| Bombing of Dresden in World War II/Archive 2 Talk:Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II/Archive_2
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| Lew Allen general Lew Allen, Jr. (born September 30, 1925 in Miami, Florida) was the tenth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 750,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. Lew_Allen
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| Weather forecasting Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since at least the nineteenth century. Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will evolve. Weather_forecasting
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| Crime against humanity Talk:Crime_against_humanity
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| List of military aircraft of the United States list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. For aircraft currently in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft. Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and often unnamed (note that these are not the same as the experimental X-planes, which are not generally expected to go into production), while pre-production models are usually prefixed "Y". List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States
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| American march music American march music is march music written and/or performed in the United States of America. American_march_music
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| Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Tucson, Arizona, and was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis and Oscar Monthan, both Tucson natives. Davis-Monthan AFB is primarily an Air Combat Command (ACC) installation with the 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) as the host activity. Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base
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| United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force), is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. United_States_Air_Force_Academy
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| P-80 Shooting Star P-80_Shooting_Star
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| William Westmoreland William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 July 18, 2005) was an American General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak from 1964 to 1968, with the Tet Offensive. He had adopted a strategy of attrition against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. He later served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff from 1968 to 1972. In 1976, he published his memoirs, A Soldier Reports. William_Westmoreland
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| Pedro del Valle Lieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle (August 28, 1893 United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General. His military career included service in World War I, Haiti and Nicaragua during the so-called Banana Wars of the 1920s, and in the seizure of Guadalcanal and later as Commanding General of the U.S. 1st Marine Division during World War ll. Pedro_del_Valle
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| Electronic warfare Electronic warfare (EW) refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) or directed energy (DE) to control the EMS or to attack the enemy. EW includes three major subdivisions Electronic_warfare
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| F-104 Starfighter F-104_Starfighter
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| William Anders William_Anders
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| Peacekeeping Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace." It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking. Peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements they may have signed. Peacekeeping
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| Joseph Kittinger Joseph William Kittinger II (born July 27, 1928) is a former Command Pilot and career military officer in the United States Air Force. He is most famous for his participation in Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior and as being the first man to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a gas balloon. Serving as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, he was shot down and spent 11 months in a North Vietnamese prison. Joseph_Kittinger
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| List of Puerto Ricans This list of Puerto Ricans includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who have made Puerto Rico their home, and who are recognized for their life and/or work.This list should be carefully maintained, and adding or deleting a name without first discussing the change on the article's talk page is likely to be reverted. List_of_Puerto_Ricans
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| Carter Doctrine Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on January 23 1980, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. Carter_Doctrine
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| Wichita County, Texas Wichita_County,_Texas
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| Wayne County, North Carolina Wayne_County,_North_Carolina
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| Osirak Osirak, also spelled Osiraq, (FrenchMW light-water nuclear materials testing reactor (MTR) in Iraq. It was constructed by the Iraqi government at the Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center, 18 km (11 miles) south-east of Baghdad in 1977. It was damaged by an Iranian air strike in 1980 during the Iran–Iraq War, then crippled by Israeli aircraft in 1981 in a surprise attack code-named Operation Opera, to prevent the regime of Saddam Hussein from using the reactor for the creation of nuclear weapons. Osirak
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| C-46 Commando Talk:C-46_Commando
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| SR-71 Blackbird Talk:SR-71_Blackbird
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| Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (; 12 May 1820 – 13nurse, writer and noted statistician. Florence_Nightingale
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| Defense Intelligence Agency The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is a major producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide. The Defense Intelligence Community is headed by the DIA, through its Director (who chairs the Military Intelligence Board), and coordinates the activities of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force intelligence components. Defense_Intelligence_Agency
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| Military doctrine Military doctrine is the concise expression of how military forces contribute to campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements. It is a guide to action, not hard and fast rules. Doctrine provides a common frame of reference across the military. It helps standardize operations, facilitating readiness by establishing common ways of accomplishing military tasks. Military_doctrine
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| Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It was named in honor of WWI aviator and test pilot Lt Col Frederick Irving Eglin. Since its founding in 1933 Eglin has evolved from a remote bombing and gunnery range in the 1930s (although very little actual bombing was done at the outset) into the military's primary non-nuclear test facility, it now supports a wide variety of multi-service test missions as well as providing a home for many special operations functions. Eglin_Air_Force_Base
