Crockett, Davy
Cumberland College
cutvees
Battle of Mogadishu
defined
CVIC (Aircraft Carrier Intelligence Center)
defined
Dalton, John
Dam Neck, Virginia. See also SEAL Team Six
Dang (Vietnamese SEAL)
dating
dead man’s float
Defense Language Institute (DLI)
Delta (Delta Force)
Achille Lauro hijacking (1985)
author’s interest in transfer to
defined
Operation Gothic Serpent (Mogadishu Mission)
organization and structure of
TCS op
Demerol
depression
Desert Storm
classified op
PLO-Iranian compound op
Red Sea op
deuce-and-a-half
defined
“developing countries”
Diallo, Amadou
Disney World
Dive Phase of BUD/S
DJ
dope, defined
drinking
Dry, Spence
Durant, Mike
Echo Platoon
E&E (escape and evasion)
defined
Egypt
82nd Airborne
elevation, as primary consideration for sniper shots
epidurals
Erskine, Donald Kim
Escobar, Pablo
executive officers (XOs), defined
Exfil (exfiltrate)
defined
exposure, of snipers
external fixators
defined
Eyes over Mogadishu Mission
facial hair
Fairchild Air Force Base
fantails, defined
fast-rope (fast-roping)
defined
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Federal Bureau of Prisons Special Operations and Response Teams
FFP (Final Firing Position)
defined
field sketch exercise
Fillmore, Earl
Finishing School, The (Couch)
fireflies
defined
First Baptist Church (Screven, Georgia)
First Phase (Basic Conditioning) of BUD/S
First Phase (Marksman and Basic Fields Craft) of Scout Sniper School
flashbangs
defined
FOBs (forward operating bases)
defined
Fort A. P. Hill
Fort Benning, Georgia
Fort Stewart Army Hospital
French Commando Hubert
French kissing
full packages
defined
full value winds
Garrison, William F.
background of
Mogadishu Mission
TCS op
Gary (school bully)
gear exchanges
Georgia State Highway Patrol
German Combat Swimmers
ghillie suits
Gina the Love Goddess
glossary of terms
goon squads
Gordon, Gary
Gormly, Robert A. “Bob”
Grace Lake
Green Berets
Green Team
Grenada, and Operation Urgent Fury
Groundhog Day (movie)
HAHOs (High Altitude High Openings)
defined
halal food
half value winds
Hallandale Beach Police Department
Hallings, Brad
HALO (High Altitude Low Openings)
defined
Hassan, Abdullahi “Firimbi”
Heckler & Koch
Hefeweizen beers
Hell Week (BUD/S)
helos (helicopters). See also Black Hawks; Little Birds; Sea Hawks; Sea Kings
defined
Helvenston, Scott
Hercules
Herse, Abdi Yusef
Hershey, Gary
“Highway to Hell” (song)
Hon Tai
Horn, Rich
Howe, Jonathan
HRTs (Hostage Rescue Teams)
defined
HS-7 Squadron (“Dusty Dogs”)
HUMINT (human intelligence)
defined
Hunter Army Airfield
hunting
Hurlburt Field
Hussein, Saddam. See also Desert Storm
hydrographic reconnaissance
hyperbaric pressure testing
hypothermia
IBS (Inflatable Boat, Small)
IEDs (improvised explosive devices)
defined
indoctrination phase of BUD/S
intelligence tests
Intensive Training (IT)
Iran, and Operation Praying Mantis
Iran hostage crisis (1979-1980)
Iranian-PLO compound op, during Desert Storm
Iraq, Desert Storm. See Desert Storm
Iraq war
Italian cuisine
Italy, and Somalia
jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) bottles
Jilao, Ahmed
JOC (Joint Operations Center)
defined
John F. Kennedy
classified op
K-219 incident (1986)
PLO-Iranian compound op
Red Sea op
Johnson, Dennis
Jones, Garrett (Crescent)
JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command)
defined
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
K-219 incident (1986)
Kennedy, John F.
