Mark VIII SDV: Swimmer Delivery Vehicle. A bus, SEAL talk. 21 feet long, beam and draft 4 feet, 6 knots for 6 hours.
Master-at-Arms: Military police commander on board a ship.
MAVRIC Lance: A nuclear alert for stolen nukes or radioactive goods.
MC-13 °Combat Talon: A specially equipped Hercules for covert missions in enemy or unfriendly territory.
McMillan M87R: Bolt-action sniper rifle. .50-caliber. 53 inches long. Bipod, fixed 5- or 10-round magazine. Bulbous muzzle brake on end of barrel. Deadly up to a mile. All types .50-caliber ammo.
MGS: Modified Grooming Standards. So SEALs don’t all look like military, to enable them to do undercover work in mufti.
MH-53J: Chopper, updated CH053 from Nam days. 200 mph, called the Pave Low III.
MH-60K Black Hawk: Navy chopper. Forward infrared system for low-level night flight. Radar for terra follow/ avoidance. Crew of 3, takes 12 troops. Top speed 225 mph. Ceiling 4,000 feet. Range radius 230 miles. Arms: 2 12.7mm machine guns.
MIDEASTFOR: Middle East Force.
MiG: Russian-built fighter, many versions, used in many nations around the world.
Mike Boat: Liberty boat off a large ship.
Mike-Mike: Short for mm, millimeter, as 9 mike-mike.
Milstar: Communications satellite for pickup and bouncing from SATCOM and other radio transmitters. Used by SEALs.
Minigun: In choppers. Can fire 2,000 rounds per minute. Gatling gun-type.
Mitrajez M80: Machine gun from Yugoslavia.
MI-15: British domestic intelligence agency.
MI-16: British foreign intelligence and espionage.
Mocha: Food energy bar SEALs carry in vest pockets.
Mossberg: Pump-action, pistol-grip, 5-round magazine. SEALs use it for close-in work.
Motorola Radio: Personal radio, short range, lip mike, earpiece, belt pack.
MRE: Meals Ready to Eat. Field rations used by most of U.S. Armed Forces and the SEALs as well. Long-lasting.
MSPF: Maritime Special Purpose Force.
Mugger: MUGR, Miniature Underwater Global locator device. Sends up antenna for pickup on positioning satellites. Works under water or above. Gives location within 10 feet.
Mujahideen: A soldier of Allah in Muslim nations.
NAVAIR: NAVy AIR command.
NAVSPECWAR GRUP-ONE: Naval Special Warfare Group One Based on Calmoloi Cal. SEALs are in this command.
NAVSPECWARGRUP-TWO: Naval Special Warfare Group Two based at Norfolk.
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service. A civilian operation not reporting to any Navy authority to make it more responsible and responsive. Replaces the old NIS, Naval Investigation Service, that did report to the closest admiral.
NEST: Nuclear Energy Search Team. Non-military unit that reports at once to any spill, problem, or Broken Arrow to determine the extent of the radiation problem.
NEWBIE: A new man, officer, or commander of an established military unit.
NKSF: North Korean Special Forces.
NLA: Iranian National Liberation Army. About 4,500 men in South Iraq, helped by Iraq for possible use against Iran.
Nomex: The type of material used for flight suits and hoods.
NPIC: National Photographic Interpretation Center in D.C.
NRO: National Reconnaissance Office. To run and coordinate satellite development and operations for the intelligence community.
NSA: National Security Agency.
NSC: National Security Council. Meets in Situation Room, support facility in the Executive Office Building in D.C. Main security group in the nation.
NSVHURAWN: Iranian Marines.
NUCFLASH: An alert for any nuclear problem.
NVG One Eye: Litton single-eyepiece Night Vision Goggles. Prevents NVG blindness in both eyes if a flare goes off. Scope shows green-tinted field at night.
NVGs: Night Vision Goggles. One eye or two. Give good night vision in the dark with a greenish view.
OAS: Obstacle Avoidance Sonar. Used on many low-flying attack aircraft.
OIC: Officer In Charge.
Oil Tanker: One is: 885 feet long, 140 feet beam, 121,000 tons, 13 cargo tanks that hold 35.8 million gallons of fuel, oil, or gas. 24 in the crew. This is a regular-sized tanker. Not a supertanker.
OOD: Officer Of the Deck.
Orion P-3: Navy’s long-range patrol and antisub aircraft. Some adapted to ELINT roles. Crew of 10. Max speed loaded 473 mph. Ceiling 28,300 feet. Arms: internal weapons bay and 10 external weapons stations for a mix of torpedoes, mines, rockets, and bombs.
Passive Sonar: Listening for engine noise of a ship or sub. It doesn’t give away the hunter’s presence as an active sonar would.
Pave Low III: A Navy chopper.
PBR: Patrol Boat River. U.S. has many shapes, sizes, and with various types of armament.
PC-170: Patrol Coastal-Class 170-foot SEAL delivery vehicle. Powered by 4 3,350 hp diesel engines, beam of 25 feet and draft of 7.8 feet. Top speed 35 knots, range 2,000 nautical miles. Fixed swimmer platform on stern. Crew of 4 officers and 24 EM, carries 8 SEALs.
Plank Owners: Original men in the start-up of a new military unit.
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PRF: People’s Revolutionary Front. Fictional group in NUCFLASH, a SEAL Team Seven book.
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Quitting Belclass="underline" In BUD/S training. Ring it and you quit the SEAL unit. Helmets of men who quit the class are lined up below the bell in Coronado. (Recently they have stopped ringing the bell. Dropouts simply place their helmet below the bell and go.)
RAF: Red Army Faction. A once-powerful German terrorist group, not so active now.
Remington 200: Sniper Rifle. Not used by SEALs now.
Remington 700: Sniper rifle with Starlight Scope. Can extend night vision to 400 meters.
RIB: Rigid Inflatable Boat. 3 sizes, one 10 meters, 40 knots.
Ring Knocker: An Annapolis graduate with the ring.
RIO: Radar Intercept Officer. The officer who sits in the backseat of an F-14 Tomcat off a carrier. The job: find enemy targets in the air and on the sea.
Roger That: A yes, an affirmative, a go answer to a command or statement.
RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade. Quick and easy, shoulder-fired. Favorite weapon of terrorists, insurgents.
SAS: British Special Air Service. Commandos. Special warfare men. Best that Britain has. Works with SEALs.
SATCOM: Satellite-based communications system for instant contact with anyone anywhere in the world. SEALs rely on it.
SAW: Squad’s Automatic Weapon. Usually a machine gun or automatic rifle.
SBS: Special Boat Squadron. On-site Navy unit that transports SEALs to many of their missions. Located across the street from the SEALs’ Coronado, California, headquarters.