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AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
AAFES
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
abaft
To the rear of... see "aft" and "stern"
abeam
Alongside (of a ship)
ADS
Automated Diving Suit
AEGIS
An integrated total combat system
AFB
Air Force Base
AFIP
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Afipia)
AFLOATTRAGRUPAC
Afloat Training Group Pacific (really!)
AFSC
A job description (similar to an MOS)
aft
Rear end of a ship; see "stern" and "abaft"
afterburner
Part of a jet engine
air strike
Fighter attack aircraft assigned an offensive mission.
air wing
The aircraft of an attack carrier
AIREVAC
Airborne evacuation
airframe
Parts of the airplane framework
airspeed
Speed of aircraft (one word)
aloft
Up higher, e.g. in the crow's nest
ALPAT
Alaska Patrol - USCG
AMAC
Adult Men's and Children's Group (AA)
amidships
In or towards the middle of a ship (one word)
AOD
Agent Orange disease
AQL
Acceptable Quality Level
ARC
Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center; see SARC
arresting cables
The cross-deck cables designed to engage the tailhook of an aircraft
astern
Towards the rear or back of a ship or formation
AUNK
Army, rank unknown
AWOL
Absence without leave
aye
Yes (or) understood
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