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Trans-Dedido Airways:
Mythical Airline at Anderson AFB, Guam--It supposedly only flew around Guam




Teeny-Weeny Airlines:
USAF term for TWA Airliners




Trash Can:
USAF term for Trans Caribbean Airlines in MAC




Box Humper:
USAF Air Cargo Term for an Air Cargo Specialist




Click:
Kilometre




Slick:
Huey Cobra or heavily-armed UH1-B Helicopter




Zoomie:
Any USAF Jet Fighter, an Army Term




White Mice:
Vietnamese National Policemen




Number Ten:
Something that was pretty bad or smelled bad.




Beaucoup Dinki-Dau:
Plenty Crazy




Charles:
Another name for Charlie, or Viet Cong




Jeep or Beep-Beep:
Brand-New Airman fresh from basic training with no hair




Box Stretcher:
USAF Air Cargo Term-mythical device to stretch a piece of cargo so that it will leave no space on an aircraft pallet.




F.I.S.T.:
Fire Support Team - Artillery forward observer




Forward Observer:
One who calls artillery fire for an infantry platoon




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