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aerostat – (n.) a balloon-supported radar

antenna moored to a ship or the ground.

 

Aerostats are usually tied to the ground

and remain stationary.

wilco – (exp.) (pronounced WIL-co) a procedure

word meaning, “I have received your

signal, understand it, and will comply.”

(To be used only by addressee.) Since the

meaning of ROGER is included in that

of WILCO, the two procedure words are

never used together.

 

Soldier 1: True Blue 22, Sherman Ground,

taxi runway 9R.

Soldier 2: True Blue 22, wilco.

nerve agent – (n.) a potentially lethal

chemical agent which is designed to

attack a person’s central nervous system.

 

One drop of nerve agent contacting the

skin can cause death within 15 minutes.

line of sight (LOS) – (n.) an unobstructed

path from a soldier, weapon, or piece of

equipment to another point.

 

He established a line of sight with the

target.

harassing fire – (n.) fire designated to

disturb the rest of enemy troops, curtail

movement, and lower morale.

 

The enemy camp was up all night due to

harassing fire from the coalition snipers.

force tailoring – (n.) the process of

determining the right mix of forces and

the sequence of their deployments.

 

During the force tailoring procedure, the

commanders decided to increase the size

of the deploying unit.

flank – (n.) the side of an army in a battle.

 

We were attacked on our right flank.

exfiltration – (n.) a tactical mission where

a commander removes personnel or units

from areas under enemy control using

stealth, deception, surprise, or clandestine

means; (v.) to exfiltrate.

 

The exfiltration of our unit from the

enemy’s holding place went quickly and

without much resistance.

echelon formation – (n.) a movement

formation used when the task force wants

to maintain security and/or observation of

one flank and enemy contact is not likely.

 

An echelon formation was used after the

battle to protect the weakened flank.

declination – (n.) the difference between

grid north and magnetic north.

 

The declination on the Tenino map is 21

degrees.

cryptology – (n.) the science that deals

with hidden, disguised, or encrypted

communications.

 

Cryptology involves deciphering complex

codes.

crawl-walk-run – (n.) an instruction

technique involving incremental

progression toward mastery of a skill.

 

Drill Sergeant Stokes used crawl-walk-run

to train the new recruits.

bracket – (v.) to correct artillery or mortar

fire so that each adjusting round lands on

 

The opposite side of the target to the last

round, until the target is hit.

The platoon soon realized that their

position was being bracketed.

colors – (n.) national flags and unit

organizational flags.

 

The colors are normally displayed outside

a unit’s headquarters.

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