bullets, beans, and butt wipe n.pl.— «Daily, landing craft disgorged trucks, jeeps, and trailers onto the piers, supplying the troops with bullets, beans, and butt wipe.» —by Chuck Pfarrer Warrior Soul Dec. 30, 2003...
fourth point of contact n.— «I had no problem climbing onto the bed of the truck, since I was ten pounds lighter in my fourth point of contact.…p. 394: The fourth point of contact when performing a parachute landing fall is the...
cross-decking n.— «Cooperation was evident at sea during the excercise both in simulated air strikes and anti-submarine warfare. The Kennedy and Ark Royal participated as a team with their planes “cross-decking”—landing and...
heli-stepping n.— «Just dropping off the crew can be risky. The pilot might have to hold the Super Huey on one of its two landing skids against the side of mountain. Other times, the pilot hovers just above the top of the brush and the...
LCVP n.— «A 9-ton Higgins Boat, known in military parlance as an LCVP (landing craft, vehicle and personnel), was delivered to the Experimental Aircraft Association grounds Monday.» —“WWII boat buoys vets’ museum plan” by...