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Military Short Speak 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 what are they talking about? Read on...
G G1 1personnel staff, 2[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Personnel The G1 section is responsible for personnel administration and manpower management and is the focal point for all personnel-related matters. It ensures the AAMDC and subordinate elements are manned at levels sufficient to accomplish their mission, provides health and personnel service support, and performs headquarters management functions. The section uses automated systems and personnel databases to support operations.
G2 1division level intelligence office/officer, 2intelligence staff, 3[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence The G2 Plans NCOs act as a hub, pulling in intelligence and other products, advising the battle staff during wargaming, and driving the development of the intelligence estimate, annexes, tabs, and appendices. In the era of "doing more with less," the Plans NCOs must be able to autonomously conduct their missions with a minimal amount of guidance.
G2G - Good To Go! G3 1division level plans and operations office/officer, 2operations and plans staff, 3[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, 4[AR 310-50] Assistant Chief of Staff, (Operations and Plans)
G4 1logistics staff, 2[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics The G4 develops the logistics plan to support operations and coordinates with the G3 and G1 on equipping replacement personnel and units. The G4 provides the overall input on logistics requirements (less medical) to the theater support command. Current G4 structure does not support a logistics readiness center or logistics support operation functions and must be augmented to execute this mission.
G5 1civil affairs staff, 2[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs G6 1signal officer, 2[FM 101-5-1] Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications The G6 section reviews the mission and operations order, ensures current internal communications will allow execution of AMD operations within the TOC, and plans external communications to meet the METT-TC aspects of the overall AMD mission. The force projection operations cycle (Chapter 3), may allow time to make adjustments to internal communications requirements (such as software upgrades, power conversion, and terrain database upload), so the TOC will be fully mission capable upon arrival in theater. The G6 ensures AAMDC field standard operating procedures (FSOP) provide basic information on TOC emplacement, internal communications procedures, and external communications requirements.
g-a - ground to air G-ENG - general engineering G-G - ground to ground G-LOC - G-induced loss of consciousness This occurs when there is a rapid or sustained increase in Gs and the body's defensive mechanics cannot maintain sufficient blood pressure in the brain. G-LOC occurs suddenly, with the pilot being unconscious for approximately one-half minute, enough to spell disaster in a high-performance aircraft. Even when the pilot recovers, he could still be disoriented for quite awhile and be unable to handle the high stress of close air combat and perhaps not even to fly safely. More on G-LOC here! GACIAC - Guidance and Control Information Analysis Center GACC - ground attack control capability (USAF) Gadwai - Desert Dweller (Bedouin)
GAPEWS - Graphic Air Picture Early Warning System (USAREUR)
GAPSAT - Tactical Communications Satellite System A high capacity super high frequency (SHF) wideband communications satellite to provide critical information to the US military and Allied forces. Three or more GAPSATs will form the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system to be launched in the 2004 time frame.
gar - guided aircraft rocket The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system. The Sidewinder was developed by the US Navy for fleet air defense and was adapted by the U.S. Air Force for fighter aircraft use. Early versions of the missile were extensively used in the Southeast Asian conflict. In September 1958 Chinese Nationalist F-86s fired the first Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to down 11 communist Chinese MiG-17s over the Formosa Straits. Until that time, aircraft defensive means where primarily limited to pilots and tail gunners firing small caliber ammunition in dog-fight situations. The AIM-9 has a cylindrical body with a roll-stabilizing rear wing/rolleron assembly. Also, it has detachable, double-delta control surfaces behind the nose that improve the missile's maneuverability. Both rollerons and control surfaces are in a cross-like arrangement. The missile's main components are an infrared homing guidance section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive warhead, and a rocket motor. The infrared guidance head enables the missile to home on target aircraft engine exhaust. An infrared unit costs less than other types of guidance systems, and can be used in day/night and electronic countermeasures conditions. The infrared seeker also permits the pilot to launch the missile, then leave the area or take evasive action while the missile guides itself to the target. Lots more about the Sidewinder here!
