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2003 United States Air Force proposal [ edit ] A system described in the 2003 United States Air Force report called Hypervelocity Rod Bundles [ 10 ] was that of 20-foot-long (6.1 m), 1-foot-diameter (0.30 m) tungsten rods that are satellite-controlled and have global strike capability, with impact speeds of Mach 10.
The Staff of Moses, also known as the Rod of Moses or Staff of God, is mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus , the staff ( Hebrew : מַטֶּה , romanized : maṭṭe , translated "rod" in the King James Bible ) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and ...
The flag of the Surgeon General of the United States Army, depicting the Caduceus. Army Medical Department regimental coat of arms (1863) uses the Rod of Asclepius. Widespread confusion regarding the supposed medical significance apparently arose as a result of events in the United States that occurred in the second half of the 19th century. [7]
The green staff entwined with a green serpent combined two symbols: the Rod of Aesculapius from classical mythology, symbolic of medicine and healing; and the color green associated with US Army regular physicians during the last half of the 19th century. The colors Argent (silver/white) and Gules (red) are those associated with the flag of the ...
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The "Shepherd's Crook," the original insignia authorized for U.S. Army chaplains, 1880–1888, and still included as part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental insignia Early army chaplain uniforms used the color black as a symbol of a ministerial presence, before corps insignia had been instituted WWI Army uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia WWI Army dress uniform coat with ...
The rods wouldnt come from GOD, theyd come from the United States Air Force. WHUMP !!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.219.235.164 17:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC) This article would benefit from a description of the effects of a Kinetic strike. Is there such a scientific paper out there?
The Rod of Asclepius is the dominant symbol for professional healthcare associations in the United States. One survey found that 62% of professional healthcare associations used the rod of Asclepius as their symbol. [33] The same survey found that 76% of commercial healthcare organizations use the caduceus.