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The first basic military map symbols began to be used by western armies in the decades following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.During World War I, there was a degree of harmonisation between the British and French systems, including the adoption of the colour red for enemy forces and blue for allies; the British had previously used red for friendly troops because of the traditional red coats ...
In military terminology, a countersign is a sign, word, or any other signal previously agreed upon and required to be exchanged between a picket or guard and anybody approaching his or her post. The term usually encompasses both the sign given by the approaching party as well as the sentry's reply.
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Countersign (military), a sign used by a sentry or guard. Countersign (legal) , the writing of a second signature onto a document. Topics referred to by the same term
A Dictionary of Military Architecture: Fortification and Fieldworks from the Iron Age to the Eighteenth Century by Stephen Francis Wyley, drawings by Steven Lowe; Victorian Forts glossary Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. A more comprehensive version has been published as A Handbook of Military Terms by David Moore at the same site
A counter is usually a small cardboard square moved around on the map of a board wargame to represent relevant information or determine certain things. The first wargame based on cardboard counters was War Tactics or Can Great Britain Be Invaded? invented by Arthur Renals of Leicester in 1911. [ 1 ]
On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center released new data revealing 64 additional confederate symbols associated with the US military.... View Article The post SPLC finds 64 new Confederate ...
Coast Guard aircraft callsigns are almost always the word "Coast Guard" and the 4-digit aircraft number, e.g., "Coast Guard Six-Five-Seven-Niner," although other call signs may be used for special operations such as counter-narcotics interdiction. In tactical situations, the Marine Corps utilizes call signs naming conventions similar to the Army's.