WiKi

Containerized Housing Unit (pronounced "choo") - Aluminum boxes slightly larger than a commercial shipping container, with linoleum floors and cots or beds inside. This insulated CONEX shipping container has a door, window, top vent, power cabling, and an air conditioner. One version house four people, while another is split into two, two-person rooms

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq-slang.htm

Named after my Father Charles a Los County deputy Sheriff favorite dessert, He died of a heart attack in 1997 ever since then every time I have a root beer float, I say “to Chucky Baby” what a better way to salute a great man than to name our Root Beer Float after him.  

SPECIAL COURSES

CHUCKY BABY

ROOT BEER FLOAT

On September 17, 1971, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command was established as a major Army command. The CID Command was vested with command and control of all Army criminal investigation activities and resources worldwide.

https://www.cid.army.mil/history.html#:~:text=On%20September%2017%2C%201971%2C%20the,investigation%20activities%20and%20resources%20worldwide.

(U.S. Army) Onion Soup, because it looks like what you get when you fill an ashtray with water.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

The M18 Claymore anti-personnel mine was specifically designed to kill or maim enemy ground troops approaching a position from a specific direction.

https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=35

https://sofrep.com/specialoperations/claymore-worlds-famous-mine/

(U.S. National Guard) Catered meals served in lieu of meals prepared by Army cooks. Obviously a reference to American fast-food icon Colonel Harlan Sanders, a founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

The Burger All Other Burgers Report To!

In production 

a: a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory 

b: a member of such a unit 

c: going without underwear

 We hit our ice cream with one of many flavors then hand blend it. Going without adding extra goodies.

SPECIAL COURSES 

COMMANDO

plain milkshake shake single flavor

Strawberry, Chocolate, Caramel, Peach, Banana, Raspberry, or Vanilla

Having a big sale, on-site celebrity, or other event? Be sure to announce it so everybody knows and gets excited about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(military_unit)

Cornmeal Mush might be the most American dish of all time. Early settlers learned to make it from native tribes, who used it for both breakfast and dinner meals. It's so easy to make, while being filling and adaptable, it's no wonder cornmeal mush was a staple of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I.

By the time of WWI, Army cooks were boiling it and serving it with butter and evaporated milk. Previous versions of the dish included dried and fried strips of mush smothered in maple syrup, bowls of it served with sausage gravy or simply with butter and salt.

https://www.military.com/history/6-bygone-chow-hall-classics-helped-shape-us-military.html

a low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces

Hot cakes

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/h/how-the-navy-talks.html

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/military/wwii-slang/

when ever we made snickerdoodle cookie at the DFAC the Cooks could not Gert enough of them, so we called them crack cookie

(U.S. Navy) An enlisted Sailor who is doing temporary duty in a ship's galley. On most ships/subs junior enlisted will work full time for many weeks or months in the galley doing menial tasks like washing dishes or scrubbing floors before moving back to their assigned rate and division. "Cranking" or "Mess cranking" is a verb for this situation. Cranking can be occasionally used as a method of EMI. (See EMI)

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

Military slang describing the mouth.

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/military-terms-and-jargon.html/amp

(U.S. Army) Term used by a Tank Crewman to describe a dismounted infantry Soldier, derived from the sound that they make when the tank rolls over them.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

(U.S. Army) Dumb Ass Gun BunnY, see 13B, Cannon Cocker, Red Leg

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

These are the times that try men's souls.

Thomas Paine, 1776

How did the Revolution survive its darkest hour?  

America would soon learn that it was one thing to declare independence, and quite another to secure it. The Battle for New York during the fall of 1776 tested Commander-in-Chief General George Washington and his Continental Army. Follow the American retreat from New York through the Battles of Long Island, White Plains, and Fort Washington, as 1776 came to a close and American troop numbers and morale began to dwindle.

https://www.amrevmuseum.org/exhibits/the-darkest-hour

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta, referred to variously as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group, Army Compartmented Elements, "The Unit", or within Joint Special Operations Command, Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the United States Army, under operational control of JSOC.

