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In 1919, a small group of women served with the United States Navy as nurses, answering to male officers. 23 years later, in early Aug 1942, female officer Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee was commissioned into the US Navy amidst World War II to head up the Women Accepted ...
My old service, the U.S. Air Force, is far more open about its true aims. It boasts assertively of “global reach, global power” and notably of “global strike.” Not to be outdone, the U.S. Navy has “carrier strike groups,” what used to be termed carrier task forces when they...
While the P-51B’s possessed some truly phenomenal flight characteristics, the same cannot be said for the canopy. In US Navy evaluations the ‘birdcage’ canopy was found to result in poor all-around vision, most notably fore and aft. It was also fairly restrictive and made turning to view...
A very infantry-centric division, BRO ranks among the very best ones the Allies fielded in Normandy. Here are some of the 1st Infantry Division‘s features: RECON: this is BRO‘s main weak spot: as an assault division unleashed on a well-defended beach, there was no need for scouts to...
Navy's End of Alcohol at Sea - USNI News Dave55, Dec 4, 2020 #1 von Poop, Harry Ree and Ramiles like this. von Poop Adaministrator Admin Watching the big Septic ships flood Pompey with crew, I sometimes wondered if dry was such a good plan. Nice lads on the whole, but ...
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Navy Warrant's HARVEST REAPER Jungle SHIRT USAF F-111A, First Test Project in Combat in SEA 3506CB - Warrant Officer’s OG POPLIN Jungle SHIRT (M/R dated 1967) with “HARVEST REAPER” patch for the USAF F-111 Test Project in Thailand, Left SSI is a DET-1, 428th TFS and right bre...
Both the US Army and the US Marines have reserve troops, which can be activated in times of need. The Army reserves are significantly larger, however. Unlike the Marines, the US Army also has extensive support staff, including medical personnel. The Marine Corps relies on the Navy for many...
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