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The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word. What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each letter is spoken separately. What is an abbreviation? It is a shortened version of a word. What is Short Speak? It is any and all of the above. Want to know what they are talking about? Read on...  |
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O, part 2 OASD Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense OAT outside air temperature OAY Outstanding Airman of the Year
| This ribbon is awarded to airman nominated by the MAJCOMs, FOAs and DRUs to HQ AFPC/DPPPRS for competition in the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (12 DAY) Program. Only one ribbon is awarded. A bronze oak leaf cluster is worn on the ribbon to denote each past or subsequent award. The 12 members selected as the Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year wear the bronze service star, retroactive to June 1970. The bronze service star is worn to the wearer's right side of the oak leaf clusters. Authorized Device: Oak leaf Cluster and Service Star. |
OB Order of battle Click here to see some current OBs! |
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OB1KB Order of battle version 1 knowledge based
OBE Overcome by events
The English call this nugatory. Yes, it's a word!
nu·ga·to·ry  ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n  g -tôr  , -t r, ny-)
adj.
- Of little or no importance; trifling.
- Having no force; invalid. See Synonyms at vain.
[Latin n g trius, from ngtor, trifler, from ngr , to trifle, from ngae, jokes.] |
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OBIGGS On board inert gas generating system
| When a projectile hits an aircraft fuel tank or when a heat source occurs in the fuel tank of an aircraft, there is a risk of explosion. Unless, that is, the fuel tank is equipped with an inerting device such as this OBIGGS. |
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obj objective OBO Official business only OBOGS On board oxygen generating system
| The advantages of this oxygen-generating system installed on board aircraft goes far beyond improving flight endurance. It will ultimately lead to a radical simplification of aviation logistics as a whole. |
OC&S [Army] Ordnance Center and school |
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OC-ALC Oklahoma City Air Logistic Center
OCAC Operations control and analysis center
| Processes, analyzes, produces and disseminates SIGNT-derived information and directs ground-based electronic warfare activities. |
OCAKA observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment OCAR Office of the Chief of Army Reserves |
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Oceanside The civilian community outside the main gate of Camp Pendleton, CA OCJCS Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff OCM Optical countermeasures OCOKA observation, concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenue of approach (Army) |
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OCONUS Outside Continental United States
OCRE Optical Character Recognition Equipment For a .pdf file about OCR, click here!
OCS Officer Candidate School |
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