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The 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (第8飛行隊 (dai-hachi-hikoutai)) is a squadron of the 8th Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Tsuiki Air Base, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft.
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. [1] A military base always provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a command center, training ground or proving ground ...
As of 2017, the U.S. Border Patrol operated 17 forward operating bases—12 permanent FOBs and 5 temporary camps—along the U.S.-Mexico border.Five of the nine southwestern Border Patrol sectors—Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Big Bend, and the Rio Grande Valley—have FOBs; the remaining four—San Diego, El Centro, Del Rio, and Laredo—do not. [1]
1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion." The battalion falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine ...
The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder" [1]) was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century.The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm.
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Eighth Air Force is one of two active duty numbered air forces in the Air Force Global Strike Command. Eighth Air Force, with headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, supports U.S. Strategic Command, and is designated as U.S. Strategic Command's Task Force 204, providing on-alert, combat-ready forces to the president.
The brigade became the 155th Armored Brigade on 1 November 1973 when the 30th Armored was split up into separate brigades. [1] 30th Armored assistant commander Brigadier General Guy J. Gravelee Jr. became the first 155th commander, and it took the number of the 155th Infantry Regiment, the oldest Mississippi National Guard unit, which traced its lineage back to 1798.