auxiliary services
1Auxiliary Territorial Service — The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women s branch of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women s voluntary service, and existed until 1… …
2Auxiliary police — (also called special police or special constables) are usually the part time reserves of a regular police force. They may be armed or unarmed. They may be unpaid volunteers or paid members of the police service with which they are affiliated.In… …
3Auxiliary fire department — Auxiliary fire departments are found throughout the United States, mostly in larger cities with origins in the Civil Defense preparation of the Cold War. These departments are usually overseen by local emergency management organizations (formerly …
4Auxiliary Medical Service — InfoboxFireDepartment name = Auxiliary Medical Services motto = established = 1950 staffing = 3,300 members strength = 4418 stations = 18 engines = trucks = 6 squads = rescues = EMSunits = FirstResponderBLSorALS = chief = Dr. Chan Yiu wing.… …
5Auxiliary Constable — Canadian Police Volunteers The Auxiliary Constable performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary.Provincial Auxiliary ProgramsRoyal Canadian Mounted Police AuxiliaryThe RCMP started its Auxiliary programme in 1963 to …
6Auxiliary Fire Service — The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of Civil Defence Air raid precautions. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by incompatibility of… …
7Auxiliary power unit — An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as on some large ground vehicles.AircraftFunctions of APU The… …
8auxiliary — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person or thing) that gives help. 2 (of services or equipment) subsidiary, additional. n. (pl. ies) 1 an auxiliary person or thing. 2 (in pl.) Mil. auxiliary troops. 3 Gram. an auxiliary verb. Phrases and idioms: auxiliary… …
9auxiliary — 1. Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary. 2. Functioning as a subordinate; secondary. * * * aux·il·ia·ry ȯg zil yə rē, zil (ə )rē adj serving to supplement or assist <auxiliary springs in a dental appliance> auxiliary n 1)… …
10Women's Auxiliary Air Force — The Women s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were invariably referred to as Waafs (pronEng|ˈwæfs), was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force during World War II, established in 1939. At its peak strength, in 1943, WAAF numbers… …
