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Operational. range. 300 mi (483 km) [6] Maximum speed. 40 mph (64.4 km/h) [6] The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American armored self-propelled multiple launch rocket system. The U.S. Army variant of the M270 is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s were delivered in 1983, and were adopted ...
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre Part of the Cold War, the Revolutions of 1989 and the Chinese democracy movement Protesters in Tiananmen Square on 2 June (top), and tanks in Beijing in July (bottom) Date Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) Massacre: 3–4 June 1989 (1 day); 35 years ago Location Beijing, China and 400 cities nationwide Tiananmen ...
The Dewey Square Group. The Dewey Square Group (DSG) is a political consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The company was initially started in 1992 by political strategists Charlie Baker, Chuck Campion and Michael Whouley, and headquartered in Boston. In 2005, DSG had unaudited revenues of $12.5 million and gross assets of $2.9 million. [1]
The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is a seven-channel, four-frequency, linearly polarized passive microwave radiometer system. [ 1] It is flown on board the United States Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-2 satellites. The instrument measures surface/atmospheric microwave brightness temperatures (TBs ...
The SMArt 155 is a German 155 mm artillery round designed for a long-range, indirect fire top-attack role against armoured vehicles. The projectile was developed in 1989 by Diehl BGT Defence in Überlingen, Germany, with Rheinmetall and started full-rate production for the German Army in 1998.
On the right with a pace-stick, is a company sergeant major. The company sergeant major (CSM) is the senior non-commissioned soldier of a company in the armies of many Commonwealth countries, responsible for administration, standards and discipline. In combat, their prime responsibility is the supply of ammunition to the company.
The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
With a nod to the Cornhusker State's 2nd District's electoral point, Democrats have coined the " blue dot," which they hope to deliver to Vice President Kamala Harris. Since the first blue dot ...