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...ier]]s have served in every U.S. military operation from the Revolutionary War to current operations in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Op ** aerial delivery (parachute packing, air item maintenance, heavy and light equipment parachute drop, rigging and sling loading.)

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Bob Redmon says "Toward the end of the war we were part of a task force that was probably larger than the one on [[D-D ...g so long. Of course when we started dropping the big bombs we understood. I still would have liked for the big boys who were sunk at Pearl to have had

...class|Edsall|destroyer escort}} built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]] and pr ...[Consolidated Steel]] Corp., Ltd., [[Orange, Texas]]; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Thomas, daughter of ''Captain Howard''; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lie

|Ship honors=Four [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service ...t'' tended [[seaplanes]] in combat areas in the [[Pacific]] during [[World War II]].

...during [[World War II]], operated in the [[Philippine Islands]] after the war, and was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 10 April 1947. ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...asion of [[Japan]], but was converted back into a seaplane tender when the war ended without the invasion being necessary. She was [[Ship decommissioning| ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta South Vietnam collapsed in late April 1975, bringing the [[Vietnam War]] to an end. In May 1975, [[North Vietnam]] seized ''Tham Ngu Lao''. The sh

...al Pacific Area|Central Pacific]] and [[Southwest Pacific]] during [[World War II]], and on occupation duty in [[Japan]] postwar. She was [[Ship decommiss ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...s was cancelled and she was converted back into a seaplane tender when the war ended without the invasion being necessary. She was [[Ship decommissioning| ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...6.htm) credits ''Half Moon'' with six [[campaign star]]s for her [[Vietnam War]] service, but the credit for one extends past the end of her Vietnam tour ...in the [[New Guinea campaign]] and [[Philippines campaign]] during [[World War II]], and at [[Okinawa]] and in the [[Philippines]] postwar. She was [[Ship

...ica]], the [[Galapagos Islands]] and the [[North Atlantic]] during [[World War II]] and in [[Hawaii]], the [[Aleutian Islands]] and the [[North Pacific]] ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...rld War II]], and at [[Okinawa]], in [[China]], and in [[Korea]] after the war ended. She was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 24 July 1946 and ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...an Naval Fighting Ships'' at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b6/biscayne-i.htm</ref> or 29 July 1946<ref>Per the United States Coast Guard Historian's ...Jima]], in the [[Okinawa campaign]], and in the [[Philippines]] before the war ended. Postwar, she served in [[Korea]] and [[China]]. She was [[Ship deco

...o]] during [[World War II]], and continued her Borneo operations after the war ended. She was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 26 June 1946 and ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

...=USCGC ''Bering Strait'' (WAVP-382, WHEC-382), 1970 In Subic Bay [[Vietnam War]] service. ...She served in the [[Central Pacific Area|Central Pacific]] during [[World War II]], including in the [[Okinawa campaign]], and on occupation duty in [[Ja

...[Meritorious Unit Commendation]]<br/>Four [[campaign star]]s for [[Vietnam War]] service ...She served in the [[Central Pacific Area|Central Pacific]] during [[World War II]] and on occupation duty in [[Japan]] postwar. She was [[Ship decommissi

...wo Jima]] campaign, and operated at [[Okinawa]] and in [[China]] after the war. She was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 21 December 1946. ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta

|Ship honors=Two [[campaign star]]s for [[Vietnam War]] service ...She served in the [[Central Pacific Area|Central Pacific]] during [[World War II]], including in the [[Iwo Jima]] campaign, and on occupation duty in [[J

...ded hull;<ref>[http://www.rnecmanadon.com/about/timeline.php Royal Naval & World Events time line]</ref> she was launched in 1921.<ref>[http://oregonstate. ...ed a major expansion of arc welding during the 1930s and then during World War II.<ref name=LE-1.1-6>Lincoln Electric (1994), p.1.1-6.</ref>

|wars=[[Second World War]] ...of length|caliber]] guns''' formed the main battery of [[Japan]]'s [[World War II]] [[heavy cruiser]]s. These guns were also mounted on two early [[aircr

| wars = [[Second World War]] ...-powered torpedo, commonly called the ''Long Lance'', as oxygen generating equipment was installed aboard the cruisers.

