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The McGuire Rig was fashioned from a 2-inch (51 mm) wide, 15-foot (4.6 m) long A7A nylon cargo tie-down strap with a quick-fit buckle on one end. This was typically cut down to an 8-foot (2.4 m) length and a 18-inch (460 mm) web loop (wrist strap) attached near the top end.
The STABO rig was far more secure, safe and comfortable than the McGuire rig, and perhaps most importantly, it allowed the unrestricted use of the operator's hands, to operate any weapons during the frequently 'hot' extractions from a combat landing or pickup zone. Further, the rig was equally effective if an operator was wounded or unconscious.
The possible offshore lease sale became an issue in the 2009 race for governor of Virginia. [43] The winner, Bob McDonnell, urged during his tenure that the sale take place. [44] In May 2010, President Obama announced his decision to cancel the offshore Virginia lease sale, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [45]
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LOOP's onshore facilities, Fourchon Booster Station and Clovelly Dome Storage Terminal, are located just on-shore in Fourchon and 25 miles (40.2 km) inland near Galliano, Louisiana. The Fourchon Booster Station has four 6,000-hp (4.5 MW) pumps which increase the pressure and crude oil flow en route to the Clovelly Dome Storage Terminal.
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Project DELTA was the first of the Reconnaissance Projects, which were special reconnaissance (SR) units named with a Greek letter.The Reconnaissance Projects were formed by the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) during the Vietnam War to collect operational intelligence in remote areas of South Vietnam.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst: Rams: C-17 Globemaster III: AFRC: 757th Airlift Squadron: Youngstown ARS: Blue Tigers: C-130 Hercules: AFRC: 758th Airlift Squadron: Pittsburgh IAP: C-17 Globemaster III: AFRC: 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron: C-130J: Inactive 773rd Airlift Squadron: Youngstown ARS: Fleagles: C-130 Hercules: Inactive 774th ...