Authors: Sean Naylor
Iraq and
Burnham, John
Bush, George H. W.
Achille Lauro
and
Colombia and
Panama and
Bush, George W.
Afghanistan and
bin Laden and
Ghadiya and
GWOT and
Hussein and
Iran and
Pakistan and
Rhino and
Tora Bora and
al-Zarqawi and
C-2A Greyhound turboprop
C-5 transport planes
Achille Lauro
and
for GWOT
for Task Force Brown
C-17 Globemaster III
in Iraq
in Serbia
Somalia and
C-130
in Afghanistan
in Iraq
C-141 Starlifters
Achille Lauro
and
Somalia and
call-out
cameras
gyro-stabilized
in Syria
Cameron, David
Camp Lejeune
Camp Mackall
Camp Nama
Camp Peary
Canavan, Michael
Capacity Gear
car battery, electromagnetic pulse at
Cardinal device
Carney, John
carpet bombing
Carter, Jimmy
Haiti and
Casey, Bill
Quds Force and
Casey, George
catapult net system
CBU-89 cluster bombs
CCO.
See
commercial cover operative
Celeen, Shane
cell phones
AQI and
Ghadiya and
in Iraq
in Somalia
CENTCOM.
See
Central Command
Centra Spike
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Afghanistan and
AOR of
Flynn at
Franks and
Gecko and
Ghadiya and
GWOT and
in Iraq
at MacDill Air Force Base
Schwartzkopf of
Tora Bora and
CH-46 Sea Knight
CH-47 Chinooks.
See
Chinooks
Chad
Chafee
(U.S. Navy destroyer)
Chain Shot
Chalker, Dennis
Chapman, John
Charleston Air Force Base
chemical weapons
of AQI
in Syria
Cheney, Dick
Afghanistan and
Tora Bora and
Chinooks
in Afghanistan
bin Laden and
in Iraq
on
Kitty Hawk
in Pakistan
at Shahikot
Soviet helicopter and
Chirazi, Mohsen
Christian, John (“Buckethead”)
deck of cards mission and
Christianity, in Afghanistan
CIA
actionable intelligence by
in Afghanistan
AQI and
in Beirut
bin Laden and
in Chad
Counterterrorist Center of
CTC of
deck of cards mission and
DoD and
in Gambia
GWOT and
in Haiti
in Interagency Support Activity
Iran and
in Libya
Northern Alliance and
in Pakistan
PIFWCs and
Al Qaeda and
Rumsfeld and
in Somalia
Special Activities Division of
Special Forces and
Sudan and
in Syria
at Tora Bora
unmanned aerial vehicles and
in Yemen
CIF.
See
combatant commander's in-extremis force
CinC.
See
commander-in-chief
CJSOTF.
See
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force
Clark, Vern
Clark, Wes
Clarke, Richard
Clinton, Bill
Montenegro
PIFWCs and
Somalia and
close target reconnaissance (CTR)
CNN
CNOS.
See
Computer Network Operations Squadron
Coale, Joe
Coalition Provisional Authority
cocaine
in Colombia
in Panama
Cohen, Bill
Cole
(U.S. Navy destroyer)
Colombia
Colt, Jeffrey
Combat Applications Group
combat search and rescue (CSAR)
Combat Support Troop
Combat Talons
in Afghanistan
in Gecko
HIMARs on
in Iran
in Objective Rhino
in Pakistan
in Panama
in Somalia
combatant commander's in-extremis force (CIF)
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF)
Combined Joint Task ForceâHorn of Africa
Combined Task Force 151
commander-in-chief (CinC)
in Afghanistan
GWOT and
commercial cover operative (CCO)
Computer Network Operations Squadron (CNOS)
in Syria
Confederate Air Force
Consolidated Cryptologic Program
Conway, Jim
Cooper, Dave
Cooper, David
Copper Dune
Corbett, Tommy
Costner, Kevin
Coultrup, Bill
counter-proliferation.
See also
0400 counter-proliferation
in Iran
of WMD
counterterrorism (CT).
See also
Global War on Terror; 0300 counterterrorism
decapitation approach to
in Somalia
by TF 160
in Yemen
Counterterrorism Campaign Support Group (CTCSG)
AQSL ExOrd and
Iraq and
Rumsfeld and
Counterterrorism Pursuit TeamsâAfghan
Counterterrorist Center (CTC), of CIA
Counterterrorist Joint Task Force (CTJTF)
covered air
for GWOT
CP.
See
counter-proliferation
CRESCENT 93
cruise missiles
in Afghanistan
in Iraq
Crumpton, Hank
Afghanistan and
Tora Bora and
CSAR.
See
combat search and rescue
CT.
See
counterterrorism
CTC.
See
Counterterrorist Center
CTCSG.
See
Counterterrorism Campaign Support Group
CTJTF.
See
Counterterrorist Joint Task Force
CTR.
See
close target reconnaissance
Cunningham, Jason
Curry, Dayna
Dailey, Dell
Afghanistan and
in Balkans
GWOT and
hijackings and
Iran and
Iraq and
Montenegro and
at Pope Air Force Base
Rhino and
Shahikot and
Tora Bora and
Dam Neck
Achille Lauro
and
bin Laden and
Somali pirates and
WMD and
Daoud Sharabuddin, Mohammed
DAP.
