“Vampire” is a call for incoming hostile anti-shipping missiles. There are a lot of brevity codes used to denote different types of incoming and outgoing fire.
What does Vampire mean in the military?
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What are vampire missiles?
A vampire is the term for an incoming anti-ship missile, not an air to air missile or ground attack missile.
What is a Tao on a war ship?
TAO: Tactical Action Officer.
The TAO is, in short, the combat counterpart to the OOD, and interprets and relay’s the captain’s combat orders to the various sensory, weapons, and defensive crew of the ship.
Why do pilots say Fox 3?
Fox Three – Indicates launch of an active radar guided missile (such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-54 Phoenix).
What is the difference between General Quarters and Battle Stations?
“General Quarters” is an announcement which is used to signal the crew to leave whatever they are doing and report to or reach their stations, and “Battle Stations” involves locking down the ship and getting ready for battle and any other danger.
What does an Spy stand for?
The AN/SPY-1 (Array, Navy/Search Protect, Yellow 1) is a US naval radar system manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The array is a passive electronically scanned system and is a key component of the Aegis Combat System.
What does P 4 stand for Navy CRT?
Leaders, partners, processes, and products. When identifying which P^4 to implement, it is important for leadership to first clarify what they want to accomplish. CRT members can support by providing command-specific data collected about the behavior(s) to modify and results from the Human Factors Process analysis.
What does AF mean in Navy?
The Navy Department Library
AA | Administrative Assistant |
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AF | Air Force |
AF/XO | Air Force Executive Office (Currently realigned as A3 and A8 on Air Force Staff) |
AFB | Air Force Base or Air Force Board |
AFC | Air Force Council |
What does CVN stand for Navy?
aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion)
CVN — aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) CVS — antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier; or seaplane carrier. CVT — training aircraft carrier. CVU — utility aircraft carrier.
What does DDG stand for Navy?
guided-missile destroyer
A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet.
What does P mean on a Navy ship?
P — sloops (until 1939), boom defence vessels (until 1940) R — destroyers (from 1942), sloops.
What does USS mean on a ship?
United States Ship
The prefix “USS,” meaning “United States Ship,” is used in official documents to identify a commissioned ship of the Navy. It applies to a ship while she is in commission. Before commissioning, or after decommissioning, she is referred to by name, with no prefix.
What does SSS stand for?
SSS
Acronym | Definition |
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SSS | Side Side Side (geometry) |
SSS | Student Support Services |
SSS | Sunshine State Standards (Florida) |
SSS | Social Security System (Philippines) |
Can I name my boat USS?
Next up, USS. It stands for United States Ship, and you can only use it if your vessel is commissioned by the United States Navy. Any usage outside of that jurisdiction is strictly prohibited. As for privately owned leisure boats, you’re not technically required to put a prefix in front of your boat’s name.