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  2. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...

  3. Slogans of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The slogan was replaced by "Join the People Who've Joined the Army" in 1973, which later evolved into "This is the Army." [3] Slogan was written in 1971 by Ted Regan Jr., Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director of N.W. Ayer, the Army's ad agency. Regan also wrote the follow-up slogan, "Join the people who've joined the Army.'

  4. No quarter - Wikipedia

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    An Apprenticeship in Arms: The Origins of the British Army 1585–1702. OUP. ISBN 0199261490. Nofi, Albert A. (1992). The Alamo and the Texas War of Independence, September 30, 1835 to April 21, 1836: Heroes, Myths, and History. Combined Books, Inc. ISBN 0-938289-10-1. Williams, RH (2001). Montrose: Cavalier in Mourning. House of Lochar.

  5. Don't ask, don't tell - Wikipedia

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    "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of homosexual people.Instituted during the Clinton administration, the policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on December 21, 1993, and was in effect from February 28, 1994, until September 20, 2011. [1]

  6. Armor Survivability Kit - Wikipedia

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    That year, the Department of Defense rewarded ARL with an innovation award for the development of the ASK. [6] By January 2005, more than 9,400 kits were reportedly delivered to soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan. [7] The ASK also served as a precursor to the development of the Fragmentary Armor or Frag Kits for armored vehicles in 2004. [12]

  7. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The law specified what percentage of the enlisted strength of the army were allowed in each of the seven grades. The first grade would contain .6% of the army's enlisted men, the second grade 1.8%, the third grade 2%, the fourth and fifth grades 9.5%, the sixth grade 25% and the remaining 51.6% in the seventh grade.

  8. United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution. [14] It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States.

  9. I Sustain the Wings - Wikipedia

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    Glenn Miller was the host and conductor on the show, which also featured Ray McKinley, Jerry Gray, Johnny Desmond, and the Crew Chiefs, until June 10, 1944, when Harry Bluestone became the conductor. The Latin Sustineo Alas, "I Sustain the Wings", or "Keep 'Em Flying", was the motto of the U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. The I ...