This is helpful, although you forgot one, what is “hitman actual.”

By Dan Steinberg on 08.29.08 3:58 am

From Wikipedia:

The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971.

By Ken on 09.10.08 9:04 am

Dan Steinberg, to answer your question about the term “Actual” used after a call sign: The term “Actual” represents the officer in command of that unit ie. if you have Lt. Smuckately leading 3rd platoon and 3rd platoon’s handle is Combra24 then Cobra24-Actual would be the Lt.

By Chudzilla on 09.16.08 8:42 pm

what about “PX”?

By tone on 02.07.09 9:09 am

Could someon tell what does “misfit” refer in the radio?

By sel on 02.11.09 3:23 pm

PX is a post-exchange store. It supplies the military with their clothing and apparel, i.e. MOPP Suits.

By Stephen Huang on 04.20.09 1:27 am

It should read RTB not D…for return to base.

By Blkops on 07.09.09 8:28 pm

Also…AO as in Area of Operation

By Blkops on 07.09.09 8:30 pm

I have never been to a PX/BX that supplied MOPP Suits. These suits are only good for a certain amount of time once opened from the protective bag. These are issued through the Battalion/Company Supply chain.

By CPTCOLOSYS on 07.10.09 11:27 pm

Actually, ROE does not mean “rules for engaging civilian target” specifically, but just “Rules of Engagement”. The ROEs in the field specify a whole range of behaviour, from when to engange hostiles to prisoner extraction.

By CptEggman on 09.29.09 3:19 am

PX is the in Army & Airforce…I believe the Navy calls it BX for Base Exchange

By RomeoEchoGolf on 10.11.09 6:01 pm

PX = post exchange

By nick proctor on 11.30.09 11:31 pm

the exchange for the navy is called the NEX, short for navy exchange. The airforce is referred to as the BX. Otherwise known asthe base exchange. We also no longer use AO as a way to signify the area of operation. We call it AOR, area of responsibility. Its a way to make something sound more important than it really is.

By dave on 12.05.09 8:41 pm

AOR is the general area in which a combatant command has responsibility over. These AOR’s are large (size of continents). AO’s are used with smaller units in a smaller location.

By Harrison on 12.07.09 11:45 am

Pretty good blog you have here. It is the only one that shows up when you punch in “define:danger close” in Google. congrats. :)

By S on 12.09.09 4:45 pm

Some things are left out and/or slightly incorrect.

Like the T72 is a russian tank, although used by Iraq. “mikes” can also refer to millimiter, for example a “40 mike mike” would be a 40mm Mk19 grenade launcher.

Danger close is not necessarily 600 meters, range/distance alters depending on what weapon and ammunition is used.

Actual is refering to the leader of said “prefix”, for example, Hitman actual would be “Encino Man”, leader of bravo company – or “Hitman”, Hitman 2 Actual would be Lieutenant Nathaniel Fick and so forth, who was the leader of “Bravo company, second platoon, or “Hitman 2″

By Lundberg on 01.02.10 4:35 pm

A lot of this is actually good info for anything that’s heavy on modern military jargon these days – Modern Warfare 2 is what lead me here (though I could figure out a lot of it myself. One thing I don’t get – I haven’t heard “fire in the hole” for a long time – is there a new phrase for “grenade about to explode in the immediate vicinity”?

By Rashkavar on 01.17.10 11:51 pm

Return to base is RTB, not RTD. “Actual” refers to the leader of the division, IE: Hitman Actual would be the company commander, Hitman 2 Actual would be the platoon commander etc.

By Jack Pearson on 02.22.10 12:38 am

Yeah, “RUN!!!”

By JaymZ on 02.25.10 2:43 pm