Ealdred, besides his episcopal duties, served Edward the Confessor, the King of England, as a diplomat and as a military leader.

Today it includes military units for army salute and wind orchestra duties.

As stated in the U. S. Code, the Commandant shall preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps, transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations, after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect, exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Marine Corps and the Navy as the Secretary determines, perform the duties prescribed for him by section 171 of this title and other provisions of law and perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to him by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Navy.

Carbines were and are typically used by members of the military in roles that are expected to engage in combat, but where a full-size rifle would be an impediment to the primary duties of that soldier ( vehicle drivers, field commanders and support staff, airbornes, engineers, etc .).

As the potential for such invitations is enormous, such duties are often in part delegated: to such persons as a spouse, other members of the dynasty, a head of government or a cabinet minister or in other cases ( possibly as a message, for instance, to distance themselves without giving protocollary offense ) just a military officer or civil servant.

The head of state will, regardless of actual authority, perform ceremonial duties related to the country's armed forces, and will sometimes appear in military uniform for these purposes ; particularly in monarchies where also the monarch's consort and other members of a royal family may also appear in military garb.

The aristocracy by the 8th century was highly dependent on the king for means of income related especially to judicial duties: many Lombard nobles are referred in contemporary documents as iudices ( judges ) even when their offices had important military and legislative functions as well.

Again refusing a posting at St. Peterburg, he returned again to the Turkestan Military District, where he resumed his duties as a military intelligence officer.

The liberal arts education ( Latin: artes liberales ) is a type of education with those subjects or skills that in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free person, in other words, a citizen, to know in order to take an active part in civic life and public debate and most importantly, military service ( slaves and resident aliens were by definition excluded from the duties and responsibilities of citizenship ).

After the Polisario Front shot down one Defender and damaged two in 1978 the Mauritanian government ordered six IA-85 Pucaras for ground attack duties from Argentina ; this order was later cancelled after a Mauritanian military coup.

The Kriegsmarine later used some of the motorized Sea Lion barges for landings on the Russian-held Baltic islands in 1941 and, though most of them were eventually returned to the inland rivers they originally plied, a reserve was kept for military transport duties and for filling out amphibious flotillas.

It emerged in the 1720s under the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor as a body charged with handling Qing military campaigns against the Dzungar Mongols, but it soon took over other military and administrative duties and served to centralize authority under the crown.

This unit, formed in 1740, is composed almost entirely of volunteers, and its duties are largely ceremonial, although members undergo full military training.

The military of Swaziland ( Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force ) is used primarily during domestic protests, with some border and customs duties ; the force has never been involved in a foreign conflict.

The Mafeking Cadet Corps was a group of youths that supported the troops by carrying messages, which freed the men for military duties and kept the boys occupied during the long siege.

The white adult male population in 1913 numbered over 3, 500 ( exclusive of garrison ), a large proportion of these would be available for military duties.

When he found out about the outbreak of war in Europe, he decided to wait in Buenos Aires until the war was over, although he reported to the Polish legation in 1941 but was considered unfit for military duties.

The duties of the kings were primarily religious, judicial, and military.

The duties include safeguarding the unity, security, honor, and interests of the country, observing law and social ethics, paying taxes, and serving in the military.

José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen's love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo after which José kills her in a jealous rage.

His rights as landlord were on the whole of recent establishment, but his rights as sovereign entitled him to revenues on the gabelles ( mainly salt ), from alberga ( commutation of gîte ) and cavalcata ( commutation of the duties of military service ) and quista (" aids ") ( Baratier 1969 ).

However, when attention arose that the British War Library Service in London were performing similar duties to their troops, measures were quickly devised by Putnam, the ALA, and Congress to enact such a program to the American military branches.

Helena Blavatsky wrote in The Secret Doctrine ( 1888 ) that the Atlanteans were cultural heroes ( contrary to Plato, who describes them mainly as a military threat ) and are the fourth " Root Race ", succeeded by the " Aryan race ".

