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T.O.
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Takeoff and technical order
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TAC
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Tactical Air Control Center.
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Tac-A (Tactical Air Coordinator-Airborne)
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An airborne agency located far enough away from threats and jamming to provide a communications relay between fighters, FACS, and ground agencies. Typically aboard a FAC aircraft, ABCCC, or AWACS.
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TACAN
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Tactical Air Navigation
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TACP
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Tactical Air Control Party.
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TACS
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Tactical Air Control System.
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Tactical Control
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A mode of control similar to Close Control with regard to type information provided except vectors are not provided to the aircrew by the WC.
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Tactical Separation
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See classified description para 4-2d(l)(b)5.
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Tactical Withdrawal
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See classified description para 4-2d(l)(b)5.
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TAF
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Tactical Air Forces.
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Tally
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Sighting of a target/bandit; opposite of "NO JOY".
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Tanks Dry
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Radio call during a fuel check indicating a given fuel tank is now empty.
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Target
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Object being attacked.
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Target()
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Specification of sort responsibility.
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TARS
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Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System
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TAS
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True Airspeed
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TC
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Transit Corridor (NATO). Air lanes established for transit in the rear area of the battle theater.
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TCN
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TACAN
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TCTO
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Time Compliance Technical Order - The USAF uses them when there is a change that needs to happen. There are different type of TCTO's. Some are safety issue and have to be done immediately others are just for a modififcations such as: 'Replace all gear door actuators by a certain time' or 'Check Wiring in this location for chaffing', etc. They can range from a simple inspection to doing something major to the aircraft that enhances its capabilities.
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TEF's
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Trailing Edge Flaps
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TEMP
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Temperature
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TER
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Triple Ejector Rack
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Terminate
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Same as 'knock it off'. To end a fight and get ready to reset or RTB.
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TEU
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Trailing Edge Up
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TFAT
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True Free-stream Air Temperature
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TFR
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Terrain-following radar or reference to low altitudes pertaining to terrain-following radar.
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TGM
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Training Guided Missile
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TGP
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TarGeting Pod or Trajectory Generation Program
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TGT
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Target
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THEO
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Theory
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Threat (Direction)
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(GCI/AWACS) Informative that an untargeted bandit/bogey is within 10 NM of a friendly.
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TIC
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Troops in Contact..
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Tied
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Positive radar contact with element/aircraft.
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TISL
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Target Identification Set, Laser
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TL
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Transit Level (NATO). Altitude blocks for deconfliction and identification of inbound/outbound air traffic.
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TLP
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Tactical Leadership Program
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TNMCM
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Total Non Mission Capable - Maintenance
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TNMCS
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Total Non Mission Capable - Supply
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TOD
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Time of Day
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TOF
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Time of flight or actual time of flight. The time from weapon release to weapon impact
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TOI
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Tracks of Interest
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TOT
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Time Over Target.
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Total G
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Indicated G.
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TR, T/R
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Transmit/Receive
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Track
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A series of related contacts indicating direction of travel.
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Track Crossing Angle
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See Angle Off.
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Tracking
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Stabilized gun solution.
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Trail
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Tactical formation of two or more aircraft following one another.
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Trailer
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The last aircraft in a formation.
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Trashed
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Informative call; missile in flight has been defeated.
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TRV
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Travel
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TT
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Total Temperature
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TTP
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Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.
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Tumbleweed
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Describes one who is NO JOY, BLIND, and rapidly losing situation awareness, in a request for directive commentary and orientation. Colloquially NO TALLY; NO VISUAL, NO CLUE!
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TV
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Television
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TVS
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Television Sensor
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TWS
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Track While Scan
