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Blue Ridge is the oldest deployed warship of the U.S. Navy, following the decommissioning of USS Denver. [3] Blue Ridge, as the U.S. Navy's active commissioned ship having the longest total period as active, flies the First Navy Jack instead of the jack of the United States. [4] Blue Ridge is expected to remain in service until 2039. [5] [6] [7]
The order of operations, that is, the order in which the operations in an expression are usually performed, results from a convention adopted throughout mathematics, science, technology and many computer programming languages.
An artist's impression of a LOSAT system firing from a CCVL chassis [1]. The MGM-166 LOSAT (Line-of-Sight Anti-Tank) was a United States anti-tank missile system designed by Lockheed Martin (originally Vought) to defeat tanks and other individual targets.
The rocket caught fire, just before launch, and the LES carried the crew capsule clear, seconds before the rocket exploded. The crew were subjected to an acceleration of 14 to 17 g (140 to 170 m/s 2) for five seconds and were badly bruised. Reportedly, the capsule reached an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) and landed 4 kilometers (2.5 mi ...
Rockets Red Glare, subtitled "An Operational and Strategic Study of the War of 1812 in North America", is a board wargame published by Simulations Canada in 1980 that simulates the War of 1812. The game's title is taken from the American national anthem The Star Spangled Banner , written by poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the ...
The Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS) was designed to provide a reliable and survivable emergency communications method for the United States National Command Authority, using a UHF repeater placed atop a Blue Scout rocket or Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile.
The 7.2-Inch Demolition Rocket, also known as the T37, was a 7.2-inch (180 mm) rocket developed and used by the United States military during World War II. Derived from the " Mousetrap " anti-submarine rocket , it was intended for use in demolishing concrete bunkers and fortifications, and saw use from August 1944.
Blue Flag is an exercise of the United States Air Force that trains participants at the operational level of war. It is administered by the 505th Combat Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field with the goal of every numbered Air Force to participate every two years.