Delta Force, along with its Navy and Air Force counterparts, DEVGRU and the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, are the U.S. military’s tier one special mission units that are tasked with performing the most complex, covert, and dangerous missions directed by the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force?wprov=sfti1

The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 39-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led Liberation of Kuwait on 28 February 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War?wprov=sfti1

(Navy, Marines) Naval term used to signify a "boatswain's mate" on a ship who is in charge of anchors, moorings, lines, rope etc.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

Devil Dog is a nickname for the U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dog 

SPECIAL EDITIONS

DEVIL DOG

Bacon wrap All Beef Hot Dog, Jalapeños, Chipotle Slaw, Sriracha, Private Sauce

 As an Equipment Operator in the Navy you will be a part of the Navy Construction Battalion that is, the Seabees. Seabees work on a diverse set of tasks such as grading at a critical airstrip location, conducting soil tests for an amphibious landing zone, or building the framework of a new barracks facility. As a member of the Seabees, you’ll build a variety of structures in just about every environment imaginable. You may work at Navy bases or various locations around the world, and you may be deployed to help rebuild areas affected by natural disasters. If you like hands-on work environments and working closely in a team, a career with the Seabees might be the best path for you.

https://www.navy.com/faces-fleet-ep-05-dirt-sailor

(U.S. Army) A signals intelligence radio operator trained to intercept Morse Code transmissions. As a verb, "Dittybopping" is used to describe a Soldier or Soldiers who are marching out of time with the cadence being called.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

A demilitarized zone, is an area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities or personnel. A DMZ often lies along an established frontier or boundary between two or more military powers or alliances. A DMZ may sometimes form a de facto international border, such as the 38th parallel between North and South Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilitarized_zone

GRUNT CANTEEN 

DMZ

Mello Yello + Strawberry + Lime Juice + Coconut

is a nickname for a United States Army soldier, especially an enlisted infantryman.The term gained widespread use during World War II. The term "dogface" to describe an American soldier appeared in print at least as early as 1935. Though its precise origin is uncertain, contemporaneous newspapers accounted for the nickname by explaining that soldiers "wear dog-tags, sleep in pup tents, and are always growling about something" and "the army is a dog's life . . . and when they want us, they whistle for us."

During World War II, the nickname came to be seen as a self-appointed term of endearment for soldiers, but as an insult if used by others, such as United States Marine Corps personnel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogface_(military)

Corned beef hash.

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/military/wwii-slang/

(U.S.) A U.S. Army Soldier. This term is almost exclusively used in the context of World War I Doughboy as applied to the infantry of the U.S. Army first appears in accounts of the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848, without any precedent that can be documented. A number of theories have been put forward to explain this usage:

• Cavalrymen used the term to deride foot soldiers, because the brass buttons on their uniforms looked like the flour dumplings or dough cakes called "doughboys", or because of the flour or pipe clay which the soldiers used to polish their white belts.
• Observers noticed U.S. infantry forces were constantly covered with chalky dust from marching through the dry terrain of northern Mexico, giving the men the appearance of unbaked dough or the mud bricks of the area known as adobe, with "adobe" transformed to 'dobies' and then further into "doughboy".
• The soldiers' method of cooking field rations of the 1840s and 1850s into doughy flour-and-rice concoctions baked in the ashes of a campfire. This does not explain why only infantrymen received the appellation.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughboy

Air Assault Soldier.

https://www.veterantv.com/dictionary/dope-on-a-rope/

(U.S. Air Force) Refers to the two stripe chevron of an Airman First Class.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

also known as "What Shall We Do with a/the Drunken Sailor?" or "Up She Rises", is a traditional sea shanty. It was sung on board sailing ships at least as early as the 1830s, and it shares its tune with the traditional Irish folk song "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_Sailor

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

DRUNKEN SAILOR

Bacon wrap All Beef Hot Dog, JACK DANIEL’S Whiskey Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Private Sauce.

We  used the hot dog (phallic) since we joke the Sailors aka SeaMen are gay.

Fucking Air National Guard

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

The Mark 24 mine (also known as FIDO) is an air-dropped anti-submarine warfare weapon (ASW) incorporating passive acoustic homing system and torpedo integration. It was used by the United States, the British and Canadian forces during the Second World War and entered service in March 1943 and remained in use with the US Navy until 1948

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_24_mine

 Fuck It! Drive On! An expression used in the face of adversity, meaning that regardless of the setback you are going to continue anyway!

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

Eating utensils.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

It means that something is going to go boom. It originated as a warning to others that a torch was being placed at the touch-hole of a cannon. Not necessarily because the cannon could explode, but because the recoil of the shot being fired would send the cannon backwards. The heavy ropes tying the cannon to the bulkhead or wall to check the recoil could break and anyone near the rear of the cannon could potentially be in the way of the cannon’s movement so it was a warning to GTFO of the way.

SPECIAL COURSES

FIRE IN THE HOLE FRIES

Freedom Fries, Real Pepper Jack Cheese, Diced Jalapeños

is what Marines and Soldiers call guard duty. While sentries may well have been looking for fires in the past, Marines pulling fire watch nowadays can be walking around a barracks aimlessly or standing their shift behind the machine-gun in Afghanistan. 

SPECIAL FROZEN

FIRE WATCH

Vanilla ice cream + chocolate syrup + toasted marshmallows + Graham Crackers

Nestled inside infantry units moving against the enemy is often a single artilleryman who is arguably one of the most lethal fighters on the battlefield — the forward observer. These soldiers, usually assigned to a Forward Support Team (the FiST), are known as "FiSTers" and are the eyes and ears for naval artillery and artillery gun lines across the world.  13F Fire Support Specialist.  

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-is-what-makes-a-fister-so-deadly

(U.S.) "Figure it the fuck out."

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

(U.S.) A U.S. Army Soldier who has earned the Airborne Badge, but has done no more than the required five jumps and is not part of an airborne unit.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

Standard equipment in all Navy galleys.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

Chicken (food).

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

Derogatory term for soldiers who never left the FOB.  

GRUNT CANTEEN 

FOBIT

RED OX ENERGY + GUAVA + STRAWBERRY + BANANA  PUREE

Nickname for the C-130 Hercules

one type of defensive strategic position. It is a "small pit used for cover, usually for one or two personnel, and so constructed that the occupants can effectively fire from it". It is known more commonly within United States Army slang as a "fighting position" or as a "ranger grave".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position

GRUNT CANTEEN 

FOX HOLE

Sprite + Chocolate Sauce + Coconut syrup + Heavy Cream. 

The color may remind you of a foxhole but tastes a whole lot better. 

An Operation Order, often abbreviated to OPORD, is a plan format meant to assist subordinate units with the conduct of military operations. An OPORD describes the situation the unit faces, the mission of the unit, and what supporting activities the unit will conduct in order to achieve their commander's desired end state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_order?wprov=sfti1

A shout to indicate that a fragmentation grenade has been thrown.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Frag%20Out

Production of ASTOR The Mark 45 anti-submarine torpedo began in 1959 and it entered service soon after. Approximately 600 torpedoes were built by 1976, when the torpedo was replaced by the Mark 48 torpedo. The ASTORs were collected, fitted with conventional warheads and wake homing guidance systems, then sold to foreign navies as the Mark 45 Mod 1 Freedom Torpedo

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

FREEDOM TORPEDO 

Scrambled eggs, Marinated Steak cooked on a spit, diced freedom fries, JACK DANIEL’S Whiskey Caramelized Onions

A sailor who has been electrocuted. This term derives from the nickname "squid", meaning "sailor."

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

Fried baloney.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

is the popular nomenclature for the classic pushup position, used widely by military units. More specifically, it is in reference to the top of the pushup position, as this is the authorized "rest" position during military fitness tests

GRUNT CANTEEN 

FRONT LEANING REST

Mello Yello + Pineapple + Green Apple

 a United States Army post straddling the Alabama–Georgia border next to Columbus, Georgia. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Benning

GRUNT CANTEEN

FORT BENNING
Coca-Cola + Peach + Vanilla, 

with Coca-Cola being invented in Atlanta, Georgia and Georgia being the Peach state.  

is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum.

