• Forward observers in the U.S. military are artillery observers who carry the Military Occupational Specialty designator of 13F in the United States Army...
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    M1200 Armored Knight (category Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s)
    The M1200 Armored Knight is an armored vehicle used by forward observers in the U.S. military for precision targeting. Most of the Knights were used for...
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  • in the TV series Ideal Monument to Joe Louis, also known as "The Fist", a 1986 public art sculpture in Detroit, Michigan Forward observers in the U.S...
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    An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target...
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    officers as observers. These aerial observers called in artillery fire via radio. The German military noted close air support operations in the Spanish Civil...
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  • municipality in Rogaland county, Norway Fister (municipality), a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway FiSTer, a forward observer in the U.S. military Pfister...
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  • N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also 0K – Zero Killed (pronounced OK, as the expression that everything is okay) 1LT – First Lieutenant (U.S. Army) (USMC...
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    Joint terminal attack controller (category United States military specialisms)
    previously in the U.S. and in the relevant NATO standard, is Forward Air Controller. The term became effective in the U.S. on September 3, 2003 with the publishing...
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    This is a list of Forward operating bases. A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used...
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  • observers were trained at the Air Observer Schools. In the Vietnam War, aerial observers also might be Forward Air Controllers (FACs). These O-1 Bird Dog, O-2...
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    "U.S. military") are depicted in this article; state defense forces and the National Guard are not included, as they are not fully integrated into the...
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  • Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel. The U.S. military maintains hundreds of military installations...
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    Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation....
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    serve in the United States military. The subject began to engender some political controversy starting with transgender service members being banned in 1960...
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    Memories of Staff Sergeant Albert S. Brown. Dogface Soldiers Memoirs. Westrate, Edwin V. (1944). Forward Observer. New York City: Stratford Press. pp...
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    4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (United States Army) (category Military units and formations established in 1918)
    Firefinder radar Forward observers in the U.S. military Field artillery team Official 4-27 FA Facebook Page "Lineage And Honors Information". US Army. "4-27...
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    Cessna O-2 Skymaster (category 1960s United States military reconnaissance aircraft)
    The Cessna O-2 Skymaster (nicknamed "Oscar Deuce") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control (FAC) and psychological...
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    Mousa Abu Marzook (category Palestinian expatriates in the United States)
    the Six Day War, Marzook's brother Mahmud Abu Marzook joined irregular forces fighting the Israeli military in Rafah, which later became a military unit...
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    Sometimes, the U.S. military conducted in-depth investigations in cases when U.S. forces killed or injured civilians (including drone strikes in Somalia...
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    High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies...
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    beneficial alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel: it has played a key role in the promotion of...
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    of the Cold War. US military space forces first participated in combat operations during the Vietnam War and have participated in every U.S. military operation...
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    in this organization: the forward observer (FO), the fire direction center (FDC), and the firing unit, sometimes referred to as the gun line. On the battlefield...
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    US Sign Logistics Exchange Agreement". The Diplomat. Retrieved August 30, 2016. "In key step toward stronger defense ties, U.S., India ink military logistics...
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  • conflicts involving the U.S. military include the American Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, the Banana Wars, World...
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  • along with their definitions. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly...
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    there were 224 military personnel deployed, including 148 observers in thirteen points around the country. The observers could only record the non-application...
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    since diplomatic normalization in 1995 has visited Vietnam at least once, highlighting the importance of Vietnam in the U.S.'s growing pivot to Asia; these...
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    headquarters in Brussels, diplomats and foreign ministers from 59 countries gathered to plot a way forward against the threat of ISIL. U.S. Secretary of...
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    failed. These observers and stakeholders include former senior U.S. government officials and military officers; families of victims of the 9/11 attacks;...
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