Kerrey, Bob
khat
defined
Kiet, Nguyen Van
kill house
KIM (keep in mind)
defined
Kinniku Banzuke (Muscle Ranking; TV series)
Klinghoffer, Leon
KN-250 scopes
defined
Knepper, Rick
knot (unit)
defined
knot tying
Korean War
Kosugi, Kane
Kuwait. See also Desert Storm
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Land Warfare phase of BUD/S
Lane, Steven
lane graders
Laplander knives
LAW (light antitank weapon)
defined
Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETs)
Lee, Robert E.
Leonard, Wellington T. “Duke”
Leopard (CIA operative)
Leupold 10-power scope
Life University
Little Big Man
Battle of Mogadishu
Mogadishu Mission
nickname of
Randall knife of
Silver Star of
TCS op
Little Birds
defined
Little Satilla River
Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions. See P-3 Orions
Loi, Bruno
LSTs (lightweight satellite terminals)
defined
Lundberg, Kevin
Lyme disease
Lyon’s Lope
M40 rifles
macawis
defined
McDonald’s
MacGown, Malcolm
McKnight, Danny
McNab, Andy
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Marcinko, Richard
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Scout Sniper Training. See Scout Sniper School
Mark (team leader)
Marksman and Basic Fields Craft phase of Scout Sniper School
Marocchino, Giancarlo
Marsh, Rob
Martin, Tim “Griz”
Maslow, Abraham
match rounds
MC-1 parachute
s
meals, ready-to-eat. See MREs
mental toughness training
Messlingin, Sweden
MH-6 Little Birds
defined
MH-60 Black Hawks. See Black Hawks
Mid-South Institute of Self-Defense Shooting
Mike boats
military language
military rankings
Miller, Ralph
Millington, Tennessee, Naval Air Technical Training Center
Mission Employment phase of Scout Sniper School
Mobility Six (MOB Six)
Mock, Todd
Mogadiscio Stadium (Pakistani Stadium)
Mogadishu (Mogadishu Mission)
attempts to capture Aidid
attempts to capture Aidid’s lieutenants
background
battle of. See Battle of Mogadishu
capture of Atto
deployment and setting up a base
Eyes over Mogadishu Mission
map
rat kills
wounded teenage boy op
Mogadishu Airfield
moral concerns about killing
morphine
Morris, Stephen
Mott’s Clamato
MREs (meals, ready-to-eat)
defined
Muhammad, John Allen
Muscle Ranking (TV series)
National Naval Medical Center (NNMC)
Naval Air Station Brunswick
Naval Air Station Oceana
Naval Air Station School Pensacola
Naval Air Station Sigonella
Naval Air Technical Training Center Millington
Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC). See also BUD/S
Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG). See SEAL Team Six
Navy Boot Camp
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy Cross
navy regulations
Navy SEALs. See SEALs
Navy SEALs (movie)
Negroponte, John
Newport News
New York Police Department
New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS)
nicknames
night vision
9/11 terrorist attacks (2001)
NODs (night optical devices)
defined
Noriega, Manuel
Norris, Thomas
NVA (North Vietnamese Army)
defined
Oakley sunglasses
oblique winds
obstacle course (O-course)
Oceana Naval Air Station
Olson, Eric
Olympic Hotel (Mogadishu)
101st Aviation Regiment
OP (observation post)
defined
Operation Desert Storm. See Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Gothic Serpent
attempts to capture Aidid
attempts to capture Aidid’s lieutenants
battle of. See Battle of Mogadishu
capture of Atto
deployment and setting up a base
Eyes over Mogadishu Mission
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Just Cause
Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Urgent Fury
ops (operations). See also specific ops
defined
Ouija board
defined
P-3 Orions
defined
Pakistani force, and Somalia
Pakistani Stadium (Mogadiscio Stadium)
Panama
Pasha
defined
Patton, George
Peru Navy SEALs
Phase One (Basic Conditioning) of BUD/S
Phase One (Marksman and Basic Fields Craft) of Scout Sniper School
Phase Two (Land Warfare) of BUD/S