Garble - An error in transmission, reception, encryption or decryption that changes the text of a message or any portion thereof in such a manner that is is incorrect or undecryptable
GBCS - ground based common sensor
GBCS-H - Ground Based Common Sensor-Heavy GBCS-H provides commanders of Armored and Mechanized Infantry Divisions with an organic capability to listen to, locate for hard-kill targeting or order-of-battle resolution, or render ineffective through jamming opposition command and control and fire control nets and identify and locate counter/mortar, counter/battery and ground surveillance radar emissions. The system is specifically designed to ensure transportability, prime mover maintainability, and over terrain mobility equal to or greater than supported units. GBCS-H has the capability to conduct operations on-the-move, exploiting or eliminating - at the supported Commander's discretion - the latest, most modern types of hostile modulations and transmission techniques at the key time and place on the battlefield by conducting surgical electronic attack against designated targets. GBCS-H is the Army's only on-the-move, on-the-ground, all weather, all terrain, self-contained, fully integrated, 24-hour-a-day signals intelligence and electronic warfare asset. The GBCS-H is one of the ground components of the Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Common Sensor (IEWCS) system. The GBCS-H is a variant of the Army’s only ground based, all-weather, all-terrain, self-contained, fully integrated, 24-hour division level asset. It uses the same subsystems as the Ground Based Common Sensor-Light ( GBCS-L), the Advanced Quickfix ( AQF) and the USMC Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System ( MEWSS). In heavy divisions and ACRs, the GBCS-H will use the Electronic Fighting Vehicle (XM5) as its platform. The GBCS-H provides its information to the ACE in near-real-time. System information provides input for the tasking and mission direction of other divisional IEW assets.
GBCS-L - Ground Based Common Sensor-Light
The AN/MLQ-39 Ground-Based Common Sensor Light [GBCS-L] provides Commanders of Light, Airborne, and Air Assault Divisions with an organic capability to listen to, locate for hard-kill targeting or order-of-battle resolution, or render ineffective through jamming opposition command and control and fire control nets and identify and locate counter/mortar, counter/battery and ground surveillance radar emissions. The system is specifically designed to ensure transportability, prime mover maintainability, and over terrain mobility equal to or greater than supported units, while at the same time exploiting or eliminating - at the supported Commander's discretion - the latest, most modern types of hostile modulations and transmission techniques at the key time and place on the battlefield, by conducting surgical electronic attack against designated targets. The GBCS-L is one of the ground components of the Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Common Sensor (IEWCS) system. The GBCS-L is a variant of the Army’s only ground based, all-weather, all-terrain, self-contained, fully integrated, 24-hour division level asset. It uses the same subsystems as the Advanced Quickfix ( AQF), the Ground Based Common Sensor-Heavy ( GBCS-H) and the USMC Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System ( MEWSS). Light divisions will have GBCS-L which is mounted on two M1097 Heavy HMMWVs, one HMMWV as the ES vehicle and one as the EA vehicle. The GBCS-L provides its information to the ACE in near-real-time. System information provides input for the tasking and mission direction of other divisional IEW assets. GBCS-L is transportable up to 40,000 feet above sea level and by rail, highway, and water means with system degradation. It must have roll-on, roll-off capability for C-130, and must be transportable by sling-loading by CH-47 or large helicopters.
GBFEL - ground-based free electron laser Through space based relay and fighting mirrors, this high energy laser is designed to direct its energy at ballistic missiles in the boost and post-boost phases. Several ground based stations would provide the lasers. The free electron laser is among the newest SDI technologies with inherent problems. Besides the power inefficiency associated with all lasers, the laser's transmission through the atmosphere will present heretofore insoluble problems.
GCAD [AR 310-50] - Granite City Army Depot Selected during World War I as the site of a major Army supply installation, the Center did not actually see use until the next world war. On 3 April 1942, construction began, and the Granite City Engineer Depot opened on 1 August 1942. During the war, the depot grew rapidly. In July 1943 over 4,500 railroad cars of material passed through its gates. In 1944 employment reached 5,200 people. Over 1,500 officers and 2,000 enlisted men received training in engineer supply and maintenance functions at the depot. Except for the Korean War, the two postwar decades saw a sharp drop in depot activities. On 1 August 1962, the depot received a new name -- the Granite City Army Depot -- as it shifted from the control of the Corps of Engineers to that of the US Army Materiel Command. The depot's missions, however, remained much the same until December 1966, when it assumed support missions for the Greater St. Louis Area from the deactivated US Army Support Center. The Center underwent two more major changes in the years ahead. On 25 June 1971, the depot proper closed, its functions and spaces merging with various US Army Aviation Systems Command support services to become the Headquarters and Installation Support Activity, with a strength of 461 military and civilians. On 7 October 1975, in recognition of its increased customer service responsibilities, the Granite City element changed again, becoming the St. Louis Area Support Center (SLASC). Currently, the center supports approximately 75 military and federal agencies in the St. Louis area. On 1 July 1988, in formal recognition of Illinois Congressman Melvin Price's contributions to our nation and its uniformed services, this historic Granite City installation was dedicated and designated as the Charles Melvin Price Support Center.
