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    Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters. It...
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  • In many[citation needed] periodizations of human history, the late modern period followed the early modern period. It began around 1800 and, depending...
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  • Punta Indio Naval Air Base (Spanish: Base Aeronaval Punta Indio, ICAO: SAAI) is a military airport operated by the Argentine Naval Aviation, located in...
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    A robber baron or robber knight (German: Raubritter) was an unscrupulous feudal landowner who, protected by his fief's legal status, imposed high taxes...
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    The 32nd Indiana Monument, also known as the August Bloedner Monument, honors the Union soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also...
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    Royal Air Force North Killingholme or more simply RAF North Killingholme is a former Royal Air Force station located immediately west of the village of...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Zeilin (APA-3)
    USS Zeilin (APA-3) was an Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ship launched for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) on 19 March 1921 by Newport...
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    HMAS Adroit (P 82) was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Attack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters...
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    Jack Neitz Womer (18 June 1917 – 28 December 2013) was a decorated American World War II veteran and a member of the Filthy Thirteen who was known for...
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  • The Fish class was a ship class of three torpedo recovery vessels previously operated by Defence Maritime Services (DMS). The class was ordered in 1969...
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  • TRV Tuna (801) was one of three Torpedo Recovery Vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Defence Maritime Services (DMS). Ordered in 1969...
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  • TRV Trevally (802) was one of three Torpedo Recovery Vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Defence Maritime Services (DMS). Ordered in...
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    Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific (HSMWSP) is a United States Navy helicopter training squadron based at NAS North Island, Coronado, California...
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    Brigadier-General Henry Tempest Hicks CB JP (25 November 1852 – 10 November 1922) was a British Army officer who served in the South African War and was...
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  • Last Letters from Stalingrad (German: Letzte Briefe aus Stalingrad) is an anthology of letters from German soldiers who took part in the Battle for Stalingrad...
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    Rear Admiral (Retired) Vijitha Bandara Meddegoda, USP, BA (Defence studies), MBA,[Australia was a senior logistics Officer in the Sri Lanka Navy. He was...
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