Featured in NicknamesBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareJohn Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right ReasonsHe was a daring flying leatherneck before he donned a spacesuit for NASA. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareBYTim McMillanDec 1, 2019ShareHere Is How The Pentagon Comes Up With Code Words And Secret Project NicknamesWe venture into the dark, fascinating, and often misunderstood world of the Defense Department’s code word and nickname generating processes. BYTim McMillanDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official NicknameThe U-28As have already been in service for 13 years and have flown hundreds of thousands of flight hours in combat zones around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareJohn Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right ReasonsHe was a daring flying leatherneck before he donned a spacesuit for NASA. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019Share
BYTim McMillanDec 1, 2019ShareHere Is How The Pentagon Comes Up With Code Words And Secret Project NicknamesWe venture into the dark, fascinating, and often misunderstood world of the Defense Department’s code word and nickname generating processes. BYTim McMillanDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official NicknameThe U-28As have already been in service for 13 years and have flown hundreds of thousands of flight hours in combat zones around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019Share
