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  2. USS Idaho (BB-42) - Wikipedia

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    Idaho spent most of the 1920s and 1930s in the Pacific Fleet, where she conducted routine training exercises. Like her sister ships , she was modernized in the early 1930s. In mid-1941, before the United States entered World War II , Idaho and her sisters were sent to join the Neutrality Patrols that protected American shipping during the ...

  3. Action of 11 January 1944 - Wikipedia

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    Tally-Ho was patrolling from her base at Trincomalee, Ceylon searching for Japanese vessels and on 9 January, sighted the Japanese light cruiser Kuma off Penang. Kuma was on anti-submarine warfare exercises. She was flanked by destroyers and Tally-Ho could not get within range. She was able to plot the Japanese's route in and out of Penang and ...

  4. Check sheet - Wikipedia

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    When the information is quantitative, the check sheet is sometimes called a tally sheet. [ 1 ] The check sheet is one of the so-called Seven Basic Tools of Quality Control .

  5. Fleet problem - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of maneuvers during Fleet Problem I. From their first announcement, the fleet problems were national news. On 25 December 1922, the New York Times reported about the upcoming exercises for the first time, proclaiming that "all eighteen of the battleships which the United States Government is permitted to retain by the five-power naval treaty will be engaged in these manoeuvres ...

  6. Chocks Away - Wikipedia

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    At the end of a mission - successful or otherwise - a player will be presented with a tally of kills, including the player's own aircraft if the mission has been unsuccessful. In addition to the missions the game includes skirmish-style scenarios, ranging from simple landing and takeoff exercises to dogfights through to attacking a large enemy ...

  7. Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over ...

  8. Foxcroft School - Wikipedia

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    A new Activities Center was built in 2013, housing a multi-purpose double-box gym (Leipheimer Gym). While commonly used for basketball and volleyball, it is frequently converted to indoor practice spaces for field hockey, tennis, and lacrosse. Encircling the top of the double-box is a two-lane track, around which various exercise machines sit.

  9. Tactical victory - Wikipedia

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    The definition of tactical victory may become blurred in large-scale tactical maneuvering of troops in division-sized formations or the operational goals of company-sized units to exercise control of important positions, as they contribute in different ways to the success or the failure of operations and strategy.