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YAMAM - Name and organization YAMAM - History
YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000 YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000 YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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Combat engineering - Terminology Combat engineering - Role Combat engineering - Tools Combat engineering - History Combat engineering - Specific combat engineering corps
Combat engineering - United States Combat engineering - Israel Combat engineering - United Kingdom

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The Australian Government was a strong and uncritical supporter of United States policy during the Iraq disarmament crisis and one of only three nations to commit combat forces to the 2003 invasion of Iraq in any substantial numbers, under the operational codename Operation Falconer. It is rumoured that the Australian contingent of the Coalition was the first land force to breach Iraq's international borders. Australian forces committed to the conflict included include three Royal Australian Navy ships, 150 special forces troops, P-3 Orion patrol and C-130 ...

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The scale and purpose of Australian force commitment Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Forces committed
Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - History Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - F-111 debate
Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Military significance of Australian forces Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations by Australian Forces
Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Maritime operations Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Special forces operations Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Air operations Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations immediately after the war

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The YAMAM was established after the Maalot massacre, where a failed operation by military special forces units ended with 21 children murdered before the terrorists were killed. Since hostage rescue in friendly territory is different from counter-terrorism in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite civilian force, which develops and practices a special CQB (Close Quarters Battles) doctrine for counter-terrorism operations in friendly territory and hostage rescue. In the late 1974 the YAMAM was established as and falls under the direct jurisidiction of a special forces counter-terrorism unit of the MAGAV ...

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YAMAM, YAMAM - Name and organization, YAMAM - History, YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000, YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000, YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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A member of the Alpha S.T.A.R.S. team, Jill was taken onto the team given her considerable knowledge in bomb disposal and mechanics. Considered resourceful and intelligent by her peers, Jill was already acquainted with her fellow S.T.A.R.S. members Chris Redfield and Forest Speyer prior to joining the squad. On July 24, 1998, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team was deployed to Raccoon Forest after evidence of grisly, cannibalistic murders. After contact with Bravo was lost, the Alpha team were sent to the forest to find Bravo team. Soon after their ...

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Jill Valentine, Jill Valentine - Story, Jill Valentine - Appearances, Jill Valentine - Wardrobe, Jill Valentine - In other media, Jill Valentine - Movies, Jill Valentine - Novels, Jill Valentine - Actors

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The year is 1984, and a group of humanoids are running down a London alley. As they attempt to escape, they are gunned down by two London policemen led by Commander Lytton. Two of the humanoids, Galloway and Quartermaster Sergeant Stien, escape and return to a warehouse where a time corridor is situated. Galloway is killed, leaving Stien alone. Lytton transports back to his battle cruiser and prepares to attack a prison space station. On the station, the crew are demoralised and the equipment is malfunctioning. The space station's ...

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Resurrection of the Daleks, Resurrection of the Daleks - Synopsis, Resurrection of the Daleks - Plot, Resurrection of the Daleks - Cast, Resurrection of the Daleks - Notes

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In keeping with its relatively small size, the Australian force only made a limited contribution to Coalition operations during the invasion of Iraq. The Australian contribution was also geographically dispersed, with the Australian forces forming part of larger US and British units rather than a concentrated Australian unit. No Australian personnel were killed, wounded or taken prisoner during the war.< ...

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Forces committed, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Military significance of Australian forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations by Australian Forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Maritime operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Special forces operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Air operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations after the war, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The Australian contribution in context, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The scale of the Australian force commitment, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Motivations for Australia's involvement in the war, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - F-111 debate

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Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities. Sayeret Yahalom (SY) is one of the most classified units in the IDF and almost none of its special activities are exposed to the public. Usually, when its activities are published, they are just credited to a "combat engineering force" (a term which used interchangeably for regular Engineering sappers, IDF Caterpillar D9 operators and infantry engineering companies). Foreign sources (such as Janes Defence Weekly) claim that Sayeret Yahalom are working closely with Sayeret Matkal and Shayetet-13 ...

