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Puffer machine. An explosives trace-detection portal machine, also known as a trace portal machine and commonly known as a puffer machine, is a security device that seeks to detect explosives and illegal drugs at airports and other sensitive facilities as a part of airport security screening. [1] The machines are intended as a secondary ...
The Army Air Forces constituted the 25th Weather Squadron on 28 October 1943. The squadron activated at Patterson Field, Ohio, and was assigned to the Army Air Forces Weather Wing four days later. The 25th moved to Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, on 4 November 1943, and was disbanded on 7 September 1944.
Enlisted Performance Report. An Enlisted Performance Report ( EPR) is an evaluation form used by the United States Air Force. Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s.
2nd Aerial Port Squadron. Little Rock AFB. Activated in 1952 as 2d Aerial Port Operations Squadron. 3rd Aerial Port Squadron. Pope AFB. Activated in 1953 as 3d Aerial Port Operations Squadron. 4th Aerial Port Squadron. Langley AFB. Activated in 1953 as 4th Aerial Port Operations Squadron.
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. [2]
Insignia. 557th Weather Wing emblem [a] [3] The 557th Weather Wing is a United States Air Force formation and its lead military meteorology center. It reports environmental situational awareness worldwide to the Air Force, the United States Army, joint warfighters, Unified Combatant Commands, the national intelligence community, and the ...
The Ukrainian Air Force ( Ukrainian: Повітряні сили Збройних сил України, romanized : Povitryani syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny, PS ZSU) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the seven branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [5] Its current form was created in 2004 by merging the Ukrainian Air Defence Forces into ...
The Air Force Flight Standards Agency ( AFFSA) operates as a U.S. Air Force Field Operating Agency operating under the direction of the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. AFFSA maximizes the effectiveness of Air Force global air operations by ensuring access to worldwide airspace in all weather conditions.