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the Army, Navy and Air Force, among others, may question Secretary Freeman's claim that the high estate of United States agriculture is the `` strongest deterrent '' to the spread of communism.
The American Registry Of Pathology operates as a cooperative enterprise in medical research and education between the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the civilian medical profession on a national and international basis, under such conditions as may be agreed upon between the National Research Council and The Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
On the U.S.'s island base of Okinawa, Task Force 116, made up of Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force units, got braced to move southward on signal.
There are three components, the Army ( Forças Armadas ), Navy ( Marinha de Guerra ) and Air Force Força Aérea Nacional Angolana.
The Chilean Army and Chilean Navy defeated the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, and Chile took over Bolivia's only province on the Pacific Coast, some land from Peru, also-that was returned to Peru decades later.
* 1949 – Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
" Comics ,” wrote Capp in 1970, can be a combination of the highest quality of art and text, and many of them are .” Capp would produce many giveaway educational comic books and public services pamphlets, spanning several decades, for the Red Cross, the Department of Civil Defense, the Department of the Navy, the U. S. Army, the Anti-Defamation League, the Department of Labor, Community Chest ( a forerunner of United Way ), and the Job Corps.
This was a key turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic, enabling the Royal Air Force, the U. S. Army Air Forces, and the U. S. Navy to provide aerial coverage in the Mid-Atlantic gap.
Early computers used a variety of 4-bit binary coded decimal ( BCD ) representations and the 6-bit codes for printable graphic patterns common in the U. S. Army ( Fieldata ) and Navy.
In addition to these troops Belarus was the area of deployment for units subordinated directly to the USSR Defence Ministry and chiefs of different Soviet Armed Forces services, namely the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, the 38th Guards Airborne Brigade, the 11th corps of the 2nd Separate Air Defence Army, the 26th Air Army and also units and formations of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Long Range Aviation, the Navy and special forces.
The Brazilian Armed Forces (, ) is the unified military organization comprising the Brazilian Army ( including the Brazilian Army Aviation ), the Brazilian Navy ( including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation ) and the Brazilian Air Force.
An increasing percentage of the ranks are " long-service " volunteer professionals ; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks ; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.
However, the quarrel over the creation of a single Ministry of Defense, integrating the Navy, the Army and the Aeronautics is old.
But only on 10 June 1999, the Ministry of the Defense was officially servant, the General staff of the Armed Forces extinct and the Aeronautics and Army, Navy department had been transformed into Commands.
The Aeronautic Ministry was created on January 20, 1941, and absorbed the former Army and Navy aviation under its command.
There are three main branches – the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
In terms of percentage, 53 % of all Army personnel are in the Land Forces, 25 % are in the Air Force, 13 % are in the Navy and 9 % are in the Joint Forces Command.
Montgomery was determined that the Army, Navy and Air Forces should fight their battles in a unified, focused manner according to a detailed plan.
According to the E. J. Erickson the Greek Navy also played a crucial, albeit indirect role, in the Thracian campaign by neutralizing no less than three Thracian Corps ( see First Balkan War, the Bulgarian theater of operations ), a significant portion of the Ottoman Army there, in the all-important opening round of the war.
In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include Royal in its title.
Although the Royal Navy is widely regarded as having been vital for the rise of the British Empire, and British dominance of the world, the British Army played an important role in the colonisation of India and other regions.
The Bronze Star Medal may be awarded by the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Homeland Security with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, or by such military commanders, or other appropriate officers as the Secretary concerned may designate, to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States, after 6 December 1941, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight —

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*-4, 150 M1152 and M1151 versions used by the Afghan National Army.
The British Army maintains the use of the mechanically simple 2. 5-litre four-cylinder 300TDi-engined versions rather than the electronically controlled 2. 5-litre five-cylinder TD5 to retain some servicing simplicity.
ULCANS is fielded with the U. S. Army and other Department of Defense organizations and is available in both woodland and desert versions.
The US Army uses the Fire Support Combined Arms Tactical Trainer ( FSCATT ) in two versions for initial and sustainment training of the M109A6 and M109A5.
The album featured cover versions of Europe's " The Final Countdown ", Status Quo " In the Army Now ", Don Fardon's " Indian Reservation " ( renamed to " National Reservation "), and the Stanislav Binički composition " Marš na Drinu " (" March on the Drina ").
There are three different versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force.
The Medal of Honor has evolved in appearance since its creation in 1862 and there are separate versions of the medal for each of the three military departments of the Department of Defense: Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Some versions of the legend claim that the band of prostitutes that followed his division were derisively referred to as " General Hooker's Army " or " Hooker's Brigade.
However, officers, and Warrant Officers ( WO1 & WO2 ) such as Regimental Sergeants Major and other Warrant Officers Class 1 & 2 of the British Army and Royal Marines still wear it in formal ( No. 2 ) dress and in some versions of full ( No. 1 ) dress.
In 1956 Colt resumed production of the Single Action Army revolver and in 1961 began making commemorative versions of their classic models.
Later versions sent for evaluation by the British Army had more user-friendly linked systems.
Upon hearing of Reichenau's Severity Order, Gerd von Rundstedt of Army Group South expressed his " complete agreement " with it, and sent out a circular to all of the Army generals under his command urging them to send out their own versions, impressing upon their troops the need to exterminate Jews.
* Royal Army of Oman-174 Piranha II 8x8 in 7 versions
For this reason, in 1947, the Army decided to take General Electric's versions of Frank Whittle's jet engines and give them to Allison to produce instead.
;: The Finnish Army uses the Geländewagen mostly as armored vehicles and ambulances, but other versions are also in service.
;: The Greek Army as well as Air Force, Navy and Police have several versions ( W462 ) of the Geländewagen, manufactured by ELBO the Hellenic Vehicles Industry.
;: The Royal Netherlands Army uses various versions of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, mostly 461 290GD and 290GD TD models with manual gearbox.
;: The Singapore Army bought the 270 and 290 versions as secondary military transport.
All versions in Swiss Army use are unarmed.
The Army Civil War Campaign Medal displayed an engraved image of Abraham Lincoln while the Navy and Marine Corps versions depicted the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia's battle at Hampton Roads.
The United States Coast Guard created its own Achievement Medal in 1967 ; however, the United States Army and U. S. Air Force issued their own versions of the award with the Army Achievement Medal in 1981 and Air Force Achievement Medal in 1980.
Several versions of a song called " D-Day Dodgers ", set to the tune Lili Marlene ( a favourite song of all troops in the desert — the British 8th Army was a veteran formation from that theatre before landing in Italy ), were sung with gusto in the last months of the war, and at post-war reunions.
** French Army: 3, 900 VAB in 35 different versions

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