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FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ 08 Nov 2004

Posted on 11/07/2004 7:56:22 PM PST by StarCMC

 
 
For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.
 
 
Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!
 
 
 
~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~
ArmyPatch small   NavySeal small   Air Force Seal   Marines Seal small   Coast Guard Seal small (better)

The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world."

What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word. 

What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each letter is spoken separately. 

What is an abbreviation? It is a shortened version of a word. 

What is Short Speak? It is any and all of the above.

Want to know what  they are talking about?  Read on...

 

N, part 5

NMCRC  Navy Marine Corps Reserve Center

 

NMD  national missile defense

The objective of the National Missile Defense program is to develop and maintain the option to deploy a cost effective, operationally effective and Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty compliant system that will protect the United States against limited ballistic missile threats, including accidental or unauthorized launches or Third World threats.  To read more, click here!

nmi  nautical mile  (1 nmi = 1.151 miles)

NMIC  National Military Intelligence Center  (JCS)

NNSY  Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The NNSY in Portsmouth, Virginia is one of the largest shipyards in the world specializing in repairing, overhauling and modernizing ships and submarines.  It's the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy, and it's also the most multifaceted.  Ask Mojo2001 or The Sailor about this place!!

NOAA  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOB  naval order of battle

NOE  Nap of the earth

A flying technique used to avoid enemy radar and ADA.

NOGS  Night Observation Gunship


 

NOMAD Navy Oceanographic and Meteorological Automatic Device

NOMSS  Naval Oceanographic and Meteorological Support System

Noncommissioned Officer Sword

The 1859 Field and Staff Officer sword.  A badge of office worn on parade or in formal situations by NCOs.

Non-qual

A Marine who did not qualify as an expert, sharpshooter or marksman on the rifle range.  Non-quals do not graduate from boot camp

NORAD  North Atlantic Aerospace Defense Command  (created in 1957)

Noted

An answer meaning "understood when receiving a list of instructions.  Also an indication that something was written down.

NPB  neutron particle beam

NP Mat

NeoPrene Mat - a sealed cell sleeping mat which contains Neoprene and keeps dampness from permeating your sleeping bag.
 

NPRC  National Personnel Records Center

This is where John Kerry would submit his Standard Form 180 if he wanted to release his military records.

 

NPWIC  National Prisoner of War Information Center

NR   Submersible Research Vehicle (nuclear propelled)

NRB1CL  Nuclear Reactor Operator, First Class Badge

NRB2CL  Nuclear Reactor Operator, Second Class Badge

NRBBAS  Nuclear Reactor Operator, Basic Badge

NRBSUPV  Nuclear Reactor Operator, Shift Supervisor Badge
 

 

Today's Field Trip: Ft. Rucker
 
 

 

 


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To: Lady Jag

Post #273!!


Hilarious!!!


281 posted on 11/08/2004 6:13:58 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: laurenmarlowe

You're doing well, Lauren! :-)


282 posted on 11/08/2004 6:14:39 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: bentfeather
Evening, darkwing!!! How goes it??

Great, how are thing going for you?


283 posted on 11/08/2004 6:15:12 PM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104

Well, staying in the race, still hacking, but getting stronger each day!


284 posted on 11/08/2004 6:16:39 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

President Bush orders a Draft.

Senior Airman Robert Vickery, of Richland, Wash., a member of the 46th Expeditionary Recon Squadron, finishes final preparations on a Predator drone before it departs Balad Air Base, Iraq, on a mission on Thursday.

Meanwhile the Alien drone was able to  prepare without assistance.

 

Airman 1st Class Sarah Mills, right, of Grand Junction, Colo., a member of the 46th Expeditionary Recon Squadron based out Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and an unidentified Royal Air Force pilot work the console that controls the take-offs of Predator drones from Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Thursday.

The new picture in picture television sets in the Barracks day rooms are very popular.

 

Staff Sgt. Richard Alvarez, of Los Angeles, a member of the 421st Fighter Squadron based out of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, makes adjustments to an F-16 fighter jet’s cockpit controls during a maintenance session at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Sunday.

The New F-16 cockpit DVD players sometimes have a bit of tracking problems until adjustments are made.

 

Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, right, the commanding general of the Marine Corps’ 1st Expeditionary Force, delivers a speech to his Marines prior to the anticipated final assault on Fallujah, Iraq, on Sunday. Insurgents have attacked police stations with mortars, rockets and car bombs in the lead-up to the assault, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 60, including nearly two dozen Americans.

During a recent question and answer session, a few Marines were expressing some motivational points for an upcoming action.

 

Soldiers stand by an overturned Humvee on a highway near Baghdad on Saturday. Witnesses reported that some soldiers were slightly injured, but no further information was made available. A convoy of civilian trucks came under attack by gunfire in the same area earlier in the day.

