Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD: U. S Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense USAMRICD 2000. Third Edition. Wraps. Good. 4 290 8 pages. Fold-out illustration. Tables. Glossary of Terms. Index. Title page has been removed. The purpose of this handbook is to provide medical personnel in the field a concise pocket-sized reference source for the medical management of chemical casualties. It is not intended to be a definitive text on the management of chemical casualties. The end of World War II did not stop the development stockpiling or use of chemical weapons. During the Yemen War of 1963 through 1967 Egypt probably used mustard bombs in support of South Yemen against royalist troops in North Yemen. The U.S. which used defoliants and riot-control agents in Vietnam and Laos ratified the Geneva Protocol in 1975 but with the stated reservation that the treaty did not apply either to defoliants or riot-control agents. The Soviet Union was accused of using chemical agents in Afghanistan. The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense USAMRICD is a military medical research institute located at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. It is the leading science and technology laboratory of the Department of Defense for the development testing and evaluation of medical chemical warfare countermeasures to treat casualties of chemical warfare agents. The mission of USAMRICD includes fundamental and applied research in the pharmacology physiology toxicology pathology and biochemistry of chemical agents and their medical countermeasures. The Institute with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases educates health care providers in the medical management of chemical and biological agent casualties. The USAMRICD supports a Chemical/Biological Rapid Response Team C/B-RRT supports and trains Area Medical Laboratory personnel and maintains a chemical surety facility. U. S, Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) paperback
Redstone Arsenal Alabama: U. S. Army Missile and Munitions Center and School 1967. Revised Edition. Wraps. Good. Staplebound at left side. 148 pages. Figures including photographs and drawings/diagrams and tables. Name in ink on front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. This publication was provided for resident instruction at the U. S Army Missile and Munitions Center and School. It reflects the then current thought of the school and conformed to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as possible. The mission of the US Army Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center & School is to ensure the combat commander is supported during Army joint and combined operations by developing doctrine materiel CSS concepts requirements and organizational structure. The School is also tasked with producing mission focused motivated ordnance officers warrant officers soldiers and civilians who are technically competent in the munitions management explosive ordnance disposal electronic and missile maintenance and test measurement and diagnostic equipment arenas. Redstone Arsenal RSA is a United States Army post and a census-designated place CDP adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County Alabama United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison for a number of tenants including the United States Army Materiel Command Army's Aviation and Missile Command the Missile Defense Agency of the Department of Defense and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. RSA has benefited from decisions by the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The Redstone Arsenal CDP had a population of 1946 as of the 2010 census. The base contains a government and contractor workforce that averages 36000 to 40000 personnel daily.<br /> <br /> Originally a chemical weapons manufacturing facility for World War II in the immediate post-war era it became home to the German rocket scientists that were brought to the US as part of Operation Paperclip. The team first worked on ballistic missiles starting with V-2 rocket derivatives before moving on to a series of ever larger designs. Many of their tests were carried out at White Sands Missile Range and flights between the two locations were common. In late 1956 the Army was relieved of most of its ballistic missiles in favor of similar weapons operated by the US Air Force. The German design team was then spun off to become part of the newly founded NASA. Redstone served as the primary site for space launch vehicle design into the 1960s.<br /> <br /> In March 1952 the commanding officer at Redstone Arsenal officially established the Provisional Redstone Ordnance School. In December the Ordnance Guided Missile School OGMS was established taking over the provisional operation. The OGMS greatly expanded through the years occupying a large land area with many buildings and providing a wide variety of missile and munitions courses for thousands of students from the U.S. as well as many foreign countries. The name was later changed to the Missile and Munitions Center & School in 1966 and then to the Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School in the mid-1980s. In 1994 the School Brigade disbanded and was replaced by the reformed 59th Ordnance Brigade which had previously disbanded in Europe in 1992. The school was then renamed the Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School in 2002 and moved to Fort Lee in 2011. U. S. Army Missile and Munitions Center and School paperback
USA: U. S. Army Ordnance 1919. Large photogravure poster backed with linen printed with red and black ink includes six black-and-white photographic images. Size of poster: 48 cm x 63.5 cm including small border; overall size of piece including linen backing: 58 cm x 74.5 cm. Some tears at edges one into text at tail edge which have been repaired; some minor creases and scuffing; two inks stamps on text and image one reading: "Room 20 Post Office Bldg. Lynn Mass" the other reading: "3 Tremont Row. Boston.". Overall a very good piece with clean and bright imagery. This large American propaganda poster was produced by the Adjutant General's Office of the U. S. Army in the years directly following World War One "A. G. O. No. 202-July 1919" is noted in the lower right-hand corner of the poster. It is No. 4 in a series and calls for new members to join Army Ordnance Schools and "save money while learning". Six evocative images show scenes of what prospective students could expect to see and learn during training. These depict a big railway gun a tractor-mounted Howitzer a class in gasoline engines machine gun instruction operating a tractor and sighting an anti-aircraft gun.</p> <p>The A. G. O. was and still is responsible for leadership and organisation of training and doctrine command military personnel support and recruiting and retention of personnel. U. S. Army Ordnance unknown
Washington DC: GPO 1957. good. Quarto 461 illus. tables charts chapter references index corners of boards bumped boards and spine somewhat scuffed. The application of radiation methods in an endeavor to improve military food supplies and rations. GPO hardcover
Eckert Litho. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. Hardcover. 3/4 leather with black covers portfolio with black ribbons for tying three sides. Front cover is loose was hinged along side edge and has a red leather label with gilt lettering. Covers have some scuffing and leather spine has some wear and missing pieces at the ends. Title page has some markings from the flaps and some foxing. There are 127 total color plates originally had 144 numbered plates but 18 were removed for being obsolete and there is a Plate 93-A. Some plates have some small spots or slight foxing. Color images are in very good condition. Book is in good condition. 4.2 lb.; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Eckert Litho hardcover
Washington D. C: Army Signal Corps US Navy US Marine Corps. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Soft Covers. Original 1942 WWII Publication. Soft cover wire comb binding. Illustrated with official photographs of the U. S. Army Signal Corps U. S. Navy and U. S. Marine Corps. Color painting illustrations of planes and ships by Hoertz and E. G. Roland. Includes Insignia of Rank and Insignia of Branches. ; B/W Photographs & color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages . Army Signal Corps, US Navy, US Marine Corps paperback
Fort Bragg North Carolina: U. S. Army Special Warfare School 1966. Revised edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good. 24mo. Pp. ii 247. Illustrated with maps charts drawings and diagrams. Beige paper covers signatures side stapled: staples lightly oxidized light stains and offsetting to covers first leaf lightly foxed. Four laid in cards: Code of Conduct Leader's Guide ICAO Phonetic Alphabet and metric ruler/angle gauge all printed at Fort Lee Virginia. Printed 1 March 1966 at Ft. Benning Georgia. "This handbook contains useful reference material vital for the military advisor in Vietnam and is designed to assist him in the performance of his duties." Chapters include information on weapons air operations tactical air support communications adjustment of artillery fire field engineering and demolitions tactics evasion survival and tropical sanitation and hygiene. U. S. Army Special Warfare School unknown
Paladin Press 2005. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Paladin Press paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : G1581604688I4N00 ISBN : 1581604688 9781581604689
De zoekresultaten per email ontvangen
Zoekresultaten downloaden als PDF
RSS feed
Permanente link