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

FORT RUCKER PUDDING

Southern style Banana Puddin

 I got the base for this recipe from a Family from Alabama.

 Fuckup Up Beyond All Recognition. Fake acronym. A World War II term still in use.

GRUNT CANTEEN 

FUBAR

Coke/Diet + Coconut + Lime

An American GI slang during the Vietnam war. “fugazi is an acronym which stands for “Fuck Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In” It refers to out-of-control situation such a in a chaotic jungle warfare combat enviroment.

full combat gear worn by a soldier

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battle%20rattle

(U.S. Navy): Commonly junk/snack food itself (see 'pogey bait'), or the store in which it can be acquired. Also the military service ribbon awarded to new recruits in boot camp is referred to as the "gedunk ribbon". (Unconfirmed: derived from the sound made by an old-fashioned cigarette machine when the Foosball-like metal handle was pulled out and released, i.e., the ribbon is of such little value that it was obtained from a vending machine.)

1. A snack; a junk food item.
2.  A canteen or snack bar.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gedunk

Alert, watchful. This may have spawned from pop culture, not actual military use of the term. The first known use of it was in the 1972 film The New Centurions. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang_  

Play on word of Gitmoe nickname of The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a United States military prison within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

This is our version of a Cuban Sandwich.

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

Get Moe’ Sandwich

Pulled Turkey Pig, Ham, Swiss Cheese, Pickles, Cilantro Lime Mustard

A play on words of Gettysburg.
have not come up with this Burger yet

 is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. U.S. Army Specialist 5, Tulsa McLean (Elvis Presley) is a tank crewman with a singing career. Serving with the 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division in West Germany, McLean dreams of running his own nightclub when he leaves the army  Elvis Presley served in the United States Army between March 1958 and March 1960. At the time of his draft he was the most well-known name in the world of entertainment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Blues 

 Elvis favorite thing to eat was Peanut Butter, Banana and Bacon sandwich. This burger version of this would make Elvis envious of you eating this great burger. 

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

G*I* BLUES "THE ELVIS"

Hamburger, Peanut Butter Sauce, Bananas, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Private Sauce.

The United States Army Parachute Team, nicknamed the Golden Knights, is a demonstration and competition parachute team of the United States Army. It consists of demonstration and competition parachutist teams, drawn from all branches of the U.S. Army. Members must demonstrate excellence in parachuting.

SPECIAL COURSES / AIRBORNE WINGZ

GOLDEN KNIGHTS BBQ SAUCE

military slang for "GIVE A FUCK" abbreviated using the phonetic alphabet 

GRUNT CANTEEN 

GOLF-ALPHA-FOXTROT

Pibb Extra + Prickly Pear + Vanilla

military slang for "GO FUCK YOURSELF" abbreviated using the phonetic alphabet 

military slang an inept or stupid colleague, especially a trainee. 

Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American force code-named Task Force Ranger during the Somali Civil War in 1993. ( the movie BLACK Hawk Down is base son this operation)

https://www.google.com/search?q=GOTHIC%20SERPENT

A term with two meanings; one for the Air Force and one for the Navy. A Navy Grape is an individual who refuels aircraft. An Air Force Grape, on the other hand, refers to an easy assignment and can be used as a compliment when a service member makes something look easy.

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/military-terms-and-jargon.html

MESS COOK

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/h/how-the-navy-talks.html

The United States Army Special Forces, known as the Green Berets due to their distinctive service headgear.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces 

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

GREEN BERET

Hamburger, Chili Verde, Pepper Jack Cheese, Fried Egg Over Easy  Private Sauce.

The term used to describe anything the Marine Corps or Army does to fuck you over.

My leave got denied and I’m going to the field, instead. I’m taking a pounding from the Big Green Weenie

 It refers to soldiers’ love/hate relationship with the Army.

