MGS: Modified grooming standards. So SEALs don’t all look like military to enable them to do undercover work in mufti.
MH-53J: Chopper updated CH053 from ’Nam days. 200 mph, called the PAVE Low III.
MH-60K BlackHawk: Navy chopper. Forward infrared system for low level night flight. Radar for terra follow avoidance. Crew of 3, take 12 troops. Top speed 225 mph. Ceiling, 4,000 feet. Range radius, 230 miles. Arms, two 12.7mm machine guns.
MIDEASTFOR: Middle East Force.
MiG: Russian-built fighter plane, many versions, used in many nations around the world.
Mike Boat: Liberty boat off a large ship.
Mike-Mike: Short for mm, millimeter, as 9 mike-mike.
Milstar: Communications satellite for pickup and bouncing signals from SATCOM and other radio transmitters. Used by SEALs.
Miniguns: In choppers. Can fire 2,000 rounds per minute. Gatling gun type.
Mitrajez M80: Machine gun from Yugoslavia.
M15: British domestic intelligence agency.
Mocha: Food energy bar SEALs carry in vest pockets.
Mossburg: Pump-action, pistol-grip, 5-round magazine, SEALs use it for close-in work.
Motorola Radio: Personal radio, short range, lip mike, earpiece, belt pack.
MRE: Meals ready to eat. Field rations used by most of U.S. armed forces and the SEALs as well. Long-lasting.
MSPF: Maritime Special Purpose Force.
Mugger (MUGR): Miniature underwater locator device. Sends up antenna for pickup on positioning satellites. Works underwater or above. Gives location within 10 feet.
Mujahideen: A soldier of Allah in Muslim nations.
NAVAIR: NAVy AIR command.
NAVSPECWAR: Naval Special Warfare Section. SEALs are in this command.
NAVSPECWARGRUP-TWO: Naval Special Warfare Section, Group Two, based at Norfolk.
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service. A civilian operation not reporting to any Navy authority to make it more responsible and responsive. Replaces the old NIS, Naval Investigation Service, which did report to the closest admiral.
NEST: Nuclear Energy Search Team. Nonmilitary unit that reports at once to any spill, problem, or broken arrow to determine the extent of the radiation problem.
Newbie: A new man, officer, or commander of an established military unit.
NKSF: North Korean Special Forces.
NLA: Iranian National Liberation Army. About 4,500 men in South Iraq, helped by Iraq for possible use against Iran.
Nomex: The type of material used for flight suits and hoods.
NPIC: National Photographic Interpretation Center in D.C.
NRO: National Reconnaissance Office to run and coordinate satellite development and operations for the intelligence community.
NSA: National Security Agency.
NSC: National Security Council. Meet in Situation Room, support facility in the Executive Office Building in D.C. Main security group in the nation.
NSVHURAWN: Iranian Marines.
NUKFLASH: An alert for any nuclear problem.
NVG One Eye: Litton single-eyepiece night vision goggles. Prevents NVG blindness in both eyes if a flare goes off. Scope shows green-tinted field at night.
NVGs: Night Vision Goggles. One-eye or two. Give good night vision in the dark with a greenish view.
OAS: Obstacle Avoidance Sonar. Used on many low-flying attack aircraft.
OIC: Officer In Charge.
Oil Tanker: One is 885 feet long, 140-foot beam, 121,000 tons, 13 cargo tanks that hold 35.8 million gallons of fuel, oil, or gas. 24 on the crew. This is a regular-sized tanker, not a supertanker.
OOD: Officer of the deck.
Orion P-3: Navy’s long-range patrol and antisub aircraft. Some adapted to ELINT roles. Crew of 10. Max speed loaded, 473 mph. Ceiling, 28,300 feet. Arms: internal weapons bay and 10 external weapons stations for a mix of torpedoes, mines, rockets, and bombs.
Passive Sonar: Listening for engine noise of a ship or sub. It doesn’t give away the hunter’s presence as an active sonar would.
PAVE LOW III: A Navy chopper.
PC-170: Patrol coastal class 170-foot SEAL delivery vehicle. Powered by four 3,350 hp diesel engines, beam of 25 feet and draft of 7.8 feet. Top speed, 35 knots, range 2,000 nautical miles. Fixed swimmer platform on stern. Crew: 4 officers, 24 EM, and 8 SEALs.
Plank Owners: Original men in the startup of a new military unit.
Polycarbonate material: Bulletproof glass.
PRF: People’s Revolutionary Front. Fictional group in Nucflash: SEAL Team Seven.
Prowl and Growl: SEAL talk for moving into a combat mission.
Quitting Bell: In BUD/S training. Ring it and you quit the SEAL unit. Helmets of men who quit the class are lined up below the bell in Coronado. (Recently, they have stopped ringing the bell. Dropouts simply place their helmet below the bell and go.)
RAF: Red Army Faction. A once-powerful German terrorist group, not so active now.
Remington 200: Sniper rifle. Not used by SEALs now.
Remington 700: Sniper rifle with starlight scope. Can extend night vision to 400 meters.
RIB: Rigid Inflatable Boat. 3 sizes, one 10 meters, 40 knots.
Ring Knocker: An Annapolis graduate with the ring.
