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Worldwide. The Military Auxiliary Radio System ( MARS) is a United States Department of Defense sponsored program, established as a separately managed and operated program by the United States Army and the United States Air Force. The United States Navy-Marine Corps program closed in 2015. The program is a civilian auxiliary consisting ...
The Army is currently restructuring its personnel management systems, as of 2019. [1] [2] [3] Changes took place in 2004 and continued into 2013. Changes include deleting obsolete jobs, merging redundant jobs, and using common numbers for both enlisted CMFs and officer AOCs (e.g. "35" is military intelligence for both officers and enlisted).
SOPMOD. The Special Operations Peculiar MODification ( SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM. The kit allows US Special Operations Forces (US SOF) personnel to ...
Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. The anti-personnel obstacle breaching system ( APOBS) is an explosive line charge system that allows safe breaching through complex antipersonnel obstacles, particularly fields of land mines. The APOBS is a joint DOD program for the U.S. Army and the United States Marine Corps .
SA80. The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. [4] The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production of the A1 variant ...
Officers' Training Corps. The Officers' Training Corps ( OTC ), [1] [2] [3] more fully called the University Officers' Training Corps ( UOTC ), [4] are military leadership training units operated by the British Army. Their focus is to develop the leadership abilities of their members whilst giving them an opportunity to take part in military ...
23 Special Air Service. 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS (R)) is a British Army Reserve special forces unit that forms part of United Kingdom Special Forces. [2] Together with 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (21 SAS (R)), it forms the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS (R)). [2]
MOD Lyneham. / 51.50528°N 1.99333°W / 51.50528; -1.99333. Ministry of Defence Lyneham or MOD Lyneham is a Ministry of Defence site in Wiltshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Chippenham and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Swindon. The site houses the Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering.