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Hit the beach.:
Marine slang, leaving ship for liberty, wild liberty.




John Wayne :
Marine slang, c/rat can opener,army p38?




Susie rotten croutch:
Marine slang for girlfriend.




Mustang:
Marine officer who had been a enlisted man




Hog, feeding the hogs:
Marine dependents, feeding the dependents.




DUSTOFF:
Dedicated Unhesitiatin Service To Our Fighting Forces (UNARMED Med Evac from anywhere




arty:
artillery firecoming in




Balloon goon:
Weather observer




WOXOF:
Very dense fog, no viz. no ceiling(for flight ops.)




Boo Koo Dinky Dow:
Plenty Crazy




run up the FIFI FLAG:
F---- it forget it




bubble chaser:
aircraft hydraulic tech




TITLESS WAF:
A male clerk Air Force




GO GET A BUCKET OF ROTORWASH:
ROTORWASH IS HELICOPTER BLADE DOWN DRAFT




GO GET 50 FEET OF FLIGHT LINE:
FLIGHT LINE IS WHERE HELICOPTERS ARE PARKED




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