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    the speed of military forces, and the performance of American soldiers of all ranks. Therefore this was the major reason why the Persian Gulf War only lasted 100 hours. The United States had Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy forces involved in the war. In addition to U.S. forces, the war had coalition of forces from several nations that used conventional and unconventional forces to defect the Iraqi Army. This combination of forces ensured the coalition owned the air, land, and more…

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    using exiles as a trained Army personnel. This was to keep the United States involvement as covert as possible in hopes that the invasion would overthrow Castro and insert a US favored government. After the failure of the Bay of Pigs, the Soviet Union started to increase economic and…

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    World War II. With this victory, the United States, British and Canadian forces began pushing inland towards Germany to suffocate Hitler and his forces from the West while Stalin and his troops attacked from the East. Without this victory in Northern France, Europe and the rest of the world could look much differently than it does today. The plan for an offensive to attack Germany by crossing the English channel was talked about ever since the United States entered World War II. The priority…

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    the headquarter of the United States’ Pacific Fleet. Pearl Harbor was set in Oahu, Hawaii. On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. The attacked lasted around 2 hours and about 2,000 Americans died while approximately another 1,000 were wounded. Only 55 Japanese soldiers died. The attack was set at an early time because the Japanese were hoping to catch the American soldiers sleeping. 12 American ships were destroyed and 9 of them were damaged. 160 air crafts were…

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    the United States government challenged the aircraft industry to develop a new type of fighter that could fly at high speeds, for extended ranges, the ability to perform air to ground attacks, and climb to 20,000 feet within six minutes. Lockheed Martin answered the call and the P-38 Lightening was developed. This twin engine, twin boom aircraft was nothing like anything seen before. It was almost 100 miles per hour faster than other combat aircraft of the time and many of the United States…

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    B 1 Lancer Outline

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    Title: The B-1 Lancer Pattern of Organization: Topical Subject: U.S Air Force Bomber General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To educate the class about the history, features, and operations of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer Introduction I. As we all know, the United States military is one of the strongest in the world. II. You might ask yourself why we have the strongest military. A. Luck, a blessing, or perhaps a calculated hard, honest work. B. “It’s not always the best that win;…

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    Dr. Strangelove Poster

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    Wynn Slim Pickens Tracy Reed Music by Laurie Johnson Cinematography Gilbert Taylor Edited by Anthony Harvey Production company Hawk Films Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date January 29, 1964 Running time 94 minutes[1] Country United Kingdom[2] United States[2] Language English Budget $1.8 million[3] Box office $9.4 million (North America)[3]…

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    problematic situations and tensions increased mainly between the United States, Cuba and the USSR. Before Castro’s revolution, the United States had heavy political and economical influence on the Cuban island, due to 1895, where the Americans helped the Cubans fight against the Spanish. Fidel Castro, belonged to the Communist party. When he got to power in 1959, he believed in a free and independent Cuba and so, the United States was totally capitalist, Fidel Castro saw as no-sense having a…

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    Pak 3

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    The Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC 3) is a surface to air missile fired from a Phased Array Tracking Radar of Target (PATRIOT) Launching element. The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the primary branch that uses the technology. The missile provides air and missile defense capabilities in the defense of U.S deployed forces and allies. The PAC-3 missile effects more countries other than the United States, countries such as; Bahrain, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait,…

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    Saudi Arabia

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    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a force to be reckoned with. With its fighting force comparable to the best and largest, it grows and advances simultaneously with the manpower. Resemblances between the United States and Saudi Arabia have helped reshape its mission of war and peace, monarchial government, and a more energy efficient environment. Saudi Arabia’s military fighting force is quite similar to the United States of America. Since the 1950s “The United States has explicitly vowed to help…

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