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| | Articles - United States Air Force |
 | | The US Air Force conducted the Project Blue Book investigation into UFOs, UFO encounters,alien encounters.See UFO for data on the US Air Force Project Blue Book. | | | The United States Department of the Air Force was created when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. | | | In 1941, the Army Air Corps became the U.S. Army Air Force and the GHQ Air Force was redesignated the Air Force Combat Command. |
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| | US Air Force at Offutt AFB |
| | Assignments - Offutt Air Force Base (30th Comm) - 49th Comm which was organized in 1951 for duty with the 5th Air Force in Rabat, French Morocco. | | | Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE The 30th Communications Squadron was activated at Andrews Field, Camp Springs, Maryland in the fall of 1946. | | | Initially the air forces were part of the Army and wore the same uniform. |
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| | IDEM - Land - Grissom Air Force Base/Air Reserve Base |
| | For the IRP sites, IDEM received the Air Force response to agency comments on the Draft Decision Document 1 November 1994; discussions toward the resolution of issues on the IRP DD took place 15 November 1994. | | | Grissom Air Force Base is a BRAC funded facility; the Air Reserve portion of the Base (AFRES Cantonment) is DERA funded. | | | As of the realignment 1 October 1994, the Air Force Reserve's 434th Wing (434 WG) is assigned to Grissom ARB and is expected to continue its mission of refueling operations. |
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| | Joe McCusker's Air Force Base List |
| | Agreements were subsequently reached with the United Kingdom and, later, local governments as these British colonies gained independence, for the establishment and maintenance of missile tracking facilities at some former lend-lease sites, including on some of these former Air Force bases. | | | When Headquarters Twelfth Air Force moved to Bergstrom AFB in August 1968, the Waco facilities were turned over to the General Accounting Office which returned them to the landlord, the Catholic Diocese. | | | Air Force installations overseas exist through a variety of means, often resulting from negotiations that conclude with a treaty between the host country and the United States. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Air force |
| | Some air forces such as the British Royal Air Force have a unique rank structure; other air forces such as the United States Air Force (USAF) have a rank structure on the Enlisted side that is unique, but Officer corps uses army-style rank. | | | The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. | | | The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Air-force
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| | March in Air Force History |
| | France informed NATO that the termination of its assignment of ground and Air Forces in West Germany to NATO and the withdrawal of all French military personnel from all NATO headquarters would be effective July 1 and that NATO headquarters and forces stationed in France should be removed by April 1, 1967. | | | As part of an overall War Department reorganization, the chief of Army Air Forces, became the commanding general of Army Air Forces and assumed the duties, functions and powers of the commanding general, Air Force Combat Command and the chief of Air Corps. | | | He was president when British forces invaded Washington, DC, requiring Madison and other high officials to flee while the British burned the Capitol, the president's residence and most other public buildings (Aug 24-25, 1814). |
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| | The Invasion of British Borneo in 1942 |
| | With no air or sea forces stationed in or around Sarawak, the British government encouraged the Brooke Regime to adopt a "scorched earth policy" in the event of a Japanese attack. | | | There was offered very little resistance by the British forces, and during the morning on the 16th, the two units secured the oilfield at Seria and oilfields and airfield at Miri. | | | Major-General Kawaguchi received a report from his intelligence officer that there was approximately 400-500 British troops in the vicinity of the Kuching airfield. |
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| | Basra Residents See British Control, Without Security |
| | Ali Sadoun Salmon, center, of the Free Iraqi Force, talks with the young men as the British Royal Air Force Regiment patrols in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan Tuesday April 8, 2003. | | | Salmon, who escaped Iraq during the last Gulf war to the U.S has returned to Iraq with U.S. forces to help with the transition of power from Saddam Hussein to an interim goverment. | | | The British took the city yesterday, the British soldiers are still mopping up any potential militia men, but the Beeb keeps blaming the British military for the few Iraqis looting their own city. |
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| | George Orwell & British Empire |
| | British personnel were retained in key positions within India: in the decade after independence, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy were commanded by Britishers. | | | In history text-books, children were told that the Congress Party, under the leadership of Gandhi, mobilized the people of India and thereby pushed the British out. | | | Indian historians make it out as a war between British rulers and the Indian masses led by Gandhi, Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel, Azad and other Congress leaders. |
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| | First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Air Force Medal |
| | The Air Force Medal - or AFM - was awarded by British military authorities to non-commissioned officers as a means of recognising acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, but not while in active operations against an enemy. | | | Instituted at the same time as the Distinguished Flying Medal on 3 June 1918 - King George V's birthday - the Air Force Medal was in practice seldom awarded. | | | Both British and German fleets had around 45 submarines available at the time of the Battle of Jutland, but none were put to use. |
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http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/afm.htm
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| | LIST OF CRIMES AND CONFLICTS OF ALBANIANS - www.ezboard.com |
