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Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter F
flight deck officer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight deck officer
flight
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight
flame thrower
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flame thrower
fire for effect
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire for effect
fire
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire
financial management
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- financial management
filter
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- filter
famished
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- famished
fallout
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout
F-111
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F-111
F-14
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F-14
F-15
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F-15
F-16
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases --F-16
F-4
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F-4
F-hour
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F-hour
F/A-18
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- F/A-18
FA
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FA
fabricator
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fabricator
FAC(A)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FAC(A)
FAC
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FAC
facility substitutes
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- facility substitutes
facility
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- facility
faded
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- faded
faded
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- faded
fairway
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fairway
faker
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- faker
fallout contours
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout contours
fallout pattern
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout pattern
fallout prediction
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout prediction
fallout safe height of burst
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout safe height of burst
fallout wind vector plot
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fallout wind vector plot
false origin
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- false origin
fan camera photography
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fan camera photography
fan cameras
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fan cameras
fan marker beacon
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fan marker beacon
farm gate type operations
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- farm gate type operations
FCO
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FCO
FDO
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FDO
feasibility assessment
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feasibility assessment
feasibility test
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feasibility test
feasibility
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feasibility
feature line overlap
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feature line overlap
feature
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feature
FEBA
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FEBA
Federal Coordinating Officer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Federal Coordinating Officer
Federal Modal Agencies
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Federal Modal Agencies
Federal service
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Federal service
Federal Stock Number
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Federal Stock Number
federal supply class management
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- federal supply class management
Federal Transport Agencies
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Federal Transport Agencies
feet dry
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feet dry
feint
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feint
feint
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- feint
fender
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fender
ferret
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- ferret
few (raid size)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- few (raid size)
FEZ
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FEZ
FF
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FF
FFE
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FFE
FFG
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FFG
FID
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FID
field army
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field army
field artillery observer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field artillery observer
field artillery
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field artillery
field control
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field control
field exercise
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field exercise
field fortifications
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field fortifications
field of fire
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field of fire
field of view
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field of view
field of vision
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field of vision
field press censorship
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- field press censorship
fighter controller
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter controller
fighter cover
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter cover
fighter direction aircraft
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter direction aircraft
fighter engagement zone
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter engagement zone
fighter interceptor
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter interceptor
fighter sweep
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighter sweep
Fighting Falcon
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Fighting Falcon
fighting load
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fighting load
filler personnel
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- filler personnel
filler
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- filler
film badge
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- film badge
filter center
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- filter center
FIM-43
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FIM-43
FIM-92A
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FIM-92A
final approach
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final approach
final bearing
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final bearing
final destination
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final destination
final disposal procedures
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final disposal procedures
final plan
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final plan
final protective fire
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- final protective fire
finance operations
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- finance operations
financial property accounting
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- financial property accounting
fire barrage (specify)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire barrage (specify)
fire capabilities chart
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire capabilities chart
fire control radar
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire control radar
fire control system
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire control system
fire control
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire control
fire coordination area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire coordination area
fire coordination
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire coordination
fire direction center
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire direction center
fire for effect
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire for effect
fire message
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire message
fire mission
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire mission
fire plan
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fire plan
fire storm
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –fire storm
fire support area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support area
fire support coordinating measure
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support coordinating measure
fire support coordination center
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – f fire support coordination center
fire support coordination
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support coordination
fire support element
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support element
fire support group
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support group
fire support officer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support officer
fire support station
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support station
fire support team
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support team
fire support
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire support
fire task
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire task
fire time
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fire time
fireball
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fireball
Firebee
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Firebee
firepower umbrella
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – firepower umbrella
firepower
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – firepower
fires
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –fires
firing area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing area
firing chart
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing chart
firing circuit
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing circuit
firing mechanism
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing mechanism
firing point
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing point
firing system
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – firing system
first generation negative
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – first generation negative
first generation positive
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – first generation positive
first light
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – first light
first salvo at
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – first salvo at
first strike
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – first strike
FISINT
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – FISINT
fission products
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fission products
fission to yield ratio
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fission to yield ratio
fission
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fission
FIST
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –FIST
fitted mine
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –fitted mine
fix
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –fix
fixed ammunition
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – –fixed ammunition
fixed capital property
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fixed capital property
fixed medical treatment facility
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fixed medical treatment facility
fixed port
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – fixed port
fixed price incentive contract
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixed price incentive contract
fixed price type contract
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixed price type contract
fixed station patrol
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixed station patrol
fixer network
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixer network
fixer system
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixer system
flag days (red or green)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fixer system
flag officer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flag officer
flame field expedients
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flame field expedients
flammable cargo
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flammable cargo
flank guard
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flank guard
flanking attack
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flanking attack
flare dud
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flare dud
flare
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flare
flash blindness
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash blindness
flash burn
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash burn
flash message
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash message
