
	Where results make sense

Topic: Operation Avalanche

Related Topics

Operation Avalanche (child pornography)

Operation Ore

Operation Boardman

Operation Avalanche (World War II)

List of invasions

Allied invasion of Italy

European Theatre of World War II

Gustav Line

Timeline of the Second World War

Italian military history of World War II

British military history of World War II

WWII

Battle of Guadalcanal

Salerno

Italy

In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Operation Avalanche (Afghanistan) Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Avalanche was a four-week U.S-led offensive in December of 2003 designed to disrupt a resurgence in militant activity in the southeastern territory of Afghanistan and to establish conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid.
		Described by the U.S. government as the biggest ground operation in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, the offensive led to the capture of more than 100 suspects and the deaths of 10.
		The operation was marred by the accidental killings of 15 children in raids on suspected militants.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/o/op/operation_avalanche__afghanistan_.html (155 words)

	Operation Avalanche (World War II) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Avalanche was the codename for the landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy.
		In order to draw troops away from the landing ground, a landing had already been made by the British Eighth Army in Calabria in the 'toe' of Italy, on 3 September.
		Simultaneous sea landings were made by the British 1st Airborne Division at the port of Taranto (Operation Slapstick).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Avalanche_(World_War_II) (465 words)

	Operation Avalanche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Avalanche: The Allied invasion of Italy, 1943;
		Operation Avalanche: A U.S. investigation of child pornography on the Internet, launched 1999.
		Operation Avalanche: U.S.-led coalition offensive in Afghanistan, December 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Avalanche (105 words)

	KOMO : Operation Avalanche Wraps Up In Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The operation involved more than 2,000 U.S. troops in an area of southern and eastern Afghanistan the size of California, though there were no major skirmishes.
		Still, the start of the operation was overshadowed by the deaths of 15 children in raids on suspected militants.
		Avalanche was also supposed to keep militants on the defensive during a historic constitutional convention, or loya jirga, which began in the capital, Kabul, more than two weeks ago.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=29033 (362 words)

	[No title]
		Today we are announcing the results of Operation Avalanche, a major initiative that combines the investigative resources of the department of justice, the Dallas Police Department, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
		Today we are announcing the results of Operation Avalanche, a first of its kind initiative involving unprecedented cooperation between local, state and federal law enforcement.
		An operation of this magnitude was previously unheard of in the United States.
	www.politechbot.com /p-02367.html (3243 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Operation Avalanche: Tracking child porn
		Operation Avalanche which began in the USA has become the world's largest child porn investigation - posing huge problems for police forces around the world.
		Operation Avalanche was a carefully planned investigation which aimed to smash what the US Department of Justice believed was the largest child pornography ring it had ever discovered.
		This arrangement made it far harder to crack than standard criminal operations as it was twice as hard for investigators to find out who was behind the websites.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/2445065.stm (659 words)

	YOJOE.COM \| Assault Quad (Operation Avalanche)
		The Assault Quad (Operation Avalanche) was released boxed in U.S. toy stores as part of the K-Mart Exclusive Operation Avalanche boxed set.
		The Assault Quad (Operation Avalanche) was part of the Valor vs. Venom line and featured a firing missile, swiveling gun platform, and rolling wheels.
		The Assault Quad (Operation Avalanche) uses the mold of the Assault Quad (2002) with a gun from the Venom Striker (2004).
	www.yojoe.com /vehicles/04/assaultquad2 (89 words)

	Mod. 8619
		For a correct Geiger-mode operation with active-quenching, the excess bias over the breakdown voltage must not be greater than the amplitude of the quenching voltage pulse supplied by the circuit.
		An internal comparator in the active-quenching circuit is triggered by the avalanche current pulse from the detector.
		Internal 50 Ohm termination; quiescent dc level at 0 V. To be connected to a capacitor load, with capacitance equal to that of the avatanche photodiode connected to APD IN.
	www.geocities.com /~silena_spa/8619.htm (1833 words)

	OPERATION AVALANCHE
		He questioned whether the capture of Sicily would be a "springboard or a sofa." Complicating the issue was the fact that the Americans and British did not strategically agree on the next point of attack.
		The object of the operation was to land enough troops in the Gulf of Salerno to establish a bridgehead, capture Naples and secure the airfields in the area.
		The crew of the small landing craft usually consisted of a coxswain who was responsible for the boat, the mechanic or "Motor Mac", and the bowman who handled the ramp.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/OperationAvalanche.html (2333 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Avalanche, which ended Dec. 29, involved more than 2,000 U.S. troops in an area of southern and eastern Afghanistan the size of California.
		The start of the operation was overshadowed, however, by the deaths of 15 children in raids on suspected militants.
		Operation Avalanche also was supposed to keep militants on the defensive during a historic constitutional convention, or loya jirga, which began in the capital, Kabul, in mid-December.
	www.armytimes.com /print.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-2520762.php (721 words)

