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APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS-Cont. - 14023_506
APPENDIX I GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS-Cont. - 14023_508

Aviation Ordinanceman 2 & 3 - Aviation theories and other practices
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DST– Destructor. DTRM– Dual-thrust rocket motor. DUD– Explosive ammunition that has failed to function. ECCM– Electronic counter-countermeasures. ECM— Electronic countermeasures, EEA— External evidence of arming. EED— Electroexplosive device. EMCON– Emission control. EOD– Explosive ordnance disposal. ERDL— Extended range data link, E X P L O S I V E  O R D N A N C E  D I S P O S AL UNIT– Personnel with special training and equipment who render explosive ordnance safe, make intelligence reports, and supervise the safe removal of ordnance. FAE— Fuel-air explosive. FCLP– Field carrier landing practice. FFAR— Folding-fin aircraft rocket. FFT— For further transfer. FOSAMS— Fleet Optical Scanning Ammunition Marking System. FORWARD-FIRING WEAPONS— Weapons, such as missiles, rockets, and guns, that are propelled in a forward direction. FSC– Federal supply class. FUZE— A term used for the mechanical or electrical device that initiates detonation of an explosive at a desired time. GBI— Gains by inventory. GBU— Guided bomb units. GCBS– Ground controlled bombing system. Weapons are released from the aircraft by a controller on the ground. GCG— Guidance control group. GCU– Gun control unit. GP– General purpose. GUIDED WEAPON– A weapon that has no propulsion but does have guidance control capability. HARM— High-speed, antiradiation missile. HDC– Helicopter Direction Center. HE– High explosive, HEAT– High-explosive antitank. HE-FRAG— High-explosive fragmentation. HEI– High-explosive incendiary. HERO– Hazardous electromagnetic radiation to ordnance. HTW— Helicopter trap weapon. HUD— Head-up display. HUNG WEAPON– A weapon that accidentally remains attached to an aircraft after an attempt to release it from the rack. IF APPLICABLE– Used to preface a step/procedure meaning that, when required, must be performed. When the step/procedure is not required, it may be omitted. IFOBRL— In-flight operable bomb rack lock. INTERVALOMETER— A n e l e c t r i c a l  or electromechanical device that controls the release or firing of airborne weapons/stores at a specified interval or sequence. IPDSMS– Improved Point Defense Surface Missile System. AI-3







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