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  2. Combat lifesaver course - Wikipedia

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    The US Army Combat Lifesaver Course is an official medical training course conducted by the United States Army. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid -style basic life support taught to every soldier and the advanced life support skills that are taught to US Army Combat medics and to US Army Special Forces ...

  3. Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape - Wikipedia

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    Survival handbook of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) from 1944. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape ( SERE) is a training program, best known by its military acronym, that prepares U.S. military personnel, U.S. Department of Defense civilians, and private military contractors to survive and "return with honor" in survival ...

  4. Terrain awareness and warning system - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, a terrain awareness and warning system ( TAWS) is generally an on-board system aimed at preventing unintentional impacts with the ground, termed "controlled flight into terrain" accidents, or CFIT. [1] The specific systems currently in use are the ground proximity warning system (GPWS) and the enhanced ground proximity warning ...

  5. Crew resource management - Wikipedia

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    The STCW Convention and STCW Code, 2017 edition, published by the I.M.O. states the requirements for Bridge Resource Management and Engine Room Resource Management training. These are approved shore-based training, simulator training, or approved in-service experience. Most maritime colleges hold courses for deck and engine room officers.

  6. Enlisted Professional Military Education - Wikipedia

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    Enlisted Professional Military Education. All branches of the United States Armed Forces use the general term Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) to describe the formal system of education which each branch provides to its enlisted personnel. Each branch has its own system and sequence of courses, with the overall focus on ...

  7. Mid-air collision - Wikipedia

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    Mid-air collision. In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. [1] Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results.

  8. United States Army Pathfinder School - Wikipedia

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    Pathfinder School is divided into 3 phases, each lasting 3-4 days and culminating in a written and/or hands-on exam. Students must achieve a 70% or higher to pass each exam. After completing all three phases, students will participate in a field training exercise where they put their skills to the test.

  9. Officer Education System - Wikipedia

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    Officer Education System. The Officer Education System (OES) is the progressive and sequential education and training process for officers in the United States Army that begins in the pre-commissioning phase and continues in schools through the basic entry level, advanced level, intermediate command and staff level, and senior level. The OES ...

  10. Kavach (train protection system) - Wikipedia

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    Kavach ( lit. 'Armour') is an automatic train protection (ATP) system indigenously developed by Indian Railways through Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO). [1] Initial development of Kavach started in 2012 under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and completed development in 2022.

  11. Sapper Leader Course - Wikipedia

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    The Sapper Leader Course is a 28-day United States Army small unit tactics and leadership course that develops soldiers in critical skills and teaches advanced combat engineer techniques needed across the Army. [1] Sapper training began development in 1982, and continued until 1985.