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	Military - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Military strength is a term that describes a quantification or reference to a nation's standing military forces or the capacity for fulfillment of that military's role.
		For example, the military strength of a given country could be interpreted as the number of individuals in its armed forces, the destructive potential of its arsenal, or both.
		Military Force is a term that might refer to a particular unit, a regiment or gunboat deployed in a particular locale, or as an aggregate of such forces (e.g.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military (1009 words)

	Armed forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations.
		Armed forces may be organized as standing forces (or a regular army), which describes a professional army that is engaged in no other profession than preparing for and engaging in warfare.
		The armed forces in many larger countries are divided into an army, an air force, and usually a navy (unless geography dictates otherwise).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_forces (665 words)

	Military of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States military is a hierarchical military organization, with a system of military ranks to denote levels of authority within the organization.
		The military service is divided into a professional officer corps along with a greater number of enlisted personnel who perform day-to-day military operations.
		The military expenditure of the Department of Defence for 2004 was:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_armed_forces (1550 words)

	Easy Encyclopedia - Online Encyclopedia. Knowledge is Power
		An Armed Force is formed for the defensive purpose of controlling territory or other economic resources, and/or for the offensive purpose of seizing the same from another entity.
		Armed forces may be organized as standing forces, which describes a professional army that is engaged in no other profession than preparing for and engaging in warfare.
		Military investment in science and technology has brought many side benefits, although some argue that greater benefits would come from targetting the money directly at wanted technologies and basic science.
	www.easyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/armed_force.html (558 words)

	JAFFE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES - STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
		A central question is how will Iraq's military forces, who in their present state are already unfit to fight in simpler, more classic forms of warfare, struggle with a scenario of this nature.
		Iraqi forces that enter the war in a position of weakness and are already struck in the initial phase of the operation will not be able to withstand prolonged direct combat.
		However, the military forces of all the parties involved are well equipped with protective gear and trained to operate in chemical and biological warfare environments, although usually under such conditions the tempo of operations slows down.
	www.tau.ac.il /jcss/sa/v5n3p2Bro.html (2353 words)

	Use of U.S. Forces Abroad
		Naval forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands compelled Japan and the Prince of Nagato in particular to permit the Straits of Shimonoseki to be used by foreign shipping in accordance with treaties already signed.
		U.S. forces protected passengers and treasure in transit at Aspinwall during the absence of local police or troops on the occasion of the death of the President of Colombia.
		U.S. forces provided a guard for the legation at Peking and the consulate at Tientsin during contest between the Dowager Empress and her son.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/foabroad.htm (8276 words)

	Where are the Legions? Global Deployments of US Forces
		The forces of the United States military are located in nearly 130 countries around the world performing a variety of duties from combat operations, to peacekeeping, to training with foreign militaries.
		However, forces deployed to South Korea are included as those units are part of a UN command and deterrence operation.
		Deployment of Army forces is on a schedule that deploys units for 12 months, with 12 months at home.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/global-deployments.htm (685 words)

	Job opportunities in the armed forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Military personnel are stationed throughout the United States and in many countries around the world.
		Bear in mind that the recruiter’s job is to recruit promising applicants into his or her branch of military service, so the information that the recruiter gives you is likely to stress the positive aspects of military life in the branch in which he or she serves.
		In addition to receiving their basic pay, military personnel are provided with free room and board (or a tax-free housing and subsistence allowance), free medical and dental care, a military clothing allowance, military supermarket and department store shopping privileges, 30 days of paid vacation a year (referred to as leave), and travel opportunities.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos249.htm (5434 words)

	Buildup of Iraqi Security Forces Slowed
		WASHINGTON - Iraq's security forces are still far from reaching U.S. goals in numbers and capabilities, but American military commanders insist they are gaining ground in training and equipping these units.
		Security forces are now expected to be fully trained and equipped by the summer 2006, according to a senior U.S. military officer in Iraq who is close to the training effort but spoke on the condition of anonymity.
		The latest focus is augmenting the Iraqi intervention forces and creating a cadre of experienced sergeants and officers to lead the troops and coordinate larger operations.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_iraq_013105,00.html?ESRC=eb.nl (866 words)

	air forces -> Early Military Use of Aircraft on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The history of air forces begins with the use of balloons by French forces in Italy in 1859 and by Union forces in the U.S. Civil War.
		Air Force General HOD and young Air Force cadets in a camouflaged position at the eve of the 'six day war'.
		U.S. Air Force crew flying Vietnamese troops for re-enforcements from Tuy Hoa (north) to the Bentre airfield in the Mekong Delta.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/airforce_earlymilitaryuseofaircraft.asp (760 words)

