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LT – Lieutenant; LTC or Lt Col or LtCol– Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTG or Lt Gen or LtGen – Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTJG – Lieutenant, Junior Grade (U.S. Navy) LRIP – Low-Rate Initial Production; LUP – Lying-Up Point; LZ – Landing Zone
The U.S. Army uses the three letter abbreviation "LTC," while the Marine Corps and Air Force use the abbreviations of "LtCol" and "Lt Col" (note the space), respectively. These abbreviation formats are also outlined in The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing [ 1 ] and in Air Force Handbook 33-337 (AFH 33-337), The Tongue and Quill .
COL = Colonel; CPL = Corporal; CPT = Captain; CSGT = Commissary Sergeant; ENS = Ensign; GEN = General; LCDR = Lieutenant Commander; LCPL = Lance Corporal; LGEN = Lieutenant General; LT = Lieutenant; 1LT = First Lieutenant (2LT = Second Lieutenant, and so on) LTC = Lieutenant Colonel; MAJ = Major; MGEN = Major General; MSGT = Master Sergeant ...
VA Medical Center: Ann Arbor: Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center Battle Creek: Battle Creek VA Medical Center Detroit: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Iron Mountain: Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Saginaw: Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Outpatient Clinic: Wyoming: Wyoming VA Clinic Community Based Outpatient Clinic ...
Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. In conjunction with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the hospital provides the Military Health System medical capabilities of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR MD), a joint unit providing ...
The structure of United States military ranks had its roots in British military traditions, adopting the same or similar ranks and titles. At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the Continental Army's lack of standardized uniforms and insignia proved confusing for soldiers in the field.
The present-day commissioned corps has its origins in the career corps of the Marine Hospital Service, which was established by federal legislation on January 4, 1889.The service adopted naval ranks in order to impose military discipline on the doctors of the service, [3] and corresponded their service rank and grade with their medical title.