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said - Use alternatives to "said" sparingly. Do not use "says." Occasional use of "explained," "pointed out," "noted," etc. is acceptable, but they are not synonymous with "said." |
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Sailor - "Sailor" is to be capitalized in all references except those who belong to foreign navies. |
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Sea Hawk - Two words |
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SEAL - Sea, Air, Land. SEAL is acceptable on first reference. If plural, use SEALs. |
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Secretary of the Navy - SECNAV is acceptable on first reference. Lowercase when referenced after an individual's name or when used alone.
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Sept. 11 - Use "Sept. 11 attack" or "Sept. 11 terrorist attack." |
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service members - Use as two words. |
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ship names - For first reference always include USS, the ship's name and the hull number: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Exceptions: Do not use "USS" for ships before 1909; or if she is not yet in commission; or she has been decommissioned and you are referring to the ship in her present state.
There is no hyphen in the hull number. In All Hands text, the ship name is in italics. On second reference, use only the ship's name. Do not use "the" in front of a ship's name: "USS San Jose," not "the USS San Jose."
Ships may be referred to as "she" or "her."
Ships' nicknames are placed inside quotation marks on first reference only. USS LaSalle (AGF 3), the "Great White Ghost," sailed into San Diego.
Ship names are not in all caps. Use USS Seattle, not USS SEATTLE. |
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spokesperson - "Spokesman" or "spokeswoman" is preferred. Use "spokesperson" only if the gender of the individual is unknown. If possible, use a generic term instead: public affairs officer, representative, etc. |
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squadrons - Spell out on first reference and use numerals for the squadron's number: Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1. On second reference, use the abbreviation (with a dash), e.g. VQ-1. |
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stand down/standdown - One word when used as a noun. Two words when used as a verb.
The safety standdown was held Nov. 4.
The officer in charge told him to stand down. |
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state names - See AP Stylebook. |
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Submarine Force - use upper case when referring to Submarine Force |
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