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The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II.The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) [3] to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Ørland Main Air Station (IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL) (Norwegian: Ørland hovedflystasjon) is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjorden in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county in the center of Norway. Ørland is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is an important air base not only for Norway, but also for NATO.
Also in 1968, the squadron moved to Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, and USAFE Special Order G-62, dated 2 July 1968, renamed the 7 ACS as the 7th Special Operations Squadron (7th SOS), which was also effective on 15 July. During the period from 5 to 18 July, the four C-47s, the remaining C-123s and the two U-10s were returned to CONUS.
The 22nd Commando Regiment (Abbr.: 22 CDO, Malay: Rejimen ke-22 Komando, stylised as Rejimen 22 Komando — 22 Kdo or unofficially Rejimen 22 Komando (Perahu Khas)), specialised in amphibious operations, is a special forces unit within the Malaysian Army.
On 3 September 1964, an Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed into the Straits of Malacca while trying to evade interception by a Javelin FAW.9 of No 60 Squadron. [2] On 30 April 1968, the Gloster Javelins of No 60 Squadron flew their last RAF operational sorties from Tengah and the squadron was disbanded the same day.
After graduating with honours, Moestopo was given command of PETA (Pembela Tanah Air) troops in Sidoarjo; he was later promoted to commander of the troops in Gresik. While in Surabaya, during the Indonesian National Revolution , Moestopo conducted negotiations with British expeditionary forces led by Brigadier Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. Aerial service branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Indonesian Air Force Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara TNI-AU Insignia of the Indonesian Air Force Founded 9 April 1946 ; 78 years ago (1946-04-09) Country Indonesia Type Air force Role Aerial warfare Size 30,100 ...
Friction loss is a significant engineering concern wherever fluids are made to flow, whether entirely enclosed in a pipe or duct, or with a surface open to the air. Historically, it is a concern in aqueducts of all kinds, throughout human history. It is also relevant to sewer lines. Systematic study traces back to Henry Darcy, an aqueduct engineer.