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  2. Unmanned aerial vehicles in the United States military

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    United States unmanned aerial vehicles demonstrators in 2005. As of January 2014, the United States military operates a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems [UAS]): 7,362 RQ-11 Ravens; 990 AeroVironment Wasp IIIs; 1,137 AeroVironment RQ-20 Pumas; 306 RQ-16 T-Hawk small UAS systems; 246 MQ-1 Predators; MQ-1C Gray Eagles; 126 MQ-9 Reapers; 491 ...

  3. History of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS United States, the first of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, seen here defeating HMS Macedonian in battle, before taking her as a prize during the War of 1812 USS Gerald R. Ford, as of 2018, is the US Navy's latest and most advanced nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and the largest naval vessel in the world.

  4. Commandos (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Rangers and US Marine Corps Raiders, Portuguese Fuzileiros Portuguese Marine Corps were modelled on the Commandos. [ 1 ] Reaching a wartime strength of over 30 units and four assault brigades , the Commandos served in all theatres of war from the Arctic Circle to Europe and from the Mediterranean and Middle East to South ...

  5. United States Merchant Marine Academy - Wikipedia

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    Between 1874 and 1936, diverse federal legislation supported maritime training through school ships, internships at sea, and other methods. A disastrous fire in 1934 aboard the passenger ship SS Morro Castle, in which 134 people died, convinced the U.S. Congress that direct federal involvement in efficient and standardized training was needed.

  6. Aviation machinist's mate - Wikipedia

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    Aviation Machinist's Mates (abbreviated as AD) are United States Navy aircraft engine mechanics that inspect, adjust, test, repair, and overhaul aircraft engines and propellers. More specifically, ADs install, maintain, and service various aircraft engine types as well as various accessories, gear boxes, related fuel systems, and lubrication ...

  7. List of United States Army Field Manuals - Wikipedia

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    Field Service Regulations, United States Army, 1923: 2 November 1923 [38]...Field Service Regulations, revised by the General Staff... De facto: These FSR supersede FSR, 19 March 1914, including all changes and various editions. J. L. Hines: INACTIVE: FSR 1914 (D) Field Service Regulations, United States Army, 1914, corrected to July 31, 1918.

  8. Republic of Fiji Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Fiji Navy or Fijian Navy is the naval branch of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. The Fijian Navy was established after Fiji ratified the recently created 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . [ 1 ]

  9. Alfred Thayer Mahan - Wikipedia

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    Alfred Thayer Mahan (/ m ə ˈ h æ n /; September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century."