NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Using Capitals, Continued
Rules,
continued
Rule
Example
Capitalize the names of specific:
Washington Street
Medal of Honor
Battleship Missouri
Streets.
Buildings.
Winchester rifle
Shuttle Discovery
Awards.
Ships.
Nike
Planes.
Railroads.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Space
Airports
Dulles International Airport
vehicles.
Brand names.
Capitalize proper nouns and
John Smith
Abrams tank
words derived from proper
Washington, D.C.
Strike
Eagle
nouns.
bomber
Buick
Beretta pistol
England
Capitalize names of
Department of the Army (but the army of
Germany)
organizations.
Headquarters, 7th Division (but 7th Division
headquarters)
Regular Army (but the infantry in the
division)
US Infantry (but infantry troops)
US Air Force (but air activity)
Capitalize official titles used
the President (but the corps commander)
alone to indicate distinction.
the Supreme Allied Commander (but the
theater
commander)
the Chief of Staff (but the ambassador)
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