GCCS - Global Command and Control System (WWMCCS® follow-on) The Global Command and Control System (GCCS) is an automated information system designed to support deliberate and crisis planning with the use of an integrated set of analytic tools and the flexible data transfer capabilities. GCCS will become the single C4I system to support the warfighter from foxhole to command post. The C4I for the Warrior (C4IFTW) concept is committed to the challenge of meeting the warrior's quest for information needed to achieve victory for any mission, at any time, and at any place. C4IFTW is the vision and roadmap for creating a broadly connected joint system providing total battlespace information to the warrior. Joint operations involving multiple land, sea and air units in adaptive joint force structures increasingly require joint networks and joint systems that are fully interoperable horizontally across air, sea, space and ground environments. This is the ultimate goal of C4IFTW. The Global Command and Control System (GCCS) is the midterm solution and the bridge to the concepts outlined in the C4IFTW concept. GCCS is C4IFTW in action, today.
GCM [AR 310-50] - general court-martial The Armed Forces do not have permanently established trial courts for prosecuting military members. Courts-martial (military criminal trial courts) are convened (established) by commanders possessing the authority to do so, on an "as needed" basis. Congress, through the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), specifies which commanders and officials possess the authority to convene a court-martial. A commander who possesses the authority to convene a court-martial is known as a Convening Authority (CA). The CA convenes a court-martial by issuing an order that charges previously preferred (initiated) against an accused servicemember will be tried by a specified court-martial. This order is called a "convening order" and shall designate the type of court-martial (summary, special or general) that will try the charges. The convening order may designate when and where the court-martial will meet. For special and general courts-martial, the convening order will also designate the members of the court-martial panel (the military equivalent of the jury). Although the ultimate membership of the panel is determined, as in the civilian system, through voir dire, the CA initially details the panel members to the court-martial. As required by Congress in Article 25, UCMJ, the CA must choose members who are best qualified to serve based on their age, education, training, experience, length of service, and judicial temperament. However, it is the accused’s choice whether he or she will be tried by a panel of officers, a combined panel of officers and enlisted members, or by the military judge sitting alone. More about Court Martials here! Read about the Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer here!
GCS - Ground Control Station The UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) is a 30x8x8 foot, triple-axle, commercially available trailer. This trailer is not configured for air mobility and requires special handling to load and unload from C-130 and C-141 aircraft. The trailer incorporates an integral uninterrupted power supply (UPS), environmental control system (cooling only), pilot and payload operator (PPO) workstations, data exploitation,- mission planning,- communication (DEMPC) terminals, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) workstations. All mission imagery recording is located in the GCS since the Predator has no onboard recording capability. Power is supplied either by commercially supplied power or by dual external 35 kw generators. The entire GCS is transportable by a C-130.
gd [AR 310-50] - guard GDAMS - General Dynamic Amphibious System Click here to read about the new GDAMS!!
GDAY - Date ground war began GDE - ground data equipment GDIP - General Defense Intelligence Program GDP - general deployment plan GEN - General GEAE - General Electric Aircraft Engine
GEBCO - General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), 1984 /International Hydrographic Organization shows depths by contours and colored layered tints.
Gedunk A battleship is like a city at sea. With crew complements upwards of 2000 men on some of the larger ships, they need to be almost totally self-sufficient and provide services such as barbers, dentists, shops, theaters - even soda fountains! On US Navy battleships, the "Gedunk Stand" was a common slang term for the shop where the sailors could buy snacks, sodas, or whatever they needed while at sea (Note: The term also is commonly used to refer to the shipboard ice cream stand - if you insist on the latter definition, when you visit the North Texas Battle Group, we'd be more than happy to buy you an ice cream!). Click here for a link to a site about Gedunks!
