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* 1918 – World War I: The Flight over Vienna mission, when a dozen Italian Servizio Aeronautico single-engined military aircraft drop leaflets over the main capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, demanding that both Austrian hostilities against Italy be ended, and for Austria to end its alliance with the German Empire.
The main objective of the mission, however, was to secure the return of Edward ; but this failed, mainly because Henry III's relations with the Hungarians were strained, and the emperor was unable or unwilling to help Ealdred.
The landing delay caused by the malfunction in the Command / Service Module's main engine necessitated significant modifications to the mission schedule.
The main mission objective was to verify performance of Spacelab systems, determine the interface capability of the orbiter, and measure the environment created by the spacecraft.
The highly efficient ion thruster had a sufficient amount of propellant left to perform attitude control in addition to main propulsion, thus allowing the mission to continue.
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.
Until the 1980s it was rare for graduate programs to teach how to teach ; the assumption was that teaching was easy and that learning how to do research was the main mission.
Three main pillars – or areas of work – underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security ; Science and Technology ; and Safeguards and Verification
The IAEA executes this mission with three main functions: the inspection of existing nuclear facilities to ensure their peaceful use, providing information and developing standards to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities, and as a hub for the various fields of science involved in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology.
The main consequence is that mission velocities of more than a few times the velocity of the rocket motor exhaust ( with respect to the vehicle ) rapidly become impractical.
Although the expedition did make notable achievements in science, scientific research itself was not the main goal behind the mission.
Starfleet has been shown to handle diplomatic, scientific, and defense missions, although their main mandate seems to be peaceful exploration in the search of sentient life, as declared in the mission statements for different incarnations of the USS Enterprise.
The German Abwehr entrusted Chapman to destroy the British de Haviland Company's main plant for the manufacture of heavy bombers, but required photographic proof from their agent to verify the mission ’ s completion.
This mission is considered the main reason the United States decided to designate Thailand as a Major non-NATO ally in 2003.
The Headquarters and main campus of UPEACE also hosts the International Secretariat of the Earth Charter Initiative, whose stated mission is " to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.
The mission, headed by Simeon Aké, also declared that the Polisario Front seemed the main Sahrawi organization of the territory-the only rival arrangements to what the mission described as Polisario's " mass demonstrations " came from the PUNS, which by this time also advocated independence.
When its mission was complete, the Shuttle could independently move itself out of orbit using its Maneuvering System ( it oriented itself appropriately and fired its main OMS engines, thus slowing it down ) and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
Game Attributes: The driver's main purpose on each mission is to drive various vehicles during the level.
Its main mission was to prevent humans from developing technologies that could make wars a global affair.
Its main mission was democratization but part of the agenda was also the prohibition of any criticism of the Allied occupation forces.
This was the main driving factor for the Portuguese explorations of the Indian Ocean, including the sea of China, resulting in the arrival in 1513 of the first European trading ship to the coasts of China, under Jorge Álvares and Rafael Perestrello, followed by the Fernão Pires de Andrade and Tomé Pires diplomatic and commercial mission of 1517, under the orders of Manuel I of Portugal, which opened formally relations between the Portuguese Empire and the Ming Dynasty during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
The main nave is short and narrow ( as is the case with other mission churches ), but at San Luis Obispo there is a secondary nave of almost equal size situated to the right of the altar, making this the only " L "- shaped mission church among all of the California missions.

main and reestablished
Meanwile in the US zone, the three main Zeiss concerns – Carl Zeiss Stiftung ( Carl Zeiss Foundation ), Carl Zeiss optical, and Zeiss Ikon – were reestablished.
Founded in 1871 and reestablished in 1888, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-democratic position, advocating land reform, and demanding universal suffrage.

main and regiment
The " light " regiments were intended to make dismounted attacks on the division's flanks while the BMP-equipped " heavy " regiment remained mounted and supported the division's tank regiment on the main axis of advance.
The Germans held the position until withdrawing on May 17, 1944, having repulsed four main offensives by the New Zealanders, British Indian regiment and Polish troops.
Karl Mack became the new main commander in Austria's army, instituting infantry reforms on the eve of the war that called for a regiment to be composed of four battalions of four companies, rather than the older three battalions of six companies.
Since 1970, the main base of the combined cavalry / infantry regiment Livgardet is located in Upplands-Bro.
Karl Mack became the new main commander in Austria's army, instituting reforms on the infantry on the eve of war that called for a regiment to be composed of four battalions of four companies rather than the older three battalions of six companies.
Wolfe's regiment was then summoned to reinforce the main Allied army, now under the command of the Duke of Cumberland.
After discrediting the main claimants other than Joe Ekins, Brian Reid then discusses another possibility, as there was another armoured regiment much closer to Wittmann ’ s tank.
While the main force conducted routine maintenance, the 8th King's Royal Irish and 11th ( Prince Albert's Own ) Hussars ( the division's armoured car regiment ) reconnoitred the flanks.
Except for the Huzaren Van Boreel, every regiment operates in the armoured role in one of the two mechanised brigades of the Dutch army, using the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
Morgan led his regiment, with the added support of Henry Dearborn's 300-man New Hampshire infantry, as the advance to the main forces.
Reynier sent a regiment ahead to seize Gaeta by a coup de main, but the fortress, commanded by the Prince of Hesse-Philippstead, resisted stoutly ; he would hold out until July 18.
After refitting and recruiting, the unit was renamed as the 8th Continental regiment and joined Washington's main army in December 1776 at winter quarters near Morristown, New Jersey.
It is important to note that the main regiment that Wilbraham residents were usually assigned to was the Hampshire Regiment which happened to be established in the City of Springfield on May 14, 1639.
The regiment was based on the 20th Maine, with the main character and commander of the regiment, Andrew Lawrence Keane, also being a college professor.
However, brigades were changed easily as the situation demanded ; the regiment was the main form of permanent grouping.
In 1998, it became the first regiment in the British Army to operate the Challenger 2 main battle tank.
The PPCLI is the main lodger unit of Canadian Forces Base ( CFB ) Edmonton in Alberta and CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and belongs to the Land Force Western Area ; as such it is the " local " regular infantry regiment for much of western and Pacific Canada.
He participated in the Livonian war as a commander of the main regiment ( bol ' shoi polk ) of the Muscovite army.
The 26th VG received one panzergrenadier regiment from the 15th Panzergrenadier Division on Christmas Eve for its main assault the next day.
Under heavy German fire only small elements of the main units made it ashore ( I and III battalions of 9th infantry regiment, 3rd Infantry Division ).
Under heavy German fire only small elements of main units made it ashore ( I and III battalions of 9th infantry regiment, 3rd Infantry Division ).
Early connections between the regiment and the Royal Marines date from Balaclava in the Crimean War and Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny, but the main association stems from World War II.

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