Secret codes intended to obscure the real messages, ranging from serious ( mainly espionage in military, diplomatic, business, etc.

Composed mainly of soldiers from southern Chad, FAT had its roots in the army recruited by France and had military traditions dating back to World War I.

Despite the retreat of US and UN forces after several deaths due to local hostilities mainly led by Aidid, the introduction of a powerful military force opened the transportation routes, enabling the provision of supplies and ended the famine quickly.

Some intended to remain in the colonies as temporary settlers, mainly as military personnel or on business.

World War II saw a limited use of kites for military purposes ( see Focke Achgelis Fa 330 for example ) but since then they are used mainly for recreation.

Gun ownership in Hong Kong and Macau is tightly controlled and possession are mainly in the hands of law enforcement, military and private security firms ( providing protection for jewelers and banks ).

Czechoslovakia violated the resolution supplying the Jewish state with critical military hardware to match the ( mainly British ) heavy equipment and planes already owned by the invading Arab states.

Much of Caesar's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns, and from other contemporary sources, mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust.

The appointment of a general as Ambassador to Japan reflected Ribbentrop's belief that German – Japanese relations were in the future to be of a mainly military nature.

Italian exports cover one third of total EU arms exports towards Libya, and include mainly military aircraft but also missiles and electronic equipments.

These ships were considered to be “ general purpose ” ships, mainly used for fishing and trade, but occasionally were commissioned for military use.

The Minister of the Department of the Interior, is appointed by The Prince for one five year term, and is mainly responsible for both policing and military activity within Monaco.

Mao's doctrines of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare were based upon the fact of the poor armament and military training of the Red Army which consisted mainly of impoverished peasants, who, however, were fired by revolutionary passions and the aspiration for a communist utopia.

Following the US-led invasion and the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the military of Afghanistan is being rebuilt and reformed by NATO military alliance, mainly by the United States Armed Forces.

It was mainly Sukhoi Su-7, MiG-21 fighter jets, T-34 and Iosif Stalin tanks, SU-76 self-propelled guns, GAZ-69 4x4 light trucks of jeep class ( in many versions ), ZIL-157 military trucks, Katyusha multiple rocket launchers, and BTR-40 and BTR-152 armored personnel carriers.

Oman maintains a small but professional and effective military, supplied mainly with British equipment in addition to items from the United States, France, and other countries.

All-metal versions of the Pickelhaube were worn mainly by cuirassiers, and often appear in portraits of high-ranking military and political figures ( such as Otto von Bismarck, pictured on this page ).

Islanders later complained that succeeding governors were mainly retired senior military officers with an undynamic approach to the job.

In 1992 the army was expanded to 6, 150 under President Joseph Saidu Momoh in a ' poorly designed strategy that eradicated the few remaining elements of cohesion in the military ... recruits were mainly drifters, rural and urban unemployed, a fair number of hooligans, drug addicts, and thieves.

He had not simply rewritten his Aids to Scouting, but left out the military aspects and transferred the techniques ( mainly survival ) to non-military heroes: backwoodsmen, explorers ( and later on, sailors and airmen ).

Unlike his predecessors, Sennacherib's reign was not largely marked by military campaigns, but mainly by architectural renovations, constructions, and expansions.

In the British Empire ( originally in the maritime and hinterland sphere of influence of the East India Company, HEIC, later transformed into crown territories ), mainly in British India, the numbers of guns fired as a gun salute to the ruler of a so-called princely state became a politically highly significant indicator of his status, not governed by objective rules, but awarded ( and in various cases increased ) by the British paramount power, roughly reflecting his state's socio-economic, political and / or military weight, but also as a prestigious reward for loyalty to the Raj, in classes ( always odd numbers ) from three to 21 ( seven lacking ), for the " vassal " indigenous rulers ( normally hereditary with a throne, sometimes raised as a personal distinction for an individual ruling prince ).

It had learned from the Iranian experiences with having a single supplier for its military and has diversified its arms purchases, purchasing weaponry mainly from Russia, the United States, the UK, Ukraine, France and Germany.