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2. USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) - Wikipedia

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   USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), (formerly USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3), and (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) prior to that) [17] [18] is the first purpose-built expeditionary mobile base vessel (previously classified as a mobile landing platform, and then as an afloat forward staging base) for the United States Navy, and the second ship to be named in honor of Chesty Puller.

3. List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

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   Within the table of organization and equipment for both the United States Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon has an assistant, who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of ...

4. Marman clamp - Wikipedia

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   At the time it was designed to secure cargo during transport. The U.S. Military used Marman clamps to transport the atomic bombs used at the end of the Second World War. [9] Marman clamps are found in many modern moving vehicles, though the screw band type clamp is becoming more popular. [citation needed]

5. M88 recovery vehicle - Wikipedia

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   There are three variants, the M88, the M88A1, and the M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System). The M88 series has seen action in the Vietnam War , the Persian Gulf War , the Iraq War , and the War in Afghanistan , and to a lesser extent during the Kosovo War , where they were deployed to help recover ...

6. NATO Joint Military Symbology - Wikipedia

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   NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols.Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 (APP-6), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems, the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D).

7. USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) - Wikipedia

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   She was the first US Navy ship to be named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (1898–1971). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division , San Pedro , California on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, Lewis B. Puller was laid down on 23 May 1979, launched on 15 March 1980, and ...