| ILS | Instrumental Landing System | |
| ICLS | Instrumental Carrier Landing System, similar to ILS | |
| TACAN | Tactical Air Navigation System | |
| JBD | Jet Blast Deflector | |
| LSO | Landing Signal Officer | |
| CATCC | Carrier Air Traffic Control Center | |
| UNICOM | Universal Communications (Station) | |
| Bolter | A bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down but fails to catch an arrestor cable and come to a stop. | |
| STOVL | Short Take-off and Vertical Landing | |
| MIL, Military Power | Full military power is simply 100% throttle w/o using afterburners | |
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