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Deployable/operational U.S. Navy units typically have two CoCs – the operational chain and the administrative chain. Operational CoCs change quite often based on a unit's location and current mission. For example, USS Roosevelt is always administratively assigned to Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet (CNAL). It might also be ...
The Unit Identification Code (UIC) is a six character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each United States Department of Defense entity. The UIC is often used on various paperwork to assign a soldier to a specific company in which they fall under. The first character is the Service Designator: [1] A: US Department of Agriculture
Tail codes on the U.S. Navy aircraft are the markings that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. These codes comprise one or two letters or digits painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer, on the top right and on the bottom left wings near the tip.
Apart from the prefix codes B, and D which were the standard prefix codes for all B and D series service numbers, the Navy used the suffix W which was issued from 1948 until the late 1960s to female enlisted personnel. The "W" suffix was written behind the service number of any officer or enlisted Navy member who was a woman.
The U. S. Navy's aircraft visual identification system uses tail codes and modex to visually identify the aircraft's purpose and organization. Carrier air wing (CVW) tail codes denote which fleet the air wing belongs; A for Atlantic Fleet and N for Pacific Fleet. All squadrons display their CVW's tail code as follows, regardless of aircraft type:
Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...
Squadron code Unit Unit shorthand K: Central Flying School: CFS K: No. 1 Flying Training School RAF: 1 FTS K1 'K' Flight No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF 'K' Flt 1 AACU K2: No. 2 Group Communication Flight RAF: 2 Gp Comm Flt K5: Station Flight RAF Pocklington: K7: No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF: 236 OCU K7: No. 6 Operational ...
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings, an identification code to identify the unit to which U.S. aircraft are assigned; Tail code, markings, usually on the vertical stabiliser of U.S. military aircraft, that help to identify the unit and base assignment