RIO: Radar Intercept Officer. The officer who sits in the backseat of an F-14 Tomcat off a carrier. The job: find enemy targets in the air and on the sea.
Roger That: A yes, an affirmative, a go answer to a command or statement.
RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade. Quick and easy, shoulder-fired. Favorite weapon of terrorists, insurgents.
S and W Mark 1 MOD: Hush puppy is SEAL name for this pistol.
SAS: British Special Air Service. Commandos. Special warfare men. Best that Britain has. Work with SEALs.
SATCOM: Satellite-based communications system for instant contact with anyone anywhere in the world. SEALs rely on it.
SAW: Squad’s Automatic Weapon. Usually a machine gun or automatic rifle.
SBS: Special Boat Squadron. On-site Navy unit that transports SEALs to many of their missions. Located across the street from the SEALs’ Coronado, California, headquarters.
SD3: Sound suppression system on the H & K MP5 weapon.
SDV: Swimmer Delivery Vehicle. SEALs use a variety of them.
Seahawk SH-60: Navy chopper for ASW and SAR. Top speed, 180 knots, ceiling 13,800 feet, range 503 miles, arms: 2 Mark 46 torpedoes.
SEAL Headgear: Boonie hat, wool balaclava, green scarf, watch cap, bandanna roll.
Second in Command: Also 2IC for short, in SEAL talk.
SERE: Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training.
Shipped for Six: Enlisted for six more years in the Navy.
Shit City: Coronado SEALs’ name for Norfolk.
Show Colors: In combat, put U.S. flag or other identification on back for easy identification by friendly air or ground units.
Sierra Charlie: SEAL talk for everything on schedule.
Simunition: Canadian product for training that uses paint balls instead of lead for bullets.
Sixteen-Man Platoon: Basic SEAL combat force. Up from 14 men a few years ago.
Sonobouy: Small underwater device that detects sounds and transmits them by radio to plane or ship.
Space Blanket: Green foil blanket to keep troops warm. Vacuum packed and folded to a cigarette-sized package.
Sprayers and Prayers: Not the SEAL way. These men spray bullets all over the place, hoping for hits. SEALs do more aimed firing for sure kills.
SS-19: Russian ICBM missile.
STABO: Use harness and lines under chopper to get down to the ground.
STAR: Surface to air recovery operation.
Starflash Round: Shotgun round that shoots out sparkling fireballs that ricochet wildly around a room, confusing and terrifying the occupants. Nonlethal.
Stasi: Old-time East German secret police.
Stick: British terminology: Two 4-man SAS teams; 8 men.
STOL: Short Takeoff and Landing. Aircraft with high-lift wings and vectored-thrust engines to produced extremely short takeoffs and landings.
Subgun: Submachine gun, often the suppressed H & K M MP5.
Suits: Civilians, usually government officials wearing suits.
Sweat: The more SEALs sweat in peacetime, the less they bleed in war.
Sykes-Fairbairn: A commando fighting knife.
Syrette: Small syringe for field administration, often filled with morphine. Can be self-administered.
Tango: SEAL talk for a terrorist.
TDY: Temporary duty assigned outside of normal job designation.
Terr: Another term for terrorist. Shorthand SEAL talk.
Tetrahedral Reflectors: Show up on multimode radar like tiny suns.
Thermal Imager: Device to detect warmth, as a human body, at night or through light cover.
Thermal Tape: ID for night vision goggle user to see. Use on friendlies.
TNAZ: Trinitroaze tidine. Explosive to replace C-4. 15 percent stronger than C-4 and 20 percent lighter.
TO&E: Table showing organization and equipment of a military unit.
Top SEAL Tribute: “You sweet motherfucker, don’t you never die!”
Train: For contact in smoke, no light, fog, etc. Men directly behind each other. Right hand on weapon, left hand on shoulder of man ahead. Squeeze shoulder to signal.
Trident: SEAL’s emblem. An eagle with talons clutching a Revolutionary War pistol, and Neptune’s trident superimposed on the Navy’s traditional anchor.
TRW: A camera’s digital record that is sent by SAT-COM.
TT33: Tokarev, a Russian pistol.
UAZ: A Soviet one-ton truck.
UBA Mark XV: Underwater life support with computer to regulate the rebreather’s gas mixture.
UGS: Unmanned ground sensors. Can be used to explode booby traps and claymore mines.
UNODIR: Unless otherwise directed. The unit will start the operation unless they are told not to.
VBSS: Orders to “Visit, Board, Search and Seize.”
Wadi: A gully or ravine, usually in a desert.
White Shirt: Man responsible for safety on carrier deck as he leads around civilians and personnel unfamiliar with the flight deck.
WIA: Wounded in action.
Zodiac: Also called an IBS, inflatable boat, small. Fifteen by six feet, 265 pounds. The “rubber duck” can carry 8 fully equipped SEALs. Can do 18 knots with a range of 65 nautical miles.
ZULU: Means Greenwich Mean Time, GMT. Used in all formal military communications.
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Third Platoon assigned exclusively to the Central Intelligence Agency to perform any needed tasks on a covert basis anywhere in the world. All are top-secret assignments. Goes around Navy chain of command. Direct orders from the CIA.
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