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  • 1afloat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. floating; in circulation. See publication, levity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. adrift, drifting, floating, unfastened, loose, untied, unfixed, on the seas, at sea, on board ship, sailing, seaworthy …

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  • 2Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 — Infobox Military Award name=Australian Service Medal 1945 1975 caption=Medal and ribbon awarded by=Australia type= Campaign medal eligibility= for= service in designated campaigns status= description= clasps= 14 established=22 February1995 first… …

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  • 3Naval Criminal Investigative Service — This article is about the federal agency. For the U.S. television show, see NCIS (TV series). United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service Abbreviation NCIS …

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  • 4Maritime Volunteer Service — The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) is a maritime training organisation and support emergency service in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1994 as a response to the disbandment of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS). Its stated aims… …

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  • 5Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal — Awarded by United States Coast Guard Type campaign medal Awarded for twe …

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  • 6Naval Criminal Investigative Service — 38° 52′ 23″ N 76° 59′ 46″ W / 38.87313889, 76.99611111 …

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  • 7Naval Criminal Investigative Service — U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCIS Staatliche Ebene Bundesbehörde Stellung der Behörde Verband der United States Navy …

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  • 8First ten Revenue Service cutters — The first ten Revenue Service cutters were ten oceangoing vessels built at the behest of the first U.S. Congress in the early 1790s to crack down on smuggling. Since the U.S. Navy had at the time not yet been formed (it was established in 1798),… …

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  • 9senior officer present afloat — The senior line officer of the Navy, on active service, eligible for command at sea, who is present and in command of any unit of the operating forces afloat in the locality or within an area prescribed by competent authority. This officer is… …

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  • 10Jack afloat — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …

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