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| Scotland the Brave Scotland the Brave" () is a patriotic song and one of the main contenders to be considered as a national anthem of Scotland. In June 2006, the song came second to Flower of Scotland in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine the nation's favourite unofficial "anthem". Scotland_the_Brave | |
| United States Air Force Art Program USAF Art Program of the United States Air Force was begun in 1950, with the transfer of ~800 works of art from the United States Army. The program expanded to offer artist the opportunity to travel with the Air Force to locations around the world to witness military facilities and exercises for the purpose of recording these events in the form of paintings. United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program | |
| Air Force One Talk:Air_Force_One | |
| A-1 Skyraider A-1_Skyraider | |
| Corona (satellite) Corona was a US military reconnaissance satellite system operated by the CIA Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the US Air Force, used for photographic surveillance of the Soviet Union, China and other areas from June 1959 until May 1972. The project name is sometimes given as CORONA, but it is a codeword, not an acronym. Corona_(satellite) | |
| Rlandmann User_talk:Rlandmann | |
| National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958 the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel transferred to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NACA was pronounced as individual letters, rather than as an acronym. National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics | |
| Berlin Blockade Berlin Blockade, also known as the "German hold-up" (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War and the first cold war international crisis that resulted in a casualty. During the multinational occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western force's railway and road access to the western sectors of Berlin that they had been controlling. Berlin_Blockade | |
| B-47 Stratojet B-47_Stratojet | |
| Air Combat Command Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of nine major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF).ACC is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base Virginia. Its commander is General John D. W. Corley, with Major General R. Mike Worden as Vice-commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stephen C. Sullensas the Command Chief Master Sergeant. Air_Combat_Command | |
| Theodore von Kármán Theodore von Kármán (original Hungarian nameSzőllőskislaki Kármán Tódor) (May 11, 1881 Hungarian-American engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. He is responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably his work on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization. Theodore_von_Kármán | |
| B-2 Spirit Talk:B-2_Spirit | |
| Bagram Air Base Bagram Air Base or Bagram Air Field is a militarized airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parwan province of Afghanistan. The Air Field is currently occupied and maintained by the 5th Aviation Battalion (Assault),and 6th Aviation Battalion (GSAB) of the United States Army, with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing of the United States Air Force and other US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and their coalition partner units having sizable tenant populations. Bagram_Air_Base | |
| Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed_EC-130 | |
| GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB) (colloquially known as the The Mother Of All Bombs) is a large-yield conventional bomb developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts Jr. At the time of development, it was touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed. The bomb was designed to be delivered by a C-130. GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast_bomb | |
| Total war Talk:Total_war | |
| Paul Tibbets Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. He was interviewed for documentary films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including Men Who Brought the Dawn (1995) and Hiroshima (2005). Paul_Tibbets | |
| Albert Kesselring Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Nicknamed "Smiling Albert" by the Allies and "Uncle Albert" by his troops, he was one of the most popular generals of World War II with the rank and file, and one of Nazi Germany's most skilful generals. Albert_Kesselring | |
| Joint Direct Attack Munition Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition | |
| 2003 invasion of Iraq 2003_invasion_of_Iraq | |
| LGM-118 Peacekeeper The LGM-118A Peacekeeper, initially known as the "MX missile" (for Missile-eXperimental), was a land-based ICBM deployed by the United States starting in 1986. A total of 50 missiles were deployed. Under the START II treaty, which never entered into force, the missiles were to be removed from the U.S. LGM-118_Peacekeeper | |
| Meal, Ready-to-Eat The Meal, Ready-to-Eat — commonly known as the MRE — is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging bought by the United States military for its service-members for use in combat or other field conditions where organized food facilities are not available. The MRE replaced the canned MCI or Meal, Combat, Individual rations in 1981 and is the intended successor to the lighter LRP ration developed by the U.S. Army for Special Forces and U.S. Army Ranger patrol units in Vietnam. Meal,_Ready-to-Eat | |
| Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada. It is seven nautical miles (13central business district of Las Vegas. Nellis_Air_Force_Base | |
| General Dynamics F-111 General_Dynamics_F-111 | |
| Bombing of Iraq (December 1998) The December 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from December 16–19, 1998 by the United States and United Kingdom. These strikes were officially undertaken in response to Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as their interference with United Nations Special Commission inspectors. Bombing_of_Iraq_(December_1998) | |
| GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb Talk:GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast_bomb | |
