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In the realm of U. S. Army aviation, the name of its aircraft means more than just plain marketing. It’s a battle standard and a bridge across generations. As the Army readies its revolutionary MV-75 tiltrotor for service, the aircraft already carries an official mission-design series designation: MV for multi-mission vertical takeoff, and 75 to salute the Continental Army’s 1775 birth. But every soldier knows the real question: What will the troops actually call it on the radio? History supplies the answer, and it’s a story worth retelling, one that began with a General’s allergy to insect monikers and continues today as a living link between ancient warrior traditions and tomorrow’s long-range air assaults. The naming tradition traces to the late 1940s and early 1950s, when Army aviation was shedding its experimental...