All written content, illustrations, and photography are unique to this website (unless where indicated) and not for reuse/reproduction in any form. Self-Propelled Sandbags -- A derogatory term for a Marine based on their emphasis on fighting on the front lines. Usually given to communications officers on U.
The size, composition and capability of the psychological operations support element are determined by the requirements of the supported commander. The extent to which an area is covered by photography from one mission or a series of missions or in a period of time. Soldiers fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have developed an expansive new military vocabulary, taking elements from popular culture as well as the doublespeak of the military industrial complex. Warm and fuzzy: A phrase usually used to describe when someone understands a concept or is feeling okay. Used loosely to mean the speaker doesn't understand an idea or that someone is totally clueless. A guide for the coordination of intelligence collection and production in response to requirements relating to the formulation and execution of national security policy. A defense without an exposed flank, consisting of forces deployed along the perimeter of the defended area. Hangar Queen: An aircraft that is used primarily for spare parts to repair other planes. Phrases Only People in the Military Know. See emergency priority; urgent priority. A designation assigned to a message by the originator to indicate to communications personnel the relative order of handling and to the addressee the order in which the message is to be noted. Its origin is obvious from the past participle of the Latin verb armare, through the French armée and the cognate Spanish and Portuguese armada, but it was in the sense of the last mentioned word that it was first used in English, literally meaning an armada. S estimate and a planning order will normally take the place of the CJCS alert order.
In the O. albeit we do find there such compounds as 'gas-battery', 'gas-firing', 'gas-indicator', 'gas-gun', 'gas-range', etc. The height above the intended impact point at which the parachute or parachutes are fully deployed. S name and the associated public key and are issued by a reliable certification authority. Embed: When a reporter stays with the military in order to conduct journalistic business. A preliminary communications search is normally conducted during the uncertainty phase. Moonbeam: A flashlight. Military word after special or black crossword. See also amphibious aviation assault ship; aviation ship. The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects. Royal Military College. For example, continually releasing figures on the amount of Taliban weapons seized, as if there were a finite supply of such weapons. All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets. A searchlight beam reduced to, or set at, its minimum width. "Smoking and joking".
The French word is the past participle of refugier, from the Latin refugium, from re, back, and fugere, to flee. It is used when a specification is not available or when specific procurement specifications are not required by the individual Military Departments or the Department of Defense. Gunner -- A service member who operates a crew-served weapon, such as a piece of artillery or ship's cannon. According to Quinn's Military Dictionary it is a corruption of the German weinack, or weignacht according to James' Dictionary, which signifies a double guard. Navy term for the inner hull of a submarine. A person or situation that is incredibly screwed up. The PSA is operationally controlled by the military port commander or terminal transfer unit commander. The first marine regiments were composed of ten infantry regiments, who were appointed for sea service between the years 1702 and 1715. Shakespeare and Milton both used the word. A projection of the routing of movement requirements reflected in the time-phased force and deployment data, from origin to destination, including identification of origins, ports of embarkation, ports of debarkation, and en route stops; associated time frames for arrival and departure at each location; type of lift assets required to accomplish the move; and cargo details by carrier. Slang terms for military branches. See also extended communications search; search and rescue incident classification, Subpart a. Contributed by Liz Zaczek, senior staff writer. Life at a COP is often austere and demanding, with every soldier responsible for both guard duty and patrolling.
Knight, and Thomas Bushell, Esq., Wardens of our Mint, to provide, from time to time, certain Badges of silver, containing our Royal image, and that of our dear son Prince Charles, to be delivered to wear on the breast of every man who shall be certified under the hands of their Commanders-in-Chief to have done us faithful service in the 'Forlorn-hope. ' See also antiterrorism. See horizontal error. Troops are encouraged to embrace this sad reality. Fire delivered on a target preparatory to an assault. See initial provisioning. Hawk -- Term for cold weather. DOD only) A system of operations designed to convert raw data into useful information. See also public affairs. Military terms and slang. As opposed to the Brown Zone, which refers to the more barren mountains. When incoming rocket or mortar fire is detected by radar systems, the Big Voice automatically broadcasts a siren and instructions to take cover.
Charles I and the Commonwealth were particularly lavish, and Charles II was not far behind them in this respect. They are specific enough to provide a basis for planning the allocation of collection and research resources, but not so specific as to constitute in themselves research and collection requirements. Standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Chinese are said to have used military medals during the Han dynasty in the first century A. Medals were worn during Henry VIII's reign, but in all probability the first bestowed as rewards for military services rendered to the Crown were the two Armada medals of Queen Elizabeth, struck in 1588-89. Navy term for a hospital corpsman.
From extremely long acronyms to slightly inappropriate phrases, the military has a language all of its own with many unique terms and concepts that civilians are not exposed to. Teams dropped or air landed at an objective to establish and operate navigational aids for the purpose of guiding aircraft to drop and landing zones. This name appeared first in connection with Sir A. Hazelrigg's regiment of Dragoons, which were 'So prodigiously armed that they were called by the other side the regiment of Lobsters because of thin bright iron shells with which they were covered. ' Was called 'The Battle', and on it alone depended the fate of every action. Security, food, shelter and transportation are provided by the military for the embed.
In 1869 Wall Street financiers Jay Gould and Jim Fisk attempted to corner the nation's gold market at the New York Gold Exchange by buying as much of the precious metal as they could, with the intent of sending prices skyrocketing.