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Leonard Dawe, Telegraph crossword compiler, created these puzzles at his home in Leatherhead. Dawe was headmaster of Strand School, which had been evacuated to Effingham, Surrey. Adjacent to the school was a large camp of US and Canadian troops preparing for D-Day, and as security around the camp was lax, there was unrestricted contact between ...
TARFU (Totally And Royally Fucked Up or Things Are Really Fucked Up) was also used during World War II. [citation needed] The 1944 U.S. Army animated shorts Three Brothers and Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu In The Navy (both directed by Friz Freleng), feature the characters Private Snafu, Private Fubar, and Seaman Tarfu (with a cameo by ...
List of equipment used in World War II; List of slang terms for federal agents; List of government and military acronyms; List of military slang terms; List of military tactics; List of World War II electronic warfare equipment; List of U.S. security clearance terms; List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations; List of ...
Ecstasy – E or X (slang names for the drug) Editor – ED; Egg – O (the letter O loosely resembles the shape of an egg) Elected – IN; Electricity – AC (alternating current), DC (direct current) Eleven – II (II looks similar to 11), or XI (Roman numerals) End of war – VE (Victory in Europe, the end of World War II) Energy – E, J ...
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) [a] was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in Chaumont , France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing .
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 ...
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).