military characteristics


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military characteristics

Those characteristics of equipment upon which depends its ability to perform desired military functions. Military characteristics include physical and operational characteristics but not technical characteristics.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the prevalence and related sociodemographic and military characteristics of FMS among national OIF/OEF/ OND Veterans.
We estimate probit regressions, controlling for demographic and military characteristics. Specifically, we estimate the following equation:
"On the other hand, it comes in models that would not meet the military characteristics test." She said she decided to limit banned weapons to those that met the definition outlined in the bill.
(16) Military characteristics, VAC client status, sex and age were obtained by linkage to DND and VAC administrative databases.
Both parties (or its subsidiaries) to be jointly set up two equity funds, the name contain the word "Excalibur", which implies the military characteristics of its investment projects, and in accordance with the equity invested proportion in the enterprises, set up "Shanghai Excalibur Industry M&A Fund Partnerships (limited partnership)" (tentative name, subject to the approval by Industry & Commerce, hereinafter referred as "M&A Fund") and "Jiangsu Excalibur Strategic Equity Investment Fund Partnership (limited partnership)" (tentative name, subject to the approval by Industry & Commerce, hereinafter referred as "Strategy Fund") respectively.
These are the writing of suitable military characteristics, the development of new tactics, and the establishment of adequate training programs.
Lt Col Rob Thomson said: "He had humour and he had courage - two utterly vital military characteristics. We have lost a rising star and I don't say that lightly."
"Netizens to visit the website will be impressed by its succinct and graceful webpage featuring novel and attractive design with distinctive military characteristics," the welcome message to the English site said.
In his account he addresses the geographic, demographic, social-cultural, political, economic, and military characteristics of Pakistan, India, and the territory of Kashmir; the geopolitics of the region vis-a-vis China, Russia, and parts of the greater Middle East; the diplomatic, military, political, and economic spheres of US involvement in the region; and the transformation of the conflict with the introduction of nuclear weapons to the region.
In 1945, the military characteristics were revised--attaching to an oxygen supply was eliminated.
"One of the doctrine's distinguishing characteristics is that military forces take on police functions, while police forces take on military characteristics."
At first Margadant describes French towns of various sizes, tabulating them according to their administrative, judicial economic, and military characteristics. But little is accomplished in comparative analysis and one finds this discussion to be lengthy and without much purpose.

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