Military operations

The immediate availability of biomass energy, in the form of forage and food, placed serious constraints on military operations before 1850. Feudal political aiTangcmcnts in Europe and Asia facilitated the growth of large armies capable of protracted war-... 

January 15. United States and allied countries launch Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, a military operation characterized by some as an energy war. ... 

This chapter consists of a series of mostly self-contained sections discussing several generalized CA models reversible CA, coupled-map lattices, quantum CA, reaction-diffusion models, immunologically motivated CA models, random Boolean networks, sandpile models (in the context of self-organized criticality), and structurally dynamic CA (in which the temporal evolution of the value of individual sites of a lattice are dynamically linked to an evolving lattice structure), and simple CA models of combat (that are increasingly finding their way into the military operations research community). 

Marine boilers are not merely land boilers adapted for use at sea. They must be specially designed because apart from low head, light weight, room for inspection and maintenance in a confined area, and a wide load range, they are also required to operate in very adverse sea conditions and even during military operations. This means that marine boilers must be extremely rugged and able to absorb vibration and various shock forces. 

MEG Military exposure guidelines for deployed personnel. Levels reported in this handbook are for 1-h exposures and consider three health endpoints. Minimal (Min) Continuous exposure to concentrations above these levels could produce mild, transient, reversible effects but should not impair military operational performance. Significant (Sig) Continuous exposure to concentrations above these levels could produce irreversible, permanent, or serious health effects, and could degrade military operational performance and even incapacitate some individuals. Severe (Sev) Continuous exposure to concentrations above these levels could produce life-threatening or lethal effects in some individuals. 

Hexachloroethane is released to the air during military operations and training exercises when smoke-producing devices containing it are used. In a smoke pot or grenade, most of it is used up by the smoke-producing reaction. Only small amounts (5% or less) remain after the smoke has formed. 

Chemical Warfare All aspects of military operations involving the use of lethal munitions/agents and warning and protective measures associated with such offensive operations. 

Johnston Island is approximately 7 percent natural the remaining 93 percent was created by dredging the surrounding coral reef to build a runway for military operations during World War II. A protective seawall surrounding the island requires periodic maintenance to keep most of the island (which is 7 feet above sea level) from being reclaimed by the sea. 

Acute mountain sickness - 500 to 1000 mg/day, in divided doses of tablets or sustained release capsules. For rapid ascent (ie, in rescue or military operations), use the higher dose (1000 mg). If possible, initiate dosing 24 to 48 hours before ascent and continue for 48 hours while at high altitude, or longer as needed to control symptoms. 

Class 2 includes those munitions that have become lost or discarded during military operations or transport. Major quantities of ordnance are lost when ships are sunk or blow up. When munition storage areas are attacked, some munitions are ejected to substantial distances. These munitions may be fully assembled and functional, as when an aircraft ejects them. Others may be incomplete, likely unfuzed. 

Earwood JS, Brooks DE (2006) The Seven P s in battalion level combat health support in the military operations in urban terrain environment the EaUujah experience, Summer 2003 to Spring 2004. Mil Med 171 272-277... 

Guerrilla Warfare, This term refers to military operations conducted by informal forces which operate within territory nominally controlled by the enemy and which have no permanent bases or other permanently defended territory. Guerrilla warfare is usually thought of as small-scale and independent operations, as in insurgency or revolutionary war situations. Geurilla warfare can also be a secondary adjunct to ordinary military operations, as in the case of the Palestinian commandos... 

Sir James Edmonds, Military Operations France and Belgium 1915, 2 vols. (London Macmillan, 1928), vol. II, pp. 191-207. 

The TOP values of some well-known smokes given in the literature [28] suggest that the phosphorus class of smokes are most effective for screening and hence are used during military operations. 

In military operations it is a known fact, proved during WWII, that greater damage can be done to installations by blast effects from bombs than by metal fragments from bombs or other conventional projectiles. Blast waves act as a severe earthquake and cover a circular... 

Chemical Munitions. In a broad sense, any and all supplies and equipment required to conduct offensive or defensive war by means of chemical agents. This includes chemical weapons, chemical ammunition, transport and fuel, but excludes personnel and supplies and equipment for purposes other than for direct military operations. In a restricted sense, the term means chemical ordnance, which includes chemical military materiel, such as combat weapons with ammunition and equipment for their use, vehicles, repair tools and machinery (See also Chemical Ammunition)... 

Demolition. Act or process of demolishing (destroying) or making unusable objects either belonging to the enemy or abandoned by him or to make gaps thru enemy obstacles in order to facilitate military operations. Demolition may be accomplished by the use of expls, fire, bulldozers, etc. The objects to be de-... 

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Military Nutrition. Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance Formulations for Military Operations. Washington, DC National Academy Press, 2001. 

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