| | But according to some refugee accounts, the NATO bombing is also a factor in the exodus: "[M]ost residents of the provincial capital say they are leaving of their own accord and are not being forced out at gunpoint, as residents of several western cities and villages in Kosovo say has been happening to them. | | | According to numerous media reports, tens of thousands of Albanians are fleeing the Serb army, and police forces and paramilitary groups that, based on credible allegations, are committing widespread atrocities, including summary executions, burnings of Albanian villages, and assassination of human rights activists and community leaders. | | | Ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Albanians against the Serbs was more impressive than that brought up by the Western propaganda at a time when NATO air raids were being prepared. |
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| | Records of Iraq 1914-1966, contents vol. 2, Archive Editions |
| | Scheme for Control of Mesopotamia (Iraq) by Royal Air Force, 12 March 1921; note on Defence of Aerodromes, undated; report of General Radcliffe's Sub- Committee, 14 March 1921. | | | British reaction to Arab insurrection: policy review and the question of the mandate: July-August 1920 | | | Telegraphic correspondence between Colonial Secretary (Winston Churchill) and British Prime Minister, 14-23 March 1921; Colonial Office to Winston Churchill, 24 March 1921; Sir Percy Cox to Winston Churchill, c. |
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| | Jewish Groups Decry German-Themed Pub |
| | British newspaper reports compared the beige shirt worn by bar staff to Nazi storm trooper uniforms and described the costume Ritchie wore to the pub's launch as a Luftwaffe (German air force) uniform - two claims that the owner denies. | | | London (CNSNews.com) - British Jewish groups are upset over a 1930s German theme bar set to open next month in the Scottish city of Edinburgh, even though the bar's owner said Friday that he would steer clear of Nazi posters and imagery. | | | The Board of Deputies of British Jews says the Berlin Beer Haus, set in the city's West End, is in poor taste and will offend Jewish groups. |
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| | SAALMANS, WO1 Charles Kenneth (R51489) - Member, Order of the British Empire - No |
| | Throughout his entire service career, as Squadron Commander, Staff Officer at Royal Canadian Air Force Headquarters, Commanding Officer of a bomber station and latterly as liaison officer on Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, this officer has displayed a zeal and understanding which is exceptional. | | | Sergeant Pilot Sanderson displayed exceptional devotion to duty on 17 October 1941 when, on discovering his aircraft to be on fire, first of all ensured the safety of his pupil by ordering him to jump from the burning aircraft, the pupil making a successful parachute landing. | | | Pupil abandoned aircraft on order of pilot who subsequently got fire under control and landed wheels up." The incident was blamed on carburettor icing and a stuck throttle. |
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| | Second World War Books Review |
| | Although the Piron Brigade, the government's main ground force, did not land in Normandy until the beginning of August, the Belgian 349 and 350 Squadrons of the RAF were in the air over the D-Day beaches and the Belgian-manned corvettes were part of the naval escort. | | | Even the commander of the Force Publique was so intent on fighting the Germans that he deluded himself into thinking his eager troops could survive against determined Wehrmacht defenders. | | | In addition to the participation of the 3rd Brigade of the Congo's Force Publique in the campaign in East Africa, several pages also cover the 1st Brigade's move to Nigeria for training and garrison duty, and then its journey to the Near East. |
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| | The worlds largest collection of Rhodesian Videos |
| | Fly with the Air Force, parade with the RLI. | | | We offer a wide variety of Rhodesian videos, books and products for your enjoyment and invite you to browse our library, watch video clips and, hopefully, place an order with us. | | | Relive the very best of a life and country that is no more - we have it all ready for you to watch and experience again. |
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| | Trinidad and Tobago |
| | The island was seized by a British force in 1737, and in 1802 it was ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Amiens. | | | The United States constructed air bases on Trinidad during World War II to protect approaches to the Panama Canal. | | | The federation was dissolved in 1962, and Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation within the Commonwealth. |
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| | dgi |
| | The unit badge to the right is the first mention of the semi-mysterious Air Force Space Command. | | | The flag represents the entity known as BIOT, or British Indian Ocean Territory. | | | Discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s, it is territory of the British Empire today. |
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| | Telegraph News |
| | Order of the British Empire (MBE): WO Mark Gregory Ansell, 2nd Class (Air Eng Artfcr). | | | Order of the British Empire (MBE): Col Alois Ur Tom, for serv to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. | | | Order of the British Empire (CBE): Cdre Christopher John Parry, RN. |
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| | 209th RAF - Awards |
| | The British Empire decorations, the Air Force Cross, and the Commendation Ribbon were geared towards these needs. | | | The British, like many nations, had a limited number of awards and commendations to hand out for meritous actions at the beginning of WWI. | | | You will note that there were a number of other commendations available during the war that I did not choose to include. |
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| | Crowning Collection,Nizam, indian jewellery,indian culture, crafts of india, gold in india, indian heritage, precious gems in india gems in india, |
| | He was the greatest individual benefactor of the British during the two World Wars, providing for naval vessels as well as Royal Air Force squadrons. | | | Taught entirely by British and Indian tutors within the confines of his palace, and being well aware of his important position in the universe that revolved around him, he disbursed his wealth guided by his own wisdom and judgement. | | | In recognition, he was honoured as Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India in 1911, the Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1917 and the Royal Victorian Chain in 1946. |
