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  2. United States military occupation code - Wikipedia

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    A United States military occupation code, or a military occupational specialty code ( MOS code ), is a nine-character code used in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps to identify a specific job. In the United States Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) is used. In the United States Navy, a system of naval ...

  3. United States admiralty law - Wikipedia

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    A state court hearing an admiralty or maritime case is required to apply the admiralty and maritime law, even if it conflicts with the law of the state, under a doctrine known as the "reverse- Erie doctrine." The Erie doctrine, derived from Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, directs that federal courts hearing state actions must apply state law.

  4. Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    Claimed origins The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier A variety of cities and people have claimed origination of Memorial Day. In some such cases, the claims relate to documented events, occurring before or after the Civil War. Others may stem from general traditions of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers, rather than specific events leading to the national proclamation. Soldiers' graves were ...

  5. Intermodal container - Wikipedia

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    An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo.

  6. List of equipment of the Republic of Korea Army - Wikipedia

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    Used by the Army Military Police Special Duty Team Being replaced by K5 Beretta 92: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta Italy: Pistol: 9×19mm NATO: Beretta 92SB and 92F Used by UNPKO troops in Lebanon, and special operations S&W Model 10: Smith & Wesson United States: Revolver.38 Special: 2-inch snub-nosed versions are given to high-ranking officers

  7. Military transport aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment. Transport aircraft are crucial to maintaining supply lines to forward bases that are difficult to reach by ground or waterborne access, and can be used for ...

  8. Law of war - Wikipedia

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    The law of war is the component of international law that regulates the conditions for initiating war ( jus ad bellum) and the conduct of hostilities ( jus in bello ). Laws of war define sovereignty and nationhood, states and territories, occupation, and other critical terms of law.

  9. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.