Step into a DFAC (Dining Facility or cafeteria) on an Army post and you may overhear a soldier talk about the FOB (Forward Operating Base) they were at during their last deployment and whether the air conditioner worked in their CHU (Containerized Housing Unit or trailer.)
And now there’s this tongue twister: CNIDODCCSAAPWSVCSA.
It refers to the just-formed “Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorates the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.”
Lawmakers mandated the commission to eradicate symbols linked to the Confederacy from U.S. military installations, including changing the names of historic Army posts like Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Benning, Ga.; and Fort Hood in Texas. The eight members were sworn-in on March 2, 2021 during their first virtual meeting. Pentagon officials said they discussed the organization and their duties. They are required to brief Congress on th
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Goverdhan Raju takes over as Naval Officer-In-charge for AP
Visakhapatnam, Feb 26 (UNI) Commodore M Goverdhan Raju, NM took over as Naval Officer-in-Charge for Andhra Pradesh from Commodore Sanjiv Issar at an impressive ceremonial parade held in the Naval Base here on Friday.
Cmde Raju, who is an alumnus of Sainik School ( Korukonka) and National Defence Academy (Khadakvasla), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Jul 1, 1989 and is a specialist in Navigation and Direction, a Defence release said here.
He held a spectrum of highly challenging operational, staff and training appointments - the commissioning crew of INS Sagardhwani, specialist and executive officer appointments on frontline warships, Joint Director Staff Requirements at Naval Headquarters, Director (Training & Policy) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff, Principal Director (Training) at the premier training establishment, Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala) and Director, Maritime Warfare Centre (Vizag).
Commodore Mahadevu Goverdhan Raju, NM took over as Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) from Commodore Sanjiv Issar on Friday. A ceremonial parade was held in the Naval Base at Visakhapatnam.Cmde Raju is an alumnus of Sainik School, .