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  2. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Wikipedia

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    The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide.It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

  3. American Red Cross - Wikipedia

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    The American Red Cross in the war was a quasi-state organization and a non-governmental organization, as it was not officially part of the United States Government. The American Red Cross in the war focused principally on overseas civilian aid and not domestic disaster relief.

  4. List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Wikipedia

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    The German Red Cross (DRK) was founded in 1921, bringing together various independent Red Cross associations that had previously operated autonomously within the German states. These regional branches trace their origins back to the former independent members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

  5. DRF Luftrettung - Wikipedia

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    The fleet consists of 60 helicopters, recognizable by their red and white colours, flying in Germany and abroad. The helicopters deployed for rescue operations are MBB/Kawasaki BK 117, Eurocopter EC145/H145, and Eurocopter EC135/H135. Helicopters of the type Bell 412 were retired at the end of 2015. The DRF Luftrettung was the first operator of ...

  6. Operation Jaque - Wikipedia

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    An official Red Cross spokesman told CNN that "the International Committee of the Red Cross cannot confirm that its logo and/or the Red Cross emblem were used ... the ICRC maintains an ongoing confidential dialogue with the Colombian authorities on a variety of humanitarian issues, including news reports that the Red Cross emblem may have been ...

  7. Emergency Communications Response Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The ECRV, or Emergency Communications Response Vehicle, was designed and created for the American Red Cross by Disaster Services Communications paid and volunteer staff, to provide communications links between disaster relief operations and the Disaster Operation Center. However, as of February 21, 2013, the ECRV has been phased out in favor of ...

  8. American Red Cross Motor Corps - Wikipedia

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    Red Cross Motor Corps (1917) American Red Cross Motor Corps (also known as American Red Cross Motor Service) was founded in 1917 by the American Red Cross (ARC). [1] The service was composed of women and it was developed to render supplementary aid to the U.S. Army and Navy in transporting troops and supplies during World War I, and to assist other ARC workers in conducting their various ...

  9. Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church - Wikipedia

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    [165] [166] [167] FAA flight data showed that one helicopter hovered below 100 feet (30 m) near a crowd by Capital One Arena. [164] The use of a helicopter with Red Cross markings for a law enforcement action was also criticized. Misuse of the Red Cross symbol is prohibited by the First Geneva Convention. [166]