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Walking Shield Operation, civil-military collaborative program to help improve the quality of life for American Indians living on reservations
Wanda Belle was Nancy Rae, 1 RC-135S '59-1491', named after Wanda Leigh O'Rear, daughter of Big Safari program director F. E. O'Rear, 01/1964-01/1967, to Rivet Ball, modified under Big Safari
Wanda Lee ?
Water Pump Operation, Air Commandos, training Laotian and Thai pilots in Ho Chi Minh trail interdiction missions, 1960s
Wedding Ring An Army Missile Command intelligence analysis program conducted by Sylvania.
Wee Look A multiple-band emitter surveillance equipment under development by McDonnell Douglas and Sylvania for use aboard Navy EA-3B and EA-3C aircraft.
West Ford Forerunner to LEAP FROG, the communications experiment involved orbiting of 400 mission hair-thin wires, called dipoles, in a continuous band around the earth to serve as an artificial ionosphere and used to reflect signals of 800 mc back to earth.
West Stream Operation, 12 B-52 strike on Laos, 02/1966
Wet End A Naval Sea Systems Command sonar equipment program involving Texas Research Institute, Austin, TX.
Wet Snow A Strategic Air Command bombing method.
Wet Wash A submarine cable with a 60-channel voice capacity linking Johnston Island and Hawaii, and a microwave portion consisting of two links between Oahu and the Defense Communications System facilities at Kunai one of three subsystems in the Air Force 484N Pacific Area Communications System.
Whispering Death An air-deliverable quad 50 cal. machine gun capable of firing 2400 rounds per minute.
Whispering Gallery A new Air Force technique for propagating medium length radio waves through the D-layer (lower layer of the atmosphere). The technique opens new avenues for military communications and detection systems.
White Alice A troposcatter and microwave radio system providing most of the telephone and teletype communications in Alaska. Coming under the Air Force's 489L Northern Area Communications System, it serves DOD, government, commercial and general public users.
White Cloud A Navy program for liquid propellant guns.
White Cloud USN, reconnaissance/surveillance satellite program
White Horse New name for SIPAPU.
White Noise A test set developed by Marconi Instruments for the Air Force.
White Orchid Part of the Air Force Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program.
White Star A 40 mm cartridge used by the Army.
Wild Weasel I USAF SEAD program based on the F-100F
Wild Weasel II USAF SEAD program based on the F-105F (with Bendix electronic warfare system); not ordered
Wild Weasel III USAF SEAD program based on the F-105F; operational
Wild Weasel IV USAF SEAD program based on the F-4C; operational
Wild Weasel V USAF SEAD program based on the F-4E; operational
Willow Freeze Operation ?
Wing Fix [...]
Wired Garrison An Army R&D effort aimed at improved communication and information systems.
Woodland Cougar Excercise, joint personnel recovery, USN, JSSA

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