The term battlefield Airmen may be new, though AFSOC troops have been filling those combat jobs for many years.īeans, Bullets, and Band-Aids: General reference to supply items, i.e. Can be used as a noun when something goes wrong “That’s a bolo,” or a verb “I bolo’d that task.”īattlefield Airmen: Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) pararescue, combat control and weather troops. Usually a list with descriptions of vehicles or personnel to be on the lookout for. A cool little gizmo that allows a BFT equipped vehicle to link up with a satellite and give the locations of friendly and enemy units, maps, and routes.īOLO: pronounced “bolo” 1. At BAF, there’s the ‘metal highway’ – the metal link air strip that is a major landmark on the base.īFT: Blue Force Tracker. The major air hub in A’stan and like KAF a former Soviet air base. (Note: This used to be referred to as “Comshaw” in the Navy.)Īli Baba: Generic Iraqi term for bad guy, be it insurgent or criminal.Īngel: Among American Military Medical personnel in Iraq, a soldier killed in combat.Īte up: Also said as “11 up and 3 down.” See Charlie Foxtrot.īAF – Bagram Air Field. When engaged, (insurgents) have a tendency to flee to the same building (the AWR) at which point the troops radio in an air strike.Īcquire (through non-standard means)/Acquire/Requisition: There are some times when one can’t get necessities through the proper channels, so one needs to….sort of borrow things. Essentially, a disposable Bazooka.ĪWR: (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah’s Waiting Room. The kits consist of armor encapsulating the personnel compartment AT-4: an 84mm anti-tank round. A kit designed in response to the high number of casualties produced by IEDs hitting unarmored vehicles. The assigned area to any given unit.ĪSK kit: Armor Survivability Kit. Used a lot when ‘dummy cording’ things down.ĪMTRAC: APC used by the Marines AO: Area of Operations.ĪOR: Area of Responsibility. Alternately known as 50 cal, 50, M2 or Ma Deuce.ĥ50 Cord/Parachute Cord: Nylon cord used to connect a chute to a chute harness. Called 100mph tape due to the belief it can withstand speeds of up to 100 mph when slapped on holes.ĥ0 cal: M2 Browning. Military Acronyms, Terminology and Slang Referenceġ00mph Tape: Standard issue Army green duct tape. If this is well received we’d like to add it as a link on the site for quick reference. Thanks to a good friend who helped compile the majority of this list, we give you Military Acronyms, Terminology and Slang Reference.įeel free to add any into the comments below that we may have neglected to put in. We’ve wanted to put together a reference for many of the acronyms that get tossed around here on ITS, along with some you may have casually heard out there and possibly don’t know the meaning of.
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