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Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter W

Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter W

W-day

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – W-day

wading crossing

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wading crossing

walking patient

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – walking patient

Walleye

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – Walleye

wanted cargo

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wanted cargo

war air service program

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war air service program

war game

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war game

war materiel procurement capability

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war materiel procurement capability

war materiel requirement

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war materiel requirement

war reserve (nuclear)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve (nuclear)

war reserve materiel requirement

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve materiel requirement

war reserve materiel requirement, balance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve materiel requirement, balance

war reserve materiel requirement, protectable

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve materiel requirement, protectable

war reserve stock(s)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve stock(s)

war reserve stocks for allies

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserve stocks for allies

war reserves

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – war reserves

warble

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warble

warden system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warden system

warehouse chart

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warehouse chart

warhead mating

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warhead mating

warhead section

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warhead section

warhead

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warhead

WARM

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WARM

WARMAPS

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WARMAPS

warned exposed

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warned exposed

warned protected

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warned protected

warning area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning area

warning net

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning net

warning of attack

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning of attack

warning of war

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning of war

WARNING ORDER (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WARNING ORDER (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)

warning order

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning order

warning red

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning red

warning white

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning white

warning yellow

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning yellow

warning

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warning

warp

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – warp

wartime load

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wartime load

wartime manpower planning system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wartime manpower planning system

wartime reserve modes

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wartime reserve modes

watching mine

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – watching mine

water suit

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – water suit

water terminal

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – water terminal

watercraft

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – watercraft

waterspace management

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – waterspace management

wave crest

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave crest

wave height

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave height

wave length

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave length

wave period

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave period

wave trough

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave trough

wave velocity

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave velocity

wave

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave

wave-off

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wave-off

way point

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – way point

weapon and payload identification

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon and payload identification

weapon debris (nuclear)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon debris (nuclear)

weapon engagement zone

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon engagement zone

weapon system employment concept

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon system employment concept

weapon system manager

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon system manager

weapon(s) system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon(s) system

weapon-target line

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapon-target line

weaponeering

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weaponeering

weapons assignment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons assignment

weapons free zone

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons free zone

weapons free

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons free

weapons hold

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons hold

weapons of mass destruction

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons of mass destruction

weapons readiness state

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons readiness state

weapons recommendation sheet

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons recommendation sheet

weapons state of readiness

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons state of readiness

weapons tight

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weapons tight

weather (VAT B)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather (VAT B)

weather central

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather central

weather deck

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather deck

weather forecast

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather forecast

weather map

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather map

weather minimum

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weather minimum

weight and balance sheet

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – weight and balance sheet

well

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – well

WEZ

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WEZ

wharf

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wharf

what luck

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – what luck

what state

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – what state

what's up

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – what what's up

wheel load capacity

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wheel load capacity

wheelbase

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wheelbase

which transponder

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – which transponder

white cap

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – white cap

white propaganda

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – white propaganda

whiteout

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – whiteout

WIA

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WIA

width of sheaf

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – width of sheaf

wild weasel

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wild weasel

will not fire

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – will not fire

Wilson cloud

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – Wilson cloud

winch

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – winch

wind shear

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wind shear

wind velocity

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wind velocity

window

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – window

wing

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wing

wingman

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wingman

withdrawal operation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – withdrawal operation

withhold (nuclear)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – withhold (nuclear)

WMD

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WMD

wooden bomb

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wooden bomb

work order

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wwork order

working anchorage

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – working anchorage

working capital fund

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – working capital fund

world geographic reference system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – world geographic reference system

wounded in action

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wounded in action

wounded

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wwounded

wreckage locator chart

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wreckage locator chart

wrong

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – wrong

WRS

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – WRS
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