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- ...t enemy attack will come. In general terms, fighter cover between a strike force and an area of expected threat, also known as a "MiG screen". ...ing and destroying hostile aircraft before they reach their target. Combat air patrols apply to both overland and overwater operations, protecting aircraf4 KB (601 words) - 18:54, 18 June 2010
- In 2007, [[General]] T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, introduced the '''Airman's Creed'''<ref name="CSAF Presents">{{cite web |author=General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force2 KB (369 words) - 21:34, 11 June 2010
- |issued_by= [[United States Navy]] ...sponsibility of independent duty aboard ships and submarines; Fleet Marine Force, Special Forces and Seabee units, and at isolated duty stations where no me24 KB (3,595 words) - 22:09, 1 July 2010
- ...dmark|name=USMCBarracksatBeirutAirport|display=inline,title}}<br/>[[United States Marine Corps]] [[barracks]], [[Beirut Airport]] ...Military of France|French military forces]]—members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen. The organization [36 KB (5,350 words) - 22:15, 1 July 2010
- '''Hooah''' ({{IPA-en|ˈhuːɑː|pron}}) is a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[battle cry]] used<ref>[http://www.cavhooah.com/hooah.htm ...y.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm - "You can hear it shouted by Air Force Security Forces, Pararescue, and Combat Controllers. It is also known to be5 KB (822 words) - 11:10, 12 June 2010
- ...ort|''Edsall''-class destroyer escort]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for Aviation Machinist Mate First Class [[William Henry ...ses during 1961 and 1963 and engaged in search operations for a downed Air Force Globemaster in January 1964.4 KB (625 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
- ...ll (DE-129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for Ensign Frederick Curtice Davis (a ...t's [[antiaircraft]] fire before further damage could be done. Again under air attack on 26 November, ''Frederick C. Davis'' splashed at least two of the6 KB (960 words) - 22:07, 2 July 2010
- ...ic Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort service against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...arted with [[Task Force]] 64 escorting a convoy bound back to the [[United States]].7 KB (1,026 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...epted radio messages which enabled her to give warning of impending German air attacks. ''Herbert C. Jones'' received the [[Navy Unit Commendation]] for h6 KB (847 words) - 22:10, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...3; sponsored by Mrs. Vestie Foster, the mother of three sons in the United States Navy; and commissioned at Orange, Lt. Alden J. Laborde, [[USNR]], in comman11 KB (1,556 words) - 21:50, 2 July 2010
- ...p honours=5 [[battle stars]] plus the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ...ly with five [[battle stars]] and the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].6 KB (830 words) - 21:53, 2 July 2010
- ...cean]], and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...during [[World War I]] when he, a pilot, was shot down by an overwhelming force of [[Germany|German]] fighter planes.7 KB (999 words) - 19:36, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...raining exercises and then headed south to Norfolk where she joined [[Task Force|task group]] TG 24.14 and sailed, on the 15th, in the screen of [[USS Tripo6 KB (863 words) - 22:15, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. She was named in honor of [[United States Navy]] Chief Watertender and [[Croats|Croatian]] [[Peter Tomich]] who recei11 KB (1,668 words) - 19:35, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...isregard of personal danger in the effort to repel the attack on the Naval Air Station, [[Kaneohe Bay]], [[Oahu]].6 KB (832 words) - 22:16, 2 July 2010
- ...c Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. She was named in honor of [[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[John Drake Sloat]] (1781–1867). She was laid down6 KB (883 words) - 20:26, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...ich arrived on 8 March. The escort then moved to Norfolk and joined [[Task Force|Task Group]] (TG) 21.15, a [[Hunter-killer armored-vehicle team|hunter-kill9 KB (1,275 words) - 20:26, 2 July 2010
- ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...ber. The escorts picked up convoy GUS-24 there and headed for the [[United States]] on 15 December 1943 and arrived safely at New York on 3 January 1944.10 KB (1,462 words) - 20:25, 2 July 2010
- ...c Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...[[Charles Swasey]] who was wounded during an engagement with [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces near [[Donaldsville, Louisiana]], on 4 Octo10 KB (1,562 words) - 19:32, 2 July 2010
- ...c Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...as a unit of Task Force 63 bound for [[Gibraltar]]. On 31 January, [[Task Force]] 63 stood into the [[Straits of Gibraltar]], turned over the escort of the9 KB (1,314 words) - 20:27, 2 July 2010
