Glossary
*Commanding Officers selected for Flag Rank have been annotated throughout this document with asterisks to denote their future rank:
* RDML, ** RADM, *** VADM
| COMMAND ABBREVIATION | TITLE |
| CHSCW-1 or COMHELSEACONWING ONE | Commander, Helicopter Sea Control Wing ONE |
| CHSCW-3 or COMHELSEACONWING THREE | Commander, Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE |
| CHSCW (LANT/PAC) or COMHSCWING | Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing |
| CHSLW-1 or COMHSLWING ONE | Commander, Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE |
| CHSLW (LANT/PAC) or COMHSLWING | Commander, Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing |
| CHSMW (LANT/PAC) or COMHSMWING | Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing |
| CHSW-1 (LANT/PAC) or COMASWWING | Commander, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing ONE |
| CHSW or COMASWWING | Commander, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing |
| CHTW-1 or COMHELTACWING | Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE |
| CHTW (LANT/PAC) or COMHELTACWING | Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing |
| CHWR or COMHELWINGRES | Commander, Helicopter Wing Reserve |
| CTW or COMTRAWING | Commander, Training Air Wing |
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| AWSTS | Aviation Weapon System Training Squadron |
| DCMA | Defense Contract Management Agency |
| HAL | Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) |
| HC | Helicopter Combat Support Squadron |
| HCS | Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron |
| HM | Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron |
| HS | Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron |
| HSC | Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron |
| HSCWS (LANT/PAC) | HSC Weapons Systems School (Atlantic / Pacific) |
| HSL | Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light) |
| HSM | Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron |
| HSMWS (LANT/PAC) | HSM Weapons Systems School (Atlantic / Pacific) |
| HT | Helicopter Training Squadron |
| HU | Helicopter Utility Squadron |
| HX | Rotary Test Squadron |
| SAU | Squadron Augment Unit |
| VC | Fleet Composite Squadron |
| VT | Fixed Wing Training Squadron |
| VX | Air Development Squadron |
| VXE | Antarctic Development Squadron |
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