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  2. List of nicknames of United States Army divisions - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    MSG – Marine Corps Security Guard, responsible for guarding United States Embassies. MTO – Motor Transport Officer, the Marine in charge of maintenance and operation of a unit's trucks. MTV – Modular Tactical Vest, a type of ballistic vest worn by Marines. MTVR – Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement See also 7-ton.

  4. List of military figures by nickname - Wikipedia

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    William Cunningham, Loyalist militia commander in South Carolina. "Bloody George" – George Alan Vasey, Second World War Australian general. "Bluey" – Keith Truscott, Second World War Australian fighter ace. "Blutiger Ferdinand" ("Bloody Ferdinand") – Ferdinand Schörner, World War II German field marshal and convicted war criminal.

  5. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    APPN – Appropriation Number (U.S. Military) APRT – Army Physical Readiness Test (U.S. Army) ARCENT/TUSA – US Army Central /HQ Third US Army (TUSA) [ 3] ARPANET – Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (e.g., 1969 to 1989; antecedent of the information superhighway; now DARPA) ARM – Anti-Radar Missile.

  6. Joint task force - Wikipedia

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    As Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, and Commander, Seventh Fleet, Struble was in command of the amphibious phase of the operation. [14] Used for Operation Castle atomic tests in the 1940s-1950s. Combined Joint Task Force 7: CJTF-7: US CJTF 7 was the interim military formation that directed the U.S. military effort in Iraq between June 2003 ...

  7. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Administrative (all arms) Access control. Cantonment: a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters; in South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations. Chief of defence. Cloak and Dagger. Combat information center. Command (military formation) Command center. Command and control.

  8. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC – Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored amphibious dozer. AADC – Area air defense commander. AAE – Army acquisition executive. AAG – Anti-aircraft gun. AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US) AAL – Additional authorization list.

  9. List of military unit mottoes by country - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian. "Either vanished or be excels". IV "Diponegoro" Military Region Command. "Sirnaning Yakso Katon Gapuraning Ratu". Javanese. "Evil vanishes in front of the truth, and happiness will be achieved". V "Brawijaya" Military Region Command. "Bhirawa Anoraga". "Gallant yet humble".