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K-44
Chinese
Communist battle rifle.
K-bar
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.
K-rations
World War II
individual field rations. Universally detested for their lack of taste and
rubbery consistency they were replaced by C-rations.
Kaibosh
To cancel or
cause something to stop.
KBay
MCAS
(Helicopter) Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Now MCBH.
KC-130
US Air Force
4-engine cargo plane with a rear ramp. Can carry a combat-ready Marine rifle
platoon.
KIA
Killed in
Action.
Kelley, Paul X.
Twenty eighth
Commandant of the Marine Corps serving from July 1, 1983 until June 30, 1987.
The Massachusetts native was born Nov. 11, 1928.
Kin Ville
The small town
outside of Camp Hansen in the Northern part of Okinawa.
King Neptune
The mythological
God of the Sea. He always presides, with his court, at Line-Crossing Ceremonies.
Kiwi®
1. The
preferred brand of shoe polish for Marines since World War II.
2. Also the
national bird of New Zealand, and a nickname for a New Zealander.
3. A registered
trade mark of the Sara Lee Corporation.
Kiwi Injection
A good, sharp,
quick kick in the ass.
Klick
(see
Click.)
KP
Kitchen Police.
Duty assigned to junior enlisted Marines, sometimes as punishment.
Krulak, Charles
C.
Thirty first
Commandant of the Marine Corps serving from July 1, 1995 until June 30, 1999.
The Virginia native and Naval Academy graduate was born Mar. 4, 1942.
Kuni
MCAS Iwakuni,
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