Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (short AFDRU) is an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and disaster relief unit of the Austrian federal armed forces...
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other humanitarian missions. The Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU), in particular, an all-volunteer unit with close ties to civilian specialists...
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Waffenfarben, albeit with two notable exceptions: the Austrian infantry adopted grass-green, and the Austrian hunter troops adopted yellow-green (German colors...
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Military beret (section International forces)
National Disaster Response Force Dark Green - All General Officers Light blue – All personnel serving with the United Nations forces irrespective of unit, arm...
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Directorate General for Public Security (redirect from Austrian Bundeskriminalamt)
Directorate General. It is also responsible for crisis resilience, disaster Relief and civil protection. "Polizeigeschichte - Die Geschichte der Sicherheitsdirektionen"...
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of former equipment of the Austrian Army This is a partial list of equipment currently used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Recently retired Under the...
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remains the worst nuclear disaster and the most expensive disaster in history, with an estimated cost of US$700 billion. The disaster occurred while running...
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Siege of Mantua (1796–1797) (category Sieges involving Austria)
1796 campaign order of battle shows French and Austrian units and organizations during the first relief of Mantua. By requisitioning cannon from all over...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines (section Awards and Decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines)
& Ribbon Vietnam Service Medal & Ribbon Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon To recognize Unit and Individual achievements made by its members;...
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Humanitarian response to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes (category International responses to natural disasters)
Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit and the remaining from the Red Cross, fire brigades and mountain rescue units. A SARUV Austria/Samaritan Austria...
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group (Agrupación de Medios Aéreos). It is responsible for providing disaster relief principally throughout Spain but also if necessary abroad. The activities...
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Humanitarian aid (redirect from Humanitarian relief)
galvanize large-scale government-led famine (and other forms of) relief in response to disasters around the world. The 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia caused upwards...
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2015 Afghanistan avalanches (category 2015 natural disasters)
following clearance of blocked roads. ARCS also deployed one standby disaster response unit to Panjsher to assist if needed. ARCS ensured daily Emergency Operations...
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Military aid to the civil power (section Austria)
dispute, under the "safeguarding of its interests" provisions. The Austrian Armed Forces can be requested by all authorities on federal, state, district...
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Marines (redirect from Marine forces)
engage in duties including rapid-response operations, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, special operations roles, and counter-terrorism operations. In most...
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Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment (category Military units and formations established in 2020)
Military Force and have three main functions: Defence of the Islands Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance Border Protection. Governor Nigel Dakin...
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Garud Commando Force (category Air force special forces units)
Hindu deity. Garud forces are tasked with protecting critical Air Force bases and installations, search and rescue, and disaster relief during calamities...
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'Technical Relief') which exists to the present day with civil defence responsibilities and also participates in worldwide disaster relief responses....
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the Algerian special forces. Austria: 20,000 Sentry XP Mid Cut-type helmets ordered in 2016, adopted by the Austrian Armed Forces in 2017. Armenia: Mostly...
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Fukushima nuclear accident (redirect from 2011 Nuclear Disaster)
Organization). It is regarded as the worst nuclear incident since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, which was also rated a seven on the International Nuclear Event...
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International response to Hurricane Katrina (category International responses to natural disasters)
including 1,000 tents, 600 generators, bed sheets, immediately for disaster relief. China also offered to send medical care and rescue workers if they...
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List of Mayday episodes (redirect from List of Mayday: Air Disaster episodes)
United States and Canada and also known as Mayday: Air Disaster (The Weather Channel) or Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel) in the United States, is a Canadian...
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Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (category International responses to natural disasters)
less dramatic but equally important relief efforts elsewhere. "While everyone opens up their coffers for these disasters, the ongoing toll from malaria, AIDS...
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10th Mountain Division (category Military units and formations established in 1943)
participated in Operation Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia), Hurricane Andrew disaster relief (Homestead, Florida), Operation Restore Hope and Operation Continue...
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participating in peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief. The Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna...
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with Austria. He tried as hard as he could to avoid Austrian entanglement in Hanover's political affairs, and was even willing to trade the Austrian Netherlands...
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April 2015 Nepal earthquake (category 2015 disasters in India)
helicopters. Relief efforts were also hampered by Nepalese government insistence on routing aid through the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund and its...
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III Armored Corps (category Military units and formations established in 1918)
equipment. III Corps units would also participate in major exercises such as Exercise REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) and disaster relief operations in...
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Military reserve force (redirect from Reserve forces)
reservists can be used for internal-security duties and disaster relief, sparing the regular military forces. In many countries where military roles outside warfare...
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Battle of Austerlitz (category 1805 in the Austrian Empire)
from saving the Austrian armies; the Russians withdrew to the northeast to await reinforcements and link up with surviving Austrian units. Tsar Alexander...
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