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materiel release confirmation — A notification from a shipping or storage activity advising the originator of a materiel release order of the positive action taken on the order. It will also be used with appropriate shipment status document identifier codes as a reply to a… … Military dictionary
Order of the Sword (United States) — Honor guard members carrying a sword for an Order of the Sword ceremony. The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded within the U.S. Air Force. It is defined in the Airman s Guide by Boone Nicolls as a special program where noncommisioned officers … Wikipedia
MRO — Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Governmental » NASA) *** Maintenance Repair And Operating (Miscellaneous » Unit Measures) *** Maintenance Repair And Operating (Business » Accounting) *** Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (Governmental »… … Abbreviations dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle — Infobox Weapon name=Bushmaster caption=A Bushmaster with the Australian Al Muthanna Task Group in Iraq origin=AUS type=MRAP Cat. II service= 1998 Present used by=Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Army, South… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Australian Defence Force — Australian Defence Force … Wikipedia
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