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Five classes a year train about 50 students each in a grueling three week class. For the first two weeks, class begins at 4:00 a.m. with a five-mile run, physical training, breakfast and classes. In the final week, the day begins with a helicopter jump, with assessment of patrolling practically nonstop until students arrive back at the school.
Operation Barbarossa is the English rendering of the German "Unternehmen Barbarossa." Barbarossa or `Redbeard' (Frederick I) lived from 1123 AD to 1190 and was both King of Germany and Holy Roman emperor from 1152–90. He made a sustained attempt to subdue Italy and the papacy, but was eventually defeated at the battle of Legnano in 1176.
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
U.S. Marines on a recon mission during a field training exercise in 2003. In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.
The following is a handy reference for editors, listing various common spelling differences between national varieties of English. Please note: If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences.
The variability of R Coronae Borealis was discovered by English astronomer Edward Pigott in 1795. [13] In 1935 it was the first star shown to have a different chemical composition to the Sun via spectral analysis. [17] R Coronae Borealis is the prototype of the R Coronae Borealis class of variable stars.
Borealis, a documentary film directed by Kevin McMahon; Borealis Records, a Canadian record label; Borealis, a ship in the Half-Life and Portal video game series; Borealis, the Freezing Fog , a creature from the 2022 video game Elden Ring; Borealis, a song from the 2019 album Good Faith by French music producer Madeon
ζ Coronae Borealis, Latinised as Zeta Coronae Borealis, is the Bayer designation of a double star in the constellation Corona Borealis. The two components are separated by six arc-seconds and share the same Hipparcos catalogue number and Flamsteed designation .