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• USS Mills (DE-383)
  ...onal duties for the Navy, including those of a [[radar picket]] ship and a safety and support ship for [[Operation Deep Freeze]]. Eleven years later, after installation of additional [[radar]] and electronic equipment and enlargement of her [[superstructure]] at [[Boston Naval Shipyard]], ''M
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• USS Wilhoite (DE-397)
  ...oy. A recent increase in German air activity had prompted concern over the safety of UGS-40, a large and important convoy consisting of some 80 vessels. ==Commended for towing ''Barr'' to safety==
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• USS Haverfield (DE-393)
  ...ited Nations Trust Territories|Trust Territory Islands]] and to ensure the safety and welfare of the islanders.
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• USS Bering Strait (AVP-34)
  ...'Bering Strait'' underwent a [[shipyard]] availability and then loaded the equipment of Rescue Squadron 3 (VH-3), which had been substituted for VH-2. ...to Saipan and completed the preparations for “Iceberg” by loading VH-3 equipment between March 20, 1945 and March 23, 1945. This work accomplished, she sail
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• USCGC Casco (WAVP-370)
  ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta ...of the disabled fishing vessel ''Sea Ranger'' and towed ''Sea Ranger'' to safety.
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• USCGC Unimak (WAVP-379)
  ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta ...[[kilometer]]s) east of [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]], Florida—to safety.
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• Arc Welding
  ...ted in which the self-shielded wire electrode could be used with automatic equipment, resulting in greatly increased welding speeds. In that same year, [[plasma ...cess is very versatile, requiring little operator training and inexpensive equipment. However, weld times are rather slow, since the consumable electrodes must
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• The Colony (TV series)
  |Title = Safety and Security | Safety From Attack
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• Duct Tape
  ...a fabric backing to add strength. It was also used to repair [[military]] equipment quickly, including jeeps, [[firearm]]s, and aircraft because of these prope ...ything But Duct Tape|date=1998-08-17}}</ref> Commonly duct tape carries no safety certifications such as UL or Proposition 65, which means the tape can viole
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• Gaffer tape
  ...r [[Theatrical property|props]], to salvaging a broken piece of production equipment. In the absence of console tape or artist tape, live sound engineers may us ...m crew. When cables are taped down on a stage or other surface, either for safety or to keep them out of view of the audience or camera,<ref>
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• AT4
  ...ssing forward the the red firing button with his right thumb. Both the red safety lever and firing button must be pressed down at the same time to fire the A ...M136/AT4cocksafetypushsafetyandfirebutto.jpg AT4 cock safety, press finger safety, and thumb firing button]
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• 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
  ...ct different types of ammunition for use against a variety of targets. The safety, reliability and low life-cycle costs of the Bushmaster system added to its ...ecause "Fleet Command and the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Directorate Equipment Capability (Above Water Effect) - DEC(AWE) - have identified a significant
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ...the ready service racks to the lower ends of the hoists while avoiding the equipment hanging down from the rotating mount. In a twin mount executing "Rapid con ...g fluid levels, lubricating bearings, cleaning gun sights, cycling powered equipment, testing firing systems, checking gas pressures, and verifying that all thi
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• United States 40 mm grenades
  ...ir low velocity cousins, and have something to do with the reliability and safety improvements made over time. ...H-1_Iroquois|M5 Armament Subsystem]], the round was not adopted because of safety concerns. Testing during 1966 concluded that there were significant reliab
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...n their weapons). Troops in the field have been known to add an improvised safety measure against accidental firing by slipping an expended shell casing unde ...) capability, a rail accessory mount, an improved flash hider and a manual safety.
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• M4 cannon
  Initial loading and cocking of the gun were accomplished manually. A safety feature incorporated in the design of the trigger mechanism prevented firin ...ed being used. Later, an improved pedestal mount was designed for original equipment mountings on the boats. Handgrips of several configurations were used with
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• M61 Vulcan
  ...EI round. The PGU-28/B has not been without problems, however. A 2000 USAF safety report noted 24 premature detonation mishaps (causing serious damage in man [[Category:United States Marine Corps equipment]]
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  ...to the hover during the recovery, this caused a fire to start in the rear equipment bay and smoke as seen coming from the aircraft. Fuel indications suggested ...un had inexplicably traversed 90-degrees to the left, breaking through the safety mechanisms, and fired only a 1/8th second long burst, striking all of the s
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• Parrott rifle
  ...arker+parrott%22&lr=&sig=3W9wyByS8IFq95FEMRm87LoKapc Civil War Weapons and Equipment], p.82. Globe Pequit Press, 2003. ISBN 158574493X.</ref> ...ake than most rifled artillery guns, the Parrott had a poor reputation for safety and they were shunned by many artillerists.<ref name="Perils of Gunnery">Ne
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• Hydroelectric
  ...ns to fit the site conditions. Micro hydro projects use a diverse range of equipment; in the smaller sizes industrial centrifugal pumps can be used as turbines, Also, good design and construction are not an adequate guarantee of safety.
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