	Assault on Salerno
		Without the presence of the U.S. Navy's 4th Beach Battalion on the fire-swept beaches of Salerno, Operation Avalanche might well have failed.
		But the enemy was ready for them--an inauspicious beginning for Operation Avalanche, the Allies' September 9, 1943, amphibious landing at Italy's Gulf of Salerno.
		Operation Avalanche required them to mark and clear sites to land craft and control beach traffic; unload equipment, supplies and reinforcements; evacuate casualties; salvage and repair boats and equipment; and set up fire control and ship-to-shore communications.
	historynet.com /wwii/blsalerno (1115 words)

	Encyclopedia: Operation Avalanche (Afghanistan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		People who viewed "Operation Avalanche (Afghanistan)" also viewed:
		For other events called Operation Avalanche, see Operation Avalanche.
		Operation Avalanche was a four-week U.S. -led offensive in December of 2003 designed to disrupt a resurgence in militant activity in the southeastern territory of Afghanistan and to establish conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Operation-Avalanche-(Afghanistan) (210 words)

	Taliban Timeline
		The U.S. begins Operation Anaconda, a combined effort of U.S. and Afghani forces to route entrenched Taliban and al-Qaeda forces from the mountains north of Gardeyz.
		The U.S. military launches Operation Avalanche, its largest offensive in Afghanistan in two years.
		Operation Avalanche involves some 2,000 soldiers and is intended to keep Taliban insurgents on the defensive during a historic constitutional council.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/taliban-time.html (1748 words)

	ipedia.com: Military history of Italy during World War II Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This operation, operation "Marita", was undertaken in April 1941, and was entirely successful.
		After the Operation Torch landings in West Africa, and the arrival of American forces, the Axis armies in North Africa were defeated.
		British troops crossed the short distance from Sicily to the 'toe' of Italy in Operation Baytown, 3 September 1943.
	www.ipedia.com /military_history_of_italy_during_world_war_ii.html (1623 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. assault: Children found dead - Dec. 10, 2003
		Several other people were arrested after the assault by warplanes and troops, he added, but did not say whether the two adults killed were combatants or civilians.
		The U.S. military -- which last weekend launched "Operation Avalanche", its biggest operation against militants since the fall of the Taliban two years ago -- says it found a huge cache of weapons at the compound including hidden storage compartments containing hundreds of rockets, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank and anti-personnel mines and several howitzers
		Operation Avalanche is focusing on areas where international troops and aid workers have been hit by terrorist cells, the U.S. military says.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/12/10/afghan.deaths (557 words)

	Channel 4 - History - World War II: A chronology
		Operation Gunnerside: six Norwegians led by Joachim Ronneberg successfully attack heavy water plant at Vemork.
		Operation Slapstick: British forces land at Taranto on ‘heel’ of Italy and advance along coast towards Gustav Line.
		Operation Oak: small German force frees Mussolini from prison in Abruzzi mountains.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/t-z/ww2-1943.html (1301 words)

	Operation Avalanche: Prelude to Stalemate a Case Study in Operational Unit - Storming Media
		Operation Avalanche: Prelude to Stalemate a Case Study in Operational Unit
		Abstract: This case study examines Operation Avalanche, the initial phase of the Allied Campaign in Italy, as a case study in Operational Art.
		As a joint and combined amphibious operation, avalanche provides useful lessons for future warfare in a long littoral and a well-defended enemy.
	www.stormingmedia.us /12/1218/A121892.html (89 words)

	CBC News:U.S. launches massive Afghan operation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		KABUL - Hundreds of American paratroopers launched a raid in the mountains of Afghanistan Tuesday, part of the largest military operation in the country since the fall of the Taliban.
		Operation Avalanche, which started on Dec. 2, involves about 2,000 U.S. and Afghan soldiers.
		Officials say it's the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/12/09/afghanistan_031209 (224 words)

	ethos.org/2 JUNE 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Amethyst was the culmination of months of work by the Garda (police) Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Unit.
		According to the US Department of Justice, Operation Avalanche dismantled the largest known commercial child pornography enterprise ever uncovered in US history.
		Operation Amethyst was able to take place because of the existence of a list of people who had used their credit cards to subscribe to sites selling images of child pornography.
	www.ethos.org /gardai_raids.html (1163 words)

	RTE News - Avalanche rescue operation completed in Alps, with 37 dead
		This evening, helicopters have completed the two-day rescue airlift of 10,000 tourists from the Austrian valley of Paznaun, where the death toll from two avalanches has now reached 37.
		This morning, rescue helicopters resumed the operation to airlift tourists trapped in the Austrian valley of Paznaun.
		Experts warned today that further avalanches could be expected.
	www.rte.ie /news/1999/0226/avalanche.html (166 words)

	Salerno: Preparations for Invasion
		The mission of capturing the port and airfields of Naples as a base for future operations was assigned to the United States Fifth Army under Lt. Gen.
		Ernest J. Dawley, was to operate on the right of the 10 Corps and had the mission of establishing a beachhead south of the Sele River.
		Teller mines, however, were laid at random 10 to 15 yards from the water's edge in a belt extending 60 to 100 yards inland.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/salerno/sal-prep.htm (3847 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Selected Motorola transistors of the MM-486, -457, and -488 type were found to be useful for avalanche-mode operation.
		A circuit for selecting avalanche units is described.
		The time delay between the trigger pulse and the rise of the avalanche current is discussed.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=4791189 (115 words)

	Ashcroft's Paedophile Terror
		"Operation Candyman", one of a number of initiatives against paedophilia and internet child pornography, was a sting operation started under the new Bush administration in January 2001.
		Its British wing is "Operation Ore", and Britain has been probably the second-biggest focus of attention for this operation.
		Later we learned of "Operation Avalanche", a vastly larger operation, which produced (up to Jan. 2003) at least 300,000 "identities" worldwide, including over 7000 in Britain (Operation Ore includes these 7000 "identities" too).
	www.geocities.com /LibertyStrikesBack/candyman.html (1804 words)

	U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Operation Avalanche
		Attorney General John Ashcroft and then-Chief Postal Inspector Kenneth Weaver announced in August 2001 the successful conclusion of a two-year investigation that dismantled the largest commercial child pornography enterprise ever uncovered.
		Operation Avalanche began in 1999, when Postal Inspectors discovered that a Ft. Worth, Texas, company, Landslide Productions, Inc., operated and owned by Thomas and Janice Reedy, was selling child pornography Web sites.
		Over 60 foreign countries and their citizens have benefited from this cooperation, which has identified thousands of suspected child pornographers and molesters around the globe and continues to track down and halt these criminals.
	www.usps.com /postalinspectors/avalanch.htm (735 words)

	CNN.com - Major Afghan offensive launched - Dec. 8, 2003
		The U.S. military has launched a major ground operation in Afghanistan in an effort to eliminate the remnants of al Qaeda and the Taliban regime overthrown in 2001.
		He said the operation would focus on areas where international troops and aid workers have been hit by terrorist cells.
		But the new offensive was marred by a botched weekend operation in which U.S. military aircraft appear to have accidentally killed nine children in an airstrike on the east-central Afghanistan village of Petaw.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/12/08/afghan.offensive (587 words)

	Operation Avalanche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This will be a condensation of information obtained from Operations Reports issued by the First Beach Battalion, Amphibious Force Atlantic Fleet in August of 1943.
		dated August 15, 1943 labeled Operation BUTTRESS states that a reinforced Company of the First Beach Battalion will operate in the BUTTRESS Operation in conjunction with a Shore Party of the Royal Engineers in support of the landing of a Reinforced Division of the British Army.
		Operation AVALANCHE was the code name given for the final plan to invade Salerno Italy.
	www.1stbeachbattalion.org /operation_avalanche.htm (356 words)

	Major rescue operation after avalanche hits New Zealand's notorious Mt Cook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A major rescue operation was launched Wednesday on New Zealand's notorious Aoraki-Mount Cook after at least six people were believed to be trapped in an avalanche, officials said.
		Police have called for teams of search dogs and rescue helicopters to be sent to Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest peak at 3,754 metres (12,388 feet), which has been described as a playground for adrenaline junkies and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world each year.
		Dunedin-based Lion Foundation rescue helicopter pilot Stuart Farquhar said he had been told the avalanche was at a height of 2,800 metres.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/031230214514.05kiu7z6.html (218 words)

	Articles - Operation Avalanche (child pornography) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Avalanche was a major U.S. investigation of child pornography on the internet.
		Launched in 1999, it was made public in early August 2001 when over one hundred arrests were made.
		So many computers were confiscated during the raids that a backlog was created leading to a series of additional arrests over the next several years as more and more names of suspects were revealed.
	gaple.com /articles/Operation_Avalanche_(child_pornography)?... (222 words)

	OPERATION ORE, ......NETTING THE PERVERTS!
		Michael Buley, (45) a private bus operator, jailed for four months, with an extended three-year licence, ordered to undergo a sex offender's programme, placed on the sex offenders register, banned from working with or living in the same house as any child.
		As Operation Ore draws to an close in Yorkshire, with just a few outstanding cases waiting to go through the courts, the detective who headed the operation in West Yorkshire said there were thousands more suspected paedophiles who must be tracked down to save children from abuse.
		The Scottish arm of Operation Ore was wound up at the beginning of August 2005, after Police forces investigated some 350 people north of the Border, about 200 of whom were in Strathclyde and 70 in Lothian and Borders.
	www.survivorsswindon.com /ore.htm (15651 words)

	News from Agape Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The U.S. Postal Inspection Service took the lead recently in a two-year probe that resulted in the shutdown of the most economically successful Internet-based child porn operation in U.S. history.
		Almost 150 arrests have resulted thus far from Operation Avalanche, and Chief Postal Inspector Kenneth Weaver says it is not over yet.
		The investigation began with a Ft Worth, Texas, company owned and operated by Thomas and Janice Reedy and doing business as Landslide Productions, Inc. Postal Inspectors in 1999 found the Landslide website advertising and conspiring to distribute child pornography.
	headlines.agapepress.org /archive/8/222001d.asp (294 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)