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Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines. Breakout: exploiting a breach in enemy lines so that a large force (division or above) passes through. Bridgehead and its varieties known as beachheads and airheads. Camouflet. Chalk: a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft.
Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base ( pronounced [ˈlaʒɨʃ]; Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes ), officially designated Air Base No. 4 ( Base Aérea Nº 4, BA4) ( IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA ), is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Angra do Heroísmo [1] on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal.
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired fighter pilot, diplomat, and airline pilot. He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm. The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir, then a senior intelligence officer ...
Military alliances shortly before World War I.Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutual protection and support in case of a crisis that has not been identified in advance.
A high-tech U.S. military blimp equipped with radar to help detect a missile attack came loose from its moorings in Maryland on Wednesday. Runaway US military blimp protecting DC now over Pennsylvania
Pease Air National Guard Base is a New Hampshire Air National Guard base located at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in New Hampshire.It occupies a portion of what was once Pease Air Force Base, a former Strategic Air Command facility with a base-related population of 10,000 and which was home to the 509th Bomb Wing (509 BW) flying the General Dynamics FB-111A.
This week Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record came under scrutiny from Republicans, including GOP Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance. Here's a breakdown of Walz's National Guard record as ...