When the Army does something that they do not care for or that negatively impacts them, soldiers blame the Green Weenie: “I just got transferred to Fort Sill; man, got screwed by the Green Weenie again.”

https://www.veterantv.com/dictionary/big-green-weenie/ 

https://www.businessinsider.com/10-phrases-that-make-no-sense-outside-of-the-military-2015-10#7-green-weenie-7 

The most common name for the International Zone of Baghdad. It was a 10-square-kilometer (3.9 sq mi) area in the Karkh district of central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the governmental center of the Coalition Provisional Authority during the occupation of Iraq after the American-led 2003 invasion and remains the center of the international presence in the city…... The Green Zone was a heavily fortified zone in the center of the Iraqi capital that served as the headquarters of successive Iraqi regimes. It was the administrative center for the Ba'ath Party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Zone  

The General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle (previously the Warrior; also called Sky Warrior and ERMP or Extended-Range Multi-Purpose) is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the United States Army as an upgrade of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1C_Gray_Eagle?wprov=sfti1 

The map has vertical lines (top to bottom) and horizontal lines (left to right). These lines form small squares 1,000 meters on each side called grid squares

https://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/land_navigation_map_reading/grid-coordinates.shtml  

Navy term for Marines, specifically infantry. Generally pejorative.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang

is military slang for soldiers who operate mortars (typically 60mm and 80mm). The weapons are normally placed in small pits dug by the soldiers. Hence the comical allusion to rabbits.

(U.S.) An artilleryman - often specifically a cannon crewman. Often used as derogatory and implies simplemindedness because of simple job - "Pull string, gun goes boom"

https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-gun-bunny 

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

RED OX  + Strawberry + Pineapple + Coconut

is military slang for soldiers who operate mortars (typically 60mm and 80mm). The weapons are normally placed in small pits dug by the soldiers. Hence the comical allusion to rabbits.

(U.S.) An artilleryman - often specifically a cannon crewman. Often used as derogatory and implies simplemindedness because of simple job - "Pull string, gun goes boom"

https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-gun-bunny 

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

An attractive female who uses her body to get attention on social media by posing with guns and gear made for ops she would never go on.

https://www.veterantv.com/dictionary/gun-bunny/ 

GRUNT CANTEEN 

GUN BUNNY

RED OX  + Strawberry + Pineapple + Coconut

The term was picked up by United States Marine Corps Major Evans Carlson from his New Zealand friend, Rewi Alley, one of the founders of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Carlson explained in a 1943 interview: "I was trying to build up the same sort of working spirit I had seen in China where all the soldiers dedicated themselves to one idea and worked together to put that idea over. I told the boys about it again and again. I told them of the motto of the Chinese Cooperatives, Gung Ho. It means Work Together — Work in Harmony." 

Carlson used gung ho as a motto during his unconventional command of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, leading to other marines adopting the term to mean overly enthusiastic. From there, it spread throughout the U.S. Marine Corps,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung_ho?wprov=sfti1

GRUNT CANTEEN 

GUNG-HO

RED OX ENERGY + Watermelon + Guava + Lime Juice

nick name for Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7. The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rocker.  

(high altitude low opening) jumps are typically used by the military for the delivery of people and equipment into hard to reach areas via air transport. It is also known as military freefall (MFF). HALO and HAHO (high altitude high opening) jumps are also made by civilian skydivers but with much less frequency due to the special equipment and permissions needed to do so.

AIRBORNE WINGZ

HALO

AMF Hot Sauce

was a battle of the Vietnam War that was fought by U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam forces against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces from 10 to 20 May 1969  Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war movie about the actual assault of the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", on a well-fortified position, including trenchworks and bunkers, of the North Vietnamese Army on Ap Bia Mountain near the Laotian border. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_Hill 

SPECIAL COURSES / AIRBORNE WINGS 

HAMBURGER HILL FRIES

Freedom Fries, Real Cheddar Cheese, Ate- Up Chili.

