Since being launched introduction in 1962, the CH-47 Chinook has been known as the primary workhorse helicopter of the US Army. The CH-47 takes its name from the very strong Chinook winds that blow over the Rocky Mountain States and onto the plains.
HMB or Beta-Hydroxy Beta-methylbutyrate (also shown as-hydroxy-methylbutyrate monohydrate) is a byproduct of the normal breakdown of the amino acid Leucine. It is therefore a metabolite of the essential amino acid-Leucine.
Special Troops Battalion. A special troops battalion (STB) is an organic unit of a modular brigade, division (or equivalent), corps or higher echelon United States Army organization. It may comprise companies from different branches of the army, but typically has a Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) and Signal Network Company at a minimum.