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Bishop (1945) – covering operation for Dracula. Diplomat (1944) – Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese. Dukedom (1945) – British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro. Exporter (1941) – British and Commonwealth invasion of Vichy French -held Syria.
Inmate (1945) — naval bombardment of Truk. Juneau (1945) — minesweeping operations at Okinawa. Lentil (1945) — air attack on Pangkalan Brandan, eastern Sumatra. Majestic (planned for 1945, not executed) — planned Allied invasion of Kyushu. Scrapped in favor of Operation Olympic (under Operation Downfall) Meridian (1945) — air attack ...
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day) with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault ...
110th Wing emblem. The 110th Wing (110th WG) is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard, stationed at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan. If activated to federal service the Wing would be gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command .
Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...
Bullets had the manufacturer code over the Quarter number and two-digit year of production engraved on the base (e.g. Pk/2-26 is Zaklady Amunicyjne, Pocisk, 2nd Quarter of 1926). 8mm Lebel "Balle D" bullets were differenced from 7.9mm Mauser bullets by a capital letter "D" inset between the contractor code and the date (e.g. Pk/D/2-26).
Combat Kid – Air Force test of chemical-agents, cancelled. Combat King – Deployment and combat evaluation of Gunship K, cancelled. Combat Knife – TAC OpOrd (unit code name) for (Combat Talon) Skyhook C-130E-Is, starting in late 1965 with the 779th Troop Carrier Squadron – 'Blackbirds', at Pope AFB, NC.