Making the first letters mean something makes it easier to spot what is going on by leadership. Like "Operation Jukebox Lotus" could mean Joint Operations in a country that starts with the letter "L", like Libya. So, even without any knowledge of the operation, it is easy to mentally categorize. With a system like this, an operation like "Nimble Nomad" being funded out of 127e, might mean Navy force in Nigeria. It's not exactly that, but there is a rhyme and reason to it to make it easy on people. See examples: AFRICOM EXILE HUNTER/ AQEA / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM JUNIPER NIMBUS / Counterterrorism (CT) EXORD AFRICOM OBLIQUE PILLAR / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM OBSIDIAN LOTUS / Northwest Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM OBSIDIAN MOSAIC / Northwest Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM OBSIDIAN NOMAD / Northwest Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM Operation ECHO CASEMATE AFRICOM Operation JUNIPER MICRON / OJM EXORD AFRICOM Operation JUNIPER SHIELD / Northwest Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM Operation JUPITER GARRET / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM OPERATION OBJECTIVE VOICE / Northwest Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM Operation OCTAVE SHIELD / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM Operation RAINMAKER / CT EXORD AFRICOM PALADIN HUNTER / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM KODIAK HUNTER / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM MONGOOSE HUNTER / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM ULTIMATE HUNTER / East Africa CT EXORD AFRICOM Operation JUSTIFIED SEAMONT / COUNTER PIRACY EXORD AFRICOM Operation ODYSSEY RESOLVE / CT EXORD AFRICOM Op NIMBLE SHIELD / COUNTER BOKO HARAM AFRICOM Operation JUKEBOX LOTUS / OJL EXORD