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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 aircraf

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 Force

|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 me

...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 [

'''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 be

...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.

...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 the

...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]].

...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 h

...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 comman

...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]].

...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.

...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 Tripo

...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 recei

...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]].

...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&ndash;1867). She was laid down

...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-kill

...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.

...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 Octo

...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 the

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...he convoy safely to Derry 26 April, and returned in convoy to the [[United States]] where she arrived New York 12 May. During the next year ''Joyce'' conduct

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...-long [[Hedgehog (weapon)|hedgehog]] and [[depth charge]] attacks brought "air bubbles, wreckage, and large quantities of oil" to the surface. A violent u

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war she was converted and ser ...owe'' went into action 20 April when her convoy came under tenacious enemy air attack off the [[North African]] coast. Simultaneously, two high speed wake

...c Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. Post-war, she served the U.S. Navy ...was [[torpedo]]ed and badly damaged. The ship's return trip to the United States was uneventful, and she arrived at [[New York]] on 11 May.

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war, she performed additional ...oyd Jones Mills]] who was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] posthumously for his brave actions in the [[A

...n]] and provided destroyer [[escort]] protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy [[Watercraft|vessels]] and [[convoys]]. Post-war she served ...ander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] E. A. Coffin of the [[United States Coast Guard]] in command.

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...returned to the [[United States]] with Convoy GUS (Gibraltar to the United States) 33 and arrived at [[New York City]] on 3 April.

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...uring the [[Aleutian Islands]] Campaign and was posthumously awarded the [[Air Medal]]. She was laid down by the [[Consolidated Steel]] Corp., [[Orange, T

...kins Brough]] (15 June 1914–1942), a Naval Aviator who was awarded the [[Air Medal]] [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] for his actions during the ...ree 3"/5O cal. guns. But as the pattern of warfare shifted from surface to air actions, repeated alterations resulted in the removal of the torpedoes, and

...in the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[United Kingdom]] and back to the United States. Here is a list of the ETO convoys: ...me day, she again got underway; this time with Carrier Division 27. As the force steamed toward the [[Philippines]], word of Japan's surrender reached the s

|Ship honours=7 [[battle stars]] and the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ...oudly with seven battle stars and the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].

...ce was engaged in escorting convoys of 60 to 80 merchant ships from United States ports to the Mediterranean Theatre. ...loaded with vital war materials safely past the heavy enemy submarine and air concentrations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Swenning died just a few days later on December 1 1942 and w

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...-vehicle team|HUK]] group under {{USS|Block Island|CVE-21}}, the ''Bogue'' force sank [[Japanese submarine RO-501|RO-501]], ex-[[U-1224]], at {{coord|18|08|

{{For|United States Navy ships named ''Willard Keith''|USS Willard Keith}} ...led in action on 11 June 1942, Seaman Keith was posthumously awarded the [[Air Medal]].

...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war she was assigned addition ...[Bizerte]], [[Tunisia]]. She then escorted a return convoy to the [[United States]], subsequently escorting two more convoys to Bizerte.

|Ship honours=3 Battle Stars plus the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]].

|Ship honours=5 [[battle stars]] and a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ...udly with five [[battle stars]] and a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].

{{otheruses4|the United States Navy ship|other meanings|Chincoteague}} |Ship caption=USS ''Chincoteague'' (AVP-24) off the [[United States West Coast]] in mid-1945 after an [[wikt:overhaul|overhaul]].

|Ship notes=Served as U.S. Coast Guard [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Bering Strait (WAVP-382)|USCGC ''Bering '''USS ''Bering Strait'' (AVP-34)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Barnegat class small seaplane tender|''Barnegat''-class]] small [[

|Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Transferred to [[United States Coast Guard]] 27 May 1946

|Ship notes=Served as [[United States Coast Guard]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] [[USCGC Yakutat (WAVP-380)|USCGC ''Yakutat'' (W '''USS ''Yakutat'' (AVP-32)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Barnegat class small seaplane tender|''Barnegat''-class]] small [[

|Ship notes=Served as U.S. [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] [[USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372)|USCGC ' '''USS ''Humboldt'' (AVP-21)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Barnegat class seaplane tender|''Barnegat''-class]] small [[seapla

|Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}}

...time between 1949 and the U.S. Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships. |Ship country=United States

|Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Loaned to [[United States Coast Guard]] 17 September 1948<br/>Transferred outright to Coast Guard 26

|Ship notes=Served as U.S. [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] [[USCGC Dexter (WAVP-385)|USCGC ''D ...eaplane tender from 1941 to 1943 and as an [[amphibious warfare|amphibious force]] [[flagship]] from 1943 to 1946.

|Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Transferred to [[United States Coast Guard]] 27 May 1946

'''USS ''Big Horn'' (AO-45/IX-207)''' was a [[Q-ship]] of the [[United States Navy]] named for the [[Bighorn River]] of [[Wyoming]] and [[Montana]]. ...such a position that no action could be taken without damaging the United States troopship ''Mexico'' or the Egyptian ship ''Raz El Farog''. At 16:27, looko

The '''''Barnegat'' class''' was a large class of [[United States Navy]] small [[seaplane tender]]s built during [[World War II]]. Thirty wer ...rce of seaplane tenders in the event of a war in the [[Pacific]], to allow air operations from undeveloped islands and atolls. Full-size seaplane tenders

...ifferent weapons. Compared to the British [[QF 3.7 inch AA gun]] or United States [[90 mm gun]] models, the 88 was built in very large numbers,{{Citation nee ...of anti-aircraft defenses as a whole, the guns should be transferred from air defense units to anti-tank duties, but this politically unpopular move was

...craft]], particularly those of the British [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Fleet Air Arm]]. ...ed below the fuselage of British [[Hawker Siddeley Harrier]] (and [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] AV-8A/Cs) and [[Sea Harrier]]s and the Swedish '''FFV A

|Ship country=[[United States]] |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} {{USN flag|1967}}

|Ship country=United States ...Atlantic Fleet; the United States NATO Mission; Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces Europe, and others.

|Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} ...-1141''''' was a {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was renamed '''USS ''Pierre'' (PC-1141)

...[Short Range Air Defense|short range]] [[surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air]] and [[anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank]] missile system based on the [[ ...e [[Cold War]]. It is currently in service with the [[Canadian Forces Land Force Command|Canadian Army]] as a mobile, M113 based system, and in [[Thailand]]

...tages of development, and is being integrated onto the [[South African Air Force]]'s [[Rooivalk]] attack [[helicopter]]s. The missile is produced by [[Denel ...omplete, and the first batches are currently being delivered to the SA Air Force's Rooivalk squadron. However, as the Rooivalk system is only expected to be

...st common light anti-aircraft cannon used by the German army, navy and air force.]] --> ...wpafb.af.mil/museum/arm/arm27.htm National Museum of the United States Air Force]-->

|origin= United States The '''Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun''' is a [[United States|US]] naval gun.

|origin= United States ...un]] for different usages. The 5"/54 Mk 42 is an automatic, dual-purpose (air / surface target) gun mount. It is usually controlled remotely from the Mk

...were used in support of Army divisions to provide swift protection against air attack without the need to unlimber. this was known as the "Carrier, SP, 4x ...al Navy]] also made extensive use of the Bofors. Their first examples were air-cooled versions quickly adapted to ships during the withdrawal from Norway.

...me [[anti-tank]] role as the [[United States Army|US Army]] [[Bazooka]], [[United Kingdom|British]] [[PIAT]] and [[Germany|German]] [[Panzerschreck]]. Unlike ...itish Special Air Service]], [[United States Special Forces]] and [[United States Army Rangers]] use M3s in the [[bunker]]-busting and anti-vehicle roles, wh

|origin= United States |used_by= United States Navy

|origin={{flagcountry|United States}} ...[[Gatling gun]]-style rotary cannon. The GAU-12/U is used by the [[United States]], Italy and Spain, which mount the weapon in their fighter jets such as th

