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SA-7 Grail missile   A shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile designed to
    be used against low-flying targets.
SA-8 Gecko missile   A truck-mounted, short-range, low-altitude Russian
    surface-to-air missile.
SAC   Strategic Air Command, reorganized into Air Combat Command and
    Strategic Command.
SAM   1. Surface-to-Air Missile.  2. Situation Awareness Mode.                                                          Scud   NATO code name for a type of Russian-designed ballistic missile.
shark killer   Slang for a missile that misses its target and plunges into the
    water.
Shrike   AGM-45A anti-radiation missile.
"show the flag" exercises    Regional maneuvers that demonstrate U.S.
    military commitment to that area.
Sidewinder   Nickname for AIM-9 air-to-air missiles.
six o'clock   Directly behind, a fighter's most vulnerable area.
Skunk Works   Nickname for Advanced Development Co, a division of
    Lockheed started by famed aircraft designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson.
smart weapon   An air-to-ground weapon that can lock onto a target and
    guide itself to the point of impact.