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  2. Caving equipment - Wikipedia

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    Caver in an Alabama cave showing common caving wear: coveralls, helmet-mounted lights, heavy boots and gloves. Caving equipment is equipment used by cavers and speleologists to aid and protect them while exploring caves. The term may also be used to refer to equipment used to document caves, such as photographic and surveying equipment.

  3. Committee to Protect Journalists - Wikipedia

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    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization based in New York City, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The American Journalism Review has called the organization, "Journalism's Red Cross."

  4. Miner's cap - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a white material (linen) and served in the Middle Ages to protect the miner when descending below ground (unter Tage). Later it was replaced by the miner's hat ( Fahrhut or Schachthut ), from which the leather cap or helmet were developed and subsequently today's mining helmets .

  5. Miner's habit - Wikipedia

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    At work, the miner of the Middle Ages in Europe wore the normal costume for his local region – pit trousers (Grubenhose), shoes and miner's jacket (Bergkittel).. Only gradually was the typical miner's uniform created by the addition of unmistakable elements of miner's apparel such as the miner's apron (Arschleder), knee pads (Kniebügel), miner's cap (Fahrhaube or Fahrkappe, later pit hat ...

  6. Strichtarn - Wikipedia

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    Strichtarn was designed with broken vertical red-brown lines on a grey-green field, which was also known as the raindrop pattern. [1] [2] The patterns made for the Strichtarn consisted of Type 1, which was made from 1965 to 1967, [2] and the Type 2, which was made from 1967 to 1990. [2] The pattern is also seen as helmet covering for the M56 ...

  7. List of combat helmets - Wikipedia

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    PASGT-style helmet with four-point retention strap system and velcro-attached head pad system. Also used by NZDF since the 2000s. LShZ 1+ Russia 2012 Russian Special Forces, FSB, Syrian Army: M02 Composite Helmet: Finland: Finnish Defence Forces: Upgraded PASGT-style helmet, replacing the Gefechtshelm M92-style M/92 Komposiittikypärä helmet.

  8. John Deane (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    He is credited with first teaching the Royal Sappers & Miners and Royal Engineers to dive during the salvage of the Royal George, 1839–40. Deane is known to have given a series of lectures in 1847 on "diving and submarine operations" at the Assembly Rooms in Whitstable .

  9. Headlamp (outdoor) - Wikipedia

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    Headlamp attached to a helmet. A headlamp, headlight, or head torch is a light source affixed to the head typically for outdoor activities at night or in dark conditions such as caving, orienteering, hiking, skiing, backpacking, camping, mountaineering or mountain biking. Headlamps may also be used in adventure races.