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    The Rescue Preparedness Medal (Danish: Redningsberedskabets Medalje) was instituted in 1994 by Queen Margrethe II and may be awarded to any member of...
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    century. The system consists of royal orders and medals, official/governmental medals and some few private medals that have been approved by the monarch. Order...
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    Army Long Service Medal The Home Guard’s Order of Merit Defense Medal for International Service 1948-2009 Rescue Preparedness Medal The Reserve Officers...
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    Regional Rescue Service (ARRS) was founded by the governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia on 6 April 1998 to provide emergency assistance and preparedness in...
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  • Rescue NSW. Retrieved 20 March 2019. "Accelerant Detection Canine Program". Fire and Rescue NSW. Retrieved 20 March 2019. "Operational preparedness"...
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  • for keeping the army in military preparedness and for service rendered in protection of the country's borders. The Medal for Combat Service is conferred...
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    Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark) of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. Panjabi's grandparents were refugees from Sindh Province...
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    meaning, such as crisis management, emergency management, emergency preparedness, contingency planning, civil contingency, civil aid and civil protection...
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    organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of...
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    The Kremlin. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2017-07-12. "Appendix on the Gold Star medal of Presidential Decree N 1099 of September 7, 2010" (in Russian). Commission...
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    whether this was appropriate. In addition Turner is blamed for the poor preparedness of the ship, including the poor quality of lifeboat drilling, and allowing...
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    Russel L. Honoré (category Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal)
    February 2021. Honoré, Russel (May 5, 2009). Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can Save You and Your Family from Disasters. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439101810...
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    distribution of combustible materials in the cabin Inadequate emergency preparedness (rescue or medical assistance, and crew escape) The review board determined...
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    William Anders (category Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal)
    American Astronautical Society's Flight Achievement Award American Defense Preparedness Association's Industry Leadership Award (May 1993) In October 2018, the...
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    Mexican economy. When COVID-19 arrived in Mexico, the government ramped up preparedness. The healthcare system is undergoing reforms to lessen the possibility...
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    documented their experiences on the shores of Dieppe remark about the preparedness of the German defences as if they were warned, on touching down on the...
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    the Medal of Honor in 1991 for actions in the assault on Côte 188. Millicent Sylvia Armstrong was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery in rescuing wounded...
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  • Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to Emergency Planning Preparedness, Resilience and Response. Thomas Mcauley. Acting Head, Sign Language...
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    rescue, vertical rescue, general rescue, bush search and rescue, evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural) and other forms of specialist rescue...
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    Matthew Ridgway (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
    of the Committee on the Present Danger, which urged greater military preparedness to counter a perceived increasing Soviet threat. On May 5, 1985, Ridgway...
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  • 2023 King's Birthday Honours (Australia) (category Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia)
    public service through contributions to State security, and emergency preparedness and management. Dr Clare Margaret Huppatz – For outstanding public service...
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    the 'hazard leader' (co-ordinates all planning for risk prevention, preparedness, response and recovery) for extreme weather events. The State Emergency...
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    specialized equipment to Coast Guard and other federal agencies to facilitate preparedness for and response to oil discharges, hazardous materials releases, and...
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  • Operations: Is a Nationalist Orientation in the Armed Forces Hindering Our Preparedness to Fight?" Armed Forces & Society,abstract Archived 2009-04-06 at the...
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    Ken Knight (category Recipients of the King's Fire Service Medal)
    major and catastrophic emergencies together with operational advice on preparedness and response during the 2012 London Olympics. He was also responsible...
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    Ernesto Zedillo (category Recipients of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
    Popular Revolutionary Army; the controversial implementation of Fobaproa to rescue the national banking system; a political reform that allowed residents of...
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    Douglas MacArthur (category Congressional Gold Medal recipients)
    Otjen, scoring 93.3. He later wrote: "It was a lesson I never forgot. Preparedness is the key to success and victory." MacArthur entered West Point on 13...
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    Chester W. Nimitz (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
    tender) on March 20, 1912, he rescued Fireman Second Class W. J. Walsh from drowning, receiving a Silver Lifesaving Medal for his action. After commanding...
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    2017 Operation Final Rest (Ongoing) Operation Lone Star - Border Health Preparedness (annual mission) Operation Strong Safety (Ongoing) Operation Border Star...
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  • Air Forces Northern AFNSEPO – Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office AFNWCA – Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency...
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