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  2. Battle of Iwo Jima order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Iwo Jima order of battle. On February 19, 1945, men of the United States Marine Corps invaded the island of Iwo Jima, part of the Volcano Islands chain, in the North Pacific. This invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was a phase of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

  3. Submarines in the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    The USS Holland was the first submarine in the US Navy, commissioned on April 1, 1900. Submarines have been active component of the US Navy ever since. The boat was developed at Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This pioneering craft was in service for 10 years and was a developmental and trials vessel for many ...

  4. United States Navy ships - Wikipedia

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    USS Harpers Ferry, a United States Navy dock landing ship. Dock landing ships, also known as landing ship, dock or LSD, are amphibious warfare ships with well docks to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious vehicles. [10] Some ships with well decks, such as the Soviet Ivan Rogov class, also have bow doors to enable them to deliver ...

  5. List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier), CVB (Large Aircraft Carrier), CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier), CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier), CVS (Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier) and CVN (Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Propulsion)).

  6. United States - Wikipedia

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    Internet TLD. .us [16] The United States of America ( USA or U.S.A. ), commonly known as the United States ( US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district ( Washington, D.C. ), and 326 Indian reservations.

  7. Naval Support Activity Bahrain - Wikipedia

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    Naval Support Activity Bahrain. /  26.20972°N 50.60972°E  / 26.20972; 50.60972. U.S. Fifth Fleet, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. Naval Support Activity Bahrain (or NSA Bahrain) is a United States Navy base, situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet. [1] [2]

  8. Missile Defense Agency - Wikipedia

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    Parent agency. Department of Defense. Website. www .mda .mil. The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is a component of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a comprehensive defense against ballistic missiles. It had its origins in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was established in 1983 by Ronald ...

  9. United States Cyber Command - Wikipedia

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    United StatesArmed Forces. United States Cyber Command ( USCYBERCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It unifies the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrates and bolsters DoD's cyber expertise which focus on securing cyberspace.