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| Dan Rather Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News and is now managing editor and anchor of a television news magazine, Dan Rather Reports, on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981 to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS' 60 Minutes. Rather left CBS Evening News in 2005 and the network itself in 2006. Dan_Rather
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| Iron Range National Park Iron Range is a National Park located in Queensland, Australia, 1940 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km east of Weipa in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.Within the National Park is the Iron Range (Lockhart River Resources Reserve), Scrubby Creek mining area and Lockhart River Aboriginal Reserve. Iron_Range_National_Park
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| List of events named massacres list of events named "massacre". The term suggests mass murder and its usage may be controversial.The English word massacre comes from Middle French, derived from Old French maçacre (and variants) "slaughterhouse, butcher's shop". The term maçacre was already used in Anglo-Norman in the sense of "slaughter of many people" in the 12th century. List_of_events_named_massacres
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| Eielson Air Force Base Eielson Air Force Base is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It is part of the "Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area". As of the 2000 census, the population of the base is 5,400. The base is named for polar pilot Carl Ben Eielson.The base's longest runway is more than long. Eielson_Air_Force_Base
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| Metlakatla, Alaska Metlakatla () is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375. Metlakatla,_Alaska
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| Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley. It is six nautical miles (11central business district of North Edwards, California Edwards_Air_Force_Base
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| Torrance, California Torrance is a city located in the South Bay (southwestern) region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance's 1.5 miles of attractive beach coastline is less well-known than those of its immediate neighbors to the North, Redondo Beach, or to the South, Palos Verdes Estates. Torrance,_California
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| March Joint Air Reserve Base March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force. In addition to multiple units of the Air Force Reserve Command supporting Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces, March ARB is also home to units from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and the California Air National Guard. March_Joint_Air_Reserve_Base
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| Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is also a Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
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| Beale Air Force Base Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Yuba County, California (near Marysville), that was established in 1943. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 5,115 as of the 2000 census. The base was named for Brigadier General Edward Fitzgerald Beale.The host wing is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), which includes an operations group, a maintenance group, a mission support group and a medical group. Beale_Air_Force_Base
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| Marysville, California Marysville (formerly, Jubaville, New Mecklenberg, New Mecklenburg, and Cordua's Ranch) is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 12,268 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is often affectionately referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and Sutter. Marysville,_California
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| Air Force Academy, Colorado Air Force Academy is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP includes a large portion of the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy, including the cadet housing facilities. The population was 7,526 at the 2000 census. The USAF Academy Post Office (ZIP Codes 80840 and 80841) serves the area. Air_Force_Academy,_Colorado
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| Tyndall Air Force Base Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida, about west-southwest of Tallahassee, Florida. The base was named in honor of WWI pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). Tyndall_Air_Force_Base
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| Tybee Island, Georgia Tybee Island is an island and city in Chatham County, Georgia near the city of Savannah in the southeastern United States. It is the easternmost point in the state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,392. The island, which includes the city of the same name, had a population of 3,713. Tybee_Island,_Georgia
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| Robins Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia. The base is named in honor of Brig Gen Augustine Warner Robins, the Air Force's "father of logistics". Robins_Air_Force_Base
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| Moody Air Force Base Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States. Moody_Air_Force_Base
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| Hickam Air Force Base For the civil airport use of this facility, see Honolulu International AirportHickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. The base is named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam. Hickam_Air_Force_Base
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| Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo () is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties. Kokomo's population was 46,113 at the 2000 census. Kokomo,_Indiana
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| Fremont, Indiana Fremont is a town in Fremont Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2000 census. Settled in 1834 as Willow Prairie, it became the Village of Brockville when it was platted in 1837. In 1848, it was renamed to honour John C. Frémont, "the Great Pathfinder", in part because there was already a Brockville in Indiana.In 1914, the first hospital in Steuben County was opened in Fremont by Dr. Wade. Fremont,_Indiana
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| Loring Air Force Base Loring Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base that was under the operational control of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) for most of its existence. In 1992, it was transferred to the newly-established Air Combat Command, and it was finally closed as an active Air Force installation in 1994. Loring_Air_Force_Base
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| Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine. It is also the principal city of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Bangor and all of Penobscot County. Bangor is pronounced "Bang-Gore" and not "Bang-Ger" as is comonly done by people from out of state. Bangor,_Maine
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| Westfield, Massachusetts Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 40,072 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State College and U.S. Post Office boxes. Westfield,_Massachusetts
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| Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 12,595 at the 2000 census. Bedford,_Massachusetts
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