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| | South Africa War Graves Project |
| | Also within the War Graves Plot is the Harare Cremation Memorial, commemorating a member of the Royal Air Force, and the Harare Memorial, commemorating 66 men of the Rhodesia Native Regiment and British South Africa Police. | | | At the crossroads turn right and you will find the entrance to the Cemetery 200 metres further to the right. | | | There are 27 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and a further 224 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war in this cemetery. |
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| | List of reference tables - Unipedia |
| | British Army Air Corps, British Fleet Air Arm, Royal Air Force, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy | | | Luftwaffe, Soviet Union and CIS, USA, British Army Air Corps, Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Israeli Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy, South African Air Force, Irish Air Corps, Armée de l'Air | | | List of British Forces in the American Revolutionary War |
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| | The Mighty Eighth |
| | The 8th Air Force [later dubbed U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe] was the largest air striking force ever committed to battle by the United States, and was the cornerstone on which the current U.S. Air Force was built. | | | The 8th Air Force owned the skies over occupied Germany thanks to fighter pilots like Francis "Gabby" Gabreski, the 8th Air Force's most successful fighter ace with 28 kills in the air and three on the ground during the war. | | | According to Freeman, the greatest achievement of the 8th Air Force during the second world war was gaining air superiority over enemy territory, which had been thought impossible. |
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| | Comparative military ranks - Bloodwiki |
| | The Ghana Air Force and Air Force of Zimbabwe (previously Royal Rhodesian Air Force) also use the same basic system, but replace Pilot Officer and Flying Officer with Air Sub Lieutenant and Air Lieutenant. | | | RAF-style ranks are also used by the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Nigerian Air Force, Indian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force. | | | For example, the base pay of an E-8 is the same in the Air Force and the Army. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Air force |
| | Some air forces such as the British Royal Air Force have a unique rank structure; other air forces such as the United States Air Force (USAF) have a rank structure on the Enlisted side that is unique, but Officer corps uses army-style rank. | | | An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. | | | Some air forces also operate anti-aircraft artillery (now with radars and missiles), and a few air forces even have their own paratroopers. |
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| | USAAF Chronology, Mediterranean : 1943, Part 1 |
| | Air support for US and British ground forces in North Africa is coordinated by the formation of a new combined HQ, Allied Air Support Command, subordinate to the Allied Air Force and under the command of Major General Laurence S Kuter, USAAF. | | | HQ Twelfth Air Force announces that the Moroccan, West Algerian and Central Algerian Composite Wings (Provisional) are to be replaced by the 2d, 1st and 3d Air Defense Wings, respectively, when they arrive in the theater. | | | Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and A-20's hit landing grounds and military traffic on roads, fly sweeps and armed reconnaissance, and attack ground forces and aircraft in the Medjez el Bab-Goubellat area where an enemy counterattack by armored and infantry columns during the night of 20/21 Apr ends in costly failure. |
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| | Flight To Freedom - History of Military Aviation from WWII to Present |
| | The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) was one of the largest undertakings in Canada's long history and was so successful by the end of the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force had become the world's third most powerful air force. | | | On July 2, 1941, the government of Canada granted the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) permission to enlist women after the British Air Ministry requested permission to send a large number of British airwomen to work on the British Commonwealth Air Training Stations. | | | Honorary Air Marshal Billy Bishop was deeply involved in promoting Royal Canadian Air Force endeavors within the BCATP. |
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| | Acronyms and Codenames FAQ, A-B |
| | BCAR [UK] British Civil Airworthiness Requirement BCAS [UK] Bomber Command Armament School BCD Bad Conduct Discharge BCE Battlefield Coordination Element BCGN [USA] USN: Nuclear-powered, Guided Missile Battlecruiser --BD------------------------------------------------------------------------- BDA Battle / Bomb Damage Assessment BDF [Botswana] Botswana Defence Force BDK [USSR] Bol'shoy desantniy korabl' (large landing ship) BDM Bomber Defense Missile. | | | Aeronautica Militare Italiana [Italy] Italian Air Force Aeronavale [France] Naval air force AETC [UK] Air Education & Training Command AEU Airborne Electronics Unit AEW Airborne Early Warning AEW&C Airborne Early Warning & Control AETC [USA] Air Education & Training Command --AF------------------------------------------------------------------------- AF Air Force AF [USA] USN: Stores Ship AFA [Portugal] Academia da Forca Aerea. | | | Fletcher XBG-1 Fletcher XBG-2 Cornelius XBG-3 BGM [USA] BGM-71 TOW BGM-109 Tomahawk --BH------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bharatoya Vayusena [India] Air Force. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Air force |
| | Some air forces such as the British Royal Air Force have a unique rank structure; other air forces such as the United States Air Force (USAF) have a rank structure on the Enlisted side that is unique, but Officer corps uses army-style rank. | | | The organization structures of the air forces also vary: some air forces (such as the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force) are divided into commands, groups and squadrons; others (such as the Soviet Air Force) have an army-syle organizational structure. | | | An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. |
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