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The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR) is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces . Its facility is located at 1 Archives Drive in Spanish Lake, [1] a ...
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners.
Dick Tracy comic strips from October 13, 1956-December 23, 1956, featured a counterfeiter named Ivy who would frequently utter “Boola Boola Boola”. He wore tweed suits, owned a large riding stable, and was a former polo champion. In the Simpsons episode "The Great Wife Hope", character Mr. Burns, an alumnus of Yale, is seen playing the song ...
The Bureau of Naval Personnel ( BUPERS) in the United States Department of the Navy is similar to the human resources department of a corporation. The bureau provides administrative leadership and policy planning for the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and the U.S. Navy at large. BUPERS is led by the Chief of Naval Personnel ...
Betz mystery sphere. The Betz sphere in 1974. The Betz mystery sphere is a metal sphere with an approximate diameter of 8 inches (20 cm) weighing nearly 22 pounds (10.0 kg) uncovered in 1974 by a family in Florida. [1] [a]
ASW – Anti-Submarine Warfare. ASWO – Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. AT – Annual Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically less than 30 days) AT – Aviation Electronics Technician [1] ATS – Auxiliary, Towing and Salvage, class/type of ship. AUTEC – Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center.
The 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 28th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1.Part of the 1963–64 bowl game season, the game was a de facto national championship game; the top-ranked and undefeated Texas Longhorns, champions of the Southwest Conference, defeated the #2 Navy Midshipmen, 28–6.
Geoffrey Stevens was born in London, Ontario in 1940. In 1962, he graduated with honours from the University of Western Ontario, where he wrote articles for The Gazette, the student newspaper. [1] In 1962, after graduation, he was hired as a reporter for The Globe and Mail. In 1965, he was assigned to the Globe's parliamentary bureau in Ottawa.