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    Introduction (1/2) Air superiority is the single most important factor in deciding the outcome of a modern conventional war. Military operations on land, sea, or in the air are extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the side that doesn’t control the sky. In the words of Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, “If we lose the war in the air, we lose the war and we lose it quickly.” (supremacy)[introduction] , Main Point 1: Identify and describe a deficiency in a Joint Force Capability, significant

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    and dangerous rocket programs (Bailey 133). The raid of the German capital city was a decisive event in World War II, and allowed the Allies to get the edge over the Axis powers. Although reconnaissance and bomber pilots were extremely important, fighter pilots had a more cataclysmic effect on the war. As almost all pilots grew tired of using pistols to shoot at enemy planes while having to fly, they wanted an easier and more effective way to both fly and take down an opposing plane. Then, on one

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    The last of the rebellion base was bombed by the government and the rebellion ended. Five years later...Hi is a normal adult in the poor area, he was just like the others, he wants freedom but he wasn’t as scared as the others were. So he sneaks in the government’s firearm storage and took every kind of gun that he can take back to the poor area. ...One month after that, Hi started his own small army to go against the government, in the one month of time Hi give the guns to someone who can make guns

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    freedom fighter and terrorist is incredibly hard to mark. This is because there is no line, they are the same. A freedom fighter to one individual, is a terrorist to another. How an action is defined is dependent upon the social position of the receiver. Historical examples include the atrocities committed by the likes of Hitler, Churchill and Stalin in WW2, which at the time were not ‘atrocities. Some would describe these heinous acts as terrorist in nature and others as freedom fighters doing what

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    and have the blanket so tight that there are no wrinkles and one could bounce a ball on the bed. We were also introduced to simulators specially designed for the purposes of Aviation Challenge alone. On these simulators, we operated formation F-18 Fighter Jets; we learned the basics of how to operate the joystick and throttle and then practiced flying and land. We also learned how to shoot missiles, drop bombs, and fire bullets but didn’t practice those skills until later. Furthermore, we formed team

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    This report will analyze the question: To what extent did the introduction of aviation affect United States military strategies in World War I? The early adoption of aviation into the U.S. military and the manner in which the early air force used air power shall be discussed in this examination. The first source is a book entitled The World War One Source Book written by Philip J. Haythornthwaite. Haythornthwaite is a military historian who has written over 40 books on the subject throughout his

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    James “Dutch” Kindelberger, a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, played a pivotal role in American aviation. Kindelberger was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1895, 20 years before the first heavier than air flight by the Wright brothers. After attending only one year of high school, Dutch dropped out to become a steel mill apprentice. After experiencing the brutal hard work of the steel mill, he decided to go back to school learn drafting at Carnegie Institute of Technology, which

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    Terrorist and Freedom fighter can be separated through there definition, but not through there synonyms that clarify an unjust distinction. It is a mentality that majority of American’s apply whether they realize it or not. Individuals according to Steven Handel believes that we implement “The Us vs. Them Mentality” by extension elaborates the mentality that individuals for instance, Americans, give people who are different than us through race, gender, age, nationality, culture, religion, or socioeconomic

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    Freedom fighter or terrorist. In history, John Brown was known as a terrorist. Many people have their own points of views on John Brown and terrorism. Even though he killed and hurt many people, it does not make him a terrorist, or does it. In my opinion, John Brown was a terrorist. In 1856, three years before his celebrated raid on Harper Ferry, John Brown, with four of his sons and three others, dragged five unarmed men and boys from their homes along Kamas’s Pottawatomie creek and killed them

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    Madelynn Parrott Section 21 General Purpose: My general purpose is to inform. Specific Purpose: Inform my audience about Snoopy. Central Idea: Snoopy is so special to me because he gives me the realization that I can be myself despite what others think, he serves as an inspiration to think adventurously, and he gives a demonstration of how to treat the people closest to me. Snoopy for the Win Introduction How many people, by a show of hands, have a dog or at some point want to get a dog? I

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