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The five paragraph order or five paragraph field order is a style of organizing information about a military situation for a unit in the field. It is an element of Canadian Army, United States Army, United States Marine Corps and United States Navy Seabees small unit tactics, and similar order styles are used by military groups around the world.
This is a list of convoy codes used by the Allies during World War II There were over 300 convoy routes organized, in all areas of the world; each was designated by a two- or three letter code. List of Allied convoys during World War II by region provides additional information.
The first convoy, designated UGF 1, was the invasion convoy sailing on 24 October 1942 and arriving on 8 November 1942. The F designated a convoy of faster ships. Thereafter, fast and slow eastbound and westbound convoys on this southern route were given four separate numbering sequences beginning with 2.
The TCHDs, or Truck, Cargo, Heavy Duty vehicles which carry the nuclear weapons. There are up to five in a convoy. Each AWE driver is accompanied by an armed SEG officer as close escort. Fire Tender, with staff employed by AWE – the Convoy Safety Officer & Fire Crew; Convoy Commander’s Vehicle, manned by MDP Chief Inspector and his team.
A convoy of U.S. Army trucks in Hawaii. A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Convoy OA 178; Convoy OB 293; Convoy OB 318; Convoy OG 69; Convoy OG 71; Convoy OG 82; ON/ONS convoys;
The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), known as a 201 File in the U.S. Army, is an Armed Forces administrative record containing information about a service member's history, such as: [1] Promotion Orders; Mobilization Orders; DA1059s – Service School Academic Evaluation Reports; MOS Orders; Awards and decorations; Transcripts
Convoy UGS-40 was an Allied merchant navy convoy with a military escort which sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 22 April 1944, and passed through the Gibraltar Strait on 9 May 1944 on its way to Naples. The convoy was shadowed for two days by German aircraft.