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48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies - 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [25]; The Death or Glory Boys - 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
This is an incomplete list of U.S. Department of Defense code names primarily the two-word series variety. Officially, Arkin (2005) says that there are three types of code name : Nicknames – a combination of two separate unassociated and unclassified words (e.g. Polo and Step) assigned to represent a specific program, special access program ...
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]).
[209] [210] The academy's football team was nicknamed "The Black Knights of the Hudson" due to the black color of its uniforms. [211] [212] This nickname has since been officially shortened to the "Black Knights." [213] U.S. sports media use "Army" as a synonym for the academy. "On Brave Old Army Team" is the school's fight song. [214]
When it comes to nicknames for boys, there's no shortage of great options. Check out this list of 73 options from champ and slugger to chief, boss and monkey.
Delta Force bodyguards in civilian clothing providing close protection to General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War, 1991. Delta Force was created in 1977 after numerous well-publicized terrorist incidents led the U.S. government to develop a full-time counter-terrorism unit. Key military and government figures had already been briefed on ...
P-51. Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 194th Fighter Squadron. 410th Fighter Squadron. Mitchel Field. P-47. Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Reactivated 24 May 1946 and Redesignated 195th Fighter Squadron, 146th Fighter Group, 146th Fighter Wing. 411th Fighter Squadron. Mitchel Field. P-47.