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  • 1joint airborne training — Training operations or exercises involving airborne and appropriate troop carrier units. This training includes: a. air delivery of personnel and equipment; b. assault operations by airborne troops and/or air transportable units; c. loading… …

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  • 2List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 1975-1999 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …

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  • 3Desert Rock exercises — Aerial view of Camp Mercury and Desert Rock. Desert Rock was the code name of a series of exercises conducted by the US military in conjunction with atmospheric nuclear tests. They were carried out at the Nevada Proving Grounds between 1951 and… …

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  • 4Confidence and security-building measures — Confidence building measures (CBMs) or confidence and security building measures are actions taken to reduce fear of attack by both (or more) parties in a situation of tension with or without physical conflict. The term is most often used in the… …

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  • 5South America air forces maneuvers — The South America air forces performs several joint aerial combat training exercises. Among the more important are Cruzex ( Portuguese: Exercício Cruzeiro do Sul ) which is hosted by the Brazilian Air Force, Salitre ( English: Saltpeter ) hosted… …

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  • 6List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 2000 - — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …

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  • 7USS Worden (CG-18) — The fourth USS Worden (DLG/CG 18), a sclass|Leahy|cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral John L. Worden. Originally called a destroyer leader or frigate, in 1975 she was redesignated a cruiser in the Navy s ship… …

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  • 8USS Isherwood (DD-520) — USS Isherwood (DD 520), a Fletcher class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822 ndash;1915). Isherwood was launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Staten Island, N.Y., 24… …

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  • 9Louisiana Maneuvers — The Louisiana Maneuvers were a series of military exercises held all over North Louisiana, including Fort Polk, Camp Claiborne and Camp Livingston, in August and September 1941. The exercise was designed to test US troop training, logistics,… …

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  • 10Terrorism and counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan — The threat of terrorism in Kazakhstan plays an increasingly important role in Kazakhstan s relations with the United States which in 2006 were at an all time high.[1] Kazakhstan has taken Uzbekistan s place as the favored partner in Central Asia… …

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