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"Dust Off" was the tactical call sign for medical evacuation missions first used in 1963 by Major Lloyd E. Spencer, Commander of the U.S. Army 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance). It became famous after an article by Peter Arnett described the death of his successor in command, Major Charles L. Kelly , on 1 July 1964 and his dying ...
The laser diode in a holographic sight uses more power and has more complex driving electronics than a standard LED of an equivalent brightness, reducing the amount of time a holographic sight can run on a single set of batteries compared to a red dot sight, [7] around 600 hours for typical holographic sights, compared to sometimes up to tens ...
A USAF Airman using an M4 carbine with an AN/PEQ-15 laser sight U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division using IR laser sights seen through a night vision device on a training exercise in Iraq. The use of laser sights is associated with increased accuracy in general, increasing the probability of hitting the target especially in low light conditions.
Earlier this week, the chlorine smoke closed schools and led to a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta while some were told to evacuate after emergency officials ...
Ukraine has developed a laser weapon capable of shooting down targets from more than a mile away, the country’s drone force commander has claimed. Speaking at a defense summit in Kyiv this week ...
AN/PEQ-2, AN/PEQ-2A, AN/PEQ-2B, AN/PEQ-2C [1] General Specifications; Weight: 210 g (excluding batteries and mount) IR Laser Specifications; IR Laser Class: I, IIIb: IR Laser Output : 25 mW: IR Laser Divergence : 0.3 mrad: IR Laser Wavelength : 830 nm: IR Illuminator Specifications; IR Illuminator Class: IIIb: IR Illuminator Output : 30 mW
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 84, underwent a successful hip replacement surgery after falling while in Luxembourg with a congressional delegation, her office said Saturday.
The time required to remove half of the chloramine from 10 US gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) of water by boiling is 26.6 minutes, whereas the half-life of free chlorine in boiling 10 gallons of water is only 1.8 minutes. [16] Aging may take weeks to remove chloramines, whereas chlorine disappears in a few days. [17] [18]