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Old 13th Feb 2020, 17:58
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Originally Posted by Tankertrashnav
A few more general equivalents may be of help. I wouldn't venture to offer slang terms, because these go out of date very quickly and my info is well out of date. But here are a few more random general terms (US first)

Flight suit - flying suit
Base commander - station commander
Visor cap - SD cap
214th squadron - 214 squadron
Afterburner - reheat (but that may have changed since "my day")
Enlisted men - other ranks (or more commonly airmen in the case of the RAF)

There will be lots more which others can suggest, without having the specialised F35 experience you mention
To which one instantly adds:

O Club = Officers Mess
Base Housing = Married Quarters (is it now called Families Accommodation?)

... oh, there are dozens like that. The OP needs to send a shopping list of terminology to obtain translations!
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