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  Light infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Light infantry often fought in close co-ordination with heavy infantry, where they could screen the heavy infantry from harassing fire, and the heavy infantry could intervene to protect the light infantry from attacks of enemy heavy infantry or cavalry.
Unusually, light infantry officers often carried muskets as well and their swords were lighter and curved, as opposed to the heavy, straighter swords of other infantry officers.
U.S. Army light infantry are highly "encouraged" to test for and obtain the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), which requires around 35 individual tests (each quite complex) and expert qualification with the rifle, and to meet the EIB standard on the physical training test.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light_Infantry   (825 words)

  
 British Army Light Role Infantry Platoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Assigned to the 1st Light Brigade stationed in New Africa on the colony world of Beta Canum Venaticorum - IV it was one of the units destined to be in the front-line of resistance to the Kafer Invasion of Human Space.
The 1st Battalion Light Infantry are one of the battalions that carry on the traditions of the famous Durham Light Infantry.
However the army has a vast array of other training courses and soldiers are sent away on these to acquire skills than cannot be taught within the battalion environment.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Europe/UK/2pl/Brit2pl.htm   (8936 words)

  
 FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: LIGHT MACHINEGUNS PART I
Finnish standard light machinegun during World War 2, but number of captured M/27 Degtjarev light machineguns used by Finnish Army was much larger than the number of Lahti-Saloranta.
A new prototype of Lahti-Saloranta light machineguns was made in 7.62 mm x 54 R and it participated to the new tests.
Light machinegun M/27 was mostly used by Finnish frontline troops during World War 2 and during most of the war it was the most numerous LMG in their use.
www.jaegerplatoon.net /LMG1.htm   (3361 words)

  
 PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Winter 2003-04
In light of the increased importance of military operations other than war, as well as the growing importance of special operations forces, it is probably necessary to free some Army end-strength to provide for a larger number of units in the active component conducive to those missions.
A new family of light combat vehicles in the two- to seven-ton class, using as many FCS spin-off technologies as possible, could be optimized for transportation by the C-130 and medium/heavy helicopter fleets of both the Army and Marine Corps.
Army transport aviation assets could be withdrawn from the division and kept at the corps echelon.
www.carlisle.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/03winter/wilson.htm   (9120 words)

  
 Seeing The Light - The US Army Corps of Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Realizing that the coming war was to be one of a defensive nature, a mere two days after forming the United States Army on June 14, 1775, Congress created the position of "Chief Engineer for the Army." General George Washington himself selected Colonel Richard Gridley as the first to fill the position.
Army Engineers were the first U.S. soldiers sent to Europe during World War I. The 11th Engineer Regiment suffered the first U.S. casualties of the war while working to clear a passage through no-man's land in France.
The Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District was established in 1841, and maintains responsibility for 82,000 square miles of land containing approximately 4,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline.
www.terrypepper.com /lights/closeups/armycorps/armycorps.htm   (1483 words)

  
 The Hindu : HAL delivers Advanced Light Helicopter to Army
Built to meet the joint-user requirements of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, the ALH was developed in Bangalore, initially with consultancy support from MBB of Germany (now Eurocopter Deutschland).
Mohanty, said the first two pre-production models of the ALH supplied to the Army were being used to train aviators.
The Director (Design and Development) of HAL, Ashok K.Baweja, said the skid variant Army ALH was the first indigenously designed rotorcraft to land at the highest helipads in the world and the first to reach an altitude of seven km.
www.hinduonnet.com /2002/03/21/stories/2002032106040600.htm   (461 words)

  
 DEF-17 REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ARMY LIGHT DIVISIONS
The other four divisions, referred to as "light" divisions, are useful against less heavily armored forces and were designed to be dispatched quickly and transported easily to trouble spots around the world.
And, indeed, the light infantry divisions are the smallest and lightest of all U.S. combat divisions.
That light infantry division's firepower and protection proved to be inadequate against even the unsophisticated and poorly equipped troops of a Somali warlord.
www.fas.org /man/congress/1997/cbo_deficit/def17.htm   (738 words)

  
 index Army of Light
an oasis of peace and a focus for light workers.
Archangels, Angels, Enlightened Beings and Masters from the higher dimensions of light and other evolved universes are now gathering in great numbers close to the earth to be of service, bringing their higher vibrations of love and light to assist in this process - but they can only assist.
and the Earth by contributing your light – you are surely a light worker.
www.fallshaw.freeserve.co.uk /army   (887 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Army Documents Shed Light on CIA 'Ghosting'
Army and Pentagon investigations have acknowledged a limited amount of ghosting, but more than a dozen documents and investigative statements obtained by The Washington Post show that unregistered CIA detainees were brought to Abu Ghraib several times a week in late 2003, and that they were hidden in a special row of cells.
Pappas and Jordan are still under investigation, and Army officials said they believe a decision about whether to discipline them could come by the end of the month.
Capt. Carolyn Wood, a military intelligence officer in charge of interrogations at Abu Ghraib, told investigators that she was one of a few who objected to the CIA using her facility for "overnight parking" of unregistered prisoners and that she expressed her "disapproval" to Pappas and Jordan.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A61206-2005Mar23?language=printer   (1265 words)

  
 The Children of the Light

Lord Captin Comander: Leading The Army of the Light his will is law within the ranks of The Children of Light.
Lieutenant of the Light: Standing above the ranks of the common soldiers these officers are responsible for shaping The Army of Light into a cohesive force.
Initiate of the Light: The rank and file of The Children the Initiates of the Light have yet to distinguish themselves within the Children of the Light.
www.onr.com /user/koe/CoL/aofcol.html   (213 words)

  
 The Army Of Light
The Army Of Light is what the faction who aligned themselves with Lady Pella Ardinay at the outbreak of the Ayslish civil war call themselves.
Tolwyn Of House Tancred: The leader of Aysle's armies during the invasion of Aysle by Uthorion a century ago.
She is the leader of Ardinay's armies, and was gravely wounded in the Hadrian's Massacre.
www.lpl.arizona.edu /~dddawson/Torg/NPCs/aol.html   (476 words)

  
 Buy Light Grey BDU Army Fatigue Pants at Army Surplus World
Army Surplus World has Light Grey BDU army fatigue pants.
The light grey military fatigues have concealed double-button snag-proof flaps on thigh and hip pockets.
The Light Grey BDU army fatigue pants are available in big size bdus as well.
www.armysurplusworld.com /product.asp?ProductID=2940   (176 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: New Armored Vehicle Begins Army Transformation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Shaun Ratcliff's assessment of the new Army Light Armored Vehicle III displayed at the Pentagon May 17.
The new Army Light Armored Vehicle III variant equipped with a 105mm gun on display at the Pentagon May 17, 2001.
Army officials said that this head start on training and doctrine will save time in the long run by allowing battalions and brigades to form that much faster.
www.defenselink.mil /news/May2001/n05222001_200105221.html   (439 words)

  
 Returning star can't light up Army offense
The loss was the fourth in a row for Army (4-9, 0-1).
Brown was Army's leading scorer at 13.9 points per game when he was sidelined with a stress fracture in his right foot.
Brown worried he might have lost a step or two, "but once I hit the first couple shots it was a confidence builder and I felt like I was at the beginning of the season again," he said.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2006/01/08/sports-COLG06G10-01-08.html   (526 words)

  
 105mm Light Gun
The versatile 105 mm Light Gun is used by the Parachute and Commando Field Artillery Regiments of the British Army.
The Light Gun can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle (such as a Pinzgauer TUM/HD or Hagglund BV206 all-terrain vehicle) or carried around the battlefield under slung by a Puma or Chinook helicopter.
New Light Gun ammunition is in development, with an increasingly lethal round and an extended range.
www.army.mod.uk /equipment/aad/aad_lg.htm   (167 words)