GEK - geomagnetic electrokinetograph
GEMSS [AR 310-50] - ground emplaced mine scattering system The GEMSS system consists of a dispenser unit, M74 anti-personnel (AP) and M75 anti-tank (AT) mines, the M79 inert practice mines and associated shipping containers and special tools. The dispenser unit is mounted on a 4 ton, tandem axle M794 trailer with modifications to the yoke to accept both truck and APC towing pintles and includes brakes and suspension for safety. The dispenser unit has two magazines with a capacity of 400 mines each, a conveyor reloading system for each magazine, a launcher oscillator, a military standard 4-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel engine and remote control console with cable allowing for operation of the dispenser from the towing vehicle. The M74, M75 and M79 mines are 2.5 inches high by 4.75 inches in diameter and weigh 4 pounds each. The M74 and M75 mines have a built-in self-destruct capability. The M75 mine has a magnetic influence fuse. The M74 AP mine is a ground blast fragmentation mine activated by disturbing one of four tripwires.
GEOCODE [JP 1-02] - geographic code Click here to get your own Geocode!
GEODSS - Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (AFSPACECMD) GEOS - 1geodetic Earth orbiting satellite, 2geosynchronous Earth observation system GEOSAR - geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar The GEOSAR system consists of 406 MHz repeaters carried on board various geostationary satellites, and the associated ground facilities called GEOLUTs which process the satellite signal. For more about how the GEOSAR works in combination with LEOSAR, click here! GETOL - ground effect take-off and landing GFA [AR 310-50] - gun fire area GFC - green flare cluster GFCI - ground-fault circuit interrupter GFD - ground fault detector GFW - ground fault warning
GG [FM 101-5-1] - Georgia (the nation) Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR until the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Ethnic separation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, poor governance, and Russian military bases deny the government effective control over the entirety of the state's internationally recognized territory. Despite myriad problems, some progress on market reforms and democratization has been made. An attempt by the government to manipulate legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of President Eduard SHEVARDNADZE. More information on Georgia here!
Ghost Time - Off duty Ghost - Taking it easy, laying low; evading duty GI - Government Issue - an American Soldier outside the US GIRI - Obligation to the dignity of one's name; self-respect GIT - graph isomorphism tester
GLCM - ground launched cruise missile The GLCM is a mobile, ground-to-ground cruise missile developed to provide North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) theater commanders with a low-cost, reliable, accurate tactical nuclear missile. Its sophisticated guidance system gives it the ability to penetrate enemy territory at low altitudes and high subsonic speeds. The first operational GLCMs were deployed to Europe beginning in 1983 and went on alert at RAF Greenham Common in England. Later, they were stationed in Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Their deployment was controversial, but it helped bring about the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union, thus marking the first nuclear forces reduction in history. All of the USAF GLCMs were subject to elimination under the treaty with the exception of eight retained for static display. These became part of the USAF Museum collection and, except for this example, were placed on loan to other museums in the U.S. and Europe to mark the beginning of nuclear arms reduction. The GLCM on display (S/N 097) was the first to go on alert at Greenham Common and the first of the approved static display missiles to be released from service. It has been demilitarized in compliance with the INF Treaty. The BGM-109G "Gryphon" is almost identical to the BGM-109 "Tomahawk" non-nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) used by the U.S. navy during Operation Desert Storm. SPECIFICATIONS PERFORMANCE
GLIDER [AR 310-50] - Glider Badge DESCRIPTION: An oxidized silver badge 11/16 inch in height and 1 1/2 inches in width consisting of a glider, frontal view, superimposed upon a pair of stylized wings displayed and curving inward. SYMBOLISM: The wings suggest flight and together with the glider symbolize individual skills and qualifications in aerial flight utilizing the glider. AWARD ELIGIBILITY: The Glider Badge is no longer awarded. At the time authorization of the badge was announced, personnel must have been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider landing into enemy-held territory. DATE APPROVED: Authorization of the Glider Badge was announced in War Department Circular No. 220, 2 June 1944. SUBDUED BADGES: A subdued badge in black metal finished of the same design is authorized. MINIATURE BADGES: A dress miniature badge, 13/32 inch in height and 7/8 inch in width is authorized.
