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56 relations: Air Defense Artillery Branch, Atlantic Ocean, Breezy Point, Queens, Casemate, Coast Artillery fire control system, Coastal artillery, Common tern, Democratic Party (United States), Fort Hamilton, Fort Hancock, New Jersey, Fort Slocum, Fort Tilden, Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Governor of New York, Harbor Defenses of New York, Highlands Air Force Station, Historic district, Jacob Riis Park, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Least tern, M101 howitzer, M110 howitzer, MIM-3 Nike Ajax, Motor Torpedo Boat, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Naval Air Station Rockaway, New York City, New York Harbor, Nike Hercules, Piping plover, Queens, Rockaway, Queens, Samuel J. Tilden, Seacoast defense in the United States, Signal Corps (United States Army), United States Army, United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, United States Army Reserve, United States presidential election, 1876, War of 1812, World War I, 12-inch coast defense mortar, 12-inch gun M1895, 120 mm M1 gun, 16"/50 caliber M1919 gun, 187th Infantry Brigade (United States), 3-inch gun M1903, ..., 3-inch Gun M1918, 411th Engineer Brigade (United States), 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 6-inch gun M1897, 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3, 9th Field Artillery Regiment. Expand index (6 more) »
Air Defense Artillery Branch
The Air Defense Artillery branch of the United States Army that specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface to air missiles).
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.
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Breezy Point, Queens
Breezy Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the western end of the Rockaway peninsula, between Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay on the landward side, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Casemate
A casemate, sometimes erroneously rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired.
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Coast Artillery fire control system
In the U.S. Coast Artillery, the term fire control system was used to refer to the personnel, facilities, technology and procedures that were used to observe designated targets, estimate their positions, calculate firing data for guns directed to hit those targets, and assess the effectiveness of such fire, making corrections where necessary.
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Coastal artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.
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Common tern
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).
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Fort Hamilton
Historic Fort Hamilton is located in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, and is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military District of Washington.
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Fort Hancock, New Jersey
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township New Jersey.
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Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum, New York was a US military post which occupied Davids' Island in the western end of Long Island Sound in the city of New Rochelle, New York from 1867 to 1965.
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Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden, also known as Fort Tilden Historic District, is a former United States Army installation on the coast in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond.
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Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area in the Port of New York and New Jersey, U.S.A. Scattered over Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, New York, and Monmouth County, New Jersey, it provides recreational opportunities that are rare for a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping.
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Governor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New York.
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Harbor Defenses of New York
The Harbor Defenses of New York was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command.
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Highlands Air Force Station
Highlands Air Force Station was a military installation in Middletown Township near the borough of Highlands, New Jersey.
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Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons.
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Jacob Riis Park
Jacob Riis Park, also called Jacob A. Riis Park or Jacob Riis State Park, is a seaside park at the southwestern end of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (often referred to as Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK or simply JFK) is the primary international airport serving New York City.
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Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story
Joint Expeditionary Base-Fort Story, commonly called simply Fort Story is a sub-installation of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story, which is operated by the United States Navy.
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Least tern
The least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.
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M101 howitzer
The 105 mm M101A1 howitzer (previously designated M2A1) was an artillery piece developed and used by the United States.
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M110 howitzer
The 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory.
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MIM-3 Nike Ajax
The United States Army's Nike Ajax was the world's first operational surface-to-air missile (SAM), entering service in 1954.
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Motor Torpedo Boat
Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy.
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.
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Naval Air Station Rockaway
Naval Air Station Rockaway adjoined Fort Tilden on the western portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York Harbor
New York Harbor, part of the Port of New York and New Jersey, is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean at the East Coast of the United States.
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Nike Hercules
The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense.
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Piping plover
The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America.
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Queens
Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City.
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Rockaway, Queens
The Rockaway Peninsula, commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway, is the name of a peninsula within the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, New York.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed election of 1876.
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Seacoast defense in the United States
Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II.
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Signal Corps (United States Army)
The United States Army Signal Corps (USASC) develops, tests, provides, and manages communications and information systems support for the command and control of combined arms forces.
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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 Coast Artillery Corps
The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States between 1901 and 1950.
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United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is the federal reserve force of the United States Army.
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United States presidential election, 1876
The United States presidential election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.
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World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
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12-inch coast defense mortar
The 12-inch coast defense mortar was a weapon of caliber emplaced during the 1890s and early 20th century to defend US harbors from seaborne attack.
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12-inch gun M1895
The 12-inch coastal defense gun M1895 (305 mm) and its variants the M1888 and M1900 were large coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1895 and 1945.
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120 mm M1 gun
The 120 mm Gun M1 is the United States Army's standard super-heavy anti-aircraft gun, complementing the smaller and more mobile M2 90 mm gun in service.
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16"/50 caliber M1919 gun
The 16 inch Gun M1919 (406 mm) was a large coastal artillery piece installed to defend the United States' major seaports between 1920 and 1946.
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187th Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 187th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the United States Army.
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3-inch gun M1903
The 3-inch gun M1903 and its predecessors the M1898 and M1902 were rapid fire breech-loading artillery guns with a 360-degree traverse.
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3-inch Gun M1918
The 3-inch M1918 gun was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was finally superseded by the 3" M3 gun in 1930.
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411th Engineer Brigade (United States)
The 411th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army headquartered in New Windsor, New York.
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5th Field Artillery Regiment
The 5th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted as part of the Regular Army in January 1907.
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6-inch gun M1897
The 6-inch gun M1897 (152 mm) and its variants the M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, and M1 (a.k.a. T2) were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1945.
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90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3
The 90–mm Gun M1/M2/M3 is an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18.
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9th Field Artillery Regiment
The 9th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tilden