...r]], [[South African Border War]], [[Falklands War]], [[Gulf War]], [[Iraq War]] ...ems during [[World War II]], used by most of the western [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred to simply

...dello 34''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] anti-aircraft gun used during [[World War II]]. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 ca In German use it was renamed '''7.5-cm Flak 264/3(i)'''.

...ne of the most successful anti-aircraft guns to see service during [[World War II]]. It was used both in an anti-aircraft role and as an anti-tank gun. Th ...Germany forces were designated '''9-cm Flak 41(i)''' or '''9-cm Flak 309/1(i)'''. Some of these guns were used for the air defence of Germany while othe

...r on Terror]] ([[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]], [[Iraq War|Iraq]]) ...Deuce" is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of [[World War I]] by [[John Browning]]. It is very similar in design to John Browning's ear

...War]], [[World War II]], [[Chinese Civil War]] , [[Korean War]], [[Vietnam War]] ...in use with the [[Russian Railways]] and remote police forces.<ref>http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg102-e.htm</ref>

|wars=[[World War II]] |design_date=[[World War I]]

{{About|the World War II tank and anti-tank gun|the anti-aircraft "pom-pom" autocannon|QF 2 pound |wars=World War II

|variants=Mk I Mk II ...eel shells as the Hotchkiss.<ref>Treatise on ammunition 10th Edition 1915. War Office, UK. Page 404</ref>

|wars= [[World War II]] ...with a slightly larger calibre of 94&nbsp;mm. It remained in use after the war until AA guns were replaced by [[guided missile]]s in the late 1950s.

|caption=Egyptian gun captured by Israel in the 1956 war. |wars=[[World War I]] [[World War II]]

...by radar or television camera, a computer, stabilizing device or gyro, and equipment in a plotting room<ref name="NavOrdAndGunV2">{{cite book|title =NAVAL ORDNA For the US, the brains were first provided by the [[Mark I Fire Control Computer|Mark 1A Fire Control Computer]] which was an electro-

...as been superseded by the [[benzodiazepine]]s for these indications. The [[World Health Organization]] recommends its use as first-line for partial and gene | publisher = World Health Organization

| legal_CA = Schedule I ...drug overall according to numerous reports by organizations including the World Health Organization and its League of Nations predecessor agency. It is one

| legal_CA = Schedule I ...gh S has the most active potency. Ketamine is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential

...rst, James Watt had invented a novel machine to produce "Factitious Airs" (i.e. nitrous oxide) and a novel "breathing apparatus" to inhale the gas. Seco ...the portable air bags connected with a tube to a mouthpiece. With this new equipment being engineered and produced already in 1794, the way was now paved for [[

Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as [[cinnabar]] ([[mercuric sulfide]]), which is the source of the r *[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-

| legal_CA = Schedule I ...S.C), [[intramuscular]] (I.M), [[intravenous]] (I.V), and [[intrathecal]] (I.T)

...ting, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the [[World War II|Second World War]]. As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords would be ordered by Britain and its allies, incl

...st dense solid element and [[osmium]] is the densest. The metals of groups I A and II A are referred to as the [[light metals]] because they are excepti ...[Surface mining|surface mines]], which are mined by excavation using heavy equipment, and [[Underground mining (hard rock)|subsurface mines]].

...shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and containers used to transport radioactive materials. Military uses incl ...defects in offspring of persons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, deve

...lity of the metal. Today, steel is one of the most common materials in the world, with more than 1.3 billion tons produced annually. It is a major component ...d in the [[Earth]]'s [[crust (geology)|crust]] only in the form of an ore, i.e., combined with other elements such as [[oxygen]] or [[sulfur]].<ref>{{ci

Industrial hemp is produced in many countries around the world.<ref>[[National Non-Food Crops Centre]]. [http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/metadot/in ...], an edible oil that contains about 80% [[essential fatty acid]]s (EFAs); i.e., [[linoleic acid]], [[omega-6]] ([[LA]], 55%), [[alpha-linolenic acid]],

...{cite journal| title=Properties of Various Pure Irons : Study on pure iron I| url=http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110001459778/en| volume=50| issue=1| pages=42 ...[[stainless steel]] used for making cutlery, and hospital and food-service equipment.<ref name="Metallo"/>

