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Blue Light was an American counter-terrorist subunit of the 5th Special Forces Group that existed into the late 1970s. [1]According to Colonel Charles Beckwith's memoirs, this counter-terrorist group was formed by U.S. Army Special Forces leadership to fill an important counter-terrorism gap until Delta Force became operational.
March 2023 edition cover page of the Multi-Service Brevity Codes. Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces. The codes' procedure words, a type of voice procedure, are designed to convey complex information with a few words.
In 1979, weather parachutists were authorized to wear navy–blue berets with an Army style beret flash consisting of a blue and black field surrounded by yellow piping. [9] [68] Enlisted and NCOs affixed their Parachutist Badge to the flash while officers affixed their polished metal rank insignia. [68]
Royal Canadian Air Force as well as Canadian Army units including Artillery, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Signals (dark blue known as "army blue") Finnish Air Force, army aviation and military bands all use a blue beret. UN light blue for certain peacekeeping forces, navy blue for the Finnish Navy [2] Greek Presidential Guard (light ...
District of Columbia Army National Guard - Capital Guardians [2] Florida Army National Guard - We Accept the Challenge [2] Hawaii Army National Guard - Onipaa Mau Loa (Steadfast Forever) [2] Maine Army National Guard - Dirigo (I Direct or I Guide) [2] (also the state motto) Maryland Army National Guard - Fatti Maschi Parole Femine [2] (also the ...
The badge of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy, worn on a service dress blue uniform's sleeve. In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade.
Many armed forces, particularly the US Army, use songs as part of the training process, to help build morale and allow troops to train to a unified rhythm. Historically armies also went into battle led by a military band and such bands are still maintained in the armed forces today - albeit for mainly ceremonial purposes.
The camouflage utility uniform for the Navy was exactly the same uniform worn by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army known as the battle dress uniform. Today Master-at-Arms wear the same uniform worn throughout the fleet, with a "universal" metal or cloth badge affixed to right side of the uniform, 1/4-inch above the name tape of the sailor, with ...