flash ranging
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash ranging
flash report
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash report
flash suppressor
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash suppressor
flash-to-bang time
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flash-to-bang time
flat
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flat
flatrack
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flatrack
flatted cargo
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flatted cargo
fleet ballistic missile submarine
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fleet ballistic missile submarine
fleet in being
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fleet in being
Fleet Marine Force
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Fleet Marine Force
fleet
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fleet
Flexible Deterrent Option
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Flexible Deterrent Option
flexible response
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flexible response
flight advisory
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight advisory
flight deck
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight deck
flight following
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight following
flight information region
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight information region
flight information service
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight information service
flight levels
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight levels
flight operations center
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight operations center
flight path
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight path
flight plan correlation
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight plan correlation
flight plan
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight plan
flight profile
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight profile
flight quarters
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight quarters
flight readiness firing
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight readiness firing
flight surgeon
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight surgeon
flight test
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight test
flight visibility
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flight visibility
FLIR
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FLIR
floating base support
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- floating base support
floating craft company
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- floating craft company
floating dump
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- floating dump
floating mine
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- floating mine
floating reserve
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- floating reserve
flooder
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flooder
FLOT
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FLOT
flotation
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- flotation
FLS
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FLS
fly(ing) at speed
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fly(ing) at speed
fly-in echelon
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fly-in echelon
FM
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FM
FMC
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FMC
FMP
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FMP
FMS
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FMS
FO
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FO
foam path
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foam path
FOB
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FOB
focal length
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- focal length
focal plane
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- focal plane
FOD
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FOD
folded optics
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- folded optics
follow-up echelon
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- follow-up echelon
follow-up shipping
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- follow-up shipping
follow-up supplies
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- follow-up supplies
follow-up
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- follow-up
force beddown
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force beddown
force closure
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force closure
force combat air patrol
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force combat air patrol
force list
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force list
force module package
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force module package
force module
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force module
force multiplier
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force multiplier
force planning
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force planning
force projection
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force projection
force protection
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force protection
force rendezvous
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force rendezvous
force requirement number
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force requirement number
force shortfall
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force shortfall
force sourcing
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force sourcing
force structure
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force structure
force tabs
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force tabs
force tracking
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force tracking
force(s)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force(s)
force
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- force
forces in being
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forces in being
fordability
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fordability
foreign assistance
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign assistance
foreign disaster relief
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign disaster relief
foreign disaster
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign disaster
foreign instrumentation signals intelligence
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign instrumentation signals intelligence
foreign intelligence
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign intelligence
foreign internal defense
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign internal defense
foreign military sales trainees
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign military sales trainees
foreign military sales
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- f foreign military sales
foreign object damage
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreign object damage
foreshore
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- foreshore
form lines
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- form lines
format
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- format
formation
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- formation
formerly restricted data
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- formerly restricted data
forward aeromedical evacuation
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward aeromedical evacuation
forward air control post
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward air control post
forward air controller (airborne)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward air controller (airborne)
forward air controller
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward air controller
forward area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward area
forward arming and refueling point
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward arming and refueling point
forward edge of the battle area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward edge of the battle area
forward line of own troops
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward line of own troops
forward looking infrared
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward looking infrared
forward motion compensation
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward motion compensation
forward oblique air photograph
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward oblique air photograph
forward observer
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward observer
forward operating base
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward operating base
forward operations base
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward operations base
forward overlap
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward overlap
forward recovery mission profile
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward recovery mission profile
forward slope
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward slope
forward tell
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- forward tell
four-round illumination diamond
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- four-round illumination diamond
fox away
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fox away
fragmentary order
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fragmentary order
frame
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- frame
freak
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- freak
freddie
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- freddie
free air anomaly
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free air anomaly
free air overpressure
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free air overpressure
free drop
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free drop
free fall
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free fall
free field overpressure
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free field overpressure
free form message text
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free form message text
free issue
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free issue
free lance
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free lance
free mail
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free mail
free mine
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free mine
free play exercise
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free play exercise
free rocket
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free rocket
free-fire area
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- free-fire area
freight consolidating activity
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- freight consolidating activity
freight distributing activity
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- freight distributing activity
frequency deconfliction
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- frequency deconfliction
fresh target
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fresh target
friendly fire
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- friendly fire
friendly
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- friendly
frigate
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- frigate
FRN
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FRN
front
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- front
frontal attack
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- frontal attack
frustrated cargo
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- frustrated cargo
FSA
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FSA
FSCC
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FSCC
FSCL
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FSCL
FSE
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FSE
FSO
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- FSO
full beam spread
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- full beam spread
full charge
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- full charge
full mission capable
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- full mission capable
full mobilization
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- full mobilization
Fulton Recovery System
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- Fulton Recovery System
functional component command
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- functional component command
functional plans
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- functional plans
functions
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- functions
fusion center
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fusion center
fusion
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fusion
fuze (specify)
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fuze (specify)
fuze cavity
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fuze cavity
fuze
Glossary of United States Military words and phrases -- fuze

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