Glory Hole - Clear hole in clouds to guide pilot to landing or target GMA [AR 310-50] - guided missile ammunition GMAT - Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time GMFCS - guided missile fire control system GMI - general military intelligence (DOD) Intelligence concerning the (1) military capabilities of foreign countries or organizations or (2) topics affecting potential US or multinational military operations, relating to the following subjects: armed forces capabilities, including order of battle, organization, training, tactics, doctrine, strategy, and other factors bearing on military strength and effectiveness; area and terrain intelligence, including urban areas, coasts and landing beaches, and meteorological, oceanographic, and geological intelligence; transportation in all modes; military materiel production and support industries; military and civilian command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems; military economics, including foreign military assistance; insurgency and terrorism; military-political-sociological intelligence; location, identification, and description of military-related installations; government control; escape and evasion; and threats and forecasts. (Excludes scientific and technical intelligence.)
gnr [AR 310-50] - gunner GNRY [AR 310-50] - gunnery The Gunnery Officer is responsible for keeping the ship proficient in the gunnery warfare mission area by planning for required exercises. Read lots more about a Gunnery Officer's duties here!
GNS - Global Navigation System GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System
Goat Locker - Navy Chief Petty Officer's Quarters From the Naval tradition that goats brought on board for milk were under the charge of the chiefs. Probably the origin of the phrase "Old Goat."
Goat Rope - Similar to a Cluster F*** except that this activity comes from the Head Shed.
GOB - ground order of battle The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of any military force. Orders of battle may be specific to certain warfare areas; thus terms such as Air Defense Order of Battle (ADOB), Ground Order of Battle (GOB), and Naval Order of Battle (NOB) may be encountered. GO-GO SHIP - Armed C-47 Goldie Lock - The term, peculiar to air support radar team ops, indicating ground controller has electronic control of the aircraft. GOLDWING - GOLDWING HF Flyaway Communications System GOMER (PYLE) - Army nickname for a Marine GOONEY BIRD - C-47 Few aircraft are as well known or were so widely used for so long as the C-47 or "Gooney Bird" as it was affectionately nicknamed. The aircraft was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner which appeared in 1936. The first C-47s were ordered in 1940 and by the end of WW II, 9,348 had been procured for AAF use. They carried personnel and cargo, and in a combat role, towed troop-carrying gliders and dropped paratroops into enemy territory. After WW II, many C-47s remained in USAF service, participating in the Berlin Airlift and other peacetime activities. During the Korean War, C-47s hauled supplies, dropped paratroops, evacuated wounded and dropped flares for night bombing attacks. InVietnam, the C-47 served again as a transport, but it was also used in a variety of other ways which included flying ground attack (gunship), reconnaissance, and psychological warfare missions. The C-47D on display, the last C-47 in routine USAF use, was flown to the Museum in 1975. It is displayed as a C-47A of the 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, which participated in the invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. More on the C-47 here!
GPALS - global protection against limited strikes
GPS - Global Positioning System (formerly NAVSTAR) An Atlas F class rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 22, 1978, carrying a payload that would revolutionize navigation around the world. The payload was the first-ever Global Positioning System satellite — the launch coming five years after the GPS Joint Program Office was founded here at what is now the Space and Missile Systems Center. The SMC team that acquired the first satellite realized the tremendous possibilities of the system. "The potential of GPS is such that it could affect every area of the country through military and possible civilian applications," said Col. Bradford Parkinson, then GPS program manager, shortly after the launch. Today, GPS is important to global users. Reaching far beyond military application, GPS satellites provide navigational and timing information for uses as varied as earthquake research, city planning, precision farming and endangered-species monitoring. The technology has become so pervasive even sport fishing enthusiasts call it "one of the most amazing fishing devices ever." Read the rest of the story here!
