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Hula Hoop, Nice Dog, Dial Flower, Pock Mark (USNS Wheeling), Pot Luck – code names concerned with the monitoring of French nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll, French Polynesia, 1972 and 1973. I. Impala Rider - contingency planning to retain U.S. troops in Iraq after 2010. Infinite Moonlight – U.S.–Jordanian exercise, 1990s.
March 2023 edition cover page of the Multi-Service Brevity Codes. Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces. The codes' procedure words, a type of voice procedure, are designed to convey complex information with a few words. American/NATO codes. This is a list of American standardized brevity code words. The ...
"Cat's Eyes" – John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like) "Cenaze"(Turkish, Corpse – Hasan Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottomans, Veteran Commander of Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812) "Chancre Jack" – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
AA – AEGIS Ashore. AAA - anti-aircraft artillery. AAA – anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC - Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored Amphibious Dozer. AAE - Army Acquisition Executive. AADC – Area Air Defense Commander. AAG – Anti-Aircraft Gun.
The Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets prescribed the words that are used to represent each letter of the alphabet, when spelling other words out loud, letter-by-letter, and how the spelling words should be pronounced for use by the Allies of World War II. They are not a "phonetic alphabet" in the sense in which that term is used in ...
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms. However, they are still in current use in articles about previous military periods.
Military animals are trained animals that are used in warfare and other combat related activities. As working animals, different military animals serve different functions. Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals have been used for both transportation and mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage.
The following list (organized by faction) covers every known character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line to have received his/her own action figure. It includes the year the characters' version 1 action figure debuted, their code names and real names, function, and original rank/grade (if applicable). It does not include every ...