Military Talks | Special Forces Jargon and Terminology
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'16, M-16 - standard military rifle
122 - enemy weapon, 122 mm rocket
123, C-123 - two engine cargo aircraft
130, C-130 - four engine cargo aircraft
20, 20 mm - mini-canon used on aircraft
.22 - 22 caliber weapon - light pistol
203, M-203 - 40 mm grenade launcher mounted under a rifle barrel
.45 - 45 caliber pistol
4.2 - "four deuce", 4.2 inch mortar
.50 - 50 caliber machine gun
.51 - enemy weapon, 51 caliber machine gun
'60, M-60 - 7.62 mm machine gun
7.62 mini - 7.62 mm mini-gun
80 - 80 mm mortar
AA - anti-aircraft
AK, AK-47 - enemy weapon, standard Warsaw Pact rifle
AO - acronym, Area of Operations
Arclight - B-52 strike
ARvn - acronym, Army of the Republic of Viet Nam
BDA - acronym, Bomb Damage Assessment
Berm - a defensive wall of earth
Bird - an aircraft, usually a helicopter
Black Bird - USAF aircraft for special operations, named for black paint job
Bouncing betty - type of mine blown into the air before detonation to increase casualties
Browning - a 9 mm pistol
Bru - a tribe of Montagnards, q.v.
Bunker - a protective shelter
C & C - Command and Control, see "Special Project"
CAR, CAR-15 - rifle, carbine version of the M-16
CCC, CCN, CCS - acronyms for military units, see "Special Project"
Civvies - civilian attire
Claymore - a directional mine
Cobra - a military helicopter used as a gun platform
Conex - metal military container, large.
Cork - a drug to prevent defecation, used in the field with small teams
Cover one's six - watch the rear
Covey - the name of the USAF detachment that flew our radio coverage
Crud, the - various fungi and rashes common to soldiers in warm climates
DEROS - acronym, Date of Expected Return from Overseas
Didi - Vietnamese, flee or leave rapidly
E & E - acronym, Escape and Evasion
Exfil - exfiltration, point of exit from AO
FAC - acronym, Forward Air Controller
Fast mover - a jet, usually an F-4
Firebase - a remote artillery position, usually quite isolated
Fire fan - the field of fire of a larger gun or mortar
First shirt - military slang for First Sergeant, usually the highest enlisted grade in a company
FNG - acronym, Fucking New Guy
Grease - slang, to kill
Hillsboro - an air force command and control aircraft
Hootch - see "Hootch"
HQ - acronym, HeadQuarters
IA - acronym, Immediate Action
IG - acronym, Inspector General
Insert - insertion, point of entrance into AO
Intel - intelligence information
Jarai - a tribe of Montagnards, q.v.
K, klick - a kilometer, the U.S. military uses the metric system
Khaki - a sandish color, used in uniforms
KIA - acronym, Killed In Action
LTC - rank, Lieutenant Colonel
LZ - acronym, Landing Zone, a site for a helicopter to land
LZ watcher - an enemy soldier assigned to guard and report on activities on an LZ
Medivac - medical evacuation, of injured personnel
Mess, messhall - a military dining facility
MIA - acronym, Missing In Action
Mike Force - an allied reaction team, usually larger than a company
Mini-pounder - small radar transmitter user to mark locations on the ground for radar-carrying aircraft
Montagnard - one of the indigenous hill people of Southeast Asia
Moonbeam - nighttime name of Hillsboro, q.v.
MOS - acronym, Military Occupational Specialty - one's job title
MPC - acronym, Military Payment Certificate, used in lieu of cash
MSG - rank, Master Sergeant
NCO - acronym, Non-Commissioned Officer
NVA - acronym, North Vietnamese Army
O-2 - a light observation aircraft
O2 and benedryl - oxygen and a strong antihistamine, for hangovers
OAS - acronym, Organization of American States
OFM(cap) - Catholic religious order, Order of Friars Minor (Capuchin)
OP - acronym, Observation Post
Otter - light observation aircraft, an O-1
P, piaster - monetary units of Rvn
PH - acronym, Purple Heart, awarded for wounds received in action
Phantom - air force fighter aircraft, the F-4
Point, point man - the soldier who walks first in formation and scouts the area ahead
POW - acronym, Prisoner Of War
Reckless - slang, a recoilless rifle, small artillery piece
RON - acronym, Remain OverNight, a nighttime position
RPD - enemy weapon, light squad machine gun
RT - acronym, Recon Team
RTO - acronym, Radio-Telephone Operator, the soldier who carries the radio
Rvn - acronym, Republic of Viet Nam
SEA - acronym, SouthEast Asia
SF - acronym, Special Forces
SFC - rank, Sergeant First Class
SFTG - acronym, Special Forces Training Group
SKS - enemy weapon, bolt action rifle
Slick - troop transport helicopter, UH-1
Slow mover - propeller driven air force fighter aircraft
Snake - slang, a Cobra helicopter
SOG - acronym, Special Operations Group, see "Special Project"
SOP - acronym, Standing Operating Procedures
SSG - rank, Staff Sergeant
Stabo rig - special web gear allowing the wearer to be picked up by the harness
Straphang - operate with a team other than one's own
Tail - the soldier who walks last in formation and covers the rear
TOC - acronym, Tactical Operations Center
TO&E, TOE - acronym, Table of Organization and Equipment, the way a military unit is organized
Tracer - military round that leaves a visible trail as it travels
Tri-border - that area of SEA around the point where Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos meet
V Corps - "Five Corps", see "Special Project"
Ville - slang, village, particularly a Montagnard village
Watcher - see LZ watcher
White mouse - derogatory term for the national police of Rvn
WP, willie pete - a white phosphorus round or grenade
'Yard - slang, Montagnard, q.v.
Zero week - an unassigned first week before the commencement of a school, frequently spent on details
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