The Browning machine gun caliber .50 HB, M2 is a belt-fed,

recoil-operated, air-cooled, crew-served machine gun. The gun is capable

of single shot, as well as automatic fire, and operates on the short recoil

principle.

a. The machine gun is capable of being fed from either the right or left

by repositioning certain parts. The weapon has nonfixed headspace that

must be set. Timing must also be adjust

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U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet
F-117A NIGHTHAWK


Mission
The F-117A Nighthawk is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. This precision-strike aircraft penetrates high-threat airspace and uses laser-guided weapons against critical targets.

Features
The unique design of the single-seat F-117A provides exceptional combat capabilities. About the size of an F-15 Eagle, the twin-engine aircraft is powered by two General Electric F404 turbofan engin... [Read More]

Twenty-two United States Coast Guard cutters served in the theater of operations during the Korean War.



The United States Coast Guard answered the country’s call to arms during the Korean War just as it had during other American conflicts. Indeed, the Coast Guard’s presence in Korea began soon after the end of the Second World War when a Coast Guard Advisory detachment assisted in the development and training of the Korean Coast Guard, which eventually became the Navy of the Republic ... [Read More]

Guided Missile Submarines — SSGN

Description: Nuclear-powered submarines armed with tactical missiles and the ability to transport and support special operations forces.

Background: Four Ohio-class Trident submarines that were previously scheduled for inactivation during Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 are being converted to guided missile submarines (SSGN) over a five-year period ending in 2008. The primary missions of the SSGN will be land attack and Special Operations Forc... [Read More]

Mission
Conducts rear, close, and shaping missions including deep precision strike. Conducts distributed operations, precision strikes against relocatable targets, and provides armed reconnaissance when required in day, night, obscured battlefield and adverse weather conditions.

Entered Army Service
AH-64 (1984); AH-64D (1998)

Description and Specifications
The AH-64 Apache is The Army's heavy division/corps attack helicopter. The AH-64D Longbow remanufacture effort incorporates a mill... [Read More]