...ilco]] GAU-7/A''' was an abortive program initiated by [[United States Air Force]] in the late 1960s to develop a new [[cannon]] to replace the [[M61 Vulcan

|origin= {{flagcountry|United States}} |used_by= [[United States]]

...ref name=Greeley1872>{{cite book |title=The Great Industries of the United States |last=Greeley |first=Horace |authorlink=Horace Greeley |coauthors=Leon Case ...t true fully automatic weapon, making use of the fired projectile's recoil force to reload the weapon. Nonetheless, the Gatling gun represented a huge leap

...the TCM-20 twin anti-aircraft configuration, displayed at the Israeli Air Force Museum. |origin={{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}

|origin= {{flag|United States}} ...e War]] <br>[[Falklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operat

...single-barreled [[revolver cannon]] developed for the [[United States Air Force]] in the late 1940s. It was used on a number of [[fighter aircraft]] from t ...the [[Luftwaffe]], but not used in combat. The same design inspired the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[ADEN cannon]] and the [[France|French]] [[DEFA cannon|D

|engine=6-[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[air-cooled engine|air cooled]] [[gasoline engine|gasoline]] ...t tank and was constructed of all welded steel. The 500 hp, six cylinder, air-cooled, gasoline engine is located in the rear of the vehicle. A total of 3

|origin= [[United States]] |used_by=[[United States]]

|origin= [[United States]] |used_by= [[United States]]/[[NATO]]

...vate venture by the company in [[1940]] and was submitted to the ''[[Reich Air Ministry|Reichsluftfahrtministerium]]'' (RLM—Reich Aviation Ministry) in ....asp?id=1041 factsheet from the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]], Dayton, Ohio]

At the close of the war, the Mark 13 was considered one of the most reliable air-dropped torpedoes available. #{{Note|afmuseum}} National Museum of the United States Air Force. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060709192711/http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/

|origin= [[United States]] ...Torpedo#Wet-heater|Wet-heater]] combustion / steam turbine with compressed air tank

...edo hit probability increased as evasive maneuvering of the large, compact force was restricted within the closer screen.<ref name="proceedings">*{{Citation United States Navy ''War Instructions'' (FTP 143) published in 1934 remained in effect th

| origin = [[United States]] ...Switzerland|Swiss Army]], [[Royal Navy]], [[United States Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps]]

|origin= {{Flag|United States}} The Mk&nbsp;19 is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to [[cooki

...tical rate of fire was 850 rounds per minute, although [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) tests of captured weapons achieved an actual rate of fire of only

|caption= 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Gun on display at the [[United States Army Ordnance Museum|U.S. Army Ordnance Museum]] in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]] The '''3.7-Inch QF AA''' was [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] primary heavy [[anti-aircraft gun]] during [[World War

...ery Pocket Book |year=1945 |page=51}}</ref><ref>Sired, Enemy Engaged, p23, states: "The Italians did not press home their attacks very hard and I thought the ...ter they ran out of AA ammunition. No ''Dido'' class cruiser was lost from air attack, although four were sunk by submarine or surface launched torpedoes.

...gun mounts against stationary, or moving targets on the surface or in the air. This gave American forces a technological advantage in WWII against the Ja ...just before it could have finished off survivors of the lightly armed task force of screening escorts and escort carriers of Taffy 3. The [[Battle of the Su

|wingspan= 69 cm (27-1/4 in. in the air), 66 cm (26 in. in the water) Yokosuka air arsenal was once developing 2 tons large aerial torpedo for 4-engine land-b

...|pyrolyzed]] at temperatures in the range 600&ndash;900 °C, in absence of air (usually in inert atmosphere with gases like [[argon]] or [[nitrogen]]) ..., Mn, Zn, Fe, Li, Ca have also been prepared for specific application in [[air pollution]] control especially in museums and galleries. Due to antimicrobi

...demark in [[France]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]], where it became a generic name and can be spelled in lower case.<ref>

...g/cm³) floats in mercury due to the combination of the buoyant force and surface tension.]] ...um, tungsten and platinum. When heated, mercury also reacts with oxygen in air to form [[mercury oxide]], which then can be decomposed by further heating

Diazepam was the top-selling pharmaceutical in the [[United States]] from 1969 to 1982, with peak sales in 1978 of 2.3 billion tablets.<ref na ...agnosis and management of alcohol-related seizures: report of an EFNS task force. | journal = Eur J Neurol | volume = 12 | issue = 8 | pages = 575–81 | mo

...mine near [[Mount Morris, New York|Mount Morris]], [[New York]], [[United States]]]] ...]]s, the top five producers (in million tonnes) being China (60.0), United States (46.0), Germany (16.5), India (15.8) and Canada (14.0).<ref>[http://mineral

|primary user= [[Royal Air Force]] ...apidly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.

[[File:Temazepam DOJ.jpg|thumb|15 & 30 mg capsules ([[United States|US]])]] The United States Air Force uses temazepam as one of the hypnotics approved as "no-go pills" to help av

{{Also|Air-laid paper}} Pressing the sheet removes the water by force. Once the water is forced from the sheet, felt (not to be confused with the

The [[United States Air Force]] introduced a radar absorbent paint made from both [[ferrofluid]]ic and no

...0px|[[B-2 Spirit]] stealth bomber of the [[United States Air Force|U.S Air Force]].]]

...'t'' is in Celsius and ''d'' is the specific gravity at 15 °C.<ref>United States Bureau of Standards, "Thermal Properties of Petroleum Products". Miscellan ...bon dioxide and other gases or chemicals into the reservoir. In the United States, primary production methods account for less than 40% of the oil produced o

...ns]] through electron loss,<ref name="morty"/> reacting with oxygen in the air to form [[oxide]]s over changing timescales (iron [[rust]]s over years, whi ...|tensile]] (pulling) force, [[compressive strength|compressive]] (pushing) force, [[Simple shear|shear]], [[bending]] or [[torsion (mechanics)|torsion]] (tw

...ons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic ef }}</ref> [[Operation Allied Force|bombing of Serbia]], and the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news

...hydrocarbon chains that consist of thousand of atoms, the total attractive force between the molecules is large. However, when the polymer is heated (or, e ...t require a 15 minute thermal barrier) according to [[Building code#United States|US building codes]]. A growing use of EPS in construction is [[Insulating c

...leloading]] rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. [[Quarter (United States coin)|Coin]] (diameter 24 mm) for comparison.]] ...tion of the powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it from the muzzle at high speed, but not enough to rupture the [[gun barre

...e the pipe, then rapidly spun on a table before it could cool. Centrifugal force shaped the hot globe of glass into a round, flat sheet. The sheet would the ...tempered laminated glass) it remains in the opening and can withstand more force for a longer period of time, making it much more difficult to get through.

...teel by the amount of chromium present. Carbon steel rusts when exposed to air and moisture. This iron oxide film (the rust) is active and accelerates cor Similar developments were taking place contemporaneously in the United States, where Christian Dantsizen and Frederick Becket were industrializing [[Ferr

Western Redcedar is native to the northwestern [[United States]] and southwestern [[Canada]], from southeastern [[Alaska]] and [[British C ...ture/Compendium/WesternRedcedar.htm Western redcedar]</ref> and the United States<ref name="Silvics"/><ref>USDA Plants Profile: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/

...Asked Questions."]</ref> In the [[Pacific Northwest]] region of the United States, historically the leading producer of this product, such shingles are gener ...ver a little too far, the whirling blade tosses drops of deep red into the air, and a finger, a hand, or part of an arm comes sliding down the slick chute

...p is exported to the United States than to any other country, the [[United States Government]] does not consistently distinguish between [[marijuana]] and th ...only, though inaccurately, called "drying") to become solid on exposure to air, similar to [[linseed]] oil, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of oi

...title = Minerals commodity summary - cement - 2007 | publisher=US [[United States Geographic Service]]|date=2007-06-01|url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/ ...ust 2008}} More than {{convert|55000|mi|km}} of [[highway]]s in the United States are paved with this material. [[Reinforced concrete]], [[prestressed concre

...Commission (a classification later withdrawn). In 1993, the [[California]] Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted an airborne toxic control measure (ATCM) to ...er weight of absorbed solvent may cause the textile to fail under [[normal force]] during the extraction cycle unless the mesh bag provides mechanical suppo

* T_d = [[Dry-bulb temperature]] (normal air temperature) The WBGT index was developed by the [[United States Marine Corps]] (Drs. David Minard and Constantine Yaglou) at [[Marine Corps

...enforcement of order. In fact, once cancer has begun to develop, this same force continues to drive the progression of cancer towards more invasive stages, ...x |pmid=12028500}}</ref> Indeed, [[lung cancer]] death rates in the United States have mirrored [[tobacco smoking|smoking]] patterns, with increases in smoki

...is more likely to cause health problems, as asbestos exists in the ambient air at low levels, which itself does not cause health problems.<ref>http://www. Six minerals are defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] as "asbestos" including that belonging to

...tration|United States]] standards. The European Union has implemented the United Nations' GHS into EU law as the [[CLP Regulation]]. ...ries to implement a hazard classification and communication system. The [[United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development]] (UNCED) recognized

[[Image:Controlled impact demonstration dummies.jpg|thumb|right|NASA air safety experiment ([[Controlled Impact Demonstration|CID project]])]] ...d in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air travel]].

...cial government [[regulation]], and regulatory bodies such as the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] and the Health & Consumer Protection Dire ...An Information Exchange with NIOSH |accessdate=2008-04-13|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref>

...obability and the level of impact of a specific hazard. The equation below states that the hazard multiplied by the populations’ vulnerability to that haza ...njuries sustained by the victim, outside temperature, and victim access to air and water, the vast majority of those affected by a disaster will die withi

...mon, Nadia. 2008. ‘Reducing The Risks’, Training and Coaching Today, United Kingdom, pg.14) Different states take different approaches to legislation, regulation, and enforcement.

...[[United States]] as well as in [[Local government|local]] laws in several states. "'''Right to Know'''" laws take two forms: Community Right to Know and Wo ...hemicals. They demanded information about what was being released into the air they breathed and the water they drank. This movement helped create several

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...manganese dioxide, or [[hydrogen chloride]] gas oxidized catalytically by air to form elemental chlorine gas. ...cessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref> He called it "''dephlogisticated muriatic acid air''" since it is a gas (then called "airs") and it came from [[hydrochloric a

...most common cause of wildfires varies throughout the world. In the United States, Canada, and Northwest China, for example, lightning is the major source o ...d to sufficient heat and has an adequate supply of oxygen from the ambient air. A high moisture content usually prevents ignition and slows propagation, b

...ell as the growing use of metal as a building material, was also a driving force in the tremendous growth of the iron industry during this period. Inventio Mining in the [[United States]] became prevalent in the 19th century, and the [[General Mining Act of 187

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...n how deer mice that live in the mountains are able to survive in the thin air that accompanies high altitudes. A researcher from the University of Nebras ...ergy form of oxygen, and the lowest energy forms of the relevant oxidation states of iron, are these:

*[[Augustine's laws]] - on air force management. Named for [[Norman Augustine]]. * [[Charles's law]] — States that at constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of a gas increases or

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...| number = 3 | date = July 1980 | pages = 198–210 | publisher = Western States Folklore Society | url = http://www.jstor.org/stable/1499801 | journal = We ...t include similar hormones. It was released by the President of the United States of America to start the world over, killing almost all adults within 2 week

...effect was discovered by [[Kenneth H. Cooper]] for the [[United States Air Force]] in the late 1960s. Cooper coined the term "Training Effect" for this.<ref

...ries, but remain legal under federal law in the USA and Canada. Several US states have made it illegal under state law. ; United Kingdom: Spice was legal in the United Kingdom until December 2009, when it was classified as a [[Class B drug#Cla

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