Marine radars are used by ships for collision avoidance and navigation purposes.

The Sperry section of Litton Marine Systems, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, was already producing its own line of marine radars, the Rascar, at the time of the acquisition but this was replaced by the BridgeMaster E. The Rascar had been the American-made radar of choice in the American Navy and Coast Guard but eventually the BridgeMaster E made inroads there as well.

`` I think they played Hail To The Chief better than the Marine Corps Band, and we are grateful to them '', President Kennedy remarked after mounting the bandstand and shaking hands with conductor James Christian Pfohl.

Though rarely used by modern conventional military units, abatises are still officially maintained in United States Army and Marine Corps training.

Marine organisms are the main source of organobromine compounds.

The US military has specialized units, which can respond to a bioterrorism event ; among them are the US Marine Corp's Chemical Biological Incident Response Force and the U. S. Army's 20th Support Command ( CBRNE ), which can detect, identify, and neutralize threats, and decontaminate victims exposed to bioterror agents.

Marine environments are especially vulnerable since oil spills of coastal regions and the open sea are poorly containable and mitigation is difficult.

Brueys wrote a letter describing the situation to Minister of Marine Étienne Eustache Bruix, reporting that " Our crews are weak, both in number and quality.

Navy and Marine Corps F / A-18 demonstration pilots and naval flight officers are required to have a minimum of 1, 250 tactical jet hours and be carrier-qualified.

Marine Corps C-130 demonstration pilots are required to have 1, 200 flight hours and be an aircraft commander.

Pilots of numbers 2 – 7 are Navy Lieutenants or Lieutenant Commanders, or Marine Corps Captains or Majors.

Additional awards of the Bronze Star Medal are denoted by oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force and 5 / 16 inch stars in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

" Since 1801, the home of the Commandant has been located in the Marine Barracks in Washington, D. C. and his main offices are in Arlington, Virginia.

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.

Marine fossils are mostly used to measure extinction rates because of their superior fossil record and stratigraphic range compared to land organisms.

After potential special agent candidates are cleared with TS clearance and the Form SF-312 non-disclosure agreement is signed, they attend the FBI training facility located on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

The waters around the island are a marine nature reserve owned by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and form part of the Looe Voluntary Marine Conservation Area ( VMCA ).

" Services are also provided by local and state governments bordering on the lake, including Vermont State Police, New York State Police Marine Detail, and Vermont Fish and Wildlife wardens.

The criteria are " for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements "; additional awards of the Legion of Merit are denoted by oak leaf clusters ( in the Army and Air Force ), and by 5 / 16 inch stars ( in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard ).

M16A2s are still in stock with the U. S. Army and Marine Corps, but are used primarily by reserve and National Guard units as well as by the U. S. Air Force.

Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle, and are involved in the regulation of the Earth's climate.

* The Ark, a ship used as a Scottish Marine Station, now the basis of the University Marine Biological Station Millport

* Another parody was used on the episode of Saturday Night Live William Shatner hosted in 1986, called " Ollie North, The Mute Marine.

The outrage aroused in Germany by Baralongs actions was used by the Kaiserliche Marine to justify attacking and sinking ships without warning at sea during the First World War, and was used again in the Second World War as a reason for the Kriegsmarine to do the same.

The constellation was also used on the dark blue, shield-like patch worn by personnel of the U. S. Army's Americal Division, which was organized in the Southern Hemisphere, on the island of New Caledonia, and also the blue diamond of the U. S. 1st Marine Division, which fought on the Southern Hemisphere islands of Guadalcanal and New Britain.

* Marine chronometer, a timekeeper used for celestial navigation

Some units of the U. S. Marine Corps Raiders in the Pacific were issued a similar fighting dagger, the Marine Raider Stiletto., though the design proved less than successful when used in the type of knife combat encountered in the Pacific theater.

A former British MP and Royal Marine, Rod Richards, said that such nicknames were common amongst military comrades, stating " in the Armed Forces people often used to call me Taffy.

A piece of clothing used by Kuwaiti divers searching for pearl s. In Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum in Kuwait City.

Kerosene is used to fuel smaller-horsepower outboard motors built by Yamaha Motors, Suzuki Marine, and Tohatsu.

The United States Marine Corps developed a version during World War II that used a tube of nitric acid and a lump of metallic sodium to ignite a mixture of petrol and diesel fuel.

War flags ( also called military flags ) are used by military organizations such as Armies, Marine Corps, or Air Forces.

Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is a term used to describe human-created waste that has ended up floating in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway.

These include Bamfield Marine Station, a major centre for teaching and research in marine biology ; TRIUMF, a powerful cyclotron used in subatomic physics and chemistry research.

The M102 is used in extremely limited roles by the United States Marine Corps, primarily for firing salutes.

The sousaphone was developed in the 1890s at the request of John Philip Sousa, who was unhappy with the hélicons used at that time by the United States Marine Band.

Marine radar uses X-band microwaves with wavelengths of 2. 5-3. 75 cm, so small reflectors less than 30 cm across are used.

Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across water.

The US Navy and Marine Corps used a version called Super Atlas for its 484 HTS test benches going back at least to 2000.

Wealthy residents of Southern Orange County, CA were successfully able to defeat a local measure to convert the decommissioned El Torro Marine Base from a commercial airport proposal to a park proposal, claiming that the airport would be " unsafe " during landings and take-offs as well as air quality issues.

In his speech opposing the measure, La Follette pointed out that its main supporter was a subsidiary of the International Mercantile Marine Company, which had been formed in England.

* Henry de Saumarez ( of the Channel Islands ) produces an instrument called the Marine Surveyor intended to measure a ship's velocity.

The squadron was reformed at RAF Wattisham in October 1984, with ex-US Navy / Marine F-4Js ( designated as the F-4J ( UK ) in RAF service ) that were purchased by the RAF as a stop gap measure to replace those of 23 Sqn that had been sent to the Falklands after the war.