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Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom was among the command's largest overseas concentrations of forces, with additional forces at bases in North Africa during the 1950s and 1960s in addition to SAC bomber, tanker, and / or reconnaissance aircraft assets at the former Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and at Andersen AFB, Guam, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and the former NAS Keflavik, Iceland through the 1990s.
In addition, the 522d, 523d and 524th Fighter Squadrons replaced their F-111D models, receiving upgraded F-111F model after the closure of RAF Lakenheath, England.
In cases where the coast guard is primarily concerned with coordinating rather than executing rescue operations, lifeboats are often provided by civilian voluntary organizations, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the United Kingdom, whilst aircraft may be provided by the countries ' armed forces, such as Sea Kings operated by the RAF and Royal Navy in addition to any of the coast guard's own assets.
In addition, an increasing number of Australian personnel were transferred from Europe and the Mediterranean to RAF squadrons in the South East Asian Theatre.
According to U. S. Air Force Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, Copies of Lt. Col. Halt's letter regarding the sighting at RAF Woodbridge ( see above ) to the U. K. Ministry of Defense were routinely released ( without addition comment ) by the American base public affairs staff throughout the 1980s until the base closed.
In addition to this several hundred RNZAF personnel saw action with RAF squadrons or the FAA in Burma, Singapore and the South Pacific.
In addition to the naval taskforces present, a substantial RAF presence in the region was extant.
In addition, Feisal had a group of Gurkha troops, several British armored car squardons, the Egyptian Camel Corps, a group of Algerian artillery men commanded by Captain Pisani and air support from the RAF to assist him.
In addition, the attached Tactical Air Command 47th Bombardment Wing flew B-45 Tornado and B-66 Destroyer tactical bombers from RAF Sculthorpe and RAF Alconbury.
RAF Scampton is now the home of Control and Reporting Centre Scampton, the Mobile Meteorological Unit in addition to RAFAT ( Red Arrows ).
On 1 September 2004 it also assumed responsibility, in addition to the Type 93 radar at RRH Brizlee Wood ( 9 miles west of the Boulmer ) for the Type 92 radars at RAF Buchan and RAF Benbecula.
In addition it houses the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group ( JACIG ), HQ Specialist Police Wing ( including the Tactical Provost Wing ), the RAF Centre for Aviation Medicine ( RAF CAM ), DE & S, 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron which operates Vigilant T1 motor gliders and a training section for the Bowman ( communications system ).
In addition, the airfield sloped downhill, meaning that it was necessary to land at RAF Linton-on-Ouse ( 20 miles away ) if the wind was coming from the wrong direction.
In addition to these two units, support was provided by two Territorial Army squadrons of the Royal Yeomanry and from 2623 RAF Aux Sqn.
In addition to specific air officer command appointments, the RAF maintains two home country air officer appointments.
In addition to teaching RAF officers, foreign and commonwealth students also attended, and there was even one course of Yugoslavian MiG pilots.
In addition, the constant harassment by the RAF cost the Panzerarmee Afrika many transport vehicles.
A Boeing T-43 | T-43 A of the 562d Flight Training Squadron taxiing at RAF Fairford, England In addition to pilot training, AETC provides Combat Systems Officer and Weapons Systems Officer training, formerly known as Undergraduate Navigator Training ( UNT ).
For a time in the early 1960s the school ( renamed the Joint Services School for Linguists ) was based at RAF Tangmere near Chichester in Sussex, where Mandarin, Polish and Czech in addition to Russian were taught.
In addition to the B-45 squadrons at Sculthorpe, the 47th's sister wing, the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing with the nuclear capable North American F-84G " Thunderjet " were transferred to RAF Wethersfield in Essex.
In addition to the BCATP program, RAF Station Greenwood was involved in combat operations through maritime reconnaissance to counter U-boat activity in the western Atlantic.

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In addition to reorganising the hospital, Barry highlighted the heavy incidence of venereal diseases in the civilian population, blaming the government for the removal of the St Helena Regiment, which resulted in destitute females resorting to prostitution.
This meant that in one day of fighting, 20 % of the entire British fighting force had been killed, in addition to the complete loss of the Newfoundland Regiment as a fighting unit.