HAMMOND TORPEDO

During the First World War the U.S. Navy evaluated a radio controlled torpedo launched from a surface ship called the Hammond Torpedo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo?wprov=sfti1

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

HAMMOND TORPEDO

Scrambled eggs, Ham, Cheddar Cheese, diced freedom fries.

Chicken cordon bleu, a common chow entree.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang 

is explosive weapon typically thrown by hand, but can also refer to projectiles shot out of grenade launchers. Generally, a grenade consists of an explosive charge, a detonating mechanism, and firing pin inside the grenade to trigger the detonating mechanism. Once the soldier throws the grenade, the safety lever releases, the striker throws the safety lever away from the grenade body as it rotates to detonate the primer. The primer explodes and ignites the fuse (sometimes called the delay element). The fuse burns down to the detonator, which explodes the main charge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade 

GRUNT CANTEEN 

HANG GRENADE

Sprite + Green Apple + Watermelon

refers to an unexpected delay between the triggering of a firearm and the ignition of the propellant. This failure was common in firearm actions that relied on open primer pans, due to the poor or inconsistent quality of the powder. Modern firearms are also susceptible. The delay is usually too brief to be noticed, but can be several seconds. A hangfire should be suspected whenever a firearm fails to fire, but has not clearly malfunctioned.

The phrase "to hang fire" has come to mean a delay in progressing, for example from one task to another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_fire?wprov=sfti1 

The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before being re-organized as the 369th upon federalization and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/369th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)?wprov=sfti1 

The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality. The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all STOVL force” concept, allowing Marines to be supported in austere conditions in expeditionary environments.

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is used for multiple missions, which include attacking and destroying surface and air targets, escorting helicopters, engaging in air-to-air defense, providing reconnaissance and applying offensive and defensive support with its arsenal of missiles, bombs and an onboard 25mm cannon. Offering the versatility to conduct almost any mission, the Harrier II provides the ideal blend of firepower and mobility to effectively counter enemies engaged by our ground forces.

https://www.military.com/equipment/av-8b-harrier-ii

Cook.https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/military/wwii-slang/

 Diagonal stripes worn on sleeves of Dress Uniform. One for each four years.

BLACK SITE KITCHEN
Hasbrowns

The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile first developed for anti-armor use, but later models were developed for precision strikes against other target types, and have been used in a number of targeted killings of high-profile individuals. It was originally developed under the name Heliborne, Laser, Fire and Forget Missile, which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming the missile's formal name. It has multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike ability, and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, including the Predator drone. The Hellfire missile is the primary 100-pound class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other nations.

ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire 

HELL FIRE

Hamburger, Jalapeños, Pepper Jack Cheese, Chipotle Slaw, Bacon, Sriracha, Private Sauce

 The M-18 Tank Destroyer, nicknamed the "Hellcat" by the Soldiers who crewed them, earned a reputation of being one of the most effective tank killers in the Army during World War II. Built by Buick Motors Division, the M-18 was capable of reaching sustained road speeds of 55 to 60 mph. Hellcats could outrun the German Panzers, firing several rounds before the enemy could traverse their turret to engage the tank destroyer.

https://ahec.armywarcollege.edu/trail/Hellcat/index.cfm

Head Mother Fucker In Charge, a play on of NCOIC (Non Commission Officer In Charge) or OIC (Officer In Charge)

 Korean War and Vietnam War slang for a thatched hut or improvised living space (e.g., inside a sand-bagged bunker or improved "foxhole")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooch?wprov=sfti1

 The M198 155mm howitzer is a towed field artillery piece of a split trail carriage design. The M198 is equipped with a double baffle muzzle brake and a variable length hydropneumatic recoil mechanism. The M198 is transported trail first, with the gun suspended over a single pair of traveling wheels. While deployed forward for firing and transportation, for storage, the gun can be rotated 180 degrees (over the trail).

