ghost soldier n.— «The phrase “ghost soldiers” has a negative connotation in Army parlance—a reference to the administrative practice of filling units with names on paper, but not actual able-bodied soldiers.» —“Troops bask in Bush’s praise” by...
wet wings
n.pl.— «It holds the fuel in its wings, referred to as wet wings, and underneath its belly.» —“Gas pump in the sky” by Thomas A. Sloan in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Air Force Link June 14, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Dover mission n.— «Serving at so many funerals, or on a “Dover mission,” as he called it, “serves as a reality check.”» —“Paulsboro graduate proud to serve in ‘Old Guard’” by Jim Six Gloucester County Times (N.J.) June 9, 2004. (source: Double...
hash n.— «I served as a boatswains mate aboard the USS Yorktown from 1964-68. We called our underwear “skivvies” and the hard to wash out parts on laundry day were called “hash marks” (After the stripes on uniform sleeves denoting time in service...
water boarding n.— «There’s what I call the WaterHood, also known as “water boarding’ or the “watercure,” where interrogators shove a prisoner’s head in abarrel of water and make him think he’s drowning. Actually, heis drowning; they just save him...
counterspace n.— «As part of on-going work in seek-and-hit space warfare—termed “counterspace” in military parlance, China is expected to continue to enhance its satellite tracking and identification network.» —“China Military Space Power...