flight plan.
Aeromedical Evacuation (AE)—Fixed-wing movement of patients requiring supervision by
aeromedical evacuation crewmembers to locations offering appropriate levels of medical care.
Aeromedical Evacuation Crew Member (AECM)—Qualified Flight Nurses (FN),
Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians (AET), performing AE crew duties.
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC)—Provides global coordination of tanker and airlift for
AMC and operationally reports to the 618 TACC. Functions as the AMC agency that manages
and directs ground support activities and controls aircraft and aircrews operating AMC strategic
missions through overseas locations.
Air Mobility Division (AMD)—One of five divisions of the AOC the AMD integrates and
supports air mobility missions. They coordinate with the JFC, theater AMOCC (if established)
and 618 TACC in planning, tasking and executing theater air mobility missions.
Air Reserve Component (ARC)—Refers to Air National Guard and AFRC forces, both
Associate and Unit Equipped.
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)—The principal facility exercising enroute control
of aircraft operating under instrument flight rules within its area of jurisdiction. Approximately
26 such centers cover the United States and its possessions. Each has a communication capability
to adjacent centers.
Air Traffic Control (ATC)—A service operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe,
orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic.