Jack Terral - Battleline (2007)

T-10 parachute: Basic static-line-activated personnel parachute of the U. S. Armed Forces; primarily designed for mass tactical parachute jumps

Tail-End Charlie: Brigand terminology for the last man in an operation--e. G., the final guy getting off a vehicle, jumping from an aircraft, rear guard on a patrol, etc.

Taliban: Militant, anti-Western Muslims with extreme religious views; in serious conflict with Shiites

TDy: Temporary Duty

Three-Shop: Operations and Training Section of the staff

TO: Table of Organization

TOA: Table of Allowances

TO&E: Table of Organization and Equipment

Two-Shop: Intelligence Section of the staff

U. K.: United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland)

UN: United Nations

Unass: To jump out of or off something

UNREO: United Nations Relief and Education Organization

USAF: U. S. Air Force

USASFC: U. S. Army Special Forces Command

USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-Russia and neighboring countries before the fall of communism there

VTOL: Vertical Takeoff and Landing

WARNO: Warning Order; an informal alert, written or oral, that informs personnel of an upcoming operation or activity

Watch Bill: A list of personnel and stations for the watch

Watch-and-watch: A watch bill that requires personnel to be off only one watch before going back on again; used as a punishment or when a shortage of personnel requires such scheduling; AKA heel-and-toe

Waypoint: A location programmed into navigational instrumentation that directs aircraft, vehicles, and/or vessels to a specific spot on the planet

Whaler Boat: Small craft loosely based on the types of boats used in whaling; they are generally carried aboard naval and merchant vessels and are diesel-powered

WIA: Wounded in Action

WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction-nuclear, biological, etc.