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Sayeret Yahalom, Sayeret Yahalom - Organization and Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - Sub Units, Sayeret Yahalom - Weapons and means, Sayeret Yahalom - Activities during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Sayeret Yahalom - Joining the unit and Trainings

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For scuba diving gear in general, see Scuba set. Frogman - Breathing sets. Frogmen's breathing sets on covert operations should have these features:- Be a rebreather, because open-circuit scuba produces large amounts of bubbles and noise (both on exhalation, and the intake hiss of the regulator valve as the diver breathes in) showing where the diver is. Also, rebreathers give much longer dive times for the same size of breathing set. There have been experiments with making released air or gas ...

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Frogman, Frogman - Types of armed-forces divers, Frogman - Frogman training, Frogman - Equipment, Frogman - Breathing sets, Frogman - Masks, Frogman - Fins, Frogman - Diving suits, Frogman - Tools and weapons carried underwater, Frogman - Transport for frogmen, Frogman - Types of frogman operations, Frogman - Derivative word usages, Frogman - Errors about frogmen, Frogman - Wrong use of the word frogman, Frogman - Supposed ancient scuba divers/frogmen, Frogman - Mistakes in fiction: open-circuit scuba used by combat divers, Frogman - Mistakes in fiction: wrong depictions of open-circuit scuba, Frogman - Movies and fiction, Frogman - Nations with military diving groups, Frogman - Argentina, Frogman - Australia, Frogman - Britain, Frogman - Denmark, Frogman - Eritrea, Frogman - France, Frogman - Germany, Frogman - Indonesia, Frogman - Israel, Frogman - Italy, Frogman - Malaysia, Frogman - Mexico, Frogman - Norway, Frogman - Philippines, Frogman - Russia, Frogman - United States

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - History. With one obvious exception, the particular forces committed by the Australian Government can be seen by some as modest and follow past practice closely. Australia committed special forces to the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in roughly similar numbers to those above. The two RAN frigates were already on-station for the Afghanistan campaign; Kanimbla was a relatively small addition to the naval force. RAN clearance divers also took part in the ...

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The scale and purpose of Australian force commitment, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Forces committed, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - History, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - F-111 debate, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Military significance of Australian forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations by Australian Forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Maritime operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Special forces operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Air operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations immediately after the war

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The Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) is formed along the lines of the British (SAS) Special Air Service, but have different recruitment and selection procedures. The SAF has received training from the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), RAID and YAMAM. The Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) of the PNP-SAF is responsible for nationwide Police Counter-terrorism (CT) operations nationwide. Meanwhile, the regions have specially equipped and trained Regional Mobile Forces (RMF) which used to be the Light Reaction Unit (LRU) in Metro Man ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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A general combat engineer is often called a "Sapper" (the word itself is derived from the French and British armies). In some armies the term Sapper is a professional term and indicates a specific military rank and level of training. For example: Sapper (abbreviated "Spr.") is both the Royal Engineers' and the Royal Canadian Engineers' equivalent of Private. This is also the case within the Royal Australian Engineers, where referring to a Sapper as a Private is considered an insult and can result in discip ...

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Combat engineering, Combat engineering - Terminology, Combat engineering - Role, Combat engineering - Tools, Combat engineering - History, Combat engineering - Specific combat engineering corps, Combat engineering - United States, Combat engineering - Israel, Combat engineering - United Kingdom

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The SAF could call on the support of the PNP and its own Air Unit as its method of transportation via helicopter or via vehicles such as the M998 Humvee, mounted with a Browning M2 machine gun on top, and the V-150 Commando APC as a form of armed support. Land Rover Defender jeeps are also used by the SAF, modified to house a Browning M2 machine gun and an FN Minimi machine gun on the passenger seat. Various helicopters in service with the SAF's Air Unit are tasked with various duties, from t ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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In Australia there was little public debate about the scale or military impact of the Australian commitment. Instead, public debate centred on the more fundamental question of whether forces should be sent at all, and if so, whether they should take part without explicit United Nations backing. Australians generally regard their soldiers, sailors and airmen as a highly trained elite group, worthy of comparison with any in the world. Their ability to affect the course of the war in a significant way is limited by the different and rela ...

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Forces committed, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Military significance of Australian forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations by Australian Forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Maritime operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Special forces operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Air operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations after the war, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The Australian contribution in context, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The scale of the Australian force commitment, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Motivations for Australia's involvement in the war, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - F-111 debate

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Assault Rifles Colt M16 family (Some are outfitted with M203 grenade launcher) GIAT FAMAS G2 IWI Galil AR IWI Galil ARM Springfield M14 Submachine Guns Heckler and Koch MP5 series IWI Uzi family Floro Mark 9/Mark 19 Sniper Rifles Barrett M82A1 IWI Galil ARM Sniper Remington M700 Stoner SR-25 Machine Guns FN Minimi LMG FN Min ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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In order to be accepted into the unit one must enlist to the Israeli Engineering Corps and go through basic training ("Tironut"), in which the best trainees are tracked by the commanders and sent to "Gibush" (a 5-days test of physical and mental condition in intensive field trials) from whom the very best are selected to join the unit and received advance training. The extra training takes another year (which bring to a total of 1.5 years of training) and therefore joiners must commit themselves for two more years of ...

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Sayeret Yahalom, Sayeret Yahalom - Organization and Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - Sub Units, Sayeret Yahalom - Weapons and means, Sayeret Yahalom - Activities during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Sayeret Yahalom - Joining the unit and Trainings

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Jill Valentine - Movies. In the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Jill is portrayed by Sienna Guillory. Early in the film a newspaper article in her apartment hints at her dismissal from the S.T.A.R.S. unit and her involvement with Nemesis both add to similarities between the movie and the game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, although due to the vastly different conclusion, as well as the role of Alice, the game and movie are widely considered alternate universes. ...

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Jill Valentine, Jill Valentine - Story, Jill Valentine - Appearances, Jill Valentine - Wardrobe, Jill Valentine - In other media, Jill Valentine - Movies, Jill Valentine - Novels, Jill Valentine - Actors

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Military diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by world armed forces. There may be intergrades between combat divers and other divers, such as when naval work divers (called Clearance Divers in the British Navy and Royal Australian Navy) are the nearest available divers to call on to investigate intruding unidentified divers and if necessary use force to arrest them and make them surface; see anti-frogman techniques. Many nations and some ...

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Frogman, Frogman - Types of armed-forces divers, Frogman - Frogman training, Frogman - Equipment, Frogman - Breathing sets, Frogman - Masks, Frogman - Fins, Frogman - Diving suits, Frogman - Tools and weapons carried underwater, Frogman - Transport for frogmen, Frogman - Types of frogman operations, Frogman - Derivative word usages, Frogman - Errors about frogmen, Frogman - Wrong use of the word frogman, Frogman - Supposed ancient scuba divers/frogmen, Frogman - Mistakes in fiction: open-circuit scuba used by combat divers, Frogman - Mistakes in fiction: wrong depictions of open-circuit scuba, Frogman - Movies and fiction, Frogman - Nations with military diving groups, Frogman - Argentina, Frogman - Australia, Frogman - Britain, Frogman - Denmark, Frogman - Eritrea, Frogman - France, Frogman - Germany, Frogman - Indonesia, Frogman - Israel, Frogman - Italy, Frogman - Malaysia, Frogman - Mexico, Frogman - Norway, Frogman - Philippines, Frogman - Russia, Frogman - United States

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In ancient times, combat engineers were responsible for siege warfare and building field fortifications, temporary camps and roads. The most notable engineers of ancient times were the Romans, who constructed huge siege-machines (catapults, battering rams and siege towers) and were responsible for constructing fortified wooden camps and paved roads for their legions. Many of these Roman roads are still in use two thousand years later. In the Middle Ages combat engineers focused on siege warfare. They planned castles and fortresses. Wh ...

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Combat engineering, Combat engineering - Terminology, Combat engineering - Role, Combat engineering - Tools, Combat engineering - History, Combat engineering - Specific combat engineering corps, Combat engineering - United States, Combat engineering - Israel, Combat engineering - United Kingdom

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In Australia there was little public debate about the scale or military impact of the Australian commitment. Instead, public debate centred on the more fundamental question of whether forces should be sent at all, and if so, whether they should take part without explicit United Nations backing. Australians generally regard their soldiers, sailors and airmen as a highly trained elite group, worthy of comparison with any in the world. Their ability to affect the course of the war in a significant way is limited by the different and rela ...

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - The scale and purpose of Australian force commitment, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Forces committed, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - History, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - F-111 debate, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Military significance of Australian forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations by Australian Forces, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Maritime operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Special forces operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Air operations, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Operations immediately after the war

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