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2. Picket (military) - Wikipedia

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   Picket (Fr. piquet, a pointed stake or peg, from piquer, 'to point or pierce'), is thought to have originated in the French Army around 1690, from the circumstance that an infantry company on outpost duty dispersed its musketeers to watch, with a small group of pikemen called piquet remaining in reserve. [2]

3. Winged Victory of Samothrace - Wikipedia

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   Nike of Samothrace: the conserved parts of the statue, after Benndorf, 1880. In 1863, Charles Champoiseau (1830–1909), acting chief of the Consulate of France in Adrianopolis (now Edirne in Turkey), undertook from March 6 to May 7 the exploration of the ruins of the sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace.

4. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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   Service ribbons, ribbon devices, and badge awards displayed on a Command Master Chief Petty Officer's service uniform.. The awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces include various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

5. List of military rations - Wikipedia

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   The Australian Defence Force currently supplies three different types of military ration packs [29] – Combat Ration One Man, Combat Ration Five Man and Patrol Ration One Man. Combat Ration One Man is a complete 24-hour ration pack that provides two substantial meals per day and a wide variety of drinks and snacks for the remainder of the day.

6. United States military aid - Wikipedia

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   Exposing foreign civilian and military officials to democratic values, military professionalism, and international norms of human rights; Some examples of this would include the United States' efforts in Colombia and South Korea. Military aid has been successful in stopping insurgency, providing stability, and ending conflicts within the region.

7. Nike (rocket stage) - Wikipedia

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   The Nike stage or Nike booster, a solid fuel rocket motor, was created by Hercules Aerospace for the Nike Ajax (M5) Nike Hercules (M5E1) (and M88 late in Hercules career). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was developed for use as the first stage of the Nike Ajax and Nike Hercules missiles as part of Project Nike .