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Distributed transmission system. In North American digital terrestrial television broadcasting, a distributed transmission system ( DTS or DTx) is a form of single-frequency network in which a single broadcast signal is fed via microwave, landline, or communications satellite to multiple synchronised terrestrial radio transmitter sites. The ...
Delirium tremens ( DTs; lit. 'mental disturbance with shaking') is a rapid onset of confusion usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol. [2] When it occurs, it is often three days into the withdrawal symptoms and lasts for two to three days. [2] Physical effects may include shaking, shivering, irregular heart rate, and sweating. [1]
Nexter Systems. KNDS UK. Website. www .knds .com. KNDS (formerly KMW+Nexter Defense Systems) is a European defence industry holding company, which is the result of a merger between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems. The joint holding company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
All but dissertation. " All but dissertation " ( ABD) is a term identifying a stage in the process of obtaining a research doctorate, most commonly used in the United States. In typical usage of the term, the ABD graduate student has completed the required preparatory coursework and passed the required preliminary, comprehensive, and doctoral ...
Section 8 (military) Section 8 was a category of discharge from the United States military, used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service. Section 8 was also often given to cross-dressers, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. [1]
Notable U.S. military forward observers. George P. Hays , Medal of Honor recipient. John R. Fox, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous) Forrest E. Peden, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous) James E. Robinson Jr., Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous) Ronald E. Rosser, Medal of Honor recipient. Lee R. Hartell, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which recognizes those service members, qualified as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, who are specially trained to deal with the construction, deployment, disarmament, and disposal of high explosive ...
Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges.