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DEVGRU – Naval Special Warfare Development Group, formerly (and informally still) SEAL Team SIX; DFM – Diesel Fuel Marine (F-76), standard Navy bunker fuel; DILLIGAF – Does It Look Like I Give A Flip(uck), standard Navy slang; DIRNSA – Director of the National Security Agency; DL – Destroyer Leader (outdated)
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
In US Navy slang, also called a "flat top" or a "bird farm". air draft air draught maximum vertical extent of any part of the vessel above the water surface. Clearance required for passing under a bridge. [13] aka Structural section of a vessel that joins together the hulls of a multihulled vessel. alee 1. On the lee side of a ship. 2. To leeward.
Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special operations communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions. [1] [2] [3]
A naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks which refuels other ships. 1. The job title of a seaman holding a junior position in a ship's engineering crew, senior only to the engine room wiper. oilskins. Also oilies. Foul-weather clothing worn by sailors. old man Crew 's slang for the captain, master, or commanding officer of a vessel.
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
SEAL – Sea, Air and Land (U.S. Navy SEALs) SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape; SFC – Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army E-7) SFOD-A – United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha – U.S. Special Forces team (see ODA) SFOD-B – Special Forces Operational Detachment Bravo – U.S. Special Forces support group
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit special operation missions in maritime, jungle, urban, arctic ...