TTRP Specific
This is what The Trench Reenactment Platoon is named after.
What is 'The Trench?'
This is the main piece of clothing for the Army, short for Army Combat Uniform.
What is the ACU?
This essential piece of gear is worn on the chest and back to protect a soldier from bullets and shrapnel.
What is Body Armor or a Plate Carrier?
This large, tough military truck, nicknamed the "Humvee," was used to transport troops and equipment.
What is the HMMWV or High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle?
The country where the main conflict of the Post-Iraq re-enactment takes place.
What is Iraq?
What is 2022?
This headwear is meant to protect the soldier's head from shrapnel and impacts, often worn with a camouflage cover.
What is a helmet?
This is the standard issue American service rifle, a smaller, carbine version of the M16.
What is the M4?
This type of armored vehicle was specially designed with a V-shaped hull to survive roadside bombs, known by the acronym MRAP.
What is a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle?
This three-letter acronym stands for the roadside bombs that were a major threat to troops.
What are IEDs or Improvised Explosive Devices?
This was the old 'Trench initiation.'
What is falling in ice?
The color of the combat boots that replaced the standard black leather boots for wear with the ACU.
What is tan/coyote?
The term for the process of using various paints or wraps to break up the outline of a firearm or helmet, common practice in the field.
What is Camouflage Painting or 'Camo'ing' a weapon?
The military designation for the up-armored variant of the Humvee designed for increased protection against small arms and IEDs.
What is the M1114 or 'Up-Armored Humvee'?
The name of the campaign starting in late 2006 where thousands of additional US troops were sent to Iraq to stabilize Baghdad and Anbar Province.
What is 'The Surge'?
This is the rank that Ben holds.
What is Captain [0-3]?
Officially named the Patrol Cap, the Army commonly issued this eight-pointed, collapsible cloth hat as part of the ACU.
What is the 'Garrison Cap' or 'Soft Cap'?
This essential piece of equipment is often helmet-mounted and allows the wearer to see in low-light conditions, abbreviated as PVS-14.
What are Night Vision Goggles or NVGs?
This large, multi-wheeled vehicle is primarily used to transport heavy equipment, fuel, and other logistical necessities.
What is the HEMTT or Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck?
This term refers to the process of turning over control of Iraqi territory and security to the new Iraqi government and security forces.
What is Transition or 'Sovereignty Transfer'?
This is when the first real 'Trench Meeting' was ever held.
What is March 6th, 2024?
The official replacement for UCP in 2015, featuring a brown-heavy color palette, this pattern is often associated with the phrase 'Camo-pattern-that-actually-works.'
What is Operational Camouflage Pattern or OCP?
The commonly used designation for the large, heavy-caliber machine gun often mounted on vehicle turrets, replacing the M60.
What is the M240B or M240 machine gun?
The primary rotary-wing aircraft often used for medical evacuations, known by the nickname "Dustoff."
What is the UH-60 Black Hawk (or specifically the MEDEVAC variant)?
This American private military company was frequently employed for security and logistical support in Iraq and became controversial after a 2007 incident in Nisour Square.
What is Blackwater (now Academi)?