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bandit |
| An aircraft identified as enemy, in accordance with theater ID criteria. The term does not necessarily imply direction or authority to engage.
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bird |
| Friendly surface-to-air missile (SAM).
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bird(s) affirm |
| Surface-to-air (S/A) informative call indicating unit is able and prepared to engage a specified target with SAMs (presumes target is within or will enter the SAM engagement envelope).
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bird(s) away |
| Friendly SAM has been fired at designated target.
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blue water |
| Deep water far from land where only large, self-sufficient ships can operate. Also known as the "high seas".
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bridge |
| The bridge of a ship is the location from which the ship can be commanded.
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Bravo Zulu (BZ) |
| The last signal on the 'administrative' page of the Allied Tactical Publication 1 (ATP 1), an Allied maritime tactical signals publication, standing for "well done."
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Central Control Station (CCS) |
| Central Control Station is the nerve center of the DDG-51 Class engineering plant.
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Circle WILLIAM |
| These fittings are normally open but are secured for protection in CBR attack. Fittings that are marked with this classification are those that provide ventilation opening to the outside of the ship. Circle WILLIAM fittings are marked with a black W surrounded by a black circle.
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Combat Information Center (CIC) |
| CIC is a place for the evaluation of all available information by trained personnel, to be quickly disseminated to the flag and commanding officers, to other control stations over interior communication circuits, and to other ships and aircraft via external communication facilities.
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CBR |
Chemical, Biological, or Radiological more...
Personal Protective Gear consists of protective mask and carrier, over garments, gloves, and overboots.
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EMCON |
| Emission control (EMCON) is the management of electromagnetic and acoustic emissions. EMCON is used to prevent an enemy from detecting, identifying, and locating friendly forces.
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Fraternization |
| Personal relationships between personnel that are unduly familiar and do not respect the differences in grade or rank. Such relationships are prejudicial to good order and discipline and violative of service tradition. Conduct is prejudicial to good order and discipline if it calls into question the senior’s objectivity, results in actual or an appearance of preferential treatment, undermines the senior’s authority and compromises the chain of command.
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General Quarters (GQ) |
| General Quarters or Battle Stations is an announcement made aboard a naval warship to signal the crew to prepare for battle or imminent damage. When the call to General Quarters (GQ) is announced, the crew prepares the ship to join battle. Off-duty or sleeping crewmembers report to their stations and prepare for action, watertight doors and fireproof doors between bulkheads are shut and security is increased around sensitive areas, such as the bridge and engineering rooms.
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Gitmo or GTMO |
| Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The base is on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba.
The United States obtained a lease for use as a coaling and naval station in the Cuban–American Treaty of 1903.
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halon |
| Fire extinguisher that has the ability to extinguish fire without the production of residues that could damage assets being protected.
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hangar bay |
| A hangar bay is a closed structure to hold aircraft in protective storage.
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kill track |
| A track is and aircraft, boat, submarine, etc. and must be identified as a friend or a threat by CIC. There are requests from CIC to Kill Track and authorizations CIC to Kill Track.
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messdeck |
| An area aboard ship where sailors eat. At sea aboard naval vessels, messing is still separate, with E-6 and below utilizing the ship's mess decks, E-7 through E-9 utilizing the ship's CPO Mess, and commissioned officers being part of the wardroom. Many ships also include a First Class Mess for E-6. This is considered a chance for future CPOs to learn how to be a part of a mess before they enter the "goat locker."
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Prairie/Masker Air |
| Prairie-Masker is used during both active and passive undersea warfare operations. The Prairie air system supplies air along the propeller blade leading edge to reduce the hydrodynamic noise originating at the propeller. Masker air forms an air bubble screen around the hull of the ship, reducing transmission of machinery noise to the surrounding waters.
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OOC |
| Out Of Commission
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RHIB or RIB |
| 11-meter-long Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats constructed of composites with an inflatable tube gunwale made of reinforced fabric. They can operate in heavy seas and winds of 45 knots. The Navy VBSS variant includes a lifting bail for launch and retrieval.
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