The Chekists were also supplemented by the militarized Units of Special Purpose ( the Party's Spetsnaz or ).

The core of the SOF is based on the Special Purpose Service, Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion and Combat Divers Service ( CDS ).

Additionally, the US Military experimented with designing a special version of the Smith and Wesson Model 29 for Tunnel Rats, called the Quiet Special Purpose Revolver or QSPR.

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A rifle firing flechettes, the Special Purpose Individual Weapon, was under development for the U. S. Army, but the project was abandoned.

After the Bolsheviks seized majority control of Russia, Anastasia and her family were moved to the Ipatiev House, or House of Special Purpose, at Yekaterinburg.

In December 1939, following the success of German infiltration and sabotage operations in the Polish campaign, the German Office for Foreign and Counter-Intelligence ( OKW Amt Ausland / Abwehr ) formed the Brandenburger Regiment ( known officially as the 800th Special Purpose Training and Construction Company ).

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The hospital also includes residential services, the University Center on Developmental Disabilities and the Parsons Research Center for the University of Kansas, the Special Purpose School of the Southeast Regional Education Service Center.

# Special Purpose Towns

Previously there were 61 Local Government Councils, 6 of which were classified as Municipalities, 51 as Community Government Councils, 3 as Incorporated Associations and 1 Special Purpose Town.

The Chechen radical militant groups the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment ( SPIR ), the International Islamic Peacekeeping Brigade ( IIPB ) and the Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs took part in the operation.

A number of prototype flechette-firing weapons were developed as part of the long-running Special Purpose Individual Weapon ( SPIW ) project.

A public sector authority signs a contract with a private sector consortium, technically known as a Special Purpose Vehicle ( SPV ).

** Special Operations Center ( TsSN ): Alpha, Vympel, Special Purpose Service

*** Rus and Vityaz ( merged into the 604th Red Banner Special Purpose Center )

The CSN FSB consists of three different " operative " subdivisions: Department A ( also known as spetsgruppa " Alfa "), Department V ( also known as spetsgruppa " Vympel ") and the Special Purpose Service.

* Special Purpose Service – Not much information about it can be obtained, but it is known that they also participate in FSB special operations in the North Caucasus and also act as bodyguards for government officials.

The " Spacelab Pallet-Deployable 1 ( SLP-D1 ) with Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, Dextre " was launched on STS-123.

The first three Air Armies, designated Air Armies of Special Purpose were created between 1936 and 1938.

National transport services for the Russian President are provided by the Special Purpose Garage ( SPG ).

On Monday 23 January 2012, Jacques Santer was appointed to head the board of the Special Purpose Investment Vehicle ( SPIV ), which is designed to boost the firepower of the European Financial Stability Facility, the eurozone rescue fund.

The Special Purpose Individual Weapon was a long-running United States Army program to develop, in part, a workable XM-216 flechette-based " rifle ", though other concepts were also involved.

* Special Purpose Forces, highly trained and advanced soldiers

The MSS is composed of the actual arm called Space Station Remote Manipulator System ( SSRMS ), the Mobile Remote Servicer Base System ( MBS ) and the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM also known as Dextre or Canada hand ).

* Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ), used on the ISS

* Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, a component of the International Space Station

The mission delivered the Japanese Logistics Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station.

It has also tested Canadian satellites such as RADARSAT-1 and previously tested the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator which will eventually be installed on the Mobile Servicing System of the International Space Station.

* Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ), used on the ISS and built by MDA

Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ), is a two armed robot, or telemanipulator, which is part of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station ( ISS ), and extends the function of this system to replace some activities otherwise requiring spacewalks.

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The module has three redundant ports that are currently not scheduled to be used, although there is a Power Data Grapple Fixture reserved for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, which is located on the zenith berthing location.

* Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ), used on the ISS

* Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator also known as " Dextre " or the " Canada Hand "

Following the return of Expedition 1, Williams worked within the Robotics branch on the ISS Robotic Arm and the related Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator.

** Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ), used on the ISS