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Nuclear football. The nuclear football, officially the Presidential Emergency Satchel, is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the president of the United States to communicate and authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers, such as the White House Situation Room or the Presidential Emergency Operations ...
Operation Flagship was a sting operation jointly organized by the United States Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. that resulted in the arrest of 101 wanted fugitives on December 15, 1985. The fugitives voluntarily went to the Washington Convention Center, responding to an invite sent by a fictitious ...
Here, Morris Knolls High School of Denville, New Jersey is running the veer option. An option offense is an American football offensive system in which a key player (usually the quarterback) has several "options" of how each play will proceed based upon the actions of the defense. Traditionally, option-based offenses rely on running plays ...
In this week's Monster Matchup, Westside (5-1) came out on top against Kearney (5-1) after having to change playing fields due to safety reasons: 42-14.
In this week's Monster Matchup, Bennington topples Elkhorn High 41-21, keeping their undefeated season alive at 5-0.
Operation Credible Sport was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran.The concept included using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer stadium in Tehran.
One-platoon system. Members of the 1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football team, whose positions were listed in their college yearbook simply as backs (four, standing) and linemen (seven, kneeling). The one-platoon system, also known as " iron man football ", is a rule-driven substitution pattern in American football whereby the same players were ...
The following is a list of common and historically significant formations in American football. In football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the field. Many variations are possible on both sides of the ball, depending on the strategy being employed. On offense, the formation must include at least seven ...