AdvertisementU.S. Military Lingo: The (Almost) Definitive GuideDecember 04, 2013Ben BrodyfacebookEmailU.S. soldiers look at a crane that tipped over while trying to move a CHU, or Containerized Housing Unit, at a small COP, or Combat Outpost, in southern Afghanistan. A dozen years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have created a whole new military vocabulary. (NPR)