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INFO: Full form for CR&T is Command, Ranging, and Telemetry in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AF/IL is United States Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AF/XO is Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff For Plans and Operations in Governmental category

Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. In common parlance, the term is used to denote US Air Force aircraft modified and used to transport the president and a metonym for the primary presidential aircraft, VC-25, although it can be used to refer to any Air Force aircraft the president travels on.

The idea of designating specific military aircraft to transport the president arose during World War II when military advisors in the War Department were concerned about the risk of using commercial airlines for presidential travel. A C-54 Skymaster was then converted for presidential use; dubbed the Sacred Cow, it carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in February 1945 and was used for another two years by President Harry S. Truman.

The "Air Force One" call sign was created in 1953, after a Lockheed Constellation carrying President Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the same airspace as a commercial airline flight using the same flight number. Since the introduction of SAM 26000 in 1962, the primary presidential aircraft has carried the distinctive livery designed by Raymond Loewy.

Other aircraft designated as Air Force One have included another Lockheed Constellation, Columbine III, three Boeing 707s, introduced in the 1960s and 1970s, and the current Boeing VC-25As. Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two highly customized Boeing 747-200B (VC-25A) aircraft. The USAF has ordered two Boeing 747-8s to serve as the next presidential aircraft with designation VC-25B.

INFO: Full form for AF/DP is United States Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AF/XOI is Air Force Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AF/XOO is Air Force Director of Operations in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for E-CRF is Electronic Case Report Form in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for D/CIA is Director, Central Intelligence Agency in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for D/CI&SP is Director, Counter-Intelligence and Security Programs in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AU-B is Among Us Boss in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for CF-COP is Counter-Fire Common Operational Picture in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AUAE is Annual Under Armour Elite in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AI/AN is American Indians and Alaska Natives in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for AA & QMG is Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AI2 is Advanced Image Intensification in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for CA 145 is California bill 145 in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AXAR is Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician Airman Recruit in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for AXAN is Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician in Governmental category

Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS) was a weather information and flight plan processing service contracted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use by United States civil pilots and other authorized users. The DUAT Service was a telephone- and Internet-based system which allowed the pilot to use a personal computer for access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) database to obtain weather and aeronautical information and to file, amend, and cancel domestic IFR and VFR flight plans. DUATS provided direct access to weather information via a National Airspace System (NAS) Data Interchange Network II (NADIN-II) interface to the Weather Message Switching Center Replacement (WMSCR) System and the Air traffic control (ATC) Facilities for filing flight plans. The pilot users could interface DUAT Services via the FTS-2001 toll free telephone numbers or via an Internet Interface into the Contractor's Facility. The service could be accessed by direct dial (using a terminal emulator like HyperTerminal), and the Internet via Telnet or HTTP.

The last DUATS service contractor was CSRA, formerly known as Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC).

Some commonly used services that DUATS provided were flight planning, flight plan filing and closing, and retrieving aviation weather, both alphanumeric and graphic, and NOTAM information, although the full list was much longer. DUATS was available free of charge to all registered U.S. pilots and student pilots who hold a current medical certificate, as well as flight instructors, ground instructors, glider and balloon pilots, and other members of the aviation community.

The FAA announced that DUATS would shut down effective May 16, 2018, recommending the 1800wxbrief.com website as an alternative. However, widespread adoption of EFB (Electronic flight bag) mobile applications has largely replaced functions provided by the service. The duats.com website is defunct, the domain name now owned by a promotional service.

INFO: Full form for E-ARTS is En Route Automated Radar Tracking System in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for E-BPDR is Electronic Biological Product Deviation Reporting in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for E-8C is Joint Surveillance, Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) Aircraft in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for E-1 is Allowed to enter and work in U.S. in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for E-ATC is Enhanced Automatic Train Control in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for PIVS is Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology in Governmental category
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, Tagalog: [ˈfivolks]; Filipino: Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic, productivity, and sustainable development. It is one of the service agencies of the Department of Science and Technology.

PHIVOLCS monitors volcano, earthquake, and tsunami activity, and issues warnings as necessary. It is mandated to mitigate disasters that may arise from such volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other related geotectonic phenomena.

INFO: Full form for PIVADS is Product Improved Vulcan Air Defense System in Governmental category

Petty officer third class is the fourth enlisted rate in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, above seaman and below petty officer second class, and is the lowest rate of non-commissioned officer, equivalent to a corporal in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Petty officer third class shares the same pay grade as senior airman in the Air Force, which no longer has an NCO rank corresponding with E-4.

Petty officer third class is the fourth enlisted rate in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, above seaman and below petty officer second class, and is the lowest rate of non-commissioned officer, equivalent to a corporal in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Petty officer third class shares the same pay grade as senior airman in the Air Force, which no longer has an NCO rank corresponding with E-4.

INFO: Full form for PO&AM is Plan of Action and Milestones in Governmental category

Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations.

Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations.

INFO: Full form for PR3 is Parachute Rigger Petty Officer 3rd Class in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for PR2 is Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Petty Officer 2nd Class in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for PR4 is Permit Regulation (ref 4 - environmental) in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for W-Day is War Day; Declared by the President, Associated with an adversary decision to prepare for War in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for W-G is Water-Glycol in Governmental category

Kawasaki motorcycles are manufactured by the Motorcycle & Engine division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

INFO: Full form for PL/SNSR is PayLoad SeNSoR in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for ZX-10R is NINJA sport motorcycle in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for Y1 is Yeoman First Class in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for Y2 is Yeoman Second Class in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for ZXC is Zinc, Xenon, Califate in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for Y OF GUN is Yeoman Of The Gunroom in Governmental category

The Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF) was the constitutionally enshrined youth body of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. When the PC Party and the Canadian Alliance merged in 2004, a formalized youth group was rejected by delegates at the founding convention of the Conservative Party in Montréal by a vote of 51% to 49%. As a result of that vote, PCYF ceased to exist.

INFO: Full form for YAAD is Yet Another Accidental Death in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for YF-23 is Fighter model 23 prototype in Governmental category

INFO: Full form for XAPU is Xi An Petroleum University in Governmental category

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Aspects of service quality include continuity of supply, water quality and water pressure. The institutional responsibility for water supply is arranged differently in different countries and regions (urban versus rural). It usually includes issues surrounding policy and regulation, service provision and standardization.

The cost of supplying water consists, to a very large extent, of fixed costs (capital costs and personnel costs) and only to a small extent of variable costs that depend on the amount of water consumed (mainly energy and chemicals). Almost all service providers in the world charge tariffs to recover part of their costs.

Water supply is a separate topic from irrigation, the practice and systems of water supply on a larger scale, for a wider variety of purposes, primarily agriculture.