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As of 2021. [48] Cougar United States: Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle: As of 2023. [49] RG-31 South Africa: Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle: 516 operated by the Army as of 2015. [50] 1,679 under MRAP procurement and 570 ONS Army; at least 894 Mk5E are required for conversion into MMPV Type II by the Army [50] Still used as of ...
Detection and Ranging System (DRS), part of the Target Recognition and Attack Multi-sensor (TRAM) A-6E Intruder. Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon) AN/AAS-35. Pave Penny Target Identification Set, Laser (TISL) A-10A Thunderbolt II. Martin Marietta. AN/AAS-38. Nite Hawk pod-mounted FLIR laser designation system.
7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S. Navy) Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. Mostly ceremonial. M4 carbine / M4A1. Assault rifle, Carbine. Colt Manufacturing Company. 5.56×45mm NATO. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, USSOCOM. M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the United States Army.
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), known as the Defense Communications Agency (DCA) until 1991, is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) combat support agency composed of military, federal civilians, and contractors. DISA provides information technology (IT) and communications support to the President, Vice President ...
Equipment of the United States Marine Corps. Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy. currently active United States military watercraft. Equipment of the United States Air Force. currently active United States military aircraft. Equipment of the United States Coast Guard.
In 1957 the U.S. Department of Defense approved a military standard for the nomenclature, MIL-STD-196. The system has been modified over time, with some types (e.g. carrier pigeon-B-) dropped and others (e.g. computers and cryptographic equipment) added. The latest version, MIL-STD-196G, was issued in 2018. [1]
Army Nomenclature System. The Army Nomenclature System is a nomenclature system used by the US Army for giving type designations to its materiel. It is based on MIL-STD-1464A which was released in 1981 [1] and most recently revised on February 22, 2021. [2]
Consists of shorts, T-shirt, jacket and pants. Service dress uniform. Consists of a three-button coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue).