Hooyah

Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special operations communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It is comparable to Oorah in the United States Marine Corps and Hooah in the United States Army, the United States Air Force, and the United States Space Force.

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"Hooyah Navy Chiefs". Join Base Charleston jbcharleston.jb.mil. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
[2]
"Battle Cries". Navy Times. Retrieved 2020-09-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
[3]
"23 Terms Only US Marines Will Understand". Military Times. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

Hooah—the United States Army and United States Air Force equivalent
Huzzah
Oorah—the United States Marine Corps equivalent

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[1] [1]
"Hooyah Navy Chiefs". Join Base Charleston jbcharleston.jb.mil. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

[2] [2]
"Battle Cries". Navy Times. Retrieved 2020-09-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] [3]
"23 Terms Only US Marines Will Understand". Military Times. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

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