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  2. Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - Wikipedia

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    The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, The Night of the Big Guns, or, in Japanese sources, the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea (第三次ソロモン海戦, Dai-san-ji Soromon Kaisen), took place from 12 to 15 November 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of ...

  3. Sri Lanka Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Commander of the Air Force is the ... In 1995 Mil Mi-24 gunships were acquired for close air support for the army and by 2001 ... Safety, Training by ...

  4. Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    Bear the temporary shame but endure it. This is an order from your army commander." [42]: 723 Yahara was the most senior officer to have survived the battle on the island, and he later authored a book titled The Battle for Okinawa. On 22 June Tenth Army held a flag-raising ceremony to mark the end of organized resistance on Okinawa.

  5. United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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    Coast Guard policy has assigned many of its duties related to recreational boating safety to the Auxiliary, including public boating safety education and outreach. This includes offering boating skills courses, liaising with marine-related businesses at the local level, and providing voluntary Vessel Safety Checks (formerly called Courtesy ...

  6. History of the Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    Operating under the umbrella of a British Army Training Team (BATT), the SAS recruited, trained and commanded the local Firquts. Firquts were local tribesmen and recently surrendered enemy soldiers. This new campaign ended shortly after the Battle of Mirbat in 1972, when a small SAS force and Firquts defeated 250 Adoo guerrillas. [citation needed]

  7. 1989 New Year Honours - Wikipedia

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    Wing Commander Ian Walter Lindsey Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training). Reverend (Wing Commander) Duncan Alexander Fraser Maclennan. Wing Commander Roy James Springett. Wing Commander Nigel John Sudborough. Wing Commander Christopher George Winsland. Wing Commander Jeffrey Young.

  8. Somali Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Somali Chief of Army Dahir Adan Elmi made a pro forma denial of the allegations. [123] He also said that a UN monitoring team had twice visited the government's weapons and ammunition storage facilities in Mogadishu, [ 124 ] where it was shown the arms stockpiles for inspection and had expressed satisfaction. [ 123 ]