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[Wilson Gray]

> zoomies

First time that I've seen this in print written by anyone except me. At the
now-defunct Tempelhof AFB, GI's who worked there referred to their Air
Force compatriots as "zoomies," back in 1961.

In the context quoted above, _jarheads_ mostly likely = "marines," the
Navy's army. So, "zoomies," in this case, may refer not to airmen, but to
the Naval Air Forces and/or to Marine Corps Aviation.

Think about that. The Navy not only has its own army and its own air force,
but also the Navy's army even has *its* own air force.

Baseball-legend Ted Williams is probably the most-famous Marine Corps
zoomie, having been a fighter-pilot during World War II and during the
Korean War.

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 6:05 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 'Submarine officer or crew member.'   (From the double-dolphin badge.)
>
> 2019 https://www.quora.com/  :  Nor am I trying to put down the
> swabbies/dolphins. Contrary to what the jarheads think, and the delusions
> of the zoomies, I know that the Navy is the most important service for
> defending the US.
>
> JL
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