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AIR DEFENSE ORGANIZATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
CONT

The appropriate branch collar insignia will be worn by all soldiers not affiliated with an Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Air Defense Artillery, Cavalry, Special Forces, or Aviation Regiment except as provided for in paragraph 27-9. On an optional basis, soldiers not affiliated with a regiment of the above branches and assigned to a color bearing regiment or separate TOE [table of organization and equipment] battalion of their branch, may wear the branch of service insignia on which a numerical designation of the battalion/regiment may be affixed when approved...

OBS

branch collar insignia; branch collar insignias: plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • branch collar insignias

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Air Defence
OBS

The North American Aerospace Defence Command(NORAD) is a binational United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, utilizing mutual support arrangement or other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense airspace of Canada and the United States.

Key term(s)
  • North American Air Defense Command
  • North American Air Defence Command

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

Le Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord (NORAD) est une organisation militaire binationale qui été créée officiellement en 1958 par le Canada et les États-Unis pour surveiller et défendre l'espace aérien de l'Amérique du Nord. Le NORAD surveille et dépiste les objets artificiels dans l'espace, et il donne l'alerte en cas d'attaque contre l'Amérique du Nord par des avions, des missiles ou des véhicules spatiaux. Le NORAD assure également la surveillance et le contrôle de l'espace aérien du Canada et des États-Unis.

Key term(s)
  • Commandement de la Défense aérienne de l'Amérique du Nord

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones militares varias
  • Defensa aérea
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