	The Taliban’s military forces (prior to hostilities) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There are doubts as to the serviceability of some of these, but it is significant that, during the lull in fighting between 2000 and 2001, many armoured vehicles operating in the Kabul theatre were reconditioned.
		In July 1998 Taliban forces used an armoured column of T-54/55 and T-62 MBTs to achieve a breakthrough on one flank of a twin-pronged advance on Maimana, in northwestern Afghanistan.
		The latter have formed a skilled, professional core in artillery, armour, communications and in the air force, but some of these former communists were purged in late 1998.
	www.janes.com /defence/news/misc/jwa011008_2_n.shtml (1006 words)

	Encyclopedia: Australian Citizens Military Forces
		Following the federation of Australia in 1901, the six colonial militias were merged to form a national reserve army.
		However, because it was illegal to deploy CMF units overseas, all-volunteer Australian Imperial Forces were formed during World War I and World War II.
		Later in the war, the law was changed to allow: (1) the transfer of Militia units to the 2nd AIF, if 65% or more of their personnel had volunteered for overseas service and; (2) Militia units to serve anywhere south of the Equator in South East Asia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Australian-Citizens-Military-Forces (396 words)

	Feldgrau.com - The German Armed Forces 1919-1945
		Reichswehr - The Armed Forces 1918-1935 - The units, formations and organizations of the transitional Weimar-era German Army and Navy.
		Wehrmachtsgefolge - Auxiliary Organizations - The history of the Armed Forces Auxiliary organizations that assisted or aided the German military during and prior to WWII.
		Our focus is on the German armed forces during the most tumultuous period of the 20th century, the time between 1918 and 1945.
	www.feldgrau.com (699 words)

	Women in the Norwegian Military Forces (Anders Jacobsen's blog)
		In such situation Iraqi forces can achieve a limited superiority in the complex geography of chain of urban areas along side the system of two parallel rivers and water bodies with their highly mobile amphibious light armed units.
		The coalition forces are totally depend on the supply line heavy hard where and the intensive air support.
		I am trying to track down a women working in the Norwegian military her name is Jeanette Hansen she is from Kleppe but i beleive she is stationed in the north of norway.
	www.jacobsen.no /anders/blog/archives/2002/08/12/women_in_the_norwegian_military_forces.html (1980 words)

	British Armed Forces -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The British Armed Forces are charged with protecting the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, promoting Britain's wider security interests, and supporting international peacekeeping efforts.
		They are active and regular participants in (An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security) NATO and other coalition operations.
		Along with (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France and (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia, Britain fields one of the most powerful and comprehensive military forces in Europe.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_armed_forces.htm (787 words)

	Iraq - US Forces Order of Battle
		The task of developing a comprehensive listing of US forces present in the area is particularly difficult as the number of units rotating in and out of Southwest Asia are substantial.
		As a result of the January 2005 Iraqi elections, the deployment of a number of units taking part in OIF 2 was extended in a manner similar to units which took part in OIF 1; this time in order to boost the number of troops in Iraq in time for the elections.
		Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 278th RCT is attached to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor as part of Task Force Baghdad, and was prior to this attached to the 3rd Battalion.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/iraq_orbat.htm (4070 words)

	The Finnish Defence Forces
		On completion of the visit the Force will sail for the Baltic and take part in combined operations with the Polish and German Navy.
		Today, the Defence Forces have started the detailed planning of the structural change which is to be implemented in the next few years.
		Data stored at the Military Archives on Finns who died during the Second World War in Finland (1939-1945) are available to you.
	www.mil.fi /english (319 words)

	Para-Military Forces
		The Para-Military Forces assist the Police, as and when required, to maintain law and order in their respective States.
		The Union Home Ministry has instructed the central para-military forces to upgrade their training content and organise regular rotational training wherein one out of every six personnel will be on training at any given time.
		The committee is said to have felt the need to revise the training regimen given the experience in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East where the insurgents/militants far outshone the para-military forces in skills such as guerrilla warfare and the operation of sophisticated gadgets and weapons.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Para-Military (544 words)

	military forces reunited at military forces reunited .co.uk. military forces, Online NAAFI, Military Forums, All Forces ...
		Whether you are ex military forces, serving military forces or simply a civilian who has a sense of humour, you'll have a cracking time at biscuitsbrown.com.
		If you like the military forces sense of humour, or you just want to get back to that time when you could have a good laugh, then please come and visit biscuitsbrown.com.
		Biscuitsbrown is The premier ex forces website (in our humble opinion) and we thrive on getting military forces reunited and letting everyone get back to those good 'ol days when we served in the military forces.
	www.forcesforum.co.uk (901 words)

	Military & Armed Forces
		US military commanders are planning to pull back their troops from Iraq's towns and cities and redeploy them in four giant...
		Burma's military junta, one of the world's most oppressive regimes, must be pleased with its weekend's work at the...
		HIV/Aids is devastating Africa's armed forces in a wave of HIV infections driven largely by foreign peacekeeping missions,...
	www.buzzle.com /chapters/government-and-politics_military-and-armed-forces.asp (1119 words)

	Special Operations Forces (SOF)
		Army Special Forces, according to a Southern Command publication, are well represented on "an interconnecting network of military teams" that provide "intelligence, planning and training to countries actively engaged in countering cocaine cartels."
		Special Forces counternarcotics training missions are funded under Section 1004 of the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act, which allows Defense Department personnel to offer counternarcotics training to other countries’ security forces.
		Military training activities sponsored by a military department (including deployments for training, short duration exercises, and other similar unit training events).
	ciponline.org /facts/sof.htm (2808 words)

	Baltic Military Forces
		The BMC embodies the highest military command authority over the Baltic Battalion as the CHOD's will retain Full Command over all their national personnel assigned to the Baltic Battalion.
		As explained, this "Baltron Mark" is hoisted on the ships belonging to this multinational force in addition to the appropriate national ensign (probably on the main mast?).
		In front of Baltic Defence Academy in Tartu (military university for military education for officers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with English language education and NATO(?) support), I saw 5 flagpoles with flags of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
	www.fotw.net /flags/bal^.html (789 words)

	U.S. Department of Defense Official Website - 11/02/2005 - Edition 1
		KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Nov. 1, 2005 – A laser technology being developed by Air Force Research Laboratory employees here will be the first man-portable, non-lethal deterrent weapon intended for protecting troops and controlling hostile crowds.
		Cody L. and Kyle D. Wombles rose to their feet and ran to the front of the barracks.
		Taking on the challenge of joining the military was an ambition the twins shared.
	www.defenselink.mil (412 words)

	Armed force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Armed forces are the military forces of a nation-state.
		Broadly speaking, this involves considering offense and defense at three "levels": strategy, operative art, and tactics.
		You send a boy to school in order to make friends - the right sort.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/armed_force.html (628 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although its not widely known, the October 1944 edition of the Handbook on Japanese Military Forces was completely revised, updated and lengthened in September of 1945 with more accurate information after the war ended.
		While not as comprehensive as its companion volume on the German military forces, it is still the most complete work on the Japanese military you can find in the West.
		This reprint of a restricted 1944 War Department Publication is a companion to the Handbook on German Military Forces, but necessarily smaller as much less was known about the forces of the Empire at that time.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0807120138?v=glance (702 words)

	Forces Reunited - Find Military Friends, Find Army Friends, Find RAF Friends, Find Royal Navy Friends at ForcesReunited
		You are more likely to find your old UK forces friends here (and they are more likely to find you) than anywhere else on the web, fact!
		You can even register if you weren't in any of the forces, as attached civilian personnel or a forces family member.
		The site is open to everyone with an interest in the military and with our kind of numbers, there's bound to be someone on our database you know.
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk (458 words)

	Iraqi's military forces - baltimoresun.com
		Facts about Iraqi military forces, which once were among world's largest, with nearly 1 million soldiers at the start of Gulf War:
		Estimated at 350,000 soldiers, including about 50,000 in elite Republican Guard, according to GlobalSecurity.org, Alexandria, Va.-based think tank that compiles data on military forces around globe.
		Military research company Periscope concluded that while U.N. trade sanctions made it difficult for Iraq to get spare parts or make advanced weapons, "Iraqi domestic conventional weapons manufacturing capabilities remain essentially intact."
	www.baltimoresun.com /news/nationworld/iraq/sns-iraqprofile-military,0,1936790.story?coll=bal-iraq-storyutil (613 words)

	Armed Forces Insurance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Armed Forces Insurance will have representatives at professional events in your community.
		The funds raised at this tournament are used to support the Army 10-Miler at Fort Leavenworth and various other soldier related projects throughout the year.
		Armed Forces Insurance Exchange (AFI) is concerned about protecting your privacy.
	www.afi.org (163 words)

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