What branch are the Night Stalkers?

What branch are the Night Stalkers?

United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command

Is Army Air Corps same as Air Force?

While officially the air arm was the Army Air Forces, the term Air Corps persisted colloquially among the public as well as veteran airmen; in addition, the singular Air Force often crept into popular and even official use, reflected by the designation Air Force Combat Command in 1941–42.

What is the army abbreviation?

Acronym. Definition. ARMY. Ain’t Ready for the Marines Yet.

How do you abbreviate?

Abbreviations are shortened forms of words; acronyms are abbreviations formed by using the first letter of each word to form a pronounceable word. Contractions are also abbreviations formed by using an apostrophe to show omitted letters or numbers. (Contractions are used only in informal writing.)

Why are foot soldiers called infantry?

The word derives from Middle French infanterie, from older Italian (also Spanish) infanteria (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin īnfāns (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets infant. The individual-soldier term infantryman was not coined until 1837.

What does FA BN stand for in army?

Field Artillery Battalion
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Why was the 332nd fighter group called the Red Tails?

Flying escort for heavy bombers, the 332nd earned an impressive combat record. The Allies called these airmen “Red Tails” or “Red-Tail Angels,” because of the distinctive crimson unit identification marking predominantly applied on the tail section of the unit’s aircraft.