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A J Squared Away

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1. Slang for the perfect Marine. 2. The opposite of Joe Shit the Rag Man.

A/O

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Area of Operations.

A-1 Sky Raider

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Single engine propeller driven aircraft also called Sandy or Spad (origin) Vietnam Era

A-4 Sky Hawk

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Medium-sized, subsonic, single-engine attack jet. (origin) Vietnam Era

Abaft

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Directional term meaning behind (aft) any given point on a ship.

ACE

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Air Combat Element.

ACE Medical

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Battalion Aid Station for USMC Aviation units in the field.

Acme Beer

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World War II era beer. (background) Made in San Jose, CA. Sent to the South Pacific specifically for Marine units. It came in both a green and a brown bottle but only the brown-bottled beer was fit to drink. The green bottles contained a liquid that smelled like a skunk.

Actual

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(Commtalk) Radio call sign to speak with the commander of a unit. (example) If the unit call sign is “Brownbag”, the unit commander will be “Brownbag Actual”.

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Active Duty.

U.S. Marine Corps Dictionary » A

A J Squared Away

A/O

A-1 Sky Raider

A-4 Sky Hawk

Abaft

ACE

ACE Medical

Acme Beer

Actual

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