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The mission typically covers embassy resupply, medical evacuations, and support of U.S. troops and/or the Drug Enforcement Administration. Coronet Solo – EC-121Ss modified for psychological warfare to broadcast radio and TV with electronic warfare capability. Renamed Volant Solo with introduction of EC-130Es.
Secret Service code name. President John F. Kennedy, codename "Lancer" with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, codename "Lace". The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [1] The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when ...
front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, — one of the alpha-numeric "Standard Nomenclature Lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall List of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...
U-21 Ute utility aircraft [5] MH-6 Little Bird light helicopter. This was a variant of the Cayuse, yet was given a new name. UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter [5] TH-67 Creek trainer helicopter [5] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter [5] RAH-66 Comanche recon/attack helicopter. ARH-70 Arapaho attack/recon helicopter.
"Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations". www.designation-systems.net; Code Names: A Look Behind Secret U.S. Military Plans in the Middle East, Africa and at Home – Broadcast on Democracy Now! January 27, 2005. Sieminski, Gregory C. (Autumn 1995). "The Art of Naming Operations" (PDF).
USAF/DoD reporting names. Before the NATO ASCC reporting names became widely used, the USAF and United States Department of Defense applied their own system of allocating code names on newly discovered Soviet aircraft. Each item was given a type number sequentially, but it soon became obvious that the system was impractical over a long period ...
Beretta M9 (9×19mm) SIG Sauer M11 (P228) (9×19mm) SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System (P320 Full-Size) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army to replace the M9 after winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition. SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun System (P320 Carry) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force ...
The Rainbow Codes were a series of code names used to disguise the nature of various British military research projects. They were mainly used by the Ministry of Supply from the end of the Second World War until 1958, when the ministry was broken up and its functions distributed among the forces. The codes were replaced by an alphanumeric code ...