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K-44.
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Chinese
Communist battle rifle. |
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Kaibosh.
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To
cancel or cause something to stop. |
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K-bar.
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A
fighting knife used most particularly by reconnaissance Marines. It has
also been issued to other Marines, such as air crew, from time to time.
Also called a Kaybar. |
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KBay.
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KC-130.
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US
Air Force 4-engine cargo plane with a rear ramp. Can carry a
combat-ready Marine rifle platoon. |
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Kelley,
Paul X. |
Twenty
eighth Commandant of the Marine Corps serving from July 1, 1983 |
| Kent, Carlton W. | Sixteenth Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps began his service  on
April 25, 2007. He was born in Memphis, TN and completed recruit
training at MCRD Parris Island, SC in March of 1976. Beginning his
Marine Corps career as a Marine Security Guard at embassies in Zaire
and Panama he later trained as a parachute rigger and eventually served
as a Drill Instructor at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots in Parris
Island, SC and San Diego, CA. His personal decorations include two
Legions of Meritt, a Bronze Star and two Meritorious Service Medals in
addition to the Combat Action Ribbon. He served previously as
Sergeant Major of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. |
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Kevlar |
A
bullet resistant material used in flack vests and helmets. Often refers
to the Kevlar combat helmet. |
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KIA.
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Killed
in Action. |
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Kin
Ville. |
The
small town outside of Camp Hansen in the Northern part of Okinawa. |
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King
Neptune. |
The
mythological God of the Sea. He always presides, with his court, at
Line-Crossing Ceremonies. |
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Kiwi
Injection. |
A
good, sharp, quick kick in the ass. |
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Kiwi®.
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The
preferred brand of shoe polish for Marines since World War II. Also the
national bird of New Zealand, and a nickname for a New Zealander. A
registered trade mark of the Sara Lee Corporation. |
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Klick.
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See
Click. |
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KP.
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Kitchen
Police. Duty assigned to junior enlisted Marines, sometimes as
punishment. |
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K-rations.
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World
War II individual field rations. Universally detested for their lack of
taste and rubbery consistency they were replaced by C-rations. |
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Krulak,
Charles C. |
Thirty
first Commandant of the Marine Corps serving from July 1, 1995 until
June 30, 1999. The |
| Krulak, Victor H. | Known to most Marines as "Brute" despite his 5' 4" frame, he was the force behind the development of the "Higgins"
boat landing craft used by Marines and soldiers in World War II and continued his
innovations well into the Vietnam era. Born in Denver, CO, he
graduated the U. S. Naval Academy in 1934. He experimented with
the use of helicopters during the Korean War and during Vietnam was
Commander of Fleet Marine Forces - Pacific. In that capacity he
came into conflict with Army General William Westmoreland because the
Army commander kept using Marines in large scale operations where
Krulak preferred smaller-force counter-insurgency operations.
That public conflict made it politically impossible for him to, when the time
came, be nominated for the position of Commandant of the Marine Corps. See Chesty Puller.
Many think that the nomination of his son, Charles, in 1995 was
public pay-back for the slight. LtGen Krulak died Dec. 29, 2008
in San Diago, CA. |
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Kuni.
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MCAS
Iwakuni, Iwakuni Japan |
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