List of U.S. Air Force Acronyms and Expressions - S

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  • SAASS - School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
  • SAC - Strategic Air Command
  • SAF/SECAF - Secretary of the Air Force
  • SAM - Surface to Air Missile
  • SARC - Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
  • SATCOM - Satellite Communications
  • SAV - Staff Assisted Visit
  • SBIRS - Space-Based Infrared System
  • SEAD - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
  • SEADS - Southeast Air Defense Sector
  • Secret squirrel stuff - Material classified above secret or compartmentalzed information.
  • SEPCOR - Separate Correspondence
  • SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
  • SF - Security Forces
  • SFS - Security Forces Squadron
  • Shirt - A unit first sergeant
  • SIGINT - Signals Intelligence
  • SIPR - Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
  • SKT - Specialty Knowledge Test
  • Slick Sleeve - Nickname for an Airman Basic (owing to the absence of rank insignia on an individual's sleeve)
  • SMSgt - Senior Master Sergeant
  • SNCO - Senior Non-commissioned Officer
  • SNCOA - Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy
  • Snacko - A highly underestimated, mission critical position held most often by Lieutenants in a new flying squadron. Doing well at the Snacko position will prompt one for a laudable career. Failing at such a job will often entail severe ridicule and, if necessary, replacement and retraining by the flying squadron.
  • SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
  • SOPS - Space Operations Squadron
  • SOS - Squadron Officer School or Special Operations Squadron
  • SOW - Special Operations Wing
  • Spirit Mission - A good natured act, commonly in the form of a prank, banner, or...reacquisition...of a person/thing, to show pride for a group of individuals. Usually harmless.
  • Sq - Squadron
  • SrA - Senior Airman
  • SRC - Solid Rock Cafe (new as of 2011, found @ Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls TX - unofficial anogram that is used by officers as well as students)
  • SSgt - Staff Sergeant
  • STEP - Stripe Through Exceptional Performance
  • Strike Eagle - Nickname for F15 E
  • Stink Bug - Nickname for the F-117 Nighthawk
  • STS - Special Tactics Squadron
  • SVS - Services Squadron
  • SW - Space Wing
  • SWA - Southwest Asia
  • SWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess

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