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English term or phrase:
Rice Bowl
English answer:
Operation Rice Bowl
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May 12, 2014 02:37
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Rice Bowl
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This day, however, there wasn't anyone there except the Chiefs of each service and some of us "Rice Bowl" people. Admiral Thomas Hayward, Chief of aval Operations ,was there; so was the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert H.Barrow. So,too, was the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, General Robert Mathis.
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Operation Rice Bowl
"Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light or Operation Rice Bowl) was an United States Armed Forces operation ordered by US President Jimmy Carter to attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis by rescuing 52 diplomats held captive at the embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
" Please note that Operation Rice Bowl was the code name for the planning phase of the failed attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran."
http://www.ioseaturtles.org/bibliography_search.php?file=Hug...
"“...after the crew endured 108 days, operating 144 of them continuously at sea, including 115 of Iranian contingency operations on station during Operation Eagle Claw (Operation Rice Bowl and Operation Evening Light), the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran in the Indian Ocean, North Arabian Sea and into the Gulf of Oman to a staging area off the southeast Coast of Iran referred to as “Gonzo Station.”, the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. ... “…I told you that I had confidence in your high state of preparedness for any task which might be demanded of you,” ADM Hayward told the crew during their time in the Gulf. "
http://uscarrierhistory.com/index_files/Page24524.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
" Please note that Operation Rice Bowl was the code name for the planning phase of the failed attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran."
http://www.ioseaturtles.org/bibliography_search.php?file=Hug...
"“...after the crew endured 108 days, operating 144 of them continuously at sea, including 115 of Iranian contingency operations on station during Operation Eagle Claw (Operation Rice Bowl and Operation Evening Light), the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran in the Indian Ocean, North Arabian Sea and into the Gulf of Oman to a staging area off the southeast Coast of Iran referred to as “Gonzo Station.”, the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. ... “…I told you that I had confidence in your high state of preparedness for any task which might be demanded of you,” ADM Hayward told the crew during their time in the Gulf. "
http://uscarrierhistory.com/index_files/Page24524.htm
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Impossible to answer without context
1045 might be right. But it could be slang for Americans with special responsibilities. Or something else entirely.
Note from asker:
| Does this mean Operation Eagle Claw? |
Discussion
I've only just seen your comment, I'd already posted my answer, but yes my research leads me to believe that that the Rice Bowl referred to here was the planning phase of Operation Eagle Claw.