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A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the ...
CONUS – Continental United States (U.S. military, pron. "cone-us") CONUSA – Continental United States Army (numbered Armies of U.S. military) CORDS – Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (U.S. military, Vietnam era) COP – Combat Out Post; CoS – Chief of Staff; COT – Commissioned Officer Training
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 ...
Alco S-4, a locomotive; Audi S4, a car; Lancia Delta S4, a 1984 Group B rally car; Hydra Technologies Ehécatl, S4, a Mexican unmanned aerial vehicle; Letov Š-4, a 1923 Czechoslovak aircraft; Prussian S 4, an 1894 steam locomotives class; Seibel S-4, a 1951 helicopter; Supermarine S.4, a 1925 British seaplane; USS S-4 (SS-109), a 1919 US Navy ...
ADSW – Active Duty Special Work (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically 6 months in duration) ADT – Active Duty Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically more than 30 days but less than 6 months) AE – Auxiliary, Explosives, class/type of ship. An ammunition ship. AE – Aviation Electrician's ...
Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
It was the same size as the men's small 2-inch-wide Goldenlite stripes. (Female personnel would wear the smaller 2-inch insignia until 1998, well after male personnel was issued larger, 3-inch-wide insignia in 1951.) In 1951, WACs were assigned surplus men's Goldenlite-yellow-on-dark-blue stripes for wear with olive drab or fatigue uniforms.
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps squadron designation comprises a combination of letters and numerals, each having a precise meaning. From left to right, the designation includes the following three components: [1] First letter signifies the type of equipment used by the squadron, where