See
Direct Action Penetrator
Daqduq, Ali Mussa
Darby, William
Darwin, Morgan
Dash-2
in Somalia
Dayton Peace Accords
Death Star
decapitation approach, to CT
deck of cards mission, in Iraq
deep underground facilities (DUGs)
Defense Authorization Act of 1987
Defense Humint Service
in Somalia
Defense Intelligence Agency
Cardinal device of
GWOT and
NMEC of
Dempsey, Marty
Department of Defense (DoD)
CIA and
execute orders by
Iran and
Desert Mobility Vehicles
Desert One
Detachment One, Military Airlift Command Operations Staff (Det 1 MACOS)
Achille Lauro
and
in Grenada
in Suriname
detainees
in Balkans
in Iraq
Deutch, John
DevGroup (DevGru)
Diesing, Trevor
Dignity Battalions, in Panama
Direct Action Penetrator (DAP)
in Afghanistan
in Gecko
in Iraq
in Montenegro
DiTomasso, Tom
DoD.
See
Department of Defense
donut theory
Downing, Wayne
Iraq and
Scud missiles and
Dozier, James
Drljaca, Simo
drones.
See
unmanned aerial vehicles
DUGs.
See
deep underground facilities
Dugway Proving Ground
Dukanovic, Milo
al-Dulaimi, Azhar
dumb bombs
Duncan, Jeffery
Dur
á
n, Roberto
Durant, Michael
Dusty (retired operator)
East European operative, in Iraq
EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft
Echo Squadron
in Balkans
in Fallujah
in Iraq
in Somalia
in Yemen
economy of force
Edmunds, John
EFP.
See
explosively formed projectile
EKIA.
See
enemy killed in action
electromagnetic pulse, at car battery
Ellipse
emergency assault authority
enemy killed in action (EKIA)
Energy Department
Enterprise
(U.S. Navy aircraft carrier)
EOD.
See
explosive ordnance disposal
EP-3 Aries
Erwin, Mark
bin Laden and
Escobar, Pablo
Ethiopia
European Command
Balkans and
execute orders.
See also
Al Qaeda Senior Leadership Execute Order
by DoD
Executive Support Center
exfiltrate (Exfil)
explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
for WMD
explosively formed projectile (EFP)
Extortion 17
F3EAD.
See
Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, Disseminate
F-15E Strike Eagle
F-16
in Pakistan
al-Zarqawi and
F-18
F/A-18C Hornets
al-Fakhri, Ali Abdul Aziz
Fallujah
AQI in
Faris, Chris
the Farm
FARP.
See
forward arming and refueling point
Fast, Barbara
FBI
in Afghanistan
AQI and
Hostage Rescue Team of
Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center of
Feeney, Don
Feierstein, Gerald
Feith, Doug
GWOT and
Rumsfeld and
Fernandez, George (“Andy”)
fertilizer factory, in Afghanistan
Field of Dreams
(movie)
Field Operations Group
final safe
Fincher, Russ
Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, Disseminate (F3EAD)
Fitch, Logan
Flight Concepts Division
FLIR.
See
forward-looking infrared
the flying spare
Flynn, Mike
at CENTCOM
Islamic State and
Somalia and
Foreign Operation Group
Fort A. P. Hill
Fort Belvoir
ISA at
Fort Benning
Afghanistan and
hijackings and
Iraq and
Fort Bragg
Abu Khattala and
hijackings and
Iraq and
McChrystal at
Rumsfeld at
sabre squadron at
urban warfare training at
Yemen and
Fort Campbell
Montenegro and
Fort Eustis
Fort Jackson
Fort Lewis
Fort Meade
forward arming and refueling point (FARP)
in Afghanistan
forward-looking infrared (FLIR)
Fox Bravos
Franks, Tommy
Afghanistan and
AQSL ExOrd and
Gecko and
GWOT and
Iraq and
Operation Anaconda and
Pakistan and
Rhino and
Tora Bora and
friendly fire casualties
in Afghanistan
in Grenada
in Iraq
in Serbia
Tillman as
Frouzanda, Minjahar
G Squadron
Gaddafi, Muammar
GAF.
See
ground assault force
Gal
á
n, Luis
Gambia, hostages in
Garrison, Bill
Somalia and
GAU-19 Gatling gun
Gecko
in Afghanistan
Black Hawks in
CENTCOM and
Franks and
JRX and
Little Birds in
SMU in
Ghadiya, Abu
in Syria
al-Gharawai Network
GHN-45 howitzers
Global Positioning System (GPS)
in Iraq
in Pakistan
Global War on Terror (GWOT)
Bush, G. W., and
Iraq and
Rumsfeld and
GMV.
See
ground mobility vehicle
Godane, Ahmed Abdi
Gold Squadron
golden hour
Gordon, Don
Gordon, Gary
Gormly, Bob
Goss, Porter
GPS.
See
Global Positioning System
Gray Fox
GWOT and
Green Zone
Greer, Tom
Tora Bora and
Greiner, Robert
Grenada
Gritz, James (“Bo”)
Grizzly
grooming standards
ground assault force (GAF)
ground mobility vehicle (GMV)
in Iraq
Guant
á
namo Bay
guy-girl teams, in Balkans
GWOT.
See
Global War on Terror
gyro-stabilized camera, in Balkans
H-1
H-2
H-5
Haas, Chris
habeas grab-ass
HAF.
See
helicopter assault force
Hagenbeck, Franklin (“Buster”)
HAHO.
See
high-altitude, high opening
Haiti
National Command Authority and
Hakim, Abdul Aziz
Halbruner, David R.
Hall, Mike
Afghanistan and
in Balkans
HALO.
See
high-altitude, low-opening
Halyburton
(U.S. Navy frigate)
hand grenades
Haney, Eric
Hanks, Tom
Haq, Abdul
Haqqani Network
hard and deeply buried targets (HDBTs)
hardened targets