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Glossary
ACC: Air Combat Command. The major command containing all stateside fighter
units.
ACT: Air Combat Training. Generally, as one or two pairs against an unknown
number of adversaries.
ANGELS: Altitude in thousands of feet. Technically, only used for friendly aircraft.
AOR: Area of Responsibility. Places like Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
BFM: Basic Fighter Maneuvers. 1 v. 1 dogfighting.
BINGO: A preset amount of fuel that, when reached, results in mission termination.
Influenced by weather, threats, availability of air refueling tankers etc. . . .
BLIND: Lost visual on a friendly flight member.
BLOCK 50: A type of F-16. Block designations are for different specific capabilities.
Block 50 includes the HARM Targeting System pod and associated avionics.
BOARDS: Slang for speed brakes.
BURNER: Afterburner.
CBU: Cluster Bomb Unit.
CEEJAY: F-16CJ. Also a Block 50.
COMPANY GRADE OFFICER: Junior officers. A second lieutenant, first lieutenant, or
captain.
DEFENDING: Technically, a defensive reaction against a SAM or anti-aircraft
artillery. Usually accompanied by the type of threat, if known, and a direction for
the maneuver.
EAGLE: F-15C.
EOR: End of Runway. This area is directly to the side of the runway and used for
arming/de-arming.
EWO: Electronic Warfare Officer. A specialist in signals analysis. Not a pilot.
FIELD-GRADE OFFICER: A major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.
FIGHTING WING: A fluid, loose formation that puts a wingman on about a one-mile
string behind his leader. Think of a water skier behind a boat.
FINGERTIP: Close formation. Usually about three feet from wingtip to wingtip.