  
 25th Infantry Division (Light) Army Transformation EIS
The Army proposes to transform the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light) at Schofield Barracks into an SBCT.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District is managing the NEPA process for the project on behalf of the 25th Infantry Division (Light).
The Army has prepared an EIS to evaluate potential impacts on Army installations, training rangess and surrounding lands, in Hawaii, focusing on Army lands on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii.
www.ttsfo.com /sbcteis/general/about.htm   (475 words)

  
 Army Technology - A109M Light Twin-Engine Multipurpose Helicopter
In 1999, 30 (plus ten options) A109 LUH (light utility helicopter) were ordered for the South African Air Force.
The first three helicopters entered service with the Malaysian Army in February 2006 and the remainder will be delivered by the end of 2006.
30 A109 LUH (light utility) helicopters are being built for the South African Air Force.
www.army-technology.com /projects/a109m   (1403 words)

  
 Army Light-Weight Land-Rover
The British Military General Staff stipulated that the light 4x4 truck had to be narrow enough to fit two-abreast into the Argosy transport aircraft, then in service, and weigh in at about 1,134 kgs (2,500lbs) unladen weight to be carried under the Wessex, the current "run about" helicopter of the armed forces.
The hood, spare wheel, body sides, bumper etc. could be removed quickly in the field and flown on as a separate package, after the vehicle had been airlifted to the scene of operations.
They came standard with a 106mm recoilless light anti-tank gun M40A1 and mount M79, Seats for the crew, storage for ammo, blast shields to protect the bonnet when firing forwards, split windscreen, a pick and a shovel.
www.csse.monash.edu.au /~lloyd/tildeLand-Rover/LW   (1234 words)

  
 GameSpy: Archon: The Light and the Dark
Archon is an epic battle between the forces of light and dark, a game of careful strategy and arcade skill, where magic meets steel.
Players choose to command the 'Army of Light' or the 'Dark Horde', each made up of unique fantasy creatures, then battle for control of power points, or just battle to the death...
The power of the 'Army of Light' and the 'Dark Horde' waxes and wanes as their colour moves towards its apex.
cheats.gamespy.com /apple-ii/archon   (203 words)

  
 Light & Shadow
This variant presents a scenario for the eternal war between the mythical army of Light and the one of Shadows.
White is the army of Light, and Black is the army of Shadows.
When a Light (Shadow) piece moves into a square, that square increases (decreases) its LV by 2 units, and the rookwise adjacent squares by 1 unit.
www.di.fc.ul.pt /~jpn/cv/lightshadow.htm   (288 words)

  
 Review: Swiss Army Micro-Light Pocket Tool Chest
The light isn't terribly bright by single-LED-flashlight standards, but it's quite bright enough for seeing where you're going at night, finding keyholes, poking around behind desks, and the other random things for which you're likely to need it.
The light's squeeze switch is momentary-only, like the one on the original Photon I. There's no way to latch it on without clamping something onto the knife.
The high drain put on the cells means the light brightness sags considerably from its initial power over even the first few minutes of use.
www.dansdata.com /mlptc.htm   (1599 words)

  
 Army Documents Shed Light on CIA 'Ghosting' of Prisoners
Military police soldiers came up with a rough system to keep track of such detainees with single-digit identification numbers, while others were dropped off unnamed, unannounced and unaccounted for.
John Harold Ketzer, an interrogator, said that the ghosts were "off-limits for Army interrogators" and that "some OGA detainees have waited for months for OGA interrogators to see them, violating the 30[-day] isolation limit rule."
Under the new plan, the senior intelligence officer within each combatant command could be given authority equivalent to that of the senior Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and special operations commanders.
www.truthout.org /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/37/9857   (2637 words)

  
 Army Technology - Valuk - Light Armoured Vehicle
The Valuk Light Armoured Vehicle, manufactured by Sistemska Tehnika of Slovenia, is in full-scale production following a series of competitive performance tests carried out by the Slovenian Army.
Contracts have been placed for the supply of 85 of the 6x6 wheeled Valuk for the Slovenian Army.
The VALUK is manufactured under a licence manufacturing agreement with the Austrian company, Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzueg (now part of General Dynamics Land Systems - Europe) and is based on the Pandur vehicle.
www.army-technology.com /projects/valuk   (744 words)

  
 Light Infantry
The Light Infantry was formed in 1968; however, it can trace it roots wetgrgrwback to 1685.
This is the earliest of the predecessor regiments of the Light Division.
1743 The Somerset Light Infantry (as Pultenay's Regiment) fought at the Battle of Dettingen which was the last action in which an English King personally commanded his Army in battle.
www.army.mod.uk /lightinfantry/index.htm   (1517 words)

  
 Light Reading - US Army - Telecom
The US Army is reaping the benefits of high-availability storage area networks at its largest Pentagon data center, following a long-term upgrade project.
Even before terrorist attack on the building on Sept.11, 2001, the Pentagon was at the peak of its direct-attached storage capacity, with the Army alone experiencing data growth of 200 percent a year in 2001 and 2002, according to information on the project released by McData.
The Army’s SAN also forms part of the Pentagon Renovation Program (PENREN), a large-scale initiative to modernize the Department of Defense’s IT infrastructure, which also received fresh impetus in the aftermath of 9/11.
www.lightreading.com /document.asp?doc_id=48782   (1199 words)

  
 City Pages - Dim Bulb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In January of last year, county administrators briefly considered terminating their relationship with Harbor Light, even though other facilities in the county equipped to handle the homeless were filled to capacity.
Just a week earlier the Salvation Army informed the county that it would soon be replacing the center's co-directors, Steven and Jennifer Woodard, and assured Baron that they'd launch a renewed effort to hire, train, and retain qualified staff.
Baron, whose job is to make sure the Army abides by the terms of its contract with the county, says he believes that, as in the past, these promises have been made in earnest.
www.citypages.com /detail.asp?articleID=8752   (2224 words)

  
 The Salvation Army & Project Return host Open House
Project Return placed its first study corner for homeless youth in the family day room at Harbor Light last year, with the goal of providing a quiet place for children to meet after school and get help with homework.
Harbor Light is located at 30 S.W. 2nd Avenue, in Portland.
For more information about The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center, call 503 239-1259 or visit their Web site at www.cascadesa.org.
www.pps.k12.or.us /news/archives/salvation_army.php   (291 words)

  
 25th Infantry Division (Light) Army Transformation EIS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces scoping meetings to engage public participation in the environmental impact statement process that will address converting the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light) stationed in Hawaii to an Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT).
Converting the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light) would result in the following force structure and facility changes that may have the potential to impact various Army installations and training lands in Hawaii.
During each meeting, attendees will be introduced to the Army's vision of its future toward American leadership and security, the IBCT transformation process, and the range of proposed transformation activities.
www.25idl.army.mil /sbcteis/documents/publnot1.htm   (324 words)

  
 The Salvation Army Southern California: harbor light   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Located in the heart of Skid Row, the Los Angeles Harbor Light opened in 1947 and serves up to 212 men with a residential rehabilitation and substance abuse recovery program and meals for those who make the streets their home.
In close proximity to Harbor Light and Safe Harbor, the Harmony Hall Center provides continuing support for 60 men and women who have successfully graduated from Salvation Army recovery programs.
The goal of the Harmony Hall program is to help men and women continue their recovery from drug and alcohol abuse and prepare them for re-integration back into the mainstream of society.
www.salvationarmyusa.org /usw/www_usw_socal.nsf/vw-sublinks/28AB61148246012D88256DB4006EC238?openDocument   (227 words)

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