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  2. Lifting bag - Wikipedia

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    The volume of the bag determines its lifting capacity: each litre of air inside the bag will lift a weight of 1 kilogram, or each cubic foot will lift about 62 pounds. For example, a 100-litre (3.5 cu ft) bag can lift a 100-kilogram (220 lb) underwater object.

  3. Non-commissioned officer - Wikipedia

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    Based loosely on the Officer Candidate School (OCS), NCOC was a new concept (at the time) where high performing trainees attending basic infantry combat training were nominated to attend a two-phased course of focused instruction on jungle warfare, and included a hands-on portion of intense training, promotion to sergeant, and then a 12-week ...

  4. Elo rating system - Wikipedia

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    Arpad Elo was a chess master and an active participant in the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from its founding in 1939. [4] The USCF used a numerical ratings system devised by Kenneth Harkness to enable members to track their individual progress in terms other than tournament wins and losses.

  5. SCADA - Wikipedia

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    Thus SCADA systems were independent systems with no connectivity to other systems. The communication protocols used were strictly proprietary at that time. The first-generation SCADA system redundancy was achieved using a back-up mainframe system connected to all the Remote Terminal Unit sites and was used in the event of failure of the primary ...

  6. U.S. Army Regimental System - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Regimental System (USARS) is an organizational and classification system used by the United States Army.It was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) to provide each soldier with continuous identification with a single regiment, and to increase a soldier's probability of serving recurring assignments with their regiment.

  7. FGM-148 Javelin - Wikipedia

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    The soldiers must accomplish several timed drills with set standards, before being qualified to operate the system in both training and wartime situations. There are smaller training programs set up on most army bases that instruct soldiers on the proper use of the system. At these courses, the training program might be changed in small ways.

  8. Command sergeant major - Wikipedia

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    The exact duties vary depending on the unit commander, including observing training and talking with soldiers and their families. History Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crosby , left, bears the colors of Army Futures Command , as General Mark Milley , 23rd Secretary of the Army Mark Esper , and General John M. Murray unfurl the colors on 24 ...

  9. COBie - Wikipedia

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    COBie was developed by Bill East, of the US Army Corps of Engineers, while at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in 2007. [3] The project was funded with an initial grant from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (through National Institute of Standards and Technology).