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48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
The Lincolnshire Poachers – Lincolnshire Regiment [56] (from a traditional folk song) Linseed Lancers – Royal Army Medical Corps [56] [4] The Lions – The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] [56] (from their cap badge) The Lions of England – Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The Liverpool Blues.
Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
Contracted by the U.S. department of Defense during the most recent War in Iraq. Aegis Defence Services Ltd was acquired by GardaWorld International Protective Services. [5] Erinys International. Dubai. A joint South African - British private security company registered in the British Virgin Islands.
Military call signs are call signs (or callsigns) or specialized form of nickname assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs ...
Fort Bragg (1918), in North Carolina, named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was redesignated Fort Liberty on 2 June 2023 in honor of liberty [14] Fort Gordon (1917), near Augusta, Georgia, named for Confederate General John Brown Gordon, was redesignated Fort Eisenhower on 27 October 2023 in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the ...
344th Army Aviation Combat Center; Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Unit 29155 – based at the 161st Special Purpose Specialist Training Center; Unit 54777 – alternately called the 72nd Special Service Center; Unit 26165 – Fancy Bear, STRONTIUM; Unit 74455 – also known as the Sandworm Team or the Main Center for Technologies
Code name. A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage.