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...k song sung by military personnel while running or marching. In the United States, these cadences are sometimes called jody calls or jodies, after Jody, a re In the United States, what are now known as cadences were called jody call or jody (also jodie)

...United States Army Rangers, and is also adopted by Rangers in other armed forces around the world. It was initiated by then-LTC Leuer and his Command Sergea *[[Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)#Quartermaster Creed|Quartermaster Creed]]

...Sustainment (formerly combat service support (CSS)) branch of the [[United States Army]]. It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others be {{see also|Quartermaster General (United States)}}

The '''U.S. Soldier's Creed''' is a standard that all [[United States Army]] personnel are encouraged to adhere to. All U.S. Army enlisted person ...Man Behind: Recovering America’s Fallen Warriors'' Wong, Leonard, Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 31, No. 4, 599-622 (2005)</ref>

|Ship country=United States |Ship complement=8 [[officer (armed forces)|officer]]s<br />201 [[enlisted rank|enlisted]]

|[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]

...aircraft entering or approaching the air space of the northwestern United States. On Labor Day 1957, ''Vance'' drew emergency duty—an engineering casualty ...t escort ship was rapidly approaching obsolescence. However, as the United States stepped up its efforts to aid the South Vietnamese government in countering

...in the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[United Kingdom]] and back to the United States. Here is a list of the ETO convoys: The ships maintained a condition of modified general quarters and stationed armed guards on shore. A detail headed by ''Thomas J. Gary''{{'}}s communications

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

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...ry 1960 ''Escape'' got underway to assist in [[Project Mercury]], a United States space-flight program. She continued to give essential support to the fleet * [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic)

The '''''Barnegat'' class''' was a large class of [[United States Navy]] small [[seaplane tender]]s built during [[World War II]]. Thirty wer ..., repairs, and berthing for assigned [[seaplane]] squadrons, and were well-armed so that they could serve as the primary line of defense of the seaplane bas

|wars= <li>[[United States invasion of Panama|U.S. invasion of Panama]]<ref name="amnestysweden">http: ...lb]]) <ref name="mcmanners2003">McManners, Hugh (2003). ''Ultimate Special Forces''. DK Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-7894-9973-6.</ref>

|origin={{flagcountry|United States}} ...Grenade Launcher used by the [[German Army]] and other [[Europe]]an armed forces.

|used_by=[[United States Navy]]<br>[[Royal Hellenic Navy]] ...duty aboard two of the American battleships of the [[6th Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)#Reformation|6th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet]], it was never

...it calls [[High-Low System|High-Low Propulsion System]] which keeps recoil forces with in the boundaries of infantry weapon. Presented on this page is a basi ...y rifles, development commenced on non-explosive cartridges to allow those armed with grenade launchers to engage targets at shorter ranges safely.

...of the western [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred to simply as the '''''Bofors gun'''''. ...the year before, this became known as the '''40&nbsp;mm akan M/32'''. Most forces referred to it as the '''Bofors 40&nbsp;mm L/60''', although the barrel was

The Swedish armed forces have phased out the Kpist m/45 submachine gun from inventory, officially de ...S Navy had ended most SEAL missions in Asia. Many of the m/45's used by US forces and agencies were "sanitized", which means that they were devoid of any mar

Aside from use in naval service, boat howitzers saw service with the land forces as well. The boat howitzers were occasionally used in artillery batteries, ...be left behind during the unit's withdraw and were captured by Confederate forces.

| origin = [[United States]] ...the [[US armed forces]], as well as by [[NATO]]'s and some other nations' forces in ground vehicles and watercraft.

|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

...ting down enemy bombers. Some of the aircraft deploying, or intended to be armed, with the MK 108 were [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]], [[Messerschmitt Bf 110]], [ ...its adoption was much slower than usual in reaching British night-bombing forces, as there were rarely any survivors from the attacks to report the new thre

| origin = {{Flagcountry|United States}} ...t has been replaced by the Mark 19 in service with the United States Armed Forces.

| origin = United States ...']] and [[USCG Maritime Security Cutter, Large|''Legend'']] class [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]] and the navies of 23 allied nations.{{Citation

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...ionary, or moving targets on the surface or in the air. This gave American forces a technological advantage in WWII against the Japanese who did not develop ...urned back just before it could have finished off survivors of the lightly armed task force of screening escorts and escort carriers of Taffy 3. The [[Battl

{{flag|United States}} The TEC-9 was not accepted by any armed forces leading to its use as a civilian gun. The civilian model of the TEC-9 quick

...IJN had fewer [[battleship]]s than the U.S. Navy, IJN planned to use light forces ([[light cruiser]]s, [[destroyer]]s, and [[submarine]]s) to whittle down th ...ts]] offering protection against splinters, and tube reloaders. While IJN armed nearly all of its cruisers with Type 93s, no American heavy cruisers, and o

...nued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and [[Yugoslavia]]. It was considered to be a capa ...June 1938, p. 631.</ref> On 19 June 1937, the first prototype Oxford, ''[[United Kingdom military aircraft serials|L4534]]'', conducted its [[maiden flight|

...nce resource produced by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] of the United States with [[almanac]]-style information about the [[List of countries|countries ...le from the other 270 country listings. }}</ref> As a [[Work of the United States Government|work of the U.S. government]], it is in the [[public domain]].<r

...ons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic ef ...e/faq16.cfm How much depleted uranium hexafluoride is stored in the United States]</ref><ref>[http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/documents/index.cfm Depleted UF<

...int Oil Analysis Program]] (JOAP) involving all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The JOAP results proved conclusively that increases in component wear coul

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...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 ...most technical and financial assistance for recovery efforts in the United States.<ref name=haddow />

..." and are not believed to have been carried out by a [[government]] or its forces (see [[state terrorism]] and [[state-sponsored terrorism]]). *{{flagicon|United States}} March 15: armed members of [[FALN]] raided the campaign headquarters of President [[Jimmy C

...who was nationally known for being one of the few doctors in the [[United States]] to perform [[late-term abortion]]s, was shot and killed by '''Scott Roede Calling the murder "an abhorrent act of violence", [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]] announced,

...confused with a [[Sovereign state|political state]] or [[nation]] that is armed and aggressive.</ref> More precisely, a person or group which is in a psych ...[[Geneva Conventions]] gives lawful combatant status to those engaging in armed conflicts against alien (or foreign) [[Military occupation|occupation]], [[

.... [[Image:US Customs and Border Protection officers.jpg|thumb|250px|United States Customs and Border Protection officers]] ...to include limited response and containment by local military and civilian forces."'' <ref name=JP1-02 />

...nstituted authority (for example, an authority recognised as such by the [[United Nations]]) when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognised as [[ ...power, and thus Confederate warships were given the same rights as United States warships in foreign ports.

...ted comprehensive definition of terrorism. During the 1970s and 1980s, the United Nations attempts to define the term foundered mainly due to differences of ...igious or any other nature that may be invoked to justify them." <ref>1994 United Nations Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism annex

|publisher=[[United Nations]] *'''1989'''. [[United States of America|United States]]: premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncomb

...via)|Yugoslav partisans]] of [[World War II]]. In the same conflict, the [[United Kingdom|British]] leadership had extensive plans for the use of such resist ...as a backup for the possibility of a [[Communist]] seizure of the [[United States]].

...alif Deen. [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=29633 POLITICS: U.N. Member States Struggle to Define Terrorism], [[Inter Press Service]], 25 July 2005.</ref> ...ef name=tws11janx33225/> and potentially legitimize the state's own use of armed force against opponents (such use of force may itself be described as "terr

...surrender, authorities sometimes employ armed [[Counter-terrorism|special forces]] to attempt a rescue of the hostages (notably [[Operation Entebbe]]). ...n Rickards]], flying a [[Ford Tri-Motor]], was approached on the ground by armed revolutionaries. He refused to fly them anywhere and after a ten day stand-

...ng hostages as security for the carrying out of a treaty between civilized states is now obsolete. The last occasion was at the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in ...acts of war or violence by persons not members of the recognized military forces of the enemy.

...ts in which a small group of [[combatant]]s including, but not limited to, armed civilians (or "regulars") use [[military tactics]], like [[ambush]]es, [[sa ...on of 1857]], as well as by [[Pazhassi Raja]] of [[Kerala]] to fight the [[United Kingdom|British]].

...el Muhammad, professor of religious studies at San Diego State University, states, regarding his discussion with the critic Robert Spencer, that "when I am t ...sed as a last resort.<ref>[[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]] in his Quranic commentary states that: "In case of family jars four steps are mentioned, to be taken in that

...it (economics)|profit]]. The ''[[Organized Crime Control Act]]'' ([[United States|U.S.]], 1970) defines organized crime as "The unlawful activities of [...] ...ed in [[Sicily]], known to its members as [[Cosa Nostra]]. In the [[United States]], "the Mafia" generally refers to the [[American Mafia|Italian American Ma

...fghanistan, including 34,000 U.S. troops, and some 150,000 Afghan security forces. '''They face an estimated 7,000 to 11,000 insurgents''', according to U.S. |international = [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Pakistan]], [[United Arab Emirates]] (before [[September 11 attacks|11 September attacks]])

...], [[United Kingdom]], Afghan National Army, Iraqi Armed Forces, Coalition Forces/Tribes, [[Canada]], [[NATO]], [[European Union]], [[ASEAN]], [[African Unio ...</ref><br />Designated as [[Terrorism Act 2000|Proscribed Group]] by the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Home Office]]<ref name=UKTerrorList>{{Cite web|url=http://ww

...iologist]] and former [[Biological warfare|bioweaponeer]] for the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]. ...ical warfare]] (BW) program at [[Fort Detrick]], [[Maryland|MD]], [[United States|U.S.]] beginning in 1951. After biological weapons development was disconti

...Commission]] in [[Iraq]]. His strongly misleading [[Congress of the United States|Congressional]] testimonial about the [[Weapons of mass destruction|WMD]] c ...q]], Spertzel provided testimony to the [[United States House Committee on Armed Services]] on September 10, 2002.

...oversaw a vast program of BW facilities. In 1992 he defected to the United States, has become an American citizen, and makes his living as a [[biodefense]] c ===Defection to the United States===

..., [[NBC News]], ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[National Enquirer]]'', [[United States Senate|Senators]] [[Tom Daschle]] and [[Patrick Leahy]] ...a offices and two [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]]s, killing five people and infecting 17 others. The e

*Manpower: Abu Sayyaf forces in [[Basilan]] and in [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] were, by June 2003, believed ...ces in counter terror and counter guerrilla operations, but as a status of forces agreement and under Philippine law are not allowed to engage in direct comb

...and Exile |work=Human Rights Law |publisher=[http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/ United Nations Cyber Schoolbus] | url =http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrigh ...t]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Human Rights Violations by the Indonesian Armed Forces |work=Human Rights |publisher=[http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch] | ur

...in [[Al Anbar Governorate|Anbar Province]] in 2005 to become an [[ad-hoc]] armed force across the country in less than a year.<ref name=Seeds/> ...Nuri al-Maliki]] has warned the US-armed 'concerned local citizens' are an armed Sunni opposition in the making, and has argued that such groups should be u

...l-Qaeda]] leader [[Osama bin Laden]] which was linked to the [[1998 United States embassy bombings]] in [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]<ref name="SF Gate">[http:/ .... Gedo district seats of Lugh, Balad Hawo and Burdubo were all run by IAIA forces. Lugh was entirely governed by AIAI. At the time, there were other regional

| citizenship = [[United Kingdom|British]]/ [[Pakistan]]i ...detainment camp]], in [[Cuba]], by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]] for nearly three years.<ref name=AkronBeacon060616>[[Davi

...eir different missions and focus. DoD’s focus is on protecting the armed forces prior to exposure, whereas HHS’s focus is on response to threats to the c [[Category:United States Department of Health and Human Services]]

...s gained notoriety in describing secret [[prison]]s operated by the United States (U.S.) [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), generally outside of U.S. ter ...ails in these countries. While the US and host countries have signed the [[United Nations Convention Against Torture]], CIA officers are allowed to use what

...ction of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Albert T. Church]], an officer in the [[United States Navy]]. Church was then the Naval [[Inspector General]]. ...vestigate the interrogation and incarceration of detainees in the [[United States]] "[[war on terror]]", in [[Afghanistan]], [[Iraq]] and [[Guantanamo Bay de

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...iveNews.aspx?Id=1394366&SM=1</ref> the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]]. Other nations who have participated include [[Australia]], [[Italy]], [[ |publisher=[[United States Navy]]

...[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]] and [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence Committees]] chairmen ...members who also serve on the judiciary, foreign/international relations, armed services, and appropriations committees. <br>

...://cfrterrorism.org/groups/american.html Militant Extremists in the United States - Council on Foreign Relations<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The statutory definition of domestic terrorism in the United States has changed many times over the years; also, it can be argued that acts of

...F.svg|30px|link=United States Air Force|United States Air Force]] [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]]<br />[[File:CIA.svg|30px|link=Central Intelligen The [[United States government]], led by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s [[Special Activi

...nemy combatant''' is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov ...emy combatant])</ref> Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war."

...he [[U.S. Department of State]] (similar to the [[Great Seal of the United States]]), the seal of the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], and the seal of the [[F ...en indicted by sitting Federal [[Grand jury|grand juries]] in the [[United States district court]]s, for alleged crimes of [[terrorism]]. The initial list wa

...s not subject to a [[statute of limitations]]. On December 20, 2006, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopted the [[International Convention for the P ...paramilitary and guerrilla groups during the nation's ongoing [[Colombian armed conflict|internal conflict]]. In 2008, the corpses of 300 victims were iden

...nt of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] and the [[United States Department of Justice|US Department of Justice]]'s Office of Justice Progra ...nd state and local level government. {{As of|2009|7|df=US}}, the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] recognize

...y did not wear the uniform of (or claim membership in) any country's armed forces. [[Category:Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States]]

...s|U.S.]] would send approximately two hundred [[United States Army Special Forces]] soldiers to Georgia to train Georgian troops.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Th ...gram began in May 2002 when the US funded the GTEP to train Georgian Armed Forces (12th "Commando" Light Infantry Battalion, 16th Mountain-Infantry Battalion

...he JDL has been involved in plotting terrorist attacks within the [[United States]].<ref name=fbi />. ...s have been linked to violent, and sometimes deadly, attacks in the United States, including the killing of [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]] r

...October 17, 2006. Drafted in the wake of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s decision on ''[[Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]]'',<ref name="nytimes ...alien unlawful enemy combatants engaged in hostilities against the United States for violations of the law of war and other offenses triable by military com

{{Multiple issues|cleanup=January 2010|expert=United States Government|prose=January 2010|tone=January 2010|update=January 2010|date=Ja ...ef> This action was challenged by a number of groups including the United States Congress as unconstitutional. This article examines the scope, nature and

|caption=[[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] during Operation El Dorado. |result=Conflicts ongoing; Taliban regime overthrown but ISAF and Afghan forces continue to take casualties.

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...s]] rejected the legal ground of the Caroline case. In 1842, U.S. [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Daniel Webster]] pointed out that ...using preemptive force is consistent with the terms and purposes of the [[United Nations Charter|U.N. Charter]] and other applicable international agreement

...ted States Constitution]], which vests "the executive power" of the United States in the President. ...e.<ref name="Lessig" /> The former group argue, for example, that [[United States Congress|Congress]]'s power to interfere with intra-executive decision-maki

...vileged combatant/belligerent''' is a [[civilian]] who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of [[International Humanitarian Law]] (IHL) and may b ...anet.org/irr/hr/winter03/unlawful.html "Unlawful Combatants" in the United States: Drawing the Fine Line Between Law and War] [[Human Rights Magazine]] Winte

...tional military campaign led by the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]] with the support of other [[NATO]] and non-NATO countries. The ca Following the [[1998 United States embassy bombings|bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania]],<ref>

...tisfactory substitute for butter, suitable for use by the [[military|armed forces]] and the [[lower class]]es.<ref>''Science Power 9: Atlantic Edition,'' McG === United States ===

...reparations, and even some aircraft that had been outfitted to function as armed [[light bomber]]s. ...success, various models of the aircraft were exported to more than 25 Air Forces of various overseas nations.<ref name = "jackson 4"/> In addition to the mi

The '''Miles M.9 Master''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] two-seat [[monoplane]] advanced trainer built by [[Miles ...Master Fighter''' which were modified to a single-seat configuration, and armed with six [[.303 in]] [[machine gun]]s for use as an [[emergency fighter]],