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  2. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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    The awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces include various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

  3. Enlisted Performance Report - Wikipedia

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    Enlisted Performance Report. An Enlisted Performance Report ( EPR) is an evaluation form used by the United States Air Force. Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s.

  4. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AA – anti-aircraft. AA – AEGIS Ashore. AAA - anti-aircraft artillery. AAA – anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC - Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored Amphibious Dozer. AAE - Army Acquisition Executive. AADC – Area Air Defense Commander.

  5. Badges of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army . As described in Army Regulation 670-1 Uniforms and Insignia, badges are categorized into ...

  6. United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Central Security Service. v. t. e. The United States Army ( USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. [14] The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of ...

  7. Next Generation Squad Weapon - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...

  8. Colombia's president says thousands of grenades and bullets ...

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    In a brief statement, Petro said that an inspection this month by the army found that hundreds of thousands of bullets, thousands of grenades and 37 anti-tank missiles were stolen from a military ...

  9. Meritorious Service Medal (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Additional awards of the Meritorious Service Medal are denoted by bronze oak leaf clusters in the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, with one silver oak leaf cluster denoting five additional awards. (1 silver OLC plus the medal itself represents six) and gold 5/16 inch stars in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard (with a 5/16 ...