Oscar Mike to the glossary. Copy that.
A tactical underwater vessel designed for covert operations, reconnaissance, and strategic deployment—or a genuinely delicious sandwich served on a long roll. Both require stealth to prevent detection by coworkers.
SEAD operations targeting enemy radar and anti-aircraft systems to clear airspace. The dangerous job of destroying the things trying to shoot you down.
A laborer who loads and unloads cargo from ships at a port or dock. Stevedores traditionally performed physically demanding work organizing shipments and securing goods.
Using massive cargo aircraft to move military personnel and equipment across continents. It's the military's FedEx, except the packages occasionally include entire armored divisions.
A precision optical instrument used for measuring angles, particularly the angle between the sun or moon and the horizon, essential for celestial navigation and determining latitude and longitude at sea. The sextant measures up to 120 degrees and uses mirrors and telescopes to achieve high accuracy.
A brief, small-scale armed conflict or fight between a small number of combatants, typically occurring as a minor engagement in a larger war.
The chaotic pieces of exploded shells that go flying in all directions, named after a British general who invented the shell that creates it. Fragments of a bursting shell or explosive, scattered by the blast.
A weapon designed so you can attack something from a really safe distance, which is either brilliant strategic thinking or an admission that you don't trust your aim. A weapon system that allows engagement from beyond effective range of enemy fire.
A retreat that sounds classy and planned, as opposed to just running away from losing because that's what it definitely is.
The military art of parking people in specific places so they're ready to do military things on command. Basically, organized waiting with a purpose. Example: The stationing of troops along the border was a show of force.
Destroying important infrastructure instead of just killing soldiers. It's genocide with better intentions.
Removing classified information from documents before public release—essentially redacting classified stuff so aggressively that nothing interesting remains.
Temporarily halting military operations to regroup, resupply, or avoid making things worse—the military's version of calling timeout.
A concise summary of current military situation—basically a status update, but significantly more likely to involve explosions.