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85 relations: Abseiling, Adrenaline, Air assault, Airborne forces, Airman, Army Combat Uniform, Army Service Uniform, Austin S. Miller, Base Exchange, Battle drill, Belaying, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Camp Rudder, Captain (United States O-3), Cartel, Cellulitis, Chilblains, Churn rate, Contact dermatitis, Cortisol, Dahlonega, Georgia, Dehydration, Drop zone, Dugway Proving Ground, Eglin Air Force Base, Field training exercise, Fight-or-flight response, Fort Benning, Fort Bliss, Frostbite, Georgia (U.S. state), Heat stroke, Hormone, Hypothermia, Korean War Ranger Companies, Lisa Jaster, Loaded march, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Military education and training, Mortar (weapon), Non-commissioned officer, Norepinephrine, Obstacle course, Officer (armed forces), Opposing force, Patrolling, Private first class, Ralph Puckett, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, ..., Ranger School, Ranger tab, Recondo, Reptile, Rock climbing, Sailor, Shoulder sleeve insignia, Sickle cell trait, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Soldier, Specialist (rank), Tennessee Valley Divide, Trench foot, Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, United States Air Force, United States Armed Forces, United States Army, United States Army Infantry School, United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, United States Army Special Operations Command, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States military beret flash, United States military occupation code, United States Navy, Warrant officer, White Sands Missile Range, William Orlando Darby, William Westmoreland, Yonah Mountain, 1st Infantry Division (United States), 1st Ranger Infantry Company (United States), 23d Wing, 75th Ranger Regiment (United States). Expand index (35 more) »
Abseiling
An abseil, also called a rappel after its French name, is a controlled descent off a vertical drop, such as a rock face, using a rope.
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Adrenaline
Adrenaline, also known as adrenalin or epinephrine, is a hormone, neurotransmitter, and medication.
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Air assault
Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft—such as the helicopter—to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind enemy lines.
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Airborne forces
Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies.
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Airman
An Airman is a member of an air force or air arm of a nation's armed forces.
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Army Combat Uniform
The Army Combat Uniform, also known in the Air Force as the Airman Combat Uniform (ACU) and its flame-retardant variant, the Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniform (FRACU), are the current battle uniforms worn by the United States Army.
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Army Service Uniform
The Army Service Uniform (ASU) is a military uniform worn by United States Army personnel in situations where formal dress is called for.
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Austin S. Miller
Austin Scott Miller (born May 15, 1961) is a lieutenant general in the United States Army and current commander of the Joint Special Operations Command.
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Base Exchange
An exchange is a type of retail store found on United States military installations worldwide.
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Battle drill
An Infantry battle drill describes how platoons and squads apply fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations.
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Belaying
A belayer is belaying behind a lead climber. Belaying refers to a variety of techniques climbers use to exert tension on a climbing rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far.
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Boeing CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later known as Boeing Rotorcraft Systems).
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Camp Rudder
Camp James E. Rudder (Camp Rudder) is host to the third and final phase of a nine-week training course, dubbed the "swamp phase", of the U.S. Army Ranger School.
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Captain (United States O-3)
In the United States Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. Air Force (USAF), captain (abbreviated "CPT" in the USA and "Capt" in the USMC and USAF) is a company grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3.
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Cartel
A cartel is a group of apparently independent producers whose goal is to increase their collective profits by means of price fixing, limiting supply, or other restrictive practices.
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Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin.
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Chilblains
Chilblains — also known as pernio, chill burns and perniosis — is a medical condition that occurs when a predisposed individual is exposed to cold and humidity, causing tissue damage.
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Churn rate
Churn rate (sometimes called attrition rate), in its broadest sense, is a measure of the number of individuals or items moving out of a collective group over a specific period.
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Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is a type of inflammation of the skin.
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Cortisol
Cortisol is a steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones.
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Dahlonega, Georgia
The city of Dahlonega is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States.
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Dehydration
In physiology, dehydration is a deficit of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes.
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Drop zone
A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land.
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Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) is a U.S. Army facility established in 1942 to test biological and chemical weapons, located about 85 miles (140 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah and 13 miles south of the 2,624 sq mi Utah Test and Training Range forming the largest overland special use airspace in the United States.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County.
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Field training exercise
A field training exercise, generally shortened to the acronym "FTX", describes a coordinated exercise conducted by military units for training purposes.
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Fight-or-flight response
The fight-or-flight response (also called hyperarousal, or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.
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Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army base straddling the Alabama-Georgia border next to Columbus, Georgia.
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Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters located in El Paso, Texas.
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Frostbite
Frostbite occurs when exposure to low temperatures causes freezing of the skin or other tissues.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.
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Heat stroke
Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than and confusion.
