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  Special Boats
The “pin” or the “boat pin” is the nickname commonly used to refer to the warfare insignia worn by the “brown- water” Navy and special boat detachments.
Officially, the U.S. Navy refers to it as the “small craft insignia.” The pin-gold for officers and silver for enlisted personnel-is roundish with an anchor at the bottom and a river-patrol boat in the center.
As assets of naval special warfare, PCs are called on for a variety of missions-it is not uncommon for a West Coast PC to be deployed to the Caribbean as well as the Western Pacific.
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 Craftmaster Badge: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Craftmaster Badge is a decoration of the United States Navy (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces)
Combat Medical Badge (The combat medical badge is a decoration of the united states army which was first created in january 1945....)
Weapons Qualification Badge (A weapons qualification badge is a military badge of the united states army and united states marine corps...)
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 Tanker (aircraft)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Combat aircraft themselves, though used a handful of times for reconnaissance and surveillance during the Italo-Turkish War, did not come into widespread use until the Balkan War when first air-dropped bomb was invented and widely used by Bulgarian air force against Turkey.
The crewman operating the boom, called a boomer or boom operator (in the USAF, usually an enlisted sergeant), then unlatches the boom from its stowage position, and directs it towards the receiver by "flying" it with the attached wings.
For combat and work duty, ground crews wear standard battle dress uniform, which are currently being phased out in favor of an Air Force version of the Marine's MARPAT uniform, while pilots and air crews wear olive green or tan one-piece flight suits made of nomex for fire protection.
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 Badges of the United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to Naval service members who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Navy.
Most Navy badges are also permitted for wear on uniforms of the United States Marine Corps.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Badge
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy   (137 words)

  
 Confederation of Palestine Defence Forces: 2300AD
Palestinian guerilla groups had relied extensively on female combatants during the war, though in the post-war era Palestinian writers and historians were quietly sweeping their participation under the rug in the historical narrative.
Combat missions into Arabia are rumored to be occasional taskings, designating targets for CDF artillery raids.
The 822nd is small (estimated strength of 250 or less, with perhaps two-thirds of that being operational personnel), and draws its members from both the Special Warfare Group and the CIS.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/ME/CP/CPDF2.htm   (6308 words)

  
 Astronaut Badge (astronaut badge resources)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
An Astronaut Badge is a military badge of the United States, awarded to military aviation pilots who have completed Astronaut training with NASA and performed a successful space flight.
NASA In addition to the Astronaut Badge, which is worn on a military uniform, an Astronaut Pin is also issued to astronauts which is a small astronaut device worn as a lapel pin on their civilian suits.
The badge is a variation on the Naval Aviation Observer Badge with the letters AC centered on the badge’s front.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The SEAL badge is therefore unique in the Navy in that it is one of the few badges issued in a single grade for both officers and enlisted personnel.
The Special Warfare Badge consists of a golden eagle clutching a U.S. Navy anchor, trident, and pistol.
Unlike other warfare pins available to both enlisted and officers, the ESWS and SWO pins differ by more than just color (gold for officers and silver for enlisted is a common theme in U.S. Navy uniforms).
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 Military badges of the United States - TheBestLinks.com - Department of Defense, United States Navy, United States ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Military badges of the United States, Department of Defense, United States Navy...
These include ribbons, medals, and military badges denoting a variety of accomplishments.
Such badges may be awarded for personal accomplishment, completing a qualification course, or participating in a designated military campaign or other activity.
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 Relic Forums - Homeworld 2: Sector Patrol - Chp. IIIb complete
While these causes are less serious in the case of waterborne naval warfare due to its slower pace [at least until missiles start flying], the same concept of a centralized battle management facility away from the vulnerability of the bridge is followed, and called a "combat information centre" or CIC for short.
In environments of heavy electronics warfare as the Vagyr would tend to generate the benefit provided by networked targeting is significantly reduced, though a few vessels with interlocked fire control directors are harder to jam than if they were independent.
Naval warfare is not the kind of context that you can apply a "solve it as it comes by" mindset as though million ton capital vessels could stop on a dime and adverse tactical situations can be altered on-the-fly by a generous helping of munitions, these simply are not possible.
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 Coastal River Division TWENTY ONE:
In 1964 the inshore warfare role was expanded by the establishment of a base for fast patrol boats (PTF) at Da Nang, RVN.
We were some of the first reservists to qualify for the coveted (and at that time, new) Surface Warfare badge and allowed to add the (SW) to our official rate or rank.
Members that qualify for the SWCC badge get the designator 9533 to identify them as small craft specialists in the special warfare mission.
www.warboats.org /stoner3.htm   (4338 words)

  
 Track 'Em Down -The Facts - John Kerry & Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
While the date of the four-day excursion on PCF-44 [Patrol Craft Fast] is not specified, Brinkley notes it commenced when Kerry "had just turned twenty-five, on December 11, 1968," which was nine days after the incident in which he claimed he had been wounded by enemy fire.
The crewman thought that the injury was caused by a fragment ricocheting from that mortar round when it struck the rocks.
While the date of the four-day excursion on PCF-44 [Patrol Craft Fast] is not specified, Brinkley notes it commenced when Kerry "had just turned 25, on Dec. 11, 1968," which was nine days after the incident in which he claimed he had been wounded by enemy fire.
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 Riverine Warfare: The U.S. Navy's Operations on Inland Waters
A significant condition of riverine warfare is that one of the two opposing forces holds control of the high seas adjacent to the inland waterways where confrontation occurs.
No less important in combatting a guerrilla is the need to seize the initiative and deprive him of the sanctuary offered by his remote jungle base camps, and to search out and destroy his main combat forces.
The primary combat units of the MRF are from the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division and the 186 assault craft of the Navy's River Assault Flotilla ONE.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/riverine.htm   (18753 words)

  
 Home - Geoff Hurst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The badge is in the form of a cross patonce, the obverse of which bears the same field the star (that is, either Britannia or George V and Queen Mary); the reverse bears George V's Royal and Imperial Cypher.
The badges of Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames Commander and Commanders are enamelled with pale blue crosses and crimson rings; those of Officers are plain gold; those of Members are plain silver.
The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet.
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 Leather Lanyard Craft - Online Tips Leather Lanyard Craft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Special note: wearing the iDiddy in public ensures that you, Mr.
But if you are at a craft on and you are not crafting, Callie is likely to pull an EZ craft out of her bag of tricks--such as a leather purse kit, or a lanyard.
Lanyard crafts can be made of round cords, flat straps, beads, beaded chains, leather straps, polyester...
www.lanyardsnet.com /leatherlanyardcraft   (2092 words)

  
 CRD21
In 1964 the inshore warfare role was expanded by the establishment of a base for fast patrol boats (PTF) at a Nang, RVN.
The descendents of CRD 21 and CRD 22, Special Boat Teams 20 and 22, continue in the special operations role to this day.
The enlisted badge is identical except it is silver.
www.ptfnasty.com /CRD21.htm   (7277 words)

  
 Everything about Bataan Death March   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Historical linguists who specialize in Japanese agree that it is one of the two members of the Japonic language family, but remain divided as to the origins of the Japonic languages.
However, guerrillas or any other combatant may not be granted the status if they try to use both the civilian and the military status.
Since the special rights of a prisoner of war, granted by governments, are the result of multilateral treaties, these definitions have no legal effect and those claiming rights under these definitions would legally be considered common criminals under an arresting jurisdiction's laws.
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 Uniforms
Badges of rank and trade are all depicted not only for the flying arms but for ground staff, the RAF reserves, Auxiliary and Air Training Corps.
This status was recognised by the awarding of a special badge or other uniform distinction this book examines and illustrates these much-coveted awards and those who received them.
Special chapters on the SD and concentration camp personnel assist the reader in differentiating these elements from combat units of the Waffen-SS.
www.chrisevansbooks.com /uniforms.html   (15693 words)

  
 INDEX
Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion
Special member state territories and their relations with the EU
Specifications and diagrams of the pitch and creases
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 CWN Living History Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Modern business suit or dress attire may be worn, with the badge of the order attached, only by members of heritage groups, including those affiliated with the SUV and GAR, Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Military Order of the Stars and Bars and Order of Confederate Rose.
On it were the flag draped wooden coffins of the crewman and a podium with several chairs alongside.
The revival of the revolver, at least as a private purchase item, if indeed it was widespread, and we have no firm proof at this time that it was, may well have been due to the combat conditions imposed by the siege at Petersburg.
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 Series 2
This two-part study investigates the evolution of trench warfare between l9l4and 1918—a time when changing infantry tactics fundamentally altered the way in which war was waged.
Swift advances in seabome warfare in the early years of World War 2 cost the Royal Navy dear, but, adapting quickly to changing tactics and conditions, they went on to play a vital role in the war.
Many determined women managed to enter combat by first volunteering as field medics and nurses, then simply picking up a gun during the battle, and charging boldly into the line of fire.
www.chrisevansbooks.com /series2.html   (14258 words)

  
 [No title]
The Marines of the 1/3 were on the front lines in Fallujah, purging the city of terrorists in house-to-house combat.
One crewman was killed, 98 others were injured, and the captain and three other officers were relieved of their duties as a result of the Jan. 8 crash, one of the worst on an American submarine since the 1960's.
I think she was the first USN warship sunk in combat by an aircraft, perhaps an IJN biplane.
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 HideAwayKnife
And a Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) sent me one of their Challenge Coins.
Ray is a Canadian who is a master at combining 3 different materials, viewflex, cordura, and kydex, for cool end results.
He works at a Dept of Defense facility and is required to remove and hand over his badge several times a day.
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 [No title]
He had returned from a special duty trip to NAS North Island, San Diego, California, and NAS Corpus Christi, Texas on Oct 28, 1941; I think he was ferrying planes?
I was the plane captain on the 2 Beech craft we had.
I was in FAW-10 for a short period of time until they realized that I was a female and FAW-10 was a combat unit.
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 USS Galaxy Sim Log Stardate: 50110.14
There was a call regarding the systems of one of the shuttle craft, and Savat had given it to her.
She imagined that he was testing her out, what harm could she possibly inflict upon a runabout anyway, nothing major, and besides, one of the engineers would be there.
Sweat beaded off both combatants as they pushed, two titans were locked in a stalemate.
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