Nicknames can be found in many areas. Initially, they were mainly used by the military and secret services, and author pseudonyms have also been used in literature for a long time. However, such code ...

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The practice of naming military operations began with the German General Staff during World War I, primarily to maintain secrecy and aid in operational planning. Military operations across the world ...

Learn how armies come up with code names for their operations during a war. That was the code name of the US military operation to remove Iraqi forces in Kuwait in 1991. The prequel to Operation ...

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I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code ...

(NEXSTAR) — In every presidency for over 70 years, the new commander in chief and the first family have gotten Secret Service code names, but did you know they really aren’t all that secret? Used by ...

First families get their Secret Service code names at the very beginning of a presidential campaign. Presidents get to choose from a list provided by the White House Communications Agency. The code ...