Phase Two (Unknown Distance and Stalking) of Scout Sniper School
Phase Three (Dive Phase) of BUD/S
Phase Three (Advanced Field Skills and Mission Employment) of Scout Sniper School
Philippine National Police
Philippines, diplomatic security assignment
Philippine Sea
Phillips, Richard
Phillips, Vincent
Phoenix Program
Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
physical screening tests
physical training. See PT
PJs (pararescuemen)
defined
PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)
defined
PLO-Iranian compound op, during Desert Storm
Point Blank Body Armor
pool competency (pool comps)
Port of Mogadishu
Powell, Bobby
President’s Hundred
Pring, Ian
prisoners of war (POWs)
Pro-Tec helmets
PT (physical training)
defined
PTs, defined
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
Purple Heart
Qeybdid, Abdi (a.k.a. Abdi Hasan Awale)
QRFs (Quick Reaction Forces)
defined
Mogadishu Mission
Quon (Vietnamese SEAL)
Radio Mogadishu
Ramstein Air Base
Randall knives
Range Rovers
Rangers
Battle of Mogadishu
defined
Mogadishu Mission
Ready Room (Virginia Beach)
Red Back beer
Red Cross
Red Light, Green Light
Red Sea op
red (rooibos) tea
Rentz
Revo sunglasses
RHIBs (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats)
Rierson, Matt
Rogers, Bill
Rogue Warrior (Marcinko)
Royal Norwegian Navy Rangers
RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades)
defined
Rucker, Dan
Russia, and Somalia
Ryan, Chris
Salad, Omar
Samuel B. Roberts
San Jacinto
SAR (Search and Rescue)
K-219 incident (1986)
SAS (Special Air Service)
defined
SATCOM
defined
Savannah River Department of Energy
Save the Children
Schamberger, Robert
Schilling, Dan
Schwarzkopf, Norman
Scoon, Paul
Scotty
Scout Sniper School
graduation
Phase One, Marksman and Basic Fields Craft
Phase Two, Unknown Distance and Stalking
Phase Three, Advanced Field Skills and Mission Employment
scurvy
sea daddies
Sea Hawks
Sea Kings
SEALs
author’s first interactions with
defined
DoD structure of
history of
secrets among
training. See also BUD/S
SEAL Tactical Training (STT)
SEAL Team Assault Boat (STAB)
SEAL Team One
SEAL Team Two
Body Shop fight
Desert Storm. See Desert Storm
officers of
physical training
winter warfare training with Swedish Coastal Rangers
SEAL Team Six
Achille Lauro hijacking (1985)
application to join
Australian SAS training
creation of
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Operation Gothic Serpent. See Operation Gothic Serpent
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Urgent Fury
Philippine diplomatic security assignment
redneck incident
Scout Sniper School. S
ee Scout Sniper School
shoot-off
TCS op. See Task Conditions and Standards op
Search and Rescue. See SAR
Second Phase (Land Warfare) of BUD/S
Second Phase (Unknown Distance and Stalking) of Scout Sniper School
Secret Service
self-efficacy
sensory overload
SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, and escape)
defined
7th Platoon SEALs
Shaw, John
Sheen, Charlie
Shelton, Henry Hugh
Shoe Goo
Shughart, Randy
Sicilian cuisine
SIGINT (signals intelligence)
defined
SIG SAUER P-226 Navy 9 mm
defined
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea Kings
Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawks
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks. See Black Hawks
Silver Star
Silver Strand State Park
Simons, Arthur D. “Bull”
size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment (SALUTE)
skin grafts
sleep deprivation
Smith, Earl
smoker matches
Smudge
sniper school. See Scout Sniper School
sniper shots, primary considerations for
sniper-spotter relationship
snow caves
socks
Somalia. See Mogadishu
Somalia Army
Somali National University
Somali pirates, and Maersk Alabama hijacking
Sourpuss
Battle of Mogadishu
Mogadishu Mission
nickname of
Silver Star of
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