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Many Army divisions have over the years earned nicknames; some laudatory, some derogatory, but mostly colorful. Sometimes, the nicknames themselves have overshadowed the actual name of the division, e.g. the "Screaming Eagles" for the 101st Airborne Division.
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols.Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 20–50 troops, [1] although specific platoons may range from 10 [2] to 100 people. [3]
"31-Knot Burke" – Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed during one operation due to limited recent maintenance) [1] "7, 8" – Yedi Sekiz Hasan Pasha, Ottoman Turkish Pasha who gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight ...
Operation Ivory Coast – On 21 November 1970, a joint United States Air Force/United States Army force commanded by Air Force Brigadier General LeRoy J. Manor and Army Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons landed 56 U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers [153] by helicopter at the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp located only 23 miles (37 km) west of Hanoi ...
United States Army Legal Services Agency - Latin: Legibus Armisque Devoti, lit. 'Devoted to Law and Arms' [2] Army Criminal Investigation Command - Do What Has to Be Done [5] Army Materiel Command - Arsenal for the Brave [2] Headquarters, Military District of Washington - Latin: Haec Protegimus, lit. 'This We Guard' [2]
1 June 1942 McConnell AFB, Kansas: KC-135 [89] 350th Air Refueling Squadron: Red Falcons [90] Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 22 ARW: 1 June 1942 McConnell AFB, Kansas: KC-135 [91] 351st Air Refueling Squadron: United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: Third Air Force: 100 ARW: 1 June 1942 RAF Mildenhall, United ...
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The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...