GPV - general purpose vehicle The M151 Truck, Utility: ¼-Ton, 4x4, series of vehicles are commonly referred to as Jeeps. In use since 1979, various models of the M-151 have seen successful military service in 15 different North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. The M151 family of vehicles includes M151, M151A1, M151A1C, M151A2, and M825 utility trucks and M718 and M718A1 ambulances. The High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is the replacement vehicle for the M151 series jeeps. The current fleet of light tactical vehicles, the aging M151-A2 Fast Attack Vehicle and the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), are approaching the end of service life. More here with lots of great pics!
GPW [AR 310-50] - Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 12 August 1949 Read the full text of the Geneva Convention here!
GPWS - ground proximity warning system GQ - general quarters (battle stations) GRAND SLAM - All enemy aircraft originally sighted are shot down GRAVEL - Mine GREEN $ - Marine Corps appropriations
Green Ramp - The personnel loading area at Pope AFB, NC A disaster occured at this location on March 23,1994. Approximately 500 Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division's 504th Infantry, 505th Infantry, and 782nd Support Battalion and the XVIII Airborne Corps' 525th Military Intelligence Brigade and 1-159th Aviation Regiment stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prepared for an Airborne Operation at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. Shortly after 1400 hours on March 23, 1994, a F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft tried to land on the airfield at the same time as a C-130 Hercules aircraft attempted to land causing a crash. This crash produced a massive fire which plowed through Paratroopers at Green Ramp injuring over 100 Paratroopers and caused the death of over 24 Paratroopers. This tragic accident resulted in the worst peacetime loss of life suffered by the 82nd Airborne Division since World War II. On March 14, 2004, the North Carolina State University Student Senate resolved to remember "that when military personnel train they still risk theur lives to protect America" and voted that from that day forward, the student senate "requests that each March 23rd be observed by lighting the Bell Tower to shine red, to cause all to pause and remember. A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED a Memoriam of the “green ramp disaster” See the original resolution here!
GREASE - To kill GREEN WEENIE - The shaft; a knife in the back GRIER - ground rescue, infiltrate, exfiltrate, resupply
GRUNT - Infantryman An infantryman in the U.S. military, especially in the Vietnam War: "They were called grunts....They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war" (Bernard Edelman).
GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center Cresent Moon with Venus, April 3, 2004 NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is located within the City of Greenbelt, Maryland, approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D. C. The suburban campus is situated approximately 1 mile northeast of the Capital Beltway/Interstate 495. This NASA field center is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft. The Center manages many of NASA's Earth Observation, Astronomy, and Space Physics missions. GSFC includes several other properties, most significantly the Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia. The GSFC Greenbelt Facility encompasses 514 ha (1,270 acres) and in addition to the Main Site, maintains the adjacent Magnetic Test Facility and Propulsion Research site; and the outlying sites, including the Antenna Performance Measuring range and the Optical Tracking and Ground Plane Facilities. NASA has ownership of 454 ha (1,121 acres) of land at Greenbelt. The remaining 60 ha (149 acres) are the outlying sites and are held by revocable lease from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Visit the Goddard Space Flight Center by clicking here!
GSG [AR 310-50] - general support group GSLB [AR 310-50] - Gold Star Lapel ButtonPublic Law 534 - 89th Congress, directs the design and distribution of a lapel button, to the known as the "Gold Star Lapel Button," to identify widows, parents and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who lost their lives:
GSM [JSTARS] - Ground Station Module GUARD [JP 1-03.17] - US National Guard and Air Guard
Ask Old Sarge or Arrowhead1952 about the National Guard!
GUNG-HO - zealous GUNNEY - Marine Gunnery Sargent, E-7 GUNSHIP - heavily armed attack helicopter or airplane GWO [AR 310-50] - general watch officer GWOA [AR 310-50] - guerrilla warfare operational area GWR [AR 310-50] - general war reserves GZ - ground zero
Click here for a great website with downloadable, printable patriotic flags and more! The winner of today's most confusing acronym: GA
GA 1gain of antenna, 2Georgia, 3grapple adapter, 4global assessment, 5general availability, 6general alert, 7general arrangement (drawing), 8general average, 9general of the Army, 10ground attack, 11gun assembly, 12general authority, 13grant aid, 14[FM 101-5-1] nerve agent tabum. 15[AR 310-50] graphics and administration
Please note that this is not a complete list of all military acronyms. We have only listed those which are commonly used. For a more extensive list, please browse the Department of Defense listing by clicking below!
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