...right|275px|The churches of [[Kizhi]], [[Russia]] are among a handful of [[World Heritage Site]]s built entirely of wood, without metal joints. See [[Kizhi ...ng used as fuel, which continues to this day, mostly in rural areas of the world. Hardwood is preferred over softwood because it creates less smoke and burn

...Zurich, I told my wife and son and daughter, Candy, who was blind: "Guys, I've got the most magnificent idea. We'll make something that will let Candy ...a German scientist brought to the U.S. after World War II. (During World War II Mauch worked for the German Air Ministry as part of the German V-1 missi

...{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}, but it was not until after [[World War I]] that the white cane was introduced. ...white canes were sent afterwards to french blind veterans from [[World War I]] and blind civilians.<ref>{{Citation | author = Bailly, Claude | year = 19

After [[World War I]], dry cleaners began using chlorinated solvents. These solvents were much This changed when the British dry-cleaning equipment company Spencer introduced the first in-shop machines (which, like modern d

...]] which is widely used in hospitals to sterilize heat-sensitive tools and equipment.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=oJy5wdzi0yUC&pg=PA309|page |chapter = Part I. Structure and properties of ethylene oxide. Features of the reactivity of

...on Variables.jpg|thumb|240px|Ergonomics: the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker.]] '''Ergonomics''' is the science of designing jobs, equipment and workplaces to fit workers. Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prev

...vulnerability and disasters|year=2004|coauthors=P. Blaikie, T. Cannon, and I. Davis|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=[[Wiltshire]]|isbn=0-415-25216-4}}< ...o protect the civilian population in times of peace as well as in times of war. Another current term, ''Civil Protection'' is widely used within the [[Eur

...ccurrence of arsenic in drinking water is problematic in some parts of the world. [[Image:World Arsenic Production 2006.svg‎|thumb|250px|Arsenic output in 2006<ref name=

...n, which is similar to the Hg₂²⁺ cation in [[mercury(I) chloride]].<ref name="Holl"/> ...in the United States began in 1907, but it was not until after [[World War I]] that cadmium came into wide use.<ref name="price">{{cite web | url = http

'''Beryllium''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|b|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|l|i|əm}} {{respell|bə|RIL|ee-əm}}) is the [[chemical element]] with the symb ...lloy]]s and fluorescent material for [[fluorescent light]]s during [[World War II]] caused the production of beryllium to soar.

'''Chlorine''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|l|ɔər|iː|n}} {{Respell|KLOHR|een}}; from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word 'χλω ...tiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/weller/|title = The earliest salt production in the world: an early Neolithic exploitation in Poiana Slatinei-Lunca, Romania |accessd

...accessdate=2009-07-13|date=June 2002|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/world.html}}</ref> Wildfires can cause extensive damage, both to property and hum ..., and mechanical land clearing and burning operations during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>Karki, 4.</ref>

| area_served = [[World|Worldwide]] ...renovation services. Panasonic was ranked the 89th-largest company in the world in 2009 by the Forbes Global 2000 and is among the [[Worldwide Top 20 Semic

'''Hashish''' ({{pron-en|hæˈʃiːʃ}} or {{IPA-en|ˈhæʃiːʃ|}}) (from [[Arabic]]: {{lang|ar|حشيش}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|ḥashīsh ...nsuing [[Soviet War in Afghanistan|Soviet invasion]], the Reagan-escalated War on Drugs, a huge jump in price, and the success of marijuana cultivators in

...e in the food and pharmaceutical industries has been banned in much of the world since the 1970s. Legislation has forced the substitution of trichloroethyl ...wever, 1,1,1-trichloroethane production has been phased out in most of the world under the terms of the [[Montreal Protocol]], and as a result trichloroethy

...st as a talented [[handyman]], he was known to be familiar with electrical equipment. As a board member appointed to conduct repairs, he had free access to the ...[[ton]] of [[pyrotol]], an incendiary explosive introduced in [[World War I]]; farmers during the era used it for excavation. In November 1926 Kehoe dr

|motive=protest against the Vietnam War ...niversity's research connections with the US military during the [[Vietnam War]]. It resulted in the death of a university physics researcher and injuries

