Vietnam War Glossary - Ss

S-1 - Personnel officer at brigade or battalion

S-2 - Intelligence officer at brigade or battalion

S-3 - Operations and training offer at brigade or battalion.

S-4 - Supply officer at brigade or battalion

Sapper - Soldier trained to attack fortifications

Satchel Charge - Explosive package fitted with a handle for ease of handling or throwing.

Sitrep - Situation report

Slick - Term for the Huey troop transport, so named because it lacked the outboard weapons mounts that the gunships had.

Smokey the Bear - Air Force flare ship, usually a C-123, but occasionally a C-47.

Strikers - Slang for members of the Strike Force, a military force recruited by the American Special Forces. (Also the CIDG-Civilian Irregular Defense Group)

Strip Alert - State of readiness for a reaction force that generally meant they were either next to the aircraft or actually sitting in the aircraft that parked along an airstrip.

Bibliography
Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam, by J. D. Coleman