Abbreviations and acronyms.

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§ 245.6 Abbreviations and acronyms.

AADC - Area Air Defense Commander

ADE - Air Defense Emergency

ADIZ - Air Defense Identification Zone

ADLO - Air Defense Liaison Officer

AMC - Air Mobility Command

ANR - Alaska NORAD Region

AOR - Area of Responsibility

ARTCC - Air Route Traffic Control Center

ATC - Air Traffic Control

ATCSCC - Air Traffic Control System Command Center

CARDA - Continental U.S. Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment

CDS - Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)

CERAP - Center-RAPCON

CJCS - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

CONR - CONUS NORAD Region

CONUS - Continental United States

CRAF - Civil Reserve Air Fleet

DEN - Domestic Event Network

DHS - Department of Homeland Security

DND - Department of National Defence (Canada)

DoD - Department of Defense

DOT - Department of Transportation

EATPL - ESCAT Air Traffic Priority List

E.O. - Executive Order

ESCAT - Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration

IFR - Instrument Flight Rules

LEA - Law Enforcement Agencies

LIFEGUARD - Civilian air ambulance flights

LNO - Liaison Officer

MEDEVAC - Medical air evacuation flight

NAS - National Airspace System

NEADS - Northeast Air Defense Sector (NORAD)

NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command

PACAF - Pacific Air Forces

SCA - Security Control Authorization

SEADS - Southeast Air Defense Sector (NORAD)

SUA - Special Use Airspace

TSA - Transportation Security Administration

USNORTHCOM - U.S. Northern Command

USPACOM - U.S. Pacific Command

VFR - Visual Flight Rules

WADS - Western Air Defense Sector (NORAD)

[71 FR 61889, Oct. 20, 2006; 71 FR 66110, Nov. 13, 2006]


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