https://www.military.com/equipment/m198-howitzer

 Nicknamed the "Huey" after the phonetic sound of its original designation, HU-1, the UH-1 "Iroquois" helicopter was the work horse of the Army during the Vietnam War. The helicopter as a military technology evolved during World War II, but took time to develop to meet the Army's high hopes for its effectiveness in battle. By the Korean War, early helicopter models such as the ubiquitous OH-13 "Sioux" and the USAF H-19 served as resupply and medical evacuation transports. The battle experience of these early craft provided lessons learned which aided the development of the UH-1.

https://ahec.armywarcollege.edu/trail/Huey/index.cfm

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee)  

GRUNT CANTEEN

HUMVEE

Sprite + green apple + Carmel Sauce

is the main land combat force and backbone of the Army. They are responsible for defending our country against any threat by land, as well as capturing, destroying and repelling enemy ground forces is a military specialization that engages in military combat on foot

https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/combat/infantryman-11b.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry 

SPECIAL COURSES

INFANTRY FRIES

Freedom Fries and Real Cheddar Cheese.

Ever wondered what this symbol means? Army regulation AR-850-5 issued August 1942 ordered a plain white five pointed star, as the national symbol, it was seen in all theatres from 1943 and by 1944 was the most common national identification sign. In armored units, the white star was often painted out, or a circle around the star was added to avoid looking like a German cross at distance. Additionally, the circle was to distinguish between vehicles that had been sent oversees as part of the Lend Lease Act and did not have the white circle, and which vehicles were being used by American troops.

The invasion star symbol has the circle interrupted by lines at the points of the star. This is because the painting of the circle would often be done with a stencil on the field. It was meant to be filled in to create a full circle, but these “lazy circles” were often left.   

https://americangimuseum.org/invasion-star/

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) is the term used in the United States Armed Forces and some other military forces for a qualified service member who directs the action of military aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_terminal_attack_controller?wprov=sfti1

nickname for members of the United States Marine Corps. The term originates from the "high and tight" haircut that many Marines have, which makes their head look like a jar. 

is a slang term for members of the United States Marine Corps.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jarhead 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarhead

GRUNT CANTEEN 

JAR HEAD

Root Beer + Butterscotch + Vanilla + Heavy Cream

(U.S. Navy) (pejorative) The school that U.S. Navy doctors, nurses, dentists and hospital administrators go to prior to receiving their commissioning. So-called because of the belief that all they learn there are social graces.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

s a chopped salad named after the "knife-hand" is the multi-tool gesture of the military. Actually, you can think of it as a Swiss army knife - pun intended. The knife-hand is used in a plethora of ways ranging from administrative to instructional and even to gauge anger.

https://www.businessinsider.com/6-reasons-to-fear-the-knife-hand-2015-8 

SPECIAL EDITIONS 

KNIFE HAND

choped Salad

 Running cadence 

(U.S.) A Marine, from the high leather collar formerly worn with formal uniforms, and in fighting uniform during the days of shipborne, sword-wielding boarding parties, when Marines were issued a leather gorget. 

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

(U.S.) non-airborne qualified Soldiers. Also LEG or LEGS (Low Energy Grunt or Low Elevation Ground Soldier).

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

(U.S. Army) radio-speak nonsensical version of "Lima Charlie" for "loud and clear"

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_military_slang

 is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.

The word lieutenant derives from French; the lieu meaning "place" as in a position (cf. in lieu of); and tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position"; thus a "lieutenant" is a placeholder for a superior, during their absence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant?wprov=sfti1

nick name for the Boeing A/MH-6M, and its attack variant are light helicopters used for special operations in the United States Army. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_Helicopters_MH-6_Little_Bird 

GRUNT CANTEEN 

LITTLE BIRD

Pibb Extra/ Diet Dr. Pepper + Raspberry Puree + Coconut

 Soldiers awarded the Special Forces Tab are authorized to wear it and the green beret for the remainder of their military careers, even when not serving in a Special Forces command. Because it is longer than the other qualification tabs, it is called the “Long Tab.” Personnel who have earned it are nicknamed “Long Tabbers.”

https://special-ops.org/tabs-in-the-us-army/