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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