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48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
R.A.S. ( R escue A id S ociety), from the movies The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. R.E.D. ( R eliable E xcavation (and) D emolition), a front for one of the warring companies in Team Fortress 2. Red uniforms. S.A.B.R.E., a fictional agency representing the UK, Australia, and India in the video game Evil Genius.
AirScan. Titusville, FL. US Department of Defense, United States Air Force, and a number of private companies. Academi. McLean, VA. Consulting. Formerly known as Blackwater and Xe and it is part of the Constellis Group . American International Security Corp. Woburn, MA.
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies - 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [25]; The Death or Glory Boys - 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
The mission typically covers embassy resupply, medical evacuations, and support of U.S. troops and/or the Drug Enforcement Administration. Coronet Solo – EC-121Ss modified for psychological warfare to broadcast radio and TV with electronic warfare capability. Renamed Volant Solo with introduction of EC-130Es.
Another version of FUBAR, said to have originated in the military, gives its meaning as "Fucked Up By Assholes in the Rear". This version has at least surface validity in that it is a common belief among enlistees that most problems are created by the military brass (officers, especially those bearing the rank of general, from one to four stars).
2nd Military Region. 19th Commando Battalion at Phú Thọ [296] 3nd Military Region. 41st Commando Battalion at Hải Phòng [297] 4th Military Region. 31st Commando Battalion at Hà Tĩnh [298] 5th Military Region. 409th Commando Battalion at Đà Nẵng [299] 7th Military Region. 60th Commando Battalion at Bình Dương [300] 9th Military Region
A military adventurer who made his fortune and name in India with the Marathas. Jacob Van Braam: 1729–1792 1741–1779 United Kingdom: A Dutch sword master and mercenary in British service. An officer under Lawrence Washington, he is also credited with training his younger half-brother George Washington. George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine ...