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Military watches are believed to have received their name from a German military request for a soldier in a watch house, otherwise known as a guard tower. One story tells that the military wristwatches came into use when a German naval officer needed to know the time but could not pull out a pocket watch since both his hands were busy operating the machine.
The Presidential Security Command, (PSC) [1] formerly known as Presidential Security Group (PSG), is a Philippine close protection agency. [ Note 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the primary agency concerned with providing close-in security and escort to the President of the Philippines , their immediate families, former presidents of the Philippines as well as ...
In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. [1] [2] Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris FC, created in 1969, with Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15 km west of Paris and founded in 1904, won promotion to Division 2.
Cartridge: 7.62×51mm NATO: Action: Roller-delayed blowback: Muzzle velocity: 868 m/s (2,848 ft/s) (Bullet velocities are highly variable as this metric is dependent on bullet weight and both the powder used and the weight of the powder charge.
MIL-W-46374 is a specification first published on October 30, 1964, [1] for US military watches. [2] The 46374 was specified as an accurate, disposable watch. In its span, it encompassed metal and plastic cased watches with both mechanical and quartz movements. [2] The 46374 replaced the MIL-W-3818, reducing cost and inheriting the dial from ...
The Special Reaction Unit is a part of the Presidential Security Command, which serves as its main counter-terrorist unit among the other nine organic units. [1] It's not to be confused with the Special Reaction Unit of the Philippine National Police's Maritime Group, since they share the same name.
The first watch that somebody adapted to wear on a wrist is unknown. The first series of purpose-made men’s wristwatches was produced by Girard-Perregaux in 1880 for the German Navy. [5] During World War I numerous companies, including Omega, Longines, Elgin and others produced wristwatches for the military. [3] [4] Rolex also produced trench ...
In May 2018, Thomas Tuchel signed a two-year contract with PSG [68] and in the 2019–20 season, PSG won the Ligue 1 for the 9th time in their history, despite the season ending prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also reclaimed the Coupe de France defeating Saint-Étienne in the final and won the last-ever Coupe de la Ligue defeating ...