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- ...d in the United States and Australia) or enemy force (used in Canada) is a military unit tasked with representing an enemy, usually for training purposes in wa ...at which time the issuing authority amend or dissolve them. Therefore, the military more correctly uses the term "standing operating procedure" in lieu of "sta4 KB (601 words) - 17:54, 18 June 2010
- ...ttp://www.tpub.com/content/administration/14067/css/14067_176.htm Seaman - Military manual for the Seaman rate]</ref> *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/mk-42.htm GlobalSecurity.org Mk 42]5 KB (723 words) - 21:38, 1 July 2010
- ...titute Proceedings'' December 1975 pp.91-93</ref> United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter ...The "Gunfire" In Naval Gunfire Support | url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1991/KMC.htm | work= | publisher= [[Globalsecurity.org]] | d7 KB (890 words) - 21:40, 1 July 2010
- The major components of a GFCS are a manned [[Director (military)|director]], with or replaced by radar or television camera, a computer, st The Stable Element, which in contemporary terminology would be called a vertical gyro, stabilized the sights in the director, and54 KB (8,488 words) - 20:31, 2 July 2010
- ...% charcoal, and 30% sulfur.<ref>Julian S. Hatcher, ''Hatcher's Notebook'', Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. Chapter XIII Notes on Gunpowder, pages 30 ...invented, documented, and used in [[ancient]] [[China]] where the Chinese military forces used gunpowder-based weapons technology (i.e. [[rocket]]s, [[guns]],51 KB (7,447 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
- ...Contact with [[Alexander the Great]], who had successfully used dyeing for military camouflage, may have further helped aid the spread of dyeing from India.<re * [[Textile manufacturing terminology]]7 KB (1,033 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
- :''For terms specifically related to sewing, see [[Glossary of sewing terminology]].'' ...as Venetian velvet, or more generally, as épinglé velvet. In the actual terminology of furnishing fabrics it is mostly named with its French name "[[velours de45 KB (7,016 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
- | encyclopedia = Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology [[Category:Military history of Japan]]102 KB (12,963 words) - 09:18, 20 September 2010
- ...ngth, resistance to decay, and appearance.<ref>ASTM, C18, C119-08 Standard Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone", ASTM, 2008, p.8 ISBN 0-8031-4118-1</ref> ...ous products fashioned from natural stone.<ref>ASTM, C18 "C119-06 Standard Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone", ASTM, 2007, pp. 11-13 ISBN 0-8031-4104-1| Typ34 KB (5,137 words) - 09:21, 20 September 2010
- ...aced ''Civil defense'', whose original focus was protecting civilians from military attack. Modern thinking focuses on a more general intent to protect the civ *communication plans with easily understandable terminology and methods.50 KB (7,069 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
- == Terminology == ...roughout modern history. Its explosive power can be compared with that of military explosives, though it is much less stable.16 KB (2,480 words) - 21:10, 21 September 2010
- ...s a term for [[warrior]]s who do not belong to an established government [[military]] organization. It can also be used as a euphemism for the word ''terrorist ...ions for such behavior. ''Militant'', at other times, can refer to any non-military individual engaged in [[war]]fare or [[combat]], or generally serving as a16 KB (2,254 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010
- | comment = While military manuals rarely show individual authors, [[David Petraeus]] is widely descri | title = Joint Publication 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms43 KB (6,255 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010
- ...spects into custody, instead relying on the support of law enforcement and military force in relevant countries. Critical perspectives on TOC begin by noting that the terminology surrounding it emerged at the end of the Cold War during which time a febri9 KB (1,231 words) - 20:58, 26 September 2010
- * Not to serve in the military or accept any weapons from the government or prison authority (police baton ...large Christian crosses, Orthodox cathedral with onion-shape roofs, or the military rank insignia tattoo on the shoulders, mean Vor himself - the respectful le21 KB (3,244 words) - 20:58, 26 September 2010
- In [[military terminology]], a '''black site''' is a location at which an unacknowledged [[black proj ...ecause it was a secure site far from major towns and was close to a former military airport. Both Prime Minister [[Leszek Miller]] and President [[Aleksander K80 KB (11,711 words) - 16:28, 27 September 2010
- ...g from the senior ranks of [[al Qaeda]], referred to in U.S. [[terminology|military terms]] as "high value detainees."{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} Acco ...these fourteen captives could now expect to face charges before Guantanamo military commissions. Critics, and elements of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation27 KB (3,910 words) - 16:29, 27 September 2010
- {{About|the international military campaign|the board game|War on Terror (game)}} ...ar on Terror''' or the '''War on Terrorism''') is an ongoing international military campaign led by the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]]75 KB (11,031 words) - 16:33, 27 September 2010
- * A device or person that encodes or [[encryption|encrypts]] military messages, such as the ADFGVX Cipher in WWI or the Enigma device in WWII. ...ases and Related Health Problems#ICD-9-CM|ICD-9-CM]], [[Current Procedural Terminology|CPT]], and [[Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System|HCPCS]] Level II med4 KB (551 words) - 17:11, 9 December 2011
- ==Switch Relay Terminology== ...t the intersection (crosspoint) of a given row and column. The most common terminology to describe the matrix size is M rows by N columns (MxN). Matrix switch car12 KB (1,843 words) - 13:52, 10 December 2011