A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically...
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Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as...
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A military government is any government that is administered by a military, whether or not this government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction...
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Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Examples from Jane's...
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A military junta (/ˈhʊntə, ˈdʒʌntə/ ) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated...
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A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types...
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United States Armed Forces (redirect from United States/Military)
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consist of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps,...
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Cambridge University Press, p. 584 Gittins, John (1735), A Compleat System of Military Discipline, As it is now Used in the British Foot, London: J. Humfreys...
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The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British...
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Military administration identifies both the techniques and systems used by military departments, agencies, and armed services involved in managing the...
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A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 to 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several...
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institutions organized along military lines. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and missions grow with each advancement. The military rank system defines...
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A military operation (op) is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation. These actions are...
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A military hospital is a hospital owned and operated by a military. They are often reserved for the use of military personnel and their dependents, but...
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Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders...
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A military tattoo is a performance of music or display of armed forces in general. The term comes from the early 17th-century Dutch phrase doe den tap...
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Military branch (also service branch or armed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation...
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Military globalization is defined by David Held as "the process which embodies the growing extensity and intensity of military relations among the political...
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Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support...
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A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship in which power is held by one or more military officers. Military dictatorships...
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Military technology is the application of technology for use in warfare. It comprises the kinds of technology that are distinctly military in nature and...
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A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel...
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A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or...
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This is a list of countries with the highest military expenditure in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in United States dollars...
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Military rations, operational rations, or military provisions are goods issued to sustain the needs of military personnel. As their name suggests, military...
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Military courtesy is one of the defining features of a military force. The courtesies form a strict and sometimes elaborate code of conduct. It is an...
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Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized...
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transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics behind military tactics. Modern military engineering differs...
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A military prison is a prison operated by a military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, those whose freedom...
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Lists of military aircraft of the United States cover current and former military aircraft of the United States Armed Forces. List of United States Air...
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