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Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter F

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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