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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 [161] by helicopter at the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp located only 23 miles (37 km) west of Hanoi ...
United States Army Counterintelligence (ACI) is the component of United States Army Military Intelligence which conducts counterintelligence (CI) activities to detect, identify, assess, counter, exploit and/or neutralize adversarial, foreign intelligence services, international terrorist organizations, and insider threats to the United States Army and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), [1] with ...
As a result, the Army had to consider existing camouflage patterns within the United States Department of Defense. [6] Initially, the Army's first pattern choice was the MultiCam pattern developed by Crye Precision, but allegedly due to "printing fees", procurement discussions broke down.
SFOD-D – Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta (U.S. Army counter-terrorism unit) SGM – Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E-9 – Sometimes referred to as Staff Sergeant Major) SGT – Sergeant (U.S. Army E-5) (U.S. Marines uses Sgt) SHORAD – Short Range Air Defense; SITREP – Situation Report; SJA – Staff Judge Advocate
A United States data item description (DID) is a completed document defining the data deliverables required of a United States Department of Defense contractor. [1] A DID specifically defines the data content, format, and intended use of the data with a primary objective of achieving standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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 ...
U.S. Army soldiers wearing the Army Aircrew Combat Uniform in August 2009. The Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) is a two-piece flight suit formerly in the Universal Camouflage Pattern, but now Operational Camouflage Pattern that offers the soldier protection from flash fires.
The Army Nomenclature System is a nomenclature system used by the US Army for giving type designations to its materiel. It is based on MIL-STD-1464A which was released in 1981 [ 1 ] and most recently revised on February 22, 2021.