FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ Oct. 2, 2006

[StarCMC]

 

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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~

           

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...

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part 2

 

SADFAN  security assistance dedicated facsimile network
        (And to think I thought SADFANs were Cubs fans!  Who knew!??)

SADIFS  SAC Automated Deployable Intelligence Fusion System

SADM  special atomic demolition munitions

Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), a Navy and Marine Corps project that was demonstrated as feasible in the mid-to-late 1960s. The package shown was intended to be used by UDT/Seal Special Forces, delivered into water by parachute along with a two man team, then floated to the target, set in place and armed by hand. Designed to attack a harbor or other strategic location that could be accessed from the sea.
Read more here....

SADR  six-hundred-megacycle air-defense radar

SADS  simulated air defense system

Read more here!!

 

SADSC  San Antonio Data Services Center (now 2nd ISG)

 

SADT  special active duty for training

 

SAEB  Special Army Evaluation Board

SAEDA  subversion and espionage directed against the U.S. Army, and deliberate security violations

SAEOC  Second Alternate Emergency Operations Center (GSA)

SAF  Secretary of the Air Force

Michael Wynne, SAF
Nov. 4, 2005 - Present

SAFCA  Safeguard Communications Agency

SAFCMD  United States Army Safeguard Command

 

SAFE  I thought:

OR

 

     But no -- it's all of these:

 

¹secure analyst file environment, ²support to analysts file environment (DIA), ³supportability analysis forecasting and evaluation, ⁴system analyst file environment, ⁵selected area for evasion

 

SAFE-CP  selected area for evasion - contact point

 

SAFENET  survivable adaptable fiber optic embedded network

 

SAFOC  semiautomatic flight operations center

 

SAGA  Studies, Analysis and Gaming Agency

 

SAHRS  standard attitude and heading reference system

 

SAI  senior Army instructor

Today's Field Trip: Altus AFB, Oklahoma

 

If you have a suggestion for a Field Trip - maybe a place where YOU have been stationed and would like to re-visit - PLEASE Freepmail it to starcmc!!  Thanks!

 

  

 

Please remember: the Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops.
As such we attempt to keep it MOSTLY apolitical. 
Thanks for playing and have a nice day!  LOL!!!
 

 

 

[StarCMC]

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[TASMANIANRED]

Slippin in here.

Evening Star.

[darkangel82]

4th?

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Are you gonna skip snafu....

[AZamericonnie]

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops they're fighting for our Freedom.

Prayers going up.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good evening, Star!

B U M P!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Star!

[Soaring Feather]

[StarCMC]

Not on your life!! :-)

[StarCMC]

FIRST!!!

[SandRat]

Statue of Liberty,(color), Illustration by Virginia Reyes, AFNEWS

[TASMANIANRED]

Good evening to you darkangel.

[StarCMC]

Evening ladies!! *HUGS!*

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Evening Connie...

[darkangel82]

Good evening Tas.

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Evening Hope.

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