The force that entered Afghanistan, in addition to the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, was under command of the 40th Army and consisted of the 108th and 5th Guards Motor Rifle Divisions, the 860th Separate Motor Rifle Regiment, the 56th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, the 36th Mixed Air Corps.
The division was also substantially reinforced by the addition of 1, 200 men of the Glider Pilot Regiment, providing Urquhart with the equivalent of two battalions of infantry for the operation.
In addition, 47 officers and 895 men were captured, and he lost five guns, as well as the eagles of the 4th Infantry Regiment, and the eagle and guidon of the 4th Dragoons.
Therefore, the regiment is now known as The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland ; in addition, the battalion is also permitted to retain its most famous distinction, the red hackle on the Tam o ' Shanter.
In addition to the 800 Soldiers in the Squadron, the camp housed 120 military police of the 549th Military Police Company, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company of the 2-37th Armored Regiment ( 2-37 AR ), two six man teams of Civil Affairs Soldiers from the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion and the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, and two three man PSYOP teams from 361st PSYOP Company.
In addition to its operational role, the Guard Hussar Regiment is one of two regiments in the Danish Army ( along with the Den Kongelige Livgarde ) to be classed as ' Guards '; in this case, the Guard Hussars perform the same role as the Household Cavalry do in the British Army.
In addition, 47 officers and 895 men were captured, and he lost five guns, as well as the eagles of the 4th Infantry Regiment, and the eagle and guidon of the 4th Dragoons.
While in Iraq, 1st Armored Division, in addition to its own brigades, had operational command over the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and a brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division ; the command, called " Task Force Iron " in recognition of the Division's nickname, " Old Ironsides ", was the largest division-level command in the history of the United States Army.
In addition to the independent surface-to-air missile ( SAM ), artillery, and SCUD brigades, the principal combat elements of the Fourth Army were the 23rd ( Ganja ), 295th ( Lenkaran ), 60th ( Baku ) and 75th ( Nakhchivan ) motorized rifle divisions ( MRD ), and the Ganja Helicopter Assault Regiment ( Mi-24 Hinds and Mi-8 Hips ).
In addition, the 1st PAVN Division was supported by the 40th PAVN Artillery Regiment.
In addition there are 3 air defence batteries which are not part of the brigade structure but report directly to the 1 Air Defence Regiment ( PDF ) in the Curragh.
Greatly outnumbered, both battalions suffered heavy casualties but, with the addition of reinforcements from the Royal Irish Regiment ( which was acting as the divisional reserve ) and effective fire support from the divisional artillery, they managed to hold the bridges.
In addition he was appointed honorary colonel-in-chief of Infantry Regiment 28 in his hometown of Troppau ( Opava ).
In addition, there were also the pipes and drums of the Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Gurkha Rifles, Scottish Officers Training Corps, South African Irish Regiment, the Rats of Tobruk and the City of Wellington pipe band.
" In addition, Regiment shows have included the music of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian and the New World Symphony.
In addition, a company of the 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment was stationed at the campus on February 17 to protect it from harm and to thwart off pillaging Yankee soldiers.
Therefore, the regiment is now known as The Black Watch ( 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ); in addition, the battalion is also permitted to retain its most famous distinction, the red hackle, in certain circumstances.
In addition to the Queen's and Regimental Colours, the third-the Assaye Colour, was originally awarded by the Governor General in Council in India on behalf of the British East India Company to the 74th Highland Regiment for distinguished service at the Battle of Assaye in India in 1803 while under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.
Therefore, the regiment is now known as The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, abbreviated to 2 SCOTS ; in addition, it continues to maintain its Pipes, Drums and Bugles band and members of the battalion continue to wear the white fusilier hackle on the tam o ' shanter.
In addition, although not a U. S. gallantry award, the 16th Field Regiment of the Royal New Zealand Artillery were awarded the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong.
His gymnastic background helped him in the physical challenges that he undertook, training as a stuntman in addition to passing the recruitment courses for both the Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment.
Robertson later recorded that it would have been impossible to live as a cavalry subaltern in Britain, where £ 300 a year was needed in addition to the £ 120 official salary ( approximately £ 30, 000 and £ 12, 000 at 2010 prices ) to keep up the required lifestyle ; he was reluctant to leave the cavalry, but his Regiment was deployed to India, where pay was higher and expenses lower than in the UK.

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