Tiger Woods War veteran who was mostly African American with traces of European descent. Earl's mother Maude Carter was light skinned. Some people suggested that she had Native American and Chinese ancestry. Tiger refers to his ethnic make-up as ""Cablinasian"" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian). Woods' first name—Eldrick—was coined by his mother because it began with "E" (for Earl) and ended with "K" (for Kultida). His middle name Tont is a traditional Thai name. He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger.
USAF/DoD reporting names Soviet documents by Helge Bergander. The US DoD also assigned codes to newly discovered Soviet or Chinese aircraft and equipment, which had not yet been identified, consisting of code for the site it was first identified, and a sequential letter. "Data from: Parsch" Codes for Soviet sites: List of codes for Chinese locations: This designation system is similar to the system used for prototype aircraft, but instead of sequential letters numerical sequences are used. List of codes for Soviet and Russian test ranges: List of codes for Chinese test ranges: USAF/DoD reporting names Before the NATO ASCC reporting names became