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  2. History of Operation Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Operation Rescue was founded by Randall Terry in 1986. [1] The slogan of Operation Rescue was "If You Believe Abortion is Murder, Act like it's Murder." [2] Randall Terry stepped down as director of Operation Rescue in early 1990, appointing Keith Tucci as his successor to lead the national organization, then called Operation Rescue National ...

  3. Fulton surface-to-air recovery system - Wikipedia

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    The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system ( STARS ), also known as Skyhook, is a system used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Air Force, and United States Navy for retrieving individuals on the ground using aircraft such as the MC-130E Combat Talon I and B-17 Flying Fortress. It involves using an overall-type harness and ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Troy Newman (activist) - Wikipedia

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    Anti-abortion activist. Spouse. Mellissa Newman. Troy Edward Newman-Mariotti, known as Troy Newman (born 1966), is an American anti-abortion activist. He is the president of Operation Rescue, which is based in Wichita, Kansas, and sits on the board of the Center for Medical Progress . Newman became involved in the anti-abortion movement in the ...

  6. Operation Eagle Claw - Wikipedia

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    Operation Eagle Claw was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt the rescue of 52 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980. The operation, one of Delta Force 's first, [1] encountered many obstacles and failures and was subsequently ...

  7. United States Air Force Pararescue - Wikipedia

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    Pararescuemen (also known as PJs) are United States Air Force special operators who conduct personnel recovery and combat search and rescue operations as well as other missions for the U.S. military and its allies. Highly trained special operators, PJs are generally assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command ...

  8. Operation Rescue (Kansas) - Wikipedia

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    Operation Rescue (formerly Operation Rescue West or California Operation Rescue ), the operating name of Youth Ministries Inc., is an American anti-abortion organization. [1] The organization originated in California and is now based in Kansas . Operation Rescue West was founded by Operation Rescue's tactical director, Jeff White, as a branch ...

  9. Randall Terry - Wikipedia

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    Children. 7. Randall Allen Terry (born April 25, 1959) [1] is an American politician and activist. Terry founded the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue. Beginning in 1987, the group became particularly prominent for blockading the entrances to abortion clinics; Terry led the group until 1991. He has been arrested more than 40 times, [2 ...