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Many Army divisions have over the years earned nicknames; some laudatory, some derogatory, but mostly colorful. Sometimes, the nicknames themselves have overshadowed the actual name of the division, e.g. the "Screaming Eagles" for the 101st Airborne Division.
"The Bear" – Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., United States Army general (the nickname he preferred over "Stormin' Norman") "The Bearded Man" – Frank Messervy, British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle) "Beauty" – Harold M. Martin, U.S. Navy admiral [14] "Benny" – Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander [4]
[6] Most reference works, including the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, supply an origin date of 1940–1944, generally attributing it to the United States Army. [citation needed] Rick Atkinson ascribes the origin of SNAFU, FUBAR, and a bevy of other terms to cynical G.I.s ridiculing the Army's penchant for acronyms. [7]
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USAFA – the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado; USAFE – United States Air Forces in Europe; USAMRICD – United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense; USAMRIID – United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease; USAMRMC – United States Army Medical Research and Materiél ...
Nicknames of United States Army divisions; See also. The dictionary definition of Appendix:Canadian English military slang at Wiktionary;
Iceland defense was the CAPSTONE mission of both the 187th IB and 167th Support Group. Part of the 1992 exercise included lanes training as part of the United States Army Forces Command's "Bold Shift" initiative to reinforce unit war-fighting task proficiency. Operation Northern Delay occurred on 26 March 2003 as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3]