Three Times as Dirty, Part One

Glossary

1MC - PA system on the ship

AO - Area of operations

Brass - Naval Command

Burn In - As a verb, it describes a parachute malfunction. A total burn-in usually results in a bad case of “dirt poisoning.”

DOD - Department of Defense

Exfil - Exfiltration

FRG - Family Readiness Group

Infil - Infiltration

J-Bad - Forward Operating Base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Op - A special warfare operation

PMC - Private Military Contractor

SOCOM - Special Operation Command