AFRL, Air Force Research Laboratory - a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces

Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947

United States Air Force Academy, US Air Force Academy - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force

air force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

ACC, Air Combat Command - a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft

AFSPC, Air Force Space Command - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations

Air National Guard, ANG - a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

AFISR, Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR - n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms