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  2. Special Service Force - Wikipedia

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    In 1977, 2 Combat Group combined with the Canadian Airborne Regiment to form the Special Service Force, a formation of the Canadian Army.This latter-day Special Service Force represented a compromise between the general-purpose combat capabilities of a normal brigade and the strategic and tactical flexibility that derived from the lighter and more mobile capabilities of the Canadian Airborne ...

  3. Sierra Army Depot - Wikipedia

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    Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) is a United States Army post and military equipment storage facility located near the unincorporated community of Herlong, California.It was built in 1942 as one of several ammunition storage facilities located far enough inland to be safe from Japanese attack, yet close enough to western military posts and ports to facilitate shipment of supplies. [2]

  4. South African Special Forces - Wikipedia

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    The first South African Special Forces unit, 1 Reconnaissance Commando, was established in the town of Oudtshoorn, Cape Province on 1 October 1972. On 1 January 1975, this unit was relocated to Durban, Natal, [8] where it continued its activities as the airborne specialist unit of the special forces.

  5. Joint Strike Fighter program - Wikipedia

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    The JSF program was the result of the merger of the Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF) and Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) projects. [4] [5] The merged project continued under the JAST name until the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase, during which the project became the Joint Strike Fighter.

  6. Hush kit - Wikipedia

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    Hush kit for the Pratt and Whitney JT8D-1 through -17 engines Two JT4As installed on a KLM DC-8. A hush kit is an aerodynamic device used to help reduce the noise produced by older aircraft jet engines. These devices are typically installed on older turbojet and low-bypass turbofan engines, as they are much louder than later high-bypass ...

  7. 1984 in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    Removed installation and installed a valve in the spare oxidizer line. Second of five EVAs to repair the Main Oxidizer Line on the station. 29 April 01:35 2 hours 45 minutes 04:20 Salyut 7 EO-3 Leonid Kizim Vladimir Solovyov Installed a bypass line around the damaged section of the Main Oxidizer Line on the station. Third of five repair EVAs. 3 ...

  8. V-42 stiletto - Wikipedia

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    US Army Special Forces unit crest featuring the V-42. After receiving drawings of the proposed knife from its designers, prototypes of the V-42 were submitted by three knifemaking companies - Camillus Cutlery Co., Case Cutlery, and Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Captain Dermot Michael "Pat" O'Neill, the First Special Service Force's close-combat instructor and a former Detective Sergeant of the ...

  9. SSF - Wikipedia

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    SSF may refer to: Games. Saturn Sound Format, a Sega Saturn-specific implementation of the Portable Sound Format; Super Smash Flash, a series of fan-made games ...