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Hormone
A hormone (from the Greek participle “ὁρμῶ”, "to set in motion, urge on") is any member of a class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and behaviour.
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Hypothermia
Hypothermia is reduced body temperature that happens when a body dissipates more heat than it absorbs.
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Korean War Ranger Companies
The Korean War Ranger Companies were the United States Army Rangers of the Korean War.
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Lisa Jaster
Lisa Jaster is an American soldier and engineer.
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Loaded march
A loaded march is a relatively fast march over distance carrying a load.
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin).
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Meal, Ready-to-Eat
The Meal, Ready-to-Eat – commonly known as the MRE – is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging bought by the U.S. Department of Defense for its service members for use in combat or other field conditions where organized food facilities are not available.
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Military education and training
Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles.
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Mortar (weapon)
A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.
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Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not earned a commission.
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Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine (NE), also called noradrenaline (NA) or noradrenalin, is an organic chemical in the catecholamine family that functions in the brain and body as a hormone and neurotransmitter.
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Obstacle course
An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
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Opposing force
An opposing force (abbreviated OPFOR or enemy force) is a military unit tasked with representing an enemy, usually for training purposes in war game scenarios.
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Patrolling
Patrolling is a military tactic.
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Private first class
Private First Class (PFC) is a military rank held by junior enlisted personnel.
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Ralph Puckett
Ralph Puckett Jr. (born 8 December 1926 in Tifton, Georgia) led the Eighth Army Ranger Company during the Korean War.
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Ranger Assessment and Selection Program
Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) is an 8-week course held at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Ranger School
The United States Army Ranger School is a 61-day combat leadership course oriented toward small-unit tactics.
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Ranger tab
The Ranger Tab is a service school military decoration of the United States Army signifying completion of the 61-day-long Ranger School course in small-unit infantry combat tactics in woodland, mountain, and swamp operations.
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Recondo
Recondo is an American military term for RECONnaissance and commanDO for highly specialized infantry training or a graduate of a Recondo School who led small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance teams that patrol deep in enemy-held territory.
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Reptile
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.
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Rock climbing
Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls.
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Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who navigates waterborne vessels or assists as a crewmember in their operation and maintenance.
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
A shoulder sleeve insignia (often abbreviated SSI), is an embroidered patch worn on some uniforms of the United States Army.
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Sickle cell trait
Sickle cell trait describes a condition in which a person has one abnormal allele of the hemoglobin beta gene (is heterozygous), but does not display the severe symptoms of sickle-cell disease that occur in a person who has two copies of that allele (is homozygous).
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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.
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Soldier
A soldier is one who fights as part of an army.
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Specialist (rank)
Specialist (abbreviated "SPC") is a military rank in some countries' armed forces.
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Tennessee Valley Divide
The Tennessee Valley Divide is the boundary of the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and its tributaries.
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Trench foot
Trench foot is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions.
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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome, sometimes referred to as jungle.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Army Infantry School
The United States Army Infantry School is located at Fort Benning, Georgia, is a school dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.
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United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course
United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) (formerly known as the Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course, or LRSLC, benning.army.mil, last accessed 28 November 2017) is a 29-day (four weeks and one day) school designed on mastering reconnaissance fundamentals of officers and non-commissioned officers eligible for assignments to those units whose primary mission is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance, target acquisition, and combat assessment operations.
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United States Army Special Operations Command
The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army.
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United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Established 1 July 1973, the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is a command of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.
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United States military beret flash
In the United States (US) Army and US Air Force, a beret flash is a shield-shaped embroidered cloth or metallic insignia attached to a stiffener backing of a military beret.
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United States military occupation code
A United States military occupation code, or a military occupational specialty code (MOS code), is a nine-character code used in the United States Army and United States Marines to identify a specific job.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
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Warrant officer
A warrant officer (WO) is an officer in a military organisation who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, and a non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer, often by virtue of seniority.
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White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a United States Army military testing area of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico.
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William Orlando Darby
William O. Darby (8 February 1911 – 30 April 1945) was a career United States Army officer who fought in World War II, where he was killed in action in Italy.
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William Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a United States Army general, who most notably commanded U.S. forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
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Yonah Mountain
Yonah Mountain (commonly referred to as "Mount Yonah" or, by older Georgians, "Yonah Bald") is a mountain ridge located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia, United States.
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1st Infantry Division (United States)
The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army.
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1st Ranger Infantry Company (United States)
The 1st Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was a Ranger light infantry company of the United States Army active during the Korean War.
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23d Wing
The 23d Wing is a front-line United States Air Force Air Combat Command wing currently assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
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75th Ranger Regiment (United States)
The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is a light infantry airborne special operations force that is part of the United States Army Special Operations Command.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_School