| M1 Abrams Talk:M1_Abrams | |
| Henry H. Arnold Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was a five-star general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and later General of the Air Force. He is the only officer to ever hold a five-star grade in two different U.S. military services. Arnold was an aviation pioneer and the Chief of the United States Army Air Corps (from 1938), the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces (from 1941 until 1945), and the only ever five-star General of the Air Force (starting in 1949). Henry_H._Arnold | |
| Virgin Islands March The "Virgin Islands March" is a patriotic song which is considered to be the national anthem of the United States Virgin Islands.The song was composed by Sam Williams and Virgin Island native Alton Adams in the 1920s. It served as the unofficial anthem of the Virgin Islands until 1963 when it was officially recognized by Legislative Act. Virgin_Islands_March | |
| Bell X-1 Bell_X-1 | |
| War Powers Resolution The War Powers Act of 1973 is a United States federal law providing that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if the United States is already under attack or serious threat. The War Powers Resolution requires that the president notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days then a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. War_Powers_Resolution | |
| XB-70 Valkyrie XB-70_Valkyrie | |
| Afghan National Army The Afghan National Army (ANA) is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan currently being trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the lead in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's army was officially established in the 1880s when the nation was ruled by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. Prior to that the army was mostly a combination of tribesmen and militia forces, as well as a special army force under the ruler of the country. Afghan_National_Army | |
| Year 10,000 problem Year 10,000 problem a.k.a. Y10K or deca-millennium bug is the class of all potential software bugs that would emerge when the need to express years with five digits arise. The problem can have discernible effects today, but is also sometimes mentioned for humorous effect. Year_10,000_problem | |
| P-26 Peashooter P-26_Peashooter | |
| Supersonic transport supersonic transport (SST) is a civil supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the speed of sound. The only SST to see regular international service was Concorde, and the only other design built in quantity was the Tupolev Tu-144. The last passenger flight of the Tu-144 was in June 1978, and Concorde's last flight was on November 26, 2003. Following the permanent cessation of flying by all Concorde, there are no SSTs in commercial service. Supersonic_transport | |
| Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation () is an American aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the fourth largest defense contractor in the world, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over 122,000 people worldwide. Its 2007 annual revenue is reported at US$32 billion. Northrop Grumman ranks #76 on the 2008 Fortune 500 list of U.S. industrial companies. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Northrop_Grumman | |
| MQ-1 Predator Talk:MQ-1_Predator | |
| Jeremy Michael Boorda Jeremy Michael Boorda (November 26, 1939 – May 16, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy and the 25th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Boorda is the only CNO to have risen to the position from the enlisted ranks. Jeremy_Michael_Boorda | |
| Canada Goose The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to Arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body. It is quite often called the Canadian Goose, but that name is not strictly correct, according to the American Ornithologists' Union.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first citation for the 'Canada Goose' dates back to 1772. Canada_Goose | |
| F-101 Voodoo F-101_Voodoo | |
| B-18 Bolo B-18_Bolo | |
| Parkour Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement () is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour | |
| JOVIAL JOVIAL is a high-order computer programming language similar to ALGOL, but specialized for the development of embedded systems.JOVIAL is an acronym for "Jules Own Version of the International Algorithmic Language." The "International Algorithmic Language" was a name originally proposed for ALGOL 58. JOVIAL | |
| JOVIAL Talk:JOVIAL | |
| Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained U.S. 2nd Air Division (later Seventh Air Force), U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) aerial bombardment campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 2 March 1965 until 1 November 1968, during the Vietnam War.The four objectives of the operation, (which evolved over time) wereSaigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam; To convince North Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in South Vietnam; To destroy North Vietnam's transportation system, industrial base, and air defenses; and to interdict the flow of men and material into South Vietnam. Operation_Rolling_Thunder | |
| Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Talk:Battle_of_Mogadishu_(1993) | |
| Nuclear weapon design Talk:Nuclear_weapon_design | |
| Power in international relations Power in international relations is defined in several different ways. Political scientists, historians, and practitioners of international relations (diplomats) have used the following concepts of political power: Power as a goal of states or leaders; Power as a measure of influence or control over outcomes, events, actors and issues; Power as reflecting victory in conflict and the attainment of security; and, Power as control over resources and capabilities. Power_in_international_relations | |
| Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran (May 11, 1906 aviator, considered to be one of the most gifted racing pilots of her generation. She was an important contributor to the formation of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Jacqueline_Cochran |
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