...fia]]. There are also a number of localized mafia organizations around the world bearing no link to any specific ethnic background. ...state building.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The early Christian world was dubious about an unqualified legitimacy of nation-states. [[St. Augusti

...be joke meanings, intended to make fools of those outside the outlaw biker world, and also to serve the purpose of provoking outrage among the [[Square (sla ...essdate = 2007-10-24 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Dougherty | first= C.I.| title = 2000 'Gypsycycles' Chug Out of Town and the Natives Sigh 'Never A

{{Infobox War Faction ...anistan (2001–present)]] and the [[War in North-West Pakistan|Waziristan War]]

...ility and reserve BW production plant intended for activation in a time of war. At Omutninsk, Alibekov mastered the art and science of formulating and eva ...t industrial scale assembly line for biological formulations. In a time of war, the assembly line could be used to produce weaponized [[anthrax]]. Continu

...e news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/us/20anthrax.html |title=F.B.I., Laying Out Evidence, Closes Anthrax Letters Case |work=New York Times |au ...mes.com/2010/02/20/us/20anthrax.html | work=The New York Times | title=F.B.I., Laying Out Evidence, Closes Anthrax Case | first=Scott | last=Shane | dat

| citizenship = [[United Kingdom|British]]/ [[Pakistan]]i ...ززم بغع}}), born 1968, is a [[United Kingdom|British]]/ [[Pakistan]]i [[Muslim]] who was held in [[extrajudicial detention]] in the [[Bagram Thea

...es that are controlled by the CIA used by the [[U.S. government]] in its [[War on Terror]] to detain alleged [[unlawful enemy combatant]]s.<ref name="Bbc0 ...ttp://www.nybooks.com/articles/22530)</ref><ref>"Tales from Torture's Dark World" by Mark Danner, ''New York Times'', March 15, 2009.</ref> According to Dan

...ldlife such as [[elephant]]s and [[lion]]s in certain endemic areas of the world. ...eveloped but never used as a [[biological weapon]] during the Second World War, is much more dangerous. The ''Vollum'' (also incorrectly referred to as ''

...ipment. The company captured worldwide attention when Collins supplied the equipment to establish a communications link with the [[South Pole]] expedition of [[ ...and Collins quickly became the principle supplier of radio and navigation equipment used in the military theater. Uncompromising performance was required.

...Crystal Receiver World] ''[http://www.oldradioworld.de/ Wumpus's Old Radio World]'' website, Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 2010-01-18.</ref> who hold competit |caption1 = Soldier listening to a crystal radio during World War I, 1914

...triode]]s used as high-frequency amplifiers in radio [[direction finding]] equipment. Unlike simple radio communication, which only needs to make transmitted si ...00) low-gain triode stages had to be connected in cascade to make workable equipment, which drew enormous amounts of power in operation and required a team of m

...enhanced the impact of digital electronics in nearly every segment of the world economy.<ref> ...mber of components per integrated circuit for minimum cost will be 65,000. I believe that such a large circuit can be built on a single wafer.<ref name=

...the tube era, yet with the High-End advent, they became a pricey piece of equipment. ...adio operators, so they could easily test the tubes of their communication equipment.

...was widely used during WWII for the development and servicing of [[radar]] equipment. Although extremely useful for examining the performance of pulse circuits During World War II, a few oscilloscopes used for radar development (and a few laboratory os

...dustry. General-purpose instruments are used for maintenance of electronic equipment and laboratory work. Special-purpose oscilloscopes may be used for such pur ...ce, so they are not suitable for high frequencies. Using a shielded cable (i.e., coaxial cable) is better for low level signals. Coaxial cable also has

{{Distinguish2|the [[Atlas I]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]}} ...ration and testing apparatus built between 1972 and 1980 during the [[Cold War]] at [[Sandia National Laboratories]] near [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in [

...l Air Force]] and [[Fleet Air Arm]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. It went through a number of variants according to engine availability an ...r entered service just before the start of the war, and eventually 900 Mk. I and Mk. IA Masters were built. This total included 26 built as the '''M.24

|caption=RAF Percival Proctor I ...a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the [[Second World War]]. The Proctor was a single-engined, low-wing [[monoplane]] with seating fo