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Flag signals can mean any of various methods of using flags or pennants to send signals. Flags may have individual significance as signals, or two or more flags may be manipulated so that their relative positions convey symbols. Flag signals allowed communication at a distance before the invention of radio and are still used especially in ...
The Ministry of Defense (Indonesian: Kementerian Pertahanan abbreviated Kemhan) is an Indonesian government ministry responsible for the defense of Indonesia.The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Defense (Departemen Pertahanan Republik Indonesia; Dephan) until 2009 when the nomenclature changed based on Act Number 39 of 2008 on State Ministries, the name of the Department of ...
Elements of the army fought in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in mid-1939. By an order of the People's Commissariat of Defense dated 21 June 1940, the Far Eastern Front was reformed. The army became part of the front and was redesignated the 1st Red Banner Army. Its initial commander was the later Marshal of the Soviet Union, Andrei Yeremenko.
The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in AD 865. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries. The Great Heathen Army was much larger and aimed to conquer and occupy the four kingdoms of ...
The motto in Latin: Custos Custodum Ipsorum means "Guard of the Guardians Themselves" in English. The Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United States Department of Defense developed to provide missile defense against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
To the Color. "To the Colors" is a bugle call honoring the United States used when there is no band present, when the national anthem ( The Star-Spangled Banner) cannot be played or when the national anthem has been played already but honor is to be rendered again. The United States Armed Forces requires the same courtesies to "To the Colors ...
The school then became known as the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Twice Red Banner School named after the Lenin Komsomol (Order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 213 of 08.29.68). In 1969, on the basis of the Directive of the General Staff, a company of special purpose cadets (9th company) was formed at the school.
Spouse (s) Melody Valeros. Children. 3. Romeo Saturnino Brawner Jr. (born March 18, 1968) is a Philippine Army general who has served as the 60th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines since July 21, 2023. [1] Prior to his appointment to the post, Brawner previously served as the 64th Commanding General of the Philippine Army. [2]