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deck alert — An aircraft or a helicopter in readiness to take off immediately from the deck of an aircraft carrier … Aviation dictionary
Officer of the Deck — (OOD) is a position in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard that confers certain authority and responsibility. The Officer of the Deck on a ship is the Captain s direct representative, having responsibility for the ship.… … Wikipedia
Officer of the deck — (OOD) is a position in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard that confers certain authority and responsibility. The officer of the deck on a ship is the direct representative of the captain, having responsibility for the ship.… … Wikipedia
Sig Alert — A Sig Alert is defined by the California Highway Patrol as any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction, which is planned separately. Sig Alerts… … Wikipedia
ground alert — That status in which aircraft on the ground/deck are fully serviced and armed, with combat crews in readiness to take off within a specified short period of time (usually 15 minutes) after receipt of a mission order. See also airborne alert;… … Military dictionary
play with a full deck — to be mentally alert Euphemistic only in the negative: The writer of that piece of filth is obviously not playing with a full deck. (Sanders, 1992) And see fifty cards in the pack … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
ground alert — That status in which aircraft on the ground or the deck are fully serviced and armed, with combat crews in readiness to take off within a specified short period of time (usually 2, 5, 15, or 30 min) after receipt of a mission order … Aviation dictionary
1MC — is the term for the shipboard public address circuits on Naval vessels. This provides a means of transmitting general information and orders to all internal ship spaces and topside areas, and is loud enough that all embarked personnel are able to … Wikipedia
Boeing E-4 — E 4B in flight Role … Wikipedia
Gaza flotilla raid — Coordinates: 32°38′28″N 33°34′02″E / … Wikipedia
