Saint by Zoe Dawson

Glossary

• BO - Basic Orientation (BUD/S)
• BUD/S - Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL training
• Comm - The equipment that SEALs use to communicate with each other in the field.
• CO - Commanding Officer
• CTT - Combat Training Tank
• DEVGRU - The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), formerly SEAL Team Six
• DoD - Department of Defense
• DOR - Drop on Request
• DZ - Drop zone, the targeted area for parachutists.
• HALO - High altitude, low opening jump from an aircraft.
• HVT - High value target
• IBS - Inflatable Boat, Small
• IED - Improvised Explosive Device
• Klicks - Shortened word for kilometers.
• LRRP - Long-range reconnaissance patrol.
• LT - Nickname for lieutenant.
• LZ - Landing Zone where aircraft can land.
• Merc - Mercenary - guns for hire.
• MWD - Military Working Dog
• MRE - Meals, Ready-to-Eat, portable in pouches and packed with calories, these packaged meals are used in the field.
• NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service
• NWU - Navy Working Uniform
• OIC - Officer in Charge
• REACT - Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Team
• RIB - Rigid Inflatable Boat
• RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
• R&R - Rest and Relaxation
• Tango -Hostile combatants.
• SERE -Stands for survival, evasion, resistance, escape. The principles of avoiding the enemy in the field.
• Six - Military speak for watching a man’s back.
• SO - Special Operator
• SPIES - Special Patrol Insertion & Extraction System
• UDT - Underwater Demolitions Team