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11Serbian Armed Forces — Bojcka Србије Vojska Srbije Founded 1838 Current form 2006 Service branches …
12DEFENSE FORCES — Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (1878–1948) The development of the self defense force of the yishuv was an influential part of the history of Jewish settlement in Ereẓ Israel. In the last quarter of the 19th century, when the first Jewish… …
13Canadian Forces — Canadian Armed Forces Forces armées canadiennes Emblem of the Canadian Forces Current form 1968 Service branches …
14Azerbaijani Land Forces — Coat of arms of Azerbaijani Land Forces Active c.1992 present Country …
15List of equipment of the Serbian Land Forces — This is a list of equipment of the Serbian Land Forces currently in service.Armoured fighting vehicleMain Battle Tanks *flagicon|YUG M 84 (212) [ [http://www.vojska.mod.gov.yu/eng/naoruzanje/kov/oklopno borbena sredstva/Tenk M84.html Serbian… …
16Soviet Air Forces — The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно воздушные силы ( Voenno Vozdushnye Sily ), was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet… …
17Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
18Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
19Modernization of the People's Liberation Army — Main article: History of the People s Liberation Army The military modernization program of the People s Liberation Army which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the military… …
20education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