Mojo2001, please pick up the white courtesy phone at the Canteen front desk!

 

A Marine from the 1st Division packs his rucksack at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, prior to the start of a long-anticipated assault on the city.

The new high tech Marine rucksacks carry a lot more than they used  back in the old days.

 

First Division Marines listen to a briefing at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, on Sunday. Facing a major assault in the city, insurgents struck back with coordinated attacks on police installations using suicide car bombs, mortars and rockets.

Private Snowball, Infantry, Private Pyle Sharpshooter, Private Joker, Marine journalist....what the heck is that?

 

Marines from the 1st Division bow their heads during a prayer at their base outside Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday.

 

In this night-vision image, soldiers move toward a hospital in Fallujah, Iraq, on Monday. U.S. forces stormed into western districts of the city early on Monday, seizing the main city hospital and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates River in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the rebel stronghold.

A recent power failure at the local hospital was not a hindrance to our Troops.

Retired Army Sgt. Joe Galindo, Jr., waves to spectators during the Veterans Day parade in downtown El Paso, Texas, on Saturday.

All gave some......

Soldiers from the Army’s 1st Squadron, 2nd Armed Calvary Regiment, based out of Fort Polk, La., bow their heads in a moment of silence to remember fallen service members during a Veterans Day memorial service in Lake Charles, La., on Saturday.

Some gave all.

 


Sgt. 1st Class Tangela Moore, center right, points out items on a table during a narration for a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at the 21st annual St. Louis Metropolitan Veterans' Day Observance at the Soldiers' Memorial in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday. Pictured from left to right are Sgt. 1st Class Darral Rucker, Sgt. 1st Class Reginal Williams, and Sgt. 1st Class Sean Walker, all members of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command Select Honor Guard.



Emily Gilbert on Sunday watches her daughter, Carissa, draw a picture on a cardboard box filled with treats that will be sent to her father, Sgt. Cory Gilbert, a member of the Iowa National Guard’s 834th Engineering unit currently deployed in Afghanistan.

 

Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack Jr. loads his car as he moves out of his office at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Thursday. Swannack, whose nickname is “Swan Dawg”, is retiring after more than 30 years in the Army.

Wow, this image is the first time that I have ever seen an Army General actually carry something for himself.

 

A Boeing Delta 2 carrying a Global Positioning Satellite for the Air Force lights up the night sky on Saturday as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

It seems that no GPS system would be neccessary to see that lift off.

 

Just another day at the office for our Troops.

285 posted on 11/08/2004 6:18:41 PM PST by Radix (This Tag Line is almost a good one.)
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To: bentfeather
getting stronger each day!

That is good to hear. I am just winding down till I retire. I'll finish my hitch 10 march.


286 posted on 11/08/2004 6:19:01 PM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: laurenmarlowe; StarCMC; Lady Jag; MS.BEHAVIN; All

~Josh Groban~Beautiful In My Eyes~

287 posted on 11/08/2004 6:19:49 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: darkwing104

March 10th will be here before you know it. It is going to be a real different life. :-)


288 posted on 11/08/2004 6:21:26 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: laurenmarlowe

WOW.....great find lauren. What a great story.I LOVE the pipes.


289 posted on 11/08/2004 6:22:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: All

Jimmy Buffett ~ Uncle John's Band

290 posted on 11/08/2004 6:23:59 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: All
~Paul Simon~Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes~
WOO HOO, I like this song.

291 posted on 11/08/2004 6:26:01 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; GummyIII; All
I was offline for a couple hours this evening and am at the wrong computer for my ping list, but I'm pooped now, anyway.

One of these got in and, with four blood thirsty cats, I frantically wrecked half the house to get the poor thing out.



292 posted on 11/08/2004 6:27:55 PM PST by Lady Jag (YAHOOO!!! W2!!!)
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To: USAF_TSgt

Such a WONDERFUL trend. We just have to try to herd them all so that the NE batch learn to vote correctly.


293 posted on 11/08/2004 6:29:15 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: tomkow6

294 posted on 11/08/2004 6:31:57 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: bentfeather

Wonderful song Ms. Feather, thanks!


295 posted on 11/08/2004 6:32:28 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: Fawnn

LOL!! Thanks! :o)


296 posted on 11/08/2004 6:32:42 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: darkwing104

Hey DW!! :o)


297 posted on 11/08/2004 6:33:29 PM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: StarCMC

Jake is so precious, and big smiles seeing the big kids holding him.


298 posted on 11/08/2004 6:36:16 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: tomkow6

Angel Boy.....#200!!


299 posted on 11/08/2004 6:37:49 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (Support Our Troops! Operation Season's Greetings - www.proudpatriots.com)
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To: bentfeather

MINE!!!!!


300 posted on 11/08/2004 6:38:13 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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